The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-14 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Italian loan proposed by the Austrian Go-
vernment for the Lombard-Venetian kingdom has
turned out a complete failure. Only 600,000 lire
have been subscribed, and ROTHSCUILD has remained
completely aloof from it; white be has, on the con-
trary, taken the Piedmontese loan on advantageous
terms.

POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
MR. F. W. BRANDAU'S CONCERT.
Mr. F. W. Brandau gave on Saturday evening a
concert in the theatre of the Royal Polytechnic In-
stitution, the performers in which were all young
aspirants, as yet unknown, to fame—pupils, in short,
of Mr. Brandau and of various other professors. The
young " aspirants" all acquitted themselves in
a most satisfactory manner ; but among them Miss
Law, a pupil of Signor Crivelli, is worthy of
more especial mention. She sang Horn's beautiful
cavatina, " Through the Wood," and several other airs
with exquisite taste ; her voice is a soprano of excel-
lent quality. Mr. D. E. Sutch bids fair to become
one of the first buffo singers of the day; his perform-
ance of " Fayre Rosamonde " was distinguished by
true comic gusto. The theatre was crowded, the
applause was enthusiastic, and everybody was encored
in everything.

BLACKWALL RAILWAY COMPANY.---AS the shares
of this company have lately risen in the market,
and promise to go up much higher, perhaps the di-
rectors will not be displeased at our drawing their
attention to a little matter which would greatly
tend to the comfort of the numerous passengers
arriving by the Star Packet and other companies'
boats at Blackwell. Send all luggage in by
another entrance than that by which passengers
go. If the boat be too late for the train, the pw sen-
gers are crowded into the waiting-room, which is far
too small for accommodation ; but to add to the in-
convenience, a host of porters with trunk., &c , keep
rushing in and pushing along amongst the crowd to the
ticket place, utterly regardless of ladies' bonnets, gentle
men's faces, and whatever obstructs their rude progress.,
No w, if these packages were ordered in by the side pas-
sages, of which there are several, it would not only
tend to the public convenience, but would facilitate
the business of the railway company, by saving much
precious time, and enabling people to look about them ;
for certain questionable characters generally press ou
the heels of the porters and take advantage of the
confusion.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO THE HON. MR. DUNCOMBE
—We understand that, on Thursday evening, a serious ac•
cident occurred to one of the sons of Lord Faversham,
whilst hunting, but we have not yet heard the particulars
Dr. Simpson, of York, attended upon the sufferer late on
Thursday night, and also yesterday. York Herald of
Saturday.
Owing to the late Eisteddfod at Rhuddlan, and the
pressure of other business, we have not had an opportunity
of noticing the subscriptions that have been made at Conway
and Bangor for the Polish, Hungarian, and Italian refugees
in this country. The facts, however, are highly creditable
to the parties concerned, and may be thus briefly stated.
About three weeks ago a collection was made at onway for
the relief of these unfortunate exiles, which was most libe-
rally supported, and is we understand yet open for further
donations; and in Bangor, on Sunday night last, at the
Calvinistic Chapel, eight pounds were contributed, in small
sums, for the same generous purpose. We are truly gratified
to record these instances of the good feeling of our friends in
the two localities referred to. Their charitable deeds will,
we doubt not, be followed up by our countrymen at large, so
that the sum finally raised may be such as to suit the mag-
nitude and emergency of the occasion. Independently, how-
ever, of the monetary aid so much needed by the exile, we
attach importance to the expression of popular sympathy
which these meetings make manifest to the world. They
serve the important purpose of demonstrating the fact, that
Great Britain is not only a " City of Refuge" to the unfor-
tunate, but that they find a home weleome in the hearts of
the people.— Carnarvon Herald.
FATAL COLLlSlON.—Yesterday morning, about two
o'clock. the sailing barge Emma Clay, belonging to Mr.
Meredith, potato merchant, of Hillyer's wharf, Shadwell, was
lying at anchor off Northfleet, waiting the turn of the tide,
whys an apprentice who was keeping watch observed a brig,
apparently a collier, bearing down. He hailed her, but
finding they did not heed him, he ran aft and called down
the companion to rouse Morris, the master; but he had
scarce done so when tke brig came stem on, striking the
barge on the larboard quarter. The apprentice cut the
boat's painter and jumped in, and had hardly shoved ofl
when the barge went down with Morris, his wife, and
child. Morris, however, almost instantly came to the sur-
face, and was rescued by the apprentice. Mrs. Morris and
her infant, four months old, perished. It was a clear,
starlight night. Whether those on board the brig were aware
or not of the amount of mischief they had occasioned, they
held on their course.
DOINGS IN THE DOCKS.—A correspondent says,—
" I here are upwards of 60 landing-waiters, weighers, lockers,
and gaugers taking stock in the vaults and warehouses of
the St. Katherine and London Docks. In some of the ware-
houses there are tens of thousands of packages to be exa-
mined. There is great mystery observed about the stock-
taking, but the Custom-house authorities appear to be con-
fident that when their labours are completed they shall be
able to make revelations about the practices in the above
mentioned docks which will astonish the commercial public.
At present there is no idea that the directors of the docks
themselves are at all implicated in any improper trans-
actions."
BREAKING OF BALLOCLI SUSPENSION BRIDGE.—
Oa Saturday last,iwhile a small flock of sheep was passing
along Balloch Suspedsion Bridge, which spans the River
Leven, near the entrance to Lochlomond, it suddenly gave
way in the middle, at the south side, and sunk about twelve
inchea, the other side remaining as before. The rupture
seems to have been caused by the snapping of two rods, each
about an inch in diameter, and this has led to the twisting
and breaking of other parts, which will make the whole
fabric difficult to repair, and costly at the same time, though
we have no doubt that in a few days it will be all right
again. In the meantime traffic, excepting for foot passen-
gers, is stopped along the bridge, though luckily the bridge
at Bonhill, which is not far distant, will supply the want till
the repair be effected. The bridge is upon Credge's prin-
ciple, and is a very beautiful object in the landscape, being
much admired by.strangers. It has stood for upwards of
eight years, and during the last Moss of Balloch Fair, was at
times crowded with hundreds of people (exceeding in weight
at least ten times that of the sheep) without evinc ng the
least weakness. It is singular that the fracture took place
opposite to the side of the bridge on which the sheep were
placed at the time.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following
gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations for
the diploma were admitted members of the college at the
meeting of the Court of Examiners on the 11th inst.:—
Messrs. Sidney Henson, Hull ; John Wright Baker, Derby ;
George Harley, Haddington, Scotland; John West Walker,
Spilsby, Lincolnshire; William Browne, Southampton-street,
Bloomsbury ; Henry Allen Aldred, Blackfriars-road ; Thos.
Seward Holland, Cork; and 11 illiam Heron, Belfast.
THE FRENCH NAVY.—The history of the Ville de
Paris, line-of-battle-ship, just launched at Rochefort, is rather
curious. Her keel was laid down in ►BO7, when it was in-
tended that her name should be the Ville deVienne. At the
restoration it was changed to that of the Comte d'Artois ;
the revolution of July again altered it to the Ville de Paris,
after one which was built at Rochefort in the reign of Louis
XV. The total cost of this ship is estimated at 2,564,42,f.
70c., viz.:—Materials and labour, 1,180,5'33f. 79c.; arma•
ment, 902,6-.9f. 6 c. ; guns, 310,8 lef. 35c.
ROBBERY AT ST. BRIDE'S CHURCH, FLEET-STREET.
—A robbery was perpetrated at St. Bride's Church, at mid-
day, on Friday. It appeared that divine service had been
performed in the morning; and it is supposed that the
thief bad secreted hiinself in the organ loft. Between two
and three o'clock in the afternoon a waggon-load of coke or
coal was being delivered at the church, when the sexton
discovered that the poor-box had been broken open, and
the contents carried away. On looking around him, he
also discovered that the cushions at the altar had been
, stripped of their rich velvet covering, and that other depre-
dations had been committed. On communicating these
facts to the churchwardens, an instant examination was
made, when it was found that the sacramental plate had
not been removed, owing; probably, to the thief being dis-
, turbed by the sexton when he opened the doors to admit
the coke. Not the slightest trace of the property has been
discovered.
APPROACH OF WINTER.—The Bradford Observer
states that the hills surrounding Holmfirth were on Saturday
last slightly covered with snow.