The Sun.
London, England, 1831-06-17 00:00:00

LAFAYETTE.

(Signed)

COUNT ANTHONY 0 STROWSKI, SENA-
TOR PALATIN, COMMANDER OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD OF WARSAW,

TO THE NATIONAL GUARDS.

CITIZEN SOLDIERS, DEAR CO3IRADES,—I hasten
to communicate to you the letter which your vene-
rable colleague, General Lafayette, has addressed
to me, and which, unfortunately, did not reach me
till yesterday.
It becomes to-day the most precious property of
the National Guard, and will become au historical
document. The words used by the veteran and
first author of this institution are as noble as they
are useful. In order to express the sentiments
which pervade him for us, they may be listened to
as the benediction of a father covered with hoary
locks to his numerous family. I am therefore cer-
tain you will give to each of them an attention that
may be called religious. You will know how to
appreciate the kindness which the patriarch of the
National Guards and of the liberty of two worlds
manifests to us.

You will feel that the most worthy mode of re-
plying to his affection for the Poles and his sym-
pathy for their sacred cause is to fulfil always with
the same zeal the duties imposed on you by our
excellent Institution, to multiply the services already
rendered to the country, to defend the capital against
all hostile aggression, if occasion require it ; to main-
tain order, and propagate good sentiments ; in a
word, always to preserve that devotedness which
has already entitled you to the gratitude of the na-
tion, and of your respectable colleague Lafayette
(whose days may Heaven prolong !) to the welfare
of our common cause.

Receive, dear Comrades, the brotherly salutation
of your Commander.
(Signed) OSTROWSKI.
Warsaw, 29th May, 1531.

On the 29th inst. the National Government, in-
formed by the Commander-in-Chief that the Go-
vernor of the City of Warsaw had written him a
letter not in conformity with the high dignity with
which he is invested, issued on the same day the
following Decree :

" THE NATIONAL G 0 VERNMENT T 0
HIS EXCELLENCY GENERAL COUNT

.KRUKOIVICKL

" On the demand of the General-in-Chief of the
National Army, dated the 29th inst., the Govern-
ment finds it necessary to declare to your Excel-
lency, that the functions of Governor of the City
of Warsaw, which have been exercised to the
present time, have ceased. In consequence, the
temporary Government of the Capitol will be trans-
ferred to Colonel Kaminski, Vice-Governor.
" President of the National Government,
(Signed) I" P. A. CZARTORYSKI.
" Councellor, Secretary of the National Government,
(Signed) " A. PLICHTA.
" Warsaw, 29th May, 1831."
The request which Count Krukowicki addressed
to the National Government, for the purpose of ob-
taining his dismission, arrived only when this dis-
mission had been already sant to him, through the
medium of the Generalissimo.

Extract of a letter from Falmouth, .Jamaica,
April 6, 1831 :—" The seasons here have been dreadful,
the crops are almost destroyed for want of rain. In the
parish of St. Thomas in the vale there has b en no rain
these four months. The wells are almost all dried up,
and the c tale are perishing for want both of grass and
water. Properties are continually catching fire; in short,
the hopes of the planters are at the lowest eb',. As a
pro,,f of the deterioration of property in this island,
caused for the most part by the Saints, I mention this
fact. Last week two beautiful sugar works and a pen in
this parish were sold by auction, having been ever since
the year 1806 in Chancery—at the commencement of the
suit they were valued at 219,7741., and sold now for
74,000/.

On Tuesday last an old sow having a litter
of pigs came trolling down Pinchbeck-street, Spalding,
and bolted into a cabinet-maker's shop. A tin.pot, con-
taining about t!lbs. of oil paint, stood there, and the stupid
animal thrust her nose in, sans cerernonie, emptied the
pot of its contents, and walked off as if nothing had oc.
corretl, 51,E died shortly after.

LITERATURE.

GARDENS AND MENAGERIE 0 F THE
ZOOLOGICAL S 0 CIET Y.—Two Voss.

LoNnoN, 1831.

To all those who have visited the Zoological
Gardens—and who has not ?—this work will
prove a very acceptable offering. It is a natural
history of the different beasts belonging to the
Society's collection, penned in a light, agreeable
style, and interspersed with numerous characteristic
anecdotes. The details regarding the nature
and properties of each animal are full and satis-
factory ; and, in more than one instance, seem
completely to exhaust the subject. Nor must
we omit the embellishments, which, besides
being numerous and varied, are executed in his
best manner by one of the best grtists of the
age. They are remarkable for spirit and accu-
racy of delineation. The work, we understand,
has been published with the sanction of the
Council, under the superintendence of the Secre-
tary and Vice-Secretary of the Society. It forms
two uncommonly handsome volumes, well printed
on the best paper, and is rendered by its com-
paratively reasonable price accessible to all classes
of readers. For young people, in particular, it
will form very delightful reading.

IVAN VEJEEGHEN, or LIFE in RUSSIA

Two VoLs.--LONDON, 1831.

The name of this tale is the worst part about
it. Ivan Vejeeghen ! Who can fancy a hero,
and still less a lover, with such a surname ? It
is a regular jaw-splitter, and not to be pro-
nounced by a young lady without a twist of the
mouth, utterly destructive of all sentiment. Yet,
notwithstanding his name, Mr. Vejeeghen is a
very good sort of fellow, acute, observant of life
and manners, facetious in disposition, fond of
the ladies, and not offensive in his egotism, al-
beit he is an autobiographer. His adventures
are of the Gil Blas school, alternating between
the grave and the gay (the latter preponderating),
and he possesses the rare merit of imparting in-
terest and animation to his incidents without ex-
aggeration. He describes familiar life in Russia,
apparently with fidelity, certainly in an attractive
manner. We question, however, whether his
book—a translation by a Scotch gentleman—
will be interesting to an English reader, the
scene of action is too remote.