The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-20 00:00:00

STATE OF THE WEATHER DURING THE LAST WEEK.

SUNDAY.—The Bky was generally one-half covered with
cloud till near nom", and overcast during the remainder o f
the day; cirrostratus and scud. Eleciiicity—Positive, and
tension, moderate at each examination.

MONDAY.—'!he sky was overcast throughout the day;
cirrostratus. Rain fell during the afternoon. Electricity.
Nothing was shown throughout the day.
TUESDAY.—The sky was cloudless till 116. A.m., overcast
from this time until 7h. P.M., and generally clear afterwards;
cirrostratus, scud, and haze. Electricity—Nothing wag
shown throughout the day.
WEDNESDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the
day; ciiratrai us. Light rain fell generally during the day.
Electricity—Negative, and very active at noon, and at 9h. p.m.
THURSDAY.—The shy was overcast till 10h. A.M., three
fourths coverel till 56. P.M., and generally clear afterwards.
Electricity—Positive, and tension strong during the afternoon.
FRIDAY.—The sky, with slight exceptions, was covered
with cloud throughout the day. Electricity—Positive, and
tension strong throughout the day.

SA'reitiLty-.'— The sky was overcast throughout the day.
Rain to the depth of 1.45 in. fell betweea the hours of mid-
night and five P.m. ; at Lewisham the fall amounted to
1.72 in. This fall is unusually large at any season, but
more particularly in the month of March. Electricity—
Negative, and very active generally throughout the ( ay.
The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main-
mast, and read each day at 9h. A.M., was 40.7°; and the
mean reading at 9h. r.at. was 40.3°; the mean readings at
the Royal Observatory for the same times were 40'2°, and
39.1° respectively.
The reading of the barometer decreased from 29.94 in. at
the Leginning of the week to 29,16 in. on the 20th at 9h.
A M • increased to 29.86 in. by noon on the 11th, and con-
tinued at this reading
till Bh. P.m., when it turned to de-
crease, and was 29.52 at 9h. P.M. on the 12th ; it then began
to increase slowly, and was2P7l in. at 9h. A.M. on the 14th,
and decrease,' to 29.58 in. by 3h. P.M. on the 15th, when it
turned to increase.

THE METROPOLITAN BUILDINGS-OPTICE..--YeSter-
day was printed, t y order of the House of Commons, a
report made by Mr. Mellor and Mr. Gwilt to Lord Seymour,
as Chef Commissioner of the Woods and Forests, respecting
the Metropolitan Buildings-office. The report states that,
serious as are the defects in the constitution and distribu-
tion of the functions of the official referees and the regis-
trar, they have been aggravated by a struggle for authority
on the part of the registrar and a consequent jealouey on
the part of the official referee very prejudicial to the inte-
rest of the public. It would seem that a great number of
cases have been withdrawn from the decision of the official
referees rather than the parties woulde encounteril the
delay incident to proceedings under
4,9004 Buildings Act.
The present expenses are . aboutwhichwould the
ub le, supposing a ne
report suggests an alteration
about 1,1751. to h
appointed teamtoopudnetcideto mattersnear
lv
double relating
with such an appointment to
judge to be
buildings. Dispensing the
annual saving
would dby the report that - thew
It is suggested . a judge should
amount.
tea to decide matters in open court and give his
be appointed . in public, which should be final and it re
decisions
t only to a case for the opinion of one of the E •
subjec .
of
law, uperior
courts on points.
1,20,94 There is now a Bill in the House
Building
the blelroPolitan s Acta. of Commons on
ATTEMPTED " GAROTTE" RoBBERT.—An instance
of the new species of daring robbery which recently
has
been committed on several occasions,
in Manchester and
London, took place in Strangeways on Saturday evening.
Mr. Joseph Makinson, commission merchant, Lloyd-street,
left Manchester shortly before eight o'clock on Saturday
evening, to return to his residence in Broughton-grove,
Bury New-road. When he reached Fairy-lane (a short dis-
tance beyond Broughton-lane and the brick-kilns), he was
suddenly attacked by three men. The first threw his arm
round Mr. Makinson's neck, and attempted to disable him
by strangulation ; the second struck him two or three violent
blows over the head with some instrument loaded with lead,
of the life-preserver or heavy-headed whip kind; and the
third dragged him from the bury New-road some distance
up Fairy-lane. Although 67 years old, Mr. Makinson is
strong and active, and struggled so successfully with his
ruffianly assailants as to get near the window of a house in
Fairy-lane, occupied by Mr. John Redfern, coal-merchant
and brickmaker. After another struggle, Mr. Makinson
contrived to strike the shutters of the window; and the
blow and scuffle having been heard by Mr. Redfern's son,
he hastened to open the door; the first sound caused by
which was
the signal for the three thieves to make their
escape as speedily as possible. Mr. Makinson was taken into
the house, and -shortly afterwards, having somewhat re-
covered, he was conveyed home by
policeman. Ile is
now gradually recovering.—Halifax Guardian.
ST. BARNADAS CEIJECII..—This church is to be
shut un for a month, atter the 24th instant, that being the
day on which the Rev. Mr. Bennett is legally to complete
his resi-nation. The reason assigned for closing the place
for a month, is, that " important alterations " are to be
• The construction which some persons pat on
made in it.
the alterations " is, that the Bishop a
phrase " important
London has determined on obliterating in .
it all traces of
Tractarianism. This is very like the metropolitan Prelate.
He will persist in being consistent in his inconsistencies. In
other places in his diocese he is patronising Puseyism.—
Advertior•

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DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following
plaeo at Nine o'clock yesterday morninz.—The stations
a-e arranged in order of latitude.
Kiscorrowx (DtTurax)—Wind S.S.W., gentle breeze—

overcast.
PLYmoum—Wind S., gentle breeze—heavy rain.
Powrsmourn—Wind W., gentle breeze—overcast.
BRIGHTON—Wind W., calm—overcast.
Sotrritsurrox—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast.
FOLKESTONE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast.
TuzießlDGF.—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast.
Ransagroxic—Wind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
GREENWICH—Wind S.W., gentles breeze—overcast.
SWINDON—Wind S.W., gentle ee—overcast.
LEIGHTON Wind S., gentle breeze—overcast.
CO LCHEETER —Wind .N.W.,gentle breeze—overcast.
CAMBRIDGE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
BarairionAst—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
Yeanorm—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless.
CRIWE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
CONWAT—Wind S.S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
HOLYHEAD—.Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
laymnrooz—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
LAricasun—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
SwAr—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain.
BERWICK—W ind S.W., strong breeze—rain.
The returns from the following places indicate the state of
the wind and weather on Tuesday morning at nine
o'clock :
coma—Wind W., strong breeze—light clouds.
LotoitioK—Vind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
CARLOW_Wind N.E., hard wind—rain.
CREWE—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—rain.
S.E., gentle breeze—overcast.
DAt E.S.E., strong breeze—overcast.
W HITELIAV EN—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast.