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 previouily, 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 Sundaymorn-
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 netted snow.
We have not 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 ! Tho 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 Ile have had a good fall of
snow, it may remain a few days longer. When a thaw
takes pace London will be in a precious puddle I

AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—We
state, that although the trains upon the
afternoon, and some are still over-due, owing
yesterday
accumulation of snow upon the line, that
South- Western Railway have been partiallystop stopped since
to the vast
er has occurred • that nothing but
no
3 clear
w te
with away g
great
ehaet
exertionob s t r u inconveniencee-
is apprehended, and that
a temporary .
areLrceriquDe°stNed t o
employment of three engines, with two
yandthae
va
ht through.
the 47th Foot,has bequeathed his
gly,rflthaedemailto
1 Sir William Anson, Bart., K.C.8.,
The late Genera
'
carriagestobstruc-
tion.
.
property, in certain
every exertion is
nbeninn
proportions, to his
two younger
Chef of
lie leaves the whole of the plate, daughters;pic-
and to his eldest son, Sir John
sons and three
odoson,
Barb, who succeeds to the free-
holds and family estate,._ sm
laln,diliCiaomloniella-minaCt
The personalty was valued at
tures, books, carrdiaugs,
and difficulty
funded accident
wbrl
aut
ge•'
e to be equally divided among his five
20,0001. The rest
The Gallant General was in his 75th year, and entered the
seventeen. Sir Harry Smith, Bart., G.C.8.,
of the 47th.
army at the age of
o
C
younger children. He has left liberal legacies to his servants.
succeeds to the o
STREET ROBBERY. —• Information was
DARING
hpolice that, between two and three
M W'll' J. C d' afternoon, as r. i lam arwar me,
o'clock on Saturday
l ) of Messrs. Wilson and Company, of
clerk, in the
einpio-s-treet, City, was proceeding from Messrs.
Silver-street, Woo'
v's, bankers, Lombard-street, to the Old
Barclay and
the Company s,
Poultry, he was robbed of a black
Jewry, by way I containing a bill of exchange for 511.145.
leather pocket-book,
yesterday received by. p
thief cutting through both Mr. Carwar-
dine'swas effected by the
and pocket of the under coat.
great coat
a•— The Odin steam-vessel,
FEB.r •
WOOLWICH,
Captain Woodford J. Williams, with the
else of a canvass bag containing 25/. in gold. The robbery
under the charge of
Amphion steam-frigate, is now ready
to-day for the purpose of leav-
ingher steam up
for sea, and has
afternoon cos her compasses adjusted
Woolwich this
will then peed to Portsmouth to take
at Greenhithe,
and
rice for Ireland. The Rosamond steam-
vessel,on board meal and
John Foote, left Woolwich on Friday
C°lninandehrithe to have her compasses adjusted, and
morning for Green
officers and crew of the
paid in advance
be
at
of the basin, and will be tried down the
has been taken out
Captain Denham, R.N., F.R.S., had an
river in a few days.
Lord Clarendon, at the Board of Trade, on
interview with
will leave the latter place this afternoon for Portsmouth to
the loss of the Sirius steamer on
sion of inquiry respecting
the coast of Ireland.
Tr Vra".l BIBLE SOClETT.—Yesterday
BRITISH AND FO.----`
f the supporters of the West
the annual general meeting o
Association
was held at the
Thursday last, and immediately after proceeded on commis-
City Auxiliary to the above
read the report.
Charles-
worth having taken the chair, the secretarymembers had Since the formation of the society, the
of the con-
tributed the sum of 4731. for the distribution
The number
Scrip-
tures amongst the poor of the neighbourhood.
London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill. The Rev. Mr. W
Ellis moved the
addi-
tion to a few prayer-books. The Rev. W. Chaplain of
Morro,
adoption of the report. The Rev. R.
M°l3d
that the present
of bibles circulated was 335, and of testaments. 260, in
Bridewell, in seconding the resolution, state
society had distributed, since its formation,
Scriptures. If
no fewer than 18,000,000 copies of the
Holy
societies were in-
the number of copies circulated by foreign ~„,. The re-
eluded, there would be found a total of 30,00v,w‘i• - al
h the usual formal port was unanimously adopted, after whin
resolutions were passed, and the meeting separated. .
ATMOS-
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE
CRorDONSunday getting
PURRIC RAILWAY.—Owing to the snow
"after five o'clock
into the atmospheric tube, the various trains
At nine o'clock an
had to be conveyed by the locomotive.
' by atmospheric
attempt was made to work the down train
...- a locomotive was
power, but in consequence of a stopp!b- .
• forty years ago,
of the valve
the men employed to superintend the closing
sent after the train to assist it on its journey , when one of
is supposed not expecting a locomotive on the atmospheric
by the cement, not bein aware of the arrangement, and it
line, was fulfilling his duty, and before lie was observed the
engine ran over him, almost literally crushing him to, pieces.
dent occurred, to await the result of a
Smith, was conveyed to the Jolly-Sailor, near where the acci-
dent body of the unfortunate man, whose name was lhomas
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 line coming to a stoppage in conse-
quence of the severe frost.
ROYAL LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPlTAL.—Yester-
day the forty-third annual general meeting of the governors
Richard Bartley, Esq., p
of this cberity, founded for the relief of the poor of every
country and denomination suffering from disease of the eve,
was held at the institution in Bloomfield-street, Moorfields,
that during the past year upwards of 7,000 out-patients had
been relieved, and upwards of 100 patients had been received
patients,n e ar
s
residing. The medical report stated
into the house and operated upon with the most gratifying
results. The expenditure for the year was nearly 9001., the
increase
nCrheaBureehof,
donations and subscriptions amounted to 312/, dividends on
stock 2211. At the last annual meeting there was a balance
in hand of 838/. 15s. ; but which. at present, in consequence
of tThehegrLeayt
port was adopted.
iste
ur reduced to sh7L4v/.inlg' h
be
ereen•
enlarged so as to afford 200 additional seats for adults and
400 for children, was re-opened by the Lord Bishop of Wor- i
ceder OU Wedatulay laate-Birmingham Gazette.