The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-08 00:00:00

CONSTITUTION FOR PRUSSIA

(From the Herald).

J. 31.—0 n the 23d of January a con-
lifPrussia was signed and sealed by his
tTroiredrich Wilhelm the Fourth, and by the
absence of his father, Prince Carl, the deed,
the blood royal of Prussia.
consideration (in consequence of his age, 19),
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th,
was signed by his son.
The Houses of Parliament are to represent the nation.
The first, or upper House, is to consist of princes of the
per-
sons as his Majesty may please to nominate, whether
noble or otherwise.
The second, or lower house, is to consist of elected
members of the nobility, ritterstande (inferior nobility),
blood
seats and of other Princes of non-reigning houses,
are to be heritable; together with such
whose royal,
and of members elected by cities, &c.
(From the Morning Post).
We have this moment received by express from Berlin
the important news that the new Prussian Constitution
was granted on the 3d inst., and published in the Berlin
Papers of the 4th.

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LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY)
FEB. B.—Wind N.W., light breeze •
and buy,
FALMOUTH, FEB. 7.—Wind N.W. to N.N.W., strong and
wsqiuLtall°llNlyiDa.—rlA'frrordt.; 6th, Java, Pickering, Matanzas; Scotsman,
4 Matanzas, with part of cargo thrown evper.lsbro.,ardN..Ns:
Romillies',
Swift packet, Brazils.
KINGROAD, FEE. 7.—Arrd. a barque, Valparaiso for Glou-
thiDEAL,ethick.—Arrd.
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cester.
MILFORD, FEB. s.—Wind W., strong.—Sld. North Pole,
Port Philip.
Fernando
;
M'Lean, China; Britannia, Fisher, Bahia; Bethel, —, St.
John's, ; Abercrombie, Honduras ; Chieftain, Mira-
rlr'dE.l4 Pander, 6 IV o
oWdr,S' V.
;
michi. Sld. Louisiana, Emery, Cliesapeak ; Woodbridge,
Sydney ; Volunteer, New York ; Palmyra, Demerara. Arrd.
from the River f,r Christiana, Sierra Leone ; Gloucester, Ber-
muda ; Meline, Charleston ; Roseanne, America.
PORTSMOUTH, FED. 6.—Wind NV.N.W. ; ith, N.E, to
S.S.E., thick, with snow.—Arrd. St. Pauli, Boljohn, Ba.
tavia, and sailed for Hamburgh.
BELFAST, FEB. 6.—Wind N.V., strong.--Sld. Emma
Sydney ; Sobraon, Demerara ; Hudson, Charleston;
Mischief,
Norfolk ; Ulster, ditto ; Phillippe, ditto.
CORK, FED. 4.—Wind N., fresh.--Arrd. Fanny, Quin,
New Orleans. Off port, Old England, short of provisions.
5. An Austrian barque, in grain' is aground in the harbour,
but is expected off with the flood.
OFF OLD HEAD OF KorsALE.—Farne, St. John's, for the
Clyde, with part of crew washed overboard.
SCILLY, FEB. s.—The Kirkman Finlay, 'Masten, Calcutta
to London, put in here on the 3d inst. with decks swept, loss
loss
of boats, bulwarks, &c., and part of cargo thrown
The Atalanta, Craggs, Demerara to the Clyde, put in here
yesterday, with part of cargo thrown overboard, and crew,
except one man, laid up with scurvy. The John Watson,
Liverpool to Newcastle, put in here yesterday, ky.
ISLE ORsAY (SKYE), FEB. 3.—. A schooner in ballust, re-
ported to belong to Liverpool from Ireland, was towed into
Kyle Akin on the Ist inst. dismasted.
YARMOUTH, FEB. 6.—The Margaret, Newcastle for South-
ampton, was assisted in to-day. with damage to stern frame,
bulwarks, &c., having been in contact with the Vivid
(steamer), of London.
ARRIVAL OF THE WEST INDIA MAIL.
The arrival of the Dee steamer from the West Indies, off
Calshott Castle this morning, at fifteen minutes past eight,
was reported by the electric telegraph, and received at
Lloyds' at twenty minutes to ten o'clock.

employed in
maragkeing
WM. BUSFEILD, ESQ., m.p.—The Hon. Member
fur Bradford has been seriously indisposed in London; butlit
gives us sincere pleasure to add, that the last accounts state
bun to have experienced a decided improvement for two
large number
f workmen days, and it is hoped he will soon be convalescent.—Leeds
Mercury.
LAMBETH PALACE.—During the last few days a
improvements in the frontage of the an-
cient palace of Lambeth. The whole of the long foot-path
called Bishop's-walk, from Stan ;ate to the upper side of the
papers from that city, orkmen have been busily
palace, is undergoing considerable improvement, and, when
completed, will afford great convenience to the public.
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY MORNING.—The arriyal of
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to toe 20th. We do not find that they contain any,news
of interest to the English reader later than that brought
by the New York packet-ship Yorkshire.
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