The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-29 00:00:00

SICILY.

The King of Naples has issued the following decree
for the organization of the Government of Sicily :

DECREE.

"Art. 1. The administration of all affairs regarding
alike the Home Service, Courts of Law, Finance, and the
Church of our Royal dominions beyond the Faro, shall
be distinct and separate for ever from those of our Royal
dominions at this side of the Faro, on condition that the
said parts of our dominion shall contribute in the pro-
portion of one-fourth to the ordinary expenditure,
namely, that of the Royal Household, Foreign Affairs,
and the Ministry of War and Marine of the whole
kingdom.
_ _

"—Art. 2. The administration of our Royal dominions
beyond the Faro, when we shall not reside there, shall
be confided to a Viceroy nominated by us, who shall be
assisted by a Council, composed of a Minister, Secretary
of State, of three or more directors for the Affairs of
Grace and Justice, Ecclesiastical Affairs, the Interior,
Police, and Finance.

" Art. 3. Our Viceroy in our royal dominions beyond
the Faro shall be either a Prince of our Royal Family
or some other distinguished personage.
" Art. 4. Theaffairs, according to the instructions we
reserve to ourselves the right hereafter to give, which
cannot be adjudged without our Royal consent, shall be
submitted to us by our Viceroy, with the opinion of his
Council, and referred by them to our Secretary of State,
resident near our Royal purson.
" Art. 5. All our Ministers, Secrataries of State, and
our Viceroy are charged with the execution of the pre-
sent acts.

" Naples, Sept. 27, 1849.
(Signed) " FERDINAND°.
(Countersigned) " FoRTuNATo.'

HER MAJESTY'S HEALTH.

We are gratified to state that the accounts received
at Buckingham Palace this morning from Windsor
Castle, per a special messenger, state that her Ma-
jesty was well, but her medical attendants did not
consider it advisable for her Majesty, although con-
valescent, to leave the Castle. Sir James Clark
remains in attendance on the Queen.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY

NEW COURT.

(Before the RECORDER and Mr. Alderman SIDNEY,
. .

Henry Thornton, a labourer, aged 17, pleaded Guilty
to an indictment charging him with breaking into the
dwelling-house of Mr. George Boorer, at Woolwich, and
stealing therefrom a pistol, a tobacco-box, a pair of
boots, and other articles, value 31. He WAS sentenced
to one year's imprisonment with hard labour.
STEALING LEAD.—Robert Holbrook, smith, 37, and
Edmund Beddick, smith, 24, were indicted with steal-
ing, in the parish of Stepney, 241 b. of lead, the property
of their masters.

The prisoners, it appeared, were employed in making
some repairs at the City of London Union, Stepney, and
they took advantage of the opportunity afforded them to
steal the lead in question, which they were about to dis-
pose of at a marine store shop when they were taken
into custody.
The defence was, that they had taken the lead to the
shop, in order to ascertain whether it was of the weight
reqnired for certain purposes connected with the works,
and it was proved that they were in the act of weighing
when taken-into custody by the policeman.
Several persona who had known the prisoners for
many years gave them a good character for honesty and
sobriety of conduct.
The jury found them both Guilty, but recommended
them to mercy on account of their previous good con-
duct, and

The RECORDER sentenced them to one month's impr,
sonment in Newgate.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
ROBBERY AT A BROTHEL.—A girl of the town was
charged with having robbed a young man named William
Thomas Evans, a tailor, residing at No. 15, Carlisle-
street, Soho.

The complainant stated, that about two o'clock on
Thursday morning, he was accosted by the prisoner in
Oxford-street, and after conversing with her for a few
minutes, they agreed to pass the night together at a
house in Church-lane, St. Giles's. They had not been
more than a quarter of an hour there when some one
came into the room they occupied and inquired for a
key, and, under the pretence of finding it, the prisoner
got up and left the room. Finding, however,
that she did not return, his suspicions were aroused,
and nn making search for his clothes, which he had
placed on a chair, he discovered they were gone. He
bad no alternative, therefore, but to go to bed again. But
he had scarcely determined upon doing so, before the
party who had inquired for the key returned, bringing
with her his cloth,s, and he became aware, kr the first
time, that he had been robbed of a silver watch, valued
at 31., 3e., and a silk handkerchief. He immediately
dressed himself, and, repairing to a station-house, gave
the police information of the robbery and a description
of the prisoner, whom he did not ace again till she was
in custody.
Mr. HALL asked him if he saw his clothes taken
away. Was there a light in the roomy

The prosecutor said he did not. There was no light
in the room, but he felt about and found that although
the girl's clothes were there his own were missing.
Mr. fIALL asked him if he saw the second female
bring his clothes back?
The prosecutor did not, but after she quitted the room
he searched about again, and found the girl's clothes
had been replaced with his own.

Police-constable A 66 proved arresting the prisoner,
and the fact of her identification by the prosecutor.
Mr. HALL asked the prosecutor if he was quite cer-
tain the prisoner was the woman?
The prosecutor said he was.
Mr. HALL asked the prisoner if she had anything
to say?

The prisoner said she knew nothing about the robbery
or the prosecutor. She was quite innocent of the
charge, and the prosecutor must have mistaken her for
some one else.

The prisoner was fully committed for trial.

his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, accom-
panied by the youthful Heir-apparent and the
Princess Royal (Victoria Adelaide) are expected to ar-
rive at Buckingham Palace to-morrow morning, at ten
o'clock, from IVindsor Castle, to honour the ceremony
of opening the Coal Exchange with their presence in
state. Lieutenant-Colonel Francis H. Seymour and
the Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel C. B. Phipps will at-
tend his Royal Highness the Prince, and the Sove-
reign's illustrious children will return to the Castle
by special ladies' train early in the evening. Some
of the Royal household will, we understand, proceed
into the City from St. James's Palace tomorrow to
attend the ceremony.

THE ROYAL CITY VlSlT.—Notwithstanding her
Majesty will not honour the City with her presence
to-morrow through indisposition, yet the preparations
along the water side during the forenoon have been
most extensive for receiving company. Prices have
lowered, and now may be said to be within the reach
of many who had no hopes on Saturday. The regu-
lations with regard to the coal wharfs, &c., will be
strictly enforced, no work to be done after six o'clock
in the morning, which has caused the coal porters to
work extra time this day, as also with most workmen
at other wharfs. The arrangements of the Thames
Police also were fixed this morning; indeed, every
precaution has been taken by the Thames and land
authorities to complete their plans this night. The
whole of the Honourable Artillery Company met this
morning at their head-quarters.
ROYAL VISIT TO THE CITY.—WOOLWICH, OCT.
28.—Her Majesty having been indisposed for several
days, orders were sent here to suspend the preparations
making to give Mat to the ceremony. An Admiralty
messenger arrived here yesterday, however, with dis-
patches for Commodore Henry Eden, announcing the
pleasing intelligence that the preparations were to be
resumed, and evt ry arrangement made for the procession
on Tuesday, the 30th instant. The Admiralty messen-
ger, on leaving Woolwich, proceeded to Chatham and
Sheerness with intelligence to the same effect, to the
authorities at these porta.
THE LATE GRAND DUKE MICHAEL.—A funeral
service was celebrated on Friday at the chapel of the
Russian Embassy, in commemoration of the lamented
demise of his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke
Michael. His Excellency Baron Brunno, the secretaries
to the Embassy, and all the Russian subj 4 eta staying in
town, were present on the occasion. The Rev. Mr.
Popoff officiated.

ROYAL THAMES REGATTA.—We have authority
for stating that the treasurer will ere long make up his
annual account of receipts and payments, and submit
them to the auditors (Charles Lewis, E-q., and the Hon.
G. Denman) for allowance, su that clubs and it,dividuals
who have not already subscribed, but intend to do so,
are requested forthwith to pay the amount of their do-
nations into the bank of Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand,
to the account of " 'rho Thames Regatta." Our readers
hill probably recollect, that we sometime ago noticed a
proposition that had been made, to have a public dinner
in aid of the funds, and we understand that it will in all
probability come off in the latter end of NoTEMber.—
Bell's Life ix London.