The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-10 00:00:00

INDIGENT BLIND SCHOOL.

A stated periodical fleeting of the Committee to this most
excellent Institution was held yesterday, at the London Coffee.
house, Ludgate-street, for the purpose of inspecting the
Treasurer's accounts, and arranging other business con-
nected with the School, preparatory to the election of objects
recommended for admission. This was necessarily a private
assembly; but after the business of the Committee ►vas
disposed of, a General Meeting of Members took place,
S. Ilosasrulivr, Esq. Treasurer, in the Chair. Amongst
the gratifying circumstances alluded to during the proceedings
was the rapid improvement of the musical pupils ; end. a
letter from Mr. Atwood the musician was read by Mr. 'C.
Dodd the Secretary, in which he stated his opinion that two of
them whom he had heard were competent to undertake the
tuation of organists to a Parish Church or Chapel. On the
motion of Dr. Hughes it was resolved, that the names of two
of those successful candidates, whose clai►ns seemed. most en-
titled to consideration, and who had stood four elections, should
on the next occasion be strongly recommended ftir adMission.
It was referred to a Committee to consider whether. the number
or pupils should be increased. Thanks were then voted to the
Chairman, and the meeting separated.
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Miss PATON has not performed for some
time
at Covent Gardenon
she had-been engaged Theatre.last w eeTkh e
forretalsl oi sn
ctel rult
at Carnbridg,...
where she sung with the most
brilliant succeA
9 Toe
Concerts were enriched
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by' the rh-nrurnhtft performances of Signor and
.Signora Do. BEGrqui. Motu was the leader of
of; Band, and arettu
c" —et, the audience ever, night
with a concerto on the Violin,
and Pro CIA N,„
'iDUETTINI presided at. the. Pianoforte with his
usual skill, taste, and science.
A report has just reached us that one of the
worthy. Members for oar County, J. A.S. Wowr-
LEY, Esq. is soon to be called to the Upper
!louse, by the title of Baron WARNCLIFF.—
( Wakefield Paper.)
The Corporation of Weymouth have adopted
prompt measures relative to the late disasters to
the Pier and Esplanade.
Tut: A amv.—Major-General Sir J. W. Gor-
don, K.C.8.. Quarter-Master-General, and Major-Gen. Sir
Henry Torrens, Adjutant-General, left town yesterday
morning for the Royal Military College, at Sandhurst, prepara-
tory to the examination of the students belonging to that esta-
blishment, which will take place to-morrow, and the following
day.
When that vacancy happened on the Excite.
quer Bench which was afterwards filled by Mr. Adams, the
Ministry could not agree among themselves whom to appoint.
It was debated in Council, the King, George 11., being present ;
and the dispute grew very warm, when his Majesty put an end
to the contest, by calling out in broken English, " I will have
none of dose, give me the man wid de dying speerlt," meaning
Adams, who was then Recorder of London, and whose business
it therefore was to make the report to his Majest/of the con-
victs under sentence of death.

ANECDOTE OE ROBESPIERDE.—A celebrated
gambling-house was opened during the Revolu-
tion by the Marquess de Saint Amarunthe ; this
Marquess, after having dissipated a revenue of
eighty thousand francs a-year, it is said, died
a hackney coachman. Ills widow, however,
with her own fortune, continued to give fetes
for drawing gamblers to her house. Robes-
pierre having dined with her one day, and
being a little exalted by wine, forgot his usual
circumspection, and let escape some hints of
his design of getting himself named Director
or King. The same night a player, with whom
he lived in great familiarity, recalled to his
mind the words he had suffered to escape him.
It was necessary to get rid of all dangerous wit-
nesses, and the following day a decree of the Con-
vention named Madame de St. Amaranthe, and
her family, es accomplice* in the conspiracy of
the Baron du Bats, Mid three days after this de-
hhle'rra idhter, rai aulg her son, a child
, in the year 12, MaMadamescrtt:e, on
Amaranths,the 20th
between thirteen and fourteen years of age, and
her son-in-law, were led to the scaffold.
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In 1703, when a war with France was agitated,
on account of the conduct of that country to the
Dutch, a Gentleman in company said, impe-
tuously, 44 D—n the Dutch, burn their towns I"
Rather," said Lady WINTLUNGIIAM,cc undam
them, and drown them."

A DEGRADING PUNISIIMENT.--In the
ancient
German empire, such persons as endeavoured to
sow sedition anti disturb the public. tranquillity
were condemned to become
toriety and derision,objects of Public no.
by carrying a dog upon
their shoulders from one
great town to another.
The Emperors Omo I. and FitEpERICK BAIt4A-
110$SA inflicted this punishment on noblemen of
the highest rank.