The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-20 00:00:00

ITALY.

Thei e is nothing new from Rome.
Coro nel FORBEF, the Englishman who served under
Gnu' tA.mn, arrived at Florence on the 10th. He
came 1,-om Bologna with an Austrian passport. The
Govery lanent of Tuscany have desired him to quit the
territo rie3 of the GRAND DUKE.

The Opinione, of Turin, declares that there will be
shortly a ch:,,nge in the Turin Cabinet. -
Geno:r is filled with Italian patriots who have been
compelle•ei to fly from Rome, from Naples, and from
Sicily.
Among the refugees from Sicily at present at
Genoa ar: the Prince and Princess SCORDIA, and their
four children. The Prince oft,Scoenut:has been pi o•
scribed by the Neapolitan Government ; another
proof of the truthfulness of King BOMBA, and of his
worthy Minister, FORTUNATO.
Letters from Naples describe the conduct of the
KING and of Ids Minister as tyrannical and lawless in
the extreme.

In Naples and Sicily there are at this moment
upwards of 40, 000 citizens in prison charged with
political offence s. The Princess of SAN Giacomo has
been arrested, the son of the Duke of SAN TEODORO
has been compelled to fly, and the Ministers CABIATI
and BOZZELLI have been dismissed as too lenient.
It was said that the King of NAPLES and the POPE
would retire to Gaeta, when Naples would be pro-
claimed in a state of siege, and the prisoners brought
before a court-..nartial and shot. There have of late
been several communications between the KING and
the Red EMPEROR, and it is imagined that these
three worthies have organised a regular massacre of
the Liberals in their respective dominions.
The Nazionale, of Florence, of the 12th, publishes
a letter from Naples, stating that the attempt to ar-
rest the Prince of SAN GIACOMO produced such an
impression at Naples that the shops were shut, and
the city became deserted. The Russian Minister
CREPTOWITCH, on hearing of the attempt, hastened to
the KING to intercede for the Prince. The KING ap-
peared not to know anything about the arrest,
and having sent for 'the Minister of the Interior,
told him he was surprised at the step he (the
Minister) had taken, and bid him leave the PRINCE
alone. The Minister answered that there were good
reasons for the arrest, as the prosecution for the events
of the 15:h of May could not be continued without it.
The KING then told the Minister that he would be
answerable for the person of the Prince. The ac-
cusation against him is that he fought at the barri-
cades; ten witnesses are said
.to assert this fact.
Count PIETRO FERRETTI, cousi❑ to the POPE, ex-
Deputy and ex Minister, has been obliged to take
refuge on board a British vessel.
The Statuto says that a letter received from Yin-
cenzl, dated the.7th, states that Venice is to cease
to he a free port. RADETZKY will shortly return
in quality of Lieutenant-General of the Kingdom,
the capital of which will be Verona.l

THE W EST INDIA NAIL.
(From the Herald.)
SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 20.—The Royal Mail Com-
pany's steam ship Severn, Captain Vincent, arrived
this morning at seven o'clock, from the West Indies,
with the usual mails, in charge of Lieutenant Brown,
Admiralty Agent.
On her homeward voyage the Severn experienced
easterly winds, and during the latter part of the pas-
sage strong gales from the south. On the 16th inst.,
Mr. James 111. Bolton' midshipman, on going aloft to
close reef the topsail, fell from the futtock rigging,
and was killed upon the spot, greatly lamented by
everyone in the ship. Mr. Bolton was one of the
most coarcct and promising young men in the com-
pany's service.
The latest dates brought by the Severn are—Vera
Cruz, 15th Sept.; Tampico, 16th; Havannah, 27th ;
Jamaica, 21st; Demerara, 18th; Trinidad, 20th;
Barbadoes, 27th ; Grenada, 22,1; Porto Rico, 24th ;
and St. Thomas's 30th ; Bermuda, Oct. 5 ; Mobile,
21st Sept.; Nassau, 30th; and Antigua, 29th.
The Severn brings on freight 1,030,785 dollars on
merchants' account, 85,275 dollars for the Mexican
dividends, 929 serons of cochineal, 23 ditto of jalapa,
92 cases of cigars, 164 bales of tobacco, 31 turtles,
17 barrels and 81 half-barrels of arrowroot, wax
figures, &c.
The West Indian mail brings us Jamaica dates to
Sept. 22, two days later than we had already re-
ceived by way of the United States.
The new Retrenchment Bill for granting imme-
diate "commutation" to the officials for the diminu-
tion proposed to be made in their salaries—by paying
them the amount of four years prospective reduction,
was brought before the house of Assembly on the
21st, and read a second time, with the under-
standing that the commutation clauses would meet
with harsh treatment in committee. Although the
new feature of compensation was introduced by a
member of the opposition, still it seemed unpopular
with that party, they generally preferring the
measures of last session. To carry out the scheme,
it was stated that 60,0001. would be necessary
to pay up the different holders of office, and to
raise that amount with an empty treasury
seemed to be not the least of the obstacles in the
way of its adoption. Upon the satisfactory settle-
ment of the retrenchment measure hinged all other
legislative measures. On the same evening the Im-
port Duty Bill (which would expire on the Ist of
October) was brought forward. It was proposed by
a member of the "country party" to pass a short
Act, continuing the then existing Act in force
until the 31st of December, so as to allow time
for agreeing to the details of the General Revenue
Bill then before the Committee. This was warmly
opposed by the Government party on the ground
that Earl Grey's dispatch to the Governor left him
no alternative than to refuse to sanction the pass-
ing of the Bill for less than twelve months. A
lengthy discussion ensued,. which ended in the mo-
tion being carried-24 members voting for, 18
against. It was fully expected that this vote would
lead to a collision between the Governor and the
House. . _

From the reports of the proceedings of the House
of Assembly, it would seem that an angry feeling
exists between members of the two sections, which
has broken out into occasional "scenes."
The dates from Trinidad are to the Ist. The
proceedings of the Council of Government were
engrossing public attention. The sittings of the
52d and two following days of August were devoted
entirely to the consideration of measures of re-
trenchment, in connexion with the annual estimates.
The subject was brought forward by Mr. Fuller,
on the ground that the colony was unable to bear its
present public burdens. The Attorney-General
spoke in opposition. After three days' discussion
resolutions amounting to a recommendation to the
Colonial-office fur retrenchment were agreed to.
An epidemic, supposed to be the small-pox, had
made its appearance at San Fernando, and many
deaths had occurred, principally among persons of
unclean habits.

During the severe dry weather that has been
experienced in the West Indian Islands, the St.
Cruz mountains, and their immediate district, ap-
pears to have suffered most. In one parish 112
horses and 200 head of stock died. The pimento
crop is nearly destroyed, and so scarce was water
to drink th3t hundreds of the settlers had to travel
miles to obtain even a small quantity for their
families.

From Bermuda we learn that the Colonial Govern-
ment was prorogued by his Excellency the Governor
in person on the 2d of October. Nothing of import-
ance had taken place during the session.

RE-VIEW OF—MARKETS.
(From the Jamaica Dispatch of Sept. 2.)

Brandy remains firm at our last quotations.
Coffee—There have not been any transactions, there
not being any at market.
Rice—Sales East Indian have been made at 12s 9d per
100 lbs. for )cllow, and 14 per 100 lbs. for white. There
is not any demand fur Carolina.
Burn has been taken at 2s 3d per gallon, for proof 21.
Sugar may be said to be slightly advancing in value.

" TESTIMONIAL
TO THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES

" THE IIUNGARIAN NATION COUNTS ON THE SYMPATHY
OF EVERY NATION WHICH LOVES RIGHT AND Ll-
BERTY."—Kosauth'r Protest against Russian Interven-
tion.

Subscriptions may be sent to the following bankers:—
. Messrs. Coutts and Co.
Messrs. Drummond.
Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith ;
or to any one of the members of the committee formed
to carry out the Testimonial.
***All further Post-office orders to be made payable toMurdo
Young, Esq., at the Money Order Office, Strand.
Subscriptions already received £1,106 19 1i
Si small Subscriptions, per G. Julian Harney :
Collected at a Meeting at Berry-Edge ... 0 13 0
Collected at a Meeting at Ashford, Kent ... 011 8
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" Wallace"
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Tot al

£l,lOB 6 7

A considerable quantity of herrings have been
taken this weak a shell distance from shore. Some of
the boats have brought in 3,000 or 4,000. Our fisher•
men say that such fine full-roed herrings have not been
caught so near Brighton at this period for the last 30
years. They are retailed at Id. each...BrightonGazette.