The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-04 00:00:00

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On Tuesday, at one o'clock, on the occasion of the eve of the
King's fite, his Majesty the King of the French, surrounded
by the Royal Family, received in the hall of the throne the
Archbishop of Paris and his clergy. At eight in the evening
the King received the ladies of the diplomatic corps, and at
half-past eight the Council of State.
Their Majesties received on Monday evening Lord Cowley,
Marshal Soult, the Minister of the Marine, the Chancellor of
France, the Duke de Fezensac, the Marquises de Chasseloup
Laubat, Counts Simeon, de Saint ericq, de la Tourette, de
Monthion, de Bruce, and Dietrichstein, the Bari of Dun-
more, Lord William Russell, and a number of other persons

of distinction.
On Tuesday, the Duchess of Kent and the Duke and
Duchess de Nemours, went, at three o'clock, to view the
Luxembourg, where they were received and attended by the
Grand Referendary and the Duchess Decazes. After being
present at the sitting of the Chamber of Peers for nearly au
hour, their Royal Highnesses visited all the various parts of
the Palace. They returned to the Tuileries at four o'clock.
General Van Halen, Count de Peracamps, has arrived in

Paris from Belgium.
The mail which left Paris on Tuesday last at half-past six
o'clock in the evening for Nantes, arrived there on Wednes-
day, at half-past four in the afternoon, having performed the
journey in 22 hours, being at the rate of four leagues and a

half an hour.
A letter from Dresden of the 20th ult. states that a de-
plorable duel was lately fought at Tharandt, between the
Count de Seckendorf and the Baron de Wender, both pupils
of the Royal Forest School of the town, and neither scarcely
17 years of age. The weapons were pistols. Baron de
Wender had the first fire. The ball entered the temple of his
adversary, who instantly fell dead at his place. The young
Baron fled, but has since been arrested at Freyberg, and will
be brought to trial. The original cause of the meeting was
a dispute at billiards.
A young man was lately arrested at Bayonne as he alighted
from the Madrid diligence. It was at first supposed that he
was some political offender, but he turned out to be the
coachman of M. de Rothschild at Madrid, who bad robbed
his master and made off. He has partly evnfessed, it is said,
and a sum of 300,000 f. has been proved to have been taken.

The theft, however, amounts to much more.
During the last review in the Champ de Mars, a young
man, under twenty years of age, in attempting to cr, ss the
ground during a charge of cavalry, was thrown down and
trampled under the horses' feet. He was taken up lifeless,
with his skull fractured and a shoulder put out. A cui-
rassier also fell in the charge, but was only slightly hurt.
On Tuesday while a gentleman was bathing in the Seine,
two Newfoundland dogs from the watering-place at the Quai
de la Monnaie, both animals, excited by some unknown
cause, swam with all their speed into the middle of the river,
and then dived. On coming again to the surface each held in
his mouth what appeared at first to be a bundle of linen, but
which, as they dragged it to the shore, proved to be the body
of a well-dressed woman, between thirty and forty years of
age. It appeared that the unfortunate woman had been but
a short time in the water, and, from a letter found on her
person, had committed suicide.
LAW ILND_POI4C7E.

In the Sheriff's Court the following persons were pro-
claimed as out-laws :—Thomas Read Kemp, Sir Thomas
Houland Roberts, Bart., Edward Tuke, Mathew Rudsdale,
Francis James Nugee, Frank Whitworth Sykes, Thomas
Burrell Phipson, Harriet Massey, P. F. Bordmane, Samuel
Bertee Ambrosse, William Pyne, Augustus Villiers, George
Jackson, William Leith Hay, James Whitten Arundel,
Thomas James Vyner, Charles Wing, Gilbert Bolden, George
Hawker, William Wright, F. A. Stockpole, William Richard
Arthur role Tinley Long Wellesley, John Davie, William
Wood, John Salmon, William Walter. Hugh Mills Bum-
bery, James Anthony Emlee, Charles Francis Adey, and
Montague George Smith.
At the Mansion House Mr. Cope, the Governor of New-
gate, waited upon the Lord Mayor, in consequence of his
Lordship's desire to communicate with him on the subject of
a report which had become very prevalent, to the effect that
all the prisoners who had been tried with Barber, repeatedly
declared that delinquent to be innocent of the knowledge
that, in the proceedings adopted for getting the sums of
money sworn to as bequeathed to the different legatees, out
of the hands of the Commissioners for the reduction of the
National Debt, there had been any unfair play what-
ever resorted to. Barber had expressed a wish that
the other prisoners should sign a declaration that
through all the transactions he only acted as a professional
man, and that he had no knowledge of the frauds. This
they have all refused to do, with the exception of Mrs.
Saunders; Mrs. Dorey alleges that Barber knew all about it.
It was to state publicly that the other prisoners had refused
to sign such a document that Mr. Cope waited on the Lord
Mayor. His Lordship said it was necessary to remove
wholly the impression that Barber, who was shrewd and
clever enough to take in all the rest, was himself the dupe of
any of them.
The Court at Bow-street was crowded to excess, in con-
sequence of a man, who was deaf and dumb, and believed to
be insane, being secured about an hour before the business
commenced while attempting to commit self-destruction. He
had gone into a barber's shop to be shaved, and there at-
tempted to cut his throat, but was prevented doing himself
any injury. Grief for the death of his wife, to whom he was
much attached, was stated to be the cause of the attempt. Ho
was removed to the Strand Union.
A young woman named Susan Doherty, was charged at
Marvlebone, with having robbed Miss Elizabeth Hodgson, of
17, Old Cavendish-si reet, with whom she lived as servant, of
property to a considerable amount. She was committed for
trial.
Miss Julia Elizabeth Scales, a good-looking young woman,
of 18 years of age, was finally examined at Lambeth-street
for the
alseilft4 murder of her female illegitimate infant, on the
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COURT—P.A.SIZIONALBIaII.
Prince Albert is expected to be at the annual dinner of the
Royal Academy to-day, when all the Ministers, the Dulss
of Sutherland, Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Francis Egerton,
and a very distinguished party dine together.
The Duke of Devonshire left Devonshire House on Thurs-
day afternoon for Lis residence at Kemp-town, Brighton,
where the Noble Duke remains for a week, and will then
come to town and give a series of parties.
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland have arrived
at Northumberland House, from Alnwick Castle, Northum-
berland, for the season. His Grace is recovered from his late
severe attack of gout.
The Duke of Richmond, the Earls of Egmont, March, and
Wintertnn, the Bishop of Chichester, and the leading gentry
and clergy in the county, have engaged to attend the annual
dinner of the Petworth Agricultural Association, on the 10th
of next month.
Lady Pollock, the wife of the hero of Affghanistan, arrived
in town on Thursday from India, with her daughter, by the
Dover Railway.
Sir R. and Lady Sale will arrive in England next week as
passengers in the Great Liverpool, from Alexandria, which is
due at Southampton on the Bth inst.
Lady Harriet Baring, after a lengthened residence in
Italy for the benefit of her health, arrived from Nice on
Wednesday last, much recovered.
seei,CEralsa.NEOUS.
The annual distribution of prizes and honorary certificates
to the students of St. Bartholomew's Hospital took place on
Thursday, in the large hall, which was crowded with the
medical professors, governors of the establishment, the
students, and their friends. The President of the institution,
Matthew Prime Lucas, Esq., Alderman,
was in the chair.
On the same day an anniversary dinner in support of the
Society for Relieving Foreigners in Distress, was celebrated
at the London Tavern, the Duke of Cambridge in the chair,
supported by Lord Arundel and Surrey, Count Reventlow,
Minister from the Court of Denmark; Count Bjornstjerna,
Minister from the Court of Sweden ; Baron Rothschild, and
numerous other persons interested in the welfare of the
charity. The report showed among the subscribers, her.
Majesty 1001., the Queen Dowager •101., the-King of Denmark
1001., Benjamin Bond Cabbell,,Esei., Id. 10s. ; the gross sum
amounted to upwards of 1,500/,
The anniversary meeting of the Sunday Schools Union
took place in the evening of Thursday at Exeter Hall. Mr.
Hindley, M.P., in the chair. About four thousand persons
were present. On the platform were W. B. Gurney, Esq.,
short-hand writer to the Houses of Parliament, the Rev. D.
Morrison, Rev. J. Sherman, Rev. Robert Young, and a long
list of other gentlemen, lay as well as clerical, in connexion
with the dissenting interest. It appeared from the report
that within a circle of five miles of the metropolis there were
481 schools, 9,369 teachers, and 93,797 scholars—(Applause)
—there was yet accommodation in the various schools for
10,000 more children:
The London City Mission held its ninth annual meeting in
the large room, Exeter-hall, on Thursday. The chair was taken
by Mr. Plumptre, M.P. The room was crowded in every
part. The report consisted of many interesting accounts of
the labours of the missionaries, and of their success in res-
cuing from vice and crime several hundred persons. The
funds last year exceeded the amount received the previous
year. by 2,027/. 9s. 2d., being 8,781/. 14s. lid. The ex-
penses were upwards of 700/. per month, which went to pay
101 missionaries, and current expenses.

FIRING PRINCE ALBERT'S PLANTATIONS, NEAR
BAGSIIOT.—WINDSOR, THURSDAY.—lnformation has just
reached Windsor of a most diabolical act of incendiarism
which has been committed upon the extensive plantations in
the forest, near Bagshot, the property of Prince Albert,
which was purchased some timed in e
otc bhe y his
Duke Royal Hi
Glogh-
u-
ness, and which formerly belong t late of
cester. At an early hour yesterday morning the plantations
were discovered to have been fired, and in the course of the
day and last night upwards of 700 acres have been totally
destroyed.
SUDDEN DEATH OF THE DUCNESS OF PORTLAND.
—Yesterday (Thursday) morning the Duchess of Portland
was found by the housekeeper dead in bed at Welbeck
Abbey. Her Grace (who occupied a separate room from the
Duke retired to rest overnight in her usual health, which has
not been good for several years. This melancholy circum-
stance will, it is feared, be such a shock upon his Grace as
to further impair his constitution.—From a Correspondent.
LAUNCH OE ANOTHER GREAT STRAMER--.THE CITY
OF LONDON.—Within the last few days a stupendous iron
steam-ship, the largest that has ever been built in this
country, with the exception of the Great Britain, was
launched from the works of Mr. R. Napier, on the banks of
the Clyde, at Govan, near Glasgow. This monster of en-
gineering skill is intended for the London and Aberdeen
Steam Navigation Company, and when completed will run
between those ports. She is named the City of London,
and will undoubtedly be one of the finest and largest steam-
vessels that ever entered the Thames. She has been viewed
by several of her Majesty's naval surveyors, who have given
a very high opinion as to her form of build, both in beauty
and speed, as also to the strength and security of her con-
struction. She is almost entirely composed of iron, the only
wood about her being the spars, decks, and the ornamental
work in the saloon and cabins, which is of the finest oak.
In order that she may be rendered as sea-worthy as possi-
ble, the builder has divided her hull into four water-tight
compartments, so that, in the event of her meeting with an
accident, and causing a leakage, she cannot, under any cir-
cumstances, become filled, and thereby founder, as was the
case with the Pegasus, and many other packets. Her ex-
treme length is 231 feet, depth of hold 20 feet, and length of
beam 32 feet ; poop 65 feet long, which is erected four feet
above the main deck. Her complete measurement amounts
to 1,116 tons, and she will be fitted with two engines of 230-
horse power each. The ceremony of launching passed off
admirably. A large number of the neighbouring gentry and
Directors of the Company were in attendance ; the shores on
each side being lined with spectators. It is considered that
in six or eight weeks she will be completed and placed on the
station.
THE FARMERS.—This class of persons already
(since the Budget was opened on Monday evening) begin to
avow their wish for an immediate repeal of the corn-laws,
seeing clearly that they will go in a while. They feel that
rents must then come down, and until then they know it will
be impossible to hold up against the Aliding policy of their
" friend" Sir Robert. The election juggle of 1841 is now at
an end.—Pram a Oarreapeadaat