The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-16 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Venice Gazette quotes a letter from Rome,
stating that the railway question meets with great
favour among the members of the Roman Govern-
ment, and that a plan is under consideration to
guarantee 6 per cent. to a French and Belgian com-
pany upon a line connecting Ancona with Rome and
Modena.

A new extraordinary commission has been named
by HIS HOLINESS for the reform of the code
of laws now in vigour, and the re-organisation of the
tribunals. It is composed of Cardinals ANTONELLI
(President), MARINI, and BOFONDI, Monsignor MAR-
TEL, and Monsignor BASTOLI. The expenses of the
police department for the current year have been in-
creased by 3,360 scudi (17,100 f.).
The Venice Gazette gives as follows the itinerary
of the Emperor of AUSTRIA :—" His MAJESTY will
arrive at Verona on the 14th, and stay there until
the 18th; on the 19th he will make an excursion to
Mantua by rail, and return to Verona in the evening.
On the 20th he will set out for Peschiera, and revisit
Rive on the Lago di Garda ; on the 21st he will visit
Defenzano, Brescia, and Monza, where he will stay
until the 23d, and then set out for Milan, return the
same evening to Monza, visit Milan again on the fol-
lowing day, stay at Monza the whole of the 25th,
proceed by sail to Como on the 26th, visit the prin-
cipal points of the lake, return to Monza, where he
will pass the 27th. On the 28th his MAJESTY will
go to Varese, Lavena, and the Lago Maggiore ; and,
thence from Sesto Calende to Swaim ; on the let of
October to Malpensa, where he will stay until the
3d, and afterwards return to Monza. His MAJESTY
will commence his return on the sth.

OVERLAND MAIL

(BY TELEGRAPIC DISPATCH.)
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESrONDENT.)
MARSEILLES, SEPT. 16, 5.30 A.M.
The Indian mail arrived yesterday at 6.30 rad.
The dates from Calcutta are August 7, China,
July 24.
No news of importance.

Exchange at Calcutta, 2s. Oil to 2s. Oid.

The Pacha was wrecked, on the 21st of July, on
the Formosa Bank; sixteen men drowned, amongst
whom is the third officer and two first-class passen-
gers.—Herald.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.
(Before the RECJRDEL)
Joseph Pearce, 20, shopman, pleaded guilty to an in-
dictment charging aim with stealing one sovereign and
one shilling, the property of Henry Faudel and another,
his masters, and was sentenced to imprisonment for 12
calendar months.

Two lads, of the name of Jones and Morris, who
pleaded guilty to committing a burglary in the dwelling
house of William Gillbee Habershaw, were sentenced to
be transported for 7 years, with an intimation that
Morris should not be sent out of the country.
A young man named Jones, clerk to Mr. Iluddlestone,
barrister, who pleaded guilty two sessions ago to em-
bezzling certain sums belonging to his master, was sen-
tenced to imprisonment with hard labour for 12 calendar
months.

The prisoner was strongly recommended to mercy by
Mr. Huddlestone.

Amos Slater, 19, labourer, was indicted for feloniously
cutting and wounding William Rawson, with intent to
do him some grevious bodily harm.
Mr. Cooper conducted the prosecution, and the pri-
soner was defended by Mr. Payne.
William Rawson, the prosecutor, who is a carpenter
and builder, said, on the night of the 25th of August
last, he met a man named Wright, in Acorn-court,
Roll's-buildings, whom he accused of having decoyed
his daughter away, and threatened to give into cus-
tody. When prosecutor was speaking to him some one
came up behind and gave him a blow on the head with
a sharp instrument. On looking round ho saw the pri-
soner, who had the instrument in his hand, and who
gave him another punch with it on the eye. Ho bled
a great deal, and suffered severely. He had never seen
the prisoner before.
A lad named Patchy deposed to witnessing the assault
on the night in question. The prosecutor asked the
man where his girl was, and then the man struck him,
and Rawson struck him again and knocked him down.
The prisoner then went up to a person named Newman,
and got from him something which glittered like a pen-
knife, with which he struck the prosecutor, and the
blood flowed down his face after ho was struck.
Mr. Walter Jones, surgeon, said he attended the
prosecutor, and found an incised wound on the left side
of the face, which might have been inflicted with a pen-
knife. There was also a small incised wound on the
right eye.
Mr. PAYNE addressed the jury, and called
D. Newman, who denied that he gave the prisoner a
penknife, alleging that ho had not one upon at the time.
Other witnesses were called, who gave a contradictory
account of the occurrence.

Mr. COOPER having replied,
The RECORDER summed up the evidence.
The jury found a verdict of Not Guilty, and the pri-
soner was discharged.

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