News in Brief
A men3ting was or. Tuesday held at the Kensington Na- tional School, to consitler of the best means of paying a tribute of respect to the memory of the late vicar, the Rev. Thomas Rennell, who died on the 30th tilt. The assembly was most respectable and numnceous, consisting of niany of the friends and parishioners of the deceased. The result of their deliberations was, that a subscription not to ex.ceed one guinea each person, should be male, and applied to the erection of a saitable monument. But one feeling seemned to peivade the rmeeting and the inhabitants of Kensingtnn on the sub- ject-that of warm regard and admirration for the virtues of their lIte pastor.-Mforingpapcr. The distillation of palatable and fresh water at sea bLas been Zfected by P. Nicole, of Dieppe, by simply causing tihe steamn arising from boming sea-water in a still to pas ttough a stratum of coarsely.powdered charcoa., in its way to the wndenser or worm-tub. The exhibition of the varieties of the strawhexry on Tuesday, at the Rooms of the Horticulttural Society in Re.gelet. stree, exceeded those of any former year. They, however, mn ge- neraQ acked flavour, o6casioned by so mnuch wet weather, and the WEnt of sun. Oii Tuesday afternoon, a very serioas accident happeined to the ladyof Colonel Palmer, of Parkvplace, Regent's.parL The lady was proeceding dowih the upper part of the New-road, in her denuctt, when the borse becoming unmanageable, she was thrown out vwith great violenve. Several persons instantly ran to her assistance, and on raising her from thte ground, it was feared thst she was very seriously inja-ed: -both legs were dreadfully brsaised,. sand it is th9u.ght that the small hones of the-left leg are broken., Pronnpt surgical aid was procured, and she was taen home. Tbed2nnettwas nearly sniashed to atowns YThe rowm ceepcd wi*t oaly fiewbmhes