The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-26 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, JUNE D.—The Wiener Zeitung of this
day contains the ofiicial appointment of Baron Von
Heynau to the command in chief of the Imperial
troops in Hungary, in the Grand Duchy of Transyl-
vania, and cinsigns to him the government of those
Crown lands which are now in a state of war and of
siege.

All the ofnciils and public functionaries are en-
joined to render obedience and assistance.
The document is signed by the Emperor, counter-
signed by Prince Schwarzenberg.
The Wiener Zeitung says, " That on the 16th the
Magyar insurgents made a general attack on the
Imperial army standing in the island of Schutte and
the lower Waag, which was victoriously repelled at
every point. The Imperialists took eight 12-
pounders, 1,000 prisoners, and 60 horses. About
70 Hussars were left dead on the field. In this
engagement a Uhland of the Kaiser regiment,
who was pursuing an officer of Hussars, threw his
lance with such force and precision at a distance of 12
feet at his fugitive enemy, that the officer was pierced
through, and fell from his horse. The corps that was
attacked was the brigade under the command of
Field-Marshal von Riesbach.3

RUSSIA AND POLAND.
ST• PETERSBURGU, JUNE 13.—The official journal
of this day states that, in consequence of a command
received from his Majesty, public prayers will be
offered in alt the churches of the metropolis on
the 13th of June, on occasion of the speedy com-
mencement of the operations of the army.
Letters from Kalisch, of the 10th, say that the
cholera is raging fearfully in the Russian camp at
that place, and that trom 30 to 50 men die of it daily.

ASSAULT OF Aims —On Saturday an assault of
arms took place at Willis's Rooms, milder the patronage
of Colonel John Hall and the officers of the Ist Regiment
of Life Guards. There etas a large and highly respect.
able attendance of visitors present, who appeared to take
a warm interest in the proceedings. The exhibition
comprised swordsmanship, stick-play, sparring, and other
amusements, and was commenced by M-sisrs. -Arnold and
Sherry taking the fag. They were followed by Messrs.
Bushman, jun., and Jackson, Syrgeant Tuohy and Mr.
A. Sherry, Sergeant Collins and Mr. Winterbottom,
each pair of whom showed the most surprising mastery
of their weapons, and the due combination of ehgance
with dext:rity. This part of the performance was suc-
ceeded by n sabre encounter between Mr. Bushman and
Sergeant Tuohy, in which the latter, notwithstanding his
marvellous rapidity and and !city nt manner, was obliged
to euccneeh to the calm and tell-directed skill of the
former. A still more interesting exhibition was the
opposition of the bayonet to the sword, for the pur-
pose of testing which is the most effective weapon.
The mwket, with sluing bayonet attached, was wielded
by Sergeant Tuohy in the first instance, Mr. Bushman
taking the sword. After a time the former, getting
rather the worst of it, the different weapons were
changed, eta vo tee hands of Mr. Bushman the victory,
which seemed at First to rest in favour of the sword, was
eventually decided for the bayonet. Nothing could be
more satisfactory than the proof which S-tturday'a ex-
hibition supplied, that in resolute hands the bayonet is
one of the most eff-ctive of all our weapons of war. After
this part of the p,,rfortnance.4 had terminated. Mr. Bush.
man performed the feat of cutting through a large leg of
mutton with one sweep of the sabre. He also severed a
thin handkerchief, previously placed on his sword's edge,
and handed round the large bar of lead which he had cut
in two, two clays previously before her Majesty in Holland
Park. After some very clever stick play, young Keene,
the well known pugilist, put on the gloves with Mr.
Arnold, the b.mefielare, and some sparring commenced,
which excited a very lively interest, in none more so,
judging by appearances, than in Sir R. Peel, who, with
two ef his sons, wag present.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. WANSTEAD, SATURDAY
EVENING.--Between one and two o'clock this day a fire
broke out in a hay stack on the premises of Mr. Richard
Plaxton, known as Cann Hall Farm. Every assistance
that could be obtained was speedily brought to bear,
but all efforts proving ineffectual, a communication was
made by electric telegraph to the London tire brigade,
which immediately started for the- scene of the confla-
gration. On the firemen reaching Mr. Plaxton's they
found four large stacks of hay in one body of flame, and
their principal exertions werej therefore directed to
the
ldinsafety of the house, granaries, and other surrounding
buigs, upon which the engines were playing up to
a late hour. The four ricks Of hay were completely
destroyed: Tho origin of the fire has not been as-
certained.
Et/ELEIGN rfoßsEs•—rne importation of horses from
that Continent appears now to have become a feature in
the rpgular sup-plies from abroad. The following arrivals
of horses bare taken
the continental states of Euro lately in the metropolis from
Pe:—The
Columbine, from
Havre, has brought 7, consigned to one party; the Tri-
ton, from Ostend, 14, similarly
consigned the Lion,
from Harlingen, 6, consigned to order; the Triton, from
0-tend, 21. consigned to two separate parties; the Tri-
dent, from Hamburgh, 7, consigned to a west-end dealer;
the Antwerpen, from Antwerp, 13, consigned to two
eminent dealers in tho metropolis, with numerous other
importations of a similar nature, Within sllese few days,
from the same places.