The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-18 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUA.

SIR,—In The Sun of this evening the gas accident
at our house being so very greatly exaggerated, and in
other respects incorrectly noticed, we think it right to
state-- Ist., That the statement of the extent of the
mischief is unwarranted. 2d., That the accident was
occasioned by the bursting of an India rubber bag con
taming common gas (carburetted hydrogen) which was
taken for oxygen by one of our men.
We are, Sir, your most obedient servants,
HANCOCK and CO.
1, Cockspur-street, Nov. 16, 1839.

EXTENSIVE
QUESTS CHARITABLE BE
.

The will of T. Hill, Etq., formerly of South Lam-
beth, Surrey, and late of Serbiton, near Kingston-on-
Thames, has just been proved in Doctors' Commons,
by John Squire, James Brady, Thomas Willett, and
Charles Bennett, Esqrs., executors. The property ha;
been sworn under 120,000/. The testator has given the
following legacies :
To the Middlesex Hospital £l,OOO

To the Blind School
To the Female Orphan Asylum l,OOO
To the Deaf and Dumb Asylum 2,000
o the Female Orphan School, Hampstead-road 500
To Lord Eldon's School, situate at Battersea 500
To the Licensed Victuallers' Sch00l
To each of his Executors the SUM of
And the residue of his property, amounting to about
80,0001., after giving several small legacies and annuities
in his will, he bequeaths to the London Missionary So-
ciety. The will is dated in 1836. By a codicil in his
own handwriting, made in September, 1839, he has re-
voked the bequest of the residue of his property, and
has directed the same to be divided into four equal
parts, to be paid to the following charitable institutions,

namely—
To the Loudon ?Missionary Society
To the Home Missiotrary Society '20,000
To the London Bible Society
To the London Evangelical Society 20,000
Which last legacy is to form a fund, the proceeds thereof
to be paid to the widows of Evangelical Ministers only.
So large a sum of money has not ever before been be.
queathed by any individual, with the exception of Mr.
Day, the blacking manufacturer, who left 100,0001. for
the purpose of endowing an hospital for blind persons.
Mr. D. himself having been blind for many years pre-
vious to his death. The deceased died a widower, with-
out any relative whatever.

Dr. Hamilton, for many years Professor of Mid-
wifery in the University of Edinburgh, expired at his re-
sidence in St. Andrew's-square on Thursday morning.
There are a great many candidates for the chair. Dr.
Robert Lee, of Golden-square, London, well known for
his skill in practice, and his writings and discoveries, on
subjects connected with his profession, is, from All
accounts likely to be elected his successor.
CORN.LAW COMMERCIAL LEAGUE.—MANCHSTER,
THURSDAY EVENING.—A special general meeting of
the Manchester Chamber of Commerce and Manufac-
tures met Dr. Bnwring on Thursday, to hear a commu-
nication respecting the state and prospects of our re-
lations to the countries comprisedin the German Com-
mercial League. At the time appointed there was a
large muster of the members present, the " Chamber "
being completely crowded. Dr. Bowring was intro-
duced to the assembly by John Benjamin Smith, Esq.,
the President, and was greeted with several rounds of
applause. Amongst the gentlemen present we observed
Mark Phillips, Esq., M.P., Joseph Brotherton, Esq.,
M. p., Holland Hoole, Esq., Vice-President of the
Chamber, Alderman John Brooks, Boroughreeve of
Manchester, Alderman Kershaw, Alderman Callender,
Alderman Cobden, Alderman Roberts, Thomas Hilton
Bayley, Esq., Boroughreeve of Salford, Robert Gard-
ner, Esq., Benjamin Pearson, Esq., Henry Ashworth,
Esq., William Lawson, Esq., John Potter, Esq., Henry
Tootal, Esq., and most of the respectable merchants
and manufacturers of the town. The Learned Gentle-
man gave a long description of the German Commercial
League, of the progress of manufactures in Germany,
and of the ruinous effects of our own legislation on our
well-being. At the close of the meeting, resolutions
were passed in favour of perfect free trade. We shall
on a future occasion give the principal part of Dr.

Bowring's address.
The Earl and Countess of Lincoln are still
stny'ng at Ranby Hall, near Retford. The Countess
continues to enjoy most excellent health.
DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—Cinderella con-
tinues to be played at this house with increasing suc-
cess. Miss Delcy has, at once, taken high ground ; and
when we consider her extreme youth, and the conse-
quent immaturity of her voice, we are fain, from her
present achievement, to augur for her a most prosperous
and most brilliant career. There is so much freshness,
so much, if we may use the term, natural sparkle in her
voice, that even the redundancy of ornament with which
she has been made to oppress and overlay it, cannot
destroy it. Nature does not endow many with voices
such as her's ; it were therefore indeed a pity that the
beautiful gift should be spoilt by the musical embroidery-
worker. The opera throughout is very creditably per-
formed.
EQUESTRIAN HlNTS.—There is a race of
young sportsmen who, though they don't shine in after
years, can make horses go that nobody else will ride—
butchers' boys. A horse that can't be kept upon his legs
will carry them along as briskly as a five'year old, and
never make a false step ; there must be a something be-
tween them and the animal that nobody but a butcher's
boy can understand. The reins hanging as loose as
a halter, and, with their baskets across their arm,
they sail on full gallop as easily as madam in a sedan
chair. I always think when they are on the back of
a hos that they are the most saucy, independent, and
happy rogues in the world. I remarked this the other
day, when a spruce young gentleman was riding along,
and his hos shied at a coal cart and threw him over the
pummel of his saddle. A butcher's boy ridin alter
sings out—" I say, mister, the next time that you goes
by a hos, I'd recommenc you to get inside and pullhupd
the blinds ;" with this he dashed past, and only laugake
e
at the gentleman who whipped and spurredtoovert a
and punieh his impudence. There's nothing like
butcher's hos and boy for a.trottin match. nult-rider.
" Teddy, me boy, jist guess how many cheehses),thfiere's
in this here bag, an faith I'll give ye the. w ye.'
Diva, says Teddy. ‘• Ariab, by soul, ba (.1 to
the man that tould ye 1"