The St. Simonians have - made their appearance in London. On
onday evening, there was a meeting held at the Burton Rooms;
Burton Crescent, at which Al. Fontania, a missionary of the oeder, was present, and delivered a short address in French. Mr. Detrosier read a series of letters addressed to ['mire Enfiuitin, the head of the order at Paris, by the missionaries in different parts of the world; detailing the progress of the worship of the " Mother,"—a term which he explained to mean-
. . .. " that first woman of superior intelligence and culture who should perceive the path which truth and reason point out, and possess sufficient 11104 e01111:1:: to act upon the principles she had discovered."
There was a vast deal of vulg.!: nonsense, mixed up with impiety, in the letters which Mr. Detrosier read. Ile was himself, it is said, a loss whether to laugh or look grave.
Dr. Prati, the advocate of Bironarotti, addressed the meeting in explanation and defence of the system of St. Simon. A collection was made at the doors; and a seeondmeeting will •sosis take place.
The following description is given of M. Fontana's personal ail, pearance. He seems to be a perfect puppy.
44 The Missionary is a young man, apparently about twenty-six years of age, and of an imposing- bearing. lie wears his hair short, sports a formidable pair of mustachios, and has his neck hare ; his dress is it very short military frock- coat, encircled by a large leather belt fastened by a shining buckle; it is opea at the top, and through the opening appears a red double-breasted waistcoat, on which is worked in blaeksletters the word ' Fontana.' His appearance savours rather of the soldier than of the Fiest ; and his romantic air and fanciful costume seemed tel make a powerful and pleasing impression on the gentler portion of liic auditory."
The " gentler portion of his auditory" were, no doubt, very suscep- tible of " pleasing impressions."
The mectiugs at the Fives Court, Windmill Street, now are held twice a week, awl the members are daily inereasing in number ; so much so, that the stoppage of the thoroughfare has become a matter of general complaint, and forms a perfect nuisance to the inhabitants of the neigh- bout:Loud. As the meetings are conducted with the greatest precaution, it would be clinic It to correctly state the nature of the proceedings. 1Ve, however, learn that it is given out as relatiier only to protection of themselves in the rate of ‘v::,,es to carpenters, b6ricklayers, and others employed in the building tra7ie. Seven oadock in the evening is the meeting-hour ; and the doorway presents a similar appearance to that of the one-sbiliing gallery of the lame theatres, as it used to be in more prosperous times. A man with a Sawn sword is stationed at the inner entrance ; and from the strict scrutiny observed arises the slowness of the admission. The meeting on Thursday evening did not break up until past one o'clock yesterday. morning, and not in the most quiet order.—Morning Herald. [hi Dublin, tine man who stood guard at the door of the room where tine mechanics assembled was armed with a drawn sword. Perhaps the writer of the A mob of upwards of a thousand persons assembled in Smithfield on Sunday afternoon, to hear a political address, which was delivered by a man who was stated to be a member of the Political Union. The ad- dress, as may be supposed, referred principally to the Assessed Taxes, and elicited the approbation of the mob. A great number of other persons had congregated round several speakers on religious subjects. The assemblage round the politician at length became so offensive that the Police were requested to interfere; which they did, and directed them to disperse. This, however, they positively refused to do, unless the other groups were broken up also. It was therefore determined, by some of the inhabitants, that they should be suffered to remain ; and expressed their intention of applying to the proper quarter, so that means may be taken to prevent a repetition. The Police remained to prevent disturbance. The Select Vestry of St. Martin's parish held a meeting yesterday, 'for the purpose of laying a new rate : all but Vestrymen were ex- cluded—the reporters among the rest. The parishioners extremely indignant at this proceeding, were gathered in crowds in front of the Church; hut were kept at bay by a strong body of Police. There was some scuffling, and some panes of glass were broken by boys. It is not known what were the proceedings of the Select during their sitting, which lasted about two hL urs. Last night, a public meeting of nearly two thousand persons took place, at the National Exchange, Gray's 11171 Road, to discuss the right of preaching in the open air. Mr. G. Smith, the well-known street preacher, who has been frequently imprisoned for preachina, in the open air, made a long address; and a petition, prayino. his Majesty to extend his protection to open-air preachers, was agreelto. The members of the Westminster Medical Society held a meeting on Saturday last, at the Hunterian Museum, Great Windmill Street, at which resolutions were passed approving of the conduct of the late medical officers of the Aldersgate Street Dispensary in resigning their offices. According to notice issued on Tuesday morning from the General _Post-office, it appears that that department have at last yielded to the representations of the merchants trading to foreign countries, and have granted the long-wished for extension pf time for the reception of let- ters; and in future all despatches for Portugal, Brazil, &c. will be taken in until the office closes for inland letters. The order for establishing a Police-office in Finsbury Square is coun- termanded. On Wednesday last, the Master of the Rolls beard the application of the City against the proposed measure, and granted an injunction. The workmen on the premises were then ordered to dis- continue their labours.
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