The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-25 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS'

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Louis Philippe has presented X
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statue at full length, in marble, in his royal robes, executed
by 31. Jector. It was conveyed on Sunday to the Luxem-
bourg, and placed in the hall preceding the old Chamber. 111
the same hall has also been hung a large picture in wax, re'.
presenting the great legislators under the inspiration of gin,
Gospel. At the, summit of the picture is Christ presenting
the Gospel to the world, attended by-the four Evangelists.
In the foreground are, in different groups, all the great lair'
givers from the time of Constantine the Great down to Louis
Philippe.
A letter from Barcelona, of the 18th, states, that seven-
fortunate persons suspected of being Carlist refugees were shot
within the Spanish frontiers a few days previously.
The Sentinelle of Toulon announces that, on the morninft
of the 18th inst., with a breeze from the west, Adroirx
Parseval Duchesne, with his squadrop, consisting of the
Ocean, Jemmanpes, Inflexible, and Suffren, of the line, the
frigate Belle Peale, and the steam-frigate Asmodee, sand,
on a cruise of practice for the Islands of Hyeres, where the,
came to an anchor at two o'clock.. The corvette Laraproio
also took her departure with dispatches for Oceania.
The Countess Beauchamp has arrived in Paris, at till
Hotel de Bath, Rue de Rivoli.
The Courrier Francais states that M. de Lessep s the bite
French Consul at Barcelona, but who is at presentin Parr
is to be appointed Consul-General of Egypt, in the room of
31. Lavalette, who removes to another station.
The States of Hanover have resumed their sittings. •At
the date of the last accounts they were engaged on a Bill for
the amelioration of the system of public education.
The Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Russia le"
Darmstadt on the 18th for St. Petersburgh.
A letter from Frankfort, of April 17, in the Aug sbiagh
Gazette, has the following :—‘f On the occasion of Prim Oscar's accession to the throne, Prince de Vasa has written
from Darmstadt to all the great Powers, to say that, in the
present position of affairs, he should certainly abstain from
all demonstration ; but that he did 'not intend, on that ac-
count, to forego his own claim, as well as that of his family's
to the throne of Sweden."

COURT--:-1011.131EXONABLZ.
Her Majesty's birthday drawing-room to-day was brilliantlf
attended. Many splendid fetes by the leaders of the bel
monde are understood to be in preparation, and several fey
strayers froth the Continent are expected to visit the metre.
polis during.the season.
The Duchess of Hamilton, accompanied by the Couotess
of Lincoln, arrived in Portman-square on Wednesday Cye,-,
:
ing froM Hamilton Palace, Lanarkshire, where his 01,,'
whose health is improved, is still staying. The Duchess Pt
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ceeds to Bath on a visit to her father,the venerable Mr. Bec,'';
ford, who is in delicate health. The Marquis and Marchiones
of Douglas are on a visiting tour in Scotland, and it is tine°.
tain when they come to town.
Viscount Melbourne 'arrived in South-street, yesterclqi
from Brocket Hall.

Baron Hugel, the Wurtemberg Minister, has taken a Mar
sion in Lower Brook-street, for the season.
The Attorney-General for Ireland has taken one of the
splendid new mansions in Eaton-square for the season..
The Earl and Countess of Warwick have been for sou
weeks at Bath. Her Ladyship has derived much benefit fill
the change of air; but we regret to hear that the Noble EIS'
is still in a weak state of health.
Viscount and Viscountess Campden have arrived at the
Clarendon Hotel from Barham Court.

DIXSCEZI.ANEOUS.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, in consequenC,3
of the late fatal accident at ore of the termini of the Pal
Railway, have ordered that the iron roof being constructed
by Mr. John Rigby for the new boiler manufactory
sellad,
foundry, built by Mr. Rolt, at the Woolwich DockY
should be tested to ascertain its utmost strength. The
partment for- the use of the boiler-makers is 228 feet me
length and 62 feet in breadth, over which the span of 74
iron roof extends at the height of about 40 feet. The ust.itf
weight or strain considered a sufficient test of the sccuriji
of a roof of this dini9nsions is four tons on two principals,
at the rate of 101bs. weight to the square foot. This
was applied without the least visible deflection,- and'a","6
tional weights were added to test the greatest strain,
roof would bear, without any part giving way. The gni
ster chimney attached to the extensive boiler faen
and foundry has had the wooden roof with which it is coyet:o-
- daring the winter removed, preparatory to workmen beln
employed on the Ist of May to raise it to its ultimate lleig;t
which will be about ten feet higher than the Monument 11
London-bridge.
A general meeting of the Governors of the OrphanWerk4
School was held on Wednesday, at the Hall of COrnwerri,
It appeared from the report, which was read by the secrcti,l,
that the institution is in a prosperous state, and that the Ito,
ing of some leasehold property into the hands of the trust‘ for
had induced the Committee to take the necessary steps bie
erecting a new building sufficient to accommodate dou of
the number of children at present admitted. The cost
re,
this will be abot 9,000/. The cash account showed the
ceipts of the last year to be 3,023/. Os. 2d., and the-dish''"
_i
ments 2,792/. 1 l s. Bd.

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FRENCH PLAYS.—Madame Albert's benefit,. i`" e
evening, was attended by a crowded and fashionable audieufv:
among whom we observed the Marchioness of Ailesbeif,t
Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, Earl of Wilton, the Countot,
Nelson, Baroness Dimsdale, Earl and Countess of Shelbuffrj
Earl and Countess of Morley, Viscount Templetown, 1';0
Robert Grosvenor, the Marquis of Worcester, Lady Geotblval.
Codrington, Lord Brougham, Lord Alexander Lennon,
of Scarborough, Count Esterhazy, Sir Henry MildmaYl,o,
Turkish Ambassador, Baron and Baroness de gothsc7oo.
Earl of Belfast, Lady Curteis, Lady and Miss Quentin, :71 igb,
Spencer Cowper, Hon. General Upton, Mrs. Standish Stain
Mrs. Mountjoy Martyn, and Lady Larpent.
THE LYCEUM THEATRE. Amongst the &stile
guished personages who have visited the Lyceum Ibex: f:i
during the present-week, we have, noticed the Marquis rd
Clanricarde. Countess of Tankerville, Earl St. Vincent, Lo„,_,
and Lady Folkestone, Lord Grimstone, Lord Fitzroy So'
merset, Lady Radnor, Sir Henry Mildmay, Lord Power' ire,
Lord Sefton, Lady Verulam, Captain Cox, Sir John G1,..4
Lady Romney, Hon. Fitzroy Stanhope, Lady Lawley,
Mr. and Mrs. Johr Stanley.
ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—The Polka, that wonder:
ful dance which has so suddenly shot up, into the meridiaVl
popularity, dividing the public attention with the most ofs;
questions of state, has at last found its way to this ho,- "bt
The little piece in which the Polka was introduced last logo
at this theatre, danced by Madame Albert and a Madonoiso
Forgeot, is entitled La Froth de la Polka, and is as absuiirrt
in its purport ai the subject deserve& It represents the co
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of some provincial town as occupied with the trial t
action, brought by the citizens of the said town agaie',he
certain instructor of the Polka, on the plea of its turnig,. of
heads of all the female inhabitants, and causing the terra of
all respectable fathers of families as to the moral welfare
their charges. The cause is regularly tried before the 1"
tenant-General, and pleaded on the plaintiff's side by 03110•
1,
lawyer, whose distaste to the dance arises from his Milo if
and on the defendant's by a plump young advocate, tilts.
himself under tuition to acquire the incriminated ruiing
After citing various ancient authorities in favour of cull
generally, he calls upon the court not to decide until t
have themselves seen the Polka. The request is grlnivitit
and forthwith two ladies in full Polka costume, armennislr
brass heels, enter the court, one of whom, to the a 574,,,
ment of the judge, he finds to be his wife. The l'u„.def
danced in the open arena, and its fascination is so Pneeit
that ere long the whole court in wig and gown are froiff"
jigging to the measure. This, of course, decides the %yet
and the curtain descends on the triumph of the Polka it PI
the moral prejudices of bourgeois and peres de famine. .„(1 it
needless to say that a vociferous encore was the result, ,
was accompanied by the projection of one or two bouquet.' of
ADELAIDE GALLERY.—Dr. Jones, the manage ef ot'
' this institution, took a benefit yesterday. What kind 190 the
tendance he had in the morning we know not, but 001
evening the gallery was crowded to excess. - There 10°0,0'
a variety of exhibitions—for those who could get at. oer
The concert seemed to have great attractions, and tlie,tuge,
tons of the vocalists were much applauded. In the ',017
of the evening-Dr. Jones delivered an address (eN-Fl3ll„,eat);
of his services during the two years of. his manag, ~
e—nte"
which was attentively listened to, and warmlycomPt7.o
Between the acts of the concert some clever perforraam" te"
talc
the musical glasses by a Mr. Smith, of Edinburgh,
much notice. .
EXETER HALL.—The Oratoria of 44 Deborahiog),
announced for performance on the 26th (to-morrow eve°, .rat
Itwill be recollected that this work was performed forth.., 03,1
and only time by the Sacred Harmonic Society last yegert,
that its not being repeated was the source of great reg,lo,oo;'
We learn that the scholars of the Duke of:LIAO°
School intend visiting General Tom Thumb, at the •w62,coar
Hall to-morrow (FridayXmorning, at eleven oclock, '—
ponied by their band.
ci • n that
SHAKSPEARIAN READINGS.—We UliderSia-a., fro'
Mr. Charles Kemble will give a series of six readinelapri3,
;
Shakspeare during the ensuing month. They will e°
selections from Cymbeline Much Ado About ICrothing, 15 aft`i
Like It, Macbeth, the Merchant of Venice, and
Juliet. Her Majesty, her Majesty the Queen Deivag';o,
several distinguished members of the nobility have e;cPiiiet-
their high approbation of the forthcoming entertain
The readings will take place at Willis's Rooms.
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- BIRTHS. ter'
On the 23d inst., at Clyst St. Mary Rectory, near
the lady of the Rev. Edmond Strong, of a daughten,,_
On the 23d inst., in Southwick-crescent, Hyde-PAP!'
James Stewart, of a daughter. •,0€10P"
On the 23d inst., at Ball's-park, Herta, the leuY
Henry Pally, Esq., of a son and heir.
On the the 24th inst., at Bernard-street, Russell-eq.--
William Byers, of a son.
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MARRIED. Col°tiof
On the 28th of March, at Naples, Lientenant,l4o„cl
Charles Hay, commanding the 19th Regiment, fooneeS
the late General Sir James Hay, K.C.H., to Ellenhf°'
daughter of the • late Major-General Sir Charles
K.C.8., K.T.S. 00e, e
On the 20th' inst., at St. George's, Hanover
George, Esq., of Denmark-hill, Camberwell, to ATOP
berry, youngest daughter of A. George, Esq., ° of
Middlesex. felti'' to
dhell' be I. On the 20th inst., at Tooting, Henry E. Goe of t
Norwood, to Charlotte Eliza, youngest daughter 00
George Evans, Esq. 11101/
On the 20th inst., at Trinity Church, BrorePtoo to
Greenaway, Esq., of the Madras Native Infantry,
Elizabeth, daughter of Sydney Cumberland, Esq•

DIED. - 10 --- F.
On the 20th inst., at Worksop, Nottinghlunsli"-Ife
' flif'
Collinson, draper, aged 48.
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On the 21st inst., at Canterbury, Martha, the I
H. 0. Sankey, Esq., late of Margate. .„ 000' Acit
On the 21st inst., at Cheapside, Mr. Malcolm vti „„ge-r°
On the 21st inst., John Smith, Esq., of the 'l.- te•
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Bermondsey, aged 63.
On the 21st inst.,, at Bristol, Henry
Esq., of Coleman-street, London. . lief el
,ote. . _
On the 22d inst., at Clifton, Luc •, Maria
) .." 115oe,
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daughter of the Rev. Dr. Pus •
°Y. ' n th v•
On the 22d inst., at New Sydney-place x'aA„',l. oof
Esq., of Devonshire-street, Portland-place:L°lll-itigest e°
On the 23d inst.,at Buckland, Barton HayiY° , f the
the late J. Carbonell, Esq. hter ° f E.
t daeg •fe o
On the 23d inst., at Brighton, Mary, eldest owi
late Peter Du Cane, Esq., of Brasted, Essex, a , wish
Smithe, Esq., of Lansdown-place, Brighton. Noe
On the 23d inst., at East House, Kenningt°ll' filiet
James Rolls, aged 26. Tien/ t
Rev% —135 r
At Manheim, Elizabeth, wife of the Leeds,
Graham, and edest daughter of the late Sir G.
Spencer 11eAtlica°e9t

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