The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-21 00:00:00

DANIEL ADDISON

respectfully acquaints the Friends and Supporters of Mr. Holi-
day. and the Public generally, that he has entered the above
Hotel, where, by unremitting attention to the comfort and
wishes of his guests, moderate charges, and the very best of
providings, he hopes to prove himself worthy of a continuance of
that patronage and encouragement which havebeen so liberally
estowed upon his predecessor.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Hamphire Y'elegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 19.—The 2amarang, 26, was
commissioned this morning, at this port, by Captain
Belcher, to complete the survey of the Chinese seas.
She is to have her full complement.
The Firebrand steamer, recently launched at this
yard, is ordered to proceed to Woolwich, in charge
of Mr. Aylen, master of the Victory, to take on board
her engines, previous to being commissioned at this
port for foreign service.
We regret to state that Captain Wm. Tucker, R.N.
late of her Majesty's ship Iris, is numbered among
those passengers drowned by the shipwreck of the.
Reliance. Capt. Tucker leaves an orphan family of
seven daughters.

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.

PROMOTlON.—Lieutenant—Fred. Cannon (1832)
of the Camperdown, to the rank of Commander.
APPOINTMENTS.—Captain —Edward Belcher, to
the Samarang.
Lieutenant Henry Wall, to the Resistance;
Thomas J. Smyth, to the Madagascar.
Surgeon—Charles M'Arthur, M.D., to the Victory,
vice Armstrong, period of service expired.
Purser—Mr. Dyer, acting, to the Champion, vice
Mason, deceased.
Assistant Surgeon—R. Bernard, to the Megara.

Second Master—T. C. Pullen, to the Megrra.

Master's Assistants—Mr. Ivemey, of the Diligence,
to be Second. Master of the Quail ; H. A. Smith, to
the Frolic; N. J. Loane, to the St. Vincent.
Mate—W. J. Pollard, to the Megrera.
Midshipman—R. 11. Mends, to the Excellent.
Clerk -in-Charge—E. S. F. Cheesman, to the
Megwra.
Clerks—Z. Slaney, to the Winchester ; A. T. M.
Roberts, to the Frolic ; J. E. Price, to the Howe.
Volunteers, Ist Class--11. P. Mihnan, to the
Monarch; M.
Breen, to the Scout.
First Engineers—R. Jago, to the Victory, for
service in the Dasher ; John Boswell, to the Wildfire,

vice Jago. -
(From the Devonport Independent.)
ARRIVAL OF THE WILBERFORCE.—Her Majesty's
steamer Wilberforce, Lieutenant. W. H. Webb, com-
manding, arrived here on Thursday, from the Coast
of Africa, having on board the remainder of the sur-
vivors of the ill-fated Niger expedition. She arrived
at Fernando Po on the 30th of July, bringing with
her the people from the Model Farm. The fate of
the superintendent of the farm • has not been ascer-
tained, but it is presumed he has been murdered 17
the natives. The Wilberforce sailed for Prince s
Island with invalids, and again sailed from thence for
Fernando Po on the 18th September ; was off Cape
Coast three days, and Sierra Leone eight days, and
finally sailed for England on the 15th ult. She
brings intelligence of a dreadful hurricane off Ma-
deira, by which six vessels have been totally wrecked,
and the majority of their crews lost. The island
itself had been nearly inundatedA both from the sea,
and floods from the mountains. n immense destruc-
tion of life and property has occurred, in fact, so
violent was the hurricane, that the majority of the in-
habitants have lost their all. The names of the vessels
lost are, the English brig, Dart, of London, Wave, of
Guernsey, Romulus, of Greenock, an American brig,
name unknown, a Spanish vessel, and a Sardinian
schooner, which sank at her anchors. The Wilber-
force has also brought home some of the survivors of
the wrecked crews. She spoke the Petrel, packet, off
Teneriffe, and Thames, West Indiaman, off Modena.
She experienced fair weather on her homeward pas-
sage—Wind S.W. The other officers on board are
the surgeon, Mr. Sterling, and Second Master, Mr.
Sturgess.
Her Majesty's ship Calcutta, 84, Capt. G. F. Rich
(acting), will be paid off on Monday next.
Her Majesty's ship Royal Adelaide, 104, having
been new coppered, was taken out of dock last even-
ing (Friday).
Her Majesty's ship Superb, 84, was towed to her
moorings on Wednesday, by the Confiance.
Ships in Harbour—Caledonia, 120, Capt. A. Milne ;
San Josef, 110, Capt. F. W. Burgoyne ; Calcutta, 84,
Capt. George F. Rich (acting) ; Wilberforce, iron
steamer, Lieut. IV. Webb; Spiteful and Confiance
steamers.
In the Sound—None.

Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, Bart., will hoist his
flag on the 25th instant, on board her Majesty's ship
St. Vincent, 120, as Commander-in-Chief of this port,
for the ensuing three years ; Capt. R. Freeman Row-
ley, will be Captain of the ship, Com. Walter Toby,
Commander, and 'Richard Haig, Esq., Secretary.

THE TEMPLE Cnuucit—This elegant building was
re-opened yesterday for divine service. - The church
was much crowded with members of the legal
profession. The benchers, barristers, and students
each occupied their respective stalls and seats.
The following Learned Judges occupied stalls on the
south, or Inner Temple side :—Lord Abinger, Baron
Gurney, Baron Alderson, and Mr. Justice Wightman ;
and amongst the Benchers present were—The Hon.
Stuart Wortley, Sir George Rose, Sir Frederick Pol-
lock, Sir W. Follett, Messrs. W. Binge, J. E.
Dowdeswell (treasurer), Horace Twiss, F. Thesiger,
R. Preston, G. Spence, J. Wyatt, T. J. Platt, New-
man Rogers, Chilton, Hallam, Whateley, and Baines.
On the north, or Middle Temple, were Mr. Justice
Coltman, Sir John Dodson (treasurer), and others.
The sermon was preached by the Master, the Rev.
C. Benson, who selected his text from the thanksgiv-
ing psalm of David, at the restoration of the art of the
covenant, recorded in l Chron., c. 16, v. 29, and also
in the 106th Psalm—" Give unto the Lord the glory
due unto his name : bring an offering and come before
him : worship before him in the beauty of holiness."
Mr. JOHN CURTIS', F.L.S.—We have to state,_ with
greatpeel
her gratification,Majesty
that, g
at
granted
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pension
Sirn o
fR Robert
a-year to this eminent naturalist, whose " British
Entomology," the labour of nearly 20 years, so justly
entitles him to the Royal favour.—Literary Gazette.

So numerous are the men-of-war seamen now un-
employed, that the crew of the Frolic was complete in
a few days. Hundreds of fine, able-bodied seamen,
will be entirely lost to the service, unless a sea-going
ship is soon commissioned to receive thern.—Hainp
shire .bulependept.

PRUSSIAN STATES GENERAL.
BERLIN, Nov. 9.—The debates on the 28th and
29th continued to turn on the question of the railroad
scheme, which a great majority continue to favour,
though all parties look with dread and aversion to the
possibility of a re-augmentation of the Salt-tax. The
Minister of. Finance, however, contended for the
necessity of reserving to the Government the power
of having recourse to the only practicable means by
which, in case of a deficit, the national finances could
be maintained in their present satisfactory condition.
He would consent, nevertheless, to submit the two fol-
lowing questions to the decision of the Assembly :-
1. Is the Assembly of opinion that the realisation of
a comprehensive system of railroads, by State assist-
ance, is to the interest of the country, even if that
realisation is impracticable without a reservation of a
possible, though highly improbable, re-augmentation
of taxes, not to exceed the reduction of 2,000,000
dollars, intended to come into force on the Ist of
January next?
2. Shall his Majesty be entreated, in order not to
weaken the effect of the reduction of taxes, to desist
from such a reservation, inasmuch as the Assembly is
ready to give a confident assurance that even without
such a reservation, the country will always be ready
cheerfully to contribute, not only such supplies as are
indispensable, but likewise whatever may be required
for the promotion, of important national interests ?
Several members urged an unqualified assent to
both questions, and in support of this view again went
over the arguments already adduced in favour of rail-
roads. They argued, at the same time, that the ne-
cessity of having recourse to a re-augmentation of the
Salt-tax, could only be looked on, in the present
flourishing state of our finances, as a very remote pos-
sibility; and, should the necessity arise, other means
might easily be devised, not only for making up the
deficit, but also for realising other undertakings called
for by the interests of the State, including the entire
abolition of what would still remain of the Salt-tax.

It was urged, in opposition to the previous remarks
of the Minister, that the competency of the present
Assembly to entertain the questions submitted to its
consideration was very questionable. The reduction
of the tax, it was argued, ought to be looked upon in
the light of an accomplished fact, and the re-aug-
mentation of the tax could, in that case, be deemed as
nothing else than the imposition of a new tax, a mea-
sure which came only within the attributes of the Pro-
vincial States.

To this the Presiding Minister replied, that the As-
sembly was not called on at present to vote either a
new tax or to re-impose an old one. No one ques-
tioned the principle that the Provincial States must be
consulted before any new tax was imposed on the
country. The King had certainly announced his in-
tention to effect a reduction of taxes, from the Ist of
January next, but the King had not abandoned his
right to decide on the details of that reduction, and
was desirous of reserving the power of having re-
course to a re-augmentation, if circumstances should
arise to make it necessary.
Some further discussion followed, in the course of
which several Memoers declared that they should give
an affirmative vote to the former of the two questions,
merely because they were apprehensive that the sys-
tem of railroads would not otherwise be realized.

The Assembly then came to a vote on the two
questions, when there appeared—

IN ANSWER TO THE FIRST QUESTION,

Ayes. Noes.
The province of Prussia
It Brandenburg 5
11 Pomerania ll ..... 1
~ Silesia . 9
If Posen ... ll
•• • • 1
~ Saxony
,1 Westphalia, 6 .... 6
The Rhine

Total.
IN A.NSWER TO TILE SECOND OUESTION,
Ayes. Noes.
The province of Prussia
V/ Brandenburg... 7 5
~, Pomerania l2
~ Silesia 8
',I ' Posen 8 . .... 4
1, Saxony
fl Westphalia..... 11 1
,1 The Rhine ..... 13

Total .

Those divisions were then considered to have
brought the discussion on the railroad question to a
close. A motion made by a Member present to thank
the Presiding Minister for the judicious and efficient
manner in which he bad conducted the discussion,
was unanimously agreed to.

In their sittin(of the 31st, the Committees of
States were occupied with a discussion on the present
state of the.law regarding the regulation of private
rivers. The object of the Government is to modify
the law, so as to enable large districts to avail them-
selves of the means of irrigating or draining their
lands.

The Prussian States Gazette publishes the following
Cabinet order, addressed by the King of Prussia to
the Presidents of the provinces :
" I have frequently pointed out the necessity of put •
ting a check upon the tendency of the ill-disposed
portion of the press to mislead public opinion by the
propagation of false news, or in distorting facts, and
for this purpose compelling every journal guilty of
such conduct to place truth in opposition to falsehood,
by inserting a rectification in their columns. It is
not sufficient to leave to a journal animated by a bet-
ter spirit the charge of paralysing the influEnce of the
criminal attempts of another journal to deceive or
corrupt the public mind. It is necessary that the
poison should be neutralised precisely where it is ad-
ministered; the most effectual means of destroying
the tendency of journals to falsehood being to compel
them to publish the judgment which condemns them.
I have learned that this means, which is alike legiti-
mate and necessary, has been scarcely if at all prac-
tised. If the existing laws do not suffice to compel
the journals to insert the rectifications which are offi-
cially sent to them by the authorities, I expect that
my Minister of State will propose to me the necessary
measures to remedy the defect. If, however, the ex-
isting laws be sufficient, I require that they may, in
the interest of truth and justice, be rigorously en-
forced. This is a subject which I recommend alike
to my Ministers and to the Presidents of the pro-
vinces, who have to receive instructions on the sub-
ject from my Ministers. The more lam desirous of
not throwing obstacles in the way of the honest,
frank, and dignified expression of opinion, and of
opening as wide a field as possible to public discus-
sion, the greater must be my severity towards those
who resort to the use of falsehood in order that they
may not, by their licentiousness, deprive freedom of
opinion of its most happy fruits."

MARYLEBONE SAVINGS' BANK,
76, WELBECK-STREET.
Established July 5, 1830.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF PROGRESS, AT SPECIFIED
PERIODS, DURING THE EIGHT YEARS.
Sums invested with
Open Deposit National Debt
Accounts. Commissioners.
On Nov. 20, 1835 £6,492 £95,090
1836 8,328 126,209
1837 9,947 155,910
1838 ... 11,278 190,334
1839........ 11,935 223,353
1640 ..... 12,680 253,167
1841........ 13,004 266,407
1842 13,349 285,382
J. FINNEY, Actuary.

Last week an inquest was held at the Leeds Court-
house, before John Blackburn, Esq., Coroner, to in-
quire into the circumstances connected with the death
of W. Connell, a stone mason, of. Oulton, 26 years of
age, who, when in the act of stealing hens on the
night of the 23d ult., was shot at by Mr. Thomas
Farrar, farmer, of the same place, and died in conse-
quence of the injury thus received, at the Leeds infir-
mary. The Jury returned a verdict of " Man-
slaughter" against Thomas Farrar, who was forth-
with placed in custody until an application can he
made to the Judges for bail.—Leeds Mercury.
FEARFUL TIMES.—Last week a worthy old woman,
of good external deportment, who has long fought
with the weary cares and toils of this mortal pilgrim-
age, was laid upon her bed. She had, however, been
long troubled with a great predilection for strong
waters, and many plans and schemes did she try to
obtain a small drop of these comforts, but the best
laid plans " gala aft ajee: As a last and desperate
resource, she sent her wee lassie to the public-house
with her Bible, and sundry explanations. The lassie
came back as she went. " Hech, sirs," exclaimed the
worthy old woman, " it's fearfu' times, when they will
neither tak' my word, nor the word o' God, for twa
gills o' whisky."--Glasgow Chrbnitle.
Died at Richbell-place, Lamb's Conduit-street, on
the 18th inst., William Fenning, father of Eliza Pen-
ning, whose execution excited such deep interest
throughout the country. He had served 20 years in the
army, and at the time of his death was 88 years of age.