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

REPRESENTATION OF MAN-

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T;•., ,• •
!lectors 0.2 this borough to the or' Lincoln, r
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rt to become a candidate for the representa'icg of tue
4° ugh, have received the following answer:—
" Whitehall-place, Feb. 23.
,_"Gentlemen
,—lt is not without great reluctance that I
Tec arrived at the determination to decline the requisition
!nester,
h, on the part of a large number of electors of Man-
you have this day done me the honour to present to
inviting me to become a candie.ate for the distinction of
4Pr'stsnlinyott! 11w-ow:), 7:1 Pa,!in-ser's•
Whic I. fire! re:! '"
h
I was lately received amongst 3 •,.u. it is i
me to refuse this invitation, backed as it' is by the recorded
Promises of 4,725 votes, without mingled feelings of regret
and xratitude.
"1•
; cannot be unaware that so great a number of promises
high render e, if I were to become a candidate,
pe,7 Probable, but at the same time I must not forget the
baurlaritY °f my position—until lately almost a stranger to
thin' •°‘Yn. and Possessing no local claim upon you, and no-
itg of certainty as to the result of a contest would,
aPPears to me, justify me in aspiring to the honour so
-Ty and generously offered to me.
sota4 general election will not, in all probability, occur for
to ineirtil°°ths, arid I cannot reconcile it to my sense of dully;
likre Ye so great and important a coastituency,;at a nioirle
110..' *present, in a protracted struggle, the issue of which,
krer hopeful, cannot be free from uncertainty. I erso-
-2.,1 have said, this decision is to me a source of much re •
Z▪ tia bin it would also be the cause of no little pain, if I
ileb._,be considered ungrateful to those to whom I am in-
an introduction to the constituency, or to those
lbsbaith. have since exerted themselves so strenuously on my
,_have endeavoured to act in a manner best for the in-
--'45 of all. I have certainly not been guided by selfish
siderati ons—in success, the advantages would, I fear, be
ou Personal to
vajed"Still, if the myself—in failure, the loss would be largely
bY those whom a contested
,441,..11Fe with neighbours and friends. election had placed at
gentlemen who have consented to act on
ttajecutiye committee had been unanimously of opinion
plitact.ithe canvass insured success. I should at once have
thit:',Naelf unreservedly in their hands ; but, feeling
• 'fler all the circumstances, a positive determination
decision
be no longer delayed, I have reluctantly come to a
gavesigned
which, if it is opposed to the wishes of those who,
.'"gned the requisition, is not less at variance with my
"'" inclinations.
stron.,:,ugh I cannot attach myse to own by the
este,' " °I its representation in Parliament, I shall ever
younYttre friendship which I have already formed amongst
to ineatd 8411 value the requisition which you have presented
fro, r one Of the proudest honours which I could receive
np0n11327„3' body of my fellow-countrymen, and as entailing
clay; perhaps,
thatecTe fresh obligations to render my humble assistance to
unla °f policy upon which the interest of your com-
allmaore immediately, but eventually those of
ea in the country, greatly depend.
"To
cntive 3'°°, gentlemen, and the other members of the exe-
Ely eatemninittee, I beg to tender the warmest expressions of
11111 and ratitude.
have theg honour to be, gentlemen,
"Your faithful and obedient friend and servant,
"LINCOLN.

"To William Neild, Esq., John Peel, Esq.,
and Thomas B. Potter, Esq."

p NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
been "'"UOUTII, FRIDAY.—A large amount of money has
collected from the officers and crew of the St. Vincent,
iZtorY, and
VI and Excellent
towards the relief of the distressed
account, Scotch, the officers subscribing handsomely, each
sewn gto his means, and the men giving a day's pay each,
lirg‘l.l noble example to the rest of the fleet.
piezdrk.roeorg:aAchllte,n, of the Admiral- in •Chief's tender Fanny,
to %I:united to command the Undine, steam-tender pro. tern.
which is to be manned by a crew of men
3:4411ter from the Victory. Mr. James Scarlett, second-
Ihteeei commanding the Mercury tender, is nominated to
kerint Mr. Allen in the command of the Fanny. Mr.
fam„,iv't has been employed far many years afloat, and has
We reputation of being one of the best cutter sailors
eet,
the Vengeance, 84, Captain Lushington, was at Malta on
lilth instant, and was to sail on the 21st for Bermuda.
ee•Xtrae. U, -c
a letter from the Herald, 26, Captain Kellett,
1141!_eu▪ in surveying in the Pacific, dated St. 131 as, Mexico,
_ tne user 26:—As soon as we have completed water, which
hard at, we shall start for Panama. On the 26th of
azti" we left Panama for the straits of San Juan de Fuca,
b...arrived there, at Port Victoria on the 26th of Jane, after
V.7'4ge. of seventy-three days, without once seeing land.
ber remamed surveying the straits until the 9th of Septem-
kngiatld as far as the climate and living go it is a second
at band in the summer. Salmon cheaper than mackerel
Weio,ne
_; for a uniform button I have bought one
651 b., plenty of good potatoes and venison, be-
liev▪ es wild fowl and partridges ; but the natives are pet feet
eii:geN so much so, that our boats are always armed ; and
yaZ I,4ecesstuy we have found it in many instances I assure
'm uei▪
ng 100 miles away from the ship for a fortnight at a
vo• The men are perfectly naked, and the women but
:_r,l slightly covered, having a piece of cloth or other mate-
f, about as large as a handkerchief, tied round their hips;
ey are governed by no laws, subject to no control, reckless
((...(1, Passionate—a word and a blow, and frequently the latter
With a knife) comes first, upon ie slightest provocation.
• • Our survey being finished, we made the straits, and
Stituran 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-
We of this. We remained there three or four days with,
~7!,riagard, 42, Captain Duntze, and came on for our letters
v7tto water before our departure to Panama, where we shall
N',about the end of next month (December).'
ate Hydra steam-sloop, Commander Morrell, the Tortoise
Li—entluld guard ship, and the Grappler iron steam-vessel,
23crolrant-Commander Lysaught, were at Ascension on the
The• Dauntless, having nearly completed her lading of
Meal'.,Wits warped from the jetty this morning to a buoy off
Master 'Lines Stairs, where she bent sails. Mr. J. Macdonald,
.aater 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.
,
Otinginginfrem 12 to 15 tons of the Sphynx's machinery. The
three steam tugs are to take down to morrow two mooring
lamps, 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.
Dock—Theln Victoria and Albert, Prince Regent, Leander,
'Au, Champion, Kestrel, and Serpent.
In the Basin—The Sidon and Edinburgh.
At Spithead—None.
CHATHAM FED. 26.—The Semarang, 26 guns, in dock,
repairing and fitting for a guard ship at Gibraltar, has got
`Air foremast rigged; her main and mizen masts are found
t° 1?e defective, she will, therefore, require new ones; she is
tLave wood sheathing, and felt over it, and the bottom
mancoPpered, and she will go out of dock the middle of next
th.
Tile Arab, 16 guns, building and fitting for sea, is to be
Iched at the end of Mareh next.
f„,„',he Aid, Smallman, master, remains loading with stores
Plymouth-yard.
Po," Goodwill, Pledge, master, arrived with stores from
'lllooth ; and the Rochester, Sedgewick, master, arrived
eaterday from Sheerness, and is waiting for orders to load.
uu Tuesdayot athe,23cl inst., Captain Sir W. Symonds, Sur-
the fhe v 3, arrived at this yard, and after inspecting
several ships building proceeded to Sheerness, whence he
I,`wj_rned the following day, and again inspecting the works
`eeded to London the same afternoon.

THE RIVER PLATE.
Thereceiveg
followin important intelligence from Moote Video has
°eau d :
MONTE VIDEO, DEC. 17, 1846, 8 O'CLOCK
IN TILE EVENING.
baosSitnc closing my letter of this morning intelligence of the
kw,A 11°Purtant character has reached me from a perfectly
bet'ntic 8 ntrce.
i Commissioner has this day arrived from Entre Rios,
hie ring dispatches from General Urquiza to this Govern-
tut in which he undertakes the office of mediator be-
gr:w :11 the Banda Oriental and Roses, on the peremptory
pr "4 of the war being put an end to. He admits the
°positions of the Monte Videsn Government, and will
.0_ all his influence to gain their admission by Governor
which is tantamount to a determination to take a
tin in the war should Rosas and Oribe resist his views.
rquiza's letter is full of the most just and noble sentiments
garding the welfare of the State, and that of all the sur-
rounding republics; and there can be no question that this
om de tion.
72Ponunciamiinto, so long desired, will restore peace on a solid
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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
Arehimedean, or Screw Stove, from the flame or heat 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 vapour, 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 lor
coal being pain at the top and falling into the fire-place as
the fuel is burnt out or consumed. There is also appur-
`eneuees for receiving the debris of the fire, conveving away
the smoke &e. which are simple yet complete The cost of
theaPPara'tus is very trifling, the expense of the fuel scarcely
fourth part of what a common chamber requires. The
iin-
vention s that of a practical working mechanician, and is
14e more valuable on that account, as it is the result of ex-
Periftee, and not the plaything of a mere theorist.

SACRED „ HARMONIC SOCIETY.—The performance
01 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,
Bsh°Yee, Croft, Blow, Greene, Weldon, Wise, Creyghton, Bat-
ill, Rents and Mendelssohn.
On Wednesday the Duke de Nemours gave his
the Party to the literary and artistical world of Paris. All
.ue eminent litterateurs, painters, and musicians of the capital
rl, ere resent, besides a great number of the members of both
‘-'„harnbera. The only Minister present was M. de Salvandy,
‘ue Minister of Public Instruction. None of the corps diple-
illative were invited. The King and Queen of the French,
the and Queen of the Belgians, and the whole of the
royal family were among the guests. 'l'he only eminent lite-
-11,17,„Illan whose
appearssece was remarked, was M. Alexandre
--4te, who, pp, has fallen into disgrace since his re.
&t exhibition as an advocate in his own case. The illus-
ro°" entrepreneur himself gives out that he has been obliged
cut his royal friend.
BER
LIN, FEB. B.—Though, according to asser-
ti", that may be depended upon, the finances of the Pros-
!an states
are in such a satisfactory state that no special
Zseveurces are required to meet the regular expenditure, yet
rnl Public works are contemplated to be executed at the
and expense ; for instance, some important iron railways,
of pt kewise the construction of fortifications in the province
rusaia
ne , for which it is necessary to open an extraordi-
credit, which is to be procured with the co-operation
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guarantee of the United Diet. The Ministers of State,
Ruhon and Von Arnien are appointed marshals of the
Diet for the assembly of the nobles and that of the deputies,
the knights, the cities, and the communes.
m R WIDOWS' FRIEND SOCIETY.—Last evening a
ErT"°n InSOCIETY.—Lastof the subscribers to this charity was held at the
th:Coffee-house, Lndg tte-hill, the Rev. C. Munro in
hadeleir. A variety of extremely distre-sing cases which
after been relieved were mentioned in the report. The balance,
expenditure, was 251. Gs. sd. The speakers of the
evetti4ll
tig voted tos
the chairman the me etealed for public
ing separated support. .
Thanks being