The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-27 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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iDubitt Elr4tnton.

" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.
The Prince de Joinville arrived at Toulon on the 20th, and
was to sail next day in command of the expedition against
Morocco.
• A new French settlement has been established at Grand
Bassan, on the western coast of Africa. The Minister of Fi-
nances has decided that it shall enjoy all the commercial ad-
vantages granted to Assinia and Gabon by the ordonnance
of 26th November last.
The Archduchess of Parma, Maria Louisa, arrived at
Vienna on the 14th, on a visit to the Imperial Family.
The Augsburgli Gazette states that the Duke de Bordeaux
has notified the death of the Duke d'Angouleme to all the
Courts of Europe, and accompanied the notification with a
new protest against the change.made in the order of succession
to the French `Throne; adding, however, that he is very far
from contemplating any step which could compromise the
peace of Europe. He looks forward, lie says, to the course of
events. The same journal states that the puke d'Angouleme
bequeathed his income to his widow for life. The capital is
left—two-thirds to the Duke de Bordeaux, and one-third to
Mademoiselle de Berry.
The Constitutionnel publishes a letter from Barcelona, June
17, which states that General Narvaez and Mr. Bulwer are
closely engaged in negotiations for a treaty of commerce
between England and Spain, and that the French Ambassa-
dor supports the British Ambassador in the project. It
would appear, therefore, that if a treaty be concluded the in-
terests of France will not be neglected.
The British steamer Vesuvius has left Barcelona for Gib-
raltar, where she was to remain at the disposal of the Gover-
nor during the operations about to take place on the coast of
Morocco. The French brig of war Cassare sailed from Bar-
celona for Tangier on the 14th.

LAW AND POLICE.
- In the Court of Exchequer a Mr. Wood brought an action
against a police-officer of the name of Ledbitter, to recover
compensation in damages for assault and ill-treatment at last
year's Doncaster races. Plaintiff purchased a ticket for one
guinea, which was the admission to the betting-ring. This
ring is formed by railings, enclosing a space in front of the
grand stand, towards the race course. Into this space plaintiff
entered, but was shortly called upon to withdraw, under au-
thority from. Loki Eglinton, to whom the soil beloaged.
Plaintiff refusing, defendant who acted as a police-officer, was
sent to execute the order.' A scuffle ensued in the presence of
the company then assembled. Plaintiff was ejected, and re-
-ceived the injuries which he now sought to be indemnified for.
The jury, after a quarter of an hour spent in deliberation, re
turned a verdict for the defendant on the pleas of justincation,
and for the plaintiff on those whose which did not affect the
main question in the cause.
At Bow-street, the young man, Sackville Sackville, alias
Charles Davies, alias twenty other different names, was
brought up before Mr. Jardine for further examination,
charged with having forged a bill, purporting to be drawn by
Lord Edward Hinvard, the second soil of the Duke of Norfolk,
and accepted by the Hon. F. Cavendish, of Compton-Lodge,
in Sussex, for 250/., with intent to defraud Mr. Rendall. The
particulars of the application of the prisoner to Mr, Rendall
to discount the bills for him have already appeared. The
additional facts showed the barefaced and impudent manner
in which the prisoner had carried out his deceptions. He
was again remanded for a week.
Michael Leonard, an expert young thief, of fifteen years of
age, who stood committed for trial since Friday last, on a
charge of inflicting five wounds upon the person of Elizabeth
Phillips, with intent to murder her, was again brought before
Mr. Henry, at Lambeth-street. in order to have the evidence
of the surgeon, who attended the injured female, taken in his
presence. He was fully committed.
At Union-hall, Peter Nelson and Mary Bennett, were
bi-ought before Mr. Cottingham, charged with stealing 201.,
and a quantity of clothes, prircipally consisting of female ap-
parel; the property of David Stone, whose wife bad recently
absconded with the former prisoner. After an extended ex-
amination, the Magistrate remanded both the prionea until
the officer succeeds in obtaining some portion of the com-
plainant's property.
counT —10411311X07.741.231.7M.
Their Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge, the Duchess of Sutherland, and many other
noble and distinguished personages, have intimated their in-
tention of being present at the performance of Mendelssohn's
oratorio, St. Paul, at Exeter Hall, on Friday evening.
On Saturday the Duke and Duchess of Richmond enter-
tained at dinner, at their house in Portland-place, the Earl
and Countess of March, Lord and Lady Templemore, the
Earl of Mulgrave, Lord William Lennox, Mr. and Mrs. C.
Mills, Mr. and Miss GrevilJe, the Hon. Lewis Grant, &c.
Sir Richard Puleston and family have left Norfolk-street,
Park-lane, for Flintshire.

Mr. and Mrs. Wombwell entertained Sir Bellingham and
Lady Graham, Mr. and Lady Caroline Maxse; Colonel and
Mrs. Ashwith, Lord Ossulston, Lord Belfast, Lord Cantilupc,
the Marquis of Clanricarde, and a large party at dinner, on
onday evening.
Earl Ferrars will shortly lead to the altar Miss Chichester,
daughter of Lord and Lady Edward Chichester, and grand-
daughter of the Marquis of Donegal.

IMLISCEZZAIVEOUS. •
On Tuesday a very thinly-attended meeting of the Society
for Promoting the Due Observance of the Sabbath, was held
in the lower room, Exeter Hall, J. P. Plumptre, Esq., M.P.,
in the chair. The Rev. Mr. Baylee read the report, which
occupied thirty-eight pages of closely-printed matter, and
stated that Government had declined to pass any further
legislative enactments for the better observance of the Lord's
day. It then referred to the number of passengers that tra-
vel, in the summer months, on Sundays, by railways, steam-
ers, and omnibuses, short distances from London, for pleasure,
and concluded with an appeal to the public to put down such
a desecration of a day appointed to be kept holy. The re-
ceipts for the past year amounted to 758/. Gs. 10d., which left
the Society indebted 8401. Bs.
The Repeal Association held their usual weekly meeting
on Monday, in the Conciliation Hall, which was densely
crowded in every part. J. H. Talbot, Esq., late Member for
New Ross, was called to the chair. Mr. D. O'Connell, jun., an-
nounced that all the State prisoners were in excellent health.
At a *quarter before 6 o'clock, the rent for the week amounted
to 3,100/.

Prince Albert has directed Mr. Anson to notify to the
Committee of the Infant Orphan Asylum that. it is his
Royal Highness's intention to be present at the examination
of the children, and the dejeuner at Wanstead, this after-
noon. Great preparations are making to provide every
accommodation for the guests.
On Tuesday the Annual General Court of the Merchant
Seamen's Society was held at the office of the institution, in
Birchin-lane, Cornhill, Captain Nairne, R.N., in the chair.
During the sitting of the Court, no fewer than sixty case,
coming within the scope of this charity, were considered and
relieved. After which the election of a President for the
ensuing year, and that of the gentlemen composing the Com-
mittee who had retired by rotation, took place, when John
Clark Powell, Esq., was unanimously re-elected President.
The other' gentlemen who were to compose the Committee
for the ensuing year, were also unanimously re-elected.

IRELAND.
REPEAL ASSOCIATION.

DUBLIN, JUNE 24.—The weekly meeting at the Concilia
ion-hall took place to-day, and was very numerously at-
tended. Mr. John Hyacinth Talbot, late M.P. for New Ross,
was called to the Chair.
Mr. W. S. O'BRIEN commenced the proceedings by hand-
ing in various sums of money which had been forwarded to
him during the previous week.
The Rev. Mr. HERON, parish priest, having been intro-
duced to the meeting as a deputation from the repealers of
Manchester, proceeded to say, that he came there to tell
them how the repeal was getting on in his locality. On
Tuesday night last they hkd a meeting at the Free 'I rades'-
hall, in Manchester, at which 8,000 persons were. present.
At that meeting resolutions were proposed breathing indig-
nation at the injustice shown to the traversers upon the late
State trial, and expressing adhesion to the principles of
Connell, and especially to the great measure of the repeal
of the union, to be carried by peaceable ands costitutional
means.— (Cheers.) The result of that meeting further was,
that he had been sent forward with the sum of 3251. as a sub-
scription to the funds of the Association. The purse con-
taining this money, they perceived, was fastened with strings
of green silk, but if it had been prepared by him, he would
have added fastenings of the orange colour. The Orangemen
of Manchester he could tell them, were fine fellows. His duties
as a minister of peace had frequently brought him among
them when their blood was up ; on the Ist of July, for in-
stance ; and never upon any occasion, although known to be a
Catholic priest, had he received any injury from them. He would
have the orange and the green intermingled, for he believed
that nothing could more advance the cause of repeal than the
breaking down of these distinctions. The English people,
too, were a fine people. For twenty years he had been
among them as a missionary, and he had never yet received
an insult in their country.—(Cheers.) He always thought
that the warm Irish heart and the cool English head were
enough for the whole world.—(Cheers.) But he never yet
saw anything in Englishmen which entitled them to be the
masters of Irishmen.—(Loud cheers.) No people could ma--
nage their own affairs better, but they got on wretchedly
when they attempted to manage those of others Witness
Canada, the Indies, and Ireland:—(Hear, hear.) But he
was happy to tell them that- a great change was taking place
in England—a change for the better. Englishmen weie
every day becoming more firm in the resolution of support-
ing Ireland in its struggle for independence ; and he as-•
sured them that if the Government were so foolish as to put
down that Association, they would at once start it again in
Manchester.—( Loud cheers.) He had also been entrusted
with a petition signed by 25,000 persons, praying for a
repeal of the union, and protesting against the monstrous
injustice of the State trial. In reading over the proceedings
of that trial, his attention was forcibly recalled to the events
of a trial which took place some eighteen hundred years
since. When he read the words of Mr. Justice Burton, who
described Mr. O'Connell as •a "man of peace," when in his
mind's eye he saw the tears rolling down the cheeks of that
judge in pronouncing the severe sentence which had been
carried into effect on the traversers—he thought he also be-
held Pontius Pilate saying, " There is no cause for con-
demnation in this man," and calling for a basin to wash the
blood from his hands.—(Cries of " Bravo," and loud cheers.)
Mr. C. G. Scorr handed in the sum cf 134/. from the Re-
peelers of Edinburgh, Leith, Glasgow, and Perth.
The Rev. Mr. SHEEHAN and Mr. CURTIS addressed the
meeting as deputation from Waterford, with the subscriptions
of the Roman Catholic Bishop and Clergy of that diocese,
amounting to 1071.
Mr. W. J. O'CoNNELL, who holds the office of head in-
spector of repeal wardens for England, handed in the sum of
75/. 16s. ld., being the subscriptions for the past week of the
various repeal wards of London.
Mr. D. O'CONNELL, jun., said that he had news from the
prison. He had to announce that all the traversers were in
excellent health, and that his father especially was never
more lively and animated, the imprisonment agreeing per-
fectly with his constitution.
The rent announced up to the post-hour exceeded 3,000/.

We have reason to believe that the appointment of
Lord Ileytesbury as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland has
been all but definitively settled.—Evening Paper.
COUNSEL TO THE IRISH GOVERNMENT.—The office
of counsel in London to the Irish Government has recently
become vacant, in consequence of the death of Mr. O'Hanlon,
its late possessor. The Government has declared its inten-
tion of conferring it upon an Irishman, called to the English
bar, and resident in London. We understand that this limi-
tation has considerably diminished the number of candidates
for the vacant appointment ; and that out of this number Mr.
Perceval Banks, of Gray's Inn, who iu 1838 published a very
able pamphlet on the subject of controverted elections, is con
sidered to stand the best chance of success. Though decidedly
a 'l'ory in politics, he has had the good fortune to conciliate
the friendly feelings even of his political opponents; and no
appointment is better calculated to please all parties in Ire-
land than that of an individual who, like Mr. Banks, never
allows his political feelings to interfere with his duties as a
courteous gentleman.— Times.