The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-15 00:00:00

ISTRIA.

The Osserratore Triestino of the 6th instant
appears to be apprehensive of a revolt of the Scla-
Tonic population of the province of Istria, for the
attainment of national independence, inasmuch
as it devotes two columns to a leading article on the
subject, demonstrating the inestimable advantages de-
rived by Istria from its union with Trieste, and depre-
cating, in the most energetic terms, any attempt on
the part of the Sclaves to effect a separation. It ap-
pears that the province of Istria is divided into two
distinct classes, the inhabitants of the cities and
those of the rural districts. The former are Italians
by language, customs, historical reminiscences,
monuments, and, in short, everything that consti-
tutes nationality. The latter are Sclaves, who esta-
blished themselves as colonists with the consent of
the Venetian Republic when the primeval inhabi-
tants had been almost entirely extirpated by wars
and pestilence. The first represent the intelligence
of Italy ; the latter still sleep in the arms of Russia,
and have always obstinately resisted any fusion with
the Italians. Should this ignorant multitude rise in
insurrection, a dreadful civil war would be the in-
evitable consequence, according to the Osserratore
Triestino.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)
DUBLIN.
The scrutiny into the validity of Mr. Reynolds's ma-
jority was resumed, and in the course of the day the
petitioners succeeded in striking off three additional
votes.

COMMITTEE OF SELECTION.
The General Committee of Elections met this after-
noon, and nominated the following Members to try the
merits of the petition presented against the last return
for the borough of Sligo, namely: Mr. Adair, Mr.
W)keham Martin, Mr. John Evans, Honourable Colonel
Tennant, and Mr. J. B. Wrightson, chairman.

SHREWSBURY and BIRMINGHAM

R AILWAY .—(T HIS DAY.)
A special general meeting of this company was held
to-day,
at the offices in
beforedraft of Parliament for the alter-
ationof
the line of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver-
hampton Railway, and for authorising the directors to
borrowa the sum of 433,0001., the power to do which
is given under the Act. To the first part of the busi-
ness the shareholders present, who were numerous,
made no objection. On the resolution for the second
being put, Mr. Fielder, of the Stock Exchange, moved
an addition, to • the effect that the money should
be raiied by the i,sue of preference shares bearing 8 per
cent. interest. On this 1 long discussion arose, in which
the probability of raising the money by debentures or
calls was strongly debated, and an amendment was
moved to limit the power of the directors in raising the
money, but ultimately Mr. Fielder's amendment was
embodied in the original motion, and thanks having been
voted to the Chairman (the Lion. Colonel Clive), the
meeting was dissolved.

BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice IVIountAN.)
THE QUEEN V. BUSHELL.
_ _

Mr. WILLIS said in this case the defendant was in-
dicted at the Middlesex Session, for keeping a common
gaming-house in St. James's, but he was ignorant
of the name of the prosecutor, or of the street
i❑ which the alleged gaming-house was situated. A
rule nisi had, therefore, ben granted calling upon the
prosecutor to furnish the defendant with the particulars
of the house and his own name. That rule had been
served upon the attorney who endorsed the indictment,
but an affidavit had been filed by him, stating that he
had ceased to be engaged in the case and that he neither
knew the situation of the house nor the name of the
prosecutor. Under these circumstances he now moved
that the rule be made absolute.

Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN directed the rule to be en.
larged.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships met at Five o'clock.
The Earl of SELKIRK presented several petitions
against the Scotch Registration Bills.
The Earl of ROSEBERY presented a petition from
Linlithgow with a similar prayer; also several petitions
praying for an alteration in the Scotch Law of Entail.
POOR-LAW UN lONS.—TRA MPS.
Lord PORTMAN presented petitions from a Union
in Somersetshire, and also from a Union in Dorsetshire,
complaining of the burdens cast upon parishes by the
great increase of tramps, and praying that some measure
might be adopted to remedy the evil.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the subject
MS under the consideration of the Government, and they
were much disposed to entertain a measure which should
make a new distribution of the charge incurred from re-
lief given to tramps, and extending it over the whole
union, instead of confining it to the parish in which the
relieving officer resided, and in which, consequently, the
relief bad been given.
Lord REDESDALE thought some alteration in the
law was necessary. As long as a tramp knew that by
applying to the relieving officer he could secure a gooe
supper and a bed, so long he would be without any in-
ducement to endeavour to gain an honest living.
After s few words from Earl Fitzwilliam, the Earl of
Chichester, and the Earl of Stradbroke,
Lord BEAUMONT said that he thought a much
severer test of destitution should be applied to tramps
than the test applied to the parochial poor.
CORN-LAWS.
Lord STANLEY eave notice that, to-morrow, he
should call the attention of their Lordships to the state
of the law regulating the importation of foreign corn.
It was not his intention to enter at all on that occasion
into the discussion of the qu.stion of protection.
01)D FELLOWS.
Lord BEAUMON h pre:ented a petition from a lodge
of Odd Fellows, in favour of the Bill for legalising this
society.
RAILWAYS AND STEAM NAVIGATION.
Lord MONTEAGLE called the attention of the
House to the grasping monopoly of certain railroad pro-
prietors who, by eel taro private Bills, were now endea•
vouring to monopolise the steam navigation of certain
ports, and contended that the provisions of those Bills
_to that effect were opposition to the standing orders
of their Lordships' House, which standing orders would,
he trusted, be strictly enforced. He wiehed to know
whether the Government had not provided steamers of
the greatest power to carry on the mail service between
Holyhead and Dublin.
The Earl of AUCKLAND said that the Admiralty
bad been prepired to carry on the Post-office service
between Holyhead and Dublin, and unless he could
feel assured that that service would be carried on
as effectually by. the railway company he should be sorry
to see that service transferred to them. At the same
time, if that service could be conducted by the
hacompanyni;
equally and efficiently, and more economically
was conducted at present, it would be to the advantage
of the country that it should be transferred to the
company.
The Earl of GRANVILLE explained the history of
the passing of the Bill through the House of Commons,
and said that tne matter had been considered and re-
ported on by the Board of. Trade.
The Earl of RODEN bore testimony to tho admirable
manner in which the Admiralty provided for the per-
formance of the Post-office service between Dublin and
Holyhead.
The subject then dropped.
POOR-LAW (IRELAND).
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid on the table
numerous returns relating to the operation of the poor-
law in Ireland.
RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS.
Lord REDESDALE then rose to draw the attention
of their Lordships to the duties of the Railway Com-
missioners, and was