The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-03 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

AND
Jubltc OPtinten*

" Who runs may read."

170 REIGN.

A. meeting, at which About 2,000 persons 'were present,
was held on Sunday, in the Great Hall of the Hotel de Ville,
at Paris, under. the presidency of 'the Prefect of the Seine;
the Count de Rambuteau, to witness the distribution of the
prizes of the Gratuitous Drawing-schoola of the 7th and Bth
arrondissemens. The business of the day was opened by an
impressive address from the President, on the advantages of
the institution ; and he was followed by M. Charles, the
director of the schools, who gave an interesting account of the
zeal of the pupils, and'of the kind encouragement bestowed
upcn his labours by their Majesties and the Whole of the
Royal Family.
The Committee charged by the Minister of War to present
the rough draft of an ordonnance on the questions which
affect the Jewish population in Africa, has reccommended
that all bye-laWs and customs, changed into laws, which
have hitherto served as rules of conduct to the Jews of Alge-
ria, should be abolished and replaced by the common law, by
which the other inhabitants are governed.
The Council of Administration of the Left Bank Versailles
Railroad, on Saturday, presented to the Minister of Public
Worki a tender for continuing that road to Chartres, and has
sent ta the Chambers of Peers-and Deputies a protest against
any other railroad between Paris and Chartres being allowed.
to be formed.

The Paris journal, the Commerce, was sold on. Monday for
317,000 f. (12,5001.), to MM. Farnissier, C. Didier, and Dela-
mann, bankers.

The Moniteur publishes a return of the price of wheat in
the different departments of France, for the purpose of regu-
lating the duty on the importation and exportation of grain
and flour. The returns are divided into classes, according to
the departments, and the medium price in all of them ranges
from 16f. 58c. to 22f. 83c. per hectolitre. • .
The price -of bread at -Paris for the first fortnight Of the
present month is fixed at 35 centimes the kilogramme.
-A letter from Stockholm, March 18, in the New Hamburgli
Gazette, says :—" It is stated that the Queen Dowager in-
tends taking a journey into Italy immediately after the vb-
seqlies of the late King. Her Majesty will pay a "visit to
her sister, the wife of the ex-King Joseph Buonaparte. The
report that the Swedish Diet is to be convoked in the month
of June is gaining strength. The reason of this measure is
that the King desires to open the Norwegian Diet in person
in 1845, which could- not be done if
.the Swedish Diet was
not convoked during 'the present year."
The mail conveyance by sea about to be eqablished be-
tween Stettin and St. Petersburgh will commence in the
spring of next year. The. iron steam-boats constructing in
England for that purpose are- to be each of -700 tons, and,
above 300-horse power.
It is stated in the Augsburg/a Gazette that the Prussian
Government has given the Polish emigrants permission to
prolong their stay in the province of Posen, until they have
terminated their affairs, those at least. relating to their pro-
perty. As the Government has not named the period at
which the emigrants must be ready to quit the province,
hopes are entertained that they will be allowed to remain in-
definitely provided they be quiet and avoid all political mat-
ters. Tbis happy. result is in a great degree attributed to the
intervention of the Countess Kwiteika, who repaired to Berlin
to intercede with the King in favour of her unfortunate
countrymen.