The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-25 00:00:00

SUMMAI'Y OF NEWS

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The King of the French went on Monday to St. ClOO-, to
inspect the works going on at that residence. His Majesty
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will in a few days come to the Tuileries, where the Rorie
Family will stay during the fetes of July. An excursion !).:
some days to the Chateau of Bizy is spoken of; and it is Sal'
that afterwards will take place the journey to Eu.
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The Chamber of Peers have adopted the Central Ma•l r .ed
Bill, by 69 votes to 25. The Deputies on Monday were occal:1
with reports on petitions, which were generally without
terest. As the hon. members adjourned without any dai
being fixed for their next sitting, their labours for the session
may be looked on as terminated.
The electoral College of Besancon has just returned Tot
Magnoncourt, the Conservative candidate, to the Chamber
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Deputies. M. Magnoncourt had 175 votes ; his opponent,
Couvers, had 148.
M. Didelot, Procureur-General at Amiens, a Conservative'
has been elected for the college of Epinal, in place of the late
M. Cuny.
Letters from Bologna of the 16th of July mention that
other of the political prisoners, named Joseph Gardengui;
who was condemned to death by the Military Commission%
the part they took in the insurrection of last year, has bee.,,,
executed. A landed proprietor of the name of Mivelli 1171
been sentenced for ten years to the galleys, for granting fie
asylum to one of the principal conspirators. This is Ito
seventh of the political prisoners who has been shot in
back, that being the death of a traitor according to the Its•
Tian laws.
" The squadrons of all the Powers of Europe," excision
the Eco del Commercio, " are hastening to the coast of 31°:
rocco, and Tangiers is about to resemble a port of Palestirtni
in the times of the Crusades. God grant that we may
act a most ridiculous figure there!"
General San Miguel and his brother have been imprison eci
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(without accusation or trial), the one in Bilbao, the ot"-
in 'Majorca.
A dreadful fire took place on the Ist inst. at Drontheilm, to
Norway. Several streets and 12 public edifices are stated
have been burnt to the ground. A similar disaster occurred
at Cronstadt, in Transylvania, on the night of the 30th
more than 90 buildings were destroyed. It is stated als°,,t
a German paper, that the fine market-place of Marie
has been burnt down. i 9
During the last month the consumption of meat in Parn.
was 5,295 oxen, 1,0*3 cows, 6,773 calves, and 31,930 sbeere
being 747 oxen, 352 cows, and 3,710 sheep less than darw.c°
the month of June, 1843. The consumption of the first 51'
months of the present year was 39,293 oxen, 7,049 co
38,511 calves, and 224,099 sheep, being 616 oxen and 3,‘,,0
calves more, and 1,452 cows and 9,526 sheep less than in tr
first six months of 1843. In weight, upon the aggregglo,
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there was a reduction of 78,320 kilogrammes, or 174,70 v
English.
An explosion of gas, the consequences of which were,,
frightful, took place on Monday. evening, at the pate;
lodge of No. 25, Rue Neuve St. Jean, Faubourg St. De!,,,
A vent having opened in the pipe supplying the wine-si'l
in the same house, the porter, whose lodge is very dark, „t°,l°,o
a lighted candle too near to it, and the gas caught fire. so
children of the unfortunate man were killed, and his wife
severely wounded in the leg that she was necessarily caul
to the hospital.

LAW AND POLICE. Wag
At the Lincoln assizes, William Markham, aged 3.,
charged with having, on the 30th of May, at Tathlei
feloniously shot at Jacob Gainsley, with intent to mar
him. There were other counts charging him with an
to wound and main. The prosecutor is the keeper of a tors
bar near Louth, and on the evening in question was ".,1"
the same reading his Bible, when Markham entered Vat
asked for a biscuit. He soon after quitted the place,. 6
returned, and taking down a pistol front the mantel-fse.cog
levelled it at the prosecutor and fired, the ball happily taissisji
him and lodging in the wall. The defence was, that the 1.0
at the time he committed the act in question, was not lonir
right state of mind. The jury retired, and after a long cub
sultation, returned with a verdict of guilty of shooting Tr
intent to kill. Sentence deferred.
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The Ipswich assizes commenced on the 23d. The ca-e- the
is very heavy, and contains the names of fifty prisoners,
majority of whom are charged with arson ; of these II c—
peither write nor read, 9 can read and write impe.-ecpre
and' 8 are under 17 years of age, two of them being 11)"
children.
At Guildhall, James Richard Downes, an attorney's c',
was charged with various acts of fraud and embezzlemeo"Ar
his employer, Mr. Sagwell, of the Temple-chambers. It
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peared that he had defrauded Mr. Sagwell of several hand
pounds, besides throwing his business into confusion. Ilel,
committed on th chares of ebezz
John Le Grand,ree who hags hitherto passed
lement
as. an impoiter_l
and dealer in French goods, was finally brought up °,
charge of being concerned in an extensive burglar,' cOr`roo.
'Milted on the premises of Mr. Charles Banks, lace-oltst.,
facturer, of Lawrence-lane, on the 24th of December '—
The prisoner was fully committed.

catrwr--WASITIONABLE. ,gal Duke of Wellington will give a grand concert of /Ay
and instrumental music on Wednesday evening next at qv
ley House, to which are invited their Royal Highnesseoo
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand, '"d of
and Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, and four hune'looJ,
the elite of the haut ton. The entertainment, it is undegenes•
is given for the purpose of introducing Lady Charles /'
ley, after her recent alliance with Lord Charles. leave
The Duchess of Sutherland and family are about `"f the
Stafford House for Trentham, and after the marriage " the
Marquis of Lorn and Lady Elizabeth Leveson Gower'
Duke and Duchess go to Dunrobin Castle, N.B. •sbea
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort have a distin,o,l,, is
party to dinner this evening at Beaufort House, -wl:ile",0
to be followed by a grand ball, to which a large circle
' invited.
The Duke of Somerset entertained at dinner on Wedoesoi
day evening, at his mansion in Park-line, the Duclieleso
Hamilton, the Countess of Lincoln, the Earl and COTI' of
ut: Dunmore, Lord and Lady Blantyre, the Marqu_„'sti
Huntly, Lord Seymour, the Earl of Besborough,
Melbourne, the Hon. Mr. Cowper, and the Hon. Mr. Steods
The Duchess of Somerset received a select circle of fric
during the
Earl of Zetl evening.
The and has arrived at his seat in seotla
from Aske Hall, Yorkshire. The Countess had previe
arrived at Kerse House, from Yorkshire.
The Earl of Wilton has taken Banstead Cottage, I°o
Ryde, for the season, which his Lordship and faroili
occupy early next month. 10:1
The Earl and Countess of Sefton leave Croxtetli e
'lva month for the Highlands, for the shooting season. s.
Earl and Countess lie Grey are expected to return,.
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James's-sqUare this afternoon, from a visit to her INlaka to
at Windsor Castle. The Earl and Countess are expecte
proceed to Buxton early in the ensuing week. , „lite
Lord Frederick and Lady Augusta Fitzclarence an",deo,
arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, on Tuesday, from Wiesi"a the
where they made a brief sojourn, en route from a tour 10
south of Europe. CO
Yesterday the Dowager Duchess of Bedford gave heo•aor
eluding fete champetre for the season at Bedford Lodge, ; with
den-hill, on which occasion her Grace was honoured
the presence of a very numerous assemblage of the
to cracy . soy
The Marquis 'of Bristol is daily expected in St. Jsl.s ia
square, from Brighton, and after remaining some weetofe,
town repairs to Ickworth Park, near Bury St. Ed°
for the autumn.

MESCEX.I.4INEOUS.
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A delegate meeting of the operatives of Lancas.'—isiot
held at Manchester on Monday, for the purpose of defloto
means to promote the further progress of the Ten mi34l'
Bill. There were delegates present from Manchestertiot,
ton, Bury, Preston, Wigan, Ashton-under-Lyne, ChatotB
Hindley, Oldham, Stockport, Horwich, &c. Each deqivg
was requested to give a report as to how far the nives,
classes were prepared, by organisation amongst them° nr•
to give effect to the declaration of the House of Cornol°.l:
namely, that the factory day shall commence at six
the morning and cease at six o'clock in the evening.
A splendid monument to the memory of the Earl cuoro
tester has just been completed at Mr. Hall's marblethiG
Derby. It consists of a mass of richly-sculptured a
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tracery, forming a cinque-foil arch, resting on buttresses ve
columns, and open foliage capitals, and surmounted by',l;4
diment and pinnacles, ornamented with panels, crocket*ods •
Within the niche formed by the columns and arch st;34l thf
massive tablet containing the following inscription, volry
capital letters illuminated :—" To the revered Inellj°l764l
Thomas William Coke, Earl of Leicester, born May 5,,
died at Longford, June 30, 1842.
Complete arrangements have been made for the 08,
national archery fete which is to come off early in th,,estso
month at Knavesmire, near the city of York. A granuded ta
will be erected on the ground, and every facility affilo.st the
.the visitors to witness the sports of the day. hers
competitors are the " captains" and most practised 10',111.
of the principal archery clubs, metropolitan and provi,n; ths
The name " Wellington" is about to be inscribed °btl;
four sides of the base of the Wellington statue, in the, to
and " the 18th June, 1815," on the upper edging, nalcora'
fore-feet of the horse, and also under the hinder feet, °
lug to the original directions of the Committee
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Lord Heytesbury and suite are expected to leave tu,;,, hOt.
day for the Vice-Regal Lodge, Dublin. His Lordnoa°
appointed Lord Tullamore, of the 43d Light Infantry' 01)Pei
the Earl of Charleville, to be one of his extra aides-de"
His Lordship has re- appointed Dr. Tighe as Dean of the 01
Royal, and expressed his intention that all the chaPlWis.
the list of his predecessor will continue in their function_....e.

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BIRTHS. e Wily t
On the 15th inst., at the Vi ca age, Herne, Kent, -11
of the Rev. J. S. May, of a son. Doom?
On the 19th inst., at the Vicarage, Kingskersweli,
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the lady of the Rev. E. B. Creek, of a daughter. lady
On the 19th inst., at Eusemere-hill, Ullswater, the
J. C. Bristow, Esq., of a daughter. r Plisql°ll
On the 20th inst., in Eaton-square, the Hon. Lrs•
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of a son. od'
On the 21st inst., at York-crescent, Lower -o°'
Surrey, Mrs. Samuel Smith, of a son. ,A, of the
On the 22d inst., at Aston Rectory, Herts, the wife
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Rev. G. E. Bruxner, M.A., of a daughter.
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MARRIED. , gr•
On the 19th inst., at Walton Church, near Livel:l';',",e late
Osman, of Loudon, to Fanny, third daughter of "
Captain Peter Williams, R.N., of Devonport.

DIED. tO
On the 22d inst., at Longford Hall, Anne Amelia Coon
of L
Oncester. ,iof a
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the 20th of May, at Bombay, Lieutenant SYdneitheL lot°
Horton, of the 14th Light Dragoons, eldest son 01, '
Rear-Admiral Horton. oolf
On the 19th inst., at Bath, Captain James Conrail,
brother of the late Major-General Conran.
On the 21st inst., Mr. F. S. .Nodin, of Gerrard-street._ 1;4,
On the 21st inst., at New Ferry, William Whitehouse" r
of Liverpool.
wife o
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On the 22d inst., at Grosvenor-park, Eliza, the
G. Hayes, Esq.
On the 22d inst , Mr. Walter James Magic, oaede,,3,.2ci Arip*
On the 22d inst., Mr. William Bridge, of the 02"'"
race
Camden-town. I
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On the 22d inst., Mr. Joseph Bolton, of Strahatrte
Liverpool-road, Islington. kills.
On the 22d inst., at Tottenham, Mrs. Anna At—

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Middlesex, Thursday, July 25, 1844.