The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-22 00:00:00

MARRIED.

On the 18th inst., at Cowley, near Cheltenham, John
Wickens, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, to Harriet Frances, second
daughter ff W. Davy, Esq., of Cowley House.

DIED

On the 12th inst , at Wiesbaden, the Right Hon. the
Countess Cadogan.
On the 12th inst., at Cheltenham, Mary, relict of the late
W. Fu ler, Esq,
On the 15th inst., at Edells-park, Cowden, Kent, Major-
General Woodhouse, aged 65.
On the iSth inst., at Kettering, Janet, widow of the late
Richard gmh, Eat., of Glendon Uall, Northamptonshire.

POLAND.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM THE BANKS OF Tlig
VISTULA, AUGUST 10.
Nileicohnolatsh et
os subject juercstttowt
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Russia complacently relate all that has occurred as gun,
factory cow,.
factory to the Sovereign, and advantageous to
try, while the Emperor himself, on his return to
ou
Petersburgh, has thought it a good policy loudly to p.
r h e
y
claim that h. has been highly pleased with the recepZ
he met with in Poland ; with die spirit prevalent in
_sider
in
country ; and with the prosperity which it enjoys eno,
f thelb ilia
a:):11
his government. It is now full time to oppose, l'he Flo
pagation of such idle reports, with the uarrative uof
ocular witness, of the real facts relating to the sojoaro
the Autocrat in the capital of unhappy Poland. go.
Let us begin with stating that the present cia. _
stances of that country would scarcely offer a belterli;
portunity fur the exercise of the paternal feelings eigict
sovereign. To all the evils which continue to abet
Poland these fifteen years, to political oppression an,t, fy,
liglous persecution, without a parallel in modern hr!eit
a nests aaSulity has lately been added. The bad 11P4/0,,,
of last year has caaltsioned a scarcity, and the ever'ripi
ing of the rivers at two disrinct periods, in the 'Peel
and immediately before the harvest, has ravage",,,oB
habitation and every field in many a district. )_•,lbf
misfortunes have been aggravated and proloncof
the scarcity itself, which prevented the Wingjoftlis
the land. As to the potato crop, the principal lov" f thss
poor, its deficiency in the aututnii raised the price 0 oil
useful plant so exhorbitantly high, as scarcely le *0 the
the possibility of using it fur seed, so that, dt toot
appalling effect of present misery, is superaddLe wirbi
Threatening anticipations for the future. In tie ibtai•
of this awful visitation, the apathy of the gni, re'
ties is such that no measures whatever have bLeodtie
sorted to in the least adapted to diminish the w-Cifil
consequences which it for bodes. This is nut all; die b,''
Governor of Sandomir, foreseeing the result of thine al'
ness of the harvest, thought himself bound to calle tort
tention of the Government to the subject, and etas
unless energetic measures were resorted to, a.oo'
was inevitable. In answer to his remarks, ke
missed his office as the propagator of a false alarpi'n the
foresight, however, hes been fully vindicated frc"..
beginning of winter, one of the most severe e ealli,
membered. The absolute want of food was roost 0
telt in the spring, has ever since gradually increase '
is now at its climax. Ansles
It is more particularly in the ancient pater", t°'
Sandomir, Pluck, Lublin, Augustow, as well ie lirtbe
the palatinate of Cracovia, that the famine and
evils in its train have been the mast felt. In tu(!-:(101
fortunate provinces, entire masses of people, derjettisl
every necessary, wander about the country, diva blob 0,
bands, in search of the most loathsome food, "1.40
oftener more adapted to soothe their hunger than t'',"-dttble
nourishment. Numberless diseases, the anev°,;rei/er
consequence of destitution rapidly diminish the P-cirife:
of these unfortunate men, and despair sometimes LA a'
them to acts of violence which the authorities erell
way At
able to repress. ain 0;
t the sight of so much misery, who could re-n
moved ? What hatred, be it ever so implacable' etlif'
avoid relenting ? Yet the Emperor has remenitiog;
different. He has seen nothing or he would see nf tine
and he has not oven inquired into the causes °Ltd);
calamity or thought of any remedies by which ie
en'
Jr alleviated. All his time at Warsaw has ",-aelteolid
grossed by military pump and parade. Ile
visited the citadel, as if to convince himself wlthr
'i:e be ,
eyes that it is in a good posture of defence ; an
trayed, in this respect, some of the anxiety- usang tDe
one who examines his weapon on the eve of n6ll, (fa;
same. He also made several trips to Georgie' OP
znerly Modlin), situate a few miles from Warle'
clestinad to check the country all around.
of his time the Emperor passed in reviews, f 01
airy exercises, and ceremonial levees. O dents 01
wrong. He also paid a visit to the stube fey
Warsaw, on the following occasion. One day' to cif.
peror, perambulating the streets of Wai,savv, jan 0 end
siege, fell in with two students, who ri:,glee'ea-;et eV',"
ver their beads in his presence. He har.'-e",:itiatiO'd
dered his coachman to overtake them, and 00ed
asked them if they did not know who he wa9'
them having answered, "No, my General," he 5,410',
retorted, " What, then, not know your Sori: terr()l
this apostrophe struck the two young men wlt"„oothe,
while his Majesty added, "Look at me well, tb„kt,"„erer'
time you may not forget the person of ifulmloSi;
but I shall take came, besides, to make myse°- air
all the students." Next morni all the schools r-lete
an order to appear before his Majesty, with clued, Tng
nity, their governors and professors at their he?oil e
Emperor walked slowly through their ranks, °lli
of Marshal Paskewicz whether he was satisfied:W-01
students of Warsaw. The Marshal, always ea th°§7ol-•
and knowing well his master, cautiously replied, r
he was not quite satisfied." The Emperor thee Peed
ti
frowning look over the poor students, and fast 1001‘!1:,
eye upon one of them, unfortunately a Vii -h-19011;
youth, whom he pointed out with his fingers to per.
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saying, " Mark, what mouth, what snout (faz°opplil'of'
literally a vuigar and contemptuous expression, ole.,
ble to a pig)-1 will wager that he is a wretch Id bisroo
to
t
wpA nehyniescdpreiprmtsi Therie's'eflayet toto btheunhappyeremar counsellork ab l studentthuserfoofr s
histat deg,cos.ll
roo coed
and proficiency ; and as theprofessor drone,
who is at the heaa •os
Muchanow thought it his duty to "
" t 1 tero's
peror, but his Majesty rebukd himrep:
00 geat_e
of public instruct'. c, the
and told him to huid his tongue, li& he 11,11‘,135:v jec4;
vent to Ins angry feelings, in a lecture to t"'
in tone and spirit very similar to his celebratedo
bestowed on the municipality of Warsaw. On,t det'
casion he closed his paternal admonition to th,Frvoi` of
with the exhortation that they were henco°oioolol
behave in such a manner as to deserve the g()" .(,)rbool'`,o
the Marshal, as otherwise he would close OW b- fe
distribute the students without distinction aw°l-irta of: lo
reretit regiments, where they would be oblige,;/ficr,d
as common soldiers and recruits. It is out ",:i gift
imagine the consternation which this iniPer".
tirn
has
Another sread in every Polish family. p
incident which happened during t'":"e, fie,
of the Emperor at Warsaw also deserves ne,ti'histi
oeral Tolstoj returning from parade, passed 1;0;
siege through Willow-street (Mica Wierzbolii.ews.rl
to the great square of Saxony, where all refit), 11l
held. While his carriage came in front of the
iw
d'Angleterre, a hired cab was coming out '9 elece,
could not b., stopped in time to prevent collisiou;ottl,o
hOwever, led to no serious accident. Tolstoj, nod, soot
less, attacked the poor cabman, sword in ,ili`the r, off
struck such a violent blow on the head, whu°„ ire'ror
man on his knees implored his mercy, that he eleFeets
the spot. This happned during the stay of the 50,0
in broad day light, in one of the mast trecrentese, mice
of the town, and in sight of a crowd of spelt)
of whom durst give vent to indignation.„he r",o1
whatever has been taken of the event, beyenct-; ‘
val of the dead body by the police. The Genet the e'"l/0
been arrested, and he continues to this day i 01;
e, totko
'of chief of the recruit department in Poland. 1;4
worthy of remark that this man, if any he bof V'
been guilty of such atrocity, has the repute d° pit
a Libe:al among the Russians. 1, tailor
It would be superfluous to make any cornroen &al' ill
the facts we have narrated, as they sufficiently lost
themselves. May the voice of truth be heeArtir:' stand
the
all civilised nations, and may they fully unue,-
e, took.
nature of that profound barbarism, which as,Pli:,iacca/
highest destinies, but of which the triurrik°,;fiare,,
plished, would .be the ruin of all that IS -
humanity.

SHIPWRECK OF A STEAM°.

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Arrived at Penarth Roads, on Thursday, the hr•vcot'.;
of Sunderland, Bridges, from Pugwash,
but bound for Swansea (having been driven Op", lifref
by stress of weather), and having on board gr*„.,rocli‘at
kay, master, and the crew of the steamer Sha'-,ifit
Liverpool—fifteen in number—which foundere' ovic,ro'
whilst on her voyage for St. John's, New 131.101,0
The following particulars we gather from the .e 130.0
the Shamrock's log-book, with a view of whic!l °CcbtlArd
been obligingly, favoured. This vessel left t'l° nee p
Dock, Liverpool, on the 6th inst. Everything PP' Oed
favourably at sea until Saturday, the 12th ictbreeri
there was a strong breeze frotn N. W. by W woic-ht theft
graduaily increased to a gale. Towards.dayligreihieo-
found the ship making more water than wea"weldbl
obliged the crew to keep the pumps on deck
the fore pumps attached to the engine at I°' niefle roa
ship laboured heavily and the sea made a
breach over her. By observation at noon theJsf. 'o
they were in let. 50.49 N. and lon. 16'19 le ere
chro. In the afternoon the wind blew a wh° Abbe
—all hands were at the pumps, and with diffiecllYja
enabled to kee her free. At 6 P.M., they. fulllbigl'ef
water gaining hpon them, and the sea becoteingyifice%
From the violence of the gale they found great 'JP' ilv;1,
in keeping her head to the wind. At Bh. 33,.nith'e °„";
were obliged to keep her away for the safety
and crew, and by_ so doing the speed of the cogif,etsfor,'„,
increased. Although the water was over the P tr.
they succeeded, by immense exertions at the pOnonov„
gaining on the water. In this manner they c°4ole4ll
or some time—all hands at the deck pumps, he side
and making the best of their way with all PPsieera,
and steam, finding, h wever, great difficulty in he h° it
the fires up owing to the height of the water 014
On Sunday, the 14th, they had to contend vvll°,:oro t'")
former difficuLies, as well as a strong gal°,_„.'ing. „j 1
N.W . by W., attended by ht.avy flashes Of to f'o
tremendous sea was minting, causing the "'sewer'
and pitch fearfully. At noon they found theYgoetY
lat. 50.43 N., anti long., by chi., 14.7 W. , I.fre(l
the 15th, they had a continuation of the Vey ‘‘'
N.N.W. to W.N.W.; with showers of r°l.i in
heavy squalls, A t;ery heavy sea contioueft votet;
ning. At three A.M. <he was tucking 2i feet o,„p • w,e
per hour, and all the men were working the P°:,'; °Aje
the utmost diligence— the mister steering,
else working hard in endeavouring to keep "(At (1";
water by pumping and heaving with buckets• directs;),
light they observv,rl a brig steering in the same„ (1013,11,
as they were preceeditig, and running "11.- at I'4
reefed topsails and fore-sail. The steamier keise,o
course, in order nit to lose sight of the brig. 111, at me
emergence, the crew continuing their exertaePfrepio
pumps. 'At ten AM. the starboard deck pu'vP• •lo °
vresi
choked, and they now found the water, '''„t• di° no,
last upon them that they made a signal bec974,
to the brig. Other of the pumps the,° 1,10114'
choked, caused by the washing about in tile "()103eP11
coal, so that they were le ft to endeavour 1°

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