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London, England, 1862-06-28 00:00:00

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POLAND.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
WARSAW, JUNE 20.
Since his return from St. Petersburg, the Mar-
quis Wielopolski, in his new capacity of the chief
of the Civil Government, held a reception on the
17th inst., on the occasion of the installation of.
M. Krzyw:cki (late tutor of the Grand Duke Con-
stantine) as the head of the department of religion
and education in the Ministry of the Interior. He
took occasion to address those present in the most
glowing language respecting the good intentions
of the Emperor and the Grand Duke, and assured
them that the wishes of the Poles are most dear to
the Imperial heart ; and that with time and pa-
tience they will be fully realised. How deeply
such promises entered the Polish hearts is not easy
to say ; but it must be admitted that the decree
concerning the re-organisation of public education
and schools partly justifies the anticipations of the
marquis. Though far from restoring the system in
force before the last national insurrection in 1830,
or satisfying every exigency at present, yet, as
compared with the one pursued during the reign of
Nicholas, it is certainly a great improvement, and
has produced here a f
wavhouraether blthis e impnewressibeneficial
on. The
great problem now is
measure will be carried out, or whether, as many
other Russian manifestoes, are only promulgated to
throw dust in the eyes of the European public, it
will remain a dead letter; and unless the whole sys-
tem of governing this country be radically changed, it
is hardly to be expected that this sole measure will
be acted upon, and that it is merely destined to
serve for a temporary political instrument in the
wide Russian scheme which for the moment tries
to pacify the excited Polish minds. The upshot
of this measure is not to restore the ancient Polish
University ; it establishes a kind of High School in
Warsaw, divided into four sections, viz., 1. Law and
adminizitration ; 2. Historical and philosophical ;
3. Medical; 4. Mathematical and physical. The
scope that is to be givon to the spread of elementary
education among the lower classes and peasantry is
large and liberal, and leaves nothing to desire pro-
vided it is put into execution.
Another decree that has been received by the
whole population with unfeigned joy is that con-
cerning the condition of the Jews. This tardy
justice done to a class of people for whom the Poles
have been so anxious to obtain a perfect emancipa-
tion from the power of the Czar, concedes the fol-
lowing advantages :-
1. The Jews are allowed to become landed pro-
prietors on certain conditions and restrictions.
2, They are at liberty to reside wherever they
like. 3. They may acquire immovable property.
4. They can witness law deeds. 5. The use of the
Hebrew in the official documents is not admitted,
and renders them invalid in the eyes of law.
These two public announcements inaugurating,
as it were, the re-entrance of Marquis Wielopolski
on the stage of public affairs in Poland, augur
doubtless a different, and it is to be hoped, a pros-
perous one for this persecuted nation.
The influence which the Marquis Wielopolski is
said to possess over the Grand Duke Constantine
may perhaps induce the latter to go so far as to re-
move all the Russians from the public posts which
they occupy in Poland, and to have them replaced
by the Poles. Nothing would be more desirable
than such an act of justice, As long as the Rus-
sian officials administer the Russian ukases in Po-
land confidence cannot be restored, and the cardinal
cause of dissatisfaction will remain. The Marquis, I

though not a popular man, yet is a Pole, and
bent on preserving and developing the Polish ele-
ment, however much inclined he may be towards
Panslavism, a dream in which the Grand Duke is
also deeply absorbed. It is even rumoured that
highly ambitious notions are entertained by both
these personages, and that no efforts will bt- spared
to reconcile the Poles, and to obtain their concur-
rence in founding in duo time a Panslavic empire,
over which the younger brother of the Emperor
may have to wield an imperial sceptre.

The ladies of Poland still wear a deep mourning
in spite of all the persuasion used to the contrary
by the partisans of the Grand Duke, whom they
should not like to arrive in this city when bearing
so lugubrious an aspect.

AMERICA.

QUEENSTOWN, FRIDAY.

The Cunard mail steamer Persia arrived off the
harbour a little before noon, having left New York
on the 18th inst. She brings 203 passengers and
733,220 doffs. in specie.
In the House of Representatives on the 17th a
resolution was introduced by Mr. M‘Pherson, that
the grade of lieutenant-general in the army of the
United States be created upon the cessation of the
present hostilities, upon the nomination by the Pre-
sident and confirmation by the Senate of the bri-
gadier or major-general who by most eminent and
valuable services in the field has established his
rightful claim thereto—to continue only during the
life of the person so appointed.
Skirmishing parties of the garrison at Richmond
have got to the rear of M'Clellan's army, and have
made a dash at it, inflicting some loss and great
annoyance. The following despatch contains the
first mention of one fray :
"M'Clellan's Read-quarters, Saturday Evening,
June 14.

"The rebels yesterday, after driving from Old Church a
2cinadron of the Fifth Cavalry, proceeded to Garlick's Land-
ing, on the Pamunkey River, about four miles above the
White House, where they burnt two schooners and some
waggons, and drove off the mules. Here their conduct is
represented as barbarous, having killed several of our
teamsters without any necessity. Those who failed to
make their escape were taken prisoners. From here they
proceeded to Tunstall's station, four miles from White
House, with a view of burning the railroad bridge. A train
which was passing down at the time was fired into, killing
two persons and wounding several. A colonel belonging to
the Excelsior Brigade was there taken prisoner, but suc-
ceeded in making his escape during the night. A paymaster
jumped from the train and hid himself in the woods until
morning, leaving 125,000 dols. in the cars.
"The train never stopped, but passed on to the White
House. After destroying the telegraph wire at this point,
they proceeded to Baltimore Cross Roads, near New Kent
Court House, crossing the Chickahominy between Bottom's
Bridge and the James River about two o'clock this morn-
ing. The force that accomplished this was composed of
1,500 cavalry and six pieces of artillery, under General
Stuart, most of whom were residents of this locality,
and, therefore, were no strangers to the roads. At
White House, which is a rendezvous of settlers and vendors
of small wares, a regular stampedo took place. Lieutenant-
Colonel Ingallis, commandant at that post, had all the corps
ordered out, and posted in favourable positions to resist any
attack that might have been made. The mail boat Nellie
Baker, which left this morning, vrts crowded with hangers-
on of the army and civilians, who thought Fort Monroe to
be a more congenial climate. At Old Church the rebels
had in reserve six regiments of infantry, with artillery. As
soon as the facts were known, pursuit by cavalry was im-
mediately ordered, but, the enemy having so much of a start,
only five were captured. Several arrests have been made to•
day of citizens within our lines on suspicion of having given
information to the enemy.
" The Richmond papers of the 12th state that 3,000
prisoners taken by General Jackson from General Banks
left on Wednesday for Salisbury, North Carolina. It also
states that of the 142 of our wounded that fell into their
hands at Fair Oaks nine have since died, and the balance
are in the Liberty Prison Hospital."

A despatch from White House, of the 16th

says :-
1, Several guerilla parties are still hovering in the rear of
our army. On Saturday and Sunday a small party were
prowling around the country on the opposite side of the
Pamunkey, their object being to await an opportunity to
destroy the shipping at this point, Another party were
at Charles City Court-house on Saturday, and to-day are
reported to be in the neighbourhood of Williamsburg. Ten
of the most prominent citizens remaining on this side of the
Chickahominy have been arrested. They undoubtedly
gave the information upon which the rebels have operated
on our rear during the past few days. The rebels made an

man, for the purpose of ascertaining our force and position.
• A few were wounded on both sides, but none are known
to have been killed. An order was issued to-day by Gen.
M'Clellan, extending the department of Gen. Dix, soaessto
include Yorktown, Gloucester, Williamsburg, and West-
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The correspondent of the Phaadelphia Inquirer
has some particulars of the demonstration on the
Government railway train, on the 13th. They are
from the narrative of a military passenger :-
4, The captain left Orchard S ation about half-past six
o' clock. and did not stop until the train reached the water
station, 10 miles beyond Despatch Station, where the en-
gine took in water. The train then proceeded on its way
towards 1 unstall's Station, which point they passed with-
out molestation. When half a mile this side of the sta-
tion, having crossed the bridge over Black Creek, he first
heard the firing of musketry, the shot from which struck
the tender of the engine, which was in advance of the
former. Ths noise produced was that similar to gravel
being suddenly projected against the side of a tin vessel.
He then saw our pickets running, who cried out to our
men, who were standing upon the platform of the open
cars, For God's sake get down, the rebels are a head.'
The captain was sitting by the side of Captain Voorhees, of
the 96th N.Y. Regiment, and private John Briggs, of the
Sixth New York Battery. A few seconds afterwards the
captain heard a volley of musketry, which proceeded from
the right bank of the road, while at the same time a few
straggling shots were fired from the left. The captain, then
looking up, saw three or four cavalrymen, with carbines in
hand, firing upon the cars. He then prostrated himself on
' the platform of the cars, and in this position passed out of
harm's way. John Briggs, of whom we have before
spoken, was instantly killed. The captain also saw several
men fall around him, among whom was, he thinks, a colonel.
Sergeant Ross, of the 93d New York Regiment, who col-
lected fares on the train, states that there was on board one
colonel, a major, and several officers of the line. The rebels
did not form themselves into line of battle, but were scat-
tered along the embankment, which, in consequenee of the
deep gorge at this point, formed a sort of breastwork for
them. Lieutenant S. Hall, of the Signal Corps, was one of
the passengers on board the train.
" Almost simultaneous with the attack on the cars at
Tunstall's,Station:the rebels made a descent upon a gang of
Irishmen who were engaged unloading several Government
vessels laden with forage at Garlick Landing, some five
milves beyond this point, on the Pamunkey river. The
rebels here appeared in force, drove our workmen from the
ground, obliging many of them to take to the river in order
to make their escape. At the time two schooners, the D.
A. Berry and the Island City, were engaged in unloading
forage, and three trains of wagons, 75 in all, drawn by 460
mules, were being loaded. These and the vessels fell into
the hands of the rebels. The vessels were set on fire, as
also many of the waggons, while the horses were captured
or shot. The force employed at the time at the landing
consisted of 50 men. Some of these were shot and others
were taken prisoners by the rebels. The force of the
latter was not over 100. As in the case of the railroad
attack, the attacking party is supposed to be a guerilla
band, composed of the farmers in the country through
which our troops have passed. So soon as information of
the attack was received at White House, a regiment of
cavalry, together with a strong force of infantry and a bat-
tery, were sent out in search of the marauders, and also to
give protection to our Government property at this point.
It is not supposed that the rebels will make any demonstra
ti.,.ns further in this direction to. night."
The correspondent further states :
' "From several captures made to-day, it appears that
a detachment of cavalry, some 600 strong, belonging to
Stewart's Old Virginia Cavalry, now commanded by
Colonel Fitz Hugh Lee, left Richmond the night before
last, and secreting themselves during the day within
our lines, at the hour named made the attack at the two
points named, having eff2cted an entrance on our left wing.
The force attacking the cars towards dark did not number
more than 200 men, although some assert that it was 1,000
strong. No doubt a larger part of the regiment, it may be
all of it, was within our lines, but the force was divided up
at the several points of attack. The name of the pay-
master who jumped from the cars the time the attack was
made is Taylor, and he was followed by his clerk, a Mr.
Baum, both of whom secreted themselves in the woods
during the night, and lay there until daylight this morning,
when they came in at the White House. Mr. Taylor states
that he heard the rebels distinctly addressing, during the
night, an officer by the title of Colonel, and that a portion of
the railroad had been torn up by his orders directly after
the passage of the first train, so as to prevent a second from

passing. This train, however, for which they were lying in
wait, became advised of the attack made upon the one that
had preceded it, and was stopped at Dispatch, At a late
hour during the eight the rebel cavalry concentrated in and
arouild Tuustall's station left that point and retreated across
the Pamunkey river at Garlick Landing their horses and
riders being ferried acros the river in boats. Thus their
entrance was made by the right, though their exit was
effected by the left. At Baltimore Crossroads an attack
was made upon a surgeon and several other men, all of
whom were carried off, together with a considerable amount
of medical stores, the rebels saying they were in need of the
same. The attack was certainly a'bold one, and the reason
why the rebels did not do a greater amount of damage lays
in the fact that they were in fear of being cut off by a force
already marching upon them from the front. Thero is no
doubt in the world but that their original intention was to
burn as many of the bridges between the White House and
the Chickahom iny as could possibly be fired by them ; but
from the suddeness in which the alarm was communicated
to our troops, in their front and rear, their design was
foiled."

The Richmond Whig thus speaks of the prospects
of M'Clellan reducing the city :
" The brilliant operations of General Jackson in the Val-
ley of the Shenandoah, crippling and dispersing the forces
of Milroy and Schenck at M'Dowell—of Banks at Front
Royal and Winchester—of Fremont at Cross Keys, and
Shields at Port Republic, have had a wide-reaching and
important bearing on the war. These several corps were
to have been consolidated and brought across the Blue Ridge
en reuto for Richmond. When they reached the Rappa-
hannock, M'Dowell, with his Fredericksburg army, was to
fall into line, and the united columns were to be precipi-
tated on the devoted city from the north. At the same time,
it is probable Burnside was expected to be on hand from the
south, advancing up the south side of the James from the
direction of Suffolk, in conjunction with the Monitor and
its consorts in the river. The capital being thus assailed
from the north and south, M'Clellan was to make the grand
attack from the east, in front. The plan was a gigantic one,
and, in all probability, would have succeeded but for the
masterly movements of Jackson, completely paralysing the
valley force, and. compelling M'Dowell to detach a
large portion of his army to save Banks and com-
pany from demolition, and their capital from cap-
ture. Thus left without co-operation and succour,
M'Clellan is afraid to strike. Within sound almost
of the church bells of Richmond, within sight almost of the
long-coveted treasure, a sudden disappointment strikes him,
a cold tremor seizes him, and he skulks and hides himself
like a craven in the dismal marshes of the Chickahominy—
one day sending to Washington a braggart and mendacious
bulletin of what his invincible army has done and is about
to do, and the next bawling with all his might for reinforce-
ments. For the present, at least, he is cornered by the
bold dash of Jackson—the next move should be a check-
mate."

From General Fremont's army the following
despatch has been received :

" Mount Jackson, June 16,

" Reliable information has been received at headquarters
that Jackson has been reinforced a second time by 12,000
men. General Fremont is in a very exposed condition, in
danger of being overwhelmed by a vastly superior force.
No reinforcements are on the way to him. It is believed
that much of the Corinth army is about to be sent to hold
the Shenandoah Valley,with its immense supplies of wheat
until after harvest time."

THE UMBRELLA CHARGE AT THE
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,—The publication of the following facts map
prevent many people from making fruitless com-
plaints about the treatment which they receive from
the Exhibition commissioners by showing that the
remedy is in their own hands.
As a season ticket holder I have from the first
refused the payment of a penny for the enforced
custody of my umbrella on entering the picture
galleries, feeling that no such charge ought to he
made at all, and that ticket holders, at least,
could legally resist it.

For nearly three weeks I have maintained this
refusal (at the same time giving my name and
address) without any attempt being made to recover
the money or to detain my umbrella, but on Satur-
day last I was informed that positive orders bad
been given to detain all articles upon which the fee
had not been paid; and, although I went to the
office and made the most formal remonstrances, I
was unable to obtai❑ it.

I, therefore, put the matter into the hands of s
solicitor, and instructed him to commence legal
proceedings by formally demanding my property ;
and, in reply to a lawyer's letter, the Secretary
writes that my umbrella will be given up on appli-
cation at the very office where on Saturday last it
was refused me in the most positive manner.
These ra‘..t.. nand *nn comment from me, but a
knowledge of them may be useful to others.
I have the honour to remain,
Your obedient servant,
A SEASON TICKET HOLDER.
June 27th.

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