The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-30 00:00:00

From the evidence of Police-c instable Edwards, 57,

appeared that on the previous afternoon he saw the defend-
ant throwing stones at a tree, and on telling him that he
must desist, he said he was a gentleman, and that he (Ed-
wards) had bettor mind his own business. He (Edwards)
wished to state that it was not so much in consequence of
the damage to the tree that he took the defendant into cus-
tody, but in consequence of the dangerous practice two chil
dren the previous day having had their heads cut open
through stone throwing.
Defendant (whose wife accompanied him to the court)
said he had been feeding the ducks, and a number of boys
were throwing stones to get acorns and chesnuts, He asked
them to give him some, and then tried his own hand to
please his wife, when the park constable came up and was
very impertinent, and said, in a very offensive manner, he
would take him into custody. He asked him why he did
not take the boys, and he said ho should take him to
Marlborough-street, notwithstanding he told him that he
would give an undertaking to appear at the court.
Mr. Beadon—That the man was obliged to do. Such
things never can be permitted and the parks will be closed
if such monstrous things are done. You must pay 20s,
or 14 days. You aro old enough to know better.
Defendant—Oh, I'll pay the money then.
The defendant then paid the fine, and left with his wife.
Mr. Solomon Linde, merchant, Riches-court, Thread-
needle-street, was charged with Mug- drunk and assault-
ing a cabman, but the cabman not appearing he was fined
ss. for being drunk.

THE WEATHER.

METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

D.

TY.RANNY OF THE AUSTRIANS' IN
ITALY.

(Extract from a private letter, data Venice, Sept. 14.)
Nearly three months ago several persons at-
tended St. Mark's Church. for the purpose of offer-
ing up prayers for Cavour, the ladies were dressed
in mourning. The police hearing of this demon-
stration (which indeed has been general through-
out Italy) took note of the parties entering the
church, and several of them were ordered to wait
on the Commissioner the following day. Some of
them were imprisoned, and others fined ; amongst
the latter the Countess Labbia, a very pretty
woman, was fined 100 florins, and to different
amounts several other ladies, who, with the Coun-
tess Labbia (in a spirit worthy of the Roman Re-
public), said, " They were not committing
any trespass against the State"—refused to
pay the money, and declared themselves ready " to
go to prison: 7 The matter seemed to drop for a
time, but this week the Governor (a sort of second
Haynau), sending for the Countess Labbia, de•
mended that she should pay the money; she posi-
tively refused ; he flew into a passion with her, tried
to intimidate her : she said "she would not stay
there to be insulted, but to prison she would go."
The police next tried to frighten her; told her she
would not be allowed sheets for her bed, or any
communication with her friends, that she must
have prison fare, and the companionship of any low
women who might be in durance vile at the same
moment_ Nothing shook her resolution ; she said
she had done no wrong, therefore would not submit
to a penalty—so yesterday off she was taken for 21
days in the common gaol of the town.
Two other ladies have behaved in the same gal-
lant manner—one the wife of a physician, Madame
Gargani, fined 40 florins, eight days' imprisonment;
Madame Secundi, widow of a lawyer, 30 florins, six
days' imprisonment; and two gentlemen, fined 50
florins, and 10 days each.
Of course this transaction has caused the greatest
sensation in the place; these pretty young women
using the victims of the spite of the police, for
merely saying their prayers in a church ; for it was
no public mass or any demonstration to give the
police umbrage. I hear that some of the Austrians
consider it a most foolish affair, and likely to do
the Government injury, because, of course, it will
get bruited about everywhere.
Nothing can exceed the misery of, the people
here—well tray they talk of the Larmes of Venice
—the whole place is paralysed with a taxation
which has ruined the nobility, and put a complete
check on the industry of the people. The Aultrian
authorities allow every sort of petty and vexatious
tyranny, harassing and fretting the inhabitants to
the extreme point of human forbearance. The
merry Venetians have become a melancholy silent
race; every one says the same thing, " we are in a
prison," and this year everything seems to have
come to a climax of wretchedness and de-
solation. if they meet at each other's houses,
their servants are bribed to repeat any im-
prudent phrase that may be uttered, end an
exaggeration on the part of an angry cook (a Ger-
man) caused the banishment of one of the nicest
families here. On the Fall of Gaeta 400 people
walked quietly up and down a promenade near
St. Mark. Many were arrested for so doing, but
the police found they could not make any excuse
for detaining them in prison. Some of the keepers
of the cafes were threatened if they did not take
in certain Austrian papers obnoxious to the Ita-
lians; but they positively refused, and as there is
no law to force any one to take in a particular
paper against his wishes, they were obliged to give
up the persecution. But there is no end to the
folly of the whole manner of governing these
people, who by nature are gentle and tractable‘ and
are really driven by oppression into this state of
tacit resistance to the arbitrary rule of their
masters.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK.