The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-12 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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Owing to the severity of the weather the Paris mail of
Sunday has not reached town. On Friday the King of the
French presided at a Cabinet Council, which lasted for an
hour. His Majesty afterwards took a ride in his carriage.
The appeal of the National to the Cour Royale, against
the decision of the Police Correctionnelle, by which the re-
sponsible editor was condemned to imprisonment, and ordered
to pay a Eno of 4,000 f. and 6,000£ damages, for a libel upon
M. de Les*, was heard on Friday. The judgment was
confirmed.
In a will bequeathing property to a large amount, respect-
ing which a suit is now pending before the Cour Royale, there
is the following clause which, it appears, is not disputed :
" My express desire being that none of the domestic animals
which shall belong to me at my death shall be either sold or
abandoned, I apply to the person who shall have charge of
them the annual sum of 750 f. for each horse, 150 f. for each
dog, and 75f. for each cat, so long as they shall live."
The Armorkain of Brest, of the 7th states, that a telegra-
phic dispatch has just been received by the Maritime Prefect,
to urge on the preparations for the departure of the Ariane,
and to fit her up to receive an Admiral on board ; her destina-
tion is supposed to be to Otaheite.
A fire having on Thursday evening broken out in a chim-
ney of No. 16, Rue Poissonniere, M. Victor Lagrange, who
was in the house, got on the roof to close the top of the chim-
ney with wet blankets, and thus stop the current of air. He
succeeded perfectly, and the fire died, but as the unfortunate
young man was descending his foot slipped, and he fell from
the roof on the pavement below, a height of six stories. When
taken np immediately after, he was dead.
About ten minutes past two, on the morning of the 24th
ult., an earthquake was felt at Barcelonetta. The sensation
was like that produced by the passing of a heavily-laden
waggon quickly over a paved road, and was sufficiently strong
to rouse many of the inhabitants from their sleep.
A letter from Presburg (Hungary), dated 27th ult., says:
Arad has been inundated. In the morning of the 15th
enormous blocks of ice from the Maros came down and accu-
mulated to a vast length on both sides the bridge. In the
afternoon the water got over the embankments in several
places, and at the same time entered the town by two chan-
nels. The bells were rung and the drums beat in alarm. By
night many of the streets were under water. On the 16th all
the shops remained closed. At two in the afternoon of that
day the ice below the bridge began to give way, and at five
completely broke up aid dispersed.
The waters of the Seino continue to subside, and it is ex-
pected that the river will have reached its ordinary level in
four or five days. A considerable quantity of wine in the
cellars at Berc,y has been destroyed by the inundation, the
raultd having in several cases given way and crushed in the
casks.

LAW AND POLICE.
Mr. Reed, of Ipswich, the owner of the Colina brig, which
was stated to have been wilfully sunk off the coast of Holland
according to an arrangement between him and the captain of
that vessel, was bailed by two gentlemen at the Mansion-
house, in the sum of 5001. each, and his own surety to the
amount of 1,0001., to appear for re-examination, when the
witnesses shall have arrived. Captain Simpson, who was ap-
prehended by Daniel Forrester, remains in the Compter.
The prosecution is at the instance of the Alliance Marine-
office, whose solicitors are Messrs. Pearce, Bolgar, Phillips,
and Hinckworth.

Henry Smith Evans was brought up at the same office in
the custody of Daniel Forrester, charged with having written
two letters to Mr. Hutchinson, the Deputy-Chairman of the
Stock Exchange, demanding by what authority the com-
plainant insulted him, and threatening, if satisfaction were
not given, to post Mr. Hutchinson as a poltroon and a
coward in the Exchange and in the Reform Club. He was
required to find bail.
Mrs. Earnshaw and Miss 'Wells, the lady shoplifters, who
were lately charged with having stolen a gold watch, two
gold pencil-cases, two finger-rings, and a brooch, and other
articles, from the shops of various jewellers, were brought up
at the Guildhall for further examination. Mr. Clarkson and
Mr. Humphreys attended on behalf of the prisoners, who con-
cealed their faces to weep, and seemed more sensible of their
position than before. Mrs. Earnsbaw, it is understood, had a
fortui7, of 20,0001. when she was married, half of which was
settled on
enelf and issue. They were remanded till the
Ist of April.
was committed from the L..4111C office, for robbing several
a •coung man of respectable appearance,
George Lawrence,
jewellers' shops of watches. East Barnet,
Sir Simon Clarke, Bart., residing at Oa._
tothe
was charged at Marylebone by Mr. May, Seer:tall'
National Animals' Friend gociety, Exeter Hall and I.Qrk"
lane, upon two summonses obtained against him, one of which
was for cruelly ill-treating and torturing a horse, and the
other for assaulting Henry Mender May, an officer belonging
to the said Society. The cruelty consisted in driving a horse
with a wound under its collar; and the assault was the
consequence of the officer's interference. The charge of
assault was not pressed, but Sir Samuel was fined 40s. for the
cruelty.

COURT-rmuiromaza.z.
The Duke of Hamilton has quite recovered from the effects
of his recent accident. The Marquis and Marchioness of
Douglas are prolonging their stay at Holyrood House.
The Dowager Lady Holland received a small party, on
Sunday evening, in Great Stanhope-street. Lord and Lady
Holland are still in Florence, where his Lordship is resident
Minister.

The Dowager Countess of Listowel and Miss Brooke are
expected to return to Eaton-place at the close of the week,
from Brighton, where they have been passing the winter.
The Earl and Countess of Fingal, and Lady E. Plunkett,
have arrived at Rome, and they intend to pass the season on
the Continent.

The Earl and Countess of Limerick continue in seclusion
at Southill Park. The family are not expected in Mansfield-
street till after the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Brinsley Sheridan are expected to leave Lord
Seymour's mansion in Spring-gardens at the close of the
week for Frampton Park, Dorsetshire. Mr. Charles Sheri-
dan, brother to Lady Seymour and to Mr. Sheridan, is un-
derstood to have inherited the greater part of the fortune of
his late uncle, Mr. Charles B. Sheridan.

The contemplated alliance between Lord Newport, 31. P.,
eldest son of the Earl of Bradford, and the Hon. Miss Selina
Forester, sister to the Countess of Chesterfield and the Hon.
Mrs. Anson, is expected to be solemnised at the close of the
present month or early in April. The wedding trousseau of
ho noble bride elect will, it is said, be superb.
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MI 'CET...LA.I%IEOI7S.
A meeting of parochial delegates was held ors Monday, a,
the Marylebone Court-house, for the purpose of taking into
consideration the Bill now before Parliament for the Amend-
ment of the Poor-law Act. A series of resolutions condemn-
ing the alleged interference of the proposed Bill with the af-
fairs of parishes under local Acts, was passed, and a Com •
mittee appointed to wait upon Sir J. Graham on the subject.
A statement has appeared in some West of England jour-
nate, that the packets are to be removed from Southampton
to Plymouth. The place of rendezvous is named, and even
the time of removal is stated to be in July next. There is no
nor is it probable that any
Railway from Exeter to Ply-
ce
'laslntehtn?issing when the Overland Mail
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arrivedkicxeeht7eladlka.statement,
the General Post-office has since been
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who
embarkedthe
from and landed at Bou-
logne, amounted to 2,545. At Calais the number during the
same period was 969. Of the 2,545 passing by Boulogne
1,882 crossed to and from Folkestone ; 263 to and from Dover;
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purchasingo.sroneu.
Isle Id introduce a Bill to Par-
liament, to dispose of the Pavilion at Brighton.
The Newry Examiner states that Lord Wharncliffe is to
succeed Lord do Grey as Lord-Lieutenant, and that Lord
Langdale is to be the new Irish Chancellor, as successor to
Sir Edward Sugden, who is still suffering from indisposition.
Robert Houlihan and Patrick Nunan, for the murder of Mr.
Patrick Shine, are under sentence of execution at the county
gaol of Limerick, on Friday next.

LAW INTELLIGENCE

HOUSE OF LORbS.—(THIS DAY.)
The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers present
were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham,
Lord Campbell, and Lord Kenyon.
TBE DUKE OF BEAU FORT V. TAYLOR, NEW), AND OTHERS.
Tis case cams before their Lordships upon appeal horn
the decision of Lord Cottenham, when Lord Chancellor. The
principal question in the case was, whether in the exchange
of certain lands between the Duke of Beaufort and Mr. Neeld,
a certain wood in Wiltshire, called Durnley Gorse; was in-
chided ? The Noble Duke contended that it was not ;
that his land-steward, Mr. Wedge, was not authorised
by him to part with that portion of his land, and that, there-
fore, he wag not bound by his acts. On the other hand, it
was contended that the acts of Mr. Widge were the acts of
the Duke, and that he was bound to abide by them. The
Vice-Chancellor of England, when the case came before him,
was of opinion that the Duke was not bound by the acts of
his land-steward, and orde:ed accordingly, and from that de-
cision the parties appealed to Lord Cottenham, then Lord
Chancellor, who discharged the orders of the Court below,
and from that decision the present appeal was brought.;
Tire Solicitor-General, Mr. Loftus Lowndes, and Mr. Camp-
bell, were counsel for the appellants, and Mr. Bethel! and Mr.
Parry appeared for Mr. Neeld•
The arguments occupied their Lordships the whole of the
day.