The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-18 00:00:00

UMMARY OF NEWS

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" Who runs may read."

FORZION.
A rumour prevailed at Paris that the King had caught
a severe cold at Fontainbleau, but it appears to be un-
founded.
On Tuesday evening their Majesties received the Mi-
nisters of Marine and Commerce, the Duke do la Roche-
foueault, and the Count de Biral.
A.'Madrid letter of the 7th states that the Count de
Ilaplani, brother of the King of Naples, is in that capi-
tal, and that the report of an intended marriage between
him and Queen Isabella has been revived,
On Saturday morning, during a severe storm, a seri-
ous accident occurred to the Spanish steamer El Se-
eundo-Gaditano, in entering the port of Marseilles. The
Man in charge of the boilers having neglected to turn off
the steam, one of them burst, and four men were so
dreatidly scalded, that two died almost immediately, and
the other two were, on landing, taken to the hospital in a
dreadful state. All the passengers escaped injury.
An interesting ceremony took place at Boulogne, in
the church of the lower town, on the 7th inst. Mme.
Sauvage, a widow lady, celebrated the anniversary of
her hundredth birthday. A great number of her friends,
children, grand-children, and great-grand-children were
present. The offieiating priest, M. Dufour, was 92 years
of age- The old lady's children are 72 and 75 years
old- She has seen four generations, enjoys all her facul-
ties, and is remarkable for her unalterable good humour.
Lieutenant-General the Count de Grouchy, Inspector-
General of Cavalry, and rec&atly appointed to the com-
mand of the 13th military division, has just had the mis-
fortune of mutilating one of his hands in the machinery
of a mill upon his estate. In 1815, when colonel of a
l'egiment of hussars, M. de Grouchy had three of the
fingers of the same hand mutilated by a sabre-cut in a
charge against the Prussians at Fleurus.
So active has the war department been, says a letter
from Vienna, in substituting percussion-muskets for
those hitherto in use in the Austrian army, that 200,000
ercussion-muskets are now ready. All the troops in
italY are to be furnished with them.
In the Seventh Chamber of the Paris Correctional
Police on Wedneseab a complaint was heard of the cele-
brated Vidocq, against Legris, a watchmaker, for
had It appeared that in September last, M. Legris
Elad been robbed of some watches and other property,
rid by the advice of Ms friends had applied to Viocq to
discover the thief. A woman named Debonnairde was
taken up and convicted for the offence, and, on the trial,
117, Legris expressed himself in terms relative to Vidocq
Which the latter thought unjust, and calculated to do him
initir.Y. He brought an action against Legris in con-
tevez..ce but the Court considering that the defendant
5(1 sP9ljez on his oath, and that the plaintiff did not
"me forward in person to urge his charge, dismissed the
Cage, and condemned Vidocq to costs.
T,..8Y a royal order, dated Munich, the Bth inst., the
ttng has ordered that until he shall have decided other-
in''Bl, all soldiers who are not Catholics, and who serve
fn virtue of the conscription, shall not be employed in
i,l34lling the lines of Catholic processions when the host
°lng Carried.

saw AND POLICa.
ar,l4 the Court of Exchequer, the Lord Chief Baron
should bedfloun that the Court was of opinion that rules
granted in the cases of Harrison v. Wright,
erellin v. Calvert, and erellin v. Brook. His Lordship
4130 announced, in the early part of the day, that Friday
next should be additional special paper day.
iAt the Mansion-house, five young women, who bad
tht been discharged from Peckham workhouse, con-
nected with the City of London House, were charged
oth having broken eighteen panes of glass in the Man-
ion-house windows. It was stated that, while in the
let of smashing the windows, they indulged themselves
In roars of laughter. The Lord Mayor, in passing sen-
tence,aaid—You shall all go to Bridewell, to hard labour
and economical diet, for two months; and so shall every
windovv-breaker who is brought before me.
Mr. ilinghana an auctioneer, in Ryder's-court, Lei-
cester square,was summoned, before Sir Peter Laurie
11,11 d Sir John Pirie, at Guildhall, for making an execs-
:we and unlawful distress on the goods of Robert Kew,
'l2 Ring's Head-court, Shoe lane. Bingham contended
that the magistrates had no jurisdiction. He would try
the question with them. Sir Peter Laurie said he would
if necessary, assist the complainant to try the question,
from his own purse. The defendant was adjudged to
NY 50s. as a compensation, which order he refused to
comply with.
The boy Watts, who draws crowds together in the
streets, by standing on his head on the spike of any iron
railing, was brought up
at Marlborough-street,.
James's
chargedae,s
s
with standing on his head on the railings of St
Church. He expressed a great dread of the work-
house, and said he preferred a prison ; and on being
asked by the magistrate how many times be had been in
prison, he thus replied :—" Tell yer worship the whole
lot. First of all I got seven days in Coldbath-fields for
begging. Ven I come out I gave up that dodge, and
stole a penny loaf, and got a fortnight at the mill.
Next me and my partner stole some horranges, and
the beak guy us a month apiece at Tothill-fields.
Arter that got seven days for jumping Jim Crow, Arter
that two months, cos a pleseman cotched me by the scruff
of my neck, and I hev a stone at him, whot missed him and
bit a boy behind a slap on the nose. Next got three veeks
at Horsemonger, for notink as I know on. Arter that
303., or three veeks at the New Prison, for breaking via-
ders, cos they chucked water over me ; and that's all
except this here, which is either Brixton or the verkhus,
tot yer vership pleases." This history of convictions was
given without the slightest hesitation, and as a matter of
course. Mr. Hardwick gave the boy the option of
making his election between a prison again or Mar le-
bone workhouse, as he appeared to have a settlement in
that perish. The boy, after a short pause, decided on
giving the workhouse another trial.
The attention of the Magistrate at Queen-square was
drawn to the case of a young lady, who gave her name
Georgians Leigh Hayes, and stated that she was twety-
seven years of age. She represented herself to ben the
daughter of a wine-merchant, who had formerly carried
on business on Tower-hill, but who died when she was
"1Y seven years old. Her mother shortly afterwards
thlnelnoved to Hull, were she was married to Mr. Picards,
e be„ut__
F 7 Recorder there, and proprietor of some ex-
lelasive lead works in the neighbourhood. He was for
.1114°Y years in the most affluent circumstances, and kept
:4) u very large establishment; but owing to severe losses
si.buiness, and an expensive and long protracted law
rtut' which ultimately was decided against him, he he-
e much reduced, and died about fourteen months ago.
nloy,B „wife (applicant's mother) survived him but a
herself , Applicant, who had endeavoured to maintain
bee °Y keeping a day-school, and by doing plain
Loc-work, found her efforts unsuccessful, and came
disa Mon in hopes of having better fortune. She was
slender in this respect, and having expended the
jog. u r keens left by her mother, parted with her cloth-
upri4til she was left with nothing but what she stood
deltr, 14. She was wandering the streets in the most
ket"ute condition, without food or shelter, when she
hens with Mrs. Carr, who, recognising her, took her
Carr' end afforded her all the relief in her power. Mrs.
onb-,...z,tioned the case to Inspector Taylor, who,
be 4.lung inquiries, found her statement to
Zntquite correct, and various sums of money were
.r.ibuted for her relief. Shortly before the closing of
the uourt
sweat ' , a gentleman entered and stated he was in
Ir,c. Ty a Miss Georgiana Hayes, the daughter of a
u
tie,' 01-laYee, and should this lady prove to be the idea-
title& t-rtY of whom he was in search, she would be en-
very considerable property. He subsequently
Ifs e Y communicated the result of his visit. Miss
,heielsawas the daughter of a Mr. Charles Hayes, but
here
so stated that her father had no brothers. If this
utisfie4 the could not be the party, but he did not rest
years
in that respect. Miss Hayes was only seven
Lo,,,ed7r no at her father's death, and had been re-
the famiknyal London. She bore a striking resemblance to
At Worship-sireet Anne MiCormack, recently a do-
in the service of Mr. M. Gomez Silva, a West
Was brought in King-street, Finsbury-square,
inveiZdugh_t xi) for re-examination, charged with having
child, away her master's daughter, an interesting
with of age, for immoral purposes, and also
Aarnns, fie,,len a sovereign, the property of Leah
charge of tr, 'eu°lv-servant. She was committed on the
the child, eft, and remanded on that of inveigling away
• The m culner—rasirsorir Ansa.
Pee ted to arquis and Marchioness of Normanby are ex-
The%/as ti
,rrive in town on Monday next, from Mul-
grave e
at (Jinn .mar guts of Londonderry entertained his tenantry
day
lass in the assembly-rooms, Newtownard, on Mon.-
. The Countess of Glengall and the Ladies Butler have
The at Lower Grosvenor-street, from Brighton.
versEarl of Gainsborough will preside at the anni-
of th4rY of the the ensuing motlnth and Agricultural Society, on the 4th
_.
.:„4-dady Howard de Walden and family left. Harcourt
110u!e, the residence of the Duke of Portland, on Thurs-
-23', Art, for Southampton, where her Ladyship was to
Unii_ark on Friday for Lisbon, to join Lord- Howard de
'Y,lden at the British Embassy in the Portuguese capital.
Ilellord and Lady Beresford intend passing the winter at
"Rebury Park, Kent.
renTahe Dowager Lady Ridley still continues at the Cla-
k_ Rotel Leamington Spa, at which place she has
s • .' 4 ojourning for some months. Her Ladyship is still
I a very precarious state of health.
According to the latest accounts from Harcourt House
fthe Duke of Poniard was getting gradually better. The
llarquis of Titchfield has, for the present, relinquished
Projected continental tour. The Noble Marquis,
with the Ladies Mary and Harriet Bentinck, and Lord
lienry Bentinck, remain at the Abbey with their noble
Parent,

MI6 01117. On Friday evening a banquet was given at tho Albion,
1, Alders,rate-streil.
, , . by
'r'e, on his elevation to the bench. Mr. Rogers, the
leader of the circuit, was in the chair ; and, in addition
to the members of the circuit, there were present Sir
Prederick Thesigcr, Sir Thomas Wilde, Mr. Sergeant
Alerewether, Sir John Awdry, W. Hayter, Esq., M.P.,
and others, who, having some time left the circuit, were
anxious to participate in this mark of respect to the dis-
tinguished guest.
A numerous and highly-respectable meeting took
Place in the Town•hall at Bridport, on Wednesday
evening, the 13th inst., for the purpose of welcoming the
arrival of Mr. Cochrane among his constituents. About
three hundred of the electors sat down to supper, and
Cher}tv corner of the hall was densely crowded. After
custo.
mar y loyal toasts had been given, the health of
the llon Member was drunk with great enthusiasm,
and 4
the Ronourable Member replied in a long speech, to
W4l Tr 4 irm referred in a leader.