The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-10 00:00:00

GERMANY.

It is said that the Austrians and Bavarians are op-
posed to the reconstruction of the Frankfort Diet as
lemanded by Prussia.
The Prussian State Gazette, of the 7th, contains
under its official head a report from the Ministers to
-he KING, on the necessity of placing the position of the
Chief of the Bank of Prussia in harmony with the Con-
.titution of January 31.,1850. He has now unlimited
power on his own personal responsibility, and it is
riot considered desirable that the administration of the
bank should be free from the control of the Government.
fhe Ministers, therefore, propose that the Chief of
the Bank should be removed from his functions, and
that the Minister of Commerce should replace him.
The KING, approving of the report, wrote the follow-
ing letter to M. HAUSEMANN:—
" To put an end to the contradiction vtbich exists be.'
tween the provisions of paragraphs 48 of the decree on
the Bank of sth October, 1846, and the Constitution of
31st January, 1850, I have appointed the Minister of
Commerce to be Chief of the Bank. In relieving you of
your functions, I assign to you a pension of 2,000 tha-
lers from Ist July next."

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.

General KROGH arrived at Copenhagen on the sth.
The Notables for the Duchies are to meet on the
30th inst.

lONIAN ISLANDS.

The German Journal of Frankfort has the following
from Patras, 23d tilt.: —" There is a► faction in the
lonia❑ Islands which is labouring hard to effect the
junction of those islands with Greece. It attacks not
only the Protectorate and the English Government,
but also all the friends of progress who refuse to mix
themselves up with Radicalism. The Chamber of De-
puties having been adjourned in consequence of a
proposition having been made for the above-named junc-
tion, the Radical party protested against the conduct of
the Governor, and against that of the President of the
Chamber. The Radical press has published articles
couched in the most violent language. All this, how-
ever, serves the views of the Governor, who hopes that
the Democrats will be one after the other removed from
the Chamber, and replaced by Conservatives."

ANOTHER RUMOURED SECESSION TO ROME.—
The name of Mr. Wegg-Prosser, M.P. for the county of
Hereford, is one of the latest with which rumour has made
free, as having seceded to the Ilomish communion.
DR. POSEY AND THE BISHOP OF OXFORD.—
The startling occurrences which have just taken place at
Leeds, have, we understand, not only created a sensation in
certain high quarters, but awakened those who appear to
have been asleep before to the necessity of getting rid of
the author of so much mischief in the Anglican Establish-
ment. But while it is determined that something shall,
because it must, be done, to eject Dr. Pusey from the
Church, it is not, it appears, easy to decide on the course to
be adopted. It seems there are peculiar difficulties in Dr.
Pusey's case, owing to his not being under the control of
the Bishop of Oxford, in the same way as an ordinary
clergyman. The only thing which seems at present certain
is, that though the Bishop cannot deprive him of his living
in the University, he can prohibit him from preaching
within the bounds of his diocese; and this, it is said, r.
Wilberforce is forthwith prepared to do. Dr. Pusey, how-
ever, will, if we mistake not, deem this to be but a very
light punishment, if he considers it a punishment at all.—
Advertiser.

THE DUKE OF NORFOLK TURNED PRESBYTERIAN.
—We have heard, on what we consider good authority, that
an application has been made, by a gentleman professing to
be properly empowered, for seats in Dr. Cumming's chapel,
for the use of the Duke of Norfolk.—Advertiser.

INFANT ORPHAN ASYLUM, WANSTEAD.OII
Tuesday a special meeting of the governors of this institu-
tion took place at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate, to con-
sider the adoption of the proposals of the committee for ex-
tending the usefulness of the charity; Lord Ashley in the
chair. The Infant Orphan Asylum was originally established
for the care of orphan children, of respectable parentage, from
the earliest period of life until eligible fcr those institutions
which receive the orphan at a more advanced age; but it
has been ascertained that of those children who leave the
institution a very small proportion only are able to obtain
admission into others, from the asylums available for orphan
children above 8 years of age being altogether inadequate to
the public exigency. Of 159 children who have left the
asylum during the three years past, l 9 only went direct to
other charities; 45 left as candidates for other charities, and
85 were returned to their friends ; it is therefore now pro-
posed that at future elections a portion of the children ad-
mitted should be retained, the boys until 14 and the girls
until 15 years of age.— Sir Thomas Phillips moved that the
propositions of the committee, for the more perfect accom-
plishment of the object for which the charity was instituted
be adopted; which was seconded by Browne, Esq., and,
after some discussion was carried unanimously.
Miss TALBOT.—This young lady continues to be
the object of much curiosity in the fashionable world. On
Tuesday evening, in company with the Countess Newburgh,
she attended the soirée given by the Countess Wa'degrave,
on Carlton House-terrace. It may be proper to remark,
that there are two Countesses of Newburgh, both widows.
The present Earl of Newburgh is unmarried. The Countess,
under whose care Mss Talbot is placed, is a convert to the
Roman Catholic religion, and resides in Chesham-place.
She is sister to Lady Alice Peel, wife of Colonel Peel.

IRON TRADE OF SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE.—.The
second of the quarterly meetings of this district was held at
Wolverhampton yesterday, but no further reduction took
place in the prices agreed upon at the preliminary meeting
held last week. A fair amount of business was transacted ;
but the large buyers reserved their orders for the meeting at
Birmingham to-morrow.

RECSLESS CONDUCT OF PlTMEN.—Scarcely a week
passes without some catastrophe occurring in the coal mines
of Northumberland and Durham; and it is certain that
many of these accidents arise from the negligence and in-
difference of the pitmen themselves. At the sessions for the
county of Durham, which concluded on Tuesday, a case was
tried which exhibited in a strong light the reckless conduct
of persons employed in collieries. A young man named
Thomas Hann was charged with having feloniously damaged
and broken an engine, with intent to render the same use-
less. The prisoner, it appeared, is a putter at the Felling
colliery, near Newcastle, and as such it was his duty to take
the tubs, when filled with coals, to the bottom of the shaft,
and give the signal to the engineman at the bank to draw it
up. On the Bth of March. the colliery was at work, and there
being a" match" in the district, the prisoner was anxious to
at'end it. He appli-d for leave and was refused; and there
was a rule under which any person leaving his work without
leave was fined. In the course of the day, an old man
named Russell, who was employed in the mine, observed the
prisoner with a plank about six feet long, hammering at a
spear which regulated the movement of the cage in ascend-
ing the mine; on being discovered, the prisoner said "he
would lay the - pit off," and if he (Russell) told he
would knock him off the platform into the seam below. Had
the discovery not been made, the lives of any persons as-
cending or descending the shaft would have been sacrificed.
The prisoner, who made no defence, was found guilty, and
sentenced to eight months' hard labour, with two terms of a
fortnight in solitary confinement.

THE MANCHESTER BOILER EXPLOSION.—The
proceedings in this case were resumed on Wednesday, having
been adjourned on Saturday for the examination of Higgins,
the man who contracted to supply the boiler to Mr. William-
son, and who fitted it up and placed it on its seat, Egerton,
the engineer, having alleged upon more than one occasion
that he had always said the boiler was not properly put
down. He alleged that ;he had not had a single complaint
from any one as to the boiler. HP, like all the other wit-
nesses, spoke of great negligence on the part of Egerton,
and enumerated instances. The proceedings were still going
on when our dispatch left; but there can scarcely be a doubt,
from the evidence already given, that the verdict must be
one of manslaughter against Egerton.
DEATH or LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR THOMAS
WHITEHEAD, K.C. B.—This officer died on the 7th inst., at
his seat, Upland, near Preston, at an advanced age. The
deceased held the local rank f Lieutenant-General in the
Indian army, where he saw some rough service. Sir Tho-
mas was connected with an old Lancashire family. He was
son of the Rev. Thomas Whitehead, of Eccleston, county
Lancaster, by the daughter of William Shaw, Esq., of
Prestos. He married, in 1816, the daughter of James Bur-
dett ISTt ss, Esq., of Osterly Hall, Yorkshire.

'GREAT METROPOLITAN FAlRS.—Yesterday, the
allotment of space at the " monster fair" to be held at the
Hippodrome, Bayswater, during the Exhibition, commenced.
The ground marked out exceeds 25 acres, all of which will
be covered with booths and shows. Messrs. Nelson and Lee,
who have the management, specially agree, before granting
the ground, that no gambling or Sunday trading will be per-
mitted. At Battersea-park upwards of 50 acres of land have
been portioned off for the holding of a fair. On Kennington-
c,mmon a large fair will be held, another on Stepney-green,
and one in Primrose-bill-park.

AWFUL THUNDER STORM.-011 Sunday last,
about five o'clock in the afternoon, the village of Blyth was
visited by an awful storm of thunder and lightning, accom-
panied with mingled hail, snow, and rain. It reached its
height about six o'clock. About a mile due west from Blyth
church, on the road leading to Oldcoates and Rotherham,
Mr. George Dickenson, farmer and butcher, had a fleck of
sheep grazing in a field ; and about 25 yards from the road
was a large ash tree, under which the sheep sheltered. Vivid
and brilliant lightning struck the tree, and cut the bark from
the trunk, in l ieces four feet long and six inches broad,
which it scattered at a distance in all directions, and the tree
was shivered the whole length of the trunk. The fluid de-
scended upon the sheep, and five of them were struck dead,
and two others were almost lifeless. The seven animals
were dressed, but it is feared they are unfit for use.—Notting-
ham Mercury.
TWO OF A TRADE WON'T AGREE.—We think we
have hit upon the reason why the gallant Colonel Sib-
thorp is continually abusing the Crystal Palace. The
fact must be that there is a little rivalry in the case for
the attractions of Hyde Park must be a cause of jealousy
to one who is continually making en exhibition of himself.—
Punch,

Railways. I Paid, Nominal Prices. Business done
to-day.
Aberdeen .. 8 6 8
Caledonian 10/. .. • • 10 6%% % dis
6% 6
Cheater and Holyhead .. 16 16 1634 rtd 16% x.d.
East Anglian (31. 10s.)
6 per cent. •• 334 2% 274
Do. (51.) 7 pr. ct. Pref.
Do. (71. 173.) 7p. c.:Pref. 2
Eastern Counties Eaten.,
5 per cent. No. 1 • • 613 4 par
Do. No. 2 .. • • • • 613 4 par p pm
Do. New 6p. cent. Stock 10 10% 11% 11
Eastern Union, Scrip
guara.a. 6 per cent. • • 20 16 1634
Da. 101. Deben. Shares . 10 •
East Lancashire, 6 per
cent. quarter shares .. 0.
Glasgow & S.-W. Consul. 100
Gt Northern, 5 per cent. 1234 13% 1334 13%
Great South. & Western
(Ireland) eighths .. . • 234 - 1 p.
Lancashire and York-
shire, F. 201. .. • . • • 6 134 dls.
Do. 6p er cent. Stock . 100 ..
Leeds and Thirsk, 6 per
cent., No. 1 .. 11 p
Do. C per cent., No. 2 . 17 ..
Do. 6 per cent., No. 3 . 5 ..
Do. quarters, 1848 .. 9 134 —2 • p
London, Brighton, and
South Coast guar. 5 per
et., late Croyd.n thirds 100 ..
Do. pref., 6 p ct. Stock,
1851, from 501. share. E 100 114 120
Do. cony. 5 per et. 1852 60 67 —6O
Do. new guar.. 6 per ct. 100 136 139 138
London &S.-W., new —2%p.
Londonderry and Ennis-
killen, half shares 10
Manch., Sheffield, and
Line , quar. sins., No. 1 25 13% 14%
Do. new, 101. •• •• 10 11% 12%
Do., 6/. • • • • • • • • 3 % P
Midland Con. 6p. c. stock 100 132 134
Do. Consel. Bristol &
Birmmg., 6 per cent 100
Do. Bristol & Glowers. 48 •• —••
Do. do. do. ••33 10 6 ..
Do. Erewash Valley .. 60 .. „„
Do. Lelc. Swarming.
8 per cent. guar. 100
Norfolk Extension .• 20 17 -
18
guar. 534 per cent 5 4% —4%
Do. Waveney Valley 2
North British .. 5 5 -
5% x.d 534 x.d
Shrewsbury and BirM.
New Guaranteed .. 8 11 1134
Shrews. and Ches. (Nor.
W. Min.) 8 per cent. 10 lb 1534
South Ilevon .. .• 25 14 —l6
South-Eastern, 434 p. ct 10
Waterford & rillkenny,sl. 1 .•
West London, 1 st Cl. (101.) 10
Do. 2d Class de. (par) 20 ..
York, Newc., and Berw., 17
Gt. N . of E. Pur. 163( 16%
4%-4%•
York and North Midland
IL and S. Porch. .. 10 1% 1 die.
POREZGTC.
Boulogno and Amiens .. 20 236 —2% 934
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon) 90 18% 18% 18
Demerara .. 17% • • —• •
Dutch Rhenish •• 8 4% 414 dia.
East Indian • • .. 14 136 p. 15%
Do. do. do. .. 20
Great Indian Peninsula.. 5 % 54 P.
Ditto ditto • . 234 34 —% P.
Louvain ala Sam'n'e 734 •
Luxembourg • • •• •• 8 131.
Ditto .. .. 10 3% 336 334
Madrid and Valentin ..•
Maria Antonia • • • • 25 7 9
Ditto, New • • • • 734 2 4
Namur and Liege .. • • 20 8 —8 3y
Northern of France • • 16 15 1534 15 %
Orleans and Bordeaux .. 8 4 die. 434
Paris and Orleans • • • • 20 35 —37
Paris and Rouen • • • • 20 25 —26 253! %
Paris and Strasbourg • • 16 514 5 dis.
Rouen and Havre .. • 20 10% —ll 10%
Sambre and Meuse • • 20 3% 4
Tours and Nantes • • • . 15 8% —B% die. 6%
Tournay, jurbise, Lan-
den, and Hasselt •• 20 ••.
West Flanders .. •• 8% 2 234

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