The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-02 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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FOREIGN.
The Paris Siècle in reference to the visit of Prince Albert
to his native country says :—" It is generally believed that
his Royal Highness will convey to Berlin the apologies of her
Britannic Majesty, who will not be able to return, as she had
promised, the gracious visit paid her by the King of Prussia.
It is an opinion prevailing in certain political drawing-rooms
that Prince Albert will negotiate a meeting in England be-
tween the King of Prussia, the Emperor Nicholas, and the
King of the French. It is even said that the Czar will pass
through France, and even Paris, on his return to his domi-
nions. None of these rumours will, perhaps, prove true, but
we must notice them, because they circulate with a certain
authority "
On Saturday, the King of the French, accompanied by
Colonel de Chabannes and the Marquis de Strada, left the
Tuilleries for Versailles, and on his way remained about an
hour at Saint Cloud: After visiting several of the galleries at
Versailles he returned at seven o'clock. In the evening,
their Majesties received a very large party.
The Siecle states that a bill is shortly to be introduced for
a railway from Paris to Strasburgh, on terms similar to those
proposed for the Bordeaux and the Lyons' lines.
The Journal of the Two Sicilies confirms the statement of
the insurrection at Cosenza, in Calabria, and states that it was
speedily suppressed. The bands of robbers who uttered poli-
tical cries were dispersed by the gendarmes, and several of
them were shot.

The eminent academician, Luigi Canonica, has just died at
Milan, at the age of 77. He was the architect of the Royal
palaces at Milan and Monza, as well as of numerous superb
buildings in the northern Italian cities. Monza is situated
eight miles west of Milan, and is celebrated for its treasures
Of Catholic relics, and was for many centuries the resting-
place of the iron crown of Lombardy. Charlemagne was
crowned there with it in 774; as were the Emperors of Ger-
many in subsequent ages, and Bonaparte followed this ex-
ample in 1805. •
The Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts of St. Luke's, at
Rome, has recently elected the Professor of Architecture at
the Royal Academy (C. R. Cockerell, Esq.) a "Member of
Merit" of their body, in the place of the Cavalier Ferdinando
I3ousignore, chief architect of the King of Sardinia, lately
deceased. The Pontifical Academy associates honorary
members ad libitum, but the " Members of Merit" are limited
to twenty.
The next grand Rhine musical festival is to take place this
'year at Cologne. The rehearsals in the various neighbour-
ing cities have commenced.
LAW :AND POLICE.
At the Liverpool assizes, William Bethell was indicted for
uttering a forged bill of exchange for 1711. 75., with intent to
defraud William Maddock. In another count the intent was
laid to be to defraud Messrs. John and Thomas Johnson. He
was found. guilty, and transported for fifteen years.
At the same assizes, Ann Rothwell was indicted for the
wilful murder of her child Edwin, at. Oldham, on the 29th of
December last, by administering to him a quantity of lauda-
num. She was acquitted.
At the assizes at Norwich, John Knowles, sen., and John
Knowles, jun. were indicted, the latter for feloniously setting
fire to a dwelling-house and some corn-stacks, &c., with in-
tent to.defraud the Noiwich Union Insurance Company, and
the former for procuring .him to commit that felony. They
were both found guilty, and transported for fifteen years.
Mr. William Read, the owner of the brig Colina, and Cap-
tain Simpson, the master of that vessel, were brought up be-
fore the Lord Mayor and Sir John Pirie, Bart., at the Man-
sion-house, for re-examination upon a charge of having con-
spired together to sink the said brig for the purpose of
defrauding the Alliance Marine Insurance Company, with
whom the vessel was insured. They were again remanded
on the application of Mr. Clarkson till Saturday next.
An application was made at the same court, by a Mr.
Wells, for some relaxation in the manner in which Mr. Bar-
nard Gregory is treated in Newgate, where he is confined
under a sentence for libel. The Lord Mayor said the matter
should be inquired into.

COURT—FASHIONABLE.
Her Majesty and the Queen of the Belgians, accompanied
by the Prince of Wales and the Princesses Royal and Alice,
are not expected to leave Buckingham Palace for Windsor
Castle for the recess until to-morrow (Wednesday) after lun-
cheon, in consequence of the arrival of the King of the Bel-
gians, who is expected to land at Woolwich in the course of
the day from Ostend. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, who intends to pass the holidays at Frogmore-lodge,
is now not expected to leave town until after the arrival
bf his Majesty from the Continent. The Court, according to
present arrangements, will remain at the Castle until the re-
assembling of the Houses of Parliament after the holidays,
which is fixed for the 16th instant.
Many of the announced changes, retirements, &c. in the
departments of the three great offices of State, took place on
Saturday. Her Majesty's housekeeper at Buckingham Pa-
lace, Mrs. Wakeley, who has filled that appointment for
some years, and some of the royal pages are among the re-
tirements. In the department of the inspectors of palaces,
Mr. Saunders. At Windsor Castle, on which several thou-
sand pounds have been annually disbursed for wages, great.
reductions are to be forthwith effected.
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and the Countess de Grey
are not expected at their mansion, in St. James's-square, un.
til the close of the month, from Dublin.
The Noble Postmaster-General, the Earl of Lonsdale, is
expected to return to Cafiton-terrace on Thursday, from
Lowther. Castle.

MISCELLANEOUS.
On Friday afternoon a numerous and highly respectable
meeting of inhabitants was held in the Music-hall, Edinburgh
(called by the Magistrates and Town Council), where resolu-
tions ayere passed in condemnation of the recent sentence to
death of a man in the State of South Carolina, for aiding the
escape of a female- slave.
The Great Western steamer, says a Brussels paper, has
been purchased by the Southampton Peninsular and Oriental
Steam-packet Company fot 32,000/.
Yesterday, in consequence of the entire removal of the
houses adjoining the workhbuse of St. Giles's-in-tile-Fields,
in Belton-street, Long-acre, the site for a new church to be
erected there, was being marked out, the tower of which will
be built upon the exact area where stood the public-house
the Guy, Earl of Warwick, Which existed for about two hun-
dred years. The edifice will be called " Christ Church, St.
Giles's-in-the-Fields."