Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-10-10
FOREIGN PARAGRAPHS

LONDON, SEPTEMBER lS.-Conpersious 10
The Roman Catholic Church The Rav
Charles Bridges, late of Orel College. Oxford
has been received into the Roman Catholic
Church Roscombc Pole, Esq, churchwartlen
oil brldgewater, with his lady, three sisters.
and the members of his establishment. has
also seeded from the Established Church and
entered The Roman communion. One of the
ladies Is, we understand, Mrs. Anstice wild
ow OF the late Professor Ansticc. of Kings
College, London. Other accessions from the
establishment are expected to take place i'm a
short time. Mr.. Pole has announced the nc
cession oi himself and family To the Rev. Mr.
Mill, vicar of Bridgewatcr.
BRITISH TRADE WITH CHINA.-Ac-
counts OF the trade of China for the last wear
have been published in the late London paners
when enables us To compare the effect of the
present commercial relations of ENGLAND with
that country with those which have subsisted
heretofore. IL appears that the imports from
urcat Britain into China in the wear amount,
ed IN value to the following sums:
INTO canton Sl5,92O.l32
Changhai 2I3GIiS
Annoy, Ningpo, and Chusun 5,OOO.O0O
Total 20.765.5ll
Imports OF the East India COMPANY. who
then enjoyed the monopoly of the trade in
1881, 1926. 223.
Annual average oiimports into China from
Great Britain, Tor six years preceding the trea
ty OF Pekin, while the trade was open. 81.
205, go. ~'
SINGULAR PHENOMENA During the
last lew weeks various singular appearances
have been at different times visible i'm the
heavens About a fortnight ago, a star be-
lolSlhS 10 That class OF physical phenomena
generally known by the name of falling pla-
l,e's, was seen by many of the inhabitants of
Of helicfs, and after carecring through the
heavens Tor some minutes, il was observed IN
descend rapidly To the earth, bursting into n
! thousand fragments. 1t is curious and inter
esuhg at all times to watch the phenomena of
'he celestial sphere, especially from the cir
cumstance that so far as modern science has
YET determined, they exercise no inconsidcra-
Die elect ON the general operations of the Ter.
rcS'ral world. Within the period of eioht
weeks iiIc sdudHs of our island have had their
scientific casuistry called into the field to in
ouiSe III speculations respecting comets. auro.
Id Dorealis, shooting stars, and various other
appearances oil singular and remarkable ma
,,"e' ana IL we Judge from the immediate past
they VIII require, in order to exercise their
ingenuity, to keep awake during the night for
considerable time further. On Saturday
evening last, or rather early on Sunday morn
ing; another phenomenon made its appearance
III the sky II possible more strange than any
winch have OF late preceded it. A globe of
ilref apparently Of the dimensions of a good
SIZED ballon, was observed to move about from,
position to position, making its appearance
now ~ one place, now in another. IL might
Dc seen at one moment blazing with all The
crimson Iustre OF the sun as il sets in an a,,.
a Wnnl'a' sSy, IN another shining with full,
clear and Furnished light, irradiating fine
whole aerial vault. sometimes stationary il
would all OF sudden change its position. AND
| locate Itself Upon spot at a considerable dis.
| lance. Here again would remain for few
minutes, when, as if tired of the onar,c,s !,
had chosen, migrate without further ccrcmo.
ny to another. Alternately the subject of
these appearances, il remained for nearly Am
bour' when, III second, becoming detached
rom the spot on which it was fixed. il Ocw
VIM tremendous velocity through the skv
and took refuge behind a dark and rourky
cIoud.--Jsrsey Times.