The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-08 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.

. The accounts from Affghanistan and China are
highly interesting. General Nott left Candahar for
Ghuznee and Caubul on the 10th of August with
8,000 men in arms, among them two perfect and
healthy European regiments, and two troops of Horse
Artillery, besides cavalry enough (1,200) for his pur-
pose. Six Sepoy regiments which are with him are
the tried brigades which fought through last winter
and spring under Wymer, Stacy, and M'Ll.ren, and
are all burning wish impatience to meet the enemy in
any field. General England's retreat from Can-
dahar to Quettah has been conducted with
skill and complete succes3 without any loss. On
the 20th of the same mor.::i General Pollock moved
from Jellalabad, and joined General Sale's camp, on
his march to Caubul. The following are the troops
under his command :—Parts of three troops Horse
Artillery, Backhmac's Mountain Train, her Majesty's
3d Drngoons, two regiments Native Cavalry, Tait's
Irregular Cavalry, her Majesty's 9th, 13th, and 31st
Regiments Foot, the 26th, 33d, 35th, and 60th Native
Infantry, Ferris's Jezailchees, and the gallant und
indefatigable Broadfoot's Sappers.
Dispatches hare been received from Sir Henry Pot-
tinger, dated on board the steam-frigate Queen, in the
Yang-tze River, dated the 24th of June, giving an
account of the capture of Woosing and other ports in
that quarter, with the astonishing number of 364
guns, 76 of which were of brass. Our readers will
find the interesting details given at length in another
part of our paper.
The Levant mail with I:. tters from Constantinople
of the 17th states that Prince Ghika is to be removed
from the hospodarat of Wallachia, and that as well
as Moldavia, will, it is thought be entrusted to Prince
Soutzo.

It is stated from Servia that Prince Miloach has
been intrigued into his late measures by the preachers
of a Christian crusade against the Turks, of which
he has become the victim. Russia, Austria, and
France, are all said to have had part in his deposition,
and the elevation of Czerny George in his stead.
Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Bel-
gians left Paris on Thursday evening for Brussels.
It is remarked that the remonstrances against the
Customs' Union with Belgium, at present coming from
the most distinguished merchants and manufacturers
in all the departments of France, cannot be rejected
without causing great perturbation in the country.
Rheims has decided in favour of the Union.

The Elberfeld Gazette states that, according to pre-
sent appearances, there will be a surplus revenue in
Prussia this year of 900,000 dollars.
Lieut.-General Sebastiani commenced the inspec-
tion of the military establishments dependent on the
first division, which he commands, by visiting the
llospital of the Val-de-Grace.
The Cologne Gazette 'states that a project of mar-
riage exists between the Grand Duchess Olga,
youngest daughter of the Emperor of Russia and a
Prince of Hesse.
A decree by the Regent of Spain has been made,
conferring on the widow of General Mina, the Go-
verness of the Queen Isabella, the order of nobility
of the first class, in acknowledgment of her claims to
this distinction for having, in the night of the 7th of
October, 1841, when the Royal Palace was attacked,
rushed to the aid of the Queen at the hazard of her
own life. _

A letter from Frankfort announces that the Ger-
man Customs' Union have, in consequence of the ad-
herence of the French to the prohibitive system, ap
plied to articles from France the principles which the
French are so ready to apply to those of other
countries.
DIONEY-TRADE-comivrEncE.
At Bolton and Bradford there has been an improved
demand ; at Manchestei the market has become firmer,
and both Halifax and Rochdale have had busy sales ;
at Leeds very little has been done.
SPORTING.
On Friday a splendid run was made by her Ma-
jesty's stag-hounds, after the celebrated deer Hamp-
ton, which ran from Ikdehill to Greenford, a length
of between 20 and 30 miles of country. Upwards of
200 hounds started, while only three were up at
the take.
_Hereford Grand Steeple Chase is fixed to take place
on Thursday, the 16th of February next, and we
understand there are already twenty-one subscribers
to the first chase.
COITRIC-F.itsRION/12LE.
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort left Beaufort
House on Saturday last for Badminton, for the hunt-
ing season.
The Earl and Countess Amherst have arrived at
Bodelwyddan, Flintshire, on a visit to Sir J. and
Lady S. Williams.
The Earl and Countess of Eglinton have arrived at
Eglintoun Castle, Ayrshire, from Newmarket.
The Earl and Countess Grosvenor left Moteombe
Park, Shaftesbury, on a visit to the Queen Dowager
at Canford House.
The Earl and Countess of Verulam will leave
Gorhambury in the course of a few days for Long-
ford Castle, Wilts.
The'Earl and CountesS of Beverley left the Palace
at RiAmend yesterday for Portman-square.
The Earl and Countess of Kinnoull leave Hampden
House to-day for Scotland.
The Earl of St. Germains has arrived in town from
Port Eliot, Cornwall.
Viscount Morpeth joined the Earl and Countess of
Carlisle at Castle Howard, on Wednesday last, from
town.
The Earl and Countess of Powis have arrived at
Powis Castle, near Welshpool.
Lord and Lady John Russell, after a residence of
nearly three months at Endsleigh Court, left on Fri-
day last for Mr. Labouchere's seat, near Taunton.
Lord Stanley left town on Saturday for Windsor
Castle.

MISCELLANEOUS.
At the last meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society,
among the Oriental curiosities laid on the table was an
autograph letter, on yellow paper, from the Emperoe
of China to Governor Lin, which was sent by Mr.
Bridgman to Sir Alexander Johnston.
Lord Blayney is seriously ill at Dublin.