The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-27 00:00:00

RUSSIA AND POLAND.

The Russian Government has published a status of
Polish literature during the past year. It appears
from this document that the number of new MS.
works submitted to the censorship in 1850 was 359,
being 19 more than the preceding year. Of these
359 works—nearly all of which are scientific works,
the majority treating of theology, jurisprudence, and
medicine-327 have bean allowed to go to press, 4
have been rejected, 15 have been returned to the
authors to be modified, and 15 have remained in the
hands of the Committee for further consideration and
judgment.

ln 1850 the number of works introduced into Po-
land was 15,986, in 15,141 volumes, being 749 works
less than in 1849, but an excess of volumes by 1,021.

FATAL ACCIDENT IN RICHMOND-PARR..—A melan-
choly accident, which has been attended with fatal conse-
quences, occurred in Richmond-park on Tuesday afternoon,
It appeared that a gentleman, who, with his wife and family,
was sojourning at Richmond, and residing in Richmond-
green, was taking a drive in the park in his phaeton, accom-
panied by his daughter and niece, when by some accident
the horse took fright and became entirely unmanageable,
rushing off at desperate speed, until the vehicle came in vio-
lent collision with another carriage, causing the gentleman
and ladies to be thrown out with great force and the carriage
smashed to pieces. We regret to find that the gentleman,
who was far advanced in years, has since expired of the in-
juries which he received, and that his daughter, who was
greatly injured, is in a precarious state. The poor old gen-
tleman never spoke afterwards, and the shock to his wife on
his being brought home may be conceived. The melancholy
accident has caused great regret in the place, where they
were much respected.
AMERICAN BLOOMERISM AND FRENCH COSTUME.
—lt is somewhat strange that at a moment when an attempt
is being so strenuously prosecuted i❑ America to approxi-
mate the female dress to that of man, the French should abso-
lutely have made an advance in that direction as bold as it
has proved successful. We allude to the introduction of the
Gilets, cut out by Parisian tailors, which are worn with loose
jackets. These Gilets are really very becoming, and our
own sex appear to have surrendered themselves nothing loth
to the innovation. They are of various materials, embroidered
or elaborately trimmed, and, whe❑ additionally adorned with
pendant buttons of pearl and other gems, they have a truly
charming effect. It was to these Gilets we slightly alluded
when mentioning the preparations making by the Messrs.
Jay, of Regent-street, for the coming season, of which these
are the novelties. We can confidently add, that they have
been adopted by the leaders of ton, and will be worn in the
highest circles. The cloaks and millinery are likewise in-
comparably more tasteful than we have seen of late, the best
examples of the best periods of various nations having been
carefully chosen.

BRICKMASING EXTRAORDINARY.—A correspondent
states that twelve moulders employed by Messrs. Herois and
Rutter, in a field near Uxbridge, have 'nada the enormous
quantity of 10,875,000 bricks during the season of twenty-
two weeks just ended. This quantity will give an average
of 906,015 bricks for each moulder. One moulder made
1,046,000, and another made 1,023,000.—The Builder.
The trial of the locomotives on the Mont Sem-
mering has terminated. The prize of 20,000 ducats (1,0000
has been awarded to the Bavaria, a locomotive ccnstructed
by M. Matfoi' of Munich. In informing M. Maffoi of the
granting of the prize, the Austrian Government, in accord-
ance with the conditions laid down, gave him an order for 20
other locomotiyed of the name hind.