The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-13 00:00:00

appeared in the columns of the Daily Telegraph
stating in rather ambiguous terms that at engage-
ment was open for several young men to proceed
abroad, and directing that application she uld 41°
made by letter only to an address in the City'.
Two persons, one of whom was a schoolmaster out
of employment, and the other a brass finishOr
answered this advertisement, and in reply received
circulars dated from an office in Buckingham-:street,,
Strand, inviting them to join a regiment of v olun-
teers which was being raised in this country for ser-
vice in Poland, in aid of the insurgents. The ell'
culars were signed "Lieutenant A. Styles (1 ate
Garibaldian Army)." The persons above referr.cl
t?, and who appeared as witnesses for the prosecu-
tion, having called at the office in Buckingham-
s treet,saw the defendant there, and, if their evidence
.
to
be believed, he endeavoured to persuade them
tojoin a corps then in course of formation, and
vi rich would speedily be despatched to Poland at
the expense of the National Government. The
quondam schoolmaster admitted that he had been
in communication with the Russian Consul," and
the brass finisher acknowledged that before answer-
ing the advertisement "he had written to the Rus-
sian Ambassador, and had seen the Consul and
Solicitor of the KussianGovernment." After the
examination of tben' e witnesses a remand was aP-
plied for and granfe.l,the defendant having been
liberated on substantial bail. Now, if the law has
been violated, it is just And proper that those who
infringe it should be callet.l to an account and pun'
ished. There are, however', some features about
this prosecution which call fox' remark irrespective
of the guilt or innocence of the accused. Mr.
Poland, who appeared for th© Ittn.sian authorities,
stated that, "as it was important to lose no tilne7"
the time which would be necessarily employed in
making inquiries and procuring evidence—if
the
case were left to the Government, the Russian
authorities had resolved to take action at onCe, and
apply for a warrant against the defendant." Now
this is a confession which to our mind is as stikrt-
.

ling as it is candid. The Lord Chief Baron, when
speaking of the general purpose of the Foreign En'
listment Act, said that its object was not to protect.
foreign Powers, but to prevent breaches of the
peace within our own dominions. In respect to the
equipment of ships, he explained that it was pro-
hibited in order to avoid the possibility of colli-
sion in a British port or in British waters between
two vessels, equipped, perhaps, in the same docks
for the service of rival belligerents. And apply-
ing the same train of reasoning to another section of
the same act, he would doubtless have said that the
enlistment of British subjects for the service of a
foreign State is prohibited, lest, mayhap, two
leaders of men enrolled for the service of opposed
belligerents in the same town might come to blows
before they had left the kingdom. In the case of
the Alexandra the Government of the United States
had no locus standi, because they had no grievance
of which to complain. And in like manner, even
assuming that Mr. Styles was endeavouring to
enlist men for service against Russia, the Russian
authorities are not entitled to prosecute them. The
Foreign Enlistment Act is a measure which solely
regards the British Crown and the British people.
The agents of the Russian Government in London
applied for and obtained a warrant for the appre-
hension of a British subject on evidence which their
counsel by implication admits would not have satis-
fied the Home Government. Mr. Adams would
have gladly seized the Alabama, but he could not
do so without the intervention of the Foreign
Secretary, and the evidence which satisfied the
former was rejected as insufficient by the law
officers of the Crown. The arrest of a subject is,
however, it would appear, of less importance than
the detention of a ship. The real reason why the
Russian and not the Home authorities have acted
in this matter, though not stated by Mr. Poland,
appears tolerably evident from the admissions of
their witnesses. The Foreign Secretary would not
employ spies to discover the meaning of an am-
biguous advertisement. The Russian authorities
in London are less scrupulous. At all events, the
matter is one with which neither the Russian Am-
bassador nor Consul have any concern, and, unless
the Home Government think proper to interpose,
the prosecution should fall to the ground.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

NEWARK—WEDNESDAY.
Harvest work is general, and wheat will be a heavy crop,
the samples being of fine quality. Oats are also very satis-
factory. Beans and barley vary, the long dry time having
to some extent injured them, particularly beans; but it is
expected that the yield will not be amiss.
White wheat new, 46s to 52s Barley,'grinding..3os to 338
Red do. 44s to 49s Oats, old, .. 27s to 30a
Old white 4ss to 51s New do 22s to 265
Red do. ..44s to 498 Beans. —s to —s
Barley, malting....—s to —a Beans, new 37s to 418