The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-13 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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On Wednesday the King and Queen of the French, the
Duches of Kent, and the Prince de Leiningen, took an airing
in the forest. Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes de Ne-
mours and Montpensier preceded them on horseback. In the
evening ahere was a dinner of ninety-five covers at the Palace.
The different authorities and a great number of officers of all
grades of the troops in the garrison at Fontainebleau, were
present After dinner the royal party visited the galleries of
the Palace, and on Thursday returned to Paris. On the same
day the Duchess of Kent left for Switzerland.
The following appears in the Journal des Chemins de l'er :
—" The account published by several journals, stating that
the Committee on the Northern Railroad Bill had' pronounced
in favour of the working of that line by the State, is incor-
rect. The majority, it is true, adopted the system of short
leases (10 or 12 years), a system objected to by us on general
grounds, but the adoption of which we can understand for
the Northern line, which by the advanced state of the works
is an exception to other lines. The recommendation of the
Committee proves its desire that the country should, as soon
113 possible, be put into possession of the advantages which
must result from the opening of a line of such importance."
The Constitutionnel says :—" The examination of the Paris
and Strasburg Railroad project has been terminated. The
Council-General of the Ponts-et-Chassees is to present its
conclusions to-day in favour of adopting the line, and it is
said that the Minister of Public Works will present the Bill
to the Chamber of Deputies in the early part of the week.
The Government has adopted the direct line, for which a
tender was made six weeks back by the Company of which
M. Mole is the chief. The most minute investigation has
preceded the resolution taken by the Minister of Public
"obtaine'Hine and it appears to result, from all the information
d, that the direct line—by the valley of the
Marne, Chateau-Thierry, Chalons, Vitry, and Bar—is that
which best responds to what the general interest demands."
_._ A letter from Tharandt (Saxony) of May 4, states that
ats:eunt de Seekeedorff, aged 17, a pupil of the Academy, has
e',',l condemned to three years and a half's imprisonment, for
--"„„,ung in a duel one of his comrades, a young man of his own
Zen;,,..the two persons who conveyed the challenge to three
t;:e:domthe four seconds to two months. They have
AlePtealed against the sentence.
by-: Naples of the 15th saysnight of the
b a ce ra. abitants of Catania were roused from their beds
a new elut anatic of earthquake. In the evening of the 10th,
ption
from th 1 °f the principal crater of Etna was visible
at "haw,
desu Viscount de Boubers, who- bad visited the Duke of Bor-
a the at
National has been deprived of his rank as captain
e Guard at Miremesnil.
The Commerce mentions a report from Madrid, that the
pro he
ss Y belonging to Don Manuel Godoy, Prince of Peace,
"Just been restored to him. Those estates have been under
Zuestration for thirty-six years. Those of the greatest
ue are the palace of Buena Vista, the lake of Valencia,
the Pasturage of Alcudia, and the palace of the Ministers.
A treaty has been agreed to between the Governments of
Texas and the United 'States, for the annexation of Texas to
the Republic. Texas is to be admitted as a territory, and to
be allowed one delegate in Congress.
COURT—PASEMNIS.III4I3.
The Duchess of Kent is expected to remain on a visit to
her taster the Duchess Julienne Henrietta of Saxe Coburm
at her chateau of Elfenan, near Berne, about a month, and
then return to Clarence House, St. James's, for the remainder
?f the season. We believe the Royal Duchess has not seen
ner august sister since her marriage with the late Duke of
Xen
ts in 1818.
the Earl of Wilton, who has been among the guests of
;as Earl and Countess of Eglinton, at Eglinton Castle, during
'tie week, arrived in town yesterday.
„,Lord Lorton, bard Tichtleld, and Colonel Wylde and fa-
"'LT, were among the passengers that arrived from Ostend,
sz,!!l Saturday morning, by the General Steam Navigation
‘-'op3pany's steam-ship Sir Edward Banks.
lit a:11Y Howard de Walden and Lady Charlotte Denison are
,!Ying with the Duke of Portland, at Welbeck Abbey, Notts.
rdtord Henry Bentinck, after attending the funeral of his vene-
ed mother, returned to Welbeck the same evening. Lord
eorge Bentinck continues at Harcourt House.
Castle
The Duke of Norfolk has returned to town from Arundel
line Duke of Devonshire had a select family circle to
Roble on Saturday, at the beautiful suburban villa of the
,ril Duke, at Chiswick.
'els e Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne received
Party
and Viscountess Palmerston and a distinguished
at dinner, on Saturday, at Lansdowne House.
ItYia some ,
open h. y ears now since the Duke of Devonshire cast
lea
_ is Salons for such a brilliant assemblage as gathered
lwerin the ducal residence in Piccadilly on Friday night. At
nie:ts at the invitatio 900 persons of distinction
of the Noble Duke. crowded the splendid apart-
aThe Duchess of Inverness is passing the season at Ken-
:4ll Palace, where the other inmates of that ancient
Goes Royalty now comprise Lord and Lady Frederick
ward (ana Hallyburton, Major General and the Misses IVyn-
-1 and the Right Hon. J. Wilson Croker, Mr. George Bar.
et, aend the Misses Stephenson and Disbrowe.
atr2 Earl of Cawdor's grand dinner, in South Audley-
n,sesec, on Wednesday next, will be given to his Royal High-
steehht.hke Duke of-Cambridge, the Duke of Wellington,
of the isuoP of York, Sae. ; his Ldrdship being grand director
Ancieut Concert for the evening.
The a • P4MSCELLANEOTTS.
at vree nniversary of the Artists' Benevolent Fund was held
chair raasene' Tavern on Saturday, Lord Palmerston in the
s„,,_ About 120 Sat down to dinner, and the subscriptions
-.wanted to 550
The ano i.
Highness
ais nal
0 °dinner of the Medical Benevolent Society took
Highness tle. '3aturday at the same tavern, at which his Royal
Charles 0.
Sutherland)' ' -r.
le Duke of Cambridge presided, supported by Sir t
Physician task, -,-, , .
) war. Paris (President of the Royal College of
Chambers, Dr. Pope, Dr. Pitman, Dr.
100 goalie'id Messrs. Stone, Pennington, E. White, &c. About
'Amon mien sat down to an excellent entertainment.
fl-ornr the subscriptions announced were twenty guineas
rlationminfß°,3;,„4l Highness the Chairman, and a munificent do-
Isiah-- -Lou guineas from Dr. Chambers, which was most
The 'Ple), sly applauded.
kinat rienus of parochial reform of St. James's parish, West-
tion fer, celebrated the twelfth anniversary of its emancipa-
Piaci r(411 the bondage of the select vestry system, and of the
, bll‘g..the control o-f their resources under an elective yes-
zirosic - supper on Thursday evening, at the Crown Tavern,
Dati-o-etreet, Golden square. The chair was taken by T. S.
ehial'ealb°' N., supported by two of the most hearty paro-
on ;formers of the parish—Messrs. Maul and A'Beckett.
eiety aoartutridaY the twenty-sixth annual meeting of the. So •
and gentre
Society's le SuPpression of Mendicity was held in the
Irma, lted Lion-square, when several noblemen
were Earl ma
vof distinction were present. Among them
luld Surrey, LaosrP, Lsord Dudley Stuart, the Earl of Arundel
_'eaut Base, ece i
s'aastock, Lord Lovaine, Sir John P. Boi-
The i on s
was read and ' ell Gage was in the chair. The report
ealthy
'works, which h
ado but- eeches were made.
of t.,,,. r . ...rad, „„...,. no. sp
improving, with
--mg in a h -"unities improving, with every prospect
state for several years. Many iron-
rnenced work, ltaTe been standing for a long time, have cora-
lrile membe nd others are in course of preparation.
"'en summon of of the Dublin Conservative Society have
gotta °fled to meet on Tuesday evening to dissolve the
len Y. "it bein
,_ ger, in coo_ g found impracticable to carry it on any
ratants to
tialcquence of the apathy now manifested by Pro-
ailing awa e Cause of Conservatism, and the consequent
y of t1........ie funds of the Society."
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oy. r, 13 " I?
-48,K, --1, ‘,ONSERVATORIES AND KITCHEN GAB-
%la -NToNP h d at two o'clock,
k• rgo "ant . ALAcE.—OnT urs ay,
Iteben :
_, ity of property, situated on the Royal
Pesed oflr"ens, adjoining Kensington Palace, was dis-
%way to (Orin Y auction, for the purpose of being cleared
Itautneat,, the site of the new road, which is to c.om-
on. ,r_; between Bayswater and High-street, Kensing-
towe_ kne materials consisted of the Venetian water
Wat,,A; uy. which the Palace was formerly supplied with
Ivhish'
se.ight large conservatories and hot-houses, in
ati ,11.4'neie
, some valuable vines, showing a prospect of
1444 ' ant produce 1 thousand feet of glazed
houses roof , severe
, sashes, hot air and steam apparatus to hot-
lib° , melon
„, ve a n frames, garden hand-lights, Sce., with
''' millionkbo of bricks. There was an extent of wall
teves 0a t, °no thousand feet, the boundary of several
halit'd ground, covered with fruit trees, which will be
"ate own and the
trees removed. There was a very
11(iirt traa attendance of persons connected with the
Iv be entire le, and an. animated cometition took place.
9tei tower, which
broiocnks.
twere soldts„.o for 2371. and the
tr 4 i. 23
i:teriaiL, The who'e went for about 800/. When the
- are '
open i. cleared away, a very extensive area will
h Tlzt 1, tor the improvements in that neighbourhood.
De 411)), di, ITmEly AND THE COALOWNERS.--The un-
tar, we
~ Pates between the pitmen and their employers ap-
fro last ,azret to say, no nearer to a termination than when
,r,.re the fine
attention to the subject. If we may judge
I,'Nay, dine assumed by the delegates at their meeting on
14eoi to co le Pitmen are determined to hold out for some
en extent Met it may be months, unless concessions to a cer-
n!, shall be made on the part of the owners.—New-
-I,44l,wertiser.
itt ~. INCE A, z
/et v ienna
thi TTERNICH.—The French Ambassador
th; on tli 4, e
i, Count de Flahaut, celebrated the King's
distgrand oea" inst., by giving a dinner to the diplomatic,
sus ya,..nis,_
,cers of Austrian Court and State, and other
stleJect 0f."7 guests, amounting in number to 70. It was
this u;,_ r nlark that Prince Metternich, who for several
Tano".e Years had been from circumstances absent from
HE Da et th. Y, was present en this occasion.
4,.. man-
te { 19, will ' •—Beir a Life in London, of Sunday next,
liin,he win Contain :—Forewarningo by Pegasus—lndex
theyla 'nary infiler—The Derby Prophecy, and important pre-
-12 °flnation
‘,. 'l6 folio . Contents of Bell's Life of last Sunday,
weeks sni columns of sporting events. An epitome of
sis fly o acellaneous news and a hundred advertisements
toefile ad mortised with sporting matters. The insertion of a
tt at vseinent in Bell's '
rennet of halfsa_d Life may be equally. beneficial
elk)" stamps , nun in some journals. A sixpence, or six
Meek by
sale
to Mr. Clement, junior, 170, Strand, will at
14,1 y sar'e urea copy of BeWs Life by return of post. The
ned i.,
~I.,:elitiell's Life exceeds 20,000 copies. It is pub-
-1 1-441:1„,Ttar the Saturday, afternoon railways.
the .ight z. iG..—rhis celebrated singer arrived
the I:hilh Loa and will make his first appearance at
airection male concert this evening which will be under
I, AzioT of Dr. Mendelsohn. '
Itess. lIIIR lisczem ttbos_ . kr/0,,,8 n IA RY ATTEMPT TO FIRE THE
es'elltalbl tempELONGIH6 TO THE CROWN.—Another most
rll,,erid i3O„._t to destroy the valuable plantations of
h ae on sang oaks in the Great Park,
atWindsor, was
I tuff • mirsday •last but •
ttli diciest time t which was fortunately discovered
~N.esie,
must to prevent the extensive destruction, which
•i!,._ ein„ -,, _ t . have ensued, from taking place. On the
;`,resa sl'ar's'.:ll_
and the heath, close to the clock-case, in the
ti'eti`
tVess.io.^4
_ar a but a Short distance from the fishing temple-
.o3„:4lle!, 11 ater, was discovered by Mr. Turner, her Ma-
tt_Wing frou_gatnekeeper. to be on fire, the wind at the time
vaaessyts .aa the north-east. Mr. Maslin, surveyor of her
°1N•"411t13, 8.. ,V oods and Forests, who was near the spot, in-
eral Zmoned all the assistant keers who aided b 'enit3, 7 Persons, succeeded, but twithout'considerable
whelp ' nt subd • tno
beyond uing the flames, and preventing their ex-
t,,,re the some thirty or forty yards from the vicinity
fi'acee 144_ pre was first ignited. Ifad not the discovery
tanies h. a, at so early a period •
'ye,' ''a attained as it did, and before the
s,,er Plantation • any.great ascendancy, the whole of the
balms early 150 s in this part of the Great Park, extending
N, e and Plied, acres, and also a great quantity of the
4.4eerren,
usatit's eggs in these portions of the Royal
. 1,, eta- lies, that
t have been utterly destroyed. We regret to
. tintli),:tt not the least traces of the scoundrels
(who are,
rtitas ot.' of the same gang who fired upwards of 700
4.1 ko,,‘, ,sluee Albert's plantations in the
kilei.cit'e'..a fortnight ago) have yet been discovered.
kjleitranuTyl.e blossoin now presents a ver beautiful
f.t of 0 11l our neighbourhood, and there is
mkt t._ oountif every pro-
al supply of fruit, as we
',WI fob
_, have now little to
"I or rough qua,—Somerset County Heralc4