The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-29 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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FOREIGN.

On 'Thursday evening their Majesties the King and
Queen of the French received at St. Cloud the English
Ambassador, the Ministers of the United States, Den-
mark, and Brazil, the President of the Chamb?r of
Peers, the Prefects of the Seine and Seine-et-Oise,
Generals Sebastiani, Jacqueminot, Carbonel de Garraube,
and Hecquet.
When the King passed through Beaumont on Wednes-
day evening, -on his return from Eu, he was received
with loud acclamations, and the town was illuminated.
The Sub• Prefect addressed his Majesty in a short speech
expressive of the joy of the people of Beaumont at seeing
him in good health amongst them, and of their admira-
tion ef his solicitude for the public welfare. His Majesty
made a suitable reply which was followed by shouts from
the multitude of Vive le Roi Vim la Refine

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The Duke de Nemours on Friday entered his 31s
year, and thereby became qualified to vote in the Cham.
ber of Peers.

The French Chambers will very soon be convoked for
the beginning of December.

The—King,—`on quitting Windsor, says the Reveu de
Paris, had given orders for the sum of 50,000 f. to be dis-
tributed amongst the servants of the household, but, on
its being observed to him that Queen Victoria bad only
given 25,000 f. at Eu, his Majesty, from a sense of pro-
priety, ordered that the same amount should be given in
his name.

A letter from Boulogne-sur-Mer states that the dili-
gence conducteur who absconded with 36,000 f., ad-
dressed to Messrs. Adam and Co., of that place, em-
barked at Boulogne for England, after having converted
the French money into bank-notes. He had not been
gone long, however, when two of the proprietors of the
diligence having ascertained his route left Boulogne in
pursuit.
The Journal de l' Ain declares that there is no truth in
the account given by the Lyons journals of the drowning
of several.cbildren of the foundling hospital of that city.
The account has also been contradicted by the Director
of the Hospital.
The Presse mentions a report that the King of Prussia
is about to emancipate the Jews.

aotrawr—rAsszorrAnsis.
Her Majesty intends to receive a select circle at the
Castle this week, Sir Robert Peel and several other dis-
tinguished personages having been invited to assemble
at that regal residence from Tuesday to Friday next.
It is expected that her Majesty and the Prince Con-
sort, accompanied by some portion of the Royal Family,
will pay another visit to Osborne House in a week or
ten days.
The Duchess of Buccleuch, Mistress of the Robes,
has unavoidably absent from the state procession yester-
day, although her Grace's name appears in the official
programme. The Duchess is at Dalkeith Palace, in
daily expectation of her accouchement. The Duke did
not come from Scotland for the ceremony of opening the
Royal Exchange.
The Earl and Countess of Granville have returned to
town from Pansanger, Herts, where they have been
among the visitors of Earl and Countess Cowper. Vis-
count and Viscountess Jocelyn had also left that seat.
Earl and Countess de Grey have come to town from
Wrest Park, Bedfordshire, much sooner than was con-
templated by them on their first arrival at that splendid
country seat, from Newby Hall. The Noble Earl and
Countess leave early in the present week for Brighton,
the Earl having been requested to resort to that water-
ing place for the benefit of his health, which is not alto-
gether satisfactory.
The Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Ripon, the Earl of
Haddington, and Lord Stanley, were prevented by
other engagements from being present at the inaugura-
tion of the Royal Exchange, by the Queen, yesterday.
Viscount and Viscountess Villiers, after a lengthened
absence on the Continent, arrived late on Saturday night,
from Vienna, having journeyed direct from the Austrian
capital to this country.
The Hon. C. A. Murray, the Master of the Household,
was prevented from being present at the opening of
the Royal Exchange yesterday, in consequence of indis-
position, which originated in a fall from his horse, whilst
hunting with Prince Albert's hariers.