The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-08 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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reception at the Court of the Tuileries
was most numerous. A great neeetrlt• kAif tnglish ladies
were present, and it veal teniariced that it was with them
particularly that the king remained longest in conversa-
tion, The dresses of the ladies generally were exceed-
ingly splendid. and in good taste. The Spanish ladies
were distinguished by the profusion of their ditntonds.
The Duchess d'Orleans and the Prince and Princess de
Joinville were absent, being, it was said, with their rela-
tions the Prince and Princess d'Aquila. Her Royal
Highness the Duchess d'Aumale, who was with the
Queen, excited much interest. she is of small stature,
with beautiful light hair, and her manner is exceedingly
gracious and amiable.
The King gave a grand dinner on Sunday, in honour
of the Prince and Princess d'Aquila, at which the
whole of the Diplomatic Corps, including the Marquis
d'Abrantes Ambassador-Extraordinary from Brazil, were
present. In the evening there was a grand receptien,.
Mauguin was expected in Paris from Madrid on
Tuesday.
The Countess d'Oultremont, widow of the late King
of Holland, passed through Metz a few days ago, with a
numerous suite, on her way to Italy.
Major-General Lafont, who commanded the artillery
of the guard, under the Government of the Restoration,
died a few days ago at his estate in the Lot-et-Garonne.
The illoniteur de eArmee announces that the Minister
of War has given orders for the formation of libraries,
composed of medical and chirurgical works, in the prin-
cipal hospitals of Algeria.
In less than four years (says the Cottrrier Francais)
the continuous wall of the fortifictitions of Paris, with
bastions at stated distance, over ground extremely varied
in its surface, has been raised to the extent of 40,000
metres, being From 3 to 4 metres in thickness and 10
metres in height. In front of this wall a wide and deep
ditch has been dug, and scarps and countersearps formed,
besides 80 kilometres, or 20 miles English, of strategic
or military roads, This is not all ; for, outside
this wall, 16 out of the intended 20 citadels have
been constructed, and militarily occupied. At this
time. magazines are being erected round the fortress
of Vincennes, which has been converted into a formidable
arsenal, stored with cannon, mortars, howitzers, ammu-
nition, and large stores of every species of materiel de
guerre. Canonville, one of the remaining fortresses,
which is to be placed in front of the wood of Vincennes,
has its site traced out, and all its plans and estimates
prepared. To complete the continuous wall, nothing
remains but a comparatively small portion of the
masonry-work, for which every preparation is made, so
that it may be renewed in the spring. In fine, through-:
out the winter, labourers have been employed in finish-
ing the scarps, counterscarps, glacis, and slopes. The
barracks are very nearly ready for occupation in all the
citadels that are finished.

Several robberies have taken place lately at the Paris
Bourse. On Friday a gentleman had his pocket cut
away, with a pocket-book, containing nine I,ooof. notes;
and on Saturday another person was robbed of a parcel,
containing a number of rail% ay shares.
During the last month the consumption of meat in
Paris was 6,530 oxen, 1,852 cows, 6,088 calves, and
36,541 sheep; being 138 oxen and 2,034 sheep less, and
307 cows and 247 calves more than in December, 1843.
During 1844, the consumption was for the whcle year
76,481 oxen, 16,374 cows, 77,881 calves, and 437,985
sheep; being 2,718 oxen and 5,963 calves more, and 1,111
cows and 8,804 sheep less, than in 1843.
A letter from Bremen of the Ist inst. says:—" During
the last year 146 vessels, having on board 19,863 etni-
grant4, sailed from this port. Of this number 19,145
went to the United States of America. During the year
1843, the number of emigrants who embarked here was
under 10,000.

The Supreme Direction of the Federal affairs of
Switzerland, which was last year confided to the canton
of Lucerne, belongs this year by rotation to the canton
of Zurich. As the leading men of this hitter canton pro-
fess more liberal opinions than those of Lucerne, a con-
siderable change in the federal policy as regards the
religious differences is expected to take place.