The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-08 00:00:00

ARGYLL ROOMS.

The winter campaign has commenced in earnest at
this favourite salle de danse, and now that the cold
weather has set in we suppose tripping on the light
fantastic toe will be the order of the day, or rather cf
the night. That there is still a rage for dancing in
the metropolis there cannot be a doubt; and, although
our continental allies may take credit for being the
first to develop the spirit of the art, it may fairly be
questioned whether they can boast of more elegant
ball•rooms, and more passionate votaries of Terpsi-
chore, than are to be found in the realms of
phlegmatic John Bull. Certainly the Argyll Rooms
stand unequalled, either at home or abroad, for the
beauty of the decorations, the propriety of manage-
ment, or the perfection of the orchestra; and so long
as those excellences exist there will be no lack of
public support. During a brief recess, which recently
took place, sufficient time was found to redecorate the
rooms, and it is due to Mr. G. F. Bryer, the deco.
rator, to state that he seems to have surpassed all his
previous efforts in that respect. There is nothing
extravagant about the embelishments, but, on the
contrary, the colouring of the walls is both chaste and
harmonious, while the galleries are furnished
in a manner that blends elegance with comfort,
an aim which should never be lost sight of in fitting
up a large assembly-room like this. Nor should it
be forgotten that N. Laurent, jun., the composer of
some of our choicest dance music, is still in possession
of the orchestra, and the leader of one of the best
quadrille bands to be found in the metropolis. In-
deecrit,is complete in every department, and one
effect of this gathering together of a compact body of
finished' instrumentalists may be seen in the new
schOid of Composers, where prize quadrilles, polkas,
and wait were co Mach in vogue last season. On
the whole, then, the Argyll Rooms sustains its
-well-established reputation, as being the most po-
pular and agreeable evening lounge in the West-end,
and long may it remain so is the wish, no doubt, of its
habitues.

.FATAL FLOOD ACClDENT.—Yesterday evening we
earned from Mr. Goodman, butcher (who has Jas.
froin Ilailiham Market), the following details of some t returned
l
me-
lancholy accidents caused by the floods:—Charles
Robertsbridge, butcher, and who, like meorst_iheLes Munn, of
quantity ofchers in the
country, uses some land; had a considerable
stock in the Brooks; and seeing the water
oteru and bring
tournigsetone
t
Monday, evening, lie ordered his boy to
stock into the yard. The boy waded up to his waist in the
water, and then returned and told his master that he could
'not reach them. Mr. Munn then told his man to take the
mare, and fetch in the stock; but the man also returned,
and said the mare would not enter the water. "I will try
what I can do," said Mr. Munn ; and, having properly
e danod n
his
carrying
errand,a
accoutred himself, he mounted the mare,
lantern (it was then 8 o'clock) h
followed by the men. Mr. I%lu nu urged the mare forward
into the flood, the man remaining on the verge. Presently,
the lantern disappeared; and as no answer was returned to
his shouts, the man returned home and reported what had
occurred. Presently, the mare returned home wihout arider,
and an alarm was then felt in the family. Search was made
all night; but nothing was found except the cape which Mr.
Munn liad taken out with him. In the morning his body
was found, oof cue drowned. The flood carried off upwards
of 250 head of of se
rsck, 70 of them belonging to Mrs. Hyland,
of Burwash.—Brighton Gazette.
DEATH OF A SCOTTISH BlSHOF.—lntelligence has
been received in London of the death of the Right Rev.
Patrick Torry, D.D., Bishop of St. Andrew's, Dunkeld, and
Dunblane. The Right Rev. Prelate died onSunday last, at
the episcopal residence at Peterhead, in the 90th year of his
age. He was the oldest bishop of the Episcopal Church in
Scotland, having been consecrated in 1805.