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LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1863.

How serious matters are becoming in Poland, the
Telegrams of this forenoon clearly demonstrate.
Through one the electric current tells us, by a few
-lightning flashes, from the other end of Europe, that
immediately after the execution of the insurgent
chief HEINRICH ABICIIT end of the Capuchin
monk KONARSKI, both of whom, it will be remem-
bered, were only the other day hanged, a warning
from the National Government was despatched to
the Grand Duke CONSTANTINE. That mysterious
National. Government —as inscrutable, in its
way, as the awful masked Council of Ten at
Venice—has thus warned the Grand Duke CON-
STANTINE that his life is in serious jeopardy. The
invisible and puissant authority representing the
?resent armed and hitherto triumphant insurrection
tells the Grand Duke CONSTANTINE that for his
safety, for his personal safety in future it can no
longer hold itself responsible, The death of the great
Polish Chieftain, above ail the death of the good
and beloved Monk—has each, have both—cast away
the last chance of reconciliation. The divinity that
hedges Kings and Princes according to the poet
has crumbled to dust in Poland, in reference to the
representatives of that cruel Russian Autocracy.
The Grand Duke CONSTANTINE now stands
unsheltered by any glamour cf loyalty—even
supposing loyalty to be under any circumstances
possible from a polish peasant to a Russian Prince.
His Imperial Highness has himself flung away the
scabbard : and now without shield or barrier
of any kind, he stand 4 before an outraged and
infuriated nation the foremost and the most
conspicuous figure amongst the ranks of its

oppressors.
Another incident reveals, if possible, yet more
distinctly than ever the solemn warning addressed
to the GRAND DUKE by the National Government,
the extremity of antagonism to which the Poles
have at length been driven by the cruel domination
of the CZAR. And the incident we allude to is
simply this—thatin consequence of the execution of
the excellent priest KoNARSKI, the archbishop
and the clergy of Warsaw, having sent in a
protest to the Government demanding that that
dead Monk's body should be handed over to them
for interment, that protest and demand were
immediately telegraphed to St. Peteraburgh.
Thence, it now appears, that an order has recently
been received, commanding the archbishop at
once to repair to the capital. Archbishop FELIN SKI
has in conseluence it 1s said already left Warsaw for
St. Petersburg. To meet with what reception—
who shall say ? The Ru ssian game is fast being
played out. Religion has long since begun there in
earnest to sanctify Patriotit'm by its august com-
plicity. The insurrection is gaining strength day
by day. It would require tie whole might of
Russia now to crush it out entirely. And the
exercise of that rn:hless power by Russia against
Poland—Public Opinion throughout Western
Europe can hardly much longer tolerate.

The case of Sergeant. Major LILLEY was last
night adverted to in the I:loiten of Lords, and the
Earl of SHAFTESBURY put a question to the Secre-
tary for War regarding that subject which has lately
engrossed so much public attention. The noble
try rl stated that he forebore to make any pre'imi-
servations, as he had no official knowledge
Orifsteh,e m,atter, and he must be careful not to give
asper-
sions;' unfounded unded suspicions," or "unjust
reserveasper-
rd is only what might be ex-
pected from to
went
well-known
moderation, but he, on to say with great truth
a picture
that " so frightful as that presented in the
h
case I have alluded to
and
yet been brought 1
before the British public, must add that, so
far as I can judge, what hasst:ckhe
I believe is alsoplace hitherto is
most unsatisfactory,, and
nobtlheelord then
the judgment of the public." The
asked whether it was the intention of
Govern-
ment to institute auy further inquiry into the :fa
of Lieutenant- Colonel Crawley and Sergeant-Major
LILLEY. Before this was answered by the Secre-
tary for War, the Duke of CAMBRIDGE made some
remarks on the question. He observed that he
wished to explain not so much about the court-
martial on Paymaster SMALE, as what might re-
sult from a court-martial on Lieutenant-Colonel
CRAWLEY, which he believed would be deemed
necessary. His Royal Highness then clearly
explained his purpose in addressing their
lordships. So much Las been said L;l4 to the
position which I fill, and as to the line I have taken
w ithtegard to this melancholy proceeding, that it
isright your lordships and the country should know
the
exact relative position in which I, filling the