The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-01 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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" Who runs may read."

POREIGN.

On Saturday evening their Majesties the King and
Cseen of the French received the President of the
hamber of Peers, the Chargé d'Affaires of Spain, the
Swedish, Danish, and Dutch Ministers, and Generals
Berthois and de Dampierre.
The King and Queen :of the Belgians left Paris on
Monday for Brussels.
The France says it is informed that Prince Louis
Bonaparte has received at Ham letters announcing that
his father, the Count de Saint-Leu, who is at Florence,
is in a state of health which excites some uneasiness.

A Frankfort letter states that Mr. Fox StranKeways,
the English Minister to the German Diet, was to leave
Frankfurt for six months, but that he was not to be re-
placed, his absence being partly for the purpose of his
receiving neiv instructions concerning the negotiations
to be opened with the German Customs Union.
Letters from Constantinople of the 17th ult. state that
full satisfaction will be given to the British Consul at
Trebizond for the insult offered him by the Pacha.
Other measures were about being taken by Sir Stratford
Canning, in conjunction with the Ambassadors of France
and Russia, to obtain redress and compensation for the
cruelty inflicted on a Greek at Trebizond.

Dr. Wolff was on his way from Teheran to Erzeroum,
according to the latest accounts. _ _ .

Mr. JOhn Kerr, her Majesty's Consul at Adrianople,
died on the 7th of December.

Letters from Athens, of the 20th ult., state that the
Chambers were still engaged in verifying the elections.
By a manoeuvre the Deputies, partisans of Coletti, were
favoured and admitted in such numbers as to constitute
for him a vast majority. The Post•ofce convention be-
tween France and Greece had been agreed to.
Very severe weather has prevailed on the coast of
Syria since the latter end of November, and a great
number of country vessels have been lost on the
coast. Fresh supplies of troops were constantly
pouring into Syria from Turkey, and Ali Pasha had
arrived at Jerusalem to re-implace the former Pasha,
on account of his inactive conduct during the
late disturbances, caused by Sheikh Aboo Ghosh,
in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem. The new system
of petty Christian governors, under the Druse Emeer in
the Lebanon, is being carried into operation, but it is
not expected that much good will be derived from it.
The old Turkish coinage lately called in by the Govern-
ment is again perfectly current in every town in Syria.
The ships of war lying at Beyrout on the 11th ult., were
two Turkish steamers and a frigate, an Austrian and a
French corvette, without any English ♦essel.
Lady Ilardinge and family arrived at Alexandria on
the 17th ult., in her Majesty's steamer Hecla, Corn-
mender Duffil.

M. Bourne's Postal Convention with the P4sha of
Egypt has been terminated as far as that gentleman is
concerned, and it is to be sent to England by the
steamer Orientalarto be ratified. The conditions are
not so satisfactory as expected. Although the par-
ticulars of the agreement ?aye not been made
public it is believed that it is based on the same
principles as the one made with the French Government
for the India Mails proceeding through France, and that
Mehemet Ali will receive an amount of postage on the
mails passingthrough Egypt to and from India at the rate
of 6s. per lb. on letters, and Is. per lb. on newspapers.
The term is for five years. The mails will be conveyed
through the country by the Viceroy at his own expense,
and will be accompanied by an English messenger.
The Egyptian Transit Company is still in a state of
discomfiture, the real Directors not being yet
known. In the meantime, the Government continues
to take measures to make a monopoly of the transit
through Egypt. The British and several European
Consuls at Cairo have received instructions from the
Egyptian Government to prohibit travellers from cress-
ing the Desert between Cairo and Suez by their own
conveyances, as the means of proceeding between those
two places are to be strictly confined to the Egyptian
Transit Company.
One of the Pacha's Nile steamers, of fifty-horse
power, was lost a few days ago near Aboukir Bay, on
her way from Rosetta to Alexandria. The fault is
entirely ascribable to the captain, for not taking pre-
cautionary measures.
A considerable leak has formed itself in the dock of
Alexandria, which was opened with so much ceremony
last month, and the engineer will have much difficulty
in efficiently stopping it. His present intention is to
remove entirely the paving of the dock in the vici-
nity of the leak, and reconstruct it. Alexandria has
now been free from plague since the 10th of October;
one or two cases have occurred at Cairo during the past
mouth, and at Damietta an occasional case is reported.
A fire broke out at Ibrahim Pacha's sugar manufac-
tory at Cairo on the 13th ult., and property to a consi-
derable amount was destroyed.

COURT- PIAJAZZOJWILISSMI.

The Earl and Countess of Verulam and Lady Jane
Grimston, who have been on a visit to Viscount and
Viscountess Folkestone, at Longford Castle, near Salis-
bury, have returned to Gorhambury, where the Noble
Earl and Countess are entertaining a circle of friends.
Viscount and Viscountess Grimston have gone on a visit
to Major Johnstone atrrorquay.
The Earl and Countess of Roden have been enter-
taining a large family circle at Tollymore Park during
the last two months. Amongst the guests assembled
are the Dowager Lady Le Despencor, .the Viscountess
Powerscourt and her children,..Viscount and Viscountess
Jocelyn, Hon. Strange Jocelyn, Lady Emily Straton,
Mr. Straton, &c. _ _ _

The Earl and Countess of Eldon and their youthful
family are passing the Christmas recess at Shirley House,
near Croydon.

The C:mntess of Seafield has been seriously ill at
Cullen House, county Limerick, but is now considerably
better.

Viscount and Viscountess Canning arrived in town
on Monday evening, from a ♦isit to Lord and Lady de
Tabley, at Tabley Hall, Cheshire, who hare been enter-
taining a large party during the recess. Her Ladyship's
turn as Lady in Waiting on the Queen commences on
the 4th of February next.
Lady Caroline Sandford has left the Clarendon Hotel
for Nynehead Court, Devon.
Lord Crewe has left the Clarendon Hotel for Brighton.
Sir Henry and Lady Dymoke have arrived in town,
from their seat, Scrivelsley Court, Lincolnshire.
The Hon. Mrs. Henry Keppel is staying on a visit to
Sir Gray'Skipwith, in Warwickshire.

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A Correspondent from the neighbourhood of Inver-
ness writes that blackbirds were flying about his villa last
week—a proof of the mildness of the season.
During the last week large quantities of game, con-
sisting of snipes, teals, woodcocks, partridges, together
with 500 geese, were imported direct, by way of Hull,
from the Netherlands.

FLANDERS MAIL.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
BnesseLs, DEC. 30.—The King being indisposed, will
not be able to receive the compliments of the season on
New Year's Day.—llioniteur Beige.
BRUSSELS, DEC. 29.—The Duchess of Nassau, who has
resided for some time in Belgium, is going to undertake
a journey to Italy.—Brussils papers, Dec. 30.
CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 11.—On the 9th instant, in
the morning, numerous salutes of artillery announced the
birth of a Princess, who received the name of Muntre
(The Enlightning). She is the Sultan's ninth child, but
only seven are living.
An extremely fine warm autumn was succeeded at the
latter end of last month by stormy weather, which has
not abated till to-day. Numerous disasters have been
the consequence to Tassels in these seas, especially to the
coasting vessels in the Black sea. The service of the
steam-boats, generally so regular, has been interrupted.
The French steamer, which has been expected ever since
the 4th, has not yet arrived. The Stamboul, one of the
vessels of the Danish Steam Navigation Company, was
overtaken on its return from Trebisond by a storm
which damaged its rudder. The danger to which this
vessel was exposed was averted by the courage
and the skill of Captain Elician. The Ferdinand, which
left Smyrna on the 30th of November, arrived in this
harbour three days beyond its time. The Seri Pervas,
which left Braila on the 22d of November, and was ex-
pected back on the 29th or 30th, arrived a week after-
wards, and then without having performed its voyage,
the storm having made it impossible for it to enter the
Danube. The Maria Dorothea was to leave Galacz a
fortnight ago for this city, but has not yet made its ap-
pearance, which gives reason to believe that the Danube
is frozen. The Crescent, from Salonichi, which has been
expected ever since the 7th, has not yet arrived.
TRIESTE, DEC. 22.—The Bora is again raging with
the utmost fury. The navigation is once more inter-
rupted, and even the mails by land arrive very ir-
regularly.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS...l7twora, nat 44.
Five per Cents. Metelhques ........ 11)
Four par Cents.. ....... ...... ....... lel
"Three per Cents. ......... ...............
Rank Shares .....«..».».......».........«....«........«. 1.

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Loan, 1634 ... 1161.•••••• HQ
Ditto, 1839 . l3O
Esterhazy's Loan ..,.
ttAII.WAYS.
Thu Northern, or Ferdinand 171%
Gloggnita
Milan .... 11, ..... I l'i
—Allgemeine Zeitung. Dac. V.

EXEMITION OF KENDREW AT YORIC.—The !Mir-
derer, William Kendrew,_ underwent thu eX trerne sen-
tence of the law on Saturday forenoon at York, in front
of the county gaol, for the mnrder of Mr. Inchbald.
The wretched man mounted the scaffold With a very firm
step. He was preternaturally petey Lut beyond that be-
trayed no emotion or for. it was observed, however,
as the executioner was adjusting the rope a shivering
spasm
cros-Td his frame, while his chest heaved convul-
sively. After being suspended the usual time the body
was cut down, and taken within the gaol, where it will
be buried in accordance with his sentence. A young
man was detected, almost at the foot of the scaffold, in
the act of picking pockets.
SMUGOANG OF LETTERS.—An extensive seizure of
letters for the West Indies was made by the Custom-
house. authorities on board the Trent, the last outward-
bovind steamer for the 'West Indies. The letters were
found concealed with newspapers and samples directed
to the French Antilles. The practice of smuggling
letters on board the mail steamers appears to exist to a
great extent, notwithstanding the vigilance exorcised
by the Custom-house officers. There appear to 13,..3 well
organised schemes in France for collecting and/ smug-
gling letters into this country, and attempts 'aro then
made to get them to foreign parts, by means of a mail
packet, without the payment of postage,— -Hampshire
indeptnient,