The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-15 00:00:00

Opening of the Nunnery at Abbotsleigh,

It is known to
many of our readers that for some
time past the Catholics have been preparing a very
large building at Abbotsleigh, about a mile and a
half from Newton Abbot, and within sight of the
South Devon Railway, for a Nunnery. An elegant
chapel has been erected at one end of the building,
and on Tuesday it was consecrated, and yesterday
it was opened with all that form and ceremonial
which marks the principal services in the Catholic
Church. At eleven o'clock a procession entered the
church, when the choir sang "Lutatus Sum;" and
high mass commenced. This was performed by the
Right Rev. and Hon. Dr. Clifford, Bishop of Clifton,
eSSISted by the Rev. Dr. Drinkwater, vice-president:
of the English College at Rome; Canon Wollett
Rev. Mr. Walsh, Rev. Mr. Graham, Rev. Mr.
Meagher, Canon Mansfield, and a number of other
priests. The choir then sang Kyrie Elieson,
vocal fugue by Jomelli, the Gloria in Excelsis by
Sechter. Between the Epistle and Gospel the Hal-
lelujah Chorus, by Handel, was sung. The Right
Rev. Dr. Vaughan, the Bishop of Plymouth, then
preachtd the sermon, and took his text from the
Book of Chronicles. After the sermon the choir
sang the Credo, from Mozart's No. 12 Mass. Dur •
ing the offertory the Laudi Jerusalem was sung;
Sanctus, Mozart's 12th Mass ; 0 Salutaris, by
Himill ; Agnus Dei, by Mozart.
After the mass was finished the procession re-
formed and left the chapel. The choir was com-
posed of the members of the Plymouth Cathedral,
consisting, besides the boys, of the Revs. Mr. Walsh,
Truman, O'Flaherty, and Trenor ; conductor,
Faber Crowther •; organist, M.
de Prins.
After high mass all the company dined together
at the Nunnery, and at four o'clock the Blessed
Sacrament was carried in procession into the cha-
pel, all the nuns carrying lighted tapers. The
Benediction was performed by the Bishop of Ply_
mouth, which brought the interesting proceedings
to a c lose.— iVeBtern Daily Mercury.

THE PROBLEM OF COMPLEXION made as plain
as Black and White l•--As Africans are very dark,
and the inhabitants of Northern Europa very fair, and as,
moreDver, the nations of Southern Europe are much darker
than those of Northern Europe,
it is perfectly reasonable
to suppose that climate has a tendency to bleach as well as
to blacken. The thickness of the skulls of the negroes has
been wisely arranged by Providence to defend their brains
from the tropical climate in which they live. If God had
not given them thick skulls their brains would probably
have become very
men of the present day. The woolly hair is not considered
by Africans as a mark of inferiority, though some of them
much like those of many scientific gentle.
shave it off, but it also answers the purpose of defending
the head from the sun.
VICTOR HUGO'S BETROTHAL,--.When the gates
were closed Victor wandered on to the boulevards,
overwhelmed with grief and tired of life. [He had just
attended the funeral of his mother in Pere la Chaise.] The
ardent desire of having something still to hope for Caused
him to weni his
way towards the Rue du Cherche-Midi,
by a group who entered there, indulging
where the Fouchers lived. It was 11 o'clock at night,
and
he expected to find everybody asleep and the lights put out;the
out, but
but
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g— up. He
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entered
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rapidly ascended
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which reminded him
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whilst overhead he heard the sounds of
lie could not resist ascending one
andrefle
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which he had not
and then another; knowing the plan of the
course towards a sort of skylight,
removed from his head' The sight of this brought him
to his senses. lie fled precipitately and lost himself in
ball-room from above. There, alone, and
ma
adsairck
apnadssdagane,ning.
flight of stairs,
multitude. He soon saw her for
heshgeaywas dressed in white, crowned with
inh whicho
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lighted hn ee s
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histh eyes
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es glued to the window pane, he gazed
wdehsopmairhinegsloyugountt.
flowers, and was dancing with a smile on her countenance.
Mademoiselle Foucher had suffered quite as much as Vic-
tor did at the separation that had occurred between the two
families. Her hither and mother sought to cheer her by
wastakingm
M.
F
her o
ut ocil eeveryr ,efete day they had solemnised it to the
kind of entertainment. The 29th June
best of their ability; they had organised a ball, and had
got up some private theatricals. " Monsieur Guillaume"
was the title of the piece they acted, and Mademoiselle Adele
;
took the principal female character. On the eve of that
rtn
dayl‘l. Foucher heard of the death of his old
friend,mpo whom had not seen for so long, and whose ill-
ness he had scarcely heard of. lie thought of his daughter,
who would be deprived of an entertainment, had she known
of it, and he kept the sad intelligence to himself. The next
day Mademoiselle Faucher, dizzy and tired with the gaiety
of the preceding evening,
ar.menwas sauntering in the gardens
to the W
belonging ---.ce. She perceived Victor coming
in, at the sight of whom and of his pale face she knew im-
mediately that some misfortune had happened. She ran
up to him. " What is the matter ?" "My mother is dead I
I buried her yesterday,,' "And I was dancing at the
time 1,, He saw at once that she had known nothing about
it. They began to sob together, and thus were they be-
trothed.—Mad4ine Ilugo's Life of her Husband.
PERILOUS POSITION OF AN AERONAUT, AND
FATAL ACCIDENT,--.uT
l‘tiero.kYhoiuslasge seat, but ast Saturday night a gala was
given in the Piece..haq,
Halifax, and a grand balloon ascent
was announced, in the car of which it was said would be
seated
d a lady. A little before 7 o'clock Mr.
Young
menced its ascent. not the lady, and the balloon com •
On leaving the hall it came against some
telegraph wires which
pass over the hall. This had the
effect of rendering the balance somewhat unsteady. After
it had risen out of the building a slight breez.l from the
west carried it against the top of Messrs. Firth and Son's
mill chimney, and there it was held, either by the lightning
conductor or by the net getting fast to the cornice. There
it collapsed. The crowds of spectators were horrified, ex-
pecting every minute that the aeronaut would be precipi-
tated from the top of the chimney, which is about 35 yards
high. He, however, retained presence of mind and more
than once waved his hat, of which the people took note and
cheered. A rope was let (town out of the car, and eventually
to it was attached a Pulley and another rope, which were
drawn into the car, The pulley was fastened to the car,
and the aeronaut was fortunate enough to reach the ground
without being hurt. There the balloon remained all night.
Next day come men ascended to the top of the chimney to
recover the balloon. One of them, a man named Charles
Rawson, had reached to the top, when the rope snapped in
two, he fell to the ground, and was taken up dead. His
body was
shockingly mangled. Rawson was 37 years of
ago, and has left a family.
AN INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION AT VIENNA

is to take place in 1861-,
- --- -
to open on the 15th April,
and to close on the 31st May, and works of art will be re-
ceived only from the 15th of March to the Ist of April, and

must be sent by the artists themselves There wiR be eleven

prizes, but only Austrians can receive them. They consist

of three gold medals, seven prizes of 315 gulden, and one

prize of 840 gulden,

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SPAIN.
MADRID, SEPT. 15.

The Queen has sent the Prefect of Alava and a
General to compliment the Emperor Napoleon.
Her Majesty has left for Atocha.
Several Progressistas have protested against the
policy of abstaining from voting.

PORTUGAL.
LISBON, SEPT. 14 (Evening).

The railway to Evora has been successfully
opened, under the auspices of the Duke de Louse.
The accouchement of the Queen is daily expected.
Great preparations are made for national rejoicings
upon the occasion.

THE BRAZIL MAIL.
LISBON, SEPT. 14.

The Messageries Imperiales steamer Estramadure
with the above mail arrived here at noon today.
RIO DE JANIERO, AUG. 24.
Exchange on Paris, 350 to 353.
BUENOS AYRES, AUG. 15.
The question of the Southern Railway has been
settled.

Exchange, 66.3; ounces, 431; wet salted hides,
36 ; dry American, 33 to 35; wool dull, small stock ;
tallow, 14x; lumber, 34 to 37; flour unchanged;
refined sugar, 16,1.

FRANCE.

PARIS, SEPT. 15.

The Moniteur of this morning states that the
King of Greece will embark on the 17th inst. for
St. Petersburg.
BOURSE, Sept.l4.—The market has been firm, but
without a large amount of business doing. Threes,
for the Account, are now at 69f. sc. Railway
Shares have been also well maintained at Satur-
day's closing quotations, with a slight advanee on
some of the lines. The market closed as follows :

4t per Cents .. 95 75 Italian Loan 74
Do. end month.... Do. end month 73 95
3 per Cents
Do. 69 end month.... 10 I Do. end month 73 80
Credit Mobilier....l2oo Russian
Do. end m0nth....1202 50 Austrian
Bank Shares ...... 3380 Spanish Threes.~
Credit l'oneter ....1420 Home Debt

BAIL

'AYS•

Cash. Account.
Orleans lO3B 75 .. 1042 50
Northern . ...
New. ditto ............ ~• ..
--
Lyons and Meditorranean 1052 50 .. 1055
Geneva..
Southern 751 25 .. 753 75
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lon.bard
North of Spain ......
Saragossa 657 .. 673 75
Ditto to Barcelona