The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-26 00:00:00

POLAND.

We have received the following from Warsaw :
" The Russian Government, whose system
always remains unchanged, has for some time
given signs of resuming its former position of
intimidation. Its attempts against the Roman
Catholic religion increase in severity ; its police
has again become aggravating ; its employes have
resumed their insolent airs ; its passports are no
longer to be obtained with facility ; and the
Government places obstacles in the way of every-
thing that may tend to develop the prosperity of
the country.
" The Agricultural Society of Warsaw, which
some years ago was established with the sanction
of the Government, and now numbers 4,000 mem-
bers, has since its formation infused a fresh spirit
of industry and morality into all classes, and en-
deavoured to facilitate and regulate the great re-
form of the emancipation of the serfs. Lithuania
and Ukraine have also applied for permission to
establish agricultural societies. Local banks are
being organised, for the purpose of circulating
capital and facilitating the operations of industry
and commerce. The Government seemed to look
with no eye of disfavour on this quiet and orderly
movement, whose object was in no sense a political
one.

" Things were in this state, when suddenly
Prince Gortchakoff issued an order prohibiting
the formation of provincial agricultural meetings.
These meetings were to superintend the execution
of the improvements recommended by the Central
Society, to examine into the political utility of
new processes and machines, and to set on foot
exhibitions of agricultural implements, and the
Prince Gortchakoff decreed that the prizes given
by the society should be distributed by employes,
and that no more exhibitions, horse-races, &c., will
be permitted to take place in future. This is a
fatal blow to the society, for it carries with it a de-
privation of the power of individual action.
" The same restrictions will be imposed upon
the agricultural societies of Lithuania and Ukraine,
the sanction for whose establishment has hitherto
been withheld by the Government. In the king-
dom of Poland, however, the provincial meetings
are so closely entwined with the customs and wants
of the country, that the inhabitants have unani-
mously decided on disobeying the order in ques-
tion. Some anxiety has been felt for the conse-
quences of this event."

The following news has been received from
Vienna :

" Some negotiations, or rather conversations, have,
as you are aware, taken place at St. Petersburg with
reference to the Eastern question. There is some talk
of a complete partition of European Turkey, and
consequent re-arrangement of the map of Europe.
Whether there has been any question of Poland I
am not prepared to say ; but the second son of the
Queen of England has been pointed out as a can-
didate for the throne of Poland. The Cabinet here
does not look upon this question unfavourably. It
will even be partial to it when it knows what it
will get in exchange for Galicia. The need of an
intermediate state between Austria and Russia
makes itself daily more and more felt.

" The Emperor Francis Joseph seems to be fully
alive to the infamy of the partition of Poland, and
the difficulties which it brought on Austria. He
has recently expressed himself very clearly on this
point. Much difficulty is experienced in regulating
the internal affairs of the empire. The Hungarians
are still very suspicious as to the intentions of the
Government. There is also a want of unity in the
Ministry. Each puts in execution his own ideas
in his department. The influence of Count
Goluchowski increases every day. He has at least
courage enough to take the initiative.

Public fee—ling in Galicia has undergone no sea-
Bible change : it is still anti-Austrian. The Poles
wish for independence, neither more nor less ; but
they are reedy to accept any modification of their
wishes so long as they will attain their final object.
For, on the other hand, the feeling against Russia
is violent, in the extreme. This is even perceptible
among the masses of the population to such a
degree, that it would be easy to raise an army of
50,000 peasants, armed with scythes, against the
Russians. But, I repeat it, they will submit to a
great deal in order to arrive at the end they so
much desire; for, above all, since the last measures
of the Government of St. Petersburg, the word
Russia bee become a synonym for persecution and,
even more, of slavery."

SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING TIIE
AMENDMENT OF THE LAW;

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Law
Amer.dment Society was held last night at the
rooms, Waterloo-place—Mr. Cookson in the chair.

law OF LUNACY.

Mr. EDGAR, in bringing up the report of the
Lunacy Law Committee, explained that a former
report from the same body had some weeks since
been brought before the society, but had been sent
back to them for re-consideration, as it dealt with
psychological and social questions, and so exceeded
the order of reference. The present report dealt
solely with the legal features of the question. He
then proceeded to read the report, which repeated
the recommendations of a former committee with
respect to an early judicial inquiry, the vesting of
the patient's property in an official committee, the
increased inspection of private asylums, pay wards
in public asylums, the visitation of clergymen, and
the registration of keepers and attendants; and it
further recommended that no person should be im-
prisoned unless on a medical certificate signed by
two qualified medical men (one at least verifying
his statement on oath), and countersigned by a ma-
gistrate, a copy to be furnished to the alleged lunatic
himself; that greater facilities should be afforded
for having all such cases judicially inquired into;
that private asylums should be visited once a month;
that the visits of friends should be encouraged ;
that all Chancery lunatics should have the same
advantage ; that the masters in lunacy should act
in the same manner as the chief clerks in the Court
of Chancery ; that the official committee should
take the charge Of all property, and have joint-
powers with the committee of the person ; that all
pauper patients requiring restraint should be con-
fined in public asylums'; and that the two existing
machineries be fused into one board.

Admiral SAUMAREZ said he approved of almost
all the rccomn.endations of the cornw ittee, but he
regretted that it did not go farther into the ques-
tion, and deal not only with private lunatics, but
also with those classed as convict and pauper
lunatics.
After a long discussion in reference to the value
of medical certificates, and
i the conduct of proprie-
tors of private asylums, n which Mr. Blundell Mr.
Elliot, Mr. Hastings, and Alr. Percival took 'part
the proceedings terminated in the usual manner.

The exact number of Volunteers under arms in
Hyde Park on Saturday was, aceording to the official re-
turns, 18,450, of which number the metropolitan corps sup-
plied 13,226,