The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-10 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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The Icing of the French received on Monday evening
the l'ope'a Nuncio, the American Minister, the Belgian
Chant' d'Affaires, Counts Mo 4 and (le No 6, M. Debel-
leyme, and Generals Schneider and ifecquet.
The Duke de Nei:hours arrived at Besancon, from
Paris, on Tuesday. - • •
"-The King of Saxony has," says the tionstituiionnel,
o.aceepted,the jnritatimpof ..the,, King of the..Frettch to
visit France on his leaving England."
_ The Moniteur 'publishes thy Strasburg Railroad Bill,
adopted by both Chambers in the course of the session ;
AlSO•the Bill to grant a sum-of 4,662,000 f. for the con-
struction of three steamers to ply between Calais and,
Dover;- and; lastly, it publishes a Royal Ordinance
granting a.supplementary credit of 500,000 f. for the en-,,
couragement of maritime fisheries. . -; r
The Berlin journals give the following relative -to the,
late attempt to assassinate the King of Prusalai—
" Tschech, has undergone his first examination. . lie de-
clared that he had entertained the idea .of vengeance:
frordthe month of April last, since which time he had
frequently practised pistol-shooting. One of the
after passing through the King's cloak, struck against a
button of his uniform, from which it glanced off, and
thus saved his Majesty's life. Tschech, could not com-
prehend how the first ball could hare missed, for he waa
perfectly composed when he fired, and had his left arm
onthe carriage window at the time, to render his aim
still more steady." •
A letter from Stockholm, July 27, states that the.
Budget has just been presented to the Diet, and that the
demand for the Civil List is 65,000 crowns less than'
tinder the_reign.of, the late King. The expenses for the
army and, navy , are, however, more considerable than
before.
We. learn ~frOin Warsaw,-26th ult,,. that the Vistula
his overflowed,its banks, and,caused very great damage
in lOwer part -of thazity:-. The ;road between Prep
and Warsaw -is- intercepted. ~The 'river rose eighteen
feet above its ordinary level.
Accounts have been received from Riga, from which
:we learn. that* on the 2,1-th. ult., in consequence of sud-
den and extraordinary floods, the Dwina, driven by a
.violent storm of wind from the south-west, came down
With a torrent, of such irresistible force, that sixty-five
barges and other craft were forced on the bridge* and
carried it away with most the vessels below it, until
, the vast ,floating mass ,was stopped:by the sand banks.
The larger vessels escaped twith .slight damage, but
nearly ,all the nmallereraft were sunk. This aceiaent
, has occasioned a temporary_sespension of the navigation
:of thefriver„ : - - • •

• The president of one of the courts of jnstice at
Ambert having forbidden the memberi of the bar from
appearing in mustachios as
,being a Mark of disrespect
to the' Magjitratos; • end an insult to the dignity of a
court 9f justice,
.two members ',of the bar at that place,
"nentecrtmbardis and-Pacross, appealed to the Court of
Cessation, which decided •yesterday that the tribunal
had,the power to forbid, such arpractiee, and to pass a
censure on those members of the profession who failed
te-pay.attention,to the reiterated remarks of its president
on the subject.. • --
A fire broke out in the afternoon of the 2d inst. at St.
James's (Manche), which could not be got under until
the next morning, by which time 107 houses had been
burnt.,
The. St. Petersburgh journals state that, on the26th of
June,. a conflagration, occurred at Old ,Constantinow,
which destroyettupward& of no houses and-six syna-
gogues., SiX„170011 lost their lives. c• .•
Brunswick, ituit said 4 withdraws from the Prussian
CustomsAlnion at new year; It seems that Bruns-
wick; when it jointd the 'union-, re:aerv.d to itself the
optiori,a declaring at Michaelmas, this year, of either
fixing its junction with the union for an unlimited time,
on giving notice at that date,. or pf entirely withdrawing
at new year, 1845. -
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- - LAW awl, rox.xes
is-At; the Warwick -Assiies .William Werner, formerly
a, clerk-in The Birmingham Town end-District Company.
Was— 'c herged -with stealing twelve 100/. notes. He
Pleaded guilty. Sentence was:deferred: , -
Au action was brought at Guildf.ird by the Rev. Mr.
Plain, the Rector of Stifford, in Essex, against the Rev.
Mr.-Gethercole, the proprietor-and editor of a newspaper,
called-the. Church latelligenceN ;for a- libel. published in
that piper. The. counsel for the defendant offered a
verdict for 405.; which: was- aceepted.•
At the Westminster Sessions, John Lee, s well known
thief, MI6 was --Convicted- at these sessions uf. stealing a
purse • and- -money, ° the, property of Bunn Parevacini,
•arld -sentence deferred; was brought up for judgment,
and sentenced to ten years' transportation.
john'Brookes, aged 19, a proficient-in the, art of" ex•
traction," and a well-known character, was indicted for
stealing a handkerchief, value one shilling. -The theft
was: clearly- proved- against :the :prisoner,'-and the jury
found him-guilty.. The Chairman, in passing sentence,
said it wit.: thigh time.to!clear -Westminster .of the gang
lA-thieves that infest theparks and other places. of public
;retort.; it.was therefore-incumbent on-the Court to pass
a severe sentence, which was that he be transported for
the Merin of ten - years:
Augustus Halifax, the -young•mtin who was on Satur-
day lest examined at the Mansion-house upow the charge
;of having uttered. a forgedeheque for 65L, purporting to
be drawn. by Mr. Edward Western, of' Great James-
street, .Bodf, rd-row, upon the house 'of Sir R..C. Glyn,
Halifax. and Co., was fully committed:
At Maryleborie Police-court, William Dunn was
charged with-having robbed ' his matter, Mr. Bonitto, a
merchant :residing at :No; 4, Old Cavendish-street, of
"property-to a considerable amount. The evidence -went
to show that the prosecutor went. to Paris a few weeks'
ego, leaving the priaoner in charge of his house.. On
his return he found that he (prisoner) had absconded.
and had stolen from different apartments numerous arti-
cles of wearing apparel, and a box containing a quantity
of emeralds. He was nomtnitted.,--.
ectioiritir---iritsinowAssat.
-Fiord Frederick-iatia- Lady Augusta .Pitecliratiee and
Miss'Fftxchttlenee have left the Clarendon Hotel, tor their
seat, Etal Mina°, heir Coldstream. •
The 'D,ucheee Richmond and family will leave Port-
latid.pliCe on SeturdaY, ,to join the. Noble Duke at
Gordon Castle, North .13ritain, . •
The Duke and Duchess of. Marlborough, with LOrd
-Alan and •Lady Louisa Churchill; have arrived at the
Noble Duke's shooting-quartors in Perthshire.
The Marquis'and 'Marchibileis of 'Londonderry, And
Lady Alexandrine Vane; ere about •to leave town for
:eLsiirnOl.Yrndati,ltdoodliCian:eii'ile'7'aft°ulirriet'ntibierftte-haaeisn°Le'nti'olmerinestr partyrac at
' "Baroness and Colonel North entertained a distin-
guished party at dinner en Thurday, at their mansion in
Arlington-street. Aniongst the company were the-Mike
,and 'Duchess of Leinster,, -the Marquis and Marchioness
of Londonderry,. the-Earl and Countess of Westmore-
land, Lord.Fraderick'Fitzclarence, and Lady Augusta
Fitzelarentwthe Earl Of Lincoln; Sir -George •Murrey,
Sir Willoughtii Cotton: Sir Roberfand Lady Sale, &c.
GEinerit Colonel 'and Lady Pemberton, Colonel
Kerr,' -Mr: St.'Aubyn;- Colonel
CaPtain and Dr.
Burns,:and SeVeksil faMilies or distinction embarked yes-
terday inorniiig, at the Blackwell Pier on board. the
General Stearn Navigation Company'S steam ship Soho
for Antwerp..:

IsiZsensaaiassiouss,
Mr. Benhow has been returned for Dudley by a tna-
jority. of 213 over Mr. Rawson.
Accoraing•to a return moved for by-Mr.'llume, in
March laat,.there were, 3,352 •persons confined for del4
in England, of which: number 1;469 were in prison for
debts•under 101., exclusive of law costs. In 1842 the
expense of prisoners confined for debt itt England cost
the several counties 8,4781,165: lid.; and in the following
year, 5i,58q.,155. 9d., making .in the two,year;,. in Eng-
land alone, a charge of 18,61.74 Bs. 60.., on_ the country.
Several, plotrA.havg . been submitted to the Metropo-
litan •Commissioners for .the improvements in West-
minster, such improvements having for their object the
rentoval of -the!offensitre houses in they Almonry, kc.,
• the more'effeetive ventilation of the neighbourhood, ' and
the entire'eliange of the chaineter" of' its 'inhabitants.
:•(hte of the" rn'ost practical plans brought before the
authoritiei would place the west front of Westminster
Abbey in the:centre of one. side of a, square, and throw
open, this, maghl6e,entfqeade to a new street to be made
opposite it, and leading to Buckingham Palace, down the
viva of which the.latter,ediftee would be likewise seen.
:, The. IlsymarketTbestre,: though closed for the season
was opened .onThuradspfor the benefit•of the Society, of
Dancers and Teachers of Dancing. The bill of fare pre-
sented a melange; affording something palatable to all
tastes--there was the play; A Cure for Love, the!. danc-
ing of M. St. Leon..from,the,ltaliao9Pera-house, the
farce of Blue Devils, and the humourous-extiartigansa
of the Flip-Flap Footman, which. Air. Whillap4.w4nt
th.rwgh his.4rpiiip oTplutipisj and kept the audience !in
a roar offaughter. . : • : • • 't _rya
xplAring the month of July, in the present year; 5,18 Q
Iriih reapers arrrived at Liverpool by the City of Dublin
Company'e boats.: In the'correspOnding month of last
year there tame,3,800.; ,Some -thousands :have arrived
in England by way of Wales., ' • ;

SLATE QUAIiitIES: these times, when it is so
difficillt to find safe: employment for capital, there
staW-ant :conspicuotisly in our, own columns, two
slate qnarries,,ofinimense,extent and capability, with
a :present and prospective view that is most encou-
raging. When•the great leading banks in, the, me-
tropolis give reluctantly'one per tent., it is not a little
j refreshing; to direct public attention to solid secu
rities, where capital and industry are alone required
l'to insure twenty .per cent. upon their outlay. The
[ptibliC 'have been so 7ofteh dtiped by lending their
tridney' and",tli+if names to spetulations minus any
s4ict ha§is, 014 it xmly so ,easy to provoke one
present.oase, where everythingis as secure as
:the:Bank dividends. A spirited individual, possessing
a brain farm, would soon-form.atompany with a few
leading and enterprising merchants at the' head ;
this would be accomplished in one week, and the
;hares would very speedily be at a considerable pre-
mium, We refer our renders to the announcement,
which enters mote fully' intotheir merits.
`FI><E AT C#Hi.sim4HA fire broke out On Thursday, in
the printists' becupted by Mr.' A: itomanel, tailor and
clothier,
.carrying on bupness at, No. 35,.King7s.,road,
'Chelsea. it was caused through a young
.female passing
through tlo, shop with a h&c) candle in her hand, a
spark from which fell upon a pile of wearing apparel,
setting the whole in a blaze. [he stock being of that
easilyigttitable nature, a gr.eit quantity was consumed,
before the fire 'Could be extinguished. ' The pariah and
limpstreet bri4stle etigfnei Were prOmptly on Ike spot
iii:BOOstthelii' q iwidedid the' Bun Fiis.c ees'•

THE QUEEN AND THE INFANT

PRINCE.
The following bulletin of the Queen's health was
issued yesterday morning:—
" Wiadsor Castle, August 9, 1844,
"Eight, ♦.L
" The Queen has had another good niglmt.
" Her Majesty and the infant Prince are doing well.
(Signed) " JAMES CLARK, M.D.
" CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D.
- - " ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D."