The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-26 00:00:00

THE PRUSSIAN ELECTIONS.

The Siecle, of yesterday, remarks in the follow-
ing terms on the result of the elections :
" The elections appear less favourable to the
Prussian government than simple figures would
cause it to be believed. As far as the elected depu-
ties can be classified, thus far, 60 belong to the ex-
treme right, 150 to 'the Ministerial party, and 120
to the different fractions of the opposition, The right
Las neither gained nor lost in these elections ; the left ap-
pears to have lost 20 votes, and the ministerial party to
have gained 30. This increase of ministerialists cannot
occasion surprise, when the means employed by the
government to influence the elections are known. It
must not be forgotten, besides, that many of these minis-
terial elections are defeats for the extreme right. The
opposition is still so compact that it must be counted
with. When the bureaucracy shall desire to go too
far, the right will not be sorry to find in the sup-
port of the left the means of causing its projects to
fail—and, at the same time, a great number of the
ministerial party will oppose in common with the
left the attempts of the feudal reactionist. It is trite
that in this way the part played by the opposition in
the approaching session will be a purely passive one,
but it is the only one which the present state
of things permits : for seeing the Charter me-
naced by the selfishness of the nobility and the
ill will of the bureaucracy, the friends of liberty must
resign themselves for the moment to maintaining the
Charter such as it is, in spite of its defects. On the
whole the Prussian Government cannot deceive itself as
to the result of the elections. Ignoring none of the
causes to which it is indebted for the election of 150
functionaries, it will have turned its attention to that of
the 120 independent deputies. The elections of Berlin
must have particularly struck the Ministry : out of
nine deputies elected, seven belong to the left, and
what is still more serious, Count Schwerin, formerly
President of the Chamber, was elected four times
at Berlin, in spite of the direct opposition of the
prefect. At Berlin also M. de.Manteuffel was de-
feated in three districts by candidates of the left ;
in another district the Minister of the Interior, M.
de Westphalen, was set aside, owing to the exces-
sive zeal
.of a police agent, and in a third the same
minister was defeated by. M. de Pallow, one of the chiefs
of the opposition. The political opinions of the elected
and the-defeat of the ministers show clearly that Berlin
has desired to condemn the policy of the Government,
even at the risk of losing the little Royal favour it has
possessed since the eventh of 1848 and 1849."

INTERMENTS AT ST. MARY'S, HAG-

GERSTONE.

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COMBIERCISIL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o' Cm ca.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
tamely, but with more steadiness than on Wed-
nesday. Prices were a point in the buyer's favour
in "middling" American, but without change in.
other descriptions. The sales were G,OOO to 7,000
bales (1,000 for export), comprising 400 Pernam
and Maranham, at sid. to Gld. ; 500 Egyptian,
at Sid. to 71d.; and 500 Surat, at 31d. to 42d.
per lb. Imports for the week 25,000 bales. The
Railway Share Market has been steady, at a slight
advance.

A quieter tone has pervaded the Colonial
Produce Markets this week, and for most staples
rather lower prices have been submitted to
by the importers. ' Sugar, however, must be men-
tioned as an exception, a fair demand having
existed for home consumption, and on British
Plantation and some descriptions of Foreign an
advance of Gd. to is. per cwt. has been esta-
blished. Grocery kinds of Madras also have
been fully ls. per cwt. dearer, and refined
brown lumps have found buyers at 55s
Coffee, both Plantation and Native, has ruled
rather in favour of purchasers. Tea has
been steady though quiet, and rice heavy, notwith-
standing the improvement in corn. Spices have
been at easier rates, and for saltpetre the inquiry
has been limited. Of rum a Government contract
has been taken, and this has constituted the chief
business in the article. Hemp and flax have not
varied particularly, but P.Y.C. tallow on the spot
has risen to 635. Gd. per cwt. Wool at public sale
has gone at the decline noticed at the commence-
ment of the series. The result of the indigo auc-
tions has already been given under this head.
Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report more acti-
vity during the past week in the market for
American Securities, a reduction of prices having
brought forward purchasers both for State securities
and railroad bonds. The following aro the quota-
tions :