The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-26 00:00:00

SMEARY OF NEWS

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Ltptutott.

Who runs may rein!."

FOREIGN.
The Paris papers of Sunday have arrived. They are prin-
cipally occupied with the probable course which the Opposi-
tion will follow io the impending session of the Chambers.
La Presse and La Commerce assert that no opposition will
be offered by the party of M. Th:ers to the address of the
Chamber of Deputies in reply to the King's Speech, or to the
Regency 13111. The Courrier Francais which journal is held
to speak the sentiments of N. Tillers himself, declares, how-
ever, that "the Opposition members," meaning, no doubt,
those under the influence of that person, " were determined to
do their duty."
Sunday's Moniteur states that Mr. Ashbel Smith had
written to the Mioister of Foreign Affairs his letters of credit
as Charge d'Affaires for the republic of Texas, in the place of
Mr. Macintosh, recalled.
The Madrid Gazette of the 17th inst., publishes a decree
appointing a council, composed of the following persons, to
assist the Minister of Finance in restoring the national credit :
M. 'J. Maria Ferrar, (President), MM. Bernardo de Borges,
I. Escorial, Felipe Gomez Acebo, Manuel Cantero, Higinio di
Arche, Manuel Cortes, Joaquim de Fagsaga, J. F. Gangolio,
Manuel di Azpillcueta, and Manuel de Zuniga (Secretary).
The Frankfort Journal publishes a letter, dated Trieste, the
11th inst., stating that Mehemet Ali had assured the French
engineer Mongel, that he wished to realize the dream of his
life—the junction of the Red Sea and the Mediterranean by
means of a canal. For this purpose the Paella had written to
Mr. Brunel, the engineer who executed the Thames Tunnel,
proposing to him to undertake this work.
P.A.RTAILIKENTI3.I2Ir.
The Lord Chancellor was again absent from the House last
night on account of ill health.
The Sudbury Disfranchisement Bill was in consequence
postponed till Friday, and Lord Campbell's motion about Coun-
sel till Thursday.
The Bishop of London took the Lord President of the
Council, Lord Wharncliffe, to task for his supposed observa-
tions about education, and Lord Wharncliffe very kindly
assured the Lord Bishop that he meant to pursue the same
course as his predecessor, and abhors a normal school without
religion.
On the motion for recommitting the Mines and Collieries
Bill, Lord Brougham-made a very sensible speech on the sub-
ject, very properly cautioning their Lordships how they inter-
fered with labour, and pointing out several cases of greater
immorality than employing children in mines, with which their
Lordships are not likely to interfere.
The Marquis of Londonderry opposed the motion for re-
committing the Bill, and moved that it be referred to a Select
Committee. After a short debate, his motion was negatived
by 49 to 3, and their Lordships went into a Committee on the
Bill. Lord Lyttelton proposed to postpone the operation of
the clause relative to women till May, but his amendment was
negatived. Several verbal amendments were made in the
Bill, which ultimately went through the Committee. It is to
be read a third time on Friday.
In the Commons the Commercial Treaty with Portugal was
laid ou the table. Several notices were given and questions
asked; for which we refer to the report.
Sir R. Peel, in reply to a question put by Lord Palmerston
on a former evening, stated that an additional sum of 10,000/.
would be voted to meet the demands on the grant for education.
In reply to Mr. Ewart, Sir James Graham said that he had
no intention to propose any substitute for transportation as a

punishment. -
Mr. Thomas Dunconibe, on the motion for the House
to go into a Committee of Supply, moved for the depo-
sitions in the case of Mason, a Chartist, who had been
arrested and tried at Stafford, on the 2d instant, for sedition.
A debate ensued, which turned principally on the power of a
constable to arrest people whom he supposes to be guilty of
sedition. The Tories chimed such a power for canstables ; the
Liberals denied that it was constitutional Lord Palmerston
took the popular side. On a division, Mr. T. Duncombe's
motion was rejected by 116 to 52.
Mr. Sharman Crawford afterwards called the attention of the
House to the distress in Ireland, but withdrew his motion on
the subject, after being assured that it had not escaped the at-
tention of the Government.
The House then went into Committee of Supply, and voted
away a considerable sum of the hard-worked people's money.
The House sat at the work till Half-past One
ECCLESIASTICAL.
The Dean of Ferns, and incumbent of Gorey for upwards of
fifty years, died at Gorey on the 21st inst.
LAW AND POLICE.
Denis Murphy, charged with the murder of John Bernet, of
Tallaght, Dublin, was arrested on Thursday, and committed to
Kilmainham gaol.
William Carnill was opposed yesterday in the Insolvent
Debtors' Court, on behalf of the parish authorities of Newton.
Warwickshire. The insolvency of the prisoner arose out of his
nonsuit in the case of some litigated poor-rates due by him,
and he was now in prison for the law-costs, amounting to 641.
He had, however, a cottage and a small plot of ground which he
wculd not surrender to his creditors. The Court, therefore,
adjourned the case sine die, until he should choose to yield
.them up. •
Isabella Bird, was yesterday charged at Marlborough-street
with stealing a pin and a pair of trowsers, the property of Sir
H. Vavasour, and fully committed.
William Worrell was also finally examined at the same Court
for robbing Mr. James, his employer, of John. street, Oxford-
street, of trunks and portmanteaus, and likewise committed.
Elizabeth Small, an old gips), woman, was indicted at the
Exeter Assizes, on Saturday, for obtaining from William Hard-
ing divers sums of money, amounting in all to 28/., for exer-
cising assumed witchcraft. The complainant had long keen
growing feeble from a malady which afflicted bins, and she per-
suaded him that one of his neighbours had looked upon him
with the evil eye, and that until the baneful influence of this
could be counteracted, it was impossible he could get well.
This imposition was carried for some time, till the prisoner's
finally robbing him of 251. opened the infatuated man's eyes.
She was found guilty, and sentenced to one year's imprisonment.
William London, an elderly man, formerly a substantial
plumber in Spitalfields, was brought up at Worship-street,
yeiterday, charged with behaving in a disorderly manner at
NWest hackney Church. He had a desire to effect some minor
reforms in the church, and for this purpose was accustomed to
chalk various inscriptions on the pews and galleries of the
churches he visited. It was arranged he should be got into the
Hanwell, or some other lunatic asylum.
Henry Cramer, of No. 43, Devonshire-street, Queen-square,
civil engineer, was yesterday placed at the Greenwich police
bar, charged with endangering the safety of the passengers on
the Croydon Railway, and causing the death of Joseph Clutter-
buck, the guard of the train, by his conduct in getting out of
the carriage and sitting on the top of the one adjoining. The
defendent was bound over to
.appear anti answer the charge at
the Guilford assizes..
At the Staffordshire Assizes, on Saturday, Lewis Wardle, by
trade a butcher, who had already appeared at the bar nine
times, although only twenty-two years of age, stood indicted
for assaulting Richard Myatt, putting him in danger of his
life, and stealing from his person 301. in gold coin, and two Si.
notes. He was found guilty, and sentenced to transportation
for life.

SPORTING.
The Great rowing-match between the Westminster and
Eton scholars takes place to-day on the Thames, the starting-
hour being half-past six this evening. The Westminster
colour is pink, and that of the E oniana light blue. The boats
will start in the reach of water below Kew-bridge, and row to
Putney-bridge.
The Goodwood and Chesterfield Cups, which are on view at
Messrs. Garrards, in the Haymarket, till the day of racing,
are designed from models by Mr. Cotterill, and are finely
grouped in silver. The subject on the Goodwood Cup is taken
from the ballad of " Thoma 3, the Rhymer." who is represented
as paying his devoirs to the Fairy Queen, gracefully seated on
her palfrey. The subject of the Chesterfield Cup represents
Bruce, and the battle of Bannockburn, at the moment when
he atrikes down Bohm)) and exclaims " I have broken my good
battle-axe."

COURT-FASIIION.A ISLE •
The Duke and Duchess of Portland leave Harcourt House,
Cavendish-tquare, to-day, for Welbeck Abbey, Notts.
The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch intend to pass a month
at Richmond, previous to their departure for Scotland.
'the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield left town yesterday
to pass a week with the Duke anti Duchess of Richmond, at
Goody/ nod.
The Earl of Orford set out for Antwerp and' the Rhine on
Sunday last.
Lord Castlereagh was at Akaha on the sth June, on his way
to Jerusalem.
'I he Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter had a grand dinner-
party on Saturday, in Grosvernor.square.
Sir Robert Inglis has issued cards for a grand dinner at the
Clarendon Hotel, on Saturday, the (th of next month.
The venerable Earl of Beshorough arrived at the Clarendon
yesterday, from a continental tour of two years.
'I he Earl and Countess Grey passed through Newcastle on
Friday, on their way to their seat at Howick, Northumberland.
Lord and Lady Pensonby will leave the Clarendon, on a visit
to the Bishop at Oxford at Canterbury, on Saturday next.
:YIEXSUELX. fin aciOtlb.
Doprez, the celebrated tenor, has returned to Paris, to re-
sume his duties at the Grand Opera. Aleyerbeer is also about
to bring out his new grand opera in that city, at the Academie
Royale.
Upwards of 2,530 persons visited the Tower last week. The
receipts from the Armouries and Jewel-office amounted to

631 7s.
Eton school broke up on Monday for the holidays. The
number of scholars for 1842 is 649, being an increase of 24
since last year, and upwards of 30J since the commencement
of the present century, when the numbers were only 357. From
the foundation of the College upwards of 2,256 scholars have
passed to King's,
The gland banquet of the National Agricultural Improve-
ment Sociecy of IrelAnd took place last week at Cork. The
company amounted to about 1,000. The chair was occupied
by the ;Marquis of Downshire, and the vice-chair by the Earl
of Shannon. The Earl of Carbery, Earl of Erne, Lord Ber-
nard, and a great number of landed proprietors were present.

TIIE MARKETS.-(1 HIS DAY).
COLONIAL MARKET.
The demand for most kinds of procuce was steady, without
any material variation in prices.
TALLOW MARKET.
There was great heaviness in the market, and prices were
just nominal at 48s. on the spot, and 495. for future delivery.
WOOL MARKET.
The public sale of Colonial Wool still progresses, and more
spirit was displayed in the biddings; the prices realised are
now a; nearly as possible those current at the last public sales ;
almost everything offered was sold.
WIIITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.
There was a good supply, but only fine qualities were in
demand ; the middling and ordinary qualities were heavy of
sate. Clover, 2:. Ws. to 5/. 10s. ; flay, 2 1 ss. to 41. as, ;
New Hay, 31. to 41.; Straw, 11. 105. to U. 14s.

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LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)
Lonnorr, JULY %G.—Wind this day at Noon, E. to N.E.
DEAL, JULY.. Wind E. N. E., moder.ite.—Sld. George
the Fourth (towing-packet), Sr.. Helena, &e. ; Southampton
and Grimsden, Calcutta ;
R. Saxon, Launceston ; Janet,
Willis, Demerara ; Dart, Madeira.
Po ItTSMOUTU, JULY•25.—Wind E. S.E.—Arrd. Southamp-
ton, London, fur Calcutta. Sailed her Majesty's ship Cleo-
patra, Cape and Mauritius.
OFF SA LOOM BE, JULY 23.--Arrd. Ferax, Knapp, Charles-
ton ; llem Romney, Simpson, Quebec.
FALMOUTH, JuLY 23.—Wind variable and light.—Arrd.
Royal 'Far (steamer), Southampton, for Vigo.
FISUGA KO, JULY 22.—Arrd. Triton, Rees, Quebec.
WitITEISAVEN,.JULY Belgrave, Antigua.
HULL, JULY 23.—Sid. Bee, Quebec.
LIVERPOOL JULY 25. Wind N. W., moderate.—(At
Holyhead, N.E.)—Arrd. Cornubia, Bell, Maranham, sailed
June 3; Robert Parker, Dwight, New Orleans; California,
Auld, New Orleans; Mabel, Nichols, Montreal; Arrow,
Richards, Charleston. Ski. Eagle, Quebec; Jane Smith,
Cadiz and the Brazils ; Harrison, Chilton, Rio ; George
Washington, New York. Arrd. off, Alexander Wise, Quebec;
Mary Sharp, Ceylon.
YoucnALL, JULY 22.—Arrd. Idea, Pennington, Quebec.
OFF HELVICE HEAD, JULY 22.—Cordelia, China, for
Liverpool.