The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, E 69.

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THE PAPAL STATES.

(FROM oun OWN CORRESPONDENT•)

ROME, MARCH 19.

A horrible murder, which has caused 'a great sensation,
occurred on Wednesday evening at the Piazza Fiammella,
in Rome. Major Fiocchi, a field officer in the Pontifical
Artillery, was returning from the barracks late in the even-
ing, and on entering his house was stabbed to the heart
on the staircase, before he had time to ring the bell or
summon assistance. His servant, alarmed by his groans,
arrived in time to find him alive, and at once summoned
the surgeon and the parish priest. Major Fiocchi's state
was found to be hopeless, but he retained his senses to the
last, and received the last rites of the Church with great
calmness and devotion. He had recognised his murderer,
but refused to name him. "May God forgive him,
as I do," he said, " and bring him to repentance."
These were his last words, and no remonstrances
could induce him to give a clue to the police.
A terrible explanation of this reticence was found next
day, when a person,' to whom suspicion was directed
by Fiocchi's servants, was arrested with a blood-stained
knife still in his possession. He confessed the crime and
its cause. He himself was a " curiale," or server of writs,
and he states that he was employed to murder Fiocchi by
the brother-in-law of the latter, an " avvocato," who
had married his sister, and concerning whose mar-
riage portion there had been a family quarrel
of long standing. Poor Fiocchi had no other
enemy, and the murder was evidently not the
work of a common robber or of the vengeance
of any political sect. The advocate was immediately
arrested, and both he and the actual perpetrator of the
crime will be tried immediately. The funeral took place
yesterday at St. Andrea della Valle, in presence of an im-
mense concourse of persons, and with the attendance of
all the regiment of Artillery, as well as General Kanzler
and his staff. The horse of the deceased was, according to
Roman military usage, draped in black, and led behind
the coffin.

The Pope has addressed a brief to the whole Christian
world, conceding a plenary indulgence to all persons who
shall assist at mass and receive Holy Communion, being
penitent for and confessed of their sins, on the 11th of
April, in unison with his own jubilee, or fiftieth year
mass, to be offered that day at St. Peter's. This brief is
dated the 10th of March, and is given under the Ring of
the Fisherman, a mark of great solemnity.
One of the most singular incidents of the present Holy
Week is the arrival of a large band of• Hungarian gypsies,
eighty in number, to see the Pope, and to witness the
ceremonies. Their chiefs were received by his Holiness
yesterday, and formed a most singular novelty in the
ever-curious crowd of St. Peter's. Their wild but
handsome features, black plaited tresses of hair, velvet
dresses trimmed with Astrachan wool, long knives,
and immense silver buttons and chains, were a striking
contrast to the civilisation around them. No
one knows why, or whence, or how they came ;
but they are encamped outside the Porta Cavalleggeri,
are visited by all Rome, and are perfectly well conducted.
Some of the women are singularly beautiful after the true
gipsy type—never seen save in the countries where the pure
Romany caste is rigorously maintained, and where its
blood is never mixed with that of the European races, as
in Spain and Hungary. A gentleman, giving a small coin
to one of the tribe, whom he mistook for a beggar, was
nearly beaten by the men who witnessed the insult.
The King of Italy has decided on offering for sale the
beautiful Villa Ruffinella, near Trascati, and the Palazzo
di Ferenzo, or old Tuscan Embassy, in Rome. The reason
of this,step is the pressing need of ready money felt by the
sovereign, especially since his morganatic marriage with
the daughter of 'a ox-ulna:or, and the necessity of providing
for his numerous children by her, whom he has acknow-
ledged and legitimatised. lle is now placing large sums
for this nurpose in foreign securities.

THE DIVISION ON THE IRISH. CHURCH.

The division list on the second reading of the Trish
Church Bill shews that there were 623 members
in the House when the division took place. This
includes the four tellers—Mr. Glyn and Mr.
Adam for the Ayes, and Mr. Noel and Mr. Dyke
for the Noes—and the Speaker. Only three Conservatives
voted with the Government, viz., Lord Bingham (Mayo),
Mr. Orr-Ewing (Dumbartonshire), and Colonel Vande-
lour (Clare). On the other band, six Liberals sided
against their party—Mr. Bri: C e (West Surrey),
Sir R. Clifton (Nottingham), Mr. Dalway (Carrickfergus),
Mr. W. H. Maxwell (Kirkcudbright), Sir Roundell
Palmer (Richmond), and Mr. Saunderson (Cavan). Of
the three Conservatives who went with the Government,
two of them—Lord Bingham and Colonel Vandeleur—
were in the House last session, but only Lord Bingham
then voted with the Liberals, Colonel Vandeleur absenting
himself from the House. The third Mr. Orr-
Ewing— was first elected for Dumbartonshire at
the recent gene,al do aion ; and, although returned as a

Conservative, announced that he !Should support Mr.
Gladstone on the Irish Church question. Of tl:e six
Liberals who voted with the Conservatives, four—Mr.
Briscoe, Mr. 'Maxwel!, Mr. SaunJ(Tson, and Sir

Roundell Palmer— were infnii)ea-c,
year, and the
t "" as • 9 regstexeu
against toeir party. On that occasion Sir
Roundell Palmer did not walk into the division lobby. Mr.
Dalway, who was returned as a Liberal Orangeman, suc-
ceeded iu defeating Mr. Torrens, a thick-and-thin Conser-
vative, but it was not exactly known which way he
would go upon this question. lie is announced
as a Liberal Conservative, and in favour of " a considerable
reform" in the Church. The other Liberal—Sir R.
Clifton—declared on the hustings at Nottingham that
although he came before the electors as an advanced
Radical, he was not in favour of the policy of Mr. Glad-
stone on the Irish Church. Mr. Butler-Johnstone, who
last year went with the Liberals, now absented himself
from the division.

In the great division on Saturday morning, April 3rd,
18C8, the numbers voting were 605, thus chewing that 18
more members recorded their opinions on Wednesday morn-
ing than on that occasion. Mr. Gladstone's majority was
then 60; it is now nearly doubled-118. Amongst those
who were absent in the first division last year, but now
voted with their party, were Sir George Grey, Sir
George Colthurst, and Mr. Pim. The following seats are
now vacant, which were formerly filled by—

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE— Tis Day.

MARLEOROUGH-STREET.

PORTICO ROBBERY.—Mary Ann Leech, oakum licker,
was charged before Mr. Knox w:th being in possession of
some antique coins, stolen from the house of Mrs. Hart,
No. 18, Berkeley-square, whose house was entered and
robbed on the l G.h inst.

Mr. W. Scrivener, watchmaker and jeweller, of Storey's-
gate, said that on Monday evening the prisoner came and
offered two dozen antique coins fur sale, saying, in
answer to his questions, she had had diem in her posses-
sion for years, and that they were found while pulling
down the Nag's Head public-house iu I'othill-street. Not
being satisfied with her answers ho sent for the police.
A sergeant of the B Divi.,ion said that the prisoner was
taken before the magistrate at the Westminster Police-
court and discharged, and the coins ordered to be detained
fora month.

Sergeant Gould said that he received the coins from the
Westminster Police-station, and on taking them to Mrs.
Hunt she identified them as her propeity, and as a portion
of the property which bad been taken from her house. Ho
apprehended the prisoner, and she then said that she
picked them up at the corner of Chapel. street on the
morning of Mocday last. He wont to the address the
prisoner gave, and found that all sorts of low characters
lived in the house.

Mrs... Hart having identified the coins as her property,
and having stated that they formed part of the missing
property,
Mr. Knox asked Mrs. Hart whether she had missed
other property besides coins, and she said that she had,
and that her house had been entered by means of the
portico. _ _

Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner.
THE NEws Boys.— Samuel Thorn, James Concher, and
Frederick Concher, throe lads who sell papers in Regent-
circus, were charged before Mr. Knox with disorderly
conduct and using obscene language.
Mr. Scarth appeared for the prisoners.

Sergeant Jeffery, 21, said that at half-past six the pre-
vious evening be was on duty in the Regent-circus, when
he saw Thorn, who as well as tho others sell papers, run
after a gentleman, and on tolling him to desist he made
use of a vile expression towards him, and the other pri-
soner made use of a similar expression between them-
selves, and as there had been great complaints from the
inhabitants he took them into custody, and some of the
inhabitants were present.

In answer to Mr. Scarth, the sergeant said that papers
had been sold at the same place for 10 years, but that since
the halfpenny papers had come out the numbers of ven-
dors had increased to as many as 80 of a night. He had
cautioned the lads that they must not run in front of pas-
sengers. There was a great deal of competition amongst
the lads. He was positive that some of the language was
made use of to him, and some between themselves.
Police-constable Alfred Hunt, 166 0, gave similar
evidence.

Mr. John Frederick Marchant, of 293, Regent-street,
complained of the nuisance he, in common with oiler
tradesmen, suffered, and said that of au evening the pave-
ment was blocked up, and persons prevented enteiing the

shops.
Mr. Knox said it must be a monstrous bore, no doubt.
Mr. Scarth addressed the magistrate on behalf of the
prisoners, and said that ho thought, under the circum-
stances, that if the prisoners were warned it would be suf-
ficient.

Mr. Knox said that such cases were more trouble to deal
with than many others. A little time agi a number of
fhwer girls were bron2,-ht la...fore him, seven or eight of
them at a time, for bloeking .up tradesmen's doors. At
first he discharged them, and hit on the plan that if
they sold their flowars separately they would not in
any way be int..rfered with ; and if the newsboys acted
separately, and did not curse and swear and make use of
beastly language, they would not be interfered with, but
thirty of the-m together was too many.
_ .

Thorn said he had sold papers at the place for ten years.
Mr. Knox said that what he should require the prisoners
to do was to find a surety of £3 each.

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NOTICE.

The Third alitioa " The Sal "of last Eveuin3 was
published in 4ima for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m.

SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This I)a7

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—This DAY.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
• 4to 1 agst Vagabond (taken)
9to 1 agst Poinsettia (taken)
100 to 8 agst Drummer (taken and offered)
100 to 7 agst Birthday ;taken)
20 to 1 asst. Vacuum (taken)
20 to 1 agst Cocoa Nut (offered —take 25)
20 to 1 agar, Robespierre (offered-25 to 1 taken)
25 to 1 as-t See Saw (offered —lOOO to 30 taken)
25 to 1 agst Anlace (offered)
25 to 1 agst Alibrook (offered)
30 to 1 agst Eastley (offered)
33 to 1 agst Cap-a-Pie (offered)
40 to 1 agst Vauban (offered)
500 to 10 agst Baroness (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Giantess (taken and wanted)
METROPOLITAN.
4 to 1 agst Lancet (offered)
sto 1 agst Vagabond (offered)
7 to 1 agst Drummer (taken and offered)
12 to 1 agst Belfast (offered)
CHESTER CUP.
Bto 1 agst Paul Jones (taken)
10 to 1 ugst Romping Girl (taken)
100 to 7 agst Mandrake (taken)
TWO THOUSAND.
7 to 4 agst Wild Oats (offered)
4to 1 agst Belladrum (offered—take 9to 2)
DERBY.
500 to 150 agst Pero Gomez (taken)
1200 to 100 agst Pretender (taken and offered)
100 to 8 agst Belladrum (taken and offered)
2800 to 200 agst Ladas (taken)
14 to 1 agst Ryshworth (offered)
18 to 1 agst Ethus (offered-20 to 1 takn to £300)
40 to 1 agst Aunt Hannah c (offered-1000 to 20
(taken and offered)
2000 to 30 agst Consternation (taken)
2000 to 10 agst Drummer (taken)

RACING FIXTURES.

MARCH.

Durham 29, 30 1 Epsom 30, 31

APB
Abergavenoy l, 2
Bromley 1, 2 I
Aldershot l,
2
Cat terick Bridge... l, 2

LUL.
I Newmarket Craven...l2, &e.
Knighton... l3, 14
Ludlow 15, 16
Eastbourne ' 19

T hi rsk ... — - 6' 7
Ilungerford' 6, 7
Lichfield 6, 7
Cambridge 7 8
Croat on Park
Streathara .. 8, 9 I

Lewes 20 21.
Curragli —.2o, 21, 22
Croydon... 22, 23
NewmarlEtkt Ist Spring
26, eice.

MAY.

Chester 4, 5,6, 7 'Doncaster 13, 14
Egliuton Hunt 6, 7 ! West Drayton l7, 18
Winchester ll, 12 Bath 18, 19
York • 11, 12 I lianchmtur 19, 20, 21.

lialdo~ le '.ad Sln•iug 11, 12 Croydon 19, 21
St. Albans 1 11 Ilitrpoad.:n 2l
Sali6bury lj, 1-1 I 1:4).0a.1 Summer .....25, Sze.