The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-24 00:00:00

AN INGENIOUS MISTAKE

The d'Orleans family are in quest of popularity. In
1830 they sought it in the hospitals, next in the streets,
later in the churches ; their theatre is now the exhibi-
tion of the produce of French industry. For a month
past the family have made many more visits than
purchases there, and issued many more compliments
than orders. Their enormous expenditure of praise
and admiration has the advantage of not ruining
the civil list. The exhibitors are overwhelmed with
every species of civility, courtesy, blandishment, and
fascination. This has given rise to a Court adventure
which is worth recording. In one of the last visits of
the d'Orleans family to the Champs Elysees Galleries,
the name of an an exhibitor of Lyons or the neighbour-
hood, inscribed on a stall, struck one of the Royal
visitors, who most graciously asked a young person who
kept the shop whether she was related to N--, the
member of the National Convention. The girl blushed
and vowed that he was her grandfather. "I am glad of
of it," replied the august inquirer, " I knew him well
in my younger days. My father bore him great affec-
tion. Methinks I see him coming to dine at the Palais
Royal, with his hair dressed a ailes de pigeOn and pow-
dered snow white, his blue coat, with large facings, and
his waistcoat with a little fringe. I should be happy
to be useful to his granddaughter. Come, my dear
child, to the Tuileries. Bring some articles of your
manufacture. I wish to do something for you."
The poor girl had never known her grandpapa, and
was not sorry to hear his person described ; but to en-
hance the interest evinced toward her family, she had
the idea of buying at a vender of curiosities on the
Quai Voltaire a miniature which should represent a
gentleman with ailes de pigeon, a blue coat with large
facings, and the finishing waistcoat in fashion in 1793 ; in
short she went, in quest of a grandf.ither. She found a
medallion uniting all these requisites ; she had it
mounted as a brooch, and failed not to deck herself
with it in her visit to the palace. The medallion, which
was prodigiously large and conspicuous, attracted every
body's notice ; the young lady proudly exhibited it to all
who wished to see it, as being the portrait of a man who
had been honoured with the particular friendship of a
Prince of the blood, and was also a member of the Con-
vention. It was quite an event, from the Pavillion de
Fiore to the Pavillion de Marsan ; but, alas! the delight
and success of the illustrious N--'s grand-daughter
were not of long duration. An august personage wished
to look at the picture of his father's respected friend ;
he glanced at it, frowned, coldly returned it, and turned
his back upon the poor child, who had, unawares,
bought the portrait of Robespiere.—Paris Print.

SA LMON FISH I NO.—Thedryness of the weather
has affected the salmon fishings ; the want of fresh water
operates in preventing the fish from exchanging the frith
fur the rivers. Tho Beatily has hitherto been pretty pro-
ductive, but is falling off, owing to the low state of the
stream.—lnverness Courier.

Mr. Fell, one of Major. General Wyndhatn's
farmers, who resides at Castle-gate Hcad, Cockermouth,
has a quantity of winter oats in full ear, and a particularly
fine crop. This is considered a very remarkable circum-
stance in this backward country at to early a period of the
season.

EVENING EDITION.

NEW YORK.
State Canals finished
" commenced
-823
Private Carals finished
" commenced
-150

--973 miles
Railroads finished
" commenced
" authorized, chartered 1,704

- 2,860 miles.

89,000,000

Cost of railroads and canals in actual
operation ... 19,500,000

14.500,000
1,641,336
1,293,623

Cost of the canals,
Ihe tolls in 1836 .........
" 1837
Income of the railroads not ascertained.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Canals finished by the State, 600
in progress " 2901
-8091

" finished by Compa-
nies
" in progress " 96

332}

Railroads finished by the
State
44 in progress "

R Wroads finished by Com-
panics
" in progress "

1,191 milcsoi
[canal.

120
411

161,1 7161 milroesad 01
[rail.

internal improvement.

186
3#38,}
-5541 1,9071 milcs of

We learn from the Shrewsbury Chronicle of
Friday, that the successive and terrific storms that have
agitated that district during the week, were renewed last
Thursday night with terrific violence, and have not passed,
off without much havoc and loss. • At Oswestry 0,
Whitchurch the storm was tremendous, the hail and
rain deluging the houses, and preventing all intercourse.
In the vicinity of Birmingham some injury has been sus-
tained, but much more so in Worcestershire. At Stone,
Chaddesley Corbet, Belbroughton, Harvingten, Seco-
stone, Elmley, and part of Hartlebury, the crops of wheat
and barley are wholly destroyed, to the extent of several
hundred acres. Some parts of Derbyshire and of Dew"'
shire have suffered slightly from the storm. In shOrt,
the range of this storm appears to have been extensity,
and not a little destructive in its operation to property and
animals. We have not heard that any human lives have
been lost.
The Northern Star, alluding to Sir G. 11'
Smyth's interference with Mr. Attwood, when he a night
or two ago presented the Peeple's Charter, and- to the
laughter that took place on this occasion, says evil
readers had before known nothing of the composition of
the heartless crew to whom they have so long committed
the making of the laws and the keeping of their purses,
we imagine this report would give them sufficient informa-
tion. The respectful solicitation of a million and a quar-
ter of men-6 honest and industrious men—men of sober
and unblemished character—men who havo uniformly dis-
charged the duties cf good members of society and los
subjects, and hive always obeyed the laws'—the respectful
petition of a million and a quarter of such men is received
by the Honourable House with laughter The cry of &s-
-tress from a whole nation is laughed at ! The humble
petition of the poor man that he may hare a fair day's
work is laughed out of the House !' and by one titled
ruffian denominated ' a ridiculous piece of machinery l'"
APOTHECARIES HALL.—At a Court of Ex-
aminers, herd on Thursday at Apothecaries 11411, the follow-
ing gentlemen were granted certificates ofqualification, viz :
—Mr, Bartho!omew Gidley, of Plymouth : Mr. Arthur
Foster Morris Morgan, of Norwich ; Mr. Robert Pell

Pieu ; Mr. Henry -Inilach ; Mr. Henry Dunsantov, of
Southampton ; Mr. Robert Richard Clay, of London ;
Mr. Ma. k Anthony Robinson, York ; Mr James Edward
Male, West Bromwich.
ISLE OF SKYE.—The following occurrence
took place last week on the farm of Lonfcrn, in the
Government parish of Steinscholl in SkJe. A girl 0'
about twelve years of age left home with a creel for the
purpose of carrying from the moss the fill of it in peats for
the use of the family. When sne did not make her AP'
pearance after the lapse of the time usually spent in going
to fuel, her parents got alarmed about her, and went to-
wards the moss to ascertain what caused her delay, no'
whiCh they found her literally strangled by the creel.
The creel is carried on the back, and is supported by a
belt passing over the breast. The poor unfortunate girl
had placed the creel with its complement of fuel on a small
rock to rest herself; when, owing to the weight of it being
too much for the bearer, it must have slipped off the rock,
and tightened the belt so firmly about her neck, that she
w..s unable to disentangle herself. She was found quite
lifeless.—Scottish Pilot.

T E WEATHER.—The Scotsman of last
Wednesday says_Within the last few weeks, the weather
has undergone a delightful change. The wind still lingo's
in the cast and north ; but so strong are the sun's rays that
its coldness is scarcely felt, except in the shade. .1"
parching drought, too, of which the farmer complained'
was relieved on Wednesday last, and again yesterdaY
morning, I y several refreshing showers, which have pro-
duced a very salutary effect upon the country. We are
happy to state also, that we receive the most gratiqing
accounts from all quarters relative to the state of the crops.
KENSINGTON PETTY SESSIONS.—These ses-
sions, which embrace the populous and extensive district
of Knightsbridge, I3rompton, Kensington, Hammersmith,
Shepherd's Bush, Fulham, Chiswick, &c., and which,
owing to some misunderstanding between the acting Ma-
gistrates and the Commissioners of Police. were last year
suspended, have within the last two or three weeks beep
resumed for the disposal of the police charges and for ge°
ceral business.

TIIE ROYAL STABLES AT WINDSOII.---The
grant of 70 000/. for the erection of stables and a riding;
school at Windsor Castle bavingbeen agreed to, they %ll'
he commenced under the superintendence of Sir Jeffrey
Wyattvillc forthwith. The Queen's arrival at Windsor
Castle is not expected to take place until the end of
August next, at which time (short though it may be) it is
contemplated that the riding-school will have so far pro-
gressed as to enable her Majesty to take equestrian exerci-e
there should the state of the weather require the riding-
school to be resorted to for that purpose.--Observer.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday last, William
Vealc, an engine man at Wheal Vyvyan Mine, in Comstan-
tire, was struck on the head by some part of the machinery,
which literally dashed his brans out. lie has left a wife
and five children.—Cornwall Gazette:

THE CLASSIC PATTERN SILVER
SPOONS and FORKS combine Novelty with great Plain-
ness and Simplicity, and are but little more expensive than the
old plain patterns which have been made for the last thirty years
This pattern can be obtained only at
T. COX SAVORY,
Silversmith, Jeweller, and Watchmaker, 47, Cornhill (Seven
doors from Gratechurch-street), London.

SHEFFIELD PLATED WINE COOLERS.
A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing Silversmiths,
14, Cornhill, London (opposite the Bank of England), have for
choice in their warerooms a Selection of PLAIN and ORNA
MENTAL ICE PAILS, to which they wish to dire, t attentioo•
The price of the Plain Tub-pail (now much in use), 8/. 105•
the pair ; the Classic Vase (very neat), 10/. Bs. the pair; the
Victoria Pattern, 151 the pair ; the Dresden Cooler, 191. the
pair, 4:c., all of which are strongly mounted with Silver, and
have Silver Shields for Engraving the Crest or Coat of Arms.
rms
A pamphlet is publb,hed, with drawings_of the above and
totohne, free of cost.rarticlesofilate generally, which may be had on applica-
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park, Mrs.
Portman-square, the
BIRTHS.
T.Ounetnhnen2nol\lllli,naitle.3,,,i,n)fliarduanusjiitcekr:place, Regent's-
M. D., of White-cress, Cholsey,
ladOynoft
Jl:(e),:ipithhAinrisito.i,d,inr,Smerset-streetgo..,
Bcrks, of a son.
On the 17th inst., the lady of Lieutenant-Colonel Hall, of a

"n6n the 20th inst., at IV'lm", the lady of Sir Keith A.
Jackson, Baronc:t, her :Majesty's 4th Light Dragoons, of a
daughter.

CANALS IN THE UNITED STATES.

The principal Canals are in the United States of
New York, Pennsylvania, .and Ohio. The following
account of them is taken from an article in the last
number of the Railway _Magazine, drawn up, we be-
lieve, from documents published by the American
Government. It will be seen that in Pennsylvania
and New York two thirds of the whole lines have
been constructed by the respective States, and not
one third by private individuals

OHIO.
This State in the year 1788 was a wilderness and
the tract of land on which Cincinatti now stands Ras
sold forforly-nine dollars. It is now a handsome city of
50.000 inhabitants. The State in 1800 had 45,365 souls;
and was admitted into the Union in 1802 ; in 1810 it had
230,760 do. ; 1820, 581,434 do. ; 1830, 937,903 do. ;
and when the census be taken next year (1840), it is sup-
posed the State will number over a million and a halt of
souls. Canals :—Ohio and Miami Canals, which, with
their branches, make more than 400 miles long, viz., the
Ohio Canal extends from Portsmouth on the Ohio river to
Cleveland, on Lake Erie, 307 miles long, and finished
1832; summit level is 305 feet above Lake Erie, 499 fret
above the Ohio at Portsmouth, and 973 feet above the
Atlantic Ocean. It has 152 locks, and 12,000 feet of
lockage, and passes 13 towns.

3. 833 miles
of internal improvement in the State of New York. -.
Car it 4 of the above
For the extension, or rather the en-
largement of the Erie Canal 15,000,000