The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-09 00:00:00

THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBER.

theha
vCehreemc
received
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Frith
The Prussian Chamber of Deputies, after a de-
bate which lasted twelve hours, and the rejection
of all Conservative proposals and amendments,
adopted, by a decisive majority of 219stothle09psoothreese.
address framed by its Committee, with certain
amendments moved by some of the more Radical
members of the Ltiberty party. The indication thus
fa"itihful
expressed, presentedthe
afforded of the disposietnionexopfr
i,moreiber
Liberal
a nd significant,prog r:sss i
sat
me e mmibneorrsi tbye s includesida s
On Saturday afternoon the address w
awshsuorraenpcleieodf,—
and loyal devo-
tion which has just be
pleasureto the li ituhge,
repeat-
ing that I still remain While
ground of the oonAitution t unchangeably upon tho
as well as upono which I have sworn,
tiu,- of *ny programme of Novem-
ber, 1858, and that I pm ti
my ministry, I Tula 4.%a ierein in full accord with
seeing the sentimen`
thereto the firm expectation of
by
deeds.As
you ,Soua\ have expressed ratified
of 188, it e
selected a sentence of my
programme
be well that you should
impress it line by line will
then , upon your minds. You will
rightly estimate my sentiments.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT BRIGHTON—.
BRIGHTON, Sunday Afternoon.—BY the capsizing of a
boat here to-day two gentlemen have lost their lives. One
of the deceased has been identified as Mr. Thos. Ponsford,
of King - street, Leicester. Mr. White, chief officer of
police, says he has strong evidence that the unfortunate
deceased whose linen is marked " Peck" was a partner in.
the firm of Peck and --, 13, Old Bond-street, London.
THE ACCLIMATIZATION SOCIETY—The monthly'
meeting of the Committee of Management took place at the
offices of the society, 3, Duke-street, Adelphi, on Tueedtre
afternoon, the 3d inst., Captain Dawson Darner
the
chair. The secretaries reported the following
during the month :-1. Lord Pomfret had to the
of 22 rooks to be transmitted by the
been 8 t request in
Australian Society, the bird being
inahanded over
our colonies there. The rooks had
His Lordship will
to Mr. M‘Kinnon for transmission
of partridges for
also present from 20 to 40 brace..ady
Dorothy Nevill
transmission to Australia. 2. Lady
transmission f the Ailanthus silk-
has presented a number oafrdeg`iki.oGuerin-Melesville has
worm (Bombyx Cynthia), a
no insect, and samples of the
presented cocoons of theofS
the;
ytoonthptehree°eseltea:YddeBd,abaay instant. lotwaye
society are desirous of hav-
ingebnetesurepdplit:rd
eaichcoibrditiinoilyt.
silk. Several mem
some of the eggs, the
show:of the J.t. .1 berasndbew,einil
—o..ai Agricultural
jeenSee,co:::
1 4. Through the kind permission of the Zoological Society,
Gage has sent two, ma
rd
oLf°
experiment. 5. Some peas had b
The Chinese sheep have
been received from
St. Kitts, for experiment. A letter was read from
Mr. Snowden, Queenstown, Cape of Good Hope, giving
~ a list of desirable mammals, birds, and plants. Mr.
Gillbanks offered to present eggs of black game for trans-
mission to Australia. It being thought desirable to hold an
acclimatisation dinner, b -
a su -c-mmittee was appointed to
arrange the details of the dinner and carry it out; the
dinner not to take place later than the first week in July.
The following noblemen and gentlemen were nominated :
Viscount Gage, Viscount Powerecourt, the Hon. Grantlef
F. Berkeley, Captain Dawson Darner, Mr. J. GilibLll,
Al ' Mr. L. 'llinnou, Mr. John Crockford,.and Messrs. A'
Land and James Lowe, the secretaries.