The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-26 00:00:00

THE ADDRESS.

" We, the undersigned, students of the Hon. Society
of the Middle Temple, avail ourselves of the opportunity
presented by the expiration of your term of office as trea-
surer, to thank you for the many instances in which we
have been indebted, in common with the rest of the mem-
bers of the Inn, to your solicitude for our interests and at-
tention to our personal comforts. We desire likewise to
express our appreciation of the dignified and munificent
manner in which the character of our Inn was sustained
on the occasion of the late ceremonial, the opening of the
Library by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales—the
complete success which attended that ceremonial we attri-
bute chiefly to your good taste and unremitting exertions.
We feel that the sacrifice of no inconsiderable portion of
your time to objects in which we have had so large a per-
sonal interest demands from us the expression of our
warmest thanks ; and in tendering them we, by permission,
offer to you the accompanying testimonial as a slight ma-
terial record of tho occasion." Wm. Rodon Rennall, Esq.,
has succeeded the above-mentioned gentleman as treasurer
of the Middle Temple.

The Earl and Countess of Craven and the Ladies
Craven arrived in town yesterday from Ashdown Park,
Berks. the Countess and the Ladies Craven leave to-day
on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Vernlam at Gorham-
bury Park, Herts. His lordship remains in town.

The failure is said to have occurred of the bulking
house of 31. Dubois at Caen for a sum equal to about
£50,000.

THE GALE.—On her last trip, so severe was the
weather, the Connaught mail steamer lost her hurricane
forecastle, which was swept away by the sea.
TERRIBLE CONFLAGRATION AT CHESTER.—
CIiEsTER, Tuesday Morning.—The Queen Railway Hotel,
a magnificent building opened last summer, has been to a
great extent destroyed by fire. The catastrophe originated
about five o'clock p.m. yesterday from an overheated flue
in the kitchen. The Mayor, the magistrates, and the
Militia were all quickly on the spot, with the Chester fire-
enginea. There was just time to save the plate and a largo
part of the furniture. The building is partially insured in
the London and Liverpool Fire-office.
OPENING OF THE CLEVELAND RAILWAY.— Oa
Saturday the new line of railway from the Tees to Skelton
in Cleveland was opened for traffic. Tho line is connected
with the North Yorkshire or Cleveland system of railways,
and has been made to open out a rich agricultural district,
and to develope the great mineral resources of the hills
lying along its course. We believe it is ultimately intended
to carry the line to Skinningrove, a few miles beyond.

POLISII NATIONALITY,—The committee recently
appointed to arrange for a public meeting for the purpose
of expressing sympathy with the people of Poland, and
protesting against the inhuman and brutal excesses of the
Russians, have arranged for the meeting to be held in the
Whittington Club, on Friday next. Lord Fernioy, i\LP.,
will preside, and several members of Parliament and other
gentlemen have promised to attend. The recent news from
Warsaw invests the proceedings with great interest.