The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-19 00:00:00

SYRIA.

Under the head of " Latest Intelligence," La
Patric publishes the following :
"A private despatch from Beyrout, dated the 4th
April, has brought us interesting news from Syria.
The Christian Governor of the Lebanon, his Excel-
lency Daoud Pasha, returned on the 26th March to
Sibney, his winter residence, coming from Zahle,
whither he had gone at the request of the European
Consuls. He was everywhere received with great
distinction. The inhabitants of the Christian vil-
lages went out to meet him in procession, headed
by their clergy. At Zahle he complied with the
demands drawn up by the European Commissioners,
" His Excellency Kabouly-Effendi, appointed
Commissary-General of the Ottoman Porte in Syria,
arrived at Damascus on the 29th March. The
city was in great excitement because the news
had just arrived that the great caravan of Bag-
dad had been attacked and pillaged near Palmyra
by the united tribes of Maahama. Some Arab
chiefs and Damascus merchants had been killed in
attempting to defend themselves. This event, more-
over, has caused considerable loss to the trade of
Damascus, already severely tried by the events of
last year. This act of brigane.ago imposes the duty
upon the Ottoman Government of organising an
expedition to chastise the tribes of the Valley of the
Euphrates, who are more than ever addicted to their
deplorable instincts. The French steam corvette
Colbert, having on board Captain Simon, the com-
mander of the French naval division, cast anchor on
the 3d of April at Beyrout, coming from Jaffa."

POLAND.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
WARSAW, APRIL 13.

As I anticipated in my last letter, the anniversary
of the massacres committed by the Russians on the
Bth of April, 1861, at Warsaw, was celebrated by
the Poles in all the churches of the metropolis.
Despite the state of siege, and the ukase respecting
the wearing of certain dresses and colours, all people
were attired in black, and attended the religious
services with fervent devotion. The authorities felt
rather uneasy, additional patrols circulated in dif
ferent streets, and swarms of spies were posted in
and outside the churches. Hymns for the good and
delivery of the country from her enemies were sung,
but the police, so far, had the good sense not to in-
terfere. However, when the Archbishop Foliaski
ascended the pulpit and commenced to preach in a
strain not very palatable to his hearers, enjoining
them to obey and trust in the Czar, the impatience
of the young students swelled high, and loud hisses
were heard, which compelled the prelate to stop for
a time. Almost the whole of the congregation left
the church ; the spies arrested at the doors three
young men whom they had previously noted in the
church, and more than twenty were at
oace imprisoned and sentenced to serve in
the Russian army as privates ; and this
is another act of that good benevolent Czar's dispo.
sition, so highly eulogised by Lords Russell and
the latter justly observed in
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such acts and such conduct were unworthy of a
civilised Government. Had General Luders over-
looked this ebullition of youthful enthusiasm, the
religious ceremony would have ended without any •