The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-13 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, DEC. 12.—The market shows a further
slight improvement in prices, but without any
increase in the amount of business doing. Threes,
for the Account, firm at 70f. 75c. Railway Share
Market quiet, but fOrmer prices well maintained.
The market closed as follows :
It per Cents .. 97 75 Bank Shares —
Do. end month.... Credit I' oncier 1335
3 per Cents
Do. end month 7O 60 Italian Loan 7l 60
New 3 per Cents Russian
Do. end month.... Austrian
Credit Mobilier.... 1100 Spanish Threes 5l
Do, end m0nth....1106 26 Rome Debt . 5O 75
HAIL

rAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans 1062 50 .. 1067 50
Northern
New ditto lOlO ..
Lyons and Mediterranean 1153 75 .. 1163 75
Geneva 360 .. 365
Southern
Western
Eastern .. ~
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa 655 .. 660
Ditto to Barcelona

RUSSIA.
A letter from St. Petersburg, dated 7th instant,

says :
"It is rumoured that St. Petersburg will shortly be de-
clared a free port, If this is confirmed the inhabitants of
St. Petersburg will be delighted. The prices of the neces-
saries of life have always been increasing, and some mea-
sure was required to ameliorate the condition of the small
tradesmen and officials. The abolition of the Customs dues
will reduce the prices of tea, coffee, sugar, wine, and other
articles, and it is to be hoped it will be done as soon as
possible.
"The news from Moscow is satis factory. Her Majesty
the Empress had completely recovered from a slight attack
of illness, and a series of festivities were taking place.
"An English magazine has appeared at St. Petersburg:
It is called the Nevski Magazine."
POLAND.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
WARSAW, DEC. 7.
When I last reported to you the lamentable scenes
of riot and disorder which took place at Prypin on
the occasion of designating men for recruits in the
Russian army, and' though convinced that those
scenes were brought about through the agency of
the Government, still I hardly imagined that simi-
' lar occurrences should .be repeated in other parts of
the kingdom. Unfortunately such is the case; and
another outbreak of the peasantry, infuriated at the
prospect of being sent as recruits into the Russian
army, .occurred at Okniez, in the Government of
Radom. After administering a sound thrashing
to the members of the commission and the officers
who protected them, destroying all the official papers
and documents, they returned to their villages ap-
parently satisfied with their work. It is, however,
but just to state that the nobility refuse to take any
part in this recruiting business, try to find every
excuse to absent themselves, and it is only when a
threatening
.and peremptory order from the autho-
rities compels them to perform this invidious task
that they are obliged to" yield, for fear of being
themselves enrolled.
The anniversary of the national insurrection of
' November 29, 1830, passed off in this metropolis,
and, as far as reports go, throughout the country,
without any public demonstrations, except funeral
services in all the churches ; and even the evening
was unusually quiet—as the revolutionary com-
mittee had issued directions that no one was to
leave his habitation after nine o'clock. The streets
looked deserted, and hardly anyone was to be seen
in them ; but after midnight a loud noise was
heard from -the rattling of many carriages convey-
ing fresh victims to the citadel, the Government
having selected this tranquil part of the night for
making numerous arrests.
Nothing, in fact, is neglected that can serve as a
pretext for depicting this country in the most unfa-
vourable colours before Europe, and for keeping up a
system of terror and persecution which would not
be tolerated in Russia. Thus, in a small town, Gar-
wolin, three young boys were exercising their skill
with a revolver by firing at a target, an amuse-
ment of which no one cared to take notice. As
soon, however, as this circumstance came to the
knowledge of the authorities, these young fellows
were arrested, tried by a court-martial, and, as it
is generally reported, condemned to be shot. To
arrive at this sentence it was represented that
these young men were three emissaries, convey-
ing, in a vehicle, which they drove themselves,
a large quantity of arms, revolvers, stilettos, and
false passport., ; that, when brought before
,the
court, they at once confessed to have been emis-
saries of the Central National Committee, which
no man, in his right senses, would believe ; but
it was sufficient evidence for the Russian Justice
to commit these inexperienced and unfortunate
youths.
In Volhynia, the outrages committed, with the
connivance of the authorities,' are most appalling.
In the town of Zytomiera and its environs, a gang
of thieves and brigands, who infest that locality,
attack and enter the houses, carry from them
all the contents, and enforce on the inhabitants a
heavy, tax. Being entirely disarmed—as the use
of arms is prohibited—the-poor inhabitants have
no means of defence, and are at the mercy of
these depredators. The authorities remain indiffe-
rent to this state of things, and will not grant
one single musket, even to kill a wolf, which are
numerous at this time of the year, and penetrate the
farms, carry away cattle and poultry, to the great
consternation of the people. To the repeated
solicitations of the pecple for some protection,
the Government makes no answer, and treats
them with contumely. Such are the acts of the
civilised Russia, a civilisation worthy of its Asiatic
and savage origin.
The public sympathy and attention are now con-
stantly direcied towards the trial about to take place
n St. Petersburg of the Marshals and other nobles
of Podolia, for presenting the well-known address
embodying the requirements of the inhabitants of
the province to the Emperor. Considering that the
laws of Russia, such as they are, authorise the pro-
vincial public assemblies the right of petitioning
the Sovereign directly—of declaring its sentiments
and of claiming redress, the step of the Podolian
nobility was perfectly legal. It pourtrayed the de-
plorable state of the provinces, the general misery
prevailing in them, the abuse of the Russian civi-
lians, the necessity of reuniting all Polish provinces
under a Givernment composed of Poles ; and the
Emperor should have listened to it, and, as the Head
of the empite, should have seen justice done in
every way. Thus he would have reconciled the
Poles, instead of imitating them still more, by
punishing that in the Poles which he is constantly
asking of his Russian subjects. To condemn the
Podolian nobles would be a most iniquitous pro-
ceeding, and would leave a stigma on the character
of the Emperor Alexander 11., Whose Ministers are
always invoking the obse:vance of tho treaties with
regard to other countries.
In laying their 'grievances and soliciting their
redress—in wishing to be governed humanely, and
showingonin n
itchteedi r
odne toetiie
r Polish p
rnli na t n to
rsohvianrecesthbeypßerusseseiau:
t i
the Podolian marshals only demanded the fulfilment
of those engagements which the treaty of Vienna in

1815 has stipulated for them. The Article I. of
that treaty grants to Poland a constitution and
national institutions which the Russian Emperors,
as Kings of Poland, swore to maintain, but from
which they thought themselves free by the Polish
insurrection in 1831. Such conduct on the part of
Y~LS is la.;:; never bce►►, a►►d it is to be hoped never
shall be, approved by England, and as Lord Paluaef7
stun, in his celebrated dispatch at the time to Lord
Ilaytesbury, observed, the duties of Russia towards
Poland have become more binding, and nothing
could excuse her from trampling upon the most
solemn treaties contracted, together with other
Powers, in the face of Europe, towards Poland and
1 the Polish nation.