The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-21 00:00:00

OPENING OF THE PRUSSIAN

CHAMBERS.

BERLIN, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

The following is the speech with which the
Prince Regent of Prussia opened the Chambers this
day
I present myself to the National Deputies with
painful feelings, but much confidence.
I am called by the King to assume the Regency
until God, in His mercy, shall have allowed him
again to discharge the duties of his Royal office—
an event which I incessantly pray for. It is a
source of relief to me that the King, in his care for
the common weal, has summoned me to assume the
Regency. In obedience to this intimation of the
Royal will, I have, in consideration of existing cir-
cumstances and of the precedents of our country,
undertaken the heavy burden and responsibility of
the Regency.

It is my earnest intention to do henceforth what
the constitution and the laws of the country require.
I expect that the Chambers will do likewise. All
the documents relating to the Regency shall be
communicated by a special message to the united
Chambers, and, if required, all further explanation
deemed necessary shall be given.
The more gloomy the aspect of affairs is, in con-
sequence of the King's health, the higher the stan-
dard of Prussia must be raised, by the conscientious
discharge of our duty and by mutual confidence.
The Prince Regent concluded the speech with
" God save the King."

By a decree of the 18th the King of Sardinia has
has appointed M. Lanza, late Minister of Public
Instruction, to the portfolio of Finance, and Advo-
cate Cadorna to that of Public Instruction. The
Piedmontese Ministry is therefore again complete,
Count Cavour still retaining the confidence of the
King, the majority of the Chambers, and the people
of the Italian Peninsula.

The Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian and the
Archduchess Charlotte visited Durazzo, in Albania,
on the 6th, and, in spite of their incognito, they
were received by the Austrian Consul and the
local authorities. This is the first Turkish town
that the Archduchess had ever seen, and she
appeared much interested at what met her view.
The Archduke went on a shooting excursion on
the lake, and on his return invited the consul to
dine with him on board the Imperial yacht. At
night they left for the lonian islands.

Some time since a difficulty arose between the
Neapolitan and Sardinian Governments, originating
in the seizure of a Neapolitan barque by the mari-
time authorities of the Island of Sardinia. The
vessel in question was supposed to be fishing for
coral in prohibited waters, and was captured
accordingly. The Sardinian authorities appear to
have been in the wrong, as the barque has been
restored.

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

The Canadian Mail Steamship North Briton has
arrived with Quebec and Montreal advices to the
9th inst., the mails, and 180 passengers.
On the night a boat put off from Belleisle with
the master and three of the crew of the schooner
Triumph, which was driven ashore on the west-end
of the island on the 9th, and became a total wreck.
Crew, however, all saved. In the River St. Law-
rence on the 9th passed the brig Eagle, barque
Caroline Clive of Glo'ster, and Liverpool of Grange-
mouth, ship Ocean Monarch, barque Legatas of
Sunderland, Glasgow, from Hull, and brig 'Camer-
ton of Worthington.
An extensive fire occurred at Montreal on the
Bth, in the large distillery of J. 0. W. Molso and
Co. The loss_is estimated at about £lO,OOO.
At New York, on the Bth, cotton was steady, but
not quotably lower. Flour was steady. Wheat
was heavy, and lc. to 3c. lower. Corn was also
heavy, and rather lower. Pork was unchanged.
Lard somewhat better, and a good sale. Rosin and
rice without change.
At Savannah, on the 7th, the cotton market was
quiet, but unchanged.
At Charleston, on the same day, prices of cotton
had declined /to per cent. since the beginning of
the week.
At Quebec, on the 9th, Messrs. Forsyth and Co.
thus remark on the state of the timber market :
" When we last issued our Circular' we advised a
much more active feeling than had previously
existed in our market, and the same buoyancy still
maintains—the transactions having been on a more
extended scale during the past than the previous
fortnight—although we do not alter our quota-
tions."
Freights continue most unremunerative to the
shipowner. At Montreal flour supplies were coming
forward more freely, but the market was in an un-
certain state. The trade in imported goods was
going on quietly but steadily, and the aggregate
amount was considerable.