The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-26 00:00:00

are now turned to the municipal elections, which
take place at the end of this month, and are ex-
pected to give great accession of strength to the
national party. The following translation of an
address to the Poles on the subject gives a true pic-
ture of the feelings and hopes of the patriots :
" Nothing is now so necessary for our country us
unity and concord. For them we ought all to
labour, for to them only can we owe our restora-
t ion, In a crisis so important as the present, the
decision of the majority must be a law to all ; and he
who thoughtlessly breaks this law pushes the coun-
try into a precipice. We, therefore, address our-
selves to .all who love their country, that they
may not be carried away by their enthusiasm,
and allow themselves to be deterred from what the
body of the people consider best and most advisable.
We speak of the elections for the provincial and
municipal councils, to take part in which, and to
direct them so that they may give us men of courage,
sense, and energy, is the duty of every true citizen.
This is not a question of the acceptance or rejection
of reforms, for these elections are not reforms, but
a basis for obtaining reforms answering to the wants
of the country, and which it behodes us to use for
that purpose.

" The country wants, above all, organisation,
mutual understanding, communication, and harmo-
nious working in different channels, but with the
same object. The councils do not give the oppor-
tunity of extensive action within their limits ; but
they will be important, if we select men of energetic
will and indefatigable perseverance, who love their
country above all things, and would boldly lay
before the Government its wants and requirements.
Let us endeavour, then, not only to bring the elec-
tions to a satisfactory issue, but also not to be
ashemed of our deputies, and to be able to depend
upon them. This is not the time for protests and
words ; we require deeds, organisation, and work.
The greater the difficulties we meet with, the harder
we must work to overcome them. Let us have
unity and concord for the good of our country
above all !"

Several high appointments have been published
in the official paper. General Lewinski is to be
President of the city of Warsaw, and M. Unbert
Jeska, a gentleman highly respected in the town,
Vice-President. M. Wielopolski has been appointed
Vice-President of Council of State. This appoint-
ment has not given satisfaction, M. Wielopolski's
Panslavistic tendencies being extremely unpopular
in the country, and the delay which he has caused
in the development of the various educational insti-
tutions having raised great opposition against him.

M. Paumanns, the chief of the pollee at Cracow,
continues his persecutions of the Poles in that city.
A princess belonging to one of the oldest familias,
and holding an important position at Court, was
fined, with numbers of other persons, for taking an
active part in the recent national demonstrations.
On being informed of her punishment she refased
to pay the fine, and said she was ready to go to pri-
son instead, the law allowing her the option. The
confusion that ensued in the police office may be
readily imagined. To imprison a princess was
rather more than even M. Paunlanns dared do; and
on the other hand it was clear that the fine would
not be paid. I have not heard how the matter was
settled.

An address to the Poles, Ruthenians, and
Lithuanians, has been circulated in Poland, inviting
them to be present on the 10th of next month at
Horodle, on the Bug, to commemorate the first pro-
clamation of the union of Poland with Lithuania,
which took place at that city.