The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-15 00:00:00

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The Emperor of China has at length been heard of,
as will be seen from an Imperial edict published at
length in another part of the paivvr. He boasts that
a great officer, called Chiutae, in a rencontre with the
English forces, " put- -to-- death alt-the white barba-
rians, and seized alive many, of the black rebels."
The intelligence from'abrOad is generally destitute
of interest.

According to the Augsburgh .Gazette, the confer-
ences concerning' the 'Marriage ',of Queen Isabella of
Spain, have commenced... The mission of M. Olozaga
attaches to this affair, and it is certain that this diplo-
matist will proceed to Vienna in the autumn. •
The Borsenhalle of Hamburgir of the sth inst. states,
that although five ,montbs- have elapsed since the great
fire in that city, flames areNseen from time to time on
clearing away the ruins-'of some' of the buildings.
An inventory was lately taken of the Crown dia-
monds, pearls, &c., of France. Thesriumber is 61,312,
weighing 18751 caratg, and valued' at 20,900.260 f.
The inventory taken on the return Afr Louis XVIII.
from ,Ghent, to which -place the Crown jewels were
removed for security when the
_lijn? left Paris, on
the approach of npoleon 'froth
,I,ba,,gave the same
results.

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A Bill.will be introduced into the French Cham-
bers next session, authorising' the removal of the
Royal Library from Rue de.' Richelieu to the
Place Dauphine. The 'sum calOaled to be received
from the sale of the' sW,9I, -the, present Library is
18,000,000 f., but that this will not ,meet more than
half the expenses of theochaige. );•
The next sitting of they Scientific' 'Congress, held
this session at Strasburg to take place at Anjers
IYZONEY-712:=M- COMMERCE.
"A meeting of the Go errors aild"Members of the
Royal Sea Bathing Infirmary took place on Thursday
at the London Coffee-house. The funds of the Society
were stated by the Repeil to hn`veireatly increased.
Large and frequcnt.Meeti,ngs pt,the.operative linen
weavers are taking place to the County Down ; their
object being, it is understood, to_obtain an increase of

wages.

NAWIT. naatiaa TYIXbITATVIr.
The Admiralty has ordered the. speedy completion
of her Majesty's -ship ;ctimberland, 74 guns, now
building at Chatham dockyard: The launch is ex-
pected to take place on .
_ _ Law aitn PoLicE,

Daniel Beckham, -was re-examined at Union-hall
on Thursday, on the cliare of fotgiic the acceptance
of the firm of Messrs. - Evans; 'Brothers, and Co., of
Thames-street, to a bill'of exchangg for 1631. 135.9 d.,
and committed, bail being accePtedj
On Tuesday evening,. ttivo lunatieg;'.of Bethlem Hos•
pital, one named James,Gardner, and. the other not
known, escaped through: the window of their cell,
after sawing the bar apait with an odd' knife. Gardner
was recaptured, but hislinnpypion h'as escaped.
Robert Fletcher, the ypung 'man. )016 was remanded
on Thursday week on the charge: Of' assaulting and
robbing with others; James Steadinati, in the Green
Park, of a watch .and silver, was .fully committed for
trial at Bow.-streef.' •
LITERARY LIND • SClEravirm.

Handel's book-ease,"containiili 67 manuscript
volumes of his compositions; writton.lby his amanuen-
sis Smith, has been- becideathqd by• Dr. Ireland, the
late Dean of Westminster, in who4e:po6session it was,
to Mr. John Leman Brownsiiiith, •f Westminster
Abbey..

THEATRICI49.:-.;
Mademoiselle Geleste;;:has.met Nuth...an enthusiastic
reception in New Yoi.k. • - She was off4ed, for her first
ten weeks, a sum amounting. to -3,000/.. sterling, hut
preferred the half of ea4pight'prece,ipts, and a free
benefit.

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The Brighton harriers on
.Areduesdy, in pursuit of
a hare, rushed over an qthbarilitnelA`on the railway,
into 'a cutting uplards,of '3O feet deep, and several
were lamed in the rail. j

COURT-,—russntiorcanxim.
The Duke and Thiehess of I3edf6rd.reave Newmarket
to-day for Oakley Park, '4calfordsliire.

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The Earl and Comitess of- 141=ownlow return to
Belgrave -square net week, froni Beltiin House, Lin-
colnshire. .

.The Dowager Lady".Brownlow has returned to
town from Sussex.

Lord and Lady Prudlioe leave Stanykk Park early
in December for Alnwielticistle:"
Lord and Lady Wriotlie.sl9y Rtissci.l have arrived
at Bedford House, .13eigtit-square;- from Chenies,
for the remainder of the afttiimm .).!`
Lord Clifford and family, and; Sir C. Hobhouse
and family, set out on Thursday 'forAntwerp.
We regret to hear OW; --SirAiithun Geary still
continues in a very atarrnbig-statk,--1:-L:-

mixscEtzAisrtolifi'
Earl de Grey, Lord liiientenant of-Ireland, will be
nominated to supply the vacancy in -the Order of the
Garter, occasioned by the death of the Marquis
Wellesley.
A meeting of the Commissioners for Me Reduction
of the National Debt washeld-on Thursday in the
Trasury.
The dfiginai works published in ntiiiia and Poland
during 1841, were 717,- the translations 54. The
foreign books imported were only 540;000:. the pies-
tures, engravings, pige'es einisicAg '996,935.
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PASHIONABLE4NTFXLIGENCE.
ARRA-KAU: •
The Hon. W. Henniker: and the Pron. Mrs. Hen-
niker, at the Brunswick „Hotel,. J.TAyn-street, St.
ihitesia, from St. Leonarb=.son-Sqa„;Edward James,
Esq., at Long's Hotel, from Nevvettle iCapt. Levett,
at ditto, from Devonshire,i,Arr: Taildr, at Hawkin's
Hotel, Albemarle-stfcet.
DEPARTURES..
Mr. and Mrs. Thomasfrom:,,i4onles Hotel, for
Barton Court, near Cantointry ;, kin Aev. Mr. Fane
and family, from llawkin's Hotel, Dover-street, for
Brighton; Lord Seaton. Cartt..tolburn, from
ditto, for Italy ; Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, from ditto,
for Brighton ; Mr. Broadwood, .z6om ditto, for
Brighton ; Lady Ashbro4,' from 'ditto, for Edin-
burgh ; Lady Pocock, from ditto, on A tour ; Colonel
Moreton, from ditto, ;on azteur ; Miss Walpole, from
ditto, on a tour ; Mrs. Sugden, from ditto, on a tour.