The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-09 00:00:00

THE WEATHER.

On Sunday a very marked change took place
in the weather. The wind had been northerly and
mild for several days previously, with an appearance
of settled weather, but on Saturday afternoon
symptoms of change appeared. The barometer
went down upwards of half an inch, and on Sunday morn-
ing snow and sleet poured down pretty freely, which con-
tinued all day. But towards the evening the wind, which
had veered to the north-east, blew sharply and cold, with
strong indications of frost. About eight o'clock the frost
set in in right good earnest—the thermometer, which
stood at 49 on Saturday, went down to 33 on Sunday
noon, indicated 26 at eleven o'clock on Sunday night,
and was just 20 on Monday morning. The severity
of the frost was now felt all over town and
country ;—men, horses, and vehicles in full slide
and slip over roads and streets frozen over, with snow
several inches deep—rendered the more slippery from
the suddenness of the frost over a wash of melted snow.
We have Olt yet heard of any serious accidents; but the
storm of snow has continued all day up to the time we
write, half-past six o'clock, Monday evening—the
greatest fall we have had for these two years.
TUESDAY, THREE O'CLOCK.

The severity of the frost continues, and with more in-
tensity to-day ; but the snow has ceased, and the
weather is beautiful—the sun shining brightly on spire
and house-top, glittering with snow ! The contrast is
withal refreshing, compared with the dull, foggy at-
mosphere we have had for the last ten days ; and the
only wish now is, that as we have had a good fall of
snow, it may remain a few days longer. When a thaw
takes place London will be in a precious puddle !

LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—We
are requested to state, that although the trains upon the
South-Western Railway have been partially stopped since
yesterday afternoon, and some are still over-due, owing
to the vast accumulation of snow upon the line, that
no accident whatever has occurred ; that nothing but
a temporary inconvenience is apprehended, and that
every exertion is being madeflitaorncAleanrsoanw,aßyatrht.e, K .
e .B obstruc-
tion.
47thbe
liberal
By the employment of three engines, with two
Foot, has bequeathed his
carriages and a van only, the mails were with great' exertion
in certain proportions, to his two younger
funded property,
and
to
hisleg acie personaltys t waso
hi
his
servants.
valued
test.
eldest son, Sir John
andandTcdhioeffilolcnauctllet-yiGnb.ecrnohueigre;?ostfhirrtohyfueg
he leaves the whole of
William Hamilton Anson, Bart., who succeeds to the free-
holds and family estate, _
__ the plate, pic-
-20,000/. The residue to be equally divided among his five
younger
children.
sons and three daughters;
General was in his 75th year, and entered the
Sir Harry G '
Smith, Bart. .0 B
at the age of seventeen. , .
~
army
Colonelcy of the 47th.
succeeds to the.
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Gallantb ooks , carriages,
He h a tics el f t
ROBBERY. Information was
police that, between two and three
yesterday received
haftsnoon, as Mr. William J. Carwardine,
o'clock on Saturday
employ of Messrs. Wilson and Company, of
clerk, in the oroP City,from
Wood- street, was proceeding Messrs.
Silver-street,
Company s, bankers, Lombard-street, to the Old
Barclay and Comp
of the Poultry, he was robbed of a black
DARING STREET
Jewry, by
containing 251. in gold. The robbery
also of a canvass bag
the thief cutting through both Mr. Carwar-
dine'swas effected by
pocket of the under coat.
leather pocket-book, containing a bill of exchange for 51/. 14s.
great coat and_.,il
Woodford J. Williams, with the
of
} F .
Captain B.— The Odin steam-vessel,
the Amphion steam-frigate, is now ready
officers and crew of
her steam up to-day for the purpose of leav-
ingfor sea, and has
afternoon to have her compasses adjusted
Woolwich this
Rill then proceed to Portsmouth to take
at Greenhithe, and
unc?eVr°th°eLlcvhlacrige'
on board meal and rice for Ireland.. The Rosamond steam-
John Foote, left Woolwich on Friday
morning for
' Commander
Greenhithe to have her compasses
adjusted, and
latter place this afternoon for Portsmouth to
vessel
will leave the la
Commander
the basin, and will be tried down the
has been taken out o
river in a few da. Captain Denham, R.N., F.R.S., had an
81
at the Board of Trade, on
interview with Lord Clarendon,after
be paid in advance at that port. The Antelope steam-vessel
Thursday last, and
the foss of the Sirius steamer on
of inquiry respecting
the coast of Ireland. da
SOCIETY.—Yester y
BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE
immediately proceeded on commis-
sion
of the supporters the annual general meeting
was held at the
City Auxiliary to the above Associationh
o Rev. Mr. London Coffee-house, Ludgate-bill. T
read the report.
Charles-
worth having taken the chair, the secretary
embers bad report.
Since the formation of the society,
thein
of the tributed the sum of 473/. for the distributionhund.
The number
Scrip-
tures amongst the poor of the neighbour of the West
W. Ellis moved the
tion to a few prayer-hooka. The Rev'
blonr , o Chaplain of
adoption of the report. The Rev. R.
stated that the present
of bibles circulated was 335, and of testaments 260,
in adder
of
in seconding the resolution, sta years ego,
Society had distributed, since its formation, forty
no fewer than 18,000,000 copies ofsocieties were the number of copies circulated by foreign
000 000. The in-
cluded, there would be found a total of 30, ,
he usual formal
re-
port was unanimously adopted, after which the usual
resolutions were passed, and the meeting separated..
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE CROYDON Anit O. 8-
the Ho y Scriptures. If
mimic RAILWAY.—Owing to the snow on Sundayege getting
into the atmospheric tube, the various trains after five o'clock
power, but in consequence of a stoppage had to be conveyed by the locomotive. At nine o'clock
attempt was made to work the down train by atmospheric.
sent after the train to assist it on its journey, when one of
ge a locomotive was
the men employed to superintend the closing of the valve
by the cement, not being aware of the arrangement, and it
iS Supposed not expecting a locomotive on the atmospheric
line, was fulfilling his duty, and before he was observed the
engine ran over him, almost literally crushing him to pieces.
The body of the unfortunate man, whose name was Thomas
Smith, was conveyed to the Jolly Sailor, near where the acci-
dent occurred, to await the result of a coroner's inquest.
During yesterday the trains were generally propelled by loco-
motive
steam-engines, those trains which it was attempted to
run on the atmospheric hue coining to a stoppage in conse-
quence of the severe frost.
ROYAL LONDON OPHTHALMICy HOSPITAL.—Yester-
da •
the forty-third annual general meeting of the governors
of this charity, founded for the relief of the poor of every
c,untry and denomination suffering from disease of the eye,
was held at the institution in Bloomfield-street,Moorfields,
It
llattley, Esq., presiding. The medical report stated
that during
Otts/Ohoaudt-bpeaentietneetsei Ladbeen relieved,t
ved
into the house and operated upon with the most gratifying
results. '
rhe expenditure for the year was nearly
900/., theear upwards uopfwlaorOds patients 7,n
donations and subscriptions amounted to 3121., dividends on
stock 221/. At the last annual meeting there was a balance
in hand of 838/. 15s. ; but which, at present, in consequence
of the great increase of patients, is reduced to 574/. The re-
port was adopted.
The Lye Church, near Stourbridge, having been
:::ola,•ge 1 so as
. , '- to afford 200 additional seats for adults and
400 for children, was re-opened by the Lord Bishop of W i
, caster on Wednesday l
oraBL--Birmiayham Gazette, -