The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-15 00:00:00

[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

ANNEXATION OF POLISH GOVERN-
MENTS BY RUSSIA,
BRESLAU, OCT. 15.
The Breslateer Zeitung of to-day announces that
an Imperial decree has detached the Government of
Augustow ard the district of Lomza from the
Kingdom of Poland, and has declared them hence-
forth incorporated provinces of the Russian
Empire.

An aide-de-camp of General Mouravieff has
already arrived in Suwalki to assume the office of
Governor.

FRANCE.

PARIS, OCT. 15.

An imperial decree, published to-day, says :
" Considering the eminent services rendered to
the Government by M. Billault, his obsequies will
be celebrated at the cost of the public Treasury."
The Emperor was not present at the opening of
the Italian opera on account of the demise of M.
Billault.
The King of Greece arrived here last night at 8
o'clock.
The Revue Nationale has received a second warn-
ing for an article by M. Lanfray, "depreciating
the policy of the Emperor, and misrepresenting his
acts and intentions in a manner calculated to excite

hatred and contempt."
The sudden death of M. Billault is very generally
remarked on by the Paris journals, but the writers
seem to have scarcely recovered sufficiently from the
shock to enter at any length into an examination of
his career, in most cases confining themselves simply
to expressions of regret for his loss. The Moniteur
has the following tribute t‘) the departed states-
man :--i‘ This unexpected blow has caused a painful
emotion throughout the whole of France. M. Bil-
lault's death is not only a deep cause of morning for
his family and friends, but is also an immense loss
for the State and for the Emperor, whom he served
with as much devotedness as talent and eloquence."
The Constitutionnel expresses itself in these
terms—t‘ The eminent services rendered by M.
Billault to the Emperor and to the country, his
elevated political intelligence, more and more
striking proofs of which he was constantly giving,
and his talents of the first order, had procured
him the distinguished confidence of the Emperor
and the esteem and admiration of the nation. M.
Billault had been one of the first of the men of
his generation to devote himself to the Empire
He had been one of the first to understand that
the Napoleonic tradition was destined to produce
all the elements of greatness and prosperity. He
had remarked how vain and sterile were those ob-
stinate party struggles which only aimed at oppos-
ing obstacles to each other. The Empire appeared
to him as the era of realisation. He consecrated
himself entirely to it, and was rewarded for that
resolution by the glorious triumphs which he ob-
tained in his career. The labours of the statesman,
political orator, and indefatigable servant to the
Imperial dynasty filled up the existence of M. Bil-
lault. He had raised himself high in his more
recent struggles, and everything announced that
he would rise still higher. He has been stricken
down in the prime of life, and in tl:e splendour
of his talent r
We find the subjoined passages in the Debuts :
"This is not the moment to enter into details con-
cerning the life of M. Billault, of his career as
advocate, deputy, and minister, and of the illness
which resulted in his premature decease. The men
who have taken part in the affairs of France
during the last thirty years, in the midst of so

many agitations and incidents, are necessarily

exposed to very diff.trent judgments; posterity
alone will definitively class them in their proper
Places. But party spirit pauses, for the moment
at least, before a tomb which has just opened,
and we are convinced that all who have known
M. Billault, adversaries or friends, will render equal

justice to his talent as a speaker, his administrative
capacity, and the amenity of his character. Every
good citizen will accord regret to a man who formed
one of the illustrations of France."

The Siecle is as little eulogistic as it can be with
any propriety. It says :—" His political life is di-

vided into two very distinct parts. In the first
part of his career, he was the ardent defender of
representative institutions, and in the second he
abandoned them. The political historian will here-
after have to seek for the cause of that change. We
shall confine ourselves for the present to saying that
N. Billault was a man of great talent as a speaker,
and of great ability in explaining from the tribune
the ideas of the Imperial Government, which will

not be able to readily replace him." The Unzon,
the Monde, and the Nord merely mention the
event. The Gazel'e de France has the sub-
joined :—" The death of M. Billault is a grave
event. The talent and skill which he had recently

displayed in explaining and defending the Imperial
policy rendered him, as it were, the parliamentary
personification of the present regime. AT• "

lault was Minister of State, and since the last re-
organisation had been considered as the leader, or,
in any case, the pivot, of the new Ministerial com-
bination, which has not yet been tried before the
Chambers. If the principle of that combination is
maintained, the official organ may be expected to
publish shortly the nomination of a successor to M.
Billault, which will be itself an event, from the
special signification which it cannot fail to have,
according to the political character of the man who
shall be chosen."

BOURSE, Oct. 14.—The market is in a complete
state of inactivity, with prices almost unvaried,
Threes, for the Account, having alternated between
67f. 50c. and 67f. 60c., and being now at the former
price. Mobilier slightly lower. Railway Shares
offered, and rather lower. The market closed as
follows :
!I per Cents .. 96 --

Italian Loan ...... 73 50
Do. end month.... 73 55
New ditto ....... . 73 20
Do, end month. •.. 73 20
Russian ........
Austrian ... ..... 85
Spanish Threes....
Home Debt ...... 52 75

10. ei

Ld ilk

3 per Cents
Do. end month 67 55
Credit Mobilier 1168 75
Do. end month 1167 50
Bank Shares 3350
Credit Yonder 1325 -
RAILI

'AY&
Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern 985 _ .. 983 75
Now ditto
Lyons and blediterranean 1013 75 .. 961 25
Geneva.. -
Southern .. 7OO .. 701 25
Western
Eastern - .. 508 75
Sardinian
Austrian
Lotr bard
North of Spain
Saragossa.. 638 75 .. 640 -_..
Ditto to Barcelona .... 347 50 .. 350
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INDIA, CHINA, AND AUS-
TRALIA.

By the arrival of the Calcutta mail we have re-
ceived our private correspondence and files of
papers from Calcutta to the Bth September ; Hong-
kong, 28th August ; Melbourne, 25th August ;
Sydney, 21st August; and Auckland, to the 11th
August.
The Calcutta papers do not contain much news
of interest.

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THE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND.
The latest advices from Auckland are to the 11th
of August.
The New Zealander of the 4th gives a " carefully con-
sidered estimate" of a native army of 7,500 fighting men
that could at once be brought into the field against the
Queen's troops. Allowing one-third for contingencies, it
remarks that " even 5,000 would be found a powerful array
for our scattered line of defenders to encounter and arrest."
The total amount of her Majesty's forces may be reckoned
at something like 5,000 men of all arms, a very inadequate
army to furnish garrisons for posts, and take the offensive
in the field against an enemy whose tactics are sudden
murder, and a bold stand behind their own entrenchments,
or a trial of strength in manly conflict. It is said that
Sikhs may be expected from India—the remainder of the
12th, 40th, and artillery (about 1,000 in all) from Australia
and Tasmania ; reinforcements from England are likewise
spoken of, and the general Government are reported to
have decidelupon raising levies in the Australian colonies

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