The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-27 00:00:00

MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.

Last night Mr. COOPER, who recently deli-
vered a Course of Lectures on Chemistry to the members of
this Irstitution, commenced his promised examination on the
different branches of that beautiful and useful science, expla-
natory of the combinations of different bodies, and their adapta-
tion to the useful purposes of manufacture.
His questions were very judiciously answered, and particu-
larly so by a youth apparently not more than 15 years of age.
At the close of the examination the President (Dr. Birk-
beck) read a list of the donations which the Committee had
received in the course of the week, in furtherance of the Insti-
tution, viz.:—

J. C. Hobhouse, Esq. M.P., second donation - £lOO
Jeremy Bentham, Esq. - - - - 100
.The Rev. Geo. Attwick - .. . - 50
Dr. Gilchrist, one of the Vice-Presidents of the Institu-
tion, his second donation . - - - 10
H. Bickersteth, Esq., Barrister - - - 10
G. Green, Esq., Regent's Park - - - 10
The announcement was met by suitable marks of respect.

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MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK.
ENGLAND.

Monday, Jan. 81, Lownow. No. 458.
COUNTRY. Nos. 97, 227, 238, 246,
425, 437, 455, 524, 541,

552, 553, 558, 643, 680,
707, 710.
Tuesday, Feb. 1, Lownow. Nos. 9, 122, 287, 316,
381, 399.
COUNTRY• Nos. 21, 127, 167, 170,
180, 184, 196, 204, 285,
385, 387, 471, 476, 477,
41)7, 501, 507, 512, 520,
532, 544, 551, 557, 597,

592, 639, 649.
Wednesday, -2, LONDON. Nos. 35, 75, 220. Grand
Chapter.
COUNTRY. Nos. 54, 84, 95, 121, 124,
126, 129, 139, 146, 164,
207, 229, 291, 339, 400,
465, 468, 472, 487, 491,
505, 513, 526, 529, 537,
563, .581, 585, 477, 606,
656, 690, 705, 711, 713,
725.
Thursday, -3, Lownox. Nos. 61, 277, 325, 409.
Coczt TRY. Nos. 45, 48, 51, 57, 70,-
113, 171, 182, 234, 304,
416, 420, 451, 453, 461,
466, 469, 483, 506, 51g,
545, 555, 556, 560, 561,
586, 587, 599, 627, 670,
679, 717.
-4, LONDON. No. 210.
COUNTRY. Nos. 13, 28, 30, 55, 58,
470, 533, 538.
-5, LONDON. No. 173.
COUNTRY. No. 358.

Friday,

Saturday,

The following remarkable occurrence, which our readers may
fully rely on to be authentic, is well worthy of observation,
anti may be read by many with peculiar interest and pleasure,
as it plainly shews the advantages arising from this truly excel-
lent institution. During the late dreadful tempest, a Swedish
vessel, the Carl Joahan, Capt. Peter Walrouth master, a
Swede, was driven on shore on the coast of Hampshire, and
totally wrecked. The Captain and crew were with consider-,
able difficulty saved ; but immediately on their setting foot on
shore, a Gentlemen, who was a Freemason, by a peculiar sign
recognised in the Captain a brother mason ; the latter imme-
diately flew to the Gentleman as to an old and confidential
friend, and firmly grasped his hand, to the no small surprise
of the crew and the other persons assembled. It appeared a
consolation to the Captain, who in broken English, expressed
his thankfulness to the All-wise Disposer of events, that in a
foreign land, and amidst the horrors of shipwreck, he had
met with a friend and a brother, in whom he could implicitly
confide. It is needless to add that the Captain and crew, dur-
ing their stay, experienced every hospitality and comfort; but
we must not omit to state, that since Captain Walrouth's arri-
val in Sweden, he has written to express his gratitude for the
humanity and friendship shewn him on the above occasion.—
( Dorset County Chronicle.)

*.• The CORRXSPONDENCE between qv BOMBAY Go-
VERNMENT and Mr. FAIR, Editor of Th'e _lontbay Gazette,
shall appear to-morrow.

PRICE OF STOCKS TillS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.

Baulk Stock 2321 2311
3 per Cent. Reed. 94ii
3 per Cent. Cons. 93211
3A per Cent
Ditto Rect.... 1001 1011 1001
4 per Cent. ( Dissd.
1 New 1051 fl 4a
Bank Long Ann. ... 23 1-16th
imp. 3 per Cents.
India Stock

Ditto Bonds ... 995. 100 pm.
south Sea Stocl• —

PKICES OP FOREIGN Ft
A anrian Ms, 5 per ct. 981
Brazilian Bds B7i 84
Scrip 15i4i pm.
Buenos Ayres lids
Claim, lids, t per ct.... 88 A
l:olumbian 13(1s.1; per ct.
Do. do. 1824 90 89i
Danish, 5 per cent.
Greek Bds 47 I 581
Mexican lids BOA 80 8011
Neapolitan, 4 per colt.

Old Annuities —
New Ditto
Ex. Bills 10001. 2d. 6O
Ditto 1 id.
Ditto 5001.2 d.
Ditto lid. 63 64
Ditto Small 2d. —

Ditto 10. 63 66
Ditto Commercial
Bank for Act.
India for Acct.
Cons. fur Feb. 26. Si3i

NI)S, AT ONN O'CLOOK.
Neapolitan Scrip —
Peruvian Bonds —
Portuguese Bonds B9A
Prussian, 5 per ct.
Ditto New
Russian, New, 5 per ct.96iM
Spalimit 1821, 5 per; ct.... 2141
1823, ditto —
French Rentes
Exchange ... —f. —s.
--- Scrip

PRICES OF SHAUES AT ONE O'CLOCK.

Anglo-Mexican Mining Company
Aniglo-Chilian Mining Company
Brazilian Minings. Company
Colombian Alining Company
.32
General Mining Association
Hibernian Mining Company
Pasco Peruvian Mining Company l2 14 10 11 pm.
Rio de la Plata Mining Company
Tlalpuzahua Mining Company 220 210 pm.
United Mexican Mining Company
Continental Gas Company
Provincial Portable Gas Company
London and Birmingham Railway Company
London and Bristol Railway Company
London and Northern Railway Company
Canada Company
General Steam Navigation Company
Great Westminster Dairy Company 2A/
Pearl Fishery Company, Yellow Receipt
Hibernian Joint Stock Company
Irish Provincial Bank Company
Metropolitan Alderney Dairy Company • 2i

FOREIGN MAILS.

Annivsu.

Guernsey and Jersey
Gottenburgh
II amburgh •
France

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111011 WATER A T LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
Morning, 50 minutes after 7. I Evening, 21 minutes after 8.

rrnE SUN.

SOL-E3l QUIS DICP:RE F.4LSUM A UDIiAT

LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, JAN. 27, NU.

From the Paris Papers of Monday, and the
&ode dated Tuesday, we have made selections,
which will be found in another column.

We have received Hamhurgh Papers to the
22d instant, from which we have taken the last
accounts from the Russian capital:—

ST. PETERSBURGH, JAW. 5.

The Directors of the general post-office hare published a post
almanack for this year, which contains a list of all the high
roads, all the towns, &c., in the empire, and all the ordinances
relative to the post-office.

JAIL B.
NVe hare heard it stated as certain, that there is an
intention of giving to the Neva a new and straight course,
for the purpose of preserving the bridges on the breaking up of
the ice, and preventing the interruption of the communication
between the different parts of the city,—perhaps, too, the dan.
ger that threatens the lower parts of the city from inundations
would be lessened by the execution of this project. The ablest
engineeers are already employed in surveying the ground, and
a corps of soldiers will be employed in this vast undertaking.
The day before yesterday Te Deum was performed with great
solemnity in the Cathedral Church, called " Of the Mother of

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clod," of Cassan, in honour of the Eith anniversal the de-
liverance of Russia from Buonaparte.
The charitable committee for artisans who are reduerd to
poverty by the late inundation have received 25,000 rubles from
holland, throtigh the medium of Mr. Steeglits the Bauker.
Thesubscriptions at Moscow already amount to 150,000 rubles.

The 2d of this month was observed in all the Protestant com-
munities, as a day of fasting and humiliation, in co►nmenior,a-
tion of the late inundations.