The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-17 00:00:00

ROME.

Pius IX. has conferred on Count Buol, the
4.ustrian Premier, the great Cross in diamonds of
the Order of Pius ; on Baron de Bach, the great
Cross of the Order of St. George; and on Count de
Thun that of the Order of St. Sylvestre. These
honours have been conferred, it is said, by his Ho-
liness, in order to testify his high satisfaction at the
conclusion of the recent concordate between Austria
and the Holy See. At the publication of this do-
cument, a meeting of all the bishops of the Empire
will take place in Vienna, and great solemnities
will be celebrated in the cathedral church of St.
Stephen.

,METROPOLITAIV SEWERS COMMISSION,

A general court was held yesterday, at the office in
Greek-street. Mr. R. Jebb presided.
The SECRETARY laid before the court the usual finan-
cial statement, which showed an available balance of
32,886/. 13s. 9d., from which payments were ordered to
be made for works in progress to the amount of 8,6531.
13s. 4d.

Mr. WARD took the opportunity of drawing the atten-
tion of the court to the benefits that had already been
derived by the public under the new House Drainage
Act—an act, he said, which had been decried by engi-
neers, but which all were coming round to, as under it
they were enabled to abolish cesspools, form water-
closetq, and lay on the water, and do all that was
required, for an average sum of 51. per house. As it
was now in successful operation, he considered that Lord
Zbrington was entitled to great credit for having brought
forward the bill that had received the sanction of Par-
liament.

The CHAIRMAN, without wishing to detract from any
merit due to Lord Ebrington, said the present act was
almost verbatim with a bill drawn by himself, in con-
junction with their secretary, and submitted to the Go-
vernment two years ago. _ _

Mr. WARD, in reply-, alluded to the letter which he
had written to Lord Palmerston on the subject of beck
combined drainage, which led to the resignation of the
late Commission en masse, but that very subject, which
had formed the battle ground between the Board of
Health and the Commissioners, had been conceded in
the present act of Parliament.
The subject then dropped.
Mr. WILKINS, of Reading, brought under the notice
of the Court samples of vegetables produced by him, in
which he had largely used sewage manure, and the pro-
duce was greatly in favour of the application generally
of that species of manure.

Some uninteresting routine business was disposed of,
and the Court adjourned.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, Oct. 17.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ;
light airs and fog.
RAMSGATE, Oct. 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Alder-
man Thompson, from Portsmouth, for Sunderland, with
damage.
PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 16.—Sailecl—Sparrowhawk, for the
Crimea ; H.M.S. Rosamond, for the westward.
SHIELDS, Oct. 16.—A waterlogged and apparently aban-
doned vessel, painted black, with only stump of naizen
mast, bowsprit, and jib boom standing, was passed, 22d
Sept. in 43 N. 41 W. Had a hense, painted yellow, stand-
ing abaft. supposed to have been ship or barque rigged.
MALTA, Oct. 9.—The cargo of coals on board the Ame-
rican ship Walter Scott, in this harbour, took fire from
spontaneous combustion, on the 6th inst., and is still
burning ; will probably be sunk.
PLYMOUTH, Oct. 16.—Wind S.—Arrived—William
from Portsmouth, for Sierra Leone.; Hells, Labrador.,
Sailed—Terra Nova, for Newfoundland; Creole, St.
John's, Newfoundland.
PILL, Oct. 16.—Wind W.—Sailed—Try, for New York ;
Ajax, Balakla,va.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived.—Poultans and Sportsman, from Snaderland.
Sailed.—Brunswick (s.), for Plymouth; Ondine
London.

LrvEßrooL, Wednesday Morning.

Wind E.
Sailed—Humber, for Charleston.

QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 15.

Wind N.W.
Arrived.—Eolus, from Galatz; Nabrasker, Windsor,
N.S.
Sailed.—Petrel, Amsterdam ; Mayflower, Matanzas.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9.56 a.m.
Wind S.W. ; tide, four hours' ebb ; weather, fine.
Arrived, Oct. 17.—Le Coq, irom Cherbourg; Edith,
Dunkirk.
Sailed, Oct. 17.—Maniton, for Oden.
DEAL, Wednsaday, 9.35 a.m.

Wind, S.S.W. ; moderate.
Passed.—Schooner AgaiLa, from London, for the west-
ward ; Hilda, Alexandria, for London ; Amity (s.s. tpt.
177), London, for Constantinople j Jessina, London, for
Constantinople.
Anchored.—Jane Tindall, from Shields, for Rouen.
Sailed.—Sydpalen, for Batavia ; Giacomo, ,NAplei.

MEETING OF MEXICAN BONDHOLDERS.—A meeting of
Mexican bondholders was held yesterday,Mr. C. M‘Garel
presiding, when a short statement relative to the pro-
ceedings of the committee was adopted. It appears that
the endeavours since the last meeting to transfer the
management of the claims of the bondholders to Messrs.
Baring have been unsuccessful, owing to the disorganised
condition of the republic and the flight of Santa Anna.
A hope, however, is entertained that arrangements
may be effected to promote this result, which, it is
thought, will be alike advantageous to the bondholders
and the Mexican Government. Meanwhile the com-
mittee consent to act, but if at the end of six months no
conclusion can be arrived at they propose that a new
body should be organised to determine the course to be
pursued. A suggestion has been thrown out, that the
affairs of the bondholders might be better conducted in
the hands of one individual at a fixed salary. The com-
mittee, it is stated, were not prepared for the declaration
of the dividend just announced, but they accept it as a
satisfactory sign. The subscription of 6d. in the pound
on the last dividend having been exhausted, with the
exception of a balance of 9401., a new one of similar
amount has been sanctioned on the payment about to
be made. The sum thus afforded will reach nearly
3,3001., and the principal disbursements are to include
the allowance of 1,0001. per annum, with a ha' f per cent.
commission on remittances to Mr. Whitehead, the re-
sident commissioner in Mexico, and the expenditure in
London of about 5001. per annum, including the secre-
tary's salary. Some discussion took place with regard
to the large sum of 150,0001. being allowed to remain
in the Bank of England in the individual name of Col.
Facio, the Mexican Financial Agent; and a resolution
was passed, urging the committee to continue their exer-
tions to obtain the sanction of the Government to its
being made a joint account with some person as repre-
sentative of the bondholders. The exertions of the
Commissioner are stated to be constant, and calcu-
lated to prove especially usoful at the present critical
juncture.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.)
IN RE JAMES EMMINGS.

This was an adjourned meeting for certificate. The
bankrupt was described as of Portland-square and Not-
ting-hill, builder.

The balance sheet commenced January, 1855, and
ended February, 1855, and showed-Debtor to creditors
unsecured, 1,5281. 4s. 4d. ; creditor claiming lien on
property, 2081. 12s. sd. ; creditors holding security, &c.,
13,3201. Bs. 10d. ; liabilities, 60/. ; house bequeathed by
his father, 4601. ; profits, 2,3151. Os. 4d. ; capital, 1,7881.
4s. id. Creditor : By good debts, 241. 18s. 7d. ; doubt.
fol, 1721. 12s. 3d. ; property, 1541. ; property on which
lien was claimed, 2001. ; property held by creditors,
14,8101. ; by depression of house property, 1,1401. ;
law charges, 5571. 19s. 23. ; interest, 138/. Bs. 9d. ;
ground rents, 1,097/. 173. 6d. ; trade expenses, 2211. ss.
Id. ; domestic and personal do., 4151. 18s. ld. ; losses,
6871. 10s. sd.

His Honour suspended the certificate for 12 months,
The question of protection to stand over.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.

MANSION-11017SE.
BRAWLING, &c., IN A CHURCH.—Charles Hart, of
Fish-street-hill, charged on Monday last with being
intoxicated and causing a disturbance at the church of
the united parishes of St. Mary, Somerset, and St. Mary,
Bethlem, surrendered to his recognisance this morning
for further examination.

The Lord Mayor, addressing the defendant, told him
he stood in a very painful position, and informed him
that if he treated the case summarily, he must send
him to prison for three months, and after that he would
be liable to be indicted at quarter sessions. He asked
the prisoner if he was fully sensible of the wrong
he had done in committing such a breach of
decorum as that of brawling in a church during the per-
formance of Divine service.

The defendant said he was now fully aware of his
position, but he \vas unconscious at the time of what
he was doing. He had since Monday been round to all
parties, begged their pardon, and asked forgiveness. He
would never again be guilty of similar conduct.

The Lord Mayor asked the Rev. J. S. Sergrove if he
wished the case to proceed ?

The Rev. J. S. Sergrove said yes. He believed the
defendant, like Cain, now felt he had committed a great
evil, but that he neither feared God nor devil. It was
so grave an offence he felt bound to proceed with it.
The rev. gentleman then deposed to the occurrence,
which bad already been published, and called the two
churchwardens to corroborate him. One of the latter,
after giving his evidence, asked his lordship to discharge
the defendant. He was a poor man, with a wife and
family (his wife being near her confinement), and
having expressed his sorrow, and asked for forgiveness,
he (the churchwarden), feeling for him as a man who
had unguardedly committed an act the consequences of
which, under an obsolete statute, he and thousands were
not aware of, be asked his lordship to discharge him.
He felt satisfied the man actually felt his position, and
would not offend again in the like manner.
The Lord Mayor said he thought that was the most
charitable course for the sake of the defendant's wife and
family he could take. He bad expressed his sorrow for
what be had done, and pleaded guilty to the charge ;
and he (the Lord Mayor) hoped this exposure would
have the effect of deterring others from the committal of
a similar offence. He should attend to the desire of the
churchwarden, hoping he would never do the like again.
It was at the request of the churchwarden that he dis-
charged him.
The defendant was accordingly discharged.