The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-04 00:00:00

ITALY.

It appears that M. DE LESSEPS left Rome on the
24th, for the head quarters of General OUDINOT.
Before his departure he wrote a letter to the Presi-
dent of the Roman Constituent Assembly, complain-
ing that " he had been pointed out already for the
daggers of assassins," and offering to guarantee,
against all foreign invasion, every portion of the
Roman territory which might be occupied by French
troops. The French National, in commenting on this
strange letter, does not hesitate to declare that M. DE
LESSEPS must have been labouring under temporary
insanity at the time he wrote it. The idea that he bad
already been pointed out for the daggers of assassins,
being too absurd to be entertained by any man in his
right senses. _ _

-The Roman Monitore of the 24th announces that
Captain DOBROWLOSKI, of the general staff, is commis-
sioned to organise and command the foreign legion
now forming. Two hundred Tuscans had arrived at
Rome, to serve under the Republic ; many Piedmon-
tese tirailleurs have deserted, with arms and baggage,
for the same purpose. French subjects were daily
dropping in with the same view. The French troops
were peacefully encamped in the vicinity of Rome,
and did not intercept the communications.
The Milan Gazette of the 28th publishes the fol-
lowing telegraphic dispatch, dated from Mestre, 27th
ult. :—" Malghera has fallen, and is occupied by our
troops."
General D'ASPRE has addressed the following pro-
clamation to the inhabitants of Florence .
"Inhabitants of Florence!—The ties of blood that
unite
~your Sovereign to the Imperial House of my
Monarch, the numerous treaties which impose upon his
Majesty the Emperor and King my master the duty of
pr,,tecting the integrity of Tuscany, and of defending
the rights of your Prince, have determined Austria to
comply with the wish of his Imperial and Royal High-
ness the Grand Duke, and to put an end to the state of
anarchy under which your beautitul country has long
been groaning. The faction which oppressed Leghorn
has been destroyed by my arms ; and the population,
treed from the yoke of rebel hordes, has submitted to its
legitimate Sovereign. Being called by your Prince, I
now enter your city with my troops, as your friend, as
your ally. Join with me in consolidating tranquillity,
peace, and order, and permanently restoring concord,
the empire of the laws, and those days of happiness for
which you were formerly envied by Europe.
" The Imperial and Royal General of Artillery com-
manding the second army corps, "Baron D'ASPRE.
" Empoii, May 24, 1849."
Letters from Florence of the 25th announce the
arrival there of the Austrian troops on that day;
20,000 are expected, but only 6,000 will stay ; the
rest will march towards the Roman States. A
rumour was current that the British Ambassador had
applied to the Extraordinary Commissioner, that
GUERRAZZS might be delivered up to him. Another
rumour stated that a French corps had landed at
Porto San Stefano.

The new Duke of PARMA has published a procla•
mation to his subjects, in which, atter observing that
in virtue of his father's abdication by the manifesto of
)Veisstrop, dated the 14th of March last, he assumes
the sovereignty of Parma, under the name of CHARLES
111. of Bourbon, he confirms for the present the
Military Provisional Government instituted by his
father, and promises to grant a constitution. The
Parma Gazette of the 23d announces the nomination
of Baron SOLDATI as Minister of Finance. Marquis
PALLAVICINI is named Extraordinary Commissioner
for Piacenza.

1 REL A ND.
THE POTATO BLIGHT.

DUBLIN, SUNDAY EVENING.—A Belfast paper
states that in the counties of Antrim and Down,
`•here a large breadth of potatoes bad been planted,
some cases of blight have occurred, which leave
little doubt of a recurrence of the old di,ease.

The accounts from the west, on the contrary, are
highly favourable.

THE CHOLERA.

The disease has nearly, if not altogether, subsided
in Galway and Mayo ; in the town of Athlone, how-
ever, there have been several fatal cases towards the
close of the week. Amongst the victims was Quar-
termaster Tarleton, of her Majesty's 4th Light
Dragoons, at present stationed in the garrison.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
WAKLEY V. MEALY.

In this case, which had not concluded on Saturday,
The LORD CHIEF BARON delivered the judgment
of the Court. The declaration stated that, if the plaintiff
had been guilty of the facts imputed to him,—viz., of
improperly advertising himself to the public, the Colege
of Surgeons, of which he was a member, would have
had the power, and would have exercised it, of expelling
him from their body. This was traversed by the de-
fendant's plea, but no proof was given at the trial that
the plaintiff was either a member of the college, or that
the misconduct alleged in the libel would have led to his
expulsion; and, consequently, the alleged libel upon him
in his capacity as surgeon was no libel at all. It was
upon that particular ground that the Court was unani-
muutly of opinion that there ought t) be a new trial,
because the jury had no opportunity of judging whether
there was a libel, and supposing there were, of estimating
an equivalent amount of damages.
Rule for a new trial granted.

BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner SnEenEitu.)
IN RE CLARKE.
This bankrupt was an upholsterer, &c., in Bishops-
gate, and to-day was appointed for his last examination,
which had been adjourned. At the last meeting it was
intimated that the bankrupt did not think it very pru-
dent to appear, after an intimation he had received, but
at the request of his attorney the meeting was adjourned
till this day.
Mr. LiNimaTEn, for the bankrupt, now said that the
latter, on consideration, deemed it best not to appear,but
take the consequence.
his HoNoun therefore adjourned the case sine die,
without protection. and at the bankrupt's costs.

DEPARTURE OF HER MAJESTY AND THE COURT
FOR WINDSOR CASTLE, FOR ASCOT PACES.—Her
Majesty and the Prince Consort, accompanied by the
royal children, and attended by Viscountess Canning,
the Earl of Listowell, the Maids of Honour in wait-
ing, and other members of the household, left Buck-
ingham Palace this afternoon, escorted by a party of
the 11th Hussars, for the Paddington terminus, when
a special train conveyed them to the Slough station,
where a party of the 2d Life Guards escorted the
august party to the Castle. Her Majesty will give
sumptuous banquets in St. George's-hall to her dis-
tinguished visitors to- day, to- morrow, and Thursday,
honouring the course with her presence, it is expected,
accompanied by her illustrious guests on the days
of the races. The Court will return to town on
Friday.

EXTENSIVE EIRE, (rHIS DAY).—Between one and
two o'clock this morning, a constable discovered an un-
usual light in the workshops of Mr. Bray, carpenter,
Walworth-common. The fire, which was seen for a
long distance, caused very ready assistance from the
Waterloo-road, Southwark. bridge, West of England,
and other stations. On the arrival of the firemen every
ex,rtion was used to stay the destruction, but by half-
past two o'clock the entire stock, tools, and every other
description of property, as also the building, were de-
stroyed. The cause of the fire remained a mystery, as
everything was left perfectly safe on Saturday night.
The building, &c., is believed to be partly insured.
Very valuable assistance was afforded by the police and
neighbours, which tended to preserve other property.
SUPPOSED MURDER AND SUICIDE.—On Tuesday
night last considerable sensation was caused in the
neighbourhood of Preston, on its becoming known that
the bodies of William Hull, a bricklayer of Preston, and
Margaret Hull, his wife, had been found in the canal at
Cottam, about three miles from this town. Such an oc-
currence, naturally shocking in itself, was rendered the
more painful from the fact of the deceased, William
Hull, having 13; ell for a short time previously affected
from excessive drinking, and .rom his having said on
the day of the accident that it was his intention to drown
his wife. The precise circumstances attending the
awful affair cannot now of course be known. On the
following morning an inquest was held, when the jury
returned a verdict of " Found dead in the canal, appear-
ing to have been drowned, but how they came into the
canal there was no evidence to show."—Preston Clara-
nick.

The departure of the French packets from Mar-
seilles for Malta, Alexandria, and Bey rout is altered
from the 6th to the 4th of the month, the letters for
which 164179 London on the jsst (lily of eaoh month.