The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-17 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

AND

titibitt Optition.

" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.

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We regret to learn from Constantinople that that:
port of ;the arrest and detention of Dr. Wolff by to
tyrant of Bokhara is confirmed. The situation of
reverend gentleman is one to create great anxiety',
alarm to all the friends of humanity. It appears Aso
his fate were made to depend in some measure 00
result of a war in which the Khan is engaged.
llThe King of the French and his sister Madame
laide, accompanied by General de Rumigny, Count 0
Strada, Colonel Dumas, and two orderly officers, wen
St. Cloud on Tuesday, returning to Neuilly to dinsecti
In the evening their Majesties received the Ministers ,
Marine and Foreign Affairs, Baron Teste, M. de r";
ranger, and M. Wailly, the Proviseur of the college'
Henry IV.
The infant. Princess, by the command of his Main
has received the name of Francoise Marie Amelie.
witnesses were M. Felix Barthe, Vice-President of II
Chamber of Peers ; Vice-Admiral de Rosamel, peer
France ; Chevalier Joso de Arajo de Ribeiro,
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the
peror of Brazil ; and Vicomte d'ltabayana, mernher4
the Council of the same Monarch. At five o'cloel,-0
Wednesday the Archbishop of Paris went to Neuill/
baptise the royal infant.
Their Majesties on the morning of that day recei(4,/,
the Mayor of Montreuil-les-Peches, accompanied,'
some of the principal fruit-growers of that comran
The King has thus re-established the ancient custesti
permitting each year the presentation of a basket'
peaches for his dessert. This custom, which date*,
far back as Girardot, the first person who introduce...,dt"
cultivation of peaches at Montreuil, under Louis N-„:4,'
was broken off by the Revolution of 1789. The
presented the Mayor with a sum of 500 f, for the Pew
of the commune.
The following gossip appears in the Courrier Frasfaliti
—" Sir H. Hardinge had in three days completed a tree..l
with Mehemet Ali, by which the English Governine;
guaranteed to himself, as well as to his descendant* n
Government of Egypt, and that no other Power she
interfere with him. In return, Mehemet Ali had granted
that the English Government should do as they 11;0
in the country, and that protection should be afforden"
all English subjects ; he consents moreover, to an'
troops to go through Egypt whenever necessary. •,,;,
railways from Cairo to Suez were tobe commenced wn'l
out loss of time ; and, in fact, the Pacha had becotne
complete Englishman."
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On the 2d inst., two medical men were tried be.-0
the Correctional Tribunal of Vesoul (Haute Saone),
having caused the death of a patient by injudiv°A
operations for hernia. The tribunal negatived the 0011
of involuntary homicide, but condemned them to n
days' imprisonment, a fine of 50f. each, and the jc';
payment of the costs of the prosecution, for inflict°
wounds from want of skill.
On the 10th inst., whilst ten ,men were employ
earil
building the church at Plenie Jugon, Cote du 5° r
were mounted on a scaffold 60 feet higk; it became efe
charged with the materials, and fell to the ground. rio
of the men were killed on the spot, and three were,
severely injured that their lives are in danger. Thew
mailing two were much bruised, but will peeps
recover.
The Universal Gazette of Prussia states that, en
4th, the Academy of Sciences of Berlin sent a depr;
Lion to Baron de Humboldt, to testify the lively rote
felt by them in his voyage to America, from which
progress of science had derived such great advantsgego
and the following day the members of the Academy Kid
him a grand banquet, at which the Prince de NIA
(Charles Lucien Buonaparte), who is an honor,'"
member of the Society, was also present.
M. Mado2; has arrived in Paris, and M. Cortina 'vo
M. Lopez are e;zpected, These gentlemen, it map
remembered, are the parties who were arrested 011,;,
charge of conspiracy agtzast the Spanish Governnal"
but dismissed after a confineZient of three months. ,fot
The Univo sal German Gazei:,e announces the alp
of the King of Saxony at Leipsic, 0.1 the 9th inst. ito
A letter from Rome, of the 2d instant, states that the
most perfect tranquillity reigned in all the towns of
Romagna.
Private letters from Barcelona, of the 9th instant, I:4
Lion that the Narvaez Administration was again nlel3_,l
in its existence by a Court camarilla, at the he
s°
which is the Marquesa de Santa Cruz.

MAW AND POLICE.
Robert Bannister, the Portsea bankrupt linendrss4
who was captured in Madeira, to which island he of
absconded with upwards of 2,0001. in his possession, 01
yesterday brought up for examination at the BankrePeol
Court, before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn. Weir
curious disclosures were made as to the manner of ,
ducting business in the linendrapery trade. Bis /F.A
examination is fixed for the 20th inst.
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Wills and Davy, who had carried on bush . vet
drapers in Oxford-street, applied to Mr. Cominisslesd,
Fane for their certificate ; the application was olthe
and the Commissioner postponed his judgment s''
30th inst. st
In the Insolvent Court, Richard Cleaver, a builder
Paddington, was remanded for twelve months.
George A. J. Chapman, late saloon keeper at Thlar
lane Theatre, was remanded for eight months.
Thomas H. Horatio Canty, who is known in cite
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" play world" as Captain Canty, was ordered to be ";
charged. ss
At the Gloucester Assizes Thomo Williams, IS,
indicted for killing and slaying Hency Cox, at Bitt°r
on the 24th of July last. It appeared that the prisoeeer,
and the deceased had been throwing stones at each °tbrel
and that a stone thrown by the prisoner had fracte,ed
the skull of the deceased. The prisoner was cotlflei
and sentenced to three months' hard labour. 105
In the case of Herbert v. Brown, an action
brought by an attorney to recover his bill of costs, !flog
was tried at the same assizes, before Chief J:l's
Tindal ; the jury found for plaintiff for 351. 2s. Bd. eBO,
Golding Jones was convicted at the Middlesex Pot
sions of three assaults upon different policemen, tit,
sentenced to two months' imprisonment for each 10,0
At the Mansion-house John Tennyson was br°3(r.
before the Lord Mayor, charged with having robbeuket.
Thomas Dunster, of Gun-street, Spitalfields, of are
handkerchief. He was committed.
Mr. George Deacon, a person who was said to bef.,oefs
respectable, was brought before the Lord Mayor tiles,
the charge iof having caused great disturbance and ca(
fusion in Mark-lane. and its neighbourhood, by address tri,
the passers-by in the language of Scripture, and diltrir
buting amongst them handbills, containing a most e 2., 5
vagant rhodomontade about his former business '"ot
farmer and breeder of cows and sheep, and his Presfebis
occupation of promoter of the religious advantages °loci
fellow-creatures. It appeared that the poor mania-1W in
he had a call to serve the Lord. His uncle, who 1010.
attendance, said he was perfectly harmless. He weif
charged with an admonition. f age'
Joseph Bealby, a young man about thirty years 0-fieeP
employed as a clerk at Messrs. Beard and Co.'s, ran 0
Coal-wharf, Earl-street, Blackfriars, was brought 1 s
Guildhall, charged with having embezzled 10
moiler
considerable amount. He was remanded. ste
Thurston Warts, the driver of the cab 648, Wag "
ss. by Mr. Alderman Farncombe for refusing to Or
a fare. fore
At Bow-street, Mr. James Hodge was brought be hi,*
Mr. Tvvyford, charged with neglecting to supP°4l.ge
wife and three children, whereby they became hip'
able to the Strand Union. The defendant excuserthe
self by saying he was at present going throng a sbe
Bankruptcy Court, and was receiving nothing from be
official assignees. The defendant having refused wifee
come an inmate of the workhouse, his family were goo
up to him, with an intimation that if they again bee
chargeable, he would be sent to prison. AVIS
Charles Lambe Dowden, an actor at Sadler's • ,gbs
who stands charged with several forgeries, was br°' re"
up for re-examination, at Bow-street, and $P ,„
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manded. „mes'
A cabman summoned Mr. W. L. Whitmore, of 07,,e's'
street, Buckingham-gate, before Mr. Burrell, at be
square, for non-payment of his fare. It apPefir'e hse"
had sent for the cab off the stand but had not
(1 st ! the
quently engaged it. He was adjudged to paY
8'
fare, and ss. costs. oaf'
Mr. Hardwick, the magistrate of the Maribor
eeks
street Police-court, inflicted a fine of 41, or silt Iveter
imprisonment, upon George Martin, alias Toby, e,Proetif
ful man, who called himself a jockey and gentle feed'
boot-maker, for beating Richard Parrott. The &tool
ant had knocked down his unfortunate victim, boot'
his leg, and afterwards beat his head upon the par oar
Mr. Dick, proprietor of the Blue Posts Hote, ~. his
market, was summoned by the police for havilrfar
house open after the hour prescribed by the Act
°
liament. He was fined 20s. he os4.
M. Dubourg, the well-known restaurateur in t-_in3ihtr
market, was convicted in a similar penalty fora
offence. leh°llo°
Edward Griggs was sentenced at the .0-Littled te,,-
kolice-court to pay a fine of 51, or be impris°,,oo4l
months, for throwing a knife at his wife, and 0'
her on the arm. ha
Mr. John Yardly, a very well-dressed Mnetig
abode did not transpire, was charged with al:li,, wit'
sank upon Mr. John Grant, a gentleman resifiwoltolo.3;
his family at 55, Bayham-street South, Cere°elajostet
It appeared that defendant had insulted comp ou thv
sisters, and on being remonstrated with hOd
ordered
complainant himself. He was fined SL, and °''"
At the.
find sureties to keep the peace.
A young lady, who figured some monitnbSthaeeg;_sriossehetta;
Thames Police-court and the Old Bailey,
tion of a man who used to act as her areantl_d other:;
subsequently, with the assistance of a solicitor eme, tweli
dragooned her into a singular form of marring
to Mr. Norton, at the Lambt3t.h-street Police-yy_trin sa_lo:
little temoorary pecuniary assistance. Mr. -Noel"'"of
he would communicate with Mr. I3allantir. I_o4
Thames Police-court, with a view of seeing lt any
bt tlr
could be done for the applicant.
Sarah Bagley, the female sailor, was ageari4hari°otlgto as/
Union-hall, but having promised nev
sume male attire, she was named
baven up to her a
At Woolwich, a driver named Kirk, a°er e,
e'ared
la,t6gB'4
the employ of Mr. Pullen, van proprietor,ibag
summons for wilfully damaging
btocebnlrp.
proved,
agr,. to
jetrheemaym, amount of
voaifnng2l.i:4o.eneorse.s6l3o,iilll;ies
shl order the defendant's master to pay !..1
sdoneservants,
n at
sn, da
nt costs.ehad
the
re'
was
for so doing." Ipeufnorishthn
a
meansHe i s l
of
jewellery
mended from the
containing jew
Frederick Fleming, an omnibus conductor, on
charge of stealing
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value of upwards of 2001.
from the same •
John Bander was remanded _
ibiarersinith Police,
e4ohnidsuceteroyfanto
charge of rape. -court, ,a