The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-13 00:00:00

'SUMMARY OF NEWS

AND
Vubitt Optaton.

" Who runs may read."

POILEIGN.
Owing to the severity of the weather the Paris mail of
Sunday has not reached town. On Friday the King of the
French presided at a Cabinet Council, which lasted for an
hour. His Majesty afterwards took a ride in his carriage.
The appeal of the National to the Cour Royale, against
the decision of the Police Correctionnelle, by which the re-
sponsible editor was condemned to imprisonment, and ordered
to pay a tine of 4,000 f. and 6,000 f. damages, for a libel upon
M. de Lespe, was heard on Friday. The judgment was
confirmed.

In a will bequeathing property to a large amount, respect-
ing which a suit is now pending before the Cour Royale, there
is the following clause which, it appears, is not disputed :
" My express desire being that none of the domestic animals
which shall belong to me at my death shall be either sold or
abandoned, I apply to the person who shall have charge of
them the annual sum of 750 f. for each horse, 150 f. for each
dog, and 75f. for each cat, so long as they shall live."
The Armoricain of Brest, of the 7th states, that a telegra-
phic dispatch has just been received by the Maritime Prefect,
to urge on the preparations for the departure of the Ariane,
and to fit her up to receive anAdmiral on board; her destina-
tion is supposed t,, be to Otaheite.
A fire having on Thursday evening broken out in a chim-
ney of No. 16, Rue Poissouniere, M. Victor Lagrange, who
was in the house, got on the roof to close the top of the chim-
ney with wet blankets, and thus stop the current of air. He
succeeded perfectly, and the fire died, but as the unfortunate
young man was descending his foot slipped, and he fell from
,rne roof on the pavement below, a height of six stories. When
Mken up immediately after, he was dead.
About ten minutes past two, on the morning of the 24th
ult., an earthquake was felt at Barcelonetta. The sensation
was like that produced by the passing of a heavily-laden
waggon quickly over a paved road, and was sufficiently strong
to rouse many of the inhabitants from their sleep.
A letter from Presburg (Hungary), dated 27th ult., says:
—" Arad has been inundated. In the morning of the 15th
enormous blocks of ice from the Maros came down and accu-
mulated to a vast length on both sides the bridge. In the
afternoon the water got over the embankments in several
places, and at the same time entered the town by two chan-
nels. The bells were rung and the drums beat in alarm. By
night many of the streets were underwater. On the 16th all
the shops remained closed. At two in the afternoon of that
day the ice below the bridge began to give way, and at five
completely broke up and dispersed.
The waters of the Seine continue to subside, and it is ex-
pected that the river will have reached its ordinary level in
four or five days. A considerable quantity of wine in the
cellars at Bercy has been destroyed by the inundation, the
vaults having in several cases given way and crushed in the
casks.

LAW AND POLICE.
Mr. Reed, of Ipswich, the owner of the Colina brig, which
was stated to have been wilfully sunk off the coast of Holland
according to an arrangement between him and the captain of
that vessel, was bailed by two gentlemen at the Mansion-
house, in the sum of 5001. each, and his own surety to the
amount of 1,0001., to appear for re-examination, when the
witnesses shall have arrived. Captain Simpson, who was ap-
prehended by Daniel Forrester, remains in the Compter.
The prosecution is at the instance of the Alliance Marine-
office, whose solicitors are Messrs. Pearce, Bolger, Phillips,
and Hinckworth.

Henry Smith Evans was brought up at the same office in
the custody of Daniel Forrester, charged with having written
two letters to Mr. Hutchinson, the Deputy-Chairman of the
Stock Exchange, demanding by what authority the com-
plainant insulted him, and threatening, if satisfaction were
not given, to post Mr. Hutchinson as a poltroon and a
coward in the Exchange and in the Reform Club. He was
required to find bail.
Mrs. Earnshaw and Miss Wells, the lady shoplifters, who
were lately charged with having stolen a gold watch, two
gold pencil-cases, two finger-rings, and a brooch, and other
articles, from the shops of various jewellers, were brought up
at the Guildhall for further examination. Mr. Clarkson and
Mr. Humphreys attended on behalf of the prisoners, who con-
cealed their faces to weep, and seemed more sensible of their
position than before. Mrs. Earnshaw, it is understood, had a
fortune of 20,0001. when she was married, half of which was
settled on herself and issue. They were remanded till the
let of April.
George Lawrence, a young man of respectable appearance,
was committed from the same office, for robbing several
jewellers' shops of watches.
Sir Simon Clarke, Bart., residing at Oakhill, East Barnet,
was charged at Marylebone, by Mr. May, Secretary to the
National Animals' Friend Society, Exeter Hall and Mark-
lane, upon two summonses obtained against him, one of which
was for cruelly ill-treating and torturing a horse, and the
other for assaulting Henry Mander May, an officer belonging
to the said Society. The cruelty consisted in driving a horse
with a wound under its collar; and the assault was the
consequence of the officer's interference. The charge of
assault was not pressed, but Sir Samuel was fined 40s. for the
cruelty. _ _