The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-16 00:00:00

PIEDMONT.

In the sitting of the 10th of the Piedmontese
Chamber of Deputies, M. Carquet asked the Mi-
nister of Grace and Justice whether he was aware
of a sentence pronounced by the Tribunal of Albert-
ville, condemning an advocate, M. Andriez, to a
fortnight's suspension for having refused to join his
colleagues appointed, according to custom, by the
President, to carry the canopy of the Holy Sacra-
ment in a procession ? M. Carquet inquired on what
grounds a man could be condemned for refusing to
violate his conscience in a country where all the
abuses of clerical coercion had been abolished ? M.
Bon compagni, Minister of Grace and Justice,
replied that liberty of conscience was recognised
by law, that the public authorities could not
force any man to observe any religious custom, and
, that no one was obliged to profess any particular
I religion ; but that, in the case before the house,
the advocate had been condemned on the ground
of disrespect to the Court,, having refused to sign
the notice which had been sent to him, informing
him of his appointment. Moreover, M. Andriez
might have appealed, but had not done so. M.
Carquet then expressed a hope that, after the ex-
planation he had given, the Minister would not
object to the following order of the day :—" The
Chamber, after hearing the explanations of the
Minister, is convinced that the Government will,
within the limits of its attributions, protect liberty
of conscience, and passes to the order of the day."
The Minister consented, on condition of its not
being understood to cast blame upon the Tribu-
nal, and the order of the day was adopted accord-
ingly.

the sick, and two professional gentlemen who were
passengers (Dr. Corbin, of Barbadoes, and Mr.
Dakyns, from Jamaica,) assisted him in the dis-
charge of his arduous duties. Eight cases out of
the 11 had black vomit, from which two of the
crew and a lady passenger recovered. This ;lip
left St. Thomas's with nearly 200 passengers and
125 officers and crew----a greater number of pas-
sengers than has hitherto came by this route ; and
if we are to believe in the paramount importance
of precautionary measures when yellow fever breaks
out on board a crowded ship, certainly, in the
present instance, the conduct of the surgeon is
beyond all praise. Immediately a patient was
seized he was removed on deck, placed under can-
vas, moistened with Sir W. Burnett's fluid, in
accordance with Sir W. Pym's recommendations,
and then placed under the most unremittinci
medical treatment.
To these precautionary measures is doubtless to
be attributed the cessation of one of the most ma-
lignant forms of yellow fever. The canvas ar-
rangements on deck resembled an encampment on
a small scale. At the instance of Captain Woolley,
aided by the exertions of the ladies, a subscription
amounting to nearly 1001. was raised among the
passengers and officers of the steamer, to be applied
to the relief of the bereaved widows and children
of those whose remains were committed to the
deep. In consequence of the large number of pas-
sengers on board some unavoidable disappointment
was experienced at starting in the allotment of
cabins, all hoping for and expecting to have one
with a port in it, but by the tact of the captain and
the moderation of the passengers peace and good
will at length prevailed.
The Royal Mail steamer Medway, which arrived
at St. Thomas's from Jamaica on the 31st ult., had
lost, during the 14 days show as absent from St.
Thomas's, no less than 12 of her crew by fever,
among whom were Mr. Gillatt, the purser, and
Mr. Wynn, fourth officer. Mr. Powell, chief
officer, was left on shore at Jamaica. It is
generally supposed that St. Thomas's is the focus
of the disease, although Jamaica is now suffering.
By this packet there has been an almost entire
failure of our ales of colonial journals, neither the
usual packages of Jamaica, Barbadoes, Demerara,
St. Lucia, Anti ;ma, nor other papers having reached
us. We presume this arises from their not having
been received from the intercolonial steamers.
In Jamaica we learn that the May seasons had
been heavy, materially interfering with the manu-
facture in some parishes, but favourable for the
establishment of the spring plants for next year.
The crop was expected to be less than the last.
Yellow fever was very malignant in the harbour,
and a few sporadic cases had appeared in Kingston,
but Spanish Town was particularly healthy.
The weather in the West Indies was rainy, and
generally favourable for the next crop. The falling
off of the present crop would be general—about
12,000hhds. at Barbadoes, 10,000 in British Guiana,
5,000 in Trinidad, and the other islands in like
proportion. At St. Thomas's there had been heavy
rains and sultry weather up to the night of the
24th of May, when a slight shock of earthquake
took place, and the weather cleared up. Yellow
fever was fatally prevalent in the harbour.
From British Guiana our accounts are to the
24th ult. The weather was moist and warm, and
everything that could be desired by the planter.
The canes all over the colony were beginning to
put on a green and vigorous look ; and, although
loss must necessarily have been sustained from the
long-continued drought in the early period of the
year, it will not be to the extent anticipated.
Trade in the city still continued dull.
The yellow fever still prevailed at Trinidad. The
ships Eliza Stewart and Bank of England had ar-
rived from Calcutta with further importations of
Coolie labourers. On board the Bank of England
48 deaths took place during the passage, cholera
having broken out. Another vessel was shortly
expectd with Chinese immigrants, and this, it was
expected, would make the total additions to the
labouring population of the colony equal to 3,000
souls since January last.
In Grenada there was little or no fever, the type
of the disease prevailing being more of a bilious and
intermittent than of a malignant character. The
weather had been excessively warm, and although
favourable for the operation of sugar-making was
injurious to the young plants.
The weather in St. Vincent was rather warm for
the season of the year, but refreshing showers were
frequent during the nights. Sugar-making was
progressing fast, and the quality generally was
good.
The Royal Mail steamer Avon was in the Gulf
of Mexico ; the Conway on the Savannah route ;
the Dee in the Spanish Main ; the Derwent, Med-
way, and Trent at St. Thomas's ; and the Eagle at
Barbadoes.
Her Majesty's ship Calypso was at Barbadoes ;
the Imaum, Daring, and Alban at Jamaica.