The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-06 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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tittbitt Opinton.

" Who runs may read."

roamnirg.
and The King and Queen of the French gave a
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followed by a concert, at the Tuileries, on Tbng,
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honour of the visit of her Royal Highness the Dunoil
Kent, to which the Ministers, Foreign Ambassi&rs' f
great number of the nobility and gentry, members of
Chambers, and distinguished English and other fore's,
had the honour of receiving invitations. The concert
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sisted of selections from Gluck, Handel, Mozart, ll°74ii
Mayerbeer, Balfe, and Donizetti. Messrs. Duprez,Bartly
Balfe, Levasseur, and Mmes. Derus-Gras and Balfe,
principal performers.
The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the King,
rest of the Royal Family, visited, on Saturday, the
of the Products of French Industry.
A Company has been formed for executing the Pr°,jjeglei
railroad between Lyons and Avignon. This will COIP!
the grand line from Paris to the Mediterranean, dews
the law of 11th June. 1842. It will be connected on 011:1,0
with the northern railroad by the line from Paris t°,.r;,ct,,
and, on the other side, to the southern road by its "1
branch junction with the roads already executed, or infor
gress of completion, from Avignon to Marseilles, froI...API
caire to Alais, and from Nimes to Cette, and hereafter 1"-.40
joined to that between the Mediteiatanean and the
by the Toulouse and Bordeaux railroid.
The National, of the sth ult., in speaking of
Girardin, when observing upon the combination betweep
journals at 40f. per annum, made some reflections ;ins 04
to which he sent a letter to the National, stating tu,
original shareholders of the Presse had been deceived wcio44
calumnies of the National. This letter the National r 0,44
to insert. Whereupon M. Emile Girardin cited DI. Dell4l,
its responsible editor, before the Tribunal de Preltulel
stance, to enforce the insertion. The case was besidl'
Friday, when the Court declared that the complaint
founded, and gave judgment in favour of the defendatd;4
The Maltese Times, of the 22d ult., announces
Maltese Huereb, who had been condemned to death tril
murder of a servant of Sir Thomas Reade, was belles'
Tunis, on the 12th ult. pro
The Gazette des Tribunaux announces the arrest, ;i1
of another gang of thirty-nine thieves and robbery
merous complaints, says this journal, having been laid ,00
the Prefecture of Police against a gang who have forp)i
time infested the museums, concert-rooms, and otheLcso
places, but more particularly the churches, the an 04:
justice were put upon the alert, and by their researcbt/d,
vered a large confederacy under the common appeut;
the Bande Belge, composed chiefly of malefactors .11,160
for their misdeeds been inhabitants of the prisons in P7OO
and who, being too well known in that country, WI
over to Paris to exercise their nefarious talents.

PUBLIC OPINION. 01
The following are the opinions of our Morning CO LO
raries respecting the appointment of Sir Henry
the Governor-Generalship of India :
TIMES.—We cannot think it any great deprivationgotlS
Indian empire to have lost Lord Ellenborough and 00
Sir Henry Hardinge. That Gallant Officer stands in
and far from unfavourable contrast, with his predecees
is a tried man and a trained man. He has been
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engaged in different kinds of active life, and No ;yr
what has been committed to him. Me is not given ocope
Ellenborough's truly Eastern aspirations, and may, i 11,„ 00/
quence, neglect as impracticable, or as out of his ownle'-„rer,
noble enterprises which the useful restlessness of lug Fete
cessor might have called into being; but neither will 11e 10
himself ridiculous by an apish affectation of On'entalislneite,i'l
has seen too much of war to be at all anxious to plalt
diers—he has served under far too able a master et
be unprepared for such emergencies as may occur. f
CHRONICLE.—Sir Henry Hardinge's is .a mind °,,441
quality, if of no, high order. With little general kn°,,"eler,
he is acquainted with but a limited portion even of to
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of politics. But within that limited field he seems - Oe„,,
with correctness and promptitude. He is not a n3414b0t,,"
of course, to, originate any great scheme of policy ; le
man may better be relied on for carrying into exec ,4
suggestions of others, for understanding what he uncle' li/j
and undertaking nothing but what he understandeic,av
such a man in the position of Governor-General; it 01$Jel '
be expected that the actual duties of the office "
efficiently and safely discharged. tbs
POST.—Sir Henry Hardinge has been selected 15 -era
cessor of his near connection, Lord Ellenborough. in het tri
Temment of India. We have reason to believe t'jetle,
nomination has been made at the suggestion of thebeiel,ti
Directors, and with the full concurrence of the Ca gill j
which Sir Henry is a member. The appointment,e Piej
confirmed at a Special Court to be held this day at 'cieckA
India House for that purpose. One thing, at least, i9cOP,4
by this nomination : in choosing a member of the.,,,oi
which has avowed in both Houses of Parliament
approval of the policy of Lord Ellenborough—one ei
course, will carry out that policy as his predecessor e.
menced it—the Directors have given an unequivocsl,,ece
tion that the motives which operated with them to htte tip
recal of that Noble Lord, are not connected with 5`,7,0,,,,f
siderations arising out of his political Government of 7,
HERALD.—The East Indiathrectors have atoned in
late indiscretion in what, after all, is perhaps the besr4
ner open to them. They have solicited the - e
to agree to the appointment of Sir Henry Harawfre itoi
successor of Lord Ellenborough ; and,' although, Frei'
absence and indisposition of the Earl of Ripon, ally
of the Board of Control, nothing has been fellffet 0
ranged in the matter, there is no doubt that the v.„1,10,,,
be accepted. Lord Ellenborough could scarcely rf,": tort
the Government satisfactorily to himself, or usefully, 000
empire, after the gross affront offered by his 1.64.0 Wll,l
better successor than Sir Henry Hardinge.—one !,ere
the country would repose more confidence, even 7,010,
the Government heartily disposed in his favour-4;0 ,or
be named. Sir Henry's near family connexion .
present Governor-General, too, is a circumstance To Oro
of the proposed arrangement, deserving of regard w2title'
who think the feelings of even public men are e"
some respect.
COURT—PASILIONABLZ. '
Arrangements have been made for the departure of
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jesty and his Royal Highness Prince 'Albert, acconWi,„ font
the infant Royal Family, from Buckingham Pallice'e, ;j;
Isle of Wight, in the course of the ensuing w,e„eoli.,,J
Norton, the present superintendent of the Royal u",
has just returned from Osborne House, which he bas
for the purpose of making the necessary preliminari eart,
ments for the reception of the Queen and the Prinelariaol
Her Majesty will reside in comparative retirement u,sit
brief visit of the Court, which is not expected to
beyond ten days or a fortnight. Ell t hsip
The Earl' and Countess of Minto and Ladies
arrived in town, from Minto House, near Hawick, of oP
order to be present at the approaching roarriageo
Melgund, heir apparent of the Noble Earl, with- ell tele
daughter of Lady Hislop. The day is not as yet "e
for the nuptials.
The Duke of Devonshire has a' grand dinner c4.lre oi
inst., and a large ball on the 17th inst., at Devoo9
The Marquis of. Salisbury has issued invitations to.of
entertainment to her Royal Highness the Duch jetv
'ester, on Friday, the 14th inst. The Noble Mug°
totive a grand te same niht.
he Lord Mayor gives a grangd entertainment to biero4lsl
jesty's Ministers at the Mansion House, on Wedn"..-
greel
the 15th inst. for $
Sir Robert and Lady Peel have issued cards p
dinner on Saturday next. 0161,40
The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury hgtadil eve'
entertainment on Thursday next, at the famib' „ottl
Grosvenor-square. tP
The Earl and Countess of Shannon have artive-
at
Hotel, from their seat in Ireland.
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The first annual meeting of the Association Po
Milliners and Dressmakers, took place on Saturn/ Po of
Hanover-square Rooms. A considerable numberp-olitei,r
of distinction were present, among others, e
Sunderland, Lady Francis Egerton, Lady 47_,° rgislitoto
countess Jocelyn, Viscountess Howick, Lady u.:!.°1..e.
Wortley, Lady Georgians Bathurst, and Lady r_lylporl the
Ashley was in the chair. It appeared from the 7uriegote
the sums received in donations and subscriptionsh", deP°pti
past year amounted to 5741.55. 5d., which, with tteret !,eO,
sums subscribed towards the medical fund, and iurree
investment of 2531. amounted to 6471. 13s. Bd.
hal
$0
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diture amounted to 5361. 14s 2d., leaving a
hands of the treasurer of 1101. 19s. 6d. 0
The anneal distribution of prizes and certificstel pee
in the medical department of King's College, t°°
Saturday. • seo
On Saturday night Viscountess Palmerston had -I!' "Ist
bly at the family mansion on Carlton House-terrillieeiDs,lo
a brilliant reception, above 300 of the leadinAtors, be
present in town being among her Ladyship's
nearly the whole of the diplomatic body.

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SPORTING INTELLIGE.
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panero-500 even between Mount Charles and
Rein (taken). No others mentioned. 10* De
NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER, -1010
Duke of Bedford's Oakley, 9st 11b, a st Mr. "
St. Lawrence, Bst 81b. D.M. 200 g
gstlYAkEbuacr_ok (takeapest o;
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The Cure, Bashaw, and Semiseria have arrived IV
market for the ensuing meeting. ka ar!)°'
Scott has sent the following
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to Epsom :--Cee,-,-„sulter'''
Bee, The Princess, The Castor, Muff, and The 19
Voltri is now in John Day's stables at Danbury #
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A VALUABLE CORK LEG.—SOMe., 1101"tlie
pauper belonging to Whitby, named Wilts 0, ono%
formerly a tailor, became a confirmed letts'ef seliofite
parish authorities were under the necessitins st:
him to Mr. Martin's retreat for insane pole- r Pea II
Helmsley. About two months since this Pal:yes:of
the asylum, and on the 15th ult. Mr. Martin the VIIP-001
letter to Robert Breckon, Esq., the clerk of Po;
union, informing him that 201. ss. 4d. 11111 beep
°Abe
in William Holliday's cork leg, vvrapPea. %edit °. for
and that the amount was placed to the 000
union. We understand instructions have be 00°3;00
the cork leg to be forwaided to the Whitby /00'0 •
A married female, residing in Distingt°o4ls for its
to last week, suffered severely for some Ea°
pain in the stomach, and every means o°7o to rtu'
removal proved of no avail. On WedeescK.„ her 're.
ever, during a fit of coughing, she ejected f_ru,pgdi±iia,
mach a living reptile, above twelve inches lteen cent
sembling the water asp, and has ever since eadureu'i
ratively free from the pain she had hithertosooweita
is conjectured that the reptile had beenad:toinoov
water when very small, and that it b vioteal)' tool
gharedatbesiezne
sion
itohnecrsttoomrtiaicrhedofbyt.hheeurnsftorratnugneateand
,taipat
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lodger.— Cumberland Pacquet. nail,' el ll
As Mr. Willson, of London, on Thu troiPg
et
last, between the hours of nine and ten; w_7os fee to
from Caine to Devizes, about midway, 141; 005409
three men who demanded his moue/ ; which 10
comply, a dreadful conflict ensued, °I the 11,, to
very much cut and otherwise bruisent:unted 00±Yolit,
pilfered him of all his money, which e:Te a loge .0
about ten pounds, he luckily having intwe !tendea f the
tance the same afternoon. The Supn h
seere- °
others of the Devizes police started Lwe hope 11„
robbers as soon as the news arrived madeior fbilittra
trust they may be discovered, and
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penalty of the law. He now lies at The C
very precarious state. member of the
'the
ABINGDON ELECTION .—The ex" n utken f the
house of Blenheim, Mr. Thesiger, has been ee _go
patronage of Mr. Duffield, who has vacc)it,_ltino,
borough of Abingdon, for the purpose t
In
sued ss
Solicitor-General. The Learned G 04014"
address to the electors.