The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-24 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Bouverie, from
Chester-street, on a visiting tour in the north ; the Hon.
Richard Cavendish, on a visit to the Duke of Devonshire,
at Chatsworth ; the Earl of Cassilis, from Christie's
Hotel, St. James's-street, on a continental tour ; Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Ormsby Gore, from ditto, on a visit to
Mr. Ormsby Gore, M.P., at Porkington Hall, near
Shrewsbury ; Mr. and Miss Whitmore, from ditto for
Apley Park, Shropshire ; Hon. Lord Provost of Glas-
gow, from ditto ; the Rev. Dr. Hanbury and Miss Han-
bury, from the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street ; Lady
Caroline Thynne, on a visiting tour ; R. B. Bennett,
Esq., and Mrs. Bennett, from th Waterloo Hotel, Jer-
myn-street, St. James's, on a tour ; Balfe, Esq., and
Mrs. Balfe, from ditto ; Mr. Wm. Smith, from Don-
caster, for Hall-place, Kent.
CHANGES.

The Earl and Countess of Home and family, at the
Hirsel, near Coldstream, from the south ; the Earl and
Countess of Zetland, at Aske Hall, near Richmond, from
Kerze House, North Briton ; Sir George Sitwell, Bart.,
at his seat, Renishan Hall, Derbyshire, from his shoot-
ing-quarters in the Highlands ; Lord and Lady Adare,
on a visit to Earl and Countess Dunraven, at Adare
Abbey, near Limerick, from Dunraven Castle, Glamor-
ganshire ; Mr. A. Oswald, M.P., and Lady Louisa, at
Cavens House, Dumfriesshire, from the south ; the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Lorn, at Inverary Castle, from
a visiting tour ; Earl Manvers, from a visiting tour in
the north, from Wroxton Abbey ; Sir R. and Lady
Bateson, at Belvoir Park, County Down, from New-
castle ; Lord Howden, at Grimston Park, Yorkshire,
from a tour ; the Hon. R. H. Clive, ALP., from He well
Grange. Worcestershire, from Oakley Park, near Lud-
low ; Lewis William Buck, Esq., M.P., and Mrs. Buck,
at Moreton Hall, North Devon, from a tour on the Con-
tinent ; Lord Melville, at Melville Castle, near Lass-
wade, North Briton, from a tour of visits in Lincolnshire;
the Earl of Leitrim, at Killadoon, Cettsbridge, from a tour ;
the Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas, from Brodick
Castle, Isle of Arran, for Hamilton Palace ; Lord and
Lady Harbeston, at Rathangem, from the Shelbourne
Hotel, Dublin.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITU-

TION.

We yesterday 'visited the Polytechnic Institution
for the purpose of witnessing the first exhibition of
the Proteoscope, a newly invented optical instrument,
which reflects drawings magnified to an enormous
size on an opaque disc. A series of exquisite draw-
ings from the pencil of Mrs. Bachhoffner, illustrative
of Collin's Ode on the Passions, were exhibited on the
Proteoscope. These drawings, as works of art, are of the
very highest order. Nothing could exceed the beauti-
ful expression of the female countenances especially—
the illustrations of Cheerfulness and Melancholy are
perfect gems. As each pictorial illustration was ex-
hibited, the portion of the Ode illustrated was sung by
the vocalists attached to the institution accompanied
by the band. The music, which is exceedingly ap-
propriate, is the composition of Dr. Wallis, the musi-
cal director of the institution, and it reflects the
highest credit on his taste and his talents. The ex-
hibition as a whole is most pleasing, and it will no
doubt attract crowds to the Polytechnic for some time
to come.