The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-17 00:00:00

public. The rumour got abroad that it was the in- burg and was not strong in defensive'points. Tl:®
tendon of the clubs, headed by BLANQUI, to seize `Danes seem to have been well acquainted with en
upon the Hotel de Ville, on the Bank of France, the -number and position of the troops oppoied to.thern.
et,
Post-office, the Bourse, the Mint, and the Tuileries ; whilst the Holsteiners were very ignorant of the
to upset the present Provisional Government, number of the Danish army. The town of Flens-
and to instal a new Government, composed of borg, which it was asserted on all sides WAE en`
BLANQUI as President, with the former ultra- thusiastic in the cause of the Duke of AUGUSTAN;
Republican members of the Provisional Govern- BURG, it now appears was animated by
meat, namely, M. LEDRU ROLLIN, M. ALBERT, M. opposite spirit. The Flensborgers, they say, fired a
Louis BLANC, and M. FLocost, and the addition of the troops from the windows, and poured boiling
M. SOB/LIAR (the ex-delegate of the police), and water upon the Holstein troops. The students were
some others. obliged to fight their way through the town on
their
The assembly of ouvriers in the Champ de Mars retreat, so bitter was the animosity against them.
amounted to upwards of 150,000 men ; a consul- quite a t
tation of delegates took place, after which the
different trades, which were marshalled under dis-
tinct leaders, and marched in columns ten deep,
directed their steps towards the Hotel de Ville. Each
trade had a flag at its head, with the name of the
trade inscribed upon it, and upon all the flags there
was a large placard affixed, with the words " Aboli-
tion de I'exploitation de l'homme par l'homme. Orga-
nisation du travail par l'Association." They marched
very peaceably, singing from time to time the" Chant
des Girondins," and cried out occasionally, " Vive la
Republique." Most of them hid the red riband of
the Republic at their button-holes, which is in oppo-
sition to the tricolour.
The National Guard and the Garde Mobile turned
out under arms when the rappel was beat, and have
shown the best disposition towards the Provisional
Government. They occupied the whole square of the
Hotel de Vile, the Bourse, the residencel of the
Ministers, and the various public buildings. They
will remain under arms all night. There were two
meetings held yesterday by the ouvriers, one at the
Hippodrome, and the other in the Champ de Mars.
The former was nominally for the purpose of discuss-
ing the organization du travail, and the other for the
nomination of a certain number of officers for the staff
of the National Guard, the working classes declaring
that they had not been represented in the late elec-
tions of ,officers. It is said that when they
complained to Louis BLANC that they had
been thus neglected, he desired them to meet
together, and appoint them themselves. This they
did yesterday with perfect order, to the number of
fourteen. After this operation they made a collection
for the Republic, and then proceeded to the Hotel
de Ville to present it to the Government. This, at
least, was the ostensible motive. At this meeting the
cry of "A has Lamartine 1" was heard several times
repeated, though always put down by cries of the
contrary tendency.
At the other meeting, which was avowedly Com-
munist, cries of "A bas le Gouvernement Provisoire 1"
was over and over again heard, and very inflamma-
tory speeches were made. These men afterwards
joined the other body, and seemed to take the chief
posts.

The supposition is, that when it was found that the
National Guards were out in great numbers, they
thought it advisable to proceed peaceably.
All was quiet at the hour at which the post left,
but crowds of workmen were still defiling in proces-
sion before the Hotel de Ville.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THI:
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. APRIL 5.
Boulogne and Amiens, 57/ —Northern of France, 3—Paris
and Lyons, 2%.

GERMANY
AND

THE NORTHERN STATES•

PRUSSIA.

ITALY.

IMPORTANT NEWS.

BATTLE BETWEEN THE AUSTRIANS ANII,
PIEDMONTESE. ALLEGED TAIUMPHAN
VICTORY OF THE LATTER.
The Piedmontese Gazette of the 10th publishes the
following bulletin
From the head- quarters of the Sing at Castiglione
dells Stiviere, April 8, 1848, at eight P.M.
Th
theeAustr piedtn
iantroopuns b
days before t esaed bn
troops.e
,heir ancient renown for valour and discipline, had ner
crossing the lines of the Oglio and Chiese without
obstacle. The enemy had already abandoned. the
tions of Montechiaro, Lopata, and C.lstiglione
been retiring
op
rfe for several
S:ivisre, which had been considered very and
tgeous for them. They had dread). retired beyon _
the line of the Mincio, to concentrate"
themself
Ileetwf-en Pesehieta and Mantua ; out our troops
pursued them with prodigious rapidith c
this
verging towards the passages of the Mincio ;
morning the King boldly- e-tatelished his beau
quarters in Castiglione delle Sdyiere, and at aboll!
nine o'clock the Brigade Regina, the battalion.Reel'
Novi, and a part of the corps of tirailleurs reached Goit,°.
to attack the Austrians. The war of Italian indepena
erce was destined to be opened with an important act's''
which might really deserve the name of a victory, Si'd
we shall call it the victory of the Bridge of Goito. Our
men, led by General Bias, made a brisk attack upon
G oito, where the enemy had fortified himself, barricading
the streets, and occupying the windows, fromj whepce
he directed an uninterrupted fire upon us; but every ob-
stacle was overcome by the intrepidity of the tirailleurss
placed at the head of the column, and supported by sorae
pieces of artillery. The enemy was forced to abandon
his position' on his retreat over the river he blow up the
still
bridge that had been mined a short time before.
one of the parapets remained nearly entire; the tirailleur,l
intrepidly ventured upon it, and by main force too*
possession of the artillery that was playing upon
incessantly. In a short time the passage of the 1511..„nc,'"
was forced over the smoking ruins of the bridge. 1,
1
enemy, pursued without interruption, fled towarw'
Mantua, leaving a great number of prisoners and dead'
and among these some officers. The fruit of this victory'
is our remaining masters of the passage of the Minci..%
of which we at present occupy the left bank. On au`
part we have to deplore, with other losses, that of tad
officers. Colonels La Marmara of the tirailleurs, an,a
Macarani of the regiment Real Novi, are among t'e
wounded."
A postcript to this dispatch, received an hour after,
adds the following particulars:—" The battle lasted 'NU
hours. The cannon did great execution. We nail.
2,000 prisoners, took four pieces of cannon, and the Pae'
tioa is ours. The wound of Colonel La Marmara
slight ; that of Colonel Macarani is not very severe.'

General the Prince di Gonzaga di Mantua, ike'
accompanied by his wife, arrived on the 3d of Art
at Genoa, from his recent sojourn in England. Frenl
Genoa the illustrious traveller proceeded onwards to
Rome for the purpose of tendering his services to hip
Holiness for the vindication of the liberty and i!l'34.
pendence of Italy.—Gazzetta di Genova.

THE MURDER in WESTMINSTER'

WESTMINSTER POLICE-COURT—(THIS DAI,;.)
After the disposal of the night charges (nearly h 6;
past twelve o'clock), William Tompkins was placed at
the bar charged with the wilful murder of Maria Bale

The Minister of Finance, M. CAMPLIAUSEN, has
announced that a Government loan of 16,000,000 of
thalers (nearly 2,600,000/. sterling) is immediately
required, to meet she pressing exigencies of the state.
There will be little difficulty in procuring it ; and as
it has received the unconditional approval of the Op-
positit n party in the late Diet, and as the people are
much better pleased to hear of a loan than of addi-
tional taxes, all parties will aid the Minister in pro-
curing the necessary amount of accommodation.
Added to this the elections for the Confederated Ger•
man Parliament now occupy the public attention to
the exclusion of almost every other topic. The
c,,ntral election committee for the Regency- of Co-
logne has published an address to the electors as to
the tests to be applied to the candidates, and re-
quiring them to pledge themselves to obtain the fol-
►owing as the basis of their future constitution :
Equality of political rights without religious distinction
—abolition of the passport system—general German
right of citizenship—general armament of the people,
with liberty to choose their own commanders—re-
duction of the army to skeleton regiments in time of
peace—abolition of exclusive military jurisdiction—
more equal distribution of the taxes—the most exten-
sive liberty of the press—free right of associations
and assemblies—illimitable right of petition—liberty
of instruction and protection of persons and property
—independence of the judges—oral evidence, publi-
city, anti trial by jury in courts of law, especially in
press and state prosecutions—the formation of insti-
tutions to elevate and enlighten the working classes.
This programme is signed by the leading reformers
and citizens of Cologne.

A proposition hasbeen sent to the Government to
impose an income-tax of 4 per cent. upon the two
higher classes, and two per cent. upon the third class,
by which a sum of 6,000,000 of thalers would be
raised annually. It has been favourably received.
At a great meeting of the working classes held on
the 11th it was resolved to appoint a central com-
mittee to conduct their affairs, and watch over their
interests.

Mr. Broderip was on the bench.
The prisoner is a good-looking, intelligent, short'
well-built young man, about 25 years of age, dresied
like a carman. He appeared a prey to acute intersi
agony, and trembled when placed at the bar. Se socor
however, recovered his composure, but during the vtliol•
examination he was slightly excited and shed tears.
Police.constuble Hodgson, 170 R—About tweutl
minutee to ene e'clock yesterd‘ty morning I viagi,°°
duty in Regent-btreet, when I heard the cry of
lice" from Vincent-street. I immediately ran to SPo
spot. where I was met by a Mr. Kean, who told me that
a man had stabbed a woman. We both ran to the spot,
and found a woman lying on her face., partly on the
kerb, and partly in the gutter. Mr. Kean said the Mall
had tied.

Clerk—What state "ma the womau int Cunetabler
She was insensible. She ►ass not bleeding. We lilted
her up, and discovered a wound under the collar-bone.
I did know her. I took her to the surgery of Mr.
Vearie, the divisional surgeon, who examined her, and
found mile was dead. The body was then removed to
the workhouse.

The great demonstration of the boatmen of the
Rhine against the employment of steam-boats, which
was to have taken place at Cologne, has turned out A
ridiculous failure.

MAGISTRATE.-1)0 you wish to ask the witness anl
question? Prisoner—No, air; only that we were drink.
ins all the eight at the Rose and Crown.
Scott, 167 B, said—At halt-past twelve last night I
was on duty at the corner of Page-street, in Holywell_
street. I saw the prisoner and a female coming acrosti
Regent-street, towards me. The prisoner said " G°l
night" to me; and I made use of a familiar
expression adding " You are ttin g tower
home." I knew the prisoner, from having bee!,
gaoler at the time the prisoner and a Yee,
woman were charged at the station, some toes
ago, on the 24th of March, I think, with having be
%
drunk and disorderly. I then went round part of rate
beat, which extends over part of Regent-street. Evltrti,
street, the Horseferry-road, and Holywell-street.
prisoner stopped me in Holywell-street, and in co
sequence of what he said to me I went to the shop
ol
from
Mr. Pearse, the surgeon. There I saw the female I Tod
/ have seen since and recognised as the femaleoe
seen the prisoner with. She was lying on the doer
eee
the shop, and her dress had been lowered below -
breasts. Her bonnet and shawl were off' her
searched her. She had nothing more about
0.
than the key and the handkerchief, which I pr(gir in
(The key was strung on a small white handerchieittb.
order that it might not be lost.) I and Wright gt re
stretcher, and took her to the workhouse. As we " :10
waiting at the door, a girl came up and said the feelete
lived in Deere- street. 133 made some observation
al
me, which called to my mind the female I hod seep
with the prisoner. (The prisoner here became 111-
egituted, hung his head upon the rail of the dock, asto
shed tears in abundance, sighing deeply.) I welted,
the station-house and had the charge-book searched'
in order to discover the residence of the prisoner, which
was found to he No. 7, Vincent-row. I wont there
rid
company with Inspector Cummings, where we found
Sergeant Wright, and Wight, 133 B, with the prts°-.„,,e
in their custody. He was taken to the station hell'e.
The prisoner said he did not wish to ask the witness and
question.
• '
Mr. Arthur Keene, employed in the Royal EDO iead,
office, and living at 11, Page-street, Westminster, ase,
about half-past twelve o'clock, or twenty minutes ""of
one on Sunday morning, when I got to the corner
Vincent-street, I heard a ;faint cry or soree.ebetb
suepteto
but nothing that would attract any
I went down Vincent street, in the directi.oo
from which the cry proceeded. I went down the rig! •
hand side of the street, on which side the only lamp le7t,
the street is placed. I saw_ a figure in the dark
"malelill or
of the street ; I could.not tell whether it was male
eed
female, owing to the darkness. I crossed end proc '
_Le
over towards it. I then saw a female lying on feet:
about three yardS from a court. feet
were near the kerb stone, end her head about three
from it in the read. She lay on. her tact, with her err;
folded under her. I passed her about a yard, when
saw the prisonerewho was standing between the vier of
the gable and the post, I asked him what ke had bee;
doing toiler, to which he gave no reply, but be came 'boll'
one pace towards me. I put the questioh to him
awl .Igrtitt received the same answer. I askedhim it eh•
was his wife, and why he did not go and lift her oPi
He then went two feet towards her. Before I mike
him if she was his wife, the woman raised herself fel
feebly about six inches from the ground, but she 14311
down immediately into her former positiose 1,
went towards, her he said " I
am mot sure 11.
-1
he said " get up," but he mentioned her name• --e-
-immediately turned round and
~aid " I have killed oe;
—I have stabbed her with that knife," at the same tttn
of
prisonerthe class a common clasp one, with a long
exhibiting a knife to me in his left hand, (The Itlinl.,-
Pceedrs.onTsblade, suck as ":„•-6
elyr: wsat;ae.
usedhere
produced.
hung down treomf trembled vPiriols:t
his head.) I could only observe the ble
ed
That, to the best of my belief, was the knife. I looke,
up and down the street for assistance, but not seeing
any person near, I did not like to leave him. 1,6E111 asked him what he had done, when he said "i
stabbed her with that knife," at the same time Ilic'ect"
his arm up and down. I waited a short time for
1104,1-
ante ; whilst I was waiting the prisoner said, " Call
police, I will give myself up." As he h
a v4ared
passive, and not likely to go away, P de" ta
proceeere
Regent-street, in search
of a poliestrean. I knew .t
were two men standing at that corner. I besot*
them to give assistance, as a man had stabbed a wotosn.i
&al
and one of them calledout "P 1. " •
o ice. I said lam a at he will make off; and one of them run down the str-s
immediately. (The prisoner here sat down and lean
his head upon the dock.) A person was stopped by c-0,
of the men, but as he was not the man we let hl°ll r'eo
The police and several other persons then came, leo,
lifted the woman up, and placed her against the W,
She was then alive, but quite insensible. He, howee'ercl
opened her eyes. Ile brought her over to the lea), ..e eie
en opening her bosom a wound was discovered ie,
b low the throat, and a little towards the left bee
e,
The wound was such a one; as the knife would 036,4
She was then alive, for slie opened her eyes and ni cedi
her mouth. Was on the other side of the way
was then taken to the surgeon's.
The prisoner did not wish to ask the witness any
question. the
..itei the exuteination of several other witnesses'
prisoner was remanded until Wednesday.
The cowl Wp3 eery crowded.