The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-23 00:00:00

RAISING OF THE BLOCKADE AT

ARICA•
ADMIRALTY, FEB. 21.
Sm,—l am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of
the Admiralty to state, for the information of the Committee
for managing the affairs of Lloyd's, that Captain Ni-.
cholas, of H. M. S. Vindictive, in a letter dated the
11th of November last, has reported that the blockade of
Arica has been raised, so that merchant ships may again
enter freely into all ports of Peru.—l am, &c., Szc.,
(Signed) JOHN BARROW.
To W. Dobson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's.

THE AQUATIC BIRDS IN THE rARR.—(From a
Correspondent.)--Within the last few days some of the wild
duck, widgeon, and teal, which have been domesticated upon
the waters of the above enclosures, have peregrinated in pairs
for the breeding season. This circumstance denotes the
breaking of winter. Last year a team of flappers (young
wild ducks were hatched on the estate of Lord Mansfield at
Caen Wood, near Highgate. They were quite as tame and
as easy of approach as the birds in the parks, but as soon as
they acquired sufficient strength of wing to migrate, they were
conducted by their parent protectors to their accustomed
haunts in the Regent's Park.

'SUMMARY OF NEWS

AND

Pub/it Opinion.

" Who runs may read."

rommiGN.

According to accounts from Hayti of the Bth ult., the in-
stallation of the new President took place on the 4th. The
French Envoy Extraordinary, M. A. Barrot, Admiral de
Moges, and his officers, and the representatives of the different
States resident at Hayti, were present on the occasion. On
the 6th a new Ministry was formed. Commissioners had
been appointed to treat with M. Barrot relative to the French
claims. It was understood that the first instalment would
be paid immediately, and that one of the Commissions r
would be sent to France to arrange for the other instalments.
With the exception of the ex-President Boyer and General
Inginac, all Haytiaus who have been placed under accusation
are declared free, and those who had tied are to be permitted
to return.

On Tuesday (Mardi Gras? the Paris Bourse was al-
most totally deserted, and nothing worth mentioning done in
the Funds, either domestic or exotic. All ,Paris was on
the Boulevards. _

The Duke de Levis arrived at Paris en Sunday evening,
from Goritz. Of the five Legitimist Deputies who have ap-
pealed to their oonstituents, M. de Larcy is the only one whose
re-election seems to be doubted.
For the last two mouths (says the Norman Times) about
200 poor English workmen, out of employment, have gene-
rously been provided at Rouen with soup, potatoes, &c., by
MM. Mackenzie and Brassey, to preserve them from want
until a more genial season sets in, and with it a better pros-
pect of labour. Within a few days back M. Brassey has in-
terested himself to procure work for a portion of them, and he
has partially succeeded.
The Prussian Government has given its approbation to
the project for a railroad from Frankfort-on-the-Oder to
Posen, and a great part of the capital for the undertaking has
been already subscribed.
We learn from Berlin that there is to be in that city
during the present year a public exhibition of the products
of national industry, similar to that in Paris. It is to remain
open for two months. All the States of the German Cus-
tom? Union are to send specimens.
A letter from Constantinople, in the Universal German
Gazette, says :—" It is probable that the Porte will prefer
paying Admiral Walker a round sum at once, than to allow
him half-pay. It is negotiating on the point with the Eng-
lish Ambassador."
LAW AND POLICE.

In the Vice-Chancellor's Court the case of " Wellesley v.
Wellesley" was heard. It appeared that the Bill originally
filed by the plaintiff, Mrs. Wellesley (now Lady Wellesley),
against the defendant, William Pole Tilney Long Wellesley
(now Viscount Wellesley), her husband, for the purpose of
compelling a specific performance by him of a covenant con-
tained in articles of separation executed between them in
1834, whereby the defendant covenanted that on or before
the Ist day of February, 1835, he would well and effectively,
by a charge on freehold estates, or by investment in the funds,
or by the best means that might be in his power, secure an an-
nuity of 1,0001. per annum, to be paid quarterly to Colonel
Paterson (Mrs. Wellesley's father), for the plaintiff's benefit.
The counsel for the prosecution took an objection to the cause
being now heard, upon the ground of the absence from the
record of the Hon. William Wellesley, the defendant's eldest
son, who, as being the tenant in tail in remainder of the
estates, was a necessary party to the suit, and ought to be
made such. The Vice-Chancellor was of opinion that the
objection was a valid one, and should prevail, but with liberty
to the plaintiff to amend the bill, by adding the necessary
party; the cause to stand over in the meantime,
At Lambeth-street Thomas Brand and James Eccles, the
young men who had been examined at Worship-street on
the preceding day, on a charge of having caused the death of
Ellen Goodlad, an unfortunate female of eighteen years of
age, by inducing her to drink a pint of gin, surrendered to
their bail before Mr. Henry. It appeared that the Coroner's
jury had returned a verdict, " Died a natural death, caused
by taking a large quantity of spirits called gin, and accele-
rated by a fall." Harriet Simmonds, the other female, who
had had a drinking bout with deceased, and had a narrow
escape with her life, deposed that the gin was ordered by
deceased herself, and that she challenged witness to drink,
each swallowing a pint of gin. Under these circumstances
the accused were discharged.
At Marylebone Alfred Davies, a boy about fifteen years of
age, was charged before Mr. Rawlinson with stealing money
from the till of Mr. Whalley, baker, Cumberland-street. He
was committed to Newgate for trial.
Daniel Carroll, a lad of eighteen years of age, was brought
before Mr. Cottingham, at Union-hall, charged with wound-
ing James Farrer, a youth of the same age, during a quarrel
in a public-house. 'The case was proved, and Mr. Cotting-
ham sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of 51., and, in de-
fault, committed him for two months to the House of Cor-
rection.

George Biggs, a middle-aged man, of respectable exterior,
was charged at Worship-street with having obtained by false
pretences the sum of 31. from William Burroughs, a rocking-
horse-manufacturer, living in Bowling-green-street, Clerken-
well. The prisoner represented himself as an attorney, and
took the money under pretence of defending the complainant's
brother, a youth, who had been committed for trial at the
sessions for some small offence, but of course made no attempt
to carry out his promise. He was committed for trial.
At the Lancaster assizes, Edward Greenhalgh, a lad of the
age of fifteen years, was indicted for attempting to administer
to one Margaret Bury a certain poison, with intent to murder
the said Margaret Bury. It appeared that there was no ade-
quate motive assigned for the heavy charge, and that all the
circumstances of the case might be accounted for on the
ground of mistake. The jury, after a short consultation, re-
turned a verdict of Not Guilty.
John Jolly was indicted for burglariously breaking and
entering the dwelling-house of Thomas Norris, at Wrighting-
ton, in this county, and stealing sundry articles therefrom.
The jury found him Guilty, recommending him to mercy on
the ground of his good character. Sentenced to be impri-
soned and kept to hard labour for two years. This ca.se closed
the assizes.

Oa Monday James Field, the master of the smack Lord
Howe, of Queenborough, and John Gooding and Phineas
Fridaywebb, his crew, were brought before Larkin Allen.
Esq., the Mayor of Rochester, charged with being found in
possession of 126 i ankers of contraband spirits on board of
that smack. The detection took place while the boat was off
Garrison Point, Sheerness. The parties were committed pre-
paratory to the unloading of the prize. She is from 30 to 40
tons burden.
COURT WASRIONARLE.
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His Grace the Duke of Wellington was the first nobleman
to honour Messrs. Henry Graves and Co. by a visit to their
gallery, Pall-mall, on Wednesday, to view the two magnificent
pictures painted by Mr. Knight, the Royal Academician, of
" The Heroes of the Peninsula," and " The Heroes of Water-
loo." His Grace looked remarkably well, and passed some
time in minutely inspecting them, and expressed his entire
satisfaction at the truthfulness of the numerous portraits they
contain, the whole of which the Noble Duke readily recog-
nised without the assistance of the usual key.
The Marquis of Winchester has arrived at the family
mansion in Cavendish-square, from. Hampshire.
The Earl of Bessborough (late Viscount Duncatinon), sat
on the Ecclesiastical Commission on Tuesday, for the first
time since the death of the late Earl (his Lordship's father).
The marriage of T. Molyrieux Montgomerie, Esq., with
the Hon. Miss Foley, will take place ne?ct month.
Lord Grantley presided on Wednesday evening at the
Surrey Club dinner, at the Clarendon Hotel. The Earl of
Egmont takes the chair at the meeting on the 14th of May.
Count Leslie, of Balyntrain, and the officers of the 79th
Highlanders, gave a grand fancy dress ball to the nobility
and gentry of the vicinity, at the County Rooms, Aberdeen,
on Wednesday last.
The marriage of Captain Every, son-in-law to Lord Ash-
brook, to Mrs. Jane Powney, relict of the late Captain
Powney and daughter of Sir J. Robinson, Bart., was cele-
brated at Beaumont Lodge, Old Windsor, the seat of the
Noble Lord, on the evening of Tuesday last (by special
license), by the Rev. Francis Hodgson, Provost of Eton.