The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-13 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, OCT. 13.
The Constitutionne/ of to-day contains an article
signed by
M. Limeyrac, replying to the criticisms
of the press upon the article " Poland under the
protection of Europe," published recently by the
Constitutionnel.

M. Limayrac explains the difference between
French interest and European interest. The writer

continues :

"France deeply sympathises with Poland, and
has neglected nothing to establish European con-
cert. It will not depend upon France if the under-
standing between the Powers does not produce the
happiest results for Poland. But following the
traditions which have always guided the policy
of France in foreign questions, the interest of
Poland being European, France is adverse to an
isolated action in this question."
A private in the 2d African battalion named
Bondiere, was shot last week at Blidah, in pursuance
of the sentence of a court-martial, for an attempt
at murder, followed by robbery, on a comrade of
the same battalion, named Germain. The whole
garrison was drawn out on the occasion, and a great
number of the inhabitants were present. On
reaching the place appointed, Boudiere refused to
have his eyes bandaged, and betrayed no emotion.
%himself gave the signal to fire; the muskets being
discharged, after staggering a moment he threw
himself on the ground rather than fall from the effect
of the balls. He lay waiting for the final shot of the
sergeant. The latter came up and aimed at the
man's head, but the musket missed fire. Boudiere
then rose up as though he had not received any
wound, using threatening words and gestures to
the file of men appointed to shoot him. He then
lay down again, the crowd exclaiming, " Par-
don pardon !" The sergeant put a second cap
on his gun, but it again missed fire ! The pri-
soner rose once more in the greatest agitation,
and apostrophised the soldiers in most violent
langtege, whilst great exasperation was evinced
by the crowd. The sergeant then drew the charge
from his gun, and having reloaded, went up to the
epot where the unfortunate prisoner had once
more thrown himself down; this time the ball
took effect and all was over. Boudiere, in passing
before the file of soldiers, had said : "Be sure not
to miss me !" but out of 11 balls only three hit
him, and those not in vital parts ; the emotion of
the men doubtless making their aim unsteady.
BOURSE, Oct. 12.---The market has been heavy
and business limited, but without any variation up
to the present time from the quotation of Saturday
Threes, for the Account, are now unvaried at 67t
70c. Railway Shares qui
in prices. The market cl
it per Cents .. 96 --
Do, end month....
3 per Cents
Do. end month 67 70
Credit Mobilier 1176 25
Do. end month 1177 60
Bank Shares 3330
Credit k oncier 1340

iet, and with little change
.osed as follows :
Italian Loan 73 50
Do. end month 73 00
New ditto
Do. end month —
Russian
Austrian -
Spanish Threes 53;
Home Debt

BAIL WAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans 983 75 980
Northern ....
New ditto
••
Lyons and Mediterranean 1016 25 .. 963 75
Geneva
Southern
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard ......
North of Spain ........
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona

697 50 .. 703 75
520 - 517 60
508 75 .. 608 75
423 75 .. 420 -
402 50 .. 407 50
666 25 .. 566 25
550 .. 647 50
647 50 .. 648 50
347 50 .. 355 -

PILITSSI A.

A letter from Berlin, dated Oct. 11, says :
"The accounts given to me of the aspect of Warsaw
by friends who have lately arrived here from that
unfortunate capital are in the highest degree melan-
choly. It is described as a terror-stricken city, whose
inhabitants scarcely dare move out of their houses,
and live in continual apprehension lest some rash
individual act should involve hundreds in ruin.
Of a night none go abroad who can help it; those
whom one meets by day (the women all clad in
deepest mourning) bear upon their countenances the
impression of Borne great calamity, past or immi-
nent. One can imagine a similar look of terror
and dejection worn by the inhabitants of a place
where plague is raging. Like that terrible malady,
the affliction that now rests upon Warsaw is
one against which no prudence can guard. The
system of wholesale punishment for the offences of
individuals is carried out with barbarous and indis-
criminating rigour. Of this the affair at the Hotel
de l'Europe is an example. A person of mysterious
and suspicious character, said to have acted as spy
both for Poles and Russians, was lodging there.
An assassin made his way into the hotel and stabbed
him. They struggled out together upon the stairs;
the murderer disengaged himself from the grasp of
and e
made his escape_
his victim, sprang through a glass door, cutting
himself severely in the act,
He was tracked for some distance by the blood
drops that fell from him, but finally escaped. The
hotel, which is a very large one, making up 200 to
300 beds, was forthwith shut up ; the
persons
lodging there were driven out into the streets,
and the building was militarily occupied. In
all the proceedings of the Russian authorities,
a degree of reckless brutality is observable, worthy
of the pseudo-civilisation only to be found on the
surface, and characteristic of the people of whom it
was truly said that a little scratching only was
needed to reveal the Tartar. The two affairs of
the Zamoyski Palace and of the Hotel de l'Europe
fully exemplify my meaning. Au isolated (mime,
committed by a malefactor, with whom it is highly