The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-13 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

AND
Public Optitton.

" Who runs may read."

POltzxGar.
Both the French Chambers sat on Saturday, but the de-
bates are without interest. In the Deputies, the discussion
was resumed on the new Game Bill, which is encountering
great resistance from the Opposition, and is the theme of
many an angry article in the journals before us. On Monday
the bureaux of the Deputies were to examine the proposition
revived by the Opposition on the occasion of M. de Salvandy's
resignation, for declaring certain offices and promotions,m-
compatible with a seat in the Chamber.
The Journal des Debats announces the death of Prince
Louis de Hohenlohe, atAiunich, on the 16th ult., aged 70.
The Prince de Joinville was to leave Paris, for Toulon, on
Sunday last.
The insurgeßts of Alicant have shot the old political chief
Ceruti, as well as a very influential man, named Bernaben.

LAW

AND rezics.

At the Central Criminal Court, Lieutenant Grant surren,
dered to take his trial as accessory to the murder of Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Fawcett, in the Camden-town duel. The in-
dictment contains four counts, and the prisoner pleaded Note
Guilty. The Court ordered the trial to stand'over till to-
morrow morning, and Lieutenant Grant was removed in cus-
tody, to Newgate. -
'ThomaS Frost, a letter-carrier, was transpoited for seven
years, for stealing a letter containing one sovereign.
The case of Ranger r. the Great Western Railway Com-
pany came on again before the Vice-Chancellor of nigland.
The object of the hearing was the final settlement of his
Honour's decree in the case.

! In the New Court, Old _Bailey, William Harris, a linen-
draper, aged 82, a person of very respectable appearance, was
indicted for feloniously receiving, in the month of January
last, a quantity of lace, of the value of 24L, the property of
Messrs. James Marshall and Co., he knowing the same to
have been stolen by some evil-disposed person, whose name
is unknown. The evidence did not bring home the charge,
and the jury acquitted the prisoner.
Joseph Henry Smith, a youth of respectable appearance
and connexions, was charged, at Marlborough-street, with
stealing an umbrella from the shop of Mr. Holmes, No. 2,
Sidney's-alley, on Saturday night. He was remanded.
The case of Lord Paget ro. the Earl of Cardigan is entered
in the Common Pleas as a special jury rase.,

COIIIIIT-WASEIONABLZ.
In consequence of the recent bereavement in the Royal
Family, by the demise of the Duke of Saxe Cobourg, her
Majesty and her Royal Consort, and illustrious family, are
not expected at Buckingham Palace for the season until after
the Easter recess.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge paid a visit to Wor-
cester, on the 9th, accompanied by the Earl and Countess
of Sheffield, the Earl Denbigh, Lord Fielding, Baroness Ash-
feldt, Baron Knesbeck, &c., to inspect the porcelain manu-
factory and warerooms of Messrs. Chamberlain and CO.
A public dinner took place on Monday at Egham, and
also at Windsor, to celebrate the anniversary of her Majesty's
marriage.
The Duke of Buccleuch has subscribed 50/. in addition to his
former subscription of 100/., and the Earl of Stair, 10/. 10s.,
towards the completion of Sir Waltet Scott's monument at
Edinburgh.

MISCELLANEOITS.
The Pro-Corn lairds of Fife, says the Fife Herald of Thurs-
day, held, or rather attempted to hold, a hole-and-corner
meeting in the county-hall to-day, the result of which was
only to render doubly sure the assurance afforded by the late
meeting with the League deputation, that the monopolists
are a miserable_ minority of the inhabitants of the county.
The Anti-Leaguers were fairly beaten, and the chairman,
in high dudgeon, dissolved the meeting without coming to
a vote.

For several days past, in consegence of severe snow storms
in Scotland, the northern mails have not arrived at the Ge-
neral Post-office until several hotirs after their stated time.
From Carlisle to the north of Scotland the snow is lying on
many of the roads to the depth of 10 inches.
On Saturday Mr. Nicholas Maher was elected Member for
Tipperary without any opposition,
Mr. O'Connell has addressed a letter to the Irise Catholic
Bishops, entreating them to use all their influence to main- '
tain in every district in Ireland the most perfect order and
imperturbable tranquillity.