The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-14 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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latitittr Optuton.

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EPOSExari.
• The departure of Louis Philippe from Treport on a
:I,e3it to the Queen of England will take place on the
mill of the 7th or 9th of October. His Majesty
bin land it Southampton, and be accompanied by his
nongest son.
see 4 report being current at Toulon, where a brilliant
erion was preparing for the Prince de Joinville, that
royal Highness would land at one of the northern
Vs, the Sub-Prefect, in the name of the town, sent a
Vegraphic.inquiry on the subject to the Minister of the
Ariner and the answer is said by the Sentinelle de la
Togulio." to be, that the Prince will positively come to
n.
Gee• U
Baron Mourier died a few days ago at moges.
The Siecle announces the death at Paris of M. Theule,
84th
Member of the Legislative Assembly, in the
th Year of his age.
The Moniteur publishes a royal ordinance, giving
Nice
tsss of the adjudication of the concession of the rail-
ts,74l between Amiens and Boulogne, but without fixing
the period at which it was to take place.
tt4he Reform states, on the authority of a private cor-
L "pendent, that the Arabs on the frontiers of Morocco
-Apt
00. endeavoured to revenge on the French camp of Seb-
e,',the disastrous battle of Illy. The following are the
F....tticulars said to have been furnished by an eye-wit-
' 's--" At eight o'clock on the morning of the 20th
°{
August a body of Arabs, about 1,000 in number, ad-
d towards the camp of Sebdon. The cry To arms'
ti 7 inunediately heard throughout the camp. A short
_tOtirderous discharge of musketry was next heard ;
fift'ecell of our men were shot dead, and four wounded.
e Arabs fled, leaving twenty.five dead and one stand
it; colours. It was remarkable that they carried with
ZO, according to custom, all their wounded."
ttfiitlLe Minister of Public Works has decided that, a cer.
number of locomotives and tenders being necessary
i7._the northern line of railroad, in one part between
iluls and Clermont, and in the other between Arras,
-'l4e, and Valenciennes, the adjudication shall take
?lite
eon the 25th, amongst a certain number of houses
poetioned by him. The supply is to be composed of 34
ct,omotives,, 34 tenders, and three lots of accessories.
? "wring the last month the consumption of meat in
47_ was 6,444 oxen, 1,452 cows, 7,389 calves, and
eete sheep, beine. 1462 oxen, 20 cows, 890 calves, and
„:"25 sheep more than the same month of 1843. This
j'ainsiderable augmentation may probably be attributed
the diminution in the price of meat, which permits the
es?,. rer classes to substitute it for vegetables.
en Tuesday night, about twelve o'clock, two men
Itw th. mselyes from the fifth story of a house in the
u
e des Moulins. They were speedily recognised to be
th?ransissionaire, an old man, who generally stood at
17 corner of the street, and his son, a lad of eighteen.
he cause of this catastrophe was said to be the ex-
`'ted arrest of the latter. To avoid the shame of such
erteeding, they determined to put an end to their
l4llittstenee, and after having intoxicated themselves, they
I:red from ;he window, the father first, the son follow.
him. They were both killed on the spot.
e learn from Kiel (Holstein) that the last section of
srailroad from Altona to Kiel, which unites Rochs
tO the latter place, is finished; so that this grand line,
a:eh runs to the length of 32 French leagues, the only
®l Yet existing in the States of Denmark, is entirely
eorPeted, and will be opened by the King and Queen
sards the puddle of the present month.
A letter from Hanover states that, in consequence of
atimerous perjuries which have taken place in the
t:tts of justice of that country, orders have been given
14 the minister of justice, that in future no oath shall
keadministered except in the presence of a member of
sr ,elergy who is to remind the person about to take it
Ite solemn nature of the obligation.
e learn from • Rouen that the perpetrators of the
sit uery of the shop of M. Delaporte, the jeweller in that
which we mentioned yesterday, have been dis-
it and that nearly the whole of the valuable pro-
pa Ii pati at was stolen therefrom has been found by the
kknee• Suspicions having been entertained of a man
bed Dupre, residing at Rouen, and carrying on the
artiness of is hawker, his house was entered, and
are a cart-load of different articles, all of which
le,:uPPosed to have been obtained by theft, was a large
the bag containing the property of M. Delaporte, with
Nt'zoeption of a note for I,ooof, which had disap-
taer,ed. The wife of Dupi e contrived to effect her
t
Rest); and to get clear off. Dupre also escaped, but
retaken.
ett „_ • LAW AND POLICE.
11,• the Bankruptcy Court the case of C. J. Bannister,
%, ale- •
euraper of Darby, came on before Mr. Commis-
Goulburn. The proceedings had been removed
ettzurder into this. Court from the Birmingham District
takir„,k Several proofs were admitted.. Mr. Hitchcock
the 'lr. Ainsworth, were chosen trade assignees, and
iroceedings were adjourned.
I
illiara Patten aged 29, and a woman named Anne
th:eeler, with whom Patten cohabited, were indicted at
Ivii?sliddlesexs sessions for assaulting and ill-treating
"uu Patten, aged seven, the son of the first-named
'°ner. The facts of the case have repeatedly appeared bur reports from the Lambeth-street Police-court.
the Jury found the prisoners guilty, and the sentence of
the teur,,, th u"cos, that the male prisoner be imprisoned for
the fe four months, and kept to hard labour, and
male prisoner to three months' imprisonment and
mttrct labour.
Francis Crecker was indicted for fraudulently obtain-
'lt from Ali—ey Judd, a gold wedding ring and 15s.
/414,e5-se has also recently appeared in our police re-
The prisoner was a sham attorney, and had ob-
iti4ed the prpperty of the prosecutrix under pretence of
4,°ging an action of breach of promise of marriage for
at: against aman name Abel. He was convicted, and
lenced to six months'd hard labour.
was
the Mansion-house the Lord Mayor granted a
Pt'ont for the apprehension of Jaques Besset, of 73,
hi!'ehurch-street, merchant, accused of fraudulent bank-
eYitinder the Convention between England and France.
•se Csterday John Flowers, a marine-store dealer, living
ntt ircton Old Town, was brought before Mr. ardine,
14sirsw-street, charged with being concerned in stealing
oat; and a silver watch, with appendages, from the Wit-
e the Fourth public-house, Ship-yard, the property
ka,b%e landlady, Mrs. Hensley, who had lately buried her
et and. The prosecutrix wished to dispose of her bu-
NZ!, and the prisoner, who was in treaty to become a
plkser, had wine over the premises with a man pre-
uttt, ,g to be a broker, and made a deposit of 301. The
Ot.ti, gay they called for the purpose of measuring one
te),45 roonnes the prisoner asked for change of a 5/. MARBLE STATUE POR HER MAJESTY.—A marble
statue belonging to the Queen was landed yesterday at
pf 7,, *Web was given him out of a bag kept in a chest
thonesers—no measurement was made, and the next the St. Katharine's Dock, out of the ship Effort, from
to‘ the broker and three other men entered the tap- Leghorn, and in conseqnenee of the absence of her Ma-
jesty from Windsor, on her excursion to Scotland, the
laf 1
ta4u While prosecutrix was at dinner, and when they
she discovered the robbery. He was committed. same has, at the request of her agent, been securely de-
Fmiiy in the docks, pending the decision of the removal
Brockwell, a servant girl, in the employ of Mr. 13
ilrbrother, 'printer, No. 31, Bow-street, was brought up, to the Palace, and an officer of the Customs will be ap-
fo7, 14 the Court vas closing, charged with having stolen ap-
pointed to superintend the examination at the Palace,
F
si• los. in gold, the prop_erty of Mr. William Cunning- when her Majesty's pleasure is known on the subject.b
Who lodges in Mr. airbrother's house. The pri- THE ROYAL CHILDREN.—BRIGUTON, SEPT. 13.
Who sobbed bitterly, was remanded. This morning, at twenty minutes after nine o'clock, the
,
fit
Clerkenwell Benjamin Deliason was charged by Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice were taken out
I•
Solomon Mosely, surgeon and dentist, of the Hay- in a carriage and driven to the Pier Esplanade, when
tits4et, with:stealing a carpet-bag, containing a quan- they alighted with the Dowager Lady Lyttelton and
It„' Of surgeon's instruments, value 10/., and Mary their attendants, and walked out to the pier head. No
ee, Ben., Elizabeth Howe, and Mary and William person was allowed to go on the pier during their Royal
esiwe, her son and daughter, were charged with having Highnesses promenade, and we understand the Pier Com-
e, the property, knowing it to have been stolen. pang will restrict the admission to the pier from nine till
la ;It:Property had been stolen from a cab, and was found ten o'clock every morning during their stay, in order
house where the prisoners lodged. They were that their Royal Highnesses may not be impeded in their
ttnitted foi• trial. walk. Several hundred persons assembled on the cliffs
Martha Giant, alias Boddington, Eliza Harris, Eliza to see the Royal Infants. On leaving the pier they were
tllkt th, William Lear, Edward Collins, and George Bod- taken for a carriage airing on the cliffs, past Kemp Town,
or Yen, were re-examined at Queen-square, on a charge and for some distance on the Rottingdeareroad. Their
Netitempting to steal the property of the late Alfred Royal Highnesses are taken for a carriage drive twice
io:`, whose.death has recently been the subject of much a-day.
Ittestigation. After a lengthened examination Mr. CHATHAM, SEPT. 13.—The three experimental gun
rtell said he should remand George Boddington and brigs fitted at this port, the Mutine, Espeigle, and
I),,V* for throe weeks, but would take bail for their ap- Cruizer, and which were commissioned on the 10th inst.,
teriNoce. The others he should discharge on their en- are ordered to sail on Monday next, the 10th inst., for
i the into their own recognizance: to appear. Bail was, Portsmouth, to join the other brigs which are to form the
course of a quarter of an hour put in for Bodding- experimental squadron. The average crew of each ship.
Iton and. Lear. at present consists of about fifty men. The full comple-
fashionably-attired person, about 30 years of age, ment will be made up at Portsmouth.
l.° gave his name and address, John M`Gregor, of 52, SHREWSBURY FAIR.—The supply of sheep, on
eY.ltarket, draper, was, by the same Magistrate, fined Tuesday, was the largest that has been witnessed in
%I t" gross and indecent outrage committed in the this town for several years past (pens could not be pro-
et on a young servant girl, named Eliza Chapman. cured for several hundreds), and the number of buyers
witdfret Walker, bug-destroyer, who stands charged was also considerable, some of whom bought largely.
Sett" having stolen upwards of 500/. in money, and some Several large lots were purchased for the Smithfield mar-
it_ellery, the property of Mrs. Tarbox, the house- ket, by Mr. Thomas, the well-known ox-dealer ; sixty
cPer, from the-residence of the Earl of Ilarrowby, in fine mailers, estimated at 221bs. a quarter, were sold by
uttenor-square, was brought before Mr. Hardwick for Mr. Langford, of Henfron, near Montgomery, for the
em ether examination, at Marlborough-street, and was London markets. Best wethers were not over nume-
glija remanded. route and smaller ones were eagerly bought at 5-id. to
aj'eeeral persons were fined at Marylebone Office, in 51d. per lb. ; the larger sort sd. to skd. Ewe mut-
'lll varying from 40s. to 205., for furious driving. ton, of best quality, sold at 40. to sd. ; inferior
11111 t Lambeth-street Peter Colwell, alias Johnson, alias ones lower. There was a good call for smart stores.
44'n, a notorious thief, was charged with committing There were but few lambs in the fair, the season being
weel'ol daring robberies at watchmakers' shops. There nearly over ; the prices ranged from 544. to Sid. per lb.
aeßre four charges against him. His plan was to ask to The pig market was also overstocked ; the price for
e,„," It watch, to return it, call next day and ask to see it strong well-meated animals was about the same as last
ersdl, and also another, and then to bolt out of the shop fair ; but small pigs sold very low. The cattle market
effrontery,
both Watches. The prisoner, with the utmost on Wednesday had but a very limited supply of good
waded,
admitted that all the charges were true, and beef, the quality of most of the beasts being inferior ;
hi,.."ed, that ;he was much surprised to find so few against in fact, there was not a first-rate cow in the fair. The
NZ, as he-had ~aerved" nine shops the same way. Mr. prices varied from 44d. to sid. per lb. The bullock
f jton ordered his commitment on each charge ; and trade was very much depressed, owing to the scarcity of
ieri:n his (the prisoner's)own declaration of having corn- turnips, and the fear of a scarcity of winter provender.
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five other offences of a similar description, directed Bullocks which sold for 121. at last September fair, now
ro t
0 be brought up again on Wednesday next. only fetched 9/ 10s. to 10/. a head ; and this price was
Frederick Hoddy was fully committed from Worship- from 20s. to 30s. a head better than was given at Bishop's
e", on several charges of robbing furnished lodgings. Castle fair on Monday. Even good cows and calves sold
of•-(stptain John Clarkson, the master of the ship Whitby, but middling ; and stores were a drug in the market.
hitby, appeared before Mr. Ballantine, at the There were a great many horses in the fair, the majo-
piotmee Office, to answer a complaint of having em- rity of an inferior kind ; all, however, were depreciated
tte4 two men, named Hammond and Herring, to assist in value. The supply of cheese and butter at the Circus
se r„"0 delivery of his cargo of coals, they not being the was smaller than usual, and a few lots of each were left
44as of the consignee or owner, or registered men unsold. Cheese 20s. to 30s. per cwt. ; butter Bd. to
lent
Was
by
the registrar of the coal-whipper's office. He tii‘te, per lb. ; hams 7d. ; bacon, Gid. per lb. At the
uned 40s. and costs. arket Hall, Howard-street, the supply of cheese was
„ GousT----risszzoiriumn. good, about 60 tons being pitched. Buyers were also
tbT'e utlebess of Kent left Clarence House, St. James's, numerous, and all was sold at a decided improvement in
morning, upon a visit to her Majesty the Queen price. New cheese ranged from 40s. to 60s. per cwt.
h 'Yager, ut, Witley Com t, Worcestershire, where the
Duchess is expected to remain until the Ist or 2d upwards of 60s. being obtained for a dairy of this year's
make, belonging to Mr. Elkes of Rossall. Prime old
`10,4401S Her. Royal Highness will be accompanied
u_p W Cheshire obtained from 60s. to 675. per cwt. At Pool
e Countess Jose hine ratislaw, and attended b Y fair on Wednesday and yesterday the prices of sheep and
L Tuhirlotte Dundas and Colonel Sir George Couper. cattle were at least equal to those at Shrewsbury,—
le; Dnehess of Cambridge and Grand Duchess of Shrewsbury Chronicle.
Totetkientio.gh Strelitz leave Kew on Monday next for On Thursday the Duke of 'Wellington rode on
eeptllhant Park, near Marlborough, Wilts, having ac- horseback from Weimer Castle to Dover to inspect the
oe ~°` an invitation from the Marquis and Marchioness harbour works now in progress. After remaining some
Thstrilestairy. Their Royal Ilighnesses remain until time in the harbour-house, his Grace, accompanied by
sday- with the Noble Marquis and Marchioness, Mr. Walker, the celebrated engineer, and Mr. Latham,
ptimthee
depart for Badminton, where they purpose to proceeded on his survey, which occupied about an hour
who t
nvited a distinguished
fevf daysivith the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, I and a half, when he again mounted his horse, and re-
yie, ',Lye invited party to meet the royal
'tors,turned to Warner.