The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-04 00:00:00

ITALIAN DESPOTISM.

Clara Novello has been the prima donna for the last
half of the carnival. Rome and Genoa had both, as they
thought, engaged her for the season, and hence when
each claimed her there was a collision. The two Go-
vernments took it up, and finally it was referred to the
Pope. It was a matter of some consequence to his Holi-
ness where the sweet singer should open her mouth for
the season. In his magnanimity he decided that she should
stay at Rome. The managers, however, compromised
the matter, by each city having her half the time. She
had formerly been exceedingly popular here, but, ccntrary
to the will of the chief bass singer and the leader of the
orchestra, she attempted, at her first appearance, an air
unsuited to her voice, and which she was told she could
not perform. Of course she failed, and was slightly
hissed. Her English blood mounted at so unequivocal a
demonstration of their opinion of her singing, and, Dido-
like, bowing haughtily to the crowd, she turned her back
on the audience and walked off the stage. The tenor and
the bass both stopped—the orchestra—indeed all stopped
except the hissing, which waxed louder every moment.
She was immediately taken to her rooms by the police of
the city, and for three days the gens-d'armes stood night
and day at her door, keeping the fair singer a prisoner
for her misconduct. This is a fair illustration of this Go-
vernment. Even an opera-singer cannot pout without
having the gens-d'armes after her. On the promise of
good behaviour, however, she was released from confine-
ment, and again appeared on the stage, where the good-
natured, music-loving Italians hailed her appearance with
deafening cheers, and repaid their want of gallantry with
excess of applause. Poor Clara Novelle is not the first
who has suffered from the tyranny of this military des-
potism. The other day I went to see the first painter of
Genoa. He is a young man, modest, amiable, and cour-
teous—so much so, that I became immediately deeply
interested in him. His name is Isola. He, too, had
fallen once under the ban of the Government. Like all
geniuses, he loves liberty, and the great first historical
piece he painted, and on which he designed to base his
claim to be ranked amongst the first artists of his coun-
try, was a representation of the last great struggle Genoa
made for freedom. He showed me the design : in the
foreground, with his horse fallen under him, struggled the
foreign governor that had been imposed on the people,
while the excited multitude were raining stones and mis-
siles on him, and trampling him under foot. Farther
back, and elevated on the canoes, stood the Marquis of
Spinola, cheering on the people, one hand grasping the
sword, the other waiving aloft the flag of freedom. Ex-
cited men were running hither and thither, through
crowded streets, and all the bustle and hurry of a rapid
heavy fight were thrown upon the canvas. It was a spi-
rited sketch, and one almost seemed to hear the battle-
cry of freemen, and the shout of victory. Such a picture
immediately made a noise in Genoa, where yet slumber
the elements of a republic. It was finished, and admired
by all, and treasured by the painter. But one day, while
Isola was sitting before it, contemplating his work, and
thintiug what corrections might be made, his door was
burst open, and two gens-d'armes stood Wore him.—
Seizing the picture before his eyes, they marched him off
behind it, to answer for the crime of having painted his
country battling for her rights. The painting was locked
up in a room of the Government, where it has ever since
remained. Isola was carried between two gens•d'armes
a hundred and twenty miles, to Turin, and thrown into
prison. lie was finally released, but his picture remains
under lock and key. The Government, however, has, in
its magnanimity, condescended to permit the artist to sell
it to any one who will carry it out of the country.—Let-
ters from Italy.

C A MBRIC s.—An improved fabric, made from the
best qualities of home-grown flax—denominated " the golden
flax"—has gained the first prizes, both fisr cambric and cam-
bric harlkers,hiefs, at the present November meeting of
the Flax Improvement Society or Ireland. We notice this, in
connexion with the following summary of facts detailed in the
valuable work by Dr. Kane on the " Industral Resources
of Ireland," which fully goes to prove the vast im-
portance of this branch of our industry. We find it, therein
stated, that, near to Warringstown, three statute acres
of land produced no less a quantity than one hundred
stones of flax, value 751. ; the produce of this field was sold
to au eminent factory in the neighbourhood (the very same
that has turned out the present prize webs), for 15s. per
stone; this flax, in the process of conversion into cambric
pocket handkerchiefs, will give constant employment, for
twelve months, to about 217 persons, whose wages amount
to 2,2171. Gs. Bd. Adding 751. for the flax, you arrive at a
value of 2,2921. 6s. Bd., the elements of which sprung from
about la. 3r. 16p. of land, Irish measure, and the entire when
finished, will yield a very remunerating profit to the manu-
facturer ! The operatives seem fully alive to their interest in
this manufacture; several hundreds of them, accompanied
with bands of music, met the successful weavers returning
from the exhibition, and conducted their in triumph through
I,urgan, and the village of Warringstown was illuminated
on the occasion.—Be/fast News Letter.
GAME TRESPASS BY A MILITARY OFFICER.—A
case of this description came before the magistrates at
Rochester on Monday. which excited some interest. A short
time since the Crown woods at Rainham and Chatham-hill
were sold, and Mr. J. Stunt, of Rainham, and Mr. T. H. Day,
banker, of Rochester, became the purchasers. The latter
gentleman, being desirous of preserving the game there, the
men in care of the woods warned the party against whom the
charge was brought that he was trespassing. It appeared
that on the 6th of November, Captain James, of the 84th
Regiment, accompanied by ilt. Grantham, of the 98th
Regiment, beat the covers on the above estates, and made a
boast of having killed all the pheasants. One of the wit-
nesses stated that Lieut. Grantham, when they bad been
warned off, held up his pocket, and said, "You should have
spoken before—we have got all your pheasants." The
Lieutenant told the magistrate that this was said only in
joke, and Captain James said they had not killed a bird that,
day. He admitted that they had fired all four barrels at one
bird, but missed it. The magistrates, as there had been bad
language used by the men in care of the woods, in-
flicted the small penalty of Is. and 16s. costs on Captain
James. There was a second charge against the defendant
under the Mutiny Act, subjecting him to a much higher
penalty. Mr. Day, who was in Court, stated that, although
his name had not transpired that day, and as it might
appear that he was not the person, he begged to avow him-
self as the individual who had been inetrumental in bringing
the present case before them. He had no vindictive feeling
to gratify, his only design being to preserve the game. As
regarded the other complaint, he had Lately heard of a
similar case, that had resulted so seriously to the officer,
that, unless the magistrates were of opinion that it ought
not to be withdrawn, he had no desire to press the case
further. The second information was consequently with-
drawn.
WILL OF EARL SPENCER.—The will of the late
Right Hon. John Charles, Earl Spencer, has been proved by
his brother, the present Earl, the sole executor; the personal
estate within the province of Canterbury was sworn under.
160,000/. His Lordship has devised and appointed all his
&c., freehold, copyhold, or leasehold, ne the counties.
o manors,
fNotti
Earl (heretofore the Hon. Frederick Spencer), subject and
ngham, Lincoln, and York, to his brother, the present.
andclla in rgeaebxloenweritahtiutlnie of nmortgages or other paymentirsumbrances. of the legacies and annuities,
a annuity of 1001. To his bailiff, John Hall,
He has left to the Reverend Christopher Nevill, and to his.
of Leamington,
Georgeington aNevill, Esq., 10,000/. each. To Dr. Loudon,
a legacy of Ljskos, and all the short-horned cattle on the
farm in Nottinghamshire, or 2,0001., should the present Far!
wish to preserve the breed and to retain the same ; mad to
Elliott, his bailiff on his Northamptonshire estates, lee
legacy of 2,000/. Liberal annuities to his principal Ass_
viJianaosh
kthls huntsman, gamekeeper, gardener, butler, and ennui..
ties tind legacies to other of his servants, male and female. The.
residue of his real and personal estate he leaves to his brother,
the Right Hon. Frederick Earl Spencer. His Lordship'
will, with R codicil, was made in the year 1840. He latterly'
resided on his estate at Althorp, Northamptonshire, and died'
on the Ist of October last, aged 63.
STATE OF TRADE..—Although the market wore a
very gloomy appearance yesterday, in consequence of the an-
nouncement of several failures, including those of two ex-
tensive concerns in London, there was, upon the whole, a
little more disposition to do business than for some time
past, and sales of cloth were more readily made, though at
very low prices. Yarn, suitable for the East India market,
was also in fair request, and a considerable amount of busi-
ness was done at the full rates of last week. Other descrip-
tions are still very heavy of sale, but there is no further-
change in prices.---Rocimat.E FLANNEL MARKET, DEC. 1..
—We have no improvement in the flannel market to report
to-day. There is very little demand for goods, and the sales-.
have been upon a very limited scale. The wool dealerscom-
plain, and not without cause, at the very limited transactions:
in wool. There is little change in price, but the tendency is,
downward.—Manchester Guars m..
PET WORTII.--TME LAT:E MURDEROUS AFFRAY
WITH POACHERS.—Since the inquest fresh facts have come
out. Puttick has been re-examined, and he now states that
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the river, Denyer took from his, Puttick's hand, a large
horse-pistol which he took out with him, and which he fired
directly at the poachers. The Coroner blames Puttick for
not stating this at the inqueste.mßrighton Guardian.