The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-22 00:00:00

Edict of General Mouravieff.

General Mouravieff has recently issued the fol•
lowing edict :._.._
" To protect the quiet of the peaceful citizens of the capi-
tal city ( \Vilna) in future from the presence of malicious
men, who have taken part in the troubles which have re-
cently visited the country, I recommend to your excellency
the strict and immediate execution of the following orders—
" 1. All owners of hotels, houses of entertainment, and
similar establishments, shall be commanded, independently
of the published decree with which they are already ac-
quainted, referring to persons without passports, for whose
capture 25 to 100 roubles are allotted, to direct strict and
exact attention towards all persons living in their houses, oc
visiting them. They are further to inquire whither their
tenants repair, especially when their absences are of fre-
quent occurrence, thereby arousing suspicion; and when
anything occurs to excite suspicion, it is immediately to be
notified to the police.
"2. They are to make it their business to see that no
illegal meetings and assemblages take place among the
people who live upon their premises, and, if such occur, to
give information thereof at once.
" 3. If any such proprietor of similar establishments fail
to observe the abovementioned duties, and in consequence
of such default persons in any way suspicious and who
have taken part in the insurrection are discovered upon
his premises, or if illegal assemblages for prohibited pur-
poses shall have taken place, in addition to the personal
punishment inflicted upon such proprietor, he will be
sentenced for the first offence to a penalty of
from 100 to 200 roubles, for each person thus found in
his dwelling. Upon repetition of the offence, in addition
to the pecuniary fine, his business shall be closed for a
period varying from one month to three months. Upon
the third offence the fine will be inflicted, the house
closed, and the caution money deposited by the pro-
prietor be appropriated to the support of those injured by
the rebellion.
"4. The attention of all proprietors of houses must be
fulfil all the
called to the fact that they also have to
abovementioned duties with reference to their tenants,
and that, if they neglect these regulations, and persons
be found in their houses who are either suspicious, or have
taken part in the insurrection,
without their giving infer-
; e
mation of the same to the pol-c-s independently of their
personal responsibility, they will be mulcted in a fine of
from 100 to 200 roubles for every such person discovered
upon their premises, and the house will be occupied as
quarters, without payment, for from one month to three
months. Upon the second offence, in addition to the fine,
the period during which the house is to be occupied as free
quarters will be doubled, the letting of the premises to be
forbidden, and
the time during which it is to be taken pos-
session of as free quarters extended to a year.
4c5. proprietors of confectioners' shops, coffee-houses,
taverns, restaurants, and similar places, are in duty
bound also to observe the above regulations; and in case
suspicious persons show themselves, or an assemblage
should take place upon their premises, at once to notify the
the same to the police. In case of neglect they shall be
treated in the manner ordered by Regulation 3.
it 6. The above prescription shall have force imme-
diately after publication in the official paper, wherefore
the proprietors of hotels and guest-houses,
equally with
the owners of private dwellings, are to be informed that,
to escape every responsibility for themselves, they must
point out to the police, at the latest within three days, all
such persons as have aroused any kind of suspicion. They
are in especial to consider it their strict duty to capture
and deliver up to the police participators in the insurrec-
tion, pursued and sought by the Government.
"I request your excellency to take steps for the imme-
diate execution of these regulations, and to report to me at
once what aro the steps that have been taken.
" General of Infantry,
"MOURAVIEFF II."

THE DELIGHTS OF WORD HUNTING.—There are
few more instructive occupations than dictionary
making; and Dr Lowden did his work honestly. None of
his neighbours, in scarlet and top-boots hunted a fox with
a more keen relish for the sport than this crippled old man
chased the words up and down, out of one book and through
another. When they broke cover from the mother tongue,
he worried them out of one language into another, never
suffering himself or Ralph to rest until he had run them to
earth in their original roots. Then, proudly as an Ind
hangs another scalp in his wigwam, he placed the word
his dictionary, where he felt it must remain for ever, ildlBs.
trious or ignoble according to the parentage he
covered for it.—Arnold's Story of lialph; or,St•e•Pukhre's
and St. Stephen's.
• w being made
A very praiseworthy attempt is
ainrcl
to establish a Court Milliner's Dress-making
contributions. It
Company, without the aid of charietabbue.....g,
engage
the
is proposed to construct a suitable building, "al
the business, and to
highest talent in the management
aartrnents to the workers,
give adequate wages and good rate library is to be fitt d
aPPr"r out to those employed fitted
in addition to which an
up, and every inducement held
and do • e recreationnestle enjoy_
cultivate a taste for p.m
ment. The Countess of Errol, Lady Alfred. Churchill, and
a number of the ism; monde have given 111 their names as
members of the honorary committee, and from present ap-
pearances there is every reason to believe the greatest suc-
cess will attend the experiment.