The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-05 00:00:00

'SUMMARY OF NEWS

AND

publtr Opinion.

" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.

The King and Queen of Naples landed at Malta on the
24th ult. The 'steamer, having their Majesties on board,
reached the mouth of La Valletta Great Harbour at five,
when Fort St. Angelo fired a Royal salute of 21 guns, which
was followed by similar salutes from her Majesty's ship For-
midable (bearing Vice-Admiral Sir E. Owen's flag), the
Ceylon (bearing Rear-Admiral Sir L. Curtis's flag), and the
Aigle corvette. The Neapolitan steamer Ercole returned the
compliment. Their Majesties enjoyed this spectacle from the
bridge connecting the paddle-boxes. After viewing the dif-
ferent public establishments they left on the 26th for Lam-
pedosa and Parlermo.
In the French Chamber of Peers on Monday, Count Mole
spoke in strong terms against the vole of the Chamber of
Deputies, which forbids Members of either Chamber to
take part in railroad companies,' either .as contrac-
tors or administrators. The speech was received with great
applause by the Chamber, and a feeling was expressed that
Count Mold was the last to whom a charge of corruption
could apply.
The Carlsrlme Gazette contains a letter from Hamburgh,
which states that the King of Prussia is expected to pay a
visit 'in the middle of August to the Landgrave of Hesse-
Homburg. It adds that his Majesty will proceed from thence
to the banks of the Rhine, and stay for some weeks at the
Castle of Stolzenfels, near Coblentz.
The Patrie, of Monday evening, says--" A report was
current at the Chamber of Deputies, this afternoon, that the
Ministry has received accounts from Africa, according to
which Marshal Bugeaud has entered the territory of Morocco
and experienced more resistance than he had calculated on."
The Gazette de France states that the Duke d'Escars,
whose papers were seized a few days ago, underwent an in-
terrogatory before a Juge d'lnstruction on Saturday.
By the last accounts from Switzerland we learn that the
Extraordinary Diet had been sitting for three days, and that
a very warm discussion was going on respecting the recent
events in the Valais, but no vote of importance had been
come to. We have since learnt that the Extraordinary Diet
had closed, but the ordinary diet is now sitting.
M. Cardero, who was formerly political chief at Badajoz,
was arrested in Madrid on the 25th, and sent, without trial,
to the Canary Islands. His arrest was effected by orders from
Barcelona, and he is said to have been connected-with an ex-
tensive conspiracy in the provinces.
The Journal du Havre states from Hayti, May 28, that the
new Government was to be constituted on different bases
from the last. A Federal Government, like that of the United
States, was spoken of, and negotiations were to be opened at
Port-au-Prince on the subject. The Ex-President Riviere,
and his first Minister, Herard Dumesle, had received sentence
of banishment, and were to proceed to Jamaica.
LAW AND POLICE.

In the Central Criminal Court Robert Edwards, a gentle-
manly looking young man, twenty-one years of age, sur-
rendered to take his trial, on a charge of cutting and wound-
ing John Roche, with intent to do him some grievous bodily
harm. In another count he was charged with an assault
only. The jury returned a verdict of an assault only, and he
was sentenced to one months' imprisonment.
William henry Hotham, a young man of respectable ap-
pearance, was indicted for stealing, on the sth of May last,
a mare of the value of 251., the properry of John Davis. Mr.
Davis was examined ; and on his cross-examination by Mr.
Clarkson, it was elicited that a conversation had passed be-
tween them relative to payment, upon which the Learned
Judge stopped the case, and directed a verdict of acquittal.
Mary Wright, aged 18, and Hart Neale, 50, were indicted
for stealing divers gold and silver coins from the person of
Mr. Moore, and acquitted. They were again indicted and
convicted of stealing a hat and some apparel, belonging to
the same prosecutor. Upon inquiry it turned out that Neale
keeps a house to which poor sailors are lured for the purpose
of plundering them of their property. It was also proved
that both the prisoners had been convicted of a similar
offence. The Ceurt sentenced Neale to be transported for
ten years , and Wright for seven years. The latter prisoner
wept aloud on Leafing her sentence.
At the Guildford sessions, Reuben Hunt, 35, was convicted
of stealing a large quantity of brass, the property of Lord
Hotham and Sir G. H. F. Berkley, and sentenced to twelve
months' imprisonment with hard labour.
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Samuel Salter, a bootmakei,—llc,ing in Gloucester• street,
Haggerstone, and Mary Salter, his wife, were committed to
take their trial for neglecting and otherwise cruelly maltreat-
ing their child, Emma Salter, a little girl only six years old.

C OtrAT —PASEZON AB LE.
The Queen Dowager is expected to return to this country,
from Tisiting her illustrious relatives at Meiningen and Wei-
mar, about the 20th of the ensuing month.
The Earl and Countess of Beverley have issued cards for
a grand entertainment to their Royal Highnesses the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge on Thursday se'nnight, the 18th
instant.
The Earl and Countess of Kinnoul received a distinguished
party to dinner on Wednesday at Hampden House.
Earl and Countess Fortescue entertained a select circle at
dinner on Wednesday at their residence in Grosvenor-square.
The Earl and Countess Brownlow entertained the Duke of
Wellington, Marquis of Salisbury, Marquis of Granby, Earl
and Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Villiers, Sir
Robert Peel, Viscount and Viscountess Mahon, Viscount
Curzon, Viscount Alford, Mr. J. M. and Lady Blanche Bal-
four, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lady Georgiana Kerr,
Hon. C. and Mrs. Cust, and a distinguished circle at dinner,
on Wednesday, at their mansion in Belgrave-square.
The Earl and Countess of Wilton gave a grand dinner to a
numerous and distinguished circle, at their family residence,
in Grosvenor-square, on Wednesday, when the Marquis and
Marchioness of Exeter, Marquis of Worcester, Marquis and
Marchioness of Douro, Marquis and Marchioness of Aber-
corn, Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Earl Bathurst, Earl
and Countess Cowper, Lord Chancellor and Lady Lyndhurst,
&c., were among the guests.
Baron and Baroness Rothschild's party on Wednesday,
at their residence on the Terrace, Piccadilly, comprised his
Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van der
Arever,vt---. —a
of Aiorley, Lord Edward Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce,
Baroness Rothschild, Baron M. Rothschild, &c.

Lady Peel and family have returned to Whitehall-gardens,
from Drayton Manor, Staffordshire.

The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield returned to Ches-
terfield House, May .fair, on Wednesday, from Bretby-park,
Ashby-de-la-Zouche, where they have been staying since
Saturday. The Countess's party, announced for Wednesday
did not take place, on account of her Majesty's concert at
Buckingham Palace.
The marriage of Lord Charles 'Wellesley and Miss Pierre-
point, which was appointed to have been solemnised on
Saturday next, is postponed for a few days.
Rev. MarriedLerdw
yesterday,iethe;
laetySt. George's,
Russell,eor Lord Alexander Georgee Hanover-square, by the
Russell, youngest son of the late Duke of Bedford, to Anne
Emily, youngest daughter of the late Sir Leonard Worsley
Holmes, Bart , of Westover, Isle of Wight, in the presence of
a numerous circle of relatives and

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On Wednesday afternoon the Dowager Duchess of Bed-
ford gave a fete, at her villa at Campden-hill, to above 500
personages of rank and distinction, and the juvenile members
of the aristocracy.
nwere—a silver Knightian
,W. H. Pepys, Esq., F.R.S., in
DIXI3C2I zaaufrsous.
The ordinary meeting of the Horticultural Society was
I:yrgiazafertsedrnenr awarded
to A. Park, Esq., of Merton-
grove,l
for a specimen of nolana ; silver Banksian medals to
Wednesday
Mr. Farmer, gardener to Mr. E. D. Davenport, Esq., for a
providence pine ; and Mr. Hendry, gardener to the Rev. W.
Antrobus, for a Hoosainee melon. An extract from the Me-
teorological Register states that on the 23d of June the ther-
mometer stood at 91 deg., which is evidently incorrect,
whether in the shade or the sun. .
The appointment of Lord Haytesliury as Lord-Lieutenant
appears to be a subject of very little general interest in
Dublin. There are circumstances which detract from it.
His Lordship is reputed to be not very rich, and Lady Heytes-
bury is said to be in ill health; and these facts, coupled with
his Lordship's advanced age, are unfavourable to the hope
that the Court will be a very brilliant one, or his hospitalities
and expenditure on the most liberal scale.
The meetings of the Anti-Corn-Law League at Covent-
garden Theatre have been adjourned till next month.
The premiums offered by the King of Hanover, for two
glees—thirty guineas for the best, and twenty for the second
best—were decided on Tuesday, at a meeting of the Catch
Club, in favour of Mr. T. Cooke and Mr. J. B. Sale. Mr.
Cooke's glee,"which was for four voices, was entitled " The
Four Winds," and Mr. Sale's (for three voices) " You ask the
Reason Why."

COURT CIRCULAR,
The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday
morning in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. His
Royal Highness Prince Albert afterwards rode out on
horseback, attended by Colonel Bourerie, Equerry in
Waiting.
The Royal Family were taken airings yesterday in
the royal gardens.
In the afternoon her Majesty and Prince Albert took
an airing in an open carriage and four. The Equerries
attended on horseback. 3', and Colonel Bouverie,
in Waiting, Colonel Buckle

The Hon. Miss Liddell, and the Hon. Miss Paget
have succeeded the Hon. Miss Devereux, and the lion.
Miss Lister, as the Maids of Honour in Waiting to the
Queen.
The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yester-
day included the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, the
Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Marquis of Granby,
Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, Lord Forester, and Gene-
ral the Hon. Sir William Lumley.
The band of the Coldstream Guards was in attendance
at the Palace during dinner.
The Duke of Cambridge honoured the Duke and
Duchess of Somerset with his company last evening, at
their residence in Park-lane.
Count Jarnac had an interview with Lord Stanley yes-
terday, at the Colonial-office.
Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to
the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
Debt, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex-
street.
chequer yesterday,
at his official residence in Downing.

Baron de Moncorvo, Portuguese Minister, transacted
business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
Mr. Wallace transacted businessyesterday at the office
of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Dispatches from the Governor of New South Wales,
and also from the Governor of Ceylon, were received
yesterday at the Colonial-office.
THE HEREDITARY GRAND DUKE OF MECRLEN-
BURGH STRELITZ.—Ifer Royal Highness the Duchess
of Cambridge, attended by Baroness Ahlefeldt and
Baron Knesebeck, left town at half-past seven o'clock
yesterday morning, for Dover, to receive their Royal
Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of
Mecklenburgh Strelitz, upon their arrival from the Con-
tinent.

The Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess landed at
two o'clock yesterday afternoon, from the Continent,
and were received by the Duchess of Cambridge.
The royal party took their departure for town by the
South-Eastern Railway, and upon their arrival imme-
diately proceeded to Cambridge House, where they
arrived at twenty minutes before nine o'clock.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester paid
a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the
Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh
Strelitz, at Cambridge House, last night, after the arrival
of the illustrious visitors.

__.—The sloth, which has
A QUADRUPLE ALLIANCE.
just arrived in this country, is described to have four
stomachs. He has tour good mons to congratulate him-
self, then, that the Zoological-gardens is not a poor-law
union.—Punch.

JULY 5, 1844,

MONEYAND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, THURSDAY EVENING.
Stocks close very firmly. Consols at 981 to ; Bank
Stock advanced to 199 ; Exchequer Bills kept at the ad-
vance to 765. prem.
The Foreign Securities were much the same, except
Spanish, which receded to 23 and 221 and 33, and 32h-
for the Actives and the Three per Cents ; Mexican were
steady at 351 to 4. Nothing was done in Portuguese.
Brazilian were again quoted 821. French Three per
Cents. were 811. 50c. ' • and Dutch Five per Cents., 100 i.
In Shares a fair business was done as regards the
Railways, at steady prices, as annexed.

(From The Sun of Last Night.)
A g•od business was done in Cotton at Liverpool yesterday,
at very firm-rates. Sales about 7,000 bags, including 1,000
on speculation, and 500 for export ; 800 bags Pernarn,
to bid ; 700 Maranham, 4d. to 50. ; 200 Bahia, sid. to
6d. ; 500 Surat, 21,d. to 34d... 100 La Guayra, sd. ; and the
rest American, 4d. to bid.—Grand Junction, Birmingham and
Liverpool, and Manchester Shares were in good request, but
others dull. Birmingham and Gloucester, 94i ; Dublin and
Drogheda, 778 ; Eastern Counties, Registered, 13i ; Edin-
burgh, Leith, and Newhaven, Bonds, 148 ; Grand Junction,
Halt; 1114 ; Great Western, Fifths, 23;1; Lancaster and Car-
lisle, 5 ; Liverpool and Manchester, 227 ; Ditto, Half, 1114 ;
London and Birmingham, 220; Ditto, 32/. Shares, 36#;
Ditto Quarter, 25; Midland Counties, 95 ; Ulster, 37.
. . _ _

The papers, &c. by the Overland Mail have been received
to-day. The mercantile accounts are not very favourable,
but yet are considered as good as the last.
Stocks are firm, though dull, this morning. Consols 984
for the opening. Exchequer Bills realise 735. to 765. pre-
mium. Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. are 1024 to 4.
The animation which prevailed yesterday in the Foreign
Market has quite subsided. Spanish Five per Cents. are 231,
and the Three per Cents. 334, being rather flatter. Mexican,
kept up at 351 y ; and Chilian at 104 to 105. Brazilian,
New, were firm at SiN ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.
obtain 604 to 4. . .

Shares are at full quotations, and the northern lines have
risen. French are also better again.

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCIIANGE, JULY 3.—There has
been rather more business doing to-day, but without any
material alteration in prices.—Eastern Counties, Registered,
; Manchester and Birmingham, 56 5.5 i ; Ditto, Quarters,
3i premium ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 3A ; Man-
chester and Buxton, 10s. and Bs. 9d. premium ; Trent Valley,
8h ; Manchester and Liverpool District Bank, 10 13-16.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.

Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red 99% Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons. ....... ..... Ditto Old Annuities ...
3% per Cant. Red 102% Ditto New , Annuities ...
New 3% per Cent. !Ex. Bills, 1,000!. I%al ... 76 pm
New 5 per Cent, Ditto 5001
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 76 pm.
Jan Won l2 7-16 Bank Stock for Acct....
Oct. 1859 l2 5-16 Consols for Opg. 146%
Jan. 1860 lndia Stock for Acct....
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per Cent — Portuguese, 5 per Cent —
Belgian, 5 per Cent............ 'Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian Bonds 82% Prussian, 5 per Cent
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... Russian, 5 per Cent..,,
Chllian, 6 per Cent M Ditto, etallic.... .......... ....
Colombian, 6 per Cent
Ditto, 1824.... .............. ..... 'Ditto, 3 per Cent 3l
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent. Ditto, Deferred —
Danish,3 per Cent
Greek, 18-5, 5 per Cent — Exchange —f. —c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837...... ;Dutch, 2)4 per Cent CON
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent... , Ditto, S per Cent lOO3

SARES.
Birmingham and GloucestHer (100 paid)
Ditto, New Shares, 17% paid .............. ...... 25
Chester and Holyhead (a paid)
Dublin and Cashel, 2% paid
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 50 paid
Great Western (75 paid)
Ditto Fifths, 12 paid
Harwich (Braithwaite), 2 paid k'4
Lancaster and Carlisle, 5 paid ....... ................
London and Birmingham (Stock)
Ditto, New Thirds,_ 2 paid
London and South Western (411. 6s. 10d. paid) 82%
Newcastle and Darlingron Junction. 21 paid 40%
North Midland (100 paid)
Ditto Half Shares, 40 paid
South Eastern and Dover (33 2s 4d paid)
Trent Valley, 2 paid B%
York and North Midland (50 paid) ' 105%
Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux, 1 paid
Paris and Orleans (20 paid)
Paris and Rouen, 20 paid
Rouen and Havre, 10 paid 2O