The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-19 00:00:00

ITALY.

NAPLES, MAY 11.
We have already announced the death of Mr.
Blandford, an English gentieman lately arrived in
Naples, under very painful circumstances, but- the
reports of the case have hitherto been defective
from the fact of Mr. Blandford having been too ill
to make any deposition. The following details,
however, from his friend, the Rev. Mr. Bromley
Moore, who was with him during his illness may be
relied on.
Mr. Blandford had only been in Naples five
days when, on the evening of the 25th ult., he
left his hotel (Les Iles Britanniques),• at about a
quarter-past 11 o'clock, for a short stroll in the
Riviera di Chiaja. On his arriving just opposite
the Church of S. Giuseppe he was overtaken by
a man who, having passed him, knocked off his
own cap, as if by some preconcerted signal, and
then endeavouredto seize him by the throat. Mr.
Blandford instantly drew back, and struck the manseverely in the face with a stick, thus compelling
him to retreat, but almost at the same moment he

received a blow on his head from one of two ruf-
fians who were closely following him, from some
blunt instrument, which prostrated him instantly,
and it is supposed that they . either jumped
upon him or kicked him, causing severe internal
injuries in the abdomen. As thole was some slight
moonlight, he was able to perceive that there were
three men, and that the one who first attacked him
was a short man, and wore a jacket and a peaked
cap. In consequence of his cries and struggles the
ruffians were tog much alarmed to succesein their
attempt at robbery, beyond his hat and his cane,
and effected a precipitate retreat. As soon as be
had recovered his consciousness Mr. Blandford
reeled across the street and reached some men
who were standing at the door of a cafe,
not one of whom would come to his assist-
ance. He then managed to proceed, with great
difficulty, as far as the house of Mrs. Corby,
an Englishwoman long resident in Naples, where
he was placed in a carriage, and conveyed to his
ho el. Mr. Roskilly was immediately called in,
and be, together with Dr. Bishop, and a Neapolitsn
surgeon, were in constant attendance. On the
third or fourth day after the attack the head was
considerably relieved ; but on Sunday, the 3d, it
was evident that internal inflammation had set in,
and on the following Thursday, a few minut=e after
mid-day, he died.
This melancholy event bag excited the utmost
indignation and regret among not only the English
but foreigners of all nations.

Upwards of forty persons known as capable of
such acts of aggression have been arrested, and a
reward, with free pardon, has been offered to any
accomplice who will reveal the name of the man
who gave the blow. A good clue has been found
to him.

We learn from the Polish frontiers that the new
Russian Customs' tariff, with its numerous reduc-
tions, is neither more nor less than a myth. A
Russian company intends to construct a railroad
from Kieff to Odessa, with a branch line to Brody.
the capital is to be 120,000,000 of siver roubles, 80
millions of which are to be raised by subscription,
and 40 millions to be borrowed from the Bank,
" which is to receive a certain number of serfs as
security." Government guarantees 4i per cent.
The railroad will be 1,400 versts, or about 1,100
English miles, in length.

Baron Gros is to leave Paris on the 20th inst.
upon his mission to China.

The Dresdner Journal statesthat, in consequence
of the note addressed by the DanisU Government in
answer to the remonstrances of the German
Powers, the latter have agreed to suspend making
any motion on the subject at the Diet in Frank-
fort.