The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-18 00:00:00

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Vttbitt Optutoit.

" Who runs may read."

Capt. Huggins Smith wasfully_tornmated for. trial, from
the Guildhall, I'4 obtaining 31. from Mr. Allen, of St. Paul'ii-•
churchyard, under false pretences.
At the Thames Police-court, Sylvan() Tabone, a seaman
belonging to the ship David Malcolm, lying in the St. Ka-
tharine Dock, was charged with biting off the top of a man's
linger. The ease originated in a public-house scuffle, in the
course of which the prisoner got the complainant's left hand
fere finger into his mouth and bit off the top joint. He was
fully committed for trial.
COVRT—raSHIONABLE.
Mr. George Byng, M.P., and Mnr. Byng, have arrived in
St. James's-square for the season, from Wrotham Park, near
Barnet.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesea and Ladv
Adelaide Paget have arrived at Uxbridge House for the
season.
The Earl of Carnarvon is expected to return to Grosvenor-
square,' at the close of the week, from a visit to the Hon.
Edward Herbert, at his seat in Somersetsbire. The Countess
has been slightly indisposed during the last few days.
The Earl of Hurrowby entertained the Marquis of Bristol,
Mr. and Lady G. S.Wortley, Captain and Lady Mary Saurin,
and a select party at dinner last evening, at the Noble Earl's
residence in Grosvenor-square.
The Earl of Erroll is progressing most favourably, towards
a complete re-establishment of his health.
The Marquis of Westminster has been declared out of
danger.
Lord Huntingfield has left town for his seat, Hevingharn Hall, Suffolk.

Lord Hatherton has left town for his Lordship's seat, Ted-
desley Park, Staffordshire.
Sir George and Lady Shee have left the York Hotel, Albe-
marle• street, for the Continent.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry have arrived
at Wynyard Park, from Holdernesse House, and will reside
there for a few weeks, previously to repairing to London for
the season.

On Monday, at noon, a loud explosion was heard on the
premises of Mr. Fenwick, the well-known artist in fire-works,
residing in Regent-street, Lambeth-walk. A young man
named William Hook, a journeyman firework maker, it ap-
pears, was making a quantity of rockets for the completion of
a shipping 'order, and whilst ramming one of them with a
mallet, the contents suddenly ignited, which communicated
with a large quantity of combustible materials in front of
him, the whole of which exploded with dreadful violence,
forcing off the roof of the shop and setting fire to some portion
of the building. The poor man Hook was found lying on his
back, much disfigured about the face, hands, and chest, and
in dreadful agony. He was removed in , a cab to Guy's
Hospital.
Lady John Russell, who has been for sonic time in a very
delicate state of health, is progressing most favourably to-
wards convalescence. '
The Commissioners of the Customs having had under
consideration a representation, stating that difficulty and
delay are experienced under the present practice of for-
warding free entries to the registrars at their respective
stations, to be endorsed with the quantities of goods landed,
and afterwards returned, and requesting that in future each
registrar be directed to record in a book, to be provided for
that purpose, the free entries so soon as they are received
from the Long Room, and to insert therein the actual
quantity landed by virtue of each entry, such book to be
forwarded to the Principal C omptroller of Accounts on, a
specified day in each month, in order to enable him to 'pre-
pare the requisite accounts for the Inspector-General of Im-
ports and Exports—it has been resolved that the same is
approved, and the several officers have been directed to
govern themselves in future accordingly.
The differences which have existed for some time among
the members of the higher degrees of masonry in Ireland
have been brought to a satisfactory termination, a com-
plete union being effected through the especial intervention of
the Duke of Leinster.
Sonie time before six o'clock on Saturday evening last a
most daring burglary was effected in the warehouse of Messrs.
M. and S. llyains, clothiers, 9 and 10, King-street, Cheap-
side. There were stolen from the premises 1864 yards of silk
velvet, 600 yards of silk serge, in rolls ; 4954 yards of satin,
in pieces ; and 13/. in gold, silver, and copper. A reward of
501. was offered yesterday for the apprehension and convic-
tion of the thieves, or on the recovery of the property. The
police are making active search after the burglars.
The Committee of the Winchester Diocesan Church Build-
ing Society have granted 4001. in aid of the fund for erecting
a church at'Sandown, in the parish of Brading, Isle of Wight.
The population of that parish amounts to near 3,000 inhabi-
tants, of which, at least, 900 live at a distance of between
four and five miles from the parish church, which affords
accommodation for only 500, including children. A suitable
Site for the building ha.% been given by Sir Wm. Oglander,
Bart., of Minerell, who has also liberally subscribed towards
the expenses, which are estimated at near 2,000/.
The Lord Bishop of Lichfield has given notice that all
graduates of the University of Cambridge who shall offes
themselves as candidates for admission into the order of
Deacons after the year 1845, will be expected to bring certi-
ficates of their having passed the voluutary theological exa-
mination in that University.
Duprez is engaged for Drury_lane Theatre to perform his
favourite characters in William Tell and Lucia cli Lammer-
moor in the month et April next.

COURT CIRCULAR.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended
by Baron Knesebeck, left town yesterday morning for
Witley Court, Worcestershire, on a visit to her Majesty
the Queen Dowager. His Royal Highness travelled by
the London and Birmingham Railway, and quitted the
Euston-square terminus by the ten o'clock train.
A deputation from the Hull and Gainsborough Rail-
way Company, consisting of Mr. John Chapman, Mr.
Farquhar, and Mr. Leech, transacted business at the
Railway Department of the Board of Trade yesterday,
and presented the following memorials.
From the bankers and other inhabitants of Driffield,
in favour of the Hull and Gain:borough Railway.
From the resident magistrates, bankers, and other in-
habitants of Bridlington, to the like effect.
From the inhabitants of Headon to the like effect.
From the inhabitants of Beverley to the like effect.
From the inhabitants of Hornsea to the like effect.
From the inhabitants of Patrington to the like effect.
Sir Robert Peel returned to his residence in White-
hall-gardens yesterday morning from a visit to the
Queen, at the Pavilion at Brighton. Sir James Graham
and other Cabinet Ministers visited the Right Hon.
Baronet in the afternoon.

The Governor of the Bank of England, and the De-
puty-Governor bad an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.
Dr. Rogerson had an interview with Lord Stanley
yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
Viscount Sandon, M.P., Sir Howard Douglas, M.P.,
and a deputation, had an interview with the Earl of
Dalhousie yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade.
Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes.
had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
yesterday.
Mr. Willoughby Shortland had an interview with Lord
Stanley yesterday.
Mr. Forster, M.P., Mr. Robinson, of Berwick, The
Chisholm, and a deputation from the Direct Northern
Railway Company, attended at the Board of Trade yes.
terday, and presented the following memorials in favour
of that undertaking. viz.:—
Of the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the
borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Of the Berwick Shipping Company.
Of bankers, merchants, tradesmen, and other inhabi-
tants of the borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Of the mayor, aldermen, and inhabitants of the city of
Durham.
Of the inhabitants of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gates-
head,f theand inhabitantst e vicinities
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theth e reo
Of f.
town of Thorne and neigh-
bourhood, in the West Riding of the county of York.
Of the inhabitants of the town of Snaith and neigh-
bourhood, in the West Riding of the county of York.
Of the merchants, tradesmen, and other inhabitants
of the town or Belford, in the county of Northumberland.
Of the inhabitants of the town and burgh of Alnwick,
in the county of Northumberland.
Of the inhabitants of the borough of Morpeth, in the county of Northumberland.
Of the magistrates and commissioners of police of the
town of Coldstream, in the county of Berwick.
Of the bankers, writers, merchants, and other inhabi-
tants of the town of Coldstream, in the county of Ber-
wick.

Of the provost, magistrates, and town-council of the
royal burgh of Nairn.
Of bankers, merchants, manufacturers, and other in-
habitants of the burgh of Huntley and neighbourhood.
Of the Duke of Roxburgh and other landed projr.fe-
tors and inhabitants of the burgh of Kelso and its vic:inity.
Of the commissioners of police for the bu.egb of
Kelso.

Of the bankers, merchants, and other inhabitants of
the burgh of Kelso.
Of the inhabitants of Edinburgh (3,000 signatures).
Of the town-council of Inverness.
Of the town-council of Dingwall
Of the inhabitants of Dingwall
Of the town-council of Porres.
Of horse dealers NO joblaastara of London. .•

On Saturday the Ling of the French received Count Mole.
Admiral Dupetit Thouars, the Count of St. Aulaire, and se-
veral prefects of departments.
Another heavy fall of snow had taken place-at Paris en
Saturday. In consequence of the severity of the weather in
the south, the Madrid mail of the 10th had not arrived.
In the Chamber of Deputies, M. Roger brought forward a
measure, the object of which is the modification of some por-
tions of the proceedings in criminal trials. No objection was
made by the Government, but M. Martin protested against
the mode in which M. Roger spoke of the severity of the
French criminal procedure and magistracy.
Two Englishmen, possessed of large sums of money in
English and French bank. notes, for the possession of wiiich
they could not satisfactorily account, were arrested in Paris
on Friday last. A. report prevailed that some of the notes
were those stolen from the bank of Messrs. Rogers and Co.
A considerable sensation had been created by an extra-
ordinary mandate recently issued by Cardinaleßonald, the
Archbishop of Lyons, condemning a well-known work of M.
Dupin's, on the " The Liberty of the Gallican Church."
Their Imperial Highnesses the Archduke and Archduchess
Rayner, of Austria, have arrived at Milan, from Venice.
Letters from Vienna, dated the Bth instant, state that the
intelligence of the demise of her Imperial Highness the late
Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Nassau has caused feelings of
the deepest regret to the Imperial Family of. Austria. The
last grand ear,iyal ball at Court, which was to have taken
place the same evening the melancholy news arrived, was
consequently put off. -
The Hungarian Diet has passed a decree, admitting non-
nobles to purchase and possess land: The Prussian Miriste-
rial paper congratulates the Hungarian Diet on its liberality
in this instance, whilst the estates of Bohemia, Moravia, and
Galicia still insist on the rights of naturalisation. None but
Hungarian born citizens of recognised religion are entitled to
the above privilege.
The King of Prussia has conferred the order of the Black
Eagle on Ferdinand, King of Portugal.
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The Courts of Common Law are now sitting in the City,
at the Guildhall.
In the Court of Bankruptcy, Watson and Byers, late ware-
housemen in London and in Manchester, passed their final
examination.

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