The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-18 00:00:00

ITALY.

A letter from Turin of the 14th inst. states that
the Duke de Guiche, French Minister at the Court
of Turin, had left for Paris on a short leave of ab-
sence.

Accounts from Rome of ,the 12th inst., menti on
the probability of a partial amnesty. Amongst
others said to be the objects of the Papal clemency
is Signor Cialdi, former Commander of the Ponti-
fical steam-boats.

The Pope had appointed Cardinal Savelli Presi-
dent of the State Commission of Finance.

The Grand Duke Tuscany published a decree at
Florence, on the 11th inst., commanding that b ,
levy of 1,400 men should be made amongst tlier
young men born between. the Ist January and
31st
December, 1834.

SPAIN.
The Madrid journals of the 12th have reached
us, together with our usual correspondence.
The Gazette publishes a decree countersigned by
the Minister of Finance, authorising the emission
of 300,000,000 of reals by the Treasury to replace
the floating debt. The Minister expects by this
operation to reduce the amount of interest on the
BUMS lent monthly to the Treasury. Bravo
Murillo had contemplated a similar arrangement,
and had even prepared the Treasury notes.
The recall of Marshal Narvaez and the conces-
sion of the Northern Railway, the two great clues'
tions of the day, were expected to be settled at the
Cabinet Council to be held on Friday last.

TffE COMBINED SQUADRONS AT BESIKA

BAY.

We have accounts, vid Malta, from Besika Bay to
the sth of July, containing, however, nothing of moment,
save the arrival, on the afternoon of the 3d, of the San-
spareil, which vessel, however, cuts but a sorry figure
alongside of the Napoleon and Charlemagne, French
screw steam liners. On her arrival, the Caradoc was
dispatched to Constantinople, whence both the English
and French naval Commanders-in-Chief received dis-
patches from the ambassadors of their respective nations
on the sth of July, by an Austrian steamer, which left
Constantinople on the evening of the 4th. Vice-Admiral
Dundas was in constant communication with the British
consul at the Dardanelles, through whom the dispatches
from the ambassador pass.

The English and French admirals have frequent con-
ferences together, and though a good understanding
exists between the officers of the two fleets, still there is
not much intercourse ; in fact, so far from this being
encouraged by the British Commander-in-Chief, ob-
stacles are thrown in the way, and no less than five
junior officers of one of the British liners had had their
leave stopped until further orders, for having ventured
to pull out a pr:vate ill a Lent to look at the French squa-
dron Coming to an anchor, without any previous warn-
ing that such an act would be considered an impro-
priety. The French are moored outside of the British
ships in two lines, the latter riding at single anchor in
line of battle. Both frequently exercise gunnery drill.

EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO COIIPANY.—At the annual
meeting of the Eastern Archipelago Company, held on
Saturday, the gross disbursements of the company were
stated at 56,6971. up to the 30th ult., whilst the gross
receipts for coal sold to the end of March were 19,5221.
No dividend was declared, but the directors express their
confidence in the ultimate success of the undertaking
Reference was made to the proceedings instituted by Sir
James Brooke for the purpose of revoking the company's
charter ; but the directors re-assure the shareholders
that, in the improbable event of the charter being re-
voked
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recognised the validity of the Sultan's grant of
officially
coal, and that they are consequently prepared to grant
licenses or leases to any parties or companies who will
work distinct portions of the coal field.
SHOCKING SUICIDE AT BROMLEY.—Mr. W. Baker
held an inquest at the Imperial Crown, Three Mill-lane,
Bromley, on Saturday, on the body of Thomas Wright,
aged 37 years, who committed suicide. It appeared
that the deceased, who had been in the habit of drinking
to excess, proceeded to the shop of Mr. Tickler, a che-
mist, of Nigh-street, Bow, and asked for a pennyworth
of arsenic to kill some rats, but Mr. Tickler sold him a
powder called white hellibore wrapped in a paper
labelled " poison." The deceased went home and re-
tired to rest ; shortly afterwards the wife was aroused
by the deceased being seized with violent vomiting.
Search was made in the room, and a paper containing a
portion of the powder wasdiscovered on the wash-
hand-stand. Mr. John P. Cooper, surgeon, of Bow,
deposed to being called on Wednesday night, when he
found deceased in a prostrated condition, and quite in-
sensible. Stimulants were administered and the de-
ceased rallied, but became worse, and died from the
effects of the poison on Thursday morning. The jury
returned a verdict of "Temporary Insanity."
CURIOUS ACCIDENT AT WATERLOO BRIDGE.-012
Saturday afternoon, about four o'clock, as one of the
London and South-Eastern Railway Company's wag-
gons, loaded only with empty fruit baskets from Covent-
garden market, was proceeding from Wellington-street
through the tollgate of Waterloo Bridge, one of the
upper baskets caught the centre or direction lamp, which
stood upon a granite pillar, standing in its turn upon a
solid granite base, when the pillar and the lamp were
tipped completely into the road, the latter of course
being smashed to atoms. An examination of the-pillar
shows that it was only held on the base by a bar of iron
up the centre, not more than six or seven inches in
depth, while the height of the pillar must have been
about as many feet ; so that it really appears remarkable
that it has not been overthrown before, if not by a loaded
waggon, at least by the wind. Fortunately the gate
the
the side towards which the pillar fell was closed at tn
time, or the accident must have been attended with gen- •
Quo results,—Okrver.