The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-06 00:00:00

ITALY.

We have received accounts from Rome of the 25th
of January. The elections, as far as known, were all
going in favour of the liberal party. At Rome, M.
Sturbinetti was at the head of the poll. He had up-
wards of 1.1,000 votes. The next highest on the lists
were MM. Armellini, Muzzorelli, Galetti, Sterbini,
Canino, and Campello, of. whom four are members of
the Ministry. M. Marniani had been returned for
Pesaro. MM. Montecchi and Gabuzzi have been re-
turned for Civita Vecchia. The members returned
for Bologna are MM. Berti, Pechat, Rusconi, &c.
A great number of the bulletins put into the urns at
Rome bore the name of " Pio Nono."
Letters from Gaeta, of the 25th ultimo, announce
the arrival in that port of more Spanish vessels, hav-
ing on board 3,000 men for de-embarkation.
At Bologna there are 2,000 Swiss who are most
solicitous to repair to the palace of the Pontifical
exile, for the purpose of protecting his HOLINESS ;
the authorities, however, are taking measures to pre-
vent their departure.

We understand that no appointment has yet been
made to the Lord High Commissionership of the
lonian Isles.

THE LONDON COFFEE AND EATING-HOUSE.
KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION.—Yesterday evening a general
meeting of the subscribers and committee of manage-
ment of the above institution was held at the Free-
masons' Tavern, for general business ; Mr. William
French, the President, in the chair. The report stated
that the institution was established in 1837, having for
its object the relief of aged and decayed members of the
trade, their widows and orphans. During the past 3 ear
the committee bad been enabled to augment their funded
capital to 1,9891.82. 10d. The receipts from all sources
during the past year were 257/. 17s. 7d. The expendi-
ture left a balance in hand of 691. lls. 11d. There are
mow five pensioners on the funds, who receive 651. per
annum, being within 91.25. 4d. of the yearly interest on
the capital invested. The report concluded with an. ap-
peal to their brother tradesmen to enable the committee
to extend the benefits of the institution.
I.g, LOCOMOTIVE CARRIAGES ON COMMON ROADS.--
We copy from the Mining Journal a postscript to an
able letter by Mr. Thomas Motley, in answer to one of
their correspondents on the above subject:—" P.S.—
There is, however, one consolation for the promoters of
locomotives on common roads—that, whether Sir James
Anderson or others succeed or not, will not prevent the
possibility of perfect and indisputable success, which
neither your dubious correspondent, or direct opponents,
will dare to dispute, unless they are regardless of repu-
tation—viz by putting down tracks of timber paving,
of which the company now formed may avail themselves,
in case it may be deemed more profitable. By adopting
such means, the public may be conveyed at, probably,
from one-third to one-half the charges now made, at an
average speed of 12 miles per hour, with great ease,
comfort and safety, and, by adopting this plan, engines
but little different to those in use on railways will answer
the purpose; so that the difficulties which have attended
the attempts at locomotion on ordinary roads will, in a
great measure, be obviated. After all, the failures of
former attempts must he beneficial to future engineers
and projectors, because they will have the advantage of
others' misfortunes, and therefore, by cautiously ex-
amining the cause of failure, be enabled to say, from
their own experience, Felix , quern faciunt, allow peri-
cnta cautum.' "