The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-29 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.

The opening of the temporary and special session of 1842
forms the leading feature in the original columns of the Paris
journals. The Debats says—" The King opened the session
yesterday for 1842. He came with tears in his eyes, his voice
interrupted with sobs, and asked the Chamber for their pa-
triotic assistance under the melancholy circumstances in which
the death of the Prince Royal has placed France. The
Chambers replied by loud acclamations, devotedness, sympathy,
and enthusiasm. Such was the Royal sitting of yesterday. All
was simple and true, noble and touching, worthy of France
and worthy of the King. The King was not afraid to show his
tears; he publicly lamented him whom everybody laments."
The Presse alludes as follows to the Speech from the
Throne :—" In the speech delivered by the King, we praise,
above all, its deeply religious character. For the first time,
perhaps, in solemnities of this nature, we heard God and his
holy name publicly invoked. This is a good example, coming
from the exalted amongst us. Accustom the people to carry
their thoughts towards Heaven, and in this habit they will
find that resignation which political passions render daily more
difficult of attainment; and when they see these who are con-
sidered to be the great and happy of the earth bow with reve-
rence of the most severe strokes of Providence, they will learn
to support with better feelings their own sufferings."
The National says—" Ministers who, in arranging the
ceremonial of this sitting, decided that the King should preside
over it, committed, both as men and citizens, a bad action.
After the blow that had fallen upon Louis Philippe, scarcely
ten days after the sad death of his eld:st son, it was a duty of
humanity in Ministers to have spared the King a ceremony in
which his presence was not indispensable, and which was of a
nature to revive painful recollections. But Ministers, it ap-
pears, carevery little about the paternal sorrows of the King.
They imagined that the sobs of an old man would have a favour-
able effect or the maintenance of their power, and that they
would meet but with little resistance from the Chamber, when
it should have seen the Chief of the Government weeping be-
fore it. We knew very well that they would make a political
use of the death of the Duke of Orleans."

The Courrier Francais observes—" The Ministers ought
to have spared Louis Philippe this struggle between the grief
of the father and the majesty of the monarch, for it passed be-
fore the eyes of the diplomatic body, and we ought not to let
strangers into the secret of our afflictions. Antiquity has a
sublime image to express the grief that is suitable to Princes—
it merely threw a veil over the features of Agamemnon. In
other respects the speech which Ministers have placed in the
mouthiof Louis Philippe is becoming and dignified. It says
what it has to say with a sober simplicity of expression, with-
out exaggerating or underrating the exact position of things."
The Constitutionnel has the following :—" The grief. of
France has responded to that of the King. Never was there so
full an attendance of the two Chambers ; never was the King
received with such warm acclamations. The Legitimists alone
were almost all absent from the Royal sitting. The Royal
Speech alludes only to the approaching presentation of a Bill
for a Regency. 'I here is not a word on the Ministerial policy,
which has nothing to do with the measures, the prompt adop-
tion of which is commanded by the interest of France and of
the dynasty. The impression left upon our mind by the sit-
ting is, that the monarchical principle is deep-rooted in France,
and that the dynasty which we elected in 1830, still is, and
ever will be, the best safeguard of order and public liberty.
No person attempts to deny the dangerous eventualities which
may arise from the death of the Duke of Orleans ; but every-
body has faith in the good sense of the country, in its energy,
and in the force of our institutions."
" If (says the Constitutionnel) the Opposition should engage
in the conflict with the Ministry before the vote on the Regency
Bill, it would give to M. Guizot the only advantage be could
possibly possess—it would authorise him to confound the inte-
rest of the Ministry with that of the dynasty. All conscientious,
but timid and uncertain men, would ask themselves if the Op-
position was really constitutional, and the whole of the discus-
sion would be influenced by this deplorable doubt. A majority
opposed to the will of the electors, and favourable to M. Guizot,
might result from the confusion into which such ambiguous
conduct on the part of the Opposition might throw the
Chamber.'
The Quotidienne confines itself to a short criticism on the
speech. In noticing the announcement that the business of the
present session will be limited exclusively to the Recency, it
says—" It is not easy to understand why the passing of a
Regency 811 is thus hurried, whilst, on the other hand, all de-
liberation on the affairs of the State is postponed. We must
suppose that M. Guizot was in haste to turn to profit the emo-
tion of the assemblies, which he has called to dispose summa-
rily of one of the most delicate and grave questions of public
right, in presence of the still open tomb of Louis Philippe's
eldest son." _ . . . .

We findthe following short notice in the Legitimist journal,
the France :—" The Speech of Louis Philippe is all that it
ought to be under the grave circumstances in which the death
of his eldest son has plunged his house. Politics are alien to
it. It speaks alone of grief. The Ministry has kept aloof,
feeling that it could not come forward without being accused
of attempting to cloak its acts under the general mourning."
PARLIAMENTARY.
The Lord Chancellor was so far recovered that he last night
took his seat on the Woolsack. _ _ .

The Exchequer Bills Bill was read a third time.
On the motion to read the Customs Act Amendment Bill a
third time, Lord Monteagle remarked that allowing corn to
come out of bond, duty free, would have no effect on price,
unless the quantity were increased, and would consequently
only enrich the holders of corn. The Noble Lord also re-
marked that the sliding scale kept corn out when the price was
rising, and caused it to be brought in to the injury of the far-
mers when the price was falling.
The Earl of Ripon, in reply to questions from Lord Mont-
eagle, said that the Government had altered the duties on
cement, because they were throwing people out of employ-
ment; that our commercial relations with Portugal were
friendly ; that Brazil believed our treaty with that State expired
in 18-12 ; and that our Government had made representations
to France and Belgium on the subject of their regulations as to
linen yarn. The Bill was then read a third time.
The Poor-law Bill went through a Committee, and is to be
read a third time to-day. •
Lord Campbell brought forward his motion to pass a stand-
ing order to prevent hearing as counsel at the Bar on pending
Bills, Members of the House of Commons. The Learned
Lord grounded his motion principally on the conflicting duties
which a Member might have as counsel and as a legislator, and
on the fact that his mind might be warped as a lawmaker by
his fees as counsel.

The Lord Chancellor and Lord Brougham both opposed the
motion as uncalled for and unnecessary. Lord Brougham
roasted his Learned Friend Lord Campbell, and took the op-
portunity of eulogizing Air. Roebuck. Lord Campbell's mo-
tion was negatived.
The Limitation of Actions (Ireland) Bill was read a second
time. _ _ .

Some other Bilis were advanced, and their Lordships then
adjourned.
In the Commons Mr. Divett obtained some information
about the Portendic claims, which is by no means satisfactory.
The Right Hon. Baronet admitted that his expectations that
France would satisfy those claims had been disappointed. . The
tone of the Right Hon. Gentleman's speech was desponding
and disparaging of France. It seems she is careless about
doing justice to England.
The Law Courts ( Ireland) Bill was postponed for the session.
Some conversation took place concerning the meetings of
the Conference Deputation with the Ministers. Sir James
Graham was convinced that he had misrepresented Mr.
Fielden at one of those meetings, and Sir It. Peel complained
that a report of his interview with the Conference gave a false
impression of the whole affair.
Captain Fitzroy obtained leave to bring [in a Bill to regulate
the examination of future captains of merchant vessels. The
Hon. Gentleman explained the objects of the Bill at some
length, and there was a general acquiescence in his proposition.
Mr. Roebuck moved the resolutions we adverted to yesterday,
and supported them at considerable length. A debate ensued,
in which the several inculpated Members defended themselves.
The Solicitor-General moved the previous question, and Sir
Robert Peel declined to support the resolutions, declaring. that
while he approved of the inquiry, and was sure it would do good,
it was not intended to be in any .way penal. On a division,
Mr. Roebuck's motion was lost by 136 to 47.
The House afterwards discussed Captain Pechell's motion re-
lative to the capture of slave ships, and adjourned at One o'Clock.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
INSOLVENT COURT (THIS DAY.)

IN RE JAMES HASTINGS.
The insolvent was a general dealer and slop-seller in Hounds-
ditch. The number of creditors whose names appeared in his
schedule exceeded 100, and the debts were about 2,800/. in the
aggregate. He attributed his insolvency to the loss of a vessel
on its passage to Australia, by which a quantity of goods he
consigned to his son, who managed his business in the colony,
was lost to the amount of 800/.
His petition to be discharged was opposed in person by a cre-
ditor named Moss, who stated that the insolvent called upon
him last March, and after looking at a quantity of wearing ap-
parel and other goods for exportation, ordered them to be sent
to St. Katherine's Docks, where they would be paid for be-
fore being shipped. The goods were placed on board, when
the insolvent told him he had not then the ready money at hand,
but that he would give him a joint promissory note of his and
his father-in-law, payable in 61 days. After some time, in
consequence of the vessel in which the goods were shipped being
about to sail, this offer was accepted ; but when the note be-
came due it was dishonoured, and the opposing creditor never
got a penny of his money since. H. urged that insolvent
should be remanded, on the grounds of having obtained the
goods under a false pretence.
After the examination of two witnesses on behalf of the in-
solvent, whose evidence was without general interest,. he was
ordered to be discharged forthwith.
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IN RE HENRY MAUNSELL.
The insolvent, whose case has been already reported in The
Sun, appeared for judgment, when he was ordered to be dis-
charged, after lodging in Court certain papers with respect to
some premises he held in Newington.

POLICE INTELLIG ENC L.

MARLBOROUGH. STREET.
(THIS DAY.)
Mary Smith, a good-looking young woman, genteely dressed,
was placed at the bar on the following charge:—
Mr. Robinson, the solicitor, attended on her behalf.
Mr. George Marshall, of No. 2, Mercer's-terrace, Upper
Holloway, auctioneer, stated that about eleven o'clock last
night, as he was walking along Piccadilly, on his way home from
a friend's house, he was accosted by the prisoner, who took
hold of his arm and walked by his side, although he in nowise en-
couraged her to do so. With a view to get rid of her he turned
up Albany-court, thinking there was a thoroughfare into
Regent-street, and on discovering his mistake, he found the
prisoner close behind him, and nearly at the same moment felt
her hand at his trowsers' pocket, and he directly missed from
it a canvas money-bag, containing two a Bank of Eng-
land notes, six sovereigns and a half, and 3s. or 4s. in silver.
He seized hold of her, and accused her of robbing him. She
made no reply, but attempted to break away from him. At
this instant two men, who he had not before observed, sud-
denly rushed upon him, and striking him some heavy blows,
knocked him to the ground, which forced him to lose his hold
of the prisoner, who directly set off running. Although nearly
stunned by the blows, he scrambled on to his feet again, and
called " Police," when the ruffians struck him again in a most
brutal manner, and knocked him down. In a few minutes
afterwards he found the prisoner in custody of the police.
The bag and money now produced is the same that was stolen
from him.
Police-Constable, No. 144, of the C division, stated, that he
was on duty in Duke-street, St. James's, and heard the cry of
" Police," and meeting the prisoner running, stopped her and
took her into custody. The prosecutor came up soon after-
wards, and charged her with robbing him. She was taken to
the station-house and searched, but nothing was found on her.
About four o'clock this morning, as he was going his rounds, he
saw a bag containing the money in question, lying on the area
steps of one of the houses in Duke-street, and by which the
prisoner had passed only a few yards before he met her.
Mr. HARDWICK asked if the prisoner was known to the
police as a prostitute ?
Inspector Baker, of the C division, said she was not. At the
station-house she refused to give any account of herself
whatever.

The prisoner was fully committed to Newgate.
This is the third robbery effected under similar circumstances
that has taken place in the neighbourhood within the last
fortnight. ,

UNION HALL.—(THIS DAY.)
MISCONDUCT OF A POLICEMAN.—A gentleman, named
Grew, was charged by
i Police-constable, 263 M, with inter-
fering with him whilst n the execution of his duty that morn-
ing, at two o'clock, in the Borough-road, with calling him a
"rogue," and attempting to assault him.
Mr. Grew denied the charge, and said that whilst passing
along the Borough-road with a female, he heard high worth
between the constable, 263 Al, and another policeman. He
stopped, and heard the former use most unbecoming language.
He then said. " That is very queer language for a policeman to
make use of." No. 263 M told him to move on, or he would
lock him up. Mr. Grew replied that he should when he
thought proper, and advanced to take No. 263's number. The
latter then seized him roughly by the collar, and took him to
the station-house, in which he was locked up all night.
Police-constable, 112 M, corroborated the evidence of Mr.
Grew, and

COTTINGHAM, the sitting Magistrate, after pointing out
the illegality of the conduct of policeman, 263 M, sentenced
him to be imprisoned for one month.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.

LoNDON, JULY 29.—Wind this day at noon N.
DEAL, JULY 28.—Wind S.E., light and variable.—Sld.
Thomas Sparkes, Cape and New Zealand ; Amelia, duisip-
pina. Rio. The Dispatch, for the South Seas, and Bathurst,
for Jamaica, remain.
OFF THE SOUTH FORELAND, JULY 27.—Emanuel, Zur-
nan. Rotterdam, for Batavia.

OFF PLYMOUTH, JULY 27.—Alfred, Flint, Sidney, left
March 30th.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 28.—Wind variable.—Arrd. Moffat.
London, for Hobart Town.
BRISTOL, JULY 28.—Sid. Anne, Quebec.
DUBLIN, JULY 26.—Arrd. Souris,Maxwell,lien.
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KINGSTOWN, Juty 27.--Arrd. Britain, CrOsby, St. John's.-
LIVERPOOL JULY 28.—Wind N. W., moderate.-_-Arrd.
Cuba, Kissock, Barbadoes ; Orion, Tulloch, Jamaica; 1(0.1))•,:
Barstow, New Orleans ; Acadia, and John and rkfeurnat,:
Quebec ; Havannah packet, Dawson, Africa ; Nara,:
Odessa, with bowsprit sprung, &c., having struck, ,the
pier in going into dock. Std. Uircassian, and Judeth, Valpa..
raiso. Arrd. off, Caledonia, steamer, Liverpool, mail not ex-:
pected to be hence before 10, P.M. Berjairtin Hart and Wolfs-
cove (supposed).
13LYTH, JULY 2!3.—Arrd. Mentor, Forster, Bathurst,
Bavchall.
SHIELDS, JULY 26.—S1d. Louise, Caesar, Rio; Lord.
Collingwood, Quebec. •
FALMOUTH, JULY 27.—Wind variable and light.—Arrd.
off, Progress, Butcher, Manta Video.

The Duke of Sutherland's establishment will em-
bark direct for Dunrobin Castle, on board the North Star
(steamer), on next Monday se'nnight, the Bth of August.
The Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Elizabeth Leveson
Gower have left the seat of the Archbishop of York, Nune-
ham Park, to meet his Grace at Leamington Spa, whence they
proceed to Lilleshall, and after staying a few days at that
mansion, which is only twenty-five miles from Trentham, they
go to Dunrobin Castle, in the Highlands, for six weeks or
two months.

THE STABIT MATER.—it is one proof of the
merit of this work, that in the musical circles it has been
relished the more the oftener it has been heard. Its succe,s
with the public has been unequivocal. To-night it will be
performed for the last time this season at her IN!ajesty's Theatre,
and there is every reason to anticipate that it will draw a
crowded audience.

DREADFUL CARRIAGE ACCIDENT.—This morning
between ten and eleven o'clock a very dreadful accident hap-
pened in the Waterloo-road, near the Victoria Theatre, by
which an interesting little girl. named Margaret Randall, lost
her life. It appears the child, in company with a sister and
brother, rather her senior, were walking together, when the de-
ceased ran off the footpath into the road, after an apple which
she had dropped, at the moment the carriage of Mr. Wood, of
the York-road, passed along, the horses of which knocked the
child down, both the near wheels passing over her body. She
was taken up and carried to the shop of Mr. Brooks, in the
Waterloo-road, who pronounced her dead. At the time of the
accident the carriage was going at a moderate rate. Mr. Wood
alighted and gave his name and address to the police. The
bo.!y awaits a Coroner's inquest.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE DARTMOOR RAILWAY.
—Some waggons, laden with granite, on being brought down
towards Plymouth by the railway en Saturday, suddenly pro-
ceeded down the tunnel with unchecked velocity, and a man of
the name of Warren, one of the drivers, with two of the horses,
were crushed to death. A coroner's inquest has been since
held on the body, and the verdict brought in " Accidenta
death," with a deodand of Is. on the train.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—We understand that
the day is at length fixed for the marriage of the Right Hon.
the Earl Cornwallis with the beautiful and accomplished Miss
Julia Bacon, the third surviving daughter of T. Bacon, Esq.,
of Redlands, Berkshire. Thursday, the 4th August, is the day
named for the celebration of the nuptial ceremony.
Viscount Parker, only son of the Earl of :Maccles-
field, who is about to lead to the altar the Lady Mary Grosvenor,
second daughter of the Earl and Countess Grosvenor, and
niece to the Duke of Sutherland, is the widower of the accom•
plished daughter of Edmund Tumor, Esq., of Stoke Rochford,
who only survived her marriage a few months. His Lordship
lately represented Oxfordshire, and is in his thirty-first year ;
the noble bride elect is in her twenty-first year.
Their Serene Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
of Anhalt-Cothen, attended by Count de Behr, have gone on a
tour in the manufacturing districts, and have already visited
Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, &c. Their Serene
Highnesses, during their tour, are expected to go to Alton
Towers, the seat of the Earl of Shrewsbury, and Chatsworth,
the Duke of Devonshire's princely mansion in Derbyshire.
Countess Flahault (Baroness Keith and Nairne)
and the Hon. Misses Elphinstone-Flahault shortly take their
departure for Paris, after a residence of nearly six months in
this country. The Count is daily expected in the French
capital from Vienna, at the Court of which he is Ambassador
from France.
After the departure of her Majesty and suite from
the Slough station on Saturday, upon the arrival of the Court
from Buckingham Palace, Gibbs, the Superintendent of the
Police to the Great Western Railway Company at that station,
discovered in one of the carriages of the special train a brace
of loaded holster pistols which had been incautiously left by
one of the Queen's attendants. The pistols were fortunately
discovered to have been loaded before any accident occurred,
and they were immediately dispatched by a special messenger
to *Windsor Castle.

We have hitherto refrained from making any
comment on the " scandal" which has lately been rife in the
clubs, respecting the abstraction of a noble lady's jewels by a
lady of high rank, her intimate friend. In adverting to it
now, we do so merely for the purpose of stating that, however
deeply the fact is to be regretted, but one opinion is entertained
of the delicacy and forbearance of the noble lady whose cone -
dence was so sadly misplaced.—lllorning Paper.

The Earl and Countess of Beauchamp entertained
a select party at dinner, in Portman-square, on Wednesday
evening.
Viscount anti Viscountess Haddo have taken the
late Lord Harcourt's delightfully-situated villa at St. Lecn rds,
near Windsor, where they have been residing some weeks.
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THE Covicir, TO MR. WOOD'S WILL.—We are
happy to state that our respected fellow-citizen, G. W. Coun-
sel, Esq., has this week received the legacy of 10,0001.,
tis-
qucathed to him under the codicil to Mr. James Wood's will,
Kith interest.—Gloucestershire Chronicle.

Yesterday afternoon, about two o'clock, a fire
broke out in the house of Mr. Holdsworth, 18, Hatfield-
street, Stamford-street, which burnt with much fury for some
time; but through the active exertions of several firemen at-
tached to the West of England and Waterloo-road brigade
stations, it was eventually got under, though not until the upper
part of the house, together with a large quantity of furni-
ture, had been consumed. The fire originated through the
dangerous practice of fumigating the rooms with sulphur to
destroy bugs. •
The snail for India will be made up in Lond to-
morrow, in consequence of the last day of the month falling on
Sunday I