The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-13 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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talublic Optittrin.

" Who runs may read."

POZZION.

On Thursday evening their Majesties received the
Sardinian Ambassador, the Baron de Humboldt, the
Counts de Bondy and de Montesquiou, Generals Thie-
bault and Renault de Saint-Jean-d'Angely, Captain
Bonet, and M. Jacques Lefebvre, member of the Cham-
ber of Deputies.
The draft of the address of the Chamber of Peers was
read and discussed, on Friday, in the bureaux. The
Duke de Nemours presided in the first one. The Com-
mittee afterwards met to make some verbal changes, re-
commended by the bureaux.
The Committee on the Address, in the Chamber of
Deputies, examined the paragraphs referring to Otaheite
and the Right of Search, and decided that an amend-
ment in favour of Poland should be proposed as 'on
former years. It afterwards appointed M. Hebert to
draw up the Address. He obtained six votes, and M.
F6lix E 6,1, M. St. Marc Girardin, and M. Gauther de
Rumilly, one each. It is supposed that the Address will
be read to the Chamber in a public sitting on Wednes-
day next, and that the public discussion will commence
on the Monday following.
The King has oonterred the Grand Cross of the
Legion of Honour on Lieutenant-General Viscount
Tiburce Sebastiana, Commandant of the First Military
Division.

The following bulletin of the health of M. Villemain,
signed by his physician, Dr. Laurent, was communi-
cated on Friday to the friends of the patient :--" M.
Villemain passed the day well yesterday, and had a very
good night, with pretty tranquil sleep."
Lieutenant-General Meunier, Baron de St. Clair de la
GuillotiCre, died at Lyons on the 7th instant. He en-
tered the service of the Republic as a private soldier,
and gained his various grades on the field-of-battle.
He was Commander of the Legion of Honour, and
Knight of the Iron Crown.
The Prince and Princess d'Aquila took their departure
on Thursday for Marseilles, where they are to embark
for Naples.
His Serene Highness Duke Augustus of Saxe•Co-
burg-Gotha and her Royal Highness Princess Clemen-
tine, with their infant son Prince Philip and a numerous
suite, passed through Frankfort on the 7th, on their
way to Paris.
On Wednesday as M. Gauthier, Auditor of the Coun-
cil of State, son of the Deputy for Uzerche, was riding
along the Boulevart des Invalides, leaning rather for-
ward, his horse gave a toss with his head, and struck
him so violently on the forehead that he fell stunned to
the ground, and died in the evening from the concussion
and the injuries which he received from the fall.
A letter from Stockholm, 24th ult., states that the
Prince Royal of Sweden, who had not long since reco-
vered from a severe fit of illness, was again seriously
indisposed.
The Journal du Havre states that Capt. G. Aillet, of
the Josephine Marie, just arrived from Marseilles, re-
lates the following fact. He left Algesiras on Dec. 20,
in company with seven other French vessels. Passing
under Tarifa, the little flotilla was, to its great surprise,
fired at from the Spanish forts, without any aggression
on their part. Their rigging and masts were injured by
the balls. Capt. Aillet affirms that already he had been
similarly treated in the same place.
A letter from St. Petersburgh, of Dec. 26, states that
several landowners of that province and of Novogorod
have given, without any charge, the portion of their
property over which the railroad from the capital to
Moscow is to run, declaring that, looking at the great
advantages that are likely to accrue from the execution
of the line, they consider it their duty to assist the State
as much as possible in supporting the expense of the
work. The value of the land thus given is estimated at
4,000,000 f.

We learn from Stockholm, Dec. 27, that the King of
Sweden, although strongly desirous of effacing capital
punishment from the penal code of that country, has
consented to its being retained, a large majority of the
Council of State baying decided for the maintenance of it.

C; OTTIZT—FASISZON ALB akar.
The Duke of Wellington, who came to town from
Strathfieldsaye on Wednesday, last, returned to that
seat on Saturday.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby left the
Clarendon Hotel on Saturday, on a visit to the Duke
and Duchess of Bedford. Woburn Abbey, where a dis-
tinguished circle of personages of distinction are partici-
pating in their Graces' hospitalities. The Noble Duke
and Duchess of Bedford are not expected to come to
town for the season until after Easter.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter returned to
Grosvenor-square on Saturday, from a visit to her Ma-
jesty at Windsor Castle.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry,
Viscount Seaham, and the Ladies Alexandrina and Ade-
laide Vane, have arrived at their marine residence, Sea-
ham Hall, Sunderland from Meuntstewart.
The Earl and Countess of Jersey and Lady. Clemen-
tina Villiers came to town on Saturday morning by an
early train from Middleton Park, near Bicester, and left
Berkeley-square for Windsor Castle during the after-
noon, on a visit to her Majesty.
The Countess Dowager of Limerick continues in strict
seclusion at South Hill Park.
The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon have arrived in
Grosvenor-square from Milford, Hants.
The Earl of Fife is passing the winter on his estates
in Banffshire.

Earl Ellenborough has arrived at the Bedford Hotel,
Leamington Spa.
The Austrian Ambassador, Count Dietrichstein, paid
visits to the Royal Family, in town, on Saturday.
Lord and Lady Louth have arrived at Brighton, where
they intend sojourning a few months previous to their
return to Louth Castle.