The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-18 00:00:00

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" Who runs may read."

WOREIGN.

On Saturday the Xing of the French received Count Mold.
Admiral Dupetit Thouars, the Count of St. Aulake, and se-
veral prefects of departments.
Another heavy fall of snow had taken place at Paris on
Saturday. In consequence of the severity of the weather in
the south, the Madrid mail of the 10th had not arrived.
In the Chamber of Deputies, M. Roger brought forward a
measure, the object of which is the modification of some por-
tions of the proceedings in criminal trials. No objection was
made by the Government, but M. Martin protested against
the mode in which M. Roger spoke of the severity of the
French criminal procedure and magistracy.
Two Englishmen, possessed of large sums of money in
English and French banknotes, for the possession of which
they could not satisfactorily account, were arrested in Paris
on Friday last. A report prevailed that some of the notes
were those stolen from the bank of Messrs. Rogers and Co.
A considerable sensation had been created by an extra-
ordinary mandate recently issued by Cardinald Bonald, the
Archbishop of Lyons, condemning a well-known work of M.
Dupin's, on the " The Liberty of the Gallican Church."
Their Imperial Highnesses the Archduke and Archduchess
Rayner, of Austria, have arrived at Milan, from Venice.
Letters from Vienna, dated the Bth instant, state that the
intelligence of the demise of her Imperial Highness the late
Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Nassau has caused feelings of
the deepest regret to the Imperial Family of Austria. The
last grand carnival ball at Court, which was to have taken
place the same evening the melancholy news arrived, was
consequently put off.
The Hungarian Diet has passed a decree, admitting non-
nobles to purchase and possess land. The Prussian Ministe-
rial paper congratulates the Hungarian Diet on its liberality
in this instance, whilst the estates of Bohemia, Moravia, and
Galicia still insist on the rights of naturalisation. None but
Hungarian born citizens of recognised religion are entitled is
the above privilege.
The King of Prussia has conferred the order of the Black
Eagle on Ferdinand, King of Portugal.

sasvir rciszois.
The Courts of Common Law are now sitting in the City,
at the Guildhall.

In the Court of Bankruptcy, Watson and Byers, late ware-
housemen in London and in Manchester, passed their final
examination.

Capt. Huggins Smith was fully committed for trial, from
the Guildhall, for obtaining 3/. from Mr. Allen, of St. Paura-
churchyard, under false pretences.
At the Thames Police-court, Sylvano Tabone, a seaman
belonging to the ship David Malcolm, lying in the St. Ka-
tharine Dock, was charged with biting off the top of a man's
finger. The case originated in a public-house scuffle, in the
course of which the prisoner got the complainant's left hand
fare finger into his mouth and bit off the top lie was - ---
fully committed for trial.
COURT—PASHIONABLE.
Mr. George Byng, M.P., and Mrs. Byng, have arrived in
St. James's-square for the season, from Wrotham Park, near
Barnet.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesea and Lady
Adelaide Paget have arrived at Uxbridge House for the
season.

The Earl of Carnarvon is expected to return to Grosvenor-
square, at the close of the week, from a visit to the Hon.
Edward Herbert, at his seat in Somersetshire. The Countess
has been slightly indisposed during the last few days.
The Earl of Harrowby entertained the Marquis of Bristol,
Mr. and Lady G. S.Wortley, Captain and Lady Mary Sattrin,
and a select party at dinner last evening, at the Noble Earl's
residence in Grosvenor-square.
The Earl of Erroll is progressing most favourably towards
a complete re-establishment of his health.
The Marquis of Westminster has been declared out. of
danger.
Lord Huntingfield has left town for his seat, Hevingham
, Hall Suffolk.

Lord Hatherton has left town for his Lordship's seat, Ted-
desley Park, Staffordshire. _

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Sir George and Lady Shee have left the York Hotel, Albe-
marle-street, for the Continent.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry have arrived
at Wynyard Park, from Holdernesse House, and will reside
there for a few weeks, previously to repairing to London for
the season.

MISCELLANEOUS.

On Monday, at noon, a loud explosion was heard on the
premises of Mr. Fenwick, the well-known artist in fire-works,
residing in Regent-street, Lambeth-walk. A young man
named William Hook, a journeyman firework maker, it ap-
pears, was making a quantity of rockets for the completion of
a shipping order, and whilst ramming one of them with a
mallet, the contents suddenly ignited, which communicated
with a large quantity of combustible materials in front of
him, the whole of which exploded with dreadful violence,
forcing off the roof of the shop and setting fire to some portion
of the building. The poor man Hook was found lying on his
back, much disfigured about the face, hands, and chest, and
in dreadful agony. He was removed in a cab to Guy's
Hospital.
Lady John Russell, who has been for some time in a very
delicate state of health, is progressing most favourably to-
wards convalescence.

The Commissioners of the Customs having had under
consideration a representation, stating that difficulty and
delay are experienced under the present practice of for-
warding free entries to the registrars at their respective
stations, to be endorsed with the quantities of goods landed,
and afterwards returned, and requesting that in future each
registrar be directed to record in a book, to be provided for
that purpose, the free entries so soon as they are received
from the Long Room, and to insert therein the actual
quantity landed by virtue of each entry, such book to be
forwarded to the Principal C omptroller of Accounts on a
specified day in each month, in order to enable him to pre-
pare the requisite accounts for the Inspector-General of Im-
ports and Exports--it has been resolved that the same is
approved, and the several officers have been directed to
govern themselves in future accordingly.
The differences which have existed for some time among
the members of the higher degrees of masonry in Ireland
have been brought to a satisfactory termination, a com-
plete union being effected through the especial intervention of
the Duke of Leinster.

Some time before six o'clock on Saturday evening. last a
most daring burglary was effected in the warehouse of Messrs.
M. and ti. Hymns, clothiers, 9 and 10, King-street, Cheap
side. There were stolen from the premises 186; yards of silk
velvet, 600 yards of silk serge, in rolls ; 495 k yur (ls of satin,
in pieces ; and 131. in gold, silver, and copper. A reward of
501. was offered yesterday for the apprehension and convic-
tion of the thieves, or on the recovery of the property. The
police arc making active search after the burglars.
The Committee of the Winchester Diocesan Church Build-
ing Society have granted 4001. in aid of the fund for erecting
a church at Sandowu, in the parish of Brading, Isle of Wight.
The population of that parish amounts to near 3,000 inhabi-
tants, of which, at least, 900 live at a distance of between
four and five miles from the parish church, which affords
accommodation for only 500, including children. A suitable
site for the building has been given by Sir Wm. Oglander,
Bart., of Minerell, who has also liberally subscribed towards
the expenses, which are estimated at near 2,0001.
The Lord Bishop of Lichfield has given notice that all
graduates of the University of Cambridge who shall offer
themselves as candidates for admission into the order of
Deacons after the year 1845, will be expected to bring certi-
ficates of their having passed the r oltintary theological exa-
mination in that University.
Duprez is engaged for Drury-lane Theatre to perform his
favourite characters in William Tell and Lucia di Lammer-
moor in the month of April next.