The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-16 00:00:00

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rOREIGN.
On Monday, the King of the French, attended by General
Rumigny and two orderly officers, left the Tuileries at two
o'clock for Saint Cloud, and returned at five. In the even-
ing their Majesties received a numerous party to dinner.
The youngest daughter of Lucien Bonaparte, the Princess
Constance, aged 24, says the Commerce, has just entered
the convent of the Sacre Cceur de Notre Dame, on Mount
Pincio. On account of her extraordinary mental capacity,
her superiors destine her to be the foundress of a depen-
dence on the order at Warsaw.
Nafi-Effendi, ex-Ambassador from the Ottoman Porte to
the Court of the Tuileries, has left Paris to return to Con-
stantinople.
M. Munoz, brother of the morganatic husbatid of Queen
Christina, has just arrived in Paris, with dispatches from the
Spanish Government.
The Augsburg Gazette states that the Russian army in the
Caucasus is about to receive a reinforcement of 10,000 men.
At the last sitting of the Court of Assizes at Dijon, a ser-
vant girl named Rousseau, and her master, named Langon-
nier, the Mayor of the commune of Venaray, were tried for
infanticide, the former as a principal, and the latter as ac-
cessory. It appeared from the evidence, and from the con-
fession of the girl, that she had borne three children, of
which Langonnier was the father, and that they. had all been
murdered at his suggestion, and with his assistance. The
prisoners were both found guilty. The Court condemned
Langonnier to death, and the female to imprisonment for
life, with hard labour.
The Countess of Nassau, widow of the ex-King of the
Netherlands, is said to have decided upon fixing her resi-
dence at the chateau which she possesses near Cologne, and
to which workmen have been sent from Brussels to prepare
it for her reception.
A letter from Rome, of the 4th of February, says that the
Director of the Police at Ravenna had been shot as he was
returning home from the theatre.
At Castel Bolognese, near Imola, several gensdarmes have
been assassinated, and the theatre of Cesena has been blown
up by means of a powder mine. Happily there was no per-
son in the theatre when this happened.

LAW AND POLICE.
In the Court of Queen's Bench an action was brought by
Mr. Coppock, the solicitor, to recover damages for a rather
serious assault, bommitted upon him in April last, when em-
ployed in getting up the evidence which was intended to be
laid before the House of Commons on the petition against
Mr. Kelly's return for the borough of Cambridge. The
charge was clearly made out, and the jury, without hesitation,
returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 2501.
In the Central Criminal Court, Elizabeth Brown, who was
convicted a few days since. of an extensive robbery of plate
from her master, Mr. R. Clavering Savage, to whom she had
acted in the double capacity of mistress and servant, was
brought up for judgment, and sentenced to two years' im-
prisonment, with hard labour. The Court, at its rising, ad-
journed till Monday, the 4th of March.
At Union-hall, John Stevens, a silversmith, of John-street,
Islington, was finally examined before Mr. Cottingham,
charged with fraudulently obtaining money to the amount
of 75L, of Mr. Folkard, the pawnbroker, of the London-
road, by means of spurious metal, resembling ingots of
silver. Mr. Cottingham said he was of opinion the charge
was made out against the prisoner, and that he should com-
mit him for trial. . _

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At the Thames Police-court Charles Lambert and William
31‘Gregor were brought up on remand, charged with piracy,
under the 11th and 12th William 111., c. 7, which constitutes
any attempt to create a revolt on ship board, to be an act of
piracy. The statute of William was subsequently confirmed
and perpetuated by the 6th George 1., c. 19. The prisoners
were seamen on board the brig Ilestr, bound on a whaling
voyage to the South Pacific, and owing, as it was alleged, to
the misconduct of the prisoners, a revolt arose, in which one
man, named Greggs, was shot dead by the master, Captain
Richard Lucas Williams. They were committed for trial.

COMILTZABIZIONABLE.
Lady Holland received at dinner on Wednesday evening,
in Stanhope-street, Mayfair, the French Ambassador, the
Countess St. Aulaire, the Baroness Langsdorff, and other
foreigners of distinction.
The Baron Langsdorff left the seat of the French Embassy
on Tuesday last, for Paris.
The Duke and Duchess of Bedford leave Woburn Abbey
on the sth of the next month, for Belgrave-square.
The Countess Dowager of Carnwath has arrived in Glou-
cester-place, Portman-square, from Canterbury.
Earl and Countess Grosvenor and Lady Elizabeth Gros-
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are not expected at Grosvenor House, for the season, until
the first week in May.
Lord and Lady Kinnaird are expected to leave Rossie
Priory at the latter end of the ensuing month, for their new
mansion in Upper Brook-street, for the season.
The venerable Right Hon. Thomas Grenville, brother to
the late celebrated statesman, who has been indisposed at his
mansion in Hamilton-place, is convalescent.
Mr. Bolton Clive, M.P., is recovering from a severe attack
of indisposition.
WLISCELLANZOVS.
At a Court of Common Council held on Thursday, Mr. R.
L. Jones brought up the Report of the Royal Exchange Com-
mittee, which stated that the purchase of the block of build-
ings, called Bank-buildings, in front of the Royal Exchange,
had been completed.
On New Year's day, 1843, with a sixpenny fare, the Gree-
nock and Glasgow Railway pocketed 771. from holiday pas-
sengers. On New Year's day, 1844, with a shilling fare, they
received 451.
There has just been rehearsed at Vienna J. L. Hatton's
newly-composed opera of Pascal Brunow, under the superin-
tendence of the maestro, the principal parts being taken by
Staudigl and Lutzer. A correspondent pronounces it to be
one of the most splendid operas he ever heard. It will be
produced before the public at Vienna at the end of this month.
Sir James Graham declines appointing magistrates for the
borough of Sheffield, unless the town-council are prepared to
build a new gaol, and to hold quarter sessions.
The monthly meeting of the Anti-Corn-law League took
place in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, on Wednesday
evening. The spacious building was never so crowded be-
fore. The speakers were Mr. Cobden, M.P., Colonel Thomp-
son, and Mr. R. R. R. Moore, and the audience included per-
sons who had come many miles to have an opportunity of
hearing them. Mr. G. Wilson, chairman of the Council,
presided.
There has been a considerable falling off in the importa-
tion of hemp into Great Britain in the course of the last two
years—the quantity imported in 1842 having been about
2,000 tons less than that of the year previous. In 1843 the
import was 1,000 tons less than that of 1842. The stocks
are unusually low in London, Liverpool, and the other prin-
cipal markets.
The barque Lady Bute, which sailed from the Clyde on
Saturday evening last, for Calcutta, carried one of the most
valuable cargoes which has ever left that port, being esti-
mated at more than 40,0001
From the statements in the Report of the Visiting Justices
of the New Prison, this gaol was in a satisfactory state. The
number of prisoners was 178 ; there being 139 males, and 39
females. The Report was received.
At the meeting of the:Middlesex Magistrates on Thursday,
Mr. Wilks directed attention to the Small Debts Bill, intro-
duced into the House of Commons by Mr. John Jervis, by
which, individual magistrates would be enabled to adjudicate
on all claims for debts under 51., and, if necessary, issue dis-
tress warrants to enforce payment. He also entreated the
earnest attention of magistrates, poor-law guardians, and
other persons interested, to the proposed amendment of the
Poor-law Bill by Sir James Graham, from which considerable
alterations and improvements were anticipated. The Report
of the Visiting Justices of the House of Correction was read.
The regulations in the prison had been enforced and the dis-
cipline duly maintained. The number of prisoners was 1,084.
Of that number 828 were males, and 256 females. There were
also seven children in. confinement.

LLOYD'S SIIIPPING.—(T HIS DAY.)
LONDON, FEB. 16.—Wind, light westerly breeze, and hazy.
DEAL, FEB. 15.—Wind S.S.W. to S.W., moderate.—Sld.
Jane May, Barbadoes.
PLYMOUTH, PHD. 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Ellen Brooks,
Havre, for New Orleans.
COWES, FEB. 15.—Arrd. Marie, New York, for Havre.
SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 15.—Arrd. Oriental steamer, Alex-
andria, It was blowing a gale at Bermuda on the 27th and
29th of January.
FALmouni, FEB. 15.—Wind S.W., strong breezes.—Arrd.
Glenalvon, Crouch, Aux Cayes, with loss of boats, bulwarks,
topmasts, yards, water casks, &c, whilst lying to during a
severe gale on the 24th and 25th ult., in lat. 37, long. 58.
OFF DUNGENESS, FEB 12.—Elizabeth Louisa, Laguna, for
Hamburgh.
NEWPORT, FEB. 15.—A mast fifty feet long, apparently
the mainmast of a brig, or the mizenmast of a ship, seemingly
some time in water, came on shore in the bay 10th inst.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 16.—Wind S.S.W., light.—Arrd. Agnes,
Braithwaite, Rio de la Hache (Dec. 28) ; William Penning-
ton, Jamaica; Jackson, Savanilla ; Jane Ross, Crabtree, New
Orleans ; Elizabeth, Moses, St. John's, New Brunswick.
Sld. Sisters, Mexico ; Scotland, New York. Two large
vessels were passed on shore on Fortune Island, and a large
barque on Crooked Island, with wreckers alongside, by the
Agnes, arrived here; the same vessel saw also the top and
part of a topmast up on end on Robert's Shoal ; also, a large
mast, not long in the water, off Barbuda, and experienced
very bad weather on the passage.
SHIELDS, FEB. 14.—Sld. Amazon, Calcutta ; Orwell, Cape
of Good Hope.
Wiirrnv, FEB. 14.—The Magnet, of this port, from Stock-
ton to Scarborough, got on Whitby Rock at 4 rad., but was
assisted off at eleven o'clock very leaky, and proceeded with
extra hands. The Neptune, of and from Sunderland, ran in
the neck at 6 P.M. and sank ; crew saved.
YARMOUTH, FEB. 15.—The Dispatch, from Middlesborough
to Ipswich, and the Percy, of Sunderland, were in contact in
the Roads yesterday, when the former lost bulwarks, &c.
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
Arrivals at Mauritius--Intrepid, Fowler, Nov. 4, from Ma-
dras ; Zoe, Blacklock, from the Cape ; Prince of Waterloo,
Elder, from Calcutta ; Barbara, Purss, from Halifax ; Ram-
bler, Hutchinson, from Calcutta ; Robert Ingham, Clough,
from Bordeaux ; Mary, Mackie, from Liverpool ; Charlotte,
Goble, from Newcastle ; Mary, Rowe, 13th, from the Cape ;
Coringa packet, Chilcott, 14th, from Madras ; Samson,
Brown, from Madagascar; Jane, Stewart, 15th, from Ma-
dras ; Cygne, 16th, from Lbmbock ; Lucinda, Scollay, from
Bombay; Fairlie, 11th, from Portsmouth and Rio; Meg
Merrilies, Thompson, from the Cape ; Earl Grey, Mollisou,
14th, from Calcutta ; Tartar, Bruin, 17th, from Madagascar ;
Goshawk, Ritchie, 18th, from Tranguebar ; Juliana, Wood-
house, from Calcutta ; Teazer, Gibson, from Madras ; Akbar,
Arkley, from Calcutta ; Suerier, Vincent, from Bourbon ;
British Sovereign, Cowly, from Calcutta ; Dream, Eager,
from Bourbon; Prince Albert, Servals, 21st, from Madagas-
car; Ann, Green, 22d, from the Cape.
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Departures from Mauritius—Nestor, Steward, in Nov. to
Liverpool ; Chance, Rosby, 15th, to Bombay ; Cypress, Ap-
pleby, 16th, to Calcutta ; Columbine, Crisp, 18th, to Liver-
pool ; Helen Mary, Palmer, to London ; David Malcolm,
Marshall, to Madras ; Branken Moor, Smith, to Launceston ;
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24th, all to London ; Rosanna, Keith, and Belle Creole, Pur-
chase, to sail 24th Nov. to London ; Meg Merrilies, loading
for London.
Arrivals at Kedegeree, Bengal—Lalla Rookh, Kenney,
Dec. 22, from Mauritius ; Argyle, Henney, from Greenock.
Departures from Kedgeree—Emily, Greaves, Dec. 22, and
Maria, Miller, for London ; Adele Marguard, Stepney, for
Chlirlarival at Santa Cruz—China, Livesay, Jan. 13, from
London, and sailed to Madras, and Bengal.

The Duke of Wellington is expected to leave
Apsley House on Wednesday se'nnight, for Strathfieldsaye,
where his Grace will remain three or four days, to entertain
the judges ; and during his Grace's absence it is not expected
that any business of importance will be transacted in the
House of Lords. Mr. Arbuthnot continues at Apsley House
in improved health.