The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-28 00:00:00

THE ARCTIC REGIONS.

RETURN OF THE STORE-SHIP NORTH STAR
FROM THE POLAR SEAS.
ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 28.
The North Star arrived this morning at Ports-
mouth from the Polar Seas. No intelligence of
Sir John Franklin. Captain Austin was in Lan-
caster Sound. Captain Forsyth in the Prince Albert
off Possession Bay on the 30th August, returning to
England. Captain Forsyth had been to Port Bowen
and Port Leopold. He left the Lady Franklin,
Sophia, Assistance, Intrepid, and Felix, in Wellington
Channel ; all well. North Star last from Pond's
Bay sth September. North Star succeeded this year
in landing her provisions at eastern extremity of
Navy Board Inlet, just within the easternmost Wol-
laston Island, having failed in doing so last year.
Mr. Saunders has l.ad no personal communication
with Captain Austin, not having seen any of the
squadron. Captain Forsyth may be locked for every
day.

BILLINGSGATE MARKET.—The improvements are
proceeding rapidly. The old dock is entirely reclaimed. Its
bed is fitted with twenty shops, which are approached by a
double flight of steps on the east and west side. The level
part is to be exclusively devoted to the sale of shell-fish ;
whilst the upper portion will present rows of shops similar
to those in Hungerford Market, with an architectural river
frontage. On the completion of this portion of the under-
taking, the clump of houses extending to Darkhouse-lane
will be removed, and the space thus obtained added to the
market.

SERIOUS CASE OF POCKET PICKING.'-6001.
STOLEN.—lnformation was liven at the Man:ion-house that
a poor fellow had been on Wednesday morning plundered of
all his property between the Bault and Gracechurch-street.
Ile had, it seems, accumulated by a life of hard labour be-
tween 5001. and 600/., and had purchased a public-house, in
which he intended to sit down for the remainder of his life
After having left a deposit of 601. with the person of whom
he bad made the purchase, he went and received the amount
to which he was entitled, and was proceeding to close the
business, when he found that his coat-pocket, in which he
had placed the money, was cut away, and all his hard earn-
ings were gone. The sister of the unfortunate man applied
to the police and described the condition of her brother as
deplorable in the extreme. The plundered man had no
doubt been followed from the bank by thieves, who found
him to be a more easy prey, as he had been a sailor and had
lost an arm.
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CHINESE LEECHES —An importation has just taken
',Lica by a vessel arrived in the decks from Canton, of several
packages of leeches, as par, of her cargo. This apcears to be
a remarkable article of importation from China.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris jourrals of yesterday.
Tile Committee of the Assembly held its usual
weekly meeting on Thursday, and it was proposed
immediately to convoke the Assembly. A very ani-
mated discussion ensued, but no decision was come
to, probably in consequence of the absence of Gene-
ral CHANGARNIER, who was attending the PRESI-
DENT at Versailles, where he held a second review.
It appears that on Thursday, as on the previous
occasion, the PRESIDENT had provided refreshments
both for the officers and the soldiers. Among the
latter upwards of sixty hogsheads of claret were dis-
tributed.

The Marquis DE PASTORE; one of the " Corn.
mittee" of the Count of CHAMBORD, has arrived in
Paris.

M. DE PERSIGNY left Paris on Thursday for Lon-
don, on a diplomatic mission, and M. DE PARRIEU,
the Minister for Public Instruction, returned to Paris
on the same day. The return of M. DE PARRIEU was
unexpected, and is, it is said, connected with some
approaching change in the Ministry.
M. DE VATISMENTL, one of the leaders of the Le-
gitimatists, has declared against any revision of the
Constitution.

A private of the 17th R-giment has been condemned
to death by a court-martial fur having surrendered his
arms to the insurgents on the 13th of June, 1849.
General Baron HALST died at Nancy, in the 76:h
year of his age.
Colonel DE MARQUESAC died at Breves, in the
78th year of his age. He was second chief of the
staff to General RAPP during the Democratic
siege of Dantzic, and during the 100 days he was in-
trusted by the Prince of ECKMUHL, Commander in-
Chief of the army of Paris, with the defence of the
line extending from the Barriere de l'Enfer to La
Villette.

The large spinning manufactory near Thann, Haut
Rhin, was destroyed by fire on the 15th. More than
200 workmen are thrown out of employ.
PARIS BOURSE, SEPT. 27.—Latest Prices—Five
per Cents., 93i. 10c.; Three per Cents., 57f. 65c. ;
Bank Actions, 2,285 f.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, SEFr. 27. _

Boulogne and Amiens, 7%—Orleans and Bourdeaux,
258—Paris and Rouen, 23X—Rouen and Havre, 9%

SPAIN.

Madrid journals of the 22d have been received.
General CoNcliA reviewed the garrison of Madrid,
and addressed them in a farewell speech, printed
copies of which were distributed among the garrison.
The General immediately afterwards set off far
Cadiz to embark for Cuba.