The Sun.
London, England, 1829-01-16 00:00:00

TO THE RIGHT HUN. 'THE LORD MAYOR.

My Lord,—l have the honour to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of the 6th of December ult.,
and in compliance therewith a collection has been
made at the church and chapels of this town, on be-
half of the Spanish and Italian Refugees. The sums
collected are as specified below, and the balauce of
17/. Bs. 3d. I have transmitted to Messrs. Williams,
Deacon, and Co., bankers, to be paid to your Lord-
ship's order.
1 have the honour to be your Lordship's ohdt. servant,
W. 'COLBORNE, Bailiff of the Borough.
Chippenharn, Wilts, Jan. 12.

Church £ll 10 6
independent Chap& 4 8 7
Baptist Chapel 1 9 7
Methodist Chapel 0 lb 7

Lis 4 8
0 16 0

Paid for printing

£l7 8 3

The annexed communication from a correspondent
gives an interesting account of the means resorted
to for disseminating instruction among the refugees
in a manner that, considering their forlorn and un-
happy condition, could hardly have been hoped to
arise among them :--

" Circumstances hors•; time to time come to our
knowledge which do much honour to the exiles of
the Peninsula. We know of more than one case
where men of rank have learned handicraft trades
here, and have, by the exercise of these, found corn-
petent means of support. But we have heard with
special pleasure of the gratuitous instruction which
has low* been communicated to the youths and the
less informed among the refugees by those of their
body who are competent to the task. A very re-
spectable mathematician, Don Jose Nunez de Are-
nas, bad for a long time been delivering elementary
courses to a considerable number of Spanish young
men, who, without him, would certainly have had
no opportunity of acquiring knowledge. We are
given to understand that he, in connexion with Don
Mariano La Gasca, late professor of botany at
Madrid, and deputy of the Cortes, and Don Pablo
Mendibil, well known as a cultivated and excellent
writer, have made an application to the Refugee
Committee, in order to obtain their co-operation for
giving more extension and efficiency to their patriotic
intentions. The Committee nominated three of its
members,—Mr. J. A. Smith, Mr. Labouchere, and
Mr. Bowring,—to consult with the Committee of
the Mechanics' Institute, in order to obtain the use
of the rooms of that establishment during the hours
in whic:i they are disengaged; and we find the pro-
position was received, and assented to, by Dr. Birk-
beck, and the Mechanics, with the readiest and
kindest good-will. Mr. Wood has kindly offered to
give the value of 25/. in printing, for the use of the
refugees; and we trust a project which does so
much honour to all concerned will be carried into the
fullest effect."

SPORTING INTELLIGENC

TATTERSALL'S.

'lie business transacted to-day was neither very heavy
in amount, nor important in its results, nor was it very
general. A Noble Lord backed the Mouse filly for the
Oaks, and seemed anxious to back Brother to Sontag ; but
the odds falling immediately his Lordship expressed a wish
to take them, nothing was done. The effect, however,
was, that Sontag stands higher than in our last report;
Brother to Lapdog also rose a little. The only offer we
heard on the St. Leger, was 20 to 1 against Sir Hercules
(or the Irish Horse, as he is termed, spite of his English
blood). In order to *law a few trifling changes, we sub•
join the odds on those favourites who were mentioned in
the course of the afternoon:—

13 to 1 agst Mr. Hunter's Canvas colt
14 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Br. to Afoses
15 to 1 agst Mr. Pettit's Posthuma colt
16 to 1 agat His Majesty's Electress colt
16 to 1 agat Lord G. Cavendish's Espagnolle c.
22 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Augusta colt
20 to 1 agat Mr. Batson's Luse filly
25 to 1 agat Lord G. Cavendish's Brother to Sontag
30 to 1 agst Lorl Egreinont's Br. to Lapdog (taken)
40 to 1 agst Loll Tearsbeet (taken)
12 to 1 agat Lord G. Cavendish's Lot (taken)

The rest as before.
The Postkuma colt is named Post Obit.
OAKS.
10 to I agst Mr. Batson's Loss filly
Pi to 1 apt Mr. Ridsdale's Clotilde
16 to I agst Mr. Payne's Quadrille filly
IS to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Vet
SO to 1 agst Mouse (taken)
9 to I agst Vat and Quadrille (taken)
14 to 1 aget Sorcery and Piquet (taken)
The rest as before.

CORONER'S INQUEST.

On Wednesday evening an inquisition was taken
at the Feathers, in Dean-street, Westminster, before
Thomas Higgs, Esq., on the body of a young man,
name unknown, who was found drowned under a
barge at Freman's-wharf, Millbank-street, West-
minster, on Tuesday afternoon, about six o'clock.
The deceased appeared to be about twentv-six
years of age, dressed in a blue livery coat, edged
with red, plush small-clothes, and a pelican on the
buttons. A letter was discovered in the breeches
pocket, written in a female hand, of which the fol-
lowing is a copy. The direction was quite obliterated:
"Do not let this note he seen by any one whatever. I
shall not he out this evening, I am so very ill ; and, if you
call upon me any time to-morrow, I should be so pleased.
Do, love, come to-morrow, at five o'clock, fir I have bad
the doctor, and I am certain I shall not he out for a day
or two. If you come here ask for Mrs. Chandler, and
knock once. Do not imagine, my dear, fur one moment,
that it is my wish to part ; no, my dear William ; no,
never would that be the case unless it is wished for on your
part. Let the sacrifice be what it may, your wish shall be
complied with. I3clic, me, my dear William, that lam
yours, and yours most affectionately.
" No. 4, Chapel-place, Little Coram-street. id F. co

The jury returned a verdict of—'Found drowned."

We have since been informed by the constable
that inquiries had been made, and the deceased
proved to be Mr. Waithman's servant, who had been
missing since Christmas.

EDINBURGH, JAN. 12.—We understand
that exertions are making by some individuals to procure
the chair of " Practical Astronomy" for Dr. Brewster.
The salary is, we believe, about 1001. It was originally
a sinecure erected for the accommodation of the late in-
cumbent, who served in the British Navy during the
American war;
_and if it fall into Dr. Brewster's bands,
we imagine it will be a sinecure still. The Doctor has
written a treatise on Astronomy for the Encyclopedia, as
any man might de who had Delambre's and other French
works before him (the value of which the Doctor knows
well) ; but of " practical astronomy" his friends certainly
cannot pretend that he has any knowledge beyond what is
possessed by every teacher of mathematics in town. If
appointed Professor of Astronomy, he will have to study
the science after he is appointed to teach it; and we need
not state, that any chair disposed of in this way is neither
more nor less than a job. It is besides pretty certain, that
were lectures given, not so many as half a dozen of stu-
dents would be got to attend them, so that even the at-
tempt to teach, were it made, would be nugatory. What
then would be the result were Dr. Brewster appointed ?
Why, be would live at Melrose as he does at present, and
receive 1001. from the country for doing nothing !
Luckily, the affair must come under the cognisance of the
Royal Commission, for Mr. Peel surely will not fill up
the vacancy without consulting them, and we cannot
suffer ourselves to believe for one moment that they will
give their sanction to such a joh. If they do, all their
professed attempts to reform our Universities must be
considered as mete grimace. We could point out various
modes of disposing of the money which would benefit
" practical astronomy," but as we have no doubt these
will suggest' theamelves readily to the Commission, we
shall refrain for the reernt.—Seotsman,