The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-30 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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" Who runs may read."

rOILDIGN.
According to accounts from Paris, Marshal Soult still
remained at his country seat in the South. It was re:
ported that he was to resign the office of Minister of
War, but that he had consented to remain as President
of the Counctl without a portfolio.
The Minister of Commerce has returned to Paris from
Vichy.
A letter from Metz, of the 24th, says :—" The weather,
has again become frightful, the rain not having cease°
falling since last evening. The orders given for thej
movement of the troops are not the less maintained, and
the greater number of the soldiers will arrive here 00
Monday. Everything is in an active preparation for the
commencement of operations on Wednesday. Deputa-
tions have arrived from the garrisons of Bavaria and
Austria. to witness the operations. The Duke of Sass:
Weimar and his sons are expected ; they sire to alight si
the Prefecture. The Duke de Nemours and the Dula'
de Montpensier continue to visit the military establish*
ments."
A letter from Marseilles of the 23d states that as till
Pharamond steamer entered the port with the newS ,
the victory of Isly, she dressed herself on* with Bags,
and fired three shots to announce that she was the bearer
of happy intelligence. The greatest excitement inner
diately prevailed, and the newspaper offices were. ihe.
sieged by the crowd, anxious to learn what ho
occurred. In the evening the public buildings were
illuminated.
The Moniteur Parisien says :—" The Moorish artoi,
which attacked our troops on the banks of the
reckoned 24,000 cavalry. The enemy must, in addition'
have possessed a numerous irregular infantry, and pro,'
bably some regular troops, to defend and work the sett''
lery. Marshal Bugeaud, as has been already stated, heti
under his orders only 7,600 infantry, 1,400 cavalry, and
12 pieces of cannon."
The Dioniteur Algerien of the 20th has come to boa.
It states that official documents had been received 01l
that day at Algiers announcing the victory of JO
They add nothing, however, to the details given in the
dispatch already published. On the 16th the guns at the
forts of Oran fired a number of salvos in honour of the
signal advantage gained by the French ar.
The Constitutionnel says—" The King journey
England is postponed. Orders, it is said, have been dis*
patched to the ports to delay the preparations. The
period at present named for the embarkation is Octo,
ber 17."
The Augsburg Gazette mentions a report from Triestfs
that the Bellona, Austrian frigate, on board of which Is
Admiral Bandiera, had received orders to sail for /IP'
rocco.
A letter from Hamburgh announces the arrival in that
city of a number of Poles, who had been recently trans;
ferred from Posen to Magdeburg. They have received
permission to proceed to England, and are ou their wel
to that country.
LAW AND 7POLICB.
In the case of Worley v. Yardington, which was trie°
before Mr. Secondary James, and which was an act°
brought by a meat salesman against a butcher residing
in King's-road, Chelsea, who cold meat for him on cow'
mission, the jury found for the plaintiff, with 201. di"
wages, being the amount advanced by plaintiff to Jr
fendant for which defendant had not accounted.
At Liverpool, th_. cause of Wood v. Monk came on for
trial before Mr. Justice Cresswell, being a crim. con. el,
tion brought by a tavern-keeper against a medical 07;
The defence was, that the whole was a conspiracy r,
the part of plaintiff to get rid of his wife. Ultimate',
it was agreed that a juror should be withdrawn. I
On the Crown side Timothy O'Brien was convicted .°
cutting and wounding W. Jones, with intent to do his
some grievous bodily harm. *„
Dowden alias Lamb, the actor at Sadler's Wells, wilt
was accused of forgery, pleaded guilty to the charge iod
before the closing of the Central Criminal Court, 'lt
was sentenced by the Recorder to two years' imprio".

ment.
At the Mansion-house, on Wednesday, Wm. Laidler, tt
seaman who appeared before Sir John Pixie, on Sett
day, to complain against the supercargo of the ship J.
Campbell, for bloody and desperate proceedings oa
coast of Africa, appeared before the Lord Mayor, le
cording to his Lordship's appointment. Sir John
sat with the Lord Mayor upon this occasion. The ifai
Mayor having stated that, from the accounts revel
Ta
from Liverpool, it appeared that the supercargo had ile,h,
with proper zeal, spirit, and discretion, and that
ship's crew were in a state of mutiny, Laidler hi
being one of the chief mutineers, that individual to
tempted to justify his conduct, when he was warned
take care that those whom he had calumniated did °°_,
make him responsible for his conduct. The mariner
the seaman was brutal and menacing in the extrerol
furnishing an extraordinary contrast to the gentle %a
pathetic description of his sufferings and feelings on,
st,
ter
occasion of his first application to Sir J. Pine. S'r,ho
Pixie most unequivocally expressed his opinion as t° '
mutinous conduct of the crew, and hoped that the Onhi3O
ments which had gone abroad had done no injury to ""

character of Mr. liurnley.
A person of very gentlemanly addritss, about thief
years of age, named Henry Smith, whose threadbare Pr:
tnents, attenuated frame, and care-worn countenalle',,
indicated extreme distress, was brought before the
magistrate, at Queen-square, charged with begging. 11
defendant was a native of the Cape of good Hope, ant
had received a liberal education, but had been broui,'"J
up to no profession or calling, and had been anexpecte,d,ll
reduced to absolute want. He had a wife and fan
The magistrate gave him some temporary relief, as
stated he would consider what t•ould be done for hilo•
A summons was issued against a pawnbroker narav"
Harding, residing in York street, Westminster, far Tee
fusing to pet mit the examination of certain articles ;
the police, the duplicates relating to which were foila
in the possession of a man committed for robbery. e
A man named Watkins was fined 5/. at Maryleboe
for having sold half a load of hay in Cumberland maricel,
and neglecting to enter the same in the book of thecier
of the market.
John Briggs, a pauper in the union workhouse, Milli;
and New Town, was charged with stealing a valtl/1 6
pld ring, the property of the inaster'of the workhew
The prisoner had always expressed a desire to go to 10
South Wales, and had been beard to say he would re 0
jeteller's shop but what he would go abroad. lie
remanded. A itk
At Union Hall John Leigh, an engineer, chargen/14,
absconding with the wife of John Townsend, a I'll-es
draper, and stealing various articles, his property. W
held to bail to answer the charge of felony.
Peter M'Walter, a young man of_ fashionable aPPie„to;
ante, was charged with plundering the King's Heed 'or
in the Borough, and the Hero of Waterloo Tavern,the
the Waterloo-road. At both places he arrived io
evening, with a carpet bag, engaged a bed, and In 're,
night plundered the house and decaniped. He was
manded until Saturday, in order to give parties whe,"-I0
been robbed under similar circumstances as those au:4
mentioned, an opportunity of attending and identit.P"
him.
The Insolvent Debtors' Court will sit on Tuesday
next, the 3d of September, for hearing of bail cases$ to
other matters. Since the operation of the Act. °a.
amend the law of bankruptcy, insolvency, and exectl"4
the business of the Court has materially decree's,rei,
The bail list for Tuesday contains only forty Pr?
which number is not more than a fourth of the apP.'
tions in August last.
cousin'-PAANZONABLZ. 1111
Prince William of Prussia is not expected to take of
departure for the Continent until after the christenirigto,.
the infant Prince, which is understood to be fixed for,or
morrow se'nnight, the 6th of September, at Win ad
Castle Lthe Duke of Wellington, and the Ministers the
great officers of State, are also expected to attende
august ceremonial ; and a few days afterwards the FriPtor
will leave town for the Prussian dominions, wing
Duke of Wellington a short visit at Walmer Castle.. 0
The Marchioness of Clanricarde has returned to "'hail
from Becket House, Berks, where her Ladyship has 1'704
of the party assembled there on a visit to Viscount, s 4,
Viscountess Barrington. The Noble Marquis is via't
his estates in Ireland.

may.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Waterford are
ing a tour in Germany. oral
The Marquis of Bristol has left town for Ickwio.
Park, near Bury St. Edmund's. Earl and Lady 1“„',110
rine Jermyn aul family have joined the Noble gerlor
at that beautiful seat. Lord Alfred Hervey. 31.17 f.,"
the last letters had reached Pau, where Lord and ----r„ra
Charles Hervey are residing, having en route visited -v.'
William Hervey, at Paris. bafe
The Dowager Countess of Erroll and Lady NAV -
arrived at Brighton for the advantage of the sea sir' left
The Countess of Glengall and family bee
Grosvenor-street for Brighton. J et
The Earl and Countess of Hardwicke have arrive on,
Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, from town for the 9elifliCO
'The Earl and Countess of Brownlow, and the r
Cust, have left Belgrave-square for the Continent. 00
Noble Earl and Countess purpose visiting the Geriaca
spas for the benefit of the Countess's health, which °tort
the earlier part of the spring has not been so satisfac
as could be deired.
The Earl ofs Gosport has returned to this country after
a tour of three months in Germany. left
ess Ashbrooke and the Hon. Miss Flower
town on Wednesday last for a tour in GermanY. „ (pi
Lady De Clifford has left Carlton House-terrace fof
St. Leonard's on-Sea, and purposes to reside die'
some time to come, for the benefit of her health' ;finable
Lord and Lady Morley have entertained faahm—hire,
parties at their noble mansion, Saltrana, De'°/istieste
during the week, and the following distinguished gay
have been on a visit to the Noble Lord:—Lord an Yarde
Elliott and Miss Lygon ; Sir John and Lady ars.
Buller, and Miss Buller ; Sir Samuel Spry, Mr. 5i;,,,,0bf0
Fortescue ; Mrs. Parker, of Whiteway, and Mr.
of Manadond a 45,
Lord Charles Wellesley leaves Apsley ti 003151 'thole°
or two to go into waiting as equerry. Lady. 00 to
Wellesley will accompany the Duke of welling
Walmer Castle. reap
The Archbishop of Armagh and the Hon.
ferd, who haye been on a vi2itins tpur 111 SPetla X•
left the Highlands for the aroniepisoopisl palaeg
magi).

The British atisCELLAXII°I".
Institution closes on the 31st inst.
itatbe
The Dutch steamer Batavier arrived at the St. A- ito
nine Steam-wharf on Wednesday morning early, inir eroll
s afety, %an a fair complement of passengers sP'..
cargo, ectoprising a quantity of frtiit, cattle; SO. . hi),
'I he Nawaub of Surat, splendidly dressed in oc 4,
embroidered Oriental costume, with three attends: "j
visited Woolwich Garrison *a Togas,' liftiell°°ll' 11
was conducted over the barrack-rooms and mess-010 4
Lieutenant-Colonel Colquhoun, Major Stindiland4 141