The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-21 00:00:00

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PtTESDAY PVEIVINO-, SEPTEMBER 21, 1847.

in France. An admirable order reigns throughout.
She has no debts, and her finances are managed with
an intelligent economy. It is the only Italian state
which has a military organization, and it is perfect.
It was seen at Smolensko and at Moskowa what the
Piedmontese regiments were worth, and the list of
the general officers which they have given to our
army would be a long one.
" Army and finances, Piedmont therefore combines
precisely what the other Italian states stand in need
of, where military institutions have fallen into disuse,
where the national guard is scarcely reviving, and will
be for a long time restricted to the maintenance of
internal order before becoming a force to be employed
against the stranger. The King of Sardinia has but
two subjects of uneasiness; the frontier of the Alps
places it at the mercy of France ; a squadron before
Genoa would destroy its revenues. Free from these
two sources of anxiety, he has an army strong and
well disciplined enough to brave the anger of Austria;
and as all that weakens Austria turns to his benefit,
one may rely not upon his patriotism, but upon his
ambition.

"A league of all the liberal Sovereigns of Europe,
with the Pope for its chief, and Charles Albert for its
sword, would give a greater guarantee to Italian
liberty than any intervention, and would better insure
its success. Suppose that instead of keeping at Turin
ambassadors with illiberal and retrograde instructions
—instead of publishing diatribes against the Italian
Liberals—instead of seeking to cause a division
amongst them by creating imaginary factions, union,
order and progress, were preached to all, is it to be
supposed that wholesome councils at Naples, at Turin,
at Florence, at Rome, would have remained without
effect, and that the league of which we speak would
have been an impossibility ?
"This league all Italians invoke and call for it with
that admirable instinct which enlightens nations in
the hour of danger. Let us hope that it will draw its
breath from this mutual aspiration ; and on that day
Italy is saved. Let us suppose, in fact, that Austria
should wish to intervene in one of the small Italian
states, alleging that neighbourly interest mentioned
by the Austrian Observer, which the Pope, an Italian
power, which Piedmont, an Italian power, reclaim in
the name of the independence of the states, in the
name of the treaties of Vienna, Austria would be
compelled to halt, otherwise she would give the ex-
ample for disregarding the treaties of" Vienna; in
virtue of which she possesses Venice and Milan ; she
would fall under the responsibility of a struggle
where right and the cause of humanity would be
against her ; as stake for her fears she would hazard
Lombardy, the present and the future."

THE REGISTRATIONS.
CITY OF LONDON.
The result of the three days' revision is as follows :
CLAIMS.
Liberals.—Allowed
Disallowed
Conservatives.—Allowed
Disallowed

OBJECTIONS.
Liberals.—Sustained 77
Failed
Conservatives.—Sustained 47
Failed .. 67
By.both Parties.—Sustained 35

Failed

It is intended to go through, if possible, the whole
of the remaining lists of the Livery Companies to-
morrow.

THE CASE OF MR. COLOMBINE.

We publish the following statement referring to a
paragraph which was copied from the Observer, in
yesterday's paper:—
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

" Warwick-chambers, Warwick-court, Hol-
born, September 20.
" Sir,—l am much surprised to read a statement
in your publication of today, containing impntations
of a most libellous nature against me, and which I
beg the favour of your immediately contradicting by
the insertion of this letter.

" The simple fact is, that with regard to every ar-
ticle of property alleged to have been discovered, the
whole is included in, and belongs to the trusts of the
marriage settlement of my wife, and so far from any
attempt being made to conceal any part of it, the
schedule appended to that instrument contains a full
and minute description of everything, and a copy of
such settlement was furnished to the assignees long
since.

" In June last the Court of Chancery granted an
injunction restraining the sale of any portion of the
property, and the Court of Boulogne, where part of
it was claimed, has decided against the right of the
assignees.

"—Besides this, all the proceedings under the fiat
are disputed, and a petition is now pending before the
Court for the purpose of annulling it, and which will
probably come on in November next.
" So far, therefore, from there being any foundation
for the article in question, the creditors under my
estate cannot be interested therein, till the fiat has
been declared good and the settlement bad by the
Court of Chancery and Court of Review respec-
tively, which alone have jurisdiction in the case.
"This being the short answer to the whole article,
it is unnecessary to go into the details—every lead-
ing feature of which, beyond the facts stated by me,
is pure fiction, or most falsely coloured.
"The whole proceedings against me are the result
of a most extraordinary combination, which, in jus-
tice to myself, and through good and evil report, I
am determined to resist, although it would appear
that I might more advisedly shelter myself thereby,
in order to obtain my discharge from all the obliga-
tions I am under.

"This determination, I am aware, subjects me
meanwhile to much animosity from certain persons
who have been active in unnecessarily attacking me.
" Some extraordinary disclosures will result from
the proceedings pending, and till they are disposed of
by the tribunals of the country, to which all our
grievances are about to be submitted, I trust the
public mind will not receive any undue or premature
impression from the paragraph of which I complain.
—I remain, Sir, your obedient servant,
"D. E. COLOMBINE."

TRIBUNAL CIVIL DE PREMIERE IN-
STANCE, BOULOGNE-SUR-MER.
AMY COLOMBINE V. PENHALL AND GREEN.
PENHALL AND GREEN V. COLOMBINE.

These cases have been recently decided, and being
of considerable importance with reference to the
rights of persons resident in Great Britain to attach
property in France, will be read with some interest.
M. Martinet, advocate, appeared for the plaintiff in
the first, and the defendant in the second case ; and
M. Martot for the defendants in the first, and plain-
tiffs in the second.

M. Martot opened the case for Messrs. Petthail and
Green, assignees acting under a fiat issued against
Mr. Colombine, a merchant in London. The assig-
nee: had attached certain property to which they con-
sidered they had a right, but inasmuch as the validity
of the fiat was disputed in the English courts, he did
not seek at the hands of the court an adjudication in
favour of his clients in the present state of the pro-
ceedings, that would be matter for future inquiry,
but he required the court to retain in its hands the
property of the subject of the present inquiry, now
lodged at the Custom-house.
M. Martinet, in reply, urged, Ist, that it was not
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The question was merely a civil one between foreigners, I
in which the Court had no power to interfere at all.
2dly. That even if any power existed, the bankruptcy
being contested, the Court could in no degree recog-
nise the supposed right of the claimants to attach pro-
sarnkl relative
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perty in the actual possession of its rightful owner ;
and Sdly, That besides these questions the property
was all settled to the wife before marriage.
The question on the second case related to a sum
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first case, affirming her right to the property in ques-
tion, and in favour of the defendant in the second case,
negativing the right of assignees to attach property of
a bankrupt in France; and though in the present case
it applied to one where the fiat was disputed, the
result seems to be that in no case can any such attach-
ment be made.
party in both cases.
The costs were awarded in favour of the successful

Baron Gothenburg and Baron Voss were among
the passengers that arrived at Blackwell Pier yesterday
afternoon by the General Steam Navigation Company's
steam-ship Triton, from Ostend.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Glukstadt, and his
Royal Highness Prince William and suite, arrived in
London on Saturday afternoon by the General Steam
Navigation Company's steamship John Bull, from
Hainburgh.
SPOTS O THE SUN.—Four large spots on the Fur-
face of the sun are distinctly visible to the naked rye,
and will continue to be so for a few days. Their telo-
copie appearance is unusually striking.
The numerous friends of Captain Eilice,
Superintendent of Steam Machinery for the Navy, will
be glad to hear that the injuries sustained by him it, the
railway accident on the Leeds and Manchester Rai v
are happily of a trifling description. Captain Ellice was
in the carriage where two gentlemen were killed and
many others seriously wounded on Friday. Letters
were received from him in town yesterday, in which he
expressed his hope of being able to continue his journey
to Scotland itnmediately.—Obaervcr.
The high Germanic Diet sitting at Frankfort-on-
the-Maine closed its session on the 13th, being roro
gued till January next,