The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-08 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Piedmontese Gazette of the 3d publishes
several official bulletins from Milan, from which it
appears that the Austrian troops are stationed at four
miles from Brescia, occupying Castenedolo, Monte-
chiari, and Calcinadello. General ARCIONI arrived
on the 30th, at Brescia, at the head of a column of
Milanese, to reinforce General Morin. The Pied-
montese column under General Bas is expected there
also. Many cities of Lombardy have already named
delegates to represent them in the Provisional Go-
vernment ; among these are Prfessor TURRONI from
Pavia, and Dr. Razzormo fr&n Como. The citadel
of Mantua was gtill in the hands of the Austrians up
to the 31st. The first legion of Lombardy left
Milan on the 30th for Antignate. On the Ist instant
the 12,000 men under the command of CHARLES
ALBERT joined their vanguard at Creme. The Aus-
trians intend, it appears, retiring to Verona. The
Piedmontese forces that have actually passed the
Ticino amount to 40,000 men. Two hundred
Italian volunteers, headed by Princess BELcaoso,
landed at Genoa on the 30th ult., on their way to
Lombardy. The Virgilio steamer, that brought
them, also announced that the Austrian Am-
bassador had quitted Naples, where the people
had insisted upon the Government sending
12,000 regular troops to Lombardy. On the
Ist inst. General RADEIZET marched from Mon-
techiaro towards Verona with 6,000 men, passing
through Desensano. About twenty-two thousand
Austrians will be concentrated at Verona, and two
thousand five hundred at Peschiera. The ex-Vice •
ROT, having tried in vain to cross the Tyrol, has
returned to Verona. General RAMMER! still ex-
presses hopes that he may retrieve his fortune at the
head c.f one hundred thousand men. The new Ve-
netianto send troops against
Verona, and has promised a considerable quantity of
Government is preparing
arms, ammunition, and cannon; the arsenal of
Venice being very well provided.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. I
A letter from Flensburg of the 30th of March
announces the occupation of the harbour of that town
by two Danish war steamers and a brig, who cap-
tured a Flensburg steamer, and threatened to bom-
bard the town. The Danish garrison at Hadersleben
had been reinforced by the arrival of two regiments
of cavalry, and the whole body of troops was en-
camped at A penrade. The Holstein c•zps which was
to oppose them retired 25 the Danes advanced, and
threw themselves into Flensburg, where the whole
of the Schleswig-Holstein army is ordered to meet,
and which is also the place of rendezvous for the
Free Corps. The number of the Danish army in
Apenrane is 1,800 men. The repot ts from other
olaces are contradictory, but all rumours agree in
stating the landing of the Danes 20 miles eastward
from Kiel. The Cologne Gazelle blames the German
Governments for their want of energy. There are
now no less than ten Schleswig-Holstein Princes in
the Holstein army. The King of DENMARK is said
to have landed near Kolding, a town close to the
frontier of Jutland. The Provisional Government
has published a decree which orders all public officers
to accept payments in Prussian paper, while Danish
hills are excluded.
The Duke of AtIGUSTENBERG'S family have ar-
rived at Hamburgh on their flight from the island
of Alsen, where they had almost fallen into the hands
of the Danes. From this statement, then, it would
appear that the Danes did take Alien. Trade is
very low at Hamburgh, for the Danish-Holstein
dissensions create the greatest and most serious ap-
prehensions.
Letters from Stralsund, of the Ist, state that the
port of that town is being put in a state of defence to
prevent, a coup de main of the Danes. Dat.holm, a
small ialand near—the entrance of the harbour, has,
on the express order of the Minister at War, been
providtal with artillery. The shipowners of Stral-
' sund are fast discharging their sailors, and corn has
fallen to 30 to 40 per cent. in price.
COPENHAGEN, APRIL I.—His Majesty the KING
I a) issued the following proclamation :
• " \ire, Frederick VII., King of Denmark, Esc.,
have understood with royal and just displewatire, that
sump of our subjects in the duchies of bchleswig. and
1111'tkin have presumed, under the title of Provisional
Got ernment,' and under' the false pretext of acting in
our
name, to enter upon transactions which appertain
sole ly to us, and to the organs of admini-tration ap•
po. ~ ited by us—we have commanded these our rebellious
silt 'Nets to relinquish the positions which they have
ills sally assumed and at the same time call upon them to
at n swer fur the traitorous proceedings and actions which
ate .emanatedfrom them.
1 tilde, by
these presents
public ly known, we express our,we make these things
confident expectations
tour faithful' and loving subjects in the duchies of
amd Holstein, in according with their duties
subjects, will maintain their just allegiance to us.
Thule, however, who, by the false representations
f evil-minded men, shall have been betrayed into acts

rebellion towards and have joined the in-urrec-
tional movement, we h,reby call upon to return instantly
to their duty; and each individual, under threat of our
royal displeasure, and of judicial punishment, is hereby
made r,sponsible for one and all the acts whereby he
luny aid or abet the Pr. visional Government.
This is our royal older and ficer,e, in accordance
Kith which • ach and all are bou.ld suinni,sively to regu-
late their conduct. " FRE ULRIC&
_ _ .

"Cnpenhagen, March 29."
RENDSDURG, MONDAY NIGHT. --The General As-
semby has decreed—

1. The abolition of the poll-tax.
2. The substitution of the German for the Danish
language in the University of Hadersleben.
3. ihe recoghirion of Prussian dollars as the current
coin, to the exclusion of notes of the National Bank of
Denmark.
4. The es!abli,hment of a rural police.
5 Tie abolition of -laws.

Fft.oNi TOE ELBE.—« r learn from good autho-
rity that Piince FILNDERICK VON lIEFS:, has just
passed through li—cnburo) incog.., with a special
mission to England. The last hopes of Copenhagen
are centered upon this power as mediatrix, as it is
certain that England will not suffer the enfeeblement
of Denmark, inasmuch as she looks upon it as the
bulwark and best past against Itussia.—ltamburgh
Correspondent, April 3

DEPARTURE OF THE COURT FoR OSBORNE—(THIS
DAY).—Her Majesty and the Prince Consort, ac-
companied by the youthful Prince of \Vales and the
other royal children, left Buckingham Palace this
morning at ten o'clock, for Osborne, Isle of Wight,
where the Court is expected to remain until the close
of the Easter recess. Her Majesty looked well, and
was cheered by several persons amongst the crowd.

CHARTIST CONVENTION.

(THIS DAY.)

The members of the Convention met this day at the
usual hour. Mr. M'Grath took the chair.
Mr. F. O'CONNOR commenced the business of the day
by referring to the repeated " badgerings" which he had
continually received in the House of Commons and else•
where, and that last night he received a more than
usual amount of badgering from Alderman Thompson.
Lord John Russell had kindly given him Friday for
bringing on the subject of his petition; were it not for
that kindness he should not have been able to bring on
the subject in less than a month, and he believed that
in consequence of the unconstitutional measure intro-
duced by the Government, a considerable addition would
be made to the number of Members who would support
his motion on that subject.
Mr. WEST, one of the delegates appointed to form a
deputation to wait upon Lord John Russell, for the pur-
pose of enlightening his Lordship upon the true condi-
tion of the working classes of the country, and what in
their opinion was the cause of this state, wished to
know from their honoured leader what was the most
likely mode to bring about an interview with his
Lordship.
Mr. F. o'o NVOR said that Saturday was usually the
day when the M Asters were most at liberty, but be
would advise tt e deputation not to announce themselves
as from "the I\ cional Convention," as they would not
be received if they did, but advised them to go us a de-
putation from the working classes.
In answer to a question put by Mr. G. W. M. REYNOLDS,
Mr. F. O'CON'NOR said that a great many of the
Members were in favour of triennial Parliaments and
electoral districts. There was also a majority in favour
of the ballot, and he believed that if each of the Members
were to be severally canvassed, and gave their opinions
by ballot, all of them would be in favour of the payment
of Mt•mbers. It was gene! ally stated in the coffee-
rooins ut the House last ❑ight, that there never was a
Government which had so violated its pledges as the
ilieseut Whig Government had. He had a most decided
objection to see the shedding of blood—he abominated it
—he did not know whether that feel!ng arose from his
humanity or not. In conclusion, he trusted that the
members of the Convention would not do anything to
retard the pro4ress of their cause.
Leave of absence was then agreed to for Mr. F.
O'Connor, who stated that he would be in his place in
the House on Monday night.

PR4.ITECTION OF THE CROWN.
Mr. CLARKE proposed that deputations from the
Convention should be appointed to wait upon the different
Liberal Members of the House, requesting them to
oppose, by all means in their power, the Bill introduced
by the Government for putting down their right of
publicly expressing their opinion.
Mr. DONOVAN supported the motion. There would
be a meeting of 100,000 men in Manchester to-morrow,
and he thought that they should have an opportunity
afforded them by the delay of the Bill to express their
opinions on the subject.
Mr. CIIFYI opposed it. lie thought the present
measure was nothing more than a Castlereagh and
Sidmouth one. Let the Government press it; he hop. d
they would do so—they would then do more good to the
liberal cause than by any other step which could be
adopted.
Mr. CHILD said that he believed that the object of
the Crown in passing this Bill was to bring about a
collision between the people and the authorities, and to
give them an opportunity of slaughtering the people in
order to thin the numbers of the inhabitants.
Mr. WILD deprecated anything like canvassing lion.
M. mbers to do their duty.
Mr. CUFFr moved, as an amendment, that no further
crawling deputations or petitioning should take place
from the Convention.
Mr. TATTERSALL thought that it was the duty of the
Convention to oppose by every peaceable and moral
means in their power the Bill introduced by the Govern-
ment.
Mr. J. HARNEY wished to know whether, if the reso-
lutions were carried, the sittings of the Convention would
be brought to a close ?
Mr. M'GRATH said that there was no doubt that if
the resolutions were carried the Convention would have
to break up for a short time.
A long di.cussiun took place upon the subject, every
delegate in the assembly appearing to be of the opinion
that he could only perform his duty to his constituents
by speaking to every motion before the meeting.
Ultimately there appeared—For Mr. Cutly's amend-
ment. 12; Mr. Clarke a motion for sending the deputa-
tion, 26. The original motion was, therefore, carried
by a majority of 14.
Mr. M-GRLTH stated that he had received a letter
from a Mr. ‘Vetnyss Johnson, stating that he should be
nappy to the popular Cco‘..qition it the rules of that
association would admit of it. He was formerly of opinion
that ;he Chartists went too tar; lie was now of opinion
that they did not go far enough.
The Convention tle.n adjourned shortly after eleven
o'clock until halt-past two o'clock.