The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-17 00:00:00

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" Who runs may read."

POREIGN.
On Tue,day evening, their Majesties the King and Queen
of the French received the Hanoverian and Saxe Wei.mar
11. inis ters, the Duke d'Albufera, M. Casimir Pe!ier, Minister
'rola France to Hanover ; the Marquis de
WednesdayßumiyGenetrael
Sebastiani and the Count de Bondy. On ,
dna
Xi '
ag came from Neuilly to the Tuileries, but remained very,_
the
snort time.
Duchess
Prince and Princess de Joinville, the Duke andncdf
4 Aumale, and the Prince and Princess Augustus
...."'"e'Cohlirg, had arrived at Neuilly from Chantilly.
the he different reports received by the Government;shaLs
ei,..6lessager, announce that. the Kilig'sf rte was ever ) eeetated with éclat and order ; the entire popnlatiotnhetoroek.
tart in it, and the clergy celebrated at the same time grniOas and the national fete. he consump
and 40,413 sheep,tion of meat in Paris during the last month
liwels C,V,B oxen, 1,374 cows, 6,862 calves,
lig 310 oxen less, and 228 cows, 518 calves, 3,915 sheep
more than in A ril '1844.
The brit] eof boats over the Rhine, at Busach, erected at
~.til_eeint e)Egpence of France and the Grand.Duchivenoefeßoafltebee,
authorities
pened. to the public a few days ago, .
tt,traorities of France and Berlin, in the adjiancfpnrteloca:ies.
sentenced
D "It Government of the Canton of the Valais hti
there "arinann, who took a leading part in the disturb_naencoesf
,ere, to deprivation of civil rights for two years, a lisentence
La,'
A similar
I,_ ~ and the costs of the proseeution.
'll been pronounced upon M. Torrent.
~Last week the son of a farmer, residing near St. Omer, in
raghin me on number of gold pieces. They ha.l;.e, "'Ned Daisbe Coins of Philippe le Bon, Duke of Burgundy, itn„,(lof Charlcs VIII. and Louis XII.,
the g •
contain several
_ Behr
and Valenciennes journals •
Kings of France.
7:c°llllta of accidents from lightning, notwithstattnedienlgeettrbiee
fluid state of tbe atmosphere. On Thursday last d
elilifiell near Valenciennes, at a place calledmVenonTier-sur-
e...o.nr, on a house inhabited h e officer,
It
o the chair on
la,i,",n,ed by. the chimney, and broke i
by a
in
Nem" the man was sitting by the fire, piecesandoleiftttmhearks
sameda;
thel"e•4 all the iron articles in the room.
in tertric fluid fell on a wooden house at the camp of Beverloo,
ing
wegisuarot
0,
nocce uspeitedontyfirCesoiptAainsuLmouis Caimo, undbthnekbnuoitleds:
413'000f.
in
aonsumed.
B°,l..tues N'aluableejewels, and all the furniture were
tcl4
`o',,_earcli being. made after the fire bad gone ou ,_ngsP.
' ii,o_florins mere found half melted, and two earri
ritytortii`joeretttsetalindti
the cere-
ieces
inneoptlbe4
monartrbiaeg2e6tofh liit, commenced
zeuion°,r, ropkianch, and te sister of the Su
Mehemet AltalinP. acThhae,
pGroo.• ,
to 1.), in'," by no means ohsplendid as such aeafnEtsasutesrend
ocfosturnep:uolertirs:enadrs. 1. ivested of their accessories o confection, •-• train of servants, bearing on their heads pot!
sire of are, and Broussa silks had rather trheetaianpperesmof
roYalty.
alebern , waiters at a tavern than the
andr
eh,, /./. ,
.Cairo . .
.et All left on the 19th of April for Mansoura,
n then„ ,gnness intended remaini .
His ''"htlil Bea'' ne would proceed to Alexandria.n ef o r a few h
Excellencyhours only,
l'rineel. son of the Viceroy, is going to parisintotjhoaint
city
for ranruels brother, who has now been residing
The
lehan a year.
vtilleriocouin„lenguf onfexPtrwuseseika,
ownasaetxonprecotfedinstpoeclteiaovnetPhrootsudgahmthine
th 8 Provinces in his dominions which have suffered from
teerlieneent
, inundation& The arrival at and departure from
at thiset English, Russian, and French Cabin
4Pital, t°3l,ll:entti,,vrcording to accounts from the Prussian
Al tii ra•Alar /MD POLICE.
lilt° ~ e Central Criminal Court, John Dobson, for breaking
krtielLet;e Church of St. Marylebone, and stealing divers
At ; yas sentswed to ten years' transportation.
'ant,. alariboroueh .street Mai', Ann Johnson, a young
th-elin, was charged vrith 'stealing a shilling seed cake from
girl,
wip of Air. Tarver, baker, Coventry-street..n The poor
Prc,stitu° had for some months past been leadi_g_nagleifoemo!
thitteatit", had taken the cake for the purpose of bei tefn,,,, 8? as to be removed from the streets. Mr. Tarver
letter' ~to press the charge, and the magistrate gave. her a
a ca reFonnuendation to the Magdalen.
tliru" Wilkins charged with having deserted his wife and
arissehcolifild_ren, w'berety they had hecome chargeable to th. e
anin„,
,‘t. Mary Abbots, Kensington, was committed tor
oe'horL" Irom Hammersmith.
Old G ge Alallinson, a butcher, aged 26, of Skipper's Folly,
th, Til'arel-lane, St. ,-,
veorge's in-the• East, was at
himself to
k little a'!l,3 Police-court with indecently Reeks girl, and committed to the House oefxgrrsieng ion for six
labcnr.as a rogue and vagabond, there to be kept to hard
COATILT—PASIIIONABLE.
Princei Albert is to be enrolled a member corporationofthehnall
kini; Goldsmiths' Company this evening, 72
the 142 of State are invited to meet his Royal
It has been erro-
neo,;' of that wealthy Civic company. I
her Majesty's
kinis'Y represented as an entertainment to tiighness at
aL pojittrasi zhe banquet is Wholly dtyevdoiitfderoefneaensyathreingwlaiyk.es
knahm 8 OW, as politics and par
The --6 04 such occasions.
Strath. Die of Wellington has arrived at Apsley
of most ex-
cetien.tuelaillon.
1, J His Grace is in the enjoymentl e Noble Duke, as
4,5,1„ -till*. On Wednesday next, House from
the
- a distinguished
it'ci' ",!.°,f' the A.ncient Concerts, will entertain Duchess of dine
'PsleY Ho e when the Duke and x e
Witilghe lasit 41 the
4,14 ii,hes.o,
_ ,
..., race.
•oness
Ducushes's of Glcracester are e p cted to dine
,%.,,_ over Friday, and
Sutherland, the Marquis.and Marchi
te./rin,
.kajor-Ueneral Sir Robert Gardiner, K C.R. and
.wtnt ' 'lld a large party visited Woolwich on
4aonetheeNit,oZtailo!dift Rtherpoeestitrooroyp,
rtin,, B 0 the
glad to hear that Colonel Sibthorp
we CryB:re the common.
tiNourabi s oafudßoayftaelrl-wlaorrtsels
eons, sever' and rapidly recovering from the effects or
,rbeEtitlitecident is going_ohnisverrye.
fardtne, fro: sot has returned to his house in. Carlton-
, na-t
165 seat in X.,4 N'iSit to the Right Hon. S. R. Lushingt
The Mar Kent' -tt.
wit i the ti
C11,1,b, • lad ower of y.
tins.
The E cl.,ll:B;:rbeorlnuYngliam has joined the Royal Yacht
Countess
at St. George
tit: It inaroriage
of LordgAleMaur, youngest son
be
solemnuiske,, f Soi
ot
Thelthlle iv,,eek freolin"Be CerronolvinuMes seriously indisposed.
nferset, width Miss Horatia Morier, will b
. e Count 's, Hanover. square.
Westmoreland arrived in the early part
kironi..tl_tri and Countess of Clanwilliam entertained the
Col-he:4°f Douro, the Marquis of Winchester, the Dowager
lector an,gPernbroke, his Excellency the Austrian Ambas
laid 4 d'i'``tonntess Dietrichstein Count Potocki, Earl Bruce,
tutseei rrer,:e It
34.110 g 114
ii
ns 11 edt e dinner,icgirrcal:ea.teqe e
re.
ut t. IVIZSCIII.I..a.IanneauS.
P.eparations are now making at Holyrood Palace for
Ans4lll,
,ption of the Lord High Commissioner to the General
finis 3' The state apartments are being cleaned and
Lis re,i7,' 11.1aGrace (the Marquis of Bute) will take_ p
suite ha",t,e.h'e In the Palace on Wednesday next, part of his
court
IS ea p,„, ing
beadyair Palace arrived. His Grace's forthcoming
h.`Led to a brilliant °one, graced, as it will be, by the
lon I,l°o. Bess,
1/411 Firlti,lY Inerning the infant son, fourteen months old, of
IPrtin"lll.sh, q. ',of Westbourne-terrace, Bayswater,n
ePen gout.,°l its 1111T4'8 arms whilst she was standing at an
gltraex,, n-ise" window on the ground-floor and fell into th.
Nils ..' "eight of eight feet. The infant fell on its head, 11
!43_
Th. nsidered in a dan erous state.
Iles:: ""sdaY evening service of
int
is
?: Marsden and Nichaols, brewers, Lewisham, was dlivd-
gs
John Gooch, in the .
dowitTarn down Loampit-hill, Lewisham, be was
himself,
th, e ney the tore horse, and before he could recover himaan,
by ~,,bl7w.heel passed over his head, crushing it nearly !tint .
741 g i.riullue]lis brains were forced out nearly en masse, Poa arm OfVte (leath. The poor fellow bad been long in the
much
espetteekessrs. Marsden and Co., by whom he was
Lles
geiovneert, Under the direction of Mr. Charles Salamhancsi;,
e GoNe,ett e 4 FridaY morning, in aid of the funds by
''' e grejeesses' Benevolent Institution is to be supported.wl
°c,'oei, T, room in the Hanover-square Rooms was, Y. n
I be e,:ed With the friends and patrons of the Institutio .
Club t-sttoraarY meeting of the members of the Navy
lloue,) ei,)" Place on Thursday last, at the Thatched
r
Move tweanvro, St. James's-street. Covers were laid for %teen th 3% CaPtaki Pechell, M.P., filled the chair, and
were t 4 gallant officers connected with the Club present_
It):iilntr i euarprtr i
.0. :
droiral Sir Thomas Troubridge, Rear-Amiral D.
•alai, c -wnniodere Sir C. Napier, Captain Lord F. G.
' CaPtaba Lord E. Russll, Captain Alexander,
1 itilli•arelleartelay, Captain Maunsell, Captain N-ite-
°rb
'—e V. tP 1 erston was the visitor in-
to the dinne.e. lae°un
a m

—WAY RETURNS.
iye TRA
fOr thr, Prle.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail-
!t47."l returns
..v - past week
--that is to say, up to the date to which the
ba the ,nr are made, together with the receipts of the same
"i°us Year
,

.//.telt
tl,lint

NAIIE OF RAILWAY-

Last
week,

G 7
~,d
g.t4:
a.scc,
tr.—.
0 to
U .9.

114 1 t
9
11
13
11
10
10
11
10
10
10

.•
Arbroath and Forfar • • '
Birmingham and G10uce5ter..........
...
....
Chester and Birkenhead . .
Dublin and Drogheda. • • ' '
....•
Dublin and Ringstown •••• • • ' ...
r)Dundee and Arbroath ..• • • ' '''''
....
.urilana and Sunderland ..• • •
....
z'L,dluktrich and Glasgow • •• • • • trn.•
'7.,astern Counties and North Eas e
..
kilasgow, lillmarnock, and Ayr . • •.:
..
Ulasgow, and Greenock— • •
....
Grand Junction ************
•• • • **
Gravesend and Rochester—
..
Great Great North of England •• •• • • ••••
~
Western • • ' '' • • • • • • ••
•• •
Hull and Selby •• • • •' • • • • • •'
Lip and
and Manchester •• • • •• •....
London and Birmingham . •• • ' • :
****
London and Blaekwth• •••• • • • • ''
Loudon and Brighton. • ' • ' **
......
Londou and Croydon . • • •
...
London and Greenwich ..• • • ***** .
London and south Western. •• —••
..aneheater, Bolton, and Bury • • • • •
Nanchester and Birmingham ** .
Atanchestr, Leeds, and Hull Assoc..
Ilidiand Counties.— • • ' **********
• • •
Newcastle and Darlington • • —• • ; .
.N.,,,evveastle and Carlisle— .• •• •
..
iNeWcastle and North Shields.. • • •
North Union and Bolton and Preston.
Paris Corbeil, and Orleans ***** • • • •
Parts and Itouen ..... . • ,
reon and 'Wyre • • • • ••
••
Sheffield and Manchester.... .. '
raft Eastern.. •• .• • ' • • •• ******
•• • •
ale .• • • • • *******
—••• • " • • •
_tibiter ......• •• •• •• ****
York and Norwich .•.•• •
York and North Midland . - • - • —— -

140
3,490
1,947
770
1,000

fBB
2,841
5,147
1,784

912
10,201

1,869
18,308
1,324
5,334
19,708
1,100
4,219
1,476

7,271

957
4,702
6,302
11,753

1,G51
381

iO3
2,148
548

1,050

6,101
5,808

243
2,413
4,3,2
2,065

869
7,534

707
5,165
1,067

1,316
15,964
921
4,645
16,9C4
1,044
3,521

855
6,242

756
3,144
4,846
8,263

313
2,658

50
1,383

299
1,273
5,885
6,145

613
3,932
909
531
270
1,963

, ALARNI, ~
btlwe- 'l(4 k.TD:I ACCIDENT.
—Yesterday aft.e.rennten
..__ yn e and two o'clock, an alarming gig accid Mrs.
it'riel In Er.idge-street, Parliament-street, to Mr.
.arn
crse„.
ya,"',,,,lnd infant son, livery-stable keepers, of WhiterHeci,dos
dri'',,,
__vvoindtmill-street, .Haymarket, caused by
rticini"...g.,t . two cab-rivers that were amusing thtehmeeswelizesl by
f
,fla
01 tneir cab horses against each other. The -Itild al the cabs came in violent contact with that of the gig
into
t'll-eraet it, icirecipitating Mr. and Mrs. Winch ands infant
Wool',Qad, by which they received serious, injuneer.
yacht
Vair3,, 1,1":wleil, MAY 16. —ner Majesty s
143.
I.,_nnuilt bx Ditchburn and Mare, and fitted withriv engines
tori: and :ion, and intended as a tender to the Royal Vie-
t° alit, and Albert yacht, was commissioned to-day by 111
Itoyl Q.• 1-1. Thain, master and late second master of the
401414
,yietoria and Albert yacht. The Erebus,
on tt -v Muklin, and Terror Captain Crozier, left Woolwich
Terror()nday for Greenhithe. The crews of the Erebus and
Captain Sir
,_lye re paid in advance to-day, and to-morrow (Satur-
.Y3,)knwoifilthsaiLfor their destination, accompanied by the Mon-
.-I,tit 04 e nattier steam-Ye4sels, ordered to tow them to
-••aeY Ishinda.

SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF
FOREIGNERS IN DISTRESS.

[The following is a more full report of the annual festival
of this Society than we could find room for on Friday] :
The annual festival of the supporters of this benevolent
institution took place on Thursday evening, at the London
Tavern, when a magnificent repast was served up, and the
dessert was particularly good. An abundance of beautiful
flowers were interspered amongst the dishes.
In addition to an efficient military band, which serenaded
the company during dinner, and efficient corps of glee singers,
formed of Messrs. Francis, Cooke, Hatton, Machin, and
Masters Stevens and Willings, discoursed most excellent
music, and received the meed of deserved applause.
Mr. Toole, sen., was the toastmaster, and it is needless to
say that his arduous duties were performed in first-rate style.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was in the
chair, surrounded by several foreign ambassadors and other
friends of the Society, amongst whom were the Count Kiel-
mansegge, Chevalier Bunsen, Mohun Lal, Consul General
Tottie, Consul General Tiarks, Consul General Prebost, Rev
G. W. C trtron, Rev. Mr.. Dangars, Mr. Salamons, &c.
The cloth having been removed, the usual loyal toasts
were proposed and drunk with enthusiasm; after which the
Noble Chairman called upon Mr. Horneman, the secretary,
to read the report. It stated that the past 3 ear had been tile
most prospetous one for this Society since its first establish-
ment, with the sole exception of the two years,lBl4 and 1833,
in the former of which the presence of the Allied Sovereigns
and other propitious circumstances first enabled it to invest
a sum of some magnitude in the public funds ; while in the
latter, its shattered finances were replaced on a secure foot-
ing by the b►illiant result of the never-to-be-forgotten
fancy fair, held under the auspices of her Majesty Queen
Adelaide. The Directors attributed the present position
of affairs to the successive arrival on the British shores
of several foreign Monarchs, who had munificently contri-
buted to the funds of the Society. Many other large
donations and favourable circumstances had been the
means of raising the funds to the present favourable state.
The number of pensioners during the past year had been
70; 73 persons had, besides, received small regular allow-
ances ; 102 persons had been assisted with- the means
of returning to their native countries; casual relief had been
given in 2,289 instances, among which there were 236 new
cases. But notwithstanding the ample support given to the
Society, it was not able to relieve the numerous cases that
came under its notice : the Committee, therefore, begged to
claim the liberal donations of the gentlemen present at• this
festival. The total amount of receipts during the past year
amounted to 4,212/. 2s. 7d., and disbursements to 3,715/. 3s.
2d., leaving a balance in the hands of the treasurer of
496/. 19s. sd. _

On the conclusion of the report the Noble Chairman, in a
few words, proposed "Prosperity to the Society," and the
toast was responded to with immense cheering.
Chevalier Bunsen then proposed " The health of their
Illustrious Chairman," to which his Royal Highness briefly
responded.
The " Health of the Foreign Ministers" was then drunk,
for whom Count Kielmansegge returned thanks.
This toast was followed by the "Health of the Vice-Pre-
sinents," which was briefly acknowledged by Chevalier
Bunsen.
The Stewards' lists of donations were then read, and in
consequence,of the great exertions and splendid list of Mr.
Brandt, in which appeared a donation of 1001. from the free
City of Hamburgh, his Royal Highness proposed the health
of that gentleman, for whom his son, Mr. Adolphus Brandt,
returned thanks, as follows :
Mr. ADOLPHUS BRANDT said—ln rising to respond to the
toast which has been so kindly proposed, and so flatteringly
received, I must apologise to you, both on my father's behalf
and on my own. On my father's behalf, that he finds him-
self so oppressed by the feelings with which this unexpected
honour has overwhelmed him, as to be utterly unable to
thank you in however few words, and on my own, that I am
so inadequate to the duty which has fallen upon me. In
making up the long list of bountiful contributions which has
been presented to you in my name, I cannot pretend to any
great share of the merit. It is to my father's numerous
friends and his influence amongst them, that it is to be attri-
buted. The Society has long been the objecrof his constant
solicitude, and on this especial occasion he has had a twofold
motive—his interest in its welfare, and the success of my
stewardship. The result would of itself have amply rewarded
all his trouble ; but the manner in which it has been received
by you, he bids me say, adds so greatly to his satisfaction, as
to make this a day which he can never forget, which he will
remember with pride and gratitude to the latest moment of
his life.—(Cheers.) To my father's warmest thanks I may
be permitted to add my own, for the honour you have con-
ferred upon him; and allow me to express the hope that
future anniversaries of this excellent charity may be as dis-
tinguished as this has been, both in individual and aggregate
amount of contributions, and that my successors in office
will, year after year, exert themselves to render each suc-
ceeding festival more beneficial to its funds than the last.
The list of Mr. Adolphus Brandt amounted to the enor-
mous sum of 1,2461. 16s.
Mr. SALO3IONS then rose, and spoke to the following effect :
—I obey the call of your oyal Highness to introduce to this
great meeting a toast committed to me from the unavoidable
absence of Mr. Colquhoun, the Chage d'Affaires of the Hanse
Towns, who is prevented from attending by indisposition,
which I most sincerely regret. I have to perform an im-
portant, although an invidious duty, to select from among
the contributions of this day, poured in upon us from all
parts of Europe—indeed, from all parts of the globe, from
the coasts of America to the shores of the Bosphorus—one
which particularly merits our attention and especial acknow-
ledgment, It is that from the Senate of the Free City of
Hamburgh. It is not long since that devoted city was visited
by an awful calamity, which appealed to the hearts of every
one of us, and claimed a universrl sympathy. Tt.e donation
of this day is an evidence of her having recovered from the
effects of that terrible visitation, as well as of her gratitude
towards those who sympathised with her in the how of mis-
fortune. Again we must acknowledge the persevering and
kind exertions of the philanthropic Mr. Brandt, a native of
Hamburgh, although so long established amongst us, and
now to be numbered among the merchant princes of this
great metropolis, where I trust his name will be preserved
for many generations. He it was who brought the claims of
this Society to the notice of the Senate of Hamburgh, as will
be seen from the copy of the letter from Sindicus Sieveking to
Mr. Colquhoun, and which, by the permission of your Royal
Highness, I will venture to read, at least that. part only as
is material to my present purpose :—" The request of a con-
tribution towards the friends of the Society of Friends of
Foreigners in Distress, coming from a man who has so just a
claim upon his native city, as Mr. Emanuel Henry Brandt,
has been taken into favourable consideration by the Senate,
and you are authorised to subscribe, on behalf of the Senate,
through Mr. Brandt, the sum of one hundred pounds as a
donation." Thus we see the good effects of high and ho-
nourable example, such as ever has been set us by the Royal
Family of England, such as our daily experience offers us of
your Royal Highness's kind and distinguished patronage of
the metropolitan charities—setting a laudable example to
us all, assisting us to raise the splendid monument of philan-
thropy peculiar to this country, where all charitable estab-
lishments flourish by the exertions of private benevolence,
unassisted by State contributions. We rely entirely on the
extended influence which charity never fails to beget, where
men assemble together to encourage each other to soothe the
distress of our fellow-men. It has happily become part of
our every-day life to cultivate these sympathies, to give play
to these feelings which are planted in the heart by our
Almighty Father, urging us to listen to tales of sorrow, and
prompting us to relieve the distress of the forlorn and destitute
stranger. I trust that these sympathies will ever be culti-
vated and extended, not alone by ourselves, but by surround-
ing nations ; and 1 hail with great delight the contribution
from the City of Hamburgh as an earnest of their desire to
promote and extend the field of philanthropy. I beg to pro-
pose the toast of " Health and happiness to the Senators, and
prosperity to the good and grateful City of Hamburgh, and
thanks to the Senate for their liberal contribution."
This toast having been done justice to
Mr. TuomrroN proposed "The health of the Duchess of
Cambridge," which was drunk amidst general applause.
The Noble CHAIRMAN then proposed " The health of the
foreign clergymen, and the other directors of the Society," to
which the Rev. Dr. Kuper replied in a very appropriate and
feeling manner.
The company sat until a late hour, and broke up highly
delighted with what had taken place.

SCENES AND ADVENTURE/ IN SPAIN.—The chief
interest of this work consists •in the faithfulness of its de-
tails respecting the late civil war in Spain, in which the
writer was actually engaged. On this account the work has
an historical value which a book of mere travels cannot
possess. It was about the end of May, 1835, traversing the
beautiful valley of Aspe, the author proceeded to Taragoza,
thence to Toledo and Pampeluna, and advanced through the
country to Santander. From that place he pursued his
journey to the interior, and finally arrived at Madrid. The
military details give an animation and an interest to the nar-
rative that no art at second hand can accomplish. The
effects of the unnatural struggle which for years convulsed
Spain are vividly depicted. The writer gives his antagonists
due praise for bravery in many a hard contested fight, and
exalts far beyond what we have been accustomed to give
them credit for, the personal valour of the Spanish soldiers.
The writer remained some months in Madrid, and his descrip-
tion of the Spanish capital is minute, and accompanied with
a good deal of interest—Atlas.
A MAN FOUND.—About five o'clock this morning
a man was found dead in the Finchley-road, near the Swiss
Tavern. He is about 35 or 40 years of age; height five feet
four inches ; dressed in a brown frock coat, black waistcoat
and trousers, blucher boots, and socks ; a shirt with blue:spots
on it ; and one of'his hands is marked T.G., with blue lel.
The body was taken to the Yorkshire Grey, Hampstead, to
await an inquest.
EFFECTS OF RAILWAYS ON THE WEATHER.—It
has been suggested that the state of the electricity of the
atmosphere, on which depend most of the meteorological
changes, may be greatly altered by having iron conductors
traversing the country in all directions. Thus, iron trans-
mits electricity easily from one end of the country to another;
but not being insulated, it only opens a communication of
easier transmission in all the directions of the iron rails. It
has been said that not more than half the quantity of rain
has fallen during the past year. The electricity of the clouds
would be puzzled were the surface of the earth covered with
a non-electric, as glass; and why should not a complete con-
duction in certain lines give passage to much electricity.
which in the ordinary character of the usual surface of the
ground would be more naturally and more beneficially dis-
tributed ?—The Builder.
COLONIAL MISSIONARY SOCIETY. Last evening
the annual meeting of the friends of this society was held at
Weigh-house Chapel, Fish-street-hill, J. R. Mills, Esq., in
the chair. The objects of this society are chiefly to assist
other missionary institutions, and to educate a native agency
in the British colonies. From the report it appeared that
the society had stations in America, different parts of Africa,
and Australia, in most of which their endeavours had been
rewarded with a large share of success. The receipts for the
past year amounted to 3,3381. 14s. Bd., and the expenditure
exceeded that sum, leaving a debt of 780/. due by the com-
mittee. Several addresses were delivered on behalf of the
society.
The Dowager Lady Sitwell gave a brilliant soiree
at the British and Foreign Hotel attached to the Institute, in
George-street, Hanover-square, on Thursday evening. The
company was very numerous, and the entertainment of the
most sumptuous character. Among the visitors were the
Speaker of the House of Commons and Mrs. and Miss Shaw
Lefevre, the Hon. Mr. Bathurst, Lady Caroline Bathurst,
and Miss Bathurst, the Hon. Mr. Stewart Mackenzie and
Miss Mackenzie, the Dean of Litchfield, Count Stravenski,
Mr. and Mrs. Jones Loyd, Colonel Le Blanc, Mr. and Mrs.
Le Blanc, Mrs. Wyldman, Mr. and Mrs. Howard. Mrs. Watt
Russell, Sir George and Lady Sitwell, and the Misses Sit-
well, Lady Harris, Sir Francis Hopkins, Sir Edward Pierson
and Lady Pierson, Sir Richard Sutton, Lady Wheeler, Dean
of Windsor, and others of the fashionable world, who ex-
pressed themselves all highly gratified with the style in which
the whole entertainment was conducted.
The Bishop of Exeter h s, in a letter to a gentle-
man of this diocese, declared his intention to join in a resist-
ance to the measure for the endowment of Maynooth College,
when the Bill shall reach the Lords.—Plymouth Journal.
WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FninAv.—The ar-
rival of grain is moderate this week. Fresh thrashed Wheats
meet a fair sale at fully the rates of this day se'nnight, but
the demand for other sorts is very limited. Barley quite as
dear. Oats and Shelling steady. Beans do not vary in
value. Other articles as before.