The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-28 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Debuts says :—" We have announced that a
meeting of Piedinontese bishops took place at Vil-
lanovetta, in the diocese of Asti, to deliberate on
a memorial to be sent to the Holy See for the
purpose of conciliation. We learn now that this
document has been drawn up, and that it has
bean signed by ten bishops. In it are stated the
grave inconveniences which would result for reli-
gious interests from a continuance of the diffi-
culties which have arisen between the Sardinian Go-
vernment and the Holy See, and a desire is expressed
to see the matter speedily arranged, The friends of
religion place much confidence in the effect which
this document is calculated to produce on the mind
of the POPE. We hope with them, for the well-
being of religion, and for the public peace, that the
Holy Father will reply favourably to the desire for
conciliation manifested by the Sardinian Government."
Letters of the 17th from Tuscan Romango, quoted
by the Stott/to of Florence, state that crime and rob-
beries are on the increase in that quarter. Four
robbers had been shot at Faenza a few days before,.
and twelve had suffered the same fate on the 16th at
Ravenna, Forli, and Imola.

WHEAL MAY MINING COMPANY.—A special
general meeting of the shareholders in this undertaking was
held at the Rose and Crown Tavern, Broad-street, yesterday,
for the purpose of dividing the mine into a specified number
of shares, instead of 5,000 as heretofore, and making arrange-
ments for carrying on the undertaking strictly on the cost
hook principle. Mr. W. Snell was called to the chair, and he
stated that since they last met, the affairs of the mine had
assumed a different aspect, and it was now intended that the
mine should be carried on strictly on the cost book principle.
In order to effect this, it would be necessary to carry certain
resolutions which had been drawn up with great care. Two
resolutions were then carried, rescinding all matters hereto-
fore done in relation to the mine, and cancelling the certifi-
cates of shares already issued, but providing that the holders
should be considered as holders on condition that they
adopted these resolutions within two months. The chairma:a
stated that the number of shares issued was 2,560. It was
proposed that the shares should be reduced to 1,W14, so that
each shareholder now holding five shares would, under the
new arrangement, hold two. A resolution to this effect was
carried, alter which the cost book was opened and signed hi
the shareholders present; a call of 51. per share was math.,
and the usual rules of the cost book principle were uuani -
mously adopted. The meeting then separated.

He who suffers not his faculties to lie torpid has a
chance, whatever be his employment, of doing good to his
fellow-creatures.—Eliza Cook's Journal.

INCENDIARISM.—A destructive fire occurred on
Wednesday night last, on the premises of Mr. Woods, an
extensive farmer of Leeds Gate, near Boston. There was
plenty of readily tendered assistance, but, owing to the dry-
ness of the weather, great scarcity of water. The property
destroyed consisted of a large stack of straw, a stack of oats
(130 qrs.), two stacks of hay, the crew-yard buildings, six-
teen geese, a number of fowls, and a large quantity of bacon
in the barn. Owing to the praiseworty daring of the neigh-
bours, frequently made at great persoiLd risk, the remaining
farm premises were saved, and the fire prevented from ex-
tending to the adjoining stackyard of Mr. Fox. There can
be no doubt that the fire was caused by an incendiary, and
the most painful rumours are current on the subject. 'the
property was insured in the Norwich-office.—Boston Herald_

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A YANKEE SWIMMER.—The New London Chro-
nicle says that has the sloop Mary Gray was on her passage
from New York to that city, on Tuesday night, she was
hailed when about mid sound, " Sloop ahoy lower your
boat, and take a body aboard." This mysterious request, at
such a time and such a place, was, of course, a little out of
the common run of seafaring adventurer, but the boat was
lowered nevertheless, and after some search a young man
was picked up and carried on board the slop. He proved
to be a Mr. Loomis, of Norwich, who had fallen overboard
from the steam-boat Worcester, about an hour before, and
the steamer was out of sight on her way to Norwich. The
Chronicle justly remarks that this is about as remarkable
a case of preservation from drowning as ever occurred, and
proves an energy and presence of mind in the young man
which will find but few parallels.—New York Courier and
Enquirer.

ROBBERY AT A RAILWAY STATION.--A young lad
named Henry Yates was committed to the sessions, at the
Liverpool Police Court, on Tuesday, for stealing a quantity
of luggage at the railway station, Lime-street, on the 4th of
this month. Mr. Palmer, agent to Messrs. Smith and Co.,
of London, booksellers, deposed to the boy's being employed
by him at the station to sell newspapers. The Rev. Henry
Pettey, a clergyman, residing at Guestling, near Hastings,
said that he arrived at Liverpool by the Scotch steamer on
the day on which the robbery was committed, and imme-
diately went to the railway station. Here he deposited his
luggage safely, and went to the Queen's Hotel to take some
refreshment. On his return he found that a hat-box, a gold
chain, a telescope, some fishing materials, books, and other
property, to the value of about 101., had been taken away.
lie gave information of his loss to the police, and in court
identified the property produced as his. Mr. Sorton, a
pawnbroker, in Dale-street, deposed to the prisoner pledging
a telescope and book with him, which, he said, were the
property of his father. Shortly afterwards the boy offered
more property, with a similar statement, which the witness
stopped, requesting him to bring his father, but he never saw
him again until he was in custody. The prisoner denied all
knowledge of the theft.—Liverpool Courier.
ADMIRABLE TRAIT OF THE MARCHIONESS OF
WATERFORD.—The only happy people I met within miles of
Clonmel or Waterford are those resident under the Most
Noble the Marquis of Waterford, and all owing to the kind
feeling of the Noble Marquis and his noble and Christian-
hearted lady. An incident relative to the Marchioness of
Waterford came to my knowledge a few days since, which
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This act shows her Ladyship as the patron of art, the ad-
ni of genius.—Limerick Report
INSTINCT OF A COLLIII.—A. certain ca!
tle dealer
to
Ii vine is frequently in the habit, when visiting Ayr market,
on Tuesday, ;o leave his dog behind lihn. On these occa-
sions, upon iei=sinT his master, the animal has been fre-
quently known to take the next train to Ayr, visit the cattle
in irket, and not finding the ohj et of his search, return again
to Irvine. His conduct has often attracted the notice of the
railway guards.—Eflinturgh liiiness.
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ceived at this offic) that her Majesty's ship Enterprise ar-
rived Islands ontliine
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