The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-12 00:00:00

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SUPPL •T itt i I'', ,
LOA, DuN DIRECTORY.

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This addition to that useful publication contains a
complete Peerage and Parliamentary Directory, v. i
the town residences of Members during the present
session. As a proof of the late date to which the rc.
turns are made up, we may state that it contain, the
two vacancies in the Commons, caused 13) the rusigruf-
tiun of Mr. Wallace and the de4th of the Ears of
Romney, and also the death of Lord Egretnont;
with copious information respecting money orders,
corrected to the day of pubiication. It will be found
a necessary complement to the " Post-office Direc-
tory." Mr. Kelly has bestowed great pains in making
it as complete and the information as late as possible,
and publishes at the pi ice of one shilling.

HER MAJESTT.S RIVER YACHT FAIRY: —This fine
little vessel went do, u the river on a fifth experimental trip,
at the early hour of six o'clock A.M. on Saturday, under the
charge of Commander Smith, with a crew of the black Eagle,
and the Marines of the William and Mary yacht. Mr. Lloyd,
chief engineer at Woolwich Dockyard, and Mr. Penn, who
constructed the engines of the vessel, proceeded in her at the
same time, to ascertain the speed and working of the engines.
On this occasion the speed was found to exceed any of the
former trials, being 13,308 nautical miles, of nearly one-fourth
of a knot more than she had previkaisly attained. The vessel
proceeded to sea, and is reported to have stood remarkably
stiff in the water, when oft' Whitstable, although there wasa
strong sea running, and the wind blowing a breeze. The trial
gave great sati,tSetion, and atTurded good earliest of the Ca'
pabilities of this harld.ome vessel for the use of her Majesty,
reflecting great credit on all engaged in her construction.
The Fairy has been taken into the East India Dock at Black•
wall, to be fitted for her Majesty's use, and will be ready 01
a few weeks.

DEATH OF PHILLIP JOHN MILES, EsQ. The
death of Mr. Miles has left a void in Bristol which will not
be easily filled up. At the head of one of the largest mer-
cantile establishments of the kingdom, Mr. Miles afforded
one of those honouraNe examples which distinguish the
" merchant princes " of Britain. Of active and intelligent
business habits, the accumulation of vast wealth narrowed
not his mind. He was a liberal patron of the fine arts, ee
the high rank which the collection at Leigh Court hold
among private galleries bears witness. His manners AO
deportment were plain and unassuming ; free alike froze
e
affectation and coarseness, they bore the English stamp et
honest and hearty sincerity. His disposition corresponded
with his appearance. He gave away much in charity, but
he gave it without the least ostentation. In all the
lations of private life the character of the deceased was tyl"
impeachable. As a public man, Mr. Miles did not exact°+
nor, apparently, did he wish to possess much influence. le
politics he was au unvarying Tory, and the Minister of the
period, when men and measures went together, might Id'
ways reckon up, n his vote.—Bristcl Gazette.
MUSICAL GOSSIP It Wollid appear that the PlT-
sent is the most prolific musical season known in Pane
"Among the moat ins resting concerts given this.:Yel,;
figures," says a private letter, "that' of Madame Katinka of
Dietz, lately appointed pianiste to her Majesty the Queen of
Bavaria, and uho proposes visiting London in the course Of
this month."

IMPROVEMENTS AT THE GENERAL POST-OFFICE."'
Preparations have commenced at the General Post-office
for the further enlargement of the principal building in oti
Martin's-le-Grand, for the purpose of affording additions;
facilities both in the newspaper and inland offices. Thep ar);
wall, at present separating the one office from the other,
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to be removed, and arches, thrown between pillars to •u's
raised for the purpose, are to be constructed, in order to
free access from one office to the other, and to facilitate t't
general business of the department. The prinCipal obje!,
of this projecud change is to create morn room both for tP
morning sorting, the despatch of the day mails, and the Pr.s
partition of the newspapers in the evening for the praincid,
mails. In order to effect this it has been decided by the :4
thorities that the roof of the northern wing shall. be. ra
and another room built over both offices. The newePsP,,
bags will be filled in the upper room, and baskets raised, be
hoists similar in construction to those in the ship letter Oil
for raising and lowering the bags belonging to that deper4
ment. Preparations are also being made for the erection "
a new money order office in Aldersgate street, nearly oPrni
site the Castle and Falcon Inn; after which the whole b",
the rooms now in use for that branch of the service will
ct
appropriated to the increased business of the Loudon dis"'
office.

S.
WASHINGTON CITY, UNITED STATES, Bus— if
1845.—We are authorised to announce that Robert l' and
Levering, the "American Antiquarian," will visit Lug the
shortly in the United States steam frigate Princeton, for
purpose of completing a work be is writing, called"fired
quarian Analogies," exhibiting the similarities disecorid,
between American antiquities and those of the Old
principally Great Britain, establishing at the same tune
unity of the human race."
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PUGILISTIC MATCH FOR THE CHAMPIONS",,, .141/
ENGLAND AND 4001.—The long-talked of match be,*"!'elal
Ben Count (the champion) and a pugilist to be predue ori
Johnny Broome, has at length been decided upon ; apg'h
large assemblage of the milling fancy met at Tom SP'''. brai
Holborn, for the purpose of making the- match. Caut'''tbst
the champion's belt presented to him on the condition ho,
it should be transferred to the man that heat him ; bi:bhe•
however, maintained himself for some time in his Pset
house in St. Martin's- lane, in respectability and qu'Lsod
from the ring, and. from his giant strength and weigh
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well-known merit, he has been permitted to retain the be,
of championship till the present time. His weigh! ;)„, n•tween seventeen and eighteen stone, but which will bays
duced by active training. 501. has been deposited, 50 boys
stakes are to be augmented to 4001., and the winner toit
the belt. The fight is to come off in September nest, eachti
is pretty well understood that the celebrated Bendigo iStv
Caunt's opponent.
The Rcv. Thomas Scales and Mr. J. Wales S'n.ibtiliaf
of Leeds, waited upon Sir Robert Peel, at his residenco:to
morning, to present a memorial from Protestant DisiePtrity
and Methodist ministers in Leeds, and the deacons sad
tees of their respective chapels, praying the Minister to to
further time to the country to express its opinions rasPac
the Maynooth grant. • the
The Liberal• have been successful in care ins
election of guardians of the poorin theparish of Chnstcho.
Surrey
The Dircct:)rs of the Chichester Railway P"nt tbs
opening to Worthing from Shoreham in the autumn 'iota,'
pre-ent year. The works are proceeding most satiatac
—Brighton Gazette
Ten
Szr Stni,h, Bart., of Eard:ston, nell-0001
bury. and the Rev. Edward Higgins, of Bosbury „atr
near Ledbury, have qualified as magistrates fur the ee"
Worcester.!f
Stan
DRURY-LANE THEATRE.— The intention sta-4
Majesty to honour this national establishment with a 044
command had no sooner been signified than the ht4'
was thronged u ith applications fur seats more numeroa.
on any former ocea,lons.
liBl/10, the eele!Tart,cl basso, arrived 00
Th
day afternoon, by the Victoria, from Antwerp. , edictl'EsTimoNl kV. or RESPECT —A richly-chasot' if, IC,'
vase ann start"' has been presented to the venerable . t
Bonney, B Arndeacon of Bedford, on his prolootv"
the Archdeaconry tf Lincoln.
TROTTING RACEOF TWO MILES. On Thurads.' 001
o .k.
Mate.i between Watts' cob and Merry-grey horse, bee,
under saddle two miles, was decided near Thornter'"), afe
Streatham. The stakes were 100/. a side, and the cci'ogs:',l
the favourite in betting. The preliminaries being tale k
the race commenced, the cob taking the lead, which clads
for a half a mile, when the mare came up and they ea"ntiee,r,
the first together, occupying a mm. 16 sec. They, carolli
at a rattling pace and were neck and neck till withl 10,,b„
hundred yard% of the goal, when the cob was pressed tbrry
rider and duly answered, and went in the winner U..,
yards. The two miles were trotted over in 6 min. 58' of
de
EXPERIMENTS IN THE MARsHES.—On Thtir'
afternoon, at two o'clock, Colonel Chalmer, Assistalta
tor-General of Artillery, Captain Palliser, of the leel
partment, and Brigade-Major Sandham, Royal gae;itit,t,
were present iu the Marshes to wit mess experiments.oo°,a
thirteen-inch mortar, fired at an elevation of f0rtY.01,74
green, at 1,100 yards range, on a platform subtatiorPoo
Lieut.-Colonel Alderson, Royal Engineers. Twesad tit
rounds were fired, and the practice was very good, , • Olio
platform stood the recoil remarkably vvel!neji r
showing a depression of about half au
isl; 0,1110
the centre, and gradually receding to tu-of
shies. The gallant officers, at the conclusion 5
firing, proceeded to witness experiments with a fetaio
vented by Captain Addison, for inakiag shot red. 'tj
more limited time titan by any other plan yet trnt o;et
furnace resembles a barrack-room stove, and when %as 01
for heating shot for service at fortifications, would 9 4 f
the purpose of heating a large establishment. It 'l3 ill€bip
5 inches long by 3 feet 2 inches broad, and 3 feet de
high, supported on wheels for the convenience of altar
t $
anti capable of heating at one time thirty-six 101
four-pounders, or thirty thirty-two pounders'ke sid
tire was lighted a quarter of an hour before t"„ ato
was put in, and in three-quarters of an }tour
they were red hot. When the stove is once in full orer4
A s'
succession of shot may be made red hot in about a 1t r
of an hour, and by regulating the draught they can
in that state for a length of time.
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GIG ACClDENT.—Thursday afternoon, b.f jo Or!
two and three o'clock, a serious accident occurreuthe
King's-road, Chelsea, to William Page, a groom in ta.,71
vice of --Harrison, Esq., a gentleman resit:ingoiroa
neighbourhood. Page had only a few minutes prey' d ts;tEla
r down his master, and was directed by him to ale
Stables and put up, as he should want him no mold Pp;
following morning; he was accordingly doing so, las aos
along at a quiet pace, when the horse suddenly he 10, i 0
manageable. Finding himself unable to check the aaupa
career, he jumped out of the vehicle (a phaetno?;rooly,
doing so received severe injuries in the spine and, or
_er,
leg. He was immediately carried into the hau'iva7ol
Nisbett, a surgeon, who set his leg, and afforded every
sary assistance. He was eventually carried hoi-
thotigh out of danger, suffering acute pain.
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SUNDAY-TEA DING —Thursday a large ortristoe
the churchwardens and officers of the metropolitantoins
took place at Herbert's Hotel, Bridge-street, Was
orooo
The subject of Sunday trading having been verYtootri,„
considered, a deputation, by appointment, waitedoi'tja
J. Graham, headed by Lord Kenyon, and Mr. IlaWiltipiCir
also a number of parochial authorities, who t2tl)' rior
desire of various trades, with whom the wish for has,do
pression originated, and the great evil to whieh_,l.yetitsrpf
tended. The deputation was most courteously re': lei,
after a very lengthened interview,, the matter"
further set ioua consideration: Gri"

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ELY AND BRANDON RAILROAD.—Mes4S', in ..Ivl
and Peto, the contractors, are making rapid progress 00
undertaking here, and will, no doubt, complete here 0,0
the time appointed. One of their engines arrive' r des
Saturdiy, drawn by eleven fine horses, and the toile ye
by six horses, which wi,l soon be brought
will now have to con% ey the miverials a greater
wilorPl),
The dossing of the turnpike-road front Ely to great`
$
will be complete in. a few days, when their work'ij, 011/
nierely to remove the earth across the fens,
few rears since, were three-parts of the year under
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Cambridge Advertiser.
At the close of the first evening's error°
p the (
Antigone, in Dublin, a loud cry arose throughout tho °6l,
into action:loot;
after the principal performers had appeared 4t ij
boards, for the author. So unanimous was the cad to
phocles, that the manager had at last to appear, 0"0400
plain to the impatient crowd that the worthy S°Ph
died some two thousand years ago. et., ,
Colonel Sir William Robert Clayton, 133r°,.;,
arrived at 79, Gloucester-place, koi'ttnan-6clati—