The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-30 00:00:00

ITALY.

Her Royal Highness the Princess of COURLA.ND,
mother of CHARLES ALBERT, passed through Vinti-
miglia on the 17th, on her way to Nice.
In its sitting of the 24th, the Chamber of Deputies
of Turin passed the Bill for laying a tax on Church
property by 100 votes against 36. The Minister of
Finance announced to the Chamber that a reduction
of 13 millions of francs would be made in the expendi-
ture of 1851.

The Osservatore Romano of the 16th contradicts the
statement that the Papal Nuncio at Paris had received
orders not to sign passports of English travellers for
Home.

The Giornale di Roma announces that besides the
three ordinary arrivals from France by sea, on the
3d, 13th, and 23d of every month, there will hence-
forth be three more—on the Bth, 11th, and 28th.
A letter from Naples of the 15th states that the
prosecution of the persons accused of forming part
of the sect of the Unita Italiana is drawing to a close.
As it has already lasted six months, in which case the
Neapolitan law provides that the proceedings
shall be broken off and recommenced anew,
the prisoners were in danger of seeing their
case prolonged indefinitely. To obviate this, the
ICING has decided that in this particular case the
proceedings shall continue without interruption. The
public prosecutor, therefore, has been able to make
his requisitory, and the case for the defence, which
will take eight sittings, was to commence immediately.
It was expected sentence would be pronounced before
the end of this month. The letter adds that a cool-
ness has arisen between the Courts of Turin and
Naples, and that it was even supposed that their re-
spective diplomatic agents would be recalled.; but
that hopes were entertained of an amicable arrange-
ment. Naples is full of foreigners ; M. DE TOCCJE•
VILLE and M. AMPERE are at Sorrento.

GUILDHALL.-•-(THIS DAY.)
FINAL COMMITTAL OF MR. SLOANE FOR

TRIAL.

This morning, contrary to all expectation, long before
the usual hour for commencing business at this court,
Mr. George Sloane was brought up, in the custody of
Hoe, the warrant officer of the court, from Giltspur-
street Corepter, and placed at the bar for final ex-
amination.

This course has been adopted at the suggestion of Al.
derman Humphery, a repetitioh of the scenes of Friday
last being apprehended. So profound a seeret has the
proceeding been kept, that even the officers of the
gaol and those in attendance at the court were unac-
quainted with the fact, and the inquiry was conducted
with closed doors, the only persons present besides the
alderman and clerk, and Roe, the officer, being the solici-
tors on the part of the defendant and the prosecution.
The defendant, accompanied only by Mr. Roe, left the
prison about half past ten, and succeeded in reaching the
office without being recognized.
Mr. Wood, the Chief Clerk, then said, as the whole of
the depositions had been read over, signed, and sworn to
by the several witnesses, with the exception of those of
Jane Hill and Jane Wilbred, taken on Friday, it would
not bo necessary to read them over again.
The depositions of Jane Hill and Jane Wilbred having
been read over,
Mr. Wood said that would complete the whole of the
depositions, which would be returned to the Central Cri-
minal Court.

Alderman HIIMPHERY, add' easing the defendant, said,
Mr. Sloane, it is my duty to read over to you the form
prescribed by way of caution, you are not bound to say
anything, but whatever you do say will be taken down
eno used against you on your trial.
_ _

The defendants:lid he-bhould reserve his defence un
he trial.

Mr. Alderman HumPinar —Then it is my duty to
fully commit you for trial at the next sessions st the
Central Criminal Court.

Mr. Phillips (defendant's solicitor)—l presume you
will not refuse to accept bail.
Alderman HIIMPHERY-ft is understood that the same
bail will be taken, two sureties in 2501. each, and the
defendant himself in 5001, to appear and answer the
charge at the next sesions._

The bail having been duly recorded and put in, the
defendant entered into the required rccognieances; they
were Mr. Henry Phillips, of Siie-lane, attorney, and
Mr. Robert Vass, of Pendensen-terrace, Bethnal-green,
who acted as the defendant's solicitors.
Neither Mr. Clarkson nor Mr. Huddlestone were
present. _ _

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Mr. Alderman lIIIMPHERY asked Roe, the officer, if he
had done anything further to execute the warrant on
Mrs. Sloane?—Roe said he had been unable to obtain
the slightest clue as to where Mrs. Sloane was, but he
understood from Mr. Sloane that she was kept out of
the way by her friends, but that she would be forth-
coming and surrender on the day ( f trial.
It was intinoted to'Alderman Humphery by the de-
fendant's solicitor there was no doubt Mrs. Sloane
would appear.
Alderman HIIMPITERY said of course Roe would hold
the warrant, and do all in his power to ex. cute.
The subject then dropped, and the defendant was
discharged, and immediately left the court wholly un-
recognised.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) -
A thick-set, sturdy-looking young man, named Wilson,
was charged with assaulting his father.
A longinghouse-keeper in Drury-lane, stated that
about one o'clock this morning he was awoke out of his
first sleep by a cry of " Murder," proceeding from his
second floor, and on hastening up there, ho found the
prisoner holding his father on the ground, and swearing
that he would pitch him over the Lanisters. He en-
deavoured to get the father away, but this only served
to increase the exasperation of the prisoner; and before
witness could get away the prisoner seized him, and
literally tore his shirt into ribbons. Witness thought
this was too bad, and running to the window he called
in the police, and gave the prisoner into custody.
The father excused his son's conduct because he had
been slightly touched in his head ever since he was a
child, and whenever he got a little dridk he was furious.
Prisoner—l never has no drink, but father there he
gets drunk every night, and if I followed his example it
would'nt be no great harm.
Mr. Hem, was afraid drink was the cause of the mad-
ness, and therefore a visit to the House of Correction
would do him no harm.

The father hoped his Worship would not adopt Thai
course.

Mr. HALL said if he really were insane ho could not
be allowed to rove about like a mad dog, nor could he
be suffered to give vent to his fury if it arose from
drunkenness, and he must pay a fine of 203., or go to
prison for a fortnight.
The father paid the fine and the prisoner was liberated

DA RING BURGLARIES.—Two men were appre-
hended on Friday on suspicion of having committed, in the
early part of the week, two burglaries on the borders of
Essex and Herts, which though not serious as regards the
property carried off were of a most daring character. The
first was in the house of a person named Law, at Furneaux
Pelham. Law is in the employ of a lady near by, and in
consequence of the alarm of robbers which prevailed was
staying at her house to help and protect it if attacked. At
midnight his wife was called up and summoned to open the
door for the gang, and on her refusal the window was
smashed in and two men entered, who forced her to her bed,
and nearly smothered her beneath the clothes and pillows,
which they heaped on her to prevent her giving an alarm.
They then ransacked the house, carrying off' a quantity of
food and apparel and some money. The next night (Tues.
day ) they attacked the house of the farm bailiff on the estate
of Mr. R. Dawson, at Allbury, openly smashing in the front
door and ransacking the rooms. On their leaving the bailiff
endeavoured to give an alarm from the window, when two
guns were discharged at him.

NEW CHURCUES IN WESTMINSTER.--The Bishop
of London has given instructions to the contractors of the
new church being now erected in Peter-street, Westminster,
to push forward the works, in order that it may be ready for
consecration early in the ensuing spring, by which time it is
expected that the church being now erected by the lady of
the Venerable Archdeacon Bentinck, at Vauxhall-bridge, will
also be ready. As the foundation stone of both churches were
laid:on the same day (Nov. 8, 1849), it is intended if possible
to consecrate them on the same day.

The Bishop of Durham hns presented 1,0001. to-
wards the erection of a new church at Blyth, Northumber-
land, provided that 4,000/. more are subscribed for the pur-
pose.— Carlisle Patriot.

INCENDIARY FIRE.—LITTLE PAXTON:— destruc-
tive fire broke out in the rickyard of Mr. John Cross, farmer,
about half-past six o'clock in the evening of Christmas-day,
which consumed several stacks of wheat, barley, and beans,
estimated value about 6001., no doubt the act of some vile but
yet undiscovered incendiary. • •

The Polytechnic Institution was visited on Thurs-
day last (Boxing-day) by no fewer than 3,C00 persons.
This speaks well for the interest tlken in works of art by the
lower orders.