The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-12 00:00:00

MAJORITY-NOES, 49.

A gallery has been opened at No. 96, New Bond-
street, for the purpose of exhibiting the great progress made
in recent years in the art of designing and manufacturing
tessera for the pavements of palaces, churches, and mansions.
In the same gallery there are l;kewise several most exquisite
specimens of paintings, upon porcelain, and of the inlaying of
small cubes, in colours in imitation of the antient Roman
Mosaics. There is, moreover, a large collection of encaustic,
and old English tiles, and altogether the exhibition is one of
general interest.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.—
THE BISHOP OF NORWICH AND TDB TEETOTALLERS.—
Last evening the atiniversary meeting of the members and
friends of this body was held at the Music-hall, Store-street,
Lord Teignmouth in the chair, supported by the Lord Bishop
of Norwic, and several influential friends of the temperance
cause. The meeting was at intervals of a most uproarious
character, owing to the interruption of a large body of teeto-
tallers, who congregated in great numbers in the hall. The
Noble Chairman opened the proceedings in a brief address.
The Rev. Owen Clarke, the secretary, read letters from Lord
Ashley, the Bishop of London, the Dean of Salisbury, the
Hon. \V. Cowper, Sir Edward Parry, and others, expressive
of the interest they felt in the Society's operations. The
report gave a detailed statement of the proceedings of the
Society. The Bishop of Norwich briefly moved the adoption
of the report. He said he was always happy to support the
cause of temperance; and regretted that he had not been able
to attend the meeting of the teetotallers lately held at Exeter
Hall, the motto of whose society was, " Touch not—taste
not—handle not."—(Loud cheers from the teetotallers.) The
motto of the British and Foreign Temperance Society was,
" Let us so use the things of the world as not to abuse them."
—(Cheers and hisses.) lie did not agree with the sentiment
of the teetotallers ; he was for temperate exercise in all things.
The Rev. David Rtiell seconded the motion, and at this stage
of the proceedings the teetotallers urged one of their repre-
sentatives, a man named Miller, to get on the platform.
Miller did so, and endeavoured to address the meeting, but
was received with mingled cheers and hisses. Great wrang-
ling ensued, with much noise and clamour, which the Noble
Chairman endeavoured, but ineffectually, to quell. The
Bishop of Norwich advanced, and vehemently addressing
Miller, said—Sir, I am a Christian man, and stand among
Christian people; I appeal to you, Sir (with your hand upon
your heart, and unknown tome and the meeting as you are),
to say whether your intrusion here is dictated by that Chris-
tian feeling and that principle of conciliation which ought to
be the characteristic of this great cause.—(Cheers and uproar,
during which Miller retreated several paces on the platform,
followed by the Right Reverend Prelate, who continued.) Is
it, Sir, your intention to cast a firebrand into this meeting
(Renewed confusion ensued.) The Noble Chairman, after
several ineffectual attempts to restore order, also enforced by
Boatswain Smith, declared the proceedings adjourned, when
the lights were extinguished, and the disturbers made their
retreat.
TIIE G OVEIINOR-GENERAL OF INDIA. .The General
Steam Navigation Company's packet, the Fame, arrived at
the Chain pier, Brighton, yesterday (Tuesday), morning, with
about forty passengers, by which we learn that the Right
Hon. Sir Henry Ifardinge arrived at Dieppe, after a seven
hours' passage. His Excellency breakasted at the Hotel
d'Angleterre, and left Dieppe at a quarter past five on Sunday
morning for the Rouen Railway. The Governor-General ex-
pressed himself much gratified with the voyage.
The British and North American Royal mail
steam-ship Britannia, which would leave Boston and Halifax
on the Ist and 3d inst., will be due at Liverpool on Friday
morning. Possibly the New York packet-ship of the 26th
Ult., the Sheridan, may reach-Liverpool before her.