The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-27 00:00:00

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The deputation appointed to present the requisitit,n of sue
electors of this borough to the Earl of Lincoln, r, questing
him to become a candidate for the representa icu of the bo-
rough, have received the following answer:—
"Whitehall-place, Feb. 23.
"Gentlemen,—lt is not without great reluctance that I
have arrived at the determination to decline the requisition
Which, on the part of a large number of electors of Man-
chester, you hare this day done me the honour to present to
roe, inviting me to ly•come a candi'ate for the dist Mai. ii of
representing your borough in Parliament.
" With a lively recollection of the favour and kindness with
Which I was lately received amongst you, it i 3 impossible fur
be to refuse this invitation, backed as it is by the recorded
Promises of 4,725 votes, without mingled feelings of regret
and gratitude.
"I cannot be unaware that so great a number of promises
Would render my success, if I were to become a candidate,
highly probable, but at the same time I must not f ,rget the
Peculiarity
of my position—until lately almost a t,t-anger to
?nu. town, and possessing no local claim upon you, and no-
'mug short of certainty as to the result of a contest would,
as it appears to me, justify me in aspiring to the honour so
freely: and generously offered to me.
A general election will not, in all probability, occur for
Ire months, and I cannot reconcile it to my sense of duty
ientvhoelvpreessoegnzat and important a constituency, at a moment
in a protracted sr.ruggle, the issue of which,
however hopeful, cannot be free from uncertainty. I'erso-
nally, I have said, this decision is to me a source of much re •
gra; but it would also be the cause of no little pain, if I
could be considered ungrateful to those to whom I am in-
debted for an introduction to the constituency, or to those
beWhboaichave since exerted themselves so strenuously on my

have endeavoured to act in a manner best for the in-
terests of all. I have certainly not been guided by selfish
!?.osiderationa—in success, the advantages would, I fear, be
441.1_ personal to myself—in failure, the loss woted be largely
_wired by those whom a contested election had placed at
,Yttiasntalvtthheneighbours and friends.
gentlemen who have consented to act on
the executive committee had been unanimously of opinion
,r, the canvass insured success. I should at once have
placedmyself unreservedly in their hand. ; but, feelii.g
that, under all the circumstances, a positive determination
ought to be no longer delayed, I have reluctantly come to a
decision which, if it is opposed to the wishes of those who
have signed the requisition, is not less at variance with my
ovrn inclinations.
"Though I cannot attach myself to your town by the
Fong ties of its representation in Parliament, I shall ever
.esteem the friendship which I have already formed amongst
CU, and shall value the requisition which you have presented
%Me as one of the proudest honours which I could receive
11,0111 say body of my fellow-countrymen, and as entailing
-Iti,Te fresh obligations to render my humble assistance to
thina"-"lirse of policy upon which the interest of your corn-
perhaps, more immediately, but eventually those of
"l.pses in the country, greatly depend.
euth,:ro, gentlel
beg to tmen, and the other
th members of the
ornmittee, ender e warmest expressions of
my esteem and gratitude.
"I have the honour to be, gentlemen,
"Your faithful and obedient friend and servant,
"LINCOLN.
"To William Neild, Esq., John Peel, Esq.,
and Thomas B. Potter, Esq."

r, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
beep collected
FRIDAY.—A large amount of money has
collected from the officers and crew of the St. Vincent,
Ight4 17, and Excellent, towards the relief of the distressed
~„_,and Scotch, the officers subscribing handsomely, each
setting
to his means, and the men giving a day's pay each,
Sug a noble example to the rest of the fleet.
Mr. George Allen, of the Admiral- in -Chief's tender Fanny,
tote to command the Undine, steam-tender pro, tem.
royal yacht, which is to be manned by a crew of men
PickedfcreommmtehneVgictory. Mr. James Scarlett, second-
InaSter, din
the Mercury tender, is nominated to
Succeed Mr. Allen in the command of the Fanny. Mr.
Poarlett has been employed for many years afloat, and has
!limed the reputation of being one of the best cutter sailors
10 the fleet.
The Vengeance, 84, Captain Lushington, was at Malta on
the 17th instant, and was to sail on die 21st for Bermuda.
Extract of a letter from the Herald, 26, Captain Kellett,
engaged in surveying in the Pacific, dated St. bias, Mexico,
overriter 26 :—As soon as we have completed water, which
We are hard at, we shall start for Panama. On the 26th of
April we left Panama for the straits of San Juan de Fuca,
and arrived there, at Port Victoria on the 26th of June, after
age of seventy-three days, without once seeing land.
remained surveying the straits until the 9th of Septem-
Rer, and as far as the clima:e and livino it i a second
England in the summer. Salmon cheapererg s than mackerel
at home for a uniform button I have bought one
Weighing 351 b., plenty of good potatoes and venison, be-
aides wild fowl and partridges; but the natives are pemfect
savages, so much so, that our boats are always armed; and
Very necessary we have found it in many instances I assure
you, being 100 miles away from the ship for a fortnight at a
time. The men are perfectly naked, and the women but
very slightly covered, having a piece of cloth or other mate-
rial, about as large as a handkerchief, tied round their hips;
they are governed by no laws, subject to no control, reckless
and passionate—a word and a blow, and frequently the latter
(with a knife) comes first, upon the slightest provo;ation.
. Our survey being finished, we made the straits, and
autumn getting late, we left for the south again, and arrived
at San Francisco on the 21st of September, where, finding
the Americans at war with the Mexicans, and in possession
of the place, we thought it as well to start again post haste;
accordingly we left on the following day, and surveyed the
whole coast down as far as Mazatlan, 100 miles to the north-
ward of this. We remained there three or four days with
the Fisgard, 42, Captain Duntze, and came on for our letters
and to water before our departure to Panama, where we shall
be about the end of next month (December)."
The Hydra steam-sloop, Commander Morrell, the Tortoise
tre and guard ship, and the Grappler iron steam-vessel,
eutenant• Commander Lysaught, were at Ascension on the
9-ad of January.
The Dauntless, having nearly completed her lading of
Meal, was warped from the jetty this morning to a buoy off
the Ring's Stairs, where she bent sails. Mr. J. Macdonald,
Master of the Victoria and Albert royal yacht, will navigate
her to Glasgow, with a crew composed of about 30 riggers,
and 60 or 70 hands from the Victory.
The Drake lighter came in from Freshwater this morning,
bringing in frcm 12 to l 5 tons of the Sphynx's machinery. The
three steam tugs are to take down to morrow two mooring
lumps, the two repaired camels, some paddle box boats, and
the same artizans and seamen that were sent the last time.
In Harbour—The St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Dragon,
Rattler, Myrtle, Echo, and Undine steamers.
In Dock—The Victoria and Albert, Prince Regent, Leander,
Ajax, Champion, Kestrel, and Serpent.
In the Basin—The Sidon and Edinburgh.
At Spithead—None.
CHATHAM, FEB. 26.—The Samarang, 26 guns, in dock,
repairing and fitting for a guard ship at Gibraltar, has got
her foremast rigged; her main and mizen masts are found
to be defective, she will, therefore, require new ones; she is
to have wood sheathing, and felt over it, and the bottom
now coppered, and she will go out of dock the middle of next
Month.
The Arab, 16 guns, building and fitting for sea, is to be
launched at the end of March next.
The Aid, Smallrean, master, remains loading with stores
for Plymouth-yard.
The Goodwill, Pledge, master, arrived with stores from
Portsmouth ; and the Rochester, Sedgewick, master, arrived
Yesterday from Sheerness, and is waiting for orders to load.
On Tuesday the 23d inst., Captain Sir W. Symonds, Sur-
V..eyor of the Navv, arrived at this yard, and after inspecting
Ina several ships building proceeded to Sheerness, whence he
returned the following day, and again inspecting the works
Proceeded to London the same afternoon.

THE RIVER PLATE.
The been r following important intelligence from Monte Video has
eived:—
MONTE VIDEO, DEC. 17, 1846, 8 O'CLOCK
IN THE EVENING.
Since closing my letter of this morning intelligence of the
Most important character has reached me from a perfectly
authentic s mrce.
b A Commissioner has this day arrived from Entre Rios,
eating dispatches from General Urquiza to this Govern-
!neat in which he undertakes the office of mediator be-
tween the Banda Oriental and Rosas, on the peremptory
ground of the war being put an end to. He admits the
propositions of the Monte Videan Government, and will
use.. all his influence to gain their admission by Governor
41'wl&I, which is tantamount to a determination to take a
part in the war should Rosas and Oribs resist his views.
urquiza's letter is full of the most just and noble sentiments
regarding the welfare of the State, and that of all the sur-
rounding republics; and there can be no question that this
Pronunciamiinto, so long desired, will restore peace on a solid
foundation.

POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
There has lately been deposited in the museum of this
establishment by the patentee, Mr. Allen, a very ingenious
apparatus, called the Archimedean Stove : it is called the
Archimedean, or Screw Stove, from the flame or beat from the
furnace or place containing the fire, being made to revolve in its
ascent through a spiral funnel, so that -it passes through a
considerable length of space, and in so doing conveys and
emits a vast degree of caloric influence to the surrounding
atmosphere. There is no var, our, dust, or disagreeable
smell—no generation of unpleasant gases, and no danger in-
curred. The mode of feeding the furnace or fire-place is by a
tube round which the screw or worm revolves, the coke or
coal being put in at the top and falling into the fire-place as
the fuel is burnt out or consumed. There is also appur-
tenances for receiving the degnis of the fire, conveying away
the smoke, &c., which ate simple yet complete The cost of
the apparatus is very trifling, the expense of the fuel scarcely
a fourth part of what a common chamber requires. The in-
vention is that of a practical working mechanician, and is
tbe more valuable on that account, as it is the result of ex-
perience, and not the plaything of a mere theorist.

SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—The performance
of anthems and cathedral music customarily given by the
Society at this period of the year, is fixed for Thursday next.
The programme, arranged as usual, chronologically, con-
tains selections from the works of henry Purcell, Gibbons,
Boyce, Croft, Blow, Greene, Weldon, Wise, Creyghton, Bat-
tishill, Kent, and Mendelssohn.
On Wednesday the Duke de Nemours gave his
annual party to the literary and artistical world of Paris. All
the eminent litterateurs, painters, and musicians of the capital
Were present, besides a great number of the members of both
Chambers. The only Minister present was M. de Salvandy,
the Minister of Public Instruction. None of the corps diplo-
!flatly were invited. The King and Queen of the French,
the King and Queen of the Belgians. and the whole of the
royal family were among the guests. The only eminent lite-
raryman whose absence was remarked, was M. Alexandre
ninas'
who, it appears, has fallen into disgrace since his re.
cent exhibition as an advocate in his own case. The illus-
trious entrepreneur himself gives out that he has been obliged
to cut his royal friend.
„ BERLIN, FEn. B.—Though, according to asser-
tions that may be depended upon, the finances of the Prus-
sian states are in such a satisfactory state that no special
resources are required to meet the regular expenditure, yet
several public works are contemplated to be executed at the
Public expense ; for instance, some important iron railways,
and likewise the construction of fortifications in the province
_o_r- Prussia for which it is necessary to open an extraordi-
fy credit, which is to be procured with the co-operation
DDI,EI guarantee of the United Diet. The Ministers of State,
9811 Ruhon and Von Arnien are appointed marshals of the
° t for the assembly of the nobles and that of the deputies,
Of the knights, the ;Wes, and the communes.
T Vir
HE IDOWS' FRIEND SOCIETY.—Last evening a
r,r.teeting of the subscribers to this charity was held at the
1.0 don Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill, the Rev. C. Munro in
the
_chair. A variety of extremely distressing cases which
had been relieved were mentioned in the report. The balance,
arter
.all expenditure, was 25/. Gs. sd. The speakers of the
'Ci
v-velling strongly appealed for public support. Thanks being
ted to the chairman
the meeting separated.