The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-20 00:00:00

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In the French Chamber of Deputies the Marcl."s ~.„t to
roche Jaq,uelin complained bitterly of the treatnLe:er,..
which some Legitimatists had been subjected by the LoY i;
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meet, and several of the opposition journals of Libe7l:4o4
tics join in the complaint. ,4 We believe," says Gtirtioil
" there are few persons, acquainted with the prinoPf,
practice of the French law in the proceedings agaillSt a,-"eisro
cused person before trial, who would take upon
surertheraicl,
to defend either the one or the other. We are not ~ect
therefore, that such anomalies in civilisation should
with reprobation." ed
On Tuesday, at three o'clock, the King, attend dery
Colonel de Chabannes, the Count de Strada, and an r,. four
officer, went from Neuilly to St. Cloud, but returnedto.
o'clock. In the evening their Majesties received the
verian and Hessian Msnisters, the Belgian Charge , Der
the Prince de Wagram, the Duke de Trevise, (jellela
theis, and M. de Remusat. terci3l
An orderly officer of Marshal Bugeaud arrived Yes yore
morning at the Hotel of the Minister at War, not being 3,00
of Marshal Soult's departure for St. Amand. As order have
been given to dispatch directly to- the Minister al!, the
comes from Africa, the officer immediately set out e ft"
Marshal.
Some labourers a few days ago, in digging the Mieurod3ed
tions of the cavalry barracks at Colmar (Haut-Rhin), to to
up two silver deniers of Charlemagne, hitherto unkn?
the antiquaries. They are of rude workmanship, but at, Sod,
fect preservation. On the obverse they bear the lege" cici,
R. F. (Carolus Rex Francorum),, and on the reverse'
Arge. (Civitas Argentina
of th). oftbe
Barcelona journals e 12th state that the health
.isit
Queen continues to improve, and give an account of ae
paid by her to the troops in their barracks,
received with great enthusiasm. sliet
On the 10th inst. three citizens of Saragossa we- Jur
one of the public squares. They were said to have bee
plicated in the death of General Esteller during Pq
tumult in 1838. where sh "
LAW AND POLICE. bowl
At Chelmsford Assizes, Abraham Thurgood, 'Pr
was indicted for the manslaughter of his wife, marfloss
Thurgood, by kicking her in a most brutal manner.
acquitted.
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A boy, named John Hardy, aged eleven, was iodic too',
the same assizes, for feloniously setting fire to a stack ofi;or
the property of Frederick Charles Fitch, at-Steeple
th tDo
stead. He said that his master had beaten himkand„,,:ilti'
committed the act to revenge himself. He was found
but sentence wax deferred. 0351'
The Commission for Cambridge was opened on Th de'
at three o'clock, by Mr. Sergeant Byles, the judges being
layed. There is a heavy calendar of offences from
districts. f
At Oxford, the action brought by the authorities 0 goy,
College against the churchwardens of the parish of St. fot
for seizing a portion of the College plate, in a distrecg •
poor-rates, was decided yesterday, by the jury rettlrra,!o of
verdict for the plaintiff, thus establishing the exemP`l
the collegiate property from parochial burdens. FOS
John Wright, a waterman, and master of the so'
steamer, plying between Gravesend and London, the bp'
moned at the Thames Police-office, under the 23d of ‘,„r
ow
laws, founded on the Watermen's Act, for abusing!.
fully detaining, and otherwise misbehaving himself to
Mr. Robert Blacbford, a gentleman residing in Grovies,right
Mile-end. It arose from a dispute about the fare action
was fined 405., and the complainant left to bring
should he choose to do so. ipetel
Yesterday wail was tendered for John Alves, the
on a cluiNe preferred by Lord Charles Fitz esow
having defrauded hini of two promissory notes of 1,-oalB,
Mary Lang, a respecable-looking middle-aged 01/
who has been- twice before pharged at Queen-square l 5
creating a disturbance at the res.
burn, Esq., the Member for Warrhm-4-on, and his sistelp oh,
deuce of J. Ireland
charged with repeating her visit to' t:.7,3 latter 's 110•0
Thursday evening, and making use of violent and ttalii,
ing language. She was sent to prison in default of b
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COURT— II PASIONABLZ. d
The Duke and Duchess of Leeds arrived from -13-,tke
Tuesday last, at the Clarendon Hotel. The Noble vi•-oftlle
been enjoying the sport of hawking, with the men3ber°
Hawking Club, in the Netherlands.' f f"e'
The Countess of Wilton will give a grand concert 13„r
and instrumental music, at which the performer!, :ritiesA
Majesty's Theatre are expected to assist, on 117.`
evening, in Grosvenor-square. pt tb
Lady Brougham's party, intended for Friday n-
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26th inst., takes place on Thursday, the 25th, instead. eveir
Colonel Cavendish entertained at dinner, on FriKorof
ing, at his mansion in Burlington-gardens, Lord rit`rojor
Somerset, Lord Elphinstone, Viscount Seahain, fre"
General the Hon. Edward Lygon, Major-General PI prat'
derick Stovin, Sir William de Tuyll, Hon. for ether'
General Upton, Colonel Reid, Captain Bulkeley, Mr-IA ,
Mr. John Leslie, &c.
Mr. and Lady Charlotte Egerton leave town this deaf°
Montreal the seat of 'Discount Holmesdale, on their -tbe
Puddingtim Hall, Chester, where theyexpect to recoil tbo
Marquis and Marchioness of Ely, Viscount Loftus, `g
Ladies Loftus, who will remain there till September, f
the family adjourn to town for the solemnisation °pro,
nuptials of Viscount Loftus with • rdiss Jane Hee

daughter of Lady Elizabeth Hope Vere.
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The accounts brought by the last packet frore kior'
state the greatest excitement prevailed throughout the P."
caused by the proposed reduction of duty on foreigli,.;cit
and numerous meetings had been held to protest lig'"'"
measure which was described as fatal to the colony'
_45 s,t'
The Gazette of Friday contains a notice to the otiauZle.
company of her Majesty's sloop Grecian, Williela,,
Esq., commander, and of her 11fajesty's sloop /WI;13
Honourable Byron Charles Ferdinand Plantegoeuoiti,
commander, that an account of proceeds of tonnage
for the brigantine Sumatra, seized on the 24th of ISToNre'tirt of
1842, will be deposited in the registry of the High CO3oBol*
Admiralty, on the 16th inst., agreeably to Act of Par'.

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NAVAL INT ELLIGENCE.—WOOLWICII,
The Lightning steam-vessel, Master. Commander
Robarts, has been placed under orders to proceed to uovy, pdpier, near Edinburgh, to embark the King of SA3,t.tist,,,,qe
the members of his Majesty's suite on the 2d of .7,eitt.,..5,
convey the royal party on their return to the Co. B,
Black Eagle steam-vessel, Master-Commander S,
was taken out of the basin, at -Woolwich, yesterti.ivet,
e
will proceed to-morrow to Antwerp, to embark her ;:,
the Queen Dowager, on the 23d inst., for a PasslttilY,4o
country. The Aurora, a fine Russian frigate, is ortntilt,
pected to arrive at Woolwich. The Retribntion stead., Voto,
was towed from Woolwich yesterday to the .-Sast In
to he fitted with her machinery by Messrs. 10-tvocisZ-C°
and Field. The Meteor steam-vessel, Lietiteg6 :a 18701
mender George Butler, having had her defects 1' 7tit tstjd' 0
was tried down the river yesterday, and will proeeel. IS 'PO
days to the coast of Ireland. Mr. Samuel Braddonhi,Aell
appointed second master, and Mr. John Macdonall„,coo4,l,o
charge to the Comet steam-vessel, commissioned at iv so.
on Monday last, by Lieutenant Prettyman. The
sailed from Portsmouth on Wednesday for.Woolivich• TO,
Lady Fairfax died at St. Boswell's Bank' ladyl
burghshire, a few days ago, in the prime of life. 51
ship was third daughter of Thomas Williamson, -'4.,j,rtf
married, in 1830, the present Sir Henry Fairfax, A
whom she has left an infant famil,y'.
THE MISSING JURY LISTS.---A person vv, -413°,31';,,ts
a subordinate situation in the office of the Clerk of ted
when the jury lists were mislaid has been aPPfrbe at jo4
situation in the Castle worth 3001. a year! Can ;',..:foroir
possible that this gentleman could afford an Y 00" e 0
with reference to the missing lists?—freeman's •'°:" 000- ,
TESTIMONIAL TO A CLERGYMAN.—The
of St. Paul, Shadwell, dined together on Thurschii c,l)."'to
memorate the 145th anniversary of their charitil7o_4
when occasion was taken to present their rector, 4,2"0-)er
resign the living which he had held upwards of " d
with a very handsome silver inkstand.
STATE OF LARGE TOWNS AND POPULOUS DIS„4
—From a report prepared by the Commission for !'ts, J".(
into the state of large towns and populous distriecoeo
presented to Parliament, it appears that, in the C.,,,,i1tit10
their investigations, evidence was afforded of the ,rrio fr'll
of wells and the increased offensiveness of emailat'sibtoTe§
sewers, caused by the infiltration of water passing t
contiguous grave-yards. Among other importan stitlD
also inquired into by the Commissioners, was t„,,8,5, ,170
of sanatory regulations for common lodging-1°,7,A. eb,;oo
the prevention of the filth and overcrowding "'title...AV
render them the seats of contagious diseases, $1,01,30
which also involves local regulations of police. far,Pl.o
tention has also been invited to the means of giviehawieoo
for providing " public walks, baths, or other 0..0 of
bathing-places in the vicinity of populous towtietifte
their attention has been especially turned to the 'lol7if•
improving the worst and the most crowded distrietsciitOeirlef
town's; a subject of great importance and of grea
That matter is still engaging their anxious attenti°-; to illy
anticipate that it will be necessary to have recoo the 100
aid of the Legislature for further enactments befneal,oo
provements so much desired can be fully accompli7e," to,
still, in many instances, they state their confic'otNicli
much might be effected under the existing laws OA,
giil
if not to remove,. many of the evils which now prel7lpt
has already been done on these important subjea'
more remains for the Commission to fpf
to At
free' re
SIX POUNDS of TEA, and upwards, sent, carriage, of 0
part of the Kingdom, at the 'Wholesale Price, on receipt
tance, or Post-office order. " 65.
Black, Is. Bd., 35., 3s. 4(1., 3s. Bd., 45., 48. 4(1., 8/0* 99. 4'
Green, 3s. 40., 3s. Bd., 45., 45. 4d., 55., ss. 4d. °5'10d.,131`.1.4
Coffee, Pd., Is., Is. 2d., 15.4
d., 15.6 d., 15.80., is' 2,
G. T. MANSELL and CO., Wholt sale. Tea Dealer:, se>,
LERSBURY CUEAPSIDE. Agencies will be b'iveil
parties-
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BIRTHS.
the IsAo of
On the-11th inst., at Havre de Grace, ,w
rearson, Esq., of a daughter. „ir iighter,,l fe°l
On the 13th in , Mrs. W. H. Trinder, of it 144-- 0 '.-
al 11 til fg.
On the 13th inst.,. at Ki;ilet Vicarage, S.--0-' Oe°
the Rev. G. W. Murray, of a ;on. 1411. 4
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On the 16th inst., at Moon Ilan, Haverhill, fiti
Robinson, of a daughter.
On the 16th inst., at Dublin, the lady °
of. Lieuter: —at IS
1511.
of the 11th Hussars, of a daughterif 11c, ill
On the 17th inst., at Thornham. c„
Rect&lrY, '"--° Itlf0,
of the Rev. Thomas Preston, M..A ,of a su:n., Iratth oalh /
On the 18th inst., in the Harley ford. roar.'
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Thomas Austin, of a son.'
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MARRIED. i SOP 7,1 . 1,
On the 16th inst., at St. George's ChaPa" V-q,si :
Coalman Footer • ,
Devon, P. Benson Stewart, Ls q.,
4-1.2, 00,1% ,
Charlotte Augusta, eldest daughter of J°'llitjaclag, c
Captain R.N., commanding her Majesty:es9
L'iPigtomditob,*l
Ou the 18th inst., at St. Mark's, n-6''''' Aau,
Taylor, Esq., surgeon, Clapham-road, to Mali; • 00,44
„Aor . elle
of the late Thomas Reeve, Esq., of the same P.3ce dst 1"
At Holy Trinity Church, Brompton, Mr. -r-'' r of '
the Strand, glite
io Helen Louisa, youngest dau
William Wood, .ssq., of Oakley Lodge, Fulharo•

of tjCiiinZei DIED. hire, the Est
On the 11th inst., at it Kali, AberdeeDs
Bth ult., at New York, ~.11 sct•-
On the 13th inst., at St. Boswel;
A lontgomerie, the wife of Lieutenaut.-Colone, , ~~•
• gr
Fairfax, Bart. raitb, 1 .1
On the 15th inst., at Brook- Hamra° <ev?
Brook-green,
/ 1313'
Bird, aged 68. . ii, uo io,
On the 15th inst., at Brand-street, Greenw:c
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aged 66, of South Lincolnshire. , St•Th
o,ssethanttcuaol,..4;irrofp.ei
On the 17th inst., Miss Alary Ann White, °'
square, hackney. --------0,,,,-, ~ ‘IOC,,
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