The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-12 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

AND

Vublit ®pinion.

" Who runs may read."

POREIGN.

On Saturday the King of the French received the Portuguese Mi-
nister, General Colbert, General Friant, General Duchand, Genera
Marbot, and several other persons of distinction.
The weather at Paris on Saturday was still severe, the thermo-
meter at six o'clock in the morning being at 21. It changed, how-
ever, on Sunday, and some rain fell. No business was done at Tor-
toni% on Sunday.
The Presse states that the frigate Erigone is being fitted out at
Brest in order to convey to the Rio de la Plata Baron Deffattdis, who
is proceeding there to arrange, in concert with the British Minister,
the differences existing between Buenos Ayres and Monte Video.
The Alinanach du Alois states that a new amnesty will soon ap-
pear, including all the political prisoners omitted in the last.
The Journal des Debuts states that, according to a document lately
published by the Minister of Commerce on the vaccinations performed
in France during the year 1843, it appears that of 910,337 children
born during that year, there were 547,646 vaccinated, or rather more
than one-half ; that of those vaccinated, 11,779 were attacked with
the smallpox. Of the latter, 1,294 became disfigured or infirm, and
1.379 died in consequence of the disease. The amount of the expenses
incurred by vaccination was 205,714 f.
The accounts from Syria state, that the Greek Synod at Jerusalem
had elected as Patriarch of the Hely Land Kyrilus, the Bishop of
Lyda. It is added that that body had signified this fact direct to the
Porte, without the intermission of the Patriarch of Constantinople,
under why (jurisdiction the Ottoman Minister wished to place it.
The Comete, Dc Boninge. which arrived at Ostend from Messina,
2d inst., oral, fired into by pirates in three lateen-rigged craft, on the
9tli tilt., about 15 miles off Cape Santa Maria.

SAW AND Pomo*.
At the Central Oriminal Court Edward Brown, Moses Jacobs, and
Wm. Bailey, were indicted for a misdemeanour in having fraudulently
conspired together to defraud a person named Richardson of a sum of
money, under the pretence of compromising an indictment against
him for keeping a brothel. Jacobs only was found guilty, sentenced
to pay a fine, and be imprisoned for six months.

Elizabeth
E Donovan was convicted of stealing a silk and cotton
handkerchief, the property of George Beale, a baker, in the London-
road, from the person of Thomas, his infant son. Them were other
charges, but the Court did not proceed with them. She had been pre-
viously convicted of felony, and was sentenced to be transported for
ten years.

I !Thomas Hocker was fully committed yesterday at Marylebone pollee
office, to take hie trial for the murder of James Delarue.
COURT-rASHXONABLE.
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Major-General Lord Frederick Fitzclarence on Wednesday last
qualified and took the oaths as a Justice of the Peace for the county
of Northumberland.
The Earl and Countess of Camperdown, the Hon. Hamilton Dun-
can and Lady Elizabeth Duncan have left Camperdown Castle, their
seat in Scotland, for Sydney-place, Bath.
The Earl of Zetland has left Arlington-street to join the Countess
at Aske Hall, near Richmond.
The Earl and Countess of Shelburne left Lansdowne House on
Saturday last, on a visit to Countess Flahault and the Hon. ➢iisses
Elphinstone Flahault, at Hastings.
The Dnke and Duchess of Argyll and Lady Emma Campbell are
at present staying at Ardincaple Castle, where the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Lorn, and Mrs. and Miss Cumfinghame are on a visit to
their Graces. The Noble Duke and family leave Ardincaple at the
end of the present month for Inverary Castle, after a short stay at
wt.ich they will take their departure from Scotland for the south.
The Dowager Duchess of Bedford and Lady Rachel Evelyn Russell,
who have been residing since their return to town at Mrs. Balfour's,
in Grosvenor-crescent, have left that mansion for her Grace's villa at
Campden-hill.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury are expected in Gros-
venor-square for the season, from Paris, shortly after Easter. The
Noble Marquis's health has much improved by his sojourn in the
French capital.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, the Dowager Mar-
chioness of Westminster, and Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor do
not intend to leave Eaton Hall until after Easter. The of
Westminster comes to town occasionally on business, but returns
almost immediately.
Earl and Countess Delawarr and the Ladles Sackville West are
expected to leave Upper Grosvenor-street early in the ensuing week
for Bourm Hall, Cambridgeshire, for the Easter recess.

The Countess of Haddington's' party, on Wednesday, the 12th, is
postponed.

- Lady Brougham has issued cards for a select assembly to-night at
her Ladyship's mansion in Grafton-street.

The Dowager Lady Abinger arrived last week at her newly-pur-
chased residence in Norfolk-street, Park-lane, for the season.
Mr. and Lady Louisa Tighe have been entertaining a distinguished
circle at Woodstock, Kilkenny, during the last week. The party in-
cluded the Earl and Countess of Shannon, Earl and Countess Desart,
Lord and Lady Templemore, lion. W. Cole, Sir John and Lady Power,
Col. Dixon, Dean Vignoles, &c.

VIISCZILICAMILOUS.
I !Intelligence was received °nil:U-011day by the City police that on
Friday morning a box, containing two bars of gold, value 1,6001., was
stolen from the luggage train station of the Dover Railroad, at the
Bricklayer's Anne. The box arrived between three and four o'clock
in the morning, and was deposited amongst other luggage, and at six
o'clock it was missed.

A Parliamentary return has been issued showing that last year the
expense of supplying Acts of Parliament to public departments was
5,4241, 6s. 31A el. The return, as to. Scotland, is nil ; and with re-
spect to Ireland, 4,1831. 10s. 0141.
The estimate of the total cost of the New Houses of Parliament,
according to the latest approved plan, is 928,9131. 6s. 3d.
The adjourned half-yearly meeting of the Shareholders of the Hull
and Selby Railway was held en Friday at Hull; Richard Tuttle,
Esq., the newly-elected Chairman of Directors, presiding. The
Directors recommended that the Proprietors should give them autho-
rity to open and conclude a negotiation with the Manchester and
Leeds its hvay Company, on such terms as they might think
eligible, for a complete and immediate amalgamation of the two
companies, including the projected Leeds and West Riding Junction,
and the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railways, with others that
might hereafter be deemed promising, in the event of the Board of
Trade being favourable to such amalgamation, and the decision being
confirmed by the Legislature. A resolution, conveying to the Di-
rectors the necessary powers, was unanimously passed.
The Lord Mayor, on Monday, requested that the newspaper* would
mention that he had received the Yellowing sums for the poor-box :
The Drapers' Company, 101. 10s. ; Newcastle-under-Lyne, I/. Is. ; a
Middlesex Curate, Conservative Club, F. IL, 21.