The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-22 00:00:00

NAPLES.

Le Bien Public has the following important news re-
lative to Naples and Sicily :—" The affairs of Naples and
Sicily are likely to arrive at a prompt and pacific con-
clusion, under the influence of English counsel. The
proposals of the KING to the Sicilians are as follow,
viz.:--1. Ilia second son to be King of Sicily, wholly
independent of Naples. 2. The constitution of 1812,
with such modifications as the Sicilians have deemed
necessary. 3. An offensive and defensive alliance. 4.
A treaty of commerce and navigation.
The Venetian Government has published the follow-
ing proclamation:—
" Fellow Citizens—Venice is in a position which is unique
in the world; its strong position and the courage of its
inhabitants sender it impregnable. Our fleet insures us by
sea. Venice is the true rampart of Italian independence.
It was she who was the first to give the signal
of independence, and to show what a people deter-
mined to be free can do. Venice can and will re-
sist. Venice, with the concord and union which she en-
joys, can renew in the face of the world the great exam-
ples of the DAndolos, the Mauroceni, the Pizani, the Zeni,
and the hundred other heroes of whom history has recorded
the gigantic acts. Yesterday the enemy sent you a note,
by which he invites you to reflect if it would not be more
correct and proper to enter into a negotiation.' To this
notice we have replied by sending our proclamation of the
7th of this month; and besides this, we hold to the reply
made to a similar communication from General Welden by
the Provisional Government. Venetians, our brothers, con-
fidence, union, concord, and the triumph of liberty, are in-
sured. ' Viva St. Marco, Viva l'ltalia 1'

" COLLI.
"GIBRARIO.
" CA.STELLI.

" Venice, Aug. 9, 1848."

THE CHOLERA IN EGYPT.
ALEXANDRIA, AUG. I.—The cholera has broken out
throughout all Egypt with more or less . intensity It
made its first appearance about the middle of: last
mooath in a town of the Delta, called Tantah, where
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immense number of people, amounting to about 165,00 ,
were assembled in pilgrimage from all parts of Egypt
and Syria to celebrate the festival of a Moham-
medan saint. In Cairo during the last week there have
been about :300 cases daily; here, about 120; in most of
the villages on the Nile there are daily cases, and it is
much feared that the number will materially increase
'luring' the present month of Ramadan, which began
yesterday, when the natives fast all day and commit
excesses during the night. Before the people dispersed
at Tantah, it is said that there must have been upwards
of 3,000 deaths from this disease.
Ibrahim Pacha, who was expected to have shown more
courage, took fright on the appearance of the cholera,
and has; sailed for Rhodes in a line-of ,battle ship, taking
with him the whole of the Egyptian fleet; Abbas Pacha,
the Governor of Cairo, who is next in authority to Ibra-
him Pacha, has taken ."refuge in Upper Egypt, so that
the country is left to take care of itself.
On the first outbreak of the cholera measures of qua-
rantine were strictly enforced, but they have since been
abandoned as useless ; no quarantine whatever is now
performed. and arrivals from Constantinople are ad-
witted to free prailique.
A great many of the European residents are leaving
the country, and trade, which was before in a most lan-
guishing state, is now entirely stopped.
Travellers to and from India are to traverse the
country with as little c Aiaet as possible with the na-
tives, and instead of passing through the city of Cairo,
they will start for Suez direct from the river's side.
A n
thew iron steamer, intended for the navigation of
the Nile, arrived here yesterday, sent out from England
by the Peninsular and Oriental Com
pn
Mr. F. N. Gilbert, our newly appointed Consul, has
arrived here, and his commission was publicly read to the
British residents this morning.—Tunes.