The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-28 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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PON,EIGN.
r 9a Monday the King of the French, attended by
leTonel Dumas, the Count de Strada, and two orderly
officers, left the Tuileries at three o'clock for St. Cloud,
"4t returned at six. In the evening, their Majesties re-
red the Prince de Ligne, the Brazilian Minister, the
__Panish Chargé d'Affaires, the Minister of rublic Ine
;,truetion, Marshal Duke de Reggio, the Marquis de
ea°l.naY, Counts de l'A4le, de Montesquiou, and Du-
el, M. Gauthier, Peer of France; M. Jubelin,
Fox, Secretary of State; Baron Langsdorff, and Col.
ox, of the English army.
a.A Toulon letter of the 19th instant states that, by a
i4Patch addressed by the Minister of the Marine to the
e;"itime Prefect of that port, a discretionary power is
tere
Ma en him fur discharging 1,500 sailors of his divi:ion.
Themyor of Bordeaux has received a letter from
camp
Soult, announcing his intention to establish a
of
this year near the city, for the exercise of a body
Ir°oPs under the command of the Princes.
n July last a duel took place between two pupils of
inin° Polytechnic School, named Serviant and Delamarre,
which the latter was killed. The tribunal of
Versailles ordered the arrest of the survivor, but an
ti)Peal was made to the Cour Royale of Paris, which de-
red that duelling did not fall within the reach of the law.
alt
eainst this decision the law officers of the Crown lodged
F.aPpeat to the Court of Cessation, and the Supreme
41.bltal sent the case before the Cour Royale of Orleans,
? 'ell decided in the same way as the Cour Royale of
14"18. An appeal was also lodged against this judg-
etn, and it was heard on Tuesday by the Court of Cas-
-4,,,°11. The Court, after hearing M. Ledru-Rollin, in
~,PPert of the judgments of the Royal Courts of Paris
and Orleans, and the Procureur-General Dupin, in sup.
the of the appeal. decided that duelling is a crime within
operation of the Cede, and that the Court of Orleans,
'ill declaring the contrary, has committed a violation of
It:law. The case is tbe brought before some other
Yal Court to be hereafter designated by the Court of
viation.
ILA clue! with swords was fought on Sunday in the
r 4 ..11 de Vincennes, between Lieut. Lege, of the Navy,
Zi a Person who remains unknown. They were without
thY seconds and the Lieutenant received a wound in
Till side which causes considerable fears for his life.
e two brothers of the fallen combatant, being made
'at,e(lusiuted with his condition, hastened to him with a
-‘geoll• On being questioned as to who was his adver-
Y, he declared that he was a person unknown to him,
ki Whom he had quarrelled at a place of public enter-
:ll'lW. The police, dissatisfied with this account, is
rig every endeavour to discover him. A sword and
,_Plar of gloves, left by him on the ground, have been
moored.
N,.,_`111 accident happened on Tuesday morning on the
bm.." and Rouen Railroad. At the station of Epone,
Mantes, and where the train stops for ten minutes,
de Passengers who were in the rotonde of one of the
16_1gences of the Messageries alighted. The signal of
e7eing had been given, when suddenly these persons
41 their appearance, and, running after the train,
%ilea was moving slowly at the time, came up with it.
fa: of them attempted to get into the carriage, but his
" Blipping, be fell upon the rail, and the train passing
offer his body, he was instantly killed.
tee4ll Algiers letter states that, three days after the ex-
-411311 of the powder-magazines, a soldier who had
atn returned in the number of the killed was taken out
to 'Lie ruins so little injured that in two days he was able
return to his duty.
„Terse was rather a heavy fall of snow at Marseilles
e 22d inst., and the cold was still very severe.
dele letter from Zurich, of the 21st, states that consi
le!ltble excitement prevailed there in consequence of the
ation of the Diet without the settlement of the
Boontether
of the Jesuits, and it was understood that
...ger Lucerne, the Valais, nor Friburg, would revoke
decisions that they had come to in favour of that
s'o•
It was believed, however, that the free corps
gi generally submit to the order of their dissolution.

COITRT-I".A.SHIONABLE.
The Queen Dowager and suite are expected to arrive
e:Aarlborough House, on Wednesday next, from Witley
for the season.
ti 411 e Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Buccleuch, Lord
411eY, and those Ministers absent from town for the
Itriternentary recess, are expected to return to town
Y in the ensuing week, a Cabinet Council having
lee
4.1 appointed for the earlier part of the week.
sonunt and Viscountess Palmerston arrived in town
ts„ Wednesday last from visiting Viscount Melbourne at
;ket Hall, Herts, and have since gone to Broadlands,
re`l' seat near Romsey, Hants, with the intention of
maining there until the re-assembling of Parliament.
titizThe Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne enter-
ed the Duke of Devonshire and a select party at
11,er, on Wednesday evening, at Lansdowne House.
Tge Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire are ex-
to arrive in Hanover-square, for the season, on
loth of next month, from Hillsborough Castle,
„
'llkity Down.
The
t Earl and Countess of Ripon are passing the re.
11e,;4 in town. The Noble Earl's health is considerably
-Proved.
yeti.
Earl and Countess of Granville have arrived at
t:lr residence in Bruton-street, from the Duke of De-
torliehire's residence, at Kemp Town. We are gratified
ttolaimn that the Noble Earl has completely recovered
,Knie recent indisposition.
The Earl of Harrowby, who has been again seriously
B`ll3oBed in Grosvenor-square, is much better. Sir B.
is in attendance on his Lordship.
II Grace the Archbishop of York and Miss Har-
Cul are expected to arrive at the Venerable Arch-
' Tu°P's residence in Grosvenor-square, on Monday or
tsael,cleY next, from Nuneham Park, Oxford, for the
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
TnkiSerene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar,
distinguished circle are visiting his Grace at
%fleharn.
X4Y Macnaghten, widow of the late Sir William
Afelsaghten, Bart., who was brutally assassinated in
tsaunuistan, is expected to arrive at Mivart's Hotel to-
il "w, from India, apartments having been engaged for
„et _ _
Ladyship's reception.
- &SW AND POLICE.
thel be proceedings in the Diocesan Court of Inquiry, in
case of the Rev. Mr. Monckton, have been resumed.
s
tZt Kingston, a St. Helena merchant, named Solomon,
qvered 500/. damages against the Times newspaper,
libeL The libel charged him with having put un-
et, °Lesorne water on board a ship called the Moffat, in
hitt4sequence of which several of the crew and passengers
a, suffered severely from illness. The defendants
James
to prove the truth of the allegation, but failed.
Parry, charged, at Oxford, with wounding
leB Colley, at Berrington, by thrusting a poker into
L3Ye, on the 4th Feb., was acquitted of the felony, and
st 4
i'eneed to one month's imprisonment for the assault.
belk nursemaid named Jarvis was indicted at Coventry
the murder of an infant which had been entrusted to
r
eke Care. Her defence was that a strange man had
Red the house, and, seizing a carving-knife, had
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the child. The jury acquitted her.
t4,,,,he grand jury at the Middlesex Sessions have re-
ttliZed true bills against a number of persons for com-
e "atrocities in Spa-fields' burying ground, and the
corn-
e°
Pp'', has ordered process to issue against them.
The affairs of the Heir-at-Law Society have again
Tume the subject of investigation before the sitting
ilerman at the Guildhall.
Olin Brown, a police-constable of the A division, was
pled at the bar by the direction of the Police Commis-
Csllers to answer the charge ofhaving assaulted a married
1.111411 named Pearton. The prisoner said that he had
-111 merely larking with her. He was fined 10s.
30" t Marlborough-street, Robert Bugo, shoemaker, No.
1414,itehfield-street, was charged with having criminally
Elizabeth Woodbine, his servant, was fined 51.

IotPUGILISTIC ENCOUNTER FOR FORTY POUNDS.-011
iledu
off , esday the fight between Welsh and Brooks came
k,"4 the presence of a fair sprinkling of the pugilistic
ew,-le7. A steamer (the Running Rein) was provided to
th-„,/ey the combatants and their respective friends to
locality selected for the contest, starting from the
%,,11:tY side of London-bridge. Welsh last fought
p of Cheltenham, and came off the victor. The
itittes having landed near Rainham, Essex, the neces-
tb;,Y Preliminaries were arranged, and the men came into
liv-ring, and the battle was opened. Welsh was seconded
t" "Jamb° and Turner, and Cullan and Berry did the
tlclaisite for Brooks. The men commenced fighting with
enti?h, and the first two rounds occupied six minutes.
lie-,..."45as then hit out with earnestness, Welsh stopping
-*:
fiacally. The next round Brooks let fly his left,
12, made a call at the victualling office of his opponent,
who resumed, nothing daunted. It then became
manifest
tilifest that Welsh was the best " General," and the
to
tiotttest had occupied forty-five minutes, when an intiina-
lea Was given that the police were about to make their
~-;"Pearance. The pugilists and the interested parties
ktte soon on the qui vice, and quickly made themselves
Ncree- They embarked on bond the steamer, where a
lsultatizin was then held as to the best course to pursue,
Parties boing anxious not to be foiled. A proposition
Its arranged to make a trip to the Kent side of the
ktsd a ring was there formed, and Welsk and his
deep
entered, but Brooks and his parties were non l
est
de-ee74B, and in this way the affair ended, without any
uurtite result being arrived at. The referee will decide
g tat? Ur disposition of the stakes. The men fought
neither evincing any desire to take any unfair
to 9'utage- The weight of the combatants was stipulated
stone. In the betting, Welsh was the favourite.
towiIitAnDSIIIPS ON LICENSED VICTUALLERS. Wed-
.4l a respectable licensed victualler applied to the
tha"trate at Clerkenwell Police-court, in reference to
e_e,transfer of his license. He had let his house in the
471113' part of February, and the in-coming tenant had
e through the legal formalities. On the Bth of March
lice obtained a certificate from the justices, at their
100,11841 g meeting, and subsequently they applied at this
The rt, under Captain Rous's Act, to have it signed by
f, magistrate, to protect him (the in-corner) against in-
trr_aters or Excise penalties, for selling liquors, until
,t 5 transfer could be made by the Licensing Magistrates
1,; their next special sessions. They produced the as-
u'rgn_
eMent, agreement, inventory, and the certificate, and
re,guti.that if the magistrate would sign the latter docu-
l.:_: it would save the in-comer from all risk until the
'declined
could be transferred. The magistrate, however,
,ftlnitin?ed interfering, and the parties left the Court corn-
-4'l_, mg of the hardship of the case. They were anxious
obey the law, and have the transfer made, to pre-
tradeanY the.t risk, and it was important to the body t
the of thm
e
from
s something should be done to protec
trouble hardship, and unnecessary inconvenience and