The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-17 00:00:00

A letter from Rome of the Bth says—" The city of
Rome was very agitated in the commencement of the
year. For some days reports were in circulation that
public tranquillity would be disturbs d on New Year's
Day. They even went so far as to speak of a hostile
demonstration, which would take place under the
windows of the POPE, and even in the inner courts of
the Quirinal. The Government considered it neces-
sary to adopt extraordinary measures of precaution.
The i..ates of the Quirinal were closed, the posts of
the civic guard were doubled, and it is said that the
muskets of the soldiers were loaded. These unusual
measures excited the attention of the public, and
csused much uneasiness in the minds of the people.
The civic guard in partisular showed itself offended
by the distrust evinced by the Government. No one
would admit the idea that the idol of the people,
that Pius IX. could ever incur any personal
danger, and a suspicion which it. knew it did not
merit, was rejected as insulting by the people of
Rome. Discontent became very loud, and it was
talked of obtaining satisfaction, and some members of
the municipality went in the evening of the 2d to
the POPE to make known to him the state of affairs.
The PorE scarcely ever goes out on Sunday, but,
nevertheless, it was thought advisable, in order to
appease the general emotion, that his lIOLINE4B
should show himself in the most frequented streets.
He, in fact, went out with only two car-
riages, and escorted only by four noble
guards. The people welcomed him enthusiastically
—the crowd was immense. When the Pora arrived
in the Corso the two carriages were surrounded
by a mass of people who uttered the most deafening
' shouts of Down with the police' Down with
the Jesuits '—' Down with the Governor of Rome.'
At this moment a deplorable scene took place. The
people began to cry out at the carriage door of the
PorE, they mounted on the steps, and there was a
regular scene of confusion. The crowd wished to
accompany the POPE to the Quirinal, and the cele-
brated CICCETACCIIIO did not hesitate to instal him-
self behind the second carriage, bearing a large pla-
card, on which was written Justice, Holy Father of
the people.' He entered with the carriage into the
court of the Palace. O❑ the following day the jour-
nals spoke of this promenade as a reel satisfaction
given to the Roman people. After some days silence
the Government decided on expressing its disappro-
bation of such a demonstration, and it published an
article in the official journal to that effect."
On the Oth another demonstration took place at
Milan, but order was not disturbed. The people
abandoned the promenades, the Corso di Porta Oriel' ,
tale, and the Corso Francesco, which are generally
frequented, and went ex masse to the Corso di Porta
Romans, on which some one had written " Corso di
Pio Nono,"in large letters, that being the name which
the people have given to that promenade. The police
were entirely ignorant that this movement of the
people was intended, and had sent troops to the pro-
menade ordinarily frequented. On the same day the
people went to the theatre, after having abstained
from visiting it for three days as a mark of mourn-
ing. They remained perfectly quiet during the
performances. The VicEsto-r has issued a new pro-
clamation, couched in kind terms. In it he assures
the people, whom he calls his " dear Milanese," that
he has the means of maintaining public order, and of
watching over their personal safety. He renews to
them " the expression of his well-founded kopes to
see the wishes which had been legally expressed to
him, and which have been, or are about to he placed
at the foot of the throne, taken into consideration by
the sovereign wisdom, and favourably received by
the grace of his MAJEST r." He warns thems against
believing false news, spread to keep alive alarm and
agitation, and asserts that in no part of the provinces
has order been troubled. And, as he says, reciprocal
confidence will always be the most fecund source of
all good, he calls on the people to trust in him as
he trusts in them.

To consequence of the recent disturbances at
horn, the grand Duke of TUSCANY has issued a prock-
mation, in which he states that, whilst he is resolved
to persevere in the cause of retbrm, he will take the
most prompt and vigorous measures to put down all
illegal manifestations. A commission, consisting of
the Minister of the Interior, the Procurator.Generxl,
and the Cammander-in-Chief of the army, left
Florence for Leghorn to restore order.
A letter from Turin says:—
" A battery of artillery left yesterday for Genoa,
and other troops will follow to-morrow, and it is said
that other regiments from other parts of the kingdom
are ordered to the same point. The motive for this
military movement is not well known ; by some it is
said to be caused by the disturbances at Leghorn, and )
others ate R
. that they are to embark to go the assist-