The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-23 00:00:00

ITAL Y.

Some of the Piodmontesc journals say that the
French Government is disposed to act as moil—tor in
the differences which have arisen between the Sar-
dinian Government and Ttorne.

The Piedmontese Gazette of the 17th states that
friendly relatioc.s have b2en completely re-established
between the Sardinian Government and the Argen-
tine Republic.

The Piedmontese Governmcfnt has just ordered the
expub,ion from its territory of two Lombard refugees,
M. Alau!.o Macchi, a writer in the Italia, and M.
Bianchi GiOvini, a writer in the Opinione.

THE INUNDATIONS IN BELGIUM.
The Brussels journals of Tuesday announce that
the waters had entirely ceased that morning in the
city and the greater part of the fsubourgs, and that
the inhabitants were engaged in emptying their cel-
'Ars. It was on Saturday night at nine o'clock
that the inundation ceased to rise. It remained
stationary some time, and then began flow!y to de-
cline. At midnight on Saturday the fall was 4
centimetres ; at ten o'clock on Sunday night
10 centimetres, and at seven o'clock on Monday
morning it was 1 metre 13 centimetres. During the
inundation the Bourgwestre canied cart loaris of bread
and fresh water to be conveyed to the populations of
the submerged quarters. In the evenings the gas
lamps could not be lighted, and torches were at-
tached to the pillars. On Sunday the waters rushed
from the Canal de Charleroi down the Rue de Flandre
with the rapidity of a torrent. The damage done is
very considerable, but, on the whole, it appears that
fewer lives have been lost than might have been ex
pected. Subscriptions have been opened for the re-
lief of the sufferers, and in several streets boxes have
been placed' to receive contributions. Large crowds
had begun to visit the places in which the ravages had
been greatest.
Letters from Louvain, lla,l, Vilvorde, Beverne,
Melsele, Calloo, Doel, Kieldricht, Namur, Mons,
Marbes-le• Chateau, and innumerable other towns
and villages, give painful accounts of the damage
done by the floods. In some places houses have been
thrown down, in others bridges carried away, in
others trees uprooted, in all crops and property to
an immense amount destroyed. All the letters, how-
ever, represent that the floods were retiring.

FORGERY ON THE AUSTRIAN
GO VERNAI EN T.
BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY.—This morning James Hill
(who was apprehended in this town 80020 three weeks
since on a charge of being concerned In the forgery of bank
notes on the Austrian Government) was again brought
before the magistrates, the necessary evidencenot having
yet arrived from Vienna. The facts of the case were
gone into in order to induce the magistrates to extend
the remand.
Mr. Gem, who appeared on the part of the Austrian
Embassy, detailed the circumstances under which the
charge was preferred. The notes which have been
forged aro known in Austria as •' Cass Assignation,"
and it appeared that on the 11th of July the prisoner,
who formerly resided in the neighbourhood of %Volver•
hampton, called upon a lithographer named Underwood.
and showed him a note, having a small piece cut out of
it, at the same time asking him if he could produce an
imitation of it. Mr. Underwood intimated that there
would be considerable difficulty in imitating it in letter •
press on account of the peculiarity of the type, but that
it might be done with tolerable exactness in litho-
graphy, ands the prisoner at once gave an order for it to
be done. The space cut out from the note was the
Austrian Eagle, having in fact at the back of it the
figures indicating the amount of interest from time to
time due upon the note, and the times at which these
were payable. Whilst the work 'was being executed
Underwood showed the note to several persons, and ulti-
mately it came to the knowledge of Mr. Stephens, the
chief superintendent of police, who gave tho lithographer
an indemnity on the part of the Austrian Government,
and directed him to carry out the prisoner's orders,
giving from time to time such information as might be
necessary. The prisoner saw a proof of the note, and
at that time and subsequently gave an order for 1,500
impressions. When these were completed, he called, and
left a carpet bag with Mr. Underwood, directing that
the notes should be put into it isnd sent to him at the
George Inn, Digbeth, at the same time intimating that
he wished to pay liberally, and he thought that he lied
not been charged enough. It was at this hotel that the
prisoner, was taken into custody, and la 4 Saturday Mr.
.Stephens also took into custody a person named Ste, le,
residing in the neighbourhood of Wolverhampton, who
1 al been employed by Hill to make a punch easing on
it the Austrian " esgle."
Mr. it. A. Stephens, the chief supeeintendent of police,
detailed acme additional particulars concerning the cap-
ture of the prisoner. On the 29th of July he saw the
prisoner about mid-day going along the Bull-ring to the
George Inn, and an hour afterwards saw Mr. Under
wood's man go into the room where the prisoner was,
with a carpet-bag; he followed, and having charge
Hill with having in his possession a quantity of forg-d
notes on the Austrian Government. et once took him
into custody. Prisoner replied—" You don't know how
much our countrymen are robbed by the Austrians, or
you would not apprehend me." The key of the carpet-
bag was found on the prisoner's person, and in it were
found the 1,500 notes in sixty parcels. He gave his
name as James Hill, of America-square, London, hut
on inquiry it was ascertained that he had resided there
for two days only about five weeks previously. Ho in-
formed Hill that he had taken the prisoner Steele into
custody for having made tho punch, ion which the former
offered to give full information on the subject, but the
punch has not yet been discovered.
Mr. Underwood, lithographer, detailed the facts as far
as he was concerned, as set forth above. To him the
prisoner gave his name as "James William," and re-
quested that the transaction might be kept as private as
possible.
Mr. henry Mints, a German merchant, gave evidence
to the effect that the notes forged were in the shape of
Austrian Exchequer-bills, each note representing in
value 100 florins or 101. sterling.
The magistrates consented to a further remand for a
week.

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Protestor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London.
A STRANGE PUBLIC-HOUSE VISITOR.—Last week
as a butcher lad, name.l Ellis, was conducting a fat cow tc-
wards Mr. Titley's slaughterhouse, situate in Swine-market,
Wellington, on pa sing Mr. Vickers', Barley Mow public-
house, the caw entered Mr. Vickers', to the no small alarm of
the inmates, looked into the kitchen, where several persons I
were drinking, but appearing to disdain plebeian company
the cow turned round, and with the most patrician air, walked
into the parlour, where was seated one solitary old gentle-
man, an ex-butcher, taking a snooze, who was a little sur-
prised at timing such a visitor. After looking at o/d marrow-
bones for a few seconds, the animal, being a teetotaller, re- ,
turned out .of the house, without calling for any drink or '
doing any damage, apparently acting the,part Of a policeman,
" only just popped to a:e all PasXight."