The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-04 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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The fete day of Louis Philippe was celebrated on M
day with great eclat, and we are glad to state without ant
accident.
The Queen of the Belgians arrived at the Tuileries nil
Wednesday afternoon.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, on the sal!,
day, received the Duke of Wurtemburg, as also the Ladies r
the Foreign Ambassadors, who were presented by Lauf
Cowley. Her Royal Highness 'afterwards took an ham'
accompanied by sonic branches of the Royal Family, to vhl,
different parts of Paris. In the evening she was with thel'
Majesties and the Royal Family witnessing the firework-Sale'
On Saturday M. Martinez de la Rosa, the Spanish Ambit
sador, gave a grand dinner at his hotel in the Rue de Clicht,
on the anniversary of. Queen Christina's birthday. A car
siderable number of Spaniards of distii.ction now at Pst.l:
were present, as were also the Duke de Glucksberg, M. Dratir
de Lhuis, and M de Lesseps. After dinner the Ambasssw'
receive(' a great number of his countrymen of all parties. uo
Accounts from Athens of the 20th ult. announce that tm
Greek Ministry has been reconstituted, and is compi+sed 1.1
follows :—M. Mavrocordato,. President of the Council, Mi 13111;
ter of Finances, and aiinister of the Marine, ad intan"q
Major-General Rhodius, Minister of War; M. A. Londos,,,.
the Interior; M. Tricoupis, of Foreign Affitirs • and M.',
Londos, of Justice. Immediately after their appolou"ep
the new Ministers addressed a circular to the authorities'
the kingdom.
A French custom-house officer stationed at Weryicq
arrested a few days back at Lille, on his arrival inuo
cabriolet, in which 7,000 f. worth of lace was found On
person was found an additional quantity worth 3,Outn_A• is
appears that he had for some time past been engaga"
smuggling, but had only very iecently been suspected.
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Another execution took place at Rouen 'on the 29th
The person who paid the penalty of the law was a young In t
named Arger, who had murdered a widow, and afterwardS
fire to her house to conceal his crime. He exhibited t;
greatest penitence on the scaffold, and his address rtshe
affecting that several persons in the crowd shed tears: 'LA
clergyman, affected by the prisoner's resignation, embrn'
him, and in a moment after human justice was satisfied.

LAW AND POLICE.
A petition was presented in the Court of Chancery by wed
Dyce Sombre, praying that the Commission of Lunacy ista
against him be superseded. He is at present in Paris,
the French physicians declare him to be of perfectly sous
mind. The Lord Chancellor declared that he must Ir,„
himself within the jurisdiction of the Court before it coulaP:
terfere.
Samuel Withers, of No. 15, Stan ate-street Westminster'
was charged, at the Guildhall, with knowingly uttering
forged Bank of England note for 5/. The prisoner wall re.
manded.
Queen-square-office was crowded with tradesmen residing
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at Pimlico, who were anxious to hear the arguments:y
vanced, and opinion of the Magistrate as to their right too,
pose good l'or sale on the areas in front of their shops- de
Commissioners of the Grosvenor-place district had, in ore
to try the question, obtained summonses against two of
shopkeepers in Victoria-row, and had provided themselYl
with the professional assistance of Mr. Bodkin. After hears'
the arguments the Bench took time to consider the point" ,e
A respectable man, named Cash, was fined at Maryle':,„
205., and 10s. for damage, for wilfully breaking a gas-lsi
the property of the Imperial Gas Company. Numerous cash
of this kind have occurred lately. • in
Lieutenant Archibald Campbell, R.N., who appear
naval uniform, was charged at the Thames Police-office Yl_lo,
assaulting and wounding a labourer, named John Stephee,
in the George public- house, Commercial-road.• The prison
who has lost an arm, and been twice wounded, in service el
fifty-eight years of age. He has been in custody 150 ti
during the last sixteen years, for assaults, breaches n'eber
peace, rioting, assaults on his wife and family, and ion
disorderly conduct. He has been several times in YaZul
lunatic asylums, and is only just let out of one. He WO ',lv
to bail, and not being able to procure it, was sent to Cle'•
enwell prison.

IMISCEL A..A.IV EMIR.
A numerous deputation, consisting of Members of Parlioro
ment, and other persons opposed to the proposed new os
coals, as well as the embankment of the Thanks. waited;.,
the Earl of Lincoln on Thursday, and announced their_ :,,1
tuition of opposing the tax in every legimate way.
Lincoln declared he was not so wedded to the coal-lastfibt
vided any other mode of obtaining the necessary full7:400
carrying into effect the recommendation of the Conalntr
could be pointed out. He, however, reserved his fillt,
swer until he consulted her Majesty's Ministers, whe'
promised to send a reply.