The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-16 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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" Who runs may read."

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The ling and Queen of the French on Sunday even-
ing received the Minister of Public Instruction, General
Gourgand, Jubelin, Commissary-General of the
Marine, and Baron Joubert.
Some of the London papers within a few days pub-
lished reports that the King was in a very precarious
state of health ; but as far as we may judge. from the
frequent appearance of his Majesty in public, and the
silence of the Paris papers on the subject, they appear to
be without foundation.
The Constitutionnel says—" The sole subject talked
of in a certain circle is the King's excursion to England,
to which it is wished to impart a great eclat. It is
affirmed that the Minister of the Navy has claimed the
honour of commanding his Majesty's naval escort ; but
as M. de Mackau is a Vice-Admiral, fewer than eight
ships of the line cannot be placed under his command.
It is hoped that they may be assembled by recalling to '
the Channel the four ships with which Admiral Parseval
Deschenes has just left for Tunis, the Algiers, now at
Toulon, and the Prince de Joinville's three ships, whose
presence on the coast of Morocco will perhaps soon be
no longer necessary. A certain number of light vessels
and steamers would be added to the squadron. Such is,
at least, what is said."
The Duke de Nemours arrived at Luneville in the
evening of the 9th. All the houses were illuminated and
decorated with flags in honour of his visit. The follow-
ing morning the Prince reviewed the troops. After
dinner the Prince went to the theatre. His Royal High-
ness will remain at Luneville until the 12th, wion he
proceeds to Metz.
A grand dinner was given, on the Ist inst., by the
Prince de Joinville, on board the Suffren, to the Com-
manders of the different foreign ships then in the road-
sted at Tangiers. There were also among the guests M.
de Nyon, Consul-General of France ; M. Joreil, Consul
at Mogador ; and M. Martineau, the Neapolitan Consul,
who, after the departure of M. de Nyon, took charge of
the French Consulate.
M. Thiers arrived on Monday in Paris, from the
waters of Vichy, and was to proceed on Wednesday to
Lille.

The accounts received of the harvest throughout
France are in gettipral favourable. Some damage has,
however, been caused in the northern parts by the late
rains.
The Dutch papers state that the late King of Holland
possessed, at his death, 17,000 shares in the well-known
Commercial Society of the Netherlands. The Society is
about to purchase those shares from the present King, at
65011. per share, which would make an amount of about
22,000,000 f.
General Avitable, who was for a long time in the La-
hore service, under Runjeet Singh, is at present travel-
ling in Switzerland. lie passed through Berne a few
days since.

A provincial journal gives the following strange story:
-A fisherman of Billiers (Morbihan), named Hurmant,
while engaged in shrimping, a few days past, saw at the
-bottom of his net a smell sole, struggling to escape. Both
his hands being engaged with the net, the ingenious idea
occurred to him of securing his prey with his teeth. On
opening his mouth, the fish, as if seeing a door of escape,
made a spring, and went clear into the man's throat,
where it stuck fast. 'Tice man made various efforts to
draw it back, and endeavoured, by drinking water, and
even oil, to make it pass into the stomach, but in vain.
He was seized with cerebral congestion, and expired.
LAW AND POZXCE.
In the Bankruptcy Court, Mr. James applied to Mr.
Commissioner Fane, to re-co, sider his judgment in the
case of Chappelow, a bankrupt, whose bankruptcy had
been adjourned sine die. The bankrupt had been con-
nected with the Talacre Coal and Iron Company. The
application was founded on the fact that a jury bad
found that the Company was a fraud upon Colonel
Verner and others, and it was alleged that the bankrupt
stood in precisely a similar situation to Colonel Verner.
The Learned Commissioner ordered an adjOurnment
until the end of the month ; the applicants in the mean
time to file an affidavit, and give security for costs.
The bankrupt to have protection while attending the
Court.
In the Insolvent Court, George Perfitt was discharged
by Mr. Commissioner Harris, in consequence of an ar-
rangement with his creditors.
At Monmouth, on Tuesday, William Vaughan was in-
dicted for stealing a cow on the 3d of August, the pro-
perty of Philip Herbert. It appeared that in conse-
quence of the misconduct of his wife he had for some
time laboured under aberration of mind. The Jut y re-
turned a verdict of Not Guilty, on the ground of insa-
nity, and he was ordered to remain in custody during
her Majesty's pleasure.
At the same assizes, John Brown was convicted of
bigamy and sentenced to one year's imprisonment with
hard labour.
At Lancaster. Thomas Ilitchon was indicted for a bur-
glary in the house of John Bulcock, at Burnley, on the
7th of May last. It appeared from the evidence in the
cause that one Smith Hargreaves had, on a former occa-
sion, given information to the police of a burglary, and
had been a witness for the prosecution. None of the
officers examined were able to say from what source the
information of the robbery was received on the present
occasion. It had been given to the superintendent, from
whom they received their orders. The prisoner was
found Guilty. The Lord Chief Baron observed that he
thought the police had much better have their eye on
the conduct of this Smith Hargreaves, than their ears
open to his communications.
At Guildhall, Thomas Dench, Frederick Lang-
ham, William Robinson, William Bowers, and George
Jackson, were charged with riotous behaviour in the
West London Union, and assaulting the master of the
workhouse, the chairman of the board of guardians, and
several members of the board. It appeared that the
board had ordered Dench into confinement for miscon-
duct, and on an attempt being made to carry the orders
into effect the other prisoners attempted to rescue him,
and a general skirmish ensued. The prisoners were
committed for trial at the sessions. One of them impu-
dently asked Alderman Johnson if he would take their
own recognizances for their appearance.
At Clerkenwell, Catherine Lemington, the wife of a
respectable tradesman, residing in Coppice-row, Clerken-
well, was charged with having attempted to drown her-
self. She was handed over to her friends.
John Mahoney was charged with having violently as-
saulted Thomas Costello, and Mary, his wife, residing in
Cross-street, Hatton garden, and committed to the House
of Correction for fourteen days.
At Queen-square three young male paupers, named
Strange, Drake, and Preston, were charged by Mr.
Elliott, the master of St. Margaret's workhouse, West-
minster, with wilfully destroying the parish clothing.
Strange, who said the trousers were nut quite new when
they were given to him, was committed for twenty-one
days, the other two for founteen days.
At the same Court, Mr. Burrell gave judgment in a
case of some importance to flymasters and hackneymen.
Several of them had been summoned for cleaning their
carriages in a public thoroughfare. The proof was that
they had cleaned them in the rear of the houses in
Sloane-street, in the New-road, Chelsea. Mr. Burial!
said, that taking the Act in its spirit, rather than the
letter, he did not think it was the thoroughfare contem-
plated by the Legislature. Sloane-street he considered
to be strictly the thoroughfare, the other a mews in which
a paving, such as that used in front of stables, had been
put down in order to allow the water to run off. The
summonses were accordingly dismissed.
At Marylebone, Richard Brisley and Charles Pearce,
two cabmen, through whose reckless and shameful con-
duct in racing and jostling against each other, the lives
of Mr. and Mrs. Danks, who were in one of the cabs,
were endangered, were sentenced to two months' impri-
sonment with hard labour. Mr. Danks, in giving evi •
dance, observed that he had experienced great difficulty
in inducing the police to take the charge.
George Watts, Frances llines, and John Donohue, were
charged with disorderly conduct at the Queen's Theatre,
Tottenham-street. Watts was fined 405., and Hines and
Donohue 20s. each.
Two lads, brothers, named Larouche, were remanded
from Lambeth-street, for stealing a quantity of stays,
the property of Mr. Moss, stay-manufacturer, the master
of one of the prisoners.
Thomas Perkins was charged at Worship-street with
violently assaulting a boy named William Smith. The
prosecutor was suffering so severely from the injuries
he had received that he was unable to attend, but it ap-
peared that the prisoner had asked the boy into his
house, given him some beer, which the prosecutor sup-
posed to have been drugged, and then attacked him,
knocking him down so violently as to break two of his
ribs. The prisoner said the boy was attempting to make
off with a work-box when he attacked him.—The pri-
soner was admitted to bail.
Sarah Bignell, a well-looking girl of 18, the daughter
of a letter-sorter in the General Post-office, was brought
before Mr. Cottinghana, charged with absconding from
home, and robbing her father of 7s. 6d. She had been
seduced by a midshipman, whom she was about to ace
company disguised as a sailor to the Mediterranean.
Her brother had met her dressed in male attire and had
caused her to be detained. She refused to divulge the
name of her seducer, and she was remanded in order to
give time to make proper inquiries.
Capt. Volum, of the barque Mary, was convicted at
the Greenwich 'Police-court of smuggling, and fined 251.
Thomas Sutton, charged before Mr. Paynter at
Wandsworth with embezzling 3/. the property of his
master, was remanded.

COUET-PASHIONABLEI.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia will honour
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with his company
at dinner on Sunday next, at Kew.
The Duke of Wellington has issued cards for a grand
entertainment at Apsley House, on Saturday next. His
Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia will honour the
Gallant Duke with his company at dinner on that day,
when a distinguished circle are invited to meet the illus-
trious guest.
Lord mid Lady Hatherton and the Hon. Miss Little-
ton have arrived at Teddesley Park, Staffordshire, from
town, and have been joined by the lion. Edward and
Lady Margaret Littleton. Lady Margaret has consented
to lay the foundation-stone of the intended new church
at Bednall. •

The Duke of Buccleuch left Montagu House yester-
day for Leamington, from whence his Grace is expected
to proceed direct to Scotland. The remains of the Lady
Anne Scott will be interred at Boughton, near Kettering,
Northamptonshire, and not at Bowiiill, as has been
stated.
The Marquis of Worcester has left town for the grouse
shooting in Wales.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Lorn have left Staf-
ford House for Brighton, on a visit to the Duke and
Dichosa of Argyll.

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MARGATE, AUG. 14.—(FROM A CORRESPOND- /3.
—The weather here for the last week has bean rell,lloll
settled, with continued rains and high winds. The This
is very flat, and half the lodgings are untenante,i• plot
is partly owing to the unfavourable weather ; kotl for
bably more So from the exorbitant price demand'shif
lodgings in good situations, which is proportioaa"6o
higher than in other places on the Kentish or Sus se
coast. The occupiers of the lodging-houses are Inc.
blameable for their charges as their landlords, wilf.
ceive nearly the same rents for their property now red
former times, when no railway communication 01'00,
between the metropolis and Brighton, SoutbalOgiati-
Dover, &c. These gentlemen will, however, 501 ails
it their interest to reduce their rents. Provisiee.,' or
also dearer here than in Ramsgate, Dover, Bright3;oC'
Ilastings. The crops in the Isle of Thanet ar!ith
abundant, and if Providence should favour US -id
ha
fortnight's fine weather, most of the grain lOU
carried.
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CAUTION TO LICENSED VICTUALLERS.--.ad oar
systematic plan of plunder has been recently esrilierasr
by which licensed victuallers have been severe PP' .heir
both in the metropolis and the suburbs, by hasiachielt
billiard-boards robbed of the whole set of balls,folloys.
cost at least 30s. Two stylishly-dressed y 01114,000-
walk into a house, and ask to be shown into a "0 time
room, %here they commence playing, at the Wen, else
paying for the liquor ordered; should there be r"? after
present, one of them takes his departure, shortybeing
followed by the other; and of course no suspicionco the,
raised on account of their respectable apPeara°,l;;s ton'
balls are not missed till required, and the delinqu'
_afloat.
far gone, escape detection. Licensed victuallers % vi-
ta make their servants too cautious to watch stranegneiloot
siting their houses; for the fellows, if not cony%
which
take all, will leave one or two about the board' is
lulls suspicion, and leads the waiter to auPPtappy tp
right, by the others being in the bags. We are mitte4
state, one of the fellows, named Danes, was con 3. e b
Newgate for trial, and convicted, for stealing tni, The
telle balls from a public-house in the Bath-reau,, tho
SO well
landlord had suspicion, though dressed
supposed he 1s
other escaped out of the house, but it is 6aPst,eriog
hip
making a tour through Kent, as a person sa,„h, pept:
description-was seen to pass through Greenwich, o
ford, to Woolwich, and on to the Dover-r ad. our
phaenisoinil, etrhee long
bis mother,.
Lord Saltoun has arrived on a visit to
return_ of or
his eon:4r _
take up the same quarters as his
at Ness Castle, Inverness-shire.
din
Noble Lord to his native country,the other "
s and al
China, was celebrated by bonfire
are =mist°
ther-2
and Ins br°
to express their joy. His Lordshipiny have been_avi.
law, Mr. Grant M'Dowall, of ..rnd.
the Ness,
monstrations by which the Highlanders
ously to the commencement of th
shooting quarter 91 Coignafern•
joying the sports of salmon fishi.neg
from The safe
It—. season', *-