The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-02 00:00:00

The Quotidienne, in an article on the French navy,
states that the losses of France during twenty-three
years' war with England, from 1793 to 1515, were 91
ships of the line, 177 frigates. The losses of Holland
were 22 ships of the line and 40 frigates; of Spain 21
ships and 22 frigates; and of Denmark 20 ships and 10
frigates. Out of the ships taken 41 were added to the
British navy with 108 frigates.
The Court of Assizes of the Meurthe was occupied on
the 23d inst.. and the two following dal s, with the trial
of Francois Marshal, for parricide. The jury found
a verdict of guilty, and the Court ordered him to be
executed on the market-place of Chat,tau-Salins.
The Swiss journals of the 2Eth announce that the
central tribunal of the Valais has just pronounced its
sentence on the principal leaders of the late revolt in
the Valais. M. Maurice Barman has been condemned to
twenty years' confinement in a State prison, the depriva-
tion of political rights for life, the payment of the ex-
penses of the war during three days of the revolt, and
payment of the amount of the loss sustained by the de-
struction of several bridges, and the :fire at Varnayaz.
These indemnities are subject to diminution by what-.
ever amount may be fixed for his accomplices, but it the
event of non-payment M. Barman is to be held respon-
sible for the whole.

A Brest letter of the 25th instant states that, during
the two preceding days the cold there had been so great
that the dealers in ice had begun to lay in their stores.
In the night of the 24th the thermometer was down at
two degrees below zero of the Centigrade scale, twenty-
seven Fahrenheit.

It was rumoured at Madrid that General Narvaez was
about to be raised to the dignity of a Grandee of the first
class, with the title-of Duke d'Ardoz.

A letter from Bayonne of the 27th ult. announces,
that the eldest son of General Zurbano arrived in the
morning of that day on the French territory.
Letters from Brest, dated the 26th ult., state that ad.
vices from Rio Janeiro, dated the 2d of October last, had
reached, announcing tie approaching departure for
France of the frigate Reine Blanche, bearing the flag of
Admiral Dupetit Thouars. That frigate had been or-
dered to sail for Cherbourg, where she was daily ex-
pected.

• The Courrier de Lyon states that several Englishmen,
connected with silk factories in England, are now at
Lyons, endeavouring to obtain admission into the fac-
tories of that place, for the purpose of pirating the
fashions for 1845. The Courrier cautions the Lyons
manufacturers against these visitors.
According to a Berlin letter of the 21st ult., all the
presents made to Blucher, and the various and valuable
decorations bestowed upon him by different Sovereigns,
which were kept in a chateau belonging to his descend-
ants in the environs of Berlin, have been carried off by
thieves.
A letter from saw of the 16th ult. states, that se-
veral young Pol o had been banished to Siberia
for conspiracy against their government, had just re-
turned, having received a free pardon. It is also stated
that the rescript against the Jews is virtually abandoned.

LAW AND POLICEI.
At Warwick James Leigh, aged 30, Thomas Leigh,
aged 34, Thomas Flowers, aged 37, and William Watts,
were placed at the bar, charged with having violently
assaulted, with intent to do some grievous bodily harm,
one William Free Tan and others. They were found
guilty ; and Justieeeoltman, in passing sentence, said,
considering the violent nature of the affray, he must
teach them a severe lesson, and to James Leigh, who
had acted as ringleader throughout, he should award an
imprisonment of 18 calendar months, with hard labour;
to the other three an imprisonment of twelve calendar
months ; and the remaining twenty-four prisoners his
Lordship sentenced to an imprisonment of three months
each.

The York assizes commenced on the 29th ult., and on
the 30th several trials took place, but they were without
interest.

At the Gloucester assizes George Cole, 24, William
Fry, 30, and William Gunning were convicted of a rob-
bery, with violence, from the person of Mr. Abraham
Williams, at Bilton, and sentenced to hard labour for
three years.