The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-23 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Giornale di Roma of the 12th states that on
the preceding day the diversions of the Carnival were
not interrupted by any sinister event, and that the
Corso was thronged and highly animated. The band
of robbers that invaded Brisighella on the Bth is com-
manded by one PASSATORE, already noted for many
similar crimes and extraordinary daring. A corre-
spondent of the Opinione of Turin writes from Rome
that the Prince of MusiGNANo's hand is but slightly
wounded, but that his thio is in such a bad state
that it would probably be necessary to proceed to
amputation. According to this correspondence, the
POPE'S departure from Portici was still fixed for the
14th; he was to pass the first night at Terracina, the
second at Piperno, the third at Frossinone, the fourth
at Nagni, the fifth at Velletri, and on the
sixth day he was to enter Rome by the gate of
St. John of Lateran.

The Nctzionale publishes a letter from Rome of the
13th, stating that upwards of 500 persons had been
arrested since the preceding day. Most of the per-
sons arrested are shopkeepers, functionaries, and per-
sons in easy circumstances. Even ladies had not
been spared. On the 12th three or four Frenchmen
more had been stabbed, and from 40 to 50 persons ar-
rested on that account. The advanced sentinel of the
Campo Vaccino had been stabbed immediately after
the publication of General BARAGUAT
proclamation. Two trasteverins were to be shot on
the 13th for having knives about them. The French
and Roman police were actively engaged in stopping
and searching people in the streets.
The Tuscan Minister of the Interior has addressed
a circular to the police authorities of the country, re-
commending them to exercise the greatest vigilance
over strangers not provided with regular papers, and
to have them conveyed beyond the frontiers of the
state.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
THE LATE DREADFUL EXPLOSION AT NORRIS
CASTLE. Another of the unfortunate sufferers
(Mr. Buckett, sen.) has breathed his last ; it was at
first hoped that he would recover, as, although he
had a leg broken and was considerably bruised, yet
he was not considered to be dangerously injured. An
inquest was held on young Buckett and Jerrome,
and verdicts of " Accidental death, caused by the ex-
plosion," recorded; the same jury has since given a
similar verdict on view of the body of old Mr. Buckett.
What caused the explosion is still a mystery, no one
will acknowledge to having been even in the loft for
some days, much more having any fire there.
There appears to have been about one cwt. of gun-
powder in the two cases, or magazines, also a large
quantity of fireworks, and a variety of yacht stores
taken out of the Kate and the Ganymede. Mr.
Bell, jun., son of R. Bell, Esq., the proprietor of
Norris Castle, had a narrow escape, as, had he not
left the stables on seeing the smoke issue
from the loft, with a view to obtain the key
of the loft door and ascertain the cause,
he would, most probably, have lost his life with the
other unfortunates. The whole building is of the
most massive character, similar to the castle, the
walls of immense thickness ; but the explosion was so
tremendous that they stood no chance against it.
The floor of the loft was carried by seven beams,
twelve inches square, all of which were destroyed.;
the roof was carried over into the next yard, and an
anchor, weighing 3 cwt., was blown on to the top of
a hay rick. The men who lost their lives by this
terrific explosion were at the time engaged in the
put out the fire on Mr.
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Bell's
falling of the walls, &c.
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the key,
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and were killed by the
Various reports have been in circulation as to the
cause of the fire :—that a person had been seen going
into the store smoking a cigar—had been taking gun-
powder from thence for sporting purposes, and dropped
some, which formed a train—that the fire was caused
by the fireworks, and also by leakage from a carboy
of muriatic acid—but nothing of the kind came out
in evidence. The dreadful effects are all that is
known—the rest is only conjecture, as the maga-
zines were (if properly closed) next to fireproof, and
the trifling fire in the store would not have injured
them.

ACCOMMODATION,
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The new Isle of Wight
andPuPß Portsmouth
into a contract with Mr. Joseph White, of Cowes, to
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build them two new boats, 110 feet long, each to be
ready on the 12th of June next; they are to be
regular flying fist], and expected to steam fourteen
miles in the hour. The engines are of 40-horse power
eac'n.

RAILWAY RETURNS
RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail-
ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the
respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same
wed( in the previous year:--

4, a
Week Last FI'L F,.:
ending NAME OF RAILWAY. Week. Zi 22
to
c.) P
A
Feb. 16 Aberdeen .. ........ ••••• • ' • • • ••• • • 806 90
. •
17 Amiens and Boulogne .••• • • • '
• 422 ,
534
1,070 1
16 Belfast and Ballymena:• •••• • • • "• • 367
17 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 759
683
17 Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe• and W• Y • 405 357
- Bristol and Exeter . ..... ••••••• • • • • • -
10 Ca1ed0nian............ .. •• • ...... •
/15,719 3,824
17 Chester and llolyhead ..... ••••• ' • • • • 483 •1,100
14 Dublin and Drogheda. ••• • • •• " 6M ••• • •• 679
19 Dublin and Kingstown ••••••• • • • • • .•
570 613
16 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen •••• • • • • 1,044 945
738
•
17 East Anglian.... ---• • • • • •• • •
16 Edinburgh and Glasgow .•••'• • • • • • " 2,378 3,133
16 Edinburgh and Perth •••••• ' • • ' ' • ••°'° 1,605
17 Eastern Counties and North Eastern • • 13,287 13,362
17 East Lancashire ......... •••• • • • ~• • 2,539 1,949
1,848 1,201
17 Eastern Union...-. -•••••• • • • • • " •
16 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ••• • • • 2,445 2,355
16 Glasgow and Greenock. • • ..... -•• ••
868 899
2,530 1,60 G
10 Great Northern and E. L. •••• • • " "
16 Great Southern and Western •••• • • • • 3,616 3,395
17 Great We,stern, &c.................. 12,592 17,670
887 17 Lancashire and Yorkshire.. •••• " " " 10,826 10
10 Lancaster and Carlisle ••• • • • ....... ' 3,17.568 219 1,,741
10 Leeds and Thirsk •••••• • • " • "•
2
17 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.• • •
76 7
16 Londonderry and Enniskillen •••• • "• 120 119
17 Loudon and North Western, 86e• .... 38,599 003 36,713
519
17 London and Blacksvall ••••••• • " • • • •
16 London and Brighton ... ••• • • • •'• • " 6,426 6,756
17 London and South Western. ••• • • • •'7,209 7,472
17 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 4,564 3,112
17 Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham '' • • 19,540 19,319
17 Midland Great Western (Irish) •"• • • 904 1,065
796
17 North British •...•..••.• • • • • • • • • • • • 3,080 2,312
16 Rouen and Havre ..................
16 Paris and Rouen ...••••••• • • • • • • • • • 5,684 5,755
2,224 2,551
17 Scottish Central .. - .
16 Scottish- Midland ••••••••• • • • • • • . • •
17 Shrewsbury
and Chester •••••• • • • • " 1,122
1,241 1,374 879
368 256
--
17
Shropshire Union ....•••• • • " • • • • " 366
16 South Eastern and Branches •• • • ••• • 7,607 6,506
- •
10 South Devon.-- „ . .... ••••" • • • • 1,510 1,320
16 Taff Vale ........ •
••••••••••••" • • • 1,510 1,756
.. .............
•••••••••••••••..... . 722 688
Waterford.and Limerick..... • • • "' •
283
-
10 Whitehaven Junction ..• .••••• • • • • • • 201 -
17 York and North Midland. •••• • • • • ••12,292 10,985
17 York and Newcastle .-•••• • • • • " " 6,307
6,307

DEATH OF LADY Lucy Isloran.—This lady died
on Wednesday lat:t at her town residence, after a short
illness. Her Ladyship was third daughter of the Right
Rev. Dr. Brownlow North, Bishop of Winchester, and
sister of the Earl of Guilford and the late Dowager
Lady Walsingham and Lady Henrietta Gamier. By
the lamented demise of her Ladyship several families of
rank are placed in mourning.