The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-24 00:00:00

ITALY.

Accounts from Rome of the 11th inst. state that
the Papal Government has determined to enrol 6,000
Swiss. The Austrian troops are then to withdraw
from the Marches and the Romagna.
On the 17th the Emperor of AUSTRIA. visited the
forts and the barracks of Verona, and afterwards
received deputations from several provinces, and the
towns of Trent and Roveredo. His MAJESTY after-
wards proceeded to the shooting grounds of St. Mas-
simo, and took a part in the exercise with the Duke
of MODENA.

Since then the Vienna Gazette, of the 20th, pub-
lishes the following telegraphic dispatches from the
Governor of Lombardy to the Minister of the In-
terior:—

"Inspruck, Sept. 19.—His Majesty the Emperor,
coming from Peschiera, arrived yesterday evening at
half-past five o'clock at Riva, and was received with the
greatest enthusiasm."
"Brescia, Sept. 19.—His Majesty the Emperor ar-
rived here to-day at two o'clock in perfect health. his
Majesty was received with enthusiasm."

ANOTHER GARROTE RODBERY...--On Sunday night
Mr. Williams, of Goswell.street, was attacked in Old-street-
road, Shoreditch, by some ruffians, who placed some instru-
ment round his neek and squeezed him so tightly that he
became insensible, and whilst in that state took from his
pockets a 401. and a 301. Bank of England note, 31. 10s. in
gold, and 15s. 6d. in silver, afterwards getting clear away
with their booty. Mr. Williams is only able to describe one
of his assailants, a young man about 25, fair complexion,
and wearing black clothes.

THE ARmr.—The following reliefs will take place
in the spring of 1852 ;—Royals, 2d Battalion, Cork to Nova
Scotia ; 40th Regiment, Cork to Malta ; 85 Regiment,
Portsmouth to Malta; s'th Regiment, Cork to Gibraltar;
31st Regiment, Cork to Gibraltar; 76th Regiment, Malta to
Nova Scotia; 44th Regiment, Gibraltar to Canada; 42d
Regiment, Nova Scotia home • 97th Regiment, Nova Scotia
home; Rifle Brigade, 2d Batailion, Canada home.

The Government of Hong-Kong have passed an
ordinance for the regulation of trial by jury in that colony.
The ordinance copies the English model with two exceptions
—one, the adoption of a jury of six, instead of twelve; the
other, the substitution of the rule of a verdict by the majority
instead of one by a unanimous jury,

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BARON PLATT ON THE USE OF THE KNIFE.---At
the recent assizes at Liverpool, a stabbing case from Man-
chester was heard before Baron Platt, who, in summing up
to the jury, used these words :—" One of the witnesses tells
you that he said to the prisoner If you use your knife you
are a damned coward;' I say also ( continued the Learned
Judge, apparently in deep thought) that he was a damned
coward, and say man is a damned coward who will use a
knife."—ltlanchester Courier.
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF LONDON.—
It is rumoured that it is the intention of the Right Hon.
Sir James Graham, Bart. M.P., early in the ensuing ses-
sion of Parliament, to bring in a Bill for the purpose of
enlarging the area of the city of London, and effecting a
variety of reforms in the constitution of the Corporation. It
is further understood that the Bill of the Right lion. Baronet
will be sanctioned by the Government, and that every
available effort will be made to carry the measure as early
as possible.-4dvertiser. _

The scheme for establishing steam communication
between Preston awl Liverpool, by water, II in A eati4factory
date of program.