The Sun.
London, England, 1838-01-30 00:00:00

ADELPHJ.

The appearance of the forthcoming novelty, entitled the
Gnome Fly, which was to have been presented last night at
the Adelphi, has been postponed until to-morrow (Wednes-
day) evening. It appears that the artistes of the theatre
have been unable to effect the desired arrangement with re-
gard to the machinery, which the performance of this asto-
nishing and attractive piece is said to require. The bill of
fare last evening consisted of The Lost Pleiad, The Black
Domino, The Dancing Barber, and the usual pantomime,
which was exceedingly well attended, and went off well.
Yates, at the fall of the curtain after the first piece, apolo-
gised for the non-appearance of the Gnome Fly, which he
trusted would not be less effective than the Elephant Jim
Crow, and the other novelties which have already distin-
guished the Adelphi above its rivals for fertility in wonders.

THE NATIONAL GALLEHT.—The late Lord
Farnborough was a great patron of the fine arts, and was always
consulted by George IV. about such matters. His Lordship,
in conjunction with the late Sir G. Beaumont, was mainly in-
strumental in the forming of our National Gallery. Bath had
repeated interviews with the Sovereign on the subject. At
length a sort of compact was made by the four following gen-
tlemen, viz., Lord Farnborough, Sir George Beaumont, the
Rev. Holwell Carr, and Mr. Rogers, that if a national gallery
was established, they would at their deaths bequeathe their
valuable private collections to it. Sir G. Beaumont died first,
and by his will redeemed his pledge ; the Rev. Mr. Carr fol-
lowed, and did likewise. These two colleetions were made at
a cost of 60,0001. to the testators ; and it is fully expected that
the late Lord Farnborough will, by his last testament, have
fulfilled his implied obligation.—Cheltenham Looker-on. We
never heard of this compact before.

MAP OF NIAGARA.—`I/yid, of Charing Cross, has
published a coloured sketch of the River Niagara from Lake
Erie to Lako Ontario, which exhibits at a glance the posi-
tion of Navy Island, now the focus of the insurrection in Up-
per Canada. It appears that the extent of the Island is only
three hundred and four acres, and the entire surface is within
range of a field-piece planted on the Canadian bank of the
Niagara.

COAL-TAR FOOT-PATITS.-The improvements in
the Place Louis X V., in Paris, are approaching fast to a ter-
mination. It will be one of the most splendid places in
Europe. By way of experiment a large portion of the car-
riage-way is laid with bitumen, in the shape of the usual
paving-stones, and it is thought by most persons that this
mode of paving will be successful. It is believed that this is
a mere preparation of the coal-tar mixed with broken granite
and sand, and thoroughly evaporated of its aqueous portions.
It is, however, stated to be prepared with 'asphaltum from
some of the large French mines. Whether this be so or not,
the result will be the same; for it has been proved that there
is no difference in the wear between bitumen from the mines,
and coal-tar when properly evaporated. The success of this
mode of paving for horses and carriages appears to be very
doubtful.

In the continued investigations which have taken
place in the remains of the Roman villa lately discovered at New-
ton St. Lo, near Bath, two coins have been found, the one of
gold and the other of silver, and both in a fine state of preserva-
tion, which are now in the possession of Mr. Harris, of South-
gate-street, in that city. The silver coin is one of the
Emperor Macrinus, who died A. D. 218, having reigned
only fourteen months. The gold coin is of Honorius, the
son of the Emperor Theodosius, at whose death ke became
Emperor of the Western Empire, which included Italy, Gaul,
and Britain. Honorius died A. D.. 133, aged 39 years, after
a reign of twenty-eight years seven months. The villa, there-
fore, must have been inhabited during the reign of Honorius,
and probably a few years after his decease, as the Romans
quitted Britain about A. D. 446.—Somerset County Gazette.
On Saturday, Mr. John Story, schoolmaster, of
Bowling, came to his death under the following distressing cir-
cumstances :—Having observed that one of the girths of a wa-
ter tub belonging to him had been broken off by the frost, he
procured the assistance of a cooper to re-hoop it ; when he had
done co, Mr. Story and the cooper proceeded to take down
another water tub, which was placed about fire feet from the
ffround, and was supposed to be empty, but which it appears was
not so, Mr. Story placed himself in front of the tub, for the pur-
when his feet slipped from under
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half full of t force on the unfortunate man's
head, Which it literally crushed in pieces, the edge of the tub
penetrating the back of his neck to a ,considerable depth. He
stied instantaneously. He has left a wife and five children.
He had Jul;established a flourishing school, having about one
hundred day sctholars; His only relative in this part of the
the country is Mr. Robert ;.-4pry? the Crayon poet.—Halifax
Express.
We have t,43 acknowledge the receipt of an exprei6
edition a Tuesday eve,,,ing% Sun, containing five closely
of the adjourn debate in the
printed columns adjourned House o f Com-
mons on the same evening, Mach arrived at Chesterfield by
the mail at twelve o'clock on Wednesday morning.—North
.Derbyshire Chronicle.