The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-16 00:00:00

SICILY.

We have received letters from Palermo of the 4th
of June. The following are extracts :
" I took a lively interest in Sicilian affairs, and I
must confess that as an Englishman I blush at the
result, for the people have been trifled with and de-
ceived by our country, and in a manner not very easy
to explain away. All the f.,rts have been disarmed,
and the castle once more tilled with mortars, shells,
and rockets; empty promises thus far, but affairs at
Naples cannot be very promising to the Government
after the defeat of the troops in the Roman States and
the Abruzzi. All is done here to keep back infor-
mation from the continent, but things will get out.
The press here is at a stand, as most of the editors of
papers have been called to account. The Official
Gazette' now published does not deserve a subscriber.
The Luce finishediwith No. 30,.and the editors are now
at Malta. I have now for perusal a volume of all the
papers printed and presented to our Parliament on
the 4th ult., on Naples and Sicily, which papers will,
I presume, lead to some discussion in both Houses.
" I have already stated that all is quiet here. Ge-
neral Satriano: is attempting to organize all depart-
ments of public service, and will have en)ugh to do
ere any success and regularity. be established.. The
finances are exhausted and require powerful aid.
The Bank-notes issued by the late Government (al-
though only 200,000 dollars' worth, are now in cir-
culation) are• peremptorily ordered not to be any
longer received in payment at the Customs, or for any
description of duty. All creditors on the State, by
forced loans, &c., are likely to be left in the lurch.
All public emyloyees are in arrears of pay for nearly
two months. When the troops were suddenly re-
called to Naples, Satriano issued a proclamation
that the King's eldest son would be sent ever as
Vicar-General, with Ministers, &c., and that the
Sicilian prisoners at Naples would be immediately
released. The Neapolitan papers, I find, deny both
these measures.
" Several arrests have been made here during the
last fortnight. Much said of Prince Charles of Ca-
pus, who would be, strictly speaking, heir to the
Crown of Sickly."

THE ARMY AND NAVY.
(From the United Service Gazette of this day.)
THE SURVIVING OFFICERS OF WATERLOO.—Monday
next will be the thirty-fourth anniversary of the Battle of
Waterloo, in which the French army, under Napoleon
Bonaparte, was totally defeated and the fate of the Empire
sealed. Considering the lapse of time since the great event,
and the rapid decay of life among men who have seen
hard service, it is gratifyinc, to find that so many
still survive to commemorate the victory. If all
cannot be guests at Apsley House, there are few who cannot,
in a smalleriway, celebrate an occurrence in which they were
honourable actors. We find that there are 520 survivors of
Waterloo, at this moment, among the commissioned officers
of the army. They comprise 2 Field-Marshals, 6 Generals,
20 Lieutenant-Generals, 43 Major-Generals, 64 Co'onels, 79
Lieutenant-Colonels, 31 Majors, 61 Captains, 117 Lieu-
tenants, 10 Paymasters, 44 Quartermasters, 41 Medical
Officers, and 2 Veterinary Surgeons.
THE HOUSEHOLD' BRIGADE or CAVALRY.—The change
of quarters of these regiments will take place on the 30th
instant, as follows :—lst Life Guards from Hyde Park to
Windsor ; 2nd ditto, from Windsor to the Regent's-park;
Royal Horse Guards (Blue)„ from the Regent's-park to
Hyde -park.
PRZSZNTATION OF COLOURS.—The new colours for the
Ist Battalion 23rd Fusiliers, will be presented by his Royal
Highness the Prince Albert, on the 12th of July, at Win-
cheater, at which place the corps is now stationed.
"General Sir Colin Ilalkett, G.C.8., recently appointed
Lieutenant-Governor of Chelsea Hospital, took his seat as a
Commissioner of that establishment at the meeting of the
Board on Tuesday last.
NORTH AMERICA COMHAND.—It is rumoured that Lieu-
tenant General Sir John Harvey, K.C.8., now governing in
Nova Scotia, will succeed the late Lieutenant-General Sir
Benjamin D'Urban, G.C.8., as Commander of the Forces in
North America.

THE CHOLERA IN DUBLIN GARRISON --Six Companies of
the 2d, Queen's, Regiment are under canvass, and have lost
36 privates by death from cholera since the 23d of May.
CAVALRY DErgr.—Major-General Brotherton, C. 8., In-
specting General of Cavalry, has made the inspection of this
depot. The effective strength consisted of 49 sergeants, l 7
trumr eters, and 504 rank and file. The Major-General ex-
pressed himself much gratified with the appearance of the
men, and the manner in which the several evolutions were
performed.

MALTA.—Great complaints are made that a hospital, ca-
pable of containing,lso men. and situated at Vittoriosa, is not
now in use. The sick of the 44th, Reserve Battalion, at
Fort Ricasoli, are obliged to crawl up, under a burning sun, to
the military hospital in Valletta.
ABANDONMENT OF PORT ESSINGTON.--it is understood
that the Government had decided on withdrawing the captain
and party of Royal Marines stationed at Port Essington for
many years, and of abandoning the establishment altogether.
MORE REDUCTIONS IN THE NAVY.—It is rumoured that
considerable reductions are to take place amongst the ships
at Portsmouth. For instance, the Surgeon and Purser of the
Royal yacht Victoria and Albert are to be dibcharged on
half-pay, and the old Royal George yacht, bulk, is to he de-
molished, and apartments for the Commanderat and Master
of the Victoria and Albert are to be provided the Royal
Naval College instead.

WALTHAM, TnuEsnar.--The Essex Yeomanry
Cavalry marched in here on the 11th inst., for eight
days' training and exercise. On hit 'day next, the 18th
inst., the corps will be brigaded with lour squadrons of
the Hertfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry on Nazing Marsh,
near the Broxbourne station of the Eastern Countiet.
Railway, about two o'clock in the afternoon, and the
whole of the troops will be reviewed by a general officer
(General rea:al).

At the Grambler and St. Aubyn meeting the accounts for
four months ending April showed balance in favour of adven-
turers of 310!. 15s. 6d.

At the Wheal Bal meeting the balance-sheet for the two
months showed a balance of 601. in favour of the mine. The
operations and future prospects of the mine were represented
to be progressing highly satisfactorily.
At the Penzance Consols meeting the accounts showed a
balance against the mine of 1801. 78. A call of 4a. per share
was made.

At the Birch Tor and Vitifer meeting, accounts from the
commencement to the present time were presented and
passed; 160 shares in the hands of the company it was re-
solved to sell, but not for less than 51. per share.
At the Wheal Vincent meeting, the report presented by
the captain, and the explanation afforded by him afterwards,
were received with evident feelings of gratification ; although
the mine is in a position of profitable working, a call of 3s.
per share was deemed necessary for discharging present and
some past liabilities.
The transactions in foreign mines have been but few ; some
little business in St. John del Rey, Copiapo, Australian, Bo-
laaos, National Brazilian, and United Mexican appears to
have been the extent. _ _

The St. John del Rey letters are to the 7th April, and
give the returns for March at 22,177 oits., realising a profit of
3,5281. 11s. Bd. for the month. The supply of stone had been
well kept up from the middle cachoeira, but it is considered
prudent to prepare for any falling off in the returns, by open-
ing new ground in the east cachoeira, as well as sinking the
shaft.
The National Brazilian advices are to the 30th April. The
gold returns from the 25th March to 13th April, in both
mines, amount to mks. 11 6 6 V. There has been no im-
port ant discovery—a favourable change is daily expected.
The Imperial Brazilian letters are to the 13th April. The
gold report from the 23d March to 12th April amounts to
21Ibs. 3oz. 10dwts.; the total returns from the Ist Jan. is
1231b5. 9oz. 9dwts.