The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-30 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

AND

pubitt Optuton.

" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.
Queen Christina made her public entry into Madrid on
Sunday, the 24th inst. Senor Munoz, who still remains at
Paris, has been raised to the peerage, preparatory to a regu •
lar marriage with the Queen Mother. The affair is thus
given in some of the Paris papers :—" M. Munoz, Chamber-
lain to the Queen of Spain, an old superior officer of the
Guard, has received the titles of Duke of Itianzares, and of
Grandee of Spain of the first class."
The people of NapleS are in a state of great distress from
scarcity of corn. The ports have been thrown open, but still
corn is so high in price as to be inaccessible to the poorer
classes.
Marshal Bugeaud, says the Commerce, is shortly expected
to return to France, from Algiers, with his family. He will,
it is said, go first to his country seat, near Perigueux, whence
he will come to Paris, and remain for two months.
"There are at this moment in France," says the Ic/or/lie—
"this ancient land of liberty-27 editors of newspapers con-
fined in prison. Since 1830 journalism has paid 7,500,500 f.
in fines, and incurred judgments amounting to imprisonment
for 184 years and 10 months."
Lieut. General Count d'Ambrugeac, Peer of France, diod
on the 25th, aged 71.
Sir James Murray had arrived at the Hotel Mirabeau, on
his way to Italy.
Mr. John Barker, late Consul-General in Egypt, and his
two sons, had arrived at Meurice's Hotel.

Accounts from Cambo, in the Basses Pyrenees, represent
that part of the country to have been for ten days infested
with a large band of wolves. On the 14th instant they, in
the communes of Cambo and Halson, devoured 56 sheep and
a young heifer, and on the 17th fell upon a flock of sheep
within the township of Cambo, and killed six of them, in
spite of all the efforts of the shepherd who was tending them.
A curious meteorologic phenomenon was observed at ten
on the night of the Bth instant, at Gourbera, in the Landes.
An immense number of hailstones fell ; they were of the
average size, but had a strong odour of sulphur, and were
of that colour. On being thrown into the fire they, in a few
seconds, became ignited, and threw out flames equal in bril-
liancy to Bengal lights.
A letter from Rome, March 14, says, " The Government
has just decreed the formation of three moveable corps of
troops, which are to proceed to Ancona and Spoleto. M. de
Rayneval, first Secretary of the French Embassy, has just left
for Paris, on his way to St. I'etersburgh, to fill the same post."
The Augsburgh Gazette of the 23d inst. states, that the
Assembly of the States of Moldavia were about to discuss a
law to restrain within a limited circle the Israelites, and to
assign them a distinct quarter in each town, and to repress
their usurious practices.

LAW AND POLICE.
At the Monmouth assizes, Thomas Thomas was indicted
for the wilful murder of Mary Jones, a child, of which he was
stated to be the father. He was defended by Mr. Sergeant
Talfourd. A verdict of Not Guilty was returned.
At the Mansion-house, Mr. James Hill, who, for twenty
years, has held the situation of weigher, teller, and stamper
of weights at her Majesty's Mint, lodged a complaint against
a clerk of the Bank of England for clipping a sovereign
which he had presented without first weighing it. He also
complained that the Bank of England used weights made of
glass, which were not authorised by the Government. Mr.
Freshfield, the solicitor for the Bank, having been sent for,
promised to make an inquiry, and had no doubt that a satis-
factory explanation would be given.
Henry Norman, publisher of the Magnet and Bell's New
Weekly Messenger, was charged at Bow-street with em-
bezzling several sums of money, received for and on account
of his employers. Ile had been employed by them for three
years. The defalcation discovered amounted to 171. He was
committed for trial.

Mr. Harlow, w•ho was recently fined 50/., as the alleged
proprietor of the gaining-house in Leicester-place, applied by
his solicitor, at Marlborough-street, to tender the sureties
for prosecuting an appeal against the decision of the magis-
trates. A difficulty arises in the case, frem the fact of the
fine having been paid, and the bench takes time to consider
the application.

Two'men, named Farey and Steward, were charged, at
Worship-street, with working an illegal still at a house in
Nash-street, Globe-lane, Bethnall-green. Farey was fined
301., and Steward was discharged.
Tamar Berry, a woman 85 years of age, was committed to
goal for three months on a charge of having incited a young
girl, named Jane King, to rob her father of money, which
the old woman received, under pretence of telling the girl's
fortune. A sergeant of the M division said that she was
well-known for a number of years about Dockhead as a for-
tune-teller, and that people, women and young girls par-
ticularly, were in the habit of visiting her for that purpose.
In Vice-Chancellor Bruce's Court, an application was
made by Mr. Cobbett, the son of the late William
Cobbett, Esq., to be allowed to defend an action
against him, as his father's executor, in formapauperis. The
applicant is at present in the Queen's Bench prison, where
he has been confined for four years, for a contempt of Court.
His Honour, after a lengthened argument, granted permis-
sion to defend in forma pauperis, so far as related to the dis-
charge of the contempt for which he was now in custody in
this cause.

COURT-TABEEION.ABLE.
The Queen Dowager, and the members of her Court, re-
move from Marlborough-house on Monday next, to Bushy.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, Lady Henry
Russell, Captain Stopford, Mrs. and Miss Balfour, &c., have
been visiting, within the last week, the Earl and Countess of
Wicklow, at Shelton Abbey, Ireland.
Earl and Countess Cadogan and Ladies Augusta and
Honoria Cadogan are expected at the family mansion, in
Piccadilly, by the 10th of the ensuing month, from Italy.
The Noble Earl and Countess left Rome early in the present
month.

The Earl and Countess of Carlisle and Lady Mary
Howard leave Castle Howard for town about the 20th
of April. _ _

The Earl of Lauderdale has come to town from Dunbar
House, the seat of the Dowager-Countess of Lauderdale,
near Dunbar.

Lord and Lady Wilton, Colonel and Mrs. Anson, and Lady
Seymour, have left Melton Mowbray for Belvoir Castle. The
Marchioness of Ailesbury, Viscount and Viscountess
Folkestone, Lord Jersey, Lord A. Fitzclarence, and others,
are prevented from various reasons from joining the party.
Lord Stradbroke has arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, from
Henham Hall.

Lady Trench, Colonel Wylde, Equerry to his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert and family, were among the passengers
that embarked on Tuesday on board the General Steam Navi-
gation Company's steam-ship Soho, at the Brunswick pier,
131ackwall, for Antwerp.

IVIXSCELLANEOUS.
On Thursday the Members of the British Institute held
their fifth soirée at their rooms in George-street. The at-
tendance was more than usually full, and the interest evinced
in the proceedings of the evening quite as great as on any
former occasion. Among the novelties on the table were
seen a set of beautiful geological models of the strata of the
earth in various sections, constructed by Mr. Sopwith, civil
engineer ; a fine collection of tropical fishes, in an admirable
state of preservation ; Mr. Dent's improved movements for
astronomical clocks and chronometers, and a variety of other
articles.

From returns just prepared for Parliament respecting the
amount expended for the relief and maintenance of the poor,
&c., it appears that there are 590 unions in England and
Wales, of which the population was 13,993,967. The average
annual expenditure for the relief of the poor, three years prior
to the union, was 5,608,934/. In 1841 the expenditure was
4,288,520/. ; in 1842, 4,438,660/. ; and in 1843, 4,679,495/.
Under this head of expenditure are included the costs of
maintenance, out-door relief, establishment charges with
salaries, workhouse and emigration loans repaid, and other
purposes immediately connected with the relief of the poor.
The expense of re-paving Cheapside with wooden blocks is
stated to be about 4,000/., and by those who are practically
acquainted with the nature of wood-pavement, it is estimated
that to keep Cheapside in a thorough state of repair, it will
cost about 1,0001. a-year.

M. Duprez will sustain the principal tenor part in the
" Messiah," at Exeter Hall, on ruesday and Thursday next,
being the only public concerts for which he has accepted en-
gagements since his visit to England.
The twelfth annual meeting of the Proprietors of the
Dublin and Kingstown Railway was held on the 27th, at the
Company's office, in Westland-row, when a highly favourable
report of the state and prospects of the Company was read.
"The affairs of the Company show an important and steady
improvement from year to year in every department. The
increase in their receipts this year over the last is 2,8541.55. Id:
Thomas Dowling, who was sentenced for execution in
Tullamore on Wednesday, for the murder of Mr. Gatchell,
has been reprieved for a fortnight.
It appears, from the Essex and Suffolk papers, that incen-
diarism is greatly on the increase in those counties.