The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-26 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS.;

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Optuton.

" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.
Queen Christina attended Divine service at the Cathedral
at Lyons on the 20th inst. After the mass, the Queen re-
ceived in her apartments the Prefect, the Mayor, and all the
civil, law, and military officers of the city. In the morning
of the 21st her Majesty embarked in another steam-boat for
Avignon, where she would arrive the same evening.
It is stated in a letter from Hayti, 23d ult., that M. A.
Barrot, not hiving been able to come to an understanding
with the Government as to the time to be allowed for the
payment of- the French claims 4 had broken off the negotia-
tions, and embarked on the 18th in the Aube corvette, taking
with him, however, the funds for the payment of the instal-
ment due in 1843. An envoy from Hayti is, as has been al-
ready announced, to visit France for the purpose of renewing
the negotiation with the French Government.
The mandement of the Archbishop of Paris for the observ-
ance of Lent has just been published. It permits the eating
of eggs, butter, and milk during Lent, except for the three
last days of Passion week, and butcher's meat on the Sun-
days,. Tuesdays, Mondays, and Thursdays, except in Passion
week. Persons who wish to eat meat every day may do so
by distributing alms, to be employed towards the purchase of
the old conyent of the Carmelites, and for the relief of the
poor.

The King of Saxony, on the sth inst., issued. an orden-
nance which so far relaxes the restrictions on the press as to
decree that henceforth all pamphlets, and other publications
exceeding twenty sheets of letter-press, shall be exempt from
the censorship.
A letter from Vienna, Feb. 15, says :—" Our railroads
have been impassable for three days, on account of the enor-
mous quantities of snow that have fallen. To-morrow the
lines will be again open."
A letter from Constantinople, Jan. 31, in the Journal de
Francfort, contains the following paragraph :—" It will be
remembered that some months back the trial of a Turk took
place for offensive expressions against the Prophet. The
affair took place precisely at the moment when France and
the other Powers presented their notes to the Divan, to pro-
test energetically against the execution of the unfortunate
Ovaghun. It was already. reported that the impiety of the
Turk was about to be punished with death, conformably to
the text of the law, but the profound impression made by the
note of the Minister of France caused the sentence of death -to
be revoked. M. de Bourqueney, blinded by false hopes, was
proclaiming his pretended triumphs everywhere, but all was
deception. In a fortnight after the Greek of Biledjik was
executed, and now we learn that the Turk of Salonica has
been decapitated."
The Union des Provinces states that the cold weather in
France is not to be compared to the severe frost which has
been experienced in Germany and Switzerland, as will appear
from the following facts :—" At Konigsberg snow fell in such
quantities that wolves entered the town in the noon-day.
At Nuremberg the snow was nine feet in depth. In. the
Grisons in Switzerland the glass stood at 23 degrees of
Reaumur (51 Fahrenheit) below freezing point, and sub-
sequently there came a fall of snow, which completely
covered the hills and valleys. During several days a snow-
storm prevailed, which caused much injury. Five persons
perished a cold and fatigue in crossing' Mount Albula,
and several others had their limbs frozen. Five:men and
thirteen head of oxen perished in an avalanche which
fell from emountain to the east of Niederwald."
COURT—FASHIONABLE.'
Lord and Lady Brougham have caused invitations to be
sent out for a grand dinner on Saturday next. The Duke of
Wellington, Earl and Countess of Jersey, Sir Robert and
Lady Peel,&c., are among those invited.
Lord Plunket will entertain a select party to dinner on
Wednesday, at his Lordship's new residence -in Eccleston-
square, Belgrave-road.
Lord Claud'Hamilton, M.P., left Argyll House, on Satur-
day, for Barnes Court, the seat of the Marquis of Abercorn, in
the 'county Tyrone. His Lordship purposes to remain in
Ireland till after the Eastern recess.

Lady Lyndhurst and Non. Miss Copley have returned to
town front visiting the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort at
Badminton.

The Dake of Norfolk arrived in • town on Friday, from
Arundel Castle, Sussex.
The Dowager Countess of Clonmel and. Ladies Caroline and
Atigusia Scott, Hon. Miss Morison, Mr. Ewing, and a select
party, have been.visiting the Earl and Countess of Warwick
during the last week at Warwick Castle.
' The Earl and Countess of Morley have returned to Sal-
tram Castle, Devon, from town, and it is the intention of the
Noble Earl and Countess to stay there until Easter.
Earl Fortescue, who, on leaving town for Devon, proceeded
to Powderham Castle to meet the Countess, has arrived at
Castle Hill.

nursozzzairemous.
&meeting of the Committee for erecting the Wellington
City statue, took place at the Mansion-house, on Thursday
afternoon; present, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen. Lucas,
Sir Claudius Hunter, Sir Peter Laurie, Sir James Duke, J.
'Johnson, Dr. Croly, Mr. Rainbow (honoraiT secretary) and
several other members. A letter from Mr. frevillian, of the
Treasury, was read, in which their Lordships sanctioned the
appropriation of the surplus metal of guns placed at the dis-
posal of Sir Francis Chantrey, to execute this statue, one
moiety in the Nelson column, in Trafalgar-square, and the
other to the great Wellington statue now casting by Mr.
Wyatt for the west end of the metropolis. A motion was
made, and carried unanimously, that a letter should be
written to the executors of Sir h. Chantrey, requesting them
to have the statue ready for inauguration on the 18th of June
next, the anniversary of Waterloo.
An Anti-League meting is to take place at Aberdeen on
the Ist of March, in compliance with a requisition addressed
to the Earl of Erroll, the Lord Lieutenant of the county, and
signed by landowners and farmers of Aberdeenshire, includ-
ing the names of the Duke of Richmond, the Earl _of March,
Lord James Hay, Lord Forbes, Robert Grant, Esq.,
four, Convenor of Aberdeenshire, and Sir Charles Bannerman,
Bart.
All our fairs and markets, says a Dublin correspondent,
4mhibit a decided tendency to advance. In consequence of
the increased demand from England, there was a considerable
rise in the price of cattle at -Smithfield market on Thursday.
In this northern county incendiarism has appeared. On Sa-
turday night three large stacks of corn were consumed in the
haggard of the Rev. Mr. Atwell, Rector of Clenoe.
The sale of the first portion of Bank-buildings, which Was
commenced on 'Monday by Mr. Pullen, the auctioneer, and
concluded the following day, has realised about 1,3001., the
property disposed of included the spacious banking house
and resideice of Messrs. Ladbroke and Co., and three other
houses.

The total number Ofeattle, sheep, and pigs imported last
year, under the new tariff, amount only to 2,099, while during
•the preceding year it was 5,316.
The mortal remains of the late Viscount Glentworth were
removed ,for temporary interment to the cemetery in the
Harrow-road on Thursday-last, it having been found that the
necessary arrangements in the Pery Chapel, In the Cathedral
at Limerick, could not be completed within the required time.
His Royal Highness Prince 'Albert has given directions to
Mr. Francis, the sculptor, for a statue to the memory of hie
father, the late reigning Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha.
The Commissioners of Woods and Forests have purchased
for the sum of 5801. the old buildings on the south side of
Holyrood House, and have appointed Mr. Donald Horne their
agent in Scotland, vice Mr. Roderick Mackenzie, deceased.
On Friday the examinations for degrees took place at the
College of Surgeons, when, of fifteen candidates, ten passed
and five were rejected.

AMERICAN NEWS.
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.
We have further advicee to-day from New York by a
packet from that port. By her we have received dates from
New York to the 3d February, being two days later than
those brought to us by the Britannia steamer. The frost con-
tinned to be intense, so much so, that several persons who
had been unfortunately benighted had,perished before morn-
ing. New York was literally isolated—no mails had reached
from the south for six days, nor from Boston and eastward
for two at least. Persons could skate over to Long Island.
Steam navigation was consequently put a stop to, and the
mails which were dispatched overland could,not kereckoned
to accomplish the journey in less than treble the usual time.
At Boston the ierygreatest exertion had been made to enable
the steamer Britannia to leave the harbour; 400 men were
employed to cut the canal through" the ice; they-began at
Fort Independence, and the first 'contractors gave up the
work in despair, and several of the men retired severely frost-
bitten. it was, however, again undertaken with morevigour
and success. •
The latest accounts fro& New Orleans announce the death
of the lion. AleXander Porter. senator of the State •of
Louisiana, amen of talent and'eminence. He was a native,
of Ireland., • '
In the Senate, on. the 30th,, the debate on Mr. iii'Lluffie'a
Revenue Bill was not progressed with. Mr. Evans expressed
a willingness to go on with the debate, but there was a very,
genera/ desire expressed among." senators to go into •E2teell•
tiVe Session, and the matter was postponed till the fallowing
day. ; not, however, before Mr. M'Duffie had given notice
that he would change the character of the Bill, so as to ac-
cernmodate it to the views of those -,gentlemen who denied
the right of jurisdiction in it preSent form. He would so
' modify it as to make it 'a
Bill to repeal the existing tariff
law. Thin: modification, it is .understood, will Open the whole
subject of tlietarig and the finances of. the country to dis-
.cussion. ' 4`• •v,•
The Washington Correspondent of' the' Courier and En;•
quirer remarks, that " The last speech of Mr. }Muffle; the
closing part of which I did. not hear, presents 'new matter
'for grave and serious consideration. The language used by
him should be placed before every man, so that the whole
people can judge:of the tone of feeling which' obtains with
that class of politicians of which Mr. M‘Duffie is the repre-
sentative, sad also that the aims and objects of these men
may be rightly .understood. You will see by reference to
the speech as reported, that .Mr. M`Laiffie gravely proposes
a dissolution of the union, and a creation of 'three confede
racies ; one in the. south-west, embracing the. producing
States; one in the north-west, embracing the gram-growing
.States ; and one in the north-east, embracing the manufac-
turing States.' In this classification he does not regard
agricultural or manufacturing labour as prodtictive industry
—a distinction which even his philosophy must teach him to
be absurd." •
CANADA.--Mr. Buchanan, of Niagara, lately her Britannic
Majesty's Consul at New York, has addressed a letter to his
countrymen at work on the Welland Canal, proposing to meet
five marriedand five single men, its delegates from the Cork
men, at ten o'clock on the 18th inst., at Port Robinson, and
an equal number as delegates from the Connaught men. at
Thorold, at two o'clock, with a view to endeavour to recon-
cile the divisions between two factions.—Montreal Herald.
FROM TExAs.---!Late news is received by Galveston papers
of the 10th inst. The differences between President Houston
and Congress were. not adjusted. He had again declined to
communicate the Executive correspondence with England,
but offers to lay it before the Speaker "and 'Foreign Commit.-
tee of the House, and intimates that other papers communi-
cated under the seal of secresy had been exposed. He-has
also refused to comply with the request to recal Charles H.
Raymond, bearer of dispatches to the United States. It is
reported that the negotiations between the Mexican and
Texan Commissioners had been broken off.
General Mercer, of-Virginia, was there making arrange-
ments to visit Germanyundey colonisation contracts.

NEW YORK CoNLIkIERCIAL NEWS; FEB. 2.
Cotton has received a favourable impulse from the southern
news. There .is a better feeling, and the sales reach 2,000
bales.

There continues to be a good domestic demand for Flour.
Richmontt city :is wanted for shipznent, at 5 dolls, 75c., but
holders refuse that price.
• Sales of Flax Seed at 9 dolls. 75 Ice. ; Clover at lOic. for
ry clean and free ; Timothy
Poor up to 12 and ,12i for ve
14 to 15 dolls.
Nothing to report in grain. Proyisiong quiet. f No business
in exchange. Stocks as yesterday, perhaps a shade better
of cotton fel the day reach