The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-22 00:00:00

KIDNAPPING IN SEW YORK.

According to an officieux article in the Zeit of the 18th
the Prussiau Government has caused its diplomatic re-
presentative at Washington to remonstrate with the Unit-
ed States' Government on account of the many acts of
violence committed on immigrants in American ports, by
forcibly pressing, or with artifice kidnapping, them on
board American vessels, and thus securing their compul-
sory service on board American merchantmen. These
steps at Washington have been mainly found on a report
published by the Liverpool Society for the protection of
foreigners, which shows, among other things, that dur-
ing the past year and the first month of this year numerous
cases had come to the knowledge of the society of
foreigners who had been compelled against their wills to
serve en board American merchantmen, and who, on
arriving in Liverpool, were so perfectly ruined in health
and fortune as to become entirely dependent upon charity
and hospital aid. Of 37 others who had been talked over
into taking American service voluntarily, a further num-
ber Lad been obliged to have recourse to surgical
aid on reaching Liverpool, iu consequence of maltreat-
ment, and out of a total number of 10(3 cases that
had come to the knowledge of the soclety, only two
persons were found who did not complain bitterly of the
ill usage received on board American vessels. The griev-
ous malpractices in New York also to which immigrants
are exposed from the artifices of "runners," who hoax
the ignorant stranger into delusive purchases and ex-
pensive routes to their destination, have been repeatedly
and industriously exposed by the Government here,
through the agency of an Emigration Board for the infor-
mation of intending emigrants; and the sale of through
tickets to American ports has been strictly forbidden in
the Prussian dominions, an example which has been
followed by the Hamburg and Bremen authorities. Oa
the other hand, this Government has at various times
pointed out, even by its official organs, the superior ad-
vantages awaiting the emigrant in Australia and Canada,
where, whatever the emigrant's individual success in life
may be, he enjoys the advantage of British laws and the
regulated freedom obtainable under a monarchical go-
vernment. It only remains for the local Government
and rail way authorities in Canada to show the world
good evidence of their really providing well for the de-
spatch of the immigrant to his de-tination, and his pro-
tection there, to obtain a considerable amount of coun-
tenance willingly accorded to them by the authorities
here.

HUNTINGDONSHIRE CONSTABULARY.—Captain Davies,
R.N., has been appointed chief constable of Hunting-
donshire, at a salary of 2501. per annum, including 701.
for travelling expenses. Tne force, as remodelled, is to
consist of 1 first-class superintendent at 1051. per annum ;
3 second-class ditto, at 951. ; 1 inspector at 11. ss. per
week, with an allowance for horse keep ; 3 sergeants at
11. 3s. per week ; 10 first-class constables at 11. per
week ; 12 second-class ditto, at 18s, per week ; and 12
third-class ditto, at 16s. per week.
THE BISHOP AND HIS LADY.—At a religious meet-
ing held a short time back in Islington (says a corre-
spondent), when the chair was taken by the Bishop of
London, the crowd that assembled to see and hear his
lordship was so great that it was found necessary to
station two or three police at the doors to prevent the
ingress of any more people. In the course of the even-
ing, however, a carriage drew up at the doors, and a
lady alighted, and, on perceiving the great crush, said
to one of those important puler c functionaries, " I am
the bishop's lady." "No, no," replied he, "that dodge
don't pay." "I assure you that I am Mrs. Tait,"
reiterated the lady. "There I've got you," replied the
unecclesiastical "Bobby," "for his lordship's name just
happens to be Archibald Campbell !" At length some
gentlemen came forward, and immediately escorted her
ladyship to a becoming place on the platform. The bishop
seemed highly entertained at the joke.—Essex Herald.
BREAKING UP OF THE ICE IN RUSSIA.—The winter,
which made its appearance in Russia unusually early
wed with unusual severity, subsequently became
unusually mild, and has at length taken its de-
parture unusually early. You have already learnt that
the ice began to move on the Neva on the 14th inst.,
the wind being at the time south west and the ther-
mometer showing 4 degrees Reauteur. On the day fol-
lowing the ice cleared off from the Revel Roads, the
wind being at the time fresh from the south, and the
thermometer showing 7 deg. Up to that time there
were no merchant vessels in sight off Revel. In the
south, as might be expected, the winter began its retreat
still earlier. In Taganrog the roads began to free them-
selves from ice, March 13 ; in Kertch they were already
open on the 11th, and trade and navigation alreadi
active. The Russian steamer Hussar bad at the end of
last month commenced plying Irina Odessa to Cherson
and Nicolagen. The Austrian steamer Metternich had
already opened the communication with Galatz ; and
further steamers for the Worge were said to be building
in some numbers.