The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-25 00:00:00

Your obedient servant,

Dec. 24.

M. H.

The Athenaeum Club-house will, it is said,
after all, eclipse all its predecessors both in splendour and
convenience.

So warm, and consequently so unseasonable a
Christmas as the present, has not been experienced for
many years. The thermometer out of doors has not been
below 50 for some time.

Davies Gilbert, Esq., the President, presented
the Royal Society, on his late election, with a munificent
donation of 1,000/., the interest of which is to be eppro-
primed to scientific purposes.

AFFAIR OF HONOUR.—A few clays ago a
Mr. S. and Mr. D., Medical Students of St. Barth°lo.
mew's Hospital, met in a field near Highgate, when after
an exchange of shots the seconds interfered, and effected an
amicable arrangement.

The physician attached to the civil and mili-
tary Vospital of Vienne (here) is said to have discovered a
remedy, as sptedy as it is simple, against poisoning from
mushrooms. His plan consists in administering to the
person affected a mixture of olive oil and powdered char-
coal.— Galignani's Messenger..

There are in the Bridewell at ,Winchester up-
waids of CO persons confined for offences against the
Game Laws, besides a number of others committed for
trial at the next Absizes for conflicts with gamekeepers.

Mr. O'Connell, we understand,. adheres firmly
to his resolution of claiming hi, seat in the Mouse of Com-
mons on the first day of the next sessions. lie will join
the members on their way to the bar of .the Lords, and be
present at.the delivery of the speech from the throne.-
-.Dublin Freeman's, Austad.

It is in contemplation to hold an aggregate
meeting in Dublin on the 22d of January, just one-fertaight
before the re-assembling ofParliament.--7Dublin Paper.

It may be mentioned as a further proof of the
advance of liberal principles
,in France, that by a recent
order, or by withdrawing the old prohibition, the circula-
tion is allowed in France of all English newspapers .with-
out exception. This prohibition, which, however, had
become nominal, was of a very sweeping kind, and in-
cluded two or three of the daily as well as several of the
weekly journals.

An estate, situate at Lodeswell, near Kings-
bridge, in this county, ha., within the last few days, by
the death of a person advanced in years, come into the
possession of his brother; the value of the estate is esti-
mated at 5001., and,
.on examining the title deeds of the
property, it appears that the estate in question was pur-
chased about two centuries ago for the enormous sum of
four pounds ten shillings I It was sold by a decree of the
Chancery Court, and bought by the ancestors of the pre-
sent and late proprietor.—Plymouth Herald.
In the Insolvent Debtors' Court, on Wed-
nesday, Henry Gawler was opposed oh behalf of several
creditors. In the year 1820 the insolvent married a Mid
Donolly, whose mother settled 5001. a year on her shortly
after the marriage. The insolvent at that time was much
embarrassed, and he prevailed upon his wife to dispose of
the annuity, and with the sum it produCed he paid his
creditors, and again commenced business. Having again
become embarrassed, he assigned over all his stock in
trade and property for the benefit of his wife and family,
and then went to prison. He was sentenced to six months'
imprisonment.

MILDNESS OF THE SEA soN.—A gentleman
yesterday morning (Wednesday) brought to our office a
bean stalk in full leaf, and bearing blossom ; and informed
us, that lilac trees and other spring shrubs Inv also be
seen in full leaf in a neighbouring garden. The hedge-
rows near the town are spangled with primroses, and in
the garden of a friend a rose tree bearing buds, and a
honeysuckle in full bloom, beer testimony to the genial
warmth of the climate on Christmas Eve.—Cheltenham
Chronicle.

• FORGERY ON 'MESSRS. TILEE9 S
A than named John Bailey was committed by the Mayor
yesterday, charged with uttering a forged 101...n0te on the
bank of Messrs. Tiles, Devises; another man, named
Jones, charged with the same offence, was remanded for a
further examination. It will be rethembered that a parcel
of the notes of Messrs. Tilev's bank Was stolen about three..
years ago, on the road from the engravers, in London,
and to prevent their getting into circulation, Messrs.
Tilee Galled in all their 101. notes, and issued others
printed with reel ink. It seems that the thieves, imagio-
ing the circumstances of the robbery must have ere this
been forgotten by the public, have tilled up these stolen
notes with recent dates and added the signature of the Erm,
to put them in circulation, which they have succeeded in
doing in numerous instances in this city. There are se-
veral other person, not in custody, engeged in passing these
notes, who are supposed to have decamped towards Glou-
cester. The notes have been cut in two and pasted to-
gether, the better to &ape detection._.Butte Chronicle.

PAnis, DEC. 20.—The Count de Mallarme,
who stands charged. with stealing letters from the Post-
office, and a man named Valletort, accued'of an attempt
to commit a rape, were brought from the Prison de la
Force to the Tribunal of Correctional Police on Wednes-
day, as witnesses in the affair of the escape of three out of
five prisoneis,mtc of the carriage employed to convey them
to prison. Tim fugitives were Delphy, Valentin, and
Richer; the former committed- fur forgery, and the: two
latter for robbery. It appeared that the pannels of the
carriage or van were worm-eaten; and the officer in charge
of the prisoners being ignorant of this circumstance, as
tvell as Count de Mallarme being one of the prisoners,
neglected to require the usual escort of a gen-d'arme on
horseback. On their way Valentin said to two of his
fellow-prisoners, " There is no coigne," (the flash term for
gen-d'armv), and immediately the three escaped, by break-
ing through a pannel on the left • sido of the van. .
Janne and Valletort, who were left behind, instantly in-
formed the driver. Although the-utrnost search has been
made, the fugitives have not yet been taken. After hear-
ing the evidence, which went. to the establishing of the
above facts, the Court taking into consideration the bad
state of the van, and the care usually exercised by the offi-
cer in the removal of prisoners, sentenced the officer and
driver to only 24 boors' imprisonment. a