The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-11 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF HEY'S

AND

Outiitr

" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.

On Saturday evening their Majesties received the
Neapolitan Ambassador, the Wurtemberg and Danish
Ministers, the Chancellor of France, the Duke and
Duchess Decazes, the Duke d'Elchingen, the Duke de
Bauffremont, the Marquis and Marchioness de Laplace,
the Counts de Salvandy and de Montesquiou, the
Viscounts Duhesme and Decazes, Baron de la Coste, the
Prefect of the Seine, General de Laplace.
The Moniteur Parisien announces that the Count de
Sartiges, second secretary of the French Embassy at
Constantinople, has just been charged by the French
Government with a temporary mission in Persia.
" It is stated," says the Gazette de France, " that the.
Committee ou the budget has called upon the Minister
of the Finances to complete the negotiation for the loan
of 300,000,000 f."
The Courrier Francais mentions a report that the
Duke de Montpensier, who is now a captain of artillery,
is to be promoted to the rank of Chef d Escadron on his
return from Africa, in recompense of the bravery which
he exhibited at the Ziban.
General Iloncali is at Valencia, where he has released
several of the prisoners confined on charges of a poli-
tical nature. His mercy, however, appears to have
been limited to those against whom it was impossible to
bring home any charges, and though guiltless of all
political affairs, have been arbitrarily left for months to
languish in prison.
On the Ist of the month a strange event took place at
Hurley (Marne). A small farmer, named Champenois,
after having ploughed and sown one of his fields with
oats, proceeded on his way to his own house. When
about 400 metres distant he took off the reins of his
horse, and having fixed one end round his neck, he tied
the other to the hinder part of his plough. He then
whipped his horse into a gallop, and was thus dragged to
the village. The horse was at last stopped by some of
the inhabitants, who cut the rein, but it was too late, the
man was strangled. ;

LAW AND POLICE.
The trial of Barber, Fletcher, and the other parties
implicated in the will forgeries, has commenced at the
Old Bailey, and will, it is expected, last for some days.
Henry William Albert, a German, was finally exa-
mined at the Guildhall, charged with uttering two bills
of exchange for 877 mares banco and 878 mares, know-
ing them to bear a forged indorsement, purporting to be
that of Messrs. liolte and Co., of Bremen, merchants. He
was committed for trial.
George Gm= was re-examined at the same office,
charged with stealing four parcels containing money,
from the Boulogne at. am-boar, under the command of
Captain Tune, in September. The evidence previou,ly
taken frought home to the prisoner the passing of a 51.
note as part of the sum of 600/., remitted from a banker
at Boulogne to the Union Bank in London. The pass-
ing of three other notes by the prisoner was proved, but
these formed part of a second parcel. He was again
remanded.
William Burton NeWenhani. charged with the abduc-
tion of M's; Frances Louisa Northam, was placed at the
bar, at Clerkenwell, for further examination. The de-
position of Mrs. Northam, the mother of the young
lady, was taken, and the prisoner was then again re-
manded, for the production of certain documentary
evidence.

COUILT---WASHIONABIGE.
The Duke of Beaufort arrived in town yesterday from
Newmarket. The Duchess returns on Saturday from
Hampton Court Palace. The Ladies Somerset are ex-
pected on Monday next from Badminton.
The Duke and Duchess of Cleveland and Lady A.
Powlett are on a visit to the Hon. Lady Ramsdell, at
her seat, By ram Park, Yorkshire, and from thence will
proceed to Fawley Park, on a visit to Sir Charles and
Lady Knightley.
The Marquis of Winchester has left town fur Rack-
ingham Castle.
The Marchioness of Hastings and family will leave
Belgrave-street at the end of the week for Donington
Castle, Leicestershire.
The Marquis of Anglesey and Lady Adelaide Paget
are staying with. the Earl and Countess of Sandwich, at
Hinchinbrook, near Huntingdon.
The Marquis Of Bute has gone on a visit to Colonel
and Baroness North, at their seat, Wroxton Abbey.
The Marquis of Salisbury arrived in town yesterday,
and in the-evening left for Strathfieldsaye, on a visit to
the Duke of Wellington. •
The Dowager- Marchioness Conyngham arrived a few
days since at Thfrons, near Canterbury, from a winter
residence at Rome.
The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield leave New-
market on Saturday morning for town.
The Earl and Countess of Verulam, Viscount and
Lady Jane Grimston, leave Combe Abbey on Tuesday
next, for Grosvenor•vquare.
Viscount Combermere is expected in town early next
week,•to take possesion of the house in Belgrave•square,
which he has recently purchased from the Farl of Clare.
The Dowager Lady Holland left town on Tuesday
last, for Ampthill Park.

.CELL.A.NEOI7S. •
It is said that a Greek loan for three million drachmas
is on the Lapis, with an eminent continental banking firm.
The Three per. Cent. Consols still further advanced
yesterday. The Government broker made a purchase on
account of the banks for savings at 1001.
In anticipation of a vacancy, by the elevation of Sir
Frederick Pollock to the Bench, the Huntingdon elec-
tors are on the alert for some able and independent in-
dividual to succeed him. Apparently, more than tired
of their long submission to Sandwich dictation, they
seemed resolved to make a vigorous attempt to assert
their indepe►:dence. 'Mr. J. B. Roper, formerly M.P.
for the county, and Mr. James Rust, are mentioned as
being likely to Stand.
Mr. R chard Foster states his intention of standing for
the borough of Cambridge if Mr. Fitzroy Belly becomes
Attorney -General.
Mrs. Hart!ey and her son, who were lately the unfor-
tunate subjects of an inquiry under a writ t f lunacy.
passed through Truro on Saturday act,-moon. on their
way to their seat, noir Camborne. They trmelled in
two carriages and tour, that in which Mr:. Hartley rode
hiving, in addition to the- arms, a royal crown, with the
star and badge of the garter, emblazoned on the panels.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.)
A gentleman named Smith, was charged with. riding
a horse through Woburn-court, it being a thoroughfare
for foot passengers only; also with assaulting Mr. Wit=
liam Chaplin, No. 6, in the court.
It appeared from the evidence .that on the previous
evening Mr. Swith rode his horse through the court. Mr.
Chaplin followed him as tar as Great Russell-street, and
there seized the horse. Mr. Smith struck him with his
whip to disengage the animal from his grasp.
The MAGISTRATE said that Mr. Chaplin had no rig lit
to follow Mr. Smith such a distance, and then seize hls
horse in the manner lie had seized him. At the same
time Mr. Smith had acted contrary to law in riding his
horse through a foot thoroughfare, and thereby subjected
himself to a penalty of 40s.
Mr. Smith said, at the time be entered the Court he
was not aware that it was only a foot thoroughfare.
The MAGISTRATE said ignorance of the law was no
palliation of the offence; he would fine Mr. Smith ss.
The fine was paid at once.