The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-06 00:00:00

HOLLAND.

ITALY.

By accounts just received from the seat of war,
it seems there is a probability of hostilities being
speedily closed by a treaty of peace by which Lom-
bardy and the Duchies of Parma and Modena will
remain the posssession of CHARLES ALBERT ; Savoy
will be made over to France ; Sicily will nominate
a son of CHARLES ALBERT, King of that island, under
the protection of Italy ; and the Venetian provinces
will form an independent constitutional state under
the ex-Duke of MODENA, and Austria will receive
an indemnity of four hundred millions, and at the
same time be allowed to have a garrison at Mantua.
These reports are, probably, premature, but the joy
with which the prospects of peace are hailed show
how tired the good Italians are already of the war.
Besides the enormous stores of ammunition taken
by the Austrians at Palma Nuova, they found
there about a million of silver coin.

The Piedmontese army had passed the Adige, and
is preparing to attack Verona. General PEPE is at
Venice with an army of 12,000 to 15,000 troops com-
posed of Romans, bombards, Venetians, and Neapo-
litans. Ile has Generals ANTONINI and FERRARI
under his orders. General ARMAND' has resigned
the portfolio of Minister of War of the Venetian
Republic, and M. PAOLUCCI, the Minister of the
Marine, has succeeded him. ARMANDI has been ap-
pointed Inspector-General of the artillery and engi-
neers.

LOMBARDY AND PIEDMONT.

Yesterday, at ten o'clock, the opening of the annual
session of the Provincial States of South Holland
took place with the usual solemnities.
His Excellency, the Governor, afterwards gave a
grand entertainment, to which eighty of the members
were invited,
The amended project of law of the fundamental law,
will be laid before the second Chamber of the States-
General to- morrow.
The Governor of North Holland made an address
to the deputies of the states of North Holland, and
to the Provincial States at the opening of the session
at Haarlem, on the 4th of July. After taking a
general survey of the political and commercial in-
terests, the state of religion, and the moral condition
of the provinces, the Governor entered irto the
statistics of the following cities and towns included
within the provinces for the last two years, from
which it appears that without a single exception the
number of deaths have greatly exceeded that of
the births :

Births.

Deaths.

1846 1847 1846 1847
Amsterdam
Haarlem
894
Hoorn
Alkmaar
Taandam •••
Parinererende
Enkhenzen l7B 260 ... 174 192
Edam lB2 125 ... 166 163
70 81 ... 80 94
87 67 ... 102 104
107 87 ... 110 122

Wiesp
Monickendam
siedembleck

- - - -
Total 10,652 8,691 ... 11,358 13,744

RUSSIA.
RUMOURED DECLARATION OF
WAR BY RUSSIA AGAINST THE
GERMAN CONFEDERATION.

In our Third Edition of yesterday evening, we
gave the following announcement, copied from the
Cologne Gazette of the 3d inst., without, of course,
pledging ourselves as to its authenticity :
An extraordinary express from Berlin has just
arrived, and brings news of the capital being in
terror, by the Government suddenly announcing on
the morning of the 2d, that Russia has declared war
against the whole German Confederation. General
Vox SonnEEKENsTEIN, the Minister of War, and all
the Ministers instantly assembled to take measures
required in the crisis. The population of Berlin are
all in the streets enthusiastic, and as one. It is be-
lieved that all Germany will be equally united on
this outburst of a general European war. The fact of
numerous Russians having been mercilessly killed
in the bombardment of Prague, and at Berlin, the
indifference of the Government to Russian remon-
strances, and declaration of National Assembly at
Frankfort, insisting to carry out the war against the
Danes, are cited by the CZAR as open acts of war
against Russia. The vast Russian army is crossing
the frontier, and there is no present force to arrest
its progress.
As letters, however, dated the 2d inst. have been

since received from Berlin, without alluding in any believe that the crowd waited in Finsbury-square for
reinforcements. He they described the route of the
manner to such an event, the rumour is doubtless a
procession. He walked for some distance at the head of
fabrication. the procession, and saw that the shopkeepers were so
alarmed that they closed their shops before they came
up. There was much noise.
Cross-examined by Mr. PARRY—From Vernon's way
of saying he did not like curses, he considered that he
wished to deprecate such expressions. Went to the
meeting as a reporter. Could not say whether Vernon
got into the van to avoid the pressure. A good many
got up behind and tried to get into the van, but be
(Fowler) knocked them down, in order the better to
enable him to pursue his avocation.—(Laughter.) He
could positively undertake to say that Vernon walked
in the procession in the square. He (Fowler) was not
there the whele time, as he went away to see a boy pick
a pocket.—(l. Ithr.)
Cross G 217, e•Troborated the evidence of Inspector
Hardy.
Speck, City police 119, said he assisted in dispersing
the mob in Red Cross-street. They had great difficulty
in doing so. The police were attacked and a brickbat
was thrown at him which cut through his hat, injured
his head and caused him to be confined to his bed for
three days. Williams spoke from the window of a
coffee.house.
Sergeant Williams, 47 City police, corroborated the
evidence of the last witness with this addition,
Vernon asked the crowd if they wanted a Re-
publican Government, to which they replied in
the affirmative. He told the people to go away
peaceably, but if the police interfered with them to
avenge such interference. The crowd remained there
altogether about an hour and a half,
By Mr. PARRY—Was about fifty yards off; he did not
ake notes.

Price, another constable, gave similar testimony--
An iron pot, he said, was thrown at him from a
window in Red Cross-street while the speaking was
going on, and struck him on the head. There were
also brickbats, earthenware jugs, stones, and other
articles thrown at the rest of the policemen who were
attempting to disperse the mob.
James Cullins, another police-constable, also gavo
evidence to the same effect.
Mr. PARRY took an objection to the Attorney-Ge-
neral's examining the witness as to the words used by
Williams and Fussell when they said that they adopted
all that had been said by John Mitchel, unless the
grounds on which Mitchel was convicted were proved
in the ordinary way.
The objection wa., however, after some discussion,
overruled, the COURT observing that the indictment of
Mitchel's conviction, which had been put in, was quite
sufficient.
The record of Mitchel's conviction was then taken as
read, and this being the case for the prosecution, the
jury retired for refreshments.

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
Sittings at Guildhall, before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE
and a Special Jury.)
THE QUEEN V. THOMAS.
This was an indictment for an indecent assault. The
defendant, who was a young man respectably connected,
was observed on Sunday afternoon, the 27th of June,
1847, by a police officer on duty at London-bridge, to be
conducting himself towards two lads in a most unbe-
coming manner. This officer drew the attention of a
brother constable to the indecent nature of fine defen-
dant's movements, and while one secured the boys the
other captured the defendant in the act of running away.
Upon being taken before the Lord Mayor, the defendant
was committed to the Old Bailey, but his friends subse-
quently sued out a certiorari to remove the indictment into
this court. The witnesses were this day ordered out of
court, and after Louis Courquard, the boy upon whom
the alleged assault was committed, had given his evi-
dence, Scott, one of the police officers, swore positively
that he stood behind the defendant in one of the recesses
of the bridge when he was committing the indecencies;
but the other officer as positively swore that he was with
Scott at the time on the opposite side of the bridge, and
they witnessed the assault from that point.
The jury after this contradiction stopped the case, and
returned a verdict of Not Guilty.

SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Under Sheriff BURCSIFLL.)
SPIERS V. MORRIS.—FALSE IMPRISONMENT.
This was an action to recover damages for false im-
prisonment.
The defendant suffered judgment to go by default, and
appeared in person to address the jury in mitigation of
damages. The facts of the case will best appear from
the evidence.
Thomas Tuttleby examined—Was in the employ of
plaintiff, who is a gardener in Kensington. I❑ May last
he was engaged at defendant's garden, in Chepstow-
place, Westbourne-green. Plaintiff asked defendant for
his money, and a dispute arose, but plaintiff insisted.
Defendant said at the time, "I'll be along with you for
this," or words to that effect. About a week afterwards
witness was at work next door, and defendant went
with a policeman, and, taking a cord or line out of
his barrow, asked who put that there? Witness
at first said his master, but recollecting himself,
said he did ; it was made up of several small pieces
picked out of some rubbish between the two houses
which were newly built. Defendant said he would give
plaintiff in charge. The policeman said that if any one
was in the wrong it was witness. Defendant said he
did not care ; he would have plaintiff taken, and they
went in search of him and took him into custody.
James White, police•constable T. 164, proved the fact
of taking plaintiff into custody. He advised defendant
not to make the charge, but he persisted. Plaintiff was
locked up on Friday evening, 12th May, at six o'clock,
and taken before the magistrates at Hammersmith at 12
the next day. The magistrate said, there was no case.
Defendant valued the line at Bs., but it was not worth
two-pence ; it was all pieces. Defendant pressed the
chat ge very much.
The UNDER-SHERIFF—Do you consider it your duty
in such a frivolous and trumpery case to lock a man up
for so many hours ? Witness—l am not allowed to
judge. I consider it my duty to take any charge of
felony.
The UNDER-SHERIFF—Have you any discretion in
the matter? Do you consider yourself bound to lock a
man up under such circumstances, where no other
charge exists, and you know where to find the paities?
Would you be bound to take a man in charge for steal-
ing a cabbage leaf, which is of no ♦alue ? Witness—l
am not to judge of value, my duty is to take the party to
the station•house, and the inspector is to judge of the
propriety of taking the charge.
The UNDER• SHERIFF—I only wished to know whether
you had any discretion ?
The defendant briefly denied that he had any malici-
ous motive, and said he had only done what he consi-
dered legal and right.
The UNDER. SHERIFF said it was a most frivolous,
trumpery case even if the plaintiff had been the party
who had taken the line, which it clearly appeared he was
not. It was unfortunate that some persons, of whom
defendant was ono, who laboured under that unfortunate
state of mind, that however insignificant the value of the
article, it was their duty to the public to prosecute. In
this case there was no justification. The jury would
give general damages, as, although it had been stated,
and perhaps could have been proved, plaintiff had sus-
tained special damages, the evidence could not be re-
ceived as there was no special count in the declamation.
The jury gave 201. damages.

NEWMARKET RACES.
(THIS DAY.)
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

The Grosvenor Stakes of 100 sovs, h ft r for two•yr
olds ; colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 41b. T.Y.O
(3 Subs.)
Sir C. Monck's Vanguard ...
Field• Marshal Grosvenor's c by Cotherstone
Handicap for three yrs old, &c.
Duke of Rutland's St. Ann
Lord Exeter's Carissima
Colonel Peel's Vert Vcrt 3
The Chesterfield Stakes of 30 soya. each, 20 ft; for two
yrs old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, B.t 41b; the winner
of the July Stakes to carry 91b, the second 4lb extra•
Last half of B.M. (44 Subs.)
Mr. Payne's Farthingale ...
Mr. Mostyn ua Czarina 2
Mr. Newton's Jane Eyre
Match—Lord Exeter's Circassian Maid beat Sir J. Haw-
ley's Touchy.
Sweepstakes for two and three yrs old. New T.Y.C.
Lord Albemarle's Kangaroo ...
Mr. E. R. Clarke's Coronet ...
Mr. Bouverie's Prairie Bird ... ... 3
Match—Duke of Bedford's St. Rosolia beat Lord Ches•
terfield's Rhodanthe filly.

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On the 24th ult., at Edinburgh, Lady Blantyre, of /I
daughter.
On the Ist inst., at Kinnaird House, the Hon. Mrs. Drum-
mond, of a daughter.
On the Ist inst., at Fitzroy square, the wife of J. Bi•
Teesdale, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 2d inst., at Sarn-fawr, Glamorganahire, the wife of
G. H. Verity, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 2d inst., at Addington-square, Camberwell, Mrs.
Hunter, of a daughter.
On the 2d inst., at Surbiton, Surrey, Mrs. W. Paterson, of
a daughter.
On the 3d inst., at Clapham-common, the lady of !Alija'
Leckonby Phipps, of a son.
On the 3d inst., at Cavendish-road, St. John's-wood, the
wife of George De Morgan, Esq., of a son.

DIED.
At Bath, aged 6?, Charles, son of the late J. Protheroso
Esq., of Richmond-terrace, Clifton.
On the 26th ult., at Partry House, Mayo, G. Lynch, Estl•'
M.D., aged 34.
On the Ist inst., at Hoxton, aged 62, Simon Kent, Escl4
late a Captain in the 98th Regiment of Foot.
sit
On the 2d inst., at Ramsgate, Lady Wood, widow of
Matthew Wood, Bart., aged 79.
On the 2d inst., at the hot Wells, Bristol, Ann, the Wife
of Major Robert Brereton.
On the 3d inst., at Hyde-park-gardens, Lieut.-General
W. Morris, late of the Bombay Establishment.
On the 4th inst., aged 17, Edward Henry, the last stir:
viving child of Mr. E. H. Linnecar, of New Basinghall-stree"

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