The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-06 00:00:00

SICILY.

It would appear from a letter, dated 27th Novem-
ber, addressed by Colonel CARINI to the Democratic.
Pacifique, that King BOMBA, conscious of the ille-
gality of his usurpation of the throne of Sicily, is
anxious to procure from the members of the Sicilian
Parliament a revocation of the Act of Deposition,
passed by that Parliament assembled in its two
Chambers in 1848, which Act of Deposition still
remains in full force and virtue, and which cannot be
repealed by any number of individual members of
that Parliament. Colonel CARINI says, "that the
Sicilian Parliament, when it found that it could no
longer resist the troops of the Usurper, prorogued
itse,f, thus giving to its retirement from the scene of
action a mere temporary character only, and leaving un-
revokod the fundamental measures which it had adopted,
more especially the decree deposing a dynasty which
had no longer any right over Sicily. The King of
NAPLES is now endeavouring by seduction and
violence to procure the revocation of this decree of
deposition. He first of al addressed himself to the
Peers (Sicily, be it remembered, like England,
possesses an hereditary peerage), and notwithstand-
ing the Sicilian Peerage, numbers among its mem-
bers, not only all the grandees of the kingdom, but
all the ecclesiastical dignitaries, even down to the
provincial of the Je3uits, the act of revocation of this
decree of desposition received only twenty-one signa-
tures out of 180 Peers who were Members of the
Chamber. Out of these twenty-one persons two
only were voluntary apostates, the other nineteen
having yielded to threats and coercion. It was
evident that twenty-one could never revoke the decree
of deposition, and therefore the KING commissioned
two apostates, MM. PINELLI and MAIMINIE, to hawk
about from house to house the act revoking the decree
of deposition in quest of the signatures of their old
Parliamentary colleagues. They are accompanied by
ge;as-d'armes, and are invested with full powers to
secure the success of their enterprise; they have the
power of dismissing, despoiling, and imprisoning those
who refuses their signatures. The Prince of PALA-
GONIA, gentleman of the KING's bedchamber, has re-
fused the personal request of the KING, that he would
sign. Monsignor TORRISI, of the Chapel Royal of
Palermo, received his dismissal by a verbal
message, delivered to him by an aide•de-camp of
General FILANGIERI during the time he was
engaged in the performance of Divine service.
But it can scarcely be expected that all will follow so
honourable an example, snore especially fathers of
families, who may by refusing a mere signature de-
prive their families of bread. The Peers and De-
puties of Sicily, however, who have preferred exile to
witnessing the convulsions of their conquered coun-
try, will no doubt protest against the validity of
every act emanating from corruption and violence, of
every act essentially irregular and illegal, the signa-
tures to which have been either bought by corruption
or extorted by intimidation.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, DEC. 6.—Wind this day at noon S., light
breeze, and fine clear weather.

OFF MARGATE, DEC. s.—Wind S., strong breeze.—
Falcon, Jarvis, Algoa Bay.
DEAL, DEC. s.—Wind S.S.W., strong breeze and
squally.—Arrd. Bombay, Moore, India and Demerara;
Alice, Trinidad; Duchess of Portland, Ross, Berbice.
A ship's quarter-board, painted black, with " Woodside"
cut out in gilt letters, with a gilt border, was picked up
off South Sand Light Vessel today.
OFF PENZANCE, DEC 4.—Admiral Nelson, Le Bas,
Buenos Ayres.
LIVERPOOL, Dxc. 5. —Wind S.E. Arrd. John
Woodall, Hill, Calcutta; General Wiltshire, Strachan,
Virginia; Amaranth, Bliss, New Orleans; Sir R. Jack-
son, Doran, Montreal. Sid. Amherst, Brazils; Harbin-
ger, Pernambuco; John Cook, Cape of Good Hope.
BELFAST, DEC. 4.—lt has blown a heavy gale for the
last twenty-four hotirs at E. to S.S.E.—The Ranger, of
Padstow, went on shore yesterday near Carrickfergus,
but is expected off after partly discharging.
SHIELDS, DEC. s.—The Bolivar, of and from hence for
London, foundered yesterday morning, off Berwick ;
crew saved. The Aurora was got off shore and into the
harbour yesterday. The Betsy has broken up on the
Herd Sand. The Joy, reported to belong to Scarborough,
is sunk in the river above Stanh9pe Drops.
REDCAR, DEC. s.—The Mento, of and from North
Shields, for London, has put into Midellesbore,
and will, probably have to discharge.
BRIDLINGTON, DEC, 5. —The Monica, Sunderland,
for London, in entering the harbour this morning, very
leaky, struck on the bar, and remains in a very dan-
gerous position._

YAMIOUTII, DEC. s.—The Das Kemass, Ilamburgh
for Lisbon, was lost on the Scroby Sand last night—
crew saved.

HARWICH, DEC. s.—lt has blown a strong gale all
day from S.W.—The oranges and figs, &e.,picked up here
are supposed to:have belonged to a schooner belonging to
Brixham, from Oporto, and supposed to have been bound
to Colchester.

HOLYHEAD, DEC. s.—Wind E. to S.—Arrd. Crea-
more, Kemp, Pernambuco.
MONTROSE, DEC. 3.—lt blew a heavy gale from the
Eastward last night.—The Nereid, of Sunderland, St.
Petersburgh to Newcastle, is on shore at the back of the
Armot, and is expected to become a wreck; crew and
part of materials saved.

LYNN, DEC. 4.—A clipper schooner, painted black, and
deeply laden, apparently with grain, lying to, with a
signal of distress flying, was seen 26th ult , in th© lower
part of the Sleeve, a high sea running at the time. A
boat, marked " Mary Ann of Goole, Thomas Goods-
worth," has been picked up.
BOSTON, DEC. 4.—The Dalrymple, of North Shields,
for London, was abandoned yesterday, full of water,
after striking on Sheringham Shoal; craw saved.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. s.—Wind S.S.E. to S.W.—Arrd.
Africa, Grote, Zanzibar.

FAL:W.)IITR, DEC. s.—Wind W.S.W.—SId. Pelham,
Calcutta; Julius, west coast of Africa; Carlisle, Rio
Janeiro.

QUEENSTOWN, DEC. 4.—Wind E.S.E.—Sld.lmposter,
Mobile.

SHIELDS, DEC. s.—Wind S. to S.W.—Arrd. Sibsons,
Walker, Miramichi.

HULL, DEC. 5. Wind S.W. Arrd. Tamarac,
Peschnig, Savannah. The Jane, Steller' to London, has
put in to discharge, having been on shore.
YARMOUTH, DEC. 5.—A jolly-boat, marked " Char-
lotte, of Dundee, Alexander Matthews," and a boat
painted black outside, and white or light lead colour in-
side up to her channels, and green above, copper fastened,
and supposed to belong to a Trinity tender, have washed
on shore or Winterton Beach.