The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-31 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Venice Gazette, of the 15th, contains a bul-
letin from the garrison of Malghera, stating that the
Austrians unable to continue their works on the front
of attack, were trying to extend their right wing as
far as the soil would permit. The inundation of the
esplanade continued satisfactory.
Another bulletin, in the same paper of the Mb,
states that the Austrians had hitherto tried in vain to
render the soil more firm, in consequence of the con-
finned fire from the fort. The fire of the besiegers
was uninterrupted, but did little damage.
Letters from Bologna of the 22d inst. state that the
Austrian Governer had ordered all foreigners residing
in that city to quit it within three days.
The Positivo of Rome, of the 20th, states, that as
soon as the Neapolitans had left Albano the colours of
the Republic were again hoisted, amidst the cheers of
the population, and that many subalterns from the
Neapolitan camp had gone over to the Romans.
The Contemporaneo of Rome, of the 19th, an-
nounces the arrival at Civita Vecchia of the Infernal
French steamer, with 850 troops on board. An officer
i:nimediately landed before the rest, and sent an esta
jette in great haste to General Oudinot.
The Contemporaneo of Rome, of the 20th instant,
publishes the following instruction given to
General
Oudinot :--
"You are aware that an internal reaction and foreign
intervention menace the existence of the Republican
4Wrovernment of Rome, which we have not recognised.
That Government, advancing to a crisis now unavoidable,
it is our duty to maintain in the-peninsula the legitimate
influence of France, and to obtain the re-establish
ment of a regular order of things, conformable to
the interests and rights of the people. Although
you are not to interfere in the definitive negotia-
tions which will secure that result, you are autho
rized to receive any proposition that may prepare it,
avoiding, however, in the form of the agreement, any.
thing that should imply the recognition of the au-
thorities now ruling at Rome. You will find here
inclosed the draft of a letter, which you will address
on your arrival to the Governor of Civita Vecchia, to
demand admission. The entrance of the harbour will not
certaiuly be denied you. According to every
probability, you will be received, on the contrary, w ith
alacrity as a liberator by some, and as a
useful mediator by others. But if, contrary to
all expectations, you were denied admission to Civita
Vecchia, you must not be deterred Irom occupying the
town by a resistance, made in the name of a Govern-
ment which nobody in Europe has recognised, and
which maintains itself at Rome in opposition to the
wishes of the immense majotiry of the population.
Once landed on the territory of the dominions of the
Church, you will hasten to communicate with M.
D'Harcourt, who is charged with settling, at Gaeta,
the interests of the mission confided to you. You will
sand to Rome one of your officers, to explain to the
chiefs of the Government the nature of your mission.
You will expressly inform them that you are not come
to support the order of things, of which they are the re-
presentatives, and invite them to co-operate in an
arrangement calculated to bring about the desired
solution. Your advance on Rome at the head of
the troops may, no doubt, facilitate an accommoda-
tion by encouraging the hones.t part of the

population. You will judge if circumstances be
such, that you may repair to Rome with a cer-
tainty not only of not encountering any serious re-
sistance, but also of being sufficiently well re-
ceived to induce a belief, that by entering Rome you re-
spond to the appeal of the population. Until this mo-
ment, when a regular Government shall have replaced
this one, which now presses on the States of the Church,
you may if you deem it expedient maintain in
office the existing authorities, provided thy con-
fine themselves to exercise their municipal func-
tions and nowise impede your mission, or re-
establish the previous authorities, avoiding as
much as possible to interfere directly in those
changes, and limiting your action-to the encouragement
and the eliciting of the wishes of the honest part of the
population. You may, if you think proper, claim the
medium of the Consul of France, establi,hed at Civita
Vecchia, whom I place at your disposal. Such are the
instructions lam now able to give you. Your excellent
judgment will suggest what I have omitted, and, on my
s►de, I will not fail to forward you the suggestions which
circumstances may render necessary. I here annex the
draft of a proclamation, which you will publish immedi-
ately after your arrival."

STATE OF TRADE.
(From the Manchester Guardian.)
MANCHESTER, TUESDAY. Taking into account
that this is our great annual holiday-week, and that
the attendance on 'Change to-day has, in consequence
been a good deal thinned, we have had a better busi-
ness than was generally expected. In yarns, the
operations on continental account have been of fair
amount, and sellers have maintained their prices with
decided firmness ; it has been evident that a slight
concession on their part would have led to some
increase of purchases. The same remarks
apply to qualities suitable for India. Both
the better and :commoner kinds of 40's, 50's,
and 60's mule have been marked by a steadiness
which was wanting last week. There has been some
business for other foreign markets. In spinnings
for home manufacture no change is observable. The
transactions in goods have been on a rather moderate
scale. The India and China merchants have made
limited purchases of 40-inch shirtings, mostly in 60
to 64 reeds, and lighter 66's. The lower reeds are
in less request than they were only a short time ago ;
and the makers betray symptoms of a growing
desire to enter into contracts; buyers are now,
however, restricting themselves very much to orders
for prompt delivery. The operations for other quar-
ters do not tell much upon the general market. The
Greeks are still doing little ; indeed, their advices
since our last publication show rather a further
deterioration in the markets of the Levant. We are
glad to find, however, that some purchases are being
made in cloth (as well as yarns) for Italy. While
7-Bths printers of the finer sorts are less called for,
and somewhat more easy of purchase than they were,
the lower fabrics continue scarce and perfectly firm.
Heavy domestics and fustians, adapted to the home
trade, are still extremely depressed.
ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—We have had very little
change in the flannel market today; business still
continues slack, and prices extremely low. In the
wool:market there has not been much doing : prices,
except in skin wool, are rather in favour of the buyer.
The creditors of Mr. Thomas Bamford, of Wardle,
held their second meeting this (Monday) night, at
the Public Hall, when he agreed to assign over his
effects for the equal benefit of his creditors.
HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—This being Whit-
Tuesday, it is kept as a holiday, and but little has
been done either in Cloth Hall or warehouses. The
general trade of the town and district is considered
good for the season.
Hamra', SATURDAY.—There were but few mer-
chants in our Piece Hall to day, and the amount of
business done was very limited. Prices are little
more than nominal. In yarns we have no material
change to report. Prices are necessarily drooping,
as old orders run out, and no new ones are received.
But little wool is changing hands, and prices are gone
down to pretty near what they were before the late
mischievous and uncalled for advance.

LEEDS, TUESDAY.—The market for woollens is
rather better in the halls, but still exhibits a want of
energy on the part of the buyers. Business in the
warehouses extremely dull.

THE ARMY.

WAR MEDALS.

By the General Order 592, issued from the Horse
Guards, it appears that out of the 20,369 qualified
claimants for war medals, a large number have not yet
sent in their claims. The period allowed for the out-
standing applications extends to the Ist of May, 1850,
after which no claim will be taken into consideration.
The following circular for regulating the distribution of
medals awarded to out-pensioners now deceased has been
issued to the staff officers of pensioners for their guid-
ance, and is being acted on:—
" Sir—With reference to a circular from the Com-
mander in-Chief's Department, transmitting the Infan-
try medals which have been awarded under the General
Order of the Ist of June, 1847, and in which circular
you are ordered to retain, pending the instructions
of the Secretary at War, any of them which belong
to men who have died since the date of that order,
I am directed to inform you that, with a view of
facilitating the issue of these medals to near rela-
tives who may be clearly entitled thereto, the Secre-
tary at War has authorised their being granted to such
applicants in the fallowing order, viz.:-1. Widow-2.
Eldest son living-3. Eldest daughter living-4. Father
—5. Mother-6. Eldest brother living-7. Eldest sister
living—whenever the requisite relationship to the de-
ceased has been established to your satisfaction. It is,
therefore, only in cases where that relationship may be
doubtful, or where the degree of popinquity is beyond
what has been here provided for, that it will be necessary
for the parties to address their claims to this department.
" I am desired to add, that, as the local companies of
pensioners will probably be called out for exercise in the
end of next month, the Secretary at War considers this
will be a good opportunity for delivering the medals
publicly to such of the men as choose to assemble fur
that purpose. To the rest they can be delivered at the
first payments after being received; and you will notify
to the claimants that they are in your hands for this
purpose, as soon as they arrive.—l am, Sir, your most
obedient servant, " L. SULIVAN.

" War-office, May, 1849."
CHATHAM, MAY 28.—A detachment of the 75th Regi-
ment arrived at Chatham barracks ,n Sunday afternoon,
the 27th, from Gravesend, at which place they disem-
barked from the Prussian Eagle steam-boat from Cerk.
This detachment joins the Provisional Battalien as a
depot fur the regiment recently sailed for India. Its
strength consists of 1 sergeant-majer, 6 sergeants, 1
drummer, aed 43 rank and file, with 28 women and 49
children, under command of Captain A. T. Hotham,
with Lieutenant E. W. J. Knox and Lieutenant Amurie.
Detachments of invalids from Corfu and Malta arrived
at the invalid depot. Fort Pitt, on Saturday night last,
from Gravesend. They consisted of the 16th Foot, 1
sergeant, 8 rank and file, with one woman; 36th Regi-
ment, 3 sergeants, 31 rank and file, with 8 women, and
15th children, 44th Foot, 5 privates; 69th Foot, 2 ser-
geants. 1 drummer, 13 privates, with 4 women and 9
children; 76th Regiment, 4 sergeants, 36 privates, with
3 women and 3 children; under command of Lieutenant
J. 0. Chichester, 16th Foot, with Staff-Surgeon Burton;
these troops came home by the Apollo, 8-gun troop-ship,
Commander Rawstorne, and, after being medically in-
,spected by the chief medical officer, Dr. Henry, 45 men
were taken into hospital, and nearly all young men,
with a complication of diseases; two other staff surgeons
came home in the ship, via., Dr. Smith and Dr. Russell,
the latter gentleman lost his wife, who died on the pas-
sage, on the 24th April , leaving one son, three years
old, who was on board. Sergeant Richard Brown, of
the 16th Foot, previous to his leaving the regiment in
Corfu, after 23 years service, and who has arrived at
the invalid depot, was presented on the sth of April last,
by the sergeants of the regiment, with a very handsome
silver snuff-box, as a token of their esteem for him during
his long service in the corps.
NEWAY.—An accident, which might have been of a
serious character, occurred on Saturday evening to Major
Carpenter of the 41st Regiment. Two privates of the
71st Regiment were firing at a mark, from a case of
pistols belonging to Lieutenant Fortescue of the same
regiment, when the ball from one of the pistols lodged
in the leg of the gallant gentleman. Major Carpenter
was walking between Dillon's-cross and Banduff police
barrack, and the soldiers were in the fields at a con.
siderable distance from the place at which the accident
occurred. The soldiers were taken into custody in order
that an inquiry may be made into the circumstance.—
Cork Examiner.

RAILWAY GUARDS' UNIVERSAL

FRIENDLY SOCIETY.

A meeting of the promoters of this society was held
on Monday night, at the Star, Goldington-street, Old
St. Pancras-road, for the purpose of receiving the tables
of monthly contributions, prepared and approved by
the eminent actuary, Mr. Neison, in compliance with
an Act introduced in the present session of Parliament.
By the Act referred to no society can in future be en-
rolled in conformity with the Friendly Societies Act,
without the tables of contributions upon which the
amount of relief in sickness and of deferred annuities
are calculated, as well as other benefits in expectancy
contingent upon the probable duration and
the healthiness
of human life, shall have been approved by Govern-
ment actuaries therein named, of whom Mr. Neison is
one. The intervention of the Legislature on this subject
has arisen from the fact that the past experience of
many who belong to friendly societies has proved that
through the want of scientific kn iwledge in fixing the
rates of contribution, the expectation of mutual assist-
ance at the time of sickness and in the hour o' death
ha., in too many instances, proved delusive, and has,
moreover, opened a wide door for fraud on the industri-
ous and the provident. The spirit of competition has.
in such cases, run the rates too low to enable the society
to pr,vide the benefits promised. We believe the Rail-
way Guards' Universal Friendly Society is the first
whose tables of contribution have been prepared in con-
formity with the new Act ; and although upon a cursory
glance the rates appear higher than usual, a more mature
consideration of the chief elements involved in the cal-
culations induces us to approve these tables, in compiling
which, if Mr. Neison errs, it is certainly on the safe side,
and the rates are capable of revision and amendment,
under the powers of the same Act. The subject is an
interesting one, and the office of Mr. Neison one of very
critical administration.
The Railway Guards' Society, at their meeting of
Monday, approved the tables we have referred to, and
proceeded to elect such members of the general committee

THE §UN,