The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-22 00:00:00

... ... £193 6 1

14 15 4

Total ... £2OS 1 5
CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.-- OW miles opened.)— Return of
traffic for the week ending May 11:
Passengers, &c. £2,493 9 412
Goods, &c. ... 4,058 1 5

Total" ....£6.551 10 9i
Corresponding week last year ... 6.114 15 5
• Including Wishaw and Coltness, now in charge of a
factor.

AFFECTING CIRCUMSTANCE.—FUNERAL SERMON.
On Sunday evening a sermon was preached at the Wes-
eyanchapel, Tunbridge Wells, by the Rev. John Skidmore,
on
the occasion of the deaths of Henry and Charles Godomark,
aged respectively eighteen and nineteen years. They were
the only children of th • parents, both were educated in the
Wesleyan Sunday school,el afterh which they were both elected
teachers, and subsequently entered the Wesleyan So-
ciety, the eldest in 1049, a;d4tllieayfiringest in ISSO. For
eiacted with consumption;
se-
veral months past both were
they died within a few hours of
Their
other, and both were
buried in one day in one grave.
_lemoral characters were
ntish Independent.
THE and their end was peace,—
THE EAGLE AND THE GRAVE-DIGGER.—On
caslok, the sexton
Mon-
day afternoon last, about half-past three,ow'
preparing the
of St. Nicholas's Church, Nottingham
last earthly home of a person recently deceased,huge when he
heard a sound, a little distance overheard, as of
hds he
wings
upwards
battling with the breeze, and on casting his eyes
took a
turf
desperate
perceived a majestic eagle soaring in the air, being evidently
about to alight in the churchyard. The bird-king
gallant swoop, .and then settled on a mound of green
near the wonder• struck sexton, who, in a fit of
courage, resolved, if possible, to effect a capture of the noble
bird. The feathered giant peered keenly at his civilised op-
ponent, and drooped his wings lie a game cock preparing for
the tug of war. They advanced towards each other, closed,
struggled, and the contest had commenced. Textile manu-
facture soon gave way before the rapid attacks made upon it
by the eagle's hard beak and sharp talons, but the represen-
tative of the man tribe was determined to show that he was
one of " the lords of the creation," and resolved to conquer
or perish in the attempt. His coat sleeve was reduced to a
thing of shreds, but still the battle was vigorously v
main-
tained, now the bird and anon the man appearing to hae
the advantage. At length, however, by a coup de main the
sexton floored the monarch of the feathered tribe, and having
rendered him powerless by pinioning his wings, he bore him
away in triumph. This circumstance might astound the or-
nithological world, were it not stated that the eagle, though
it
certainly alarmed the sexton, was afterwards ascertained
to
be the living sign" of Mr. Raynor's, the Spread Eagle,
Long-row, Nottingham. It had slipped its chain that after-
noon and escaped.--/Votts Guardian.

UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION.—Yesterday, Sir
R. T. Murchison delivered, at this institution, one of a
series of lectures on select points of Natural Philosophy, in
which Major Adams and Colonel Hamilton Smith have
already taken part. Sir Roderick's subject on this occa-
sion was the Formation of Mountain Ranges. This process
he illustrated by reference to the Alps, whose configuration
and glacial phenomena he described by reference to dia-
grams. The lecture excited great interest, and the speaker
was frequently applauded.
THE CRYPT AT THE CDILDIIALL.—A vast numly-er
of the metropolitan visitors have been within the last fort-
night to see the Guildhall. The crypt under part of the
great hall in which the civic entertainments are given has
been completely clsaned, and the splendid celunins have
been to a certain extent polished, and the arches, which aro
considered specimens of first-rate skill, have been completely
developed. There is in the middle of the crypt a large red
granite bowl of enormous weight, which has attracted much
curiosity.