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

GERMANY.

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The authorities of Posen (says the Times' corre-
spondent) have enough to do to answer the strange
applications that arc 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! Hut
from bis intimate relations with the European
monarchs he has been allowed to procure a substitute
(if he can) by lottery ! For this purpose a sun" of
many millions is devoted, all the tickets to be
prizes of 3,000 thalers each, except one ;
that fetal number is a blank, and whoever
draws it is to be decapitated instead of the cele-
brated banker ! Notwithstanding the riAk, the ap-
plicants fo': shares have been numerous, and the
cith.oial'i 'are scarcely believed when they explain to
the delreled people,that the lottery is a fiction. The
origin of the absurd report cannot be tfaaed, but it
has F,iven the authorities a good (1.?.akl of trouble. The
jow:aals lament that any part of the population should
be in such a state of ignorance as to render belief in
Y.uch 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 CUAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 7.
Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold
-sra wing-rooms, at St. James's Peiacei on the following
lays, at two o'clock:—Thursday,2 ;tt April inat.; and
on Thursday, 13O) May next, to celal sate her Majesty's
irth-day. N.B. The Knights of the several orders are
to appear in their collers at the drawing-room on the
13th of May next.
REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED AT THE QUEEN'S
DRAWING-ROOMS.
The Ladies who purpose to attend her Majesty's draw-
ng-rooms are requested to bring with them two large
earth, with their names legibly written thereon, one to
be left with the Queen's Page in attendance in the
Presence-chamber, and the other to be delivered to the
Lord Chamberlain, who will announce the name to her
Majesty. And those Ladies who are to be presented
at the Drawing-room on the 29th of April instant are
hereby informed, 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 is partioularly requested that in every case
written cards only be delivered.
DOWNING-STREET, Aran 20.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint William
Charles Gibson, Esq., to be Auditor-General for the
island of Ceylon; Charles Peter Leyard, Esq., to be
Government Agent for the Western Province of that
island; and Edward Hume Smedley, Esq-, to be District
Judge of Gallo, in that island.
ADMLRALTY, APRIL 19.
We, being two of the Commissioners for executing the
office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, hereby order that on and
after the Ist January, 1853, all naval clerks who shall
have passed the requisite examination as to fitness for the
rank of Paymaster in the Reyal ,levy, so as to be duly
denominated " Passed Clerks," shalt be exempt from
the provisions and regulations of the several Acts of
Bailment relatirg to petty officers and seamen in her
Majesty's service, so far as regards their wills, adminis-
trations, powers of attorney, and priz3 orders ; and that
any deeds of assignment which " Passed Clerks" may
make after that date will be subject to the rules apply-
ing to those of commissioned officers.
A. DUNCOMBE, A. MILNE.