The Sun. — 1836-10-11 (London, England)

CHANCERY."—A mournful instance of the utter ruin which but too snrely emanates from long-contested suits in Chancery, may be obss:rved at No. 41, Queen-square, Bloomsbury. This once handsome mansion is now literally a dangerous ruin. In front there is not a single sound square of glass ; even some portion of the window-frames are mouldering- away; the ironwork of a handsome flight of steps descending into a bread and noble area has been carried away piecemeal, the stonework having been completely torn up in the effort ; the window-shutters all hang transversely by one hinge ; and a long succession of winters has rendered the roof so pervious to the weather that the floors from top to bottom are saturated with rain water, and the splendid ceilings are fast dropping away ; the back part of the premises is in the same deplorable condition. Into whatever hands the property may ultimately fall, it must be pulled down and rebuilt. The father of Rowland Stephenson, the banker, was the last occupant. A series of experiments, we hear, are in progress under the sanction of Government, for giving effect to the principles of ;it. Reid of Edinburgh, in improving the ventilation of the Houses of Parliament, and establishing, for the guidance of the architects of the new buildings, a body of satisfvlory data relative to the transmission of sound. These experiments, which are committed to the personal superintendance of Dr. Reid, are for the present limited to the House off Commons.--Obscener. A few days since a working man, of the communeof Charenten, named Nicolas, was angling on one of the islands at the mouth of the Marne, when, at only a few steps distant, he saw a man throw himself into the water. Instantly he plunged in after him, and, seizing him by his clotless, drew him from the flood. The man, on recovering, loaded his preserver with thanks, and left him. To the surprise of Nicolas, however, he had scarcely proceeded a hundred yards, when be again plunged into the Marne. Our friend Nicolas, thinking the man must be deranged, again jumped into the water, and succeeded in a second time rescuing him from a. watery grave, at the same time holding him in the water, This time the determined suicide's politeness forsook hint,, and he demanded, is.*voice like the roar of a baffled bill), how he dared to interfere between him and his design, Quite astonished at this singular determination, Nicolas 'resolved to give him a surfeit of drowning. He held him dr,,cn, therefore, in the water while he was obliged to swallow a few mouthfuls. This soon had its effect on the advent'arous suicide, who thereupon seized tire arm of his delis-vere': and allowed him to re-conduct hini to the land. NQ cause whatever could be assigned for his 'attempt, save that he had just comefrom a plentfAl breakfast with some companior s, to whom he had declared that he 'would drown liiinseP:. They, however, thought he was in joie, particularly nmition.—French .aelviYi dole nta tvery latfacetious suicide foinntagtiu7osur friends across the water. A man of a faceOtl:OPixauPlusireeydrui.s'arn—apsosition eats a hearty breakfast with jovial companions, and drowns himself by way of cliMax It appears that the expense of lighting Marylebone parish is from 11,0001. to 12,0001. a-year. There aro about 2,700 to 3,000 lamps contracted for, four feet burners, at something like 4/. 4s. each, at unequal distances of from la to' as much as 50, GO, and 70 yards, and the streets to b. ligted cover an extent of near 40 miles. It is now intended to reduce the number of lamps by one-third, and an inspector of lamps is to be appointed, to see that they are properly lighted. This will relieve the parish rate by about 3,000/. a-vear. An experiment is first to be made in Welbeck and Be.'iners-streets, of 5 feet burners, at 70 yards apart.