The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-29 00:00:00

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR

THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.
OXFORD, JUNE 28.—The proceedings in the various
sections this day were enlivened by the presence of his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, who, accompanied by the
Duke of Saxe Weimar, arrived by a special train from
London at about eleven o'clock.
His Royal Highness was received at the station by the
Rector of Exeter, and conducted to that college, whence
the royal visitors proceeded to visit the several sections,
in which they were received with respectful enthusiasm.
In the geological section his Roy al Highness arrived just
as Sir Roderick Murchison was calling the attention of
the audience to several very elaborate maps, executed by
the hand of the Crown Prince of Sweden, in which the
sciences of statistics and geography were combined,
each map being painted in different colours to distinguish
the several districts of Sweden in which the various pro-
ductions of the country are derived.
His Royal Highness next proceeded to the ethnologi-
cal section, and arrived at the moment when his Excel-
lency Chevalier Bunsen was about to commence a most
elaborate paper on the relation of the ancient Egyptian
language to the other great divisions of language. His
Royal Highness listened throughout with great attention
to the very eloquent discourse of the distinguished
diplomatist, and after its conclusion took his departure
for some of the other sections, as well as for the horti-
cultural show in Trinity-gardens.
From Trinity the Royal visitors returned to a dejeuner
at Exeter College, at which many of the distinguished
foreigners who adorn the various sections of the Asso-
ciation were presented to his Royal Highness. Among
these we may specify Professor Sturve, Imperial Astrono-
mer to the Emperor of Russia, and M. Leverrier, the
famous discoverer of the new planet Neptune.
His Royal Highness returned to London by special
train at half-past four o'clock, and seemed to hare been
much gratified by his visit.

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLE SCHOOLS.--A general
meeting of the supporters of the above schools, esta-
blished for the maintenance and education of the desti-
tute orphans of deceased, and the children of necessitous
commercial travellers, was held at the London Tavern,
Bishopsgate-street, for the purpose of receiving the re-
port of the committee, and electing twenty children in-
mates of the institution. A. Wilcoxon, Esq., was in
the chair. The report stated that there were in Eng-
land no fewer than 30,000 commercial travellers, and the
committee anticipated that a large number would join the
institution. In order to commence operations imme-
diately a spacious building had been taken at Wanstead,
Essex, capable of accommodating two hundred children,
but the funds were as yet insufficient to admit of the
election of more than twenty. The receipts amounted to
5,6631., of which sum 5,0001. had been invested in the
Three per Cents. The number of donors was 831, and
of annual subscribers 286. After the adoption of the
report, the twenty children were elected, and a vote of
thanks passed to the chairman.
THE BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR THE RELIEF OF
AGED AND INFIRM TAlLORS.—Yesterday an adjourned
general meeting of the above institution was held at the
Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, to receive a
report, and to elect five pensioners from a list of twenty-
seven candidates; Mr. Chambers in the chair. The re-
port stated, that the permanent fund amounted to
12,503/. Bs. 7d., and there was a balance in hand of 5001.
At the dinner, at which Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P.,
presided, 784/. 4s. 6d. was contributed, and at a subse-
quent dinner of the journeymen, the subscriptions
amounted to 145/ 2s. With the pensioners to be elected,
there would be fifty-four inmates in the asylum, includ-
ing eight widows. The report was received and adopted,
when Mr. Wain, of the firm of Messrs. Stultz and Co.,
was elected a trustee, in the room of the late Mr. S.
Housley, who was connected with the same firm. The-
election then proceeded.
TEMFORA MUTANTUR !—The Pope has altered the
manner of reckoning time at Rome, where the people
used the Italian mode of counting twenty-four hours,
from half an hour before sunset, and has ordered the
public clock to be adapted to the common European
reckoning.
THE DUKE OF RICHMOND AND SIR H. SMITH.—
On Saturday the Duke and Duchess of Richmond enter-
tained at dinner Major-General Sir Harry and Lady
Smith, and, with the view of enhancing the compliment
to the hero of Aliwal and his lady, the Duke resolved
that the invitation should include those only who had
served in the Peninsula. The following is a list of the
party who sat at the table:—The Duke and Duchess of
Richmond, the Ladies Caroline and Augusta Gordon
Lennox, Majors-General Sir Harry and Lady Smith,
General Viscount Combermere, G.C.8., General Lord
Aylmer, G.C.8., Lieutenant-General Lord Fitzroy So-
merset, K.C.8., Lieutenant-General Lord Charles
Manners, K.C.8., Major-General Sewell, C. 8., and
Captain Johnstone, all of the late Peninsular staff;
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Downman, C. 8., Major-
General Sir Hew Ross, K.C.8., Major-General Macdo-
nald, C. 8., Major Sandham, Mr. Barttelot, Royal
Artillery; Lieutenant- General Sir Charles Dalbiac,
K.C.H., 4th Light Dragoons; Major General Bour-
chier, Lieutenant-Colonel Rotton, late 11th Hussars;
General Sir Peregrine Maitland, K.C.8., Lieutenant-
General Lord Saltoun, K.C.8., Grenadier Guards ;
Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Woodford, K.C.8.,
Lord Stradbroke, Colonel Lord Hotham, Captain Shir-
ley, Coldstream Guards•, Major-General Duffy, C. 8.,
Major-General Brown, C. 8., Colonel Patricksen, C. 8.,
Major Cooke, Captain Sir George Houlton, Dr. Hair,
43d Light Infantry; Major General Bell. C. 8., Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Campbell, Colonel Love, C.B. Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Rowan, C. 8., Lieutenant-ColoneiDigby,
Lieutenant-Colonel Wood, 52d Light Infantry; Lieu-
tenant-General Sir Andrew Barnard, G.C.8., Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Leach, C. 8., Lieutenant-Colonel Cox,
K.H., Captain Kincaid, Rifle Brigade, or Old 95th
Regiment; Major-General Rolt, C. 8., late 17th Portu-
guese Regiment, light division; Major Shadwell Clerke,
K.EI., late sth Regiment; Dr. Hume, Inspector-General
of Hospitals. To the veterans of the Peninsular war,
after an interval of no less than 33 years, a meeting of
this kind could not possibly be otherwise than productive
of the most agreeable reminiscences.
DEATH OF THE EARL OF LANESBOROUGIL—Died
on Monday, the 13th inst., at Brislington, near Bristol,
the Right Hon. Briesley Butler Earl of Lanesborough,
Viscount Lanesborough, and Baron of Newton Butler,
of the kingdom of Ireland. He is succeeded in his titles
and estates by his heir-at-law, G. J. D. Butler Danvers,
Esq., of Swithland Hall, in the county of Leicester.
PEDESTRIANISM.—MOLLOY AND SON'S 100-MILE
MATCH.—The heavy undertaking of Molloy, the veteran
pedestrian, and his son, a youth of 17, to walk 100 miles
between them in twelve successive hours, was brought to
issue yesterday, according to articles ; a great number
of spectators being attracted by the endurance of the
performance and the peculiarity of the conditions. At
eight o'clock, A.M.' the father and son (the former in his
47th year) started in company on their arduous task,
walking on a measured half-mile near the fourth mile-
stone on the Edgware-road. The performance of thq
match, it will be observed, involved the average comple-
tion of upwards of four miles per hour throughout the
whole period of twelve hours, and this was exceeded by
more than an average, including all stoppages
for refreshment, &0., of four and a half miles.
At one o'clock twenty-five miles had been completed ;
but shortly after two, about the 30th mile, the elder Mol-
loy was evidently going in difficulty; he therefore stopped
while his junior partner in the undertaking walked one
mile, after which the latter took the like respite, and the
older pedestrian footed it a mile solo in turn. From the
32d to the 48th mile, they kept company, after which the
younger Molloy went a-head, end made seven minutes
out of the old man in the last two miles, completing his
fifty miles in 11 hours 33 minutes, the veteran also com

ini in terribly beaten in 11 hours 40 minutes. Thus
winning with 47 minutes to spare between them ; good
work decidedly, and better than we gave either of them
credit for being capable of doing. The stake money was
35 sovereigns, which, with some promised contributions,
in the event of success, has been well earned by both
the men.

1 VENTILATION.—Mr. Toynbee has submitted the
' following proposition for the adoption of Government, to
the consideration of the Royal Institute of Architects:
1. That no living, sleeping, or work room shall contain
less than 144 superficial feet, or shall be less than eight
feet high. 2. That such room shall have one window at
least opening at top. 3. Also an open fire-place. 4.
That in every living, sleeping, or work-room, erected in
future, some method shall be adopted of allowing the
foul air to escape from the upper part of the room. 5.
That every such room, erected in future, shall have some
Tanira't all
6. In every
public of continually admitting fresh
public building in which gas is used, to insist on the use
of plans to carry off the products of combustion, and not
last,
_dienalied,
to allow them to escape in a room.
officeron of
Monday health.
schools, theatres, workshops, workhouses, and other
churches,
public buildings shall adopt such methods of ventilation
Pb3fAuthPeEanise.
as
AareFaAppmrlTY'loorf
Jane Hall, an inmate of Scarborough workhouse,
aged
72 years. The deceased entered the workhouse 50 years
ago, and remained an inmate until ti
leday of her cte4lll.
She was never married, but had four children all of
whom were brought up at the expense ,
three of them died, and were of the union;
buried from the work-
house; the fourth, a daughter, now 45 'ears o-' g ,
has regularly lived in the house, and h 3 agr,
as also had four
children, three of whom have died; the
fourth, a boy cf
13, is now at sea. It is calculated that these two ge-
nerations of one family have cost the union, up to this
time, not leas than 1,0004