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

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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" Who runs may read."

POREIGN. riscuri
On Wednesday morning their Royal Melte! s;engeblesnj
Adelaide and the Duke de Montpensier left °me— ;ten
the Chateau de Randan. At four o'clock, the Rink ec.oe
by the Marquis de Chabannes, General d'Astortie sooi.
Dumas, the Prefect of the Seine-et-Marne, an,d.; Courtm
Prefect of Fontainebleau reviewed in the prinell),—„arcis,
the Palace several detachments of the National v"ocktb
71st of the line, and the 9th hussars. At five °'.eviiisalln;
was a grand dinner at the Palace, to which the Cl joits'
litary:authorities of the town and department Werethel
and at seven their Majesties left for NeulllY, where
rived during the night.
ood a° el
M. Geoffrey Saint Hilaire, whose reputation st .72,111
in the scientific world, has just expired at the age °
a long illness.
The Constitutionnel says :
that the dcf
" A letter from Bona, of the 4th, announces dift„l,—•
sians have attacked the French camp, at a leagaLt..
from La Calle, and killed four men, and wounded v"
lent, of the African Chasseurs."
1001'filt:J
Accounts have been received from Algiers to the oidel
which it would appear that General Lamoriciere e
that hostilities with Morocco were not yet at an ia
belt'
The Constitutionel announces that the Pantheon warn
stored to Catholic worship on the occasion of the 00/4
sary of the revolution of 1830 ; that a solemn service
celebrated in it on the 29th of July next, for the reps;
the souls of the combatants who fell in the Three Palol4
that the edifice will be afterwards open for religious
teJ
on Sundays. °
res
The Orleans and Bourdeaux Railroad Bill was Pfs
on Friday in the Chamber of Peers. The'Minister of
in presenting it, declared that the amendment intrt;pber
M. de Preignes, forbidding the members of either :00
to .take part in any Bill as contractors and of
was quite unnecessary, and contrary io the wishes
Government. rl
According to the report of M. Dagnenet on the , lit
tive to foreign refugees, there were, in France, on tneeoli
January, 1844, 4,800 receiving succour from the G°Yro
and 9,464 who required no assistance, in all 14,2656re-00e
consisting mostly o4Spaniards, Poles, Italians, and oteil,.td
The supplies demanded for that purpose araotirefig
2,150,000 f., or 300,000 f. less than last year. The
have cost France upwafds of 40,000,000 f. since 10-':'l49',,
According to official returns the population or
amounted in 1837 to 4,315,469 souls ; 1840 to 4,„3,,' 4
and in 1843 to 4,440,327, of whom 69,476 belong tut:',;(idePY,,
A letter from Rome states that the Tiber had
"
risen On the 4th inst., six metres sevent centiln,a.us tit;
consequence of heavy rains which fell on the precit;oob:
Three men employed in collecting timber brought "
the current were drowned at Ostia.
A late trial at Bologna exhibited an example of fir
ner of treating certain culprits in some parts of ltaLvtile e„e
is not generally known. In the Roman States, it 'ses,
tom to assign their own residence as prison to thiev bes
bonds, and rogue, who have not been senteneed tot a4,',
condemnations. They are not permitted to go ,'-if tb`i
sunset, and, *hen the police agents go their litmus! set`
find that one is absent, he is condemned by the ine';ieiii`'„
breaking his ban, to the galleys, or to solitary coat: odie,llo
prison. This system is found to be cheaper than °ix; e'
The fire at Cluses (Savoy), on the 13th instpbN
more extensive than at first stated. It burnt down !..A,
town, with the exception of six houses and the cbmeu I—ri.a.
slO
The memoirs left by M. Jacques Laffitte have gi
a judicial application, which must end in a formal ar.."
Prince de la Moskowa demanded that these Inera°,l-tbe
be delivered up to him, but as Madame Laffitte an‘te
tutors refused to comply with his requisition, t:ile fre;e3,
appealed to the Civil Tribunal. M. Debelleymet '01)010
dent, decided that as the right of possession Ivaa,„ot
the memoirs should be put under seal, and thus
the question is settled.
Litj
COITET—PASZIXONABLX.,
The Duchess of Kent is expected to arrive la
from Germany in the course of this week. „ tivio
The Duke and Duchess of Cleveland receive' :dace
guished party at dinner on Friday last, at their resi
aro,
St. James's- square. The Duchess had a party a,,,11.°00
The Earl and Countess of Jersey entertained 1•"";,,g ~iA
ness of Douro, Viscount and Viscountess Can4",jjkia,.:y
Brooke, Lord Gifford, Lord Charles Wellesley, 11",,,," d
Hill, Sir Horace Seymour and Lady Clinton, *L.
Elizabeth Drummond and Miss Drummond, Pia-. 01011 J
Pierrepont and Miss Pierrepont, and a select party, a Ve'
on Friday last, at their house in Berkeley-square. Illifvebiss'
of Wellington was preirented from joining the party oe
tendance in the House of Lords. artf Sir Edward and Lady Kerrison had a dinner
Saturday, at their residence in Great Stanhope-streiesod sfici
company included the Duke and Duchess of Cleve ;0000/
Lady Augusta Poulett, the Marquis and Dlar`',,steiSty
Blandford, Lady Louisa Clinrchill, the Earl and
Malmesbury, the Marquis of Salisbury, M. St. Awi-iscen'e,
Earl of Ilchester, and Lady Caroline StrangwaYs' pe:if
and Viscountess Holmesdale, Lord Seaham, Lord Stag
Lord Curzon, Mr. W. Peel, Mr. Tomline, Lord an
AniPer
Mahon.

The Archbishop of York gave his annual ante. 4011
on Thursday last, to the episcopal bench, at his
ilboPw,
Grosvenor-square. There were present the Arcufjpol::(
Canterbury, Archbishop of Armagh ; the Bishops ° Giolvo
Durham, Norwich, Worcester, Rochester, Lichfiekl,oo,
ter, Exeter, and Bangor ; Archdeacon Hale,
Wilberforce, Mr. G. Vernon, Mr. Glenny, &c. t
Mrs. Lawrence had a dejeuner on Saturday last, a fisitj
Park, when a large party assembled. Among trhe 5i
were the Turkish Ambassador, Earl of Aberdeen, 1111
Marchioness of Abercorn, Sir Robert and Lady ,
Rolle, Lord and Lady Worsley, Countess of Jersey 'ion,
Clementina Villiers, Lord Forester, Marchioness 01,Le,
derry and Ladies Vane, Viscount and Viscountess 9- ,
Lord and Lady Carrington, Count Rosen, &c. i3i r,
The members of the Roxburghe Ulub gave their rojtt:
sary banquet on Saturday evening at the Clareng°o4
when there were present the Earl of Pow-is, Earl
je
Sir Stephen Glynne, Bart., M.P., Mr. Botfield, x• mpe,
Clive, M.P., Dr. Bliss, the Earl of Cawdor, 31-r• -":„„-ong,ro
Baron Parke, &c. The. Duke of Sutherland was
members who were prevented by other engagenl—
dining with the club.
11MISCELLANE01113. r the
On Saturday a very fully attended meeting ' plair
lebone Vestry took place at the Court-house, forth ee
of considering the steps necessary to be taken for the ids
of resisting the attempt of the Government and the sndBo
sex Magistrates, to pull down the county Pris°l4! oriOtiel
erect them with cells for solitary confinement a. ;he 11.;f
upon the same principle as those constructed a,t,e
Model Prison, Pentonville ; Mr. J. Gomm, occupy 05„,
and several noblemen and county magistrates, vvb accorciP'A
bers of the vestry, were present. Resolutions in dept
trr
with the object of the meeting were unanir"usii )trhe 19.ettec
and as there were delegates now sitting from all
the °..pcee
politan parishes on the amended Poor-law 131",...„ti(d
was referred to them, with a request that they ""
_ado
the attempt in every shape. „pgaP„ be
The composer of the Bohemian Girl (Balfe)4o,3trei;
the composition of a new opera for Drury-lane 'l,olise
brought out shortly after the re-opening of the ••• nl
he ,fie middle of September.
„f f salc,
On Saturday the catalogue of the first Par',essrs.:
issued
the late Duke of Sussex's library was by 0-
,„d b 051
and Sons, of Pall-mall, the auctioneers apPoin d Ote•oio
Royal Highness's executors to sell his valuable so 0010.4
collection of books. The catalogue is of vast etie1.5,551,1 pto
of 259 pages, octavo, and giving a description ° tde to
all on theological subjects. This portion of the 'the OP to<
twenty-four days, commencing on Monday lie/Lt' ortfel
being devoted to the sale of the extensive foil°1;,0
Bibles, in different languages, in octavo, quart°, nbe f 21016
The Hon. Henry Cole has been returned tor„ .our
borough of Enniskillen, in the room of the Jon. Ph"
deceased.

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TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION BET aogedv De'
SOR CASTLE, BUCKINGHAM PALACE, ea.-I,,frOf 701 e;
will be made, in anticipation of the accouchen%dsor Cabe
loved Sovereign, which will take place at Wl,„0115 °ifs!'
for intelligence to be conveyed to London, by rval_sor
galvanic telegraph on the line of the Great we„%j)le IP`i,deis;
between Slough and Paddington which will e"-ar'",ieoceo
tion to be expressed and telegraphed from the ro3,n resi‘it
at Windsor to Buckingham Palace, and the tolisten In
of the Ministers and the public offices at West rring,
short space of less than twenty-five minutes_.roplish ots
mode of communication will be thus easily acc°to start Ole,
horse and groom, kept constantly in readinessfgce,
moment's notice, will reach the telegraph,° f 5 leis'
Slough station, within 11 minutes from the tin3e:idDe Aop
from Windsor Castle ; and thence information rddirl:ei
graphed to Paddington in a few seconds. Frewsoll Pr ocls
grooms, with horses kept constantly saddled, 0t to to
with written slips of the telegraphic announceVioistel:3ooo6l
Ingham Palace and the residences of the r
other official personages. The distance frorn
terminus to Buckingham Palace will thus haflis teli,egicet ‘.)O
in twelve or thirteen minutes. In the event,°„uad Ig°silfsP,lo
communication being opened between the the telecl
Windsor Castle (which is clearly perceptible a to 1,00,-
telegraph-office) and the Slough station, tb° ho!Ltil
minutes) occupied by a messenger proceediagd-inforwriat
from the Castle to Slough would be saved, ttlfighani;,";;
under these circumstances, would reach Bnc7-its De-fan'''4
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PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—On SatUT-11,
sotedt;
zetti's opera buffa L'Elisir d'Amore was P.res for to Se;
theatre, with. Miss Austin in the role of Ado' rsoce, 01.1,
time, and with Mr. Allen, also a first aPPeauo vine sme
ar`'
morino. Miss Austin made a favourable dew_ after SPag
ago at Covent-garden as Mandane ; she soon at• siog't rah
as Polly in the Beggar's Opera, but her style., did ao
rese!
not suited to such a character, consequentlY !it, the tioeoi;
to use a technical phrase. From that perio_ahe canroce,li:
Miss Austin has been successfully studying (linty iuld Wel 0
As an artiste the young lady has certails good 11,,,ijied'2c,g
her voice, if not of remarkable compass, d•oa, as "'wiener
trained. She acquitted herself so well in I_. Dlr. _rot
the audience to call for her a second tnny.
pleasing tenor was heard to much advantagetw
of Nemorino ; he likewise had to to P°P re
and re-appear after the opera. The other Parts ; an_.`",stO
sustained, Burdini playing Belcore,P
is a richjll) rt, N'tof
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Bedford Dulcamara, the quack doetor, wh pt suited to Paul's magnificent voice and great ,it of &Bog:
His " Auditi I Auditi I o Rustici"
After the opera a new ballet, called the S/ave, „dot
formed. The title sufficiently indicates t_
scope AfiF
pleasing divertissement, which affords 8T,,, mr. aud
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theser;airts
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elegant dancing of Mr. Gilbert, Miss Balwdang ant•
boat 3,tr
Wilful Nur,
patra,lVlarsh Marshall, &thc.e
lasTthenelwaufgarhcaeb,lej little pieced_erli
slit c
followed, were capitally performed by Mr. I,v_r_ cles:ll,o;fe
E. Stanley, of Adelphi celebrity •, Mr. Granno,r_ rch
fill actor ; Miss E. Honner, and Miss 13ro
rid
was well attended. t Pe it?
the loosen .ch
STATE 01' TaADE.—Considering at sviii
as-between the two seasons' demand, and
thatrior to kroo,
London and Manchester houses take stock,
„Pr deolenbo!
out their orders for the autumn trade, a
ace to the Do,r
never were lighter for years past. The advall, doom 1311,
tinues for goods, and stocks in the nianufal eturers 1014';
men of twopence per dozen on worsted straittoun" sort'', 05114,
was given last week • also one penny for co. to as clot
little is doing in wool's, our fair being. looked Its sod
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dard for rices. A better demand exists for r„i es tre
mg sorts; and the late public sales in LoncioP_;oo to; t 5„
lished confidence in prices, and removed the op!,u,!;idif tJ
reduction of the wool duties would act prejuw_;,and
farmers' interest. A fair trade is doing in PL„.goll•
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BIER
~; MAJESTY AND PRINCE AL-
'ERT'S VISIT TO STAFFORD HOUSE.
ilt:-"n Saturday evening the Duke and Duchess of Suther-
_awere honoured with the company of the Queen and her
Z,trioas consort, at Stafford House, on the interesting oc-
ioratiunt
sooft
.the christening of the Noble Duke and Duchess's
The Duke3nt3,d, Duchess of Norfolk, Duke and Duchesss of
Viscount Morpeth and Lady Mary Howard, Lord
Acir;fad
Blantyre, Marquis of Lom, Lady Dover, Viscount
lir,„„en, Earl and Countess Grosvenor, Hon. Mr. and Mrs.
ke'Vrd, Viscount and Viscountess Leveson, and the different
7oers oft he ducal family invited to witness the ceremony,
1.,‘,.ed before seven o'clock; also his Gam the Archbishop
liaerk, who came accompanied by Mr. Egerton Vernon
ti,n'eurt and Miss Georgiana Harcourt, and the Rey. Sir
p 1.3' Dukinfield, Bart., Vicar of St., Martin's.
I.l4eisely at seven o'clock her Majesty and his Royal
cotton ,ness Prince Albert arrived from Buckingham Palace,
theted by the Duchess of Buccleuch, Mistress of the Robes ;
law alarchioness of Douro, Lady in Waiting ; the Earl De-
Waia,rl:, Lord Chamberlain; the Earl of Warwick, Lord in
taink,g ; Colonel Arbuthnot, Equerry in Waiting ; Cap-
Geo "'eYnell, Groom in Waiting on the Queen ; and Lord
17,.,rge Lennox, Lord in Waiting; Major-General Sir Ed-
\f, Bowater, Equerry in Waiting; and the Groom in
earrialtat On Prince Albert. The Royal party came in four
reoeill; e Duke and Duchess of Sutherland were in waiting to
frotl;:tehiiethe Queen and his Royal Highness as they alighted
Royal carriage.
later2laiestY, leaning on the arm of the Duke of Suther-
ttcr'„„"as conducted by the grand entrance to the marble
th,--r\s'ilee, and from thence to the saloon, Prince Albert and
keneheas of Sutherland, and the Duchess of Buccleuch,
~,,nlelinbers of the Court, following.
The full band of the Royal Horse Guards Blue stationed
o,s`tue left of the staircase welcomed the Sovereign with the
wary honours, playing the national anthem.
of h g was solemnised shortlyafter the arrral
„ e er
4ajesty, the religious ceremony being performein
Filre;saenglirYifiß.cent picture gallery.
R's Grace the Archbishop of York, assisted by the Rev.
R. Dukinfield, Bart., Vicar. of St. Martin's-in-the-
Offic at ed at the baptismal rite.
sponsors were his Royal Highness Prince Albert and
her7,,nrit Morpeth, and Lady Frances Egerton, who was, in
senc
Albert. e,,represented by Lady Blantyre.
father e noble infant was named, after his illustrious god-
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selectiono of sacred music was performed on the organ in
(Itt arena of the staircase, until dinner was announced, at a
eight o'clock.
,"
eat entertainment was served up in the splendid banquet-
liprimln, in a style of princely splendour. At the table her
the a".3' and his Royal Highness Prince Albert sattogether,
the Enke of Sutherland sitting on the left of the Queen, and
achess on the right of Prince Albert.
1)4,e circle included the Duchess of Buccleuch, Duke and
e'ese of Norfolk: Duke and Duchess of Argyll, Earl and
Vistallotuess Grosvenor% Marchioness of Douro, Earl Delawarr,
st Morpeth and Lady Mary Howard, Lady Dover,
at.,'vennt Clifden, Earl'of Warwick, Hon. Wm. S. Lascelles
atld Ladys Lascelles, Viscount and Viscountess Levesuon, Lord
Stu,, Blantyre, Mr. and Mrs. Howard, on. r.
bo—t, Marquis of Stafford, Lady Caroline Leveson Gower,
tiMg Edw er Lady Blantyre, Lord George Lennox, Major-Gene-
ir and BoWater, Mr. Loch, Marquis of Lom, Lady
134aheth Leveson Gower, the Rev. Sir Henry R. Dukinfield,
la;Col. Arbuthnot, Captain Meynell, &c. Covers were
s; 'or fort,
ae:4t-,,five minutes to eleven, her Majesty and his Royal High-
htia le
Albert departed, attended by the Duchess of
lever"`'ench, Earl Delawarr, Marchioness of Douro, and the
then al members of the Royal Household ; the Duke of
Su-
hy
`" j`i,lni conducting the Queen to her carriage, accompanied
e Duchess of Sutherland, Marquis of Stafford, &c.
ti'tP A -fa
—till COMMUNICATION WITH

THE UNITED STATES.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY MORNING.

The packet-ship Cambridge, Capt. Barstow, arrived
in the Mersey this morning; she sailed from New
York on the Ist inst., from which city she brings one
day's later news than that brought by the Britannia.
She has thus performed the voyage in twenty-one
days. The news is not of much importance. The
papers are principally filled with comments on the
nominations at the late Baltimore Convention. The
nomination of Polk, it seems to be admitted on all
hands, will secure the election of Clay in November
by a large majority, with the continuance of the pre-
sent restrictive tariff, and limited intercourse with
England. Capt. Tyler had accepted the nomination
for the presidency conferred upon him by the Tyler
Convention at Baltimore.

The Houston Telegraph contains an account.of an
affray at a place called Corpus Christi, between a party
of Mexicans and Texians, in which about eight of the
former were killed, and as many taken prisoners ;
and a report of a similar onslaught which, a short
time before, a party of Mexicans had made upon a
small number of Texians. It was generally believed
in Texas that their treaty with the United States was
rejected.
The Liverpool packet-ship Roscoe, which sailed
hence an the Ist of April, had not arrived at New
York when the Cambridge sailed. She was supposed
to be fast in the ice on the banks. Much anxiety
began to be felt concerning her, as she was full of
passengers, and had a valuable cargo on board.

LATEST from the UNITED STATES
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.;
The fast-sailing ship Sea, Captain Edwards, arrived
at this port to-day, after a quick voyage. She left New
York on the 3d inst., and Sandy Hook on the 4th. The
Sea has brought five passengers only.
The news is very barren of interest.

At Washington, on the Ist inst , in Senate, the joint re-
solution of the House, to adjourn on the 17th of June, was
adopted.
Mr. M'Duffie's tariff resolution, pronouncing the present
rate of duties unjust and oppressive, was taken up and reject-
ed—ayes 18, noes 25.
In the House of Representatives, Mr. Adams broached the
great principle of the Native American party, i. e., the al-
teration of the Naturalization Laws so as to require foreign-
ers to reside here twenty-one years, instead of five, before
they exercise the rights and powers of native-born citi-
zens; and he presented a petition from citizens of Pennsyl-
vania, praying Congress to make this change in the natu-
ralization laws. In presenting this petition, he supposed
an opinion would be expected from him on the subject, and
he therefore stated that the petitioners being unknown to
him, he did not feel bound to support the prayer of the peti•
tion. He moved that the petition be referred to the Judi-
ciary Committee. Mr. Murphy called for the ayes and noes
on a motion by Mr. Hammett to lay it on the table. The
question was ordered, and resulted in 104 votes is favour of
laying it on the table, and only 26 against so doing.
A murder and suicide of the murderer, of a very horrible
description, had been committed at Philadelphia. The
Philadelphia Ledger says, under date of Saturday, June 1,
that a Frenchman named Jules Lesueur, early that morning,
shot his wife in the right side, between the fifth and sixth
ribs, arid committed suicide by shooting himself in the left
side. The Coroner convened a jury about eight o'clock,
when the wife was still alive. Augustus Esmoil, keeper of
the French boarding-house, Dock-street, below Third, in
which the deceased resided, knew of no quarrel between de.
ceased and his wife, but papers and documents were found
which made it evident that murder and suicide were preme-
ditated by deceased. In a letter to Mr. Esmoil, found on a
table, Lesueur begs " pardon of God for his crime " he was
about to commit, gives directions for the funeral, that both
shall be interred in one grave, in plain coffins, the expenses
to be defrayed out of 170 dollars left for the purpose. It ap-
pears that suspicions of infidelity on the part of the woman
in refusing to live with deceased, produced this deplorable
result. She was alive at noon, Saturday, -but her recovery
was impossible. She was suffering great pain. She says, he
awoke her on Friday night, asked her to kiss him ; and on
refusing, he shot her. She is a Creole, of Louisiana, where
she has a sister. Mr. Barbace, of whom deceased was jealous,
is her agent, and at her desire assisted her to escape from
the power of her husband.
COMMERCIAL.
The New York Sun says—
" The intelligence by the Caledonia is any thing but favour-
able to those who have dipped into the cotton speculations
on this side the water. The decline of about id. per pound
on our great staple cannot but result in great pecuniary loss
to present holders, and those who have advanced freely on
consignments, to some of whom, in the southern cities, it
will . probably be disastrous. Money continued to be abun-
dant England, at former rates.

- FRANCE.
tut• of the great advantages presented by the South-
PittCril (or London and Dover) Railway is the extreme
kt,„..._Y with which the public, by availing themselves of it,
It Hi Rh :the Continent. But,'although since the opening
kid a 'lto to Folkestone and Dover the journey to Boulogne
hat a,!ltis has been abridged in point of time to an. extent
Yet Jew' years ago would have been incredible, something
Ati,'.entained to be done in furtherance of the steam cora-
Vrleation between the two countries so as still fur-
tk; ti,t° increase the facilities for rapid locomotion offered
Ittitta Mlle in connection with the railway. The new
the tg,./', the Princess Alice, which has recently been put on
I)bjett""en, has already very materially contributed to this
thlat; but now another steamer, also of remarkable speed,
2, eea. added, called the Princess Mary. To try
.the speed
'eoe The new vessel, and also to test the rapidity with which
I)oti:'4.! be whirled from London to Calais by the wonderful
`r,of steam, the directors of the railway made a trip on
VA itatay from the one place to the other, the result of which
the 11,1„g.,h1Y satisfactory. At about ten minutes to eight in
'kr% "Jotting a special train started from the Bricklayers'
the 8 Station, which, by the way, is admirably situate for
to convenience of all West-end travellers who may not like
dig t"'„ gh it through the crowded streets of the City. The
line;aeo between London and Dover was done in two hours
Aliu:entY-eight minutes, including a stoppage of twelve,
'of the e 8 at Folkestone, and in a few minutes after the arrival
alar,e Party at the Dover station, the new vessel, the Princess
re, which was lying outside the quay, started with them
tulqsalais. She is a very handsome vessel, with great power
of •• Deed, for her build. She has two of Maudslay's engines
(14:tY-horse power each, and the improved paddles. The
,lee between Dover and Calais was done in two hours
Pleat Minutes. On the arrival of the party at Calais, they
• of a luncheon at Dessein's Hotel, and after having
*ol;taple time to wander through the quaint old tow an
n d
‘'e-i4,„",er at the grotesque people, they again entered the
and which left Calais harbour at a few minutes after four,
hart moved at Dover in two hours and five minutes. The
t4e4then returned to town in a special train. Many of them
I%.ere back
in town, lunched at Calais, dined at Dover, and
uack again in London in time for the last act of the
illsaZ The result of this experiment proved that even under
kid Calais,
circumstances the distance between London
ahaira',ais, or Boulogne, mdy be traversed in four hours and
• With scarcely any personal inconvenience.
ert the railroad from Calais to Paris is completed, the
Doliae distance from the metropolis of England to the metro-
this °f Prance may be done in twelve hours. At present
hewthec steamer, together with the Princess Alice, perforpis
°Yage across as rapidly as steam power will .accomplish
A
the new vessel, the Princess Maude, is also being built for
goruC,Tae service either from Dover to Calais, or Ostend, or
olkestone'to Boulogne.
--LRAORDINARY HEAT OF THE

"The sales at.the Board this morning are very large, and
the prices generally at an advance. Morris Canal Company,
which sold yesterday at 17, opened this morning at 26, and
closed at 24—a rise of 7 since yesterday. Norwich and Wor-
cester advanced 21 ; Farmer's Trust Company, 2/ ; Stoning-
ton, 2 ; Erie Railroad, 13 ; Harlem and Long Island, 11;
Pennsylvania Fives and Mohawk Railroad, 1; Reading
Railroad, 3; Illinois Bonds and Canton Company, 1; and
Ohio and Kentucky Sixes and State Bank, 3 ; Vicksburg
Bank declined 3.
"At the Public Board, Canton Company improved 21;
Farmer's Trust Company, 23 ; Erie:Railroad, 11 ; and Long
Island Railroad, 3. Vicksburg Bank closed at 4 decline, and
United States Bank at yesterday's price."

SUSPECTED CASE OF PIRACY.

THE SALADIN.

The above vessel, commanded by Captain Mackenzie,
bound from Valparaiso to London, was lost on the 21st of
last May, near Ireland Harbour, Nova Scotia, and was com-
municated in this paper upon the 17th instant. Since then
circumstances have transpired whicn lead to a very strong
impression that a terrible act of piracy and murder was
committed previous to her destruction, and which has en-
gaged the attention of the naval and civil authorities of
Halifax since the time of her loss ; and although nothing at
present of a positive character has transpired to fix the
crime upon a portion of the ship's crew, there is much rea-
son to fear that if not guilty of the more serious crime, they
are not quite blameless as regards the lesser one. So strong
was this impression entertained by the authorities at Hali-
fax, that the crew had been taken into custody, and had
undergone an examination, and from the evidence collected,
in the words of the writer of r a letter received at
Lloyd's, there can be but one opinion as to the
fate of the officers. From the particulars furnished
by Lloyd's agent it appears that this vessel was
bound from Valparaiso to London with a cargo of
70 tons copper, guano, 8,500 dolls. specie, and some bars of
silver; that she left the former port on the 17th of February
last, that Captain Mackenzie, her commander, died about the
middle of April, and the mate about three days after. The
second mate and two men were subsequently lost from the
fore-yard ; that no log had been kept after the 14th day of
April (about the time the captain died), or any notice of
sickness on board up to that date (circumstances, it will be
presumed, of a very suspicious nature) ; and that the com-
plement of men when the vessel was lost was six. She went
on shore, however, during a thick fog, which certainly gives
some reason to suppose that she may have been lost acciden-
tally,. but at the same time does not do away with the im-
pression that such an opportunity may not have been waited.
The Admiralty Court at Halifax had taken possession of the
cargo saved from the wreck, in consequence of the suspicion
of piracy. All the letters on board which were supposed to
contain invoices, bills of exchange, or bills of lading, are
said to have been torn open by the crew, and that many
were missing, as also about 1,000 dolls. The articles saved
from the wreck consisted of 730 pegs of copper, seven bags
containing about 7,564 dolls., thirteen large and one small
bars of silver, two chronometers, one gold and one silver
watch, and two silver stones ( ?) with all the materials, &c.
The most suspicious indication of one of the most revolt-
ing crimes to civilised nations having been committed is the
sudden death of the captain, for sudden it would imply to
have been the case, from the fact of no mention of sickness
having been made in the log-book, at any period of the
voyage, previous to his death ; and most of our readers do
not require to be told that the illness of the commander of
the vessel (who, when at sea, is more of a monarch, as re-
gards actual power and influence, than any, reigning sove-
reign) too important and serious an affair to be treated
lightly, and should have been, according to practice, in-
serted in the log. The next suspicious circumstance is the
death of the mate, upon whom, by the decease of his com-
mander, devolved the charge of the vessel, &c. ; and subse-
quently that of the death of the next officer in authority on
board, which, though it is alleged to have occurred, together
with that of two of the crew, from falling off the fore-yard,
there is, when all other things are taken into consideration,
some ground for supposing it to have been anything but an
accident, and this appears to have been the view taken at Ha-
lifax upon the subject.

LONDON ATMOSPHERE.
%. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
This day has been of so unusual a character, that I
ofttrq refrain from sending you the particulars of my obser-
lok °ne During the night of yesterday (Saturday) the
light Point was 60 deg. This morning was bright, with a
elore 80ft breeze from the S. of the E., with an upper current
kith +Njesterly—the air positively charged with electricity,
%eh:" appearance of a slight shower having fallen during
o'ciThevious night—the barometer steady at 29.80. At two
4treet,' MP., the " shade " thermometer, north aspect
lbetii—g, Stood at 86, and the " sun " thermometer was, in t.he
.348Pect, 107. At three o'clock the one in the shade in
the extraordinary height of 88, and that in the sun
144,At four o'clock they stood relatively 85 and 99.
tic% a thermometer at two o'clock in more direct opposi-
Of the sun's rays, which raised the spirit to 121 degrees
kireilturanheit. The air is still (five cat of
ko,B,,argad electricity and the thermometer stands—shade
'411496. I have no, recollection of such extreme heat in
am, Sir. your subscriber, H. P.
[lP,.2ndaey-square, June 23, five o'clock, p.m.
%IA this correspondent be correct, the atmosphere of Ber-
,herseY must' be very different from that of -Westminster,
4,
'r° the thermometer in the course of the day never ex-
all 81, whilst he makes it 88 degrees—a difference not at
b4ble.—En. Sun.]

ro„,4BIGNATION AND DEPARTURE EARL DE
ki4:44*---On Sunday last Captain. Lord Francisor Gordon, First
141 de-Camp to the Lord Lieutenant, was. dispatched to Lon-
the Present to the Queen the resignation of his
eErixeckelchlenrecy.
Nele.-tarl De Grey, as Viceroy of Ireland
.--Limerick
the servants
4ttiteii [The resignation has been accepted,
not; hew to the vice-regal household have got a month's
Dub to quit. The affair attracts just as much attention in
'`,.." as it is worth—that is not the amount. of a nutshell.
•
ee"lan's Journal.
ttrd,iaT4L OCCURRENCE AT A PIC-NIC Pit". TY.—Yes-
toq, as a family party were enjoying a p nic near the
years of
22 .
4ge, onll°Ld, Hampstead-heath, a young man,
not eof the family, went into the pond to bathe. He had
since of his family, and never rose again. The an
screams of
sk in the
lle:relatives collected vast crowds, and several excellent
laers dived after him, and drags, boats, and everyo.ther
until
ight. reaching him were ineffectually put in requisition
o
kd
e VIPER.—The other day a large viper was
tal- 41l the Bishop Woods, the property of R.
tLt. Watson,wii
.111 e 4(,)f Calgartb, by Jonathan Stalker, woodcutter, e
eirce;;pd full three feet in length, and ly fi inches in
yonniveFence. On making an incisionn in the belly twelv.e.
°lla tilers made their appearance. Its colours were van
blenr beautifully mottled. These animals breed in the
."tfore t(i)sf May, and are supposed to be about three months
.A.gs arley bring forth. They hay.e seldom more than eleven
4ek,z. a time. They usually bring forth the month of
L-,"'"Westmoreland Gazette.
4.by
1\ EN t. WENLOCK'S BALL.—On Friday night Lady
alansi°oe''. gave a splendid ball, at his Lordship's spacious
a 111 Berkelev-square. Above 400 fashionabLesena.sy-
tilons'ied• The ball:room, on the ground-floor, was brilliantly
littaillated by some hundreds of waxlights, and a vst
the oietf of Rowers were used in the deboration of that and
d.
--er apartments A supper of the most sumptuous de,
etlen
tf. was announced shortly after one o'clock. Weippeq s
Viand
,ta—ended. The company comprised the elite of the aris-
and fashionable world.
,ONDERFUL STORY.—We find the following in
siitigt" de la • •—" In the night of the 11th instant a
tier(l443 Proceed%37. from Paris to Clermont, being
datba
(„,(istance from Maltaverne, was lifted off the roaditeri
into -"et of a thunder storm, and carried over a large
left ;1111 adjoining field. Carriage, travellers, and horses were
erottesptr;f,ij by enchantment. The hole as not upset,
fluid smell of sulphur, and a large ewefinththeeelteruetnrike
th-arnage, demonstrated by the passage
"Qi•Aveecause of the accident. The travellers could scarcely
their eyes when they alighted."
11 mill OF ATTORNEYS.—The result of the ex-
in - las latiot n. of candidates for admission on the roll of attorney
the Trinity Term, shows a larger increase on that branch
mtir wereeal profession, 71 having passed examination, whilst
tittemPostponed, and four who had given notice did not
°f s i-,,': and a large number failed to perfect their testimonial
katteres, besides one of the candidates for clmitse
the e thdrew during thwhich e examination. Upon referring _
Trirdfat?l,ination of the last Michaelmas, Hilary, Easter, and
50, Y ems, it appears that in Michaelmas 106,. in Hilary
for thase ter 92, and Trinity Term 71, passed, showing a total
,tluciCs cost four terms of 359. This number, we believe, in
'34le instances in which the examiners reported spe-
lybi_, with reference to questions of service of clerkship, and
~rll._were submitted to the decision of the judges.
rated 1i;)434 PowEn.—A pint of water may Ile. evapo-
kt t Y. two ounces of coals. In its evaporation it swells
nical ‘fv° hundred and sixteen gallons of steam, with a mecha-
foot sufficient to raise a weight of thirty-seven tons a
that er'• The steam thus produced has a pressure equal to
end b tellimon atmospheric air; and by allowing it to ex-
raay 12 virtue of its elasticity, a further mechanical force
Plat of obtained, at least equal in amount to the former. A
retwert Water, therefore, and two ounces of coals, are thus
seventy capable of doing as much work as is equivalent to
Ainuer3;f?lir tons ratted a foot high. The circumstances
thveu...v,hich the steam-engine is worked on a railway are not
tohe aura
to the economy of fuel. Nevertheless a pound of
DintBPed in a locomotive engine will evaporate about five
chan.water.• ln their evaporation they will exert a me-
clistairical force sufficient to draw two tons on the railway a
in a stQ,t of one mile in two minutes. Four horses working
"ge coach on a common road, are necessary to draw the
'Weight the AM() I/1441100 iu hiS

STEAMER GREAT WESTERN.—LIVERPOOL, SUN-
DAY MORNING.—After experiencing the " law's delays," this
noble steamer started from our port yesterday afternoon about
three o'clock. The uncertainty which existed until within a
few days past as to her departure operated against her ob-
taining a large number of passengers, but her berths were
tolerably well filled.
SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 23.—At twelve o'clock this
day the Royal West India mail-packet the Avon, Capt. Sturtt,
arrived at her moorings in the river, and landed her mails,
which will be forwarded to London by the two A.M. mail train
to-morrow. Her dates are--Jamaica, 24th of May ; Deme-
rara, 20th ; Trinidad, 21st ; Grenada, 26th ; St. Thomas's,
June 1; and Fayal, 15th. The Avon bas sixty-eightpas-
sengers, and a small quantity of specie. The Oriental Com-
pany's steam-packet Little Liverpool, from Gibraltar, is
hourly expected with the Peninsular mails. The following
large steamers are now lying in the docks and river :—The
Oriental, 1,673 tons; the Pacha, 550; the Lady Mary Wood,
556; the Iberia, 650 ; the Teviot, 1,743 ; the Clyde, 1,850 ;
and the Avon, 1,600 tons.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE NEAR GOLDEN-SQUARE.--This
morning, at half-past one o'clock, a fire broke out on the
premises of Mr. Wright, corn-chandler, situate behind the
dwelling-houses in Great Pulteney-street, Golden-square.
The fire was first discovered by a female servant, who was
awoke by smoke entering her sleeping apartment; she in-
stantly raised an alarm, but so rapid was the progress of the
flames, that the owners of the buildings had not sufficient
time to save any of the property. Several engines were soon
on the spot, and water being obtained, they were set to work,
and a great body of water was thrown upon the burning ma-
terial; notwithstanding, the fire continued to rage most fear-
fully, and strong apprehensions were entertained lest it
should reach the extensive brewery of Messrs. Broadwood.
The further progress of the flames was stayed by two o'clock,
not, however, before the premises in which they commenced
were levelled with the ground, and the adjoining buildings
damaged. The loss must be somewhat considerable, and un-
fortunately Mr. Oxam, who had a large quantity of his em-
ployer's goods in the place, was not insured. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
THE IRISH VICEROYALTY.—The Duke of Rich-
mond has been mentioned as the probable successor of Earl
De Grey as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, but there is reason
to believe that Lord Heytesbury will be appointed to that
important post.—Herald.
APPROACHING MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.—The
contemplated alliance between Lord Charles Wellesley and
Miss Pierrepont, only child and heiress of the Right Hon. H.
M. Pierrepont, and niece to the Marquis of Exeter and Earl
Manvers, is fixed to take place next Thursday se'nnight.
The Duke of Wellington will give a grand clefiune a la four-
&tette after the ceremony, at Apsley House, to the Duke and
Duchess of Beaufort, Earl and Countess Manvers, and the
Ladies Pierrepont, Lord and Lady Fitzroy Somerset, and
Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter. The Noble and Gallant
Lord and his bride elect will take up their abode after their
nuptials at Apsley House.

TIE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENII,G, JUNE 24, 1844.

MEDICAL REFORM.
(From the Lancet, June 22, 1844:)
To the Master, Wardens, and Court of Assistants
of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of
England and Wales.

Gentlemen,—Under the impression that one faculty
of medicine, with equality of rank and title, is a con-
dition unattainable under existing circumstances,
and. equally impossible to retain, if chance for the
moment annihilated all existing grades, and afforded
an opportunity for trying the experiment; and be-
lieving also (admitting such a chimera to be prac •
ticable) that neither the public nor the profession
would be benefited by such an arrangement; I
take the liberty of offering for your consideration the
following suggestions, with the sincere hope that by a
free and unreserved interchange of opinion, some plan
or other may be devised for harmonising the thrqe
branches of the profession, so that they might work
honourably and satisfactorily together. As a .pre-
liminary step, however I- must premise that the
Apothecaries' Society should immediately take the
lead, and detach their scientific and professional
department from that whic'h properly should never
have been combined with it, namely, their trad-
ing establishment at Apothecaries' Hall. They
should, in point of fact, never have held
their examinations for licenses to practise medicine at
their shop in the City I It detracted from the credit
and dignity of the profession, and has constituted, at
all times, the most fertile source of opprobrium and
dissatisfaction. This separation is, 1 conceive, the
first step that the Society should take, for by this
means the title of apothecary, which has become so
objectionable to professional men, that they seldom, if
ever, designate themselves by it, might altogether
cease as an appellation for them, and be retained only
to describe the members of the trading Society of
Apothecaries—one of the City corporations.
The Council should then invite the profession to
unite with them in a petition to the Legislature for a
charter of incorporation, as a College of General
Practitioners; the whole medical body now practising
under the license of the Apothecaries' Company being
considered members of the proposed college, and the
present list of the Corporation of Apothecaries, as
well as all existing or future licentiates of ten years'
standing, being constituted-into t constituency with
the title of fellows, and who shall be eligible for, and
privileged to vote for, the Council, Court of Examiners,
and governing body of the college.
That the college have the power of framing its
own curriculum ; that the education and examination
for its diploma be under the control of its own
governing body, and that it should confer the right
to practice as a general practitioner in all parts of her
Majesty's dominions. That the education of the
general practitioner should be, in every respect,
sufficient for all ordinary practice, and should be in
no degree inferior to that required by the Society of
Apothecaries as at present constituted. - To avoid in-
terfering with existing institutions, and to afford the
means for those who desire to cultivate a more ex-
tended knowledge of any particular branch of medical
science, the diplomas of the Colleges of Physicians and
Surgeons respectively may be required of all candi-
dates for army, navy, Indian, hospital, or parochial
appointments. The College of Surgeons requiring
a knowledge of morbid, microscopic, and comparative
anatomy, as well as greater practical skill in surgical
operations. The College of Physicians conferring
degrees of bachelor and doctor of medicine only,
granting no licences to practise whatever, and requir-
ing ample testimony that all on whom the honour of a
degree is conferred are by education fitted to uphold
its dignity and ensure its respect.
By these means the three great subdivisions of the
medical professsion may be made to work harmo-
niously together; each gradation having its own
college, with the arrangement of its curriculum, and
the management of its affairs, under the control and
regulation of its own governing body.
To these suggestions, it may be replied that, on
the passing of the Apothecaries' Act, in 1815,
an application was made to the Legislature for
a charter of incorporation, and refused, on the
ground that it was inexpedient to grant such
charter without some experience of the work-
ing of the new Act of Parliament, a plea which,
however reasonable at the time, is now clearly in-
admissible after nearly thirty years' experience, and
with • a retrospect so highly creditable to the
parties to whom the administration of the Apothe-
caries' Act was deputed. Surely a refusal under
such circumstances should in no degree intimidate
or dismay the Society of Apothecaries at the pre-
sent moment. What was then a matter of doubt,
namely, the effect of their administration of the
rules and regulations for conducting the education
of the apothecary on the acquirements of the future
practitioner, is now a matter of triumphant con-
gratulation. The rank, talents, and professional re-
putation, with the hold they have on society, fully
entitle the present body of general practitioners
to this mark of consideration. I have been in-
duced to address these observations to the Court
of Assistants of the Society. of Apothecaries, be-
cause I consider both the public and the profession as
deeply indebted to them for the great benefits con-
ferred on the former, and for the honourable poiition
into which they have elevated the latter, and still
more from an anxious desire to identify more com-
pletely the interests of the Society and its licentiates.
—I have the honour to remain, Gentlemen, your
very obedient servant, JAMES BIRD.
16, Orchard-street, June 11, 1844.

INCENDIARISM.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Six,—lncendiarism exists in the county of Suffolk
to an alarming extent. This we learn from the local
papers, and from Mr. Gibson, the Earl of Stradbroke,
and other gentlemen residing in that county. Being
a Suffolk man, I have been very anxious to learn the
cause of this horrid practice of burning food to make
it cheap. All I can learn is, that no satisfactory
cause can be given. Low wages, I know, many per-
sons think is the cause ; and, if I mistake not, it has
been stated that wages are lower in the immediate
neighbourhood where the fires have occurred than they
are in other parts of the county. This statement is
entirely without foundation; and I will add, that
wages in Suffolk are not lower than they are in other
counties. In some parts of the county I hope a good
feeling exists between the labourer and his master
but I doubt this good feeling does not extend far.;
We may sometimes look back to see what is before us.
There can be no question that for some months a war
has been going on between the manufacturing and
agriculturing interest. Now, what is the general
feeling of the landowners and tenant-farmers in Suf-
folk towards the manufacturers ? Why, they say we will
prove to you that we cannot spares a protective duty
upon corn, and that we can barely keep our labourers
from starving with the protection we now have ; and
they go on to argue that we only follow your exam-
ple by turning our men upon the roads when we have
no profitable work for them; and this we show you
to prove that our situation is not a very enviable one,
"and indeed that we have nothing to spare. The men,
with few exceptions, who labour upon the soil in Suf-
folk are an honest, patient, hard-working people, but
let us not forget that these people have connections
working at various trades, and some of them living
they cannot tell how.

If discontent is stirred up amongst the agricul-
tural labourers depend upon it that it extends much
further. Master and man do not pull in the same
boat as I should wish to see them. The high bearing
of the masters to the men is not palatable to them, and
no kindly feeling exists. In my opinion this incen-
diarism may be traced to three causes, viz.—the want
of a better understanding between master and man,
increase of population, and the harshness of some of
the clauses in the new Poor-law Bill.—l am, Sir, &c.
Warwick. J. F.

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AT
WOLVERHAMPTON.

On the 19th instant, Edward Cadd, the driver and
proprietor of the Birmingham stage-ooacb, appeared be-
fore Dr. Dehane for having wantonly ill-treated one of
his horses, and on the evidence of John Smith, one of
the officers of the Royal Society for tho Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, he was convicted, and fined in a pe-
ts.
was convicted on the evi-
na
jltaynoiefs2mosoo.,
raen,dalrl.isg.
d6rdi.vceors,
dence of the same officer, and fined 10s., and Bs. 6d. costs,
for cruelly beating one of the pigs which he was driving.
Jeremiah Leadbetter, for ill-treating a horse, was fined
205., and 6s. 6d. costs.

George Taylor, for the same offence, the same fine and
cost.

John Mottisham, for the same offence, the same fine
and costs.

Benjamin Russell and Sarah Brown, for cruely to
donkeys, were fined, the former 10s., and 6s. 6d. costs,
the latter 55., and 4s. 6d. costs.

CAMBLETOWN.—Great preparations have been made
here for the herring fishery this season. Upwards of
one hundred and fifty boats are already afloat, and this
fleet is shortly to be joined by forty new boats, built in
the low country on an improved plan, and of a larger
size than those formerly used here. The greater
number of there, and particularly the new ones,
are to be supplied with the patent machine nets,
and the trains to be of greater length, in
proportion to the size of the boats, than those formerly
in use. The larger trains will extend to twenty-five
pieces, each piece being fifty fathoms in length. The
large boats have a crew of five men, the second size four
men, and the smaller ones three men each—thus afford-
ing employment to a number of individuals who anti-
cipate a prosperous Ashing, for which a ready market is
found in Glasgow at a high price, in the commencement
of the season, the herrings being carried there fresh by
the steamers, and those caught in the latter end of the
season being cured for winter use.—Scotch Paper.
A fine specimen of the celebrated " mummy " wheat
is growing fast to maturity, in the gardens of Sir Hugh Dillon
Massy, Bart., Doonass. The seed was found in one of the
Egyptian catacombs, and its produce is superior to any other
known, yielding nearly double the number of grains in the
crdivary head of wheat.—. Belfast paper.