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

MISCEMIdLNEOITS.

We understand that it is proposed to hold the Caledonian
Bali for the present season, on Monday, the 9th of June.
Mr. Fountayne Wilson, of Melton, near Doncaster. has
munificently presented a third donation of 5001. ,to the Na-
tional Society for Promoting.the Education of the Poor.
The Government measure to amend the Act to establish
military savings banks contains seven provisions. The
Secretary at War is to direct moneys to be carried to the
account of the military savings banks. Money is to be, in-
vested, and the Secretary at War may direct moneys in-
vested in annuities to be transferred to the account of the
Paymaster-General. The Commissioners for the Reduction
of the National Debt are to be empowered to sell according
to the order of the Secretary-at -War. Accounts of all mili-
tary savings banks are to be laid before Parliament.
On Thursday evening the tenth annual meeting of the sup-
porters of the Female Servants' Home Society was held at
Exeter-hall. John Labouchere, Esq., in the chair. On the
platform were several clergymen of the Established Church,
and the attendance of female domestics, as well as a higher
class of females, was very numerous. The Chairman delivered
an appropriate address, in the course of which he observed
that, as there were no less than 1,200,000 servants in the
kingdom-110,000 is the metropolis and its vicinity—
efforts should have been made to ameliorate their con-
dition when reduced to indigence or in old age, but unfcr-
tunately this had not been -done in times past ; but the
countenance than had , been given to the present institution
promised better results in future. The Secretary then read
the report, from which it appeared that the Society had two
Homes" at present in full operation—one at Nutford-place,
the other in Hatton- garden. In the former, 100 female ser-
vants had been admitted during the past year, and into the
latter 70, making a total of 193, admitted since the formation
of the institution. Last year the funds of the Society had
been considerably augmented by donations, and in the pre-
sent year there was an increase of 18/. 17s. 10d. in the in-
come. However, owing to the increase of the claims on the
Society, the balance in the Treasurer's handewas very small.
The Rev. Messrs."Brewn, Munroe, Jones, &c., addressed tue
meeting, which then separated.
It should be carefully borne in mind, says the Post, that
gentlemen who attend her Majesty's Bat costunuf must sub-
mit, if for that night only, to be shorn of such part of their
fair proportions as may consist of whiskers or moustaches.
Neither were worn in the period selected-1740-50. There
were no such appendages to "Lancer or Guard or Cui-
rassier,": and Missals were a thing unknown in our service.
Officers, therefore, of the Household Cavalry especially, who
may have the honour to be invited, will be under the neces-
sity of denuding themselves of their facial furniture over-
night, and of mounting guard in the morning—as moustaches
are not gourds—in direct violation of the well-known order,
that the two regiments of Life Guards and Blues " shall not
.
shave their upper lip." .
Dr. George Cook, professor for the last seventeen years of
moral philosophy and political economy in the United Col-
lege of St. Salvador and St. Leonard, St. Andrew's, died at
that place on the 13th inst. He was for many years the
acknowledged leader of the moderate party in the Church Of
Scotland.

On Thursday six of the Piccadilly omnibuses drove into
tlie West India Docks with about one hundred and
twenty healthy and active-looking agricultural labourers,
the greater number of them being from the coun-
ties of Gloucester and Monmouth. It seems that
the men, together with their wives and families, have
entered into a contract to work on the estate of Mr. T. Ber-
gen, in the island of St. Kitt's. The emigrants appeared to
be in good spirits. They will sail at high water to-morrow
in the barque Benjamin Green.
The following appears in a New York paper :—" Mr.
Dairdson, brought before the senate of Michigan for con..
tempt, left New York before the case was disposed of, leaving
a letter directing the senate to send the reprimand' after
him—through the Post-office."

STEAM-BOAT COLLISION NEAR GRAVESEND.—A
collision of a very alarming character happened on Tuesday
afternoon in Sea Reach, just below Gravesend, between the
Prince of Wales, Margate steam-boat, and a collier brig,
Flora. It appears that. the steamer was proceeding down
the river to Margate, with a good freight of passengers at
her usual speed, and in endeavouring to clear the brig, which
was running across, the latter came upon her with most
terrific violence on the after part of her paddle-box, causing
the most extensive mischief. The alarm of the passengers on
board can be more easily imagined than described. They
were, however, speedily removed from her, and taken on
board another vessel and conveyed on to Margate. The
Prince of Wales was then brought up to the East India
Docks to repair her damage. The brig also received very
considerable injury.
IRISH SOCIETY or LONDON.—On Thursday the
twenty-third annual meeting of this Society, which is
founded for promoting religious instruction among the native
Irish, through the medium of their own language, was held
in the Hanover square Rooms; Lord Ashley, M.P., in the
chair. The Lord Archbishop of Cashel, Lord, Bernard, Sir
Digbv Mackworth, Bart., and a large number of the So-
cietyYs lay and clerical supporters, were on the platform.
The Rev. Frederick Ford, A.M., read the report, which
stated that the Society was progressing rapidly and
most successfully. During the year 299 Irish Bibles, 1,354
Testaments, 5,228 portions of the Bible, 173 copies of the
Book of Common Prayer, 65 grammars, and 9,070 primers
were distributed. There were 674 schools, having 14,472-
pupils, of whom 10,342 were adults, 302 were above fifty
years ofage, and 2,598 were females. The receipts amounted
to 4,8624 19s. 9d., and the disbursements, including 3,2001.,
remitted to Ireland, left a balance of 2081. The receipts of
the past exceeded the preceding year by 6001. Upon the
motion of Lord Bernard, seconded by' the Archbishop of
Cashel, the report was adopted ; after which the officers for
the ensuing year were elected, and thanks voted to the
chairman.