The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-18 00:00:00

The meeting then divided upon the question whether the
July Meeting should, after 1862, commence on Tuesday, as
heretofore ; and it was decided by a large majority that the
July Meeting should be held on Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday.

The proposal to move the winning-posts of the Round
Course, the Bunbury Nile, and the Chesterfield Stakes
Course was negatived by a large majority, after which the
meeting adjourned.
A general meeting of the Club will be held on Wednesday
in the Houghton Meeting. Some notices of motion have
been given, which will, be duly published next week.

SOLDIERS AND STUDENTS AT ST.

T_ETEBSBuRG.

An occasional correspondent of the Times at St.
Petersburg, writing on the 10th of October, gives
a very lively and interesting account of further
scenes between the students and the generals during
the late university troubles :-
-The scene in the court-yard of the University (on
the 9th) was of the most astonishing kind, and was
well calculated to confuse one's notions of geo-
graphy. In the capital of the Russian empire,
directly opposite the Winter Palace (which stands
on the other side of the river), a meeting was held,
at which speeches were made, resolutions car-
ried, and deputies appointed. A little pile of
firewood served as a tribupe, from which sevf ral
orators justified, in very energetic terms, the atti-
tude taken by the students, and encouraged them
not to desist from their efforts to rescue MM. Mi-
chaelis, Guine, and Pokrovski from the hands of
the police. Unmindful of the fate of those three,
five other students accepted the dangerous office of
deputies, and left the court-yard to proceed to the
residence of General Ignatief, with the view of re-
questing—first, that the previous deputation should
be set at liberty ; second, that no more arrests
should be made by secret agents.
In the meantime General Patkul, the over-police-
master, was on the quay, riding up and down, and
evidently determined, even at the cost of his Ho, to
quell an insurrection which did not exist. A fresh
horse is led up to the General • he dismounts in hot
haste, and in an instant is in the other saddle. This
is undoubtedly an over-police-master of some energy.
Several arrests are made in the crowd, chiefly of
officers and men of the Military School. One gen-
tleman in a semi-military uniform, finding the hand
of the police almost upon him, makes a bolt. After
him rushes Patkul himself, spurring his horse in
such a manner that every one thinks charger No.
3 will have to be brought out soon. The fugitive
was caught at the earner of the next street. The
I General captured him with his own hand.

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The police and the mounted gendarmes had now
received orders to let any of the students who
wished to come out of the court-yard, but to allow
no one to go in. Nevertheless a lady, attired in a
paletot, or pardessus, or cloak of some kind, with a
blue collar, imitated from that of the students, pre-
sented herself at the gate, and requested permission
to pass.
" Gracious Heavens !" exclaimed General Patkul,
on seeing this strange apparition. " What is the
meaning of this, Madam?" he continued riding up
to the lady ? "What is this costume ? What do
you want ? Who are you P"
"I am a student," said the lady calmly; "I want
to go into the court-yard, to join the meeting."
" And are you not ashamed, Madam," cried the
General, "to think of going into the midst of a
crowd of young men?"
" No," replied the etudiante, " they know me. I
have nothing to fear from them." I wish to speak
to them, to tranquillise them."
" Go home, Madam, go home !" said Patkul, ter-
minating the conversation, and motioning to the
gendarme to keep the gate closed.
This occurred just before the deputation of five
came out.
In the court-yard of the cadet corps another
scene was taking place. Gen. Bustrom,commander
of the second division of the Guard, was haranguing
the Finland regiment (forming part of the said
division), and preparing the soldiers for noble deeds.
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have(they to bring
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somebz ata
disorderly My
rducehvry aillrd° young men to reason. These students
who are so unruly now, will, when they are a little
older, become functionaries, and you know how the
functionaries rob you and everyone they come in
contact with. We must chastise them, and, per-
haps, when they rise to be clerks they will not
plunder you so much." This high-minded and
truthful disc3urse was not received with cheers.
At its conclusion, as the number of persons on the
quay had greatly increased, the regiment was
marched out and drawn up eight deep facing the
crowd. Carriages were not allowed to pass either
way, and thus a fair field was left to Gen. B ustrom
for his manoeuvres.

Soon afterwards the five
deputies left the court-
yard, and, going up to General Patkul, asked if
they could proceed to Gen. Ignatieft's house with-
out fear of being arrested.
g‘ Deputies ! what are deputies ?" cried the over-
police-master when the emissaries had described
themselves. " I cannot recognise you in any such