The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-08 00:00:00

Distilled Water .

Loch :Urine water, new supply
to Glasgow
Well, Park-cu escent, ltegent's-pk 100.32
Tit AMES COMPANIES
Chelsea
Southwark .

Grand Junction .
West Middlesex.

Lambeth

OTHER COMPANIES.
East London
New River
Kent

1841
18111
22 *l6
39•9 d
2114

The table is read thus—Loeh katrine water contains in the
gallon 2'14 degrees or grains of tbreign matter in solution, of
which o'3 degrees or grains are of vegetable or animal origin.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.741 in.
The readings rose from 29 37 in. on Wednesday to
30.07 in. on Saturday, being respectively the lowest
and highest in the week. The mean temperature
of the air in the week was 37.3 deg., which is 4.3
deg, below the average of the same week in 43 years
(as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily
temperature fell below the average on Monday,
and the measure of depression almost continually
increased, till it was nearly 10 deg. on Saturday.
The daily range of temperature was very uniform,
and the mean in the week was 8.1 deg. The
thermometer in the shade fell from 48 deg. on Sun-
day to 29 deg. on Saturday, which were the highest
and lowest respectively. The entire range in the
week was therefore 19. The difference between
the mean dew-point temperature and air tempera.
ture was 3.2 deg. The mean degree of humidity
of the air was 89 ; on Friday the humidity was 96,
approximating to the point of complete saturation,
100. Snow tell on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday,
and the amount of rain and melted snow measured
in the week was 118 in. More than half an inch
of rain fell on Monday. The wind, which was
chiefly in the south-west on the first three days,
blew from a northerly point after Tuesday, and on
the last two days from north-east.

BREAM OF THE FACTORY ACT.—At the petty
sessions, Burnley, on Monday, Messrs. H. and E. Rawlin-
son, Burnley-wood, appeared to answer to a summons for a
breach of the Factory Act, on the evening of the 3d of No-
-1 vember, in having young persons at work after six o'clock.
Mr. Jones, sub-inspector of factories, stated that at eleven
minutes past six ou the vening named he found the engine
running and the machinery in operation. Sixty-four
names of young persons were taken, and that number of
summonses issued, but only sixty had boon served. It
being the second offence within the year, the beir:l3, fined
the defendants £2 in each of the fifty cases, making, to-
gather with the costs, in all £139 6s.
A FRUITFUL VlNE.—Last week the wife c,f a
gamekeeper, named Forman, of Culford, gave birth to three
boys. She had twins on two previous continements.—.;llury
and Aral wick Post.

ROYAL ENGLISII OPERA,'
COV.EN T -GA RDEN. ' • 1
Under the many ement of Miss L. Tyne and Harrison.
THIS EVENING, DINORA 11. Messrs. Santley, R.
Corii, St. Alh!,,•n, and W. Harrison ; Miss Pilling. Miss Th'sl-
wall, and Miss. Louisa Fyne.
Conductor, Alfred Mellon.
Ballet, LA. FIANCEE. Messrs. W. 11. Payne, 11. Payne,
F. Payne, Mdlle. Lequine, Pasquale, Pierron, Clara Morgan,
and Mons. Vandris.
Doors open at halt-past 7—Commence at 8 o'clock.

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE.—Tins
EVENING, PRO3IENADE CONCERT, comlncted by
Mr. Manus, ct the Crystal Palace. Concerts commence at B.

HEATRE-R K
OYAL, HAYMARET.
T Lessee, Mr. J. B. Bnckstone.
THIS EVEN [NG the performances will commence with
A CURE FOR THE HEARTACHE.
Aft,lT which by desire, THE CONTESTED ELECTION.
Mr. and Mrs., Charges Mathews, Mr. litickstone, &O.
And A KISS IN THE DARK.