The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-27 00:00:00

The Great Polish Trial at Berlin.

The independent Prussian press is daily showing greater
interest in this trial, and the rolkszeitung is publishing a
series of articles on the subject. In its number of the 15th
inst. it points out the baselessness of the assumption of the
prosecution, that "the ultimate object of the struggle with
Russia was the seizure of the province of Posen from,
Prussia," no proof whatever having, as yet, been brought
forward of such having been the case, and the participation
of the people of Posen in the Polish insurrection being as
intelligible as that of the people of England in Garibaldi's
Neapolitan campaign, or that Qf Germans in the liberation
of Schleswig-Holstein. Great hopes were en'ertained,
during the past week, that the majority of the accused
would be liberated, but the persistence of the prosecution
and the Court in prolonging the proceedings to the utmost
possible limit in every case renders it probable that mop
months will yet elapse before the trial is ended.
The sitting of the 11th inst. was occupied by thePexami-
nation of witnesses in the cases of M. Koszutski, the Rev.
S. Rymarkiewicz, and Dr. Nicklewski. Some Prussian
soldiers stated that M. Koszutski had endeavoured to per-
suade them to join the insurgents, and had sent arms to the
frontier, but they appeared doubtful of his identity. Al.
Elven then proposed that he should be liberated, but the
proposal was rejected on the ground that his case was con-
nected with that of another prisoner named Szcziniecki.
The Rev. S. Rymarkiewicz, accused of having bees an
active member of the Polish party of agitation, was then
examined. He denied having had anything to do with
political matters, as also did Dr. Niklewski, who, however,
admitted that he had wished to give the insurgents medical
aid, which he heard they had been much in want of. The
witnesses were then called, and all stated to the president
that they had never been sentenced by a court of justice.
M. Elven, however, proved that one of them had been four
weeks in prison for theft, and submitted that his evidence
be rejected. The president said the Court would decide,
but begged M. Elven not to take the Court by surprise in
this manner. M. Elven rejoined that often he could not
prove the untrustworthiness of a witness except by convict-
ing him of a falsehood before the Court.
Radomski, a gardener. then stated that it had been said
in societies at which the priest Rymarkiewicz was present,
that the Prussians would be attacked after the Russians
had been conquered. He also said he had seen the priest ga
to Slaboezewo on the 15th April last, the day on which the
insurgent expedition left.

On the 16th inst, the hearing of witnesses in this case
was continued. A manservant, named Roczak, and a
woman named Nankowska, deposed that they had seen the
priest Rymarkiewicz on his estate during the whole of the
day of the 15th April, so that he could not have gone to
Slaboszawo,

Messrs Elven and Lent then proposed the liberation of
the priest Rymarkiewicz, Dr Niklewski, and the merchant
Zapalowaki, of Posen, accused of having sold gunpowder
to M. Zorawski.
The Court allowed the liberation of Dr Niklewski, but
postponed that of the others.
The case of M. S. de Sz.zaniecki then came on. lie ac-
knowledged that he had acted as president of a savings
bank, which he considered an institution of great value to
the prosperity of the country, and incompatible with a time
of insurrection ; but he belonged to no political society, and
had not received any appointment as commissioner. The
reports and other documents put in by the prosecution were
not in his handwriting.
M. Lewald proposed that the accused should be liberated.
The Court reserved its decision.
M. L.' de Szezaniecki, brother of the above, was next
examined, He denied having acted in any capacity in the
insurrection, and expressed his regret that illness did not
permit him to do so. Ho had no knowledge whatever of
any designs against Prussia. He had bought 12 saddles,
but they were for his own men, not for the insurgents.

I. Lowald moved the liberation of the prisoner.

The Court decided that both M. S. de Szezmiecki and
his brother were to be still detained, and then acl.hurned to
the 19:h inst.

MR. GLADSTONE IN EDINIVJaGII.—The C1if03..-
celior of the Exchequer arrived in Edinburgh from
Piumaen-Mawr on Friday night OD his way to relieve
Earl Russell in attendance upon the Queen at Balmoral.
Ho remained in Ed.uburgh until next (Saturday) evening,
and was the guest of Dean Ramsay. At midday on Sa-
turday be attended a meeting of the curators of the Uni-
versity, and presided also at a meeting of the University
Court, at which all the members were present. In the
afternoon Mr Gladstone, accompanied by the Lotd Provost,
Sir William Gibson-Craig, Bart., and David Murc, Esq.,
M•P., visited the Industrial Museum and inspected the
new buildings. Mr Gladstone left by train for the north
in the evening.

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