The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-25 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Parlamento of Turin, of the 21st inst., quotes the
following, dated Genoa, 20th :—" Although the precise
tenor of the Russian ukase, with regard to the prohibi-
tion to export grain, is well known, the price of corn
has considerably fallen in our market. This result is at-
tributed to the simultaneous arrival of upwards of 30
vessels laden with that article, during the last two days
in our harbour. The news from Leghorn and Mar-
seilles announce a similar depression produced by the
same cause. Several vessels freighted for the East by
the French Government have already sailed for Toulon."
"We are enabled," says the Corriere Mercantile, of
Genoa, of the 20th, " to state that the French Govern-
ment has not, as reported, forbidden its agents to freight
other vessels in our harbour for the conveyance of troops
to the East. Such an order was not given by the Go-
vernment, but its principal agent in Paris, wishing to
ascertain exactly the number of vessels already freighted,
bad written to his correspondent at Genoa not to freight
others until further orders. That agent has since sent
directions to engage a number of the largest vessels for
the conveyance of cavalry."

FATAL ACCIDENT AT A THEATRE. -On Sunday,
February the 26th, during the performance at the
French Theatre, New Orleans, two galleries, which
were set apart for persons of colour, fell, owing to
the iron rods by which these galleries were suspended
from the roof giving way. The suspending rods
had been substituted for iron columns, supporting the
galleries, owing to the columns obstructing the
view of the stage from the dress circle ! There were.
only 84 persons in the two galleries, and, as the fall was
la gradual one, most persons in the dress circle had time
to escape. The iron rods broke near the roof, and the
galleries then sank some three feet ; but, as there was
lan additional support to these galleries from iron bars
from the wall, it prevented the destruction of hun-
dreds of lives. Many of the negroes were precipi-
tated into the pit, and all the chairs from the galleries
were showered down upon the people in the parquett,
yet the loss was very small, and there were but
few persons injured, and most of them very slightly.
Florian Malus, a clerk in a notary's-office, was instantly
killed by being struck on the head by one of the iron
bars, and Fergus Toledano, a youth 14 years of age,
was also killed. There were no negroes killed. As all
our places of amusement, are crowded on a Sunday
night, and the Orleans Theatre has always a good share
of the multitude, it is truly surprising how many escaped
with their lives.—New Orleans paper.
NOTTINGHAM WEEKLY TRADE REPORT, MARCH 23.
—The stagnation in the lace trade is not altogether
unseasonable, seeing that the fag ends of the Ame-
rican spring trade only now remain ; and it is not
until next month that the expectation of orders for
shipment in June can be entertained. The business
ig
doing is not, however, complained of. It less
than usually satisfactory it is true, from the great
uncertainty that attends its continuance. But the
period must be close at hand when an alteration
for the better will take place. Early next month the
wholesale houses will bestir themselves to have good
displays around them for their country customers, and,
as the stocks are known to be low, they must come to
the manufacturers and purchase. Dullness has over.
taken and considerably affected the hosiery trade,
although very sanguine hopes are entertained of tile de-
mand in the American market. Some of the buyers
have already arrived, and are cautiously inquiring what
stocks are existing in our warehouses.