The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-30 00:00:00

ELECTION OF A POPE.

ROME, SEPT. 10.—M. the Abbe Duke de
Rohan-Chabot arrived here last night from Turin
and Milan, by the way of Bologna, Ancona, Lo-
retta, and the Duchy of Urbino.—His Eminence
the Cardinal Clermont-Tonnerre, with his suite,
reached the Capitol at five o'clock this afternoon.
This respectable Prelate enjoys the best possible
health. His Excellency the Duke de Laval, the
French Ambassador at Rome, went in procession
to meet the Cardinal de Clermont-Tonnerre, who
resides at the Ambassador's Hotel till he enters the
Cociave. There are now forty-four Cardinals as-
sembled at Monte Cavallo, which Palace has
been prepared for their reception. The apart-
ments are allotted with a •view to convenience,
and are furnished with considerable taste. The
number of Cardinals who are.required to consti-
tute the Conclave is forty-nine.—The Aastrian
Government has informed the Sacred College
that his Royal Highness the Archduke Redo!.
phus, who is the Cardinal Archbishop of Olmutz/
cannot assist at the Conclave, and in consequence
the apartments which were reserved for the
Prince have been disposed of. It is impossible
to calculate on the duration or the proceedings
of this assemby.—His Eminence the Cardinal de
la Fare is expected here to-morrow.
SEPTEMBER 14.—Within the three last days we
are witn eased the arrival -of the Caidioal pie
Clermont-Tonnerre, Archbishop of Toulouse;
the Cardinal de la Fare, Archbishop of Sens ;
the Abbe Duke de Rohan ; and the Cardinal
Firrao, Archbishop of Palermo. Both the se-
cular and regular Clergy- go every morning in
procession-to the Quirinal Palace and the Church
of St. Sylvester, for the purpo-se of offering up the
.usual prayers on the Occasion of electing a new
Pontiff.— (Diario di Roma.)

TUIEF•TAKINO ErtaAoanteArty.—We do not
know when we have felt so much difficulty to re-
strain our risible faculties, as at the relation-of a
circumstance which occurred, this :week at Hug.
glescote, in this county. Information:week having
been received by the police of ilinaley of a bur-
glary about to be committed at the former place,
means' were immediately taken to prevent the
robbery, but before the officers could arrive, the
shop of Mr. Green wits broken open, and
money, and drapery 'goods, to a considerable
emount were taken away:. Mr. Horner (the
officer) found where the stolen
the
had
been planted, and concluding that the thieves
would in a short time remove their booty, be
formed a plan to way-lay and apprehend them ;
but Mr. Bottler being unable to attend person-
ally (and his absence we very 'lntel) regret), the
execution of the plan devolved upon a learned
legal gentleman of Ashhy-de.:la;Zottch, more
learned we hope in the profeishen of the law
than in the art of thief catching :fat to our story.
This gentleman, at the head er a dew stout and
chweti le lo s, in" buckram sults;” proceeded on
Mouthy morning last tote sceneofaCtion ;the plan
formed by the police officer,was ,improved by the
addition of a string tied at One end to the arm of
the aforesaid gentleman, and at the other end, to
some of the i>tolen geads, Alleving that the arm
of the legal Commandant Oust of necessity be
,
situok by.th pulltti ¢f Abe As the goods
were beitig lei-Loved Own
le-svas to fire a pis-
tol, a 4 the signal to surround the place and
Prr the thieves from escsi ring ; the pis-
tol? however,' net to be f.red till the
.string was
puile4, arid- no- bean,, on any account, allowed
stepto
do so b
frotny
Ir)elpdoinrtr eFf theleis illee until command-
e
ed to Abeut
nine o'clock in the evenfpg the thieves came,
and perceiving the string, it,'and then each,
sane ceremonies loaded. himself with the stolen
articles, and moved off in the presence of the
/tcicilita Party ! Natwitbsanding. several of the
thief.taking h"oe, assured their leader of the
fact, 'yet as the selleerge.string had not shook
Ids nerves b
true to their plan, eyed
true to
his
ailereil their captain, and like
declined to pull the dread trigger,and
well-driPed soldiers,
the enemy ip all
ids operations—in advance, at..
tack, and In retreat,
carrying off his booty. At
leogth the redoubtable leader, becoming satis.
tied that Li:, inealis of commuctication had mis-
carried, and that the stolen goods had been re.
moved, Courageously fired his pistol, and then
with his faithful baud pursued the robbers, who,
however, proved -too sharp-footed for them, and
got 'eel/ off, leaving theirill gotten ctore by tile!
chronide.)