The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-17 00:00:00

LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC.

In consequence of law proceedings, all the property of the MSS.
of M. Chateaubriand's works are to be sold. The upset price is
69,000 f,
Goethe's works, tianslated, into the Russian tOligue; are now poll.'
tithing at St. Petersburgh,

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THEATRICAL...
Mte Adelaide Kemble trill sing at a Grand Public Concert
to be given in the Town.hall of Cambridge on Monday next.
We understand that the opening of the Italian Opera House
has been postponed till Saturday, March sth.

Madame Carlotta (Iris' Is expected from Paris early next weck

O OURT--rJuluxorcaniaz.

The Prince of Prussia gave a grand ball at hie Palace of Berlin
on the 7th inat,

Viscolltit and Viscountess Palmerston have a grand dinner on Sa.
turday evening next.
Sir Robert Peel will commence his Parliamentary dinners at the
close of the month.
We are happy to heat that the Countess Sebastiant is gradually
improvitig in health.
The Marquis of Kildare, eldest son of the Duke of teinster, has
been appointed by Earl de Grey, Sheriff of the county of )(Mare.
Viscount Jocelyn has been appointed Sheriff' of towth,
Accounts from Mee state that the Earl Granville is not yet re.
covered from his recent indisposition,
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IVESSCEYALE/NEbUtis
Oh this day, in 17P6, died James Macpherson, the translator of
Ossian, in his 58th year. In 1764 he accompanied Governor
Johnstone to Florida, in the capacity of Secretary.

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LLOYD'S SHIPPINCRIS DAV.)
Dithr,i3, PxVii."l6..l-7W—iWndinlidghtht
abad, Newcastle, for Bombay.
PORTSMOUTH' FEL 113.—Wind W.—Acrd. Westminster,
LOndtln, NeW Yolli. Arrd. off, Shatfotd, London, Mauritius.
SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 16.—Arrd. Oriental (st.) Alestandtia,
OFF PORTLAND, FEB. 15:—Mayflotker, Hobart Town.
TORBAY, Fka. 14,—Arrd. William, London, for Calcutta,
with trilling damage, having beets in cohtatt with a bark heat
Dungeness, on the 10th Mist.
Fitattintst, Vt-t.i. lb.—Wind W.S. W.—Arrd. Swiftsure,
London, for Algoa Bay. Arrd. off, John, Curling, Boston, fot
Amsterdam, with less of boats and bui*arks.
PORT TALBOT, FEL It)....=TreVallnante, heman, &tan-
sea to this port I gut ashore at the entrance of this port yes;
terday, with three other coasters; but expected to be got off.
KINV,TOWN, FEY. iti,—Arrd. Dalkeith, Smyrna.
KiN,A Lk, rka. 14.—Arrd. IVlary m•Kenzie, Liverpool, from
Carthagena, with lest `
vi sails, Ea.
CORIC, FEB. 14.---Arrd. Jeteiniah and Sherraton Grange,
Malta ; Active Ilhd Hand, of Providence, Taquanroz ; Mary
Jane) froth Malta) and the Aniandp from Nevvfoundland,Whith
were whore yesterday at Carlisle point; ,
' got off in the evening
with the, tide. The former is leaky, the latter does not appear
to have suffered much damage.,
STANOATE GaEoti, Bkil• lo,b---Artd: Alexander, Malta;
Juno, Lind, Leghorn.
j"" Y, Fan. 13.—S1d. Bolas and Didoi Gibraltar,
SmEins, FEB. 14.—Sid, John, Gibraltar. the ochooner
Pitt, of Bristol, was wrecked off the river Mazarette, in the
beginning of November ; the master and two of the crew
rat
drowned.
_ OFF THE WIGHT, rim,. 14. _Tricolor, Apenes, It for
Hamburgb ; Maxirnalian, BelphtinWer, Batas ia, sld. 2d ult.
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interviews with oni
yesterday morning at the residenee
ass Fremantle
yaesnd Sit Gt'age Clerk had
of the Right lion. Baronet in Whitehall Gardens,
Sir Edward Knatchbull had a long interview with
Sir James Graham yesterday
morning at the Home.oince.
The snowhas fallen in such abundance in the Py_
renees, that the houses of the village of Gavarni are said to have
the snow up to their roofs.
How TO LEARN FRENCH.--A friend of ours
on a recent visit to Paris, thought it well to make a virtue of
countr
Ileing satisfied in
hiisnp air
a
necessity; and, in order to practise only the language of the
sn"nt
Y, so as to acquire facility in speaking it, resolved to
board in a house where no English resided.
ricaularnnintriserinets
inin
his thislurggesPaegeet: h
nd occupied his allotted
agreed for his " pen •
in
apartment. The first day's dinner hour had arrived, and he had
brushed up his French to meet the numerous party who sat
down to it. Besides the head of the 3.stablshment there were
twenty-five at table, and they were—at! American,