The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-24 00:00:00

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FOREIGN.

We have accounts from Madrid to the 16th, and from
Paris to the 22d, a brief outline of which will be found under
the proper heads.
A Lyons journal of the 20th announces the arrival of
Queen Christina in that city in the evening of the 19th, by
the Hirondelle steamer. She was received by the Prefeet
and other authorities.
A letter from Beyrout, dated 17th of January, states that
a general insurrection is on the point of bursting forth in the
Lebanon. The roads are insecure, and the persons employed
in tillage are compelled to bear with them fire-arms for their
protection, whilst trade is utterly extinguished. The unhappy
Maronites of Kasseronan are suffering, it is affirmed, unheard
of vexations.
We learn from Stuttgard that the revenue of the kingdom
of Wirtemberg, from Ist July, 1842, to 31st June, 1843, ex-
ceeded by nearly two millions of florins the expenditure dur-
ing the same period. This favourable result is ascribed chiefly
to the admirable administration of the finance introduced
under the Government of the present King of Wirtemberg,
by which his Majesty has completely fulfilled the promise
which lie made on his accession to the throne in these words
—" My people shall know for what they pay taxes."
Law AND POLION.

In the case of urp in v. HeMa heard in the Court of
Queen's Bench, which was an action upon a policy of in-
surance effected upon a vessel called the Theresa, as well as
upon her furniture and cargo lost on a voyage from New-
castle to Rio de Janeiro. The verdict was for the plaintiff.
The particulars were fully stated in The Sun on Friday.
The evidence was contradictory. Upon one hand, it was
stated that the vessel in 1841 was classed A.E., 1. ; that she
had undergone a general survey in that year, and that her
destruction oil Dungeness was owing exclusively to the vio-
lence of the storm by which she was assailed. It was de-
posed, upon the other side, that the manner in which the
storm affected the vessel showed that she was not seaworthy,
and that she was managed in such a way as to increase the
injurious effects of the storm.: The jury found a verdict for the
plaintiff for the whole amount of the claim under the several
heads, with interest, amounting altogether to something more
than 1,0001.
In the Court of Bankruptcy, Sir C. F. Williams gave judg-
ment in the case of David Hannay, formerly manager and
director of the Merylebone Joint-Stock Bank, and decided
that the certificate of the bankrupt must be supended for two
years from the date of his passing his last examination,
which was in the month of February, 1843. The chief grounds
on which this decision was based were, that he had not in his
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dealing between the bank and himself kept a proper cash
account, that he had been extravagant, and had made pre-
ferences in the settlement of the claims of the creditors who

were relatives.
In the case of Fry and Chapman's bankruptcy a further
dividend was ;declared under the joint estate. The bank-
rupts carried on business as bankers in St. Mildred's-court,
Poultry, and failed at the latter end of 1828. Dividends to
the extent of 4s. Hid. in the pound had already been paid,
and the amount declared on Friday.was 61., the time for the

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payx.nent of which will be shortly declared through the usual .
official channel. Each of the separate estates has paid 20e. in
the pound, leaving a surplus for the benefit of the joint cre-
ditors. The total proofs admitted under this bankruptcy
amount to 398,102/. Os. 7d..
Wm. Smart, described as a gentleman of fortime, was in-
dicted at the Westminster Sessions for assaulting Jeremiah
Collins, on the 27tk of Dec. last. On crossing IS; rosveper-
street on the day stated, the complainant was ridden against
by the defendant, and nearly knocked down. Complainant
observed that if defendant could not ride witlipore ,aare, he
was not fit to be entrusted with a horse. De ant then dis-
mounted, and attacked the prosecutor with his ricling-whip.
The defence set up was, that the prosecutor was the first
aggressor. The jury thund the prisoner guilty,, and he *at
sentenced to one month's imprisonmaat, and to yesy a fine—cff
51. to the Queen.
At Union-hall,. Wm. Prior, collector and traveller in the
house of Messrs. Payne and Slee, vinegar-makers, in Church-
street, Horsly-down, was charged with embezzling various
sums of money, the property of his employers. From the evi-
dence of Mr. Slee, one of the partners, it appeared that the
prisoner had been about five months in the employ of the
firm, at a Salary of 2501. per annum. The prisoner was re-
manded.
At Marylebone police-court Mary Mitchell, a poor woman
living at No. 46, Hereford-street, Lisson-grove, stated to Mr.
Long, that on Wednesday evening last, as she was walking
along Drummond-street, near the terminus of the London
and Birmingnam Railway, she picked up from the pavement
a paper parcel sealed, and on its being opened it was found
to contain the halves of notes to the amount of 1451. ; she
was anxious that they might be restored to their rightful
owner, and with that view she had made the matter known
to the magistrate. The parcel now remains at the Court ;
and it is hoped that in the event of the property being iden-
tified and given up, a reward will be bestowed upon the
finder for her honesty.
Frederick Kearns and Henry Behuke, foreign seamen,
who stood charged on suspicion of causing the death of
Thomas Haxell, by drowning him in the Lady-dock, Com-
mercial-docks, Rotherhithe, on the 14th of May, 1841, were
brought up for final examination at the Greenwich police-
court, and several witnesses were examined at great length.
Mr. Jeremy said that there had not been a tittle of legal evi-
dence adduced against the young men, and he considered it
a most malicious and unfounded charge, without even a pre-
tence. The parties had been most illegally imprisoned ; they
were discharged without an imputation against them, but
with ample means against the parties who accused them.