The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-19 00:00:00

BOMB SHELLS AT ROME.

All Rome is in commotion about a bomb-shell,
which exploded on the 12th inst., n oder the shop of a Gel man
bookseller at Rome, M. Spithover, who, although boar
established on the Piazza di Spagoa, has recently opened •
new and well furnished library. M. SpithOver has this
reputation of beings dependent of the Jesuits, and, through
the splendid plate-glass windows of his new shop, • large
portrait of the Pope bad been for some days rather
ostentatiously displayed. A panic seized the boreal
on the cab-stand opposite, and what with their gal-
loping about, and the ruabiog of men to the
spot, the piazza presented • scene of animation
unusual after dark in so sober • city as Rome. Mr. Julian
Sandman and two other Engl'ilz gentlemen were in the
shop at the time the explosion took plane ; but they, sa
well, as evetioue else inside, escaped without injury,
although the shell was • Ter/ foi,nidable merino, made of
wood and iron, and hem ily charged with powder. It is
singular that the French polio. were aware of what
was going to take place, and warned M. Spithover
two days before, telling him at the rote time to be quite
sure that the police would take measures to prevent it. As
• matter of prudence, the shutters of the great plate-glass
windows had been closed earlier than usual, so that only
the central window and those of the upper story of the
house were shattered. In spite of the police—for
an officer in plain clothes was on the piazza, and • soldier
placed as sentry at • little distance from the shop—the
authors of the plot were able to place their bomb unob-
served, and bad IL Haas, who was just going out at the
door, been a intents or two earlier, he would have been
infallibly blown to atoms. As it was, sad knowing what
had been threatened, he delved • bludgeon the moment he
heard the repot and ran out oe to the piazza to catch tb•
perpetrator of the deed. He, however, had disappeared.
and the officer of polies and the soldier who ran up to the
door at the same time bad seen no one to excite their ans.
picions.
It is stated that worm! persons residing on or near the
Piazza di Smits bad received letters warning them not to
be alarmed at any extraordinary noise they might hear.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

PIuDAT, timarmern. 8 AJL

FLOGGING IN THE ASHY AND NAVY.

This morning, retinue to parliament were issued,
showing the number of persons flogged in the army and
navy in the year 1862. In the army 126 soldiers were
flogged, the number of lashes inflicted being 5,999. In
the Royal Artillery 16 men were flogged ; in the 19th
Foot Guards, 8 ; in the Military Train, 7 ; in the 3rd Foot
Guards, 7 ; in the 41st and 60th infantry regiments,
5 each ; in the Ist Foot, 4. The other regiments
in the return do sot any of them exhibit more
than three cum, and many have only one. In all but 12
out of the 126 cases of flogging, 50 lashes—the highest
number allowed by the law—were inflicted. In the navy,
where 55,782 men were liable to corporal punishment, there
were 941 eases et flogging. The highest number of lashes
inflicted was 48, the lows► 6. The number of men and
boys flogged pursuant to sentasees of court-martial
was 71. The ships having the largest number of
rases were the Odin (27), Neptune (25), Man (22),
Bacchants, 20. The offences in the OW of the Odin IMO
" disobedience of orders," " mutinous and disgusting lan-
guage." Frequent Items of ()fleece are contempt of supe-
rior officers and smuggling liquor into the ship. We find
also such offences as them punished by the lash—"skulk-
ing," "insolence," "dirtiness," "quarrelling," " fides in-
sinuations," " bad language," " idlenees," " malinger.
ing "—for which thirty-six lashes were inflicted on board
the Nimble —" wimp on watch."

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.
(THIS DAY.)

A general meeting of the Metropolitan Board of
Works was held at the oMee in Spring-pm:lens, this day.
Mr. J. THWAITZB in the chair.