The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-04 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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Vubltt Optittott.

" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.
On Friday, the French Chamber of Deputies came tO
division on the affair of Otaheite, when the Ministers bad,
majority of 46. This raised the funds in a few minutes uqinc'
According to intelligence brought by the :ship Jules, ft°
Monte Video, of the 31st December, aflairs there had becone,
complicated to a most disastrous extent. On December 21
M. Pichon, the French Consul-General, demanded his PO?:
ports, and having received them, embarked on the 31st! ";
the Atalante. M. Ley de, the Portuguese Consul, also retire'
on board a brig of war of his own nation. The French mer-
chantmen in the roadstead had, a week before, receive"t
orders from the French Admiral to be in readiness to sail_ed
the first signal, but on the 30th, the English, American. rir
Brazilian commanders posted a notice to the vessels of toe',
nations not to remove from their anchorage without furthee
orders. The town was nearly destitute of supplies, tn
blockade being kept with the utmost rigour.
Queen Christina arrived at Narbonne on the 24th, on het
way to Barcelona. Her Majesty was received with It
honours by the authorities. She left on the afternoon 0"
26th for Perpignan.
A horrible crime (says the Paris Siecle) was committed Ati
Thursday evening at six o'clock, in the Rue de Loathes.
Englishman residing in that street, No. 40, was aaSasSilla
in his apartment, by blows from logs of fire-wood. It is stfof
posed that the assassins expected to find a large sura,he
money, which was said to have been received during "
day. The name of the victim was Ward.
The Seine rose on Thursday to 5 metres 95 centimetres (12
feet), but had fallen yesterday to 5 metres 50 centime r 7
Since the quays have been submerged, all the steps and
fan
ing-places have been lighted by lamps to prevent n_
accide,
of
Th. Moniteur contains a notice of the Director-Gen%e
the Post-office, announcing that from the 4th of March a llidd
of steam-packets, for the conveyance of passengenk
ply monthly between Marseilles and Alexandria. f
.According to a published report by the Prefecture
lice, on the adulteration of wine in Paris, this fraud is Pell,
cipally committed by the wholesale merchants and reify,!e
dealers, who amount in Paris to 600. The ingredients
employed by them are syrups made from fecula, raisin s' 1.":0
tie
sugar, dried fruits, and other similar things, which are
too ferment in a quantity of water, by adding small P°rti
of alcohol, vinegar, and tartaric acid.
hest ill
The Moniteur publishes the table of the prices of w
the several market towns of France in last month, from w!:"ot
it appears that the average cost of the hectolitre vra',os
Gray, Toulouse, Marseilles, and Lyons, 22f. 17c. ; at gar, Lt
and Bordeaux, 20f. 36c. ; at St. Laurent and the r;
Lemps, 31f. 39c. ; at Mulhausen and Strasburgh, 19f. o,g
at Bergues, Arras, Roye, Soissons, Paris, and Rouerf,"o,
32c. ;at Saumur and Nantes, 19f. 92c. ;at Metz, het
and Charleville, 16f. 45c. ; at St. Lo, Paimpol, Quireer'
Hennebon,l9f. 51c. The hectolitre is equal to 24 inn). ~de
According to letters from Vienna of the 22d ult., ,4,10
Rothschild, of that city, had held several conferences wit°
Russian Ambassador on the subject of the decree for the
moval of Polish Jews from the frontiers, and hoPeecach
entertained that the decree, which has already been
modified, will be entirely revoked. miosts
We learn from Berlin, 21st ult., that the King of
iiltted
had been so unwell for some days, that he had not 470, to
his chamber ; but his illness was not of sufficient gray"
render it necessary to issue bulletins. Otb°
Advices from Athens, of the 10th, state that tl)e
has had a narrow escape from being poisoned, owing
in
carelessness of his cook, who prepared a dish in a v%fie,..o
which verdigris had been allowed to collect. Tile '-
however, soon gave way to proper remedies.
COURT—PBSHIONZUB7•33.
The Court will change mourning on ThursdnY
gala
for his late Royal Highness the reigning Duke „,°,,ftodsi
Coburg Gotha ; there will be„a further change ou
rn cool
se'nnight, the 14th instant, and on the 21st instant th,, late
will go out of morning. The posthumous bust of tit', Doi
Duke, which the Prince has continued to superintend, 1
completed.
Lord and Lady Brougham entertained the Duke 01" yadi
ton, Lord and Lady Stanley, Lady. Peel, Sir James an „coop
Graham, Earl of Shaftesbury, Earl and Countess Of
.0,900
Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Hon. Colonel D,,sie
Damer, Sir 'William Follett, and a distinguished street.
dinner on Saturday last, at their residence in Grafton jai the,
Sir Robert Peel, from a previous engagement to dine tore)
Russian Company, could not honour the Noble and
Lord with his company. r tbil
Sir Robert Peel, Bart., gives his first Cabinet dinn
hietevil.
season on Wednesday next, at his mansion in W
gardens. Earl and tele
Ceelilise
The Earl and Countes of E,d
Craven, Hon. Fredericks Craven gl,into Mrun. Grenfell nog the
Grenfell, and a large party, have been staying durld coif
last week at Croxteth Park, on visits to the Earl An
teas of Sefton.
Earl and Countess of Verulam and Lady
proceed shortly on a visit to the Earl and Countess le
at. Coombe Abbey, Warwickshire,f h'onahle
where a as
will
assemble during Coventry races. „ it;
The Earl and Countess of Lichfield and fandlY este' 2,1
Graefenberg, in Austrian Silesia, where they are e%Pdealir
pass the spring. Lord Anson is pursuing his ac, the
studies, near Huntingdon, preparatory to entering
versity.
versity. The Noble Earl's health is much impeovea.
The Earl and Countess Delawarr and LadY 313; ridge'
ville West left town on Saturday for Bourn Caul
shire. Wel;
The Earl of Ilchester presided at the
fore
at
mouth on Saturday, to take measures for erecting 3, the
monument, in the county of Dorset, to the memory (1'
gallant Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy, G.C.B.
Viscount Ranelagh has left town for Bordeaux.
Mr. Moxhay, the liberal 'proprietor of the
WZISCEM:LANIIOIIB. r
00,00 or
Jane G,iftostejleli,
1 merce, has written letters to some of the great u.'iedieg fir
houses in the City, offering the use of his noble 1)111..,011:11
the purpose of a meeting, to express the public 013•Jel,
the conduct of the Emperor of Russia towards the will
portion of his subjects. It is believed that the offer
or
accepted. the
.0Y
The Bank of England, the East India ComnallY,' &ONO
shipful Company of Mercers, and the 'Worshipful
of Grocers have, during the past week, each suhec„J to; of
sum of 2001. in aid of the association for visiting 11;300V,
ing the 'poor at their own dwellings. The grope 20+
the fund of this association is now, we hear, ahes,lty of
and its operations are extended over upwards a for
most destitute of the metropolitan parishes. eon"
The President of the Royal Society held his on ip6
versazione on Saturday evening, at his inan3l°thereofthe
Terrace, Piccadilly. It was a very full meeting, ~st
at least 350 fellows and visitors present, includingrli`atan Itc•
members of the different literary and scientific in'ericswogs
besides several learned 'savans from Germany' mgoot satg
The Marquis of Northampton was unavoidably 31 here
impaired health, but the honours of the receptioira.
acquitted by Mr. C. S. Dickens and Viscount Alfe,,, the Kt('
The last averages show a considerable advance Wr
of wheat—that of the last week being 555. ld' PechicliPto
which is an increase of from 48. to ss. ou the prices_;d
vailed during the greater part of the autumn od
and of 3s. sd. within the last five weeks to (3144.
Bean, who was taken into custody for atteMPt?l 1,1,)c
her Majesty by presenting a pistol at her Maies'foit, 5' Ov
as she was taking an airing in St. Janies'sl Coott(litle
which he was tried at the Central Crilniu'risoal:t
Bailey, and sentenced to eighteen months' inll;iberat „
the Millbank Penitentiary, was on SaturdaY.ried, ,e 3 11Y,
term for which he was incarcerated having eitPl wane' er
A new floating steam-boat pier has been the,or'
the Fishmongers' Company, and tkrown out groin c0v.,0„131
front of tbpir spacious hall adjoining the north-11011ot;
London-Mdge, which is likely to prove a greaboat Nod
tion to the public making short trips per steaurA P'
minster, Greenwich, Woolwich, Limehouse, Os.
Pier.
LAW INTELLIardi'
.)
CHANCERY.—(THIS AY-t
The Loan CHANCELLOR sat in Lincoln's Inn
Bpi
shortly after 11 o'clock.
FOLEY V. aperenl ew-
The further arguments in thipart-heard
the Court the whole morning.

IS °AI.)
CRIMINAL COURT.—(Ta_ .el
1e13'1,1,
OLD COURT. ___,..E01./iiis,
The 113th session of the Central Criminal CO fora Or joi7
this morning in the Justice Hall, Old Bailey, be f QO4 ,QO,O,
Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, the Slaerl';entle",e,c,
man Farncombe. ()n calling the grand jurYo"YeSe'orella
the Hebrew persuasion, Simeon Optheinra, claim°, tile.o, to
on the ground of being secretary and clerk,:"° claty
S‘m.goene. and that, ~.re be absent front ',is,. ,o'''' ,f,
17"4"'"-' I.' orragova wont(' ye utoi,o. . toy
and the poor would =Aerially suffer. ht of f' ,
The RECORDER—.YOU, then, are in the light .601!
officer? sa' 011
•eg in to
011
Mr. Optheinm—Exactly so, but with duti te 1 e
As a further ground of exemption I mays oti•ateritif,l/.0,
afternoon and to-morrow are high holydaYs,;oooe ort:ei
and
y theo
Tu your
present
Yet
st grandsee
ennndtraincecse.in. the synagogue cannot be o if e..se
sc
The RECORDER—YOU have no legal g'l'° the
co oto e 0;
charge them.
but, under the circumstances stated byyou, ''-- eccl' "
e Precielifil°
sessionjury
ThehdLeiideangnrnsowtedoampGpe,eantthrleimullanEcsaoßpid;totaeoibera7,l44topotri
heavy, and the depositions, as transmPiotitiletd°._,bilSi' oc'''H t!elit;
furnish any matter in general on which it 74009.t0jet "of
for the Court to offer any particular instrnuw` „010,,04.tie
There were, however, two cases on which lrwas a;r, Id
very few words to their notice. One of thl.er orit", iogor
revolt on board a ship, and the other was for
Wr,,,, 4‘l'..te;
persons charged with revolt on board sffoca pi' eato'olv
M'Gregor and Lambert. Theirs was an e , „aineher 001
by the 1 nth and 12th of Wm. 111., P. 7, 8' '',.' viatiiior OD:f 0
amongst other things, that if any seawlsl2°ost SiliPdo °lot to
run away, or endeavour to run away, with
. _ta to rcie,t, 0,
endeavour to corrupt the crew, or seduce tioce°ooQo 0 re,lol
the enemy, or to lay violent hands en the t toaV'e 14111,0 i
confine him, or should make, or endeavonf,° cbargereio
on board ship (and this was the gist of "loch ta c/tl'
Al'Gregor and Lambert), then all and everaider t'o oafs
guilty of felony. They would carefully C0.,_,..ra in rc,,,,,
~,,
stances which would be brought before
(t)rnie tive4rpoir
with this charge, and decade whether or Ds t ;or ale tit oilio;
had banded together, with ether person,i, ;be sup tall
raising a revolt. It was not necessarY 'auteptielUtlOr ~',,
charge that they should have the gt!ii' to' baVe Plysolt-' °O3 );
away with the ship : it would be swfficient
..,,,, re fro tyf,
had, by their actions or their words, CatrZe",bip, tot 4.0
deavoured to cause a revolt, on board IL'ittbereaste ',41:03
depositions he (the Learned Recorder).g 01°,100 ,
was great dissatisfaction on board he
011110, au cot ,octiri
_l°l
crew used menacing language to the e,al) it it!ti, ot. tb%
he, assisted by his mate, had taken a'ActisiKstired Ir.tetit"peti,
of the offenders, that the prisoners conspire 1,1 00 1111,
use dangerous weapons to effect his!
..11oilb;;.itli•t that
were sufferbag under real or i3nagt,nn". to cl,4letli oil' c;
question they (the jury) had any, trtirre fact ~,, caPot,,
must limit their inquiry to ascertain Taprivei,;:a A reri6o,,
was a conspiracy on board the ship t "
i Qr there r tile .I.:leoce,e'r
his command :in other words, whe' `vin If 00100 till.
an endeavour to cause a revolt,
anddeavour.‘bere find a_„,,' 4'
were aiding and assisting in that en ,beto, ,' ,t to t „int
this extent should be brought before t.° ,bici.. aos a 01
tainly be a sufficient ground for then on orot'otrleos ti,,c,
With regard to the charge of munts'a iaotbet:ar Ita,":, onlie
choly case. It was the casei dort; and !woo i.a essll
destroying two of her own clfl 1'.°,00, her, mot •i,g, ."
this, with making a serious attempte n,,,., 1 ._ o_,vo„
ing, to a certain degree, the extreuv-ioniaLl7o,o;k:',osi.i,re.,o 24
me
under which the unhapPY .' ono th tl.,:eveg ille
was bound to tell them that, judgilllf which Ibt tt rill 1.
before him, and from the declaratT, ,4 tigh le $,OOl, 9
tributed to the woman, there would '
rthreescsrnimo eopoifnimonurtdoerthh:aind
obneetniz_cuerirtdirocolat,tteedior4.. psotiltlit of
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but it appeared to him (the Ar,''
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