The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-22 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa having in a
late number indulged in some severe strictures upon
M. TRIERS, the new Orleanist paper, Ii Illediterraneo,
takes up his defence, and, after remarking that the
Intendant-General of the province of Genoa was
among the first the other day to inscribe his name as
a visitor at the hotel where M. TRIERS stopped, it
states, as a proof of his friendly feeling towards Pied-
mont, that the following were his words at parting
from the chief editor of the Mediterraneo, on the
13th :

" It is with the sincerest satisfaction I have seen this
active and commercial city—this Piedmontese army, so
well disciplined, and having so martial an appearance.
It would be a great misfortune were such a state of
things not to last; and, since you aro come over here to
publish a paper, I earnestly recommend you to preach
union. Let there be no divisions here, in the name of
Heaven, for division would be death."

The Corriere Mercantile states that M. THIERS is
at present writing a history of Florence, and that,
during his stay at Rome, he had sixty statues of the
Vatican photographed by M. CANOVA.
The Neapolitan Ambassador has opened negotia-
tions with the Austrian Minister for Trade and Com-
merce for a considerable extension of the treaty of
commerce and navigation concluded between Austria
and Naples in 1846, by which very considerable ad-
vantages will be extended to Austrian commerce.
The junction between Austrian and Sardinian tele -
graph lines will be accomplished in the course of a
few days. By this means Austria will come into
direct telegraphic communication with Genoa ; and
from Genoa, on the other hand, a line will be opened
by Hamburgh, Vienna, and Trieste.
The telegraphic communication between Reggio,
Modena, and Parma has already been opened.

TURKEY AND GREECE.
By the Levant mail we have received Constanti-
nople journals to the 3d, and Athens to the 7th.
,The ceremony of publicly reading the imperial
decree for reducing the time of service of sailors in
the imperial navy from ten years to eight, took place
with a good deal of pomp at Constantinople a few
days before. Three thousand sailors and marines
assembled on the plain of the Ok-Meiclan, and the
SULTAN and Sultana VALIDE were present. When
the document had been read, loud acclamations arose
in honour of the SOVEREIGN ; prayers were offered
for him and his august family, and a number of
manoeuvres took place.
The Athens journals contain no news.

SEABORNE MATLS.
Di' signifies that the malls are sent front the General Post-office
by the night—and X by the morning—dispatch.]

When made up is 1 From what
PLACZE, General Post-o/Mce , port die- When
due.
London: patched.
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America (by Brit. pkt.)N June 25 .. .. Liverpool ..
America (by U.S. pkt.) N .. .. Liverpool .. June 24
America (by 'U.S. pkt.) M June 23 .. .. Southampt. June 30
Australia (via , South-
ampton) .. .51 .. .. .. .. Southampt.
Ditto (via Marseilles) N .. .. .. .. Dover ..
Ditto, via.C. of G. Hope Nl2d of August .. Plymouth..
Africa (West coast)" Nll4th of the month Plymouth June 29
Alexandria* . . N' 19th & 30th of me. Dover .. June 18
Belgium .. .. .. N Dally ..
.. .. j Dover .. Daily
Brazil .. , • .. M 9th of the month ;Southampt. June 1G
Buenos Ayres .. .. M 9th of the month I Sonthampt. Juno 16
California(viaChagres)ll 2d SG 17th of month I Southampt. Jane 20
Cape of Good Hope N .. .. .. i Plymouth .. June 29
Cape de Verde .. .. N2d of the month .. Plymouth.. June 29
Constantinople* .. • . N 7th 17th 27th et mo Dover .. June 30
Central America .. M2d & 17th of men. Southampt. June 20
Channel Lies • • .. N Mon., Wed., St Fri. Southampt. Tu. Th.6at
Chili .. .. .. •. M 17th of the month Southampt., Arrived
i
France .. .. A N Twice daily .. .. 'Dover .. Twicedaily
Greece* .. .. .. N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. June 30
llamburgh .. .. N, Tuesday & Friday London .. Toes. Sat.
I.lolland .. • • .. MI Wednes. & Satur. London .. Mon .Th ar
Honduras .. ~ . N,l7th of the month, Southampt. Arrived
Ireland .. .. M & NlT`vrico daily .. !Holyhead .. I Twiced ally
India(via Sonthamp.) M 20th of the month— (Southampt. June 28
India (vlaMarseilles) NT 8 th& 24th efmonth Dover .. June 17
India, via C. of G. Hope N 15th of month Plymouth..
Mauritius .. .. .. N 15th of month Plymouth..
Mediterranean (via 1
Southampton) .. Hi 20th of the month Southampt. June 28
Mediterranean (via
Marseilles) • • .. NiBth& 24th ofmonth Dover • • June 17
Mexico .. .. .. M I2d of the month.. Southampt. July 5
Madeira .. .. .. M,9th of the month Southampt. June 16
Malta* .. .. I 17th,17t12,19th,27th i Dover ! June 23
( 1 8z 30th of month
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Naples* .. .. .. N sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover
Papal States* .. .. N :sth 15th 25th ef mo i Dover .. June 22
Peninsular.. • • .. M '7th 17th 27th ef mo Southampt. J u ne26
Peru .. .. .. .. M 17th of the month Southampt. June 20
Tuscany* .. .. .. N sth 15th 25 th of mo Dover .. Juno 22
West Indies .. .. 111 17th of the month Southampt. Arrived
West Indies (except
Havzuma & Nassau) 151 2d of tho month .. Southampt.
.. IJune 22

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THE ST. JAMES'S LITERARY SOCIETY.--011
Thursday evening a highly interesting lecture was delivered
by Dr. Lankester at this society (which has been recently
formed in the midst of a large population, the Right lion.
T. B. Macaulay being president) on "The Study of Nature.
The subject was considered to be happily chosen for one of
the first lectures delivered to a new institution, showing, as
it did show, how the ordinary forces around us, gravity, heat,
and electricity, are also those concerned in producing the great
phenomena of nature, and how, by a knowledge of the laws
which govern these forces, man may render them subser-
vient to his wants, and convert agencies which, uncontrolled,
produce disease and death, into ministers of his comforts and
luxuries. The lecturer, amongst other instances, exempli-
fied this by reference to the articial scents which were ex-
hibited at the Crystal Palace, and which were actually
formed by the French chemists, not from the flowers of the
garden, but from the refuse of the cow-house and similar
noxious sources. He concluded by repudiating the doctrine
that one animal or plant can ever be converted into another
of a different species, and showed that all known facts pointed
to a distinct creative act for the production of every species
of animal or plant.

His Grace the Duke of Wellington honoured
Messrs. Hering and Remington with a visit yesterday, to in-
spect Mr. Ansdeli's large picture of the " Fight for the
Standard," which is to be engraved in mezzotinto by Mr. Ryall,
and after conversing a short time with the veteran Chelsea
pensioner in attendance on the picture, expressed himself
much pleased with the painting, and was gratified that a
work of art possessing such merits would gain publicity by
Ixeana of the engraver.