The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-29 00:00:00

ITALY.

The return of the Porn to Rome is to take place
it is said, on the 2d February. The Austrian Am-
bassador arrived there on the 19:1). The PorE has
requested the King of NAPLES to grant an amnesty
to all persons who were engaged in the war of inde-
pendence or of the Roman Republic.

LIBERATION OF DR. ACHILLI.
TO THE EDI7'OR OF THE SUN.
Sir Culling Eardley presents his compliments to
the Editor of 1718 Sun, and begs the f.evour cf
—in order to remove the anxiety of tha numerous
friends of Dr. Achilli—to inform them th he is set
at liberty, and that this intelligence reachei
by telegraph, on Friday last.
Torquay, Monday, Jan. 28, 1850.

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IRELAND.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

TILE GREAT TREE-TRADE MEETING.

DUBLIN, ➢IONDAY —The meeting of Free-traders
was held at the Rotunda to-day. The seats were
crammed to suffocation.

A large body of the Protectionista, headed by Mr.
Butt and the Rev. Mr. Gregg, were in attendance,
but their opinions appear to have been outnumbered
in the proportion of two to one. The Lord Mayor
took the chair at half-past one.
The first resolution in favour of free-trade was
proposed, amid considerable confusion, by Mr. Coffey,
and seconded by Mr. Sweetman, the wealthy brewer.
Mr. Galway, barrister, also spoke in favour of the
resolution.

• Mr. Butt rose, at half- past two o'clock, to move an
amendment ' • but here a scene of uproar and tumult
arose which defies all description. Groaning, hooting,
mingled with cheers, which lasted for nearly an hour,
during which some of the free-trade leaders endea•
voured in vain to obtain the learned gentleman a hear-
ing. Mr. Batt continued to weather the storm with
undeniable courage up to nearly five o'clock, during
which he contrived to make himself heard as far as
tha hurricane of dissent would permit him.
The Earl of Mayo followed; but at the time our
report was dispatched there was no sign of the prc-
ceedings being brought to a close.

CRIMINAL INFORMATION.-JUDGMENT.

The Queen's Bench gave judgment this day in
the case of the Queen on the prosecution of John
Jardine, the proprietor of the Evening Post, for
alleged libel or libels, originating out of Mr. Ber-
wick's report on the Castlewellan investigation.
The Chief Justice, in pronouncing judgment,
said the Court had no difficulty whatever in allow-
ing the cause shown against the conditional order.
Ti:ey did so on two grounds—first, because they
were of opinion that the application was not
bona fide for the purpose of punishing the de-
fendant for publishing articles, &c., calculated to pre-
judice on a trial ; and secondly, because the applica-
tion was not made within a reasonable time &fcer the
alleged offence. The application was clearly not
bona fide, because if the prosecution of the object was
to put a stop to such publications, he would have
proceeded against Conway at the last Commission,
or upon any of the several opportunities he since had.
The conditional order for a criminal information
against Mr. Conway was then discharged.—Tiines.

SAYINGS' BANKS DEFALCATIONS,—The informa-
tion received during the past n elk regarding the various
savings banks' defalcations at present under inveqiga-
tion, has not furnished any additional facts of much im-
portance. Mr. John Johnson and Mr. Wiliam Johnson,
the actuary and sub-actuary of the St. Helen's Savings
Bank, have been apprehended and held to bail in 1,0001.
each. The ascertained deficiency is now 9,0001.; and as
120 of the depositors' books still remain to be examined
it is expected ultimately to reach 10,0001. The claims
on the Rochdale Savings' Bank have been found to
amount to about 101,0001, and the available assets,
actributions
exclusive of what may be re alined from Haworth's
estates, the amount of which is very doubteul,
tiw that litigation be not
are estimated at 35,000/. The sum sub-
scribedi
.eas ceiebrieceyab y
r remainsr thepromised
i : e
dtrustees
onedit: but rdsmi.on further making
kinot up' the
d
resorted to. Tt e number of depositors in this bank
was 3,000, including £everal friendly societies who'e
claims are open to dispute, but who have received an in-
timation of the desire of the trustees that they should be
treated on the same fooling as all the other parties.
The investigation at the Scarborough Savings' Bank is
pr;
.0t p
r:lant presentiocnon
had
ac (i beingio
bn E
entniet ,hw zt
goingeh n,
still in progress, and the defalcations 1 a7e already
bean found much greater than had been anticipated,
ataniinr,edtheamlonlii)snytetia,
on for about eighteen
3,000/. and 4,000/. In this case, as in that of the St.
Savings' Bank nothing fuither 1, u 3 transpired;
Ithleelena':"Br
Aylesbury
but a Lew case has just been reported from Jedburgh, a
clerk in the savings' Lalk in that town having absconded
with 50Cl.

We regret to state that, in consequence of a severe
accident, Sir Augustus Clinrd will be prevented from
attending his duties at the House. of Lords for a short
time. Applications fir a !mission may, however, during
his absence, be made to Mr. Pulman, the yeoman miher.
MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE
RAILWAY.—The Government inspector has twice been
over the Ciarehoretvfh and Saxilby branches a this
company, but re`uses to give his certificate for epenivg,
owing, aile%,), V) toe in9f.cotity or 0.2 e tit iii
2pect and report upon which the company have jurt
appointed Messrs. Stephenson And Ronda, the en-
gineers,