The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-30 00:00:00

CURACIES.

Aston, Warwickshire: dio. Worcester: H. W. Tibbs,
prom.
Glastonbury, St. Benedict, Somerset: dio. Bath and
Wells: E.. Synge, resigned.
Raunds' Northamptonshire: dio. Peterborough : B.
Dudding, dec.
Sherburne, Dorset: dio. Salisbury: J. Lakes, prom.
CHAPLAINCY.
Sherborne Union, Dorset: J. Lakes, prom.
VICE PRINCIPALSHIP.

St. Begh's College, Cumberland: Rev. D. Anderson,
prom.

THE NEW PLANET NEPTUNE AND ITS Dis-
COVERY.—On Friday last, at the Exeter Atheneum, and
before a numerous attendance of the members of the
Exeter Literary Society, James Jerwood, Esq., of St.
John's College, Cambridge, M.A., and of the Middle
Temple, Barrister-at-Law, delivered a highly interesting
and very able lecture on this subject. John Sillifant,
Esq., High Sheriff of Devon, and president of the so-
ciety, took the chair on this occasion. This dry and most
difficult subject was rendered exceedingly attractive—
the interest of the audience was enlisted and sustained
from the commencement to the end. In the course of
the lecture the claims of " Adams" for the priority of
the discovery of Neptune was elearly and forcibly de-
monstrated. The comprehensive intellectual power and
unwearied energy necessary for the accomplishment of
this discovery was familiarly illustrated; and this glo-
rious achievement of genius by the son of a Cornish
farmer shows that—
"Honour and fame from no condition rise,
Act well your part, there all the honour lies."
The utility of this discovery was elucidated by the
learned lecturer, and held up by him as a brilliant ex-
ample of what the human mind was capable of accom-
plishing under the most adverse circumstances. The
birthplace of Adams is situated in one of the wildest
and most barren spots in Cornwall; to his industry and
unaided genius alone does he owe his high, his proud
position. The lecture throughout was received with
warm and enthusiastic applause. The chairman at the
conclusion, in an admirable address, moved that the lec-
ture be printed, as it was one, not of local, but universal
interest. This was responded to by the meeting, and
acceded to by the lecturer.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT SOMERSET HOUSE.—Be-
tween three and four o'clock yesterday afternoon a large
crowd collected in the court-yard of Somerset House, in
consequence of a lady, rather fashionably attired, having
attempted to commit suicide. It appeared that having
been observed by a gentleman connected with one of the
public offices to be walking about the yard for some
time, and now and then glancing at a large envelope,
which had several coloured seals and tape upon it, he
addressed her under the impression that she might have
had some business to transact ; but receiving no other
answer to his inquiry than a dignified movement of the
head, he passed on, and in a few minutes subsequent to
this the unhappy woman mounted the balcony of the
area adjacent to the portico entrance of the building, and
was about to precipitate herself, when she was grasped
by a man who happened to be passing at the moment,
and whose timely assistance there can be no doubt saved
her life, for the depth of the place selected was quite suf-
ficient to prove fatal, had she not been prevented carry-
ing out the desperate design. She was immediately
placed in the hands of two police-constables, and from
the answers to their inquiries there is no doubt what-
ever of the unfortunate lady's insanity, she having re-
peatedly called herself " the Duchess of Somerset," and
that she intended to " guarantee the rights of the people,
and make every one happy." The police in the gentlest
manner led her to Bow-street station-house, followed by
some hundred persons.

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A RELIC OF OLD TIMES.---A golden bracelet, of
the intrinsic worth of about 201., which is thought to
have been deposited at the time of the conflict between
the Romans and the sous of the British King, Cunobeiin,
was lately found by a ploughman on the estate of Mr.
R. Fox near Wendover, Bucks, and is to IN resent
to the iritish Museum.