The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-01 00:00:00

Overture, Zauberflote .. • • .. Mozart.
Duetto, " Bella biEnta," Madame Caradort
Allan and Mr. Calkin (Jessonda)
Overture, Oberon ..

• • Spohr.
.. C. M. Von Weber,

nur 111.
Sinfonia in C (Na. 6) Jupiter .. .. .. Mozart.
The rooms were crowded to excess.

THE LATE DIVISION.

In our List of the Pairs at the late division for the Second
Reading of the Corn Bill, the position of five pairs were by
accident transposed. The names should have stood thus:—
FOR THE SECOND READING. AGAINST IT.

Gregory, W. H.
Leader, J. T.

Bunbury, T.
Drag, X. W. S.

Nichol], J.
Oswald
Whitmore, T. C.

Vernon
Turner
Chapman.

CORN-LADEN SHIPS.—WHEAT.--Another return re-
specting corn-laden ships was issued on Monday, extending to twenty
Pages. Mr. Wawn (South Shields) applied for a return of the num-
ber of ships laden with foreign corn entered inwards at the ports of
the United Kingdom between the sth of January, 1845, and the sth
of January last. Mr. Trotter (West Surrey) asked for an account of
the quantities of wheat, barley, oats, wheat-dour, and oatmeal, im-
ported into Great Britain from Ireland from the sth of February
to the sth of March last. The first branch of the return
reaches t 0 eighteen pages. It appears that the number of
British ships was 1,834, and foreign ships 1,185. The ports of
lading and ports of discharge are stated. The wheat in foreign
vessels was 273,310 quarters and 7 bushels, and in foreign
vessels 573,031 quarters and 1 bushel. The barley was, in British.
ships 79,062 quarters and 6 bushels, and in foreign ships 280,845 quar-
ters and 3 bushels.: The oats were 249,544 quarters and 6 bushels
in British ships, and 329,847 quarters and 7 bushels In foreign ships.
The beans and peas were 170,891 quarters and 3 bushils is British
ships, and 80,953 quarters and 3 bushels in foreign ships; and the
flour was 334,182 cwt. 3 quarters and 2 lbs. In British ships, and
223,479 cwt., 479 quarters, and 15 lbs. In foreign ships. Abstracts
for the five preceding years are given. The corn of Irish growth im-
ported into Great Britain from Ireland in one month (sth of February
to the sth of March last) was as follows :—Wheat, 25,775 quarters ;•
barley, 8,392 quarters ; oats, 91,054 quarters ; wheatmeal or flour,
07,650 cwt. ; and oatmeal, 83,831 cwt.
LONDON CABS.—There are nearly 3,000 licensed cabs
in London.

A MORMON "PROGRESS."—It is said that the waggons
that, are to convey the Mormons to California will number five those-,
sand, and will form a line twenty-ftve miles long. In the front there
will be a press and types, from which will be issued every morning s.
paper, to be sent back to inform the rear of what is going on in the van.
A ROOKERY IN CHEAPSIDE. AND ♦ CHERRY TREE
ow LONDON-BRIDGE. -It is a singular fact that at the present time
there are two crows' nests on a lofty tree at the corner of Wood-
street, C heapside ; the birds are mated. Ore day last week a furious
fight took place between the whole four of them, which ended in
the partial demolition of one of the nests. The damage has been
since repaired. On the city end of London-bridge a cherry tree.
growing from one of the chinks In the granite, is now putting forth
leaves. It is about three years old.
TWO HORSES KILLED ON THE BRIGHTON AND SHORE-
RAM RAILWAY.—On Monday morning, as the train was leaving the
Lancing station for Shoreham, the engineer observed two cart-horses
walk from an adjoining field to the front of the engine, and before he
could stop the train, it lied knocked the poor animals down and
passed over them, mutilating them in a very shocking manner. The
engineer stopped the train as soon as he Could. The owner of the
horses was a passenger in the same train, and said the horses were
worth at least 50/. Scarcely any inconvenience was felt by the pas-
sengers from the effects of the collision, and the train Was 1101 de-
layed more than a minute or two. .

FEMALE ORPHAN-
ASYLUM.-On Sunday the inter-
esting ceremony of distribution of rewards to five young women who,
have served a faithful five years' apprenticeship took place at the
Orphan Asylum. The Lord Mayor, who had promised his attend-
ance, was prevented by the death of his mother. The Sheriffs were
present in their robes, and after an impressive discourse in the chapel
by the Chaplain, the prizes were presented by Sir John Paul, the
treasurer, who addressed the young women in language of much elo-
quence and feeling.
ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB.—This club have fixed
Thursday, April 9th, for their opening trip of the season. Tian
yachts will assemble off Greenwich at three o'clock.
LIABILITY of DISSENTING CLERGYMEN IS MILITIA-
MEN.— A correspondent reminds us that Protestant Dissenting minis-
ters who have taken the oaths of allegiance and supremacy, are not
liable to serve in the militia. Those ministers of the Free Church
who have been ordained since the disruption have not, we believe,
taken those oaths, and are, therefore, liable to serve. It may be
worth while to bestow a thought on this suggestion.—Durnfries
Standard.
AUTHOR'S COPYRIGHT IN RUSSIA.—The Emperor of'
Ruisia has just made known, by an ukase, that the rights of all
property acquired from the produce of the fine arts are fixed during
the whole life of the artists, and for twenty-five years after their de-
cease, for the benefit of their heirs.
It has been rumoured in the Stock-Exchange to-day,
where the subject has been discussed with the greatest interest, that
Mr. Hudson Is about to bring before the notice of the Legislature a
measure, that shalt so far comply with the.present state of public opi-
nion as to put alimit to the deluge of new railway schemes with which
the country is now threatened. All is of eourse mere conjecture, but
as far as we can gather the substance of the measure from persons
having no immediate authority, the plan is to give the shareholders
the power of winding up a project in all cases were three-fifths of the
body shall be opposed to the continuance of the scheme, and also
of bringing the provisional committeemen to an immediate
settlement of accounts. As to the principle of this measure,
that of giving the shareholders a new capacity to protect
themselves 'and the country generally from the further-
ance of schemes which must end in general distress, there is but one
opinion ; and that is, that it is perfectly sound. People, however,
think differently with regard to the conditions upon which this prin-
ciple is to be brought into active operation. Considering the large
interest which the directors in an undertaking can command, many
are of opinion that it is too much to require three-fifths of a body to
be opposed to a scheme before its abandonment is allowed, and that ft
mere majority ought at least to be sufficient. But, in whatever this
proposition may result, the shareholders cannot be too strongly
exhotted not to wait for any general measure on the part of the Le-
gislature, but to take the matter into their own hands, and endea-
vour to arrest the progress of those Bills that immediately concern
them. They may then hope to stay the evil, whether Parliament
comes forward with any general law or not.—Times.
THE PROPOSED MONUMENT TO GENERAL NOTT.—We
have seen a model of the intended monument to be erected to the
memory of the lamented General. It represents him standing, his
cloak thrown carelessly over his shoulders, his right hand resting on
his sword, which is unsheathed, and his left hand extended. It is
intended that the figure shall be placed on a pedestal eighteen feet
high, the figure being ten feet long. The design is by Mr. Davies, of
London.—Carman then Journal.
THE NEBULAR HYPOTHESIS.—Professor Nichol has
written to the editor of the Glasgow Argus, that the Nebular Hypo-
thesis is no longer tenable. The ground of Sir William Herschel's
opinion, he says, was this, that many dim spots existed in the sky
whose irresolvibility could not be accounted for, without a supposed
break In a line of induction that otherwise seemed continuous. The
ehief of these test spots was the nebula in Orion. Lord Rosse writes
me :—" I think I may safely say that there can be little, if any,
doubt as to the resolvibility of the nebula." Referring to unfavour-
able circumstances, he adds, " All about the trapezium is a mass of
stars, the rest of the nebula also abounding with stars, and exhibit-
ing the characteristics of resolvibility, strongly marked." Without
doubt, then, the Nebular Hypothesis must be abandoned.
INSANITY RESULTING FROM SEVERITY OF PRISON'
DISCIPLINE.—The following return exhibits the effect of the expert-
; iental increased severity of discipline which has been adopted of
late years by way of improvement :

Balks.