The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-29 00:00:00

THE STORM IN THE BLACK SEA.

The following is an extract of a letter from an
officer of the steam-frigate Sane, describing the
hurricane of the 14th, in the Black Sea :
"We were preparing to quit the squadron of Admiral
Bruat, which was lying at anchor in the bay of Kainseisch,
but the weather grew so boisterous andthe barometer fell
so much that we deemed it prudent to postpone our de-
parture. At last, at half-past 11 o'clock a.m., taking
advantage of a change, we weighed anchor. Every
thing went on well at first : the frigate was tossed about,
but she made good her advance, when, at the distance of
about two leagues from Cape Chersonese, we were as-
sailed by a gale of wind such as I have never experienced
since I passed Cape Horn. You will be enabled to
form an idea of the rolling of our ship when I inform you
that one of our 30-pounders at the forecastle, although
strongly lashed to the deck, broke from its fastenings and
was pitched oberboard as if it was a broomstick. We had
serious apprehensions for the howitzer of 120 and the
gun of 60, but fortunately they held fast. I bring you
good news from the great siege. The courage of
the [troops and of the fleet has increased with
their difficulties. The Russians fight with despera-
tion ; but in our army, as well as in that of the
Allies, there is not a man who is not aware of the
magnitude of the mission he has to accomplish, and there
exist between them a generous rivalry of zeal and senti-
ments of honour which cannot but terminate in success."

ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLISH INSU.R,
BECTION.

This day being the 24th anniversary of the Polish
insurrection of 1830, the Polish exiles, resident in Lon-
don, attended the funeral service at the Roman Catholic
Chapel, Sutton-street, Soho-square, which was performed
by the Rev. Emericus Pc lolski, who also preached a
sermon suitable to the occasion, and in which he de-
plored the recent loss sustained by Poland and her exiled
sons in the death of their meet generous friend and pro-
tector Lord Dudley Stuart.
After this ceremony a public meeting, composed of
Poles, and convened by their committee, acting under
the orders of his Elialiness Prince Czartoryski, was held
at Susses-chambers, Duke-street, St. James's. Colonel
\Viercinski occupied the chair, and the following resolu-
tions were agreed to :

The first resolution was moved by Mr. N. F. ZABA,
seconded by Major GIETGERD—
" That the Poles, faithful to the duty which 24 years ago
called them to arms in defeno3 of their inalienable rights to
freedom and national independence, do most solemnly pro-
test against the usurpation of their country by foreign
oppressors, and whilst expressing their anxious interest
in the issue of the struggle in which the Western
Powers are now engaged with the Czar, do await
with enduring patience the moment they shall be
called upon to take a part in tie war, with a view of re-
storing Poland to the rank of an independent state, the
only effectual and permanent means of arresting the ag-
gressive policy of Russia ; of guarding the civilization of
the West against the incursions of Eastern barbarism;
and of establishing a true and lasting peace of Europe."
The second resolution was moved by Mr. GLEINICH,
seconded by Major JANCENVICZ—

"That the Poles, deeply anxious to testify their grati-
tude to the people of England and France, amongst whom
they have found not merely an asylum, but a home, are
painfully disappointed that no Polish Legion, to
act in conjunction with the Allied Powers, having yet been
formed ; for they are persuaded that had such measure
been adopted thousands of their fellow-countrymen, now
ignominiously forced to serve in the Russian army, and to
combat against the forces of the Allied Powers, would, as
soon as the Polish national standard had been unfurled,
have passed over to the ranks of England and France,
spared their blood, now so heroically and prodigiously shed,
and in all probability have already decided the fate of
Sebastopol and the issue of the present war."
The third resolution was moved by Lieutenant C.
SZULCZEWSKI, seconded by Colonel SZTEMA—
" That the Poles do hereby express their most poignant
grief at the irreparable loss they have sustained is the
death of the much-lamented Lord Dudley Stuart, Presi-
dent of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland,
the indomitable champion of the rights of their country—
their most generous friend and benefactor—who not only
passed the greater part of his lifelin promoting the egos
chil-
dren, Poland, and in alleviating the sufferings of her exiled
but who expired in foreign lands engaged
to the last
in fulfilling those high and momentous dutieswhichhe
had so nobly imposed upon himself ; and that the
Poles g
the
into naourninp;, and that an axial-ass ofeeonAodsoslecniacetioton tbleo
family of their.departed friend and toprepaoir•ed4as a feeble testimony of th
gratitude to his sacred
taenay.
After a tribute of respect and gratitude paid to their
chief Prince Adam Czartoryski, and to the Literary
Assoeiation'of the Friends of Poland, the meeting sepa.
rated.

—The Australian letters by the overland
mail
e filled with unanimous complaints of
the reckless and i continuous shipment of goods from
England. The
us
yesterdayrn A Lit' a
gold returns were steady and large.
with the corresponding period of last year,
compared
brought into Melbourne by escort from the
tAhse an I oJulyu to the 16th of September were 414,662
Ist of against 464,420 in 1853 ; but, as the quantities
oburonucheisht by hand were much larger than formerly, the
actual total, it is believed, would show a considerable
augmentation. Fresh discoveries continied to be made,
and increased atter tion was being given to quartz crush-
i„g. At Sydney a bill hal been brought before the Le-
gislature to incorporate an undertaking called the Fitz-
roy Iron and Coal Company, for the purpose of working
mines near Berrima, about 65 miles from Sydney, which
have for some time been considered valuable. The iron
ore and coal are said to be so situated as to require little
labour. The Sydney Herald likewise gives favourable
accounts of the progress of the coal mines of the Austra-
lian Agricultural Company, the difficulties formerly ex-
perienced from constant strikes on the part of the men
having been obviated by the adoption of piece work,
which enables the most industrious to earn extraordi-
nary wages,