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THE SUN, LONDON, WEDIN :SDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 30, 185-9:

THE NE 1V NOR TIE AMERICAN POSTAL
ARRANGEMENTS.

two latter gentlemen were empowered to act for
the American Postmaster-General), to state, thatit
is owing altogether to their earnest and cordial de-
sire to carry into effect, without a day's unnecessary
delay, this vast postal improvement between Eu-
rope and America, that as much has been accom-
plished by them within a fortnight as would, under
the ordinary influence of red tape, have been
achieved in a twelvemonth.

On Wednesday next a vast change in the postal
communications between Europe and America will
come into operation. The arrangements connected
with .this change have been a subject of negotiation
for some time between the Hon. Sidney Smith,
Postmaster-General of Canada, and the Hon. Mi.
King, Postmaster-General of the United States.
For the purpose of completing them, and of obtain.
ing the sanction of the British Post-office authori-
ties, Mr. Smith, accompanied by Mr. Griffin, the
Deputy Postmaster-General of Canada, has been in
England during the last fortnight. The requisite
sanction was obtained on Friday last, and, com-
mencing the Canadian line of steamers
will
eai:itTs thisl
i letime'vreseerklicua bll2 between Great Britain
t,
Q
and
also. between Europe
and the whole of the Western, North West-
ern, and a considerable portion of the South
Western States of the American Union. In fact,
these steamers will practically perform the postal
service formerly performed- by. the Collins line of
United States mail steamers, with this advantage,
that, whereas the latter only ran once a fortnight
from each side of the Atlantic, the Canadian steamers
will run once a week.
The steamer which is toleave Liverpool on the
30th will call at Queenstown on the following day,
and henceforth every Canadian steamer will make
Queenstown a part of call both on the outward and
homeward voyages, so that the steamers of this line
will call there 104 times per annum.
Hitherto the latest period at which letters for
conveyance by these steamers could be posted in Lon-
don or throughout England, was Tuesday evening,
billior the faturenieie will be a clear gain of 24 hours
inasmuch as all letters posted throughout Great Bri-
tain on Wednesday will be forwarded by that night's
mail to Dublin. According to present postal arrange-
ments they should arrive there about 10 a.m.. on
Thursday. This is an hour after the ordinary day mail
for Cork has left Dublin. The Poet-office department
has, therefore, entered into au arrangement with
the directors of the Great Southern and 'Western
of Ireland to run a special, train from Dublin to
Cork. It is to start at 11 a.m., and to run the
whole distance.(l66 miles) in four hours and a half.
The terminus of the railway at Cork is only a few
steps from the River Lee. The mails (and the pas-
sengers who accompany them) will reach in a few
minutes the river steamer in readiness for their
reception. From this point to Queenstown, a dis-
tance of about ten miles, they will be conveyed in a
little lass than •an hour, so that the mails can be
put on tlie transatlantic steamer at or about
4.30 p.m. As the average hour •of sailing of the
mail steam ships from. Liverpool is 1 p.m., and as
the runfrom that port to Queenstown (about 315
nautical miles) usually requires about 26 hours,
there is but little chance, even under the most
favourable circumstances, of the transatlantic
steamer being in Queenstown in advance of the
mail despatched from London on the evening of
the day she left Liverpool. •
But on the Ist of July next'the accelerated pos-
tal communication between Dublin and London
will come into operation. From that date letters
posted in London-for the eveningdespatch onWed-
nesday will lie in Dublin at 7.20 a.m. the following
day. If despatched for Cork by special express
train at 8 a.m.; they will reach that city at half-past
12 p m., and Queenstown at 2 p.m. In September,
1860, the branch, railway from Cork to Queenstown
Will be completed, and as it will form a direct con-
tinuation of the railway, from Dublin to Cork, this
distance can be accomplished in 20 minutes, and
the delivery of the mails on board the Canadian
steamer can be completed by 1 p.m., giving a gain
of nearly four hours over present arrangements.
It will thus be scan that by these arrangements
there will be a clear gain for the correspondence
between Europe and America of 24 hours at pre-
sent, and about 28 from September next.
As regards telegraphic intelligence there will be
a gain of two days, inasmuch as •the steamer will
not leave Queenstown until an hour late enough on
Thursday afternoon to receive the prices of the
British and continental funds, as well as the state of
the cotton, flour, and other markets of that day.
As the arrangements for telegraphing all over the
American continent to and from Father Point (150
mild below Quebec) are now complete, it follows,
taking the average specd of the C3nadian steamers
into account, that telegraphic communication from
Europe to America can thus be kept up in eight
days. The news by this medium will almost inva-
riably be known on the American continent on the
Friday, and its effect can be noted in the commer-
cial correspondence by the steamers leaving both
Quebec and New York on the following day (Sa-
turday)-
The following are the distances from Queenstown:
—To New York, 2,680 nautical miles; to Boston,
2,490; to Portland, 2,450; to Quebec, 2,202. But
the voyage from Europe to Quebec not only posesses
the advantage of being much shorter than to any
of the other ports, but for more than one-third of
its length it is within the smooth waters of the
Of and river of St. Lawrence. By this route land
is only lost sight of between five and six days. By
the others it is not visible except for a few hours
after departure and before arrival. The navigation
of the St. Lawrence being closed in winter by ice,
the Canadian steamers go to and from Portland,
the port nearest to Europe after Quebec.
The entire completion of the Grand Trunk Rail-
way of Canada and the opening of the Victoria-
bridge enable the directors to establish a system of
Quebec and Portland with
a
former to Chicago is
ecohni te iengueo. u s
Thet i n s
distanceb et %v e e ne
of
the
1,007 miles, and of the latter to Chicago 1,131
miles. The speed of these trains, including all
stoppages, is 23 miles an hour, consequently
the remaining time between Chicago and Quebec
will be 41 hours, and between Chicago
and Portland 50 hours. It is mainly in consequence
of this continuous system of trains working in di-
rect connection with the Canadian steamers that
the United States Government has entered into the
treaty with the Imperial and Canadian Post-offices
for the transmission of the mails between Europe
and the Western, North Western, and South-Wes-
tern States of the American Union. By means of
this connection there will be a saving of three days
in each direction, for the immense correspondence
of these regions, which comprise thousands of square
miles of as rich and as productive land as there is
in any part of the world. The Canadian steamer,
will, on the return voyage, start on each Saturday.
In summer she may be expected in Queenstown
on Monday with a telegraphic• summary of all
important matters from every Tart of the Ameri•
can continent occurring during business hours
on the previous Saturday week, and her mails
can be delivered - in London and throughout
England on Wednesday morning, so as to enable
replies to be sent by that evening's post, for the
steamer that calls at Queenstown on Thursday. In
winter she will usually reach Queenstown on
'Tuesdays, when her telegraphic news will at once
be circulated, and its arrival can at all events be
noted in the correspondence of Wednesday.
The day of the week (Wednesday) on which the
Canadian steamers start from Liverpool on their
outward voyages, in connection with their calling
at Queenstown, gives them an advantage for the
commercial community not possessed by the Cunard
ships that leave Liverpool on Saturdays, and call
at Queenstown on Sundays. This is caused by the
fact that Saturday is now becoming a universal half-
holiday throughout England, and consequently does
the of
ftehleleNw veienkg, and to to
beingthis has to
not afford the same opportunities for large com-
mercial operations and correspondence as on the
b othere
added
businessdded daysthat
Sun-
day, there are no markets, and no prices,
either of funds, of flour, or of cotton, to
telegraph up to the latest moment previous
to the departure of the steamer, Very nearly the
same remaak applies to the Cunard steamer on her
rs iaol nal
yol yn retch
Saturday o n
morning.Frida yge v einiienr, arrival at Queenstown, which 'port she will occa-
sionally
telegraphicm or gen
sum-
mary will, of course, be at once circulated ; but even
if her letters be forwarded through Ireland imme-
diately after eh: comes into port they will arrive
in England on Sunday forenoon, and will not be
delivered, except in some rare cases, until the fol-
lowing morning.
Two Post-office clerks will be placed on board
each steamer, so that durini, the homeward voyage
the letters will be sorted forr' the different parts of
the United Kingdom and of the continent of Eu-
rope, and at once despatched to their destinations
without further manipulation at the Cork Post-
office. On the outward voyage the same duty will be
performed for all parts of Canada. But the letters
for Portland, Detroit, and Chicago, which, under
the new arrangements, are constituted "exchange
offices," by the American authorities, will be deli-
vered, as made up in England, to the postmasters
in those cities, and will be by them distributed in
their respective postal districts.

It is hitt justice to the Earl of Elgin, the Post-
master-General acting with Mr. Rowland Hill on
the part of the Imperial Post-office, as well as to
the Hon. Mr. Smith and Mr. Griffin, on the part of
Canada and on that of the United States (for these

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of the sort; but he had had a litil, i. , ii-: .2 ...,:': •
did not know what he was about. Ni. •Si
The Lord Mayor—ls anything known of the pri-
soners here ?
Partridge (gaoler)—Herbert has been here before
. several thnes• lie had three months the last time.
His name is Evans, not Herbert. •
Prisoner—HoW .can you prove how often I have
. been here before, and tlit my name is Evans ? I!
' have been here once, and that is all. •
Partridge—I know nothing of Brown.
The Lord Mayor said he should remand the pri-
soners for a week; and mind you get- all the pre-
vious convictions against Herbert, gaoler.
The prisoners were remanded accordingly. '
Mary Stareley, a precocious-looking, showily
dressed girl, only 15 years of age, and said to he
respectably connected, was charged with stealing a
pair of sugar-tongs, value 35., the property of Mr.
S. King, Colonial Dining-rooms, Gracechurch-street:
On Monday afternoon she went to the prosecu;
tor's, called for a cup of tea, drank it, and was leav-
ing, when the sugar-tongs which were electron
plated, were - missed from sugar-tongs,
table at whicli she
had been sitting. She was followed and asked
whether she knew anything about them, and in
reply immediately produced them from her pocket,
at the same time saying she was very sorry she
had taken them, but that she had done so becau3e
she took a fancy to them, and knew they would
please her mamma and the children. The prose-
cutor, however, gave her into custody, and upon
her being searched at the station-house a sum of
£166 10s. was found in her pockets, in 'gold and
notes. This money, she said, she had obtained
upon.a cheque with which she had been sent to the
bank by a relative; and the police, ascertaining at
the bank that she had cashed a. cheque there as
stated, at once communicated with her. friends.
The prosecutor did not wish to press the charge
with severity, and it was agreed that she should be
summarily dealt with.
When asked what she had to say to the charge,
she replied, "I am very sorry, but I have two little
brothers at home,lvho have a small set of tea thiu,..s, ~„--,,, :
witielk4.l,flie-16tieizliTRIrVbfnlilftOW • 14-: --.4,
make my little brothers pleased, and so I took them." - to ..
- ThetEdMayor said the case was one of a very • -..,
painful nature, but he must do his duty, and send
her to prison for 21 days.
The prisoner, who, although so young, is thought
;o be enciente, was then locked up. .

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PRICE 4D. S TAMPED, 5D

L.4.11T LATTELLIGENCE.—.Yov: - 29.
COURT OF COMMON- PLEAS.
(Sittings at Nisi Prins, in Middlesex, before Lord
Chief Justice Erie and a Special Jury.)
GILLETT V. lIOTITAAL—SERTOUS ASSAULT AND
STRANGE DELUSION.
- The plaintiff claimed damages upon the ground
that the defendant had assaulted him, and had also
broken some furniture. The plea was not guilty.
Mr. Sergeant Shee, Mr. Giffard, and Mr. Lap-
worth appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Edwin
James and Mr. Sergeant Parry for the defendant.
Mr. Sergt. Shoe said, that the plaintiff was a gentle-
man in independent circumstauees, and he resided at
Ditton, in Surrey, where he kept a small establish-
ment; he and his mother living together. The
defendant was a gentleman who pea-sonally and in
respect of family and profession was most respect-
able; he was a surgeon practising in the village of
Ditton. He had been there but a short time, having
succeeded to the practice of Mr. Garratt, who had
for many years been the medical attendant of the
plaintiff and his mother. When Mr. Garratt retired
he introduced the defendant to his patients, and
since then he had been the regular medical atten-
dant of the plaintiff's mother. When the defendant
married two or three years ago, he sent cards to
the plaintiff, and they visited occasionally at one
another's houses, though they never became inti-
mate. The plaintiff very seldom' had occasion to
go to the defendant's except to get some prescrip-
tion for his mother, to papa bill, or to ask for a
church-rate, he being the minister's churchwarden.
For some- time previously to July last there was
something iir•the inAnner.of the defendant'
excited the plaintiff's surprise,lliough the feeling
did not break out into actual incivility, nor did it
prevent the defendant from .attending at the plain-
tiff's house. About half-past seven in the evening,
on the 11th July, he went to. '..the plaintiff's, and
having, in an excited manner, said something about
the plaintiff having ruined the peace of -his (defen-
dint'S) family, committed the violent assault which
would be detailed in the plaintiff's evidence„ The
learned sergeant _concluded. _by saying that there
was not the slightest pretenc,e for, uttering the
words which the defendant had' made nse,of. The
plaintiff was . a . gentleman 63 'years old,. sa,nd. he
challenged the fullest inquiry into his conduct in
relation to the defendant or to -any member of firs
family,, and he, defied the defendant to suggestAßy
reasonable or.possible, or even fanciful, ground. for
the words that he had uttered. •
Mr. Joseph Gillett, the plaintiff, said-1 haie
lived at Ditton for 23 years,,and have been, l 5 years
a guardian of the poor, and four years minister's
churchwarden. My mother is 89 years old, and I
am in -my- 65th year. -The defendant is-probably -33
or 34, and he-was married-two -or-three year ago.
After he was married I called on him and we ex-
changed visits two or three times. For a few months
before July last the defendant did not seem so fami-
liar as he used to be, but I was not aware of any
reason for it. On the llth July I was employed in
my garden and I saw the defendant coming across
the Green. I went through the back of the house
and_told the_servant to go and let him in. Before I
got,to_the,door helad rung the bell, and,J went to
the 'door and met offered to shake hands but
he did not do so. lie said he would speak to my
mother, and he went into the dining-room and shook
Mantis with.-her. lie came out and.at once pushed
me into the drawing-room, and shut the door. -He
said; " What ao you mean by. watching me about ?"
I said Thad not. watched him, -and-asked him what
he meant. He raised his stick..(a,thick one) and
struck the on the arm. I thought- the arm was
broken...-it was quite paralysed. I again asked
what he meant, ar.d he your eyes, you
haic ruined my home." He struck me on the aim
again and also on the side. He knocked over a chair,
and he caught iris stick in they muslin curtain and
tore it, or I should have had it sharper I expect. I
received eight or nine blows altogether. I received
the blows on my arm because I put it up to save Zrry
head, at which the blows were aimed. Afterwards
he went into the passage and said to my mother, " I
will come to see you at any time,. but I won't see
that blackguard. The next time I come I will spat-
ter his brains on those pillars" (meaning. the pillars
that supported the portico), My mother,. uotwith-.,-
standing she was hard of hearing,' heard the blows,
and she came to the door. She said, "He has not
hit you, has he ?" and I said, " Yes, he has." The old
lady sAid, " I wish I had been there, 1 would have
hit him." (Laughter.) I ordered the defendant never
to come to the house again. I went to a surgeon, and,
after I had waited some hours for him, he came home
and dressed my bruises. It was one in the morning
before I got home. I could not sleep that night, nor
for one or two nights afterwards. I was so sick, ex-
cited, and nervous. I suffer pain to this day. I had to
carry my arm in a sling for three weeks. Ido not
know of any provocation or pretence for this as
sault ; not the least in the world.

BOW-STREET.—Henryßillingtan was brought
up on remand, charged with creating a disturbance
in King-street, Westminster, and annoying the wit-
nesses who had been examined on the appeal in a
case arising out of the strike.
_Mr. Abrams appeared for the defence.
The complainant, Mr. Robjohn, said he had not
been- molested since the former hearing (on Tuesday
of last week), and he did not think the prisoner had
any malice against him. No doubt the prisoner
had -yielded to the excitement of the moment, and
would:net *do:any thilig of the sort again. He hoped
the magistrate wriuld take a favourable view of the
case, and would consider the week's imprisonment
he. had undergone a sufficient punishment.
Mr. Jardine—ls there any further evidence ?
Sergeant Penfold said inquiries had been made
about the prisoner, and it had been ascertained that
he was at work up to the day when he was taken
into custody. He bore an excellent character.
Mr. Abrams said the prisoner was not a member
of the society, and had really no • reelinF, in the
question. Unfortunately he was in the neighbour-
hOod, and being ignorant of the law he was foolish
enough to take part in the disturbance. He was
not a leaderor ringleader, though Mr. Robjohn ap-
peared to imagine that be was.
Mr. Jardine thought it probable that this
was the true view of the,ease. It was very likely
that the prisoner had acted from the excitement of
the moment, arid-that he would not have led others
on to do what was • wrong, if 'he had not found
others doing the same. He could not help being
struck with the previous good.character of the pri-
soner, and he placed considerable 'reliance on the
recommendation of Mr. Robjohn. He hoped Mr.
Robjohn was right in believing that this absurd
fermentation was over. But he hoped the leniency
he should show towards the prisoner would not be
misinterpreted ; that no one would imagine ,they.
might commit such offences with impunity. if
Mr. Robjohn bad said that he still had reason td
fear attack pr annoyance, he (Mt. Jardine) would
have made the prisoner find heavy bail, or Would
have committed him for trial. As the case stood,
he should be satisfied with ordering him to enter
into his own recognisances for £5O to keep the
peace for six months:

CLERKENIVELL.---.Stmou.s_. :CHARGE OF
BIGAMY AGAINST THE WIFE OT A CLERGYMAN.
—Jemima Eliza Rogers, the wife of the Rev. John
Foster Rogers, of 'Winchester, was charged beforo
Mr. Conic with feloniously intermarrying with
John George William Paul, her 'husband being
then and still slive.

Mr. Sleigh, harrister, attended for the prosecu-
tion.

Cross-examined—My house is scarcely a quarter
of a mile from the defendant's. I did not under-
stand, nor do I now understand, my ruining the
peace of his family. I said to him, " Good God, I
was never in your house when you were not there,
I will be on my oath," and he said, " D— your
oath, I will not believe you on your oath." There
was no bone broken ; but I should have liked you
to see my arm—you would not have liked it. It
was very much bruised and swollen.
A servant maid, who witnessed part of the affair,
to that extent corroborated the plaintiff.
At this stage of the proceedings it was announced
that the matter would not be further contested.
Mr. Edwin James said, your lordship knows what
a very delicate and difficult duty the advocate has
at times to discharge. Our client is not here, but
some highly respectable gentlemen, friends of his,
who had undertaken to attend the court in reference
to the matter are present. There can be no doubt
a species of almost monomania has affected this
gentleman's mind in reference to a notion that his
wife has been guilty of infidelity with the plaintiff;
and, indeed, it was not until we had the opportu-
nity of a consultation that we could do anything to
remove the impression from his mind ; but he has
now placed the matter entirely in the hands of the
learned sergeant and myself, and, under the cir-
cumstances, I feel that we are discharging our duty
to him in expressing his deep regret for what has
occurred, for the insult, and I may say the outrage
that he has committed on Mr. Gillett ; and in
hoping that our persuasions and that of his friends
have removed from his mind that impression which
was most deeply implanted there, that his wife
had committed herself with Mr. Gillett, for which
there is not the slightest foundation—it is a perfect
delusion.

The prisoner was married to her first husband
about 30 years.ago in Ireland, and in September,
1858, married quite a young man at St. Pancras
church. This and other facts coming to the Rev.
Mr. Rogers' knowledge, proceedings were instituted
in the Divorce Court, and on Monday last a decree
of dissolution of marriage was pronounced. The
prisoner had been in custody about a month.
Mr. Sleigh said that as a decree of dissolution of
marriage had been pronounced, and taking into con-
sideration the painful fact, that the prisoner had
been the inmate of a lunatic asylum, he on the
part of the prosecution did not wish to go further
into the case, and with his worship's permission
would not offer any further evidence.
Mr. Corrie, under the circumstances, allowed that
course to be adopted, and the prisoner was dis-
charged.

THE RECENT MUTINY ON BOARD
11.211.5. PRINCESS ROYAL.

The procedings in this case were resumed yester-
day morning on board the Victory in Portsmouth
harbour. On the opening of the Court the defences
of the prisoners were read to the Court by the De-
puty Judge-Advocate. The prisoners all denied
having taken any part in the disturbance; the pri-
soner Harvey also pleaded ignorance of what took
place, from the effects of drink. Several witnesses
were called for the defence, but no facts of import-
ance were elicited.

The Court closed at noon to consider its finding,
and remained closed until six p.m., when it was
again opened, and the finding read by the Deputy
Judge-Advocate.

The Lord Chief Justice—This is a very satisfac-
tory termination.
A verdict was entered for the plaintiff by consent
—damages, £lOO.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Nov. 29.

MANSION-HOUSE.—John Herbert and John
Brown were charged with burglariously breaking
into the Tower Shades public-house, Tower-street,
and stealing therefrom the whole of the pewter fit-
tings of the bar, a bottle of rum, a bottle of gin, and
sundry other articles, the property of Mr. S. Ben-
nett, licensed victualler.

Police-constable 563 said he was on duty in Tower-
-street that morning, about half-past three, and as he
passed the Tower Shades, he heard a noise in the
house. The noise continued until the footsteps of
another constable could be heard, when it stopped,
but recommenced on the sounds receding. He
watched for some minutes, and saw a man's head
peeping round the door. Ho said, "I am waiting
for you, my man," and sprung his rattle, which
brought Sergeant Fisher and two other constables
to the spot. He found the door open, and on en-
tering the house be saw the prisoner Herbert hiding
behind a table. He took him to the station, and on
searching him, found a pair of sugartongs and a
small silver watchkey. On going back to the house,
he found the pewter fittings of the bar, a bottle of
gin, a quantity of rum in a bottle, about a pound of
tobacco, three pounds of cheese, and several other
things, packed up all ready for removal.
Samuel Bennett said—l live in the house of the
Shades Tavern, and rent the tap of Mr. Carpenter,
the landlord. The prisoner was in my employ
about two months ago, as potman, under the name
of Evans. About a month ago I told him never to
come into my place again, and I have not seen him
since. Brown was in the bar last night, and I let him
out about half-past 12; after which 'I went round
and fastened all up. I am certain I fastened the
door, which the constable found open. I then went
to bed, and was awoke by the 'constable about half-
past three this morning, and on coming down stairs
I found the pewter lining of the bar removed, and
packed up on the table. The tobacco, gin, and rum
I believe to be my property. The damage done to
the bar I should say is about £6.
Sergeant Fisher said, this morning he heard the
first witness spring his rattle, and went to his
assistance. He went into the bar of the Shades,
and found the prisoner Brown in the act of undo-
ing the bar of one of the side doors, in order to
effect his esePpe. He took him into custody, when

Tile Court found the fourth charge not proved
against the whole of the prisoners; found the pri-
soners Henry Randall, James Smith, Robert Thaley,
and Charles Cook, guilty on the first, second, and
third charges ; found the prisoners John Earley,
John Wilson, and John Harvey guilty on tha third
charge; and, after giving their most careful atten-
tion to the evidence, the Court, in consideration of
the pecular circumstances of the case, only sen-
tenced Henry Randall, James Smith, and Robert
Thurley to 18 months' imprisonment in Winches-
ter gaol, with hard labour; Charles Conk to 12
months' imprisonment in Winchester gaol, with
hard labour ; John Earley, John Wilson, and John
Harvey, to six months' imprisonment in Winches-
ter gaol, with hard labour ; and the Court could
not separate without noticing with approbation the
conduct of the witness George Hoad in remaining
under the sentries when releaszd from irons in the
fore cockpit. (Road was found guilty a few days
since of an assault on the Second Master of the
Princess Royal, and sentenced to receive 48 lashes,
to lose all 'pay, and undergo two years' imprison-
ment. No part of this sentence has, however, been
yet carried out.)
The following are the charges on which the pri-
soners were tried :

Ist. For making a mutinous assembly; 2d, for
endeavouring to do so; 3d, for being present at a
mutiny on board the Princess Royal, and not using
their endeavours to suppress the same; and, 4thly,
for disobeying the lawful commands of their supe-
rior officers when the drum had beaten to quarters,
and not going on the upper deck when the well-
disposed men were piped to do so.
The Court would again assemble on board the
Victory this morning to proceed with the other cases.

ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLISH REVOLUTION.—
Yesterday being the 29th anniversary of the Polish Revo-
lution of 1830-31, a funeral service, for the repose of those
who fell in that and other national struggles, was performed
by the Rev. E. Podolsld, at the Catholic Chapel, Sutton-
str. et, Soho. In the course of the day a numerous meet,
ing of the Polish refugees was held at Sussex Chambers,
Duke-street, St. James's, under the presidency of Colonel
B. Wiercinski, who,,-in a long speech, gave a histori-
cal sketch of the' sufferings of the Polish
nation and of the unquenchable spirit of
patriotism and devotion which'pervades every membor of
it, as well as the hope of seeing Poland restored to lier
former independence, encouraging his countrymen to bear
with patience and resignation their much protracted rule.
Mr. N. F. Zaba, Major Zulewski, Mr. Stokowiski, and
several other gentlemen also addressed the 11-Toting, which
expressed a hope that the rights of Poland will not be for-
gotten at the approaching Congress of the European
Powers, by whom they were guaranteed in so solemn and
decisive a manner After a vote of thanks to the chairman
the meeting separated.
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