The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-08 00:00:00

Mr. Gibson, the Inspector of Schools for Scot-
land, has been in town to receive final instructions from the
Committee of Council, before he commences an extensive
tour of inspection in Scotland, during which he will ex-
amine the schools of the Church of Scotland in many
Presbyteries, which have invited the inspection of their
schools.

TII n Tow ER.—ln accordance with instructions
given by hia Grace the Duke of Wellington, the eastern
entrance of the 'rower is now kept open daily (Sunday
excepted), until seven o'clock, P.M. This rule it to be
observed until the Ist of November next, when the eastern
gate is ordered to be closed at four o'clock, P. M.

FRACAS IN DUBLIN.—On Saturday last two
youths, Mr. Foster (son of Baron Foster) and his cousin,
Mr. Arthur Foster, were bound over to keep the peace
towards Lord Maisarene. It appeared that hia Lordship
was the author of a poem, called the " Love Sketch," in
which there are some offensive allusions both to Baron
Foster and his brother, and that Mr. Arthur French had,
in consequence of its publication, laid a whip on his Lord-
ship's shoulders, saying, at the same time, " Consider you
are now horsewhipped, and not only so, but publicly horse-
whipped ;" and in this act he was abetted by Mr. Charles
Foster, and thei both gentlemen protected their cards to
Lord Massarcne.

LEITH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. - A
meeting of this Association was held on Tuesday, when
it was resolved unanimously, on the motion of Mr. Berry,
Deputy Chairman, seconded by Mr. Ca3self, that a peti-
tion be presented to the House of Commons, in teferenco
to the Report of the Select Committee on the Import
Duties. A petition wa3 also signed, praying that men-
EII:CS he taken for the abr lition of the Sound dues levied
by Denmark on vessels and ca•goes, or at least f r obtain-
ing such relief in regard to them as might be found prac-
ticable.

SINGULAR STORM IN JERSEY.—A gentle-
man resident in the island cf Jericy, wri ing to a friend
describes a very singular storm, which occurred
there on the sth ultimo. On returning home from
dining with a friend, there was a bitter storm of rain and
wind, with a perfectly preternatural degree of cold. On
rising in the mcrning, and drawing up the window blinds,
II e was astonished to find the panes of glass, though as
transparent as before, covered uniformly over their whole
external surface with a sheet of ice full half an inch thick,
while large icicles depended from the division of the sash.
The roughness of the ice prevented his seeing anything
without, notwithstanding its transparency, nor was it until
late in the day, when the heat of a large fire had thawed
about an inch square on some of the panes, that he became
aware of the st ate of things abroad. He then saw the ilexes
and other shrubs in front of the house, of fifteen to twenty
feet high, all prostrated, broken open, or bowed down on all
sides, exactly in the form of weeping ashes, by the weight
of an enormous coating of pellucid ice. Not a trace was
there of snow, nor a single even semi-opaque spot to be
seen—all was solid ice. The sturdier trees on the oppo-
site side of the road presented a no less extraordinary
appearance.; they looked as if all converted into the I
most beautiful ornaments of pure crystal. He was so
much struck with this phenomenon, that he got in and
we'gised two twigs, first in their crystal coats, and then
when these had melted off. One weighed four ounces
with its ice, and one-fourth of an ounce when deprived
of it ; the other three and a half ounces, and one-
eighth when bare. Another person weighed a branch
in his garden which bad been broken down ; it was
twelve and three-quarters of a pound in ice, and
two and a half ounces without it. By the 7th ult.,
when it never ceased raking, there was some abwe-
ment in the intensity cf the frost, without which not a tree
had been left whole in the island. Not a soul could stir
about, and all from the windows appeared still a perfect
tner de glace. By five o'clock of the Bth, they had seen
only the brewer, who reported the devastation among the
trees as frightful, pasticularly among the orchards, a fact
which after observation amply bore out. Many of the
finest ornamental trees have !sten utterly destroyed, some
broken et the root, others split opea, and deprived of top
and branch, and a prodigious number of the finest fruit
trees totally destroyed. The worst mischief was in the
most sheltered places, which proved that it had been done
by weight, not impetus,—the load of ice which must have
been produced by constant congelation of the falling rain.
A Correspondent asks how it happens that Mr.
Harv;y, the prominent and talented defender of Captain
J. W. Reynolds, has abstained from his meditated appeal
to the Legislature, and why his relative, Captain Basil
Hall, is also silent. We cannot answer the questions.
[The rest of the letter, reflecting on the speeches made on
Friday evening in favour of Lord Cardigan, contains, we
arc sorry t 3 say, too much truth, but it is too personal for
publication.]
LORD HOLLAND'S WILL.—The will and co-
dicil of the Right Hon. Henry Richard Vassall Baron
Holland, late of Holland House, Kensington, in the county
of M.dalcacx, decsased, has just passed the seal of the Pre-
rogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury, to the
Right Hon. Elizabeth Vassall Baroness Holland, the
widow of the deceased, and the sole executrix. The per-
sonal property of the deceased has been sworn under the
value of 60,0001. The property is givers to his widow and
children. Amongst many and numerous bequests (his
Lordship seems not to have forgotten his colleagues), a
very high and flattering testimonial is expressed to John
Allen, Esq., the master of Dulwich College, to whom he
has left a legacy of 1,5001, and the small miniature of
Oliver Cromwell. To Lord J. Russell he has bequeathed
his Waterloo.bridge shares. To Lord Lansdowne, Earl
Grey, Earl Granville, Duke of Bedford, and Lord Brovg
ham, he has left paintings, as a small mark of the
great--
esteem and respect he entertained for these noblemen.
On Tuesday, Hubbard, the cousin and paramour'
of the unfortunate Eliza Grimwood, who was murdered in
the Waterloo-road, in 1838, died ea the house of his
brother in Castle-street,heßomrouurdgehr.emrsorfkheits.
unHfourbtubiard pro-
d immediately before he nelted 111-
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and, falling into the arms of his
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TRANQUILLITY
sister-in-law, I
OF IRELAND.—The charges
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tranquillity—the continue
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Heed effect of temperance anti good
Justice Perrin, in addressing
Grand Jury, said he was glad to the
infirm i
number on the calendar was very light ; there was
c'tytlowf tbat Waterford
the
number nottae
a singleEsa :ll t; nc as
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informations fhoormmiactiidoen's noofr ant- any
case
lent outrage of the peace. This was creditable to the people,
to the magistracy, and to those in authority. It was most
gratifying to hilt, and he was sure, to all present, to notice
the advance of temperance and sobriety which had pro-
duced a moral reformation in the habits of the people. This
was too phtin to require any observations from him. It
deserved the support and encouragement of the gentry of
the country. It best tended to the improvement and
tranquillity of the country. In the city of Waterford,
containing a population of 50,000, there was one person
for trial, charged with stealing 20s. Under these circum-
stances, Baron Richards said it was wholly unnecessary for
him to detain the Jury by any observations. Tho county
of Waterford Assizes terminated on Wednesday afternoon.
The cases tried were few and unimportant. There was
no capital consietion. Baron Pennefather, addressing the
(Irene! Jury of the county of Down on Tuesday, said-
-6‘ The criminal business, I am happy to say, is remarkably
light; the state of it does credit to the resident gentry
and magistracy, and shows the excellent manner in which
the laws are administered in this fine county,"