The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-21 00:00:00

GERMANY.

The authorities of Posen (says the Times' corre-
spondent) have enough to do to answer the strange
applications that are sometimes made to them by the
Polish and German peasantry. The idea that has
got abroad among them of the vast grants of land
Kossuth has received from the " King of America"
.does not stand alone; another impression that
has taken root in their minds is much
more extraordinary ; for some time past
the officials have received numbers of applications for
shares in a " RoThschild Lottery," of which they of
course knew nothing ; but, on inquiry, is was found
the peasants have been persuaded that the "great
Rothschild" has been sentenced to be beheaded! But
from his intimate relations with the European
monarchs he has been allowed to procure a substitute
(if he can) by lottery ! For this purpose a suns of
many miliOns is devoted, all the tickets to be
prizes of 3,000 thelers each, except one ;
that fatal number is a blank, and whoever
draws it is to be decapitated instead of the cele-
brated banker! Notwithstanding the ri-K, the ap-
plicants for shares have been numerous, and the
officials are scarcely believed when they explain to
the deluded people that the lottery is a fiction. The
origin of the absurd report cannot be traced, but it
has given the authorities a good deal of trouble. The
journals lament that any part of the population should
be in such a state of ignorance as to render belief in
such a story. possible.

THE LONDON GAZETTE, April 20.
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE. APRIL 7, 1852.
Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a
Levee at St. James's Palace, on Wednesday, the 21st
April instant, at two o'clock.
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 7.
Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold
''raving-rooms, at St. James's Priace' on the following
lays, at two o'clock:—Tnursday,3 -71 t April inst.; and
on Thursday, 13in May neat; to celekrate her Majesty's
irth-day. N.B. The Knights of the several orders are
to appear in their collars at the drawing-room on the
13th of May next.
REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED AT THE QUEEN'S
DRAWING ROvNIS.
The Ladies who purpose to attend her Majesty's draw-
ng-roomalire requested to bring with them two large
cards, with their names legibly written thereon, oue to
be left with the Queen's Page in attendance in the
Presence-chamber, and the other to be delivered to thy:
Lord Chamberlain, who will announce the name to her
Majesty. And those Ladies who are to be presented
at the Drawing-room on the 2912 of April instant are
hereby inf irmed, that it is absolutely necessary that their
names, together with the names of the Ladies who are to
present them, should be sent in to the Lord Chamber-
lain's office on Tuesday, the 27th of April instant, before
12 o'clock, in order that they may be submitted for the
Queen's approbation; it being her Majesty's command,
that no presentation shall take place unless the name of
the Lady presenting, together with that of the Lady to
be presented, shall appear on the card to be delivered to
the Lord Chamberlain, which name shall correspond
with those previously sent in to the Lord Chamberlain's
Office. It it prt.eularly requested that in every case
written cards only be deliv,..red.
DOWNING-STREET, APRIL 20.
The Qneen has Ven pleased to appoint William
Charles Gibson, E•q , to be Auditor-General for the
island of Ceylon; Cnarles Peter Lsyard, Esq., to be
Government Agent fair the Western Province of that
island; and Ed ward Hum- Smedley, E,q , to be District
Jaige of Gaile, ie that island.

ADMIRALTY, APRIL 19.
We, being two of C.Antnia-ioners for exqcuring the
offi:e or Lord High 10m:rat the Uoit.,cl KMgdom of
Great Britain And Ireland, hereby order that on Ind
after the lat January, 13.53, all naval clerks who shall
have passed the requisce exsinination as to fi;ness for the
rank of Paymaster in tha Royal ilisvy, so as to be duly
denominated " Passed Clerks," shall bo exempt from
the provisions and regulations of the several Acta o
Parliament relating to petty officers and seamen in her
Majesty's service, so far as regards their wills, adminis-
trations, powers of attorney, and priza orders ; and that
any deeds of assignment which " Passed Clerks" msy
make after that date will be subject to the rules apply-
ing to those of curanaissionA uffi 'era.
A . Duscomne, A. MILNE.