The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-30 00:00:00

General Zamoyski.

The following letters appeared in the _Kentish
Gazette of Nov. 10:

TO THE EDITOR OF TEE KENTISH GAZETTE.

Sir,—l take advantage of your kind permission to make
public the letter of Gen. Zamoyski through your columns.
Your readers will desire to know something of the writer.
He is a distinguished soldier, and commanded the Polish
contingent in the Crimean war by the consent of our Go-
vernment.

Unfortunately for Poland that war was brought to a close
before he had an opportunity of engaging the Russians. He
is of one of the first families of Poland, and, what will make
him better known to Englishmen, ho is an intimate friend
of the Earl of Harrowby.

No person can read the letter without profi', because the
ardent patriotism and high religious feeling which it
breathes cannot be lost to the thoughtful reader.
To use the simile of Pope in his Prologue to Addison's
Play of " Cato"—
" When Cato gives his little senate laws,
What bosom beats not in his country's cause ?"
I have the honour to be, sir, yours very faithfully,
GEORGE DERING•
Barham Court, Canterbury, Nov. 7.

Paris, Quai d'Orleans, 6. Nov. 3.

Dear Mr. Dering,—l beg to offer my best thanks for
your perseverance in advocating the cause of justice and
right as regards my country, I have read with great inte-
rest and not without emotion your remarks in the Kentish
Gaulle, though I could not help wondering that you should
pay to the writers of the Times the compliment of treating
their assertions in earnest, since they have long made it
their invariable rule not to promote either principles or
fixed opinions, but simply to make themselves the time-
server of whoever appears likely to be a gainer in his daily
pursuits.
A good and thinking man might however offer his warn-
ing to those who read it and shelter their own indifference
to matters of great consequence under its pretended autho-
rity. I wish the latter could all have heard the words
which, in the course of this year in England, a person in a
high situation addressed to me. After alluding to Eng-
land's neglect of duty with regard to Poland and Denmark
she added—" I cannot doubt but we must be severely
punished for it." And when I replied that, while sharing
in the conviction I was far from wishing its realisation, her
answer was—" Well for you not to wish it; but I should
not be true to my love of justice did I not actually wish for
a visitation of Providence upon such conduct as ours has
been and seems likely further to be,"
Such words might perhaps not be lost with the great bulk
of the British people. I, for one, can never reconcile my-
self to the admission that they can remain incurably deaf
to such warning, and not—before it is too late—be roused
to indignation by the selfish and improvident policy of their
stewards in the management of their national honour and
well-understood interests.

But after saying so much, I must hasten to add that, if a
great nation is bound to weigh in the destinies of the world
on the side of justice and right, it is not necessarily by war,
and certainly not by war only, that such a nation can satisfy
her duty to herself and to Providence, Long before any
question of war is implied, in foot leaving war entirely out
of the question, the all-important step for a Government to
perform is, after mature examination, to proclaim what in
its opinion is the right and the wrong of the case, and then
to leave no doubt that it cannot otherwise than side with the
right while throwing unconditional blame on the wrong.
By doing so much, duty is redeemed ; the rest may safely
be left to Him who taught us that Heaven shall be given to
those who remain faithful in suffering for the sake of

justice.
Excuse, dear sir, these remarks, partly elicited by your
Etonian friend's letter, which 1 return,
111 y best compliments to Mrs Dering.— Yours truly,
L. ZAUOYSKI.

ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE.—A full dress ball,
in aid of the funds of this institution and the sup•
port of the pensioners now resident in the college, will take
place at St. James's Hall next Wednesday, under the
superintendence of several persons of rank and dis-
tinction in the arts and the drama. There needs no
urgency of ours to call attention to this admirable and
thriving institution, which in so comparatively short a time
has reared homes for several members of the theatrical pro-
fession, and which is carried on with such unceasing energy
by its groat promoter and director, Mr Ben. Webster, and
his able and indefatigable assistant, Mr Anson. To those
who may not be induced to attend the ball from purely
philanthropic motives, we may tell them there will be a
champagne supper and a capital band.
THE CHARGE AGAINST FOUR MILITARY OM-
CERS.-DuBLIN, Tuesday night.—This morning the four
officers of the 78th Highlanders who took part in the dis-
turbance at the Exhibition last night were brought up at
the police.oourt. The Exhibition authorities declined to
prosecute, the officers in the meantime having entered into
explanations and apologised, They were discharged.