The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-01 00:00:00

SWITZERLAND.

A letter from Berne, of the 28th, states that the
Executive Council has resolved to convoke the Grand
Council for the 10L11 May, in order to submit to its
consideration several important measures, one of
which is said to be a law against the abuse of the li-
berty of the press.

ITALY.
The Turin journals of the 25th inst. announce the
arrival of M. Thiers in that city.
In its sitting of the 24th, the Senate of Turin
heard the report on the Bill for the executwiohich
five
treaty of commerce with France; f
llswere
withintrFordauncceed;
con-
ventionßills
pensions and sala-
ries of 12 children - the tax o
theviz . :
abolitionF viz.:--For
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subsidies
toroad ; and the re-organisatiori
; the concession of the.
adopted the Bill for the
The Rouse then
with Sweden by
mount'. T
commerce
execution of the treaty of S a
ov
fi gnit ihapen ogauni le Cs oonf i
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50 votes to 5.
and forcible observa-
makes the following truthful
wh moment l
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and French bayo t
A correspondent of the Times, writing from Rome,
tions :
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placeill reality
b y lseia.ont twrdit,
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his side and usurugs the
contending for the temporal retained "T he
i Popen
h
deeply in debt, the -
wretched
spiritual authority. The
crafty Cardinal Antonelsitistos
copper currency at
the Pope has enlarged the Jews in
paper and burdensome a large dis-
count; and, though
other day, a few
Rome, they would
oluetntdh
the
ira theshows,,,
the fireworks, and
The industry of
'lluminations. . . the people is fearfully
taxed;thei
the population is diminished by tens of thousands;
thousand scudi to help .
three thousand families mourn over the exile or the im-
prisonment of some relative; and if the Austrian and
French troops were removed, the authority of the Pope
would not last an hour. The system of espionage is in full
activity; men are taken out of their beds at midnight,
throwninto a dungeon with the vilest criminals, where not
even their persons are safe, accused by witnesses with
whom they are not confronted, and defended by an ad-
vocate chosen by the prosecuting Government. The
Popo himself is an amiable incapable—one of those
men who are not equal to the emergency—enjoying the
position, but lacking the power. Such is the sad condi-
tion of the Rome of 1852! This state cannot last, and
yet there is nothing bright in the prospect. Meantime,
the jealousy which the Italian cities have of each other
allows no hope of a united Italy."
The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Constantine
are expected at Rome on the 7th of next month.

THE LONDON HOSPITAL.—The one hundred and
twelfth anniversary festival of this excellent and useful
charity was held at the London Tavern yesterday, his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge in the chair. In
proposing the toast of " Success to the London Hospital"
his Royal Highness made an eloquent and forcible appeal
on behalf of the institution, of which he noticed the most
important features. This appeal was responded to by a
subscription of 1,800/., which was collected in the room.
The report stated that the number of patients admitted
during the year 1851 was—in-patients, 4,051; out-patients,
17,062 ;in all, 21,113. The total number admitted since
the foundation was 967,626. The income of the hospital is
about 10,500/., whilst the expenditure is upwards of 12,0001.,
leaving a margin which has to be supplied from casual
sources. During the last year 9,026 accidental cases were
received, of which only 6 1-3 per cent. terminated fatally.
AURELIA. A Novel. 3 Vols.—This is one of those
romances of the exciting and fascinating kind,
in which the
action is rapid, the dialogue brilliant, the incidents
nume-
rous, and the characters varied and marked by well-definedattractive features. features. Lively sketches of society, piquantio . The
sages of love, jealousy, revenge, are offered in protus
c wa nhni
coht
story is of that entrancing sort which, once" taken
stinkaenno7e,
be laid aside till the whole is told. " Aureli
will have many ardent admirers.—Globe.
Sir James
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