The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-15 00:00:00

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The National states that Louis Philippe is to pay his visit
to her Majesty, Queen Victoria, in the month of June, and to
be accompanied by Marshal Soult.
The election for Louviers was to take place on Saturday.
M. Charles Laflitte was the only candidate, and would, no
doubt, be re-elected. It remains to be seen whether the
Chamber of Deputies will annul the election a third time.
The Gazette de France announces the death of a Legiti-
matist Member of the Chamber of Deputies, General the
Count de la Bourdonnave, who expired at Paris on Thursday
of inflammation of the lungs. He was a Deputy for
Morbihan.

We learn by the Marseilles journals that it is intended to
get up a fete in that city in honour of the Duke of Mont-
pensier, on his arrival there from Algeria. There are to be
a ball at the grand theatre, an illumination, and fireworks.
The Moniteur states the total number of copies of news-
papers printed daily in Paris to be 90,900, of which 52,600
are sent by post to the departments and foreign countries.
The obsequies of Prince Galitzin took place on Thursday
morning, in the Russian Chapel, in the Rue Neuve de Berry,
according to the rites of the Greek Church. The body was
removed on the preceding day, and lay in state on a cata-
falque, in the coffin, with the face exposed. All his orders,
which were very numerous, being from nearly all the courts
of Europe, were placed at the foot, each on a separate crim-
son cushion. The coffin was carried to the church on a
magnificent car drawn by four horses. A great many per-
sons of distinction attended the ceremony, and among them
were the Russian Chargé d'Affaires and his Excellency Lord
Cowley. The body is to be conveyed to St. Petersburgh, and

afterwards to Moscow.
A letter from Copenhagen, April 2, says :—" Railroads are
beginning to excite attention here, and within the last
month the King has authorised different Societies for the
construction of the following lines :-1. One from Copen-
hagen to Elsinore, about thirteen French leagues in length.
2. Another to cross the island of Zealand in its whole length,
running from Copenhagen by Rothschild, Ringsted, and
Slagelsee, to Corsoer, the length of which will be about
thirty-one leagues. By this line all communication between
Copenhagen and the east of Denmark, as well as the rest
of Europe during the period that steamers cannot ply in
the Baltic, will take place. 3. Six branch lines in the
Duchy of Holstein from the main railroad now in construc-
tion between Kiel and Altona, which will unite the principal
towns of Holstein together, and the North Sea with the
Baltic."
A letter from Berlin of the sth inst., in the Universal Ger-
man Gazette, says :—" The French and English Commis-
sioners who are at Berlin, for settling the Portendic affair,
cannot apparently come to any satisfactory agreement, and
Prussia will probably be obliged to name an umpire between
them."
According to accounts from Stockholm, the Queen Dow-
ager of Sweden intends to visit France immediately after the
funeral of the late King.
COT.TR.T —IVISIZIONABLZ.
The King and Queen of the Belgians are not expected to
take their departure for the Continent until about the 23d
inst. The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Prince of
Leiningen, will proceed in the same Government steamer,
which will convey their Majesties across the Channel, on
her way to German'.
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence is expected to return to town
at the end of the week from the French capital, whither his
Lordship proceeded to be present at the marriage of his niece
Lady Augusta Fitzclarence to the Baron de Bolide.
Sir Robert Peel has had invitations sent out for a full dress
banquet, in celebration of her Majesty's birthday, on the 25th
inst. The Right Hon. Baronet's party is to consist of about
thirty leading Peers.
The first subscription assembly at Almack's commences on
Wednesday, the 24th.
His Excellency the Count de St. Aulaire has caused invi-
tations to be issued for a grand banquet to the leading mem-
bers of the Cabinet and officers of State on the Ist of next
month at the French embassy, in celebration of the fete day
of the King of the French. The whole of the Foreign Minis-
ters have likewise been invited to the entertainment, which
will be a full dress party, as the cards particularly mention
that the personage so honoured is to appear en uniforme. The
Countess de St. Aulaire has announced a grand ball at the
French.embassy for the 2d.
The Earl of Jersey, Master of the Horse ; the Earl of Had-
dington, Duke of Buccleuch, and Lord Stanley, have cards
of invitation already prepared for full-dress dinners on the
25th instant, in celebration of the Queen's birthday. It is
said that either the Duke of Wellington, or the Duke of De-
vonshire, purposes giving a grand ball on the occasion.
On Saturday the nuptials of Lord Francis Russell, seventh
son of the late Duke of Bedford, and Miss Peyton, daughter
of the Rev. Algernon Peyton, and niece of Sir H. Peyton,
Bart., were solemnised at St. George's Church, Hanover
square, the Rev. A. Peyton, jun., officiating at the ceremony.
The Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Villiers ar-
rived from Middleton Park, Oxon, on Saturday. The Noble
Earl and Countess did not leave Belvoir Castle until last
Wednesday, having been nearly a fortnight the guests of the
Duke of Rutland.
The Earl and Countess of Macclesfield and Lady Louisa
Parker left their residence, Conduit-street, on Saturday last,
for Sherburu Castle, Oxfordshire. The Noble Earl is much
better.
Earl and Countess Fortescue, Lord and Lady Courtenay,
and a &elect family circle, have been passing the holidays
with the Dowager Countess Fortescue, at Wear Gifford. The
Earl and Countess have since gone with Lord and Lady Cour-
tansy to Powderham Castle, from whence they come to town
early in the present week.
The Earl of Yarborough has arrived in Arlington-street,
from Brocklesby, Lincolnshire. Lord and Lady Vs orsley have
also returned to town. The Noble Earl shortly repairs to
Cowes for the yachting season.
The Earl of Burlington and family left Ilolkar Hall, near
Milnethorpe. last week, for town, intending to visit the Duke
and Duchess of Sutherland, at Trentham, Staffordshire.
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The members of the Southern Yacht Club are making the
usual exertions for the season. There are 24 yachts entered,
including the Flower of Yarrow, 185 tons, and the Gipsey, 22
tons, the property of the Marquis of Conyugham.
The amateurs of the Eton Choral Society gave a concert
last week in the Mathematical School of Eton College, the
proceeds of which are to be applied towards the purchase of
a new organ for the military church at Windsor. Her Ma-
jesty has been graciously pleased to transmit the sum of ten
pounds to the concert fand, which is also applied to the same
laudable purpose.
It appears from a return made to the House of Commons
that the effective strengd, of the constabulary force through-
out Ireland was as follows :—viz. inspectors, paymasters,
surgeons, &c. 26; county inspectors of all rates, 35; sub-
inspectors, of all rates, 208 ; head constables, 259 ; constables,
1,403 ; and sub-constables, 7,021 ; forming a total effective
force, on the first day of the new year, of 8,953, exclusive of
a " reserve force," amounting to 206. The total number of
horses in effective service was 291. The whole expenditure
upon the constabulary force iu Ireland (in all counties and
towns) amounted to 436,1521. 10s. There were at the same
period about 60 stipendiary magistrates, whose salaries
amounted altogether to 3.3841. annually.
On Wednesday, the 10th instant, George Jubee, of the
sth Fusiliers, was executed at Tullamore, for the shooting of
Adjutant Mackay. He fully acknowledged his guilt, and the
justice of his sentence.

SHIPWRECK OF THE WILBER-
FORCE STEAMER.
The surmises lately entertained relative to the fate
of this splendid vessel are too well founded. She was
engaged in the late unfortunate Niger expedition, and
it is stated that no vessel in her Majesty's service was
more commodiously fitted tip than the Wilberforce.
Since the failure of that expedition, she has been com-
missioned to the service on the coast of Africa, under
the command of Lieutenant-Commander Richard
O'Moore, and was, we believe, engaged surveying the
river Gambia when she met with the disastrous acci-
dent. The letters received are dated September 6th,
from which it appears that on the 2d of that month
the Wilberforce was proceeding on a cruise along the
Gambia, when, at about ten o'clock at night, the air
bright and clear, the officers and crew were alarmed
by the vessel striking heavily upon apparently a
sunken rock, which subsequently proved cor-
rect, it being situate on the east side of the Dog
Islands. As a precaution to save the lives of all on
board, Lieutenant Moore had the paddle-box life boats
got afloat in case of necessity, and every exertion
was directed to get the ship off the rocks ;
her guns were thrown overboard, also her cables, an-
chors, shot, and stores; but notwithstanding she be-
came a fixture, and by the following day it was found
that the vessel was completely settled on the island,
.and the edge of the rock was protruding through her
bottom, and she was half full of water. On the in-
tellig:enZe Selfurst, St. Mary's, the go-
vernor, accompanied by most of the masters and cap-
tains of the merchant-vessels then lying in the har-
bour, and other assistance, proceeded to the wreck, in
the hope of getting her off. Her masts and all the
rigging were taken out of her, as well as a por-
tion of her materials, but still she remained as
firm as before, consequently she will become
a total wreck. Part of her crew have been taken back
to St. Mary's, where they await further orders. The
Wilberforce was the largest vessel built for the Niger
expedition, and was, we understand, upwards of 600
tons burden. When fitted out at Woolwich, about
three years since, she was the admiration of her Ma-
jesty and her Royal Consort Prince Albert, who vi-
sited the dock-yard for the purpose of inspecting the
vessel and the other steamer built for the expedition.

ST. ANN'S SOCIETY ScHooLs.—Yesterday a ser-
mon was preached at the church of the united parishes of St.
Ann and St. Agnes, and St. John Zachary, St Ann's-place,
Aldersgate-street, by the Rev. Charles Kemble, M.A., minis-
ter of St. Michael's, North Brixton, on behalf of the above
schools. This peculiar and extensive charity consists of a
country asylum at Brixton-hill, where 229 children from all
parts of the world, and whether orphans or not, are entirely
boarded, clothed, and educated, and of a day school in St.
Ann's-place, Aldersgate-street, where, in addition to two
girls, who are wholly maintained, thirty boys and thirty girls
are clothed and educated, the boys till feurteen and the girls
till fifteen years of age, when they arc generally apprenticed
and placed out by the Society. The rev. gentleman deli-
vered an impressive discourse from the 3d chapter of Ist Co-
rinthians, 11th verse, which was responded to by the liberal
collection of 491. Is. 4d.

DEATH OF SIR CHARLES M. WENTWORTH, BART.
—We have to announce the demise of the above respected
Baronet, who expired on Wednesday last, at his residence in
Devonshire. lie was born in 1775. The deceased was son
of the gallant Governor of Nova Scotia, who was created a
Baronet for his attachment to the British cause at the out-
break of the American war. The baronetcy becomes extinct.
YARMOUTH AND NORWICH RAILWAY.-011 Friday
morning, at twenty minutes to eight o'clock, the Directors of
this railway, in two carriages, accompanied by General
Pasley (the Government officer), the Lord Bishop of the dio-
cese, and a few friends, proceeded from the station at the
Foundry Bridge to Yarmouth, that the General might inspect
and report upon the line. The train appeared to go off very
steadily, and we understand arrived at Yarmouth station at
ten minutes past nine o'clock. The Directors, with the
General, returned to Norwich at a quarter past twelve ?'clock,
having left Yarmouth at a quarter past eleven. The line will
be opened on the Ist of May.-,-Zrorwith Mercury.