The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-15 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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1310.0 tr Optition.

" Who runs may rend."

POILEXGN.
The accounts from Spain are frightful. Butcheries, like
hose committed by Don Carlos and Cabrera, have com-

menced at Murcia and Alicant, and martial law has been
proclaimed in every province. Details respecting these
painful events, as well as the revolt of several regiments in
Portugal are given in another place. -
" Paris and its suburbs," says the Reforme, " are at pre-
sent guarded by the Ist, 11th, 13th, 23rd, 24th, 40th, 47th,
50th, 62nd, 69th, 70th, 71st, and 74th Infantry regiments of
the ine ; 2nd, sth, 10th, 16th, 17th, and 23rd regiments of
Light Infantry ; two battalions of African Chasseurs ; six
companies of Engineers; 9th Cuirassiers, sth Dragoons, 4th
and Bth Lancers, 3rd and 4th Hussars; four companies of
veterans, 4,000 gendarmes and municipal 'guards, presenting
an effective force more considerable than that of Napoleon
when he conquered Italy. But independent of this force,
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there is an arnay of reserve, amounting to 30,000 men, quar-
tered at Fontainebleau, Melun, Meaux, Beauvais, Eureux,
Rainbouillet, Orleans, and Rouen. So that the capital of the
civilized world is garrisoned by a force of 100,000 men."
The Prince de &Anville, says the Toulonnais of the 12th,
will, on his arrival here, embark in the Minerva frigate, and
that she will proceed to Twirls with some other vessels of war,
to offer the Bey of that regency the mediation of France, for
the friendly arrangement of the difference with the Cowin of
Turin.

The Reunion Agricole (Agricultural A.ssociation), of which
not less than eighty deputies are members, has just decided
that there shall be a general meeting of agriculturists in Paris
during the approaching summer, to discuss the means of re-
lieving that body of the burdens of which they complain, and
giving a new impetus to agriculture.
The Bureaux of the Chamber of Deputies have completed

the appointment of the Committee on the Budgets. There
are eighteen members, of whom thirteen belong to the Con-
servative party.
Baron Pasquier, President of the Chamber of Peers, has
been pronounced convalescent.

The five commercial delegates, who form part of the mis-
sion to China, and five missionaries„have left Paris for Brest,
to embark in the Archimede steamer.

The Garonna on the 11th, and its branches had so over
flowed the surrounding country, that all the steamers had
ceased to run, and the diligences on the lower roads arrived
one or two days later than under ordinary circumstances.
Near Toulouse also a great part of the country is under water.
The new line of packets between Marseilles and Egypt is
to commence on the 4th of next month, and one steamer is
to leave each month. The passengers' fares and other charges
are to be the same as those of the LeVant packets.
The Cologne Gazette states that letters have been received
from St. Petersburgh, announcing .a great victory against
the Circassians, but that there is reason to believe from other
accounts that the success of the Russians consisted only in
taking two villages, and that not without sustaining a con-
siderable loss of men.