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 of 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. Ftf ler, Esq.
On the 15th inst., at Edells-park, Cowden, Kent, Major-
General Woodhouse, aged 65.
On the 18th inst., at Kettering, Janet, widow of the late
Eicherd Haab, Et 111) at Gleudtat Hall, Natliamptonahire.

POLAND.
1115
EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM THE HANKS OF

VISTULA AUGUST 10. Pi
W.,ile on the subject of the last jonrlleY..°f tt . 'V °`;
peror Nicholas to Warsaw, the newspapOrs tilt Pt;tis.
Russia complacently relate all that has oceJared,ll 6 :Or
a t iry to the Sovereign, and advantageous .to , 6t.
try, while the Emperor himself, on his reCtr``÷— pro'
Pt.tersburgh, has thought it a good policy loudl, loft
claim that ht. has been highly pleased with the r ecel),
hat
he met with in Poland ; with the spirit prevalent 1!1 I', let
11
country ; and with the prosperity which it enjoys 114 o•
his government. It is now full time to oppose tl `As
pagation of such idle reports, with the narrative °
to of
ocular witness, of the real facts relating to the soj‘
the Autocrat in the capital of unhappy Poland.
Let us begin with stating that the present ei It or
stances of that country would scarcely offer a better
portunity for the exercise of the paternal feelings 4stlief
sovereign. To all the evils which continue to 1,2' -e.
Poland these fifteen years, to political oppressiol' all—,
iigious persecution, without a parallel in moderg st
a fresh calamity has lately been added. The bad WIT, er
of last year has occasioned a scarcity, and the ov,'r''',ll4
mg of the rivers at two distinct periods, in the si". off
and immediately before the harvest,, has ravaged
ese
habitation and every field in many a district. tt' 1,1
misfortunes have been aggravated and prolong, ti.if
the scarcity itself, which prevented the sowing of .the
the land. As to the potato crop, the principal food of
to
poor, its deficiency in the autumn raised the price of oic
useful plant so exhorbitantly high, as scarcely to a, the
the possibility of using it for seed, so that, to oat
appalling effect of present misery, is superadded
threatening anticipations for the future. In the 113l
of this awful visitation, the apathy of tio nut„h re:
ties is such that no measures whatever have hn, 01.11
sorted to in the least adapted to diminish the Ilre-c,
consequences which it forbodes. This is not all; tbk• 144 •
Governor of Sandomir, foreseeing the result of toe op'
ness of the harvest, thought himself bound to call it,e
tention of the Government to the subject, and stated no
unless energetic measures were resorted to, a fo
was inevitable. In answer to his remarks, lie WAS lis
missed his office as the propagator of a false alarm. 3be
foresight, however, has been fully vindicated from r e
beginning of winter, one of the most severe evcr
membered. The absolute want of food was most etie(f
ielt in the spring, has ever since gradually increased) a"
is
It wno at its c.
is morelimax particularly in the ancient palatinates 0°1:
Sandomir, Plock, Lublin, Augustow, as well in Porto

the palatinate of Cracovia, that the famine and ill 0.
evils in its train have been the most felt. In those lot
fortunate provinces, entire masses of people, depriv?to
every necessary, wander about the country, divided la.,
bands, in search of the most loathsome food,
oftener more adapted to soothe their hunger than to a to
nourishment. Numberless diseases, the anaYed„st,c r
consequence of destitution rapidly diminish the P°,qves
if these' unfortunate teen, and despair sometimes "I: Al'
them to acts of violence which the authorities are o°'
ways able to repress. .
At the sight of so much misery, who could repast° oicl
moved ? What hatred, be it ever so implacable, ed°o.
avoid relenting ? Yet the Emperor has remaine,i9g;
Jiff( rent. He has seen nothing or he would see n 31"ise
and he has not even inquired" into the causes °' .4st
calamity or thought of any remedies by which it °l'or
be alleviated. All his time at Warsaw has been,edll
grossed by military pomp and parade. He repee"oo
visited the citadel, as if to convince himself with his be
eyes that it is in a good posture of defence ; and biewitb'
trayed, in this respect, some of the anxiety us°?4atie
one who examines his weapon on the eve of til,.for,
same. He also made severa trips to Georgics" Mesa
mercy Modlin), situate a few miles from Warsaw' rest
destined to check the country all around. Tl'cls ii
of his time the Emperor passed in review"' r sta
tary exercises, and ceremonial levees. But d
wrong. He also paid a visit to the studen'pr
Warsaw, on the following occasion. One day, t,11.! ear
peror, perambulating the streets of Warsawin el'inso'
ria,ge, fell in with two students, who neglected f 0
orf
ver their heads in his presence. He immediatfirloel,
dered his coachman to overtake them, and he 'OOO
asked them if they did net know who he %vas• hr-
eeptil
them having answered, "No, my General," be
retorted, " What, then, not know your SovelefrT°l::
This apostrophe struck the two young men with 'otjie'
while his Majesty added, " Look at me well, that s9rer
time you may not forget the person of your Ed 3130.0
but I shall take care, besides, to make myself Waeicr
all the students." Next morning all the schools fe-ciatiV
an order to appear before his Majety, with due s P.e
nity, their governors and professors at their beau'„iritlb
Emperor walked slowly through their ranks, ing:"li 016
of Marshal Paskevvicz whether he was satisfied wl'oarclo
students of Warsaw. The Marshal, always on h,ishliat'
and knowing well his master, cautiously replied, cast
tg
he was not quite satisfied." The Emperor theania
frowning look over the poor students, and fastetoeltiag
eye upon one of them, unfortunately a PlaiTis
youth, whom he pointed out with his fingers to '
too,
saying, " Mark, what mouth, what snout (70" pliefhi
baileyt crimes. The
uwnahgaeprptyh that
uhdeeinst
literally a vulgar and contemptuous expression, o°Pole °
to
pened precisely to be re • • 000 d ed
mar table for his e,eotar
and proficiency ; andr r • halla"'
as the profess gac
whisper the fact to the counsellor of suit'• • poly @;
IJ
Muchanow thought it his duty to re eat who is ttt
hwursecleelis rs',4eodialti:l3:t
at the heal of public instruction 11141,,,
it to the
peror, but his Majesty rebuked him fn no entleif gape
and told him to hold his tongue, while he hose'
vent to his angry feelings, in a lecture to the 5001;0
in tone and spirit very similar to his celebrated
bestowed on the municipality of Warsaw. On t°ol,jet9,,
casion he closed his paternal admonition to the st„rilt'l
with the exhortation that they were henceforar.lool
behave in such a manner as to deserve the good °Val ef,
the Marshal, as otherwise he would close their seP j;is
`
distribute the students without distinction am ong oery
ferent regiments, where they would be obliged ; wilt
as common soldiers and recruits. It is not di
speech
imagine the consternation which this imperial
ear°
has spread in every Polish family. e.„ tie
Another incident which happened during La' Li'
of the Emperor at Warsaw also deserves notilloCar
neral Tolstoj returning from parade, passed
riage through Willow-street (Ulica Wierzbna). fis
to the great square of Saxony, where all
of rates Sold
held. While his carriage came in front 1 it,!l°,,
d'Angleterre, a hired cab was coming out 0 OM
could not be. stopped in time to prevent collision,vertbei
however, led to no serious accident. Tolstoi, tied, Or
less, attacked the poor cabman, sword inrod
struck such a violent blow on the head, while the,reo-f
man on his knees implored his mercy, that he eloil peets
the spot. This happned during the stay of the stree„o
in broad day light, in one of the most frequent°
of the town, and in sight of a crowd of speetai,zt°'o ed",
of whom durst give vent to indignation.. .."1,-0 re 51°t
whatever has been taken of the event, beyono "i-bsaf
sal of the dead body by the police. The Gene
011,0:
been arrested, and he continues to this day snit >fla9bs9
of chief of the recruit department in Poland.
worthy of remark that this man, if any he bet pbo f bey"
been guilty of such atrocity, has the reputation
a Lille; al among the Russians. 0 4or
It would be superfluous to make any coronlen ealt
the facts we have narrated, as they sufficiently sPost
themselves. May the voice of truth be heard °Cod
.ht'e
all civilised nations, and may they fully unclersg tO
nature of that profound barbarism, which asr.ef-seen;
highest destinies, but of which the triumpb, 'area "
plished, would be the ruin of all that °-
humanity.

SHIPWRECK OF A STEAMS Vic,
cr,
Arrived at Penarth Roads, on Thursday, the hrsg6eool
of Sunderland, Bridges, from Pugwash, No"rhees_!
but bound for Swansea (having been driven LIP .n" )irrf
by stress of weather), and having on board tr. 3 );,:oelc
kay, master, and the crew of the steamer Shell3;ut of
Liverpool-fifteen in number-which foundereutoicro
whilst on her voyage for St. John's, New Sr tries ,rje
The following particulars we gather from the el 3;,
the Shamrock's log-book, with a view of which ewe
been obligingly favoured. This vessel left the eeee„
Dock, Liverpool, on the 6th inst. Everything Prt-0404,"
favourably at sea until Saturday, the 12th lenbre,"/
there was a strong breeze from N. W. by W., 1.1/1
gradually increased to a gale. Towards daYligi eibicog
found the ship making more water than ustla",oll,,,e
obliged the crew to keep the pumps on deck es, 'P'te
the fore pumps attached to the engine at wer:ollB,a
ship laboured heavily and the sea made c" foire
breach over her. By observation at noon theYir
9 016
they were in lat. 50.49 N. and lon. 164 g
chro. In the afternoon the wind blew wiji°tv 01;0
-all hands were at the pumps, and with diffierticid
enabled to keep her free. At 6 P.M. they, le-higl7:;
water gaining upon them, and the sea becorelogAlfion
From the violence of the gale they found great ul the(o
in keeping her head to the wind. At Bh. 3,3Th'e 07,4
were obliged to keep her away for the safety
and crew, and by so doing the speed of the ehgla-tsfor,;:
increased. Although the water was over the Pips.
they succeeded, by immense exertions at the Pti-ntiell,",
gaining on the water. In this manner the c°,4goetil
for some time-all hands at the deck pumps, hellif,te
and making the best of their way with all rssorl/j;
and steam, finding, however, great difficulty in the 11°
the fires up owing to the height of the water In
all the
On Sunday, the 14th, they had to contend witliffoto
former difficulties, as well as a strong gale
N.W. by W., attended by heavy flashes of light-i to vitt
tremendous sea was running, causing the veteorti,
and pitch fearfully. At noon they found they
lat. 50'43 N., and long., by chi., 14.7 W. °I le, sd
the 15th, they had a continuation of the Pio o.
N.N.W. to W.N.W., with showers of ri/ea
heavy squalls. A very heavy sea continuf senji
ning. At three A.m. she was making 2i feet of
000
per hour, and all the men were working the Pti„ery the
the utmost diligence-the master steering, eoe,reuf,
else working bard in endeavouring to keep ..A.tu,Zll
water by pumping and heaving with buckets' difechw*
light they observed a brig steering in the seniftb
vc
as they %ere proceeding, and running '"uee of
reefed topsails and fore-sail. The steamer .„ es6°oo
course, in order not to lose sight of the brig, 1„-s at_atoo
emergency, the crew continuing their exertien- be ciP-oo
pumps. At ten A.M. the starboard deck Putiailig..oo
choked, and they now found the water gadioof bide
fast upon them that they made a signal „ rp-ithe
to the brig. Other of the pumps the- ,a 0.09
hold
choked, caused by the washing about in the,,,, keePiep
coal, so that they were left to endeavour to yes 7

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FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE,,,tgl
SEE THE SUPPLEMENT TO To'
TILTS DAY.

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