The Sun.
London, England, 1831-09-12 00:00:00

(FROM A LETTER.)

BERLIN, SEPT. 3.—News has just been received from
Thorn, according to which the Russian troops bad sustained
a considerable defeat. A Russian Councillor of State had
passed through that town in great haste, with post horses.
The accounts of the affair are, however, so vague and ob-
scure that it is impossible to form a precise idea of it. It is
said that the bridge near Szylno (this town is on the
left bank of the Vistula on the Prussian Polish territory)
had been hastily broken down by the Russians, and all
the magazines moved to the left bank, that General Umin-
ski closely pursed the Russians, and that consternation was
painted in their countenances. It is not stated whether
this pursuit, which can only have been in consequence of
a preceding battle, was on the right or left bank of the
Vistula. From the removal of the magazines to the left
bank it would be natural to infer that the affair took
place on the right bank, i. e. in the province of Plozk.
It is not indeed easy to explain how Uminski, with
a Polish corps, who was but lately the fear of the
Russian main army on this side of Warsaw, should all of a
sudden have got northward to the frontiers of Prussia. It
is, however, possible, especially as we are quite in the
dark respecting the late operations of the Polish army.
Uminski may, perhaps, be appointed Commander-in-
Chief which was before in contemplation, and have made
a sally with the Polish troops from Modlin. In this case
it must be the corps of General Kreutz that be has attacked,
and which then had in all haste crossed the Vistula, with
the magazines, broken down the bridge, and gone to join
the main army (which was, in fact, the object it had in
view). This, however, could not properly be a retrograde
movement of the Russian troops, but rather a precipitate
advance from a pressure in the rear. The news has caused
much sensation here, and if we may believe another re-
port of a defeat of Rudiger, the two wings of the Russian
army were beaten, and the centre itself might be in dan-
ger. This news has caused the more surprise, as even the
most zealous friends of the Poles had almost given up their
cause as lost.

(FROM ANOTHER LETTER.)
BERLIN, SEPT. 3.—The King and the Princes have
removed to Charlottenburg, where the Palace and the gar-
den are surrounded with a guard, and an adjacent build-
ing is set aside for fumigating those persons who have
occasion to approach the Royal Family. The King, how-
ever, is too much used to despise danger to suffer himself
to be shut up as the physicians desire. He and Prince
William came again to the capital to-day.
The Crown Prince has not quitted the Palace at Berlin.
STOCKHOLM, AUG. 30.—The Crown Princess and the
young Prince are well.
Part of the King's horses are already gone to Norway,
so that his Majesty's visit to that kingdom is certain.

HAMBURG, SEPT. 6 —.-BORSEN- HA LLE, FOUR I'.at.
Discount 4. to 1 per cent.
End of Sept.
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cent.
Anglo-Russian Loan
Hamburg-Itussian Loan
Polish Bonds
Austrian Bank Shares 945
Austrian Metalliques
New Austrian 4 per Cent.

BERLIN, SEPT. 5.—A letter from Stettin of the 2d,
gives an account of previous riots in opposition to the mea-
sures adopted for checking the cholera, particulatly the re-
moval of the sick,when at their own dei re, to the huspita's.
The mob, consisting of persons of the lowest class and
worst character, broke the windows of several houses, and
in particular proceeded to despoil the residence of a respect-
able magistrate, who has the direction of the measures
against the cholera. The military and civic guard suc-
ceeded in quelling the riot, and arrested the greater part of
the persons implicated, who will soon meet their merited
punishment. It is not mentioned that any persons were
killed or wounded, though the soldiers were obliged to fire
on the mob. It was hoped that the measures that have
been adopted will prevent any further disorders.
The Prussian State Gazetteof sth andfith September
contains no news from Poland.

Mr. BANIM, the celebrated author of " Tales
by the O'Hara Family," " The Denounced," &c. will very
shortly produce a new work to be entitled " The Smug-
gler." In his delineation of perilous adventure, and of
bold and desperate enterprise, this author remains unsur-
passed by any other living writer. His present work,
therefore, may be expected to create no ordinary sensation
among the lovers of choice fiction.

" Big SAM," the well-known porter of Carlton-
house, was a soldier in the 93d Regiment. His appear-
ance was not a little remarkable. This good-natured
giant, standing seven feet five inches in his stockings, and
symmetrically well made, had attained the rank of sergeant ;
he never stood in the ranks, but generally appeared on the
right of the regiment when in line, and marched at the
head when in column, accompanied, wherever he went,
whether on duty or off, by a mountain deer, of dimensions
almost as extraordinary as his own. The huge creature
was gentle as a lamb, and had for SAM the affection of a
shepherd's dog, and their joint appearance made so small
stir in the streets of an English market town.
IRISH WIT.—In a market town not sixty
miles from Glasgow, the following dialogue took place
between an Irish reaper (considerably under the common
stature) and a countryman. Irishman—" Do you ever
want any body for the harvest?" Countryman—" Yes.'
Irishman—" Will you take me ?" Countryman—" No,
ye're too wee." Irishman—" Arrsh, now, and do you cut
your corn at the top 2"

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WOLSEY'S HAT.--The extraordinary anx-
iety displayed by WOLSEY in the escorting of his Car-
dinal's hat was ludicrous in the extreme. He always had
lofty notions of the dignity of this hat, and wls much cha-
grined by the POPE'S having forwarded it to hint " in a Var-
let's budget." (We quote from the haughty C irdinal's letter
to the A rchhisop of CANTERBURY, front the original manu-
script in the British Museum.) "The Varlet" was therefore
detained in France till his appearance was, at the Cardinal's
expense, made more worthy of the treasure of which he
was the ignoble guardian. On its landing, the hat was
actually met by a great procession at Blackheath, and con-
ducted in solemn triumph to Westminster Abbey. When
it bad readied the Abbey it was placed in state on a table,
with tapers round it, before an empty suit, itenl the greatest
Duke of the land was compelled to make a curtsey to it.
After this the hat appears to have acted a distinguished
part in all the Cardinal's processions and State exhibi-
tions, and, we presume, conducted itself with becoming
dignity and discretion.