The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-13 00:00:00

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THE GREAT MATCH.
The Flying Dutchman won by a neck.

MUSEUM OF PRACTICAL GEOLOGY• ai
• This establist.ment was opened to iha public by his It' td
Highness the Prince Consort yesterday. A large party
assembled to meet the Prince.

The usual ceremonies having been observed,
Sir H. 1)x LA BECIIE, in the name of the officers Of 00
Institution, addressed the Prince.
His ROYAL HIGHNESS replied in the following terms o ,
thanking you for the address which you have just read
me, I would also express the sincere gratification with which
I witness the opening, in a form most likely to make
generally and practically useful, of an institution the progreE
of which I have long watched with much interest, and t,11.!
want of which has long been felt in this country. I rejoice
in the proof thus afforded of the general and still increasil
interest taken in scientific pursuits; while Science hole,:
by the subdivision into the various and distinct fields of her
study, aims daily more and more at the attainment of use"l
and practical results. In this view it is impossible to esti'
mate too highly the advan. ages to be derived from an ituiti"
rution like this, intended to direct the researches of sciences
and to apply their results to the development of the imulensl
mineral riches granted by tie bounty of Providence to our
isles and their numerous colonial dependencies. It will
akays give me the greatest pleasure to hear of, and, as far
as I am able, to contribute to the continued Buccal) of the
Museum of Practical Geology."
His Royal Highness shortly afterwards left the building
and the proceedings terminated.

The O'Gorman Mahon paired off with the master
of the Rolls against the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill.
A STRANGE ROBBtIRY.—A robbery of unheard-of
audacity, it is stated, took place in Wednesday eve. ing at
the Jardin des Plantes, Paris. The thieve-, who were pro--
bably concealed at the m-ment when the gates were closed,
carried off one of the lions of the menagerie. The police
only became aware of the fact the neat mo ning, and an--
tertained hopes of discovering the thieves, whose course bat
been tracked as far as the Quai by stains of blood on- the
ground. A handkercOet, covered with blood, has also been
discovered near the animal's lair; it bears the initials "C. V."
Mjor-General Napi-r paid a visit to Galway ou
Thursday last, accompanied by his staff, when the troops in_
garrison underwent an inspection, and the General expressed-
his approbation of the high state of dis.ipline which they.
evinced.

HARWICH ELFCTION COMMlTTEE.—Yesterday, Bt.
the conclusion of the day's kcrutiriy, another vote - that of
Daniel Dawson—was dtclareu " bad," making the third votes!
declared invalid. •
EMIGRATION FROM SOUTH WALES.—•A large Th—
ber of the bast and most efficient workmen connected with
the mining and iron district,: of Rhytmay, Blaenavon, and,
Blaina are about to leave the country in the course of a very:
1,,w weeks, intemling to embark as emigrants fOr the United.
;gates. Vessels are con: brushy annotreced to sail from the-
various ports in South Wales for the purpose of carrying
emigrants, and ere long a large body vtif Latter Day Sainte;
will journey to Bristol and Liverpool, for the purpose 0,
emigrating to the large Mormon settlement on the banks or.
the Great Salt Water Lake. Many of these Mormonites are
employed in the iron distric!ii of Glamorganshire, and corn-
prise some of the best and most experienced workmen. 141°
fewer than eighty men, women, and child.en lett Swansea
last week for Liverpool, prior to etnigaation to the California:
settlement.
NEW CHURCH IN KENSINGTON.—A new church, to'
be called Christ Church, is in course of erection at the south,
west end of the parish of Kensington. It is expected to Agr
ready for consecration about the middle of July. It is 11
heautiful specimen of the early English style of architecture,
and though small, will be very convenient. An ecclesiastical
district has been assigned t., it, and it will be in ail respects
adapted to parochial purposes. The church will be erected,
at a cost of about :pout, nv.ni. of which has been raised by
voluntary sub,criptions cud grants.
SIR JOHN BARROW'S MaNUMENT.—Tbe restora-
tion of this beautiful tower, which was struck by lightning
in January last, is now nearly completed. Fortunately, the
damage sustained wa, confined to the summit, the main body
o i
t the tower having totally escaped injury. The estimated
Ssranak cosAt of air
pi50.12,1TWA.Ti0N......8y.
the
packet-
ship, which' arrived the other day from Philadelphia, there
came to this country a leviathan fig of the enormous weight
ot fifteen hundredweight ! The arrival is about to be ;con-
veyed to London, there to be exhibited amongst the rest of
the world's wonders.—Liverpool Mercury.
THE LATE FATAL RAILWAY COLLISION IN SUTTON
TUNNEL.— PRESTON, MONDAY.—The seventh day of this
protracted inquiry was passed in taking additional evidenee
from various persons present at the catastrophe, and from
Captain Laffan, the Government engineer. The coroner
at great length summed up the voluminous evidence, and
the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death," with
great blame to theexecutipvuey„ecrou;nnthrietteme,anaand a charge
.
of imprudece and indiscretion against the office's; there
isu-arsetirLteict deenneY.,oritg. ering locomotive
tee safety of the
each end of the tunnel and lights in the 'carriages were re-.
commended.

ehits)filiturce,
THE CAPE MOUNTED RIFLES.—Upon disbanding
sLxilritiioptatitdtfuit
in a general order on the ground of disaffection, Sir H.
a cossiderable tilu'dnet(bri-aeitrued'
ving tribu e to the officers in command,
'• Head- quarters, King William's-
town, Mani 15
18 -" ‘.l is •
that the Comma' t with the deepest 'egret
-in htihe te has been Detachment compelled
e pa to
ludoeupnrtievde
Rifles under Lieutenant-Colonel Napier of their arms and ,
ic'r,eBt a corps with whom he bas served so long--a corps
heretofore the admiration of every Commander-in-Chief, and
of the officers and soldiers of the army. Whatever-may be
the infatuation which has led to this melancho.y defection in
a corps where once a truly military spirit alone existed,
Lieutenant-Colonel Napier and the officers of the Cape
Mounted Rifles have exerted themselves to the utmost to
avert it; their conduct upon all occasions is of the highest
order, whether in the field before an enemy, or in quarters;
and truly does the Commander-in-Chief, as well as every
British officer and soldier in this command, sympathize in
their natut ally wounded feelings. Lieutenant-Colen,:l Napier
and the officers of this detachment may rest assured this ex-
pression of approbation of their services will be submitted
to his Grace the Duke of Wellington, the Commander-in
Chief.--• A. J. CLOETE, Lieutenant. Colonel, Deputy-Quarter:
master- General."
ROYAL IV ARINEI3.—WOnLIVICH, MAY 12.--Maj
Hawkins, with 3 sergeant's, 3 corporals, and 1 drummer,
and Captain 11: chattel!, with 3 sergeants, 3 corporals, and 1
drummer, all of the Woolwich division, proceed on the re-
cruiting service on Wednesday next—the former to Aber-
deen, and the latter to Perth.

__._,A
' NESS
FATAL ACCIDENr. —BO —On Thursday an
iron sloop appeared off 130'nes, when a sudden gust of wind
capsized the vessel, which sunk a few minutei after. Three
men on board escaped by the boat, but unfortunately a
boy ~n board WAS drowned
young •

On the 6th inst., at Upper Holloway, John Soper, Escp.
On the 6th inst., at Wetn, Shropshire, aged /1, atharme,
relict of R. W. Smith, Esq.
On the 4th inst., at Biinton, Norfolk aged 64 William
John Brereton, Esq. ,
On the Bth inst., in Bath, Rebecca Hannah, widow of tha
Rev. Head I'ottinger, vicar of Compton, Berke, aged 90,
On the 9th inst., Frances Mary, only child of the late H.
J. South, Esq., of St. Thomas', Southwark, aged 22.

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Iltdditen. Tuesday, May 13, 1851,