The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-15 00:00:00

MITEELLILY AND SCIENTIFIC.

The Council of the Royal Society on latelyaWarding
the Royal medal to Sir John Herschel for his catalogue
of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars, observed that " this was
the second time a Royal medal had been adjudged to Sir
John for researches in a department of astronomy, which
has descended to him as an hereditary possession. The
catalogue contains a list of 2,500 nebulae, and forms a
noble basis for ascertaining all celestial changes, pe-
riodical or not, which the heavens are likely to undergo,
There exists throughout China but a single News-
paper, which is published at Peking, and bears the title
of King-Paou, or " Messenger of the Imperial Resi-
dence." It consists of extracts of what the Emperor has
examined or ordered in Council. It is published daily,
and the price is Bs. 4d. per annum.

SCXENCE AND ART.
At Jenkin's nursery ground in the New road, Mr. Kirk
has laid down his new skating-room, composed of some
slippery crystal substance, in blocks of about'two square
feet each. A great assemblage of skaters have tried it,
and the Skating Club pronounce it to be better than bad
ice, though inferior to the best.

THEATRICAL.
The next part selected by Miss Adelaide Kemble is,
we are given to understand, Amina in La Sonnambula.
Senor Forti, the tenor singer of Vienna, has, a journal
states, just gained in the lottery a prize of 80,000 florins;
or 200,000 f.

COURT—PASETIONAXILE.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland intend to leave
Trentham Hall, Staffordshire, the first week in February,
for town.

Lord Francis Egerton, we learn, has purchased the
mansion in which he now resides in Be'grave-square.
Bridgewater House, it is said, will occupy seven years in
rebuilding.

Sir John Shelley has arrived at the Marquis of
Exeter's, Burleigh House, near Stamford.
The Earl and Countess of Sheffield have left Harewood
House for Leamington Spa.

WIISCEZZANEOI3I3.
Monday evening the Cumberlands rang a complete
peal of treble, twelve in, consisting of 5,136 changes,
being the first peal rung on the twelve bells of St. Bride's
Fleet street, for the last 60 years. The time occupied
was three hours and 53 minutes.

A poor man, named Charles-Musgrove, an operative
mason at Sidford, near Exeter, is a claimant and the
supposed heir to 30,0001. in the funds, besides large
landed property in Somersetshire.
Among the most recent " fashionable arrivhls" is that
of the boy Jones at Liverpool.
We understand that in consequence of the late lamented
death of the Chimpanzee, a deputation of the managers
of the Zoological Gardens had an interview on Monday
with a eertain Honourable and Gallant Tory Member of
the House of Commons, requesting him to officiate as a
substitute, until a new Chimpanzee could be caught. The
deputation, (adds our informant), was much struck with
the likeness between the Gallant Member and the la-
mented deceased.

We are credibly informed that the Marylebone Tories
have made the elephant in the Regent's Park a ten-pound
householder, in order to enable him to vote against Sir
Charles Napier at the next election.
The Bury Herald says—" A Chinaman's tail was for-
warded, on Friday, through the Post-office, to a trades-
man in Suflblk."—lf O'Connell's tail could be forwarded
in like manner, it would save each joint a good round
sum in travelling expenses.