The Sun.
London, England, 1837-06-05 00:00:00

THE LEADING WEEKLY JOURNAL

THE NEWS-THE OLDEST, LARGEST,
AND MOST RESPECTABLE WEEKLY PAPER
PUBLISHED, will present to its Subscribers, on the 2d of July,
a SPLENDID PORTRAIT of
THE EARL OF MULGRAVE.
In August another of DANIEL O'CONNELL, and in Septem-
ber one of LORD JOHN RUSSELL—aII of them executed to
correspond with the masterly production of LORD BROUGHAM,
presented on the 38th May, which is on sale still at the News
Office, 28, ißridges-street, Covent garden, and by the Newsmen.

A shocking accident befell M. Hu►nanu on his way
back to Paris from Fontainebleau. The postillion, on reaching
Chailli, a village two leagues from Fontainebleau, having left
his horses in the street and gone into a house, the animals
took fright at something and gallopped off at full speed. M.
liumann opened the door of the carriage and leaped out, but
had the misfortune of fracturing his arm and being severely
cut in the head and face.

UNHAPPINESS IN ALMACK'S—With regard to
the young ladies, again, who are to be seen at Almack's, there
is immeasurably more misery among them than the superficial
observer would believe. . One who does not look below the
surface would infer from their smiling faces, the lightness of
their step in the dance, and the general gaiety of their appear-
ance, that if there be happiness in the world they must be the
possessors of it. Could those who think so prevail on any half
dozen of them to give a candid statement of their feelings,
from the time they entered Willis's rooms until the coach was
called, they would see how fat they were wide of the real state
of the case. None but young misses themselves can form any
conception of the misery which, on such occasions, is caused to
them by seeing attentions paid by the male sex to their rivals.
A single look or smile from the object of a young lady's affec-
tions to some other young lady, is like plunging a dagger in the
bosom of the former. It is also a prolific source of misery to
young ladies when they see families of distinction paying more
attention to some of their acquaintances than is paid to them-
selves. It is well known in certain circles that one young
lady has almost broken her heart because an acquaintance was
repeatedly asked to dance by noblemen of consideration, while
she was suffered to pccupy a seat by her mother's side the
whole night. For one young lady to hear the charms of ano-
ther young lady, with whom she is on visiting terms, warmly
praised, is of all punishments the worst you could inflict. It
may be, again, that " the lovedone" is not among the number of
noblemen and gentlemen present, and that her mind is wander-
ing in foreign climes after the object of her affections. What
is Almack's, with all its glitter and glare, to such a person ?
It is no better than a wilderness. To her ears the music has
no charms ; the dance no attractions. She has no sympathy
with those around her. She would feel herself as much in
society among an equal number of those " composition"
ladies who grace a hair-dresser's window.—The Great Me.
tropolis—Second Series.

A lodge of Odd Fellows has lately been established
at Norwich, and at a public dinner of the members in that
city last week the Chairman said, in Bradford there were up-
wards of 2,200 members, who paid annually on an average
about 2001. for the interment of the brethren and their wives ;
for the relief the sick, and in charitable donations for the be-
nefit of the distressed, about 7001. In Leeds there were
5,000 members, who paid near 3,0001. a year for the same be-
nevolent purposes. In the whole unity of England and
Wales they had about 80,000 members, who expended annu-
ally at least 60,0001. in relieving others in times of distress.
Old Francis, late of Chesnut-street Theatre, was
a wag, and once in Washington city, when early peas were on
the table, he emptied the contents of his snuff-box over them.
" Francis, Francis," they 'exclaimed," what are you about ?"
" I like them that way," was the answer. He of course had
the dish to haself, and when he had concluded, exclaimed,
" You ti ought it was snuff, did you. Nothing but black
pepper."