The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-01 00:00:00

ITALY.

The King of Naples, who left his capital on the
27th ult., has been visiting the provinces of Basili-
cata, Calabria, and other parts of his donainions. He
is expected to proceed to Messina in the course of his
tour.

The Official Journal of the Two Sicilies of the
20th, contains lists of pardons and commutations of
punishment, granted by the Icing of Naples, to a
large number of political offenders. Seven persons
condemned to death have had their punishment com-
muted into various periods of hard labour. One sen-
tence of 26 years' hard labour, is commuted into exile.
Forty sentences of hard labour for various periods
have boon considerably reduced ; four of the persons
in this category have been pardoned. Proceedings
against 720 persona, font of whom are in prison, to
be judged by the tribunal of Cosenza, are stopped.
Other proceedings against 878 political prisoners, 40
of whom are in prison, to be tried by the tribunal of
Catanzaro, are stopped, as also those against 292
Communists, one of whom is in prison. Among the
names of the prisoners, we find those of Antonio
Scialoja, Silvio Spavenits, Don Domenico Savri, Don
Raphael Arnedos, Don Francesco do Rose liinno,l
&c. &c.

In its sitting of the 19th, the Royal Court of Flo-
rence, having heard all the documents for the de-
fence of Guerrazzi, commenced the examination of
the second defendant Romanelli, the ex-deputy of
Arezzo to the Tuscan Chamber of deputies, and after •
wards Minister of Grace and Justice under the Pro-
visional Government. The Chief of the Executive,
Guerrazzi, afterwards confirmed him in his post, and
at a later period sent him to Arezzo to quell the dis-
turbances which had broken out there. Romanelli,
in answer to the questions addressed to him, declared
that he bad always belonged to the liberal party, but
denied having had any relations with Pigli, the ex-
governor of Leghorn. He then related what he knew
about the events of the Bth of February, 1849, and
stated that he was among the deputies who remained
in the Chamber on that day, when it was invaded by
the mob. Ho at first refu.,ed the portfolio which was
offered him, but eventually accepted it in the hope
that he might be useful in introducing elements of mo-
deration into the Government. He stated that all the
ministerial measures which emanated from him bear the
formula : On the proposition of the Minister, 6-c.,
and that the others were prescribed to him. He
denied having signed the decree which prescribed that
the name of the Provisional Government should be
substituted to that of Leopold 11. in all public acts;
and complained that this accusation was brought too
late against him, thus making it impossible for him
to call witness on that point. He had signed the
decree, naming Guerrazzi Commissary Extraordinary
with full powers, because he considered him a man
of moderate opinions and great prudence, from the
manner in which be had defeated Mazzini's plans.
Ile thought the expedition against Dingier would
lead to a restoration, and, therefore, countenanced it.
He defended his circular of March, 5, 1849, in which
ha declared all the curates to be held responsible for
the absence of voters at the election, on the ground
that by ferciog the peasants to vote,. he hoped to
obtain n nlonarchical assembly. The court adjourned
to the 21st. - _

The Grand Duke of Tuscany and the Hereditary
Prince, his son, arrived at Porto Ferraio on the 22d.

MALTA.

Accounts from Akita,— via Marseilles, announce
that a trelmendous hurricane took place tnere on the
20th.
The Neapolitan vessel the Gl=ollllll% WM lost
°,ll Point St.l4:lme, and the capten and five men were
nrownel.
Risoli
The Austrian brig Angelo foundered off
Fort
lost. Anothf.r, and ten out of her crew of twelve were
Neapolitan vessel, the S. Francisco,
was lost, but the crew wore saved. Several other
vcssels huitained sevne damage. Almost all the moles
of the Port of Malta have teen destroyed, and a park
of the battery of Saint Angelo has been dismantled.

'THE PROPOSED RoirAL PAR -------
B. 1011 TSB Bowman GT
FINSBURY .—On Friday ft nu
of
fuis and highly respect-
aslington was hold in
atf.e meeting of the inhabitants
Ott large room at the Ilighburyadaom._Tavern, to oon-
of
81:exueni to urge upon
aidpr what measures should b©
the Government the-necessity
theandone
already surveyed for the promised Royaltlgthe ground
Finsbury. Charles Woodward, E. 341, p .
„perk for
of the mai,gistrates for the county, filled
Ir, War, stated that the late Government hu, chair.
e
porded upwards Of 2,0001. in surveying the groZci
and pr,oriag the plans ; and at a recent inter_
Nieiv with Lord John Manners, hie Lordship expressed
his concurrence in the matter, but stated that the power
was in the hands of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Several resolutions were unanimously passed urging
upon the Government to proceed to the formation of the
park, Finsbury being the only metropolitan borough
without one, and as a wall of houses bad extended to
the very verge of the proposed park, that unless the
ground is immediately secured, there ia no hope of a
1 a-k for Finsbury on this side of Highgate. A &puts-
ron was appointed to wait upon the Chancellor of the
rspApt7, Exchequer, and a borough meeting will he, held upon
Ant the return of the members of Parliament to town.
0 .6 Irtcusasn or TONNAGE —The tonnage of London
~,,- ,_ ' •,- in the year 1820 was 1,537,707, which doubled itself in
•4V "‘t 1351, being a period of 31 years. The tonnage of Liver-
a4* ~i,. 4.
At 4 col la 1836 was 1,956,253, which doubled itself in
r,
W, r ...,7;• 1852, being a period of 151 years. During the last 116
e-, :-./ 4c;,1 , years, the everago period in which the tonnage of the
respective parts has been doubled is as follows ;—Lon-
I 11. ii don emy 39 3ean, Liverpool in 17 years. ,

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY —Om 30.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn,)

PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE ARRANGEMENT CLAUSES.
A debtor had petitioned the Court under the 211th
section, and had obtained protection in the usual form.
The case now came before the Court under the 213th
and 214th sections; but it appeared that the debtor had
not'coraplied with the latter section by filing, ten days
before the sitting, "a full account of his debts and the
consideration thereof, and the names, residences, and
occupations of his creditors, and also a full account of
his estate and effects."
Mr. Byrne, for a creditor, applied for the petition to
be dismissed, and the debtor to be adjudicated a bank-
rupt. He had not filed any accounts, but had merely
availed himself of the arrangement, clauses with a view
to prejudice and delay his creditors; and it did not ap-
pear that he had over intended to furnish such a state-
ment of his debts and assets as the act roquircd.
Mr. Linklater stated that the accounts, which were
voluminous, were in c3urse of preparation by Messrs.
Harding and Pallet% but they were not yet ready for
filing. He asked for time, and submitted that the Court
had no jurisdiction to dismiss the petition, on the ground
of a full and true disclosure of the estate and effects not
being made, as the accounts were not yet before the
Court.

His Honour said that though the debtor had not filed
any accounts whatever, the Court had power to dismiss
the petition, for non-compliance with tho act. He
should now do so, and further declare that the trader
had committed an Act of Bankruptcy. He would not,
however, go the length of adjudicating him a bankrupt,
but would leave the debtor to decide as to the course ha
would adept.