The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-20 00:00:00

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morial of ,departed glory," till.?the legend ,of :old
Barbarossa is fulfilled." it is wishing the Gallant.
Admiral a long life. Weak as the protest is, it
is the only one Germany has made against the
dispersion of the naval force, and therefore deserves
mention.

The Prussian Minister for Public Works, whose
exertions to amend
postal, telegraphic, and railway
communications are unceasing, and are generally
crowned with success, has, by an act of vigour and
firmness, obtained an important improvement in rail-
way communication between Berlin and Ilamburgh.
Up to the present time, the Berlin-flamburgh direc-
tion had refused to run a night train ; consequently,
persons leavingl3erliu at four r.m. were compelled to
pass the night halfway, at Wittenberge—thereby in-
curring, great expense and loss of time. Availing
himself of certain clauses in the convention concluded
with his line,.lll- vox DER HEIDT has compelled the
company.to postpone the departure of the evening
train until ten r.m.; so that there will be no stop-
page on the road, and letters and passengers will be
enabled to
early
leave this place at night, and to reach
on the following forenoon, or in
about nine hours ; and vice verth.

BELGIUM.
A royal decree of the KING of the BELGIANS, in-
serted in the Moniteur of Sunday, declares the Le-
gislative Session of 1851.52 to, be closed. • • -
• The indirect- taxes of Belgium, for the first three
months of the year, have amounted to 19,007.,454E1
in the corresponding period of ,last year they were
18,233,435 E

ITALY.

The Fiedmontese Gazette, of the 18th, contains a
report from the Sardinian Minister of Public In-
struction to the ICING, in which, after commenting
on the disorderly behaviour of the students of the
University in the late disturbances at Cagliari, be
states that, far from displaying. energy and resolution
in such' an emergency, the council of the Upiversity,
on the contrary, showed a culpable weakness, and
even indirectly connived at what was going on ; the
Minister, therefore, recommends the KING to dissolve
the council. This report is followed by a decree, of
the 14th, dissolving it accordingly.
A letter from Florence of the 12th, in the Opinione
of Turin, states that the Ministerial crisis still con-
tinues; the GRAND DUKE not having as yet made up
his mind as to a Boccello Ministry, the programme
of which consists in the abolition of the laws of LEO-
POLD I. It is stated that the Senator CEsirm, one
of the most influential men of Tuscany, who .was
Minister before 1848, has been several times to the
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Pitti Palace, to conjure the GRAND DUKE to respect
the laws of his grandfather, which have so eminently
con
Seal Nuncio supports BOCCELLO ; but the Ministers
odf Prussia and Piedmont disapprove of him. The
diplomatic corps, adds the writer, h
to c contributed
had a meeting,
im-
pending crisis.
The Constituzionale of Florence, which had been
suspended for a month, resumed its. • •
publications on
the 13th.edTinhethPeon

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TILE CRYSTAL PALACE.
cheater, to consider the propriety of petitioning Par-
liamYeenstterfodraythaefterrenteonotniona omf etheteincgrywsastal
Palace,
ite, and
of applying fOr the return of the fund subscribed by
Manchester, in order that it may be devoted to local
purposes. Sir John Potter opened the business, and
referred to 'the petitions sent from Warrington, Sal-
ford, and other towns. , He said it had been suggested
the fund contributed by Manchester could be made of
great benefit in supporting the Manchester Free Li-
brary and the School of Design. Mr. Bazley having
been called upon as a Royal Commissioner, said-
he was not authorized to say anything, but he
reminded the meeting that the money was given un-
conditionally, and with the understanding that it
should be applied to some kindred object in London.
It must be recollected that the continent and other
parts of the world contributed magnificently to the
Exhibition, and he could have wished some institution
could be raised by the surplus from which they could
derive dome advantages as well as this country. The
suggestion which had been most favourably received
at present was a great industrial institution in London
at which people going up to London could study
and receive diplomas—marking the progress they
had made. The Bishop of Manchester objected
to the fund being broken up into small sums to
the contributing towns, and as to a great institution
like that Mr. Barley spoke of, why should young men
go to London to receive diplomas ? Why could not
commissioners be appointed to go round the country
to. make examinations and grant diplomas on the
spot? As to the retention of the Crystal Palace,
that was an affair for London. Mr. Entwistle ob-
jected to dividing the fund, or applying the surplus to
the retention of the Crystal Palace. Mr. Ma colm
Ross, Vice-President of the Commercial Association,
was for preserving the Crystal Palace, and moved a
petition in support of the resolution of Mr. James
Heywood, M.P., to be moved in the House of Com-
mons this (Tuesday) evening; but the motion fell
through for want of a seconder, and the meeting
separated without transacting business.