The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-16 00:00:00

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POREIGN.
On Saturday evening the King of the French bad a
numerous party to dinner, among whom were :—Lord
and Lady Cowley, the Austrian Ambassador, the Pope's
Nuncio, the Prince of Eckmuhl and his mother, who is
styled the " Marechale Princesse," and other distin-

gtiished personages,
By a late decree of the Queen of Spain, her mother's
pension is to be restored, which, together with arrears,
will amount to 100,0001. Such a sum was worth a little
intrigue. It is said that this is not the only mark of fa-
vour which the Spanish Government means to bestow on
Christina, and that it has in contemplation the project of
issuing a decree for legalising the marriage between the
ex-Regent and Munoz, the latter of whom is to be
created a Grandee of Spain.
Accounts have been received by telegraph that the
Queen's troops entered Figueras on the 11th. This was
the last place in Spain holding out for the pronuncia-
I 'mentos.

By a statement published at Boulogne, it appears that
the number of passengers passing through Boulogne in
1831 amounted to 11,131 ; that in 1842 the number had
increased to 48,254 ; while the numbers passing by way
of Calais during the same period decreased from 38,596
to 20,728. The number of passengers in 1843 by Bou-
logne amounted to 56,868 ; by Havre, 21,380 ; by Ca-
lais, 19,079 ; by Dieppe, 5,021.
The Silesian Gazette says that it is feared, in Mol-
davia, that the revolution in Greece will be made a pre-
text by Russia to take possession of that country.
The trade of Russia with the Porte increases every

year. A great number of Russian merchants emigrated
to Turkey and Persia, and they are greatly encouraged
by these Governments. The, trade of Russia with China
is also increasing.
LAW AND POLICE.
At Lambeth-street, Edmund Curckland, the driver of
one of Crump's Stratford omnibuses, and Joseph Dwyght,
the driver of Coates's Stratford omnibus, appeared be-
fore Mr. Henry to answer to a charge of furious driving,
when both pleaded guilty. Mr. Henry remarked, that
if either of the defendants had been before summoned
fur irregularities he certainly should have felt it to be
his duty to have committed them to prison without any
fine. He then convicted Curckland in a penalty of 31.
and expenses, and Dwyght in 405., and also the ex-
penses.
A commission of lunacy was opened before Mr. Com-
missioner Barlow and a jury of freeholders, at the
Canonbury Tavern, Islington, to inquire into the state
of mind of the Princess Elizabeth Catherine Louisa
Maria Frances Bariatinsky, daughter of Prince Baria-
tinsky, a Russian Nobleman, when, after due inquiry,
the jury found that the Princess was of unsound mind,
and had been incapable of managing her atlitirs
since 1830.
At Clerkenwell, James M`Grath, the noted prize-
fighter, John M'Donald, and George Hopkins, were
placed at the bar, before Mr. Greenwood, the former
prisoner charged by George Fisk, a respectable-looking
young man, residing at'
.To. 2. Foster-buildings, St.
Luke's, with having committed a violent assault upon
him ; and the two latter were charged with inciting
the mob and M'Grath to Assault and resist the police in
the execution of their duty, &c. On the charges being
proved, Mr. Greenwood sentenced M`Grath to one
month's imprisonment in. the House of Correction for
the assault on the policeman ; and for the assault on
Fisk, he convicted him in the penalty of 51., or to be
imprisoned two calendar months, leaving him liable to be
prosecuted by other parties whom he had assaulted. He
convicted M'Donald in the penalty of 3L, or one month's
imprisonment ; and Hopkins in the penalty of 205., or
ten days' imprisonment. Hopkins paid his fine and was
liberated, but the other prisoners were taken to prison

COURT_FASHIONABLE. • '
The Court is expected to return to Windsor Castle on
Wednesday afternoon.
The Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the youth-
ful Princess Mary, was to arrive to-day at Calais from
Germany. The Royal Duchess and Princess are to em-
bark, weather permitting, at an early hour to-morrow,
and in all probability her Royal Highness will reach
Cambridge-House to dinner.
Th'e.Eail and Countess of Eglintoun are expected at
the .ClarendOn' Hotel on the 29th inst. from Eglintoun
Castle. His fordship comes to town to be present at
the Duke Of Wellington's ministerial banquet at Apsley
House, on the 31st inst.
Viscount Drumlanrig, eldest son of the Marquis of
Queensbery, it is rumoured, is about to retire from the
2d Life Guards.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Cholmondely leave
their seat in Cheshire, next week, for Carlton House-
terrace. The Noble Marquis and Marchioness, with the
Marchioness of Westminster, Countess Grosvenor and.
Ladies Grosvenor, Lord and Lady Prudhoe, Lord and
Lady Robert Grosvenor and Lady Charlotte Egerton,
were present at Chester Cathedral, on Saturday, to hear
the performance of the splendid new organ just placed in
that venerable building.
The Marquis of Anglesey arrived at his residence in
Old Burlington-street, on Sunday night, from WobUrn
Abbey.
The following are among the Noble and distinguisned
guests at present honouring the Duke and Duchess of
Bedford with their company, at Woburn Abbey :—The
Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby, Baroness de
Clifford, Lord and Lady Uxbridge, the Ladies Paget,
Lord and Lady John Russell, Lord William Russell,
Lord Francis Russel, Mr. Edward Russell, Mr. and Lady
G. Romilly, the Hon. G. S. and Lady Agnes Byng,
Lord and Lady Levison, Lord Duncannon, Miss Pon-
sonby, Mr. and Mrs. Ponsonby. Mr. and Lady Caroline
Sanford, Sir John and Lady Charlotte Guest, Mr. ' and
Mrs. Shelley, Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel, Master J.
Byng, Ecc.
The Duke and Duchess -of Leeds are entertaining a se-
lect circle at Hornby Castle ; the Earl and Countess of
Shrewsbury are expected to arrive at the castle on a visit
to their Graces, from town.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The weather in London has at last become seasonable.
On Sunday night there was a sharp frost, with a keen
north-east wind. In the course of last night the ther-
mometer fell seven degrees below freezing ; but as there
is little wind no inconvenience is felt from the lowness
of the temperature.
According to the latest accounts from Dr. Wolff,
which are dated Trebisond, Nov. 28, there is every
reason to believe that Colonel Stoddart and Captain
Conolly are still alive. The man Barenstein, who said
he had witnessed the execution of Stoddart and Conolly,
had been proved to be an imposter.
According to the resolutions of both Houses of Par-
liament, a scheme was recently adopted for the promul-
gation of the statutes, and from a return made in the
early part of last session, it appears that, in the year
1841, 4,135 Acts were sent out to public offices, public
officers, to cities, counties, and boroughs, to sheriffs, and
other persons.
The Duke of Bedford and Lord Ducie have both aban-
doned the Northampton Farming and Grazing Society,
on the grounds stated in Lord Spencer's letter.
A great curiosity has lately been discovered in the
library of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. A play, on
the subject of Richard 111., written in Latin, and ante-
, cedent to Shakspeare. It has liberally been lent to the
Shakspeare Society, with permission to transcribe it.
The importation of foreign cattle into Hull has fallen
off considerably—upwards of one-half for this year, as
compared with 1842. In 1843 the importation only
amounted to 317 oxen and 3 sheep, while in 1842, 1,685
oxen, 24 cows, 439 sheep, and 253 pigs, were imported.