The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-28 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

The magistrates of Berlin published an address to
to the citizens on the 22d, which contains the follow-
ing passage :
" But still more deeply are we entitled to complain
of the conduct of a portion of the National Assembly at
the present crisis. In lieu of firmly rallying round the
throne, as was their bounden duty, for the welfare and
salvation of the country, and of seeking by all means in
their power to maintain the laws, and to contribute in
the restoration of that tranquillity so essential and so
desirable, we see a portion of the people's representa-
tives raising themselves the standard of lawlessness,
seeking to overturn the powers of the state, and, by
voting the non-payment of taxes, lighting the torch of
insurrection throughout the land. This portion of the
Assembly has not only ignored its own position and at-
tributes, but the will and opinions of the country. It
has by its proceedings brought us to the brink of a pre-
cipice, from which—we speak it with confidence—all
honest Prussians shrink back and tremble. The path of
a bloody civil war thus opened will not, however, be
trodden by the people I They will not rush headlong
towards a republic, which will be the grave of all social
and moral existence; but they will cling to a free con-
stitutional monarchy, which promises all the rich fruits
of Civilization, glory, and liberty."

ERUPTION OF A VOLCANO IN
JAVA.

According to accounts just received from Batavia,
a recent and most terrible eruption had just taken place
of the volcano of Kloet, which had been inactive for a
great number of years. This unfortunate event had
spread desolation and death throughout the province
of Passaronan, one of the most fertile and salubrious
districts of Borneo. This devastating cataclysme was
preceded by frequent and irregular detonations, which
Were heard at a very considerable distance. For se-
veral leagues round the volcano the sky appeared co-
vered with black clouds, which produced the thickest
darkness in mid day ; showers of burning cinders were
thrown up from the crater, which fell within an hour
cin-
ders theafterwards
crops, carbonising the plantations, and ren-
dering the most luxuriant plains in the world' an arid
desert. At the same time
d torrents of incandescent
lava rushed from both si es of the volcano,
.. and inun-
dated the delightful district
f of Kedme, and envelop-
loping in its waves the farms and villages, as well
taken b
as the cattle and men, whowmerse surprised and over-
y it.

THE PAGE OF NAPOLEON.ikr(Ie ote s connected
with Napoleon are now the order
The following is curious:—The „:4:t. day at Paris.
Napoleon and the Archduchess ei of Emperor
Louise, was born on the 20th of March, 1811, when was in the very height of his pews, and -en
gran-
deur. The Municipal Council of Paris, which, three
years later, was first of every other power to proclaim the
dethronement of father and son, voted that day 10,000 E
of revenue to those of the pages who should come and
announce an heir to the imperial throne. It is very
curious to note that the man who was lucky enough to
be the messenger on this occasion is still living, and
that the city of Paris has paid him his pension regularly
during thirty-seven years. And now the nephew of
the same man will probably be filted by this same muni-
cipality which proclaimed the reign of Louis Philippe.
Tempera mutantur.
THE MERDER OF THE POLICEMAN BEIGHT.—At
the Ashton-under-Lyne petty sessions, on Wednesday,
George Whatmore, a youth, was brought up, charged
upon his own statement with being an accessory before
the fact to the murder of Bright. It appeared from the
evidence, that the prisoner had said that he knew os
much as any one about the murder of Bright, and had
side other statements with respect to Bright's death,
which caused Mr. Newton to apprehend him. After
b tin,g lodged in the lock-up a short time, he requested to
sae Mr. Newton, the chief constable, to whom he offered
to tell all be knew of the murder " if he would forgive
him." Mr. Newton, of course, told him he could make
no promise of any description, and the prisoner then
said he had been a lodger at Stott's house, and had dried
the cartridge cases for Stott, and had afterwardi taken
them up stairs to him. On the night of the murder,
Stott and Ratcliffe led the body of Chartists down Old-
ham-road, and thence down Catherine-street, to the top
of Bentinck-street, and they then assembled near the
"Ranters'" chapel, at about eleven o'clock. The pri-
soner then stopped suddenly, saying that he knew no
more.—The Bench called upon him to find two sureties I
101. each, and to enter into his own recognizmnces in
2914 to answeriany charge that may be preferred against
hum The sureties were found, and the prisoner was then
dischargld.
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