The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-26 00:00:00

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Latest News of the Bounty.

Norfolk Island is estimated to contain about terr.
thousand acres. The
climate is good ¶E wQouoetdc,oaunld
watered, and the d.
hardly have sent the descendant's or. the mutineers
to any place so well suited for immedi..4.e habitation.
The convicts, who had been thestporevibCl oecupants,
had left behind them stronc,
good roads to every part ofbthe nieslaund4ingSsi; alnYd.
Denison embarked at Sydney for the ex.pr,ess pur-
pose of visiting the islanders, taking with him a
quantity of things which he thought might be• :useful
to them, His arrival was very opportune, for .they
were without flour or vegetables, except unripe pota-
toes. He induced a merchant at New Zealand
send them a supply of the things they most needed,
in exchange for wool, tallow, and hides. The total
number of inhabitants was then 212, and they
still preserved the remarkable morality which
has always distinguished them, since the
time when John Adams became such nl,
a atered
character, in consequence, it is said, of adm am.
The governor of New South W ales summoned th,-ra
to meet him, that they might hear him read an d
explain the revised code of laws he had drawn up,
which were substantially the same as those he found
in force there, as he did not consider himself to be a.
good judge of what was best suited for a state of
society which had nothing analogous to it in the rest
of the world. By these regulations, the government
of Norfolk Island is vested in a chief magistrate and
two councillors, all to be elected annually by the
inhabitants who have resided six months on the
' island ; as no distinction of sex is specified, it
may be assumed that women are entitled to
vote. Commissions are issued to these magistrates
under the great seal of the colony of New South
Wales, and power is given to them to enact new
laws with the consent of a m jority of the popula-
tion ; but they cannot repeed t hese previously exist-
ing. As "a contrast to the innumerable laws in-
cluded in our statute-books, the- simplicity of their
code is the mote striking. In cases of dispute, the
chief magistrate endeavours to bring the parties to
an agreement; but if the parties refuse to be guided
by his advice, he is to summon his councillors to
his assistance, their joint decision to be final in all.
cases where the property in dispute does not
exceed fifty shillings in value. In cases of common
assault they might inflict a fine not exceedirg ten
shillings. In cases of a more serious character,
when the parties refuse to submit to the decision of
the council of three, the chief magistrate obtains the
assistance of seven elders. Together they are em-
powered to inflict a penalty not exceeding ten
pounds, and the offender is to pay it in money or
produce. If he have neither, the amount to be
taken out of him in labour on the public works. If
the offence is of a public nature, the convicted par-
ties are required to pay all costs. The attendance
of all children, from the age of sir
years to
four-
teen, at the school is compulsory, absence being
The annual
punished by a fine of sixpence a day.
beer, wine, or spirits, is allowed to be
tan e
payment for each child is ten shillins al yedard. No
Di s lthe
ciseputnsduecrhthase ieshrseptitrie,
charge. for the ma Ica
ckens s
Alw ich
Year Round."

STATE OF TRADE,

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DUNDEE, Nov. 24.—The tone of the market was decidedly
better to-day, and anything lost on prices last week is quite
recovered again. By telegram from Riga it is reported that
flax has gone down there to 46 roubles for K 1, and that
freights have gone up to SOs a ton. In this market flax o
all kinds is held very firmly, and moderate transactions aro
reported at prizes not before obtainable. The importation
hero is fully 10,000 tons less than last year to same date,
which is against lower prices. The demand for fine tow and
codilla continues good, but as it is so scarce holders are not
pressing sellers, even at present high rates. There is a good
inquiry for jute, with,prices rather against buyers. The
stocks in sellers' hands are very light, and as prices aro re-
latively lower here than in London, they anticipate a small
advance shortly. Yarns of all kinds were in improved re-
quest to 'day, and the sales mado were generally at firmer
prices than on Tuesday last. Anything of which early do-
livery could be given was much wanted, and brought very
full prices:l
I Considerable orders for linens were given out
to-day for delivery in February and March, and many more
would have been placed could manufacturers have under-
taken them within a reasonable time. For several fabrics an
advance on previous quotations was freely paid, and the
tendency was upwards for goods generally.
LEICESTER, 24th.—There is still a fair business doing in
hosiery goods of most kinds for the season. At Lough-
borough, Hinckley, and the country districts, the work
people are, as a whole, tolerably employed. Yarns remain
extremely dear; the market is firm, and spinners confiaar:
their productions to immediate requirementg. Woolst. _
also making high rates, there being still a fair consumP Iv°
demand. h denial,/
NOTTINGHAM, 25th.—There has not been mu%
rat few
for any description of cotton lace goods during thevi. Awed.
days, the present time being generally dull.
rdAeral
can orders are in course of completion, and ot There is no
extent have been received for the contine%s
but in silk
revival in the demand for silk laces or edraglonre
'doing. All
mechlins and quillings there has beesie. to a small
There has been
stocks of goods are kept as low as Po for
, ...„ f the time of year,
a tolerable business doing in howilfr, in advance, unless;
Manufacturers refuse to takes
are ore steady.
higher prices are given. Yarrt!.12.............,

" KIDDLE-A-WINIC,O a na
s Christmas
ine given by the metro.
Annual, i o
politan police some years ao tco " Tom and Jerry"
shops where spirits were old illicitly, has been conspieu.
ously posted on the walls for some weeks past, and h
generally been supposed .to have , reference to a tier- 1
written by Francis Prriek, and illustrated with
Ghost Stories, to appear in Mr. Beeton'
piece by J. A..r,,spner, engraved by W. Ph a frontis-
piece of which reached us ten days , mins, an im-
ink,' ii,,,s, however, just now br,e;; ago, " Kiddle-a.
name of a " reppOefigilOst Itt, 011: f appropriated as the
of the bridges. Years ago Doi ,io the music-halls south
chalked the walls with " -\\iior
~ if, jls Jerrold's publishers
intended serial tale—but the keeper (-, N Eliza?" the name of an
outlay to his individual ''
of a casino turned the
. Ilroi,, ,)
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the - Ca9ino." ‘1 ) adding everywhere "At

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- .'--icZ%/PA:tr Zi E WSPAPER
,--,-,
unpopular than before, if possible. Brig ;r' 1713-A., ,_,
flourishing. The official figures acknowledge four ~: :.,,';,.:7,51,1:4 ci,r
refractories, and three hundred deserters, in tharo,,
~:....1.,3:; -.14,, ii,,,,,
mow.
of Palermo alone. Several convents have beeti, ! 4,e -,..1.".,:a;,:.,.
into prisons within the last few days. There iktloat_F-3,1wy,. cip:kf
deal of talk here about Spanish troops being sentAA, -, 7
rison Rome. I dont think there is any solid foundation . II s
for the report, but it gains some credit at Naples. La Patna,.
a semi-official journal, alleges that these Spanish troops:
will make 'a second Castelfidardo. Tre will not take the
trouble to fight, we will cane them.' Since the celebrated
review of the artillery at Somme, yew cannot conceive the
arrogance of the Piedmontese. It is wan ething insupport-
able. They expect war to come with the, Aiing, and hope
to see themtelveo called upon to decide the destinies of
Europe."
From the same iournal, the illemorii:6! Diploma-
gigue, we also take L'ie following :—‘, Al the mo-
ment when the jeurna4 of Turin give eachother
the cue for vehement den
riptions of the iiiksly en-
thusiasm with which King! Victor Emmanuel has
the south 0
been received in Italy, it is curious to
observe that the city of Navics has sent an AA:-
dress to congratulate King Fr,it,, cis the Second oft
his birthday, bearing no less till% n 27,108 signa-
tures. This is a prodigious number, i:f we remember
that the law of the suspected is put
,in force with
the intensest rigour on the slightest orounds in
Naples, and that the police were oblige.: to take
strong measures to make sure of that enthusiastic
reception of the King which has thrown the Pied-
montese journals into such transports of joy. The
Neapolitan address expresses the most profonod
sentiments of devotiov• and fidelity to the noble arid.
unfortunate King. The following is its tenonr :—.-
Sire,—To-day is the third anniversary of your Majesty's
birthday which the Neapolitan people pass far away from
you in the misery and bitterness of a foreignwe tyranny
should have
. If it
had pleased Providence to hear our prayers,
wearing your kingly
gone to-day to salute your Maje,slYt the
must reach your
diadem, and seated on the glorious throne of Charles
Third, whereas our hopes and prayers
Majesty in the land of exile, where your lot has been cast
by the injustice of the world and the' ingratitude of man.
But, Sire, the time of trial which it .remains to endure will
be short, for God has indicated the end of an unholy
triumph, and our hearts tell us the hour of your return
draws near.
Accept, then, Sire, the ardent hopes and s:neers wishes of
your faithful subjects, receive them as a pledge of that cry
of joy which will rise from the heart of the ent;re nastion on
the day when you shall return among us, actors by
her who has shared all your perils, and is your Ange.l of
Consolation in a stranger land.
This act of duty which we accomplish in the midst of th e
tears of a people, the suspicions of an abhorred Government,*
and the torments of honest men, we shall fulfil on a happier'
day, when justice, peace, and true libert} shall be united by
an indissoluble bond.
Naples, 2d October, 1863.