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and Biancoli, the Marquises Messara and Tanara, and the 
rothers Muratori, Turri, and Giovanni, landowners. A 
Circular of the 2d gives the description of eight other 
Persons, without, however, offering a price for their arrest. 
‘hese disturbances appear to have a more extended cha- 
Yacter than was at first attributed to them. The last 
accounts from Naples state that a great ferment exists in 
the kingdom of the Two Sicilies ; that bands of armed 
Men have been seen on several points of the Papal states 
nd on the frontiers of the Abruzzi. The King of Naples 
‘ad commanded several arrests to be made, and had taken 
Measures to prevent the disturbances from extending to 
¢ Southern provinces and to Sicily.—From Palermo we 
learn that for some time past the most audacious robberies 
have been committed in that city in open day, and the 
Sicilian police seem, to a certain degree, to be on an 
Understanding with the robbers. On the 16th ult., at 
© moment when a shop was plundered, the police 
agents arrived, headed by an inspector. The inspector 
Teceived a bullet in the stomach, and the agents fled, leav- 
ing him on the spot.—The German papers announce that 
Austria has persuaded the smaller states of Italy to join 
mM a kind of southern Customs’ League, but that Sardinia 
and Naples have refused to do so.—The Globe states, 
Upon the authority of letters from Marseilles, that the 
article published a short time since as a decree of the 
Inquisition of Ancona against the Jews is a fabrication. 
The railroad from Venice to Padua is open to the public 
for a distance of about eight French leagues. The bridge 
which will cross the Lagunes in order to bring the line 
into Venice, will be 1700 metres in length, and will not 
be Completed for two years. The distance from Padua to 
¢ Lagunes is run in two hours, and the Lagunes are 
Crossed by boats, specially appointed for the service, in 
alfan hour. ‘This railway has cost in construction about 
180,000 fr. per kilometre, or 720,000 fr. per league. 
Hotianp. — The first trial on the railroad from 
Utrecht to Amsterdam took place on the 10th with 
Complete success, on the section from Utrecht to 
Brenkelin, The project of a railroad from Antwerp to 
Teda is engaging public attention at the former place, as 
Well as in the Dutch cities. In the event of Belgium 
Carrying the line to Breda, it is understood that the Dutch 
~overnment will undertake the continuation of it to 
‘orcum and Utrecht, a branch being formed from Gorcum 
to Rotterdam, Some objecti plat 
Measures are offered, but the general feeling seems to be 
in favour of them, and there is, accordingly, a fair 
Prospect of their being carried into effect. 
WEDEN.—Letters from Stockholm of the Ist state 
that amongst the foreigners lately arrived in that city are 
two Quakers (Messrs. Alexander and Wiffens), the for- 
Western did not arrive till Thursday, at 4 a.., but it 
appears that justice was not done to her powers this voy- 
age, as she was supplied with coals of such indifferent 
quality that it was difficult to keep steam up the greater 
part of the passage. In her outward voyage the Hi- 
bernia made the trip in 54 hours less than the Great 
Western. This arrival brings news from the United States 
16 days later than that received by the packet-ship Liver- 
pool. The heaviest rain-storm ever experienced at NewYork 
commenced at 9 o’clock on the 2Ist ult., and continued, 
though with diminished violence, th hout the following 
day. The damage done to property in the city and Brooklyn 
was very great, and the accounts from neighbouring towns 
and cities contain a long list of disasters. Some alarming 
cases of yellow fever had taken place at New Orleans, and 
great apprehension was felt that the disease would prove 
more fatal this year than usual. One or two cases are 
reported even to have occurred at the Quarantine at New 
York. Mrs. Christina Gilmour, alias Cochrane, charged 
with the murder of her husband, by poison, at Inchinnan, 
Renfrewshire, arrived at Liverpool on Monday last, on 
board the Liverpool, from New York. She came over in 
the custody of Mr. M‘Key, a police officer from Scotland, 
and, after having been confined in the Bridewell of Liver- 
pool during the night, sailed for Glasgow on Tuesday, 
under charge of the same officer.—The officers of the 
Auburn State prison have recentiy substituted the effusion 
of cold water upon the bodies of refractory prisoners 
instead of scourging. This is an important change in 
prison discipline, and is likely to be adopted very generally 
throughout the United States.—By a table in the papers, 
itappears that the aggregate annual expenditure of the 
several States, in their executive, judicial, and legislative 
departments, was—Executive, 198,470 dollars 3 Legis- 
lative, 747,253 dollars ; Judiciary, 646,185 dollars—total, 
1,591,908 dollars—The Caledonia mail steamer, which 
left Liverpool last week for Boston and Halifax, took out 
85 passengers, amongst whom were Mr. E. Gibbon Wake- 
field, Mr, Macready, and Judge Haliburton, author of 
“Sam Slick.’ 
CITY. 
Money Market, Friday.—Consols continue rather flat, 
at 94% to 5 for Account, and 94% for present transfer ; 
New Three-and-Half per Cents., 102; Exchequer Bills, 
at 1id. per day, 59s. to 61s. prem., and at 12d. per day, 
61s. to 63s. prem. 
Metropolis and its Wicinity. 
Gen. Espartero.—The Duchess of Victory and Donna 
Elidia, | accompanied by Colonel Guerra, made a hasty 
Mer a merchant from London o iderable property, 
Who with great zeal devotes his time to effect the abolition 
Of slavery. For this purpose he visited Stockholm three 
Years ago, to persuade the King to an emancipation of the 
Slaves on the island of St. Barthelmy, but did not succeed 
an Setting an audience. Whether his endeavours this time 
Will be more successful is said to be very questionable, 
although the object of his mission is popular in Sweden. 
f Turkny.—The Levant mail has arrived, with news 
Om Constantinople of the 23d ult. An Armenian rene- 
Bade, who subsequently recanted and became Christian 
ai ding the end of Sir S. Can- 
one. to obtain a remission of his sentence, publicly exe- 
wad in the fishmarket of Constantinople on the 22d. It 
the 8enerally expected that this compliance with the preju- 
Q Ee of the populace would eventually be visited by a severe 
*tribution. The efforts of Sir S. Canning were dictated 
Ty, Only by humanity, but the desire of rescuing the 
Urkish Government from the odium which such acts 
meee necessarily draw down upon it from all civilized 
Pri On the 17th, a Princess was born, who has 
Bae received the name of Jemileh the Beautiful. The 
the Phorus was illuminated for three nights in honour of 
event, 
GyPr,.—We have advices from Alexandria by the 
th mer Polyphemus, which came to Marseilles without 
hay dtdian mail. The M 
‘Ade, left Bombay on the 18th July, had not reached 
to 3 On the 14th August; and the Governor of that 
os te to bring back the mail from England. The Mem- 
a Weather. The A 
et Sverland mail of the 5th of August. The Polyphemus 
lett, Malta on the evening of the 2d. It has brought 
chine from Alexandria of the 29th ult. There are sad 
Free laints not merely on the part of English but of 
6 h commercial people, of the Pacha’s disposing of 
hjg P*Oduce of the country by private sales, contrary to 
ing Promise, It is said that Mehemet Ali has received 
ni e'ligence of the discovery of a gold mine in the Soudan, 
latig, 2 Doslebel Tull, in 8 degrees 28 minutes south 
aq “fe: Achmed Pasha, the Governor of this province, 
expeant Specimens of the ore to Alexandria, where it is 
‘expen that a rich produce will be ‘procured. If such 
toy tations be realised, it will be an immense advantage 
- ,,° Commerce of the country. 
i ; 
fom, Ntrep Srarxs.—Great interest has been excited for 
ang (eas past respecting the voyage of the Great Western 
8lg¢ € Hibernia, the former leaving New York on the 
mae the latter leaving Boston on the Ist inst. The 
; Bain ‘as been in favdur of the Hibernia, and she has 
Tehts beaten her rival.’ On Tuesday, at midnight, her 
Shtered ee seen off Liverpool, and at one o’clock she 
fron the river after another rapid passage of nine days 
Halifax, and eleven from Boston. ‘The Great, 
je of the interior of Westminster Abbey last week, 
previous to the morning service, at which they were 
present. Having expressed a wish to hear the service, 
the Dean’s private pew was placed at their command, 
The Duchess signified that General Espartero and herself 
would shortly makea more protracted visit, so that they might 
go over the entire edifice. His Highness has accepted an 
invitation to dine with the Lord Mayor on the 26th, at 
tl si i n a distinguished party will meet 
the Regent, including Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of 
Clarendon, and other noblemen. The Regent has hitherto 
enjoyed a far better state of health in this country than his 
previous indisposition led him to expect. His High- 
ness, with the Duchess of Victory, and Donna Elidia, 
almost daily visit some of the principal sights of the 
Metropolis, but preserve the strictest incognito. On Wed- 
nesday they visited Greenwich Hospital, and were con- 
ducted over the whole of that establishment by Adm. Sir 
J. Gordon. General Van Halen’s health is considerably 
improved. 
The Murder of Mr, Dadd.—The unfortunate young 
man whose parricide has excited so great a sensation has 
been apprehended in France, but not until he had nearly 
committed another crime by the murder of a fellow- 
passenger with a razor. It appears from the statement of the 
French gentleman that, on the night of the 30th ult., he 
was passing through the forest of Valence, near Montereau, 
and was seated on the imperiale of the diligence, by the 
side of a young Englishman, whose looks seemed to be 
wandering, and who had been for above a quarter of an 
hour amusing himself by lowering the gentleman’s cravat 
and collar. This singular practice provoked the traveller, 
who desired his neighbour to have done with it ; the latter 
then drew from his pocket an English razor, and set about 
cutting the throat of the unfortunate Frenchman, who, 
despite a vigorous resistance, received four rather deep 
cuts. Notwithstanding his wounds, he succeeded in 
mastering the young man, who, on being taken before the 
justice of the peace at Montereau, quietly declared that his 
name was Richard Dadd, and that he had just arrived from 
England, where he had murdered his father. He was lodged 
in the Melun house, and was soon after sent to Fontain- 
bleau. The most surprising circumstance of this strange 
story is, that the moment he was arrested he hastened to 
give all he had on him in order that his victim might 
be taken care of! His apprehension is the first instance 
of the operation of the new law between France and Eng- 
land, which received the Royal assent last session. In 
regard to the young man’s previous movements, it appears 
that i iately after the ission of the parricide he 
proceeded to Rochester, where he took a postchaise und 
posted to Dover, at which place he arrived about 4 A.M. on 
Tuesday, the day after the murder. At Dover he went to 
the Ship Hotel. His dress was torn and disordered, and he 
Stated to persons who remarked on his appearance that he 
had met with an accident, having fallen from a coach. He 
had a large sum of money with him, and exhibited a purse, 
one side of which was filled with notes, and the other, 
with gold. Shortly after his arrival he engaged an open 
boat to take him across to Calais, for the hire of which 
he paid 107. On landing at Calais he was stopped and 
taken to the Passport-office. He said he was engaged on 
business of the utmost importance, and was desirous of 
proceeding by the shortest route to Marseilles, and his 
passport being found strictly en regle, he was suffered to 
proceed on his journey. The passport had been obtained 
by Richard Dadd, in his own name, from the French Am- 
bassador in London, on the Thursday before the com- 
mission of the murder. Whilst at Calais he purchased a 
new suit of clothes. The clothes which he had worn 
from Dover he left at the inn at Calais, and when they 
were examined after his departure, it was discovered that 
they were saturated with blood. At his examination 
before the French authorities he stated himself to be the- 
son and envoy of God, sent to exterminate the men most 
possessed with the demon. He relates with the greatest 
coolness that in the park of Lord Darnley ‘he was seized, 
being with him who is said to be his father, with a divine 
inspiration which d him to sacrifice him; he 
immediately plunged his knife into his breast, and as 
death did not ensue fast enough, he made deep wounds in 
his neck with a razor.’’ anc, who was com- 
missioned to examine him, asked what he thought of such 
an action, when he replied that he considered it a good one, 
since he had destroyed an enemy of God. He also con- 
sidered his attempt on the French gentleman a good 
action, and is said to have but one thought, which is the 
extermination of a large part of mankind. The money he 
has with him is believed to be his own, as it is known that 
he has recently realised a considerable sum as an artist. 
He was recommended to Sir Thomas Phillips as a travel- 
ling companion by Mr. David Roberts, the academician. 
Soon after his return from Egypt, Dr. Sutherland, who 
had been consulted in his case, stated his distinct opinion 
that he was suffering from such an aberration of intellect 
that he could not be idered as a responsible agent, and 
had directed that he should not on any account be per- 
mitted to go at large. His father, however, who had in 
éarly life practised as an apothecary, paid little attention 
to this, but said that quiet and retirement was all that the 
son required; that he would take hi 
im down into the 
country, and he doubted not that his son’s health would 
soon be restored. 
Court of <Aldermen.—It is supposed that there 
will be a sharp contest for the Aldermanic gown of 
Bread-street, vacant by the resignation of Alderman 
Lainson. Four candidates started at once for the gown : 
—Mr. Hughes Hughes, barrister, late Member for 
Oxford, who was returned some years ago in the room of 
Sir J. Shaw, as Alderman of the ward of Portsoken ; Mr. 
R. L. Wilson, Member of the Common Council for 
Cripplegate; Mr. B. Lawrence, solicitor, in the ward of 
Bread-street ; and Sheriff Pilcher. Mr. Pilcher retired 
after a very brief canvass, but the other three are deter- 
mined to go to the poll. 
City of London Registration.—The following are the 
total claims and objections by Conservatives and 
Liberals :—Livery objections—Conservative, 610; Libe- 
rals, 300; total Livery objections, 1,000. Household ob- 
jections—Conservative, 724 ; Liberal, 350; total house- 
hold objections, 1,074. Livery claims—Conservative, 13 ; 
Radical 11; total Livery claims, 24, The above are the only 
bond fide claims, the rest being merely for the alteration 
of addresses, &c. Household claims—Conservative, 60 ; 
Liberal, 41; total household claims, 101. 
Street-Si i: A have been entered 
into by the City authorities and commissioners of sewers 
for the daily cleansing of all the principal thoroughfares in 
the City, with the street-sweeping machines. The whole 
of the City, which has heretofore been cleansed under five 
or six different contracts, will now be cleansed under one, 
and the inconvenience occasioned to the traffic be thereby 
removed, the machines being capable of passing through 
the most crowded thoroughfares at the rate of two miles 
an hour, and without causing obstruction to the traffic. 
Accidents and Inquests.—On Friday evening an inquest 
was held on the body of Mr. John Rogers, aged 47, which 
was found on the same morning on the shore of the 
Thames, nearly opposite the Penitentiary, Milbank. From 
the testimony of the witnesses, it appeared that deceased, 
who was the well-known nursery seedsman and florist, of 
Ebury-street, Eaton-square, had lately met with some 
disappointments in trade, which had to a certain extent 
affected his mind. On Wednesday morning last, he left 
home to go to Epsom for some money, but had not since 
that time been seen or heard of by his friends, until his 
body was identified at St. Margaret’s workhouse, where it 
had been conveyed after being taken out of the water. A 
police-constable who was on duty between one and two 
o’clock on Friday morning, near the Penitentiary, was 
called by a person named Davis, who said that a man was 
in the water in the act of drowning, but when he came up 
he had disappeared near some barges. A bargeman was 
immediately hailed, and, after a short time, a hat and hand- 
kerchief were found, but the body was not discovered until 
nearly five o'clock. There was no watch or money, but two 
pocket-books, containing memorandums and cards of ad- 
dress, &c. The coroner summed up, and the jury returned 
a verdict of “Found drowned.”— On Tuesday an inquest was 
held at St. George’s Hospital, on the body of G. Bolton, _ 
aged 12 years, a fine youth, son of the head-gardener of 
Osmond Sampayo, Esq., of Peterborough House, Fulham, 
who died from the effects of a gun-shot wound which he 
received under the following circumstances. It appears 
that on Sunday morning the deceased left his father’s 
home, accompanied by a boy named Buller, for the pur- 
pose of attending a place of worship. On their way 
thither they met two youths, named Bagnard and Whitley, 
