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
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.

AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY.

The United States' mail steam-ship Franklin,
Capt. J. A. Wootton, arrived off Cowes at 10 p.m.
last evening, and, having landed the English mails
and passengers, proceeded to Havre. The Franklin
brings dates from New York to the 4th inst., 180
passengers, specie value $720,000, and a large cargo
for Havre. Among the passengers is Mr. Stocker,
bearer of dispatches to the Russian Legation. On
the 7th inst. the Franklin spoke the American mail
steamer Washington; on the 10th the brig Henrietta,
and on the 13th a three-masted screw-steamer,
bound west.

Baltimore and its vicinity had been visited by a
tornado, which destroyed a good deal of property.
The steamer Eclipse had exploded near Chicago,
killing several persons.
From Havannah our dates are to the 24th ult.,
but contain no news of importance.
From Washington there is no intelligence of a
political character.
The New York Stock Exchange was moderately
active.

Exchanges—On London, 1091; on Paris, sf.
131 e. to of. 121 e.
Ashes were brisk and firm.

In cotton there was more offering ; sales on the
4th, 2,500 bales.
In flour and meal, State and Western brands
were more plentiful, and rather declining in price.
Sales on the 4th, 11,000 barrels, at a falling off of
Gfc. per barrel. Wheat was more freely offered,
and the price had a downward tendency. The
crops in all directions were represented to be in the
highest possible growing condition, and the pros-
pects of the fruit season were good.
The Legislature of Maryland had closed its ses-
sion, after incorporating the Baltimore and Euro-
pean Steam-ship Company and the Delaware and
Maryland Ship Canal Company.
The Governor-General of Canada had given his
assent to a bill for incorporating the Canadian
Steam Navigation Company.
Late papers from St. John's, New Brunswick,
give particulars of the measures taken by the British
Government for the protection of the fisheries.
Her Majesty's steamers Basilisk and Devastation
are to be anchored off Newfoundland ; four small
vessels, each manned by 25 men, are to be fitted
out from the flag-ship Cumberland, and to cruise
near Halifax.
From Mexico and California there is no later
news.

The screw steamer City of Manchester reached
Philadelphia on the 2d instant, from Liverpool.
Among the passengers by the steamer is Mr. J.
B. Croskey, Consul o the United States in South-
ampton.

WEST INDIA MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 15.

The Royal Mail steam-ship Parana, Captain F.
Woolley, arrived here this morning, bringing the
usual British and foreign West Idia mails, in
charge of Lieutenant Payne, R.N., Admiralty
agent. Her latest dates are—
Greytown
Carthagena — 26
Chagres
Santa Martha — 14
Kingston — 27
Jacmel — 28

Grenada May 26
St. Vincent — 27
St. Lucia — 28
Martinique
Guadaloupe
Dominique

- 29
- 29
- 29

San Juan
Berbice

- 30
-- 23

Antigua
Montserrat

- 29
- 29

Georgetown
Tobago
Port of Spain — 25 Tortola
Bridgetown —281 St. Thomas —3:
This steamer also brings mails received 'at Pa
nama by the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's
ship Barota, which vessel had 32 passengers and
specie value $250,000 for transmission to England.
The dates were—

- 30
- 30
- 31

Valparaiso May I,lslay
Coquimbo
Copiapo
- •

Cotiji

s_lPayta

- 15

Iquique

61Panama — 19

Arica .

•
The Parana has on freight specie value $BOO,OOO,
or say 160,0001. sterling ; 52 serons cochineal, 17
bales sarsaparilla, 9 casks of ginger, 2 hogsheads of
copper ore, and 2 packages of sundries.
The Parana left St. Thomas's at 3 p.m. on the
31st ult., having received the branch mails from
the Trent and Derwent on the previous day, and
from the Medway the same morning. She has ar-
rived here nearly two days before due, the mails
coming to hand just in sufficient time to allow a
clear day to merchants and others to reply by the
outward packet of Friday.
The Parana remained about a fortnight at St.
Thomas's.

In consequence of the prevalence of yellow fever
Captain Woolley considered it more prudent to re-
ceive coals from the ships alongside, rather than
moor his steamer at the wharf. During her stay
in the harbour his servant died of the fever in St.
Thomas's Hospital and one seaman was left on shore
ill, but he sailed with a clean bill of health. Not-
withstanding these precautions the yellow fever
appeared the day after the Parana sailed, and Mr.
Green, midshipman, from the Medway, on leave to
England, died in seventy hours after seizure, and
William Hosted, fireman ; Robert Stone, captain
of the hold ; and Henry Hrimphries, master-at-
arms--successively fell victims to this fatal disease,
of which there have been eleven cases during the
passage. All the cases appeared within three or
four days after leaving St.. Thomas's, and no
case occurred after the 4th of May. As soon as
the fever set in it was deemed prudent "to en-
camp" the sick on deck, not only as a good reme-
dial measure for them, but as a means of prevent-
ing the localisation of the disease below, and the
spread of panic among the crew and passengers.
A temporary tent was erected in the fore part of
the vessel and used as an hospital, and the result
was productive of great benefit. The surgeon
(Mr. Barton) was unremitting in his attentions to

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 ship
left St. Thomas's with nearly 200 passengers and
125 officers and crew—a greater number of pas-
sengers than has hitherto come 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 unremitting
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 au 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 files of colonial journals, neither the
usual packages of Jamaica, Barbadoes, Demerara,
St. Lucia, Antigua, 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
expected 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 Imauni, Daring, and Alban at Jamaica.

VESSELS IN KINGSTON HARBOUR.

Ship—The Danzig (Norwegian).

Barques—The Albion (English), William 111. (Prus-
sian), Norma and Tonsberg (Norwegian), Antelope
(Swedish), Kary Kendall and Edward Cohen (American).

Brigs—The Britannia, Arena, Sumatra, Elizabeth
(English) ; Sophie, Elise, and Charlotte (Bremen) ; He-
lene and Olga (Danish).

Brigantine—The Chief (American).
Schooners—The Seraphina, Emily, and Defiance
(English) ; Florida Anita (Venezuelan) ; Los Tres Her.
manos (Spanish) ; Gran Maria (Dutch) ; William J.
Doyle, Charles A. Hannum, B. L. Perry, and Emily
Kerr (American) ; Florida (New Grenadian) ; Carlotta
(Venezuelan).