The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-09 00:00:00

MONEY-TRADE-COWLMENCE.

At a meeting of the journeymen printers, held last
Thursday in Edinburgh, for the purpose of taking into
consideration the best method for alleviating the distress
of the unemployed letter-press printers in London, it
was finally resolved—" That a committee be appointed
to draw up an appeal to the nobility, gentry, and the
public generally, in behalf of their unemployed brethren
in the metropolis, and be empowered to receive subscrip-
tions for their behoof."
At an Anti-Corn-law lecture, delivered on Tuesday
by Mr. Sidney Smith, in Marylebone-lane, he stated
that " the poorer the locality the richer were the public-
houses, and the more magnificent the gin-palaces. It
was literally a true saying, that sorrow was dry.'
The poor unemployed labouring. man poured liquid fire
down his throat, to drown fur a time his pain and sorrow."

AGRICULTURAL.
At the show of the Horticultural Society in Regent-
street, on Tuesday, there was a dish of rare but fine
fruit, called the purple guava, from the gardens of Lord
Sondes, at Swaffham, Norfolk. Also some oranges
and a shaddock, grown out of doors, by Mr. Wigels-
worth, of Clitheroe.
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC.
Martin Von Wagner left Rome last month to resume
his functions as Secretary to the Academy of Fine Arts
in Munich.

The celebrated sculptor Thorwaldsen is suffering at
Rome under catarrhal complaint. He employs himself
in making designs, said to be of extraordinary beauty,
more especially one series, in which the seven days of
the week are represented by Genii.
The brother of Stothard, the artist, some years since
recovered in Normandy the lost effigies of several of
our deceased English monarchs. Stothard now pro-
poses that they should be deposited in the Abbey of
Westminster.

A high mass was lately performed before forty luna-
tics at the church of Bicetre, by order of Dr. Lewret,
who considers that nothing is better capable than music,
along with the cultivation of the mind, to procure a
return towards sanity.
The Papal Government by decree has placed several
new works in the Index. Amo lig others thus honoured
are " Ranke's History of the Popes," and the novels of
Babzac. No English hook figures in the list.

LAW AND POLICE.
At Guildhalr.on Tuesday three men, named Griffin,
Steptoe, ".and Sharman, were charged with stealing a
bale of silk, value 1201., from the Chipping Norton wag-
gon on the Ist of December. The waggoner, who was
also a prisoner, had turned evidence against his accom-
plices. As further evidence was required, the prisoners
were remanded till Friday.
A summons was issued on Tuesday at Bow-street, at
the instance of a common informer, against Mr. Yates,
proprietor of the Adelphi Theatre, for allowiag spiri-
tuous liquors to be sold on the premises without a license.
At the Woolwich Police-office, Mr. Clark, the respect-
able proprietor of the Three Dews public-house, ap-
peared on an information laid against him by the police
authorities, for suffering drunken and disorderly persons
to assemble in his house. The clearest evidence was
adduced that a number of drunken soldiers and women
from a neighbouring house rushed into the tap-room,
and that the landlord had made every exertion to prevent
them entering, but without effect, and had refused to
serve a drop of liquor. The case was dismissed on pay-
ment of 2s. costs.

The case of Snasse v. Dick (the Member for Waldon)
was struck off the list on Saturday, because the plaintiff's
attorney had not re-sealed his record.• The action, how-
ever, will come on shortly, as Mr. Quintin Dick rejects
any thing like compromise, and is resolved to defend.
Four men attached to a notorious gang of poachers
in Lancashire, known by the name of the " Long
Company," have been taken taken into custody on sus-
picion of being the murderers of Mr. Grayson, the
farmer, at St. Helens.
SPORTING. _ _ _ _ _

Frederick Vane, Esq., whilst hunting with the Oakley
hounds, seriously broke his ancle last week. He is now
doing well at Lord St. John's, Melchbowin Park.
COURT—FASHIONABLE.
The Earl and Countess of Kinnoul have left their
marine residence, near Edinburgh, for Dupplin Castle.
The Earl of Cadogan will give a dinner to the Fo-
reign Ministers on Saturday next, in Piccadilly.
The Earl of Tankerville gave a dinner-party in
Mansfield-street, on Sunday.
The Earl of Aberdeen will give a grand dinner to
the French Ambassador and a distinguished party to-
day, at Argyle-house.
Lord Lyndhurst will give a grand dinner-party on the
14th instant.