The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MON

Henry Usher Davis, lamp cotton and glass manufac-
turer, of No. 19, Maunders-place, Mile End-road.
Mr. Davis stated that the prisoner was in his em•
ploy. It was his duty to deliver goods, receive the
money, and sometimes collect bills, but to pay all
moneys received over to him every evening. He had
been sent on Saturday with a receipt for 2/. 4s. to
Mr. Burrs, of 'Wapping, who bad paid him the
money, but as he never returned, and would not ac-
count for the money on Sunday, he gave him into
custody.
Mr. YARDLEY thought the money had now been
accounted for. At any rate the evidence was not
sufficient to sustain a charge of embezzlement, and he
should dismiss the case.
At this decision several persons in court clapped
their hands, but the movement was instantly repressed.

CLERKENWELL—(THIN DAY.)
Two rough-looking fellows, named Davis and
Nicholls, were charged before Mr. Combo under the
following circumstances :
Sergeant Brennan, of the detective force, stated
that he was on duty in Maiden-lane last night, when
he saw the prisoner lurking about the back of one of
the large villa residences leading to Tuffnell-park.
He concealed himself, but the prisoners having ob-
served him were about to make their escape, when he
and another officer pounced upon them and took them
into custody. Upon searching them three picklocks,
two skeleton-keys, a bradawl, two chisels, and a
centre-bit were found upon Davis, and three latch-
keys of different patterns and some lucifer-matches
upon Nicholls.
Mr. CosinE said there could be no doubt as to
what the prisoners' intentions were, and he should
order Nicholls to find bail for three months, and
commit Davis to the House of Correction for three
months, with hard labour.
They were both removed in the van.

EDUCATION IN INFANT
SCHOOLS.

The following letter has been addressed by Dr.
Kaye Shuttleworth to the Secretary of the Home
and Colonial Infant School Society, Gray's Inn-

road :

" Committee of Council on Education, Council-
office, Whitehall, Aug. 14, 1847.
" Sir,—Since the receipt of the report of her Ma-
jesty's Inspector on the schools of the Home and
Colonial Infant and Juvenile School Society, the
Committee of Council have had under their consi-
deration the course which it may be expedient to
pursue as to the examination of candidates for cer-
tificates who have been trained at that institution.
" You are, of course, aware that my Lords have
no authority as to the distribution of the Parliamen-
tary grant, except that which is defined in the
minutes presented to Parliament.
" In determining the course to be pursued, their
Lordships' discretion extends only to an interpreta-
tion of those minutes as they are to be applied to any
particular case.
" No training school can enjoy any benefit, as a
result of these examinations of candidates, unless it
be placed permanently under inspection.
" Certificates granted to students who, at the pe-
riod of the examination, have been one year resident
in the establishment, will alone be followed by grants
in aid of the funds of the institution. _ _ .

" Their Lordships' intention may therefore be in-
ferred to have been, that one year should be the
minimum period of training in any Normal school.
" The minutes of the Committee of Council have
not made separate provision for the claims of infant
schools. Their Lordships' intention was to include
infant schools under the general regulations of girls'
schools, and the training schools for the mistresses of
infant schools under similar rules to those of schools
for the education of schoolmistresses of girls' schools.
" Their Lordships were of opinion, that whatever
peculiarities of method or of organization were ne-
cessary in infant schools, the education of an infant's
schoolmistress ought not to be inferior to that of a
girl's schoolmistress.
" Their Lordships are prepared to examine in
training schools all who have received one year's edu-
cation in these establishments, but none who have
been trained for a shorter period.
" But arrangements will be made in the several
inspectors' districts to enable any schoolmistress, whe-
ther of infants' or girls' schools, to present themselves
for examination before one or more of her Majesty's
inspectors as candidates for certificates, even though
they have not been trained during one year in any
Normal school.
" The trustees or managers of the schools in which
such schoolmasters or schoolmistresses of infant
schools are settled must make application on their
behalf, and must place the school under inspection.
" With these preliminary explanations I am now
to inform you what is the standard of instruction,
and what are the subjects of examination which can-
didates for certificates as masters or mistresses of in-
fant schools must prove that they have acquired.
" The general principle of this arrangement is, that
the master or mistress of an infant school should be
as well educated as the mistress of a girls' school. On
this ground the same standard of instruction will be
required in both cases.
According to the minutes of the Committee of
Council, mistresses of girls' schools are to train girls
who are pupil teachers so as to pass an examination
in—
" The Holy Scriptures (in those schools in which re-
ligious knowledge is examined).
" In English Grammar and Composition.
" In general Geography.
" In the Historical Geography of Great Britain.
" In the outlines of English History.
" In Arithmetic (written and mental).
In the composition of the notes of a lesson, in an
account of the organization of the school and the
methods of instruction used, and of an essay on
some subject connected with the art of teaching.
" In their skill in the management of a class under
instruction, and in their ability to give a gallery
lesson ; probably, also, in Vocal Music and
Drawing.
" Such being the subjects in which instruction will
have to be given to pupil teachers in girls' schools
during their apprenticeship, no mistress ought to ob-
tain their Lordships' third or lo west certificate who
is not prepared to show an accurate knowledge or
skill in these departments.
" Their Lordships are also of opinion that these
subjects, at least, should enter into the examination
of the master or mistress of an infant school.
"The scale of augmentation for masters or mis-
tresses of infant schools (who obtained certificates)
would be the same as that of the mistresses of girls'
schools.
"The augmentation for the third or lowest certi-
ficate would, therefore, vary from 101. per annum to
131. Gs. Bd., on the fulfilment of the conditions con-
tained in the minutes.
" Their Lordships will therefore be ready to ex-
amine, in the training school of the Home and Colo-
nial Infant and Juvenile School Society, all candi-
dates who have been educated during one year in
that institution.
"My Lords will also be prepared to cause candi-
dates who have been trained for shorter periods to be
examined in the inspectors' districts, if application be
made on their behalf from the managers of their
schools.
" I have the honour to be, &c.,
" J. P. KAYE SHUTTLEWORTH.
" Mr. John S. Reynolds, Hon. Sec."

OPENING OF THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY FROM
CARLISLE TO BEATTOCK.—This portion of the Cale-
donian Railway—a distance of forty miles—was opened
to the public on Thursday. A sumptuous cold collation
was set out in the large room of the Beattock Station,
which was decorated for the occasion, of which those
who had journeyed from Carlisle partook. Mr. J. J.
Hope Johnstone, the chairman of the company, presided.
Sir James Graham, the Hon. Colonel Lowther, M.P.,
and a number of other gentlemen, connected with the
locality, were present.
LINING OF LEAD CISTERNS WITH ROMAN CEMENT.
—lt is generally believed that Roman cement will not
adhere to lead; but we are informed by a gentleman that
he had a leaden tank covered with a thin coating of good
cement about three years since, which is perfect to this
day. If this simple plan were to be generally adopted,
no risk, as regards the tanks, would be incurred: an
occasional inspection, in order to see that the cement
had not chipped off, is all that would be required.—The
Builder.

reAfrofmewabdraoYads ago an English
TesTsx.orinGarlrTiviengoohLe.
name?"
bailed in the
to which an
usual way, " What's the captain's na,
answer was returned, " Fax and ccdillaesi'r
the captain's name?" reiterated the interrogator, `t` What's
stentorian voice. "We don't know, sir." EaWrlieria a
the captain?" continued the inquirer. " He's gonee i:
fishing, sir. The strange and indefinite manner in
which the answers were given, and the captain not being
to be found when the vessel was boarded, led to an in-
quiry into the matter, when it turned out that the poor
man had died on his way here.—Dundee Courier.
TIE " CIIURCII-RATE MAUTYR."—James Bidwell,
who was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at the
late Cambrige assizes, for neglecting to obey a magis.
trate's order for the payment of 4s. for church-rates, has
received a remission of three months of his term of im-
prisonment from Sir George Grey, who, upon the fit
application, refused to mitigate the punish
nt. Mr.
Milner Gibson, and other friends, however, interceded.and the result has been successful. For the costs of his
sent
as-
er
ca
otensd,
defence, and during his incarceration, the sum of 100/.
has been subscribed on his behalf by the opponents o
churchf
donationa m ng s
o t whomftil guineas. is Mr. Bright, M.P.,
who
A SIMILE.—The New Orleans Delta compares the
writing of a Jew
police prisoner to " tiny black worms
in strong convulsions."
Captain Paget, of the 54th Regiment, has been
appointed by his uncle, Field
Anglesey, Master-General
„o
Marshal the Marquis of
1 ship s Aide-de-Cam in Majorf the Ordnance, his Lord-
has resigned
on account of '
Aide-de-Camp, succession to P t who
age t,
Lary Gazette. ill health,—Naval and Mili-
tary

ITALY AND AUSTRIA.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—In the leading article of the Times of the Bth
inst., it is mentioned that the treaties have assigned to
Austria the possessions north of the Po, and in one
of the early numbers of last month this river is named
as the boundary of her dominions.
I am desirous to rectify this error, by stating that
neither in virtue of the treaties, nor by hereditary
right, nor by the will of the people, has Austria ever
exercised undisputed sway in Italy. She imposes
her iron sceptre by the open violation of the laws
which have hitherto been the code of nations ; and
by setting aside the hereditary rights of the Princes of
Gonzaga, who reigned eleven hundred years in Lom-
bardy, and seven centuries in Mantua and its depen-
dencies.
On referring to the treaties of the last century you
will find that it was constantly enforced as an incon-
testable right that the Princes of Gonzaga of Guas-
talla (successors to the Duke Gonzaga of Mantua,
who died in 1708,) and the Princes of Gonzaga-
Castiglione and Solferino, should be reinstated in their
possessions.—Vide the Treaties of Utrecht, Radstadt,
Baden and Cambray on this subject.
Art sth of the Preliminaries of Vienna of the 18th
Nov., 1738, specifies that " the Emperor will render
justice to the Duke of Gonzaga of Guastalla on his
rights to the Duchy of Mantua." The Emperor
Charles IV., who made this promise died on the 20th
Oct., 1740, and the extinction of the House of Haps-
burgh in his person in the male line was followed by
the war of succession of Austria against his daughter
Maria Teresa ; at which period, amongst the pre-
tenders to the throne of Austria were the Princes of
Gonzaga-Castiglione and the Duke Gonzaga of
Solferino, my great grandfather, both of the same
branch of the house of Gonzaga-Mantua, who also
claimed their rights to the Duchy of Mantua, and
the Principality of Castiglione.—Vide vol. i., p. 273
of the " Treaties of Peace of Koch," by Sclevell.
During the minority of my grandfather, his Serene
Highness Prince Philip Louis of Gonzaga-Mantua,
Prince of Castiglione and Duke of Solferino (mar-
ried in London the 11 th April, 1760, to Maria,
daughter of the Duke of Medina Cceli),
Austria took possession of the Duchy of Guas-
talla, and this monstrous usurpation was effected
when my grandfather was only six years old, on the
death of the Duke Gonzaga of Guastalla, in 1746.
This open violation of the rights of a minor can only
be equalled by the present occupation of Ferrara by
the Austrians just one hundred years after, and both
are the consequences of the unprincipled ambition of
French monarchs in assuring to their respective
dynasties the throne of Spain.
In 1792 our branch of Castiglione addressed re-
clamations to the Emperor Leopold 11. of Austria
(of the House of Lorraine), and this Monarch, struck
with the injustice exercised towards our family, so
nearly allied to him by the rights of blood, was
resolved to restore our possessions, when, by a
sudden death, the realisation of his promises was
prevented.
In 1797, on the 17th October, at the Treaty of
Campo-Formio, Art. 7th, it is written, " The Em-
peror renounces all his rights on the possessions of
Mantua-Castiglione, &c., and the countries forming
the Cisalpine Republic of Italy."
On the 30th July, 1799, Austria again takes pos-
session of Mantua ; and on the 16th of February this
duchy forms again a part of the Cisalpine Republic,
to be again transformed into that of the Republic of
Italy in 1802.
In 1814 the Emperor of Austria took possession of
the above-mentioned territories provisionally, and the
treaties of Vienna, in 1815, having been signed
during our minority, we have protested several times
against the acts prejudicial to our interests which are
therein contained, and particularly against the right
to dispose of the Duchy of Guastalla to the Arch-
duchess Maria Louisa, or to any other person, this
duchy having been purchased, in 1539, by the Duke
Ferrante of Gonzaga, son of our ancestor in direct
line, John Francois Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and
Isabella d'Este ; and it remained in our family until
the unjust incorporation of Guastalla by Austria,
without the shadow of a right, during the minority
of my grandfather.
The fact of my father, Prince Joseph Louis
Gonzaga-Mantua-Castiglione, having been born in
England, and that circumstance giving me some pri-
vilege to the sympathy of the British nation, and
more particularly to those who support liberal
principles, I shall rely upon your insertion of this
exposition as soon as possible.
Accept, Sir, the assurance of my distinguished con-
sideration.

ALEXANDRE,
Prince de Gonzaga-Mantua, Due of Mantua.
9, Dorset-place, Dorset-square, Regent's Park,
Sept. 10, 1847.

LATER FROM AMERICA.
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.

The packet-ship Yorkshire, Captain Bailey, has
arrived here this morning, bringing papers from New
York of the 16th ult., but one day later than those
received by the last steamer. They contain nothing
of the slightest importance, merely giving details of
the Mexican news previously furnished by electric
telegraph, and which reached this country by the
last West India Mail. About 850 men were at Vera
Cruz, expecting to leave in a few days under General
Wilson, for the army. The deaths at Vera Cruz, of
vomito, from 15th to 31st July, amounted to 35.
Dates from Tampieo to the 30th July have been
received at New Orleans.
General Garey was reported to be within 10 miles
of Tampico, with 3,000 troops, who have with them
14 American prisoners.
Some of the Louisiana volunteers have been detected
selling cartridges to the Mexicans.
A letter in the Picayune, from the capital of Mexico
dated the 29th July, states that the prospects of peace
are about as far off as ever.
Chapman, Democrat, is said to have been elected
Governor of Albama.

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LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.—The royal mail steam-ship
Cambria, with the mails from Boston and Halifax, may
be expected in the course of the evening.
THE COUNTRYMAN IN LONDON. -- On Saturday
information was received by the police that Mr. Scott,
of Devonport, had been plundered of seven 5/. Bank of
England notes, four sovereigns, and a Spanish dou-
bloon, by two men with whom he entered into conver-
sation whilst viewing tke paintings in Westminster-
hall, on leaving which the whole of the party adjourned
to the Duke of York public-house, Vauxhall.bridge-
road, to take some refreshment, when the conversation
turning on respectability, Mr. Scott was induced to ex-
hibit his cash, which one of the fellows insisted on
safely placing in Mr. Scott's fob pocket, shortly after
which they both left the room on some frivolous pretext,
and not returning, Mr. Scott looked to his money and
found that gone too.
VICE-ADMIRAL THE EARL OF DUNDONALD, G.C.B.
We very much regret to observe that that distinguished
flag-officer, the Earl of Dundonald, G.C.8., has not
been elected a Representative Peer of Scotland. After
the honourable way in which her Gracious Majesty re-
stored that ill-used officer to the distinction which he
so well earned by gallant conduct before the enemy, we
hoped that he would have found among his own coun-
trymen that sympathy to which he had so cogent a
title. We have, in common with the whole body of the
naval profession, been disappointed; but we hope that
her Majesty Queen Victoria, who has done so much to
remove the slur which the cruel treatment of a most
meritorious officer cast upon the country, will further
mark her sense of this additional slight by elevating the
noble Scottish Earl to a seat in the House of Peers with
an English title.—United Service Gazette.
THE SANITARY COMMISSION.—MT. Henry Austin,
C.E , has been appointed secretary to the commission
for inquiring into the sanitary state of the metropolis.
Mr. Austin has for some years specially devoted his at-
tention scientifically to the remedies required, and for
some time past as honorary secretary of the Health of
Towns Association, has assisted their efforts in the cause
of improvement.
SOMNAMBULISM AT PORTSMOUTH.—A singular
case of somnambulism, attended with remarkable pre-
servation of life, took place at St. Mary-street, in this
town, early yesterday morning, A young man named
Robinson, a shoemaker, had gone on a visit to his
brother residing there. He went to bed with him at a
late hour. About 3 o'clock the brother was awakened
by a sound which he fancied proceeded from an at-
tempt to break into the house, but on rising from his
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ALARMING FIRE.—On Wednesday forenoon, shortly
before eleven o'clock, a fire broke out on the
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jarofdown for a supply. He took with him, a littlegirl,asn
daughter of his master, to hold the candle, ile thehe
poured out some of the liquid. Immediatelywhile on his
drawing the cork, the vapour coming in contact with
the flame of the candle, ignited, therebyaeens
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whole place on fire, and frightfully injuring the child,
whiromnwiagshiani Advertiser.nstantly
conveyed to the g
AUSTRALIAN WIIRAT.—TWO vessels have just ar-
rived from Australia, one from Port Philip, and the
other from Adelaide, bringing 1,031 bags and 6,090
bags of Wheat respectively, the poduce of Australia,

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
DONCASTER RACES.
DONCASTER, SATURDAY NIGHT.—Up to the present
time the arrivals of " man and horse" are not very nu-
merous, but many lodgings and boxes are engaged, and,
should the present fine weather continue, a good average
meeting may bo anticipated. It is out of our rower as
yet to forward a complete list of the horses that will be
here in the course of the week, but we have ascartained
that the following have already arrived. or will be here
in the course of Monday:—
SCOTT'S LOT.
Mr. Jaques's Sir Martin
Mr. Jaques's Check-taker
Mr. Hill's Punch
Mr. S. Conway'', Christopher
Mr. F. R. Price's Whitewall
Mr. G. L. Fox's Philosopher
Mr. Stevenson's Black Dwarf
Captain Kennedy's Sir Tatton
Sykes

Sir C. Monek's Gaiety (Cast
Steel filly)
Sir C. Monck's Vanish
Colonel Anson's Lazarillo
Colonel Anson's Martext
Colonel Anson's Crusade
Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack
Mr. Bowes's Bro. to Lunedale
Mr. Bowes's Miasma
Mr. Bowes's Mowerina

KENT'
Duke of Richmond's Lothario
r. Gordon's Queen Mary
Mr. Mostt•n's King of Morven
Mr. Mostyn's Planet

JOHN D.
Mr. Pedley's Cossack
Mr. Pedley's Foreclosure
Mr. Pedley's Lady Mary

CARR':
Lord Warwick's Yardley
Mr. Meeson's Jovial

PECK'
Sir R. Bulkeley's Montpensier
Sir R. Bulkeley's Miss Orbell

BLENKIKi
Mr. Mostyn's Mr. Martin I
Mr. Mostyn's Swallow

FOBER
Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp
Lord Eglinton's Eryx

Lord Eglinton's Nerissa

S LOT.
Mr. Mostyn's Surplice
Mr. Mostyn's Loadstone
Mr. Mostyn's Dawdle
Mr. Mostyn's Slander
:Y'S LOT.
Mr. Pedley's Miss Burns
Mr. J. Day's The Hero