The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-14 00:00:00

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" Who runs may read."

r °REIGN.

The Emperor of China has at length been beard of,
as will be seen from an Imperial edict published at
length in another part of the paper. He boasts that
a great officer, called Chintae, in a rencontre with the
English forces, " put to death all 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.
Theßorsenhalleof Hamburgh of the sth inst. states,
that although five months have elapsed since the great
fire in that city, flames are seen 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. The number is 61,312,
weighing 18,751 carats, and valued at 20,900,260 f.
The inventory taken on the return of Louis XVIII.
from Ghent, to which place the Crown jewels were
removed for security when the King left Paris, on
the approach of Napoleon from Elba, gave the same
results.

A Bill will be introduced into the French Cham-
bers next session, authorising the removal of the
Royal Library from the Rue de Richelieu to the
Place Dauphine. The sum calculated to be received
from the sale of the site of the present Library is
18,000,000 f., but that this will not meet more than
half the expenses of the change.
The next sitting of the Scientific Congress, held
this session at Strasburg, is to take place at Anjers
BIONEY-TRADE-COMMERCE.
A meeting of the Governors and Members of the
Royal Sea Bathing Infirmary took place yesterday at
the London Coffee-house. The funds of the Society
were stated by the Report to have greatly increased.
Large and frequent meetings of the operative linen
weavers are. taking place in the County Down ; their
object being, it is understood, to obtain an increase of

wages.

NAVAL AND IVZILXTILIZY.
The Admiralty has ordered the speedy completion
of her Majesty's ship Cumberland, 74 guns, now
building at Chatham dockyard. The launch is ex-
pected to take place on Monday.
LAW AND POLICE,

Daniel Beckham, was re -examined at Union-hall
yesterday, on the charge of forging the acceptance of
the firm of Messrs. Evans, Brothers, and Co., of
Thames-street, to a bill of exchange for 1631. 135.9 d.,
and committed, bail being accepted.
On Tuesday evening, two lunatics, of Bethlem Hos-
pital, one named James Gardner, and the other not
known, escaped through the window of their cell,
after sawing the bar apart with an old knife. Gardner
was recaptured, but his companion has escaped.
Robert Fletcher, the young man who was remanded
on Thursday week on the charge of assaulting and
robbing with others, James Steadman, in the Green
Park, of a watch and silver, was fully committed for
trial at Bow-street.
LITERARY &ND SCIZENTIPIC.
Handel's book-case, containing 67 manuscript
volumes of his compositions, written by his amanuen-
sis Smith, has been bequeathed by Dr. Ireland, the
late Dean of Westminster, in whose possession it was,
to Mr. John Leman Brownsmith, of Westminster
Abbey.

THEATIZICA.M.
Mademoiselle Celeste has met with an enthusiastic
reception in New York. She was offered, fur her first
ten I,veeks,.a sum amounting to 3,0001. sterling, hut
preferred the half of each night's receipts, and a free
benefit.

SP 31/TZr3 G.
The Brighton harriers on Wednesday, in pursuit o
a hare. rushed over an embankment on the railway,
into a cutting upwards of 30 feet deep, and several
Were lamed in the fall. ,
COURT-PASIETIONABLE.
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The Duke and Duchess of Bedford leave kewmarket
to •morrow for Oakley Park, Bedfordshire.
The Earl and Countess of Brownlow return to
Belgrave-square next week, from Belton House, Lin-
colnshire.

The Dowager Lady Brownlow has returned to
town from Sussex.

Lord and Lady Prudhoe leave Stanwick Park early
in December for Alnwick Castle.

Lord and Lady Wriotheslay Russell have arrived
at Bedford House, Belgrave-square, from Chenies,
for the remainder of the autumn.

Lord Clifford and family, and Sir J. C. Hobhouse
and family, set out yesterday fur Antwerp.
Lord Cowley is expected to leave the Clarendon
Hotel to-day for the British Embassy at Paris.
We regret to hear that Sir William Geary still
continues in a very alarming state.