The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-05 00:00:00

ITALY.

A letter from Turin, dated 28th ult., says—
"The Oficial Gazette publishes this evening a
decree of the Minister of Public Instruction, order-
ing the .;losing of the Universities of Turin and of
Padua, in consequence of the tumults and disturb-
ances occasioned by the students in those two cities.
The cause of the disturbances was a circular issued
by the Minister, which reinstated a more strict
code of regulations for the doctoral examinations.
The students maintained that such a step should
have been taken at the commencement of the year,

and not on the very eve of the examinations, which
would render their studies much more laborious.

"The Garibaldi party continues to agitate, but
less openly than it has done recently. Mysterious
preparations are going on in nearly all the principal
towns in Italy.
"The Minister of Foreign Affairs has received
somewhat alarming news concerning the revolt in
the Regency of Tunis, An Italian squadron, under
the orders of Admiral Albini, has been ordered to
Tunis to act in concert with the English end
French fleets already there.
" Cardinal Morichini, Archbishop of Jesi, in the
Marches, has been sent to prison for having refused
to give the sacraments to the Mayor of Ancona,
unless that functionary would disavow his oath of
the Constitution of the Kingdom of Italy."

BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE MAIL S,
SOUnIAMPTON, May 5.

The Royal Mail Company's steamship Magda-
lens, Captain Woolward, with the above m3ils, has
arrived. She brings 178 passengers, amongst
whom are Lady Marion Alford and friends,
General Lockwood, Rev. Mr. liesgham, Assist,-
Surgeon Foster, and Mr. Knowles, from Lisbon ;
also ten naval invalids, and seven distressed British
subjects.

The Magdalena brings specie, value L 12,297;
three packages of diamonds, 781 bales of cotton,
688 bags of coffee, 112 roils of tobacco, 50 do. of
ippecacuhana, 40 barrels of tapioca, 50 boxes of
potatoes, and 142 packages of sundries.
During the passage the Magdalena experienced
strong head winds to St. Vine n;, then moderato
weather to within two days of Lisbon, when it
blew strong gale from the north, from Lisbon light
winds and fine weather.

On the 16th ult., in lat. 2.58 S. long. 31.28 W.,
the Magdalena exchanged colours with the British
ship Egliu Hounds, from Cal no to Liverpool, 62
days out ; on the 22d exchanged colours with the
English ship Thompson, outward bound, to Mara-
caibo ; on the 24th exchanged colours with a Bremen
brigantine, slowing 164 on a white flag; on the LA
May, cif the Tagus, signalled the Duke of Suther-
land's yacht Undine, steering southerly; on the 2d,
off Finisterre, passed the screw steamer Melbourne,
homeward bound ; on the 4tb, off the Start, passed
the Dover Castle steering up Channel.
The English squadron were in the River Plate.
The Alecto left Bahia for Monte Video on the
31st March.

The Egmont was at Rio Janeiro.
BUENOS AYRES, March 27.

Nothing of importance has occurred since the
sailing of the French packet; although at peace our-
selves the rovolution in the Banda Oriental con-

times.

The currency has slightly improved, which is
mainly attributed to the rumour that the new
Finance Minister proposes burning the paper money
as hitherto.

The news from Europe per last packet has had a
rather unfavourable effect upon the market as many
of the merchants regarding a Europe in war as in.
evitable, have contracted their business.

The port of Buenos Ayres is crowded with vessels,
and freights have fallen to an extremely low figure,
and the ship brokers are unable to find cargo for
one-half the vessels.

Business is dull, the weather very dry, and
another drought feared, merchants looking for ivard
with the greatest anxiety to the news by next
packet. Balsa shares have suffered a depreciation
of five percent. San Juan Mining shares still move.
Money is in good demand. Wool and hideo firm.
The department at San Juste, Cordove, was in-
vaded by the Indians on the 10th inst. who swept the
whole country before them ; upwards of 30 persons
were savagely murdered by the invaders. The
Cordovese Government is very feeble and does not
exert itself in the least towards repelling the Indians.
The sales of Saladero ox cowhides during 15 days
are 5,000 oxhides at 991 to 40 reels; in stock Mate-
den salted hides, cow 33 reels; ox, 38 reels. Total
sale of dry hides for the fortnight are 61,000 ; stock
of all classes on hand unsold 41,000.
In Exchange for the packet about £120,000 stern
ling have been taken at 60s. 6d. to 704.
The last price of beat wool is 105dols. to 115do1s.
Good Mestizo, 92 dole. to 102 dole,, second class,
78 dole. to 90 dole., third class, 62 doll. to 75 dole.

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