The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-16 00:00:00

At' Lumphanan Mr. Chalmers bagged 10 brace and a couple
of hares.
DumritrEs AND GALLOWAY. —Although Dumfriesshire
and Galloway have not altogether escaped the mysterious
disease that has destroyed to a great extent the grouse in
other parts of Scotland, the loss has not b2en great on
some moors, and on others there has been no disease.
There has been some excellent sport in this district—the
birds being numerous and strong. On Mcntlay the Hon.
M. C. Maxwell of Terregles and party, in all five guns,
bagged 91 brace on Kiuharvey moors. Tuesday morning
being wet, the party did not go out; but in the afternoon
several gentlemen had good sport on Kirkgunzxm moors.
On Monday Mr. Leny of Dalswinton and party, four guns,
killed 80 brace on Dalswinton moors, besides some other
gatne Ou the same day Mr. W. Kennedy Laurie of Wood-
hall bagged on Darngarroch Hilt 41 brace of grouse, a
golden plover, and a hare. On Monday 10 brace of grouse
fell to one gun on Lochar Moss. Mr. J. Sloan and friend
killed 12 brace of grouse on Barboth. On Dunesslin, Dun-
score, two guns killed 111 brace of grouse. Mr. Barbour
of Barlay had a capital bag on Balmaclellan moors.
S THERLANDSILIRE. —At Lairg, On the 12th, Mr. Hop-
wood and the Hon. 11. Coventry killed 68 brace of grouse,
and on the 13th 381 brace of grouse.

CONTINENTAL VIEW OF THE VISIT OF
THE BELGIAN VOLUMEERS TO ENG-
LAND.

From the Dziennik Poznanski of the 2d August,
a Polish newspaper, published at Posen :
" London, 24th July, 1867.
" While the Emperor Napoleon is collecting
around him as visitors to the Paris Exhibition
crowds of Kings and Sovereigns from all parts -af
the earth, as a proof of the fraternity of nations,
England has undertaken to give in her own way
an example of this fraternity. The English
volunteers have invited to London the Belgian
riflemen in return for the reception which was
given them last year in Belgium. On Thursday,
the 11th of July, two large steamers brought
to the English capital upwards of 2,500 of
these brave Belgians, and on the following day they
entered the town. All the streets through which
they passed were crowded with people, flags with the
English and Belgian colours were hung out from
the windows, the cheers were incessant, and the
whole town seemed to hail them as if they were
liberators or conquerors returning from a long war.
" It is now the second week that these guests have
been constantly invited to fetes, public games,
rifle meetings, dinners, concerts, and balls,
given both by pnblic corporations and private indi-
viduals, from the Royal Family and higher aristo-
cracy to the lower classes. One of these fetes which
had the greatest success was that given by Miss
Burdett Coutts in her park and country-house,
called 11.)11y Lodge, at Highgate, near London. The
extent of this park and the munificence of its pro-
prietress may be imagined when I tell you that
besides the 2,500 Belgians, there were at this
fete upwards of 1,000 persons, many of whom
belonged to the highest English society. The
Royal Family was also represented by the ma-
jority of its members. The Sultan and the
Prince of Wales were expected, but they were
so exhausted by the fetes of the previous day
that at the last moment they expressed their
regret at their inability to take part in this interna-
tional festival. Perhaps it was as well that they
did not come, as their presence did not divert
public attention, and the object of the fete 'was thus
rendered more strikingly apparent. For it was the
particular desire of Miss Coutts, who had herself
drawn up the plan of the proceedings, that all na-
tions should be represented at the fete, not so much
by their rulers, as by their distinguished citizens, pre-
pared to defend to the last t rights and liberties
of their respective countriehs.e Anong these the
Poles were not onittel ; on the contrary, with her
usual sympathy for our country and its cthem
ause,
they iu several instances ha I reserved for
some of the -most prominent places. I will
not describe either the magnificence of the
park or the liberality of the reception, or the
number of the amusements, or the exemplary order
which prevailed. I will only allude to three occa-
sions which produced a stronger impression n
otha
others. The first was when Colonel Greghem
ire,
marching at the head of his riflemen, halted thre,
for a moment in front of the house; Whichon stood
ascending
the steps leading t 3 the balcony, on l
the hospitable hostess, surrounded by the Royal
Family, offered her in the midst of the
prolonged
cheers of the multitude, a splendid bouquet which
had been sent that day from Ghent. On the second
Occasion Lord Granville delivered an address to the
Belgian guests, in the name of Miss Coutts, ie
n
which he described the benefits of freedom, pmosteac,
and the friendship of nations, of which a
illustrious example is given by England and
Belgium. The third occasion occurred when the
whole body of volunteers, after taking leave of their
noble hostess, and marching out of the gates
round,
in the
direction of London, suddenly turned
and returned to the house, once more to express
their gratitude by enthusiastic cheers. Instead of
describing all this magnificence, I will remind my
countrymen who Miss Burdett
of Coutts
most Iwe,althy
f I only
told them that s is one
persons in England,—nay, if 1 added that she
comes of a fain ous historical family, which has ren-
dered good service to its country, perhaps I should
attract but little attention. Even if I describ
ed
how she has distinguished herself by her boundlesscharity, how she employs her fortune in establishing
hospitals, building churches, promoting art and
science, and relieving the poor, es ia
peclly artisans and
labourers, for whom she has filled a whole suburb
(Bethnal-green) with comfortable houses, dou-
less this would gain for her the esteem she deserves
among us. But when I say that Miss Burdett
Coutts comes of a family whose sympathy for us is
a tradition, and which alas always
one actively
of the supfirst of
ported
our cause ; that her fer
our defenders, and her cousin the most ardent and
strenuous of them ; that she herself never omits an
occasion of allevatiug either by word or deed the
fate of our exiles, I hope no one will object to my
lengthening this letter with some particulars on the
subject. Mc. Coutts, the banker, known for his
enormous wealth, had three daughters. Of these
one, married to the Marquis of Bate, was the mother
of the late Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, whosa7ieedmosriyr
will ever live among U 3. The Second n
Francis Burdett. I should insult the undying grati-
tude of Poland were I to venture to remind my
countrymen may not, perhaps,
of the vrvices rendered to our cause by
They
Lord Dudley Stuart.
of Sir Francis Burdett,
recollect so well the history
a man who achieved considerable distinction
nning of
.the present cen-
in England at the begi
popular among his countrymen as
tury. lie was as
O'Connell was in Ireland, and he shook all England
with his speeches on the popular question. Not-
withstanding his wealth and connectionwith the first
families he 1.733 imprisoned in the Tower, and was
the last political pris iner committed to that fortress.
Proud of his ace uaintince with Kosciuszko, and
a hearty friend of Prince Adam Czartoryski, he
always took great interest in our cause. It is to
this that we owe the flattering opinions of the Poles
which have passed almost into proverbs in England
—that s Lying, for instance, that ' the Poles are the
first gentlemen of Europe.' It was he who declared
in Parliament that the Whigs ought to pay with
their heads for the high treason of abandoning
Poland.
" Once, in 1832, when, during the debates on
Poland in the Lower House, one of the members,
Sir C. Wetherell, ventured to make a remark in
favour of Russia, SirF. Burdettrose and indignantly
exclaimed :—' I regret that any one should be found
in this House who dares to defend RU3SiA. lie is
alone in this House and in the whole world.' And
when Sir Charles retorted that he had never de-
fended the conduct of Russia towards Poland, Sir
Francis said, ' I am deeply grateful to the hon.
member for this declaration, for I can now truth-
fully say that ia the whole eiyiliged world there is

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not a single inqaidual who would dare to say that t'
the Poles were the aggressors.'
" I remember, also, when, in one of hit letters
addressed to Lord Dailey Stuart; in answer to an
appeal on behalf of. the refugees, he says
know not what to do or can be done essentially to
serve the brave and accomplished Poles. I hare
the greatest contempt of, and indignation at Mini-
sters for their paillaninaont, unstatesmanlike con-
duct respecting them from first to last. They might
have had the glory an! the heartfelt satisfaction.
which rarely occurs of an alt at (nee geaerns an I
politic, bat s lei; 51y,r713 of then. I ell only put
-El.OO at ya.t: d'sp);il f). b •ave an I patriotic.
I culoof, cti th pm. Pitts, fy: there is a gran-
dear it: Ci3ir cttli :`;, 451 cat; t, all s ;tin;
that lifts thi:n tIIv.; pity.'
" This i 3 an all 13i )1 to alt 013 plot.
Poles' WiliCtl wet g.rt given rn in Ea;-
land. It brings to on: roc )Ikctina the indignation
of Thom is Ca-ryb.tl.l, is on; of his poems on
Poland in 1831, likeWse says :
Poles! with what indignation I endure
The half pitying, servile imutit3 that call you peer!
Poor ! is it England taecici you with her grief,
Who hates, but dares not chide the Imperial thief ?
France, with her soul beneath the Bourbon's
And Germany, that has no soul at all,
States quailing at the giant overgrown,
Whom dauntless Poland grapples with alone !
No, ye are rich in fame, e'en whilst ye bleed,
We cannot aid you, we are poor indeed!
I must acknowledge with sorrow that there now
remain but few such ardent friends of our cause in
England as Bartlett, Campbell and Dadtey Stuart
were 30 years ago, and each loss which diminishes the
number of our friends is therefore the m)ra painful
to us. We have just had to suffer a loss of this
kind in the person of William Scholefteld, M.P.
for Birmingham, who died suddenly in London.
The news of his death produced great sorrow in
Parliament, and Tories, Whigs, and Radicals
vied with each other in giving testimony to his
important services. H as well as his father, were
the oldest members of the Literary Association
of the Friends of Poland, and seconded Lord
Dudley Stuart in all his efforts on. our behalf.
During nearly 20 years of his Parliamentary career
he gave his best support to every motion brought
forward in favour of Poland ; and it would be
difficult to find so tender a heart combined with
such inexhaustible goodness and readiness to do
others a service.
I have already said that certain English families
seem to retain a traditional sympathy for our cause.
This is a characteristic of the Stuarts, Harrowbys,
Burdetts, Townshends, Attwoods, and others, and
now of the family of the Scholofields"