The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-04 00:00:00

SUM/0Y OF NEWS

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" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.

The King, the Queen of the French, and other mem-
bers of the Royal Family, came to the Tuileries on
Wednesday, but returned to St. Cloud to dinner.
During his stay his Majesty presided at a Council of
Ministers.

On Tuesday evening their Majesties received the Eng.
lish Ambassador, the Mexican Minister, the Neopolitan
Secretary of Embassy, the President of the Chamber of
Peers, Generals Sebastiani, Schneider, and Jacque-
minot, Vice-Admiral Halgan, M. Gauthier, Peer of
France, the Count de Bundy, and the Prefect of la
Charente-Inferieure.
The journals of the south of France continue to
publish accounts of inundations from th^ enormous quan.
tity of rain that has fallen. The destruction of pro-
perty, however, is not very great, and it does not appear
that any lives have been lost.
The Congres Vinicole, which met at Bordeaux, has
closed its sittings. It has decided that delegates from
the wine-growers shall present to the Chambers a peti-
tion, stating that, after their third general Congress.
they perceive with regret that nothing has been done ti
afford a remedy to their distressed condition • that of
the two last years the first vintage was generally bad,
and the second, though excellent in some places, was un-
fortunate in others ; that their position is, if anything,
aggravated of late, and that they are forced to call on
the Government to examine what their position realises,
and adopt some measures to relieve them.
During the calamity at Cette, on the 22d, says the
Mediterranee, a man belonging to the port, being near a
boat which had capsized, called out to know if any per-
sons were under it. lle received for answer that there
were six. " Plunge," raid he, "and you shall be saved."
They replied that not one of them could swim. " Never
mind, plunge," repeated the man. Only one of the six
had the courage to do so, and he was saved ; the others
found a watery grave.
A Brussels journal gives an account of two attempts at
suicide, both fortunately prevented, by a girl under ten
years of age, at a village in Belgium, from grief at being
unable to assist in the support of her mother and some
younger children, who had been left almost destitute by
the death of the father.
We learn from Copenhagen, Oct. 21, that the King of
Prussia had announced his intention of visiting that city
towards the end of the months or the beginning of No-
vember.

A Vienna, letter of the 24th ult. informs us that Lord
Palmerston had arrived there.
Fresh disturbances took place on the 15th amongst the
workmen on the Saxon and Silesian Railroad, near
Radeberg. The troops were called out, and tranquillity
was restored by the arrest of 15 of the principal offenders.
The cause of the riot is not stated.
SAW AND POLICII.

At the Mansion-house Francis Patrick M'Dermot, one
of the City policemen, was brought before Sir John
Pirie upon the charge of having been the confederate of
a thief in robbing a gentleman. There was no moral
doubt but that the prisoner had been guilty of the crime
laid to his charge ; indeed he admitted himself that it
was " all wrong," but as the evidence was scarcely suffi-
cient to send before a jury, he was committed to Bride-
well as a rogue for a month, and dismissed the police.
George William Moon, clerk to Messrs. Sutton and
Co , solicitors, Basinghall-street, was further examined
at Guildhall, charged with stealing a letter, containing a
51., and a quantity of jewellery. He was remanded
until Tuesday. During the course of the proceedings
Sir Chapman Marshall said he was happy to hear there
was no imputation whatever on the prisoner's respectable
mother.
• At Clerkenwell John Clemenson, son of a gentleman
of property, who resided in Wormly Park, Hertford-
shire, for deserting his child, whereby it had become
chargeable to Islington parish, was sentenced to two
months' imprisonment in the House of Correction.
Joseph Whitton, who was charged on his own confes-
sion with having embezzled a considerable sum of money
belonging to Mr. Powell, of Liverpool, was brought up
at Marylebone, before Mr. Long, and discharged, a
letter having been received from Mr. Powell (in whose
establishment he held the situation of clerk and travel
ler), stating that it was not his intention to prosecute.
A schoolmaster, of Brick-lane, Spitalfields, named
William Bear, appeared before Mr. Bingham at Worship-
street, to answer a charge of having cruelly treated one
of his pupils, a little boy, nine years of age, named Wil-
liam Crowe, the son of a police constable of the H divi-
sion. He had flogged the boy severely with four canes
tied together. The poor boy's ear was cut open, and he
was covered with blood. In giving judgment Mr. Bing-
ham said he was strongly inclined to send the defendant
to the sessions to answer the charge, but as the father of
the child was in needy circumstances, the justice of the
case would, perhaps, best be met by permitting a com-
promise, and preventing the expense of further proceed-
ings elsewhere. The defendant accordingly made com-
pensation.
Four paupers, for refusing to pick oakum in St. Sa-
viour's workhouse, were committed for seven days from
Union-hall.
Mr. Coulson Douglas, the master of the brig Thomas
Baker, a collier, was fined 41. at the Thames-office for
evading the new Act for regulsting and registering the
coal-whippers in the port of London.
COMIT—PASIBION.6,B7.II4,
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At Walmer Castle the Duke of Wellington is sur
rounded by a select party of friends. The Marquis os
Salisbury, Viscount and Viscountess Mahon, Countese
Poulett, Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley, &c., ar
Ahem, Earl Ellenborough left by the eleven o'clock train
for Dover on, Friday, to join the party.
In consequence of the royal visit to Burghley House,
the seat of the Marquis of Exeter, his Lordship has
directed his splendid mansion to be closed to visitors
from this day, until Saturday, the 16th instant.
His Lordship's eldest son, Lord Burghley, has just
entered St. John's College, Cambridge.
The :Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne have
been entertaining a succession of visitors at Bowood
Park, Wilts. The Earl of Auckland and the Hon.
Misses Eden, who have been staying at that hospitable
seat, arrived at Eden Lodge, on Thursday.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn and the
youthful Ladies Hamilton are about to leave Ayeryke
Lodge, Inverness-shire for Baron's Court, near Tyrone,
for the winter.
Earl and Countess Cowper, and Viscount and Vis-
countess Jocelyn, left Pansanger, Herts, on Thursday,
to Ti!iQaswat Melbourne, at Brocket Hall, where
;torActiiidJsisauvale are prolonging their sojourn.
Viscount Jocelyn shortly proceeds to Ireland, to pass
a few days with the Earl and Countess of Roden, at
Tollymore Park.
The Earl and Countess of Kinnoul have arrived in
Paris. The Noble Earl and Countess purpose remaining
:the winter on the Continent; their youthful family are
at Brighton.
The Earl of Lonsdale, Postmaster-General, who is at
present resident at Lowther Castle, Westmorland, on
Wednesday last paid a visit to the Hon. Mr. Petre and
Henry Howard, Esq., at Greystoke Castle, Cumberland.
The Hon. Colonel Lowther, M.P., still remains at the
castle.

The Earl of Yarborough has arrived at Brockleshy
'louse, Lincolnshire, from Appuldurcombe, Isle of
Wight. Lord and Lady Worsley, by the last letters,
had reached Milan, from thence they intend to repair
to Venice.

Lord and Lady Dinorben and Lady Gardiner shortly
leave Bute House, for Kinmel Park, near St. Asaph, the
fine mansion being now complete for their reception. It
is situated on the site of the splendid hall destroyed
some years ago by fire.
Lord and Lady Ashley returned from the manufac-
turing districts on Tuesday last, and are about to proceed
to Windsor Castle, on a visit to the Queen and his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, by royal invitation.