The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-14 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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The found des het ais wards the thafthe spe-
culations entered into in consequence of the late adjudi-
cations of railroads are illegal, the companies not having
the faculty to issue shares, or promises of shares, until
the usual formalities of their contracts were concluded,
which would require a delay of several weeks. Until
then, all negotiation is by law null.
A Marseilles journal says :—" We learn that the
Prince de Joinville having, on his arrival in Paris, been
made acquainted with the invitation addressed to him at
Cadiz by the authorities of the city of Toulon, has written
to the Maritime Prefect at that port, assuring him that
the invitation did not reach Cadiz before his departure.
The Prince, it is added, promises in his letter to pay a
visit to Toulon in the course of the present month.'
The Patrie publishes a letter:from Otaheite, giving an
account of the affair at Mahaena. It agrees in most
points with the letter published by the Constitutinnnel,
but gives the number of French killed as 32, and the
wounded at 60. According to this letter, the French
have, since their occupation of Otaheite, killed 360 of
the natives, wounded as many, and burned 600 of the
habitations, and 100 boats.
The same journal says:—" Under a resolution come
to at a Council of Ministers, M. Guizot is authorised to
confer a certain numbcr of crosses of the Legion of
Honour, partly' upon politicians, but in greater part upon
men of learning and science in England. The engineer,
Mr. Brunel, is to be promoted another grade in the Le-
gion."

A letter from Valparaiso, dated July 4, announces the
arrival there of the news of the disavowal of the pro-
ceeding of Admiral Dupetit.Thouars, and adds, that this
decision must reach Otaheite very shortly afterwards.
The King and Queen of Naples returned to the capital
on the 25th ult., from their excursion into Calabria and
the Abruzzi. The same day arrived at Naples, the
King's brother, Count of Syracuse, returning from
Venice, Trieste, and Vienna. His mission was, it ap-
pears, relative to the league of the Italian customs.
M. Mendizabel has communicated to the Paris jour-
nals the address of the Duke de la Victoria, to the
people of Spain, which has already been published in
The Sun.
Count de Benkendorf, who has just died in a steam-
boat, whilst on his return to St. Petersburgh, held a
high station in Russia. He was the supreme chief of
the police of the empire, and one of the Emperor
Nicholas's most intimate confiders. His death has made
a great impression over the diplomat'c body. Count de
Benkendorf was the brother of the Princess de Lieven,
and the father of the Countess Rudolph Appony.
The subjoined paragraph is extracted from the Castel-
lano's advices from Seville, of the 30th ult. :—" A mag-
nificent serenade was given on Saturday morning, to the
English Ambassador, who is in our city. From the note
that functionary has addressed to the Diario de Savillia,
and which& inserts in its number of this day, it may be
inferred that the serenade has been given by the Liberal
party. The communication has been the subject of
various comments."

Important works, says a Paris paper, are proceeding
at the Tuile►ies Palace. The internal apartments, which
have been but slightly repaired since 1830, are being
completely restored. M. Fontaine, the architect, has
submitted to the King the plans approved of by Napo-
leon, and it is those plans that have been adopted with
some trifling changes. It is said that nothing has been
neglected to render the residence worthy of its destina-
tion, and to impart more elcat to the assemblies at which
the Duke de Nemours will this winter preside. The
King will live in a retirement justified by his age, and
his sons will act for him at all the receptions not directly
connected with politics.

COURT-rALEBIONABMIL
The Count de Chabannes left town on Saturday for
Witley Court, with several costly and magnificent pre-
sents from the King of the French to her Majesty the
Queen Dowager.
M. de Rabaudy proceeded on Saturday afternoon to
the residence of her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia
Matilda, with several sumptuous presents from the King
of the French to her Royal Highness.
"The Duke of Somerset was prevented, by the effects
of recent indisposition, from which he is not yet pro-
perly recovered, from attending the chapter of the Most
Noble Order of the Garter, held at Windsor for the in-
stallation of his Majesty Louis Philippe.
The Duke Serra di Falco is at present at Munich,
where he has arrived from Palermo, charged, it is as-
serted, by his Government, with some commercial nego-
tiation with the Zollverein.
The Duke of Devonshire has arrived in town from
Windsor Castle, and repaired to his villa at Chiswick.
The Earl of Cardigan has arrived in town from Dun-
dalk. In the early part of next week the Noble Eat.'
proceeds Deene Park, Northamptonshire.
Earl Somers, at his audit last week, caused the liberal
return of ten per cent. to be made in the rents of his
numerous tenantry.
Earl Craven and Sir F. Bathurst left town on Satur-
day for Paris.
Viscount Curzon arrived in town on Saturday, from
Gopsall Hall, Leicestershire.
Viscount Maidstone has arrived in town, from the
Earl and Countess of Chestorfield's seat in Derbyshire.
The Noble Viscount intends shortly to proceed to
Naples, from whence he repairs to Malta and Constan-
tinople,
Lord and Lady Ashley arrived in Bradford on Friday
last, on a visit to W. Walker, Esq.