The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-11 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

AND
Vublit Optnton

" Wko runs may read."

The -Duke of Devonshire leaves Devonshire House early in
the week to join the Earl and Countess of Granville, at
Brighton. 'The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland also will
shortly go to Brighton, where their family are residing, and
purpose prolen,,,ring their stay there until Easter.
The Duke of Buccleuch and a distinguished circle were
entertained, by the Earl of Haddington at the Admiralty, on
Saturday last. The Noble Earl will commence his levees at
the Admiralty on Thursday next, the 14th inst.
The Marquis of Laasdowne entertained. Lord Melbourne
and a select party at dinner, on Friday evening, at Lansdowne
House.
The Marquis of Conyngham left Jermyn-street at the end
of last week, for Cowes, to superintend the alterations iu his
yacht, _the Flower_of Yarrow (late a cutter), which is being
lengthened, as his Lordship intends to go afloat early in the
season. The Earl of Mountcharles, his Lordship's eldest
son, has been on a eontinental tour.
Lord and Lady Brougham entertained a select party at
dinner, on Sunday evening, in Grafton-street.
The Speaker of the House of Commons has his last levee
on Saturday next, and that gentleman's parliamentary
dinners conclude this session on the 30th inst.

CESAL.S.ATEO .
A meeting of tenant-fariners was held at Harleston, in Suf-
folk, on Wednesday, when resolutions, condemnatory of the
corn;laws; were carried by a great majority.
A numerous and highly respectable meeting was held on
Thursday evening in the Theatre, Preston, in aid of the
100,000/. League tend. A deptttation from the League, con.
sisting of Richard Cobden,, Esq., M.P., Colonel Thompson,
and Mr. R. R. Moore, addressed the meeting for several
hourS. After which, a subscription was commenced, and the
sum 0f..895/. was announced by the chairmnn as the amount
collected. - - -

The importation of-live stock from Scotland to the port of
London i 8 rapidly on the increase. During the past week
no fewer than 374 live cattle were landed. On Friday after-
noon the steam-ship Dundee, Captain Kidd, arrived at Wap-
ping from Dundee-7-her first trip this season: She brought
112 live cattle; 40 sheep, 24 boxes .of the river Tay salmon,
about 15 tons of killed beef, mutton, and pork • about 10,000
hares and rabbits, and a large quantity of Forfarshire manu-
factured goods. The other importations of cattle-during the
week were, from Aberdeen, 150 ; Banff, 86 ; and Fraser-
burgh, 26."
Mr. Baily has, just received a commission: for a statue in
marble of his late Royal Highness the Duke-of Sussex, for
the Masonic-hall at the Freemasons' Tavern. - - -
We understand that there is na truth in the story of coins
having been found at Chatsworth to the amount of 10,0001.,
as stated in some of the papers. .
A sermon in behalf of the Scotch Free Church was preached
on Sunday, at Surrey Chapel, Blackfriars. road, by the
Rev. Dr. Candlish, of Edinburgh. Divine service commenced
at half-past ten o'clock in-the forenoon. The -atteildante was
not so great as alight have been expected, but this circumstance
may be attributed to the very unsettled state_of the weather.
Sermons were also preached in various other Dissenting cha-
pels thrOughout the metropolis for the same object: - -
On Friday evening, a deputation visited. Saddlevvorth,
for the purpose of addressing a meeting convened in aid of
the League fund. The meeting, which was held in a large
Dissenting place of worship, crowded to excess was-addressed
by the members of the deputation with great- effect, and at
the close of their speeches, a subscription was commenced, arid
upwards of 2501. was collected before the meeting*s_eparated.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, Dimwit 11.--Wind.this day at noon, strong breeze
from S. to W., and cloudy, with rain at times -
DEAL, MAntit:9.-*---W. S.W. to W. by S. - ,to
N.N.E. and N., squally.--Arrd. Medora, Sprigge,.: Berbice ;
Wilhelm Ludwig, Batavia, for Bremen; John. William base,
Calcutta, for London ; -John, Mauritius; Caroline, Bock, Rio,
for Hamburgh ; Secret, Valparaiso ; Octavio, -Peterson,
Para, for Antweip. sa British Empire, Madras ; Rose-,
berry, Bombay ; Toronto and Harriet, Capp of Good Hope ;
Lucretia, Cape Coast Castle ; Vicar of Bray, Valparaiso ; Janet;
Willis, Demerara; Thistle, Antigua; Martha, Trinidad ; -Gla-
diator, New York ; AVilliam, Henderson, St. John's, N.B. ;
Harmony, St. John's, New Foundland, with the rest of the
outward bound. The 'Claudine; from China, has not arrived
in .the Downs as reported. The Toronto, for the Cape of Good
Hope, and the ,Thistle, for AntignanWere in. contact tozday,
and both received considerable damage ; the former proceeded
_down the Channel, and the latter has put into Dover,-with
bowsprit sprung, &c.
OFF MARGATE, MARCH 9.—T. Hoult, Cape of Giiod Hope
OFF DOVER, MARClt.lo.—Mary Catherine, Taylor, China
Agrippina, Rogers, Mauritius. - -
PORTSMOUTH,,MARCH 9.—Wind W., fresh breezes. 10th,
—W.S.W. to N.N.X.;' hard.--Sld. Surge, China;
New' York.
OF THE START, 31Ancit 9.--Stadt Schielam and:Gu-
-1 sine, Batavia for Rotterdam. - -
PLYMOUTH, MARcu 10:—Wind S.W.—Sld. Hymen, Lima.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH" 9.—Wind W.N.W. fresh. - 10th.—
N.W.- moderate. 9th.—Arrd. Commerce, 'Jones, "Ichoboe,
Jan. 10; Violet, Simpson, Cameroons; . Irt, Grier,Terriam-
buco ; Gipsy, Cresswell, Maranham, 4th ul.; Matthew
King, Miller,. St. Domingo; Captain Ross, Kinnaird, Hon-
duras ; Perseverance, Bennett, Savannah, 10th ; Pickwick,
Cornish, Lima, Dec. 6 Champion, New Orleans; Spring-
field, Roy, - Savannah ;- Abijon, Charleston 1 Challenger,
M'Ewen, Ichoboe, Jam 10. Off—Lady Paget...
WHITBY, MARCH 9.-z-The Queen, Read, _of and from
Shields to Charente, drove from her anchors, and went out to
sea during a gale atW.N.W., the master and five-men-on shore
at thetime. A large loaded brig was seen to go down-betWeen'
one and.two o'clock this morning; four milea to thg north=
ward, with all hands.
BRIDLINGTON, MARCH 10.—The George Canning, Allen,
from Shields to London, sprung a leak yesterday afternoon,
and was run on the rocks to the north of Flamboroirgh Head
Light-house, and went to pieces (crew saved)," it hlowhig
gale at west-north-west at the time.
FALMOUTH' MARCH 9.—Wind W.S.W. to N.W., fresh
breeze. 10.—S.W. to N.W., strong gales and squally—Arid.
Mary, Hendrichsen, Buenos Ayres,'and sailed 9th for Ham-
burgh; Swift, David, Aux Cayes. Off port,- St.-George,.
Lughrue, Callao ; Edward, Schmidt, Buenos Ayres, and sailed
for Antwerp. - _
GUERNSEY, MARCH s.—Sld. William, Cape of-Good Hope.
JERSEY, MARCH 9..--Sld. Damon, St. Helena; Harriet,
Campbell, Rio Janeiro.
SUNDERLAND, MARCH 9.—The Symmetry, Palint of this
port, was abandoned last night, in a sinking state,. liming
been in contact with the Elizabeth Adnet, arrived here—crew
saved.

ItEncAn, MARCH 9.—The Jenny, of Faversham, is sup-
posed to have foundered,"-26th ult., off this port-t--crew
sup-
posed to be drowned. 'The Iropewell, from Whitby to Stock-
ton, was driven on the rockS near here this morning, and is
now on the beach, with loss of rudder—crew saved. - -

CULINARY WQNItER.—In a very recherche- dinner
given last Saturday, by some friends of Mr, O'Contiell,
at the Reform Club, there was a remarkable.- dainty dish
placed upon the table,"; entitled " Le Souffli: Monstre a
la .Clontarf." The height of it was 2g inches, 'Lind :the
width 17 ; it took four hours and a quarter to bake, and
contained 36 eggs, with Other ingredients in proportion.
Fifty very small souffles were seen clinging mind that
collosal mountain, and an extraordinary good likeness of
the great agitator (drawn on rice paper, and-surrounded
by wreaths of shareiredi) appeared, as it were; rising_
from the volcanic Crater. It created much humour
amongst the assembled guests, and we are happy to
state that this monstrous sweet meeting was dispersed
with the most perfect order.
An UNWELCOME YIkTOR.—On Saturday- after-
noon, about five o'clock, Messrs. Sangster, umbrella,-parasol,
and walking-stick mannTacturers, Fleet-street, 'were thrown
into the utmost state of: alarm in 'consequence of the sudden
appearance of a horse with a lad upon his back in their shop,
who, in his ingress, forced down the counter, on which were
lying a number of gold and silver-headed canes, most of which
were injured, besides deniolishing a glass-door, the panes of
which were shivered to atoms. A gentleman, Who Was
making a purchase, was also knocked down.witli great foice,
and the animal in turning, himself fell, the prostrate gentle-
man narrowly escaping being crushed by the weight- of the
horse's body. The horse, nu being raised, was led out of-the
shop; but net before he hgd shattered a glass casement, and
done other damage. It Appears that ihe animal* had taken
fright at something in *street. , The boy was hot it all.in-
jured;'and the gentleman only slightly so.

- WOREZGN.
Accounts from Paris state that the Duke of Nemours is
seriously indisposed. The complaint is said to be sore throat.
The report_ caused a depression of 30c. in the Three per
Cent. Stock on Friday, but on Saturday they recovered and
ultimately closed at 82f. 80c. •
The heads of the banking-houses in Paris who negotiated the
Belgian Loan of 1831-32, on Friday had an interview with the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, to whom they presented a peti-
tion, signed by the holders of. shares in that loan, praying
him to use his influence with the- Belgian Government to
prevent its reducing the interest of the loan from
.Five to
Four per Cent., contrary to the terms of the contract.. The
Minister' informed them that he had already taken the first
steps, and promised to transmit their representations to
Brussels.
The Viscount de Contades died a few days ago at Paris,
from the following comparatively slight cause :—Walking
along the _street only a few days before, he fell and broke
his thumb. The pain brought on a fever, which terminated
his life.
The Faubourg St. Martin was on Friday morning in com-
motion, in consequence of the discovery of a new murder, the
body of a woman being found in a cellar cut in pieces. The
husband, it is said, has been arrested.
The arrests in the Basque Provinces continue. Several of
the principal persons in the district.' are involved in the
Carlist conspiracy.
The Descartes steam-frigate of 450 horse power, was
launched at Rochefort on the sth inst.
Captain Essen of the English vessel the Romulus, whose
crew had the affray with the French ship the Laurentine, in
the harbour of Marseilles, which We mentioned on Tuesday,
has published in- the journals of that port a statement of the
affair in justification of himself, his officers, and men. He de
dares, that being obliged to remove the berth of his vessel to
escape the consequences of the gale, he was attempting.to do
so when the men of the Laurentine, carried a hawser from
her to a Neapolitan vessel and barred his passage. Some of
his crew went on board the Neapolitan and east off the rope,
but it was twice replaced and laid 'across his way again,
Upon this his mate went on board the Laurentine to remon-
strate When he was violently assaulted and struck in the
loins with a. handspike, and that what was afterwards done
by his men was merely in self-defence.
A few nights ago, as six men belonging to a fishing smack,
of Dieppe were in a boat laying the nets for fishing for whit-
ing, a violent gust of wind surprised them, and capsized the
boat, causing the loss of every man in her.
The Memorial de _Rouen states that the quays of Rouen aro
under water from the flood in the Seine, and considerable
damage has been done, to goods lying . in the cellars of the
adjacent houses. The low grounds near Rouen are all inun-
dated, and much property has been washed away. -
•
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge entertained his Ex-
cellency Baron Brunuow and a select party on Sunday even-
ing, at Kew Cottage.
Her Majesty's first drawing-room, on the 25th instant, is
expected to be very numerously attended.
It is understood that the Royal apartments in Kew Palace
are to be forthwith prepared for the temporary sojourn of the
Prince of Wales, and the Princesses Royal and Alice, during
the stay-of the Court in town, for the advantage of the coun
try air.

The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland arrived at Stafford
House on Friday evening, from visiting the Earl and Countess
of Carlisle, at Castle Howard, Yorkshire. We are happy to
hear that the Noble Earl is in a fair way of recovery.
The Duke and Duchess of Montrose left town on Saturday,
on their return 'to Sulby Hall, for the remainder of the
hunting season._