The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-17 00:00:00

ITALY.

A commission of grace will shortly be appointed
by the POPE to exanirne the claims of those exiles
who may desire to return to the Roman territory.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
On Saturday La Tempesta was repeated for the fourth
time, and the crowds assembled outside the doors await-
ing the opening was even greater than on the three
former occasions. The crush was terrific, and the house
was crammed to suffocation within ten minutes after the
doors were opened. The Caliban of Lablacbe, the Mi-
randa of Medame Sontag, and the Ariel of Carlotta
Grisi, are three perfect marvels of acting ; of
the Caliban of Lablache, we repeat what we said
on the first production of the opera—it is far and away
the most original and most perfect histrionic perform-
ance ever presented on any stage. The spirited Brin-
disi in the second act creates every night an increasing
furore, thanks to the buoyant spirit of reckless gaiety
Maftemoiselle Paiodi infuses into it, and to her admi-
rable manner of rendering the music. There never has
been a dramatic work presented to the public so com-
pletely free from what " Christopher North" was wont
to call " Balsam" as La Tempesta. From the com-
mencement to the conclusion the interest never flap,
the ear is never tired, the attention never wearied. It is
perhaps, the best libretto that has ever been produced,
and never has libretto been set to music more dramati-
cally than has that of La Tempesta. It is certainly
the chef d'auvre' of Halevy, and is alone sufficient to
secure him an immortality.

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
;Sittings at Nisi Prins, at Westminster, before Lord
CAMPBELL and a Spiels' Jury.)

POSE ETT V. THE LONDON ♦ND BLACKWA LL RAILWAY

COMPANY.

This was an action to recover damages for injuries
sustained by the plaintiff, a greengrocer, from an acci-
dent which occurred on the 29th November, 1848. It
appeared that on that day the plaintiff was passing un-
der an arch of the Blackwell Railway Company, when
he was struck on the back by a railway sleeper weigh-
ing about 42 lbs., which fell from the arch, and injured
him so seriously that he was disabled from pursuing
his vocation for a considerable period. He had been
long under the care of a surgeon, and never having com-
pletely recovered from the effects of the blow, was now
an out-patient of the London Hospital.
These facts having been given in evidence on the part
of the plaintiff, who was represented by Mr. Edwin
James, Q.C.,
Mr. Sergeant WuraNs (with whom was Mr. Phip-
son), on the part of the defendant, submitted that the
sum of 301.. which had been paid into Court, was a
sufficient compensation for the injuries 'which the
plaintiff bad received.
Lord C&NPFELL, in summing up, left it for the jury
to say whether or not 30/. was a sufficient compensa-
tion to the plaintiff for the injury indicted on him.
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff.—Da-
mages 701. over and above the 301. paid into court.

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
:sittings at Nisi Prius, at Westminster, before the LORD
CHIEF BARON and a Special Jury.)
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. SMITHSON.

This was an information filed by the Attorney-
General, to recover penalties from the defendant for
using two rooms for the manufacture of tobacco, which
had not been entered in the books of the Office of Inland
Revenue, and also penalties for an alleged adulteration of
tobacco.

The Attorney end Solicitor-Generals, Mr. Watson and
Mr. Wilde, appeared for the Crown ; and Mr. Wilkins
and Mr. Wordsworth for the defendant.

It appeared, from the evidence, that owing to certain
information which had been received by the Excise
officers, they entered the premises of the defen-
dant, who carries on the business of a tobacco
manufacturer in Micklegate, York, on the 13th
of December last year, and on passing through a kitchen
or scullery at the back of the base, their attention was
attracted to a small door which they requested might be
opened; but some objection was made, and on being in-
formed that it was their intention to break it open, one
of the defendant's servants produced the key, which
enabled them to effect an entrance. They proceeded
up a pair of stairs into a dark room, with which the
stairs communicated by a hole or trap in the fluor, and
on procuring a light they discovered stowed away
ten casks, which contained different quantities
of tobacco. This chamber had not been regu-
larly entered. They also found that a room
in the foreman's house, which was attached to the pre-
mises, had bt en used for the manufacture of tobacco,
although, like the other, it had not been regularly en-
tered at the Excite-office. On a further search of
the premises being made, a parcel of dried leAves and
a cask of powder, both of which were, no doubt. in-
tended for the adulteration of tobacco, were discovered
by the Excise officers. The whole of the above ar-
ticles, as well as a large quantity of tobacco, which
was in the course of preparation, were seta d. Upon
an analysis being made, it was found that all the tobacco
was more or less adulterated, the adulteration in some
samples being as much as 29-3 per cent.; the total
amount of penalties sued for by the Crown was 2,0001.
At the conclusion of the case fur the prosecution,
Mr. 'WILKINS intimated that an arrangement had
been entered into 1y which the defendant agteed to a
verdict being found for the Crown for 500/.

A verdict for the am( unt w,i; accordingly returned.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.

OLD COURT.

(Before the RECORDER and Mr. Alderman HUNTER.)
A middle-aged man, named Michael Hagan, who was
respectably attired, was indicted for cutting and wound-
ing Mrs. Egan, his landlady.
It appeared that the parties were natives of the
Emerald Isle, residing in the same boute. Some
few days ago a dispute arose between them about a lock
on the prisoner's door and the virtues of the prisoner's
wife, and during the " row" that ensued, amongst the
friends of both sides, the prisoner struck the prosecutrix
with an iron candlestick, and otherwise ill-treated her.
This was the aisault complained of.
The jury futtud the prisoner Guilty, with intent to do
grievous bodily harm, and
The RECORDER sentenced him to 18 months' imprison-
ment and bard labour.