The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-04 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.
On Monday the King of the French gave a private audi-
ence to Count de Pontois, the French Ambassador in Switzer-
land.
On Sunday evening their Majesties received the Duke
d'Albufera, Count Mollien, Count Jules de l'Aigle, the Baron
de Montmorency, Vice-Admiral Rosamel, Generals Colbert
and Marbot, and the Prefects of the Seine, Calvados, and
Haute Garonne.
The statement of the accounts of the Bank of France, for
the first quarter of 1845, made up to the 25th ult., shows
the following results :—Actif: The Bank had then in hand,
cash, 266,290,265 f. ; in discounts and loans, 119,582,907 f. ;
branch banks' accounts, 70,592,862 f. ; rentes, public securi-
ties, and reserved fund, 64,840,974 f. ; credits and various
items. Passif: Amount of bank-notes circulated,
256,317,227 f. ; accounts current, 178,309,582 f.; capital and
reserve, 81,900,000 f. ; different items, 4,348,946 f. The dis-
counts, advances, and loans, made during the quarter,
amounted to the sum of 286,547,368 f. ; movement of ac-
counts current (private), 2,847,063,138 f. ; ditto (pub-
lic), 218,118,380 f. ; general movement of the caisses,
3,349,455,366 f.
M. Pierre Laureau, historiographer to Charles X. and De-
puty in the Legislative 'Assembly, has just died at St. An-
dre, in the 97th year of his age.
The price of bread at Paris for the first fortnight of the
present month is fixed at 30 centimes the kilogramme.
The Mayors of Boulogne, Neuille, Passy, and Auteuil, have
just issued notices forbidding all persons to smoke amongst
the trees of the Bois de Boulogne.
A case of almost unheard-of barbarity was brought before
the last Court of Assizes for the Ardeche. A woman was
tried and convicted of having murdered four new -born infants
entrusted to her at different times to carry to the Foundling
Hospital ; for each of which she received 15 f. to remunerate
her loss of time and expenses. She was condemned to hard
labour for life.
The latest excavations made at Pompeii, by M. Vilain
XIV., the Belgian Chargé d'Affaires, has been exceedingly
interesting. A house was laid open in the quarter of the
people. Twenty workmen were employed at the task, and
the entrance- room furnished about twenty-five articles, vases,
cups, altars, and bronze paterfe. Another room, from which
a narrow passage led to the kitchen, contained some large
earthernjars. In the kitchen, the tinning of the saucepans
was still bright. A large boiler, two jars with handles, light
and transparent, objects exceedingly rare in collections, were
also found there. The next excavations were to be made in
the workshops of sculpture of the town.
A letter from Vienna states that the breaking up of the
ice on the Danube took place on March 21, without causing
much damage. The pieces of ice carried away an arch of a
bridge of .the Northern railroad. The waters of the river,
which had suddenly risen several feet, had again fallen, re•
moving all fear of inundation.
mislay AND POLICY?.
At Oxford Lord Chief Baron Pollock sentenced John
Pring, Edward Gibbon, and John Coles, for violating Catha-
rine Jones, at St. Weollos, on the 18th December, to trans-
portation for life.
An action for false imprisonment, brought by a journeyman
cabinet-maker, named Sanderson, against a master, named
Macdonnell, was tried at Liverpool. It appeared that seve-
ral of the men had struck for wages, and afterwards entered
the defendant's workshops, where others were at work, for
the purpose, as they stated, of searching for tools. A row
ensued, and several of them were given into custody, and
brought up before a:magistrate ; among these was the plain-
tiff. A heavy fine was inflicted on the others, but there was
no charge made against the plaintiff. The jury found a ver-
dict for him, with one farthing damages.
At Chester, Mr. Justice Cresswell, sentenced Winterbottom,
the Stockport attorney, who had been convicted of forgery at
the last assizes, to transportation for life.
The notorious Captain Henry Pratt was remanded from
the Mansion-house, by the Lord Mayor, on several charges
of obtaining money under false pretences.
At Guildhall, John Matham, a porter, was finally exa-
mined, charged with stealing six pieces of merino and other
goods, saved from the fire at the premises of Mr. Newton, in
Gutter-lane. Mary Ann Chapel, and James Dolan, a tailor,
lodging at 22, Old Bailey, in whose premises the goods were
temporarily lodged, were charged with receiving the goods,
knowing their to be stolen, and were fully committed for
trial.
Alexander and Charles M'Coy, in the service of Mr. A.
Rumsey, wine-merchant, of No. 37, Old Bond-street, were
charged with having robbed their employer, and fully com-
mitted for trial from Marlborough-street.
COURT—FASHIONABLE.
The French Ambassador entertained Lord Dufferin, Lady
Dufferin, and a small party at dinner, on Tuesday evening,
at Manchester House.
The Duke de Broglie on Wednesday visited the model
prison at Pentonville.
Dr. Lushington entertained at dinner, on Tuesday evening,
in Great George -street, several distinguished French naval
officers, come over on business connected with the right of
search question.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland and the Ladies
Leveson Gower have arrived at Stafford House from Trent-
ham, the Noble Duke's seat in Staffordshire.
The Duke of Devonshire has returned to town from his
villa at Chiswick, where his Grace has been passing the
Easter recess.
Sir Charles and Lady Wetherell have arrived in town for

the season.
Viscount and Viscountess Beresford have been entertaining
a small family circle at Bedgebury Park during the holidays.
Mr. Henry Thomas Hope, her Ladyship's eldest son, is shortly
expected to return in the Zephyretta schooner yacht, accom-
pained by the Hon Captain Cecil Forester, from a cruise in
the Mediterranean and the Levant.
MISCELLANEOUS.
We understand that a requisition is in course of signature
to Viscount Holmesdale, to allow himself to be put in
nominati n as a candidate for West Kent, to supply the
vacancy caused by the elevation of Lord Marsham to the
peerage, by the lamented death of the Earl of Romney.
An important arrangement has just been completed by the
Post- office authorities, with reference to the transmission of
letters and newspapers to and from the Channel Islands.
The mails are to be despatched thence via Southampton, in-
stead of as at present by way of Weymouth, and in lieu of
two departures and two arrivals weekly, there are to be three
of both. The new regulations will come into operation on
Saturday, the 26th inst.
On Tuesday, at one o'clock, r.m., the mortal remains of
the late Right Rev. Bishop Allen were deposited in a vault
in the choir of Ely Cathedral, and in front of the altar. On
Monday afternoon, at live o'clock, the minor canons, the pri-
vate friends of the late Bishop, and his Lordship's tradesmen,
with their families, were admitted to the chapel, where tlia
body lay in state. The coffin was covered with rich purple
velvet. The furniture of the coffin was gilt, the mitre form-
ing a prominent ornament. On the lid of the coffin was a
gilt plate, whereon was engraved the name, title, and age of
his Lordship ; a little above that was another plate, on which
were engraved the arms of the deceased Prelate, and those
of the see of Ely. The room was hung with black and lighted
with tapers. The ceremonial was imposing and affecting.
The clergy of Devizes are at war with their parishioners
on the subject of the innovations introduced into the Church
service. A meeting was held, a few days since, on the sub-
ject. It was resolved that, in the event of the rector's de-
clining to accede to the wishes of the parishioners, an appeal
should be made to the Lord Bishop of Salisbury.
On Friday last the Lord Mayor gave a splendid entertain-
ment to the trustees, directors, and other officers of the Lon-
don Life Association, of which his Lordship has been for
many years an active and highly-respected member.
The Philharmonic Society of Liverpool gave a concert on
Monday night, which attracted an audience of about 1,500
persons. Vieuxtemps, the eminent violinist, was rapturously
received ; and the singing of Miss Dolby, Miss E. Birch,
Mr. J. Calkin, and Mr. John Parry, elicited the greatest ap-
plause and several encores.
The Dutch steam-ship Batavier arrived at the St. Katha-
rine's steam-wharf on Wednesday morning, for the first time
this season, having been detained in the port of Rotterdam
since November last, on account of the Scheldt being frozen
over and impassable. She had several head of Dutch horned
cattle on board, which were landed immediately, and cleared
for the London market. The arrival of the Batavier an-
nounces the dispersion of the ice on the Continent, and the
opening of the German rivers for mercantile traffic, which
will be fully appreciated by those to whom the stoppage has
been productive of great inconvenience.
On Wednesday evening the annual meeting of the South-
wark Auxiliary to the London City Mission, was held
at the Surrey Chapel, Blackfriars- road, the Rev. James
Sherman in the chair. The Secretary having read the pro-
ceedings, the substance of which has been already made pub-
lic, addresses were delivered by the Rev. Drs. Cumming and
Morrison, the Rev. J. Robinson, &c., and the meeting
separated.
The first of the Ancient Concertrior the present season
took place on Wednesday, being under the direction of the
Duke of Cambridge. The concert was conducted by Sir
11. Bishop. The concert was of a very high order, and
worthy the illustrious dilletante under whose direction it was
given.
A new agricultural association has been formed at Good-
hurst, Kent. of which A. J. B. Hope, Esq., has been
appointed president. A meeting of the association took place
last week, which was numerously attended.

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO IRELAND.—We have
great satisfaction in announcing that the anticipated visit of
her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert to the
sister island is definitively fixed to take place during the en-
suing summer. Her Majesty's anxiety to visit this portion
of her dominions has for some time past been very generally
understood ; and circumstances, to which it is unnecessary
more pointedly to refer, appear to render it advisable that the
gracious intention should be carried into effect forthwith.
The precise day for the departure of the Court for Ireland
has been mentioned to us, but, at the present time, it will pro-
bably be sufficient to announce that her Majesty is expected
to leave England, for the Irish capital, early in July. We have
further to state, that, in order to allow the attendance of the
various Cabinet Ministers upon her Majesty, the business of
Parliament will (if at all practicable) be brought to a close
this session at a much earlier period than usual.—Post.
INCENDIARISAI IN NOTTINGHANI.—Yesterday a Go-
vernment proclamation was issued throughout the metropolis,
offering a reward for tile discovery of the personsFm , setnwheoaro
N te
to the valuable estate known as Whigsy Farm,
tingharn. The occupier of the property, Mr. Riley, of Pap_
plewick, who is much respected, has himself offered a reward
of 1051.
MONSTER GUN.—The Liverpool Courier states that
a monster gun has just been manufactured by Messrs.
Fawcett and Preston, of that town, which is intended to
replace the one that burst on board the Princeton American
war-steamer, a short time ago, killing the Secretary of
State, and wounding several other official personages. -I
made of malleable iron, is 12 feet long, and weighs I 1
is
1 tons
3cwt. 2qrs. 111 b. The Princeton has been ordered to the
eum fladiterrn.