The Sun. — 1850-08-20 (London, England)

POPE. It is rather remark' able that this same advocate GONELLA was the director of telegraphs a few days before the battle of Novara. It will be recollected that General CMIZANOWSKI dispatches which the Minister declares he has always declared that he never received certain Public opinion at first suspected the tele rtaop hh cm loyalty of the Polish General, but it would appear that the treason was not on his side. The Military Commandant of the city and port of Leghorn, has issued a notification, dated, the 11th, -by which the public are reminded that all cockades or other symbols or combinations of dress, made to compose the colours of any nation or political party whatsoever, are prohibited, as well as songs, crowds, and other political demonstrations. Letters from Piacenza, of the 12th, in the Risorgimento of Turin, announce that political arrests are still in progress throughout the duchy. The Journal of the Two Wellies of the 3d states that the last month has been particularly disastrous in consequence of heavy hail•storms and inundations, by which the crops have been destroyed in many parts of the kingdom.  rofg great astulal DETERMINED SUICIDE OF A FOREIGN GENTLEMAN the consternationyesterday pafternoon gentleman, between a centret a te of his thrownhe heart tintoin the es evidently a foreigner, who dischar • a Gardensuineoaart weretdhee.. a loaded pistol through. trees, Round Pond, Kensington Gardens t appears that about the time in question, the report of Gardens. • 80l was heard, when James Dunn, of l, Cromwell-road, Orl)dist rompton, on looking round, saw the unfortunate gentleman fall on the grass; be instantly hastened to the spot, and f found the gentleman quite insensible, and bleeding trout ' left breast, over the region of the aheart.intot shot wound in his He. only gave a single gasp after the arrival of the witness, expired. Thomas ClAyton, one of the and instantly ugarden constiables, No. 5, was promptly on the spot, and picked been recently discharged, lying on the praaspsiusteearwtliliech had On searching hint, a purse containing 51. in gold, and body. shillings in silver, and fourpence-halfpennyt'in co 1 rsewYeans found in his pocket, together with a gold watch and Chain, but no papers or documents of any kind could be found. His clothing is evidently of foreign manufacture, and is composed of a black frock coat, corded watered silk waistcoat, blue cloth trowsers with black braid down the outside, linen shirt, without any initials or marks of any kind, black silk cravat, worsted socks, and Wellington boots. lie wore a blue cloth travelling cap, lined with orange coloured silk ; in the centre of the latter was stamped in gold letters," mode de Paris." The unfortunate gentlenian.is about 32 years of age, sallow complexion, jet black hair, and whiskers, and about 5 feet 5 inches high. The body was conveyed to the dead-house of the parish to await the inquest and identity. It is the opinion of many that the deceased is one of the excursioniats lately come over from Paris. The Queen's Hotel at Cheltenham, certainly one of the most perfect and splendid establishments in this country or the continent, is announced, in our columns, to be sold, by public 'auction, by Mr. Robins, under circumstances most advantageous for a purchaser. The building alone cost 40,0001. ; and, as the property is absolutely to be sold, an enterprising manager, possessed of tact and attention to the innumerable duties of his office, cannot fail to realize a handsome independence in a few years. The business of the hotel is now coudw:ted upon the continental style, and is giving universal satisfaction, besides yielding a handsome profit. The opening of the Great Northern Railway is expected to shorten the period of communication between Berwick• upon-Tweed and the metropolis by about an hour; and on a further portion of their line te.ing opened, which will probably occur in less than a year, a still greater saving of tune may be expccted. The improvement already effected is however considerable, and it has been sugges • • -ted that the Postdice authorities should be memorialised to dispatch the mails to the north of England by the Lew route as early as circumstances will admit. i Sir Frederic Thesiger and family embarked at the St. Katharine's Wharf on Saturday, on board the General Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship, Sir Edward Banks, for Ostend. Dr. Shelton Afackenzi,, well known in Liverpool, has been appointed, through the influence of Lord Brougham, to the office of official assignee to the Court of Bankruptcy, Manchester.— Licerpcol A,bion.