The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-23 00:00:00

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Putiltr eptuton.

" Who runs may read."

PA.RLIAP/lENTAUT.

In reply to Lord Radnor, Lord Wharncliffe, who seems par-
ticularly nettled, said there were visible symptoms of improve-
ment in the country, but he complained of the agitation which
prevents the good of Peel's Bills from being developed.
Lord Brougham brought in a Bill for the abolition of arrest
in execution, which Lord Cottenham said he hoped would not
prevent the total abolition of imprisonment for debt.
The Lord Chancellor's Law Bills were passed through a
Committee.

The Marquis of Normanby took an opportunity to praise the
Commissioners for inquiring into mines.
Their Lordships, after transacting some routine business,
adjourned till this day.
The House of Commons was informed that Mr. Harris bad
not been 'duly elected for Newcastle-under-L3me, and Mr.
Colquhoun bad. The latter Hon. Gentlt man, therefore, takes
the seat.

In reply to Mr. Buller, Sir J. Graham assured him that it
was the intention of Government to pass the Law Bills this
session which are now in the other House.
The Poor-law Bill, after some opposition, was read a third
time, and passed.
The House was, for the remainder of the evening, occupied
with Mr. Gibson's motion to inquire into the public distress,
which he made on the Committee of Supply being moved for.
We refer elsewhere to this debate. The House sat till a
Quarter to Three.
MONEY—TIZADE—COMMERCE.
The failure of the seal fishery was alluded to in our columns
last week : the same ships, to the number of 12, have only
brought home 5 whales, while the foreign vessels at the fishery
have not captured any. As regards Peterhead, the Greenland
fishery will not be prosecuted after this year.
At a meeting held at the Three Crowns, Dowgate-hill, yes-
terday, it was esolved that a society, to, be called fho
Lightermen's Protection Society," should be immediately
formed, in order to protect that body from the encroachments
of others.

MEDICAL.
Mr. Miller was, on Tuesday, unanimously elected to the chair
of Surgery in the University of Edinburgh, in the room of the
late Sir Charles Bell.
LAW AND POLICE.
At the Carlisle Assizes on the 21st, Mary Christopherson,
her daughter, an interesting little girl, aged 14, and Mary
Blacklock, the servant, were arraigned for the crime of arson.
The mother and servant pleaded guilty, when the former was
sentenced to be transported for life, and the servant, under
consideration that she acted under the influence of her mistress.
was committed for 18 months. The little girl was acquitted.
The case excited great interest in consequence of the former
respectability of the principal offender.
At the sante Assizes Matthew Russell was convicted of shoot-
ing William Irving, with intent to murder him. The prose.
cutor and prisoner were well known to each other, and as the
former, with about 701. in his possession, was proceeding to his
employers to pay the workmen their wages, he was followed by
the prisoner into a lonely part of the road, and shot in the back
with a pistol loaded with slugs. A struggle took place, when
the prosecutor succeeded in obtaining the pistol, but the pri-
soner escaped, and was afterwards arrested in Scotland. He
was sentenced to be transported for life.
Mr. Sergeant Adams was yesterday chosen Chairman of the
ensuing sessions, at a meeting of the .Middlesex Magistrates, by
a majority of 18 over his competitor, Mr. Witham.
R. B. 'I homson, warehouseman in Wood-street, who had
been for some time partner with Williams, INlottram, and Co.,
and had subsequently carried on business in the silk trade at
Coventry, appeared before the Court of Bankruptcy yesterday
on his final examination. The claim of the Union Bank for
1,7001. was contested, but finally admitted, and further exami-
nation of the bankrupt was fixed for the 23d of August next,
the bankrupt not being in a condition to pass, till prepared with
certain cash accounts.
Wm. Henry Franks, charged with embezzling money to a
considerable amount belonging to the East London Burial
Society, of which he was treasurer, was ultimately remanded
at Lambeth-street yesterday for another week.
Martha Robinson, aged 19, was committed for trial at Union
Hall yesterday for the murder of her illegitimate child, and her
father as an accessory to the fact.
rxNE ARTS.
The statue of Gretry, the composer, was inaugurated at
Liege, his native town, on the 19th inst., with great ceremony.
AND SCIENTIFIC.
A further discovery of silver coin was made a few days ago
in the demesne of Lismaene, county Tipperary, consisting of
21 large pieces of the reign of Philip IV. of Spain, 1662 ;
David VI. of Scotland; Elizabeth, Charles 11., and James 11.

COUILT-P.A.SIZIONAMILE.
The Earl and Countess Craven are expected to leave Charles-
street, Berkeley-square, to-day, on a visit to Lord and Lady
Folkestone at Brighton.
Earl Callegan has gone to Sutheriandshire, in order to have
a few weeks' salmon-fishing in the her.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Douro will leave Be'grave-
street, for Walmer Castle, the day after the prorogation.
Lord and Lady Lovat have reached Beaufort Castle, Inver-
ness•shire, from town.

The Earl arid Countess of Jersey entertained a distinguished
circle at dinner yesterday in Berkeley-square.
Lord and Lady John Russell are expected to pass the whole
autumn at the seat of the Earl of 11/into, in Roxburghshire.
Preparations have already commenced for the reception of
the Queen arid Prince Albert at Belvoir Castle.
The Dowager Queen's visit to Burleigh House is expected
to take place very shortly.
The Duke and Duchess of Bedford leave town on Monday
next for Goodwood, the seat of the Duke of Richmond.
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland are expected to
remain at Sion House until the second or third week in
September.
The Marchioness of Hastings gave birth to a son yesterday
morning in Cavendish-square.
..."ViiSt;I•,I.LANEOUS.
At Boston and Liverpool, as also in the neighbouring manufac-
turing districts, extensive union has been effected between the
middle and working classes, and large bodies are beginning to
be organised for political objects.
Upwards of 20,0001. had been insured upon the life of Dr.
Dickenson, the late Bishop of Meath, a few weeks before his
death.

On Friday last two men, employed in the lead mines of the
London Company, at Murton, near Appleby, Westmorland,
were shut up in them, owing to the falling of a large portion of
the works. They were not released till Monday, when one of
the mean was found to have eaten three candles, and the other
in a state of great exhaustion from want ot food.

Bernard Cavanagh, the fasting man, has at length returned to
his father's hou3e, near Swinford, Maya, and on Sunday last
made his appearance in the chapel of the town.

WORCESTER.—A meeting of the Town Council was
held on Wednesday, the 20th of July, 1842, to consider the
propriety of appointing Commissioners under the Property-tax,
not more than seven nor less than three in number, for this
city and borough. There wet e thirty-six members present,
E. Evans, Esq., Mayor, in the chair. The Mayor explained
the object of the meeting, and said, in reference to the Property-
tax Act the duty of the Council was permissive ; for had it
been imperative, so great was the repugnance he felt to assist in
carrying out so inquisitorial a law, that he should individually
have sought to avoid taking the slightest part in it, by retiring
from the chair. With this feeling, he was disinclined to make
any movement in the affair; but us the appointment was with
the Mayor, Aldermen, and Council, he could not think of de-
ciding for the whole body, and therefore considered it his duty
to call the Council together that he might ascertain their plea-
sure. After a brief discussion, in which Mr. John Dent ad-
mitted the tax was inquisitorial, it was moved by Alderman
R. Evans. and seconded by Mr. Davis, that this Council do
adjourn sine die. The motion was carried unanimously; so
that no appointment of Commissioners has been made. —.lfror-
cester Journal.

The church of Notre Dame is full of workmen
preparing for the funeral obsequies of the Duke of Orleans.
Upon the square in front of the church poles are to be fixed, on
which will be large oriflammes trimmed with mourning crape.
In front of the main entrance there is to be a pavilion, on
which the ceffin will be placed on its arrival at the church.
The interior will be profusely hung with black drapery covered
with silver stars, and two large platforms have already been
erected with seats for the MemLeri of the two Chambers.

FOREIGN.
The Regency question sti:l occupies the attention of the
Paris journals, nearly to the exclusion of every other topic.
The National, whilst it accuses the Ministers of taking advan
tage of the late disaster to strengthen their position,_ declares
that it should be most unwilling to see their place taken at the
present moment by the opposition party, as the latter would
thus arrive at power under such strong advantages, that no
hopes could be entertained of obtaining such reforms as the
party which the National represents deems indispensable.
The Debuts, the ( onstitutionnel, and the Presse, have arti-
cles of a very opposite tendency on a phase of the Regency
question, which it was to have been expected would lead to
warm discussion. The point of controversy examined by our
Contemporaries is—whether the Regency bill ought to he spe-
cial or general—whether drawn up to suit the present position
of affairs in France, or to be made applicable to all circum-
stances and all times.
The Courrier Francais calls on the Ministry to resign at
once, and to desist from placing their personal aggrandisement
in the balance with the repose of the country. M. Guizot, the
Courrier Francais remarks, may, by staying in power, bring
160 or 180 votes to the Regency question, but by resigning he
would disarm the whole opposition. "In periods of national
calm," our Contemporary says, " the obstinacy of an unpopu-
lar Ministry may be tolerated, but at a period like the present,
when the question under consideration is to strengthen the
Monarchy, by means of a Regency Bill, it is absolutely ne-
cessary that the Ministry which is about to preside over this
difficult work should be in harmony with the wishes of the
nation."
The King and Queen of the French left the Palace at
Neuilly at eleven o'clock on Thursday, but avoided the fatal
Chemin de la Revolte, and took the old Neuilly road. Princess
Adelaide and Princess Clementine were in the Royal carriage,
and the Dukes of Nemours, st'Aumale, and Montpensier in
another eat liage. The Queen was dreadfully affected on seeing
the Pavilion Ilarsan, where the Duke of Orleans had resided.'
The Ministers and Marshals of France received the King in
the Royal salon. At noon the King took his seat on the throne.
Baron Pasquier was in his dress of Chancellor. Thiers, Bar-
ret, Guizot, Mole, some of all parties were present. The
officers of the National Guards were very numerous, as also
the clergy.
A letter from Darmstadt represents all classes of the popu..
lation of that town as being greatly affected by the news of the
death of the Duke of Orleans, who, during his visit to Luxem-
burgh, had gained all hearts by his high acquirements, his fine
tact and great affability, particularly by uniformly speaking
German when in company with persons of those States. They
all sympathise in the grief of the Kiug, Queen, and the rest of
the Royal Family of France, as if the deceased Prince had
been a German.
The King and Queen of Naples quitted their capital on the
7th inst. fur Palermo. Previously to the departure of their
Majesties, the King paid a visit to the Prince de Joinville on
board the Belle Poule, and took leave of him. His Royal High-
ness cannot, therefore, have gone to Palermo as has been stated
by some of the journals.
The Madrid Gazette of the 14th inst. contains the decree
naming General Alcala Inspector of Cavalry vice General Rodil,
now President of the Council and Minister of War, as also the
nomination of Count-Marshal Evansto San Miguel to be
Captain-General of the 12th :Military District, vice Alcala.
The Madrid periodical press on the 14th continued in the
same state from the effect of the printers' strike. The Go-
vernment has not interfered in the dispute, and it has acted
wisely.
Senor Marliani has challenged Senor Gonzalez, the ex-
Minister for Foreign Affairs, because to the lie eircumstantial
of the former he gave the lie direct. General Seoane is to act
as second to Gonzales.

The continued illness of the Lord Chancellor prevented him
from presiding in the House of Lords last night.
Lord Campbell is to move, on Monday, that it be a standing
order of the Lords that no Member of the Commons be heard
as counsel on any Bill pending before Parliament. This is
directed against Mr. Roebuck.