The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-28 00:00:00

for shot in the most spirited manner, and have hitherto
shown no disposition to give up the game.
At the Cortes, yesterday, the Minister of the Interior
announced that the Duke de Terceira had gone off ; but
added that he saw no reason for alarm at that circumstance,
as in November last persons of higher rank (meaning the
Queen and Prince) had gone to Belem for a similar end,
and had, nevertheless, failed of attaining it. This as-
surance, however, did not seem to comfort the sovereign
congress much, for it was received in deep silence, and
without any manifestation of confidence in it. That
assembly seems to be in a state of the most feverish and
restless anxiety, and its proceedings (never very regular
ore
or
methodical) have, within the last few days, been m
than ever confused and purposeless. Three-fourths of the
time of each sitting are wasted in coarse alt
e
r
?ti and
personal abuse ; and, from out the immense quantity of froth
spouted, it is hard to pick any thing of interest. Yesterday
the Committee of Legislation proposed that the Govern-
ment should be authorised to dismiss forthwith all the mi-
litary officers and civil authorities who have taken part in
the revolt now on foot. This was opposed by Baron Rio
de Sabrosa, Count Taipa, and others, on the principle that,
as there were laws already existing by which the crimes of
desertion and high treason are punished, there was no need
of a special authorisation for that purpose. The argument
on the other side was that, as no man can be tried in his
absence, things must, in the meanwhile, remain in state
quo ; that is, the rebels in the field, and undeprived of
their employments.
The proposal was carried by 53 votes against 23, and
is no doubt considered a master-stroke by those who de-
vised it, and into whose brains it never entered that the
parties against whom it is directed have already dismissed
themselves from the service of the Lisbon Government, and
staked the tenure of their official situations upon the issue
of the enterprise in which they have engaged.
The Baron de Bomfim was at Pombal on the 18th ; what
prevents him from coming up with Saldanha is probably
that the latter, having more cavalry than infantry, can
march faster, by making his dragoons carry the foot sol-
diers on the cruppers. Saldanha, according to the last offi-
cial bulletin,' arrived at Alcobaca at one p.m. on the
same day.
The Nacional, a demi-official Government organ, states
that the Government are about to recal a part of the troops
now acting in the province of Algrave against Remecbido,
v.ho, by the way, still continues unsubdued.
Passes, the late Home Minister, is very seriously ill.
So far for matters of fact ; now for a little speculation.
It is generally thought that, in attention to the delicate
situation in which the Queen now is, the Charterists will not
approach Lisbon till after her confinement, which is daily
expected to take place. As it is, her alarm at all that is
going- forward is said to be exceedingly great. It now
seems most likely that the Charterists will succeed in their
object ; but there are so many person of all classes deeply
interested in the preservation of the existing regime, that it
dues not appear probable that Lisbon will be given tin
wlt flout a fierce and bloody struggle. Such is the rancorous
f,,e144 of the Ultras towards the Charterists, that many of
them declare they would rather proclaim Don Miguel than
submit to the Charter, again. The people of the country
at large are perfectly indifferent.
There are tatmerous lists of new Ministers—to be named,
of course, when the Charter is up again—but, as they are
all mere works of fancy, I abstain from troubling you.with
a string of names. At the head of each list Saldanha figures
es P..emier.

I'i'ALS'.

"rue Aurlshierti Gazelle of the -22 d instant again reverts
to. the alleged disturbed state of Sicily. A letter from
Itotne, addressed to that journal, asserts that the autho-
t!ics were no s toner reinstated in the exercise of their
fenctlons than they had linen again compelled to resign
the or quit the island. It further adds, that the utmost
anxiety prevailed throughout the country, and that a ge-
neral commotion would inevitably take place, unless the
pre::mce of the King succeeded in calming the efferves-
ceave. "It is impossible,' it s iys, " that the cholera can
be the sole cause of this state of things. Several seditious
publications; and in particular a pamphlet, of which the po-
lice has not been able to discover the author, Karr given
the impulse to the movement." Advic,s from Naples an-
nounce that some ill intentioned individuals having spread
a report that the Government had organized a regular
system of poisoning for the purpose of propagating the
holera, the King was under the necessity of issuing a
decree against the circulation of such rumours, threatening
to have those with whom they should originate tried by a
council of war, and sentenced to the severest penalties.
The privileged Gazelle of Milan publishes in the last
etiteher received a manifesto of the Intendant of Messina,
dated the 30th ult., announcing that order was completely
restored in Sicily.
The Commerce of Saturday contains the following letter
from Rome, dated the I.2th instant :--‘• Just as the Nea-
politan Government was sending a military expedition to
Sicily, it was informed that a movement in favour of the
Constitution had taken place in the Abruzzi. Although
this first attempt was easily repressed, it was nevertheless
deemed expedient to reinforce the troops quartered in
the province, in order to enable them to put down any
other demonstration of the kind. But we have just been
told that a Sicilian battalion belonging to those troops
had revolted, and that the military authorities have here-
tofore refrained from employing force to reduce them, in
the hope of being able to bring them to a sense of duty by
conciliatory means. In the meanwhile several sub-officers
of the garrison of Naples, supposed to be disaffected, were
arrested and imprisoned. It is reported here that Lord
Palmerston has notified to the Neapolitan Court, that
should Austria interfere in the affairs of the kingdom of
both Sicilies, England would station a large naval force on
the coast of Naples and Palermo. If this intelligence were
true, it would be in itself calculated to produce a revolu-
tion in Italy."
Rom E, Ace. 12.—1 take up my pen with joy to tell
vt'u some good news, namely, that we have not the Asia-
tic cholera here as was pretty confidently believed. This
communication is founded on the report which the board
itnade to-day in the congregation of the Cardinals. The
physicians present, who entertain different opinions respect-
ing that disorder, declared that all the patients who were
treated as having the cholera have died ; whereas all those
since recovered to whom the several remedies for perni-
ciosa algida were administered. But they all agreed that
the disordered in the hospitals had this year a malignant
character. I write this as I am assured of it on good
authority, and hope in my next to be able to give
you some particulars. It was already known yesterday
that in the usual sanitary report respecting Italy, Rome
was mentioned ; it says that about 50 cases had occurred
here, but they were all very doubtful, and the physicians
would not positively decide till they had seen the further
course of the disorder. This declaration contributed much
to allay the alarm of the people, and still more so, a notice
issued this morning in which the cases that had occurred
are declared to be doubtful, and at the same time permis-
tion given to eat meat on fast days.
" The people continue to go in procession to a well-
known image, acid illuminate in the evening whole streets
in which such images are placed. It is intended that the
whole city shall be voluntarily illuminated in the most
splendid manner on Monday and Tuesday, for which
great preparatiores are making. In general, we
have seldom seen the Romans so devoutly disposed as at
this moment. Thie Pope lately celebrated high mass in the
church of Jesus early in the morning, and afterwards ad-
ministered the sacrament with his own hands to many
hundred persons, whsich made a profound impression on all.
The accounts from Naples respecting the cholera are very
satisfactory, but it seems that another disorder has been
discovered, which has led to many important arrests. The
Government, it seem s, has discovered a very exclusive plot,
which is even said to have very extensive ramifications in
the army.
For some days past, we have had a serene sky, with very
oppressive heat ; in -the streets it is at 30 deg. Reaumer
(100 deg. Fahrenheit) and more.