The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-09 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

AND

Vtibitt Optnton.

" Who runs may read."

• FOREIGN.
On Tuesday the King and Queen of the French, and the
rest of the Royal family, with the Duchess of Kent, left th!
Tuileries for Fontainbleau, where they were to remain until
Thursday evening.
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The two Chambers were respectively occupied during d
day with the adjourned discussions on the Education Bill an
the Prison Reform Bill. On the latter, the Marquis de"J
rochejaequelin, in speaking of the new prison of La fol:c°
now in construction in Paris, drew a very melancholy Plc'
ture of the celis destined on the new system for the priialler°'
The Marchioness of Hertford continues aeriouslr-ittr
posed at her chateau of Bagatelle, near Paris. Her LitdY"'n
has been for many years an absentee.
M. Marchand, who was valet-de- chambrs to Napoleon, Ii!
addressed a letter to the Constitutionnel, respecting the se', "
by the executors of Sir Hudson Lowe of various artichttf
scribed as having belonged to the late Emperor.
chand declares that some of the articles so described
never in the possession of the Emperor. He mention's pb*"
cularly the Brequet watch, the portrait, and the iarde'l;
chair, and adds that, although the hair in the medallioalnk„
be genuine,.the ribands connected with it had never 1)°"
worn by Napoleon.
One of the journals states that on the day of the
fete the receipts at the toll-house of the Pont des Invalide!:
at one sou for each passenger, amounted to 30,000 f. If this '
true 600,000 persons must have passed over the bridge. •
The marriage of the Arcllduke Albert of Austria with tD
Princess Hildegarde of Bavaria, was celebrated at Munich
on the Ist inst., in the presence of the Royal Family', b
ladies and gentlemen of the Court, the members of the diP,°;
matic corps, the Hereditary Prince of Afodens, and
Princess, the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse, Ftivbe
and Princess Luitpold, the Duchess of Leuchtenberg,
Duchess Louisa of Bavaria, and Prince Edward ofyil
Altenburg and his Princess. The Dowager Empress of 140
Duchess of Braganza, was present in the King's pew.
The fact of the Prince de Canino, Charles Napoleon WI;
parte (says a letter from Rome), having obtained lead to
visit Naples for five days, gave birth to a crowd of c.enr
tures. His only object, however, was to arrange about tb°
scientific congress, which is to meet next summer at NOT-,
The King received the Prince at a private audience, vilts,,r
lighted with the plan, and promised to have the savant tail
in the court carriages to the foot of Vesuvius. The Millis'
San Angelo, will be President of the meeting.,
A Frankfort journal states that the King of Prussut-
ordered his Ministers again to present -a Bill to the Stated
the modification of the Penal Code, and that it is intended
abolish corporeal punishment.

LAW AND POLICE.
At the Mansion-house the wife of an industrious man, for'
man to an extensive engineer, was committed to the DI
of Correction for one month, for attempting to destroy u_ll
self. It appeared that her unfortunate husband had 1)"
nearly ruined by her profligate habits.
At Guildhall a woman of the name of Lee was charged
with a similar offence. Having spent in a couple of days
money her husband had left her to keep her for a week, '",t
took 50 drops of laudanum. This was her third attempt
self-destruction. Mr. Alderman Hughes attempted to ~
vince her of the heinous nature of self-murder, but Or:
rently with no effect, and she was remanded for a week.
At Worship-street, a woman of the name of Brown, Mtr:
six years of age, was brought from the Bethnal-greenly' to
house before Mr. Broughton, upon a charge of attempting
drown herself. The case was a curious one. Something 1;.
seen floating on the canal, near the workhouse, and on c_^,,
amination it turned out to be the prisoner's cloak, which/5
partially inflated, and kept her body from sinking, th°l,4.
wholly under water. When brought ashore she was aPfolo
rently dead, but great pains were taken and animationiw
restored. She was ordered to be passed to herplace of 1
ment, which is St. Clement Danes, in the Strand.

COTTNIT-raszirovr.asum. to
The Court is expected to leave town for Windsor on
27th inst., and on the following day (Whit Tuesday) of
Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert will b°ll-
- Montem, at Eton, with their presence.
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It is now stated that the King of Hanover has gife-
the intention of visiting England this year.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Waterford, on leap
Eglintoun Castle, where they are staying with the Earl :ig
Countess of Eglintoun, will come to town, and during
stay in the metropolis will reside at Mivart's hotel, StY
ments having been taken for their reception.
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End de Grey does not intend to leave the seat of h1•1_,
vernment until the autumn for this country. He purPnyl
pass a short time at Newby Hall, Yorkshire, and the5,,,,p
Yorkshire Hussars, of which fine provincial corps the';'_:;,:j. I
Earl is Colonel-Commandant, will assemble for their aw'"
training. 00
The Countess of Blessington entertained at dinner of
Tuesday the Marquis of Normanby, Earl and Countess.,
Tankerville, the Hon. Spencer Cowper, the Right 1400•;020
Stanley, Mr. Luttrell, and Mr. Charles Sheridan. ,11.1.1;;.0
evening some distinguished visitors arrived, and M.
and Herr Koenig enlivened the party by perforraillgcoll
brilliant success, their new compositions and the "4'.to
Polka," lately composed by M. Jullien, and dedicate
Lady Blessington.
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General Espartero and his lady and niece are paastud
season in comparative retirement at their villa, called A
Lodge, Park-road, Regent's-park.
DlClsczzlatz.
The operation of poleing has commencedrEotrii •rltbe generally id, ot,
hop districts. In those of Maidstone, some lnindre or
acres have been already tied, and the bine is strong and ,j
rows. We have nearly similar accounts from Mereworth
s.
Hadlow. The flea had made its appearance in some Ripe,
Toe agents for the traversers, Messrs. O'Connell, 'owl*
and others, have served a notice upon the Crown solicit
apprising them that their counsel would, on Wednegni
move the Court to have several alterations and amendl
made in the postea, and in other portions of the record. 4f,
On Monday morning, the new course for the River Its
between King's-bridge and Barrick-bridge, was openeu4r
presence of his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant The 11P4e
and lower dams were cut through at eleven o'clock, and 11
tide flowed in rapidly and smoothly, so- that the entire .1
was filled in less than a quarter of an hoar. His Excell
congratulated the contractors on the rapid manner ill 11-19
they had repaired the recent damage. . • Al'
A dinner was given yesterday at the Albion Frotel,rlss
dersgate-street, on a scale of great splendour, by the f tp-
and supporters of the Charter• house-sonai-cnnfirillarY. to the
wards of one hundred and sixty gentlemen dot Th
sat d0.....e
diner. The following subscriptions were announced . •
gUldsmiths' and Mercers' Companies contributed respecl4,Wo
50 guineas; " One who knew the value of the CharilY,
guineas; Lord John Russell, 10L ; Mr. Emerson Tennellts'il'
the Lord Mayor, 10/. ; Mr. Sheriff Moon, 10/. ; the
Fairleigh, 20/. ; the Auxiliary Society, 36/. ; Messrs. "it;
bread, 10/. ; Alderman Copeland, 10/. ; Mr. John Foster,
Mr. James Foster, 10/. ; Major Moore, 51., &c.