The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-25 00:00:00

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FOREIGN.
The King of the French went on Monday to St. Cloud, to
inspect the works going on at that residence. Nis Majesty
will in a few days come to the Tuileries, where the Royal
Family will stay during the fetes of July. An excursion el
some days to the Chateau of Bizy is spoken of; and it is eel('
that afterwards will take place the journey to Eu.
The Chamber of Peers have adopted the Central Railto;tid
Bill, by 69 votes to 25. The Deputies on Monday were occuP:'
with reports on petitions, which were generally without In—
terest. As the hon. members adjourned without any dey
being fixed for their next sitting, their labours for the session
may be looked on as terminated.
The electoral College of Besancon has just returned •
Magnoncourt, the Conservative candidate, to the Chamber T
Deputies. M. Magnonceurt had 175 votes ; his opponent, It.
Conyers, had 148.
M. Didelot, I'rocureur-General at Amiens, a Conservative'
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has been elected for the college of Epinal, in place of the
M. Cuny.
Letters from Bologna of the 16th of July mention that ap:
other of the political prisoners, named Joseph Gardengh"
who was condemned to death by the Military Commission for
the part they took in the insurrection of last year, has been
executed. A landed proprietor of the name of Mivelli
been sentenced for ten years to the galleys, for granting atz
asylum to one of the principal conspirators.
seventh of the political prisoners who has been shot in the
back, that being the death of a traitor according to the Its'
liars laws. This is the
" The squadrons of all the Powers of Europe," exclaims
the Eco del Commercio, " are hastening to the coast of Me'
rocco, and Tangiers is about to resemble a port of Palestine
in the times of the Crusades. God grant that we may not
act a most ridiculous figure there!"
General San Miguel and his brother have been imprisoned
(without accusation or trial), the one in Bilbao, the other
in Majorca.
A dreadful fire took place on the Ist inst. at Drontheim, in
Norway. Several streets and 12 public edifices are stated to
have been burnt to the ground. A similar disaster occurred
at Cronstadt, in Transylvania, on the night of the 30th ult: ;
more than 90 buildings were destroyed. It is stated also, in
a German paper, that the fine market-place of Marienbta
has been burnt down.
During the lag month the consumption of meat in Paris
was 5,295 oxen, 1,023 cows, 6,773 calves, and 31,930 sheeP
being 747 oxen, 352 cows, and 3,710 sheep less than during
the month of une, 1843. The consumption of the first 0
months of the present year was 39,293 oxen, 7,049 coat
38,511 calves, and 224,099 sheep, being 616 oxen and 3,7 re
calves more, and 1,452 cows and 9,526 sheep less than in te
first six months of 1843. In weight, upon the aggregat:
there was a reduction of 78,320 kilogrammes, or 174,75°1e
English.
An explosion of gas, the consequences of which we e,
frightful, took place on Monday evening, ,at the porter,
lodge of No. 25, Rue Neuve St. Jean, Faubonrg St. Del°.
A vent having opened in the pipe supplying the wine-el
in the same house, the porter, whose lodge is very dark, ,„,,te°,,
a lighted candle too near to it, and the gas caught fire. ,I." 60
children of the unfortunate man were killed, and his wite.ed
severely wounded in the leg that she was necessarily ear°
to the hospital.

LAW AND POLICE. wos
At the Lincoln assizes, William Markham, aged 37,
charged with having, on the 30th of May, at Tathweco.
feloniously shot at Jacob Gainsley, with intent to 11101„0et
him. There were other counts charging him with an i13`,j1..
to wound and main. The prosecutor is the keeper of a ttiiis
bar near Louth, and on the evening in question was WI ni
the same reading his Bible, when Markham entered tut
asked for a biscuit. He soon after quitted the place,. lice,
returned, and taking down a pistol from the mantel-ptig
levelled it at the prosecutor and fired, the ball happily rasr,so
him and lodging in the wall. The defenee was, that the $
at the time he committed the act in question, was not 1110,
right state of mind. The jury retired, and after a long 6' 3.th
sultation, returned with a verdict of guilty of shooting Wi
intent to kill. Sentence deferred.
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The Ipswich assizes commenced on the 23d. The colettehe
is very heavy, and contains the names of fifty prisoners, !„1
majority of whom are charged with arson; of these 11
neither write nor read, 9 can read and write imPe.--_,„ese
and 8 are under 17 years of age, two of them being ,"
children. ,
At Guildhall, James Richard Downes, an attorney's ell,/
was charged with various acts of fraud and embezzlemen'o.
his employer, Mr. Sagwell, of the Temple-chambers.
peared that he had defrauded Mr. Sagwell of several 1100;01
pounds, besides throwing his business into confusion. Ile "
committed on thee charges of embezzlemt
John Le Grand,r who has hitherto passed aen .s
an inicotter.,¢
and dealer in French goods, was finally brought up °o'o,.
charge of being concerned in an extensive burglarY'
mitted on the premises of Mr. Charles Banks, lace-011d,
facturer, of Lawrence-lane, on the 24th of December

The prisoner was fully committed.
COURM—r.a.slaxorrarnam. c neat
The Duke of Wellington will gives grand grand concert Cha:kpr
and instrumental music on Wednesday evening next
s the
ley House, to which are invited their Royal Highness;bake
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grall: ed of
and Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, and four 110,11";,tood,
the elite of the haut ton. The entertainment, it is 013"iyelles"
is given for the purpose of introducing Lady Charles
ley, after her recent alliance with Lord Charles.
The Duchess of Sutherland and family are about to leave
Stafford House for Trentham, and after the marriage °
the
Marquis of Lorn and Lady Elizabeth Leveson Gower,
Duke and Duchess go to Dunrobin Castle, N.B. ed
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort have a distinguish is
party to dinner this evening at Beaufort House, which to
to be followed by a grand ball, to which a large circle 3
invited. nes
The Duke of Somerset entertained at dinner on IN e" of
day evening, at his mansion in Park-lane, the Ducheesto
Hamilton, the Countess of Lincoln, the Earl and Count of
of Dunmore, Lord and Lady Blantre the Martlu'ooi
Huntly, Lord Seymour, the Earl of Beslorough, Vie' art.
Melbourne, the Hon. Mr. Cowper, and the Hon. Mr. Ste,
The Duchess of Somerset received a select circle of fr.'
during the evening.
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The Earl of Zetland has arrived at his seat in o's,,usli
from Aske Hall, Yorkshire. The Countess had pre"'
arrived at Kerse House, from Yorkshire.
The Earl of Wilton has taken Banstead Cottage', ifiP
Hyde, for the season, which his Lordship and falni'Y
occupy early next month. • •
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The Earl and Countess of Sefton leave Croxte
next month for the Highlands, for the shooting seasell'o
Earl and Countess De Grey are expected to 'return
James's- square this afternoon, from a visit to her Iklto4 to
at Windsor Castle. The Earl and Countess are expect'
proceed to Buxton early in the ensuing week. sei"
Lord Frederick and Lady Augusta Fitzclarence andsdo
arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, on Tuesday, from Wiesbe
where they made a brief sojourn, en route from a tour in
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south of Europe. Goa'
Yesterday the Dowager Duchess of Bedford gave beratop'
eluding fete champetre for the season at Bedford Lodge'', Ott
den-hill, on which occasion her Grace was honoured tair
the presence of a very numerous assemblage of tile
tocracy.
The Marquis of Bristol is daily expected in St. J 3-10
square, from Brighton, and after remaining some wee,
town repairs to Ickworth Park, near Bury St. Edl33
for the autumn.

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MISCELLANEOUS. ifo
A delegate meeting of the operatives of Lancasbiroe,•4log
held at Manchester on Monday, for the purpose of ueiloo)A
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means to promote the further progress of the Ten lie
Bill. There were delegates present from Mancliestery beat'
ton, Bury, Preston, Wigan, Ashton-under-Lyne, Clnle,
Hindley, Oldham, Stockport, Norwich, &c. Each deor;leng
was requested to give a report as to how far the W
classes were prepared, by organisation amongst thee'so-V
to give effect to the declaration of the House of Co to
namely, that the factory day shall commence at six
the morning and cease at six o'clock in the evenin.*• of Leg,
A splendid monument to the memory of the -631-1 0,o14;
cester has just been completed at Mr. Hall's marble GotlOj
Derby. It consists of a mass of richly-sculptured 40
tracery, forming a cinque-foil arch, resting on buttress°, pi:
columns, and open foliage capitals, and surmounted bYlt, S;
diment and pinnacles, ornamented with panels, crockno'o e
Within the niche formed by the columns and arch sift 4
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massive tablet containing the following inscription, wlort,d,
capital letters illuminated :—" To the revered nleol lir
Thomas William Coke, Earl of Leicester, bore May i"
died at Longford, June 30, 1842.
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Complete arrangements have been made for
national archery fete which is to come off early ill t'ptillifo
month at Knavesmire, near the city of York. A gttrirjeah'e
will be erected on the ground, and every facility aut4ast t 6"
the visitors to witness the sports of the day. Ant ebb
competitors are the " captains" and'inost practised 01 ciake
of the principal archery clubs, metropolitan and provi° V,
The name " ton" is about to be inscribed °citce
four sides of the base of the Wellington statue, in tnet
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and " the 18th June, 1815," on the upper edging-oec°
fore-feet of the horse, and also under the hinder feet, to'
in g to the original directions of the Committee 0104
Lord Heytesbury and suite are expected to leave "tip Pof
day for the Vice-Regal Lodge, Dublin. His Lord" 00
appointed Lord Tullamore, of the 43d Light InfantrY,
the Earl of Charleville, to be one of his extra aides- „,
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His Lordship has re. appointed Dr. Tighe as Dean of Viols
Royal, and expressed his intention that 411 the c1ia.P.,05-
the list of his predecessor will continue in their fulici_l;./'

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BIRTHS.
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On the 15th inst., at the Vicarage, Herne, ,co'
On
of the Rev. J. S. May, of a son. ell De%
the 19th inst., at the Vicarage, Kingskersw- ' ~ of
the lady of the Rev. E. B. Creek, of a daughter. ~,, laN
On the 19th inst., at Eusemere-hill, Ullswatery l' ~',
J. C. Bristow, Esq., of a daughter. ~f,.,g DO'
On the 20th inst., in Eaton-square, the Hon. v----' octlf
of a son. 2.;"oriv
On the 21st inst., at York-crescent, Lower
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Surrey, Mrs. Samuel Smith, of a son. ...„,ife _
On the 22d inst., at Aston Rectory, Harts, the I'
Rev. G. E. Bruxner, M.A., of a daughter.
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MARRIED. ~ e
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On the 19th inst., at Walton Church, near I,' of the
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Osman, of London, to Fanny, third daughter -
Captain Peter Williams, R.N., of Devonport.

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DIED. ~..Colll3
On the 22d inst., at Longford Hall, Anne Alnew" cl
of Leicester. ijoite
Horton,Oth eof2Otthhe olf4ll,tlhayL,igaht
tßoDmrbagayo'6Lsteuetlednesatetsosicillofille late
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Rear-Admiral Horton. ~.,' „„ra..,
On the 19th inst., at Bath, Captain James uv—
brother of the late Major-General i'onran. efe t• v:ii
On the 21st inst., Mr. F. S. Nodin, of Gerrard-s"-evise,'—'?
On the 21st inst., at New Ferry, William Wilitelici—
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the 22d inst., at Grosvenor-park, Eliza, 01°8'
G. Haes, Esq.rof,
On the 22d hist , Mr. 'Walter James Burgle, a„g'!ford '.-
On the 22d inst., Mr. William Bridge, of the vi" -‘
_..clee'
Camden-town. Abairte'
On the 22d inst., Mr. Joseph Bolton,
Liverpool- road, Islington.. of S tr--
A, 4.aillt,'l
9,,t.2,iin5t., at Tottenham, Mrs. Aen--.l_—.--- .0 0-
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