The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-11 00:00:00

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PORELGIV.

Admiral Dupetit Thouars, had the honour of dinin",
with their Majesties the King and Queen of the French,'
on Tuesday.
The Duke de Nemours gave his first soiree for the
winter on Wednesday night. A brilliant assemblage,
amongst whom were several members of the high di-
plomacy, Peers of France, Deputies, General officers,
artists, and men of letters, were present. At nine
o'clock the King entered the apartment, accompanied by
the Queen, Madame Adelaide, the Count and Countess
d'Aquila, the l'rirce and Princess de Joinville, the Duke
and Duchess d'Aumale, and the Duke de Montpensier.
The King was in plain clothes, as were all the persons
invited. He wore the Grand Cordon of the Legion of
Honour, and the order of the Garter. The soiree was
prolonged to eleven o'clock. The Duke intends giving,
it is said, several fetes this year, to whic_i he will suc-
cessively invite all the persons admitted to his royal
father's balls, that is to say, all who are distinguished
in politics, in the service of the Government, the law, ,
the army, the arts, literature, and intinuractures—in
fact, the elite of the persons devoted, in their several
positions to the institutions of July.
The Aloniteur declares that the report of the resig-
nation of the Count de Montalivet, mentioned by the
Constitutionnel, is totally destitute of foundation.
The Duke de Palmella, late Ambassador from the
Court of Portugal to the Queen of England, has arrived
in Paris.
The French Chamber of Deputies met on Thursday,
when Marshal Soult informed the Assembly that he had
been ordered by the King to apply to the Chambers for
a pension of 15.0001. in favour of M. Villemain, who
had been compelled by his health to resign the exalted
station of Minister of Public Instruction, with which he
had been invested by the confidence of the King.
Although M. Villemain had uccupied for many years
important offices in the State, he possessed no fortune,
and consequently left his family totally unprovided for.
This consideration, and the eminent services he had
rendered the country, which the Marshal recapitulated,
in order to justify the demand, had, he said, induced the
King's Government to apply to the Chamber for a pro-.
vision on his behalf, which is to revert integrally, and by
equal portions to his three daughters, the eldest ot whom
was born in 1835, and the youngest in 1839. Should
Madame Villemain survive her husband, she is to be
entitled to one half of the pension of 15,0001., the other
being divided between her children. A Bill to that
effect was laid on the table, and the Members imme-
diately afterwards retired to their Committees.
The revenues of Cuba, says a Madrid journal, have
gradually increased for some years. In 1811, they rea-
lised scarcely 3,000,000 piastres; in 1841, they amounted
to 11,817,299 ; and in 1842, to 12,114,893 piastres,
without including the tithes for the maintenance of the
clergy and public worship. This revenue was thus de-
rived :—From the Havannah, 8,895,453 piastres ; from
Port-au-Prince, 1,238,439 ; from San lago de Cuba,
1,980,950 piastres.
The Government paper at Copenhagen has just
published the budget of Denmark for 1845. The receipts,
which are estimated at 15,844,869 rix- dollars, show an
excess of 206,862 rix-dollars over the expenses.
The Elector of Hesse has conferred the Grand Cross
of' the order of the Golden Lion on the Hereditary Grand
Duke, on Duke George of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and
on Prince George of Cambridge.

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In the case of Newall v. Webster, which was con-
cluded In the Court of Exchequer, ttu jury found for the
plaintiff, thus confirming the validity of his patent for
making wire-rope.
John Short, a licensed victualler, came up to pass his
final examination in Bankruptcy before Mr. Conanis-
sioner Fonblanque. The circumstances of this case are
somewhat curious. The bankrupt (under the new Act
in Bankruptcy) was his own petitioning creditor ; not
one creditor appeared to prove a debt against his estate,
no assignee had been chosen, and yet he appeared in order
to pass his final examination. The Learned Commis-
siner said that this was one of a class of cases which
called for the most marked displeasure of the Court,
and, without making any further observation, the deci-
sion of the Court was, that the choice of atsignees and
the bankrupt's final examination be both adjourned
sine die.

At the Central Criminal Court Jane Turner and Mary
Ann Rumpling, of the tender age of fifteen years, were
convicted of burglariously, at the parish of St. Maryle-
bone, breaking and entering the (.I%v elling-house of Ger-
trude Mary R. Curzon, a lady Of property, living in the
vicinity of Regent's-park. Turner had been previously
convicted.
The Recorder, in passing sentei ce, said
that they had been very properly convicted of a serious
offence, and when their age and sex were considered, a
very singular one. The sentence was that Turner be
kept to hard labour, in the House of Correction, for one
year ; and the other prisoner for six mouths.
Mr. Bond, the presiding magistrate at Queen-square,
received a setter containing a bequest of 201. (less 21
duty), under the will of Francis Bailey, Esq., to be
applied, at the discretion of the magistrate, to the relief
of the poor. A similar bequest has been left by Mr.
Bailey to the poor-box of every Police-court in the
metropolis.
So wretched is the accommodation at the new Lam-
beth Police-court, that the magistrates have made up
their minds to hold the court for one week in one of the
rooms of the private house in front of the premises, in
York-row, Kennington-road, so as to give time for the
necessary alterations.
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The Duke of Buccleuch has arrived at Montagu House,
Whitehall, from Dalkeith Palace, Scotland. The Duchess
and family are expected early next week.
The Marquis of Huntley has arrived in Paris from
Switzerland, and has alighted at the Hotel Wagrain, Rue
de Rivoli.

The Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury have left Mi-
vart's Hotel, can a tour in Devonshire.
Viscount Duncannon, the Ladies Harriet and Kath-
leen Ponsonby. the Hon. Messrs. Frederick Walter and
Gerald Ponsonby, the Earl of Huntingdon, the Hon.
Mrs. Jephson and Miss Jephson, Sir Richard Cox, Bart.,
Sir Charles O'Donnell, Capt. Egerton, Capt. Gough,
and upwards of 120 members of the principal families in
the county, attended the Turvane Hunt ball, held at
Carrick-on-Suir, last week.
Viscount and Viscountess Villiers have arrived at
Middleton Park, from Drayton Manor, where the Noble
Viscount and Viscountess have been staying for some
time, with Sir Robert and Lady Peel.
Lord Forester has arrived at Belvuir Castle, on a visit
to the Duke of Rutland.

Lord and Lady Templemon) have arrived at Dublin,
after making a tour of visits in Ireland, and visiting their
estates in the county of Wexford.
Lady Dover and family have arrived in town from
Trentham, where they have been passing some days with
the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland.

Sir Clifford and Lady Coss table have a large party of
their friends at present atlytog on a visit at Burton Con-
stable.

A correspondence between the secretaries of the
Brighton and the Croydon Railway Companies has
been published, in consequence of the observations made
by the Chairman of the Brighton Company, at the meet-
ing of proprietors on the subject of the toll demanded by
the Croydon Company. From this correspondence it
appears that in September last the Croydon Company
offered to allow the passage of all the Brighton traffic
over the Croydon Railway to and from London. bridge
-at the proportionate toll. according to distance, on the
terms of an agreement in relation thereto subsisting be-
tNeen themselves and the South-Eastern Company.
To this the Brighton Company replied, that having re-
cently entered into an agreement with the Croydon
Company to regulate the toll on goods, parcels, cattle,
&c., they could not abrogate such agreement, but were
willing to accede to the proposal of the Croydon Com-
pany for a proportionate toll on the passenger traffic,
including carriages, horses, and dogs. This the Croydon
Company considered as a refusal to accept the propor-
tionate toll on the traffic of the Brighton Company pa‘s-
ing over the Croydon Railway from London-bridge, and
they concluded by stating that the Brighton Board of
Directors are doubtlessly aware that the agreement
between the Croydon and South-Eastern Companies in-
cludes both goods and passengers, ad that no arrange-
ment can be made by the Directors of the Croydon
Company with the Brighton Company on any other than
those terms.

The Society of Odd Fellows, of Aylesbury (oddly
enough), gave a ball and supper at the Swa❑ Inn, in that
town, on Wednesday, the ht inst., "to comaiemorate"
her Majesty's visit to Stowe. The Cour., will not arrive
at the seat of the Duke of Buckingham until Wednesday
next.

Some reduction is likely to take place in the course of
a few days in the fees received at the metropolitan
police courts. The Commissioners of Police have, within
a few c ays past, received instructions to that Effect from
the Home-office, which will soon be made known to the
public.
An alarming fire broke out on Tuesday last on the
Market Strand, in Falmouth, when five houses were de-
stroyed ; it was with great difficulty that a large range
in connexion, and others across a narrow passage, were
preserved. The greatest energy was used, and the most
prompt assistance given by the people, and the town
engines were efficiently manned, under the superintend-
ence of the mayor, the magistrates, and Capt. Spettigue,
of the Coast Guard. Most praiseworthy assist-
ance was likewise rendered by the officers and crew of
the Gench9se war steamer Malfatano ; also by those of
the Dutch war steamer Vesuvius, both at present in our
harbour. The pfficers and erects of ber Majesty's
packets likewise were prompt in attendance, together
with a file of soldiers from Pondennis, with an engine.

THE ALLEGED MURDER AT SALT HlLL.—Sub-
sequent to the inquest on the body of Mary Hart, which
was concluded on Wednesday lust, it has been ascer-
tained that on Wednesday, the Ist instant, a person in
the garb of a Quaker purchased some of the salt, sworn
to at the inquest as having cau-ed
'Thomas,
death of the de-
ceased woman, at the shop of Mr. chemist and
druggist, Bishopsgate-street, City, which individual, it
is believed, can be identified. Should it prove to be the
person who stands charged with the murder, it will
torm an important lick in the circumstantial evidence
already published.
LOWESTOFT, JAN. 9.—The barque Harcourt, of
London, from Honduras for Sunderland, with maho•
gany, struck upon the Barnard Sand on Thursday morn-
ing, but was assisted off at high water the satua even-
ing, and proceeded for London. She was got off by the
great exertions of the Pakefield men.—Norfolk Chron.