The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-13 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Tempo of Naples contains the following letter
of the POPE to Cardinal PATRIZI :
" If there was ever need to address God with fervent
prayers, it is at this moment. Sins, blasphemies, sacri-
legious acts of all kinds, and contempt of the most holy
things, force us to have recourse to the Divine mercy.
Cause, therefore, Mgr. Cardinal, prayers to be offered up.
—for prayers are always good—prayers for us, poor pil-
grim, now become a cause of dispute. To that end we
give you full powers. Receive from us our apostolic
benediction, which I give with eyes bathed in tears to
you, to all good men, and in particular to all who pray
for me.

" Nov. 24, 1848." "Pius IX.
The same journal contains a proclamation to the
soldiers, from which it appears that part of them are
accused of acts of violence, which are severely repre-
hended in the said document.

The Opinione of 1 urin, of the 7th, states from
Brescia, 4th instant, that the municipality of that
town had resigned on account of the tyranny of the
military authorities. At Turin the Ministerial crisis
has not yet subsided.

Letters from Rome of the 4th say, that on the
receipt of the protest of the POPE, with the nomina-
tion of a commission to carry on the Government, the
Ministry immediately summoned the Chamber of De-
puties to an extraordinary sitting.
This sitting commenced at midnight. After a very
long discussion it was decided that the rescript should
be disregarded, the principal reason given for that
decision being that it had not been signed by any
responsible Minister, and that nothing proved that
while the POFE was in a foreign country he had acted
of his own free-will.

The Assembly also decided that a deputation, com-
posed of Members of the two Chambers, should be
sent to his Holiness, praying him to return to
Rome, where he would be treated with the greatest
respect.

The Chamber has drawn up two proclamations, one
addressed to the Roman people, and the other to the
Civic Guard, in which they explain the late proceed
ings, and recommend the people to maintain order
and obey the law.

The Alba of the sth says, the Royal Family re-
turned to Naples on the 30th ult. The POPE has
decided to remain at Gaeta, at least for the present.

MARYLEBONE THEATRE.

The amusing opera comique the Pet of the Paticoats,
which was produced some twenty years since at Sadler's
Wells, was revived at this theatre last evening, but minus
the greater portion of the music. The Pet of the Petti-
coats, though necessarily shorn of much of its music at
the Marylebone Theatre, whose resources are not mu-
sical, yet contains sufficient to prove its admirable fac-
ture and appropriateness to the whim of the drama.
Mrs. Fitzwilliam fills her original character of Paul, and
sings, if not with all the freshness of her "early prime,"
tastefully and agreeably, and Buckstone, as the " dancing
master," kept the house in continual merriment. The
opera is admirably mounted.

WEST RIDING ELECTlON.—Yesterday a meeting
of gentlemen from the Lancashire towns was held at No.
5, Newell's- buildings, Manchester, for the purpose of
forwarding the election of Sir Culling Eardley, Bart.
Mr. G. Wilson was in the chair, and many :zealous and
influential gentlemen were present. The Manchester
Times, in a second edition, says—" Amongst those pre-
sent were Mr. Henry, -M.P.; Mr. Bright, M.P.; Mr.
Kershaw, M.P.; Mr. H. Ashworth, Mr. James Watts,
Mr. John Platr, of Oldham; Mr. James Thompson, Mr.
S. Lees, Mr. W. Morris, Mr. Syddall, Mr. Dean, of
Bolton; Mr. Cullen, of Bolton; Mr. D. Whitehead, of
Rawtenstall; Mr. N. Buckley, of Ashton; Mr. James
Veevers, Mr. R. Milner, Mr. J. E. Royle, &c. The
utmost good feeling prevailed, and a liberal subscription
was entered into for the purpose of defraying such legal
expenses as may be unavoidable, in order to secure the
attendance of the Lancashire voters. The reports from
every part of the county were most favourable, and w e
have no doubt there will be very cordial supper t rendered
to Sir Culling Eardley by the Liberals of this county."
CITY COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS.—At a Court
held yesterday in the Guildhall, Mr. Deputy Peacock
in the chair, the report upon the Gas Bill, about to be
introduced into Parliament was brought up. It recom-
mended that the Bill be adopted. Mr. Alderman Law-
rence opposed the project of turning the Corporation
into large gas manufacturers, and insisted that mono-
poly might be prevented by admitting other companies.
Mr. Kemp denied that that would supply any permanent
security against the imposition. Mr. Stacy said the
Court did not contemplate the manufacture of gas by
the Corporation, but, armed with the powers which the
Bill would give them, they would be possessed of the
best means of checking all gas monopolies. Mr. Har-
rison considered that all that was wanted was the power
to purchase the pipes and mains ; he moved an amend-
ment, which Mr. Dixon seconded, excluding the power
to purchase gasworks or erect works. The Remetn-
brancer, being appealed to, expressed an opinion that
Parliament would not sanction a Bill of so limited a
nature, upon the ground of the injustice of thus deal-
ing with a company established at a great expense.
After much discussion, in which the example of Man-
chester and Liverpool was cited in support of the appli-
cation recommended by the report, the amendment was
negatived by 10 voices against 7, and the report was
received. The Bill will be prepared and submitted to
Parliament without being referred to the Court of Com-
mon Council. Before the Commissioners adjourned,
Mr. Simon, the City Officer of Health, reported that
the epidemic was rather on the decline for the last
week, and that he had heard of no case of cholera in
the City.
THE LATE MURDER OF A WOMAN BY HER DAUGH.
TEL—Additional circumstances connected with this case
have come out before the coroner, which tend to confirm
the guilt of the prisoner. Richard Evan, a police officer,
on going to the house, found everything in confusion,
the prisoner's bed had not been slept in during the
night, and there were remains of burnt rags, and
marks of blood on a towel; a pillow-case was marked
with oil and blood, and so also was the prisoner's
night dress. The prisoner was tipsy. Mr. Newell, the
surgeon (mayor of Bridgnorth), had known the deceased
four or five years. Some time back he was called in to
attend her, when he found her so dreadfully beaten
that large pieces of flesh were cut out of her arms, and
on expostulating with the prisoner, she replied, she
" was sorry she had not finished her." He had with Mr.
Colley made a second post mortem examination of the
body, and was of opinion that the cause of death was
congestion of the lungs and brain, arising from suffoca-
tion, and that the burns took place after death. Mr.
Colley and Mr. Thursfleld, surgeons, who assisted at the
examination of the body, were of the same opinion.
William Cafield had gone to the house of Mr.
Dyers after he had seen the body of the deceased.
The prisoner called him to her, she pulled him by
the frock, and, taking him round the neck, said,
"Is she dead?", On his replying, yes, she kissed him, and
said, " I am as happy as if I was in heaven." She was
not sober. Edward Edwards, brother to the deceased,
said she was seventy-two years old. She was entitled,
under her father's will, to the interest of 5001., of which,
at her decease, 2001. were to be paid over to the prisoner,
who was also to enjoy the interest on the remaining
3001. for life. The prisoner had on one occasion said
to him, " The old bitch had kept her out of the money
till her hair was gray, and she should like to see her cut
into four quarters." It having been intimated to the
coroner that some very important evidence would be
brought forward at the next inquiry,'the court was ad-
journed.
MONEY MARKET.—The premium on gold at Paris
is 19i per mille, which, at the English Mint price of
3Z 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 25.64; and the exchange at Paris on London
at short being 25 47i, it follows that gold is 0.65 per cent.
dearer in Paris than in London. By the last advices from
Hamburgh the price of gold is 437 per mark, which, at
the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10i-cl. per ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.11; and the
exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.11,
it follows that gold is the same price both in Hamburgh
and London.
ISLE OF MAN.—COLLISION AT SEA.—Yesterday
morning (Friday) the galliot, Jane of Whitehaven,
Jenkinson, master, put into Ramsey harbour, disabled,
with yards carried away, and about three feet of water
in the hold, and taking in rapidly. About three o'clock
A.M., when about fifteen miles of Maughold Head, she
came in concussion with another galliot, as both vessels
were on opposite tacks, the wind being S.S.E., and thus
became disabled, and received some injury on the lar-
board bow, a little below water mark, with the chain
bolts of the mizenmast of the other vessel. She then
tacked to follow the vessel, but she had gone too great a
distance at the time, so she made for Ramsey. The
crew suppose that the galliot was the Barrow of White-
haven, Moffat, master; both vessels left that port at ten
P.M. on Thursday, and were coal laden for Kingstown.
It is
.not known what has become of the Barrow; the
Jane saw a vessel towards the east, but could not discern
her correctly, and a smack-having arrived at Ramsey
reports that she saw a schooner with a mast carried
away making for Whitehaven. —Douglas Paper.
SOUTM LANCASHIRE As SIZES.--LIVERPOOL, TUES-
DAY.—The trial of the Repealers was proceeded with to-
day. The evidence related chiefly to the pikes, cutlasses,
and other weapons found in possession of the prisoners.
Messrs. Segar, James, Dearsley, Pollock, and Atkinson
addressed the Court on behalf of the prisoners; and the
witnesses for the defence were under examination when
our report was dispatched. The grand jury returned a
true bill for the murder of the policeman, James Bright,
at Ashton-under-Lyne, against Joseph Ratcliffe, Joseph
Constantine, Thomas Kenworthy, Jonathan Walker,
James Stott, Thomas Tarsiker, James Milligan, John
Napoleon Sefton, Benjamin Backhouse, adward West,
Jonathan Scholfield, John Bardsley, John Seddon, and
James Whitehead. The Attorney-General stated that
it was his intention to proceed against Ratcliff, Constan-
tine, and Tarsiker only, for the murder. 'Until the issue
of that trial he should not be prepared to say what
course would be pursued with regard to the other pri-
soners. The trial is fixed for Thursday.
THE VICAR OF ST. MARTIN-IN-TLTE•FIELDS.--
A deputation from Great Yarmouth, consisting of Mr.
Thomas Brightwen, Mr. Charles John Palmer, and Mr.
C. Lockhart Robertson, M.D., waited, on Monday, the
11th inst., on the Rev. the Vicar of St. Martin-in-the-
Fields, and presented him with a testimonial of plate,
bearing the following inscription :—" To the Rev.
Henry Mackenzie, A.M., from some friends in Great
Yarmouth, in grateful acknowledgment of his arduous,
disinterested, and truly Christian services while minister
of that parish, 1848." The Rev. the Vicar entertained
the deputation at dinner in the evening.