The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-15 00:00:00

A letter from Messina, of the 29th ult., says—

" We have been bombarded from the 22d till the
27th; but yesterday there was a suspension, which
we hope will be continued to-day. We have not
been discouraged by this cruel bombardment, but on
the contrary are prepared to see our magnificent
city utterly annihilated, provided that our cause does
but triumph. The fire set to the free port by
a shell on the 26th is still burning, in spito of all
efforts made by the citizens to extinguish it. I shall not
speak of the operations preparing for a general attack
upon the citadel, from fear that nay letter may fall into
the hands of the enemy. Such is the state of Messina.
In atl the other towns of the island everything is quiet
and going on with perfect order. The Parliament is
convoked for March 25th at Palermo. The King will
be requested to open the session in person."
The Turin Risorgimento announces that a conflict
took place on the 3d at Brescia between the military
and the people. The details are not given.
Advices from Naples of the 6th inst. announce that
no new Ministry had yet been appointed. The
Sicilian Parliament was to meet at Palermo on the
25th of March.

The Ministry at Turin offered their resignation on
the Bth. The KING has charged Count CESARE
BALBO and the Marquis LORENZO PARETO with the
formation of a new Ministry.
The law establishing a communal militia in Pied-
mont is published. This institution is intended to
defend the Constitutional Monarchy, and to assist
the troops in the defence of the country against a
foreign invasion. All Sardinian subjects of the age
of from 21 to 33 are called to form part of it, the
clergy, foreign consuls, and soldiers excepted. The
chiefs of legions are named by the KING from a list
of ten, chosen by election ; captains are named by
the KING only; all other grades are supplied by
election.

A letter from Genoa, of the 9th instant, says that
there was a current report that Austria was prepar-
ing an attack on Piedmont. This news, instead of
discouraging the people, had given rise to the greatest
enthusiasm.

The Prussian State Gazette publishes the royal
decree on the liberty of the press, to which we alluded
in The Sun of yesterday. After recapitulating the
resolution of the Germanic Diet, by which freedom
of action in what relates to the press is left to the
individual States of the Confederacy, his MAJESTY
declares that he has instructed his Minister at Frank-
fort to urge the Diet to the adoption of a further
resolution, directing the simultaneous introduction of
freedom of the press into all the German States. If
this endeavour should prove unavailing, the KING
pledges himself to abolish the censorship at once in
the Prussian dominions, and to refer the details of
the law, as regards the press, to the Prussian Diet at
its next meeting. At Hesse Cassel' the people have
intimated to the Elector, that unless their demands
are complied with within three days, he must be
prepared to take the consequences of his refusal.
The troops at llanau, Marburg, and Geiszen, have
fraternised with the people, and are preparing to
march on the capital to force the Elector to abdicate