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

ITALY.

The Dibats says :—" We have announced that a
meeting of Piedniontese 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
tern 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 11,1 y 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 Pore. 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 &Auto of Florence, state that crime and rob.
beries are on the increase in that quarter. Four,
'ttre same fate on the 16th at
saonbdbtewrselhveaclivi,a-s-u.4.-ri,i-ed 0 ur 101e';
itavenna, x li, 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
book 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 chairman
stated that the number of shares issued was 2,560. It was
proposed that the shares should be reduced to 1,024, 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 by
the shareholders present; a call of Si. per share was made,
and the usual rules of the cost book principle were unani-
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 persons! 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. 'I he
property was insured in the Norwich-office.—Bostow .Herald,
A YANKEE SWIIIIMEN.—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 ahoyl 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 adventures, 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 air. 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 drosning as ever occurred, and
proves an energy and presence of mind in the young man
which will find but few parallels.—Now 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
lug gage 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 103/., had been taken away.
He 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 or
WATERFOZD. —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
illustrates in a high degree the beautiful genialness and con-
siderate kindness of her gentle heart. A young artist,
anxious to visit some more extensive sphere than his native
village, Lund himself without means to attain the object of
his ambition. He was advised to apply to her Ladyship,
which he did, and she, though knowing nothing about him,
generously placed means at his disposal to effect hi de-ign.
This act shows her Ladyship as the patron of art, the ad-
mirer of genius.—Limerick Reporter.
I
nNeSTisl iNfreegruuti.A:v
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nttrehe.ab—it, certain cattlewhenl.isitingA 3d.remalaerrkeitn,
on Tuesday, ,o leave his dig- 1 ehind him. On these occa-
sions, upon missin.,. his master, the animal has been fre-
quently known to take the next train to Ayr, visit the cattle
marker, and not finding the obj ct of his search, return again
to Irvine. His conduct has often attracted the notice of the
railway guards.—Edinburgh Witness.

ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 27.—Accounts have been re-
ceived at this °ilk:, that her Majesty's ship Enterprise ar-
rived at the Sandwich Islands o❑ the 24th of June last, and
that the Investigator was expected in a few days.

On Moodily evening a coal tram pilot, of the name
of Isaac Oats, while running between two coal trains in try-
ing to get on the up-train on the Pontop and Shields Rail-
way, South Shields, was caught by the rods of one of the
engines and thrown against the wheels, receiving such in-
juries that he shortly alter died.