The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-19 00:00:00

NAPLES.

We extract the following from the official return
of the Neapolitan General :
On the 27th June, at thy-break, the column com-
manded by General Nunziante was near Angitola. A
little beyond were the outposts of the insurgents, who
were driven back with the loss of their arms
and ammunition, and two small pieces of artillery, the
steamer Antelope keeping up a brisk fire from the sea.
The column then advanced, chasing the insurgents that
lay concealed in the bushes. At the passage near the
establishment of the Apostolito the ambuscades had dis-
appeared, and up to this point the troops had sustained
no loss either in killed or wounded. At the passage
of 13evi1acqua, the attack was recommenced with greater
vigour, the insurgents taking advantage of the ground,
thickly studded with bushes and small trees. A regi-
ment advanced to the attack, and drove back the insur-
gents from Caringua to the Bosco della Madonna, each
company as it advanced taking precautions to protect the
passage of the following company.
" Two other columns were meantime carrying on their
operations on the road between Monteleone, Francavilla,
and Filadelfia. On arriving at the last-mentioned place,
the inhabitants advanced with feigned friendship, en-
deavouring to allure the troops into the town, the bet-
ter to overcome them; thence it occurred, that although
the commander of the trosps had determined to remain
outside, some soldiers of the 6th Regiment of the line
having entered the town to buy provisions, they were
attacked; the consequence of which was that a regular
fight ensued between the soldiers and and the people, in
which forty of the latter were killed. This place was
the head-quarters of the insurgents. Order having been
re-established, Major Grossi commanded all arms to be
given up, and five pieces of artillery, a large number of
guns, swords, and ammunition were seized; some pri-
soners were taken, amongs others a certain Stillitano.
The column returned to Pizzo on the 20th, where a ser-
vant of the captive Stillitano having shot a sentinel, a
scuffle ensued, in which the two Mosalini of Pizzo lost
their lives, and some others.

"General Nunziante had meantime driven the insur-
gents beyond Maids, in which town he remained for two
days; and not hearing from Major Grossi, he returned
with all his troops to Monteleone and Dizzo, having dis-
armed the inhabitants of Monteleone, who had risen as
soon as the troops had left.
"The losses sustained by the troops in these operations
were two men killed, and one officer and twenty-two men
wounded. The loss of the insurgents was severe, but can-
not be accurately ascertained, owing to the skirmishing
having taken place on wooded and mountainous ground.
Amongst their slain are the leaders Mazzei, Onghera,
and Morelli. So much for the false account of 400
slain, and the defeat of General Nunziante, inserted in
some of the Italian journals.

EXAMINATION of DR. M,DOUALL,

THE CHARTIST.

ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, JULY 16.—As we stated in
our last, Peter Murray M'Douall, the Chartist lecturer,
was apprehended on Sunday, on a charge of attending
an unlawful meeting, speaking sedition, &c. During the
whole day considerable excitement prevailed in the town,
and owing to a report that it was intended by the Ashton
"National Guard " Chartists to rescue the prisoner, the
magistrates thought it devirable to call out the military.
Accordingly, a company of the 86th Regiment were
speedily in attendance, and were stationed at the Town.
hall. On Monday morning, at two o'clock, the prisoner
was brought up before J. Lord and A. Buckley, Esqrs.,
when four of the Ashton police-officers swore to having
attended a meeting at Charleston on the 10th instant,
when they were refused admission. They also swore to
having heard M'Douall address the people from a window
at the Odd Fellows' Arms, advising them to arm and
attend to drilling, &c. ; they stated that the procession
was riotous and disorderly.
Mr. Roberts, solicitor, attended for the prisoner, and
cross-examined the witnesses at some length, but nothing
material was elicited.

The prisoner was allowed to address the bench in his
own defence, and did so, arguing that the people had a
right to arm, and that what he had dune was nothing of
an illegal character. ilo dwelt at some length on the
peaceable conduct pursued by the Chartists, and con-
tended that wherever he had been no breach of the peace
had taken place.
Four witnesses were examined for the, defence, who
contradicted the testimony of the officers.
The magistrates adjourned fur a short time to consult,
and returned into Court, when the Chairman said they
were unanimously of opinion that the case must be sent
to the assize 3 for trial.

On application of Mr. Roberts the prisoner was cd-
mitted to bail, himself in 3001., and four sureties in 75/.
each.

On M‘Douall getting outside the hall, he addressed the
crowd, advising them to go peaceably home. The mili-
tary then withdrew to the barracks, and the town re-
sumed its wonted quietness.

THE LATE SUPPOSED MURDER OF A FATHER BY
HIS Two DAUGHTERS.—The inquest was held at Mr.
James Davvson's, the Commercial Inn, Harrogate, on
Moedny evening, before the Coroner, John Wood, Esq.,
of York. The first witness called upon was Ann Stubbs,
Widow of the deceased, who deposed that her late hus-
band was about 63 years of age; was formerly a farmer,
but recently a labourer and keeper of donkey carriages;
that she, her husband, her two unmarried daughters,
Sarah, aged 26, and Abigail, 23, and a little grand•
(laughter, resided together in a cottage in Tower-street;
that about half-past eleven o'clock A.m., on Saturday,
the 15th of July, she and her daughters had some dis-
agreeableness, w hen her husband, who sat shaving him-
self, rose up and said he would let them know who was
master, and that he struck Sarah he then left them and
Wept up stairs, saying he would fetch down their
boxes. Witness then went out and called for a
policeman, and then proceeded down the street,
when her grandchild, in less than five minutes,
called her back and said, "Grandfather has fallen
dots n stairs." Witness then went back and found
her daughter Abigail holding her father's head; he
was on the tirst landing; Abigail desired some one
to go up, saying her father had fallen down stairs; she
went up stairs, and seeing her husband was dying, called
Mrs. Watson and Bella Saville—he died immediately,
not having been able to speak after witness returned.
That is all I know about it. Does nut know that she
and her daughters talked of the matter after her hus-
band's death. Abigail, who was crying, said she wished
she had died instead of her father ; her daughters had
not remained in her house, the police having taken them
away to the lock-up about twelve o'clock. Witness here
stated that her husband had been a very steady man,
but a lady having given him a shilling, he had taken
two or three glues of ale during the forenoon, but had
had nothing to eat in his own house for two or three
days. On being interrogated as to the reason, she
stated that her husband's mind bad been much disturbed
at the conduct of his daughters, who had recently been
cohabiting with some navvies. In answer to a question
by Mr. Walker, she stated that her husband struck
her daughter Sarah she did not strike him they
(the navvies) wero not in the house—in some degree
she encouraged her husband to turn the girls out. The
navvies were not admitted into the house—the cause of
the quarrel was about some money herself and the two
daughters had jointly earned, amounting to three
shillings arid twopence of which she gave each one
shilling. In answer to Mr. Askew—Did not say she
would fetch the policeman, as they were killing their
father. I❑ answer to Mr. Carter—Thinks she did not
see Tyson the butcher, but is not sure. In answer to
Mr. Harrison—Did not say that he was in the kitchen.
Was so agitated that she did not know what she did.
The grandchild, Eliza Stubbs, aged six years, was called,
but after many appropriate questions put to her by the
Coroner she was dismissed, as her evidence from her
tender years, was thought to be inadmissible, After the
examination of several witnesses, the Coroner summed
up, when the jury returned the following verdict:—" We
find that the deceased died of exhaustion and fainting,
occasioned by his falling down stairs; but whether the
deceased accidently fell down stairs, or was thrown
down, no satistactory evidence thereof doth appear."—
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