The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-09 00:00:00

BOROUGH OF DERBY.

FUNERAL OF THE LATE SIR R. PEEL. of
It having been notified to me that the inhabitants .$
many important towns purpose paying a mark of rear'e
to the memory of the late Sir Robert Peel, whose loss `4
all so deeply deplore, by partially closing their shutterh
from eleven until one o'clock, on Tuesday, the 9th We!'
I, in compliance with the wishes of some of the inbstur
tants, recommend that the example be generally 'o.
lowed in this borough.
July 8, 1850.

JAMES HAYWOOD, Mayor.

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TERRA COTTA.—It is rather remarkable that ere
revival of the manufacture of terracotta, or more proper •
of artificial stone, in England, should have been effected ble
a lady. About sixty years ago, Miss Coode, from Lyol4
Regis, possessing a large share of scientific knowledge e",
energy, embarked in a small manufactory of artificial stop"
in Lambeth, which, by her perseverance and good mane,:
ment, eventually attained a considerable degree of celebrity,
The proprietor availed herself of the talents of some diet.,
guished artists, and thus produced works of a superior
racter, which may fairly vie with those of the chisel-
bas-relief in the pedimont over the western portico at Greeed
wich Hospital, representing the Death of Nelson, was designo
by West, and executed by Bacon and Panzetta, who s'
ea
modelled many other distinguished works. The rood-ser,ebe
or loft at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, was executed in
same material. With respect to modern instances of the ".4
of artificial stone, St. Pancras Church may be considered
one of the most important; the greater part of the ale
mental details being formed of this material, at the 0,4 i
outlay of 5,4001. The statue of Britannia, made of artinc",
stone, which crowns the Nelson column at Yarmouth, r
mains uninjured by the exposure, to which the stone s'iO.rif
seems to be yielding. The ancient examples are evident
formed simply of fine clay, or brick earth, carefully preper.„o
and well burnt, and they are, therefore, precisely of the sere!
nature as coarae pottery ware, and are correctly designe'ri
"terracotta ;" but the modern artificial stone is a sre,,."
different substance, and greatly superior to them in hardile.lB
texture, and colour. The principal ingredient is the ie"ire,
potter's clay, forming about one-half; pulverises' stone*? to
from one third to one-fifth ; ditto glass, from one-fourth,
one-ninth ; and some add, for finer purposes, a small port,l%
of white Rvegate sand, and powdered flint, about one-ten
part of each.—Builder.
A
SIM. LETTER BAG FOR NEW YORK.--A abbe
letter bag for New York will be made up this evening, t°'
forwarded tomorrow from Liverpool by the United St-0,'0 w
mail steam- packet Atlantic. Letters and newspapers Id,
tended to be sent by this vessel must be specially address to
"By United States' mail packet Atlantic." DiewsPlPe
must be prepaid Id. each. Letters optional.
TOWER of LONDON.—It appears from a pan
mentary return, just issued, that the number of persons wjo
visited the Tower of London in the twelve months ending„.
March last was 45,474, and the total number for the last 13
years was 249,338, producing, at the charge of sixpence esc
a sum of 6,233 .9s.
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Phoh Dunbar, London. for Nmw Zealand.

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On the sth inst., at Upper Gower-s'reet, the wife
Stephen Temple, Esq. wife
On the sth inst., at Chester-place, Regent's-park, the •
of C. E. Rashleigh, Esq.
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