The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-10 00:00:00

to an act of despair, and caused the present insur-
rection, which has extended through all parts of
the country. Which ever place the insurgents st•ize
they isainediaely proclaim the National Govern
went, in virtue of a decree of the Central National
Committee, who now take the name of the National
Provisional Goveinment. The peasants are by no
means opposed to this outbreak, and in some places,
like the districts of Podlachia and Auguatow,
they joined the insurgents. But owing to the un-
settled state in which they are kept by the Govern-
ment with regard to their property, they seem to be
waiting, and sometimes say that if they had arms
they would willingly fight. In no place, however,
have they yielded, in spite of the insinuations of
the Cossacks, to any communistic movements,
which the insurgents would soon put down •
on the contrary, they have afforded to the
defenders of the national cause every assis-
tance in their power. The insurrection appear-
ing to be an active opposition of, the conscripts
against the tyrannical measure which compels them
to end their lives in the Russian army, is not yet
fully developed, and chiefly limited to the two
populations, who took refuge in the forests and
organised themselves in something like military
order. They form compact bodies, with comman-
ders whose names are purposely assumed, and are
terribly worrying the Russian soldiers, having even
several times worsted them. Among other serious
conflicts is the one near Lachow, where half of a
battalion of the Russian troops was posted to guard
the bridge on the river Linsic, and which, on the
27th, was dispersed, some of the wounded soldiers
having been brought here. The troops sent out of
Wyszogrod came in contact with the insurgents at
Cinckow, and, after a fire, which lasted two hours,
they returned, bringing with them two insurgents
as prisoners. In the early part of the outbreak, and
before the railway had been broken up, two Rus-
sian officers, coming from St. Petersburg, had been
disarmed by the insurgents, among whom was Gen.
Tajchner. After having been offered some tea by
the insurgents and conversed with them, he was
permitted to proceed. If then the conduct of the
insurgents has been so civil to the distinguished
officers, how could it have been otherwise to-
wards the soldiers who are represented as hav-
ing been treacherously murdered in their beds. This
fully nisproves the story invented of the massacre
of the Russian soldiers, which is also contradicted
by the official organs. That the insurgents returned
fire whenever they have been attacked is true
enough, but they never showed themselves guilty of
the crimes of murder brought against them by the
Journal de St. Peterebourg, crimes which the jour-
nal itself had to deny afterwards. Unarmed, aad
with scythes only in their hands, they rushed on the
Russians—having previously received the benedic
tion of the priests—and singing the National
Hymn as they approached the enemy. Thus they
continue now, and the numbers of the insurgents
increase every day. It appears the Grand Duke
Constantine—who has sent for more troops to Si.
Petersburg—is determined to put down the insur-
rection, and has ordered the forces at his disposal to
attack the insurgents at all points. The railway
station at Warsaw is occupied by a battalion of the
Guards, and two battalions have been despatehed
across the Vistula. The Russians take care of their
wives and children, whom they bring from the
country and lodge safely in Warsaw. Of those who
have been seized and confined in the citadel, to be
sent to the Russian regiments, some, by a sort of
unaccountable mistake, have been released from the
citadel, but the proscription (branka) con-
tinues still at Warsaw, but in the provinces it was
carried out unsuccessfully during the nights of the
26th and 27th, for not one of those designated in
the list were found at home when the police
and the military appeared to claim them. In the
town of Waski the proscribed offered resistance to
the soldiers, by dispersing them. Near the town of
Skierniewice, a detachment of the proscribed num-
bering 60, conducted by the Cossacks, has been at-
tacked by the insurgents and released, to swell the
ranks of their country men.

General Ramsay, commanding the Russian
forces, has published an order by which the con-
scripts taken in the provinces are to be set free, but
nobody will trust such a Government, and the re-
venge of the Poles will be the same. The insurgents
seem to lack no funds, they discharge their liabilities
wherever they b .y anything—how long, however,
this will last God only knows. Hemmed in as the
Poles are by the three despotic powers, all inte-
rested in keeping her partitioned—it is impossible
for them to obtain any material aid, or even
to procure arms Prussia is watching closely the
frontier, and it is rumoured that her authorities in-
tercepted a transport of arms near Thorne, destined
for the insurgents. It is even surprising how the
insurgents possessed themselves of the present arms
and weapons, knowing that hardly any one was
euffered to keep a gun.

Warsaw is filled with 50,000 troops, ready at
one moment's notice, and now and then called to
arms during the night, as if to alarm and frighten
the inhabitants. Great fermentation reigns in the
minds of the people, and such is the feeling of all,
that if there were any chance even of moral sup-
port from France and England, you would see the
whole country rise at once, And, yet, it should be
the duty of those powers to, at least, remonstrate
with the Emperor of Russia for his barbarous con-
duct towards the Poles, in defiance of the treaties
by which he is bound to govern as a constitutional
monarch. The acts of atrocity daily performed by
his Government are only; worthy of an Asiatic
tyrant, and a scandal to the age we live in.
At the moment I write, martial law is the only one
in existence here,and the military governors,who are
empowered to shoot the insurgents without refer-
ring to the Grand Duke Constantine, exercise those
powers to their heart's content.

Mr. Wiliam Howitt on the Emancipation
Society.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN.

SIR,—In a letter cn the above subject from Mr. Howitt,
which appeared in your paper, and reprinted in the Western
Daily Press, of 6 h inst., published in Bristol, there is the
following clause :

" I do not feel bound to reply to anonymous correspon-
dents. Whenever I have anything to address to the pub-
lic I put my name to it, and I have no hesitation in saying
that I entertain a very poor opinion of any man who fears
to adopt that example. Truth, with her open face,' has
no alliance with men who hide behind masks and initials.
As this is the case, I do not intend in future to notice any
communications which come in this questionable shape.
Whoever, therefore, has anything to say to me let him come
out openly, unless he thinks his cause is a disgrace to him
or he a disgrace to the cause."
As the editor of the Western Daily Press alluded to Mr.
Hewitt in the following highly complimentary terms,
namely,—" We direct the attention of those people among
us who are clamouring for the restoration of the American
Union to a letter in another column, by one of the most
thoughtful of living Englishmen, Mr. William Howitt, '
may I be permitted the liberty of asking that gentleman,
through your columns, not for myself, but on behalf of
those to whom such a question applies, what is to become
of the thoughts on public questions (if the anonymous sys-
tem were to be put aside as bad and contemptible) of many
newspaper correspondents who are rot in the position of
having their own choice, however much they may like to,
or however manly they may otherwise wish to be, on ac-
count of some overruling or controlling power (it may be
even to the deprivation of their liveliLood), and who are
therefore hindered, against their own will, from allowing
their names to appear to what they publicly write?
The opinion of Mr. Hewitt on this point would be most
valuable, if he would kindly give it.

R. D. ROBJENT.
Stuart Villa, Lydeard-plhee, Durdham Down,
Bristol, 7th Feb,, 1863.

AMERICAN STEAMERS DUE THIS WEEK.—Thu
following steamers are due in Liverpool this week :
—The Hibernian, from Portland on the 31st ult , is duo at
Londonderry to -day (Tuesday); the Kangaroo (st.), from
New York on the 31st ult., in Queenstown on Wednesday;
and the Arabia, from Boston on the 4th and Halifax on the
6th, due at Queenstown on Saturday.

LAMENTABLE OCCURRENCE AT SADLER'S WELLS
THEATRE.--Just before the close of the putomilne
last night at Sadier's Wells Theatre, Miss Fenton, on© of
the corps de ballet, while standing near afire-pan placed at
the side of the stage, entangled her gauze skirt in the ma-
chinery, and in an instant was enveloped in flames. The
poor girl rushed screaming for help across the stage, and
was received by one of the scene-shifters, who after some
difficulty extinguished the Lire, but not before the unfortu-
nate creature was watch burned. She was conveyed to the
hospital, where she remains in an almost hopeless condi.
tion. The excitement on the stage and in the theatre was
intense.

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THE PRINCE OF WALES.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Lieutenant-
General Kuollys and Major Teesdale, visited Marl-
borough House yesterday, and afterwards hon-
oured the studio of Mr. Walton with a visit.
The Duke of Cambridge paid a visit to his Royal
Highness.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Colonel the
Hon. Sir C. B. Phipps and Major Teesdale, went
at a quarter before 3 o'clock in the afternoon from
Buckingham Palace to the Waterloo terminus of
the London and South-Western Railway, and left
for Osborne, Isle of Wight.

SOUTHAMPTON, Monday.—His Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales embarked on board the Royal
yacht Fairy, Master-Commander Welch, at half-past 6
this afternoon, en route from London to Osborne. Major
Teesdale, C.B. (Equerry in waiting to the Prince), Colonel
the Hon. Sir Charles Beaufort Phipps, K.C.B. (Receiver-
General of the Duchy of Cornwall), and Captain George
Henry Seymour, C. 8., were in attendance on the Prince.
His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Hesse, attended by
Lieutenant-Colonel Du Plat (Equerry to her Majesty),
Captain von Westerweller (Equerry to the Prince), Dr.
Becker and Commander Christian, R.N., landed in the
docks at half-past 8 this morning from the Fairy, en route
from Osborne to Birmingham, to pay a visit to the princi-
pal manufactories of that town. Their Royal Highnesses
were respectively received by Messrs. P. Hedger and J.
Levy, principal officer of the Dock Company, and by Mr.
Richard Beach, of the South-Western Railway Company.
Her Majesty and the Royal family will leave Osborne for
Windsor on Wednesday afternoon.

CITY OF LONDON.
Yesterday the subjoined official communication was re.
ceived by the Lord Mayor from Sir George Grey, Secretary
of State for the Home Department, in anticipation of the
arrival of the Princess Alexandra, and indicating the route
of the Royal pageant from Gravesend to Windsor Castle :

" Whitehall, Feb. 7.
"My Lord,—l have the honour to inform your lordship
that it is intended that the Princess Alexandra of Denmark
shall arrive in England on the 7th of March. Her Royal
Highness will land at Gravesend, where she will be met by
the Prince of Wales. Her Royal Highness, accompanied by
the Prince of Wales and by her Royal parents,the Prince and
Princess of Denmark, will proceed from Gravesend by the
railway to the Bricklayers' Arms station of the South-
Eastern Railway, and thence their Royal Highnesses will
pass along London bridge and through the city, on their
way to the station of the Great Western Railway at Pad-
dington, on their route to Windsor Castle.

" I have the honour to be, my lord, your lordship's obe-
dient servant, " G. GREY.

" The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of London."

As respects the city, the course which the Royal proces-
sion will take will no doubt be from London-bridge by
King William-street and the Mansion-house, thence along
Cheapside, round St. Paul's Church-yard, and onward by
Ludgate-hill and Fleet-street to Temple-bar.
The Lord Mayor has summoned a special meeting of
the Court of Lieutenancy of London, at Guildhall, for Fri-
day next, to invite their co-operation with the Corporation
in offering a suitable welcome to the august lady and the
Prince of Wales on the entry of their Royal Highnesses
into the city on the auspicious occasion. The governing
bodies of the 12 principal civic companies will likewise take
part in the reception, as will also the old Volunteer Artil-
lery Company, and some, if not all, of the city Volunteer
Corps. As yet, however, the arrangements are incomplete.
The committee to whom they are confided, composed of
members of the Court of Aldermen and Common Council,
and upwards of 40 in number, headed by the Lord Mayor,
will hold another meeting to-day at Guildhall for the pur-
pose of forwarding the preparations.

Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury has left town
on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury at
Savernake Forest, Marlborough.

The Countess Dowager of Yarborough arrived
at her residence in Portman-square, yesterday.
The Lord Chancellor received a distinguished
party at dinner at his residence in Hyde-park-
gardens, West, on Saturday last. Among the company pre-
sent were--the Bishop of Oxford, the Speaker of the House
of Commons, Lord Stanley, M.P., the Lord Chief Justice of
the Common Pleas, his excellency the American Minister,
his Excellency the Danish Minister, Sir Charles Eastlake,
Mr. Walpole, M.P., Mr. Montague Smith, M.P., &c.

Lord Netherton has been confined to his resi.•
dance at Teddesley Park, Staffordshire, for some time past
by serious indisposition.

Lord and Lady Frederick Hallyburton are er'
peeted at Kensington Palace on or about the 28th bast:-
from their seat in Scotland.

Colonel and tha Baroness North arrived at their
residen3e in Arlington-street yesterday from Wroxton
Abbey, Oxfordshire.

Sir Charles E. Grey has ari ived at the Clarendon
Hotel from Tunbridge-wells.

The marriage of Miss Ellen Gorges, niece of the
late Earl of Tankerville, with Mr. Henry Webster, son of
Lady Vassal Webster, took place today at St. Paul's,
Knightsbridge.

The marriage of Colonel Alexander, Grenadier
Guards, with Miss Speirs, only daughter of the late Mr.
Alexander Speirs, is fixed to take place on Thursday next.

THE BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS.

(REUTER'S EXPRESS.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 10.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Valetta, Capt. Rogers, with the heavy por-
tion of the above mails, has arrived. She brings
42 passengers, amongst whom are Lieuts. Mac-
kenzie, Rennie, and Don, from Bombay, Hon. Col.
Curzon, from Malta, and Lieut. Waller from Gib-
raltar.

The Valetta bas on freight 6 packages of specie
value £1,500; also 219 boxes of oranges, 23 pack-
ages of samples, 120 packages of general merchan-
dise, and 662 bales of raw silk, value £69,000
sterling.

The Valetta experienced fine weather through-
out her passage. On the 3d inst., in lat. 374 N.
lon. 20 E., spoke the steamer Juno, steering east-
ward. On the 4th she passed the following ships
in the Straits of Gibraltar, all steering to the
westward :—Ship Borneo, brig Ursula, barque
Margaret Milne, of Aberdeen, barque Logan, of
South Shields, barque Princess Royal, and schooner
Peter and James. On the 6th, off Cape St. Vincent,
passed the Royal Yacht Squadron, ship Sylphide,
steering north-west, and steamer Pactolus, bound
east.

Her Majesty's ships Marlborough, Meeaneel
Hibernia, Firefly, and Phcebe were at Malta; at
Gibraltar, the Firebrand, Procris, and Redpole.
Her Majesty's transport Megtera from the lonian
Islands and Malta with troops and invalids, left
Gibraltar on the 4th inst. for England.
The Hamburgh Brazil packet from Rio arrived
at Gibraltar on the Ist. She reports having spoken
during the passage the following vessels :—Dee•
10, French ship Carrioca from Rio, 10 days out ;
same day, Hamburg barque Mercedes, bound for
Valparaiso, 36 days out ;15th, Swedish barque Trio
for Bombay, 45 days out; Jan. 6, British barque
Atjama, from Vatican, for Liverpool, 82 days out►
with loss of topmastheads and topgallantmasts;
19th, British barque Union, steering south ; and
on the 20th, Hamburg brig Ingeborg, steering
same course.

News from Melilla says :—The Moors of the fron'
tier remain quiet, and on the best footing with the
fortress. Thirty-seven of them have declared away'
selves subjects of the Queen of Spain.
The foitowing British ships had arrived out at
Gibraltar:—Steamer Hecla, 7 days, from Liver"
pool ; ship Rock, 36 days, from Swansea ; brigau°
tine Bloumer, 60 days, from Liverpool ; steamer
Europa, 14 days, fro a London and from Portland:;
brigantine Richmond, 26 Lys, from Liverpool:
barque Mysore, 22 d ys, from :Milford; schooner
Dunbar, 19 da3s, from Ramsgate; schooner Doris,
17 days, from Swansea ; steamer Delta, 5 daSF'
from Southampton; steamer Crimean, 8 days, from
Liverpool ; steamer 13ritanni i, B,A days, from London'
steamer Ecetia, 10 days, fretn Liverpool ; steamer
Lucerne, 12 days from London ; steamer Volunteer,
17 days from London and six irom Falmouth'
steamer Palermo, 20 days from Glasgow ; and the
steamer Calpe, Bi, days from Liverpool.
GIBRALTAR, 4th.
Exchange on London, 90 days' date, 501; Paris,
sf. 28e. ; Marseilles, sf, 29c.; Genoa, sf. 30c.; 13rh-
sels, sf, 30c.; Madrid, 8 days' sight, pm.;
to dis.; Seville, •-7, dis.; Malaga, par ; Bareelon,
; par; Valencia, 71,- pm, ; Aticant,o:,
dis. Premium on five-franc pieces, fi to p• c. pm
Freights without alteration. Cadiz'