The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-27 00:00:00

A POWERFUL MICROSCOPE.

A German named Hasert, residing in Cincinnati, has
manniactured a microscope which has a magnifying
power of 600. The Cincinnati Times, speaking of its
extraordinary powers, says that the (inst. which, by con-
tact with the wings of a butterfly, adheres to the linger,
was shown to be a number of fentiaers; on these little
feathers are observed longitudinal end transverse lines,
but this has been, so far, the utmost that has been seen.
This new microscope, however, shows that between each
pair of longitudinal lines there are five or six rows of
scales, like those of a fish, and appear to have the same
form in all the feathers, differing only in siza. A
dust particle, taken from the back of the body
of a sphinx, which is the largest of these feathers
shown, measuring one-fifteenth of an inch in
length, and one two-hundredth of an inch in breadth,
had 104 longitudinal lines. Between each pair of lines
six rows of scales were visible, making the number of
these little scales, laterally, 624; the number of scales
longitudinally, downwards, would be 2,228; therefore,
the entire number of these scales on this little feather
amount to one million four hundred thousand, which
gives the number of fourteen thousand millions to one
bquare inch. On a very minute particle of dust from
the wing of a jimes measuring only one five-hundredth
of an inch in length, and one-thousandth of an inch in
width, the number of scales is found to be 84,000, which
gives the enormous sum of 42,000,000,000 to one square
inch, y .
le observed, also, large sized of the oat and
common house flea, the eye of a fl 9, "
alad the wing of a
small bug, the latter presenting the most brilliant co-
lours and beautiful shawl pattern we ever beheld, with
a tilacr•da
b• e,ni, border, elaborately ornamented.

CHELTENHAM
THE BERKELEY HUNT.
the Plough SATURDAY.—A dinner took place at
ntanteilotnenthoeEmz,rliaEstitezvtielidniguy, on the oc-
splendid cbaesrisonofotfstehenelipQrt.ile,
"teleY Hunt and other -sporteisme'ebnyotal mem-
bers
piece of plate, subscribed for in
testimony of she autabaineraTere
district, of a
appre2iation of the Noble
and noble stud for hunting the a pack of fez hounds
Lord's generosity
B.:rkeley and Chelten-
ham country. The chair thetakeu by Mr. C. E. Han-
ford, of Woller's Hall, Earwia;
on hisi left. Most of
right, and Sir Charles mor itzhsrdinge sit;ieg on his
the members of the Berkeley
the
chairmuie
tihnetroduc.ory toasts
senf!. The Duke of Beaufort
Rust were pre-
the state of
account sent
an
apology'
ellf;u.shineigila. himself
Atteron
the usual . Of
iheefee:tklct
the testimonial
to repre-
to
Earl
of the sub-
lid
scribers, been
presented,given ,
It is a massive pice of silver pig, ; , 1 Fitzhardiuge.
orstamon,ai,
sent en incident in the history of
Earl Fitzbardiegeiehaving acknowledged theele'Y. f;l%;*
enterPti into some remarks on the duties
of foxhounds, and traced his own eriQet lova master
fister
chztso to his perusal, when a boy, of Somerville'o: the
of The Chase, from which he quoted lirgdy. Af.,°171
C2lllO ineev.,r of houuds at 21 years of age. He hade:
tioilral allowance, but not enough to kuep two whipper,,_
t-i, and therefore he became first whipper-in himself.
But ho had great difacultio;‘ to encounter. The first of
these was want of experience, eo that in giving his health
after dinner his friends used to name it as .‘ The pack
and the puppy." Then his was not a regular pack of
hounds. He was obliged to take what he could get—
the refuse of other kcenels—those whose capita! sentence
had been commuted to transportation, sh tnat he looked
upon his kennel as a sort of penal settlement to which
the reprobates of all other .packs guilty of serious
offencee had been drafted. He had mute hounds, and
babblers, and shirkers, aad hounds so slack *that they
would not hunt on thing, and other hound's so wild that
they would haat everyttting. He WM, however, not to
be daunted, or his first essay might bare put him down.
His Lordship they gave an amusing account of his first
dal'a sport at browoit Woods, on the 24-th of Sept.

When made ap to From wnac
PLACES. en
S. port db. """"
duo.
London: patched.
I am...moor ...Nome
America (by Brit. pkt.)N April 30 .. I.lverpoel April 26
America (by 11.3. pkt.) 11 May 4 .. ..ILiverpool .. April 26
America (by U.S. pkt.) Al April 28 .. .• 'Sorithampt. May 7
Africa (West coast)• • N 14th of the month I Plymouth May 8
Alexandria* N & 30th of mo.lDovor .. April 28
Belgium .• N Daily •. ' Dover .. Daily
Brazil .. M 9th of the month ISouthampt. May 16
Baenos Ayres • • .. M 9th of the month i Southampt. May 16
Callfornia(viaCkagres) M 125 & 17th of month I Southampt. May 5
Cape of Good Hope Nll4th of month I Plymouth •• May 3
Constantinople* .... Ni7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. April 30
Central America .. 312 d & 17th of ;non. iSouthampt. May 5
Channel Isles • • .. 171M0n., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. Tit. Th. Sat
Chili . 31117th of the month Sonthampt. May 5
France 31 IGN Twice daily .. ..iDover • • Twicedally
Greece* • • .. •• N;7thl7th27thofmo ,Dover •• April 30
Hamburgh NI Tuesday & Friday :London .. Taes. Sat.
liolland .• .. 31 iWednes. & Satan 'London .. Mop. Thar
Honduras . li;l7th of the meath:Southampt. Arrived
Ireland .. & NTwice daily .. Holyhead • • Twicedaily
India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southampt. May 20
India (viahlarseilles) N,B th& 24th ofmonth'Dover May 1
Mediterranean (via
Southarr”,ton) •• 31 20th of the month ,Southampt. May 20
Mediten4nean (via 1
Marseilles) N Bth&24th of month Dover • • May 1
Mexico .. 31 2d of the menth—lßoathampt. May
Madeira .. 11 9th of the month ;Southampt. May 19
Malmo c 7th,17t12,190427th 11 •
20Th Dover April 23

May 1
May 6,
May 10
April 23
May 2
May 2
May 6
May 5
IMay 2
May 20

,7th,1it12,190427thi Dover
/ I & 30th of month
Naples* Itsth 15th 25th ofme Dover ~
Papal States* .. N,5 th 15th 25th of mo Dover ..
Peninsular.. M.7th 17th 27thef mo'Southarapt.
Peru .. • • .. M 17th of the month !Sonthampt.
Tuscany* N sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover ..
West Indies M'l7th of the moathlSoutharapt.
West Indies (except
Havanna to Nassau) 5(,2d ofthe month ..;Bouthampt. IMay 5
* The mails to those countries thus marked (A.) are conveyed by
French packet vie Marseilles

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, April 26.
Lord REDESDALE presided in the absence of the Lord
Chancellor.

MASTERS IN CHANCERY..
Lord CAMPBELL, in explanation of what had
fallen from him the other evening, which he was sorry
to find bad been misunderstood by the Mssters in
Chancery, disclaimed any intention of having spok'n
slightingly of the persons in question, his observation
had been meant merely to apply to the office, and not
to those who held it.
TFIE MILITIA. BILL.
Lord PORTMAN presented a petition from Kings-
bridge against calling out the militia, in the prayer of
which bi. Lordahip said that he fully concurred.
ST. ALBANS DISFRANCHISEMENT BILL.
On the motion for going into Committee,
Lord REDESDALE, in compliance with the resolu-
tion of the House passed on Friday night, directed coun-
sel to be called to the bar.
Lord VERULAM said that since the passing of this
resolutioe ho tad communicatod with the Mayor of St.
Albans, and had been informed by that officer that the
inhabitants of St. Albans had thought it unnecessary to
take up the time of their Lordships by appearing by
counsel against the Bill.
The 13:11 then pass,•d through Committee.
The Earl of HARROWBY, in the absence of the
Earl of Shaftesbury, postponed the motion standing in
his name on the sanitary condition of the metropolis.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF CO tiIMONS, April 26.
The SPEAKER took thp CaAir at Four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following Bills were r3&d a third time and
passed:—

Forth and Clyde Navigation.
London and Southampton Road through Bishop's

Waltham.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (No. 1).
Sheffield Bridges and Streets.
York and North Midland, and East and West Yorkshire
.Junction Railways.
The Bury (Sussex) Road Bill and the Deptford Gas
Bill, as amended, were considered and agreed to.
The Manchester and Salford Education 8,11 was read
a second time on the motion of Mr. BROTHERTON.
PETITIONS.

Mr. MITCHELL presented a petition from Bridport
against the Militia Bill.
Mr. GEORGE DUNCAN presented a petition from
a plilce in Scotland against the Maynooth grant.
Mr. C. BRUCE presented a petition from a place in
Scotland against the abolition of university tests.
Mr. BAILLIE presented a petition from Inverness
against the Maynooth grant.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented seven petitions from
various pions in the kingdom against the Militia Bill.
Alderman THOMPSON presented a petition from
Westmoreland against the grant to Maynooth.
Sir G. STRICKLAND presented a petition from
Preston against the Militia Bill.

Mr. COWAN presented several petitions from Edin-
burgh and other places in Scotland against any endow-
ment to Maynooth; also petitions from Edinburgh and
other places in Scotland against Sunday labour in the
Post-office.

Mr. W. J. FOX presented a petition from Oldham
against the Militia, Bill.
Mr. SLt.NEY presented several petitions in favour
of the I.galizAtion of industrial partnerships.
Mr. COBDEN presented petitions frtnn Halifax and
oth3e pi cos in Yorkshire against the Militia Bill.
Mr. J. ELLIS presented a petition from L:icester to
the same effect.

Mr. KE0t;11 presented a petition from Halifax
against the Caari:able Trurs Bill.
Sir DE LACY EVANS presented a petition from
the metropolis in favour of retaining the Crystal palace.
Mr. HASTIE presented petitions Crum Scotland
against tt' ori,iolameat to Mgriouth and the Militia Bill.

,rd SEYMOUR preseuied a petition from Tomes
to the s4we effect.

Mr. G. THOMPSON presented a similar petition
from Chelsea. and Brampton.
Sir R H. INGLIS presented a petition from the Church
of E gland Lay Association, prayii g that no minister
be appointed to a church in Wales who is unac
quainted with the Welbh language.
Sir G. PECLIELL present,d a petition from
Brighton,_ praying that original jurisdiction be given to
County Courts in cases of equity.
Mr. HIL i.YARD presented a petition from White-
haven against the Militia Bill. _ _

Mr. 8.-ENLEY presented a petition from Oxfordshire
in favour of the esrablishment, of county financial beards.
Mr. MANGLES presented a petition from Guildford
against the Militia Bill, and that tharks be giv.n to
Mr. Cobden and other Hon. M,,inbers who had distin-
guished theras.lves in opposing the measure.
The SPEAKER—I have to inform the Hon. Member
that the petition cannot be received.—(Laughter.)
The petition was consequently wi,hdrawn.
Mr. MONSELL presented several pstitiona from Ire-
land against the C-.aritable Trusta Bitl.

Mr. G. HUDSON presented a petition from Sunder-
laud against the Militia Bill.
Mr. BRIGHT presented a considerable number of
petitions from various parts of the country against the
Militia Bill.

Sir B. HALL presented similar petitions from Mary-
lebone and Monmouth.

Mr. M. GIBSON presented a similar petition from
Worslu.

MILITIA BILL.

Mr. 111. GIBSON asked the Secretary for the Home
Department if he would have any objection to print
and circulate copies of the 42d Geo. 111., and the other
Acts emending the same. which were incorporated or re-
ferred to in the measure now before the House, in
order that Members and the public might know the
nature of that measure.

Mr. WALPOLE said the Hon. Member was per-
fectly at liberty to make a motion on the subject if he
pleased. The Acts he referred to were to be found in
the statutes at large.—(A laigh.)
THE REV. MR. BENNETT.

Colonel BOYD gave notice that to-morrow he would
ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he was
prepared to state to the House what steps had been taken
by the Government towards instituting the promised
inquiry respecting the appointment of the Rev. Mr. Ben-
nett to the living of Frome.
MILL CIA BILL.

the qualification 'formerly
Colonel SIBTHORP gave noticeof an amendment to
revthe militia, ired for officers in
the Militia Bill for abolishing
the mode of their appointment.
THE LATE ARCEIBISHOP MURRAY.
Sir W. VERNER had obtained permission to ask
the, Noble Lord the Mtmaer for the city of London a
question, of which be had given the Noble Lord notice.
The House VVE3 probably aware, that on a recent occa-
sion a sermon had been preached in Dublin in comme-
moration of the late Archbishop Murray, and the priest
who pre,ched the sermon is reported .to h'ive'
said that the deceased prelate was solicited by the Go-
vernment of the day to accept a distinguished post in
the Privy Council as a reward for his unblemished life,
and the high reputation which he held for wisdom. The
deceased prelate. however, declined the offer, and ho
wished now to ask the Noble Lord the Member for the
city of London, if he was aware of any such offttr ever
having been made by the late Government?—(Hear.)
Lord JOHN RUSSELL—Sir, I have no beairation
in stating that the fact asserted-by-the Hav:-Gentieruan,
(8 ear.) It wag
and now repeated by the Hon. Baronet, is substanti"Y
eat at the Privy
correct; but I should have heAtreed making that admix-
stir-had I not been called upon form,lly to avow it.—
only say that itC
that proposal, I
Proposed to the late Alcial;ishop so take a
had declined to a
,onncilin Ireland, and the. Archbishop
accept it.—.(Bear, hear.) Sir, I can
by a prelate whose character whichpive me great satisfaction to make
and I much regretted at the time •
r adeitde r I
esteem
do
tue: hin
aLnodr Lord
hßoessebmemory
,
that it was not accepted
I revere.—(near, hear.)
LEGAL EDUCATION'.
Mr. EWART wished to
,ATION.
p raosmk
otthi
oen Ao
ft t :tiro: eqya-eGs
toi
part of the Inns of Cuurt, in
whether any further proceedin . the
Ka had taken place, on. .
nonerso:
egal education.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL was much obliged to
the Hon. Gentleman for giving him sa opportunity of