The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-23 00:00:00

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The Count and Countess de la Feld, and Mr. and
Lady Caroline Russell, who arrived from Germany last
week, left town on Saturday, on a visit to the Earl and
Countess of Limerick, at South-hill Park.

Lady Justinia Bailey left Brighton on Friday, by the
Faßae, for Dieppe. The Fame returned to Brighton on
Saturday, with Lady Cole among her passengers.
The Baroness Brunnow, who is occupying a mansion
in Calverley Park, Tunbridge Wells, has been indiposed
for some day s past, but is now convalescent.
His Excellency Baron Brunnow having been prevented
from accompanying Count Nesselrode to Woburn Abbey
on Thursday last, left town on Saturday morning for
Chatsworth, the seat of his Grace the Duke of Devon-
shire, where a distinguished party have been invited to
meet that illustrious foreigner. Baron Brunnow does not
accompany the Count in his Scottish, tour, but will re-
turn to town to-morrow.
The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Bowles have left Fladgon's
Hotel for the Isle of Wight on a tour.
Sir Robert and Lady Peel have taken a house on
Eastern-terrace, Brighton, and are expected thero with
their family to-day. The health of Miss Peel continues
improving, and the change of air will, according to the
opinion of the young lady's medical attendants, soon re-
store her to complete convalescence.
Sir Clifford and Lady Constable, who have been
making a tour on the Continent, are expected to return
to Burton Constable in the course of the ensuing month.
M. de Koudriaffsky left town on Saturday for Willey
Park, Shropshire, on a visit to Lord Forester.
Mr. L. W. Buck, M.P., and Mrs. Buck, have arrived
at Marston Hall, North Devon, from the Continent.

MISR C 731.7LA1VE101721.
A trial of new compositions by the members of the
Society of British Musicians took place on Saturday
afternoon, in the Hanover Rooms, by a numerous
band, led by Mr. R. Hughes. The compositions entered
upon the list for trial consisted of a symphony in C sharp
minor, by G. A. Macfarren ; a symphony in D minor,
by C. Horsley ; overtures by Messrs. Rackstraw, W. S.
Macfarren, E. Stephens, and A. Mitchell—the latter is
totally blind. The specimens produced on this occasion
evinced very great merit.
At present there are practising, in England and Wales,
15,000 attorneys. They have contributed, in stamps for
their articles, to the revenue, 1,500,000/. ; for their cer-
tificates, 100,0001. more, besides their annual licenses.
A few nights ago a destructive fire (which is supposed
to have been caused by an incendiary) broke out upon
the premises of Mr. Parsons, a farmer, at Bramley, near
Basingstoke. In the course of less than an hour, a barn
filled with barley, a stack of wheat, and a bean-rick, were
totally consumed.
Saturday evening, the White Fast of the Jewish
nation, which is one of the severer fasts in the year,
commenced at half past five o'clock, and will termi-
nate this day at sunset. So strictly is this fast observed
by the " ancient people," that, during its continuance,
they partake of no kind of nourishment, not even
water. Yesterday morning, at daybreak, the Jews
might be seen wending their way to the City syna-
gogues, clothed in the habiliments of death, over which
they wear a white surplice, and continue in fasting and
prayer in the synagogue the whole of the day, wearing
their shrouds and other death garments. The fast is in
commemoration of the rebellion of the Children of Israel,
and the consequent dispersion of the twelve tribes.
The following singular and rare (if not unique) oc-
currence has just taken place at the royal aviary, in
the Home Park, at Windsor. It having been deemed
advisable by Mr. Walters, the superintendent of her
Majesty's aviary, in order to improve the breed of the
genuine Dorking fowl, that it should be crossed
with that of the Cochin-China fowl, the ne-
cessary arrangements were made for that pur-
pose. A Dorking hen, which has roosted for some
time past with the fowls from China, has recently
been in the habit of laying twice, and sometimes thrice
a week, eggs containing double, or two distinct yolks.
Mr. Walters, determining to try the experiment of at-
tempting to hatch one of these double-yoked eggs,
placed it, with several other eggs, under the hen. The
result was, that two chickens were produced from this
single egg ; one is a cock bird, of the pure Cochin-China
breed, and the other is a hen chick, of the Dorking genus.
Her Majesty has an elegant Erard pianoforte on board
the royal yacht, also another at Blair Athol, which was
sent thither by the Queen's express command.

EFFECT OF LIGHTNING UPON THE BRAIN.--A re-
markable case, illustrating the powerful effect of this
agent upon the nervous system, is detailed in the last
number of the Lancet. The patient, a young lady. was
seated in the country, at an open window, contemplating
the horrors of a thunder-storm, when she was suddenly
struck by a flash of lightning. Transient insensibility,
was produced, followed by a violent fit of hysteria, in-
tense headache, tic doloureux, drooping of the eyelids,
and sickness, which existed with little intermission for
several months. The patient, however, ultimately re-
covered, the stroke not being sufficiently powerful to
annihilate at once the functions of the brain, and pro-
duce sudden death. An instance like this should operate
as a warning to those who wilfully neglect the means of
safety when placed within their reach.
RAILWAYS AND THE TRUSTEES OF COMMON
RoADs.—Mr. Vignoles, in his evidence before the Rail-
way Committee in May last, mentioned a case in connec-
titm with the St. Helen's Railway, where the Company
•,,,,.:,i,. ;,)i•-vi.;(,110(1 by he caprice of the trustees, to expend
10,twot. additional in carrying a common road over the
line, instead of under it, as proposed by himself, the
engineer—the one road being in every respect as good as
the other.—Railway Record.