The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-05 00:00:00

TEETOTAL DEMONSTRATION.

The friends of teetotalism have taken advantage of
the present enormous influx of visitors from all parts
of the kingdom to commence " a series of grand de-
monstration Jaes and meetings," the first public one
of which took place yesterday evening at Exeter-hall.
Mr. L. Hey worth, M.P., presided, and the platform
was crowded. with a numerous assemblage of gentle-
men from different parts of the country interested in
the promotion of total abstinence from all kinds of in-
toxicating liquors.
Following the example of the British Association
and Arceveological Society, the friends of temperance
hove determined upon devoting a number of days to
the purposes of propagating their doctrines and harm-
less amusements.
According to the programme which has been issued
by the society, it appears that Thursday and Friday
last were devoted to the quiet and intellectual relaxir
tion of a conference at the hall of the Literary Ivsti-
tion, Aldersgate-street. On Sunday the pulpits of
many of our metropolitan churches were used in pro-
mulgating the principles of teetotalism, while yepter •
day evening an assembly or soiree, partly musical and
partly elocutir nel, was held in Exeter-hall. To-day
is set aside for a procession to the Exhibition ; to'
morrow to a public breakfast at the London Tavern,
and fife at the Surrey-gardens ; Thursday to an ag-
gregate meeting at St. 11.1artin's-hall ; and Friday
concludes the week's labours with a grand day at
Rosherville-gardens.
The proceedings of yesterday evening cornmencE6
with a hymn, sung in excellent style by a selection
from the Welsh choir, who were stationed behind the
platform.
The CHAIRMAN then addressed the meeting in sup-
port of the teetotal cause. Fifteen years previously
he was present at a meeting of teetotallers in that
hall, and though the attendance upon that occasion
was not very large it was sufficient earnest of the
moral movement to cause him to conceive hopes which,
he was now happy to add, had been realised in the
fullest extent.—(Loud cheers.) The temperance
movement, which commenced about twenty years
since in the town of Preston, in Lancashire, had now
spread out into a mighty association, which even the
powerful influence of the collective press would be
unable to put aside or laugh down. Their efforts
were dictated by a sense of duty to their fellow-men;
for, if the reports of the criminal officers of the land
were to be relied upon, and the statements of the
medical profession to be credited, drunkenness was
the incentive to half the crime, and a cause of a great
portion of the disease which prevailed in this country.
If, therefore, their efforts tended to the reduction of
two great scourges of a nation, who should say that
they were useless, or who should sneer at their mo-
tives ? He trusted their assembling there that even-
ing might still further draw public attention to the
end they were desirous of attaining, and that the en-
duleenc e on their part of a laudable curiosity in
Vi-
siting this great metropolis at the present festive sa-
san might be the means of general and mutual Hue
provement both by precept and example.—(Rear.)
Mr. GREEN then read an address of welcome from
the committee of the conference to their supporters
who had arrived from the country. After congratu-
lating the meeting on its assembling at the present
suspicious season, the address went fully into the
effects of drunkenness, and argued that nothing short
of total abstinence was safe, if a man wished himself to!
be free from this degrading vice, and the course of
evils which surely followed in its train.
The address was received with prolonged applause.
The meeting was subsequently addressed by Mr.
E. BURRITT and other gentlemen, whe entered fully
into the great question of the evening—viz., total ab-
stinence. Some of the speakers adverted to the great
teetotal procession which takes place this morning to
the Great Exhibition, and predicted that the advocates
of teetotalism, either in cheer, health, or manners,
would not suffer in the comparison with any at the
" world's fair."
The efforts of the "Bethesda Choristers" and the
Welsh choir contributed much to the enlivenment of
the evening, which passed off most agreeably, andter-
minated with the usual vote of thanks to the chair.

COURT CIRCULAR.
Her Majesty and his Royal ll°igS BORNE,
NPrEin' Alj
Prince Albert,
with the Princo of Wales, attended Diving service yes-
terday morning at Whippinghara Church.
The lion. aLd Rev. F. R. Bouverie officiated.
There was no addition to the Royal dinner POI
yesterday.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the Foreign;
office, Downing-street. The Ministers present were Lord
John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Laroi-
downe, Earl Minto, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring,
Lord Broughton, and the Earl of Carlisle. The Council
sat two hours and a half.
The Rirl of Clarendon had an interview with Lord
John Russell yesterday, at his cfficial residence
in
Downing-street.
Mr. Macgregor Laird had an interview with EArl
Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Mr. W. Hannay, of Nottingham, and Mr. A. S. D 1
mond (London), bad an interview with Mr. Wadding-
ton (in the absence of Sir George Grey) at the Sono-
office yesterday, on behalf of Sarah Barber, now under
sentence of death for the murder of her husband, in
Notts county gaol.

GLASGOW AND SOIITIL-WESTERN RAILWAT. Traffic for
the week ending August 2, 1851:
Number of passengers k 28,328).
goods and parcels, horses and -
carriages ... £4,685 9 5
Corresponding week in last year
for Glasgow and Ayr, and
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car-
lisle Railways ••• ••• £3,616 11 10
Glasgow, August 4.

THE ROYAL ITALIAN OrEßA.—Last night the
sls.iosefouCnlatear lneam\o,ni
countess Melgund, the Hon. -
tQllueeEena'relboofxi,wei
adbs)''Ct.hce
eCmoeunnttse,
honouring the performances by
Miss Massey and party. Among
atrsi
moccaunpdieLd
(among others) the Marquis and Mar-
tt
hh ee
rfapsrheisoxchel ew
were
empaa y
chi ness of Donegal, Count Pahlen and party, Viscount Ex'
mouth, Viscountess Sydney and Lady Adelaide Paget and
party, Viscount Newark, Viscount Cranbourne, Lord
ban
Lady Francis Gordon, Lord Broughton and the Hon. i"
Hothouse, H 1 Lord Arthur ay, Lady Duffer.n,
Lord George
Manners, M.P., Lord 'Alford, Lady Clay, Lady Webster and
cpa.rlt
W.
LyaodryestQtru,enmti.np,.,Btlreonnesosn.N
J.
Sir Henry Webb, Colonel Brownlow Knox Colon
Hugh Rowley, Sir George Wombwell, Sir George Armtage,
nFSortteensxe,ueC,oi‘.lio.npe.l, ttt
Colonel Tyrwhitt, Colonel Crombie, Captain' De Blaquiere,
Captain De horsey, ei Diane,
Y 9 Captain Paget, Captain De Bathe. Cli.
tans George and Mrs. Wheildon, Mr. E. Johnson, Ali.
Hensler, Mr. R. Bankes, Mr. Ewes, Mr. Dlartinean I Mr'
Beauclerk, Colonel Freestun, and Mrs.. Lockyer Free
stun, Mr. LI. Buraud, &c.
CARDINAL WISEMAN PREACHING.—A correspon-
dent of a morning paper says—" As I was
Orchard-street, Portman-square, last (Monday) evening,
aboat nine o'clock, I was surprised to see a great crowd 3 SLI
sembled round ' Kell Mell-buildings,' and on inquiry I fou%
that Cardinal Wiseman was preaching from a platform
the,open air. The court (through which there is a thoroug..
fare into Duke-street) was illuminated and filled with Irishhe
After waiting some little while the Cardi al came into the
along
street, to a carriage which was waiting for him, attended v 7,
boys a- .d men wearing white surplices and bearing lighter":,
candles, banners, and also an immense crucifix. There v,eto
a great many police standing around, but none attempted
interfere with this illegal procession."
fact,
EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE.OR Friday
at Plymouth, a most remarkable event, connected with e_
accidental death of a fisherman named Brat, served to cretieat6
nay
considerable consternation and excitement down at the
Deceased was tie master of a trawling ek op, and on
day in question was out in his vessel fishing, when he ledg
overboard and was drowned. About tour hours afterwar t
his son, who was mate of another trawler, and who had 13,°
heard of the accident, was bawling up his trawl, which
peared unusually heavy. After some difficulty,
trawl was hove on to the vessel, and within it was discoverVt;
to the consternation and dismay of all parties on board, t
body of the mate's father.
The Baron de Brunnow left Ashburnharn-lOutsde
however, t
yesterday for St. Petersburgb, after having rep
Russia at this Court during twelve of the most eventful year',
in modern history. Few have borne a more important Plat::
or contributed more to the preservation of the general pe,suc:
than this able diplomatist. lie is expected to return in
u
tuber next.