The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-04 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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" Who runs may read."

FOREXG2+.I.

Printed placards have been posted up in various parts of
Paris, announcing the intention of opening a subscription, on
the part of the people, for a monument to the memory of M.
Jacques Laffitte.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Clementine and Prince
Augustus of Saxe-Coburg, her husband, arrived at Brussels
on Wednesday by the railroad, and immediately proceeded to
the Palace of Laeken.
La Presse states that it is now certain that the northern
railroad will be made by Government.
" During the whole of the illness of M. Laffitte," says the
Moniteur Parisien," the King sent daily to make inquiries
as to his state." This is denied by the National.
The clerks of the bank of Laffitte have all gone into mourn-
ing for the death of their respected chief.
The Revue de Paris states that negotiations are pending for
a new postal treaty between France and Spain, and the re-
gular establishment of post-office steamers for Barcelona,
Malaga, &c.

A considerable crowd collected last night, says Galignani,
on the quays and open places to look at the eclipse of the
moon. The weather was most favourable, and the whole of
the phases were distinctly visible. About ten the diminu-
tion of the moon's brightness was very perceptible, and at a
quarter past eleven o'clock the luminary was completely
hidden. It was curious to observe the increasing brightness
of the stars as the light of the moon diminished. Venus was
particularly brilliant.
The Queen of Saxony has arrived at Munich on a visit to
the Royal Family of Bavaria. her Majesty alighted at the
Royal residence. The King of Saxony is not expected to
return to Dresden before the end of July.
The King of Hanover, it is said, intends to proceed to
Vienna in the course of this summer. The Crown Prince of
Hanover will shortly repair to Norderney, and the Crown
Princess to Ems and Wiesbaden.

Prince Metternich gene a superb ball on the 19th ultimo,
at his villa, near Vienna, in honour of the marriage of his
Imperial Highness Archduke Albrecht, of . Austria, and
Princess Heldegarde, of Bavaria, which was honoured by the
presence of the Emperor and Empress of Austria, the
Dowager Empress of Austria, and all the Imperial
as well as by five hundred of the elite of Vienna. It was the
first grand fete the Dowager Empress attended since the de-
mise of the late Emperor Francis. Sir Robert Gordon's grand
ball, intended for the 24th ult., in honour of Queen Victoria's
birthday, was expected to be unusually brilliant this season.
The Archduchess Maria Louisa is shortly to join the Imperial
Family circle, after which her Imperial Highness will repair
to one of the German spas.
One of the Paris journals states that the Countess de
Lamotte, who played so deplorable a part in the affair of the
necklace of Marie Antoinette, died lately at a house in the
Faubourg St. Germain, aged eighty.
According to accounts from Geneva, M. Joseph Barman,
one of the leaders of the late insurrection, had arrived there,
with about 150 men, who had succeeded in making their
escape within him. In the first instance he took refuge in
Savoy, where he was well received, but he was sent back to
Switzerland under an escort. The authorities of the Upper
Valais have declared Sion in a state of siege, and thrown a
great number of the Society of La Jeune Suisse into prison.
The Castellano,of Madrid, of the 24th, states from Alicant,
that when the post left that place on the 20th, the Govern-
ment tobacco-manufactory was in flames, and no hope was
entertained that any part of the building would be saved.
COUILT-WASZEIONAZILE.

The Duke of Rutland left town on Saturday morning by
the seven o'clock train, on the South-Western Railway, for
Lymington, for the purpose of inspecting his beautiful yacht
Resolution, preparatory to proceeding on a trip up the Medi-
terranean. The Resolution has recently undergone a thorough
overhauling and refitting, and is now in excellent trim. His
Grace returned to town the same evening.
The Countess Dowager of Hardwicke has arrived on a visit
to the Earl and Countess of Mexborough from Tittenhanger-
hall, near St. Alban's.

The Duke and Duchess of Montrose received a distinguished
party at dinner, on Friday last, at their mansion in Belgrave-
sq9are.

The Marquis of Londonderry's grand military banquet on
the 24th instant will be given to the Duke of Wellington,
as Commander-in Chief, the staff at head quarters, Colonels
Reid and M'Douall, and the officers of the 2d Life Guards, of
which corps his Lordship is Colonel; and in the evening the
Marchioness will throw open her splendid saloons to the elite
of the haut ton.

Countess Bjornstjerna had an assembly on Friday night.
About 200 persons of distinction, including most of the fo-
reign ministers, were present.
The Lord Chancellor and Lady Lyndhurst entertained his
Excellency Baron Niemnann, Marquis of Worcester, Earl
and Countess of Jersey, Earl and Countess of Beverley and
Lady Louisa Percy, Lord Brougham, Lord Claude Hamil-
ton, Count de Noailles, Madlle. D'Este, Lady Whichcate,
Right Hon. J. W. Croker, Mr. Lovell, and a select party, at
dinner, on Thursday last, at the residence of the Noble and
Learned Lord, in George-street. Her Ladyship had a soirée
after dinner. Cards have been issued for soirees, on Wed-
nesdays, throughout the present month.
On Saturday the Archbishop of Canterbury and Mrs. How-
ley gave a dinner party, at which were present the Bishop of
Kip )11 and Mrs. Longley, the Countess of Mansfield, the Earl
and Countess of Kinnoul, Lady Caroline Murray, Lord and
Lady Barrington, Lady Catherine Douglas, Lord Sandon,
and several other persons of rank.

MISCELLANEOUS.
The preparations for the Polish ball, which is fixed for
Monday, the 10th instant, continue to be carried on with the
greatest activity. The ladies patronesses is with each other
in forming quadrilles and polkas, and, from the assiduity
with which the latter dance is practised, we expect that it
will be danced at the Polish Ball in a manner fully to jus-
tify the vogue it bas obtained. The sale of tickets has been
quite unprecedented ; a circumstance which may be ac-
counted for by the fact that there are many persons, not in
the habit of attending such entertainments, who are desirous
of testifying their sympathy for the Poles by their presence
on this occasion.

On Friday night the annual grand fancy dress ball, the
funds arising from which are devoted for the benefit of the
Royal Academy of Music, was given at the Hanover. square
Rooms, and we are happy to say, must have proved highly
beneficial for that excellent national establishment. There
were one thousand tickets taken for the ball, and it was cal-
culated that above nine hundred personages of fashion were
present. _

On Sunday morning a litter, which has been:addressed by
the Lord Bishop of London to the clergy of his diocese, was
read in every church and chapel throughout London, and
those parts of the suburbs under the jurisdiction of his Lord-
ship, on the subject of an appeal to their respective congre-
gations in behalf of the erection and endowment of addi-
tional churches in the metropolis. The letter concluded with
a request that, on Sunday next, a collection should be made
in every church and chapel within his diocese, for the purpose
of providing a fund for the erection of additional churches:

COURT CIRCULAR. bee,
WINDSOR, MONDAY.—The Queen and Prince?/.$ t'accompanied by the King of Saxony, arrive.
,00,
Castle five minutes before four o'clock this afro
from the Slough station of the Great Western
having travelled from town by a special train' Digif
royal suites, including the Viscountess Canning'ileal
Caroline Cocks, Hon. Miss Devereux, his Exee,,,sit
Baron Gersdorff, Lord Byron, the Earl of Mort°,„/Ie
.Robert Otway, Lord Charles Wellesley, Colonel Ati7bee
not, Sir E. Bowater, M. de Minckwitz, Cont4lo
Vitzthum, Major Reichardt, and Dr. Carus, font)"
several of the royal carriages and four.
rt
A party of Life Guards formed the ego
Slough to the Castle. fie°
The Lord Chamberlain and the Master of the ,
hold received her Majesty and Prince Albert an •
, King of Saxony upon their arrival. bo'
' At six o'clock, his Royal Highness Prince Al-e for
, tended by Sir Edward Bowater, left the Casue4
Slough, to receive his Imperial Majesty the Free':
Russia, upon his arrival by a special train from tolnd
His Imperial Majesty, attended by his Exce,llo/"'et
Baron Brunnow, the Count Orloff, and other geo.
of his suite, and also by the Earl of Hardwicke'
aim
in Waiting, Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Gl9(' sr
Waiting, and Colonel Wylde, Equerry in Wailing's
rived at the station at twenty-five minutes i'
o'clock. re'
The Emperor and Prince Albert immediately en45
an open carriage and four, and proceeded to the coiee
escorted by a party of Life Guards. The Nebciire
and Gentlemen of his Majesty's suite, and Sir'.
water, following in two open carriages and four. oroi
The Emperor and Prince Albert alighted at the Lot(l*
Entrance, where the Great Officers of State, the ty
Grooms, and Equerries in Waiting on her 3tkielAoo
his Royal Highness, and the Master of the lion
were in readiness to receive the august visitor. tb
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wele•tiq
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, accomPnnio,.o
the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, arrived from town
• half-past one o'clock, travelling by a special train! lfr
A grand dinner was given, last evening, in the
terloo Gallery. • getea
The company consisted of—Her Majesty the., yr
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, his Diner:l,l4 ot
jesty the Emperor. of Russia, his Majesty the
Saxony, the Duchess of Buccleuch. the Lady "
Viscountess Canning ; the Maids of Honour, do
Caroline Cocks and the Hon. Miss Devereils
Woman of the Bedchamber., Honourable Mr.:ll",,ild
son ; his Excellency Baron Brunnow, his Exllo
Baron Gersdorff, the Duke of Devonshire,
'
Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Liverpool, the 51
Delawarr, the Earl of Jersey, the Earl of Aberdeeild
Earl and Conntess of Wilton, the Earl and C 0101040(
Rosslyn, the Earl and Countess Cowper, the
Hardwicke, the Earl of Morton, the Right Hon. foro
Peel, Viscount Canning, Lord Charles Well'-sleY,
Stockmar, Lord Byron, Admiral Sir Robert Otol/1.0;
Arbuthnot, Lord Gearge Lennox, Captain Franck',
mour, Major-General Sir Edward Bowater, u-yos
Eerkeley Drummond, Lieutenant-Colonel 1,Nry1de,,,,50
C. A. Muraay, Mr. George Edward Anson, 'heft
Orloff, Mons. le General d'Adlerberg, M. d'Adieir,,P
le Prince Wassiltschikoff, le Prince Radei"ocool
Reinolds, Colonel Glasenap, Mons. de Minckwitz'
Albert Vitzthum, Major Reichardt, and Dr. Calsta
tp
The magnificent service of gold plate was ~,
plateau containing a number of the finest centreh4l
having a row of gold candelabra on each side, ree
wax lights. The centre ornament was the Prle 004
Wales's epergne, and two candelabra of larger si°-0 -
placed at each end of the table. The apartroe:ol6
also lighted by the splendid chandelier in thepod'
and the four smaller chandeliers at the sides of Wit,
Her Majesty's private band conducted by Mr.
.d per
son, was in attendance during the evening, 3"
'formed the following pieces: Glad
Overture " Iphigenie "
Fantasia, Violoncello, Signor Piatti
Movement from Handel's Harpsechord Lessons."'
" Souvenir de la Tauride," Vaudeville de oisf.
Gel
Concert, M. Gulomy of St. Petersburgh ••• ort.
"Sanata alla Turca"
His Majesty the Kink of Saxony, attended hi". 101
of the gentlemen of his suite, and also by the. ;b
Morton and Lord Charles Wellesley, left Buckle'
Palace at ten o'clock yesterday morning for Caen der
His Majesty inspected the house and grounds. an
wards partook of a dejeune. sp to
His Majesty and suite took their departure 10,0'
carriages and four, and proceeded to the Zoologicn,
dens in the Regent's Park, and after viewing tne •
ths tion returned to Buckingham Palace. tulles; hf
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of
_,.joil.
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, Recover-01
the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, left Buckilighnnita
at twenty minutes before one o'clock yesternation.'P ,00
Paddington terminus of the Great Western Ra
left town by a special train for Windsor Castle. bf
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanien ii
King King of Saxony, left Buckingham Palace at a clsr
before three o'clock yesterday afternoon for the ter®''
of the Great Western Railway at Paddington' 1,1
royal suites, including the Viscount,ss CanuiPg.'ol
Caroline Cocks, Hon. Miss Dever Mil Baron u%itoor
Earl of Morton, Lord Byron, Admit-a. Robert ol'
Monsieur de Minckwitz, Count A. Vitzthunbr,
Reichardt, Dr. Carus, Lord C. Welleiley, vd SY
Arbuthnot, and Sir-E. Bowater, followed in four
royal carriages to the terminus. bf tS
Her Majesty was conducted to her carriage
Master of the Horse. ee&
The royal party was escorted by a party of y '
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager left town per
morning for the Continent. • Her Majesty and sii:dser
Marlborough House for the Bricklayers' Arntei
of the South-Eastern Railway, at a quarter-P5 I,d
w
o'clock. The Queen Dowager was acconllsead
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and was atten ogof
the Marquis and Marchioness of Ormonde, Lades
giana Curzon, Earl Howe, Sir Andrew Barn
David Davies, and the Rev. G. T. Hudson. „_ Doe'
The royal party left by a special train roir A
s.
where her Majesty and suite embark, d for Cn'sliga
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Carob° 60;eti
a visit to her Majesty at Marlborough House, 011
I`. afternoon, to take leave. ; atteo(l $ll
His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Rilset,ored_d,
by Baron Brunnow, the Russian Minister, honweider
Robert and Lady Peel with a visit, at their
in Whitehall-gardens, about one o'clock yester7tiini
The statement that appeared, yesterday, oieto
Albert visiting the Russian EMbassy, acc°lll,,Presel
Sir' Robert Peel, and of his Royal Highness to ti:de
Sir Robert to the Emperor, is incorrect-,rd Gev,;;ti
Highness having been accompanied only b) Lord
'Lennox and General Sir E. Bowater, his
Equerry in Waiting.
„Jostle: it
In the report of the proceedings at the ter ferVoi
the visit of the King of "Saxony to Bitable: recel#
was stated, by mistake, that his Majesty °The... 0
at the.parish church of Wittingham by the geeriiiii
Davis, the incumbent. The Hon. and Ref' -4
Sackville West is the incumbent, and rece
Majesty at the door of the rectory. 00Pilis
The Duke of Wellington left town yesterat la:
for Dover. The Noble Duke returned to W."
afternoon.. - XCI
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P •
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Mr. Wood, the Chairman of the Board of er .
beci
an interview with the Chancellor of the Ptc- ,
terday, at his official residence in Downing-4*,lr
5
Mr. Browne had an interview with Lord 141
the Colonial-office, Tees'
Mr. :es'
Mr. Ashbel Smith, Charge d'Affaires of
arrived in London from Paris.
The Right Rev. Dr. Collier, had an iote- 11:ire11.01-;14
110
Lord Stanley, at the
,Colonial-office, D°vi
yesterday. , frelefet
Dispatches were sent off. yesterday. eveninagoieree
Colonial-office; to Sir Charles Metcalfe, the e tiO
Canada.
Dispatches were also sent to the Govern
West India Islands.

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DEPARTURE OF HER Ni lRg *I! . --0$
AND HER 'ILLUSTRIOUS VISIT
WINDSOR. • #0
„ty, ate ,
It having been understood. that her Wei bi
Royal Highness Prince Albert; accompotesuisio,
the
imperial and royal visitors, the Emperor of froe:4o
the King of Saxony, intended to della: ieot,e o'o4
Paddington terminus, at three o'cloci` vink,s
for Windsor Castle, a very great e'roec,,'!",iii"
assembled as early as one o'clock in the aPPOO woo'
that station, for the purpose of seeing o,ol°
guished personages. The numbers increan.oot" C
in I or-
eo
ment, and at half.past.two the large area see- ibr`
offices was densely crowdedwith humblesiouw" itt • 04
. • ig
foot, and
,patrician families in their carriages.r ortilbeo'
o'clock the royal cavalcade, consisting of tined r
An the first of which weie,her Majesty, tho re.
and the King of Saxony; and in the othelertbefroloi
spective suites, arrived at the rail Way, wherd
received, by Mr.. Russell, the Chairman, as the
the Directors. tlios
After the departure of the illustrious aid 0.
reo .
croWd
the Emperor of Russia was not likely, °!`
to proceed 'to Windsor. However, at six ice jo
Imperial Majesty, accompanied by his Emile >$ tbe
cartiages, arrived at. the terminus. To.° .9 0,120 a tbe,
conducted over that part of the preno!eevoin'orto
:electro-telegraph. was in operation, and Irsitiolitfeiji
apparatus with great interest., . feW
Its arrival, he proceeded iri the royal to.'
by.this time, returned from Slough.