The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-22 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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In the French Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday a division
took place on the Secret Service Money Bill, which was car-
ried by a large majority, supposed to be about 50.
Some disturbances took place at Marseilles on Friday, in
consequence of the display by the Legitimatists in favour of
Berryer. A great number of young men having ascer-
tained that M. Berryer with some of his party was at a house
on the Prado, proceeded thither with the tri• coloured flag.
As they went along their numbers were increased, until the
whole extent of the Prado, from the Place Castellane to the
Rond Point, was filled. The disposition of the crowd was
by no means of an equivocal character. Not only did they
sing the Marseillaise ; they also set up loud cries of " A bas
lea Carlistes !" " A bas les perjures !" The authorities were
compelled to interfere, and sent General Perchappe with a
squadron of chasseurs to protect the Carlist Deputy.
The Abbe de Pradt died at Vedrine, his country seat, a
few days ago, aged eighty-seven. The interview he had with
Napoleon, at a small country inn, on his retreat from Moscow,
and the remarkable conversation that took place, must be
fresh in the memory of many readers. It was on that occa-
sion the Emperor used the phrase now become a proverb—
" From the sublime to the ridiculous there is but a step."
The Moniteur contains a royal ordinance, authorising the
Minister of 'War to call into service 16,000 of the 40,000 con-
scripts of the class of 1842, who had not yet left their homes,
to replace 13,000 of the class of 1838, whose time of service
will expire in 1845. The effective force of the army for
1844 is fixed at 355,000 men, 75,000 of whom are stationed
in Algeria, and that of the reserve at 71,740, of whom 51,820
are old soldiers, and 19,920 recruits.

The Presse says, " It his already been announced that the
Board of Directors of the Bank of France was engaged on the
question of issuing notes for 150 f. We now learn that this
measure has been resolved upon.
The Gazette du Midi gives an account of the banquet of-
fered to M. Berryer at Marseilles on the 14th. The number
of persons who sat down to dinner was 550. M. Berryer's
health having been drank with great enthusiasm, he replied
by proposing " The dignity of the national flag on all the seas
of the globe," which was followed up by proposing the health
of Admiral Dupetit Thouars.
" It would appear," says the Patric, " that Queen Christina
does not intend to be long absent from Paris, for she keeps the
Hotel Courcelles and Mtdmaison, where M. Munoz still
resides."

On Sunday night, between ten and eleven o'clock, the
Tuileries was thrown into sudden and great alarm by the re-
port of fire-arms and cries for assistance from the garden side.
The officers on duty immediately went on the search, and
found in the small garden next the Pavillon de Flore a sen-
tinel from the 2d regiment of infantry lying at full length,
covered with blood. He was, however, soon recalled to his
senses, and stated that, while resting on his musket, it went
off by some unaccountable accident, and lodged the charge in
his arm.

Nine condemned malefactors were, on Monday, between
eleven and twelve o'clock, exposed on the Pillory in the
Place du Palais de Justice.

A fire broke out at Madrid on the 12th, which destroyed
the hotel of the Administration of the Mines. The wife and
family of M. Olozaga occupied apartments on the second
floor of the building. No lives were lost.
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According to a fetter from Naples, a negotiation was then
pending to effect a marriage between the Duke de Bordeaux
and the\third sister of the King of the Two Sicilies.
The Commerce mentions that Count Mole would leave Paris
for St. Petersburgh next May, and return by Constantinople,
after visiting Moscow and the magnificent harbours and ar-
senals established by Russia along the Black Sea.
A letter from Wiesbaden of the 9th says :—" One of the
largest hotels in this place has already been engaged for the
reception of the Emperor of Russia. It is said that his Ma-
jesty will go this year to the baths of Ems.'