The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-29 00:00:00

RESTORATION OF YORK

MINSTER.

On Saturday morning a meeting of noblemen and gen-
tlemen took place at the Thatched House Tavern, St.
James's street, for the purpose of adopting measures, and
opening a subscription fur the restoration of York Minster.
There were in the room the Archbishop of York, the

Bishop of Durham, Earl de Grev, Lords Wharneliffe,
Milton, Howtham, Feversham, Wenlock, and Wyndham ;
Sir John Lowther, Sir J. B. Johnstone, Hon. E. R.
Petro, J. Childers, Esq., 11. P., S. Vernon, Esq., M. P.,
11. Stansfield, Esq. IJ. P., Edward Lascelles, Eiq. M. P.,
Harcourt. Esq., John Hardy, Esq., W. Lowther,
Esq., and the Rev. W. V. Vernon.
The Right Hon. the Earl of HAREWOOD occupied the
Chair.

Lord WHARSCLIFFE laid before the meeting a financial
statement. After this statement, his Lordship proposed the
first resolution, which was, that a public subscription be
opened for the restoration of York Minster.
Sir J. B. JouNsTosE seconded the resolution. He said
the intention was to restore the Minster exactly to its for-
mer condition.
Mr. STANSFIELD, M.P., wished to know how the
60,0001. raised on a previous occasion, and in the same
way, was expended? The accounts had never been
brought before the public.
The Archbishop of York and Lord Wharncliffe informed
Mr. Stansfield he could examine the accounts by applying
to the Dean and Chapter for an order to do so.
Some further discussion took place upon the subject,
when Lord Harewood put the motion from the chair, and
it was carried unanimously. Other resolutions followed,
and were agreed to, to the effect that a provisional com-
mittee should be formed to carry out the intentions of the
meeting, that a public meeting should be convened, to take
place at York on the 7th of August, am,. that Sir Robert
Smirke be appointed to restore and rebuild the dilapidated
portion of the Minster—flee same architect who was cr.-
ga7ed when the lunatic Martin did so much injury to the
cathedral. A vote of thanks having been presented to the
chairman, the subscription papers were produced, the
Archbishop of York subscribed 1,0001., Earl Harewood,
5001., Lord Wenlock, 2001. la all, the sum of 3,3501. 153.
was subscribed before the meeting adjourned.

THE DRY FOUNTAIN.—An American cor-
respondent sends us an account of the drying up of a fountain,
called the Silver Springs, in Florida, which had never before -
failed, and was relied on by all living things in that reigion as
exhaustless. Its name (he observes) was naturally suggested
by its bright aspect. "In the depth of the forest, and bordered
by a matted growth of live oak and other evergreens, a circular
or oval hollow, about sixty yards in diameter, shelved down
through sand of perfect whiteness to its centre, where the spring
gushed upward so vigorously as to agitate the surface Some
fathoms above, filling the entire basin with water of delicious
purity and coolness, through the diamond transparency of
which were seen fish of different kinds and various co-
lours, which always refusing a bait, were believed by the
Indians to be enchanted or blessed spirits ; and under
the blaze of a tropical summer, a sensual fancy could
hardly have imagined, even in the land of flowers, a more de-
light! ul heaven than the bath of the Silver Spiing-•---perhaps the
very fountain of rejuvenescence, in search of which the roman-
tic old Spaniard found that immortality in death which he hoped
to enjoy in life. There was ample room and verge enough for
a little boat, in which visitors amused themselves floating over
the secluded little lake. On a visit, a few weeks since, some
officers found the spot deprived of half its beauty and of all its
wonted freshness. The silver sands were dry Is the desert ;
1 the spirit fish and the water had vanished; and thickly strewn
hi the woods around were the bleaching skeletons and wither-
ing carcasses of horses, deer, wild cows, and a variety of other
animals, which had perished of thirst. The dry basin some-
what resembled the crater of a volcano ; for though there was
not a drop of moisture, the boiling motion was kept up in the
sang, and, on thrusting down the foot or a stick, the gas
escaped into puffs distinctly audible."--Athemeura.
Hors DEFERRED,—" Go to lied, sir, in the
I closet there," said an enraged father' to a son, who had. given
him just cause of offence ; " were it not that these gentlemen
are present, I would give you a sound whipping. but you shall
have it before breakfast to-morrow, certain." The little rebel
went to his crib with a heavy heart, and the enjoyments of the
party continued until a late hour. Just when the party was
about to b-eak up, the closet (Ivor was quietly pulled back, and
the raw).- offender put out his head requesting that the sen-
tence might be put into:execution. " Father, would yejust gie
me my licks this night? for I canna sleep without them. "
i Laird of Logan.