The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-07 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

BRUSSELS, OCT. 2.—His 'Majesty, accompanied by
Mr. Conway, will set out to-morrow for his seat
at Ardenne. His Majesty will return to Brussels
at the end of next week.

The Governor of Brabant has just informed the
magistrates of communes, that as it is possible that
various ecclesiastical and other establishments may
be entitled to claim, from the Government of the
Netherlands, copies of archives, and documents, con-
formably to the stipulations of the convention con-
cluded at Utrecht, of the 19th of July, 1843, he
invites them immediately to send him a statement of
their claims.

R. Cootes the celebrated runner of London, per-
formed yesterday at two o'clock, some extraordinary
feats on the esplanade, near the Namur-gate. He
ran two kilometres, walked one kilometre, wheeled a
barrow one kilometre, walked backwards one kilo-
metre, trundled a hoop for one kilometre, hopped
on one foot one hundred metres, leaped over
twenty-five harriers at the distance of ten metres
from each other, made twenty-five summersets,
picked up forty stones laid in a straight line at the
distance of °Le metre from each other, awl carried

them to a basket placed near the first stone. All
this was to be done in sixty minutes. The English-
man performed it in fifty-eight and a half minutes.
It was for a wager of 400 francs. These feats at-
tracted a great crowd of spectators.
RUSSIAN FRONTIERS, SEPT. 24.—1 n letters from
several parts of Russia we find bitter complaints
of the population not belonging to the Greek
Church of the encroachments on their religious li-
berty by the Russian Church. In order to induce
the United (the Catholic) Greeks to join the Greek
Church, all imaginable methods they say are tried;
frequent use is made of the following, in particular :
—First, the building of churches and the formation
of parishes of the not united religion; second, grants
of confiscated lands to Roman Catholic subjects, on
the solemn promise to have all their children edu-
cated in the schismatic faith; and, third, exemption
from military service, or an abbreviation of the 25
years' service for those who acceded to the Greek
Church.

AUSTRIAN FU N UM—Yuma. SErr. 2/.
Five pzr Cents. Matalliques • lOO 15-10
VOW p2r Cents. lOO4
Three per Cents.
Bank Shares .................. 1.590

slllgemeine Zeitung, Sept. 30.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—BRUSISZLI, OCT. $.
Actua Debt, per Cent.,
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent ...... .....
... Three per Cent —
---.Thlrty.seven Millions, ditto
................................ (1840) IO3X
- 1844.......• ....... • • ••• ••••• 0 •••••• ••••••••••••• 100 k
Loan of City, 1843, Four per Cent. lOl
Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent.
Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent —
f I Issue of 1841.... "...•..•.. 0000000 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• -
—Brussels Papers. Oct. 1

VISIT of the KING of the FRENCH.
Preparations are talked of on every side for a
splendid entertainment to be given to the officers who
will attend his Majesty Louis Philippe to this country.
We believe several plans are in contemplation, on an
, unprecedently magnificent scale. One is a grand
ball and supper in the Royal Naval College, to be got
up by the officers of our navy exclusively, five or six
day's pay from each officer being subscribed for the
' purpose of conducting the entertainment upon the
most hospitable and brilliant scale. This certainly
would amount to a handsome sum, the number of
naval officers now at the port in commission being
considerable. Another plan is the erection of a very
large tent, capable of holding conveniently about
2,000, in which to give a ball and supper, also upon a
superb but less exclusive scale, naval, military, and
civil officers being reported the projectors. Of course,
many rumours are afloat respecting what will and
ought to be done to give eclat to the visit of so im-
portant a personage as the King of the French, the
above, among the rest ; but a few days will determine
which is the right. The guns of the platform saluting
battery have undergone two courses of paint, as also
those of the Kings bastion, in anticipation of the
royal visit ; but whether this will prevent the French
officers from seeing how wretchedly they are pointed
we much doubt. Certainly they are on the peace
establishment. Spithead begins to look lively, and
with a few line of bAttle ships, in addition to the five
brigs of the experimental squadron now at anchor and
the other three which will shortly join them, together
with the Firebrand and another fine steam-frigate or
two, will look imposing, and confirm the celebrity
which has long been given to that matchless road-
stead.—Hampshire Independent.
His Majesty Louis Philippe, who, in early youth,
bore the title of the Duke de Chartres, was, with his
brothers and sisters, educate at home under the direc-
tion of Madame de Geniis, a lady well known as the
writer of several agreeable works of fiction. The
young Prince entered the army early ; he was at the
battles of Gemappes and Valmy, in which the French
were victorious. Dumourier, who after the death of
Louis XVI., was appointed General in Chief of the
Republican armies, found so much discretion and
prudence in the young Duke, that he formed the
project of overthrowing the Republican Government,
and placing on the throne the Duke de Chartres,
who was at that time one of his Aides-de-camp.
For this purpose, Dumourier entered into secret
negotiations with the chiefs of the Austrain army ;
hut the dreadful defeat of his troops at Derwinden
excited the suspicion of the National Convention ; he
was deserted by his own soldiers, and reduced to pro.
vide for his safety by flight. The young Duke ac-
companied him, and upon the death of his father,
which took place shortly afterwards, he took the title
of Duke of Orleans. A few years before the fall of
Napoleon, he allied himself, by marriage, to the Bour-
bons of Naples ; and the present Queen of the French
is the aunt of the Duchess of Berry and of Christina,
the ex-Queen of Spain. After the battle of Waterloo,
the Duke of Orleans became a great favourite with
the liberal chiefs, owing to the good opinion entertained
of him by Napoleon. At the same time, the high tone
of morality that reigned in his own family was
praised by all. The Parisian saw with delight his sons
frequenting the public colleges and zealously pursuing
their way to scholastic honours, as if their father had
been but a private gentleman ; the leaders of the Op-
position were always welcome at the Palais Royal.
At the death of General Foy, his Majesty sent
400/. to the subscription then raising to erect a
monument to his memory; and when the celebrated
Casimir de la Vigne was, on account of a piece
of poetry too liberal in its sentiments, dismissed from
his post of librarian by Count de Peyronet, the
Minister of Justice, the Duke of Orleans offered to the
poet a similar situation at the Palais Royal. Thus
by several deeds of well-directed liberality, the Duke
of Orleans ingratiated himself considerably with the
French nation.—Observer.

MARYLEBONE VESTRY•

THE OXFORD-STREET PAVEMENT.
It having been reported throughout this district,
for some days past, that it was the intention of the
Vestry to take up some of the wood pavement laid
down in Oxford-street, and to replace it by granite,
the old contest between the advocates of wood and
stone was likely to be renewed with as much
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full attendance of vestrymen. Sir Peter Laurie,
whose interest in the subject is well known, was
amongst the first who arrived.
At eleven o'clock, Mr. Lord was called to the
chair, and the Secretary read the accounts of the
week, and the minutes of the last meeting. The
only important part of the minutes was the resolu-
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one of great importance to the public, and he wished
it to be understood that in agreeing to this resolution,
and confirming the minutes, they were expressing no
()Onion upon wood pavement generally.—(Hear.)
Ihe pavement in question had been down five or six
years, and as the surveyors reported that it required
to be taken up, he thought it would be right to re-
place it by granite, because it happened to be placed
between two patches of granite.—(Hear.)
A VESTRYMAN said that the advocates of wood
paVettietit Always wished to have it girded by rows of
granite, and could not complain that the specimen in
question had not had fair play, because it was bordered
by granite.
Mr. Jostru agreed with his friend Mr. Wilson in
thinking the minutes should be confirmed, but it was
not right on that account that the public should be
mitle 4 by the supposition that the Vestry was op.
posed to wood pavement.--(heat',) He believed that
if a fair examination were made into the subject, it
would be found that this had been for the many years
it had been down, the cheapest pavement the parish
ever used.--(Hear.)
Sir PETER LAURIE said that the gentlemen oppo-
site made a merit of necessity on this occasion, as they
knew they had not the slightest chance of maintain-
ing the wooden doctrine, and rescinding the resold•
tion.—(Hear, and a laugh.) He was very glad that
the subject had been taken up by the press, as that
was the best way to open the eyes of the public to its
real merits.—(flear.) If the people of Oxford-street
thought the wood pavement a luxury, it was too much
to expect that the rest of the district which had no
relish for such a luxury should have to pay for it.—
(Hear.) There was the finest street in the world,
Regent-street, until it got the wood pavement—
the world, the Life Guards, which had not gone down
(Laughter)—and there was the finest regiment in
Regent-street since July last, and never would go
down it again whilst it was paved with wood.
A VESTRYMAN observed that the worthy Knight
was mistaken ; and, as we understood, the inconve-
nience of the dung was the cause of, the Guards not
taking that route, so much pains being taken to keep
the pavement free from that annoyance.
A VESTRYMAN said that the pavement referred to in
the resolution was rotten, and the surveyors not only
recommended its removal, but that granite should be
substituted for it.

Mr. WILsoN denied that he had any prepossession
in favour of wood, but as the worthy Knight had re-
ferred to Regent-street, he would say that he thought
the people of Oxford-street had as good a right as
those of Regent-street to their pavement being kept
clean and in good order.—(llear, hear.) But the fact
was their comfort was very much neglected.—(Hear.)
Sir PETER LLURIE said that the cleansing of Ito-

gent-street daily was the result of a private arrange-
ment between the inhabitants and the Board of
'Woods and Forests.

Mr. CLARK said that when it was proposed to take
measures fur cleansing Oxford-street similar to those
used in Regent-street, inquiry was made as to the
expense, and it was found to be enormous.—(Hear.)
There was no doubt that Regent-street was the best
kept of the wooden pavements. But was it a reason
that the rest of the parish should pay for Oxford-
street because the Woods and Forests paid for Re-
gent-street—(Hear, hear)—and kept it as neat as a
drawing-room ?—(Hear) If that were done for Ox-
ford-street, the rest of the district would require the
same attention. Tichfield-street, and Princes-street,
and other streets, would demand a wooden pavement,
so great was the rage for it.
Sir P. LAURIE—Oh, not now. That fit is all over
—(Laughter, and cries of "No, no.")
Mr. CLARKE proceeded to argue the granite was
far superior to the wood for paving, and as a proof,
referred to the state of Rathbone-p]ace.
After further conversation much to the same effect,
the minutes were confirmed, and the Vestry proceeded
with the routine business of the day.

SPORTING IN TELLIGENCE.
GORTON RACES—FRIDAY.
Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each and 20 added, for three-yrs-
olth, 7st-4 yrs, Bst 71b-5 yrs, 9st 21b-6 yrs and
aged, 9st 71b. Mares and geldings allowed 3 lbs.
Winners of 501. this year 5 lbs ; twice, 7 lbs ; thrice,
101bs extra. Heats, one mile and a dis.
Mr. Heap's Staley, 3 yrs (Copeland) 1 1
Mr. Flintoff's The Elbe, 3 yrs
Mr. Lamb's Lady Flora, 6 yrs
Mr. Ogden's Young Chancellor, 3 yrs 4 4
Mr. Thompson's The Viscount, 4 yrs
The Manchester Cup of 501, added to a Handicap of
15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, the second
to save his stake. Two miles and a quarter.
Mr. Ongley's Roderick, 5 yrs (Dodgson) 1
Mr. Halford's Pickwick, aged . 2
The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr.
Owen's dianthus, 4 yrs—Mr. Holt's Hampton, 5 yrs—
Mr. Peel's Barelegs, 6 yrs—Mr. Singleton's Teresa,3 yrs
—Mr. Thompson's b g by Shriglay, out of Fenella, 5 yrs
—Mr. Whitworth's Lady Sarah, 3 yrs.
The Gorton Stakes of 10 soya., added to a Sweepstakes
of 5 sovs. each. Heats, two miles.
Mr. Wildman's Coheiress, 4 yrs ... (Bradley) 2 1 1
Mr. Osbaldeston's Shocking Mamma, 4 yr; ... 1 2 2
Mr. Clegg's Nelly, 51yrs 3 3 dr
GORTON RACES.—SATI7RDAY
The Claret Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added. Heats,
two miles.
Mr. Thompson's b g by Sbrigley, out of Fenella,
5 yrs (Darling) 1 1
Mr. Singleton's Teresa, 3 yrs 0 2

Mr. Whitworth's Lady Sarah, 3 yrs. 2 0
Coheiress, Xanthus, Staley, and Hampton, also ran.
Won easy.
A Cup of 501., added to a Handicap of 10 sous. each, &c.
Mile and three-quarters.
Mr. Dawson's Lord Saltoun, 3 yrs (Riley) 1
Mr. Flintoff's The Rhine, 4 yrs 2
Little Hampton and Sir R. Bulkeley's Bay Middleton
mare also ran.—Won cleverly.
The Hunters' Stakes were won by Mr. Thompson's
Jack.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER ON FRIDAY.
CZSAREWITCH STAKES.-6 to 1 agst Souvenir filly
(t.), 10 to 1 agst Jamal (t.), 11 to 1 agst Glossy (t.).
'l4 to 1 agat Pickpocket (t.), LS to 1 agst The Brewer,
15 to 1 agst Vibration (t.). 16 to 1 agst Rowena, 16 to 1
agst Una, 20 to 1 agst Lightning, 20 to 1 agat William
le Gros ; 20 to 1 agst Folg-a-ballagh, 20 to 1 agst Mar-
qhise, 20 to 1 ugst Aristotle, 25 to 1 agst
KELSO RACES-1t EDNESDAT.
The Border Club prize of 20 sous., added to a Handicap
of 25 soya. each ; 15 ft, and 5 only if declared ; the
second to save his stake. Two miles.
Sir C. Monek's Glossy, 4 yrs (Winteringham) 1
Mr. Meiklam's Best-of-Three, 3 yrs 2
Mr. Ayre's Inheritor, 4 yrs
Mr. A. Johnston's The Era, 4 yrs 4
Mr. Merry's Armytage, 4 yrs 5
Mr. Robinson's Little Fairy, 3 yrs
The Kelso Plate of 501. ; winner to be sold for 1501.
Heats, one mile and a half.
Mr. Willingham's Christopher, 5 yrs ...(Lye) 1 4 1
Mr. Merry's Snipe, 5 yrs 2 1 3
Mr. Ilogarth's Hygeia, aged
Mr. Anderson's Maid of the 41E11, aged 4 2 4
Mr. St. Paul's Riot, 6 yrs 5 dr
Forced Handicap of 7 SOU. each, and 50 added. One
mile and a halt.
Mr. Willington's Veteran, 6 yrs walked over.
NOTTING HA M RACES—FRIDAY.
Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, with 20 added. Heats,
twice round and a distance.
Mr. Clifton's Pedlar, 6 yrs (Owner) 2 1 1
Mr. Wesley's Miss Lucy, 5 yrs
A Cup or Piece of Plate, value 100 soya., given by the
Noblemen and Gentlemen of the county, added to a
Handicap of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared.
Twice round and a distance.
Mr. Dawson's Lord Saltoun, 3 yrs (Riley) 1
Mr. Robihson's Slorpeth, 3 yrs
The Selling Stakes of 5 sip's. each, and 30 added. Heats,
once round and a distance,
Mr. C. Arundale's Jamie Falshaw, 4 yrs ...walked over.
The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas. Heats, two miles.
Mr. Irwin's Mickey Free, 3 yrs (Templeman) 2 1 1
Mr. Berrington's }tither Mathew, 3 yrs
Lord Chesterfield's Parthian, 4 yrs
The Ladies' Purse of 201., added to a Sweepstakes of
3 soya. each ; heats, once round and a distance, was
won in three heats by Mr. Peel's Jamie Falshaw
(owner), beating Etnineh filly, Modesty, Impetus, and
Pedlar.