The Commonwealth. — 1866-06-30 (London, England)

STOPPAGE OF COMMUNICATION BETWAEN VENETIA AND ITALY.  The following notice has been published in the Official Gazette of Venice "The public is hereby informed that the transit outwards of persons by the land frontier towards Italy is henceforward suspended. "In an exceptional way, however, such transit will, for a short time, still be permitted to such persons as may be provided with an express certificate from the police-office of the frontier province, countersigned by the local military authorities. "Such certificates will be especially granted to foreigners to enable them to return to their own countries.  "From the Imperial Royal Lombardo-Venetia Lieutenancy, Venice, June 14, 1866."  During the month of May 40,000 emigrants arrived at New York from Europe, making the total since the Ist of January 83,710. There is already a ureat rush to secure berths in the steamers going to Europe next spring by people anxious to attend the Paris Universal Exposition. Although the time is almost a year off, both the Cunard and Inman lines announce that their state rooms are nearly all taken.  Alleged 25tanslaughter by a Iluband.—An inquest was held on Friday in Queen's•road, Dalston, on the body of Ann Taylor, aged forty-seven years. It was stated that the deceased had a violent quarrel with her husband, a shoemaker, on Monday night, and that she had cried out in a manner appearing to indicate he was heating her. Early in the morning she was found bruised and bleeding, and died in a few hours. A post-mortem, examination showed cuts and contusions about the face and head, thighs and body, and the cause of death was extravasation of blood on the brain, resulting from the excitement of the quarrel operating on a diseased heart. The injuries were not very severe. The jury returned a verdict to that effect.  •_. The Duke of Edinburgh and his suite, and the noblemen and gentlemen who have assembled at Liverpool to do him honour, witnessed on Friday the great sailing-match of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club. His Royal Highness embarked on board the steamer Alert—a fine vessel, used by the Mersey Dock Board for official investigations—which was fitted up for the occasion. The ships in dock and in the river were all decorated with flags, and the scene was one of the the gayest animation. The weather was beautifully fine.  Funeral of the Earl of Rosslyn.—The remains of the late Earl of Roselyn were on Friday interred in Reslin Chapel. In accordance with the expressed wish of the deceased earl the funeral was strictly private, only a few of the most intimate friends of the family beinr.. invited to be present. The grave was constrintedin the north•east corner of the chapel, alongside the resting place of the late countess and the elder son of the late earl, who died in 1851, and at a little distance from the vault immortalised by Sir Walter Scott— " There twenty of Roslin's barons bold, Lie buried within that proud chapelle." The inscription on the coffin•plate consisted simply of the words —" James Alexander St. Clair-Erskine, 3rd Earl of Rosalyn, born Feb. 15, 1802; died June 16, 1866."  Suicide at Aldershot.—Mr. J. Russell, landlord of the Cambridge Hotel, West-end, Aldershot, has committed suicide by hanging himself. For some time past deceased, who was about GO years of age, had been in a very nervous state, and was confined to his bed for some days. One morning his housekeeper entered his bedroom, and found that he had knotted his garters together and banged himself to the bedstead. Although alive at the time, he expired immediately after being cat down. Steam Shipbuilding on the Clyde.—The Tynwald, paddle, recently ltuilt by Messrs. Caird & Co. for the Isle of Man and Liverpool Steam Packet Company, has made a run between the Isle of Man and Liverpool in 4 hours and 20 minutes. The . distance is 70 miles. Messrs. M`Nab and Co., of Greenock, have launched a screw of the following dimensions :—Length, 155 ft.; beam, 21ft.; and depth of hold, 124. Bin. She is to be propelled by a pair of direct acting engines of 50-horse power, which are already on board. The Tornado, screw, a sister vessel to the Pamper°, has left the Clyde for Hamburg. Suspension of labour in the Clyde yards has, of course, checked the progress of the vessels on hand, and reduced during the last few days the number of launches. Medical Officers in the Army.— There is reason to believe, says the Lancet, that the pressing necessities of the naval medical service will ensure the adoption of the recommendations of the rank, pay, and promotion of the medical officers of the army and navy, so far as regards the navy. As to the army, we believe that the Horse Guards and Dr. Gibson in concert have, as usual, declared against the interests of the medical officers, and are desirous to postpone the whole matter for a year. But it is not certain that the Marquis of Hartington, or General Peel, if he should come into offiee, will consent to treat with contempt the recommendations of a committee of so much ofile.ial importance, and which was at so much trouble.