The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-11 00:00:00

announced to the Chamber of Deputies that the Mi"
nisters, in order to maintain their promise to the
people, had determined to proclaim an Italian Con-
stituent Assembly forthwith, inasmuch as they be-
lieved it was the only mode of safety for the country.
He in consequence demanded of the Chamber the au•
thority necessary to commence negotiations with the
other Italian States, to begin with Tuscany, and
subsequently with the other States.
M. MAMIANI then presented the following draft
of a Bill to the Chamber :

Article 1. A Constituent Assembly is convoked for
all the Italian States. Its mission will be to frame
federal pact which, whilst it respects the existence of
isolated states by leaving their form of government end
their fundamental laws unchanged, will secure the,
liberty, the union, and the absolute independence of
Italy, and! will establish the happiness of the nation.
Article 2. Each state will send an equal number of repre-
sentatives to the Constituent Assembly. Article 3. The
representatives of all the states will be elected in the
manner to be determined by the Government and by
the legislative bodies. Article 4. The mode of rePre"
sentation of the countries occupied by foreigners will be
determined at a later period by the Governments who
must adhere to the eonstitution. Article 5. The Con-
stituent Assembly, before it proceeds to the discussio?
and to the compilation of the pact, will make proposals
to the different states for the adoption of such measures
as may be required for the prompt and complete realise"
tion of the national independence.
The draft of the Bill was then received, and was
ordered to be printed and distributed amongst the
deputies.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—Having seen a paragraph in The Sun of •161/
evening, relating an accident which took place on wed;
nesday last, in Gray's Inn lane, I beg to say it is 11°c,
correctly reported, as the omnibus was going at a Ye%
moderate pace, on the right side of the road; and I ha'rvei
no hesitation in saying the accident was entirely caule
by the careless and furious driving of the man in, t'd
cart. I beg to inclose my card, and shall feel obbgeit
by your inserting this at your earliest convenience, 119
is but just the blame should rest on the proper parties.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
A PASSENGER'
8, Surrey-place, Kennington, Friday,
Dec. 8, 1848.
[The paragraph was sent to us by a correipondent!
ED. Sun.]

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—As one greatly interested in the price of bred'
viz , a coffee-house keeper, I beg to call your attenti°„°
--
to the following facts:—The returns of the price of CO
shows the price to be 51s. the imperial quartertha!:;
eight bushels to the quarter. Now a bushel of voeci,
weighs sixty pounds, and when reduced to flour Yiei Ll
not less than fifty pounds in weight, so that each quar,,s,
produces 4001 b. of flour, equal to one sack and 12'f
over and above the sack. Thus you will see the 0°"(1,
costs just three halt-pence and a fraction per POllll,l
Now the full-priced bakers make about 100 four pou:1-0
loaves from a sack, they not weighing their bread; "s,
cheap bakers, when they give weight, make about DOt is;
four loaves from a sack of flour, they always alloicfor
least one and a half pound of water to each losf
mixing—thus you will see how it is that bakers
charge one penny more for flour than bread.
Pitt,
Tim plain tact is the best bread does not cost Pitt,
than 34d. per loaf, while the cheap bread is nearly, 11
per sack cheaper to the baker. Trusting you isroo
good enough to insert this, you will confer a bens A' lei
the trade to which I belong, and also the public, ae
the bakers answer the question.—l am, Sir, yours, 1%,
THOMAS. LA.

Lower-road, Islington.
P.S. The sack of flour weighs 2801 b., the baker self
only 311 b. for the quartern of flour.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS D'°)
LONDON, DEC. 11.—Wind S.S.W., light breeo9llll6
fine clear mild weather. rd.
DEAL, DEC. 9 AND 10.—Wind S.W. to S.S.W.--;"rflle a
Amasis, Feyn, Baltimore, for Rotterdam. 10. 0-9,
No. 3,259, Ist or 2d pendant, and sailed for Londoo,/
Arrived from the river, Caldew, Snow, Sydney'
South Wales; Alexander Hall, Edwards,: Cocitio;
10. Midlothian, Gibson, Sydney, New South .„,‘"7oes
African, Franklin, Bathurst, Gambia; Flash,
~tvo;
Valparaiso; Enterprize, Trader, Pernambuco; IThefl
Crisp, Reynolds, Trinidad; Rio Grande, Ryan' it-oait
Orleans. Arrd. from the river, and sailed, Tory' ":ittsi;
Sydney, New South Wales; Punjaub, Palmer. Calf pert
Devonshire, Browse, Cape of Good Hope; 1-10P°-
Morrice, Columbia River; Cleopatra, M.Eroher,ll„'u is
merara; Amity Hall, Ford, Jamaica. Sld. Csll3l6l%til
Nicholson, Sydney, New South Wales; Sophia lu"

Poole, Borub-ay; Slater Rebow; and others:
It
Dunker
BERWICK, DEC. 9.—The Euphemia, from hd
Grangemouth, which sank off Isly Island 29th ult.,
been got up, and now lies on the Harbour Sands, Or
rently much damaged.
S Vir•l;
LIVERPOOL, DEC. 9.—Wind S.W.; S' • iv
Arrd. Alexander Robertson, Potter, Buenos AY4
Mary Allen, Boyd, Montreal; Sir R. Jackson, Rvd,
ditto. 10. Meg of Maldon, Rickerby, Calcutta; 24`
pore, Rickman, ditto; Glencairn, Buenos Ayres;
Charles Napier, Tease, New York; Columbiana, PI,;(0
New York and New Orleans; Fists, M•Donald,llol,4
Astoria, Quebec. Sid. 9. Flora, M'Donald, Boravio,
William Russell, Pernambuco; Seraphina, ditto; 13°$•rel
ditto; Mahtorca, Brazils; Elise, La Guayra ; D 31114/
Tampico; Jane 11. Glidden, New Orleans, Super
biie; Lancashire, Savannah; Lady of the Lake', 00)
Waringford, Calcutta; Shinandoab, Philadelphia;
New York; Cambria, ditto; Cambridge, ditto; voti
Grimshaw, ditto; Marmion, ditto. 10. Mary I,°l
Buenos Ayres; Elizabeth, ditto; Mary Bebby, JiTtf,
rara; Conchita, Havannah; Dolores, ditto; Basl,/
nidad; Margaret, Jamaica; Alice Wilson, New °I.
John Garrow, ditto; Elizabeth, ditto; Greenock. ii
bile; Dela, ditto; Coromandel, ditto; Mary C3rAid
ditto; Sarah and Arsilia, Savannah; Evergreenr,,V
Albion, Charleston; Princess Alice, ditto; Roe,
delphia; Ralamazoo, ditto; America, New York;gf
stitution, ditto; Sir Harry Smith, ditto; .136Y,,411
Boston. The Sirius, for Valparaiso, was' run into utioi
Lloyne last night, and lost bowsprit head and cutvi Pie
MILFORD, DEC. B.—The Dispatch, Aughtreselj're,
Prince Edward's Island to Bideford, drove on the,,,
near Linny Head, 3 esterday, and became a total v,,•fi
crew, except one man, drowned; a small portiorldvoti
terials saved, and about 500 deals in a damag
Olbyrian Mackay,from Richibacto to Liverpool, y
Purt-y Pwill' ini Carnarvon Bay, this morning' sfl
ceivtd considerable damage_ and must discharge.
SOUTH RONALDSHAY, DEC. 4.—The American to
John Carver, of Scarborough, was driven on °'•4
the east side of Windmill Bay, yesterday, duria
from ‘V.N.W., but was gut off afterwards, making p
of water, and with neck of rudder broken.
~pooll
BEDC AR, DEC. 9.—The Don Coline, Ilarvvror,
Guernsey, has been assisted back to the formerre/V
is supposed with considerable damage, having voily
shore on the rocks near this place this morning, $
charging part of cargo.
A barque, water-logged, with masts standia4
aloft, jibtoom gone by the cap, had a high poOP
head, and painted ports, no one seen on bob
passed 17th ult., in lat. 46 N., long. 38 W.

SPORTING INTELLIGEL,- fl 4
A-"
BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIG 0 6 v
WOLVERHAMPTON STEEPLE CHASE. —2O t,°100,4
Jerry (taken)-90 to 15 agst Prince George (t',lo
80 to 10 agst Richard the First (taken)-80 10 V
Victim (taken)-6 to 1 offered agst Profligate.
CHESTER CUP.-500 to 71 agst Eagle's PIO 4
100 to 3 agst Sir Tatton Sykes (t).
1:10
DERBY.-500 to 100 on the field-300 to
Escalade (t)-200 to 5 agst The Knout (o'l'
15 agst Magician (offers to take).
THE NEWMARKET CHAMPION CCU

Chippenham
All-aged Stakes.—Third Ties.
Amina beat Bramble—Roulette beat Magiciii"'
The Puppy Stakes.—Third Ties. "
Turquoise beat Approbation—Locomotic
Wicked Eye.
A o'
The Exning Stakes for Puppies.—Secon-
Fairtoes beat Glentilt—Drift beat Agnes. 100,
The Bottieham All Aged Stakes.—First w
Mr. Loder's Czar beat Mr. Dobede's DaFil4atl,
Mr. Tyson's Fancy Boy beat Mr. Millers
The Chippenbam Stakes for Puppies.—Firs;o
Mr. W. Etwall's Old Harry beat Mr. Millar
mony.
P°ll
Sir C. George Gore's Queen Mab beat ,--f"
Dacia.

SATURDAY.—Ezning Field.
All-aged Stakes.—Deciding Coursitore"
Mr. 0. Edwards' Amina beat Mr. W. B.
Roulette, and won the stakes.
The Puppy Stakes.—Deciding Conrsrrtie‘
Mr. Leader's Locomotive beat Mr. R. Bagge's
and won the stakes. floorse,if
The Exning Puppy Stakes.—Deciding
Mr. Bowles's Fairtoes beat Mr. Dobede's Dri"'
tt
the stakes. Star'
The Bottisham All-aged Stakes.—Deciding,
Mr. Loder's Czar beat Mr. Fyson's Fancy 13Q"
the stakes. g Pt
The Chippenham Stakes for Puppies.—Decid'll,lo
Sir St. George Gore's Queen Mab beat Mr. E"
Harry, and won the stakes.
DEATH OF LADY W. MONTAGT.J.---1-st, 011,
lady died at Torquay, Devon, on Tuesday ;1515,5r,y,
lengthened illness. She was third daughter 01,, itif. 11:1
Dupre, and married first in April, 1830, Loru'„f
tagu, brother of the present and second sen
Duke of Manchester, who died in March, 184 'o4t
Ladyship married secondly in December, 1 4,/
Tonson Evanson. A
DEATH OF THE DOWAGER LADY ,-.6--Astib-r/,
We have to announce the death of Lady f 1
widow of the late Lord, who expired, on I..stimets.t
at her residence at Stokes Bay, near G°'r-ille el
70th year of her age. Her _Ladyship was inbitll,f,
daughter of Mr. William Bingham of Philade,f3,
married the late Lord Ashburton Augusts- atitlop,
whom she has survived only seven month' bherlP
whom her Ladyship was mother 00,1
o
• nes
the Ilan. Francis Baring, M.P., the Marchroo dog
the Hon. and Rev. Frederick Baring, and tvv 90'
unmarried. f the, Lori
The marriape of Miss Duff; daughter,omr. pct.? 0
of Lord f
General Sir Alexander and Lady Duff; aluL, 130401'
Brooke, eldest sou of Sir Richard 1311.7 A: to-pc;p‘'
Norton Priory. Cheshire, is to be solemn];
the 11°0°'
The lion. W. Cowper, M.P., one ° 'de relooll
the Admiralty, with his newlymarried
the h°
to town on Saturday, from spending the
ranshunger, Herts.