The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-02 00:00:00

NAPLES ANI) SICILY.

We are informed that the Ministers of France
and England have requested his HOLINESS to inter-
pose his good offices between Naples and Sicily. The
French and English Admirals have received strict
orders, if the Neapolitan Government continue hosti-
lities to fire on their fleet. The Roman Cabinet,
it is supposed, will wait an answer from Piedmont,
before replying to the above request.—Patria of
Sept. 24.
The Sicilian Parliament have resolved to accept the
joint mediation of England and France.
It is reported that the English and French Minis-
ters have imposed their mediation on the King of
NAPLES respecting the Sicilian question, and that
their Governments will treat this question conjointly
with that of Upper Italy between Austria and
Piedmont.

THE CHARTIST TRIALS.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.
Mr. Baron Platt and Mr. Justice Williams took their
seats on the bench at ten o'clock.

Shaw, who was convicted last session of sedition, was
called up to be sentenced, lie applied to the Court to
order him to be treated during his confinement in New-
gate as if under a first-class misdemeanour, and to be
allowed the use of writing materials, as he had been
treated since his conviction as a felon, and kept in soli-
tary confinement.
Mr. Baron PLATT told the prisoner to retire, and he
would consider the application.
The following batch of prisoners were then brought
into the docks:—Joseph Ritchie, William Gurney, Alfred
Abel, John Shepherd, Jumes Snowball, James Richardson,
George Greenslade, Henry Small, Eaward Scadding,
it illiam Burn, Philip McLain, 1 homas Jones, Charles
Young, and Henry Argue.
Mr. BALLANTINE said, after a lengthened investiga-
tion of all the points in the evidence given in the case of
Cuffey and others, who had been found guilty, he could
nut help thinking that ho would be utterly powerless i❑
defending the prisoner Ritchie against a similar result.
Under these circumstances he thought it would only be
a waste of the time of the Court to proceed with the
defence, and he had, therefore, advised the prisoner to
withdraw his plea of not guilty, and to plead guilty of
felony.
Ritchie then pleaded guilty of felony.
The prisoners Gurney, Abel, Snowball, Scadding,
Martin, Jones, and Young, pleaded guilty.
The prisoners Shepherd, Richardson, Greenslade,
Small, and Burn, pleaded Not Guilty.
The ATTORNEY- GENERAL said, with respect to Shep-
herd and Richardson, he proposed, with his Lordship's
sanction, not to proceed further against them upon en-
tering into their own recognizances to make their ap-
pearance in the Court when culled upon. Ile took that
course, because he had made inquiries into their cases,
and found that they went to Orange-street for the pur-
pose of hearing a lecture which was announced to be de-
livered, and not for any illegal purpose, and that they
had been at their usual work up to a certain time on the '
day in question. With respect to Greenslade and
Burn, he proposed to take the same course with his
Lordship's sanction. Immediately upon being appre-
hended they sera information to the solicitors of the
Treasury, which had been of great value to the Govern-
ment in forwarding the prosecutions. Small, likewise,
followed his occupation during the „hole.. day and up to
a late period of the evening, and it appeared also that he
w 4 nt to the meeting for the purpose 01 hearing a lecture•,
and was there when the police entered, and he would,
therefore, make a similar application with respect to
him. lie had called upon the other prisoners to plead
to the indictment for misdemeanour, aid would leave
the Court to deal with them as it thought proper.
Mr. PARRY said the Attorney.Geni sal had stated that
Greenslade and Burn had sent information to the Trea•
sury. Now he wished to say that the information
given had reference only to their own proceedings,
and that they were unacquainted with anything else that
took place.

Mr. Baron PLATT--I suppose you wish to avoid their
being considerf-d spies ?
Mr. PARRY—No, my Lord. The Attorney. General
knows that the information they supplied to the Trea-
sury WaB merely as to the part they took therns.elves
the proceedings.

Tile ATTORNEY. GENERAL admitted that that was the
case.

The prisoners were then removed, and another batch,