The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-24 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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" Who runs may read."

rolugair.
According to a letter from Eu, of the 19th, the recep-
tions by the King and Queen for the previous two days
have been very numerous, and each day there was &
large dinner party. To-day, the King, accompanied by
the Ministers of Justice and Public Works, Generals
Audenarde, de Rumigny, and Friant, and several other.
persons, took an airing in the park. Their Majesties
had again a large party to dinner. Amongst the guests
were the Prefect of the Department, and the General
Commandant of the Divison.
The Duke d'Aumale has received, through the Count
de Flahaut an invitation to visit the imperial family at
Vienna, with his young bride, immediately after their
marriage.
The Phare de le Manche, of the 17th, says:—" "lue
steamers which formed the royal squadron in the
to England, returned to our harbour (Cherbourg) 01!
Wednesday afternoon. The Elan arrived at two, fh:
Gomer and the Caimon at three, and the Pluton at four.
The police of Perigueux have discovered that General
Amettler and five or six other Spanish officers, to whOp
that town had been assigned as a residence, have clao-
destinely taken their departure. Later accounts state.
that they were arrested at the frontiers by French Cue"
tom-house officers.
Prince Albert of Prussia returned from Toulon to
Marseilles on the 14th inst., and, on the following even.;
ing, .set out for Nice. He is believed to have defers's,'
his visit to Algeria.
A letter from Constantinople, Oct. 2, in the Augsburf
Gazette, says:—" The Porte seems to have serious],
come to the resolution to fortify and place in a state
of defence the entrance of the Bosphorus on the
Sea and the Dardanelles. Several officers of engineers
have declared that the present fortifications are insufficient
to prevent an enemy's fleet from effecting its passage, 95
it could compass its object by landing artillery to de"
stroy the Turkish batteries. Artillerymen, to the tow
ber of 3,000, will be sent to the Dardanelles, and 2,000
ti; the forts at the entrance of the Bosphorus.
Thy Lyons journals of the 18th announce the follow'
ing meland:oly accident:—" The Directors of the Found'
ling Hospital ai Lyons having called in all the childrea
who were out at nurse, in order to place them under
more immediate superintendence, twenty-eight of OW
were embarked on Monday last at the port of Chanel/
on the Rhone, in an open boat, to be brought to Lyons.
The poor young creatures, separated' from their nurses,
and frightened at the water, all rushed at parting to 0
side of the boat, and caused it to upset. Lamentable
relate, all of them, together with the two boatmen, were.
drowned."
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It appears, from an official return,
,that at the en-„
August last, there had been completed in Germany 4'"
French leagues of railroads, and that the capital 033,
ployed amounted to 136 millions of florins (about '
millions sterling).
The Commission of Statistics of the Scientific Cot.
ress of Milan reported to that body that there
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seventy savings' banks in Italy, having forty taboo,
(1,600,0000. The same Commission declares that WI
are 114 houses of refuge for poor children, where 13,6°4
are nourished and educated, at an expense of 19,0,°4
per annum, coDected by voluntary contributions' 3,P,
I?apal States are not included in this account, for To.
Pontifical Government has hitherto rejected the iott,
tution of houses of refuge for children, as tending ""
favour the principles of Protestantism.

ItailLlP7 AND POLICE.
At the Central Criminal Court John George Pres;
tage, alias John Bracebridge, was convicted of nige."3„P
and sentenced by the Recorder to one year's insproe"'
ment, with hard labour.
In the New Court John Murphy, aged 53, was
dieted for stealing several lengths of canvass, the pr°-
party of Messrs. S. Perrott and Co., his empleYeAllA,
The evidence was so complete that Mr. Payne, who
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fended the prisoner, admitted it would be folly to CO7„,
tend against it. The prisoner, who had long been :f
the confidential employ of the prosecutors, at a salary of
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701. per annum, was convicted, and sentenced to se"
years' transportation.
The October Adjourned Sessions for Middlesex coma
menced at the Guildhall, Westminster. The calena:i
contained the names of 41 prisoners, 38 of whom stns,
charged with felony, and the remaining three with ell,
demeanour. The Court sat up to a late hour, for 10,,,
purpose of going through the whole of the commitinee;
Not a single case of interest came before the C°ll
during the day.
James Murphy, the pretended dealer in contraban
teak and tobacco, was convicted at the Surrey Seesilisfir
of obtaining 21. from Edward Horne, a grocer, 10460
pretence Of selling him two packets of tea. He wee er
convicted of stealing half a sovereign from another P
pr
son. He was sentenced to twelve months' hard lab°s,
at Brixton. The Court refused to allow Horne hit e
penses. dello
On Tuesday, a young wo=man, named Mary Satin .
was brought before Alderrnat: Gibbs, at the Mansi°ll,r.
house, by Mr. Owen, proprietor Gt. the Yorkshire Gr.„`.lo,
tavern, in Lower Thames-street, as a destitute Per',,a
She had been brought up from Hull, by her master au
mistress, who decamped with her bundle, and left 100,
without money or friends, in the streets of 11.11,uQ
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She was ordered to be taken care of, and
again on Friday.
An attempt was made at the Guildhall, Ur vr
Staridge, of Cornhill, to convict a farmer named
of of cruelty, for using the ordinary calf cart. It 71,0
brought
peered, that several experim,en,ts had been tried in "o.
construction of calf carts, and that, after all, the old ri?eb
thod was the best. Ono of the' " humanity-carts," vitt*
hid been adopted on the suggestion of Alderman Gle,
haclsmothered so many calves, that the farmers 'o4;:s
forced to give it up. In the ordinary cart, the 06,',,be
slept comfortably the greater part of the journey.
complaint was dismissed.
Three men, named Street, Wyatt, and Long, 'feted
committed frous 13ow-street, for burglary in the houseo,
Mr. Nicholas Walker, landlord of the Barley-03°
Drury-lane. 030.
At the Thames Polica.court, Herbert Holmes-,514
riner, and late second mate of the Cuba, now lyolor
the river, charged with cutting and wounding v 461,
tarn Matthew Macintosh, the master of the same fe.iiif
with intent to murder or do him some grievous hewbo
harm ; and John Newman, carpenter of the Cuba, oie
came to give evidence for the other prisoner, 1104diot
apprehended late in the afternoon, charged with 0'
and abetting Holmes in the commission of the offele
and also with assaulting Mr. John Bell, the chief oir''
of the ship, were committed to Newgate for trial. ier,
At Clerkeewell, William Powell, a painter and glii„ight
residing in Johnson's-street, St. Pancras, was h,r°,:i:tea
up in the custody of 205 S, charged with having aes-ao
his wife, whereby she became chargeable to St. ro ino
parish. The prisoner had been locked up from lse-
o'clock at night until a quarter after three in the A. to
' noon, in consequence of the parish officers neglectilids
attend. It appeared moreover that the warrant cower
he was detained was not legal, and the Magistrate etbe
tnented on the neglectful conduct of the parish stoo,
rities. The prisoner, who cohabits with another l'e';A•
was discharged, on agreeing to allow his wife 4s. *1(000
John Watts, a man in the employment of Mr. fitted
Evans, of 20, Lower Sloane-street, baker, was comb'
teo'
from Queen-square, charged with having robbed
ployer to a very considerable extent.
At Lambeth-street, John Larkin, a smart-Iv-0P
young fellow, was detained for having in his poS6e.co 0
a new patent powder-flask, of which he could not b"
satisfactory account. oie s•
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Two women, named Moss, alias Smith, and St!,hil
were committed from Union-hall, on a charge 07."
stealing. a
There was not a single charge at the Virtint.`
Police-court, not a warrant or a summons to disP°9e,
nor even an application to occupy the Magistrate
tention for a brief period.
077311r--WAIELION.L.IS3IIIII.
We are happy, says the Post, in being able tnor
nounce the intention 9f her Majesty to honour the twit
quis and Marchioness of Exeter with a visit at 0 0,1
princely residence, Burleigh House, near Stansforo,,o,ol
early a period as possible subsequent to the c_feeLt,ol
the new Royal Exchange. It is probable the Ue'uepoe'
leave Windsor for Lincolnshire, about the conot?,
ment of the ensuing month. The Noble Maintop' OS
family have already arrived at Eurleigh House t° fey,'
the necessary preparations for the reception of Lbe
visitors.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the borg-
ditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Idecklelioositi!
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Strelitz have accepted an invitation from the ;it WI
and Marchioness of Ailesbury to honour theta tdorit'e
company at Tottenham Park, near MarlboroutMe
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the ensuing week. Their Royal Highnesses 10"-,ii5h
Kew for Tottenham on Friday next. A dieting
party are invited to meet their Royal Highnesseft.. toles
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort have le" art*
to join the family circle at Badminton. Their Gra.eeno 0
.•.e
invited to meet the royal and distinguished ill', gal
Tottenham Park, the seat of the Marquis SD.
chioness of Ailesbury, on Friday next.
ford
The Duke and Duchess of Somerset remain
present at Wimbledon Park. The period
Graces departure for Brighton is not ybt del! 01-
on, and it is feared the Noble Duke's indispose toe
probably have the effect of detaining the family Iced
The Countess of Wilton and family have ar;Withr
Grosvenor-square, from Binstead Cottage, Isle eA sof
Her Ladyship leaves town on Friday for Melton in hi°
bray. The Earl of Wilton left Hyde on MondisAionev,'
beautiful yacht, the Xarifa, on a cruise in the T.'ordsh'r
and it will probably be some days before his •
joins the Countess in Leicestershire. lei
The Earl Fitzwilliam has been lately The StiPi
distinguished party at Wentworth House. od, to '
of Norinanby, the Earl and Countess of Harely°,,,uotr
Earl and Countess of Zetland, Viscount and Vint, lirlf;
Helmick, Viscount and Viscountess Milton, Sel
countess Milton, Lord Wharncliffe, Lord a 13,A Zar"
Howard, and others, have been visiting the Nob
coterie
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During the last few weeks most exten.;o et of
tions have been making at the magnificent Manele-otios
Marquis of Exeter, Burghley Park, for the_Areche Ar°,olll
her Majesty the Queen, who has signified A f P
pleasure of visiting the head of the noble bons"
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in the early part of the ensuing month:
It is stated that her Majesty and his Tier of the of
Prince Albert, accompanied by some ;Portion doinee
fent Royal Family, will visit Claremont eepurt"%t
two preciously to proceeding to London for tool ego
of opening the New Royal Exchange. Sate'', drt
is the day spoken of for the departures vO.- •
the . ..4
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Windsor for Claremont House. gaol
It is now definitively fixed that a winter g,
shall take place, but it is believed thatihe
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