The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-17 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

AND

Public Dptnton.

" Who runs may read."

POIZEIGI4.

On Monday, Lank Phillippe, accompanied by the Queen
and the Duke de Nemours, paid another visit to the grand
exhibition in the Champs-Elysees. . The exhibitors whose
produce the King was in particular to inspect received tickets
for the admission of themselves and their families, A few
other persons 'were allowed to enter. His Majesty's attention
was turned exclusively to the silks and other produce of
the loom, but so numerous are the articles that, although he
was thus engaged from two till half-past five, he could not
get through much more than the Lyons manufactures. The
King looked remarkably well.
The Commerce states that the Prince de Joinville will return
to Itochefort towards the end of next month, to hoist his
flag on board the Gomer, and take the command of the squa-
dron which is to convey the King to England.
The King of Bavaria left Munich on the Bth inst., for Italy
and Sicily.
Letters of the 6th inst., from Algiers, quoted by the Presse,
stated that Marshal Bugeaud has met with resistance in his
expedition. The tribes of Ben Salem, after taking twenty-
four hours for reflection, have declared that they will oppose
his progress. In consequence of this,. the Governor-General
sent to Algiers for reinforcements, which have already marched
to join him.
The Censeur of Lyons states as positive that five-franc
pieces, with the head of the Duke de Bordeaux, as Henry V.,
King of France, are in secret circulation in that city.
A storm, accompanied by heavy rain, which continued for
two hours, visited Paris and its neighbourhood on Sunday
evening last.
The Moniteur publishes the returns of the operations of
the sinking fund for the last three months of the present
year. The receipts were 2,118,626,639 E, and the disburse-
ments for the redemption of stock were 2,100,847,195 E, leav-
ing a surplus of nearly eighteen millions.
The French Minister of Finance has presented to- both
Chambers a general return of the property belonging to the
State. According to that document, its entire value may be
estimated at 1,287,000,000 f. (51,500,0001. sterling.) The pro-
perty appropriated to public services figures in tile return tie.
about 550,000,000 f., and the forests of the State are estimated
at 7291 000 000 f.
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Letters from Semlin state that the two Servian gentlemen
who accomplished the last re‘'olution, and who were banished
at the instance of Rassia—Messrs. Petroniwitch and Wisty-
wich—have been pardoned, and their return to the princi-
pality officially permitted.
For some time past, according to a letter of the 10th from
Frankfort, a violent schism has existed in the Jewish com-
mune of that city Nearly two-thirds of the commune have
separated themselves in a very marked manner from the or-
dinary ritual of the synagogue, and are about to forma sect
apart. They call themselves the reformers. They recognise
neither the religious ceremonies nor the fundamental laws of
the Talmud. In their profession of faith, they declare that
they will not any longer have their children circumci,ed,
and they deny formally the belief in the Messiah. M. An-
same de Rothschild, the head or the banking-house, has
declared an unrelenting war on this sect, and refuses bills
signed by any member.

LAW AND POLICE.
At Guildhall Henry Dawkins, late a warehouseman in the
employ of Mr. Swainson, of .72, Wood-street, a dealer in
Berlin wool and worsted goods, was finally- examined before
Mr. Alderman Hughes, charged With robbing his master of
300!. worth of goods, and George Buxton, a fringe-minu-
facturer in Eden-place, Ivy lane, Hoxton, was charged with
receiving a portion of the goods. After hearing some further
evidence, Mr. Alderman Hughes said that on the last hearing
a strong application was made to admit Buxton to bad. He
could not hesitate a moment as to the propriety of com-
mitting both the prisoners for trial, nor could he incur the,
responsibility of yielding, to any applicltion respecting bail.
It was a robbery of alarming extent,- and exceedingly mis-
chievOus, as shaking the confidence which ought to exist
between employers and servant. The prisoners were com-
mitted for trial.

James Harris, a notorious dog-stealer was charged at
Marylebone with having stolen a black-and-tan terrier, the
property of a gentleman named Henry Louth. The case was
clearly made out, when Mr. Rawlinson remarked, that he felt
it his duty to make as strong an example of the prisoner as the
law would alloW, and inflicted upon him the full penalty of
20/., in addition to 17., the TaTtii3. of thCaTifimal • and in default
of payment; to 'six months: imprisonment. • .
. At the Thanies.Police-court; Vrancis Harri,i, a .pOliee'Lcon-
stable, 59 K, and 'Eliza Harris, his v!ife, Were brought before
Mr. ..Broderip, 'for re-exambiatiou on several chargc4
of robbery preferred agaliast. thein„ and ware coinmitted Tor
trial. On ordering their commitment Mr. Broderip said that
the woman appeared to have robbed everyplace where she
had been hired. as cool:, and hor busbaMl, before and since he
had been in the'police force, bad been receiver of stolen pro-
perty. He committed the prisoners foe trial on two charges,
and remanded them oti a third till Saturday.

CaOURT—rAL. tinvz4.ll-US4E.

It is understood that neither the Queen nor Princ,? AP)ert
will honotir Epsom races (which commence on Tuesday next)
nor the forthcoming meeting at Ascot, with their presence
this year.

The Duke of Wellington intends giVing a grand ball at
Apsley House at the close of the ensuing week.
The Duke of Devonshire will give a grand ball and supper
this evening at Devonshire House, . when all the state
apartments, thirteen in number, will be thrown open and
brilliantly illuminated. Lady,Eleanor Balfour has postponed
her announced ball in Grosvenor-square, and many other
parties have been also .put off, in consequence of the Noble
Duke's ball being fixed for that evening.
The Lord Chancellor and Lady Lyndhurst had a grand
dinner last evening, and her Ladyship afterwards had an
assembly.

The Right Hon. Edward Ellice, M.P.,. and the Dowager
Countess of Leicester, entertained a select party at dinner on
Wednesday evening in Arlington-street.
The Baron de Talleyrand has left Hertford House for Paris,
bearing dispatches for the French GoVerrnent. The Baron
is to return to his post after a week's sgjourn in the French
capital.