The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-29 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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FOREIGN.

The Duke de Bourdeaux and the Duchess d'Angouleme
arrived at Trieste on the I Gth instant. The Duchess was
to take passage in the next steam-packet for Ancona, and to
proceed thence to Loretto, to visit the santa casa of the
Holy Virgin.
W e learn by a letter of the 14th inst., from Christiana, in
Norway, that the Prince Royal of Sweden, who had been
suffering from a violent cold, was completely recovered. On
the 15th the King, Queen, and family were to leave for
Stockholm ; but' his MfijeSty was expected to return in the
autumn to close the Storthing.
The Minister of :Marine had forwarded orders to the com-
mander of the French naval station at Bourbon, to send one
of the vessels under his command to Bussora, to take on
board the sculptured monuments lately discovered at
Nineveh by Messrs. Botta and Flandin. Those remains had
been removed on rafts as far as Bagdad, and thence to
Bussora. A hall in the Palace of the Louvre is now fitting
up for their reception.
The Constitutionnel says that M. Guizot has got leave of
absence for a month, that he may have the repose necessary
for the recovery of his health, and that M. Duchatel will in
the meantime carry on the business of the foreign department.
Friday is fixed on for the debate on the question of the
Jesuits. M. Came, Berryer, and Lamartine have already
inscribed their names as intending to speak on one side ; and
M. Thiers, Barrot, and Dupin on the other.
The Prefect of Police has published a new ordonnance con-
cerning dugs running loose in the streets of Paris. It has
annexed to it recommendations from the Board of Health as
to the treatment of bites from dogs. The first measures to be
taken are to press the wound strongly, to force out the
poison, to cauterise it, or at least wash it well with alealine
water, and afterwards without loss of time to call in the aid
of a medical man.

The Constitutionnel mentions the arrival at Paris of two
Commissioners from Hayti, whose mission is connected with

;le financial questions long pending between that State and
'ranee.

A letter from Lucerne of the 23d inst , in the New Zurich
Gazette, says Yesterday the council of war condemned
several persons who, when summoned to take up arms, had
not repaired to their posts, but had joined the expedition of
the free corps. The Court condemned the greater part to
five years' imprisonment."
The following is taken from L'Afrique :—" Abd-el-Kader
is still on the Morocco territory. The Emperor has really
ordered him to quit his states, but the answer of the Emir
was, that the soil belonged to GTO, and that he had as much
right as the Emperor to remain upon it."
LAW AND POLICE.
Alfred Ashton and another, who had been committed by a
magistrate of the county of Huntingdon to the county gaol
for refusing to enter into recognizances to keep the peace,
were brought up by habeas corpus in the Court of Queen's
Bench, and discharged.
At Guildhall, a fellow named Jackson was committed for
picking pockets at the execution.
At Marylebone, James Goff was placed at the bar before
Mr. ltawlinson, charged with having stolen a copper, the
property of Mr. Cheston, landlord of the Rose of Nor-
mandy, High-street, and fully committed.
Richard Green, described as a clerk, and living with his
father in East-street, Red Lion :square, was charged at Bow-
street, with robbing his employers, Messrs. Pickering and
Co., solicitors, of No. 4, Stone..buildings, Lincolns' Inn, of
upwards of 181. in notes, gold, and silver. The case was
clearly proved, but the prisoner was remanded for a week, in
order that the evidence might be completed.
Mr. Benjamin Myers, a tailor and woollen-draper of Ox-
ford-street, appeared at Lambeth, to answer a charge of
furious driving, and running over George Jones, a child of
five years of age. After commenting severely on the fact
that the defendant, after having run over the child, had
driven on furiously for the purpose of endeavouring to avoid
detection, inflicted on him the highest penalty the law al-
lowed, viz., forty shillings, in addition to the expenses of the
witnesses. This he said was a very inadequate punishment
for the offence.
At the Thames police-court Thomas Thompson, aged 29,
who has been long known to the police as one of the most
expert cracksmen in the metropolis, was on remand, charged
with burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-
house of Mr. William Findlay, a revenue-officer, of No. 11,
Catherine-street, Poplar, and stealing property to the
amount of 20/. therefrom, and after further evidence he was
committed for trial.
COUNT—rASIZIONADLE.
Last night one of the most splendid balls of the season was
given by the Viscountess Palmerston at the Noble Lord's
residence on Carlton Terrace. There were present the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge, the Grand Duchess Stephanie of
Baden, the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburgh Strelitz, Prince Ernest of Hesse Phillipsthal,
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Duke de Broglie
all the foreign Ambassadors, and nearly 400 other persons
of rank and fashion.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne's dinner
party, at Lansdowne House, was given to a party of eighteen,
including the Duke de Broglie, and Viscountand Viscountess
Leveson.
The Countess of Longford had an elegant ball also last
night, at her Ladyship's mansion in Bruton-street. It was
expressly for the introduction of her Ladyship's daughter,
Lady Georgians Pakenham to society. The Duke of Cam-
bridge honoured the Countess by attending the ball, and
about Mk of the nobility were likewise present.
The Earl and Countess of Wilton gave a princely enter-
tainment., at their mansion in Grosvenor-square, when they
were honoured with the company of the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand
Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and Prince George of
Cambridge. The Royal Prince received the cordial congra-
tulations of the entire party on that Prince's return from
Corfu. _ _ _

Lord Frederick Fitclarence, who left Etal House on the
24th instant, has repaired to Buxton for a short sojourn.
Sir Edward and Lady Kerrison hove arrived at their resi-
dence in Great Stanhope-street, froth Brighton.
The Marchioness of Londonderry intends to give a large
party on Tuesday, the 27th of May.
The Marchioness of Normanbir has left the Clarendon
Hotel for Mulgrave Castle, near Whitby, Yorkshire.
The Earl and Countess of Lisburne have arrived in town.
The Earl of Glasgow has left town to attend the Newmar-
ket Spring Meeting.
Lord and Lady Cottenharn and the Hon. Misses Pepys
have arrived at their new residence in Park-lane.