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

SUMMARY OF NEW

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" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.
'ln addition to the election of President of the French
Chamber of Deputies, the election of the other officers
for the session has been in favour of the Guizot Minis-

try. All the Vice-Presidents, and a majority of the
Presidents of Committees, are supporters of the Go-

vernment.

On Thursday evening, the King received at dinner
Generals Jamin, Lamare, Thiebault, Blancart, and Ba-
ron d'Andre ; the Presidents of the Chambers of Peers
and Deputies ; the Duke and Duchess de Marmier, the
Marquis de Los-Llanos, the Marquis de Terranova ;
Counts d'Hauterive, De Mousbourg, Portalis, De Sal-
vandy, D'Haussonville, and a number of other distin-
guished personages.
The Gazette de France states that, in the House of
Peers, the Duke de Richelieu will be called upon by the
President to explain his conduct in visiting the Duke de
Bordeaux, in London ; and that, in the Chamber of
Deputies, MM. Jacqueminot and Liadieres will bring
forward the subject of the visit of the Legitimist
Deputies.
The day after the funeral of Casimir Delavigne, M.
Villemain, the Minister of Instruction, sent to his widow
an order for an annual pension of 1,200 f., and a bursar-
ship for her son to the College of Henry IV., the de-
ceased having left no fortune.
The Municipal Council of Havre, the native town of
the late Casimir Delavigne, has unanimously voted the
erection of a monument to his memory, each member of
the Council subscribing immediately 50f. It is to be
placed on the Quai de la Barre, at the house in which
the poet was born. The Quai is henceforth to bear his
name.
The Siecle having mentioned a report that the King's
Commissioner attached to the Thfultre Francais bad for-
bidden the performance of Tartufe at that theatre, the
Messager states that the report is utterly destitute of
foundation.
Letters from Rome to the 26th of December state that
the condition of the Pope's finances is very bad, and the
country in a wretched state ; but that, notwithstanding,
he is obliged to levy further imposts upon the people.
The direct taxes have been doubled throughout the States,
and the Customs duties have been greatly increased.
The Barcelona papers of the 22d contain a remon-
strance addressed to the Queen by the .Ayuntamiento
against the extensive smuggling proceeding in the port of
Barcelona, which they impute to the scandalous conni-
vance existing between the smugglers and the public
officers of all classes.
The Constitutionnel expresses its doubts of the article
announcing the death of Mme. Catalani. It is said this
lady expired at her residence near Sinigaglia (Roman
States ; that her husband, M. Velabrdque, died in 1828,
and that she has h ft a fortune of eight or ten millions of
francs. These circumstances are not exact. Mine.
Catalani has never had any residence in the Roman
States ; her husband still lives ; and all her remaining
fortune amounts to only 20,000 f. a year.

COURT-PASIZIONA.BLE.
Intelligence was conveyed to her Majesty on Sundaf
evening that sickness, said to be the scarlet fever or the
measles, prevails in some of the families of the domes-
tics at the seat of his Majesty the King of the Belgians,
and it is, therefore, very improbable that any of the
Royal Family will accompany their illustrious parents
to Claremont. Indeed, it is not unlikely that, from the
circumstances alluded to, the visit of the Court may be
postponed for a few days.
Sir Robert and Lady Peel have been entertaining at
Drayton Manor, during the Christmas vacation, the
Earls of Aberdeen and Lincoln, Viscount and Viscountess
Villiers, Sir James Graham, and John Wilson Croker,
Esq., Mr. George and Mrs. Dawson, Sir Alexander
Grant, Bart., Dr. Buckland, &c.
The Earl of Haddington is staying at Cliefden House,
Berkshire, the seat of Sir George Warrender.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesey have been
entertaining a large family party at Beaudesert during
the Christmas holidays, consisting of the Earl and
Countess of Uxbridge, Ladies Eleanor and Constance
Paget, Lord and Lady Sydney, Lord Alfred Paget,
Lady Templemore, and the Hon. Misses Chichester.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston have, during
the last week, been surrounded by a family circle at
Broadlands. The Earl and Countess Cowper, Viscount
Melbourne, Lord and Lady Beauvale, Viscount and
Viscountess Jocelyn, Lord and Lady Ashley, Hon. Wrn•
Cowper, Hon. Spencer Cowper, &c., have been among
the guests. Earl and Countess Cowper left on Friday
for town • and Viscount Melbourne and Lord and Lad).
Beauvale leave in a few days for Brocket Hall.
The Earl and Countess of Delaware have a party
visiting at Buckhurst Park, Sussex. The Noble Earl
has, during the last week, bountifully supplied the poor
of Hartfield, Withyham, &c., with excellent cheer fet
Christmas.
The Earl and Countess of Warwick arrived at Patter'
son's Hotel, Brook-street, on Thursday last. Her Lacl)",
ship has had a severe attack of gout, and been confined
to her room for some time at Yatton Park. Her Lady'
ship remains in a very weak state of health.
The Earl and Countess of Limerick are entertaining
large family circle at South-hill Park.
The Countess of Roden and Lady Maria Jocelyn left
the Clarendon Hotel on Friday for Paris, rid Dover.
The Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury left the Or
rendon Hotel on Saturday for Brighton.
Lady Jemima Eliot gave her third ball for the season
on Thursday evening at Dublin. The Lord Mayor ad
Lady Mayoress, the Countess of Donoughwore, tbe,
Ladies Hutchinson, the Attorney-General, Lord 01
Lady Francis Gordon, &c., were among the company'
which was very numerous.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A remarkable change has taken place in the weather
in the course of the night. The barometer has fallen
nearly an inch in twenty-four hours, and the temperattt_°O
is low. Much snow fell during the night, and up
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twelve o'clock, but it has entirely disappeared, and t9'
weather is now more favourable.
This day (Monday), the Queen's proclamation r9'
specting light and defaced gold, comes into operatic?
It directs that from that day light and defaced gold eelPe
will no longer be a legal tender, and it gives power to tli
person to whom it ma) be offered, to slant or cut it 9a
that it may never be again circulated. As a great WO;
tity of the coin will pi übably be brought out, person,
cannot be too careful in the gold coinage they take, f'
the loss will fall entirely on themselves.
The General Post-office gives notice that the nesl
mail for India, via Marseilles, will be dispatched theme
on the 4th inst.
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The Duke of Rutland's birth-day on Thursday tie„
will be celebrated with the usual rejoicings, and Or:
memos and distinguished circle will assemble to eel:;;
brate the occasion. The Duke of Cambridge will hone"'
the Noble Duke with his presence.
The sixtieth anniversary of the Surrey Chapel 1314:
volent Society, which was established in the year 17' 4
by the Rev. Rowland Hill, was held yesterday at Surre.'
Chapel. From the address, prepared by the Committvi;
it appeared that the Society, since its establishraelloi
had raised 28,0001., and by its means 55,000 cases
distress had been relieved. The spacious chapel 'ci,
crowded to the ceiling, and a collection was made at tb
conclusion of the service.
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The Earl of Hardwick° has contradicted a parag'rit„ri,
originally inserted in a provincial journal, to the eff~
that at a late rent-day dinner he had expressed Pig
opinion that free trade principles would ultirastf.,/,
triumph; but that such a result would not be so eis
astrous as generally anticipated. His Lordship state
that he uttered no such sentiment.
We undertand that a considerable number of the PrIllt;
cipal coalmasters of North Staffordshire have agreed
give the advanced rate of wages, namely, 4s. per day to
Lord Monson has made a return of fifteen per cent's;
his tenants on his Lordship's estates in Lincolnsbir r
and Earl Fortescue has made a reduction of ten Pei
cent. at his late audit on the rents of the Tatters'
property, in that county.
The Chief Justiceship of our newly-acquired set-,0
ment, Hong-Kong, has been offered to no less than se,,` ;-0
members of the English bar, and been declined by t't,o
all, although the salary attached to the office is to
3,0001. a year. the
Workmen, under the direction of Mr. Illore, epi
architect, have commenced the construction of s
corridor at Buckingham Palace, from the equerr'tte
entrance in the south wing to lead to the new pl.7t-i0
Chapel Royal, now in course of decoration, and wlo°,7at
expected to be completed by the arrival of the Court
the palace for the season, at the end of the month.
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The Duchess of Kent, it is said, will give a gno
banquet on Tuesday evening, at Frogmore Ilotise:1 0
her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, an
distinguished party; and her Majesty's departure
the Castle to Claremont has consequently been P°
polled until the following morning.
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;DO"
SOUTHAMPTON.—The Lady Mary Wood ren-lor
lar steam-packet arrived at Southampton on the
the 30th of December, at half-past nine o'clock 1111,10
evening, bringing ,mails from Malta of the 1503,0,011,
from Gibraltar, the 23d ult. ; Cadiz, the 24th ;
the 26th; Oporto, the 27th; and Vigo, of the last died
left at Gibraltar her Majesty's ship Belvidera, flob
Locust steamer; at Cadiz, the Seine and Volage Frveoir
men-of-war brigs; at Lisbon, her Majesty's shiPilosi
spite, and two Portuguese frigates; and exchanged oti°
lights with the Iberia steam-packet between °port° 0'
Vigo. She brings home as passengers the 11°40,i3+
Grey, Captain of the Belvidera; Lieutenant -1),.
the
commanding the Locust; and Lieutenant Sprat, 0,100,9 r
Beacon surveying vessel; also, Mr. Kelner, of the 'Or)
office, London; the Rev. Mr. Davies, a Roman Ott"
clergyman; M. Alfocorado, a Portuguese geOrfroilit
going to France; and the Misses F. and J. nou'ry 0"
Lisbon, the elder of whom is going to the nunneuet-
Your hull. There is no particular news by this Pileccitkff
NN ILFUL DESTRUCTION OF CORN.—On Sstt/tit,
last, an additional quantity of corn was takellZylogi
bonded I%ai ehouses in this town and destroyed, 1.0041,
by being kept too long, become unfit for hureall,lhe't
Had the corn-laws been repealed, this corn wel°(o3o°,
be, n brought into the market and purchased by on the
our fellow-townsmen, who are now probably „,°
borders of starvation. And yet there are men °'°°f It"
fess and call themselves Christians and friends °eV'
poor who advocate a law which permits, nay ec°tet'
the wilful destruction of food in a country where',
of thousands arc lacking bread !—Sunderland
EARL GREY.—The latest accounts ftoln ;got f
4 takeriAPbeel
Hall represent. the state of Earl Grey's hoalt aS i still li,ce
precarious. No unfavourable °bang* .1
since Wednesday last, and some
relieved, but the Noble Ear'
danger when the le.* ti
'sYm'paterns ht170,01,°.
was not considere?,coo,l"
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and nearly all thel's
members of the Noble Ear
ire gre- report left. Viscount 001
_ ...ithlnee upon their revered relative.

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