The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-07 00:00:00

FOREIGN.

Dutch Rhenish ........... .
Maria Antonia • • • • • • • ..... ......
Montereau and Troyes ............
Namur and Liege . • ...
Northern of France ••.. ..
Orleans and Central ...... ........
Paris and Lyons
Paris and Rouen .
Paris and Strasburgh
Rouen and Havre
Western of France ............

442%
493
240

1,748

1134
23,699
16,369
11,444
8,169
7,919
3,455
2,838

.2,810

THE GRIND TEETOTAL DEMONSTRATION.—In
continuation of the series of demonstrations which have been
held during the present week to celebrate the anniversary of
the London Temperance League, the annual meeting and
conference of its members were held at ten o'clock yesterday
Morning, in the Lower Room of Exeter Hall. The proceeel-
inga oceupied the greater portion of the day, and the meeting
waa exceedingly well attended. Mr. James Silk Bucking-
"
~tttn, president, took the chair, and after briefly opening the
meeting by stating the objects for which they had been
called together, called upon Mr. I'rebble, honorary secretary,
to read the report, which stated that during the year the
!',ooomittee had issued 30,000 tracts and appeals, the expense
for which had been 100/. per month. The report further
stated that the committee had in contemplation the erecting
Temperance Palace in the trand, which would cost
4uout 150,0001., and that, in theirS opinion, it would produce
Ettligood dividend. The financial position of the league showed
at the receipts for the year ending August 3 had been
uLi, t• 55., which included a sum of 4701. 16s. td. in hand at
t
tnenamencement of the year, and the expenditure amounted
'!..1(?6/. Bs., leaving 2991. 3s. due to the treasurer, which
tr,it is anticipated, will be defrayed by the profits of
tw o days' fites at the Surrey Zoological Gardens. The
report was then unanimously agreed to, officers appointed
,or the year ensuing, and a vote of thanks was passed to the
chairman.

TUE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The extemive
-lllargQinent of the Royal College of Surgeons, in Lincoln's
,i-fields, by the addition of the site where formerly stood
~'"e vast porcelain warehouse and show-room of Alderman
`-npeland, M.P., and the adjacent buildings in Portug..l-
- is rapidly progressing. The foundation and ground-
Works are already completed, and a great number of men
'Lire daily at work in running up the building to its proper
',eight, which will be finished with all expedition, and then
stuccoed over in imitation of stone, so as to correspond with
the other part of the college In the new building there
Will be an extensive theatre of anatomy for holding meet-
!Nis, and the other compartments will be made available
for Museums of the college, so that the line collection of
anatomical subjects, and the relics or specimens of nature's
Wonders will be displayed to the most advantage for study
and inspection.
TESTINIOISIAL TO AIR. lI.ORSMAN.—A subscription
1,1,
for the at been set on foot by the non-electors of Cockermouth and
ine neighbourhood,
purpose of purchasing a piece of
T,,late, to be presented to Mr. liorsman., the late M.P. for that
boroughs in testimony of the respect in a Member of 1* a Church
ar lament, and eminent services as
reformer, are held a which his talents as
the public in that vicinity.