The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-04 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

A le' ter from St Petersburg') says that the pub-
lic baptism of the newly born son of the Emperor
and Repress of Russia, which had been originally
fixed for the 31st ult., has been postponed to the
Bth, in ord,r to enable the Grand Duke Constan-
tine to be present at it. It adds that the name of
Sergius has been seleetA for the prince in accom-
plishment of a vow made by their Majesties in their
visit to the convent of St. Sergius in September
last, after the coronation fetes.
The Czas of Cracow of the 29th ult. recurs to the
affair of the beating given to a general at Kiew,
and, ftr from admitting that its statement was un-
founded, confirms it in its ma'n points, with addi-
tional particulars:—
" We have to-day received some positive infor-
mation relative to the affair of the students at
Kiew, and it differs in many points from the ver-
sion which we published a few days ago. In the
month of February last, an officer, in a state of in-
toxication, killed a student in a quarrel which took
place at a ball, and that event produced a consi-
derable, sensation, although the young man before
he died begged that his murderer should be par-
doned, as he was not in his senses when he com-
mitted the act. Since. that time there have been
constant quarrels between the students and the of-
ficers up to the last affair of General de Br—,
which occurred in the following manner :—A
student struck a dog which was attempting to bite
him; the owner of the dog, General de Br—, well
known for his irritable temper, asked the student
why he beat the animal. 'Because he attempted
to bite me,' replied the Student, at the same time ,
giving it another blow. The General, greatly
annoyed, called the police, and had the student
arrested. On his being summoned to deliver up
his sword—for the students wear a uniform and a
sword—he put himself'on his defence, and protested
against being arrested by any authority but that of
the university. Notwithstanding his resistance and
remonstrances, his sword was taken from him. At
the same moment he managed to escape from the
hands of the police, and went to the rector of the
university, who referred bins to the council of that
body. The council only assembles once a week
(Friday), and as the general was to leave the
,place on Wednesday, the students resolved to take
the matter into their own hands and wreak ven-
geance for the insult offered to their body. An
opportunity soon presented itself. On the even-
ing of the 29th the General went to the theatre,
and more than 300 students assembled and waitep
at the door for his coming out. The general, hav-
ing received notice of what was going on, left the
house before the close of the representation, accom-
panied by several officers. He did not, however,
escape, for the students who had been watching his
movements gave the signal, and the moment ho
reached the street he was surrounded, the officers
knocked down, and the general himself, being
thrown on the ground, received about sixty blows
with a stick. One of the gendarmes present drew
his sword,tbut he was overpowered and received
several stabs from a poignard, of which he die'
shortly after. A detachment of troops came up at
the moment, and the students took to flight. On
the following morning 64 of them were arrested,
and althcugh none of them made any avowal, Si-t
were condemned, probably as the assumed leaders,
to one year's service as simple soldiers."

SPAIN.
The Spanish Congress was again occupied the
whole of the 29th ult. in discussing the address in
reply to the speech from the throne : but the only
point of interest in the debate was that M. CamP°
Amor expressed regret for the offensive language
he had used on a previous occasion. On the 30th
the debate was resumed, and was continuing when
the post left. The Madrid journals of that date
contain no news of interest. The disturbances at
Granada had entirely ceased, but the authorities
continued to take military precautions. The num;
ber of persons wounded by the troops was two, and
not four as at first stated. The authorities were
causing bread to be sold to the poor at a reduced
rate.

We regret to state that a telegraphic despatch
from Venice announces the death of the Princess
Bagration, wife of his Excellency Lord Howden.