The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-22 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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Clgitton.

" Who run.% may read."

WORMIGN.

On Friday the King of the French left Neuilly for the
Tuilleries, and presided at a Council of Ministers.
The Chamber of Deputies had passed, without discussion,
a Bill for the purpose of raising the annual army contingent
of &woo meu.

The Journal des Debats states that M. Caccia left Paris
some days before his failure, but his absence was attributed
to an annual journey which he was in the habit of making into
Italy, having been the Pope's banker, although on Sunday
last rumours of an alarming nature were bruited forth, and
on Tuesday, when persons presented drafts to be cashed, not
a soul, not even a boy, was to be found at the banking-house
to explain matters. The affair has created a great sensation
on the Bow.

The Prefect of Police has just announced that an inspection
of the Paris omnibuses will be proceeded to in July next.
The points to be ascertained are principally their solidity and
their cleanliness, the soundness of the harness, and the satis-
factory condition of the horses. This inspection takes place
yearly, and is of great benefit to the public.
M. Geotrroy Saint Hilaire, member of the Academy of
Sciences, and who has such a high reputation in the scien-
tific world, is so ill that little hopes are entertained of his

MO very.
" It appears certain," says the Presse, " that M. Gowry,
Secretary of Legation at Mexico, who has been very recently
sent to Paris by Mb Alley de CiprtsY, our Minister at Mexico,
was the bearer of a formal refusal on the part of President
Santa Anna to accede to the claims of France. It is, there-
fore, to be expected that France will be once more compelled
to obtain justice by other means than those of persuasion."
The Grand Duke of Hesse has remitted the sentence of six
months' imprisonment passed upon the Baron Moritz de
Ilaber, as the principal in the late fatal duel in Germany, and
he is now at liberty, after six weeks' imprisonment in the for-
tross of Bsbenhausen.

The French Ministry have again sent off expresses to
such of the Deputies as are absent, and of whose votes they
are sure, to hasten their arrival in Paris. They dread some
new attempt of the Opposition en the subject of the affairs of
Otaheite.

We learn from Rome that the sale of Cardinal Fesch's gal-
lery of paintings has been suspended, after the disposal of
about 700 lots. There still remain about 2,000, which wil
be brought to the hammer in the course of next winter.
The Grand Musical Festival of the Lower Rhine will be
this year held at Cologne, on the first and second days o
Pentecost. The orchestra will be composed of more than
2,000 performers, under the direction of M. Henri Dorn, first
chapel-master of the Cathedral.
LAW AND POLICE.

No hope is held out to the man Crouch, now under sen-
tence of death in Newgate, that his life will be spared; he
will be executed on Monday next.
The Judicial Committee of the Priry Council disposed of
the last case in their paper for hearing—that of Derosne's
patent, which was renewed, on the application of the
patentee, for six ?Tears. The Committee will not resume its
sittings till after !'rinity term.
Captain Mildrum, of the Eliza collier, of Newcastle,
appeared upon a summons at the Mansion-house, to answer
the complaint of George Thorborn and several other seamen,
who charged him with having unreasonably detained them
for several weeks in the port of London. As the men are paid
so much for the voyage, and are bound to perform it, the
detention is a great loss to themselves and families. The
vessels are delayed at Gravesend by the owners, waiting for a
rise in the price of coals in London. The applicants were
told that there was no law under which the Bench could

interfere for their protection.
James Hanstead, a dock foreman, Alexander Nicholson, a
milkman, and two sisters, named Mary Ann Ash and Rosetta
Bragger, were brought before Mr. 13allantine, on a charge of
assaulting and robbing Mr. Williams, the landlord of the
Chequers public-house, in Wapping-wall, Lower Shadwell,
who has since died in consequence of the injuries received at
the hands of the prisoners. The deceased, Luke Williams,
was 58 years of pp., and was formerly a courier in the ser-
vice of her Majesty's Government. He was superannuated a
few years ago on a pension of 801. per annum. A few months
since he formed an acquaintance with the prisoner Rosetta
Bragger, who is a woman of the town, and she possessed great
influence over him. A few weeks since the same women were
brought to the Thames police-court in custody for robbing
him of 25/. They were detained for several hours, and on
the prosecutor refusing to appear against them they were
discharged. It is believed the same parties again robbed
him a short time after their release. They were all remanded.
W. Hend was committed from Clerkenwell on a charge of
killing a woman named Catherine Sheehan, by violently
beating her while in a fit of passion.
COUILT-PASUIONABLE..

Her Majesty had *dinner party yesterday evening at Buck-
ingham Palace. Lord Melbourne is amongst the company
invited to the banquet.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland entertained Viscount
Melbourne and a select party at dinner on Monday, at
Stafford llouse.
The Duke of Wellington has issued 1,500 cards of invita-
tion for his Grace's grand ball and supper on Friday evening
next, at Apsley House. The fete will 12e on the same scale
of splendour as those annually given by the Noble and Gallant
Duke.
The Duke and Duchess of St. Alban's are expected at Holly
Grove, Highgate, to-day, from Redbourn Hall, Lincoln-
shire, for the season. His Grace has nearly recovered from
the severe accident he met with while hunting in Lincoln-
shire, last season, when his Grace injured the sight of one of
his eyes.
The Dowager Lady Holland entertained Viscount Mel-
bourne and a select party at dinner, on Sunday evening, in
Great Stanhope-street.
A grand entertainment is to be given on the 11th of the
ensuing month by the Merchant Tailors' Company, to which
a number of Conservative Noblemen arc invited.
IVUSCELLAN MOUS.

On Monday the Committee appointed to carry out the at,
ranqements connected with the dinner which will be given
on 14riday next, her Majesty's birth-day, in Trafalgarrsquare,
to the Greenwich pensioners, assembled at the Union Hotel,
Cockspur-street, to effect the completion of them. There
was a very numerous attendance of noblemen and gentlemen
forming the Committee, amonr, whom were the Earl of Car-
rington ; Admirals the Hon.t'Sir R. Stopford, Sir Edward
Codrington, Sir P. Durham, and several other naval officers.
The square will be elegantly decorated, and the standard of
England, and some union jacks which have " braved the
battle and the breeze," will also be displayed. The Duke of
Cambridge, it is said, will preside at the festival, and a
number of distinguished and gallant naval officers will be
present. The dinner is appointed for two o'clock, and the
number of pensioners present will be about 250.
Ott Monday Admiral Bowles was returned for the borough
of Launceston, of course without any opposition.
- A special general meeting of the Great Western Railway,
was held on Monday, at the Paddington terminus, to consi-
der the South Devon Railway Bill now before Parliament, in
terms of the standing orders of the House of Lords, Mr. C.
Russell, M.P., Chairman of the Directors, presided. The dif-
ferent clauses affecting the Great Western Company having
been read over, the meeting unanimously expressed approval
of the Bill. By this Bill the Great Western contributes
150,000/. to a line from Exeter to Plymouth.