The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-17 00:00:00

AFFAIRS OF ITALY.

The Assernblie Nationale publishes a article on
the progress of events in Italy ; and after depre-
ciating the efforts of M. do Cavour, it thus pro-
nounces itself :
" The reception given for an instant to the claims and
pretensions of Piedmont was in fact only a satisfaction
accorded to an ally ; there resulted from it no new
engagement. Unfortunately this has not been compre-
hended in Italy, where the spirits are excited, and where
a great and dangerous ferment has been created. It is
difficult to reckon on the Sardinian Government to calm
this effervescence and repair the harm it has inflicted.
Who knows to what extreme resolutions and to what
perils it may be again committed ? Let however,
hope that the truth will not fail to become known in the
Peninsula, and that it will convince those who dream of
fresh disturbances of the fate which awaits them if they
are foolhardy enough to attempt n new rising. We are
struck with the perseverance with which the English
Government returns to the subject of the occupation
of Rome by French troops, its remarks on the irre-
gularity of such a state of things, and the neces-
sity of terminating it, &C &c. We are not re-
quired to examine afresh this question, but is it
not strange to see the English. Government ever at-
tempting to find in it a subject of incessant pro-
tests ! England felt no scruple in occupying with
France a short time agea portion of the Greek king.
dom, without being invited by the government of that
country, not to say against its wishes. And she pro-
longs this occupationwithout consulting the Greeks on the
subject. Whence therefore arise her scruples when it be-
comes a question of the Roman States ? The occupation
of Rome by French troops is a simple question between
the Pope and Frauce. The English Government is in no
wise interested in it, and in our opinion the eagerness
with which it demands the conclusion of the occupation
should suffice to render us very attentive and circum-
spect in the matter."

THREATENED STRIKE AT PRESTON.—A movement for
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an advance of wages has ui!t commenced among the
power-loom weavers and winders of Preston, which
threatens to assume ere long the character of another
strike. A meeting of delegates is announced to be held
on Tuesday (to-morrow), at which weavers from all the
mills are invited to attend.
LEICESTER ELECTlON.—According to all appearances
(says the Leicester Mercury of Saturday) the content for
the representation of Leicest,r is already determined.
No doubt can exist as to the fact that on the Parlia-
mentary register of the borough the more advanced
Liberals possess an imposing majority. The decision of
this important section of the community has been pro-
nounced in favour of Mr. J. Biggs, at a public meeting
attended by at least 1,200 electors, atrong whose num-
bers it is certain that most of the active and influential
leaders of the cause of reform, in this town, were included,

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
TRUELOCK Y. HOIMBHOLDERS' LIFB, &C., COMPANY.
(Continued from The Sun of yesterday.)
Lord Campbell, in summing up the evidence, said
that these modern life assurance companies, by their
eager grasping after profits, held out great temptations,
and brought about the most lamentable consequences.
The defendants' company said that all their policies were
indisputable except in the case of gross fraud. It ap-
peared they were informed that another company had
rejected the life, but they accepted it, adding 14 years.
Ttiat might be done in good faith, but it led to serious
consequences, and if the company were called upon to
pay unexpectedly he (Lord Campbell) thought they
would have only themselves to blame. They had, how-
ever, guarded themselves against fraud, and if that was
proved they were protected. The first plea was that the
plaintiff had no interest, but his lordship thought he
had, unless the jury should think that the post-obit bond
was void. With respect to the plaintiff, his lordship said
he did not think he made a reepeotaele figure in court,
or that he was above suspicion. He had become in-
solvent, and had paid nobody except hie creditors on
the Stock-Exchange, which was necessary to his
re-admission. Still, unless the charge of fraud
was made out, he was entitled to a verdict. As to the
insanity, his lordship did not think it was shown that
that was known to the plaintiff. It would be for the
jury to say, upon the evidence, whether the plaintiff
knew the representation made to the company to be
false. If so, it must be either on the ground that he
conspired with Brade to deceive the company, or, know-
ing that-tbeinteraparata habits continued, he represented
that ha ' (Mr. Joddrell) was reformed. His lordabip
expressed his opinion rather in favour of the plaintiff,
but added that the question was entirely for the jury,
and they would give no weight to his (Lord Campbell's)
opinion unless they agreed i❑ it.
The jury retired to consider their verdict.
On their return into court, after an absence of 40
minutes, the jury found their verdict fur the plaintiff, as
the plea of fraud had not been sufficiently proved.