The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-04 00:00:00

TUSCANY.

The Tuscan Monitor, of the 25th ult., contains the
following decree .
" We, Leopold IL, &c., considering the incontestable
right of Tuscany to be represented at the Congress about
to be held at Brussels, on the question of Italian inde-
pendence, and whereas she is most desirous to co• ope-
rate as mach as possible in the accomplishment of that
great work, which is proiecuted by all Italian na-
tions; on the proposition of our Minister for Foreign
Affairs, and, after consulting our Council of Ministers,
we have decreed:-1. Commander Gailio Martini, our
Minister at the Court of his Majesty the King of Sar-
dinia, is appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at the
Congress of Brussels. 2. Our Minister for Foreign
Affairs is charged with the execution of the present
decree.

(Signed) "LEOPOLD.
" The President of the Council of Ministers,
" G• MONTANiT.T.T.
"Florence, Dec. 23, 1848."

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT ON THE DEAL AND
RAMSGATE LlNE.—Last Wednesday afternoon an in-
quest was held before Mr. T. T. Delassax, at the Bell,
Minster, on the body of Stephen Chandler, who bad
met with his death by being run over by the 9.40 rat.
consisted train,
of
whicholnel left
theßamsgate
engine
andon threeM ond y, for
carriages. Deal,c h and
Flavell, of Deal, and fireman on the railway, deposed
that he left Ramsgate with the train in question, and on
reaching the crossing at Minster station felt the engine
s
pass over something which he supposed to be deceased,
as on alighting he found his body lying betwixt the
down rails, quite dead. There was a fracture at the back
part of the head, and his left foot was smashed and nearly
severed from the leg. The train having arrived at the
up platform, the carriages were unhooked, turned on the
doe n line, and then crossed on to the up line; the engine
having passed over the deceased when the train was
going on the down line, but after it had been detached
from the carriages. Deceased had no right to be where
his body was found. Witness had previously seen
William Joy, an errand-boy, preventing persons cross-
ing the line. He (witness) did not notice any lights at
the station. Peter Harvey, station master at Minster,
stated that on. the arrival of this train at the station there
were no lighfo they having been extinguished by the
wind, though. ;hey had not been so long. He believed
the deceased, was a passenger, as near the body a ticket
was found, which was such as he ought to have had,
supposing him to have come from Ramsgate. Had he
alighted on, the wrong side he would have been found
where he • was. Further evidence was taken, which went
to show V alit either he might have alighted on the wrong
side, or after alighting attempted to cross the line while
the carriage s were in motion ; and as regarded the lights
being out, t here appeared no ground for attaching blame
to the railway attendants. Verdict—" Accidental death."
—Canterbv Ty Journal.
CLERKS HIP or THE PEACE.—Mr. Archer has been
appointe a sole Clerk of the Peace for Dublin. It is un-
derstood. that he is to have a fixed salary equal to the
amount, of his fees under the late urangement, and that
a savirig will be effected ef from 8001. to 1,0004 a year
to Ur/ citizens ,of Dublin.—Dub/in Pilot.