The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-27 00:00:00

THE POLES AND THE ARMISTICE.

The following important despatch, addressed by
the National Government to the Prince Czar-
toryski, has been placed in our hands for publics

Lion :

"To H. E. THE PRINCE LADISLAS CZARTORYSICI.
"National Government--Foreign-office.
" Varsovie, July 12, 1863.

"M. le Prince,—The National Government has
received your letter of the 30th Jane relative to the
question of the armistice. You are authorised to
declare afresh that the National Government appre-
ciates with a lively gratitude the solicitude of the
mediating Powers, and that it is always disposeo
to accept a suspension of hostilities. You will be
careful, nevertheless, to make known that the essen-
tial point to establish is the extension of the armis-
tice to all the Polish provinces in which the na-
tional insurrection has broken out. As to the apt cial
conditions of the armistice, the National Govern
(pent believes it right to insist upon the following

points :
"1. The Russians shall retain possession of cer-
tain nominated localities, in order to prevent any
conflicts with the population.

" 2. All persons under arrest shall be at once
liberated; all pursuit on poiitical grounds shall
equally cease; all exiles shall return to their
country.
"3. A permanent international commission shall
be established in the country for the purpose of
seeing the armistice rigorously put in execution.
" You will be good enough to keep the National
Government au courant of the incidents which a
detailed discussion of the armistice might give
rise to.

"The National Government is convince.' that the
points above indicated are indispensable to any con-
bination whose object might be the effectual stop-
ping the effusion of blood.
" You may assure the mediating Powers that
the engagements that may be contracted on
these grounds will be faithfully observed by the
Poles. " L.S.*

"L. Czartory ki. "A correct copy.",
* The seal is employed in place of signatures.

Listz has definitely fixed his residence in Rome.
Herr Pischek has retired from the stage, after
singing for 20 years in the Stuttgart Theatre,
A Bohemian translation of Shakspeare's drama
is in course of progress: among the translators teing the
names of Fr. Douoh, J. Czejka, and J. B, Maly.
The Journal des Debats, a few days since, gravely
informed the Parisian public that Mdlle. Stella Colas, in
company with Mr. Fechter, is drawing crowds to Her Ma-
jesty's Theatre.
A Mass in D, by Herr Meyer Lutz, was, about
a week ago, performed by a full choir, with or-
chestral accompaniments, in St. George's Catholic Ca-
thedral, Southwark. So far as a work of art can be re-
garded critically in connexion with a religious s.,rvice, it
appealed to abound with original beauties, and to reflect the
highest honour upon the gifted composer.
Miss Pyne and Mr. Harrison, says Rumour, will
open their season with an opera on an Indian sub-
ject—the words by Mr. Harris, the music by Mr. Wallace.
It is said that Mr. Balfe will set as an opera " The Duke's
Motto" far the same theatre. Will not some gracious musi-
cian, asks the Athenceum, take " Our Americ sn Cousin" in
hand ? The one drama is as fit for music as the other.
MR. CHARLES KEAN AND DR. JoY.—Betore Mr.
Charios Kean embarked for Australia he presented
to his esteemed secretary, Dr. Joy, a costly gold watch and
chain, on which was engraved the following
" From Charles Kean to John Joy, in gratetul remem-
brance of many acts of kindness, combined with sealeus
attention to his interests, during inscription :
tercourse. An honest man is the noblest work of God.'—
June, 1863," Mrs. Charles Kean also presented Dr. Joy
many years of friendly in_
with a handsome silver and costly travelling case, contain-
so., with an fin-
ing goblet, knife, forks, spoons, plates,
scription equally pleasine as the above.
M. DE LAMARTINE'S NEW ROMANCE.—" Fior
a'Aliza," it is said, will occupy in this nineteenth century
the same place that history of "Paul and Virginia" occu-
pied in the eighteenth.
An aide-de-camp of the King of Sweden is said
to have been to Vichy, and has gone back to his Sovereign
express with an autograph letter, the contents of which
would be worth knowing.—Court Journal.
BRITISH MUSEUM.—Frog' the foundation of the
Museum, in 1753, to the 31st of March, 1863, the
sum of £3,339,177 has been expended upon its maintenance
and in purchases for the various collections. The number of
visitors to the general collections at various periods will
serve to show the progress of the instituion. In 1805 the
visitors were 11,989; in 1815, 34,409; in 1825, 127,643; in
1835, 289,104 ; in 1845, 685,614 ; in 1851 (the first Exhibi-
tion year), 2,527,216; in 1862 (tile second Exhibition year))
895,077.