The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-17 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.
His Majesty the King of the French, accompanied y
Colonels Chabannes and Dumas and by the Count for
Strada, left Neuilly, on Saturday, at three o'clock,
St. Cloud. His Majesty returned to Neuilly at six. re
The Constitutionnel says that thirty-two new Peers f
to be shortly created, and it expresses also the be,-;elb
that Marshal Soult will return to Paris between the 2v
and 25th.
The Moniteur Parisien contradicts the report tb iloti,
Louis Philippe intends reviewing the National Guard
Paris on the 29th. find
The Academie des Bestux Arts has awarded the
great prize for sculpture to M. Lequesne, and the sec°-
nd
to M. Thomas. vrall
The Marseilles Sud, of the 12th, says The Aeaed
George packet, which left Cadiz on, the Ist inst., arr',loo
yesterday with dispatches, which were to be se !r
forthwith to Paris. It left in the Cadiz Roads 'di
French war-steamers. When it was leaving two Fro
sailing ships were anchoring." tlo
The Marseilles Semaphore-, of the same date, has. lee
following :—" The Levant packet Rhamses, which ice
Malta on the 7th inst., entered our port yesterday toe
have received by it letters from Constantinople Tier
27th, and from Athens of the 31st August. Tu. '7V
andria letters are of an older date than those broug... ,
the English packet, and consequently destitute ef
Serest." 1, for
The steam-boat Elau left Cherbourg on the 12th
Brest, to take on board the musicians who are t°
company the King on his voyage. r
The celebrated painter Camuccini, director °'
Academy of the Fine Arts of the Two Sicilies, at 11°
died in that city on the Ist inst.
M. Forster has been elected a member of the dr
demie des Beaux Arts, in the room of M. Tardiell,
cease Letters from Constantinople of the 27th ult. have
received, but their contents are unimportant.
LAW AND POLICE. ,es'
The Central Criminal Court resumed its sittings iev
terday. There are very few prisoners for trial, and ° the
one or two cases possess any features of interest to,
thepublic. The Commissioners present at the sitting ter
Court, were the Recorder, Aldermen Sir Chapman
shall, Hughes, and Hooper, the Sheriffs, &c.
William Burt, the poor-rate collector of the parteja
of St. John and St. Margaret, Westminster, was f°
guilty of embezzlement, but sentence was deferred• • r
At Guildhall two coal-porters, named James Feri4er,
ton and James Johnson, were brought before Mr. •
man Hughes, charged with assaulting John Corso,' to
City policeman. The policeman had endeavourn,
eject them from a public-house, by desire of the if0"0,
lord, and they, to make use of their own express'egis
had " polished off" the policeman. They we'
committed to hard labour for a month. 000
Sarah Higgins, a servant, applied for a 5110
against a person whose name she believed to be ',al'
and who had gone to Nottingham, as she had heotia,
formed. He slept for a few nights in an adjoining o 1
and it being her custom not to lock her room, in `Ticie'
fire, he found his way into her bed. She had
livered of a child, which was in the care of her P;.01,0'
Upon examination it appeared that she had no et?! peerative evidence, and Mr. Alderman Hughes, for tac
sent, declined to summon the supposed father.
...dill
Edward Reynolds, a greengrocer, was senteel;ifot
Clerkenwell, to pay a fine of 121., or be impris°lloo
three months, for furious driving, by which a
value thirty guineas, had been killed. sheet
At Queen-square yesterday, Catherine Stuta-,10.
forty-five years of age, was charged with erne e'reo'
three young children named Tyler. The pris°,a,boto
habited with the father of the children, and tt,
she was supplied with money to purchase them
was in the habit of feeding them on paunehl.,fthe
appeared that she would frequently take then' the
hair of the head and dash them from one end of
room to the other ; that she had knocked therlegoe
and jumped on them ; and on one occasion hau,,,a, ,
boiling water over one of them. She was remau"'"Oatr
A rather curious charge of felony was made 1it.,,j0,414
borough-street by Mr. Van Bever, shoemaker. volt,
Burlington-arcade, who accused Miss Rebecca v ebor
young woman, elegantly dressed, who keeps :0 fn'
shop at No. 54, in the same arcade, and Iv" o 1011,:
cently in the service of Mr. Van Bever, as sh°P:th
and Adele Dupierre, his present shopwoman, itgalr
bing him of a large quantity of shoes. The Plnftbe
had missed some shoes, and had accused DuPier_,.reteall
theft, when she stated that she had been insta% 01,
Cook to steal the property, upon which both C_ °°,t Co'
Dupierre were given into custody. It appears netio
Loftus, late of the Guards, considers Miss Cook teiorost
" pet of pets," and on hearing that she was in
vile, proceeded to the station to procure her libel; t 0
uoa
Not being able to succeed in this, he attended befso:l9
magistrate with his solicitor to watch proceedird ea fdif
case having been gone into, and Dupierre ca .de
her defence, she said she had pawned the shoes u_
the direction of Mr. Van Bever, who had told her Wea,
ei
cuse Miss Cook of having incited her to pawn the c
in order that she might have the money. Misse,o6lt°'f
however, knew nothing about the shoes beinf P rjefP,
and never had any part of the money. Mr. a° )I.ltb
was in amazement. Dupierre was remanded. „pOll
Cook was discharged, and Colonel Loftus taking ,-04
gold-headed cane, hurried after the " pet of pets," abbe
her warmly by the hand in congratulation at her
set at liberty. oftl'
Henry Thomas Abbott, porter in the servieo°lloool
Dash. 155, ,„..a, ehargva ivitr!
stolen three hats and a gold ring, the former artier
property of his mistress, and the latter that abet
was fully committed for trial from Marylebone• „err
At Greenwich George Falkner, a linendraper4o:
ing on business at 3, Royal-hill, Greenwich, was bib
before Mr. Cottingham upon a warrant, charge 00
feloniously assaulting Louisa Brown, aged 16 )rtalt
The prosecutrix lived in the prisoner's family as seo.
and such had been the effect produced on her ;;00et;
conduct, that she had attempted suicide. The P,,,,r-st ib"
who denied the charge, was bound over to appear
Central Criminal Court.
An unnatural brute, named George Smith. far DO,
mitted in default of sureties from Wandsworth,epalle•
ing committed a ferocious assault upon his ag
and mother. of °if;
John Howes, a Customs locker, in the empleA oisaie
Crown, who has been lately promoted, and lees
advanced from 571. to 1101. per annum, was ros'd
before Mr. Broderip, at the Thames-office, oii,,rt/4.-
charged with stealing a quantity of rum, the Pr" P" rto ,
the East and West India Doek:Company on their Plapin
He was convicted and sentenced to seven' weeks
sonment with hard labour. yt
A seaman, named George Alexander, was 15° ;hot ~f
fore Mr. Broderip, in custody of Portch, 91 Di
with feloniously stabbing Mr. John Tomlinson, the d'
mate of the ship Sultana, from Van Diemen'
with intent to murder or do him grievous bodilf„Dd tb
While off Gravesend, on Saturday, the inste,h-sta,s;
prisoner had a quarrel, in the course of which yi
laid hold of him by the collar and the throat. aid 01;
prisoner stabbed him under the ear. It was stale,'
the prisoner's friends reside in Bath or Brista
remanded.
COITILT—FASEIONABIa• 0/64
The Duke of Wellington intends to receive say
party at Walmer Castle, early in the ensuing raled
The Duke and Duchess of Leinster, acconlinies;
Lord Otho and Lady Jane Fitzgerald, have arrll;
visit to Sir Edward Baker, at Ranston near: CsP
ford, from passing some days with Mr. and lA"'
lisle Sandford, at their seat in Somersetshire• Vs'
The Duke and Duchess of Montrose leave 13beire, Ors
square to-day, for Sulby Hall, NorthamptilTigliq
the hunting season, having left Cowes, Isle of of ell
the close of last week. The youthful members le
family, and a portion of the domestic establishaie
towu for the above seat yesterday.
Their Graces the Duke and Duchess of Northdlial:
land and suite, who have been spending a fevffifeli
Leamington, on their route from London. ar
Saturday at Alnwick Castle for the season.
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lIIISCELLANZOITD. RePe81v0
Last evening a numerous meeting of the
and others was held at the National Associatldana.„,e
born, for the purpose of congratulating Mr,. P;
on the issue of the late State trials, and of ati°P the r
ceedings in accordance thereto, in addition t°
sentation of an address. A Oil
Yesterday the East and West Indian au-
mails arrived together, via the SoathamPt°
mour
causing an unprecedented inundation of letters.len
ing to upwards of 285,000, a greater number wens ak
ever known at one delivery, since the establis
the Post-office.
• the Pri:ose
It is gratifying to state, that offences 111
parks have latterly been considerably on the dhel!os
That is owing to the very efficient manner in "f".
.0 of
park-keepers discharge their duties.
A very commodious district church, for the rar..106,
St. Mary, Lambeth, is being erected in VOL itaa
York-road, near the New-cut ;it is built of eteliv,,call
brick, with iron columns and rafters to the gallery'
iron rafters and roof, to render the edifice fire- rOO
A Government agent has visited Sunderland, .0,40
veyed and approved the site selected by the Public "te,
Committee as a recreation ground for the inhabit s,„Bo'
The Chancellor of the Exchequer desires to a°7oo
ledge the receipt of a Bank note for 30/., transraitteof
letter signed " Better Late than Never."--D°
street, Sept. 16. °jai
The person (Edw. Liddell) who was charlit a ,ClOO
firing at Lord Howick at Monk-Wearmoutb, at 144,'.,0ati°
of the election of 1841, has been removed to the nog
asylum of Mr. Kent, at Sheriff-hill, Gateshead,l;,
latterly been in such a state of mind as to be Unus
at large.

Mr. NA
SMYTH, VERSUS CAPTAIN WARNN.• Afr,
understand, from undoubted authority, that the
Nasmyth, engineer, of Manchester, has submitted te,ol,
consideration of the Lords Commissioners of the .Aubicis
rally, the plan of an iron-steamer, bomb-preefP she 0
will effectually destroy any ship or squadron. Jos
propelled by the Archimedian screw, and, when g°-
tp
at the rate of six knots an hour, she will run stem loci
a ship, and leave a hole in her, many feet wide, he...;g
the surface. It is, in fact, the power of two ships 030,0
in collision with each other at the rate of ten kn°7oos
hour, placed, by mechanical means, in the hands. o
11,
more than three men. We understand that this nl:v a
Lion is now under their Lordships' consideration, ti—er,6
there can be no doubt but it will put Captain Worn
invention at a discount.--Devonport Independent. es..
The Countess of Haddington changed horses
terday at the Red Lion on her way to TYllinghllll3.
Berwick Warder of Friday.

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