The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-26 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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littbltt Optittott.

" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.
A
On Saturday evening their Majesties the King an- Prey
of the French received the Minister of Denmark, the ;
dent of the Chamber of Deputies, the Marquis deg °.cit,
mont, Count Mole, the Baron de Mareuil, General A-El,,
and Messrs. Boissy d'Anglas, de l'Espee, and Lacrosse, in'
bers of the Chamber of Deputies. ind
Sir Wm. Follett and family had arrived at Pa--
alighted at the Hotel Meurier.
The city of Rheims has opened a subscription for
ment to the memory of Count d'Erlon, to which the
has subscribed I,ooof. and Marshal Soult 500 f.
The Bishop of Chartres has published a letter to the the
nister of Justice and Public Worship, on the subject el 10,
pastoral letter of Cardinal de Bonald, Archbishop of P' of
The Bishop declares that he participates in the sentimeo
the Cardinal.
A complete change of the weather has taken place in 4
Early on Saturday morning there was a slight fall of 's,,
followed by a frost which, for a time, rendered the strem
to
slippery that, in most places, it was dangerous to walk' cell
the course of an hour or two, however, a;thaw coinnire-
and, before the end of the day, no other vestiges of the fr°'d op
mained than the heaps of snow which had been shovelle to
for carting away. During the whole of Sunday the tempo'
was mild, with occasional rain.
It appears from a statistical return drawn up by the .4) 0,
Minister of Finance, that the number of nuns in Span'
11,772. • 105
It will bo seen by the following accounts from various Aito;
of the continent that the severity of the frost has bees fri6r lb'
At Augsburgh, last week, the 96 fountains that raPPilitsi
town with water were completely frozen up. The ~c°, bolo'(
at 22 degrees below the freezing point of Reaurnur—li a
zero of Fahrenheit. • ter ill
A Copenhagen letter of the 12th states that the 101 ,ast
Denmark has been more severe than in any precediag Jo.
since 1829. The sea was frozen even to a considerab?4,
tance from the port, and in a few days, if the frost coati"
persons would be able to cross on foot into Sweden. boo
The Impartial du Rhin represents the cold as havillb .erd
intense on the plateaux of the Black Forest. For
days the thermometer at Donauechingen marked 19 01:0 of
below the freezing point of Reaumur-10% below ,14
Fahrenheit. On the 13th inst. it sunk to '22 11,
and on the 14th to 24 R., 22 F.
The Journal du Havre states that on Thursday the 0;
below Quillebceuf, was so covered with blocks of iclt cold
was with the greatest difficulty that the tug-stearn't(oo%
make their way through them up to the quay oftha pP to
but get beyond it was impossible, the ice from then inter'
Villequier being so closely packed that scarce,' apY
stices were to be seen. a of ea l,
il
The Impartial of Nancy reports that two Pe`—pfroin Fr
village of Bispingi (Meurthe), in returning heni,"„rast,
nesbrange on the 10th inst., lost themselves in a
were found there the next morning frozen to death.
&&W AVID POJ,ZO*.
At the Mansion-house Charles Smith, formerly t,f°°tsl6?-"i
in the service of Mr. De Lisle, 16, Devonshire-13,47 or
charged with robbing his master's house of cash s'3,o'"
perty to the amount of 4601. on the night of the Bth_ nolice"
~'
vember last. The prisoner has hitherto eluded th,"
but he was taken into custody on Saturday at Rug.
was committed for trial.
John Robinson, about 16 years of age, was chime cos
Guildhall with stealing a half-sovereign, and silver ,+
the amount of 175., from the safe in the .nall
countingl;ool
Messrs. Johnson and Simpson's, gold-lace map r pita;
Little Britain. It was stated that the prisoner ban labar,;
the previous week. The prosecutor, Alderman bar'
wished the case to be summarily disposed of, and the
remanded. h.5t1174
George Newland was brought up at Marlboro46,ocP
for further examination, charged with having, to I<
with a person calling himself Captain Kelly, obtainsi
perty by fraudulent means from tradesmen and if
remanded. Soll`nr
David Burke, John Scully, Jas. Buckley, Patrick the j.
and James Grady, ballast getters, in the emploY pielire
poration of the Trinity House, were charged at„ annl,
street, with felony, in appropriating to their own 170
posing of a chest of plate, valued at over 100/.,1/
had picked up in the river off Cotton's Wharf, So ".plod
The box belonged to Mr. Gardner, of Kimbolto
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Brompton, and on the sth of October was being :,0135
by two watermen in a boat to Chelsea, when it wa pie pi
near Waterloo-bridge, by the swell of a steamer. tti4o
of various articles of plate with Mr. Gardner's Iniartbel
was clearly proved against the prisoners, and
remanded.

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COURT—PASIIIONABLS• Teolv.
Her Majesty will give a grand banquet this e
Buckingham Palace. Her Serene Highness the. 1
Duchess Stephanis of Baden, and the. Marquis .7;tio0;11.
chioness of Douglas, have been honoured with iav,,'-geoleol
We understand that, according to present art *O.
her Majesty and Prince Albert's visit to the thjie,iti
Duchess of Norfolk, at Arundel Castle, and the,: to
Duchess of Richmond, at Goodwood, is integaw' 0J
place during the Easter recess. bane a 0.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Normanit Pool
at Mulgrave Castle from visiting Lord and I,e7l,itei9
worth, ae Ravensworth Castle. The Earl and L'0""
grave are sojourning at Mulgrave Castle. ,e 4 ceo
The Earl of Harrowby,,, who was indier-,. is, ell
the last week at his mansion in Grosvenor-slue
valescent. Sir Benjamin Brodie has been in ati'.
his Lordship. eel r,
Lord Nugent has quite recovered from the °"tos "Doti;
recent accident, while riding to town from HaMPAylicl,/
His Lordship is staying at present at Lillies, s °-I°t;
The Dowager Lady Arundel, who has been °t leio
the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham, at Stowe,' ibet.
a visiting tour in Lincolnshire. it° Pe
Mr. C. IL M. Talbot, M.P., and Lady chittlo
Mr. Villiers Stuart, M.P., and Mr. Villiers StueritiM
among the distinguished visitors of Lord and P"
Stuart, at Cardiff Castle, during the last week. o.
MISCELLANEOUS. h t the 00
tty;
It is gratifying to learn, as another proof t'itinyte
facturers do not withhold from' those in their 0113,4;1 the
benefit of an improved demand for their goods, n."es t 7.01
masters of Dudley have agreed to advance Wajted
tilcent., and that a similar advance has been stg`lbe P. .1
Bromsgrove. There is still an impression that
Sr Pi
iron will be advanced. _a* ,v,
The Proprietors of the St. Katherine Docks P7,-/ crvoie‘.
meeting yesterday, to consider the expedienei voie 0010
an additional capital to an amount not exceedhigrtioo ° prr
of the present capital, for an extinction of a Pi,°.t Oheilf
floating debt. The terms agreed upon are, for I),t
prietors will have the option of subscribing at P-
tsi $1 ri
much stock as they now hold, the first ins cot
cent., to be paid before April next, and subsequ
to exceed ten per cent. The dock business APr 100
increased considerably this year. oat
The Bishop of Ely is still improving, although cook
and Dr. Fisher and the family surgeon are
in
tendance at the Palace. 411)

MARKET NEW S.—(Tilim ftk
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C ORN-EXC HAN GE.—WEDO.O
up, J
Very little fresh English Wheat was broug-.401
yet, owing to the absence of many of the Pr'Pv-eio.o-oiit,'
the demand for that article of Grain was
_A$ .0a 1-41n.'
state, at prices barely equal to those obtaille"„lectt avvir,
The show of free Foreign Wheat was small ; %ono r,
ties were held at full rates, but other kinds wereett tie;o6,,ri
The supply of Barley was tolerably good, tlej,7 he,lo,
extensive. Malting parcels were quite as Liea'„'o,
ferior kinds were a shade easier. Malt, Oats, Bee-
Flour were extremely inactive.
ARRIVALS. 1,1
Wen'
Barley.
720 qrs. 460
5,0°
s7O
NI,
,aOO3
Malt, Lila rs. 00 v-,cei.
1072IXTIIICIIMPEZ• br e
Although the supplies of Meat offering were
..sty 33 ,t
large, the trade ruled dull, at barely statioNeaV
Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 6,1 ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3, 8• c
to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 2s 8d to 4s 2d per 81b5,
,/
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SOCI 0:4
laISIi WASTE LAND IMPROVEgB"
Yesterday the half-yearly general meeting of 1•0estl prof
of the above Society was held at the 3iingsft of tbeori.,,J
Poultv, for the purpose of receiving the report
the 36, "ijo
tors, and the transaction of general business;, lu t
Devon in the chair. The Society was fours
lob pernitt
incorporated by Act of Parliament, since 17 severs'od
Directors have purchased, at a cost of 25,000'iands,.fiture
sand acres of Irish mountain and bog waste •-e
due"' /I • 'II
same has been placed in a condition of Pr° vi%.' ojioe'
the Society. The estates are four in numher',foleg coat,i
kel, in the county of Galway, 1,333 acres; ~.„. in Aot
the county of Limerick, 1,611 acres ; Bilker
mara, 5,620 acres ; and Glenask, 5,698 acres-:-P_'!"00, the,,ort,
of 18,204 English statute acres. Colonel Rehir,ote %or
ala.v The m
naging Director, read a very lengthy an- t tY• peceltio,
detailing the favourable progress of the Soe-erjog
cial statement set forth that the tot fosse" e•-s 2,37.; het;i
last were 13,217/. 3s. 6d., and the liabilitieort
leaving a balance of 10,845/. 13s. 6d. The reP • way, P
hair tef'
adopted, thanks were voted to the Noble C
itl9
meeting broke up. •,v•es •
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4
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The remains of the late Marquis 1 4
gef or
K.G., were interred yesterday in the lam' Yrosept
Eccleston, Cheshire, in the presence of thilAsert Gro°
the Earl of Wilton,Earl Grosvenor, Lord
and other branches of the family. for

English . • • • • •
Irish ••. • • • • •

Foreign • • • • • .

Wheat.
1,730 qrs.

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BIRTHS. T eland'
ladyß R.
On
o tf
Pollock, hce a2p i inst., at Kilmore, near Monaghao, "r -id'
roon Maw, otofafiaansdHoanue.rubhetretr.S, chom b erg, R-1•1., o-f, a sitle• ton, r
_On the 23d inst., at St. George's-terrace, -mensl-' r
• of gr'
On the 23d inst., at Aldersgate-street, the wife_al
mst. Mrs. Robinson,
On the 23d '
ford, Essex, of '
On the 24th inst. at Arlington-street, Lady 1"11 t.d
son, of a daughter. ' , Av f J°°'
On the 24th inst., at Woburn-square, thei, Ja-, °
Weston, Esq., of a son.
On the 22d inst., at St. Helen's,
MARBI.ED.
Bisbopsgate, '''''; a 0, '
'fife• Tbetb,
Mason Pretious, of Piccadilly, to Jane, eldest daugh" _.„.,
a maryiand_poipt, sva:
vi
late Samuel Osborn, Esq of Kingt-,land. Griffithir or
On the 22d inst., at 11;mmerrinith, Thomas °neve,
ogy
of Montague House, Hammersmith, to Enurls e- the Cli
ccoeinidord,sngiahltneirneorfsnJl.itt. Nithols, Esq., F.S.A., 0.
Ole 14801
On the 22d nst., at the College Chapel,
J. Benson, A.M ,of Chichester, to Miss Myles, of 13r1
Yorkshire.
—.... betl4'
DIED. roe klic
On the 20th inst., in Streatham Paragon, Arab
goxtolkdijogto
Esq., aged 93. # B °°aliburf'
Ou the 20th inst., in Southampton-stree” - 1
square, Deodatus Eaton, Esq., aged 57. POreti
On the 21st inst., at North-end, Croydon, the fie. 001,
Gibbon Newman.
__ On the 21st inst., at Perry-rise, Sydenbaoh Wird' 0,
Yowler, Esq., aged 86.
On the 21st inst., at Hastings, Sussex, Miss Salina, 014
On the 23d inst., at Clapham-rise, Frances P.m— .
daughter of Mr. Benjamin Coorr. ...,0 Ggli;t4
On the 23d inst., at Kensington, Captain Th°':,,,,
On the 23d inst., Mr. John Hawkins 111/11°' - ' is 4
Brighton, aged 66. ' --(field, te
On the 24th inst., Mr. James Edward Ma,—
Cooles-cOurt, Carey-street, aged 88. ,,,,T0 d
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London : Printed and Published by MIIRDO pp.., of
No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun °tie' cosei
Strand, in the Precinct Of the Savoy', DI
Middlesex, Wednesday, February 26, 184 f•

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