The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-20 00:00:00

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The Eunuchus of Terence will be performed by the
Westminster boys this year. The nights will be Mon-
day, the 9th, Thursday, the 12th, and Monday, the 16th
of December. On the last two, a prologue and epilogue
will be spoken.
The Archbishop of York las issued a pastoral letter
to the clergy of his diocese, on the subject of collections
for the extension of education on the principles of the
Established Church. His Grace states that the rapid
increase of schools, which is happily taking place
throughout the country, renders it a matter of pressing
sad paramount importance to the spiritual interests of
the diocese to provide methods superior to those which
have been hitherto in use for training teachers of youth.
It is said, we know not with what truth, that Thor-
waldsen's statue of Byron, excluded from the sacred
precincts of Westminster, is about to be erected in the
cemetery at Kensal-green.
The Queen Dowager has presented the Institution for
the Relief, Employment, and Religious Instruction of the
Adult Deaf and Dumb, Bloomsbury, with 251.
The Committee of Lloyd's Patriotic Fund, from a con-
viction of the great national utility of the Royal Naval
School at New Cross, made a mcst munificent offer of
eight thousand pounds to that institution, with the proviso
of its receiving on the gratuitous establishment and edu-
cating annually the sons of eight necessitous naval
officers. This offer has been cordially met by the
council, and the solicitors of the respective parties are
preparing the documents for carrying the same into
legal and parliamentary effect.
It is reckoned that the O'Connell tribute this year will
amount to 28,0001.

Mr. O'Connell leaves Darrynane Abbey for Tralee on
Monday next. lie will sleep at Dean Coll's, Newcastle,
on Tuesday night, from whence ho will make his entry
into Limerick on Wednesday.
On Saturday, and again on Monday, an extra Gazette
was published, consisting together of fifty-six sheets,
containing almost exclusively notices concerning railway
and other private Bills.
The members of the French embassy in London have
participated in the favours of his Majesty Louis Philippe,
on the occasion of his visit to this country. Count de
Jarnao has been promoted to the rank of Commandeur
of the Legion of Honour. M. de Rabaudy to the rank
of Officier, and Count de Noailles and Baron de Talley-
rand have been named Chevaliers of the Order,

An ftriecdote is told of George the ihird, tint *iv.on
inspecting the large dock forming at Plymouth during
Lis reign, he inquired " why its dimensions should so
greatly exceed those of Eh. other docks ?" The builder
l'eplied, that " the French were building lafgeP ships
than any we had, and therefore it was necessary to have
a dock in England fit to receive them." He instanced,
ernangst others, the Commerce de Marseilles, one of
their finest three-deckers ; and sure enough that ship
was the first which entered the large dock, having been
Stint to ttigland by Lord Hood, at the evacuation of Tou-
lon, in 1793. She was found, however, to be so badly
timbered as not to be worth the expense of repairs, and
she Was broken up in August, 1802.—United Service
ticaette.
Roam AND THE PUSETITES. When men come
forward with a recognition of the principle that unity,
or union with Rome, is all but necessary ; affect to he in
a condition to negotiate with Rome ; and parade their
claims and ecclesiastical pretensions before the world as
matters which they hope Rome will one day recognise-
--1-Pc it a duty to

then charity, no less than prudence, ...---
tear the veil from their eyes (If it be possible) ;to au- 1
quaint them emphatically with the real nature of their
position ; and not to disguise from them the smile of
pity, sorrow, and regret which their monstrously extra- I
vagant expectations cannot but bring to the countenance 1
of every ordinarily-instructed Catholic.—Tablet.
FOLICESTONE.—The Otfects of the high seas and
raging winds, together with the late heavy rains, have
he en severely felt here, as at other pr Ants of the coast.
During the vv,tek our steamers have het In prevented fr9m
crossing the CAannel on several occafsio us ;_the Yaviiloll.
40.44 has been prgerlogged.—C'qombut.v.lolo7.4
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