The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-28 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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" Who runs may read."

• FOREIGN.
On Sunday evening the King and Queen of the French re-
ceived the Spanish and Neapolitan Ambassadors, and the
Duchess de Serra Capriole, Colonel Duke d'Estissac, the
Prince do Salm Kirbourg, the Count de la Tourette, Count
Corbineau, Viseount de Caux, Baron and Baroness Wiker-
sloot, M. de Bacourt, the Dowa
r Princess de Wagram, MM.
Richond des Brus, Mathieu (de l'Ardeche), Toye, de La-
baume, Farran, de Vatry, andournaulx.
The fflOniteur contains a Royal ordonnance, raising M. Ga-
briel Delessert, the Prefect of Police, to the Peerage.
On Tuesday the Minister of Finance laid before the Chamber
of Deputies a Bill by which the Government propose some
modifications of the Customs Act. One of these is to raise
the import duty of machinery.
The subscription for shares In the Paris and Strasburg
Railway was to be opened, on Wednesday at the offices of M.
Ganneron, the Paris banker. Count Mole was to preside on
the occasion. One-half the shares have been reserved for
England.
It was reported on the Paris Bourse that the Committee
of the Chamber of Deputies on the Budget, had decided on
recommending strongly to the Government to take steps for
the conversion of the Five per Cents. In consequence of the
rumour that stock fell from 1221. 40c. to 121 f. 30c.
The Moniteur states, that the Paris Savings' Bank re-
ceived on Sunday and Monday last deposits to the amount
of 746,6221., and paid during the same period 1,004,000 f.
The panic among the depositors manifested by these facts is
stated to be founded on apprehensions of a conversion of the
Five per Cents.
Accounts from Athens to the 12th announce that the King
had signed the new Constitution.
Accounts from Portugal, received through Spain, state
that Almeida has surrendered, and that the Queen has par-
doned the 600 men that formed the garrison, allowing pass-
ports to be delivered to such as demanded them.
A correspondent at Naples writes, March 14 :—" Our fes-
tivities this winter have been much reduced, owivg to the
death of the King's sister. The Austrian, Russian, and
Prussian Ministers gave splendid fetes, and, since Lent began,
we have had some delightful musical parties at Lady
Strachan's and Mrs. Ramsay's. The weather has been
throughout the winter most beautiful, and several English
yachts, as well as the Crusader, belonging to H.R.H. the
Count de Syracuse, have made the Bay very animated.
Several matches have taken place between the yachts of Mr.
Delafield, Mr. Flemming, Mr. Berney, and Mr. Flemming,
jun., but, with one or two exceptions, the Crusader has had
the victory.
A letter from Sotnhez states that on the 16th a young
man named Games -was shot dead, by a girl whom he had
proposed to marry, but afterwards abandoned for another.
She invited him to meet her in the evening, and, when he
arrived at the place of rendezvous, she fired a fowling-piece
at him. She has been put in confinement.
The Hereditary Grand Duke of Russia arrived at Darm-
stadt, from St. Petersburgh, on the 21st.
LAW AND POLICE.

At the Westminster Sessions Sarah Trueman, aged 23, a
young woman of prepossessing appearance, dressed in the
first style of fashion, was indicted for stealing a satin shawl,
of the value of 11. 15s. The jury returned a verdict of guilty ;
and, the prosecutor, Mr. Milnes, of Parliament-street, having
strongly recommended her to mercy, she was sentenced to
three months' imprisonment, with hard labour, except three
weeks' solitary confinement.
-.At Guildhall, James Perry, Benjamin Egleton, and Peter
Jordan, were brought up, the former prisoner charged with
having, as porter, robbed his employers, Messrs. Sutton and
Co., Bow Church-yard, and;the latter two with having been
the receivers. The Magistrates determined on committing,
allowing bail for Jordan and Egleton, as receivers, 2001. each
personally, and two sureties each in 100/. ; but the porter, as
the principal, was at once committed.
Robert Frazier alias Shillington, who has been in custody
for some weeks on three distinct charges of stealing three va-
luable gold watches, was re-examined at Lambeth-street.
Mr. Norton, in committing the prisoner, remarked that it was
lamentable to see a person who had been well brought up,
and whose friends were highly respectable, in the situation
the prisoner had placed himself. By a letter from his father,
which was then before him (Mr.:Nortqh), it appeared that he
had not been driven to dishonesty from want, as his wants
had been amply supplied ; and it seemed, also, that he was
the first of a large family to bring shame and disgrace upon
his friends.
At the Thames Police-court, Henry Symons, the master of
the schooner Clementine, from St. Michael's, now lying in
the London Dock, was brought before Mr. Broderip, on a
charge of stealing a coral necklace set with rubies, with a
gold snap, value 51., the property of Elizabeth Warburton.
'The case was proved, and the prisoner was committed for
trial.
At Worship-street, William Spurrell, alias Wigram, Mary
Elizabeth Spurrell, his daughter, and James Martin, a well
dressed man, described as a law-writer, were finally brought
up, charged on suspicion of having fraudulently obtained pos-
session of a large quantity of haberdashery goods, of the esti-
mated value of 2501. Mr. Broughton said, that after giving
the matter the most mature consideration, he was of opinion
that the case had not been sufficiently made out to support
an indictment. The prisoners were then discharged. .
Cotrivr—r.asuxozcaumm.

We understand that, according to present arrangements,
her Majesty, accompanied by the Queen of the Belgians and
the Royal suite, are expected .to: leave Buckingham Palace
on Tuesday next, for Windsor Castle, for the Easter recess.
The visit of his Majesty King Leopold to this country, we
hear, is likely to be postponed until the-iettirn .of his Royal
Highness Prince Albert from Germany.
The Duke of Wellington entertained the Archbishop of
York and Miss G. Harcourt, Marquis of Salisbury, Earl and
Countess of Jersey, Marquis and.. Marchioness of Douro, Lord
Charles Wellesley, Mr. and Lady Blanche Balfour, Earl
Howe, Viscount St. Vincent and Mrs. Dyce Sombre, Sir
Henry Bishop, and a select party, at dinner, last evening, at
Apsley House. After dinner the circle adjourned to the An-
cient Concert, of which the Noble and Gallant Duke was
the director of the evening. His Grace is expected to leave
Apsley House on Wednesday next, for Stratfieldsaye, Hants,
for the Easter holidays.
The Duke of Norfolk, who came to town on Saturday, to
attend her Majesty's drawing-room on Monday last, left on
Tuesday for Arundel Castle. The Noble Duke and Duchess
were to receive company yesterday and to-morrow, and the
Earl and Countess of Arundel and Surrey, and a family circle,
assemble there during the approaching holidays.
Eas 1 and Countess Cowper are expected to leave Great
Stanhope-street, on Tuesday, for Pansanger, Herts, where
they will entertain a select party during the holidays.
The Earl and Countess of Jersey leave Berkeley-square,
on Satureay, for Belvoir Castle, on a visit to the Duke of
Rutland.
The Earl of Lonsdale and the Hon. Colonel Lowther, M.P.,
lfor Lowther Castle, Westmore-
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accompanied by
on the day after
the adjournment of the House of Lords for the Easter holi-
days, ibr Brocket Hall, Herts, where the Noble Lord will re-
ceive a few select friends during the recess.
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Viscount Combermere has left the Brunswick Hotel, for
Combermere Abbey.
(Lord Brougham will leave London for Paris on Saturday
next, to spend the Easter. ,
Lord and Lady Jocelyn leave London this day, for Paris.
onscEzzainnous.
Mr. Murchison had his last soirée for the season, as Presi-
dent of the Geographical Society, yesterday evening, at his
residence in Belgrave-square, on which occasion the suite of
rooms were crowded with ladies and gentlemen distinguished
for their rank,
science, or literary attainments. Among
those present were the Duke of Devonshire, Lord Ebrington,
Lord Francis Egerton, Lord and Lady Colchester, the Belgian
and American Ministers, Sir R. 'cvestmacott, Sir George
Duckett, &c. &c. The attention of the company was parti-
cularly directed to the magnificent vase of Aventurine, pre-
sented to Mr. Murchison by the Emperor of Russia, and two
exquisitely-worked plateau of inlaid damask steel, a gift
from the administration of Russian mines, and executed at
the manufactory at Slataoust, on the Oural Mountains.
On Wednesday a quarterly general Court of the Governors
of the Scottish Hospital was held at the hall of the Corpora-
tion, Crane-court, Fleet-street. The Secretary read the mi-
nutes of the proceedings of the last quarter, from which it
appeared that in January 200/. 9s. had been distributed to
363 petitioners and pensioners; in February, 2071. 145., to
371; and in March, 212/. 155., also to 371. He then informed
the Court that the application made to Prince Albert, through
the medium of the Duke of Sutherland, to request his Royal
Highness to preside at the approaching festival of the Insti-
tution, had not been attended with success.
Last evening a sermon was preached at St. Olave's Church,
Old Jewry, by the Rev. Edward Bickersteth, on behalf of the
Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest, recently
erected in Chelsea. The Rev. Gentleman, in the course of his
sermon, said that the statistical:reports issued by the Regis-
trar-General showed that 59,025 deaths from pulmonary con-
sumption took place in England and Wales annually.
The execution of John Lawrence, for the murder of Mr
Solomons, is fixed for Saturday, the 6th of April.
Yesterday several houses were disposed of by auction, on
the line of the contemplated new street from Shoreditch
Church to the London Docks. At this part of the intended
metropolis improvements a large space of ground has been
cleared away, comprising nearly the two streets between
Flower and Dean-street, Spitalfields, and High- street,W bite-
chapel, and which has been for some time in that situation.
Yesterday a meeting of the Governors of St. Anne's So-
ciety was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, to
receive the report of Mr. Alderman Johnson, the treasurer.
It appeared that the asylum at Brixton now contains 150 boys
and 80 girls, and that the town establishment provides for 60
additional children, making a total of 292, who are all boarded,
clothed, and educated on the Madras system.

IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUADRANT.-IVithin the

last tin years several attempts have been made by the inha-
bitants of the Quadrant, to render the Quadrant as a street
what it ought to be--one of the best streets at the. West-end ;
but hitherto all attempts of this kind have proved futile, until
at last the nuisances have become so enormous that the re-
spectable portion of the inhabitants have formed themselves
into an association for their removal, and with every possible
chance of success. Beadles have been appointed to peram-
bulate the Quadrant in green uniform, having warrants, as
special constables, from the Commissioners of Police. This
has already proved of great service in removing prostitutes,
who have made the Quadrant a special rendezvous for years
past,, dog-fanciers, and well-known thieves. Active mea-
sures are now being taken to remove all the houses of ill-
fame in its-immediate vicinity; and, lastly, though not least,
the billiard-houses, which are in a blaze of light every night,
and all night, Sunday not excepted. The Commissioners of
Police and the parochial authorities have promised to give
every assistance they, possess, so that there is every reason to
believe that the Quadrant will still form a portion of the first
street in the world.

By the provisions of Lord Lincoln's Building Re-
gulation Bill, it is enacted that premises used for, the manu-
facture of ignitable or dangerous materials shall not be built
within 50 feet from any other house or building; and that if
any such business be now carried on in any situation within
such distance, then, from the expiration of the period of 30
years next after the passing of this Act, it shall not be lawful
to continue to carry on such business in such situations.
Also, that it shall not be lawful to erect buildings of the
dwelling-house class within 50 feet of the premises used fo
carrying. on offensive or noxious trades, such as those o
blood-boiler,bone-boiler,fellmonger, soap-boiler, tallow-
miter, tripe-boiler, slaughterer of cattle, sheep, or horses.
PHYSICIANS' HAIL.--We observe that within the
last few days workmen have been busily engaged in the de-
molition of the Physicians' Hall, George-street, preparatory
to the erection of the splendid edifice which is intended to be
raised on its site for the office of the Commercial Bank. We
understand that a new hall for the Royal College of Physi-
cians is to be built in the centre of the eastern division of
Queen-street—Edinburgh Observer.

PO LICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL..--- (THIS DAY.)
Charles Reynolds, a well-dressed man, with a profusion of
black hair and mustachios, was charged with robbing Mr.
Softimos Miles; a watchmaker, residing at No. 8, Carter-lane,
Doctors' Commons, of two silver watches.

Mr. Miles stated that yesterday the prisoner came into his
shop and asked to look at some watches. Witness shewed
him several, and the prisoner chose one, but they could
not agree about the price, and the prisoner then left the
shop. On the same day he came again and agreed
to pay 31. 7s. 6d. Witness offered to take the amount, and
the prisoner produced the money in his hand, but before he
gave it to witness he asked to see another watch in the
window, which witness immediately put into his hand. The
prisoner then threw down the money, jumbling the two
watches together, and ran out of the shop. The prisoner,
after running some distance, was captured in Bell-court,
Doctors' Commons; and one of the watches, which he threw
over a wall 14 feet high, was found, and the other he gave to
the policeman.
_ _

X duplicate was found in the prisoner's possession of va-
rious articles, amounting to 5/., which were supposed to have
been stolen.

Alderman HUGHES remanded the prisoner till Saturday next.

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.),
A cabman named Robert Steadman, was charged before Mr.
Hall, with driving his cab over a young woman named Ca-
roline Nolan, and thereby endangering her life in Chancery-
lane.

It appeared that the complainant was standing in the
middle.of the street in Chancery-lane, last night, talking to a
mau. The prisoner was driving his cab down the street, and
before the complainant could get out of the way the cab-
wheel struck her and knocked her down. She was not, how-
ever, severely injured, but she was bruised by the fall. As
soon as she got up she gave the prisoner into custody.
The prisoner in his defence said, he was driving at the
ordinary pace :along the street, and he thought the young
woman was out of the way. It was entirely her own fault
that the cab struck her, inasmuch as she had ample time
to get out of the way of the cab.
M. HALL 9uestioned the policeman, and he said the pri-
soner was going steadily along the street. He thought the
complainant herself was to blame, for if she had exercised
ordinary caution, the accident would not have happened.
The complainant said she had not time to get out of the
way.

Mr. HALL said he did not think there was much blame to
be attached to the cabman, and therefore he should discharge
him. .The complainant, however, if she thought fit to go on
with the case, might have a summons against the prisoner.
The complainant said she would consult her master upon
the subject.
The prisoner was then discharged.

CLERKENIVELL.-(THIS DAY.)
James Pihe, having the appearance of a mechanic, was
charged with wilfully and maliciously destroying a portion of
a fence in the Britannia-fields, Islington, the property of Mr.
Rhodes.

Police-constable 237 N deposed that, at a quarter to one
o'clock that morning, he was on duty in the Britannia-
fields, when he saw the prisoner go up to the fence, and break
three pales in three different places. Witness went up to him,
and asked him why he did so. The prisoner denied the
charge, and witness,• thereupon was accompanying him to the
spot to show the damage, when the prisoner ran away, and,
after a long race, was•stopped by two other constables.
The fence was erected to enclose • some private property
belonging to Mr. Rhodes, which had been long trespassed
upon by the public, and through which a footway ran.
Mr. Bernard Murphy, in the employment of Mr. Rhodes,
swore that the amount of damage done by the prisoner
was 2s. 6d.

The prisoner said he was in liquor on the previous night,
and did not know what he was doing. He had a wife and
family.
The constable said, so far from being drunk, the prisoner
was perfectly sober.
The prisoner then said he regretted the commission of the
offence.

Mr. GREENWOOD said the law was in a very imperfect state
regarding cases like the present, Where, though, it was satis,
factorily proved that wilful and malicious damage bad been
done, the offender, could only be fined in the amount of the
damage ; so that a person might do. ever so much damage
maliciopsly, and escape with impunity, provided he paid a
certain iium_of money. He must pay the amount of damage
done, 2s. 6d.

Mutphy added that there was a disposition in the neigh-
bourhood among the lower classes to injure this fence, and it
required the constant attendance of policemen on the spot
to prevent its destruction.
Martha Cunningham, a woman of notoriously bad charac-
ter, was charged with creating a disturbance at the Clerken-
well workhouse, and with being drunk. The prisoner went
there drunk, and her conduct was most outrageous. She
applied the filthiest language towards the master, said she
was starving, and when Mr. Hamlet offered her lodging and
'food, she became more violent and abusive than before.—She
was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment.

UNION ITALL.-(THIS DAY.) •
William Carr, William Haines, and John Buckharn, were
charged before Mr. Cottingham with being engaged in the
manufactory of illicit glass.
Richard Pope, an Excise officer, stated that, having re-
ceived information that a considerable trade in illicit glass
was being carried on at a house in Union-court, Maze-pond,
he went there, accompanied by other officers, between eight
and nine o'clock on the preceding night. They effected an
entrance at the rear of the premises, and on rushing up stairs
discovered a room on the first-floor fitted up with all the ap-
paratus for making glass. The furnace was fully heated, working
with three crucibles, and there was foUnd an immense
number of glass articles. The three prisoners were taken in
the room, after an ineffectual attempt to escape ; and when
brought before the magistrate two of them were recognised
as having been previously charged with the offence.—They
were tined 30/. each, and in default of payment committed
for three months.