The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-26 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.
Nearly the whole of the space usually devoted by our Paris
Contemporaries to original articles is taken up with remarks on
the Report of the Railroad Committee. We have already ob-
served that the view taken of this Report is not sufficiently
general to render it of interest, except to the parties immedi-
ately affected by the proposed lines. When the discussion
shall come on in the Chamber of Deputies, there will probably
be the same conflict as to what lines the Government should
undertake, for the Deputies, whatever may be their spirit of
independence, cannot divest themselves entirely of local influ-
ence ; but the discussion will be of interest, as it will elicit the
opinions of financiers and political economists on the extent to
which the resources of France will permit expenditure for
great public works.
The following from Paris, 17th inst., is published by the
Cologne Gaulle. We give it as a specimen of the absurdity
which frequently finds a plane in the German journals, under
the head of Paris correspondence :,--" There arrived here, a
few days ago, an English agent, who is charged, it is said, by
the British Cabinet to watch the electoral intrigues, and ascer-
tain the intentions of the different parties in the struggle for
which they are preparing. This agent is to go through the
French departments, and to transmit to his Government all
the information that he can obtain."

The Minister of Finance has given explanations to the com-
mittee on the Budget, relative to the simultaneous existence of
railroads and Post-office mails. He informed it, that this
question had already been the object of deliberations in the
Council, and that there was but one opinion on the subject,
viz., that the Post-office department was to be preserved and
protected against anything that might threaten its existence.
The Minister added, that a Committee would be appointed on
the subject in a short time.
The King and Royal family leave the Tuileries this day, to
pass a part of the summer at Neuilly. The King and Queen
of the Belgians, and the Prince of Wirtemberg, will also be of
the party, and will remain at Neuilly until after the accouche-
ment of the Duahesse de Nemours.
The will made by M. Aguado previously to his departure for
Spain having been opened on Friday, it appeared that the
executors named were his friend General San Martin, his
steward (M. Convert), and his architect. Madame Aguado
was appointed guardian to her children, with a jointure of
72,000 f. per annum, and the residue of the property is to be
equally divided between his three sons.
The Infant Don Francisco de Paulo and his family arrived in
Madrid in the eventng of the 15th. The Captain-General, the
Political Chief, and the members of the Ayuntamiento had
gone to meet. the Prince on the confines of the province. The
next day the Infant waited on the Regent, who received him in
presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Leo del
Coniercio states, that demonstrations of the most perfect cor-
diality had been manifested by those two personages. The In-
fant and his wife afterwards repaired to the palace, and had a
long interview with their nieces, at which the Guardian and the
President of the. Council were present.
The Madrid Gazette publishes the law voted by the Cortes,
lroviding that an indemnity be granted by the nation to all
oyal Spaniards for the damages their property might have sus-
tained during the late civil war.