The Sun.
London, England, 1819-09-27 00:00:00

ITALIAN BANDITII.

RYTBACT OF A LETTER FROM ROME, MARCH 27,
Tf,e, rubbers on the roads near this city emit inue
to range with impunity, and to form the principal
annoyance. to which travellers are salsject. An
Italian surgeon, who was taken by banditti a few
days ago, was only liberated on his procuring a
ransotwol 300 Louis : his - cacciatore, whom he
had taken to protect him, was p•it to death in cold
blood, in the most cruel manner, A vigorous
edict was. issued about 14 weeks ago, offering a
reward of 500 ?crick for every brigand brought in
alive or• dead, with 1000, for every capnbatida
(captain~), • and ordering the town of Sonnino,
which is their chief hold near the Neapolitan
frontier, to be levelled with the ground. You
will be surprised to hear how vigorously it has
been executed, The town of Sonnino has at
length found grace in the eyes of its spiritual fa-
ther, and is no longer to he swept away. from
among the nations: ten holy friars have been sent
to preach to the repentant city, and to cast out
the evil wicks which ate still suspected to .be
larking among them, while the image at Christ,
dressed in mourning for the occasion, is to be
carried in procession through the streets. These
scoundrels carried off a woman lately, and after.
Using her in the most brutal manner, fired at her
as`a Mark.- • You will hardly believe that tbe Go-
vernor of Sonnino gave -these miscreants a grand
dinner a, few weeks ago, and sat down to table
with them, after basing previously been obliged
to give them hostages for their safe conduct
many of them are in easy circitn ; the
most ferocious are said to.be buys of sixteen or
eighteen.

Sou'rtiAmPToN, 24.—The Venus cutter
(with the remains of an English Lady on board),
artivol here on Monday last, having been taken
up by Colonel SirJtoaeirr STEELE, at Havre-de-
Grace. The colours were hoisted At half-mast.—. 7
At two o'clock a hearse, drawn by six horses,
richly caparisoned, followed by two coaches in
tour, pl oceedeo to the quay, and received the te
npins of her late Ladyship, which were deposited,
with great solemnity, its the catacombs of the
Church of Ali-saiuts Her Ladyship was the
daughter of Joho Ellis, Esq. 01 Connaught-place
gran-0-.600R.! to the late Sir Peter Pinker, Bart.
Ada of the Peet,daughtersinlaw of the Right
Hun. Itegioahl Pole Carew, and first cousin to
Lord Howard de Walden, and WAS, is the 260)
year of her age.

0:41) Sa.t.r. 25.,

tNTENCE OF MKS. MARY ItIDDNG: .
Mrs. Mary IZdilig was this morning, at nine •
o'cloCk, put-to the'lir, to receive the sentence of
the Court. There were very few persims in
Court, aril thus 0e was saved the audition
al
ll mi-
sery of a
ore public exposure. As on the inv.
ceding day, she seemed to be trieply. affec,ed at
her disgraceful situation. She was again attend-
ed and supported by Mrs. Appleby, her nurse.--.
Her attire ivas,similar to that which she wore yes-
terday, with the exception of her wearMg a Wick
instead of a white veil.

Mr. Clarke, the Officer of the Court, addressed
her in the customary manner, stating, that she
Stood convicted of stealing a certain male child of
the age of 14 months, the child of John Schtierl
and asking her what she had ,to say, •why she
should not receive judgment according to 1aw.—..!6
The unhappy woman burst into tears, but 'made
no reply. She seemed to 'await with•trembliet
anxiety the declaration -of her fate.

The COMMON SE,RJRANT addresSed.lhe:prlictet
to the following effect :—" Mary Ridding, yoti
have been tried before a Jury of your country,
who have viewed your case with peculiar att'eff. ,
lion, and with atender regard for your situation 3
and that Jury, atter the Most serious considera
tion, have 14011 Imticed you to he. guilty 'of '1 .se.,
riOus offence. Thar verdict, however, which was
the only one consistent with their oaths theyeintld
possibly give, thtly'have coupled with strung rim
commendations to mercy.; and this Court, whichi
is always as anxious to receive such ret•oinmend,i'm
tiolls as it is desirous of dispensing justice, is, is
your case, willing to mitigate the punishment
awarded by law for your offence, as mach 3s is
consistent' with the public safety, in the future
preve»tion of crime, Tbe Court has minutely
considered the circumstances in your favour ; it
has consldet ed your youths but the circumstance
—the Only circumstance which is attended with
any weight—is the fact that you yourself have
never been a mother, and are therefore ignoratic
of those heavenly feelings which subsist in the re-
lation between parent sod child ; for, had you
been a mother, you must have tespected and re-
gardvd, instead of agonizing a mother's heart.--ii
The crime you have committed is of the blackest
description ; for bad you not been arrested its
your career of guilt (at the distance, too, of
one hundred miles trout the scene of lisat.guilt,
which aggravates the offence), and had the
grief of the, parents for the loss of their oft-
spring led on to despair and death, you, morally
sp,aking, would have been guilty of. murder.
There is still a part of this guilty transaction'
which remains behind—l mean your conduct to
your husband. Its addition to this outrage com•
miffed upon the teelings of the parents of this
little innocent, you imposed it ',pun your kits:.
band as the child of:your own body, and as the
offspting of his affection. For your crime- the law
has awareed theguilishment of 'transportation for
seven years, and nothing could induce the Court
to relax from the utmost severity of the law
which would consign you for. the teinainder of
your days to become_ the associate in a foreigt.
land of criminals of the worst kind, bat your
ignorance of those paternal feelings which you
have so grossly violated. I should hope that 'he
L!ne imprisonment you will have to undergo rill
will passin. reflection ou your crime,' and (13'4
you will endeavour to make yo.ur peace with uto
tended justice by a future uubletnisiirditte. The
sentence of the Court is, that you pay a floe of
one Shilling to the King, and that you he ini.•
risoned for twelvemonths in the House of Cot.-
tee,ioi, at Cold bath-fields."
During the addresa of the Common Serjeent,
Mrs. Ridding. 3)10 tears. prohisety, and appeared
to be lebourilii-Under the strongest mental agotiy.
She appeared, however, grateful for the it nil
with which she had been treated, and in a tre.
tpuluns tone thanked; the Court. She repeated,
however, that she should have troleavoored to cii9"
Cover the parents of Ore child, and that she would
have treated it with maternal tendertie,. She
retired frosts the bar, leaning on the arm of Mrs,
Appieby, in great anguish.
[No trial of any particHlai interest occurred its
this Court Oil Sato; day •

Bills of Exchange from London on Vienna di•
reet were drawn on Friday tor :he li.ll time,
The intercourse has beretOlore been maintained
through the HP'dinin either of Frankton or of
Ilamburgh. The exchange will be in guilder*
and kreutzers, and the first operation has been
made at ten guilders five kreutters to the pound
sterling ; 60 kreutzers make one guilder or florin.
Bills were taken on Friday by Messrs. ROTH°
SCHILD and other principal houses.
vu Monday last the annual Meeting of the Cor-
poration of Winchester, for the election tit Mayor
tot the ensuing year, took place, when the ulna
tortes having been gone through, Earl 'resspis •
was (Wilfred unanimously chosen to that office.
Mr. BUTT was Ci Senior Bailiff, Mr, GOVEgo
Junior Bailiff, and JOHN NICHOLAS SILVER, Esq.
Chamberlain. An elegant dinner was provided rt
the George inn. The Marquess of BUCKINGHAM
ma% of the parry.-

,tiuGAß.—The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar,
CUM ruted from the Returns-Mmic lb the week "ending Sept. ee,
161% is, 345. 1 ;d. per cwt.

I3iRTH.
O❑ Saturday, in Pall-Mall, the Lady of the Chevalier RIO.'
pir,i, bi- a daugh,.,l:.

NIARRIED.

On Saturday, the 25th instant, Mr. E. M. Baines, snigeo:"
of l!ling7street, Covent-srardeo, to Anna, third dan,;hter OE
the late Edward Cowper, of .Enidd, Esq.

DIED.
On the 'nth inst. Anne, only daughter of Mr. Williinson,
of South io the 17;11 year of tier after
hog which she Onie with exempla' v' fortitude and re'
. -
sigfiatioti;
oil the 45th inst.. ;Mrs. Norman, of Chat:tette-street, Bed.
fentl-sluare, ;writ SO.
On t hetttl Charles Hepburn, Esq. surgeon, of Great
liertAitage-strect, St. George!s Ea.t.
1,(1NIWN: Vrittled 01•N0.29, Grc°
()rotund-street, (i en-square; ion ptablistuid by W. I°‘
SCRIM'S, of No. 7, Smith Molton-strect; Txr ". •
Np. 112, Strand ; where Adveititemehls, Orde"l
Letitia, (ice. (post-paikl) must be ..I.ldt*O”vd•