The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-09 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa, of the 3d, de-
clares that there is no truth in the statement that the
Tuscan Government had applied for the intervention
of Piedmont against the aggression of Austrian and
Modenese troops, consequently there can be no truth
in the statement of the Paris Constitutionnel that the
Piedinontese and Tuscan troops had effected a junc-
tion. The Pensiero Italians says that on the ap-
pearance of a body of Modenese and Austrian troops
at Castel .Nuovo dai Monte, which is in the Modenese
territory, the Provisional Government of Tuscany
issued a notification that the Austrians were ap-
proaching the frontier, and were about to invade
Fivvezano, and declaring that it was prepared to
resist them, at the same time intimating to the corn-
mender of the Austrians that if he entered the Tuscan
territory they would call in the aid of the Piedwon-
tese army at Sarazano.
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The Tuscan Monitore of the 28th ult. contains a
notification of the Provisional Government of Flo-
rence, informing the people that negotiations had
been entered into with Rome for the fusion of the
Two States on the following basis:-1. Junction of
the two territories by suppressing the Custom-house
line which separates them. 2. Equal tariffs for im-
portation, exportation, and transit of merchandise.
3. Uniformity of the postal system, dimunition of
postage, telegraphic communications throughout the
territory. 4. Reciprocal equality of the currrency of
both States, and adoption of a common currency.
5. Reciprocal currency of the paper- money and
treasury bonds cf either State. 6. A common diplo-
matic representation at foreign Governments. 7.
Establishment at ilologno of a common Central Mili-
tary Committee of defence. 8. Subsidies to be fur-
nished to Venice in common.

The Epoca of Rome of the 25th ult. states, from
Naples, that the British Minister, TEMPLE, had
protested against Neapolitan intervention in the
Roman States. The Roman Constituent Assembly
has decreed that all church bells, which might not
be strictly necessary, shall be melted down for
cannon. Those of the cathedrals, parish churches, and
such as are valuable in point of art, are excepted.

VICE-CHAN UER Y.—(T HIS DAY.)
(Before Vice Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.)
BELEM'S CHARITY.

Mr MURRAY said this was a petition on behalf of the
Society fur promoting Christian Knowledge. It appeared
that by indentures of lease and release, executed in 1774,
a piece of laud situated at Romney Marsh, in Kent, was
conveyed to certain trustees, upon trust to sell the pro-
perty, mid out of the produce of the sale, after the pay-
ment of the rents and profits, to apply the remainder of
the money to certain charitable purposes, namely, the
distribution and publication of religious tracts and books,
under the auspices of the Society for promoting Christian
Knowledge. The piece of land in question was after-
wards conveyed to other trustees by an indenture
executed in 1780, those trustees being the cemetery
and treasurer of the Society in question. By an
indenture dated in 1806 this property again
became vested in certain other trustees—namely, the
Rev. Archdeacon Putt, the Rev. W. H. Parr, and the
Rev. F. Gosling, as the representatives of the society.
These gentlemen are all dead ; and Archdeacon Putt,
the last survivor of thee], died at a very advanced age,
and his heirs are now the trustees of the property, which
is of the tenure of gavelkind. Those heirs are very
numerous, some of them being married women. .The
present petition sought the Court to decree an order for
vesting this piece of land in the now secretary and
treasurer of the Society for Promoting Christian
Knowledge.
His HONOUR—Then you now wish an order for an
advertisement?

Mr. MURRAY—We wish an order for an advertise-
ment, and also for the appointment of new trustees, if
your Honour will be good enough so to direct is, and
thus render it unnecessary for us to come before the
Court again.
His HONOUR doubted whether the forms of the Court
would enable him to dispense with that useless outl,l of
money; he would, if possible, but he was afraid there
would be objections to it. The only question was whether
it could be done in that way prospectively ?
Mr. MURRAY did not know whether his Honour
would think it necessary to have a reference to the
Master to determine and report who were the surviving
trustees.

His HoNoun—Not if ynu have an affidavit.

Mr. MURRAY—The facts are verified by affidavit.
His HONOUR—Then I will riot put you to that outlay
of money. I think there is precedent for embodying
in one order the direction tor an advertisement and the
appointment of new trustees, and I do it must readily.

SECONDARIES'.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
HIND V. HART.
This was the only case iu the list, and was for the
balance of a bill of exchange.
The jury were summoned for eleven o'clock, but the
parties nut being ready ►he jury were directed to re-
assemble at twrlve o'clock. At that hour one of the
absentee jurymen was put on the list for the Central
Criminal Court. The case was then tried and lasted
less than three minutes, no defence being offered.
The jury complained of this useless loss of time.

MARLBRO'-STRELT.- TtIIS DAY.
John Eaton, a notorious thief, was placed belore Mr.
Hardwick, charged, with two other men not in custody,
with having burglariously entered No. 28, Denmark-
street, Soho, and stealing 56 pairs of boots, the property
of Mr. James Towers, boot and shoemaker.
Goding, 1. 128, deposed, that between the hours of
twelve and one this morning, he was on duty in Den-
mark-street, and on trying the door of No. 28 in that
street, he found it open. He went into the passage, and
called up the landlord, end just as he had come down
stairs, the prisoner and two other men rushed out from
the shop into the side passage. Witness caught hold
of the prisoner, when he and the other two
men commenced striking him over the head
with their fists. They then dragged him
out of the passage into the street, and the
other two men then ran away. The prisoner in at-
tempting to follow them fell down, and, after a short
struggle with witness he managed to get up and run
away. Winess pursued him calling out stop thief,
After running about a hundred yards, the prisoner was
stopped by another constable and taken to the station-
house. On their way there the prisoner said, " Year
have got hold of the wrong man this time." On search-
ing him at the station a "call whistle" and 2s. were
found in his pocket.
Frost, 23 F, stated that a little before one this morn-
ing he was standing at the bottom of Stacey•street,
when ho heard to cry of " Stop thief." Oa looking
round he saw the prisoner running as hard as he could
towards him. Witness stopped him, when lust witness
came up, and the prisoner was taken to the station•
house. When witness stopped the prisoner he said,
" This was what he got by doing police duty."
Joseph Bayfield stated that he lodged at No. 28, Den-
mark-street, Soho. This morning, about one o'clock,
he was awoke from his sleep by the barking of his dog.
He got up and went down stairs to put the animal out of
the house. On reaching the bottom of the stairs he saw
a police-constable standing by the street door. Witness
asked what he wanted there, and before the constable
could answer, the prisoner and two others rushed out of
the shop. The constable seised hold of the prisoner,
who made great resistance and tried to get away. Wit-
ness saw the prisoner and the other men strike the con-
stable several times. The constable was then dragged
into the street, and the other men effected their escape.
Witness subsequently picked up a hat in the street,
which the prisoner claimed as his. Witness also found
the padlock and the two picklock keys produced in the
shop.
William Gummer, shopman to Mr. James Towers (the
prosecutor), stated that his master rented the shop of
Mr. Eld, the owner of the house 28, Denmark-street.
Last night, about half-past ten, witness locked up the
shop, and having seen that all was secure, left the p. e-
rnises. He padlocked the shopdoor, and left by the side
passage. The two keys produced did not belong to Mr.
Towers. One of them was found in the padlock, and the
other in the lock of the passage door. He identified the
whole of the property produced as belonging to his em-
ployer. Ile knew the prisoner, from the circumstance
of' his coming into his master's shop with a woman, on
Monday last, and purchasing a pair of worn. n's boots.
There was another man watching him from the outside
at the time. Previous to the prisoner leaving the shop,
he requested witness to allow him to go into the back
3 ard. On going there he would have to pass the door
to which was attached the padlock produced.
Gibson 158 proved searching the premises, and find-
ing two black bags in the shop crammed full of boots
and shoes. There were no walks of violence on the
doors, and the premises had been entered by picklock
keys.
The prisoner, who denied all knowledge of the rob-
bery, was remanded for a week.

Lady Brougham opens her saloons to-night with a
SOW; to which about 200 lashionables are invited.