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London, England, 1862-02-20 00:00:00

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POLAND.
(PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

WARSAW, FEB. 1

At last the long-expected Archbishop Felinski
arrived here on the 9th inst., at 10 o'clock, p.m.
He was to have reached the capital at 5 p.m., but
General Liiders had sent a telegraphic message
to General Bagration, commanding the troops at
Czenstochowa, to request the archbishop to remain
longer in that town than he had intended, and
come to Warsaw by the night train, which request
was necessarily complied with. The railway station
at Warsaw was occupied by a strong military
force, and during the night and the following day
numerous patrols never ceased to perambulate the
streets. It is now evident, from the precautions
taken by the authorities, that they were afraid of
some kind cf demonstration on the part of the in-
habitants. On the 10th inst., at 12 o'clock, the
archbishop paid a visit to Count Andrew Zamoy-
ski, which lasted about two hours; and it is
augured that this marked attention of the prelate
to so popular and patriotic a leader of the national
cause will tend to calm and even predispose the
minds of those who were opposed to his ecclesias•
tical appointment.
Some of the churches have been reopened, but
the Government, still persisting to show that there
was no profanation by the soldiery, had some
trifling repairs made in the churches to serve as a
pretext for a new consecration.
The permanent Court Martial was rather busy
last week in passing numerous and severe sentences.
Thus Mr. Schlenker, the leading and most influen-
tial merchant in Warsaw, and the Protestant
Minister, the Rev. Mr. Otto (who I was erroneously
told had been liberated) are condemned to 3 years'
imprisonment in Cronstadt fortrese. The first is
known to be the type of order, justice, and humanity
—and the second, his companion of captivity, has
always been distinguished by the zeal with which
he preached to his congregation words of concord,
moderation, and obedience to law. Five canons of
the Cathedral, Wyszynski, Stecki, Dziarzkowski,
Chmiclewski, and Witman, have also been trans-
ported, the three first to Tobolsk, the two others to
Brzesc. They have always enjoyed the reputation
of being the ablest and most pious ecclesiastics, and
possessing great influence in the chapter, and their
being sent away suddenly looks as if the Govern-
ment were in a hurry to get rid of tEem before the
arriyal of the new archbishop, that they may not

come in contact with him, and give him the benefit
of their advice.

Besides these noble victims of the Russian "
tyranny four Polish gentlemen, who after years of
suffering in the mines of Siberia have been set at
liberty by the present Emperor, at the time of his
coronation, were, without the slightest possible
reason, arrested and thrown into prison_ Every
one is stupified by this unheard of piece of despot-
ism, as the men conducted themselves in the quietest
manner, and the only charge that the authorities
couldbring against them was that they exercised, by
their long martyrdom for the cause, a due influence
upon their countrymen.
But to chronicle and report all the odious acts of
the Government would be an endless task, and form
an extensive black book, in the widest sense of the
word. Still I must mention another fact, which
for its novelty has hardly a parallel. After the
first butchery of the innocent men, women, and
children by the Russians in February last, a na-
tional subscription was set up for the surviving
families of the victims. Mr. Piotrowski consented
to act as treasurer, and in a very short time a sum
of 140,000 florins was subscribed. The Marquis
Wielopolski,:then in power, ordered the subscrip-

tion to be closed, and having forcibly possessed him-
self of 100,000 florins, which were to be destined for
the universities, left the remaining 40,000 florins
for the original purpose. Of course so small a sum
was soon exhausted, and fresh collections of money
were made after the religious ceremonies in October
last. The Government wished to know how this
money was employed, and ordered Mr. Piotrowski
to produce the books, which were found in perfect
order ; but this did not prevent his being put in
prison on the ground of extorting money from the
' public. Mr. Piotrowski is a gentleman of princely
fortune, worth several millons of florins, and this
alone should have saved him from the imputation
thrown upon his motives. However, it must not
be forgotten that it is the good and virtuous Rus-
sian Government that is the author of these impu-
tations. I trust that its motives and deeds are duly
appreciated in England, and now and then honoured
with an appropriate tribute.
In the patriotic circles here a report gains ground
that a series of public meetings, expressive of in-
dignation at the cruel treatment of the Poles, and
of inducing the British Parliament to suspend the
payments of the Russo-Dutch Loan till Russia has
fulfilled her engagements towards Poland, are to be
held throughout England, and that General Count
Zamoyski (who commanded the Polish Legion in
the British service during the war with Russia)
received an invitation to attend, and to address
those meetings. Should this turn out to be the
case, it would only be a tardy act of justice on the
part of England, whilst nothing could more add to
the importance and the advantage of such popular
expressions than the presence of one so highly
gifted, and so devotedly attached to the service of
his country abroad, than the distinguished member
of the ancient and illustrious family of Zamoyski,
younger brother of Count Andrew Zamoyski, the
head of the national party in Poland.

AUSTRIA.

A letter from Venice, of the 14th, says :

" The health of the Empress of Austria has so far
improved that no fear of a relapse is now felt. Her
Majesty, accompanied by the Prince Imperial and
the Princess Gisela, goes out twice a day in her
gondola, and will shortly make an excursion in a
steamer. The Emperor is expected at Easter, and
he will then take the Empress and the children
back to Vienna."
The same letter has the following :

"The' monetary crisis continues, and becomes
worse every day. The price of cigars and snuff
has been raised by the order of the Minister of
Finance to indemnify the Government for the de-
preciation of the copper money. The municipality
has lately published an ordonnance, authorising
the gondoliers to charge three sous for each parada
instead of two, the price paid for centuries past.
By parada is meant the passing from one bank of
the Grand Canal to the other. But the gondoliers
nearly all refused to take advantage of the new
regulation, declaring that they were unwilling to
have any hand in carrying out a measure which
would aggravate the sad situation of their fellow-
citizens." _

The Austrian Chamber of Nobles adopted, in
the sitting of the 14th, the proposition voted by
the Chamber of Deputies, authorising the Govern-
ment to employ a sum of 200,000 florins in relieving
the sufferers by the recent inundations in different
parts of the Empire.