The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-03 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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FOREIGN.
The Mon iteur Parisien states the number of French
Government steamers now afloat, or building, is 92. Of
these, e:ght are frigates of from 450 to 650 horse-power,
and 18 corvettes of from 220 to 320 horse-power.
The Ist Legion of the National Guard of Paris met
on Sunday morning, in the Place Vendome, to receive
its Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel, and other officers lately
appointed. The weather was uncommonly fine, and the
attendance of the men was numerous. The Prefect of
tht Seine administered the oath to the officers, after
which the General in command, accompanied by the
Prefect, passed in front of the four battalions composing
the legion, which afterwards defiled before him.
Several of the Paris journals announce that petitions
against the Bill for arming the fortifications of Paris
are lying for signature at various places. The Refbrine
publishes a first list of the subscribers to a petition
from the officers of the National Guards of Paris. It
contains the names of sixty captains, lieutenants, and

other officers.
The Duchess of Orleans has sent, in her own name
and that of the Count de Paris, a sum of 200 francs to
the Committee of the English National Schools of the
Havre and Rouen Railroads. There are, at present,
four schools established at Rouen, Malauney, Barentin,
and Bolbec. The number of children who attend amounts

to upwards of 500.
Several cases containing plants and seeds from the
different countries visited by the legation to China have
been received at the Ministry tor Foreign Affairs.
Amongst them are several specimens of the tea-plant,
and a coffee-plant from the Malay Peninsula, which has
been hitherto unknown to the botanists of Europe. The
bean is small, nearly white, and highly aromatic.
On Saturday the police emptied into the Seine, near
the Jardin des Plantes, nearly 500 casks of adulterated
red and white wines, which had been received at the
entrepot, from Rouen, at the end of 1843, but had hi-
therto been unsuspected.
The Council General of the Moselle, and the Munici-
pal Council of Metz, have voted four millions of francs for
the prolongation of the Frouard and Metz railroad to
Sarrebuck. The department is to furnish 2,700,000 f-,
and the town of Meta the remainder.
A postscript to a communication from Berne, of the
27th ult., says :—" I have just heard that, in consequence
of the daily increasing defections from the Lucerne Go-
vernment's troops, the expedition of the free-corps is to
take place to-morrow. At the same time the Berne Go-
vernment (seeing that this revolutionary attempt no
longer requires its moral support) intends to issue a pro-
clamation prohibiting the people of its canton from join-
ing these free corps : their only object is to keep up some
appearances towards foreign diplomacy. The Russian
Minister has, according to report, delivered to the Vorort
a note drawn up in harsher language than those of
France, Austria, and Prussia.
A letter from Athens of the 18th ult. states that the
Russian Charge d'Affaires in that city had received fresh
di:Tatches from his Court. They confirm the declara
tion of the friendly disposition of Russia towards Greece
and the present Ministry.
2.16.V7 &ND POLIC*.
In the Bankruptcy Court, the examination of li. C.
Balne, late a grocer at Poole, was adjourned sine die.
Nir. Commissioner Fane refused to grant the bankrupt
his protection. The caee of John brokenshire, the man
who endeavoured to hoax his creditors into a belief that
he had been drowned at Weston.-Super-Mere, was again
before the Insolvent Court and again adjourned
At Moemouth, John Pritchard, was ind;cted fir
breaking mro the dwelling-house of George Reyrkdds, at
Abereavenny, on the 7th of December, 4nd stealing
various articles 01 grocery therein. He was 'ound
guilty, and sentenced to three months' imprisonni-nt.
the pro-t ctitor reconanending him to toeicy.
Pillo,g, the manager of the Warrington
Br arch of the Liverpool anti Manchester Di&tr et Batik,
was tried at Liverpool on a chart_e of robbing the bank,
and of embezzling money. He aas acquitted ou both
charges.
At the Mansion-house on Tuesday, E. Benfield, fore-
men in a mercantile house, in Tower-street. was charged
with having assault, ci Captain Lewis, of the 2d Reßegiment
of Griard?., and on.. of the privates of the save regiment
The defendant refused to -Land aside to let the Bank
picquet pas,, and when toacheri by Ore of the 111• n.
assaulted the man and also the officer, who attempted to
remonstrate with him. Ile was held to bail upou both

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charges.
James Keefe, a tailor, was committed for six weeks,
from Bow-street, for dog-stealing.
At Marlborough-street 'dr. B. C. Willis, of 52, Quad-
rant, was charged More Mr. Maltby. with having stole n
two bills of exchange for 5001. an 6001., the prop• rty of
Mr. Hearn, of 9, Pall-mad East. The paciculars which
came out in evid no • prove hat a cer sin galg of !Ili-
swindlers, most of whom have over and over agaio been
at the bar of different po ice-ci4urts, are, notwithst and -
ing the publicity given to their fraudulent practices, at
present in activity, and are carrying On their
schemes in vari(..u3 parts of the town Gluier differ-
ent names. By souse means or other the bilis
in question, which were held by Mr. Hearn, as
he stated, for a bona fide consideration, had been
obtained from the drawer Mr. Mytten, without con-
sideration, in fact, stolen from him, and he had
pl yed Mr. Willis to get them back. The case was
adjourned till Tuesday, the defendant being permitted
to go at large on bail.
James erber t, a journeyman shoemaker, charged
with cutting and wounding William Gurling with a
shoemaker's hammer in so serious a manner that his
life is still in danger, was committed from the Lambeth
Police-court.
At Greenwich, on Tuesday, Elizabeth George, servant
to a widow lady named Melhuish, residing at No. 1,
Park-row, Blackheath, was charged with embezzling
several sums entrusted to her for the payment of the
tradesmen's bills. After the evidence adduced, the pri-
soner said she had certainly used the mon,ys given by
her mistress to pay the weekly accounts, but would wil-
lingly make it all good if her mistress would allow time
for that purpose. tihe was fully committed to Newgate
for trial.
William Copsey wasfully committed from the Thames-
office, on a charge of highway rubbery, attended with
violence.

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COURT-FASHIONABLE.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, as
Director of the Ancient Concerts, entertained the
Duke of Wellington, the Archbishop of York, the Earl
of Cawdor, and a distinguished circle at dinner last
evening, at Cambridge House.
Marchioness of Wellesley and Miss Mactavish have ar-
rived at her Ladyship's r. silence at Rutland Gate, from
Paris, after a s-journ of nine months in that capital.
The Earl of Carlisle continues in improved health at
Castle Howard, Yorkshire, where a family cire.e is as-
sembled during the holidays.
c.ointry
Toe Countess of Cardigan has harsti:eyivlsefd; th,nifs.m.rn
,tion
for Rome, her Latt ship havieg e
from Dais of the serious t4' het- ,as;er,
de Burgh, who, when the last late; s eel e di,pateliett
from Rome, was alarmingly indisp..sed.
The Earl and Countess of Powis and he Lsdies Her
Bert are t. xeected t., arrive at the family ri
Berkeley-square, surly in the ensuing w. ek, rrom \Val.
c•.tt Hall, the Nin'. Earl's s‘-at in Stirop•hre.
The Lord Chaticeltor anti Laity Lyiiithurs? fort- sir
rive-d in towit for the ,:eastiii. Lail)
have joined the cis essetiibled at. Rely, it C.,tio during
the visit of the I )uch,s, of Carnbii,lg • awl Heretli-
taiy Graed Ihikeand Grind Dueliet.s o Nleek.entair It
Stielitz to the Duke of Rutland, t:ut fty,r the in lispestts,e
of Miss Copies , the Noble and Learned Lora 's sit .r.
His Lordship gisee his customat- dejeuher ry t. e judges
and law offieers 'el the etanmencemenr of Easter ;ei.1.11,
on Motetav week.
Earl Foitesene, Vi-courit Etwiiigt,ri, Sir Charles
Shaw, Morita;ue sloe, E-q . NI. l'., anti a nurr!rou.
party of the neighbouring, gently and • lergy, at-
tended a meeting of the nesd)-estubiished Barnstaple
Literary and Scientific Institution last week, to relopt
measures tor its immediate opening.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The first me, ting fur toe spriog seasoa of the Hot ti-
cultural Society was held on Tuesday 01,r:owl at the
rooms in Regent sti•eet, R. W. Barchard, E-q., in the
chair. There was a very good colb-ciion of flowers, the
prominent of which were rewarded with prize.. Amongst
some interesting varieties were violet and mignonette
trees, which had by cithivation assumed a shrubby ap-
pearance, with some hyacinths anti fine blown camellias.
Some rare plants were also exhibited from the Royal
Botanic Gardens at Kew. The prizes awarded were
silver Banksian medals to Mr. Loddige, of Hackney, for
orchidaceous plants ; the Duke of Marlborough for a
Providence pine apple, weighing 81b. loz. ; and Mr.
Henderson, of Pine Apple-place, for heaths and a fine
white azalea.
The gentlemen belonging to the Arundel Yacht Club
have just announced their intention of opening the season
by a sail down the Thames, on Saturday, the 26th of the
present month. The yachts are to assemble at Green-
wich, at four o'clock in the afternoon, proceeding only
as far as Erith on the first day, returning again early in
the following week.
A meeting of the City of London Association of Gene-
ral Practitioners was held at Radley's Hotel on Tuesday
evening, for the purpose of expressing theirconfidence in
the Committee of the National Association of General
Practitioners. Resolutions condemnatory of the Medical
Bill were also agreed to, and the meeting separated.
Mr. O'Connell, it is said, may be expected in London
early next week,
The pensioners of the Royal Navy and the Royal
Marines, in the Woolwich district, have received notice
that they are to appear before Captain John Forbes,
the officer employed in the organisation and payment of
the out-pensioners of Chelsea Hospital, for the purpose
of being enrolled, and to be paid monthly in the same
manner as the pensioners of the ordnance corps,
cavalry, and line regiments. The first monthly pay-
ment of the Chelsea pensioners, in the Woolwich divi-
sion, commences at Captain Forbes's office, in the Royal
Artillery Barracks, to-day, April 2, commencing with
the ordnance troops, and the other regiments, according
to their seniority.
The season of the Philharmonic Society began on Mon-
day evening. Sir Henry Bishop has been appointed per-
manent conductor. The concert was excellent and was
well attended. Mr. Swinton, the violinist, who made
such a favourable impression on the musical public last
season, performed Spohr's concerto in D in a finished
and masterly style.
The boiler of the steam, lit tat Victoria exploded on Sa-
turday evening, wh•le she was engaged in towing a vessel
into the harbour at Shields. The force of the steam,
which was fortunately upwards,_ severely scalded John
Thompson, the engine man, who was standing on deck,
but no other person was injured.