The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-14 00:00:00

SUMAARY OF NEWS

AIN1)

Vulatt Opintoit.

" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.
On Sunday Louis Philippe, accompanied by General Re-
migny and two artillery officers, left the Tuileries for NeuillY,
and returned in the evening when there was a grand recer
tion at the Palace. His Majesty had conferred the Legiofl
of Honour on M. St. Hilaire, author of a history of Spam'
on M. Ducros, a celebrated hysician of Marseilles, 011 the
Princiral of the College of Autun, and several professors
other colleges.
The reports of Committees on the great lines of railroads
are to be presented to the Chamber of Deputies in the course
of the week.
The Semaphore de Marseilles, of the 9th instant, publishes
advices from Algiers on the 2d. No accounts had beeti re-
ceived from the expedition to the East. The heat was io,
tense, particularly in the plain of the Mitidja, and ha'
carried off several soldiers.

LAW AND POLICE.
At the Mansion-house, the Lord Mayor stated from_.„tbs
chair that he had received several letters from various pl..-
of England, Ireland, and Scotland, calling his attention to
certain printed communications, which the writers had re.
ceived from parties who either were, or pretended to be,
commercial firms in and about London. One of the care!:
pondents. a retired tradesman, stated in his letter that he AA
convinced the parties must have found his name in an
directory. As the circulars enclosed in the letters were I.
precisely similar, and the signatures were different, his Ler°;o
ship was convinced that an extensive gang of swindlers wear
engaged in the system for the purpose of obtaining
securities for money, from inexperienced, incautious, ore-.
tressed tradesmen. His Lordship stated that he should tw
all in his power to render the efforts of the gang abortive. 4,
Caroline King, a young married woman, residing at No* "
Little Warner-street, Clerkenwell, was charged at Clerk
well with having assaulted and wounded George King,•hicit
husband, by which his life is in danger. On Saturday sign,
last the prisoner, who was jealous of her husband, saw 1,!:,,r
speaking to another woman, when she threw a glass tuniv”,
at him with violence, which broke, and cut his throat ine
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dreadful manner. He was taken to the hospital, where ;
now lies in a dangerous state. • The woman was remanded'
A man named Bealey was fined 2s. 6d. at Marylebons nt"
for picking flowers in the Regent's Park. The depredation
of this kind are so numerous that the magistrates are (lets;
mined to punish each case, or the beauty of the parks. Will
much injured.
Daniel Dearlove, who has been in custody for somedar
on a charge of stealing from the house of his uncle, in Be
nal-green, Bank of England *es, cash, foreign bonds,
bills of exchange to a considerable amount, was brougb,tl
at Lambeth-street for further examination, and remanded
the sth of next month.
Yesterday Francis Harris, aged twenty-nine, a P°ll
eft
constable of the K division, and Eliza Harris, his wife, to
twenty-seven, were brought before Mr. Broderip, at.
Thames office, on two charges of felony—the-first for 50'0'
ing property to a4onsiderable amount from the residence
or
William Dodds, Esq., a gentleman residing in West 03 0
lane, Stratford, Essex; the second for stealing books ir°o
the dwelling-house of Mr. Simpson, a gentleman residing,o
North Brixton. The female prisoner had been in the serso.•
of Mr. Dodds, as cook, for the last two months. The Pere
perty was discovered at the prisoners' lodgings. They
committed for trial.

COURT—TASHION.A.733.E. 00
The Queen Dowager will leave England for GermanY
the 2d of June, on a visit to her relatives. 1 nit
The Duke of Beaufort left Beaufort-house on Saturday
for Bristol, in order to take the command of the Gloucestf„,
shire Yeomanry Cavalry, which regiment assembled in
city on Saturday, for their annual training. tto
The Marquis of Salisbury gave a liberal entertainmeeto
the entire regiment of the South Herta Yeomanry, on
disbandment of that corps on Saturday last, after the toe'
nation of their annual duties. the
The Marchioness of Blandford, eldest daughter e; to
Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, was brouglitter
bel of a son and heir, at the Marquis's house, Wilton-c to
cent, at five yesterday morning. The Marchioness end
young Earl of Sunderland are doing as well as possible. a.
The Earl and Countess of Eglinton have received the 1:4
lowing circle of visitors at Eglinton Castle, during the 711'.
week, when the party assembled there for the races 0,
Marquis of Waterford, Earl of Wilton, Viscount Maidste
Lord and Lady Glenlyon, Mr. Payne, Mr. Moore, Mr. o°4
bell, Mr. Johnstone, Mr. J. 0. Parlie, &c. id
The marriage of Lord Melgund, eldest son of the Ear di
Minto, with Miss Hislop, daughter of Sir John and
Hislop, is appointed to be solemnised on Thursday flat'
MISCELLANEOUS. f
On Monday the statue of John Carpenter, founder o
City of London School, which has been executed by Mr" is
Nixon, was fixed under the north window of the stair
the presence of the Lord Mayor, members of the Cellp;ncl
Council, and the School Committee. Orations in prose to
verse, in commemoration of the event, were recited
theatre of the school, by the two senior scholars. After soust
the Committee and masters of the school dined together
the London Coffee-house.
Yesterday a sale of ornamental and useful work, preditioced
by the widows and daughters of clergymen, Phricthe
officers in the army and navy, and other professions, elle et
books of the London Benevolent Repository, took Ow no
Willis's Rooms. During the whole of the day the
were well attended. Stalls were held by Lady Elizriinal
Hope Vere, Lady Francis Egerton, Lady Francis Cole, tom
Francis Calder, Lady Caroline Russell, Lady Julia Lang
&c. The sale was good.
A rehearsal took place, yesterday morning, of the - to'
concert of ancient music, preparatory to the performaltio
morrow evening, which will be under the direction 0
Earl of-Cawder, who has made a fine selection from the
positions of Handel, Jomelli, Bach, Righini, Voglar, Cwt
Cherubini, Mozart, &c. The Duke of Cambridge was pre
for a short time, also the Archbishop of York (and family lye
It is stated in a provincial paper that since last harvest :eO,
number of wilful fires in Suffolk, and the adjoining counllea
amount to at least 200, and the value of property destroY
to 100,0001.tge
The population of the Falkland Islands, according t,eo
re,
last accounts, consisted of 111 individuals, including ge..ices
ment officers, military, and seamen, but of permanent seE;OO
there were only 56, of whom 31 were from the United 10110

GORHAMBURY RACES'
(THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS•)

The Craven Stakes. 1
Lord E. Russell's Nat .
Mr. Phillimore's Physalis.
••
Duke of Rutland's Hyreanian ..... ... •. • 4
Mr. Caffil's Gaiety

Won by half a neck.
MATCEL—Chemise won in a canter.
Gorhambury Handicap.
Lord G. Bentinck's Devil-to-Pay ........ • • '
Duke of Grafton's Cataract ... . .......... • 3
Lord Verulam's Robert de Gorham •
llyrcanian, Artful Dodger, Auld La. n's
Emilian Yardley, Bosphorus, Antidote, and
were not placed. Won cleverly.

OPPOSITION to the NEW 11°°11.
LAW in BIRMINGHAM.
meeting to °Pe
BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY, SIX, P.M.—,A
the introduction of the New Poor-law into this t°!l'.`t'atb
more especially in reference to the clause introduced 11:! Ac t. 4,
Bill at present before Parliament to override the loeeol,
under which the affairs of the poor in certain large
are at present administered, took place. this morniegrslorld
Town Hall. The meeting owed its origin to an and ho
ing which was entered into between the delegates Wifice,l„
an interview with Sir James Graham,' at the Horoe"° of t"f
the latter end of April, and was called by the MaY°'ards,"
borough, in obedience to a requisition signed bY.„ll,ltor
400 of the most respectable rate-payers. The
sided, and was supported by Mr. Muntz and Mr. SC''',„oete's
Resolutions in accordance with the object of the -bscill°
were agreed to, an amendment moved by Mr. J. Sturge
fallen to the ground for want of a seconder.

It is expected that Mr. O'Connell will take 11./3 asl
in the House of Commons this evening. #
tool
BOULOGNE AND CALAIS.—The Dumber of iteetr,
who passed to and from France via Boulogne, durinE4 •
LP;
ending Thursday last, was 1,178, and via Calais,
numbers in the corresponding week of last year 1"--
logne, 431; and Calais, 177. rocinfq
The carpet trade of Kidderminster is iall,tbei°4
many of the manufacturers having set on men cluri"elOe'y
fortnight. There are also strong symptoms of iml: ties'',l
in the nail trade of Stourbridge; and we hear, th3"11,1 ci
orders have been received at many of the large irenjours'"
works in the neighbourhood of Dudley.— Worcester f ochl
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A DANGEROUS VISITOR TO SKIDDAW.--‘-', IVO'l v
last, as Mr. Wright, the intelligent and far-fame,' teigh-.t:s
guide and boatman, was on. the summit of " ti! De '',„e"
Skiddaw," in company with Mr. Dunn, of Lee(r 100P1?
not a little surprised on beholding a most inniestioo' le
eagle of the Irish species, which was so tame that iVo 1101 g
itself to be approached within gun-shot. The saopsilllt
bird, it appears, has, within the last few dag, berinere• to
a visit to the mountains in the vicinity of utite„coorolit
is about 60 years since the last pair of eagles enue,,fr- Wr'c'rig
obtain a settlement amongst these mountains, and ,--;_oiter•
says he has no doubt but this majestic bird is recoil,' .
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for a similar purpose.
„„ Irlerh°Ove'
FUNERAL OF MR. NANTZ, OF T"-, the a"-lier
THXATRE.—Yesterday afternoon the remains 01 st _,
named gentleman were removed from his residcnce.:,sterin
ford-street, to the burial-ground of St. John s+ „tioectr_;
road. The funeral was a walking one, of gentle,_..tuo',,re'•
with the establishment, including Messrs. ()shwa"
Seaman, Flicks, &c.
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BIRTHS. surge°
On the 26th ult., the wife of John Scott, Es(l,
H3O,
dne
-tphaer 8k t, ho
fi nast., -ace,
High-street, Camden-town, of a son. 'dge'ten
daughter.Mrsl3arclay f Willi
the lad,' ° t
On the 10th inst., at Arlington-street,
ste_stree
S. Keating, Esq., of twins.
F.,, Oloe'
Without, of a son.
On the 10th inst., Mrs. Addinell, of DisbOsg ....r,
este'
of Oa nsotol:estlioithboinmst.., in Half-Moon-street, Mrs. V.
Watson, CaMbri
Mrs. W. Harrison, of a son.
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On the 11th inst., in Endsleigh-street,
MARRIED. . ion. liter
Newton, Esq. of Kensington, to Henrietta, _ e..'n;aro. _0,4
On the Bth inst., at St. Pancras Church, Esa_32„d datls
of Sampson Esq;,
Esq., of Mecklenb_urgiahsq:johnotio67st
On the 9th inst., at St. Marylebone Ch
daughter of the late Captain•JauneYt -"•••°4
01 Mb, 119110Verlieurio,
Dickinson, Esq., of the Inner Tempi!?
...,to.llelen: Y.sq
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On the 11th inst., at St. George itt.lle y c
to ,-81e0t0,
Lieutenant-Colonel Fraser, Royal :,artillery Ku r Lag. of
eldest daughter of the late _E. Hamilton,
Staffordshire. . . . Lliboorh
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DIED. Snell ''
Ren
On the 4th inst., after a long illness, . ~..,1,..
Esq., solicitor, of Great Baddow, Esse.
wife of cobniouvVs
On the 24th ult., at Rome, Mary Alast India Cc
bell, Esq., late Surgeon-General on th
medical establishment in Bengal-
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