The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-30 00:00:00

1307COUGE HOP DIZ.NLSET.

Although the plantation accounts may be considered tole-
rably favourable, there is rather more business doing in tbis
market, and last week's prices are steadily supported.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.—Until now the duty on
French brandy imported Into the Cape was only 4d. per gallon,
proof spirits, and so on in proportion for every gallon above proof
whilst on all other foreign spirits it was Is. per gallon proof, and so,
on, &c. By an Act passed in the reign of the late King, entitled,
" An Act to Regulate the Trade of the British Possessions
Abroad," her Majesty is authorised by, and with the advise of the
Privy Council, to make such orders respecting then' as shall be
deemed most expedient and salutary; and it being considerN
advisable to assimilate the duties on all spirits imported fro'&
foreign countries into the Cape of Good Hope, it has been directed
that from and after the date of an Order in Council lately issued,
the duty on French brandy shall be the same as on all other foreign
spirits imported into that place, so soon as the order shall h
been made known by a proclamation of the Governor of the colerry.

M. de Chateaubriand left Paris on Monday for
Venice.

The French Naval Commission held its last sitting
en Saturday, his Royal Highness the Prince de Joinville being
present. It appears that the labours of the commission have not
been confined to the steam navy, but have been extended to the
whole of the fleet, both present and in prospective.—Gifignani
of Wednesday.

During the passage of the Beresina by the French
army, on its retreat from Moscow in 1812, they threw into that
river a great quantity of ammunition, and even a part of their as+
tillery. For some time past the Russian Government has been
searching for and taking up these abandoned articles. Three loan
of balls, shells, and hand.grenades have been sent to Dantaic and
sold to the Union foundery. On the 16th instant, while a por...
tion of these projectiles were being melted, a grenade, which brows
oversight was still charged, burst and wounded six wet-beam, but,
fortunately, Ilene of their wounds were dangerous.

THE NEXT SIIERIFFS.—Mr. Alderman Chattis,
being the senior alderman who has not served the office of sheriff,
and R. W. Kennard, Esq., of Thames-street, the great iron mer-
chant, are to be put in nomination for the shrievalty of Loiailim on
Midsummer-day next.

OXFORD, NN EDNESDAY. —We regret to announce
the occurrence of a fatal accident on the river Cherwell last even-
ing. Last evening, James Frederick Ede, 8.A., Scholar, and
Edward Harris, Commoner, both of Pembroke College, proceeded/
in two light skiffs up the Cherwell, as far as Islip, where they were
to have met two fellow collegians, who proceeded to the same town
by the road ; the latter returned without having seen their friends,
who, it appears, had been to a different inn. They waited up for
them in the common room of the College till two o'clock this morn.
ing, when their anxiety for the safety of those who were to have
been their companions became so great, that they applied
for leave to go out of the College, and search for there. The
tutor, the Rev. R. P. Smith, immediately accompanied them
to Islip, where they ascertained that their friends had left
at a quarter past eight the previous evening, to return
home. They then returned by the river side, and near Mar-
son, a village about two miles from Oxford, found the two boats,
one with the oar broken, and the other nearly doubled up against
a tree. It is supposed that one, having broken his oar, had
joined his companion in the other boat, and that, the night being
stormy, darkness fast closing around them, and the stream rapid,
they, from Mlle cause or other, being unable to avoid a tree pro-
jecting partially across the river, were upset ; and the water being
very deep, Mr Ede unable to Awim, and his unfortunate com-
panion trying to assist him, both were drowned. Drags and every
assistance were immediately obtained, and about ten o'clock this
morning the body of Mr. Ede was discovered, and coins time after-
, wards that of Mr. Harris, about 100 yards apart.
KING CHARLES THE SECoND'S RESTORATION.—
Yesterday being the anniversary of the Restoration of King Charles
the Second, in the year 1660, to the throne of these realms, the
morning was ushered in by the ringing of merry peals and other
joyous demonstrations. At one o'clock the Park and Tower guns
were tired, whilst the numerous vessels in the river were decked
out with flags, in a similar manner to the Queen's birthday. The
Judges of the Courts of Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, and Ex-
chequer, wore their scarlet robes in honour of the occasion; and,
according to annual custom, a great number of the Members of the
House of Commons attended Divine Servi.!e at St. Margaret's
Church. At the Royal Exchange the following notice was posted
up:—" May 29—King Charles the Seeond's Itertoration —The
sates of the Royal Exchange will remain closed until 12 o'clock
this day."
SHERIFF'S COURT, RED LION-SQUARE.—PROCLA-.
manoNs or OUTLAWRY.—Yesterday being county day, Mr.
Hemp, the officer to the Sheriff; made preclamation in the usual
manner, and the following persons not answering when called,
were declared outlaws at the suit of their several creditors :—Sir
Charles Edward Gray, Knight; Patrick Leonard O'Reilly.
Richard Gay, Charles Whyte, Mortmore Percy Drummond, at the
suit of four several plaintiffs; Henry Whittaker, the Rev. George
Brydges Lee Warner, Lempster Bulkley, Charles Irvine, 11. C. s.
Irvine, Crew Read, Alexander Farquhar, Thomas Elisha Bram-
mall, M. R. Fitzhenry, James Duthie, and Robert Montgomery
Martin.
Mr. Humphery paired off with Mr. Alderman
Copeland in favour of Lord John Russell's resolutions.
The Sentinelle of Toulon of Sunday, states that
the squadron lying In that roadstead was expected to sail on Tuec.-
day (yesterday) for the Bay of Naples, to form an escort for the
Asmod(e, which, itsays, is gone to bring the King of the Two
Sicilies to Marseilles.
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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMONS. May ?.2v
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.
Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from Finsbury, statitg
that the Bill of last session had abolished imprisonment for
debt, except in cases of fraud and debts above tO/., and pr -
ing that as both Houses of Parliament had approved of the princi-
ple under that amount, they would adopt one also on all debts
above it.

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creditors by the operations of the Insolvency Act of last ses-
sion, and in doing so, said that notwithstanding all the efforts
which had been made to induce the Right Han. Baronet at
the head of the Government to inquire into the effect of the
Act of last session, by the perseverance of the lion. Member
for Lath, he still continued to fondle this bantling of L 4101
Brougham's, long after its father had thrown it aside.
country suffered from this hasty and crude legislation. Talt
had been a great want of care and deliberation in the passing
of that measure. The effect of the Act in question had been to
occasion a loss to the tradesmen of the country of three mitt-
lions of money. It was hurried through Parliament at the end
of the summer, and was made into law before half the Mem-
bers were aware of it. At the last moment many of the con-
stituencies addressed the Members of that House, urging on
them the necessity of opposing its enactment. Among othere,
his constituency applied to hint to oppose the Bill. He oppose
it with many others, and the grounds of opposition then
set forth were precisely similar to those advanced
by Lord Brougham in the other House Parliarn4
this session against the law; the measure was carlT44*init
Opposition by the powerful statement of the Solicitopakuntd,