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

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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Vublit Opinton.

" IF/to runs may rend."

FOREIGN.

On Tuesday evening the King and Queen of the Punch received
the Prussian Minister, the Spanish Chargé d'Affaires, the Marquis
de Grille, the Count d'Haussonville, and M. de Vanden!, Peers of
Prance, the Count de l'Aigle, the Baron de Humboldt, the ♦is-
count de Montesquieu, and Lieut.-General Gourgaud.
Marshal Bugeaud is to leave Paris for Algiers on tr e sth inst.
A great number of the Deputies of the South, representing the
localities to be traversed by the Bordeaux and Cette railroad, had
waited on the Minister of Public Works to call his attention to the
propriety of presenting the Bill relating to this line as soon as pos.
sible. The Minister replied that all the surveys were now com-
pleted, and that he should urge the Council of Ponta et Chaussies
to examine the matter rapidly, so that the Bill might be presented
in the commencement of May. By this means, the Bill would
reach the stage of report in one of the Chambers this year, which
would enable Its being voted at the beginning of next session.
There are at present (says the Courrier Francais) sixteen rail.
roads terminated in France, extending a length of 806 kilometres
(about 500 miles), at a cost of 286,600,000 f. Seventeen others
are either traced out or in course of execution, to a length of
2,947 kilometres (about 1,840 miles). The whole cost of these is
calculated at 470,200,000£, of which 185,000,000 f. will be ex-
pended in 1845.

- M. Roland, the butcher, says Galignani, who went to England
for the purpose of presenting to the Queen a round of beef from
Pere Goriot, the beauf-gran, has returned to Paris delighted with
the reception that he met with in England. The Queen being at
Brighton, M. Roland proceeded to that place, and unpacked his
voluminous present in the presence of her Majesty and Prince Al-
bert. The Queen not only did M. Roland the honour to accept his
homage of respect, but in the most kind and gracious terms ex-
pressed her thanks. The attentions shown to M. Roland by some
of the most eminent butchers of London have, it appears, con-
vinced him of the sincerity of the entente cordiale.
A letter from Rome, of the 10ffi, announces the arrival in that
city of the Countes of Nassau, widow of the late King of Holland.
It appears from an official document which has just been pub-
lished that the number of negro slaves at this time in Algeria is
1,253. They are chiefly from Bornou, Haoussa, and Timbuctoo.
Since the yeur 1830 the importation of slaves has been gradually
decreasing.
COTLYILT-PASHICONAIILE.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, the Dowager
Marchioness of Westminster, Lady Robert Grosvenor, and the
Hon. Gilbert Grosvenor, are still at Eaton Hall, Cheshire. The
noble family intend to leave that seat is a few days.
The Marquis of Normanby has returned to the Clarendon Hotel,
from Mulgrave Castle.
The Earl of Harrowby continues indisposed in Grosvenor.square;
Lord and Lady Frances Sandon and the Hon. G. M. and Lady
Louisa Fortescue are staying with his Lordship.
Lord Wynford is seriously indisposed at his scat, Leasons, Kent.
It is rumoured that Lord R. Grosvenor has been left a legacy of
200,0001 under the will of his late father
Viscount Bernard, M.P., has left town for Castle Bernard, the
seat of the Earl of Bandon. The Noble Lord has paired off until
after the Easter recess with the Right Hon. D. R. Pigot.
Lord and Lady De Ros have arrived at their ♦illa at Thames
Dittos, from visiting Earl and Countess Delawarr, at Buckhurst
Park, Sussex.
Lord Francis Egerton has left Belgrave.square fur his seat,
Ratchford Hall, near Cobham.

The Duke of Leeds has been indisposed at Hornby Castle, which
prevented his Grace from coming to town early in the week.
The Earl and Countess of Plymouth have arrived at their seat,
Knowle Park, Kent, from a visit to Earl and Countess Delawarr, at
Buckhurst Park, Sussex.
'lll IS CELL AN OUS. _ _

Mr. Oakeley, the Puseyite clergyman of Margaret Chapel, has
contradicted the paragraph which appeared in most of the papers,
stating that he had been suspended by the Bishop of London. Re.
port, however, states that he had been actually suspended, but soon
restored at the request of Mr. Gladstone.

Some of the Edinburgh papers state that Sir Henry Bishop has
declared his intention of standing for the Music-chair, which he va-
cated only a few months back from ill-health.
At the anniversary festival of the Humane Society, on Wednes-
day last, the Fotbergillian gold medal, of the value of 50 guineas,
was prese. ted to Mr. John Erichsen, of Welbeck.street, for a
treatise on the pathology and treatment of asphyxia; and also to
Mr. Kay Shuttleworth, of the Privy Council Chamber, for a work
on the same subject, published some years ago.
A meeting of the Covent-garden actors took place on Wednes-
day, on the stage of the theatre, and was adjourned to the follow.
ing day (Thursday), to take into consideration certain propositions
of the manager, Mr. Laurent, upon the adoption of which de.
pcnded the re-opening of the house. The meeting broke up again,
however, without coming to any definite resolution upon the
matter. _ _

The Great Western Railway Company from Dublin to Mul-
lingar, Athlone, and Longford, whose project was rejected by the
Board of Trade, have resolved to lodge a deposit of 45,0001. to
prosecute their petition before Parliament.
The Lord Chancellor of Ireland has dismissed, with costs, the
bill of Mr. Calcraft, for an injunction to prevent Mr. West, or any
one but the plaintiff, as patentee of Hawkins-street Theatre Royal,
performing the regular drama in Dublin.
At a meeting of the Essex Agricultural Association, held at the
Saracen's Head, Chelmsford, on Thursday, a petition to the House
of Commons was adopted, in which the petitioners pray the Ho-
nourable House to revise the proposed financial measures, and to
afford them :he redress so much needed by so large a portion of her
Majesty's subjects. It is understood that the petition will be pre-
sented by Sir John Tyrrell, Bart., and that the other county Mem-
bers will support its prayer.