The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-26 00:00:00

ITALY.

In the sitting of the Tuscan Chamber of Deputies,
on the 16th, the Minister of Finance presented a Bill
for the emission of Treasury-bills to the amount of
14 millions of lire, bearing interest at 6 per cent., and
reimbursable within 18 months.

The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa, of the 19th,
quotes A letter from Bologna of the 11th, statii,g that
the Roman States are menaced with an invasion by
the Austrians, who are concentrating their forces on
the left bank of the Po, with the head quarters at
Ariano.

The Provisional Government Commission of Rome
has issued a decree, dated the 13th, in which, alter
declaring that the convocation of a National Assem-
bly has been called for by the universal desire of the
people, that any attempt to prevent its convocation
is an open attack upon the rights of the people,
that without the Roman National Assembly it would
be impossible to convoke the Italian Constituent
Assembly, destined to ensure the indeven
deuce of Italy ; and stating that a reactionary
party is employing every means, however odious, to
excite civil war ; it is provided that every public
functionary attempting, directly or indirectly, to
[revent the convocation of the Electoral Colleges, or
seeking to excite civil war by advising the people of
the army to disobey the constituted authorities, he
declared a perturbator of public order, an enemy of
the country, and punished according to law ; for
which purpose a Commission of Public Safety, pre-
sided by the Prefect of Police, is instituted at Rome
Every Provincial President is directed to form a
similar commission in his province.

The Tribuno of Rome of the 15th announces that
a small army of 8,000 men, consisting of Swiss,
Neapolitans, and Spaniards, is concentrated at Capua.
A rumour was current at Rome that Cardinal ANTO-
NELL! had had a violent dispute with Cardinal FER-
RETTI, who bad gone to Gaeta to induce the POPE to
give way. _ _

Cardinal BALUFFI, chief of the diocese of Itnola, has
published a circular, dated the 13th, reminding the
people that the protest of the Holy Father, of the
Ist of January, forbids any one to take a part in the
election of the Constituent Assembly, under pain of
the censure of the Church.

Ihe Costituente Italian of Florence, of the 17th,
quotes letters from Rome of the 15th, stating that
several country curates are actively engaged in para-
lysing the electoral operations. 'l'o counteract their
influence, commissions are sent from Rome to in-truct
and persuade the people. At tsonzano, a town of
about 6,000 inhabitants, the curate had the encyclic
letter of the POPE posted up, hut it was immediately
torn town. At Fuligno a brawl had taken place
between three soldiers and a citizen, in which the
latter was killed. The people, incensed at the out-
rage, were preparing to revenge themselves on the
troops, when the officers interposed, and made them
reflect that it would be unjust to make the troops
responsible for acts of three ruffians, whom the whole
company disavowed. The people were eventually
appeased, and fraternised with the soldiers.
A letter from Venice of the 13th, in the Pensiero
Itzliono of Genoa, states that the Provincial College
of Treviso has refused to name a national deputy for
Vienna. On the provincial reporter observing that
the Spielberg still existed, the unanimous reply was,
" We know it." The College of Pavia has also
declared it could not name a deputy.

IRELAND.

CASE OF MR. DUFFY.

DUBLIN, THURSDAY EVENING. - An application
was made this morning in the Queen's Beiich to
admit Mr. Charles G. Duffy, of the Nation, to bail.
It was made by Mr. Napier, Queen's Counsel, who
was followed by the Attorney-General on behalf of
the Crown.

Butt, Queen's Counsel, was then heard for
the prisoner, after which the Chief Justice, without
hearing the Attorney-General in reply, gave judg-
ment against the application. He said it was ad-
mitted that the question was altogether one of dis-
cretion, as the Habeas Corpus Act was not applicable,
the prisoner having neglected to comply with its pro-
visions, and as a matter of discretion he would say
that within a very long experience he never knew a
case in which the Court was ever called upon to lose
that discretion in refusing the motion. It was made
ten days before the sitting of the Commission of Fe-
bruary-, in the middle of term, by a man who at-
tempted to break gaol, and who had prevented the
Crown from trying for more than six months by quirks
and quibbles.
The meeting of Irish Members, adjourned from
Tuesday last to this day, was held at the Mansion-
house, and, as before, proved a wretched failure;
only 11 Members present. After a brief discwsicn,
resolution was passed calling a meeting of Irish
Members in London, on the Ist of February, imme-
diately after the delivery of 11(-r MajeAty's Speech, to
consider the best means of enforcing their views in
the present state of Ireland.

KINGSTOWN, JAN. 25.—Her Majesty's steam-
frigate Dragon lift the harbour at two P. 11., to
stud tow in the A►ne. iean ship Washington, from New
Orleans, which had 104 her foremast, and was at anchor
five miles S.E. of Brayhead. Captain Hall succeeded in
bringing her safe into harbour.