The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-26 00:00:00

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FOREIGN. ,oi-E8 aJ
The accounts brought by the packet-ship Indepen-Inieg
dence, from the United States, are favourable. TllO-
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President in his message to Congress, recommends a.
modification of the new tariff, and proposes a vote of
250,000 dollars for maintaining a squadron on the
African coast, to check the slave-trade.
The Iberia steam-ship, relating to the safety of
which reports of a distressful character were
circu-
lated by the last arrival, reached Falmouth on Sa-,ig
turday morning with the Peninsular mails. There i4,-A
nothing of moment by this arrival. , `io 9'-)=
The King of Prussia, on the occasion of thn;,o,4ira
hundredth anniversary of the birth of Blucher, hair to fro,
issued an ordonnance by which the sth Regiment °
Hussars, of which that General was Colonel up to the
time of his death, is to bear the name of the Hussars
of Blucher.
We learn from Frankfert, Dec. 17, that the P.O"
position made to the Legislative Body, for giving,
ipublicity to the sittings, has been rejected bAj, JeG
mmense majority.

MONEY-TRADE-COMMERCE. bos
The markets at Bradford, Huddersfield, Leices 0.01
Leeds, and Rochdale, have been very limited, ands _,
during the past week. At Halifax and Huddersfierii
there have been more buyers. The trade at Hotiii,
firth was extremely depressed, and at Manchester
there has been very little animation.
LAW AND POLICE.
The inquest on the murder committed a Miltowil
concluded on Friday; when the jury brought
verdict, to the effect that Alfred Lynch was found
dead with a wound inflicted on his throat by a 5111"7
instrument, but by whom is unknown.
SPORTING. 1.3
The three days' meetings of her Majesty's- stag, „
licunds, during the past week, have neen numerousit.7
attended : the days of meeting for this week are 81.-j
tered as follow :—to-day, at Stoke-common ; Th„1111,-
day, at Ditton Marsh; and on Saturday, at New
Lodge.

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COURT-rASHIONABLE.
The Dowager Duchess of Cleveland has been star, garg-Irii,,
in g with Mr. Mark and Lady Augusta Milbank° 214'n"`i"
Thorpe Perron. • of ,g 1i t 6i
The Earl and Countess of Mahnesbury are Passing;—IF))
the season at Heron Court, near Christchurch. . 4,„ y/r rif
The Earl and Countess of Tankerville purPe:ge 1"- `" _
reside some months abroad : they are now at Paris.
Viscount and Viscountess Ilawarden have arriveu 10,
at Manby Hall, on a visit to Lord and Lady Wr°"leY. 'l' -1.,
The Viscount Duncannon left Cavendish-square en:.ota
Saturday, for Bowood (the Marquis of LansdowneV't4..:,:tij
for Earl Spencer's, and Bro k tt
Lord Napier will go to Paris on his way to the Easr:44
Lord Harry Vane is passing through town. • t'ln°,9l:-.,
Lord and Miss Foley leave Grosvenor-square °ll 1')
Wednesday next, for Paris. 10
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The Count and Countess D'Harcourt are gelle,
to .
their villa at St. Leonard's, near Windsor, for a ien
days.
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Lord and Lady Folkestone and family ha
Farrance's llotel, Belgrave-square, for the Elirl
Verulam's seat, Gorhambury Park.
The Ladies Feilding left town on Saturday after-
noon, for the *Upper Lodge, in Bushy Park.
The Hon. Mr. and Airs. Grimston arrived On :
turday at Gorhambury,. to join the family partY
sembled there for the holidays. The Countess Craven
remains at Coombe Abbey.
IMISCELLANZOI7B.
Among the munerous exhibitions open for the.
pleasure of Christmas folks at this season are the.
National Gallery and British Museum,',the Chine"
Museum, Exeter Hall, the Polytechnic Institution,
the 'Adelaide Gallery, Miss Linwood's Exhibition,
Burford's 'Panorama, the Glaciariutn, &c.