The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-11 00:00:00

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Admiral Dupetit Thouars, had the honour of ditl;ng
with their Majesties the King and Queen of the rrench,
on Tuesday.
The Duke de Nemours gave his first soiree for the
winter on Wednesday night. A brilliant assemblage,
amongst whom were several members of the high di-
plomacy, Peers of France, Deputies, Gene-Cat 'officers,
artists, and men of letters, were ptesetit. At nine
o'clock the King entered the apartment, accompanied by
the Queen, Madame Adelaide, the Connt and Countess
d'Aquila, the Prince and Princess de Joinville, the Duke
and Duchess d'Aumale, and the Duke de Montpensier.
The King was in plain clothes, as were all the persons
invited. Ile wore the Grand Cordon of the Legion of
Honour, and the order of the Garter. The soiree was
prolonged to eleven o'clock. The Duke intends sr;:;ing,
it is said, several fetes this year, to which h.:, will suc-
cessively invite all the persons adm;.i.ced to his royal
all .
father's balls, that is to say,
in politics, in the service of ...no are distinguished
the army, the arts, the Government, the law,
fact, the elite of -.tera u ,re and manufactures—in
- me persons devoted, in their several
positions
tne institutions of
July.
. Moniteter declares that the report of the resig-
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_,stion of the Count de Montalivet, mentioned by the
awstitutionnel, is totally destitute of foundation.
The Duke de Palmella, late Ambassador from the
Court of Portugal to the Queen of England, has arrived
in Paris.
The French Chamber of Deputies met on Thursday,
when Marshal Soult informed the Assembly that he had
been ordered by the King to apply to the Chambers for
a pension of 15,000 f. in favour of M. Villemain, who
bad been compelled by his health to resign the exalted
station of Minister of Public Instruction, with which he
had been invested by the confidence of the King.
Although M. Villemain had occupied for many years
important offices in the State, he possessed no fortune,
and consequently left his family totally unprovided for.
This consideration, and the eminent services he had
rendered the country, which the Marshal recapitulated,
in order to justify. the demand, had, he said, induced the
King's Government to apply to the Chamber for a pro-
vision on his behalf; which is to revert integrally, and by
equal portions to his three daughters, the eldest of whom
was born in 1835, and the youngest in 1839. Should
Madame Villemain survive her husband, she is to be
entitled to one half of the pension of 15,000 f., the other
being divided between her children. A Bill to that
effect was laid on the table, and the Members imme-
diately afterwards retired to their Committees.
The revenues of Cuba, says a Madrid journal, have
gradually increased for some years. In 1811, they rea-
lised scarcely 3,000,000 piastres; in 1841, they amounted
to 11,817,299 ; and in 1842, to 12,114,893 piastres,
without including the tithes for the maintenance of the
clergy and public worship. This revenue was thus de-
rived :—From the Havannah, 8,895,453 piastres ; from
Port-au-Prince, 1,238,439 ; from San lago-de Cuba,
1,980,950 piastres.
The Government paper at Copenhagen has just
publishectine budget of Denmark for 1845. The receipts,
which are estimated at 15,844,869 rix-dollars, show an
excess of 206,862 rix-dollars over the expenses.
The Elector of Hesse has conferred the Grand Cross
of the order of the Golden Lion on the Hereditary Grand
Duke, on Duke George of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and
on Prince George of Cambridge.

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In the case of .Newall v. Webster, which was con-
cluded in tne Court of Exchequer, the jury found for the
plaintiff, thus confirming the validity of his patent for
making wire-rope.
John Short; a licensed victualler, came up to pass his
final examination in Bankruptcy before Mr. Commis-
sioner Fonblanque. The circumstances of this case are
somewhat curious. The bankrupt (under the new ;Act
iu Bankruptcy) was his own petitioning creditor ; not
one creditor appeared to prove a debt against his estate,
no assignee had been chosen, and yet he appears-d in order
to pass his final examination. The Learned Commis-
sioner said that this was one of a class of cases which
called for the most marked displeasure of the Court,
and, without making any further observation, the deci-
sion of the Court was, that the choice of assignees and
the bankrupt's final examination be both adjourned
sine die.

At the Central Criminal Court Jane Turner and Mary
Ann Rumpling, of the tender age of fifteen years, were
convicted of burglariously, at the parish of St. Maryle-
bone, breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Ger-
trude Mary R. Curzon, a lady of property, living in the
vicinity of Regent's-park. Turner had been previously
convicted. The Recorder, in passing sentei ce, said
that they had been very properly convicted of a serious
offence, and when their age and sex were considered, a
very singular one. The sentence was that Turner be
kept to hard labour, in the House of Correction, for one
Year ; and the other prisoner for six months.
Mr. Bond, tht presiding magistrate at Queen-square,
received a letter containing a bequest of 201. (less 21
duty), under the will of Francis Bailey, Esq., to be
applied, at the discretion of the magistrate, to the relief
of the poor. A similar bequest has bee❑ left by Mr.
Bailey to the poor-box of every Police-court in the
metropolis.
So wretched is the accommodation at the new Lam-
beth Police-court, that the magistrates have made up
their minds to hold the court for one week in one of the
rooms of th• private house in front of the premises, in
York-row, Kennington-road, so as to give time for the
necessary alterations.

OUALT- PALJRZIONAZMIa.
The Duke of Buccleuch has arrived at Montagu House,
Whitehall, from Dalkeith Palace, Scotland. The Duchess
and family are expected early next week.
The Marquis of Huntley has arrived in Paris from
Switzerland, and has alighted at the Hotel Wagram, Rue
do Rivoli.

The Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury have left An-
tares Hotel, en a tour in Devonshire.
Viscount Duncannon, the Ladies Harriet and Kath-
leen Ponsonby, the Hon. Messrs. Frederick Walter and
Gerald Ponsonby, the Earl of Huntingdon, the Hon.
Mrs. Jephson and Miss Jephson, Sir Richard Cox, Bart.,
Sir Charles O'Donnell, Capt. Egerton, Capt. Gough,
and upwards of 120 members of the principal families in
the county, attended the Turvane Hunt ball, held at
Carrick-on-Suir, last week.
Viscount and Viscountess Villiers have arrived at
Middleton Park, from Drayton Manor, where the Noble
Viscount and Viscountess have been staying for some
time, with Sir Robert and Lady Peel.
Lord Forester has arrived at Belvoir Castle, on a visit
to the Duke of Rutland.

Lord and Lady Templemore have arrived at Dublin,
after making a tour of visits in Ireland, and visiting their
estates in the county of Wexford.
Lady Dover and family have arrived in town from
Trentham, where they have been passing some days with
the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland.

Sir Clifford and lady Constable have a large party of
their friends at present staying on a visit at Burton Con-
stable.

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