The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-05 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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YOZZION.

We learn from Tilsit that the river Niemen has again
become flooded, raising the level to 15 feet. On the
20th ult., the bridge of boats was broken. through by a
large beam brought down by the torrent, so that all
communication between the two banks was prevented.
The railroad between Nuremburg and Bamberg, in
Bavaria, was opened on the 25th ult. The train ran the
16 French leagues in 1 hour and 33 minutes.
The Toulonnttis of the 29th ult., states that, since tit
organisation of hospital-steamers for the transport dIF
sick soldiers from Algeria, the deaths during the passa
have not been more than one in four hundred. From
October 1839 to July 1 of the present year, 7,917 sipk
were embarked for France, and of these only ninetettn
died on the way.
Nearly all the standards taken at the battle of Isly are
of silk, richly embroidered with gold, and bearing sen-
tences from the Koran. One of them, which is of white
ground, has the following inscription :—" There is no
other God than God, and Mahomet is his prophet. If
God pleases, the holy war must triumph." The parasol
of the son of the Emperor is of red silk, worked with
gold and siver.

MAW AND POWCII.
At the Mansion-house George Hey, the young man
who was some days ago examined upon a variety of
charges of embezzlement, :brought against him by Mc.
Melville, of the house of Cruikshank, Melville, and Co.,
was brought up for re-examination before Mr. Alder-
man Wood. After a lengthened examination, the
magistrate said he would remand the prisoner till Me
depositious should be made out, and then commit him
for trial.

Henry Foulkes, the driver and proprietor of a Ken-
sington omnibus, and Matthew Balls, jun., driver, and
said to be part proprietor, of a Brixton omnibus, was
summoned by the police, before Mr. Hardwick, at Marl-
borough-street, for furious driving, whereby the lives of
her Majesty's subjects had been endangered. The
defendants pleaded Guilty, and were sentenced to hard
labour for one month. The defendants, whose con-
nexions are very respectable, and who have up to the
transactions referred to by the police, maintained the
reputation of extremely civil and steady drivers, ap-
peared thunderstruck at the sentence.
At Marylebone, John Blake, a youth about eighteen
years of age, was charged with having stolen property
of different descriptions to a large amount belonging to
his uncle, Mr. John Dyke, Park-place, Paddington-
green. Mrs. Dyke quitted London six weeks ago with
her husband, who was in ill health, and said that on
their return they discovered that Blake, who had been
left in charge of the house, had plundered the same of a
vast deal of furniture, &c. The prisoner, who admitted
his guilt, was fully committed for trial.
At the Woolwich Police-court, six seamen, belonging
to the ship Brant, of Dantzic, were next charged with
secretine. 1591b5. of tobacco in the forecastle and hold,
by which they had made themselves liable each to pe-
nalties of 100/. The prisoners admitted that certain
portions of it belonged to each of them. Mr. Grove, not
having the power to mitigate in this case, sentenced
them in fines amounting to 6001.; and, in default, to
Kingston

COVRT-PAINZOW.IIIII.III.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Here-
ditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburg Stekts,
were expected to honour Mrs. Lawrence with their com-
pany yest( rlay at Ealing Park, for the purpose of witness-
ing the performances of the loway Indians, who are en-
gaged for the occasion, and will take up their position on
the lawn in front of the mansion.
Th. Marquis' and Marchioness of 'Westminster AN,
entertaining company at Moor Varic, near Itiakmaria-
worth ; the Earl and Countess of Antrim, Lord and
Lady Prudhoe, Lord and Lady Parker, &c., are among
the lisitants. The Marquis, who continues in improves
health, will not proceed to Eaton Hall until the end of
the month.

The Earl of Albemarle will give his annual " harvest..
home" to his numerous labourers on the Quiddenhassi
estate, on Wednesday next. Lord Bury, his Lordship's
eldest son, is passing the season in the Isle of Wight.
Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor, and their youthful
family, are expected to remain at Ryde until the close of
the month, and then return to town en route to the Mar-
quis of Westminster's seat, Moor Park, Rickmansworth,
for the autumn.

Lord Dungannon has arrived at his seat, Brynknall,
Denbighshire. Lady Dungannon and the Misses Irvine
are passing the season at his Lordship's chateau at
Honfleur.

The Duke of Beaufort has left town for Ryele. The
Duchess does not return to the Isle of Wight, but is
expected to proceed to Badminton, on Thursday, for
the season.

1111CISMILMAN1101711.
By the statute of the 7th Victoria, cap. 35, which re-
ceived the royal assent on the 19th of July last, the
making of lists, and ballots, and enrolments of the militia
of the United Kingdom, is suspended until the first day
of August, 1845.
On Monday, being the anniversary of the great fire of
London, the form of prayer appointed by Act of Parlia-
ment to be used in commemoration of that event was
read at the church of St. Mary Aldermary, by the Rev.
H. B. Wilson, 1).D., incumbent of that, and of the united
parish of St. Thomas-the-Apostle. With the exception
of St. Paul's Cathedral (now closed), this is the only
church in the city where this solemnity is still observed.
The accounts from all parts of the United Kingdom
of the weather and the harvest, are of the most favour-
able description.
Earl Howe has given 101. to be distributed in prizes
to the allotment growers of Hinkley for the best ma-
nagement and cultivation of their respective pieces of land.
On Monday the Lord Chancellor laid on the table of
the House of Lords a return of the number of Royal Com-
missions assenting to public Bills during the present
session ; also noticing the dates at which such Bills seve-
rally were read the first time in the House of Lords.
There were 11 commissions, the last being on the 9th of
August. To that period, inclusive, 105 Bills received the
royal assert and became Acts of Parliament. Of that
number 45, or very nearly one-half, were read for the
first time in the House of Lords, in the course of July ;
11 were read for the first time in August.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
WARWICK RACES-T.UESD4Y (CONCLUDED).

The Maiden Plate of 50L Heats, two miles.
Mr. Hobson's Charity, 4 yrs, Bst 41b
Mr. Jones's f by Phenix, out of Pluralist's
dam, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b 1 2 dr
Mr. Stephenson's Epilogue, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b
Mr. Fowler's Gipsey Queen, 4 yrs, Bst 41b
Won in a canter.
LATEST BETTING AT WARWICK.
YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.
sto 1 agst Mickey Free I7to 1 agst Rowena
_ _ ST. LEGER.

4 to 1 agst Ithuriel 10 to 1, agstThePrincess(t)
9 to 2 agst The Cure 11 to 1 agstFoig-a-ballagh
6to 1 agst Red Deer (t) 11 to 1 agst Valerian
8 to 1 agst Bay Momus
WARWICK RACES—WEDNESDAY.
The Yearling Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 25 added; for
colts, Bst 91b; and fillies, Bst 41b. Once round and a
distance. (6 Subs.)
Mr. Robbins's Confab, by Chit Chat, 31bs (11. Darling) 1
Lord Warwick's the Mule, 31bs
Mr. Collins's f by Voltaire, out of Enimeh, 3lbs
5t04 on the Mule. Won by a length; the Voltaire
filly a good third.
Two yrs old Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added;
colts, Bst 6lb ; fillies, Bst 31b ; winners, 41b extra.
T.Y.C. (12 Subs.)
Sir J. Gerard's Pluto, by Sheet Anchor (Nat) 1
Mr. T. Walters's My Mary 2
The following also ran :—Lord Warwick's Gwalior—
Mr. Knight's Megara—Mr. F. Herbert's Silver Spur—
Mr. Davies's Princess Royal.
6 to 4 agst My Mary, 5 to 2 agst Silver Spur, and 4 to 1
agst Pluto. Won by a length, easy.
Match, 50 soya. Two miles.
Mr. Austin's Heigh Over, 6 yrs, 1 Ist (King) 1
Mr. Cowper's Independence, 4 3,rs, lOst 31b 2
Won by two lengths.
The Warwick Cup, by subscription of 10 sovs. each ;
three yrs old, Est 51b ; four, Bst 31b ; five, Bst 131 b ;
six and aged, 9st 31b ; mares allowed 41b, and geld-
ings 71b. 'Winners of any Derby, Oaks, or Leger,
or any Goodwood, Ascot, or Doncaster Cup, 71b
extra ; maiden three yrs old allowed 71b ; four, 101 b.
Four mile coarse. (22 Subs.)
Lord Glenlyon's Ben-y-Ghlo, 4 yrs
Mr. Collett (Cattonite) and Mr. Isaac Day (Mazeppa
gelding) each received 50 sovs. out of the stakes.
The Town Plate of 501.—Mr. Collett's Coranna, 5
yrs, won the first heat in a canter, beating Nonsuit and
expected to walk over for the second
wNhioebne,thaend astrawinl
left.
WARWICK, FOUR O'CLOCK, WEDNESDAY.
ST. LEGER BETTING.
4to 1 agst Ithurel—t. I Bto 1 agst Bay Momus
4 to 1 agst The Cure—t. 8 to 1 agst The Princess
freely I 33 to 1 agst Ugly Buck—t.
7to 1 agst Red Deer I4oto 1 agst Lightning. '

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The Ifessager states that the Duke d'Auntale is ex-
pected at Neuilly within a few days, the Queen haying
expressed an anxious desire to see him, and the present
tranquil state of Algeria permitting his absence from
Constantine.
Captain Bouet, immediately after his arrival at Paris,
went on to Neuilly with letters from the Prince do Join-
ville to the Queen, which the Captain was charged to
deliver into her Majesty's own hand.
Hussein Bey and Achmet Bey, the Egyptian Princes,
were presented to the King at Neuilly on Saturday.
The grand military maneeu►res commenced at Melt
on the 28th ult. The day being very fine, an immense
multitude had assembled to witness them. The Dukes
de Nemours and de Montpensier were loudly cheered.
General Baron Tavernier, one ofthe most distinguished
officers of the Republic and the Empire, died last week
at Co!mar, aged 76.
The Toulonnais repeats the rumour about the inten-
tion of the Government to appoint the Duke d'Aumale
Governor-General of Algeria, and says it has reason to
believe that this will take place before tie end of the
present month.
The last accounts from Gibraltar represent the health
of Mr, Drummond 'lay to be in an alarming state, from
the fatigue and anxiety he has experienced in his late
mission to Morocco.
The Paris Globe states that M. Mauguin is about to
proceed in a few days to Madrid, to urge the claims of
the French creditors on the Spanish Government. He
will act is concert with the English Commissioners, for
the purpose of having the claims of the creditors of the
two countries attended to.