The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-09 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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The following is the account given in the Paris PaPI
of the last affair at Otaheete The natives assemble_
about twelve miles from the town occupied by our troop:,
constructed redoubts, mounted them with seven canna;
and manned them with the bravest of the
Five hundred French landed, and attacked these work j
which fur three long hours resisted the most determine
assaults. At last four sailors, exasperated by the .
about 50 of their messmates, two officers, and two slam
rushed on sword in baud with irresistible fury. 112_,tn..
gained possession of the redoubts, they found the dez,bi-id
dies of 270 natives, and two English deserters who
joined them. The notices, disheartened by a defeat,
Populaties
complete, dispersed in all directions. Our loss has been to
men put h
hors de combat and 25 killed. The two once
died e,n the ground." gi Bn
A letter from Algiers of the 30th ult. Days pf
extensive fire, which is attributed to the malevolence
the tribe of the Mont Sayah, took place on the 101_4
Bugia. In a short time it destroyed the Clausel Tr'e
Doria blockhouses with all their contents. Foratlo
it was feared that the town would be destroyed, bast„
was prevented by the active exertions of the garrisollA
Lieutenant Besson, who commanded the GromiliTo's
which was last on the coast of Africa, has arikve?
Toulon, to take his trial before a naval court-martiolo
Sunday was the birthday of King Louis IThiliP,Pe'„,or
Majesty was born on the 6th October, 1773, and F—
quently has accomplished his 71st year.
M. de Lamartine is at present at Naples. It is ssi,
that before returning home he will re-visit Alexitil
and Cairo.
During the last month there were consumed in Pril
5,759 oxen, 1,577 cows, 5,861 calves. and 34,707 ebite,,Po:
being a diminution of 222 oxen, 149 cows, 1,143 es'i'd.
and 3,356 sheep, on the consumption of the corresP°ll
ing month of last year. thet
A letter from Algiers, of the 30th ult., announces --bo
Marshall Bugeaud has just nominated an Agha,
frontier, near Morocco, and opposite Ouchda, to o°`"
mend the natives who are friendly to France.
In 1840 the naval division, under the orders of lieu!
Admiral Leblanc, captured nine vessels on the Plata) f 1
violating the blockade. They were all conderope%o
lawful prizes by the Commission appointed to try'
cases, but an appeal was lodged against the sentelf
The Council of State has just confirmed the decision
the Commission. de
On the 28th ult. was opened at Rolle, a cant4-t e
Vaud, the monument erected by the inhabitants W-11
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memory of Laharpe, the savant, who was born in :jog
town in 1754. The Governments of the different card do
of Switzerland sent deputations to represent theca An
honour to this interesting ceremony. al'
Recent accounts from Rio announce an attempt, . -- ,t 1
tide by M. de Scantz, Consul-lieneral and Oslo
d'Affaires of Sweden at the Brazilian Court, bill;or
dose of arsenic by which he had hoped to effect his vir
pose was, it appears, too strong, and did not effect tbslife
tended object. Hopes were entertained that bisoid
might be saved. The cause of his desperate Oct wo 0
to be his dismissal from his post, which he recelleo4
a moment when he had hoped to be confirmed in
for keeping up the dignity of which he had much OP"
his fortune.

LAW AND POLICA.
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At the Middlesex Sessions, a number of aPP?7,.," too
licensed vitnuallers against convictions of inegisTitio
of different police-courts, under the provisions °. 471
Metropolitan Polioe Act, 2d and 3d Victoria, cliPb",,,ir
sec. 44, were decided. Alter hearing counsel, the coed
man said the bench were of opinion that HceAch
victuallers did nut come within the operation of the
amid all the convictions were quashed.
William Barrett, one of the City toll-takers, 01
brought in custody before Mr. Alderman Cue,llll,,t,
Guildhall, charged with assaulting Thomas AP9.liO
porter, by striking him with the leg of a bedstead- one
as,anit had been committed in consequence of cone
dispute about paying toll, the defendant refusingt,°,so
change for a shilling. Mr. Alderman Copeland 1561hu rge
insolent conduct of the toll takers in refusing togivc°"o
was not new. He should endeavour to cure the annoy,
by sendin prosecute case to trial, and ordering the Li"lfiad
bail.
licitor to . The defendant was ordered t° :
At Queen-square Sarah Baker, a miserable of
woman, who appeared to be upwards' of seventy ieeilfrotn
age, was charged with stealing a half-quartern loaf ea,
the shop of Mrs. Wallace, a baker, No. 5, Camera-str
Chelsea, and committed for trial. I look'
At the same Court Ann Wallis, a very genteel-1 who
ing female, between thirty and forty years 0f agelaior
refused to give her address, was committed for ages
lifting.

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Countess Delawarr and Lady Mary SackYilleekbost
are expected in Upper Grosvenor-street, from Bula /OA
Park,,Sussex, on their way to Windsor Castle) °
to her Majesty, where Earl Delawarr has bee°
since Monday. .fotiii sr.
Lord and Lady Willoughby de Eresby itriciteo yisitiog
staying at Grimsthorpe Castle, and do not 113'
their seat in Carnarvonshire
ed this year. jet
Lord Palmerston arriv at Berlin on the
from Dresden. •Tiotelf
Sir Henry Poqinger bas arrived at Grove's .--
Albemarle•street, in excellent health.
On Saturday last Colonel Cavendish, Miss Cavendit
and Mr. C. W. Cavendish, left Burlington-gardenstf
Dover. Colonel Cavendish returned to town the next Oil
mak. qz.s46.6.itt do
A meeting of the Justices of the Peace, and ,ho
Commissioners of Supply for the county of Berwick,
held on 7 ursday, at the county town, Greenlaw. oe
Earl of Lauderdale occupied the chair, and after sc'do
ordinary business was transacted, the question °lgo
currency was brought forward by Sir Hugh P.
Campbell, M.P., and resolutions were passed a. tlr°7,ill
deprecating any alteration in the system of ballt"°°'
Scotland.
The barometer within the last twenty-four hours
fallent 7.loths of an inch, and the sky ha's a veil ;be
settled appearance, the wind blowing fresh from
south-east. ast?
It appears that the number of matrimonial suits
tuted in the metrolitan diocesan courts from 1840 to,
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was—in England,
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160 ; in Wales, 2 ; and in Irelatin __.e.
In Scotland, during the same period, the number of cirlis
brought before the Court of Session, which alonemyr
jurisdiction in marital matters, was 169. This Pries
Lion is remarkable, and may arise from the fael-rost
which the public in Scotland have for obtaining div.° Cs'
'An English medical gentleman, long resident %iv%
laic, was assassinated at two o'clock on Sunday in°roree,
by a French commissaire. They were at Mr. P2e
hotel until twelve o'clock on Saturday night, left t' 001
together, and it is supposed they quarrelled on
home. The horrible deed took place on the to'
Place. The commissaire is arrested. or°
The property of the late Mr. Beckford has been! IV
to as under 80,0001. The will has been proved Liiter
Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon and B. S. al
Esq., solicitor to deceast d. He gives his daughte:'oo
Duchess of llamilton, the bulk of his property'
leaves his executor, Mr. White, 5001.
The repeal rent last week amounted to 616/.

' Lady Colville has been confined at the residePCe
the Noble Lord, near Portobello, of a son and heir. all
the gnat grief of her Ladyship, the infant child -rof
survived a few minutes. The Noble Lord will sit° re
visit his estates of Cleish and Ochiltree, where greA„tt;
joicings would have taken place but for the sad Ole%
BE MARRIED OR BE FINED.—On Saturday 00/1
girl applied to the magistrates at the grand jurrr '
Courts, Carlisle, for an order of maintenance for an
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gitimate child. Magistrate—Did its father ever Pr°lol
to marry you ? Applicant—Yes, Sir; many sted,,`-„ ry
a time, Ido assure you. Magistrate (to the fatii ther
Well, Sir, what have you to say to this, eh? The 1111,i1;f;
—Why, Sir, I nobbut made her a half promise' fill'
Magistrate—Oh! half a promise only, eh? Then,bite,
you marry her now ? The father—Yes, I will-71_01a
now. Magistrate (to the mother of the girl)--Wre,h';e/
woman, will you consent to the wedding ? bay
Why, yes, Sir, if he'll promise to make her a goo' raiit
band—But we can't promise that, you know—b!',e
take her chance, " for better for worse," like all " (10
---Mother—Very well, Sir, I'se agreeable. Magistrate of
the 'father)—Now, Sir, you must pay 18s. 6d. c,?si!ol
marry the girl. Father—But, your worship, I 1,4 sal;
stiver to pay it. Magistrate—Then marry g'l,ol
you will be quits. Father—lt's varra
reckon I mun choose t' lesser evil—as t' man 65/ei,tit 1
play, " my poverty, but not my will, consente,"l/1"-neft•
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he consented to buckle up, and the parties left the
—Whitehaven Herald. 001
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VERBS.—A teacba., tats
day endeavouring to make a pupil understand the ri.eferi)
and application of a passive verb, said—" A passive 0'
is expressive of the nature of receiving an act The elyeP
Peter is beaten. Now what did Peter do ? hta,",
pausing a moment, with the gravest countenance iO3l/.ei.
able, reptied—" Well, I don't know, without he ereaMrife
THE LOCAL PENSlONERS.—Considerable
has been excited among the pensioners on the 1a5t,34010
terly day, by being paid only a month's instem:
quarter's pension. For the present it appears the',
t of
wlii be paid monthly, with the view, if necessarc,
ply cing them on active service.—Carlow Sentinel,teit
DUNGENESS, OCT. 6.—ln the roads, the Soot
Hoods, of Goole, from London for Jersey. At hestsj,
seven o'clock this morning, the boat of the Teaser
ham, of Bye, came on board the James, and stole }To Oa
and all the beef. The boat was chased nearly
French coast, but could eot be come up with. ~,
SERIOUS CHA.RGE.—There is every reason t:;therf;
pose that some of the barristers who go the ou 00!
circuit will, at the next assizes, have a very ih3.st tf7l
affair in hand, in the obape of au action gal PA
members of the medical pi ofession, who may heed cettee
within fifty miles of Doncustn, for having sigh
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ficate of lunacy against a perecin, who, in COl3sv;.efer!i
thereof has been confined in the York asylums
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weeks, but after very strict examination byuaratheed, tlideset
officers of that Institution, has been dise"-1° vots -
gentlemen giving it as their opinion, that there pt:tl
the slightest ground for his confinemeLlt- Leb-
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ceedings, we understand, have already been COre
—Halifax Guardian. pre
A BARBAROUS AGE.—In the year 15179 to'
clamation was issued, that women should not la year
gether to babble and talk, and that all men shoo I,q
their wives in their houses.—Hume's England- of tPe;
JEWISH MAGISTRATES.—Mr. E. Lousada, sow-
Peak, Devonshire, and one of the Deputy-Lictistra°„A
for the county, has qualified as a county 019:011ac'
Mr. Benjamin Cohen, of Richmond, has also been
upon the commission of the peace,— Voict9o.ja

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