The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-12 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Tuscan Monitore of the sth contains a Grand
Ducal decree, countersigned by MM. Baldasseroilif,
President of the Council, and Lama, Minister 0'
Justice, forbidding Tuscan subjects to fit out ves;
sels for privateering against any of the belligerent
Powers, or to take a part either directly or indl'
rectly in the fitting out of such vessels by ether*
on pain of being tried for piracy. No privateer,
with or without prizes, however possessed of later
of marque, or whatever nation he may belong t,,1
shall be admitted into any Tuscan port, even for
repair or for getting in provision ; except in a C'e
of a storm. Tuscan vessels are enjoined to observe
the laws of war, to respect blockades, and not to
traffic in contraband of war.
The Piedmontese Gazette, of the 7th, publisheds
the text of a treaty of friendship, commerce, 3°
navigation, just concluded between the Sardinian
,
Government and the Republic of Paraguay. n;
treaty contains no article deserving of special nctic;
The Ferrara Gazette says that a marriage i$ °a
the Lapis between the hereditary Prince of Tusca°s;
and the Princess of Bavaria, sister to the preSell
Empress of Austria.

ARRIVALS AT MALTA.—MALTA, June B,—The 113 r.
binger, Sydney, Karnak, Orinoco, Jason, Himal37,l:l,
and twentry-one transpot ts have arrived here, and Nailed
again.
MISS DOLBY AND MR. L. SLOPER'S CONCERT.----M1s 5
Dolby and Mr. Lindsay Sloper gave their annual
con-
cert at the Hanover-square Rooms on Friday morning:,
We need not dilate upon the great merits of theserl
versally celebrated artistes—two of the best that Dee.
land has produced. Their joint invitation always bring;
together one of the largest audiences of the season, lino
it met with as extensive an acceptance on the presell
as on any previous occasion. Every corner of the NI
was filled, and the programme, admirable in alle°,,°.
every respect, could not fail to increase the fame of t'
concert-givers. The principal vocalists were Ma(101%
Persiani, Miss Amy Dolby, and Mies Dolby, Mr. Sir!:
Reeves, and Signor Belletti ; the solo instrumentali'"'
Herr Ernst and Mr. Lindsay Sloper ; and with these
attractions were combined those of the excellent "Or
chestral Union" band, conducted by Mr. Alfred Mellor'
and a selection of music such as we rarely find at /3.
shionable morning concerts.
SIGNOR BAZZINI'S CONCERT.—Signor Bazzini, a cele'
brated Italian violinist of the Paginini school, also gave
a concert, ou Friday morning, at Willis's Rooms. The
pieces he played (all of his own composition or arrange'
went) were "Souvenir Do Beatrice Di Tenda," a fanta'
Bi 3 ; Chopin's " Marche Funebre," arranged for violin
and' piano ; a "Caprice Do Bravoure" on the popular
quartet from "I Puritani," for the violin alone ; and
"La Ronde Des Lutins." Ample justice was done to
all these pieces by Signor Bazzini, who was warmly ar
plauded on every possible occasion, and rapturously
encored in the •‘ Caprice De Bravoure." The benefleinq
was assisted by some of the first vocal and instrumental
artistes of the day, and his concert appeared to give per
feet satisfaction to a very numerous and fashionable
audience.
THE GOOD-SERVICE PENSION.—The vacant good-ser"
vice pension, relinquished, on promotion, by Rear-Admi-
ral Michael Seymour, has been conferred on Captain
John M'Dougall (1836). This officer is the seventy"'
,econd on th list ; but we may state that there
are seniors who must feel aggrieved at being
passed over, and their junior preferred. For instance;
there is Captain Randolph (1827); that distinguished
officer Sir Richard Grant (1828), who has served 2,6
years afloat ; Captain G. B. Martin (1828), a C. 8., with
a host of foreign decorations for gallant service ; the
nephew of the late admiral of the fleet, and son•in-law ,
the late Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, an officer who has
served 26 years on full-pay in active employment, and
lately as superintendent of the onerous and most re'
sponsible duties of the Deptford Victualling and Dock.
yard ; Captain Furneaux (1829) ; Captain Lushingtod
(1829), in command of the Albion, 90, in the Black Sea;
Captain Ryves (1830), a C.B. ; Captain C. R. D •
i Bethune (1830), a C.B. also ; Captain Greville (1832), ll
command of the Trafalgar, 120, in the Black Sea ;
Captains Lord G. Paulett and Lord E. Russell (1833)1
in command, respectively, of the Bellerophon, 78, and
Vengeance, 84, in the Black Sea ; and Captain Cou;
rington (1836), another C. 8., in command of the Ro"
George, 120, screw, in the Baltic.. Idl Seniors to Captain
M'Dougall.

GOLD IN OREGON.—The Californian papers state that
gold has been discovered in various parts of the terri-
tory. The Pioneer and Democrat contains a letter
from Steilacoom, dated April 4, by which it apPenll
that gold has been discovered near that place in een;
siderable quantities. Numbers of the
people wee
to work with pick, pan, and shovel. One specimen
worth two dollars was found, and 25 dollars was taken
from a hole of two feet square in the course of one dal'
Claims had been taken up and companies formed to
prosecute the search for the precious ore with vigour'
Discoveries had also been made on the Yakima rivers:
and large quantities taken out and carried to the settle
meat by the Indians. The Yakima heads near 02e
Cascade Mountains, on the east side, and runs east
.for
nearly one degree, when it turns in a southerly directben
and empties into the Columbia, near Walla-Walla.
country is inhabited by Indians, who appear to 1121.7
usedOVery vftort to prevent the whiten from exeminvii it