The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-07 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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Publtc Optuton.

" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.

The Gazette de France says Letters have been received of
the 25th ult. from Goritz, which arc very alarming. The physi-
cians of Goritz, however, believed, contrary to the opinion of those
of Padua, that there were still rome hopes of saving the Duke
d'Angouleme. On the 23d the august patient had the last sacra..
ment administered to him with great pomp by the Archbishop."
The Seine again rose on Monday, its waters being half a metre
higher than on Sunday. It has now reached the height of six
metres sixty centimetres, the greatest elevation for the last twenty.
five years at this period of the year. The Plain of Grenelle is
covered over, and the ground floor of many houses at Bercy have
three feet of water in them. Boats pass over the quay as if in the
centre of the river. The road between the Barriere de la Gare and
the Bridge of la Bosse-de-Marne is entirely under water.

Further and somewhat different details of the circumstances at.
tending the murder of Mr. Ward, in the Rue de Londres, are in
circulation. According to thee, the discovery was made on Thurs.
day evening by the servant, who, on going in between seven and
eight o'clock, found the body of his master lying near the door of
the saloon. A sort of collation had been laid out for two persons,
of which the servant knew nothing previously. The murder was
followed by robbery, as the secretary had been opened, and the
papers were in perfect disorder.

By a recent decision of the Hungarian Deputies, the Diet is to
be held in future at Pesth, instead of Presburg.
The Emperor of Russia has issued a ukase fixing the salsries to
be paid to the clergy in the western provinces of the empire. The
priests of the first class are to receive 600 silver roubles (about
1001.) per annum, those of the second class 500, third class 400,
fourth 275, and fifth 230.

LAW AND POLICE.
At the Newcastle assizes, a Mr. Peel, who had formerly resided
in London, and carried en the business of a dealer in, and restorer
of, old paintings, brought an action against a lodger in his house of
the name of Finney, for criminal conversation with his wife, when
the jury returned a verdict far the plaintiff—Damages 40s.
The assizes at Durham opened on the sth, but nocase of interest
occurred.

At Winchester, the Earl of Carnarvon brought an action of
trespass against Mr. Villebois, to try his Lordship's right of free
warren over the manors of Highclose and Boroughclose, situate in
the parishes of the same nnri. tr.r.r.htr. Tha snifeitor.Ge.
meat conducted the plaintiff's case, and Sir T. Wilde appeared for
the defendant. The defendant, to the plaintiff's declaration,
pleaded that he was not guilty, and secondly, that if Lord Carnar.
von had the free warren claimed, he, the defendant, had a right to
shoot over his own lands. The jury returned a verdict in favour
of the plaintiff on both points.

At Marylebone this day, William Howell, a chimney-sweeper,
was fined 405., or imprisonment for one month, on a charge of
creating a disturbance in the Marylebone Theatre.

COURT-PASIIZONBI3I•E.
Badminton House is full of guests. Lord Brougham has arrived;
the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield are shortly expected ; Lord
Maidstone and Mr. Goring are expected to-morrow. The Marquis
of Worcester leaves to morrow for Beaufort House.
The Duke of Devonshii e has arrived in town from Chatsworth.
His Grace is expected to leave town to-rnorrow for Kemp-town.
The Earl of Powis left Berkeley.square on Tuesday last, to join
the Countess and Ladies Herbert at Powis Castle.
Viscount and Viscountess Campden have left Gainsborough
House for Barham Court, Maidstone, Kent.

Lord Brougham and Count D'Orsay dined with the Earl and
Countess of Chesterfield on Sunday last. In the evening her
Ladyship received a small party.
The Dowager Countess of Sefton and the Ladies Moly neux are
expected to leave Stoke Farm, near Windsor, early in the ensuing
month, for Arlington-street, for the season.
The Earl and Countess of Enniskillen have arrived on a visit at
Townley Hall, the seat of T. B. Balfour, Esq.
The Right Hon. Lord Downes has arrived at his mansion at
Bert, near Athy,

The venerable Lord Western continues seriously indisposed a 1
his residence in South-street.

[Owing to the great length of the Indian dispatches, and other
intelligence of interest, we are compelled to abridge the summary
of news.]

LAW INTELLIGENCE

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.)
The House sat today at ten o'clock to hear appeals. The Peers
present were Lord Cottenham (who presided in the absence of the
Lord Chancellor), Lord Campbell, and Lord Sudeley.
FARRELL V OLEESON.

The arguments in this case, which came before their Lordships
upon appeal from the Court of Exchequer In Ireland, occupied
their Lordships the whole morning.

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
The Lord. Chancellor sat in Lincoln's Inn-hall and heard appeals
to day, but no case came before his Lordship having interest suffi.
cient to warrant a special report.