The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-01 00:00:00

SWEDEN.

A banquet was held at Stockholm on the 22d, a
whioh 140 persons were present, to celebrate the libe.
ration of KOSBIITH.

GREECE.

Two bands of brigands have appeared on the west
coast of Greece, opposite the lonian Islands, the one
at Patras, the othsr at Missolongbi. Some travellers
have also been robbed in the province of Maims, in
the south of the Monis, some say at the instigation of
MAvaosacassm, the presumed assassin of the late Mi-
nister CoaFIoTALI, who was shot a year ago. OsMAN
EFFENDI, the Turkish Chargé d'Affaires, has just died
in Athens. He is the first Mussulman who has bean
buried in Athens since that town has been free, and
the Greek Government rendered him all the civil
honours due to his rank.

Texas.—The Government, by their lateness in
getting the assessed taxes and property and income taxes
passed last session, as a matter of course, threw the business
of the surveyors, clerks to commissioners, assessors, and col-
lectors—one and all—into the background, and, as might be
expected, into great confusion and inconvenience. But mind,
for all that, the periods for receiving the money have been
fixed just as if all this inconvenience to the various public
officers had not been occasioned ! Well, indeed, may they
(as they naturally do) complain. Surely it would have been
nothing but reasonable and proper to have fixed the receipts
later than usual, if even a month. But Government will
have the money.
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THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM-SHIP. This
gigantic vessel was yesterday removed from the Sandon
graving-dock, where she has been undergoing repairs since
April last, and brought into the Wellington-dock, where her
engines will be placed in her. She is to have six boilers,
three on each side, and two funnels, abreast of each other.
The machinery, which has been made in London, is now on
board, and on its way to Liverpool. The alterations in the
ship have added materially to her appearance, and they have
also increased her capacity. By means of the new deck
house, the ship will be able to carry coals for the voyage out
and home, about COO passengers, and 3,000 tons of measure-
ment goods, whilst her engines, which are nominally of the
same power as before, but really more efficient, will give her
a higher speed. The new screw is now fixed in its place.
Its diameter is 15 feet 6 inches, and its pitch 19 feet. The
rudder of the ship id deserving of attention, inasmuch as
it differs, we believe, from all other rudders. The rudder-
post may be termed a bar of iron, firmly secured to the
keel behind the propeller, and rising to the iron work
above the upper end of the rudder-post, inclining back-
wards. The rudder-post is turned at different diameters,
tapering downwards, so that the rudder cannot get fast by
working down. The action of the rudder is partly upon the
steel pin and partly around the ruct,er-post, which it is made
to encircle; and vibration is prevented by a portion of the
rudder being made to project forward of the rudder-post.
The Great Britain is said new to be a stronger vessel than
she was before.—Liverpool Mercury.

LAMENTABLE CASE OF DROWNING.—The Derby-
shire Chronicle contains the report of an inquest upon the
body of an old man seventy-one years of age, named
Samuel Simpson, who, on Wednesday, unfortunately lost
his life in attempting to save that of a child, named George
Twells, who had fallen into the River Derwent, but whom
he did not succeed is rescuing. The child was playing on
the Siddals-bridge, and had run down the bridge to the
bank of the river but was unable to stop itself in time, and
so rolled into the water. The deceased was at the --rest-end
of the Siddals, and on being informed of the circumstance,
immediately ran towards the spot, and pulling off his coat
jumped into the water. He was seen by a youth named
Sutton to lay hold of the child. This youth, who had a
baby in his arms, went for assistance. A man named Mans-
field, who was unloading some deals close by, and another
named Faulkner, went to the place of the accident; they
saw the top of Simpson's head in the water, and both jumped
in. Mansfield put his arm round the deceased, and suc-
ceeded in getting him to the piles, but there became fast.
Faulkner, who had been locking for the child, but could not
bee anything of it, then went and e-xtricated Mansfield and
the deceased from the obstruction. They got Simpson out
on the bank, but he died there before medical assistance
could be obtained.

CHANCERY SITTINGS.—It WSS notified yesterday
that the causes belonging to Sir J. L. Knight Bruce's paper
will be taken in the ensuing term by Vice-Chancellor Sir
Jrmes Parker ; and that the causes set down for hearing in
Lord Cranworth's court will be heard by Vice-Chancellor
Sir B. T. Kindersley. Although the Act of last session pro-
fesses to have been passed for the purpose of "improving"
the equity practice, it has rarely, if ever, happened, that the
prO •
feesio has been left in uncertainty as to the days ap-
pointed
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