The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-28 00:00:00

SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE.

ROYAL SOCIETY, THURSDAY, Minn. 27.
At the meeting this evening, a paper was "read by
P. Bevan, Esq. on the .;Elasticof Ice. A num-
ber of experiments were detailed,` which the elastic
force was determined from the deflections produced in
pieces of ice, by given weights, at given distances,
from the point of support. The elasticities thus de-
duced, were compared with those of other known
bodies, estimated by the usual method of the mo-
dulus.

Another paper was read, by Dr, Brinkley, Pro es
-
sor of Astronomy in the University of Dublin, detail•
ing the observations made to evince the accuracy of
Capt. Kater's beautiful invention of the collimator, in
its application to the mural circle in the observatory of
Trinity College. The observations, which were
given in extensive tables, fully confirmed the extreme
accuracy of the method; which, as our readers may be
aware, establishes the horizontal point in a way en-
tirely obviating 411 the objections to the ordinary me-
thods.

Yesterday afternoon, a few minutes before five
o'clock, Lord Dunglas, who'accompanied the Duke of
Wellington on his embassy to St. Petersburgh, ar-
rived at the Foreign Office, in Downing-street, bring-
ing an account of the 'safe arrival of the Noble Duke
at. Dover yesterday morning in good health. The
Noble Lord .had an interview with Mr. Secretary
Canning, for about half an hour.
The -Duke of Wellington, we are happy to state,
has returned from his late Embassy in perfect health.
His Grace landed at Dover yesterday from Calais, and
reached town last nigh
Yesterday Prince Esterhazy, the Austrian Ambas-
sador, transacted business at the Foreign Office.
The Duke of Clarence came to town yesterday
morning from his seat at Bushy.
Prince Leopold has issued cards of invitation for a
numerous grand evening party, on the 15th of May.
Yesterday the Princess Sophia visited the Princess
Augusta.
Yesterday the Princess Augusta, the Duke and
Duchess of Gloucester, visited the King, at his Pa-
lace, in Pall-Mall.

Mathews' « Invitations " were last night honoured
by the presence of his Royal Highness Prince Leo-
pold, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex.
The boxes were filled with elegant company—amongst
whom we noticed Lady Pulteney, Lady Gifford, Lady
East, &c.

We understand that the Hon. Robert Dumlas
third son of Viscount Melville, accompanies the Dula;
of Devonshire, as one of his Grace's Secretaries, on
his mission to St. Petersburgh. Some of the Duke's
servants and horses left town on Wednesday morning,
to embark for Russia.

We regret to state that ItearoAdmiral Sir Edward
Owen was thrown from his gig, a few clays ago, near
his residence, iVliddle Deal, when his collar bone was
broken and his arm severely injured.
Yesterday, the sitting of the adjourned Middlesex
Sessions was attendedly a very numerous Bench of
Magistrates, the day being appointed for the discus-
sion of the important question, whether the Court had
the rower of appointing a Pass-master for the removal
of Scotch and Irish paupers. The office, it may be
remembered, had been abolished, as being no longer
legal; and the Court decided that they had no power
to revive it.

We are happy to learn that the Marquis of Exeter
has consented to the provisions of the Charing-Cross
Improvement Act, now before Parliament,' being ex-
tended so as to include thatpart of the Strand which is
the
.property of his Lordship ; and that as the leases.
fall in next year, there is every probability of Exeter
'Change, and the houses in that narrow part of this
great thoroughfare, being pulled down at no distant
period.
ELOPEMENT IN HIGH LIFE.--At A very early
hour this morning, the servants of one of the inns were
raised by the arrival of a chaise and four from the
South, which, bore every mark of extreme haste,
the post-boys nearly in purls naturalibus, having been
allowed no time to dress at the preceding stages and
having driven with such expedition as to pass the
mail between Kinross and Perth. Immediately on its
arrival here, a warrant, it is said, was applied for, to
break open the gate of a mansion in this neighbour-
hood, in search of a young lady, an heiress of great
property in the North, who, along with a young gen-
tleman, had doped from Edinburgh the preceding
evening. On gaining admission, (which was done
without violence), the gentleman' made his appearance
with the unanswerable argument of the marriage lines
in his hand.--(Perth. Courier, April 20.)