The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-15 00:00:00

A VOICE FROM LANGIEWICZ.

L. S. Bulewski, in a letter to a contemporary, writes :
May I, in the name of General Langiewicz, request you to
grant me the favour of a space is your columns for the fol-
lowing lines ?
I have just returned from a tour in Galicia and Tiseh-
nowitz, where I had the pleasure of shaking hands with
General Langiewicz just before his unfortunate removal to
the fortress of Josephstadt. Short as was our interview I
heard him several times repeat a wish to send by me a letter
of acknowledgment to the English people in return for the
sympathy they manifest for the Polish cause. He was net
able to accomplish his purpose during my hurried visit, and
therefore entreated me earnestly to do so in his name on my
return to England, begging me to dwell more particularly
on the fact that his gratitude, which is a faithful expres-
sion of the feeling of every Pole, is especially addressed to
those excellent English ladies who, under the patronage of
the Duchess of Sutherland and the Countess of Shaftesbury,
have formed the "Ladies' Association for the Relief of the
Sick and Wounded Poles," sinking beneath the horrors of
extermination unequalled since the barbarism of the middle
ages. Through the kind activity of the ladies of this
association funds have been already remitted to Poland for
the relief of the wounded patriots, whose numbers are daily
increasing.

In expressing his deep sense of obligation for the gene-
rous aid of these English friends General Langiewicz is also
anxious to do public homage to his own countrywomen, who
have formed a " Central Committee of Polish Women,"
have put themselves into direct communication with the
English Ladies' Relief Fund, and have undertaken to se-
cure the appropriate and equitable distribution of the funds
entrusted to their care by their English sisters. In several
instances these patriotic Polish ladies have parted with their
costliest ornaments and most cherished trinkets, in order to
raise the funds required for establishing hospitals for their
suffering fellow- countrymen. I must make special mention
of the hospital they have opened at Tarnow, on account of
its excellent organisation and of the indefatigable zeal with
which the true-hearted ladies watch over the sufferers under
their care.

Before closing my letter may I be allowed to add a few
words concerning the sad condition of my countrymen con-
fined in the Austrian and Prussian prisons, and to whom
the Governments of those countries afford only just enough
to live ? In the fortress of Olmutz alone there are 600, and
at least one-third of these are mere boys, many only 15
years old. As these prisoners had almost all endured the
hardships of a campaign before their arrest their clothes are
in a deplorable condition. Some of the men and youths,
indeed, are unable to leave their cells, because their rags do
not suffice for decency. Cannot some means be devised to
improve the deplorable condition of these unfortunate, who
were the first to leave their homes to defend the violated
rights of their country

Bank of England Return—Yesterday.

An Account, pursuant to
cap. 32, for the week ending
cf May, 1863:

he Act 7th and Bth Victoria
on Wednesday, the 13th day

ISSUE ton
otes issued

'AJITMENT.
Government Debt 411,015,1C0
Other Securities ~. 3.634,900
Gold Coin & Bullion 13,731 925
Silver Bullion .... .....,

428,381,9251
BANKING D
ovrietors' Capi-__

X 28,381,925

EPARTAINNT.
Government Secu-
rities
__OneMing
Dead Weight A-
nnuity) .£11,151,346
Other Securities 18.952-25
Notes
Goldoin and Silver 921,216
C

I al £14,553,000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
chiding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
tn ssion ers of Na-

tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-

counts) 6,735,137
Other Deposits 13727,556
Seven Day and
other Bills .

615,3C6

438,769,651
W.

£38,760,65:
MILLER, Deputy Cashier,

May 14, 1863.

EXTENSIVE FIRE IN COLEDIAN-STREET.---SllOrtiy
before 2 o'clock yesterday morning the inhabitants
the
of Coleman-street, City, were aroused by a cry of "Fire I"
and the springing of policemen's rattles. In the course of a
few
minutes
by ve
handth the R
engineso y S Society's c
oi ef t y
London Brigade,
's escapes attended,
followed
and also three land steamers. This force was under the
seralo
numerousf
direction of Captain Shaw, the super intendent, Mr. Fore-
man Bridges, and Engineers Cooper and Hamlyn. Upon
the arrival of the firemen they were unable for nearly a
quarter of an hour to find out the exact scene of the fire;
the only thing that could be seen was an immense column
of smoke rising over the buildings, which clearly indicated
that a fire was raging somewhere. After a time the brigade
found ft was the premises of Messrs. Hearon and Co., whole-
sale druggists, No. 5 in the before-named street, that were
on fire. The flames had evidently commenced in the drying
room, and had extended thence to the oil filter.room, a
building 70ft. long and 20ft. wide, containing a valuable
stock in trade. The fire ad reached the stabling, and
threatened destruction not only to
the entire range of
Messrs. Hearon's premises, but also to three houses, Nos.
1,2, and 3, in Princes-place, belonging to Mr. J. Ham, 24,
Little Bell-alley, and let out to numerous private tenants.
Owing to the judicious directions given to the firemen in
directing the water, no serious explosion took place, and the
fire was confined to the drying room, on the ground floor,
and the oil filter rooms. These were burnt out. The labo-
ratory, the stabling, and three houses in Princes-place are
also severely damaged by fire, water, &c. The loss
will
fall
upon the Sun, Globe, and Royal Exchange Fire-offices
The origin of the fire could not be ascertained.
THE MURDER BY A SAILOR IN LIVERPOOL.--In
further investigations which took place yesterday
before the Liverpool coroner and borough magistrates, a
young Spanish sailor named Jose, of the brig Papita, was
clearly identified as the man who stabbed Harrison and
Cohen, two English sailors, in Oldhall-street, on Tuesday
night. Antonio g
Bar as and his wife, who keep a boarding.
house near the scene of the murder, stated that the prisoner
came into their house shortly after nine o'clock on Tuesday
night, and said that he had had a row with three English-
men in Oldhall-street, and that in self-defence he had
stabbed two of them. Mrs. Cook, the wife of a stationer in
Oldhall•street, saw the quarrel between the prisoner and
the three English sailors. She identified the prisoner as
having a knife in his hand, as she vainly tried to hold him
as he was running away. The prisoner was remanded in
both courts. Cohen, one of the men stabbed, still sur-
vives, but yesterday he was in a most critical condition, and
it is almost impossible for him to survive the wounds he has
revii ved

A second paper was then read by Mr. Bollaert, "On
the Past and Recent Populations of the New World."
Mr. Bollaert strongly maintained the doctrine of the pri-
meval diversity of human origin, and especially of the dis-
tinctiveness of the aboriginal American races. B e com-
mented on the rapid diminution and approaching extinction
of the red man of the New World by the introduction of the
vices of civilised life and by mixture of different breeds. He
pointed out the d'stinction between the terms " criolls,"
used in South America, and " creole," the former signify-
ing an individual descended from Spanish parents born in
America, who might be of pure blood, and the latter de-
noting r, mixed breed only. Much confusion has arisen from
the similarity of these terms, which have entirely distinct
signifleations. Mr. Bollaert drew a very dark pbture of the
free blacksand mixed breeds in South America, where he had
resided several years. A mutinou, negro or an insubordi-
nate Indian might, he said, be controlled, but it was im-
posfale to control a rebellious :zarnbo. Sterility was stated
to be nearly a constant rule among the mixed breeds in
America, especially among the mulattos (white and black)
and the limbos; the latter being a mingled race of white,
black, and red. The "maroons," or fugitive blacks, were
described as being in a very savage state, and they some-
times commit the most frightful atrocities. Mr. Bollaert
considered the population of the United States to be un-
dergoing a slow course of physical deterioration, and that
it is only maintained ethnically healthy by the constant
influx of fresh blood from the Old World. An interesting
discussion took place upon the reading of the paper, in
which Dr. Seeman, Mr, Carter Blake. Mr. Bouverie-
Pusey, Mr. Bendyshe, and the president took part.
IL was announced that 25 new members had been elected,
making a total of 185 members since the 6th of January,
The meeting was adjourned till the 26th inst.