The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-07 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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Jttaitc Optittott.

" Who rains may read."

The French mail brings no news from Paris or Madrid f
the slightest interest.
• - An outlihe of .the intelligence brought by the Overland
Ilea will be found under the proper head.
• Boghs Youssouff Bey, 11.1ilster ofForeign Affairs awl of
Commeroce to Mohammed Alii, Vicen Fy
o ref
Egypt, died at
Alexandria, in the afternoon of the 10th instant, at the age
of about 71. He was considered the highest person in Egypt
after Mehemet Ali and his family.
By the Philadelphia packet, which reached Liverpool on
..,-mgday evening, accounts have been received from St. Louis
"r- a- most terrible and distressing steam-boat accident, by
Which 90 or 100 persons had lost their lives. The vessel
vrhich plied between Cincinnati and St. Louis struck on a
Ilken tree in the water, three miles from St. Louis, and al-
"Most immediately went to pieces. •

L AD POLICE.
baker, At Guildhall, a mA
anW of the name of Davis, a journeyman
Was charged with the murder of his wife, by cutting
her throat with a razor, on the 11th of December. An
inquest had been held on the body, when the jury, having no
suspicion to the contrary, gave a verdict that she committed
suicide, being in a state of insanity. The evidence was con-
fined to fire testimony given by the relatives of the deceased,
,wno etnisidered her insane. The sitting Alderman directed
,4.offieer to .summon other witnesses, and remanded the
PntOner till Friday.
ease were assessed in the Secondaries' Court in the
i7e of Litton v. Rowe. The defendant, under a misconcep-
'n arising out of a transaction about a bill for 181. lls.,
7:t.used the plaintiff to be apprehended on a charge of felony,
.urou—h
„,f.,, which he was kept in a felon's cell, at the police
,7"col, a whole night. The defendant admitted, by his
Zini3el, that he had done wrong, and the jury gave 501.
''Tages.
it,..4t nion-Hall Thomas Sparks, formerly shop-keeper to
Byfield, pawnbroker, Kennington, was fully committed
I Charge of robbing his late employer of 41/,
MISCELLANEOUS.
The weather here has again suddenly changed from a
keen frost to a thaw, accompanied with rain, and the baro-
Meter stands very low.
The opening of the South-Eastern line between Folkstone
and
Dot er was celebrated yesterday by a dinner, given by the
utYor and Corporation of Dover to the Chairman and Diree-
„rB of the Company. The whole proceedings were of the
"oPst enthusiastic and gratifying character.
An Anti-League meeting was held at Lichfield on the same
Mr. Manley, the High Sheriff of Staffordshire, presided,
‘42theltsual resolutions were adopted.
u_,The nomination of candidates for Devizes took place yes-
-4 ,in'l'l:when the show of hands was declared to be in favour
13ruges. Mr. Temple demanded a poll, and the election
des place this day.
Friday, the first of a regular line of Post-office packet-
IPs'fOr New South Wales, sailed from Gravesend for Syd-
pe7. Carrying out all letters which were posted' at the General
"t-offiee up, to Thursday evening.
lc At Guildhall, on Tuesday, Mr. Alderman Gibbs was una-
tilltnonsly elected Chairman of the Commission of Sewers for
t• ensuing year.
„s' A select dinner party, consisting of Noblemen and Gentle-
Zeneonnected with the Fox Club, took place on Saturday,
Brooke's. Among those present were Lord Dinorben, the
4110 f Errol, Earl Fortesette, Lord Rowley, Earl Fitzwilliam,
the nuncannon Lord John Russell, M.P., Lord Strafford,
Ron.
C. Pons'onby, M.P., Lord James Stuart, M.P., and
6Ation. Fox Maule, M.P.
x..,n Anti-League meeting of landowners and farmers of the
017,,_lerin Division of Gloucestershire was held at Cirencester
Tuesday, and was well attended.

'C/NE Ir AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
In the Liverpool market yesterday, the sales were 13,000
)bins, at previous rates; speculators took 7,000 bales.—Bir-
.b and French Shares were rather lower, but other stock
A"rm. Birmingham and Gloucester, 72.1; Edinburgh
eGlasgow, 591 • Birmingham, 244; Brighton, 451 ;
llehester and Leeds, 113 ; Paris and Rouen, 32*; South
Ittern and Dover, 35g.
,;"e deliver), of the general correspondence by the
ieetl'and Mail, is expected to take place to-morrow;
•the roads in France are described as being so bad, that
%;8. tle'BB active exertion will be necessary to accomplish
• As far as the mere summary of commercial news
.can
.j)7rQ data for conclusions, we should say that there is a
ktrdleet of improvement in the Indian trade, though it will
Anti/ thiB year take the developement which some parties
• %le:Dated with respect to China. The Consular arrangements
tegui to he progressing steadily, and also the necessary port
prov ations ; but it is hoped the other settlements may not
80 unhealthy as Hong-Kong.
tou,:, Funds have not recovered the depression of yesterday
th, for Account have been 97 to 97*, and for Money
Ex4aTile• The Commissioners have purchased at 97*.
-Banker Bills are 675. to 695. premium, being steady.
havi otoek is 1921 to 1931, and India Stock, 2771, neither
The fluctuated to any extent, and being tolerably firm.
the ew Three-and-a-Half per Cents. are 102 to 101 i, and
Tilßeduced 102 i to 103.
Cs4t Spanish
er anish Market is not so gay. For the Five per
Threetoe rates have been 241 to 231, and for the
-nos ocl „PCents,, 321 to 32 ; Portuguese Converted
Mon 7 -nave alternated from 474 to Mexican are 35 for
thifeland Columbian, 12a to which is an advance.
li"veper Cents. bring 1011 to
Planlusill
eBB in Shares is dull. Birmingham are not higher
ramiom and the French lines are quiet. Great
nrighton, and the few others dealt in are much the