The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-25 00:00:00

R U SSIA.

The Augsburgh Gazette states that the report was
current at Warsaw, and among the Russian officers,
that Russia is about to enter into a defensive alliance
with Greece, and that in the spring the troops will be
moved towards the Balkan.

The Breslau Gazette says that it was loped that
after the withdrawal of the Russian troops the fron
tiers of Poland would remain unoccupied, but such
is not the case, for by degrees the principal places
have been again taken possession of by Russian regi-
ments. The Russian army now stationed on the
Prussian frontier is estimated at 140,000 men. The
general opinion among the army is that they are to act
on the Rhine—perhaps against France.
Oa the 14th of January there were launched at
Nicolajew two vessels of the line of 120 and 84 guns
respectively, as well as several other sailing and steam-
vessels.

GREECE.
The Levant mail brings advices from Athens to
the Bth inst.

The Courrier di Athenes publishes a letter, dated
the 31st ult., from M. THOUVENEL, the French
Envoy, addressed to M. LONDOS, the Greek Minister of
Foreign Affairs, denying that General AuricK ever
had the slightest suspicion of the object the British
fleet had in view when it cast anchor in the Bay of
Salamis

Her Majesty's steam-frigate Odin was the only
ship at the Pirmus, the flcet being still at Salamis.
The smaller vessels, as the Racer, Frolic, Rosamond,
&c., were distributed at Patras, Zante, and Corfu.
Captures continued to be made of Greek vessels, the
duty of blockading, as of capturing, devolving ge-
nerally on the steamers. The merchants at Athens
were getting weary of the check on their commerce,
and in some few instances had remonstrated with the
Hellenic Government.

At Athens the people were by no means disaffected
towards the English ; at Patna the feeling was mere
hostile.

ITALY.

The Nazionale of Florence states that, on the 14th,
a disturbance took place at Fucecchio, owing to a dis-
pute between some soldiers and townsmen. The
former having threatened to make use of their arms,
several of the people got possession of the mtpkets
of
the National Guard, now dissolved, and others began
to throw stones. Peace was restored, however, Wore
much harm had been done on either side. The Tuscan
Government immediately sent a party of 100 Yelites
to the spot.

A letter from Rome of the 13th, in the Concordia,
states that General PARAGUAY D'ifiLLTEas has been
obliged to place sentinels before the statue of PAs-
QUINO, in order to put an end to the unceasing satires
which daily encumber the monument of that cele-
brated personage.
A letter from Vienna of the 17th states that tn
Austrian corps d'arm6e is to enter Rome at the same
time as the POPE.
A letter from Naples of the 12th Feb. says:—
" That which nothing else has been able to effect, the

eruption of Vesuvius has effectel, the flight, or rather
removal, of the Pope. It is only, hoWever, to the polecat
on Capo di Monte, where he can enjoy the rnagnifi''eD
scenes now being exhibited en Vesuvius, without trou-
bling at the dreadfal roaring of the mountain, and with'
out fear of being overwhelmed. I hear nething, however;
of a more distant flight. Arrests still continue here, and
I hear that lust night a terribly large batch was ee're
and sent off to prison—some say 27 men of birth and rei
sp •etaltility. Mr. Brown, an American, formerly eensu
at li•tme, has been ordered to quit Naples within 48 hours.
whereupon an indignant and angry correspondence hilas
taken place between the American Charge d'Affaires es
the Neapolitan Government. As yet 11 know not if, or
how, it has terminate.). I must not forget to inform
you of the state of Vesuvius. For a week we have new_
enjoyei the most sp'endid eruption which bas take
place for many years. The ashes have Lean carried es
far, we know, as 20 miles, and no doubt much fsltbt'
where
The lava descends in two streams upon Ottajano,
it his destroyed a palace and much land belonging to !!
nobleman of that name, and another towards Torn dell
Annueziate. whilst the flames and the immense noesV
of rocks which are ejected form at night a splendid lu
terrific spectacle. The roaring of the mountain en
Saturday night last was such as to disturb the whole
country for miles round, and here in Naples our win-
dows shook with every repetition of it, which was n-
ceasing night and day. Immense crowds, of course,
walk over to the other side of the Uay to get a nesrer
revV; religious processions are moving about, for the
intercession of the Madonna and the saints; and it is
said that the Pope is to perform some ceremonial
tZ
cause the mountain to stay its ruinous proceedings.
am sorry to add that the accidet is to those who were
over have been very sad. On Saturday night a young Cut
was struck in the leg by a burning stone, which
through the limb, and he died on the mountain from loss
of blood. A young American officer was struck in
his
th.e
arm, which hung suspended by a bit of flesh, On
arrival in ,Naples he had lost so much blood that en
amputaticti' could not take place, and es no reactiotcli
has up to this time t ken place, it is not eltPented
that he can live. A gendarme is also reperte,..•
killed, and two men who had fallen a sacrifice to tu,,
eruption were said to have been buried yesterday
Portici. Some anxiety has been felt for an Englisiorn!t:
and his wife who had not returned from a visit to th,_
mountain; and yet the crowds roll on night and deY tv.
see this wonderful phenomenon. From the neighboued
hood of the mountain all the inhabitants have fled, an
the powder from tie magazine at Torre has boon to
move l."

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CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY)
The Lord Chancellor sat at Lincoln's Inn todayto
hear appeals.
His Lordship was occupied the whole morning vv,thil
the arguments in the case of Shepherd v. Shepard, wint
the
came !Afire him upon appeal from the decision ef
Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, overruUng
put in by the defendant to the plaintiff's bill. 41
question in the case related to a cargo of cochinear
111
shipped to Bombay, but there is no interest in the We
xcept to the parties concerned. a denatirrrrt,eo

ROLLS' COURT.—(THIS DAYO„.
The Master of the Rolls sat in his Court in the Ito"
yard, Chancery-Jane, to-dsy, and heard causer. of
The further arguments in the part-heard "ugh°c) le
Thoreber v. Sheard occupied his Lordship the w-
morning.

VICE-CIIANCERY.—(THIS DAY')
(B, fore the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.)
His Honour sat t,.-day et rleven o'clock.
BIRD V. SNITS.
The further argurnvnts in this part-heardcase were
resumed. The case involved no point of public interest
(Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE )
VILER V. NEWCOMBE. Court
The further arguments in this case occupied tLit
the whole day.
(Before Vice -Chancellor WIGRAM )
Motions of no public intere
st emu ied the Court the
grept9r part of the day. P

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY'?:ce
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, before Mr. Jo"
COLERIDGE, arid a Common Jury.)

JOHNSON V.
In this case Mr. M. ChambersTHOMPSON was. counsel f*rdpif.
plaintiff, sad the denndant was represented bY
geant Shea. r ,bold
at, ..Lbjeet-matter cf the action were two i(e--
houses situate in Butt-lane, Deptford, adjoining the Ilthe
Lion public-house, to which both the plaintiff and 0,64
defendant laid claim. The property in question
devised in 1799 by one Peter Chambers, first to his Ina
for her life, and fif.er her death to one S:ophen RiVg, Es-0
John Rigg, for his life; with remainder to Henry Brclivibe
for lift; after his decease to all end ever)? 'O3-
daugh,ers of his (the testator'.) brother Jesoph Cr T ,
hers, living at the death of Henry Brown, for their :f
spective natural liver, and for the life of the survior,be
them; and after their decease to all and every
daughters of his (testator's) late brother, Nathan Gil; of
bees, for their respective natural lives, and for the 11;wht
the survivor of them; with rereander to his ovirn,m,r'dgia
heir* for ever. Peter Chambers, the testator, u.,``' nor
1799, his wife, in 1812, Stephen Rigg in 1824, and l'teb- of
Brown in January 1845; and at the time of the des b 0
Hoary Brown all the daughters of Joseph Chan3h:rs
were dead, and all cf the daughters cf Nathan Cliarni-00
except tl.e plaintiff, Sarah Ann Johnson. Sarah ,;:ito-
Johnson, the plaintiff, was baptized in 1781, andj'ih-sa
the property as the only surviving daughter of "11,--Dis
Chambers. The defendant, on the other hand, C—ttie
un,lor one William Johnson, who descended fro° be
family of the other brother, Joseph Chambers, but II
is alleged to have been illegitimate. Aos
The case, which is likely to last the whsle day,
preceding when our report lef.
COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAYIce
(Sittings at Prins, before the Lord Chief °—
WILDE and a Special Jury.) ~e of
The Court was occupied with the adjourned eti"
the Electric Telegraph Company v. Brett, Which 1311
not conelw.:ed when our report left.

BOW-STREET.—(THISand
John Cox, a young man of very idiotic appearance'
who was ver meanl dressed, was charged before'
fol•
Hall, with attempting to commit suicide under tat',
lowing circumstances:— ,one
James Taitens deposed that he had known the 1)--; him
for the last twenty years, and had always believeuh
to be of unsound mind, his actions at intervals les
altogether those of a madman. About three °:ci: ja
ycsterday afternoon he was at dinner with his w"eith
the lower part of the house in which the prisoner ow
his aged mother resides, 3, Woburn-mews, W?bubios
place, Russell-square, when Mrs. Cox ran doven,l°.
andli told him that her son had been attempting u"ri ot•
e rushed up stairs and found that the prisoner ha"..ed
throughtempted atohhoaonkgihnimthseelufebilyina roe,which he had Vat-o. *
and then formed, ihni; de.
loop. The hook had giving wagy, however, thwarted
sign, the
and he was lying on the floor, fully believing t"htld
had succeeded in committing suicide. The prisoner
0.0
never done anything regularly for a livelihood, as bernee
so exceedingly stupid. All he lived on was a few„Pods
he got from the ostlers in the mews, for running e';„- de-
on their account. The reason for his attensptingLi
of
stroy himself was ascribed to the following eOrl:-; in
some persons whom he was in the habit of gteet7thef
tap-room in the mews ; —For some time Ps" tas
had told him that he never washed himself, tt"
ho was fond of looking after the ladies he must be '
ets4.
or they would not have him. Tbey persisting Ises„iiib
turtle), that his skin was still very black, he was I°l-beir
enough to undress in the to room to show that
feri
allegations were quite unfounded. He then WOO .030
morose, refusing to partake of anything 1313 till ibe
of his attempted suicide. Wing
Mr. HALL remarked that it was a very distr look
case, and that the parochial authorities ought tn°d his
after him, as he was unable to support himself' B,,dere(l
aged mother could do nothing for him. He then, ordered
the police-constable to take him to the St. Giless
house.

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MARLBRO--STREET—(THIS -lnd 0
ToM THUMB IN TROUBLE. •—• John Williams, and
little fellow about two feet high, known in the, lee,rae le
of St. Giles' as " Tom Thumb," lout whose real %bon,
Charles Maguire, were placed before Mr. 13„djabfroul
charged with stealing a pair of trousers, value l':,",treet
the shop of Mr. Joseph Solomone, 26, Brea"-
Bloomsbury. ht, übou'
The prosecutor stated that on Saturday nig ell be
ten o'clock, ho was standing at his shop door, vi r,,fial
saw the two prisoners standing in the do: bio
,esmaendandoniLfjhriuss
of an adjoining house, apparently watchl,l,3i. ohoP
minutesperson
movements. Having occasion to eater hie PO
to serve a customer, he was detained doortt 1
edrenturnboY ..iux
stolen a pair of trousers frominithe door. On hea"sae;
thtot the
to 5 hao
this witness ran to the corner of the street, 11130,0tilu
Tom Thumb running as fast as his little legscloself
al low hire, with the trousers under his sole' 0 pia'
followed by the other prisoner. Witness wen"„risouer
h e I nw
adse f
se
tnocpep
ed byTthhuempbrossae
suit, and captured Tom Thumb. The other r
was stopped Tom a constable. trouser 6
and was going to see if he could find an oriler
Of the
The other prisoner denied all knowledge
robbery.
Mr. BINGHABI committed them for trial.
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EXHIBITION OF INDUSTRY OF ALL ..1.,,,..-, ,a, 00
most interesting meetingtook on Saturutif od, in
place the'. a *th
said 'he found the ,
who
ing, at the residence of the Duchess of Su
orate svi
order to form a committee of ladies to co-ePe'. out the
his Royal Highness Prince Albert in cerryl /000
design of the Exhibition of the Industry cd:
tbll°/ii
in 1851. Resolutions were agreed to hY . !-oessee :.
roweresetr,"Fujel.
ladies who were present:—viz., the
and 4
Aylesbury, Westminster, Londonderry, and tAan„, add
Viscountesses Jocelyn, Waldegrave
Clanwilliam; and Laies Grey, Dover,l"„eiburile:
&anley, Mary Stanley, Caroline Lascellesa Lords tie
Ashburtn, Ganville, Fahautt, Sz; nn
Howard o r
and Dufferin were elected secretaries to t
11th of
committee.
HAYMARKET THEATRE.-00 Italuajl ~_,,ii. ben ,
r a v the
March, Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean will take,,ti,',,ysty oicp-1
:bll9'setere
pfi tr,inuenedAerlbethrte.
They
yiailn
tpeantdrotnospg,et
f,(j):lnlitehe, _
di
jog.
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Benedict and Beatrice in Much Ado about Alin f"orpoint;
ArponirmENTs.--The Rev. J. Dobio_r...iwich,
...
Chaplain of the Hulk Establishment at We",rbe Sel.,
•to the VriPeesi
Geo
the place of the Rev. Steward W. Hanna. 13ritidi Id
rge Dowell is appointed Chaplain Norton, 0
bassy at Paris. Mr. Fletcher Conyers , ~ is rent
Attache to the British Embassy at linlm"
to a similar position at Brussels.