The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-14 00:00:00

GRATIFYING TESTIMONIAL.

Yesterday the Guardians of the Strand Union gave a
dinner at the Piazza Coffee-house, Covent-garden, to
their late chairman, Mr. V. G. Dowling, upon his retire-
ment, after twelve years' connexion with their body.
Thomas Moseley, E•sq., the newly-elected chairman, pre-
sided, and was faced by V. Stevens, E,q., the vice-chair-
man. A numerous body of the Guardians, the Treasurer,
Medical Officers, and Vestry clerks of the different
parishes were also present, and after some remarks on
the zeal and humanity which Mr. Dowling had evinced
in the discharge of his duties as a guardian of the poor,
a very elegant and costly tiece of plate was prQsented to
him, with the following inscription:—

" Presented to Vincent George Dowling, Esq , as a
small token of personal regard, and of the great respect
i❑ which his character is held by gentlemen who have
been associated with him, as guardians of the pc,or of
the Strand Union, on his retirement from the chairman-
ship of the board. April 13, 1847."

It affords us pleasure to make this announcement, as
it reflPets credit on one of our own body. Mr. Dowling
has been connected with the London press for upwards
of forty years, and has thus proved that there are more
ways than one in which the members of his class can
usefully, as well as beneficially, devote their energies for
advantage to their fellow.creatures.

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from a source upon which we may rely, that as his Grace's
son
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day at Berwick, in order to enjoy the society of a distin-
guished military character in the vicinity, whose gallant
conduct in Spain very speedily secured him his Grace's
approbation and patronage.—Berwick Advertiser.
MONEY MA !La ET.—The premium on gold at Paris is
11 per milk, which, at the English Mint price of
3L 17s. lOid, per ounce for standard gold, gives an
exchange of 25.42 ; and the exchange at Paris on
London at short being 25.55, it follows that gold
is 0.51 per
.cent. dearer in London than in Paris.
By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 4301
per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 101 d.
per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.74;
and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short
being 13.6141, it follows that gold is 0.47 per cent. dearer
in Hamburgh than in London. The course of ex-
change at New York on London is 104 per cent. ;
and the par of exchange between England and
America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows
that the exchange is 5.58 per cent. against England.
But the quoted exchange at New York being for bills
at 60 days' sight, the interest must be deducted &cm
the above difference.

BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF BLUES.—Last evening
the anniversary festival of the Benevolent Society of
Blues was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate.
street, when 180 of the patrons and subscribers of this
society attended and partook of an excellently arranged
dinner, provided by the Messrs. Bathe and Breach.
The objects of this society, which was founded in the
year 1824, and has from that period steadily advanced in
its resources and usefulness, are the providing relief to
distressed persons educated at Christ's Hospital, and to
their widows and orphans. The Right Honourable the
Lord Mayor presided, supported by Mr. Alderman''
Thompson, Major-General Sir Adolphus Dalrymple,
and Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq. After tho usual
loyal toasts his Lordship proposed the toast of the even-
ing, "Prosperity to the Benevolent Society of Blues."
The secretary read the list of subscriptions, from which
we select the Queen and Prince Albert, 25 guineas ;
; Miss Nixon,.
Duke of Cambridge, 20 guineas ; Alderman Thompson,
101. 10s. ; Lord Mayor, 101. ; Mr. Sheriff Challis, 101. ;
B. B. Cabbell, Esq., 10
daughter of the
late President, 101.; Lieutenant-Colonel Pettigrew, 101.;
which with others of a similar and less amount swelled
the list to nearly 7001. The vocal arrangements were
under the direction of Mr. T. Cooke, assisted by Mrs. A.
Newton, Miss Cuhitt, and Messrs. ltill, Shoubridge, and
Martin, whose efforts were most warmly applauded.
Thanks having been voted to the chairman, the company
broke up at a late hour. Mr. Harker officiated as toast-
master.

THE RIVER PLATE.—A handsome monument is
about to be erectefl by Rear-Admiral Inglefield, Com-
mander-in• Chief of the fleet in the River Plate, and his
brother officers, in honour of the !pea who fell in the
action of the 20th November, 1825, at Punta Obligato.
The top of the marble is decked with various naval em-
blems, surmounted by a wreath of laurel; underneath is
carved a highly-finished representation of the place and
tort in sight of the fleet sent against it.
A new and simple mode of producing insensibility
to pain, by the use of ether, was tried with success last
week by a dentist at Macon. A young and very nervous
woman, having two of her molar teeth taken out, he
induced her to hold her face over a sugar basin, into
which he had put 50 grammes (about an ounce and three
quarters) of ether, and in less than three minutes the
desired effect was produced by the vapour entering bee
mouth, and the operations performed without her feeling
the least pain.—Galignani.
CHEAP TRAVELLING.—Yesterday omnibuses com-
menced running from Battersea to Hoxton, conveying
passengers the entire distance, about nine miles, for Gd.
Steamers were also running from London-bridge to the
West end for one halfpenny.
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STYLISH WEDDING AT OLDHAM.—On Wednesday
last, at St. Mary's Church, Oldham, by the Rev. J.
Lowe, James Platt, Esq., of the firm of Hibbert, Platt,
and Sons, machine-makers, Hartfon Ironworks, Green-
acre Moor and Oldham, to Miss Lucy Anne, second
daughter of Andrew Schofield, Esq., of Woodfield
House, Wernuth, one of the magistrates for the county
of Lancaster. A numerous party of relatives and friends
were entertained at the residence of A. Schofield, Esq.,
with a splendid dejeuner ala fourchette. At eleven, A.M.
the cortege, consisting of five post chaises, each drawn
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by a pair of fine grey s, with postilions in scarlet
happy pair imme
uni-
terms, white favours, &c., drove to the church, the mail.
Mercury.
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diately set off for London. In honour of the happy
event the workmen employed by Messrs. Hibbett and
of mutton, and
Platt were provided with a substantial dinner, followed
rflt‘s3yEln3stf6eobrnep:Lru'litderary and Scientific Institution
of the festival, when it is stated that amongst the pro-
d valuable paper
visions were 28 rounds!. of
Liverpool 9 i e eft ,012: u
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sanmiitnht,ecre.Est.ing an
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' of Protecting Buildings, &c., from the effects of dis.
charges of Atmospheric Electricity."
Ci yen se The subject was
ably handled, and beautifully illustrated by •
ennt in the Daguer-
diagrams,
models, &c. The meeting was well
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attended. These
meetings are a new feature in.t is institution, and will,
o was r Mondayn read by evening,
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no doubt, prove highly attractive, and are in addition to
the Thursday evening lectures. The first of these
reotype Process" was read.
ALLEGED MURDER IN STEPNEY.—Yesterd ay Mr.
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, owna s
"Theon the e
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William Baker, coroner, received information from
Webb, the constable of Whitechapel, of the death of
William Brige, aged sixty-two years, a painter, of No.
3, Morgan-street, St. George's in the East, who died in
the London Hospital on Monday last, }rem the injuries
he had received from a female named Rance, who keeps
a beer ship in Jubilee-place, nn Ste
.---ey. It appears that
on Thursday evening, the Ist inst., the deceased and se-
veral other men were singing in the tap room of Rance's
house, when she rushed into the room with a poker in
her hand, and threatened to strike them if they did not
leave off singing. She was very much intoxicated, and
the decensed endeavoured to quiet her, but, instead of
' doing so, she struck him a violent blow on the abdomen,
which rendered him insensible. While upon the ground
she commenced jumping upon him in a most violent
manner. The deceased bled most profusely from the
mouth, and he was with great difficulty rescued by his
, o_,Mputilons. The poor lei:Ow was immediately carried
to the London Ho-pital, where he expired on Monday
last, from the injuries he had received. Mr. Baker
directed that a post mortem examination should he made.
We are happy to state that Mr. Justice Coleridge,
I who has been indisposed and unable to attend to his
' official duties, is now much better. The Learned Judge
is expected to return to town this day, from Hampshire.