The Sun.
London, England, 1838-08-21 00:00:00

INTERNAL STATE OF PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, AUG. Is.—Serions apprehensions of a dearness
Of tetuals, bordering on famine, are expressed by our country
people, the crops having been spoiled in great measure by
the rains. This is an additional gloomy feature in the picture,
by no means exhilerating, which our concerns actually present.
The distress of the provinces bordering on Poland, the oppo-
sition of the Catholic clergy to government, spreading like
wildfire from the west to the east, the increasing discontent of
those Protestants who refuse to join the union, preferring
self-banishment to what they call an adulteration of pure
Lutheranism : these, and a good many other things, are cal..
culated to make one's heart heavy, the more so, as little or no
prospect is held out of a speedy relief ; for as to the distressed
provinces, we are as distant as ever from the chance of obtain-
ing any commercial concessions from our friendly ally of the
North. As to the opposition of the Catholic clergy, it begins
to assume a character which, in my opinion, renders it more
dangerous than open rebellion—l mean that of passive resist-
ance ; for, if any mode of behaviour is apt to infect and fana-
ticize the multitude, it is the one denoted. Lastly, as to the
discontent of the Separatists. lam told, on good authority,
that no less than from 50,000 to 60,000 inhabitants of some of
the old provinces are ready to emigrate, if they obtain per-
mission, purely from this cause, that they wish to be allowed
to serve Gud according to the dictates not of the State, but of
their own consciences.

REGISTER ! REGISTER ! REGISTER I—WC hope
every Reformer will bear in mind these memorable words of
Sir Robert Peel to his friends, and how diligently the Tories
are every where acting upon them. Next Saturday, the 25th
instant, is the last day on which any objection can be made to
a riding or county voter; and the last day on which any borough
voter can either claim for himself, or object to another. Let
every Reformer make sure, by actual inspection, that his name
is o❑ the overseers' lists now published, and that he is in all re-
st), cts accurately described ; and if be is not, he should forth-
with m,k-3 a claim.

DETERNIINED SUICIDE.—Last evening an inquest
was held at St. George's Hospital, before Mr. Higgs, upon
the body of I.)lin Turner. It appeared that the deceased,
ssho had been a private in the British Legion (under General.
Evans), was upon his return from Spain in a state of great:
destitution, but was taken into the house of Mr. Laives,
of Wilderness-row, Chelsea, in whose school two of his bro-
thers were assistants, and in which the deceased had been
thought up. In consequence of some misconduct, besides
stealing his brothers' clothes. be was ordered to leave the
house, whereupon, in a fit of excitement, he stabbed himself
with a Spanish knife or dirk, ari-1 inflicted a wound of which.
he died in this hospital in a few days. Before his deaths
he expressed sorrow for what he had done, and att ibute
it to his distracted state of mind in consequence of the
evils he bad brought on himself through love of pleasure-.
beyond his means. The brothers of the deceased and other
witnesses corroborated the testimony of Mr. Lawes, and the
Jury returned a verdict of Temporary Insanity.
On Thursday last several of the friends of Mr.
David Roberts, the celebrated architectural painter, gave hint
a farewell dinner at Morland's Coffee House, Dean-street,
Soho, upon the occasion of his departure for Egypt. Mr..
Roberts intends to tike drawings of all the monuments of art
intro-
duction. Stanfield, whose talents are so justly appreciated,
which Egypt presents. and goes out with the highest intro-
was of the party. The jovial company did not separate till an.
early hour.
THE LATE ACCIDENT AT BARKING CRUX.
y --Yesterda afternoon an adjourned coroner's inquisition took
place at Woolwich relating to the deaths of George Packs".
and William Sloper, who lost their lives by being ran down
by a collier, in the river off Barking Creek, on Sunday, the
3Uth ult. The names of the jury having been ',allied over,
the coroner stated that he had received a le%ter from the
foreman, Mr. Nicholas, wherein it
i stated thP.t he was unable
ettend in consequence ot having fallen down stairs and put.
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his ankle out of joutt. Several of the juryruen doubted the,
et troth ovfcatsheatStaatCcniiiee:kite,t eix2alecshsiantgtltiheepirr:,seeiniet
coroner said that if not found to be true he should fine him
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to the u'lnost extent. 401. In consequence of his non-atten-
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of
this dari,c-i the
, inquiry, was obliged to be adjourned. till Friday next..
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