The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-04 00:00:00

STATES-GENERAL of PRUSSIA.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS

The Prusian State Gazette publishes rn ordon-
nance respecting the mode of deliberation in the com-
mission of the States. The following are the rules or
articles : •

FROM TIIE EVENING PAPERS OF TIIIS DAY.

CITY, THURSDAY EVENING.

CHRONICLE.—Lord Stanley offered to admit
Canadian wheat and flour manufactured in Canada
(no matter where grown), into British ports duty
free, provided the Canadian Parliament would subject
American wheat to a fixed duty of three shillings
per quarter when imported to Canada. The Canadian
press even go so far as to say that all wheat im-
ported into Canada under that duty, whether manu-
factured afterwards or not, may be exported from
thence, and admitted into England free of all duty.
The Canadian Parliament have wisely closed
with the offer, and passed the Bill under that con-
tract with the Imperial Government. If her Ma-
jesty's Government, therefore, keep faith with the
Canadians, a Bill must be introduced the next
session of Parliament to give effect to the agree-
ment repealing the duties of ss. to ls. now
levied on Canadian corn in British ports, and de-
claring the same admissible at all seasons- free of duty.
L,liould this Bill pass the House of Commons and
House of Lords, Canada will become a depot, in
transit, for the produce of the great corn State- of
America, and the meaning of Mr. Sullivan w:Il he
explained, who, in addressing the Legislative Coun-
cil, at Kingston, in support of the Bill, declared that
if the dispatch of Lord Stanley were carried out in its
full spirit and meaning, it would confer one of
t-1-: greatest boons upon Canada that bad ever been
experienced. Such a measure, it will be remembered,
is in perfect accordance with the declared sentiments
of Mr. Gladstone, the Vice-President of the Board of
Trade, who expressly stated in the debate on Lord
Howick's motion, regarding differential duties. that
the true principle of legislation in respect of colonial
produce was, to treat the colonies as an " integral
part of the empire," thus intimating that colonial pro-.
duce ought to be admitted duty free, and that the re-
venue should he exacted from folvigners, - The. ifov
tariff, which created differential duties ih s4,,.yeral ',ill,
stances, forms a strange context to those opinions ; hut
such are the avowed sentiments, nevertirless',' ot ~ the
Right Honourable Gentleman' the Vice-President of
the Board of Trade. .
SUN.—The Market for the public securities leaves
off firmly, though no great increase of business took
place after the morning. There were bargains in :he
Consolidated Three per Cents. at 93/ to 933, both
for present tranfer and for the Account ; the New
Three-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 1011 to 101:,'; ;
and the Reduced Three per Cents. were lint higher
I than 93 : Bank Stock was worth 166. In Ex,:lie-
quer Bills no alteration occurred.
IThe additional operations in the Foreign Stocks
comprised Mexican at 321, a shade of advance ; Peru-
vian at 171; Buenos Ayres at 22+ to 22i ; and Bra •
1,
zilian at 63, being also rather higher; Portuguese
New Five per Cents. were worth 384-; the Converted,
I 321 ; and the Three per Cents., 224 for Money, and
I 23 for Time; Spanish Actives dropped to 174: but
' the Threes were steady at 213; Old Dutch Fives
closed at par. -
A few additional transfers were effected in the
Railway Shares, but buyers had rather the advan-
tage. Great Western were 18.1, Birmingham 92,
and York and North Midland 41 premium. The
quotation for Brighton Shares was 361, for the Loan
Notes 101 ; for South Eastern 22 ; and for Eastern
Counties 81. Paris and Rouen improved to 22/.
_ __ ... . _. .

" Art. 1. The Chief of the department or the pro-
vince, where the object of the deliberation exists must
conduct the deliberation as Royal Commissary. lie
is supported in his function by a Marshal, chosen from
the members by the King.
"Art. 2. The King will also choose the Secretaries.

" Art. 3. All communications to the aomrnission
come from the Government through the Home Min-
ister. The article mentions other forms.

" Art. 4. The Minister arranges the order of deli-
beration, if more than one proposition be presented.
"Art. 5. The members for each province will assist.

"Art. 6. A memoir on each question shall be pre-
sented toeach member previous to the discussion, and
a project of the law, if such be proposed.
" Art. 7. The deliberation opens by a statement,
which the Chiefs of departments get prepared, con-
taining general considerations. But explanations may
be joined to the statement.
" Art. 8. Members are called on alphabetically to
give their opinion. Each can speak but once, and on
the question exclusively, else he will be called to order
by the Marshal. But the Chiefs of departments can '
speak as often as they please.
"Art. 9. Orators can only address the Chief of'
department, not the person they may wish to refute. '
" Art. 10. A Chief of department is judge of whether
a summary of the discussion need be taken or not.
"Art. 11. There are times of free discussion, when
each member can speak as often as he pleases ; and the
Marshal points out who shall speak when two have
risen at the same time.
"Art. 12. The Marshal closes the debate when no
One demands to speak. He may also close tho, discus -
skin, unless three members should demand a vote as
to the continuance or not of the debate.
" Art. 13. After the debate, the Chief of depart-
ment puts the vote, and states it.
"Art. 14. No vote is necessary when there has

been no divergence of opinion.
" Art. 15. Votes are to be given alphabetically, but
different letters beginning at different times, in rotation.
" Art. 16. A summary of the deliberations and the
results will be drawn up. This summary is to con-
tain, besides the statement of the discussion, 1. An
account of the different opinions (without entering
into the detail of the arguments of the several mem-
bers), as well as the observations made by the head of
the department, or by the employes present, either to
give explanations or to rectify errors. The names of
the orators to be inserted after the summary ; 2. The
questions upon which. the Assembly shall have voted,
and that in positive terms; 3. The result of the vote,
as well as the vote of each Committee.
"Art. 17. The summary is to be read over in the
next sitting for observation and assent.
"Art. 18. The summary is to be sent to the Minis-
ter of State.
" Art. 19. The final act shall not be published ; but
the Home Minister closes the Assembly.
(Signed)
" PRINCE OF PRUSSIA,
DE BOZEN,
MUHLER,
DE ROCHOW,
DE NAGLER,
DE LADENBERG,
ROTHER, COUNT OF ALVENSLEBEN,
EICHIIORN,
DE THILE,
DE SAVIGNI,
DE BULOW,
DE BODELSCIIWINGII,
COUNT OF STOLBERG,
• COUNT OF ARNIM."

The safe arrival of the British Queen, as announced
in The Sun, gave much satisfaction in the City.
Business seems to be improving, and shippers have
made their appearance as buyers at many of the whole-
sale piece-goods warehouses in the City.

THE MUNICIPAL ELECT(ONS.
BEDFORD.—The Liberal cause has triumphed here.
In every instance the Reformers have been successful.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT LEITH. BRIDPORT.—Four Liberals and two Tories.
On Tuesday afternoon the Tolbooth Wynd. Leith DEVONPORT.—The elections here have terminated
was the scene of a dreadful accident, involving the in the return of eleven Tories and one Liberal.
loss of two lives, occasioned by the fall of an old ' EDINBURGH.—The result of the municipal elec-
tenement, three stories high, which it is said has for tions has been " a heavy blow and great dis-
some time been in a rather tottering and dangerous couragement" to the Non-Intrusion party, who
condition. It was rented by an individual, who let were beaten in four of the wards and gained only
it out in the way of temporary lodgings, principally in one. The wards in which they lost were the first,
third, fourth, and fifth. Fourteen members were re-
to people belonging to the island of Orkney, who
generally put up there when they came to Leith
; turned for the five wards, including three of the retir-
and at the time when it fell (five o'clock afternoon), ing Councillors—Messrs. Macaulay (Liberal), John-
it is believed there were twelve persons, some say only ston (Non-Intrusionist), and Urquhart (Tory). The
eleven, within. Six of these had just arrived in the eleven new members consist of two Tories (Messrs.
forenoon from America, five of them sailors, and the Mack and Steward), two Non-Intrusionists (Messrs.
other a joiner, who had, after an absence of twenty- Macfarlane and White, and seven Liberals who are
four years in New York, come to spend the remainder opposed to the Non-Intrusionists—Messrs. Murray,
of his days in his native island. The sailors and the Wright, Stark, Campbell, Cruickshank. Duncan,
joiner were sitting together conversing in one of the and Miller. The last gentleman may be con-
rooms, and were just noticing that some of the sidered somewhat doubtful on this questicn, from hay-
plaster was falling from the roof, when the walls of ing been returned mainly through the influence of
the Non-Intrusion party, although he is a Dissenter
their room fell in, and the whole house came down
with a tremendous crash, burying them in the ruin:, anti a Radical. The eleven old Councillors who re-
along with other two, some say three, who were in a tired to make room for the eleven new members, con-
separate apartment. Crowds from an quarters instantly sisted of four Liberals who were decidedly opposed to
rushed to the spot, and the greatest excitement. pre-
1 the Non-Intrusionists (Messrs. Richardson, T omson,
vailed when the cause of the sudden crash was seen. 131acl:, aril Renton), five avowed Non-Intrusionists
On approaching the scene, the groans and cries of ' (Messrs. Lothian, Melville, Tait., Russell, and Dr.
those buried in the ruins were distinctly
1 Macaulay), one who Wa- 3 practically a tool in their
heard. Mea-
sures were immediately and with the greatest prom).- t hands, although not professing their creed (Mr.
titude adopted for their relief; and after some time— i 1)„„d), and one Tory (Mr. hunter). Hence the
about three-quarters of an hour— they succeeded in j gain" to the Liberal party, and the loss to the Non-
bringing out all those who were knciwn with ccr- I Intrusionists, has been very great, keeping in vie*
tainty to have been within the tenement at the time I that each Vote carried from the one side to the other is
of its falling—two of them, we are sorry to say, quite equal to two on a division. .
dead, and the others very seriously injured. Oce of EvEstimd._Four Liberal candidates have been ra-
the two killed was the joiner just returned in the fare-
turned in this town.
'noon from America. The survivors Wera externally mu h EXETER.—The annual election for Town Council-
bruisedand internally more or less injured. They were
.
lor.; has terminated in the return of all the Tory can-
all immediately conveyed to theLeith Dispensary,whe:e aidates.
the most prompt and praiseworthy attention was paid LEICESTER.—EIeven Liberals and three Tories have
to them by the excellent resident surgeon, Mr. Jack- been returned.
son, and also by Drs. Coldstream and Bruce. Of the GLASGOW.—Liberal majority 4.
twelve who were in the tenement when it fell, three Guteneoen.—Four successful -candidates were
persons, two women and a man, made a very narrow
brought forward under the auspices of the Conserve-
and miraculous escape. They had been sitting for tire Club.
some time in the same apartment with the sailors, and IIASTINGS.—East Ward : One Liberal and three
had retired to take tea in another room at the other Tories returned, instead of two Liberals and two
end of the building, just about two or three minutes Tories, who retired. West Ward : Two Liberals
ere-
before the catastrophe happened. Part of the floor of elected wi hout opposition, making three Liberals and
the room to which they had retired was, strange to three Tories returned.
say, left standing, while the rest fell, and they stood LANCASTRE.—Four Tories and twa, Liberals have
on it, in no small terror, till they were taken down been returned.
from their perilous position by means of ladders. MUsSELBURGII.—Three Tories and: one Liberal
Great excitement prevails in Leith in consequence of have been elected.
this accident, some, we understand, alleging that the NOTTINGHAM.—The elections in the seven wards of
building ought to have been taken down, as unsafe, this town have terminated in the return of nine Tories
tirely on the purity principle, while the Tories offered
years ago. It is said by some that there is still an-
and five Complete Suffragists. The latter were en-
other man in the ruins; others, however, assert that
the man referred to left some minutes before. The sums varying from U. to 2/. per vote. There is a groat
authorities have given orders thoroughly to search the majority
in the re-
searchi,AlsLEoyf._LiTbehrae
election
ne
terminated Council.
ruins
The
turn of Reformers for all the wards. The Tories who
came to the poll were all defeated. N
now
o nteh
eb
slightest
ruins, in order to extricate him if he be there.
trade and Reform candidates"have
was going on at one o'clock this morning when
we left --Edinburgh lVitness.
g"liftreeest
chance in this town.
SHREWSBURY. —Tories were elected in all the wards.
SUNDERIAND.—Eight
Liberals and six Tories re-
tired, and have been replaced by nine Liberals and
five Tories.
TEWKESBURY.—The Councillors elected are all
:aunch Reformers.
WALSALL —Two Liberals elected and four Tories.
WanwicK.—The Tories have been successful in

_
FIRE AT BEAR WOOD.
It is with much regret that we announce the oc-
currence of a fire at Bear Wood,alth otthlgehseafot of John
Walter, Esq., M.P., which,
checked in its progress, has occasioned ther
much valuable property, and for some hourslthreatsesn:fi
1 yt thea pPe
fire,ars
wholeabout
half-pastmansion
oNnlciet h
,est
ttwihlheaitch is supposed to have originated3erinathe kitchen
flue, was discovered in some rooms occupied by the
servants,
mansion.anci forAmningalatrt extremitywa. of one wing of
raised, ex-
presses were were despatched to NsVollntisitiaglihta.lmy and Read
ing to procure the assistance of the engines, and in the
meantime the members of the
dfamily, assisted by
numerouslvith the rNevaodryk maei nd eomf pallol
theeduponi the grounds,
the alarm had reached, did 3w'tE•hh:eitenveeirg b o
couldur neighbours
be done
to extinguish the fire, or, at least, to confine it to the
offices in which it had first broken out.
But little water, however, for such an emergency,
could be obtained, except from the lake, which,
although at no great distance, was still not near
enough to furnish such a supply as would enable
them to resist the flames, which were gaining rapidly
upon them when the engines arrived. The
dl first was
that belonging to J. Simonds, Esq., of Sinesham,
but it was speedily followed by one from Wokingliam
and, after a short interval, by two others from
Reading, and these all, the one supplying the other,
formed a line of communntly icati
intoon wpl aith the lake, and
were soon brought efficiey.
By this time the - news of the fire had spread in
every direction, and the neighbours and peasantry as-
sembled in great numbers, all anxious to assist either
iri working the engines, in rescuing the property, or
se any manner which woul eofvinkicendly. their
offices, desire
and
to
serve
one who, by a multituded
especially by his devotion to the interests of the poor,
had rendered himself so deservedly populahicr.
could
In a
short time every particle of furniture wh
possibly be removed had been placed in safetyb•aonnd,,i
as the thick wall of the conservatory resisted the pro-
gress of the flames, that building was preserved, and
the fire eventually prevented from extending ey
the. wing in which it had commenced.
, I
At seven o'clock the fire was still smouldering, blll
.e no further danger was apprehended.—Times.

:his town.
IVELLs.—The same is the case with respect to Wells.

THE LONDON MARITIME INSTITUTION.—The 51st
anniversary festival in aid of the funds by which the
claimants on this institution are supported or relieved
was celebrated on Wednesday at the London Tavern,
Bishopsgate-street. The meeting was not nearly s:o
geitit'j-
numerous a one as the claims of the institution on
interests.
public patronage require, and it is to be much
Was read, showed
re-
gretted that an institution, the declared abject of
which is to afford relief to decayed master mariners,
their widows, and children, should not meet w;tft.
more general support. The chair was taken at 1,,,u_
°:ourteen al '-
past five o'clock b.y Sir G. Cockburn, support& IA
Admiral Young, Sir J. Polly, Bart., and other
amount of men connected with the navy and the shipping
The Report of the Secretary, which
nearly ow ',Towed-
which the Trinity-house sent 105/. YI ---' ,6
co,:eii tribu
Societyt i onshtaos thea
It appears that .ia
Low-common, inhabited by fourteen lESUOUSes ou
ceased members, who have Nviam, of de-
scannuities
each, and a supply of coals, of 10/. a year
there are fifty-six annuitants c• ; at the present time
p.ortance of this benevolent on the funds- The •
un-
ciently appreciated; but •
institution is not sLfh-
public become aware of it is to be hoped that. as 'fiv.
good, and inherent denr its,i existence_, means of doing
mood,
wealthy, it will daily increasenpon the purses of the
capable of much more in funds, and become
THE WEATHER. re extended benevolence.
week, the weather In the beginning of the last
tion. on T er was of a most boisterous descrip-
uesday night and Wednesday morning,
the wind blew temestuously, veering between .N.
. .accompanied by a fall of snow, so heavy,
that in a short time after its commencement, its depth
was about nine • inch es, on the open fields. The loss
of property, in some parts, ties been immense ; but
we are happy to say, that although numerous vessels
have been wrecked, few lives have been lost. The
steamers that ply to this port were detained past
their usual time, but received no damage—it being
principally on the east coast of England that the effect
of the storms have been most severely felt.—lnverneas
' Courier of Wednesday.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN
SCHOtn. SOClETY.—Yes-
terday a deputation from the Common
Council of the
City of London, consisting of the Coal, Corn, and Fi-
nance Committee, visited, by •
appointment, the New
Normal School of the Society, recently erected in the
Borough-road. The immediate
object 'of the visit
was *to inspect the building, towards which themuni-
ficent sum of one thousand pounds was voted by the
Court. The deputation expressed their very high gra-
tification at all the _ arrangements.
STIITTG i
111)) Om 24.-7 he works for the fortifi-
cation `of Ulm are Proceeding with great 'activity,
under the direction of M. Von rrittWitZ• . .

STRONTIAN CATTLE MARKET.—The Strontian an-
nual October market was held upon the new stance,
on Thursday, the 20th ult. The stock exhibited for
sale, from the districts of Morven, Ardmnurchan,
and Moidart, was more numerous and better con-
ditioned than those produced at any previous market.
Buyers were also more numerous; but the prices of
every description of stock suffered a ccrresponding
depression to other markets. Prices may be quoted
as follows :—Cows, from 3/. to Cl.; queys, frcin 41. to
51.; six• quarter-old stirks, from 21. 16s. to 4/. 45.;
and stirks, from 1/. to 2/. ss. Few of the latter were
exhibited, and were very inferior in qualitv.—lnc"."
ness Courier.

REMARKABLE FACT.---We learn from a corres-
pondent,, that although there were each day 40,0,,.?
persons at the races of Caber, not a blow was struck,
,and very few drunken men were seen! Tipperai) 15
becoming Christian.—Dublin