The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-05 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

AND
titibitt Opinion.

" Who runs may read."

TORZZON.

The few words spoken by Sir Robert Peel relative to the
arrest of Mr. Pritchard, had caused a strong sensation at
Paris. Extracts from the French papers on the subject will
be found under the proper head.
The Prince de Joinville left the bay of Cadiz, with the
fleet, on the 24th, for the coast of Morocco.
On Thursday evening the King and Queen received the
British Ambassador, the Prussian and Saxon Ministers, the
Chancellor of France, Count Mole, Barons de Mareuil, and
de Prejean, Generals Baudrand, de Colbert, and de Preval,
an MM. Viennet and Boulay (de la Meurthe.)
A small printing-office has just been established at the
Tuileries for the amusement of the Count de Paris. _

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By telegraphic accounts received from all parts of France
the fetes of July have been celebrated with the most perfect
order.

An English medical man, named Edmonds, was on Thurs-
day arraigned before the Correctional Tribunal, for prac-
tising his profession in France without sufficient license or
authority. Mr. Edmonds pleaded ignorance of the law of
France, but the President replied that he must have been
made aware of it by a former prosecution against him. His
counsel, however, defended him so well, and produced so
many favourable certificates, amongst the rest one from M.
Lisfranc, the eminent surgeon, speaking in the highest terms
of his science and skill, that the Avocet du Roi recommended
him to the consideration of the Tribunal. He was, in conse-
quence, subjected to a fine of only 30f.
The great fair of Beaucaire has this year been extremely
brisk in all branches of trade, more foreign dealers having
attended than in former :years. The most numerous have
been Spaniards, who came to purchase goods of mixed silk
and wool, and silk and cotton, which are now admitted into
Spain on payment of moderate duties, instead of being, as
formerly, absolutely prohibited. Larger purchases were
made for Nice, Genoa, and Leghorn, which are free ports.
There was a complete dearth &Americans, who, in former
years, before the great augmentation of their tariff, frequented
the fair, and did a considerable business.
We learn from Montpellier that the number of persons
wounded by the railroad accident of the 29th ult. amounts to
fifty, but none of them are in danger.
The Journal des Chemins de Fer states, (n the authority of
a letter from Papeiti, that Captain Bruat, finding it neces-
sary to bring building materials from the mountainous parts
of the island, has constructed a railroad for that purpose.
The intended ascent of MM. Bravais and Martins to the

summit of Mont Blanc, to make meteorological observations,
has not taken place, from the guides positively refusing to
remain through the night at the summit, as was proposed.
They wished to return to the Grand Mulct every evening,
because during the night whirlwinds are liable to arise, and
bury all within'their influences under avalanches. As this
would prevent the observations from being taken as fre-
quently as was thought necessary, the ascent has been
abandoned.
The Castellano of Madrid contains the following:—" Fuad
Effendi, the Ottoman Ambassador to the Court of Madrid,
is at present on a tour through Spain, visiting the principal
towns and monuments. When looking at the Alhambra,
he readily translated into French the inscriptions on the
walls, although in the ancient Moorish characters. He
afterwards visited the Charweuse, and in contemplating the
ruins of that edifice, which had suffered so much from the re-
volutionary troubles, he exclaimed—" The hordes of Africa
would not have done so much injury."
LAW AND POLICE.
At the Stafford Assizes, William Beards, aged 35, was con-
victed of the wilful murder of Ann Griffiths, at the parish of
Wednesbury, on the 16th of March last, and sentenced to be
executed.
Mark Sherwood was indicted at Newcastle for the murder
of his wife, Ann Sherwood, in March last, found guilty, and
ordered for execution.

'At the same Court Jane Purvis, a middle-aged woman, was
indicted for the wilful murder of her illegitimate child, at
Leatham Shank, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, on the 23d of
June, by cutting its throat. His Lordship having summed
up, the jury, after being some time out of Court, found the
prisoner guilty of concealing the birth.—To be imprisoned
for twelve calendar months.

At Bodmin, Matthew Weeks was indicted for the wilful
murder of Charlotte Dimond, on the 14th of April last, by
cutting her throat. The jury retired for about half an hour,
and the foreman then said, " We are of opinion that the pri•
soner is guilty." The Learned Judge then put on the black
cap and passed sentence of death upon the prisoner, assuring
him that no mercy could be extended to him in this world.
The particulars of this extraordinary murder are given in the
assizes reports.
James Frost, aged 33, was charged, at Norwich, with the
wilful murder of Harriet Frost on the Bth of April last.
When called on to plead to the indictment, he said guilty
enough in the eyes of the world, but not of God. He was
acquitted on the ground of insanity.
The following is a summary of the arson cases which stood
for trial at Norwich—they were ten in number, and the par-
ties implicated were ten also ; of these there were, convicted,
4 ; acquitted, 2 ; bills ignored, 4 ; total, 10._