The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-29 00:00:00

SUMMAR', OF NEWS

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" Who runs may read."

Z'OItI3IGBT.

It was falsely reported on the Bourse on Wednes-
day that the King of the French was ill. His
Majesty was, on the contrary, so well as to propose
entertaining at dinner on that day the Archbishop of
Paris and several newly consecrated prelates, as well
as many dignitaries of the Church.
The Toulonnais of the 23d inst. announces the
arrival at Toulon, in the evening of the 23d, of
M. Dupuch, Bishop of Algiers, with the relics of
St. Augustin. The procession crossed the town, by
the light of torches, and the grand ceremony, which
wrs to have taken place on that day, was postponed
until the next. The Archbishop of Bordeaux, the
Bishops of Chalon, Digne, Valence, Marseilles,
Nevers, and Frejus, and the entire clergy of Toulon
and the vicinity, accompanied the procession.
The Augsburg Gazette, of the 22d inst., states that
the King of Bavaria, in laying the first stone of the
Monument erected at Kelheim in memory of the
establishment of the national independence, pro-
nounced the following remarkable words :—" Let us
never forget what preceded the war of independence,
and created the necessity for it, and which gave us the
victory. Let us banish all dissensions, and never for-
get to honour the memory of the heroes who fell
fighting for their country. Germany united is in-
vincible."

A letter from Stockholm, Oct. 11, in the Augsburg
Gazette, states that the Russian Government has no-
tified to the Swedish Cabinet, by the medium o: its
Ambassador, that for the future, Swedish and Nor-
wegian vessels are to enjoy in Russian ports the same
privileges as Russian vessels, and are to be subjected
to no higher duties.

The new rifle corps in France, which was some
time since formed under the title of Chasseurs
d'Afrique, at present called Chasseurs d'Orleans, has
been trained with so much alacrity and skill that the
soldiers of it are now said to equal the best in Europe.
The Jcurn-'l de Smyrne of the 9th of this month
gives the following news :—" We learn by way of
Bagdad that the English army had arrived before
Caubul, and were treating with the inhabitants of the
city. The English hoped to obtain the conditions
which they had laid down, but should this not be the
case, they were resolved to take the place by storm."
A:letter front St. Petersburgh of the 11th of October
says We have this moment received information
that the greater part of the city of Pekin has been de-
stroyed by fire."
The average price of wheat last week at Brussels
was 20f. 82c., and that of rye 14f. 13c.
The section of the iron railway from Tournay to
Courtray was opened on Sunday. The train set out
from Courtray at half-past 11, and reached Tournay
in less than an hour and a half.

A Royal ordinance of the 22d of October decrees
that the ships of the United States shall be liable, in
the ports of Belgium, to the duties of tonnage and
pilotage which, according to the existing laws and
regulations, are paid by tbreign vessels which do not
enjoy any peculiar favour.

lIIONMr-TrtikDE-COMIVZEIECE.
On Thursday a public meeting of the coal-whippers
was held at the -Phmnix Tavern, Patcliff-cross, rela
tive to the proposed scale of wages. After much dis-
cussion on the point, a resolution was moved and
carried, to the effect that the meeting fully coincide
with the purport of the address to the shipown'ers of
the north, and pledge themselves to act in accordance
with the propositions contained in it.

William- Williams, Esq., M.P., in addressing the
citizens of Coventry on Tuesday last, made a remark
on the comparative cost of Governments, stating that
Switzerland was governed so cheaply that the taxes
of the people hardly exceeded in amcunt the munici-
pal taxes imposed by the corporation of Coventry. In
Prussia, the population of which was about equal to
that of England and Wales, the Government cost
seven millions. The Government of the United States,
with a population greater than England and Scotland,
cost five millions ; whereas, the taxes paid by the peo-
ple of this country, including highway-rates, Church-
rates, tithes, county-rates, poor-rates, and the taxes
paid to the corn monopolists and West India mono-
polists, amounted at least to one hundred millions
annually.
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Corn-stalks in Indiana are now found to produce a
very good molasses : eight gallons of juice from them
produces about two of molasges.
An Anti. Corn-law meeting was held at Peckham
on Wednesday, when Mr. Sidney Smith addressed
the meeting.

MAW AND POLICE.
At the meeting of the Middlesex Magistrates on
Thursday at Clerkenwell, it appeared from the Report
read, that upon the completion of the alterations now
making in the Hanwell Lunatic Asylum, the Institu-
tion will command accommodation for 1,000 patients.
In the Housnof Correction at present, there are 1,025
prisoners; in the New Prison, 82.
Peter Hughes was again brought up at Lambeth-
street on Thursday for falsely representing himself to be
the Rev. Mr. Kewenagh, of Ballykennew, and thereby
obtaining 100 guineas for the alleged purpose of build-
ing a Catholic chapel. From further facts which
transpired, he was denied bail, and remanded for
another week.

'RITE ARMS.
It has been suggested that a monument should be
erected in some public place to the late heroic Grace
Darling. The proposer has submitted a subscription
of 51., and a committee will be formed for the purpose.

SPORTING.
Next Tuesday her Majesty's stag=hounds will meet
at Salt-hill ;on Wednesday, at Lyttleton, near
Staines ; and on Friday, at Ivor-heath, near Uxbridge.

COURT-PiIS723ONAIZLE.
Viscount and Viscountess Sidney arrived on Mon-
day last, at the Belle Vue Hotel, Great Malvern, on
a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesea.
Viscount St. Vincent left town last week for the
Continent.

The Earl of Denbigh has joined the Countess at
Waterloo Crescent, Dover.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Thomond are
passing the autumn at Taplow Court.
Lord and Lady Berehaven are making a Conti-
nental tour.

Lord and Lady George Seymour intend to pass the
winter at Brighton, where they are expected on Tues-
day next.

Lord Stanley is expected to arrive in St. James',
square on Monday next, from Knowsley Hall.
The Earl of Limerick left London cn Sunday last
by the steamer Antwerpen.
Lord and Lady Chesterfield will sail immediately
wi;h Lord 'Wilton, for the Mediterranean, and pro
pose to winter at Paris.

- Lord and Lady Kinn- aird are entertaining a 1ar,...e
party at Rossie Priory, Scotland.

!VIXSCIZLIAT,TEOUS;
Worcester is about to present a memorial to the
Queen in Council, praying to be one of the five prin-
cipal towns in the kingdom which are each to have a
resident local Commissioner under the new Bank-
ruptcy Act.

Suspicious circumstances, it will be remembered,
attached to the account given by a person named
Wolff, of his being robbed of a box of diamonds o`'
the value of 9,0001. at Covent-garden Theatre. He
has since been arrested at Brussels, at the suit of a
gentleman in London, to whom he is indebted up-
wards of 1,0001.; • and it is reported that he is other-
wise largely in debt : a searching investigation will no
doubt take place. It is also stated that the Vogles,
his nephews, are gone to Brussels.
Mr. Commissioner Bowen, upwards of 20 years a
Commissioner of the Insolvent Debtors' Court, died in
Portman-square on Thursday evening, aged 74.
At Sydney, the 11th of April, was devoted as a
general holiday to the opening of the statue to Sir
Richard Bourke, who benefited that colony by vari-
ous public works, savings' banks, mechanics' institu-
tion, &c., during his administration from 1831 to 1837.

THE PRINCE OF WALES.--An important epoch has
, just arrived in the life of the heir-apparent. His
Royal Highness has just been weaned, and, we are
happy to add, has borne the deprivation well.—
Evening Paper.
SIR WM. GEARY.—We are happy to state that the
last accounts received in town are very favourable.
PRINCE ALBERT'S HARRIERS.—Prince Albert, acr
companied by his Royal Highness the Hereditary
Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and attended
by the Marquis of Exeter, Baron Knesebeck, and the
Hon. C. A. Murray, hunted yesterday morning with
his harriers, the meet taking place in the neighbour-
hood of Bears'-rails, close to the Great Park. . They
started two hares, which afforded a couple of capital
though short runs, each terminating in a take. Their
Royal Highnesses and suite returned to the Castle to
luncheon with her Majesty.
EXTRAORDINARY SIGHT IN THE CITY.—On Thurs-
day afternoon the citizens of London were somewhat
amused by the procession of Mr. Hylton's vans of
trained animals passing through Fleet-street, St.
Paul's Churchyard, and Chcapside, on their way from
Windsor to Newmarket, one of the vans being drawn
by a large Ceylon elephant, Mr. liylton himself walk-
ing by the elephant's head. The elephant was har-
nessed with a huge collar and traces, after the manner
horses are usually harnessed. It was singular to see
the stupendous beast thrusting his trunk first on one
side and then on the other, in search of, and receiv-
ing fruit from the crowd that accompanied him, while
he was pursuing his way apparently
wholly uncon-
scious of the burden he was drawing.
Dr. Charming, she celebrated essayist, we regret to
say, is at Binningtou in the State of Vermont, in an
exceedingly debilitated state.---New York Paper.