The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-24 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

AND
titibltt Optnton•

" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.
On Wednesday morning their Royal Highnesses bleslll,dl4
Adelaide and the Duke de Montpensier left Fontaineattep,
the Chateau de Randan. At four o'clock, the King, colceet
by the Marquis de Chabannes, General d'Astorg.he Sidrot
Dumas, the Prefect of the Seine-et-Marne, and joet
Prefect of Fontainebleau, reviewed in the principal _is thl
the Palace several detachments of the National Ge;locali the
71st of the line, and the 9th hussars. At five °'
was a grand dinner at the Palace, to which the civl jot.
litary'authorities of the town and department were the
and seven their Majesties left for Neuilly, where
rived during the night.
_A so bie
M. Geoffrey Saint Hilaire, whose reputation sto7.oflet
in the scientific world, has just expired at the age
a long illness.
rfal,
The Constitutionnel says :
that th, e 4
" A letter from Bona, of the 4th, announces
sians have attacked the French camp, at a league
from La Calle, and killed four men, and wounded vq"
lent, of the African Chasseurs." 1001'
Accounts have been received from Algiers to the old
co
told it would appear that General Lamoriciere e.
that hostilities with Morocco were not yet at an end bet'
The Constitutionel announces that the Pantheon witylPotrer
stored to Catholic worship on the occasion of the e
sary of the revolution of 1830 ; that a solemn sel-'—„nosoi
celebrated in it on the 29th of July next, for the,.:7,;
the souls of the combatants who fell in the Three ve•liorsil
that the edifice will be afterwards open for religious
on Sundays.
reselltei
The Orleans and Bourdeaux Railroad Bill wasirtoSare;
on Friday in the Chamber of Peers. The Minister 0., ol
in presenting it, declared that the amendment intinlobet
M. de Preignes, forbidding the members of eithertorl,.:
to take part in any Bill as contractors and adralw— of t$
was quite unnecessary, and contrary to the wish—
Governnient. tell'
According to the report of M. Daguenet on the 13;0
tive to foreign refugees, there were, in France, on turd,
January, 1844, 4,800 receiving succour from the Gov :,„;.010
and 9,464 who required no assistance, in all 14,265650
consisting mostly of Spaniards, Poles, Italians, and fed
The supplies demanded for that purpose atnotulided
2,150,000 f., or 300,000 f. less than last year. The " ,
have cost France upwards of 40,000,000 f since 18-31',100
According to official returns the population. f
amounted in 1837 to 4,315,469 souls ; in 1840 to 4?),e gat
and in 1843 to 4,440,327, of whom 69,476 belong to,tddeoli
A letter from Rome states that the Tiber had '"tits
risen on the 4th inst., six metres seventy centinle,.„ol'
consequence of heavy rains which fell on the previ,;(o
Three men employed in collecting timber brought "
the current were 'drowned at Ostia. e the IllOsir
A late trial at Bologna exhibited an example o•
ner of treating certain culprits in some parts of Ital4,o'
is not generally known. In the Roman States, it is. of,
torn to assign their own residence as prison to thievr,"bes,/
bonds, and rogue, who have not been senteneed tut sill
condemnations. They are not permitted to goi°uif tbe,ci
sunset, and, when the police agents go their round-' set.
find that one is absent, he is condemned by the In oat'
breaking his ban, to the galleys, or to solitary condo„ oat
prison. This system is found to be cheaper than an.T., Or;
The fire at Cluses (Savoy), on the 13th inst., 7eitir
more extensive than at first stated. It burnt down.l, to
town, with the exception of six .houses and the chu; rise
The memoirs left by M. Jacques Laffitte have glee vita.
ell
a judicial application, which must end in a formal sil,e
Prince de la Moskowa demanded that these mesa 1s
be delivered up to him, but as Madame Laffitte an" a
cutors refused to comply with his requisition, t.hite
appealed to the Civil Tribunal. M. Debelleynie, ldispamtli
dent, decided that as the right of possession Was ,e 0
the memoirs should be put under seal, and thus '
the question is settled.
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The Duchess of Kent is expected to arrive "'
from Germany in the course of this week. e;
The Duke and Duchess of Cleveland received lepe,
guished party at dinner on Friday last, at their re-70e:10.
St. James's- square. The Duchess had a party afteglati ,A,
The Earl and Countess of Jersey entertained the 1,0;„
ness of Douro, Viscount and Viscountess CanoiltiA,`"
Brooke, Lord Gifford, Lord Charles Wellesley', 1119.„r
Hill, Sir Horace Seymour and Lady Clinton, Mr. ""„
Elizabeth Drummond and Miss Drummond, Der;tdia_koll
Pierrepont and Miss Pierrepont, and a select pattPThe
on Friday last, at their house in Berkeley-square. boliOr
of Wellington was prevented from joining the party
tendance in the House of Lords. Psrtilt/
Sir Edward and Lady Kerrison 'had a dinner t.
Saturday, at their residence in Great Stanhope-streisad ref
company included the Duke and Duchess of ClevopeOti
Lady Augusta Poulett, the Marquis and Martuatesilly
Blandford, Lady Louisa Churchill, the Earl and Clio- A
Malmesbury, the Marquis of Salisbury, M. St. A efts
Earl of Ilchester, and Lady Caroline StranrtYss'o clv
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and Viscountess Holmesdale, Lord Seaham, Lord d
Lord Curzon, Mr. W. Peel, Mr. Tomline, Lord 04
Mahon.

The Archbishop of York gave his annual on'
on Thursday last, to the episcopal bench, at hisellibisbogo
Grosvenor-square. There were present the zkr
Canterbury, Archbishop of Armagh ; the Bishops ° GlowSo
Durham, Norwich, Worcester, Rochester, Lichfield, ,dery
ter, Exeter, and Bangor ; Archdeacon Hale, Ar'
Wilberforce, Mr. G. Vernon, Mr. Glenny, &c. at
Mrs. Lawrence had a dejiuner od,Saturday last, olp
Park, when a large party assembled. Among t
were the Turkish Ambassador, Earl of Aberdeen, bf
Marchioness of Abercorn, Sir Robert and Lady r
Rolle, Lord and Lady Worsley, Countess of Jersey ;ve
rn Cleentina Villiers, Lord Forester, Marchioness 01
derry and Ladies Vane, Viscount and Viscountess
Lord and Lady Carrington, Count Rosen &c. ;., s olfej,
The members of the Roxburghe club'gave their 8'
sary banquet on Saturday evening at the Clareadopopij
when there were present the Earl of Powis, Earl 11,°, IPj;
Stepuen tine, Ilan., M.P., Mr. Botfield, F,4
Clive, M.P., Dr. Bliss, the Earl of Cawdor, Mr. r'„
roe,
Baron Parke, &c. The Duke of Sutherland was
members who were prevented by other engager°
dining with the club.
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On Saturday a very fully attended meeting of. ,
lebone Vestry took place at the Court-house, for the if 4,
of considering the steps necessary to be taken for asitidO.,
of resisting the attempt of the Government and the tg-A
sex Magistrates, to pull down the county prism!9;;ool,l
erect them with cells for solitary confinement of: Pti;o.
upon the same principle as those constructed at,e
Model Prison, Pentonville ; Mr. J. Gomm, occupied T:re
and several noblemen and county magistrates, who corld,
bers of the vestry, were present. Resolutions In,a acicte
with the object of the meeting were unaninaottsqbe toep
and as there were delegates now sitting from all the ato
politan parishes on the amended Poor-law Bill, t_idopr
was referred to them, with a request that they ivy"' •
the attempt in every shape.
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The composer of the Bohemian Girl (Balfe)l9,otre,t°o
the composition of a new opera for Drury-lane
brought out shortly after the re-opening of the lio of
middle of September. e 0/60
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On Saturday the catalozue of the first „ssrs
the late Duke of Sussex's library was issued by oi-bv bis
ire
and Sons, of Pall-mall, the auctioneers appointed iroDtSjog
Royal Highness's executors to sell his valuable arldonsisio,
collection of books. The catalogue is of vast size' 551 `los
ofs, •of 259 pages, octavo, and giving a description 011
all on theological subjects. This portion of tile The Or el
twenty-four days, commencing on Monday nott',ortst,s°
being devoted to the sale of the extensive as.n'-d fopf
Bibles, in different languages, in octavo, quarto, the col*
The Hon. Henry Cole has been returned tor.o
borough of Enniskillen, in the room of the Hon. '6••"—
deceased.

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TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION BET-Ar,--5 ors- Dr
SOR CASTLE, BUCKINGHAM PALACE, &c.---" 24 of o,,,Lif 116
will be made, in anticipation of the accoueltemea'do" r tiny
loved Sovereign, which will take place at Will.soe (1410
for intelligence to be conveyed to London, by rev,'" its;:isr
galvanic telegraph on the line of the Great'WestelO
iDfOd
between Slough and Paddington, which will enlh-slrePnCej
tion to be expressed and telegraphed from the rOY resicl*-tbe
at Windsor to Buckingham Palace, and the tow° ter, pid
of the Ministers and the public offices at Westmlusois r°,
,s
short space of less than twenty-five minutes dishe'lle
mode of communication will be thus easily aocoluorort
horse and groom, kept constantly in readinesst
..tjat 'Di
moment's notice, will reach the telegraph °o f Stele' station, within 11 minutes from the thro be too,
from Windsor Castle ; and thence information 11,soiaged
graphed to Paddington in a few seconds. From Prcicoocr
grooms, with horses kept constantly saddled, pill
to m'spil
with written slips of the telegraphic announcere.„isters ADA
ingham Palace and the residences of the
the lulpsddifisbe
other official personages. The distance from tp coulP'Ai°
terminus to Buckingham Palace will thus be actsien. of
in twelve or thirteen minutes. In the event efa d Tonioie
communication being opened between the RTiltihe
Windsor Castle (which is clearly perceptible ",;,,a0 No;
telegraph-office) and the Slough station, the horsetioa,
minutes) occupied by a messenger proceediniVisforo4o
from the Castle to Slough would be saved, au" ham
under these circumstances, would reach Bucking beifttly
or Whitehall within a quarter of an hour of a
spatched from Windsor. Special trains will ov, star',. for
kept in readiness at the Paddington terminus, leuposiblirost
moment's notice for Slough. Thus, it is quite castle', (ill;
the great officers of state to arrive at Windsor how" 10'
Westminster, within considerably less than pericnve•
deed, within about an hour and akhalf) from te the Py
a summons being dispatched from the residence °`
reign at Windsor.
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THEATRE.— Saturday 11.nts.„-pt 60.
d;hilenwroilee owfasAeuEre:o-f°cre, t:".4.-50e;
time, and with Mr. Allen, also a first appears seed
morino. Miss Austin made a favourable
after se! 01
ago at Covent-garden as Mandane ; she soon
as Polly in the Beggar's Opera, but her style ofd sotue;st
not suited to such a character, consequent "h P
itoiiusseAansttienchhnasicbaleepnhsruacsee.essFfurlol7sttuhdlin7roonditptoetice:psrolivni;es;
Ass an artiste the young lady has certaligniY:,s3 aucl dace
her voice, if not of remarkable compass, • gw to.
trained. She acquitted herself so well in Adj."' ili.cter
the audience to call for her a second tine be charffiri,
pleasing tenor was heard to much advantage' 110 nopuls';011
of Nemorino ; he likewise had to pay tribute t...:100,3t050l
and re-appear after the opera. The other partsl9
sustained, Burdini playing Belcore, the sergeant 'srlou'ivers.
Bedford Dulcamara, the quack doctor, whif'otoie P°o3ecli•
suited to Paul's magnificent voice and re" bit of c° per
His ea
Auditi ! Auditi ! o Rustici" is arch ifart, Os
After the opera a new ballet, called the Slave lot of die
formed. The title sufficiently indicates the cPo, for to
pleasing divertissement, which affords fine sid: and Fie°.
elegant dancing of Mr. Gilbert, Miss Bailin 'rony ostri bleb
Marshall, &c. The laughable little pieced 0,0,13 of %Jo
patra, and the last new farce, Wilful Murder, sod
followed, were capitally performed by Mr. Wrig."ciever,„'sii
E. Stanley, of Adelphi celebrity ; Mr. GranbY, The JP'
ful actor ; Miss E. Hunner, and Miss Broofts•
rid
was well attended.
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out their orders for the autumn trade, a "" ers ..ic
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lished confidence in prices, and removed I.l' i 0 eh.
reduction of the wool duties would act PreJu" '-
farmers' interest. A fair trade is doi4 3n Sams,
of
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