The Sun. — 1845-01-31 (London, England)

POREIGN.  On Sunday evening their M2jesties the King and Queen of the French received the Marquis de Dalmatie, the Counts de Bondy, de la Villegontier, and de Salyandy, and MM. Vatout and Sapey. The company of the French Opera on Tuesday evening were to perform the opera of La Muette before-the Court at the Tuileries. The Globe says :—" We learn that after the si  ting of the Deputies on Monday, the King, surrounded by his family, declared his perfect concurrence in the policy of his Cabinet, and fully approved of the resolution of his Ministers to continue in the management of public affairs, at the head of a compact and convinced majority which nothing can disunite!" The Constitutionnel gives the following analysis of the Members of the Chamber of Deputies on the occasion of the vote of Monday. The votes amounted to 418 ; Members present who abstained from voting, 9 ; absentees, 27 ; places not represented, by reason of deaths, resignations, or annulments of returns, 5 ; making together, 459, the total number of the Chamber. A convict, named Georges, who had murdered a sentinel whilst the latter was endeavouring to prevent him from making his escape from the Bagne, was executed at Brest on the 18th, pursuant to sentence. Three thousand convicte were drawn out to witness his execution. After the passing of the sentence Georges evinced great repentance, and devoted himself assiduously to religious duties. The lena, 90-guns, launched in 1844 at Brest, is at present being remodeled, as well as the Jupiter, 90guns, launched in 1831. The Bieuveillante, 60-gun frigate, has been condemned, and two new sailing frigates will be launched this year—the Clorinde at Cherbourg, and the Pomone at Lorient. Seven Government steamers are also to be completed this year. It results from new observations that the comet recently discovered at Berlin will be visible to the naked eye in February next, being then distant from the earth only 6,000,000 of leagues (about 15,000,000 of miles. It diameter is estimated at 7,000,000 of leagues, or 2,500 leagues larger than the earth. Messrs. Vacquerie and Meurice, the translators of the " Antigone" of Sophocles, having dedicated their work to the King of Prussia, his Majesty has just sent to them through Baron de Humboldt two large gold medals, with an autograph letter, in which his Majesty states that he offers the medals "as a souvenir, the only value of which is that of reminding them of a country where an attempt has been made to render public homage to the powerful genius and immortal glory of Sophocles." The King adds : " The composition of Antigone,' which you have had the merit of bringing out in Paris, and to have caused it to be applauded with emotion, exercises its empire through ages and through all generations; it does this because, at once simple, sublime, and humane, it goes back to the eternal source of perfection and moral grandeur." The following is a statement of the Bumber of travellers between England and some of the continental ports, in 1842, 1843, and 1844. In 184213oulogne, 48,254; Havre, 23,471 ; Dieppe, 3,199; Calais, 20,728 ; Ostend, 13,70; in all, 109,432. In 1843—Boulogne, 56,868; Havre, 21,380; Dieppe, 5,631 ; Calais, 19,079 ; Ostend, 13,857 ; Antwerp, 9,677 ; total, 126,492. In 1844—Boulogne, 75,790 ; Havre, 19,477; Dieppe, 9,323; Calais, 18,563; Ostend, 22,472 ; Antwerp, 7,308 ; total, 153,034. A letter of Jan. 10, from Arsendal (Norway), speaks of a violent storm, which suddenly arose about ten o'clock on the Saturday before, accompanied by a heavy fall of snow. The tempest ceased about twelve, and the air became warm as summer. About three in the morning four shocks of an earthquake were felt, and the last was accompanied by a detonation. About seven in the morning the cold which existed before returned. This is the seventh time that shocks of an earthquake have been felt within eighteen months in that Fart of the country.