The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-01 00:00:00

On the 19th ult., M. W.Kiernatowski, landowner,
and late a lieutenant in the Prussian Engineers,
was brong‘at up for examination. He showed by
quotations from the works of the historian Moch-
nacki that the terms "frontier of 1772," " all
Poland," " Crown Poland," &c., only meant those
Polish territories which are under the rule of Russia.
The insurrection of 1846 took under entirely dif-
ferent circumstances from that of last year, and a
revival of the attempts of Mieroslawski would then
have met with the strongest opposition from the
people of Posen. The sacrifices made by the Poles
in Prussia for the insurrection were perfectly
natural, proceeding as they did from a feeling of
pure patriotism, The Poles did not hope that the
Emperor Napoleon would assist them against
Prussia. They had no designs in that direction. He
(M. Kiernatowaki) did not act in behalf of the
insurgents except by collecting money-offerings for
the families of the dead and wounded.

Two letters written by the accused were then
read, M. Kiernatowski explaining that they were
private letters addressed by him to a friend.
M. Stahlberg, landrath of Ostrow, deposed that
the accused had been arrested because his name ap-
peared in the Dzialynski memoranda. A revision
afterwards took place in his house, but nothing
was found to compromise him. M. Kiernatowski
was a sensible, honest, and quiet gentleman, who
was universally respected.
M. Lisiecki then proposed the liberation of the
accused, but the court rejected the proposal.
The Rev. B. Antoniewicz, accused of having
collected money for arming insurgents, was then
next examined. lie admitted he had collected
money but not with that object, only on behalf of
persons who had became destitute during the
insurrection.

The Court reserved its decision on a proposal of
M. Janecki for the liberation of the prisoner.
H. W. Denel was the next on the charge-sheet.
He admitted ho had acted as military commissioner
for the purpose of sending insurgents across the
frontier, and that he had sent reports of the pro-
ceedings to Count Dzialynski and others.
M. Elven submitted that the prisoner should be
liberated,
The Court rejected the motion, as also another
for the liberation of M. S. Szczaniecki, but allowed
the liberation of M. L. Szczaniecki, brother of
the latter.
On the 20th, several gentlemen who had taken
part in the Slawoszowo expedition under Taczan-
owski, on the 15th April, 1863, were brought
up for examination. The first of these was M.
W. Rostkowski, who had been in the insurrections
of 1830 and 1846. He denied that he had taken
part in the expedition. He joined as a volunteer,
but, finding success was hopeless, he returned to
Posen, where he was arrested. Ha had no idea
of attackief,,, Prus,!ia. Similar evidence was given
by Messrs. W. Blocitzewski and W. liarsuicki ;
the latter, however, admitting that he had acted
for an hour and a half as chief of a detachment.
Messrs Lisiecki and Brachvogel then moved that
the accused be liberated. The Court consented,
and also decreed the liberation of the Abbe An-

toice,v)z.
Another batch of prisoners connected with the
Pyz,ira expedition, under Taezanowski, were then
exanuiaed.
M. S. Zakrzewski admitted he had fought at
Pyzdra, Kilo, and Ignacewo. He had volunteered
to join his brethren who were righting in Poland.
He had 20 men under him, and when the Prussians
crossed the frontier after the battle of Pyzdra,
Taezanowski ordered his officers to assemble, and
informed them that the National Government had
strictly enjoined him to avoid collision with the
Prussians. He never heard of a Dzialynski Comte
mittee.
M. A. Jarzenbowski also admitted that he had
fought against the Russians at Pyzdra, Kolo, and
Ignacewo, but denied that he had ever acted as
courier.
Messrs. Chodacki and Walter said they had gone
to the frontier with the object of joining the insur-
gents against the Russians, but with no hostile in.
tention against Prussia. Messrs. Chelkowski and
Milkowski denied their having joined the insur-
rection.

Messrs. Lent, Lewald, and Holthoff here pro•
posed the liberation of the prisoners.
The Court allowed the liberation of Messrs.
Chelkowski and . Milkowski, but reserved its de-
cision with regard to the others.
On the 21st, Count Stanislaus Czarnecki, accused
of having acted as military commissioner, was
examined. Ha denied the charge, which was
founded on a memorandum of Count Dzialynski's.
He also denied that certain reports were in his
handwriting. He had not belonged to the Slawos..
zewo expedition, but was arrested while on a visit
in the neighbourhood. He had intended to join
the insurrection, as it was notorious that the strug-
gle was against Russia alone—no one thought of
any attempt against Prussia.
M. Lent proposed that the accused be liberated.
The Court reserved its decision.
M. S. Blociszewski was next examined. He de•
nied having received any appointment from the
National Government or from Count Dzialynski,
whom he had never seen in his life. The further
examination of this prisoner was postponed until the
arrival of a witness in his case, named Hoffman,
M. H. Szczawinski, the next prisoner examined,
said he had not held any office under the National
Government. The statements of the prosecution
that he had purchased revolvers for 200 thalers,
and sent his son to the insurrection, were false.
M. Elven moved that the prisoner be liberated
for the present, which was agreed to by the Court.
The case of T, Brannek, accused of having acted
as military commissioner, was then brought on, but
was postponed pending the arrival of witnesses.
M. S. Radonski, who denied several charges
brought against him, on the strength of his name
appearing in the Dzialynski memoranda, was libe-
rated by the Court, after which the Abbe Jar°.
chowski was examined. He said be was heart and
soul a Pole, but he had no antipathy to Germans,
and that his duty to his parishioners alone had pre-
vented his joining the insurrection.
The proceedings on the 22d began with the exa-
mination of M. F. Radonski. He denied that he
had belonged either to the White or the Red party,
that he knew Count Dzialynski, that he had been
named a civil oommissioner, or that he had collected
tmxes for the National Government, and expressed
surprise at the prosecution having made such
charges against him without the slightest founda-

tion.
M. Wierzbinski, accused of having acted as mili.
tart' commissioner, was next called. lie denied the
charge, but acknowledged that he had given some
bushels of oats to Ikl. Mielencki for the insuents.
M. Mieleneki then deposed that he had a rgcted as
military commissioner, and that he had written the
documents put in by the prosecution. He pointed
out that these documents show that he had never
contemplated or taken any steps hostile to the