The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-31 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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Vubfir iaptition.

" Who runs may read."

POZzIiAN.
The lndependant of Montpellier states, that in the Jaote
storm at Cette twenty persons lost their live
ve,,sels were sunk, and an immense number of 0
ea
received great damage, and 200 houses were reStio
less injured. A subscription has been opened at
for the relief of the most needy sufferers.
The Abbe Cros, of Cette, at the moment of the
ill
storm in that town, was looking' from the tower of he
church at the weather. He saw a black cloud, villic„er
at first thought proceeded from a steam-boat, buts ro
ceiving vessels dashed together, and the roofs of b_,a,c/Liej
torn off, he hastened to descend. He had not reach
half. way down, when the dome fell behind WA
burst in the root' of the church. I ,e
The Minister of Commerce, on being informed of
calamity that has occurred at Cette, immediately
at the disposal of the Prefect, a sum of 20,000 f. for
most urgent wants of the sufferers. 191
Lord Brougham arrived at the Hotel Meur:ce,
en Sunday evenin g.
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The Flotte, anaval journal, states from Brest 11;1
several officers of that port who have been more rter
twenty years in the service have written to the gill'os j
of Marine, desiring to be placed on the retired list' po,
that others who have not served long enough to be "gy,
titled to this have requested to be placed on beh,"„Pirl- g
This is said to have arisen from dissatisfaction at
passed over in the late promotion. Liv
MM. Arago, Cousin, Gay-Lussac, Victor Hugo,eo
martine, De Tocqueville, and Horace Vernet, have tr
made knights of the order of the Polar Star, at a Chen
held at Stockholm in the beginning of the month, aPias
which the King presided. M. de Humboldt has
made a commander of the order.
The execution of Pont, who was condemned for fsc,°i.
Boning his wife and murdering his mistress, took P
on Monday at Versailles, on the Place St. Antoine.
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The Courrier du Gard gives a rather alarmingid
count of the effect of the late rains upon the Rhone
the smaller streams in the country. The Rhone;o:4
risen to within three feet of its greatest height dine
the inundations of 1843, and should the rain ne0"10
similar disasters were to be apprehended. The river
not yet overflowed its banks, and the road from LY°l35
Nimes was still open. The Saone had risen also 110111
considerably, but there was every hope that it woold.°oo
reach the height necessary for it to do any serf'
damage. The engineers were taking every precatlti°3,
measure. The passages of the steam-boats had not
interrupted.
A letter from Frankfort of the 22d mentions a rely,
that the Emperor of Russia is about to recognise there.
dependence of Belgium, and to establish diPloinatic
lations with that country. c,of
A monument it bout ti water/

_s a.. -o be erected to the mL ,rth,
William the Conqueror at Falaise, the place of his bit it,
The Normans have been a long time in thinking °
about 800 years.
The Clunior Publico, a Madrid journal, affirms t'athoi
order had been dispatched from the War-office;.aell
Messrs. Zurbano and Lemery should be imineuhtleit
shot, wherever they might be found, as soon as
identity should be established. /
A St. Petersburgh letter, of the 28th ult., salfa'oll
" Steam navigation is becoming yearly more and
extended in this empire. The first steam-boat Was war.
in 1816 in the yard of Ischora, and is of 32-horse P°s4o
The Baltic has seventeen steamers, of from 32 1.001
horse power. Among these are six war ship% Rio(
fleet in the Black Sea has thirteen steamers, and aviotO
the service of the ports. In the Caspian there are to
Steam navigation also is carried on in the Necthathe
Wolschow, the Dune, the Dnieper, the Kama, an roll
Lake of Peipus. It also exists on the great Siuerpol
Lake of Baikal, and has greatly increased the late
commerce of Siberia.

LAW AND POZZOB. ,4.00
In the Secondaries' Court, Mr. Nicholls recoverea
a cabinet-maker named Johnson 201. as a compost
for damages done by defendant to a pony and c"
which he had hired of plaintiff: I,fee.l
Yesterday James Thomas Hanratty, a clerk at ;0,-
Morrison, Dillon, and Co.'s Fore-street, was coine3"
from Guildhall, harged with embezzling 1301. 008
At Bow-street, Mr. Twyford was occupied for ssr
hours in hearing a complaint preferred by Viscountor
nelagh against Inspector Barton of the G, or dieroo'
well division of police, charging him with having a cso
mitted an assault upon his Lordship in the Strati 'Oil
the day of her Majesty's visit to the Royal Exchang„e'l,o
Lordship, however, took nothing by his complaints 11'00'
Twyford, in dismissing the case, said he could pc4jhblf
vict an inspector who had been struck at by his Lend
and treated with so much disrespect as it was el 13i/
was used towards him. His only wonder was that
Lordship was not immediately taken into custl,"o#ll
striking at a police-officer in the execution of his fot.
and he blamed the inspector for not ordering his cl.fet
William Edwards, who described himself as a barn?..,%;i?
at-law, residing at 1, Middle Temple-lane, was eb
at Clerkenwell with having assaulted Mrs. Mall di,
Sprigge, wife of Mr. I'. Sprigge, a solicitor, residn?isi
North-place, Gray's Inn-road. The prisoner
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drunken fit had twice attempted to strike the pr.roo
trix, who was walking quietly along the street. lue,
fined 2/. if
At Marylebone, Captain Charles Irvine, R.N., tho
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upwards of seventy years of age, and resides at P",,t11/
at No. 74, Great Portland-street, was brought befor-1.01
sitting magistrate, Mr. Long, by virtue of a 010
which had been plafled in the hands of Whipp, the °id°
to answer the charge of having written and sent st thB
to Edward Walter Forrester Walker, a captain TO
Scots Fusilier Guards, with intcnt to induce him tooew
a duel. Captain Irvine thought that as the choke 00
was to fight in Belgium, the magistrate could is
cognizance of the matter. Mr. Long, however,
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vinced him of his error by ordering him to find stl
to keep the peace for twelve months.
John Morris, an elderl was b. .ht hefor°,o

y man, Jroug ---- &-
Train, at Union Hall, charged with obtaining' 11,640
sums of money, by practicing a very gross deee4 to
on the public. The prisoner, who is one of the
corrigible imposters about, has been recently ;fro!
contributions in the character of a man reduce" oeov,
comfortable circumstances to destitution in conselloco'
of being incapacitated from
ofdholing any emPl°lo
owing to the recent rupture a blood-vessel
lungs. He was committed for three months. of
A lad named Alfred Goldsmith, charged with 'pool
ing stones at the trains passing on the South
Railway, was fined 5/. at Wandsworth, and is tie°
payment committed for six weeks. .00,"
Thomas Robinson was committed from the 07001
office, on a charge of burglariously entering the. Jsepilt
the schooner Mary Ann, in Union stairs Tier, vvsrer;
and stealing a silver watch,gold chain and seals,
perty of William Gordon Brown, a Custom house "
la 0 VAT —r.s.szaroler.isassoa, Cori,
During the visit of the Queen and the Prince dial": 0
to Burghley House, the christening of the infant .11 ts'A
ter of the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter tip or",
place, the celebration of which will be upon °Lord
magnificent and extensive scale. From the e%"itb,,
nature of the preparations which are in progresserrA
been found impossible to complete all the lb (111..1
ments before the 12th of next month, on L'rebr;
every thing has been ordered to be ready. 1.1; 020,,,,"
ber, containing the gorgeous state bed in wbte' ore
Elizabeth slept nearly three centuries ago, will be 00
priated for the use of the Queen, as well as theihire'
suite of state rooms, during her Majesty's stay at
ley House.
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The Marquis of Anglesey left Uxbridge '."--c°
terday for Hinchinbrook, on a visit to the "'"
Countess of Sandwich. ife '
The Earl and Countess of Greville have orr To
Brighton, and taken ap their residence at 'COP
for the winter. 0,0
Viscount and Viscountess Villiers have left t°
Upton House, their seat in Warwickshire. lir;
Lord and Lady Dynevor gave a grand enter
to their tenantry and a large circle of their friellije oaf
week, at Dynevor Castle, near Llandilo, upon t f the
sion of completing the fiftieth anniversary
°
marriage.
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Lord John Russell left Wilton-crescent on pinresel/
fir Dover, to join Lady J. Russell, who is 14 3. re
staying there. sr(' 111710
The Countess of Wicklow and the Ladies HO plobe
passing the autumn at Stanmore Park, where thee of
Earl is expected to join the family in the cours„,
ensuing month from Shelton Abbey, near Arkbr'sieg 1"
Earl and Countess Bruce and family are P,ssto
autumn at Severnake Lodge, near MarlborouPpecte;jo
Lady Howard de Walden and suite are ell) At‘'
embark at the close of the week, to join Lord lOW
Walden at the British embassy at Lisbon. a
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stgiIIaCIZNALANISOUSI. GS: ter
The Very Rev. Laurence O'Donnell, P.P. °f ey
and bishop elect of that diocese, having receive ea of ol
from Rome, intimating that the Pope aPPrl3vmsteP,
~..le
nomination to fill the vacant see of GalwaY, rf Adv,o
once to Tuam, in order to place in the hands " /poi
bishop M‘Hale his resignation of the dignity. D. bil,.it
f v,
expressed his determination not to accept ,e prei olio
anxious is the Rev. Gentleman to forego t"ri ("010
that he means, at the assemblage of the 80e35 to •
bishops on the 12th of November, in Dublin, tbif
tender his resignation. rn ill The
Professor Liebeg, after a lengthened r to
country, left on Tuesday last for erne t,
Learned Professor delayed his departure, flouedst ego'
be present at the Royal entertainment on 3i pet'll„ter
on the occasion of the opening of the RoYe„biio e'ecer,
It was in contemplation, to have given s Ph-0411re'
tainment to that eminent savant, but from he lent otri
sitated to officiate at the Gieszen University, the 0' ifeo
at which foundation commenced a week age9hal re°
liged to decline the pressing invitations be intcon;
from several scientific bodies. been coo-
A new description of official books has, oe se
duced into the Customs department, in which -thef°l3se
is taken of merchandise, on being landed frokeleiet,o h°f
in the docks and river, for the purpose of
,"„.,eat oept
under bond, or cleared immediately on Pa); Frey
duties for home consumption, with a view 'ouitte cat°
repetition of the frauds which have been ee ost
some of the officers in collusion with dish°
to o!
and others. rds eelf
A running match of three hundred rth ; the
near the Green Man public-house, Blackbel Greg° r
cy oil
petitors were Phillips (of Blackheath) tte,he roes fill
London). Preliminaries being arranged weot Jrci
ato t thea
gosotadrti
pace,ngm mark,
Gregoryand at thetau itaking
signal
lead
tfhoeroif 0:110p:1045o;
yards, when his opponent came up to 111 There
him, and ran in a winner by five yards' the
good muster of spectators.
On Friday, the Ist November, two Acts