The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-27 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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" Who runs may read."

emetsulasi.
On Sunday evening their Majesties the King and
Qessen of the French received the Neapolitan Atubasea-
dor and the Minister of Public Instruction.
The Marquis of Le.nsdowne and family have arrived at
the Hotel Meurice.
General Bustamente, the President of the Mexican re-
public before General Santa Aerie, has arrived in Paris.
The Pt esse gives the following as the official state of
the French navy :—lt consists of 23 ships of the line, 29
frigati., 379-24ths of ships of the line on the stocks, and
r.,'.2411,. of frigates, 43 steam-vessels, representing
a force of 7,340 horse power ; 16 or 17 of these are
ready for sea at the shortest notice ; 18 steam-boats in
course of construction, le trans• Atlantic steam-packets,
24 etsam packets of from 220 to 250 horse power, em-
ployed by the Poet-effice in carrying mails in the Levant,
t 0 Alexandria, Corsica, and England.—(These vessels
Ire not calculated to carry heavy guns.) The class of
leamen for 1844 amounts to 122,025 men, but of this
ttitee'oer only 62,000 may be regarded as able seamen.
The French Government is making great improve-
ments in the post-office. Since the Ist of the present
Month letters of value or importance can be placed under
the more immediate care of the post-office functionaries,
with the privilege of paying the postage before hand or
hot, as may be convenient. The towns on the line of the
lineen and Orleans railway have two, and in some places
three deliv. ries of letters a day. The malle poste goes
from Paris to Geneva in thirty-four hours, and with all
this, by a careful and wise economy, the expenses have
been reduced more than 320,000 f. within the last six
months, without impairing the efficiency of any depart-
ment. Is the interior arrangement of the General
Post-office in Paris some very salutary changes have
also been made to insure regular attendance and
despatch.
The following promotions on the occasion of the
battle of Isly are, says one of the I'aris journals, re-
rertied es certain. General Bedeau is to be made a
Isieutenant-General, and is to succeed 11. R. H. the
butte d'A umale as Commandant of the province of Con-
Mantilla. Colonel Cavaignac, of the 32d, and Colonel
Yttstif, of the Spahis, are to be Major-Generals.
The Sisiss Vorort has just made a communication to
the States ef a note from the French Ambassador, stating
that a great number of Swiss who are utterly without the
Means of subsistence are continually arriving in Algeria.
The French Gavernment again desires to make known
that'it does not assign lands to any persons who have not
the means of cultivating them.
A severe storm of thunder, accompanied with hail, has
visited Marseilles, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Bayonne, and
several other places in the south of France, where it has
done immense damage to the vintage. The vintage this
year is very plentiful, and it is said that the wine pro-
Ibises to be of excellent quality.
The first annual grand prize in architectural design
has seen awarded by the Acadimie des Beaux Arta to
Desbussons, a pupil of M. Leclerc, and the two
Second prizes to M. Ledru, pupil of Messrs. Huyot and
Lebas, and to M. Laisn pupil of Messrs. HUT and
Lenorinand.
Count Cancrin, former Minister of Finance of Russia,
had arrived at Paris, where he is to spend the winter.
Tho French Government is about to erect a statue of
Culbert at Rheims, his native city.
The German papers announce the accession of Bohemia
to the German Customs' Union fur a period limited to
Eve years, and attach great importance to the event, as
completing the Zollverein on the east.
The sixth scientific congress of Italy is now going on
It Milan, and appears to be a very brilliant one. At the
first general meeting of the society at the Palace of
tirera, which has been set aside by the Austrian Go-
vernment for its use, the statue of the celebrated Cava-
lier', the Galileo of Milan, was inaugurated. The Vice-
e°3' of Italy was present, Count Borromeo presided, and
al. Piola pronounced the introductory discourse. The
meeting then divided itself into seven sections, which are
Presided over respectively by the Chevalier Moris, Count
Sainbuy, M. Hasini, Prince Charles Bonaparte, M.
?lobe, M. Taddei, and M. Puccinotti. The celebrated
Professor Orioli, against whom the Pontifical Govern-
ment shut the gates of Padua, has been allowed to attend
the meeting at Milan.
A letter from Jassy, Sept. 4, says:—" Our country
also is about to have its railroads. Prince Stourdza,
',rho has invested capital in almost all the great rail-
roads of Germany, intends getting one constructed
from Zurin, on the frontier of Austrian Gallicia, to Gal-
'at; situated at the conflux of the Pruth and the Danube,
50 as to pass through the whole of Moldavia, and to
form the prolongation of that which the States of Gal-
licia are getting executed from Oewieczyn (where one of
the branches of the northern line of the Emperory Ferdi-
. sand is to end) to the frontier of Moldavia.
The Cologne Gazette states that the grand deputation
appointed by the Senate and burghers of Hamburgh to
decide on the question of the treaties for the navigation
of the Elbe has recommended their ratification.
The Grand Council of the Valais, in its last sitting,
adopted the new constitution by a majority of 53 votes ;
but the first vote is reserved for the declaration of the
primary assemblies, which are convoked for the 20th of
next month.
The celebrated Professor Hugo, of' Gottingen, died
the 16th inst., in the 79th year of his age.
LAW AND Poraces.
A man named Chanceller had his petition dismissed
the Court of Bankruptcy on Wednesday, because he
bad not accounted in his schedule for 12/. which he had
t,l'eccived ust efore filin his etition. It appeared that
had pad his attorney 5/ of the money. An adjourn-
went was asked to enable him to sell his excepted arti-
cles and pay the 121. into Court. The application was
Ircfused by Mr. Commissioner Evans, who observed these
cases are a shameful robbery, sought to be committed
under the new Act, which I believe very few people can
!xactly comprehend, but, such as it is, its operation would
ue atill worse if I granted your application.
Mr. William Thompson, a brush-manufacturer, re-
?iding at Kentish Town, was indicted at the Middlesex
Sessions for a certain nuisance, caused by erecting a
sulphur-house for bleaching bristles and dying wood on
his premises, at Kentish Town, in the parish of St. Pan-
eras; and also for manufacturing varnish, fancy soap,
and other chemical combinations, thereby endangering
the lives of the inhabitants of that part of the neighbour
hood, by inhaling the noxious vapours proceeding from
the said premises. The trial lasted several hours, and
at half-past eleven o'clock the jury returned a verdict of
'lot Guilty.
At Guildhall on Wednesday, a boy, twelve years old
• tutrned James Smith, was brought before Sir Peter
Laurie. charged with stealing a rabbit. Mrs. Berkley,
from whom the rabbit had been stolen, said that the pri-
soner was a poor neglected boy, and that she charged
nine with the offence not to get him punished, but to
save him, because he was a clever, industrious, civil boy,
. knout to be lost because he was neglected. If there was
an asylum to which poor neglected orphan children
could be sent, she was sure no fitter object could be
r°,iind. There being a vacancy in the House of Occupa-
tion near Bedlam, Sir Peter signed an order for his ad-
Mission, and the boy was discharged, and taken to his
future home by his benefactress.
Maria Bayliss was fully committed from Clerkenwell
charged with stealing a silver spoon and a silver fork, the
Proper of Mr. Augustus Ironmonger, a clerk in the house
of Messrs. Rothschild, St. Swithin's-lane.
At Marlborough-street Abraham Myers, of Off-
court, in the Strand, was charged with having deliberately
stabbed with a large butcher's knife Robert Clayard, the
Lroprietor of the White Bear livery-stables, Lisle-street,
eicester-sqbare. The wounded man being unable to
attend to give evidence, the prisoner was remanded
until Saturday. The affray originated in a public-house
luarrel.
Mr. George Beck, a solicitor of Lincoln's Inn-fields,
andwhose private residence is at No. 19, Elm-tree-road,
13t. John's-wood, appeared before Mr. Rawlinson, at
Alarylebone, upon a warrant, which had been placed in
the hands of Whipp, the officer, charging him with
having committed a violent assault upon Mr. Josiah
Clowes, a painter and glazier, residing at No. 28, Tho-
mee-street, Oxford-street. The defendant had, it ap-
-I)eared, broken his umbrella over the complainant's
head, being thereunto provoked by the complainant
"wring kicked hi, little boy. The co nplainant de-
nied the kicking, but admitted that he had pushed the
'4°Y away because he had daubed some paint, at which
the complainant was at work. It also appeared that
Cotriplainant had, while defendant was plying his um-
brella, returned the compliment with his paint brush, and
Painted defendant's whiskers white. As there was much
conflicting testimony the magistrate left the complainant
to go to the session if he thought fit.
James Lewis, a journeyman shoemaker, and Sarah
!layman, alias Lewis, a young woman with whom he
lied cohabited charged with having deserted their male
itlfant, six weeks old, which had since died in the
evorklestise attached to the Stepney union, at Wapping,
'were fully committed for
Several men belonging to the British Legion, late in
the service of the Queen of Spain, applied at Lambeth-
etreet for assistance. They had huge stints due from the
‘l)anisli Geverninent, but ct mid not get their claims liqui-
date,], and were starving. Mr. Henry observed that
I"lnething must be done in the case, and requested Mr.
'inehes to relieve them in his parish, and he would send
an officer with the others to their respective parishes to
(10 something for their future relief.

ilOtroZir
The Duke of Wellington is expected to leave Walmer
C,tstle early in the week after uext t.or Apsley House,
eh route to participate in the approaching splendid fes-
tivities at Windsor Castle, in honour of the visit of his
I\l4.lesty the King of the French. The Marquis and
INI e arehioness of Douro hsv arrived at the Castle from
s tour or six wicks in Germany, and shortly come to
t'lwn to attend the nuptials of her Ladyship's cousin,
,gss Hope V. Lord Loftus, eldest son of the
arquis of Ely, which are fixed to take place the week
after [text.
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and Lady Au-
gusts Sornsrset are ixpceted to return to Arlington-
street from Badminton on Tuesday next, for a day or
j; 0. The alliance between Lady Augusta Somerset and
of lcieumaan is expected to take place in the course
(h the ensuing month.
The vox. ages Countess of Pembroke and the Earl
• .111,11(1 Countess of Clanwilliam, who are making a tour in
many,are not expected to return home until early in
November.
thlshe Countess of Glengall and family are prolonging
'lr sojourn at Brighton. The Noble Earl is in Ireland.
y The Earl and Countess of Eldon, and the youthful
• • r_yles Scott, who are on a visit to the Dowager Lady
:vs eraham, on the West Cliff, at Scarborough, are not
91Pftted to return to Hamilton-place until the end of the

ensuing month, en route to Encombe Hall, Dorset, for the
winter.

The Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury have arrived
on a visit to the Countess of Newburgh, at Slindon House,
Sussex, from the Duke and Duchess of Somerset's villa,
at Wimbledon. _ .

The Earl of Gosford, who has been on a tour of the
German spas, has returned t this country.
The Earl of Clare has returned to Mount Shannon,
from the seaside. _ _ _

Viscount Morpeth has joined the distinguished party
assembled at Inv,rary Castle, on visits to the Duke and
Duchess of Argyll, from Castle Howard, Yorkshire.
Viscount Clifden has left Lady Dover's residence, at
Whitehall, for this Continent. The Noble Viscount
inteAs to remain abroad until next summer.

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Some time since an account appeared of an intention
on the part of the Government to form a police establish-
ment at Hong-Kong, and that a superintendent and
twelve inspectors would be almost immediately sent out.
The salary of the superintendent to be 500/. per annum.
The arrangements aro, it is said, now nearly perfected,
but instead of twelve inspectors, only three will be sem
out at present, and these men have been selected from
the K division. The appointment of superintendent has
been given to Mr. Charles May, the eldest son of the
chief superintendent of the metropolitan police.
We understand that Mr. Peto, who recently purchased
Somerleyton Hall, and the Blundeston property, has
just bought the Norwich and Lowestoft navigation by
private contract ; and it is reported that he intends to
widen the sea-gates at Lowestoft, so as to admit
London steamers ; also to widen the canal to Reedham ;
and then to lay down a rail from Lowestoft on th.
banks of the cut ; if so, he will prove a formidable
opponent to Yarmouth, as vessels and goods coming this
way will avoid Yarmouth dues.
On Monday week Sir Andrew Corbet, Bart., Mr. Ri-
chard Corbet, and his keepers, bugged 351 brace of
partridges, the whole of which were given away to his
friends in Shrewsbury.
We understand that the Duke or Wellington has
intimated to the authorities of Eton College that it is his
Grace's intention to present to that institution a bust of
himself.

GLOUCESTER MUSICAL
FESTIVAL.

TUESDAY' SEPT. 24.—Yesterday was devoted to the
rehearsal of such parts of the sacred music as were
least familiar to the band, especially Mendelssohn's
" Hymn of Praise," and the oratorio of Samson, as
performed for the first time at the last Norwich festi•
val. The orchestra is erected in the nave, and not,
as formerly, in the choir of the Cathedral—an ar-
rangement which facilitates the construction of one
which is capable of holding 300 performers. Its chief
defects are, that it springs from too great an eleva-
tion, and rises at too obtuse an angle. The principal
singers are too much elevated, and the chorus is onl,
partially visible or audible. These defects admit se
easy remedy on a future occasion. The band and
chorus are strong, and also select. We observe the
principal stringed and wind instruments of the Opera
band, and the chorus is well balanced and effective.
This morning the festival commenced, and about
half-past ten the streets began to be thronged with
well-dressed groups, bending their way to the Cathe-
dral. The usual morning service is performed, com-
mencing always with the overture to Esther. The
same Te Deurn is uniformly sung, and the pieces in-
troduced into the service never vary. Dr. Boyce':
anthem, " Blessed is he," and one (and always th(
same) of Handel's Coronation anthems. We ven-
ture to think that it would be advisable to vary this
arrangement, if not altogether to change the charac-
ter of the performance, for such it almost is. The
cathedral service of the Church of England is so per-
fect in all its parts, so incapable of addition or sub-
traction without injury, and contains such a store
of music, unrivalled when regarded with reference to
its design, that it needs no orchestral aid. The re-
sponses, this morning given by 150 voices, and tht
chant, were the most impressive part of the entire
service. In Catholic countries the assistance of at:
orchestra is needed for the performance of most mo-
dern masses; but into the cathedral service of Pro-
testant England it is an unwelcome intrusion. This
morning the antiphonal character of the chant (its
essence and prime attribtee) was not retained. This
is a needless sacrifice of propriety. We covet tht
cathedral service in all its purity and all its grandeur;
once in the year we would make a welcome pil-
grimage to Gloucester, Worcester, or Hereford, t(
hear it so performed, and we believe that a crowd of
pilgrims would congregate for a like purpose. Let
the responses be those of Tallis, unequalled as the)
are for sublimity ; let Clarke, or Blow, or Boyce con-
tribute the service ; and Purcell and Croft each his
anthem. What higher musical treat can be offered
to any audience than the anthems—" Who bath be-
lieved our report," " My heart is inditing," " 0 give
thanks," or " 0 God, thou has cast us out," of Pur-
cell, or Croft's " Sing unto God," " Praise the Lord,
omy soul," or " God is gone up." The public at-
tention is increasingly drawn to the cathedral ser-
vice; and we believe that such an opportunity as the
present one, in which all its glorious musical attri-
butes would be fully revealed, multitudes would
eagerly ssek. What sort of idea, for example, have
the inhabitants of this place of these? The dailN
service of its cathedral is performed by three malt
voices only, in addition to the boys. Its essential fea-
ture is therefore lost; and for the choral grandeur of
Gibbons, Farrant, and Aldrich, we have only a miser-
able burlesque. Such a performance of the morning
service as we have suggested would display all its
beauty and majesty, while it would preserve intact
and inviolate its sacred character, which is now some-
thing between a performance and an act of devotion.
It would be in strict keeping with the character of
the building, and in due accordance with the feeling-
of the audience—it would be simply a yearly recto
ration of the cathedral service—the substance instead
of the shadow. On the ground of policy we suggest
this alteration. A repetition of the same pieces, year
by year, will hardly avail to draw a yearly crowd. In
point of fact they tail to do so. But such a perform-
ance of the morning service as we hare suggested
would be indeed a novelty, and how far a probabls
attractive one, let the crowds who yearly watch
for the return of the Purcell commemoration, and
throng the walls of Westminster Abbey, testify.
We have assigned the reason why our cathedral
music cannot be heard. It was written fur " a full
voiced choir," and not for a choir of one voice to a
part. The knowledge of the greater and sublimer
portion of it, as a necessary consequence, is fading out
of sight. The true style of its performance will be
lost also. A yearly opportunity is offered in these
cathedrals at least of preserving and perpetuating
this. The lay clerks and minor canons of the three
choirs are all present at these meetings, and is there
one of them who would not benefit by hearing Hobbs's
admirable reading of Purcell, derived by him, doubt-
less, from early association with Bartleman ? The
dignataries of cathedrals would also learn a salutary
lesson. They would learn the musical value of the
libraries of their respective churches, they would wit-
ness the power of their contents in exciting the devo-
tional feelings, and they would, it is to be hoped, aim
at the constant improvement of their choirs, in order
to restore to the cathedral service its matchless grans
deur and unspeakable value.
To return from this vision of the future to the
reality of the past. The Cathedral was respectably
attended, but the gallery only was filled. The nave
was half empty. Any criticism on a work so well
known and so often performed as the "Te Deum for
the victory at Dettingen" would be altogether super-
fluous. The performers evinced their familiarity with
their work by the correct manner in which they
went through it.
TUESDAY EVENING.--It is not the custom here to
throng to the first night's concert, and accordingly
the room was not more than half filled. The selec-
tions at these concerts, it must be confessed, usually
exhibit little musical attraction ; that of to-night
ought to have had more than the rest, for the first act
consisted of the best pieces from Acis and Galatea
very well performed. Danvers was the best Acis we
have heard for many years.
The second act was almost a succession of what we
suppose are termed popular ballads, interspersed with
a song of Rossini and another of Donizetti. The fa-
vourites with the audience were a Gipsy duet by the
Misses 'Williams, and " Where the bee sucks," by
Miss Barrett, both of which were encored.

Lindley played one or his concertos in his usual
style, and with his accustomed success.

VISIT OF TIIE ROYAL FAMILY TO THE ISLE or
NIGHT.—CowEs, SEPT. 25.—Lord Lincoln, Chief Com-
miss►oner of the Woods and Forests, arrived at Osborne
House yeterday, and this day workmen are busily em-
ployed in preparing the house for the Royal visitors.
DAtfmA SHOW.—Wednesday one of the best dahlia
shows of the season took place at the Bazaar, Baker-
street, Portman-square. The exhibitors comprised the
chief growers in the country, and the flowers were ar-
ranged in five classes, there being prizes in all. The first
prize of 5/. in the first, or nurserymen's class, of 24
bloomm for subscribers of five guineas, was awarded to
Mr. Brown, of Slough ; the second to Mr. Keynes, of
Salisbury ; the third to Mr. Girling, of Stow-market ;
and the fourth to Mr. Bragg, of Slough.
BASTARDY ARREARS.--We have already observed
that a woman cannot recover more than thirteen weeks'
arrears for her bastardy child, if she neglects to make
application to a justice beyound that period. When one
month is due she can proceed against the father, and it
will be advisable not to delay, after a month, making
the necessary application. This new law abounds with
blu,:ders.

DHATII OF LADY ELLEN FAN.—The families of
the Earl and Countess of Macclesfield. the _Ear', and
Countess of Antrim, and the Earl and Countes,i of Had_
dington Lord and Lady Parker, the Hon. John ThotrAs
and Lady Lavinia Dutton, &c., have been placed in
mourning by the death of the above lady,. wh•.., ex-
pired on Monday last. The deceased lady wr .6 third
daughter of the Earl of Macclesfield, by his f rst mar-
riage with Miss Edwards, eldest daughter of 'I Ar. Lewis
Edwards. Her Ladyship was married Bth N.
~v 18°9, to
Mr. John William Fane, eldest son of Y , i,
ohn Fane,
of Wormsley, Oxon, and nephew of the
4 ,Itlith Earl of
Westmorland. g

HER MAJESTY AT BLAIR ATHOL.

BLAIR ATHOL, TUESDAY.

The life of secluded retirement which her Majesty
has led since her arrival at Blair Athol has not been
disturbed by any incident worthy of recording. The
morning walk or ride in the grounds of the castle with
Prince Albert and the Princess Royal, the afternoon
drive or scramble up the hill-side on ponies, the dinner
party, the being roused by the shrill pibroch on the
following morning, and so on from day to day, tou-
pmra perdrix—to-day the same as yesterday and yes •
terday the same as the day before. Were it not for
the anxiety which naturally pervades all classes of her
Majesty's subjects to hear of the welfare of their Sove-
reign, and the interest excited by her Majesty's present
mode of life, there is so little variety in this tranquil
routine, that the daily movements of the Royal party
aro scarcely of sufficient importance to be chronicled.
The present propitious weather enables her Ma-
jesty and the Prince to pass a great part of the
day in the open air, sub Jove not frigido assuredly,
for the heat of the sun is intense, and were it
not for the mellow autumnal tint on the rich
foliage round the castle, it might be supposed
that spring was going to return once more before the
coming winter. Yesterday the Prince went out
grouse shooting on the moors in front of the Castle,
and her Majesty having expressed a desire to witness
the sport, the pony was ordered, and her Majesty set
forth to ascend the neighbouring hill, which com-
mands an extensive view of the moors. Her Majesty
was accompanied by Lord Glenlyon, who walked by
the side of the pony, and the Billy, Sandy Mtwara,
who has had the honour of leading her Majesty's pony
during her rambles.
The Prince shot six brace of grouse, which were
immediately forwarded to the castle. His Royal
Highness had intended t;) go deer-stalking yesterday
in Glen Tilt, but as the wind was unfavourable the
projected excursion was deemed impracticable. Lady
Glenlyon and Lady Canning drove out in the after-
noon to visit Mr. Butler, of Fascala.
Military law is adhered to most rigidly by her
Majesty's guard of Athol Highlanders. Lord Glen-
lyon's brother, the Hon. Captain Murray, of the
Scots Fusilier Guards, who has lately arrived here,
was refused admittance by the guard, because he was
not furnished with the necessary countersign, although
he offered to write an order for his own admission.
We need scarcely mention that the Hon. Gentleman
has since succeeded in gaining access to his noble
brother's domain ; but whilst the circumstance has
occasioned some amusement, it has also evinced the
strictness with which these fine fellows perform their
duty.—Pest.