The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-07 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

AND
VUtlitt Optnton.

" Who runs may read."

A telegraphic dispatch from Marseilles reached Paris on
3londay announcing that the Anglo-Indian army had en-
tered Gwalior after two battles in which there, had been con-
siderable loss on both sides.

'On Saturday evening their Majesties the King and Queen
of the French received the Minister of Public Works, the
Austrian and Neapolitan Ambassadors, the Prussian and
Danish Ministers, Vice-Admiral Dupotet, Generals Count
Schramm, Aupick, and Grouchy ; the Bishop of Beauvais,
the Marquis de Grille, and a large number of other persons of
rank.

Prince d'OttingenWallerstein, Grand Master of the Crown,
and Counsellor of State in Bavaria, has arrived in Paris on an
extraordinary mission from his Sovereign.
The National and Gazette de France announce that the
subscription for presenting a sword of honour to Admiral
Dupetit Thouars is opened at their offices, and at those " of
all the independent journals." The maximum of each sub-
scription is limited to 50 centimes (25.).
The Ministry, says the Courrier Francais, filled with con-
fidence by its 233 votes upon the last ballot, and wishing to
take advantage of the favourable disposition of the Chamber,
will, it is said, apply this week for a grant of Looo,ooof. for
secret service money. The Cabinet is completely reassured,
and its leaders guarantee it a continued existence for several
years. It cannot doubt of an increasing majority on all
questions, after having such an inexplicable and unexpected
majority on a question, in which the honour of our flag and
the dignity of the nation was involved.
" It is reported," says the same journal, " that the Govern-
ment is about to send out M. Agenor de Gasparin as the
King's Commissioner to Queen Pomare of Tahiti." •
The press, says, " The Directors of the Bank of France are
engaged in considering the expediency of issuing notes of
250 f. The Bill for authorising this step will certainly be fa-
vourably received. Notes to this small amount are already
issued from the branch banks, and their utility in the grand
metropolis of business is incontestible. It is difficult, there-
fore to imagine any grounds for opposition to granting this
accommedation to Paris, where, beyond all other places, it
must be truly serviceable."
The Phare of Bayonne, of Friday attributes the non-arrival
there, on that day, of the mail from Madrid, to the state of
the roads in the Pyrennees, which were in many places
blocked up by snow.
A letter from St. Petersburgh of the 20th ult., in the
Berlin Gazette, contains the following:—" The chief of the
frontier district near Kjachta, has reported that at Macmad-
schin, a few wersts distant from Kjachta, the local Chinese
authorities discovered two Chinese who were smoking opium,
which they said had been supplied by Russians. The
Chinese chiefs immediately opened negotiations with the
Russian authorities on the frontier, and the Emperor of
Russia having been informed of the fact, has ordered that
the Ukase published in 1841 against the sale of opium to the
Chinese shall be scrupulously enforced, and that all persons
who may violate it shall be tried by a Court-martial."
LAW AND POLICE.
At the Central Criminal Court, Henry Jones.. and William
Christie, convicted of Custom-house robberies, were sentenced
to be imprisoned in Newgate for twelve months, and kept to
hard labour. In passing sentence, Mr. Justice Patteson, af-
ter consulting with Mr. Justice Williams, said, that there did
not appear to be any material difference in their cases. From
the confession of Jones, it appeared that he had been in-
duced by Christie, to whom he was indebted, to join him in
perpetrating these frauds ; but still it must be recollected
that he occupied a place of trust, and it was necessary that an
example should be held out to all such as were similarly situ-
ated. And what an example ! Here, men well paid for
doing their duty, rob the public, and receive twelve months
imprisonment, while a poor starving man is banished for
seven years for stealing food to satisfy his wants.
About a dozen girls were brought up at the Mansion
House, charged with having broken the windows of the union
workhouse, and also the windows of the Mansion House.
They said their object was to get admission into Bridewell.
Sir Peter Laurie refued to send them to Bridewell, but Or-
dered a couple of officers to take them to Peckham workhouse.
It is now the constant practice of the refractory of both sexes
to break the windows of the Mansion House.
At Bow-street two men, named John Harrison and Daniel
M'Carthy, were brought before Mr. Twyford, charged, under
the provisions of Malicious Damage Act, with cutting and
destroying a number of trees on York-terrace-buildings,
Adelphi. Mr. Twyford said, as proceedings were pending in
another Court (the Queen's Bench) respecting the rights of
parties to the Terrace; he should not be justified in giving
any opinion upon the subject ; and he should, therefore,
order the defendants to he discharged, as they might have
had a fair and reasonable supposition that they were not
acting illegally.
Ellen Herbert, a woman about sixty years of age, and com-
pletely deaf, residing at West-end, Hampstead, was charged
at Marylebone with attempting to drown herself. Her hus-
band had been sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment for
stealing. Prisoner had no means of supporting her family,
and under those circumstances resolved on self-destruction.
The police were directed to make the case -known to the
officers of Hampstead parish.
At Queen-square, Mr. John Grover, of Belgrave-street,
Belgrave-square, surveyor, who has been in custody some
days, charged with having defrauded Mr. J. Slater, of 42,
Lower Belgrave-place, of a large sum of money, was again
brought up. Several other charges of a like nature were
pressed upon the attention of the Magistrate. Mr. Burrell
said, he should not entertain any new charges ; he was un-
willing to prejudice the other case, in which he bad consi-
dered it his duty to send the prisoner before ajury. Ho con-
sented to take bail in 2001. for the prisoner's appearance at
the Central Criminal Court, but there being no sureties in at-
tendance he was locked up.
Mr. Norton, the Lambeth-street Magistrate, acknowledged
the receipt of a note from Mrs. A. Waddington, of Ely, en-
closing a draft upon a London banker for the sum of twenty
guineas, to be distributed from the office poor-box. Mrs.
Waddington had frequently been the kind benefactress of the
distressed poor through this Court, and Mr. Norton acknow-
ledged one handsome donation with much gratitude.
At the Thames Police-court, William Jackson, a notorious
thief, was charged with breaking into the brig Rapid, lying
at Hanover-hole tier, Rotherhithe, and stealing the wearing
apparel of two seamen. Some of the stolen property was
found in the prisoner's possession. He was committed for
trial.

001711T-PASZIONABLE.
The Duchess of Gloucester's health continues to improve,
and when the weather is sufficiently fine her Royal Highness
is able to take carriage airings..

The Duke of Canibridge'si dinner, at Cambridge House, on
Wednesday next, will be given to the Duke of Wellington,
the Archbishop
.of York, the Earl of Cawdor, and the Direc-
tors of the Ancient Concerts, being the 68th season. The
Royal Director has engaged Madame Caradori Allan, Miss
Rainforth, Miss M. B. Hawes, and Messrs. Hawkins and
Phillips.
Lord and Lady Poltimore, who was passing the winter at
Rome, are not expected home until the end of the season.
Lord and Lady Newark, who have wintered in the south of
Europe, are expected at their seat, Holme Pierrepont, Not-
ytienagrhs.
The Prussian Minister and Madame Bunsen are expectedamshire, late in the spring, after an absence of three
to leave Lord Stuart de Rothesay's mansion on Carlton-
terrace at the close of the ensuing week, for the Continent,
when the Baron de Thile, Secretary of Legation, will be accre-
dited as Charge d'Affaires.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Within the last few days a numerously signed requisition
from the inhabitant rate-payers.of St. Stephen's, Walbrook,
has been presented to Alderman Gibbs, soliciting him, as
churchwarden, to take the sense of the parishioners respect-
ing the adoption of the Act for the better regulation of ves-
tries, enacted in the second year of the reign of King Wil-
liam IV., and commonly known as Hobhouse's Act, whereby
the interest of the rate-payers would be more largely repre-
sented in the parish vestry than they are at present in the
select one. The Alderman has complied with the requisi-
tion, and there is no doubt that there will be a large majority
of votes in favour of the alteration, and that it will come into
effect at Easter.
At the annual meeting of students held on Tuesday, says the
Aberdeen Herald of Saturday, for the election of the Lord
Rector of Marischal College and University, the votes were
equally divided between the Marquis of Breadalbane and the
Marquis of Bute. The result is, there can be no Rector for
this year.
The Archbishop of York, the Earl of Ripon, Lord Stanley,
the Earl of Shrewsbury, and the Earl of Cardigan, are
amongst the stewards for the approaching dinner of the City
of London General Pension Society, at which the Marquis of
Clanricarde presides, on the Ist May.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 6.

The SPEAKER took the Chair sh-ortly before Four
o'Clock. _ _ _

Lord DUNCAN presented a petition from Bath
against certain clauses in the Great Western Railway
Bill, on the ground that they were oppressive and
uncalled for.

Mr. TROTTER brought in the Croydon Railway
Improvement Bill.
Sir W. HEATHCOTE brought up the Report of
the Committee on the Eastern Counties Railway Bill.

Mr. PRINGLE presented a petition from Selkirk
against any alteration in the corn-laws.
Lord CLIVE presented petitions from Lancashire
against the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor.
DUTY ON TOBACCO.
Lord SANDON presented a petition, signed by
between seven and eight thousand persons, consumers
of tobacco in Liverpool, praying for a reduction in
the duty on tobacco ; also, a petition from the
grocers and dealers in tobacco in Liverpool, praying
that the duty on tobacco might be reduced to one
shilling per pound.
UNIVERSITIES IN SCOTLAND.
Sir G. CLERK presented a petition from the
ministers and elders of the University of St. Andrew's,
in Scotland, praying the House to give no sanction
to any attempt to sever the connexion between the
Scotch Universities and the State.

CORN-LAWS.
Mr. PLUMPTRE presented ninety-one petitions
from Canterbury and other places, complaining of the
proceedings of the Anti-Corn-law League, and pray-
ing that no alteration might be made in the corn-laws.
Sir H. DOUGLAS presented petitions against
the Birkenhead Dock Bill.

MARRIAGE AiNTD DIVORCE BILL.
The second reading of this Bill was postponed for
a fortnight.
ATHLONE ELECTION COMMITTEE.
Mr. PAKINGTON appeared at the bar, and
said, he had been directed by the Committee appointed
to try the merits of the petition against the return
for Athlone, to state, that a material witness, named
Mark Quin, was unable to attend to give evidence
before the Committee, in consequence of
.his being at
present imprisoned for debt, and his evidence could
not be obtained without the intervention of that
House. The Committee therefore prayed the
House to take such steps as they might think
fit •to secure the attendance of the said Mark
Quin before the Committee. The Honourable
Member then moved that Mr. Speaker do issue his
warrant for the attendance of the witness, which was
agreed to.
NOTICES OF MOTION.—BUENOS AYRES.
Mr. EWART gave notice that, instead of his
question to the First Lord of the Treasury, of which