The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-21 00:00:00

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GALICIA LIMBURG, OCT. 6.—A1l those persons who
have endeavoured to spread reports in the Vienna
Gazette, and the Augsburgh Allgemeine Zeitung, that the
disturbances among the peasants in Galicia were long
since terminated, are at length completely refuted.
Count Stadian publishes, in the Polish Limburg Ga-
zette of this day, an ordinance which has long been
expected, by which the whole of Galicia, with the ex-
ception of the Bukowina, is put under martial law.
Count Stadian having convinced himself of the state of
things in Galicia, went to Vienna to obtain more corn •
prehensive full powers for his conduct in Galicia. These
were granted by the Emperor on the 15th of September,
in consequence of which two ordinances were issued,
one for the application of martial law to persons guilty
of treason in Galicia, with the exception of Bakowina,
and a second containing more severe measures with
respect to the superintendence of strangers by the police.
BERLIN, OCT. 10.—Mr. Wensel, lately appointed
Commissioner, is gone to-day to Posen, in order to pre.
pare for the great trial of the conspirators, er at least
to arrange on the spot the course of the proceedings, ac-
cording to the materials which have been collected there.
Up to this period 84 Poles, who have hitherto been
confined in Sonnanberg and Posen, have been brought
hither. As it was to be expected, it is not thought ad-
visable to place them for the present in the just com-
pleted wing of the new prison, and they will, therefore,
in all probability, remain during the whole winter, or
at least while the preliminary proceedings, and the
trial continues, in the city prison. The trial itself will,
it is said, be conducted in the hall of the county tribu-
nal. The criminal court of this city, by a proclamation
of the 6th of this month, has determined or made known
the punishment which those persons incur who do not
obey its summons to appear as witnesses, which is
a fine of 20 rix dollars, or 8 days' imprisonment. It is
well known that the appearance of witnesses is of the
greatest importance, and, in fact, indispensible in oral
proceedings, and it is, therefore, especially recom-
mended to the attention of the friends and promoters of
expeditious judicial proceedings.
GOTTINGEN, OCT. 12.—We are looking forward to a
melancholy winter; the distress among the poor is very
great, and yet the harvest is but just over. Senator Berg,
and other benevolent persons at Gottingen, are buying
up potatoes, in order to sell them to the poor at compa-
ratively low prices. But all such measures are insuffi
cient to avert the impending distress, so long as the fatal
brandy distilleries so wantonly destroy the precious food
of thousands and thousands of indigent poor. A distiller
at Mortheim is said to have already bought up potatoes
to the amount of 14,000 and 16,000 rix dollars, and at
Gottingen immense cellars are at this moment filled for
the same purpose.—Hamburgh papers, Oct. 16.

BLOODY AFFAIR.—A CANAL BOAT CAPTAIN CUT
TO PIECES WITH • BOWIE KNIFE.—On. Saturday
evening last a most bloody affair occurred at Stoy's
Landing, in New Jersey, six or seven miles from Cam-
den, between Captain Washington B. Swain, of a lime
boat, and a negro man living in the neighbourhood.
The altercation commenced between them on some
trifling subject, when the negro suddenly drew a Bowie
knife and cut and carved his antagonist in a most
shocking manner. Several punctures were made, one of
which entered the abdomen Just abOve the hip, and some
thirty incisions on the face, neck, and back. One
of the cuts is entirely through the lower lip and
chin to the bone. One on the side of the neck, four
inches long, separates the jugular vein, and one on
the back of the neck, five inches long, is entirely
through the muscle. One on the chest is five inches
long, and one on the back, from the shoulders to the
hips, twenty-five inches long. Nine are ten inches in
length, many of them running through the skin, flesh,
and entire integuments. Notwithstanding this horrid
cutting and butchery the captain walked to the dwell •
ing of Mr. Phillip Stay, about 150 yards distant. Dr.
C. D. Hendry, at Haddonfield, was sent for, who, with
the aid of one of his students, Mr. D. M. Stout,
dressed his wounds, seventeen of which it was
found necessary to stitch up. Though the doctor
found his patient sinking and insensible from
the great loss of blood, he left him about ten o'clock with
some symptoms of reaction. Two men were present at the
time of this bloody outrage, and stood paralised with
fear, unable to afford the defenceless victim of the armed
cegro the slightest aid, and permitted the scoundrel to
make his escape. The neighbourhood, however, soon
became aroused, and a vigilant search was set on foot to
ferret out the offender. Captain Swain, we learn, resides
at Norristown, where he has a wife and child. He was
still alive yesterday, at three o'clock, though little hope
was entertained of his recovery.—Philadelphia Paper.
THE LIZARD.—.The fishermen of Cadgwith, who
have this season been employed in the shell fishery, sus•
tained a heavy loss on account of the late stormy
weather. Their store pots were well filled with fish, ex-
pecting to make a good
return ; but the violence of the
sea made them a complete wreck, which blasted their
anticipations and left many families to mourn over their
loss. Last week some very catches of hook fish
were brought on shore, of an excellent quality,
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sea again. Sande
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that it was necessary to call many who had retired to
Packet.
rest for the purpose of preserving the boats.—Falmouth

. DEATH OF THE HARBRON `''PITCH.-On the morn-
ing
cottage in East
nig of Thursday, the Bth instant, the window-shutters of
.....nartburn
which had been occupied
several' near Stockton-on-Tees,
years by an old woman
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of theron name of Mary Newton, alias Fenny, alias the
Harb Witch, were observed to be open at the usual
hours, whose fears
hour, but no witch made her appearance. Her neigh-
were excited by the circumstance,
shortly afterwards effected an entrance into the premises,.
when they found the unfortunate woman lying dead upon
the floor, having apparently dropped down in a fit and
instantly expired. Deceased was eighty-nine years or
age, of a very eccentric character, but remarkably in-
dustrious, and was possessed of money, which
she ha
,lput out at interest. Gold and silver to a consdrab ie
amount are also said to have been found secreted in I.ler i
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humble abode.—Durham Advertiser.