The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-16 00:00:00

M. POlTEvriv, THE AERONAUT.

M. Poitevin, the well-known aeronaut, being at Turin,
in January, 1850, entered into an agreement with a M.
and Madame Barberis to make balloon ascents in the prin-
cipal towns of Spaia and Portugal, they advancing him
6,500 f. In the event of the ascents in these two countries
not prodecing sufficient to repay the Baeberis their ad-
vance, it was agreed that eseetas should take place in
other towns. Finding that the journey to Spain would be
very expensive, and that there were already aeronauts in
the country, Poitevin did not proceed there; but coming
to Paris, he made numerous ascents in the Champa-de-
Mars and and at the Etippodreme, in the course of
1850 and 1851. He repaid AL and Madame Barberis
4,000 f. of their advance. They maintained that,
aceerdirg to their agreement, they were entitled to
a share in the receipts obtained at Paris;
but Poitevin, alleging that it only applied to Spain
and Portugal, refused to pay them. An action was
brought, and Poitevin was condemned to account
for his ascensions in France. Tie appealed against this
decision on Saturday to the Court of Appeal, and the
case we.; argued at some length. But, as it clearly cp.
pasred from letters addressed by him to the Barberis
that he had_ considered they sere entitled to a share
in his profits at Paris, the juegment was con-
firmed. These letters were written in a rather
singular style. In one he declared that he had
entered into an agreement to go to London, to
make six ascensions on horseback, at the rate of 50,000 f.
each ascension, and others equally advantageous for
other large towns, but that he had been prevented by
" a stupid animal of a judge," in virtue of the law for
preventing cruelty to animals. In this letter he de-
clared that he had already achieved "an im-
mortal reputation," that ha was " the most au-
dacious, the most learned, the most renowned,
the most celebrated, and the pleat extiaordinary aero-
naut that exists or ever existed, and that " the famous
Green and Gale were vanquished by him, and had been
driven by him from Paris." In another letter he raid
that he did not like to have actions at law, end that " he
had thrashed people who had commenced them against
him ;" also that he had " ells,lienged them to fight with
sword, pistol, and musket."—Galignani.

CONFESSION OF THE MURDERER KALAHERGO.-•
YeAerday this wretched mau made the following confession,
in 'writing, to the Roman Catholic priest, Dr. Tandy, in the
eof the Rev. Dr. Haring-ton, Principal of Brasenose
oisitrtahtiess I, William Kola-
pre sues
crime'—"
of murder done
guilty l tayg
upon my uncle John Kalabergo. I leave permission to Dr.
Win. Tandy to disclose all the circumstances by which such
College,, declareon e o
ftthhaet I countyani
murder was committed."

PAPER MILLS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.-
There were at work, in the United Kingdom, on the 13th of
June last, 380 paper mills. Of these. 304 were in England,
28 in Ireland, and 48 in Scotland. The number of beating
engines at work in English mills was 1,267, and silent 107;
in Scotland, 278 working, and 8 silent; and in Ireland, 71 at
work, and 15 silent.
The Dean of Manchester had an interview with the Earl
of Derby yesterday, at his official residence N
in Downing-
street. Mr. F. Elliott had also an interview with the ob,e
Earl.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE OF COMMONS, March 15.

POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT.-MINIS-
TERIAL EXPLANATIONS.

On the motion for going into Committee of Supply,
Mr. C. VILLIERS rose and said, that in accordance
with an intimation already given, he wished to make
some inquiry from her Majesty's Government,
in the hope of obtaining from them some information of
their intentions ou a subject of vital importance
to every one of her Majesty's subjects. He referred to
the principles and policy upon which they intended to
regulate the foreign commerce of this country, and es-
pecially that branch of it which was engaged in the
supply of corn. This was no abstract question, nor a
speculative matter, but so intimately connected with
the realities of English life that it affected the
whole social and domestic economy of the country.
The public wanted information on this subject, and it
would, perhaps, be incorrect to say that they had had
Protectionist Mi-
intonhead; bu i
bt
atdcerwtaaisnlyolwatahneot inmoconcotrptolexsainygthantawtuhraet.,
in power with a free-trade policy in force,
Fniosrtrtyhree weeks past they bad had a
but what that Protectionist Ministry was going
to do was one of those mysteries which might
appeared to be forward in this matter,
epnc7
for be
e subject,
could his
be revealed to-night, but of which, up to that mo
tent, not one eiDgie solution had been put forth. Re
begged that if be
that if he pressed upon the Government to
make some
motives might assure
beavoMwiailtaktli
that be was actuated by no factious tnotives.—
them
hter on the Ministerial Lides folio
(Lang d we by cheer.
from the Opposition.) He thought he had reason to
elnaotr
expert that, after being eighteen years in Parliament,
where he had always been ORO Ct the moat forward in
this particular matter, it; certainlywould be if
strange
he wcre now to draw bail ~,,,,- •
r tem silent.
lie had no object to i).i " by. '
...., rt embarrassing
her Majesty's Government. He did not regret to see
them in the position they now .
ed fur he thought
they had as much right to be
there occupied fur
any other of
certainly
her Majesty's subjects, and he uld much
rather see them the
re than engaged in the
reckless agitation which tkey had been *tarr ' •
ying on for
the last four or five years. There was one circumstance
which made hint rejoice to see them there,
and that was that they had obtained that position em-
phatically as a Free-trade Government.—(Hear.)
'lle.wanted to know what was intended to be done in re-
ference to our maritime code. According to the Right
Hon. the President of the Board of Trade, the evils
which had resulted from the recent changes which had