The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-01 00:00:00

ITALY.

SARDINIA AND LOMBARDY.
;The P
-..sorimento of Turin, of the 26th ult., states
that
after a severe engagement on the 19th, in which
the Austrians were defeated at Olgiate, between
Como
his
'Varese, GABIBALDI had entered Como
Aith '45 troops, which statement must be taken cups
/rani%

statesl
at from
The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa, of the 25th,
being
Rome that about 300 Swiss had muti-
Rimini on the llth, on account of their pay
irregularly withheld. They killed their ca -
n and two lieutenants, and marched to Ravenna,
ilding the gates closed, they were obliged to
proceed further, when, quarrelling among them-
I'ves, they disbanded, and were arrested in small
Parties.
c We read in the Opinione of Turin—" General
IYAIGNAC has assured a person well worthy of
credit that our country shall not be abandoned to the
Austrians:
An ordonnance of the Prince DE CARIGNAN ap-
rars. in the Gazette, of the 26th ult., dissolving the
bieelll,te establishments throughout the kingdom,
pa
these ecclesiastics with some exceptions,
h„, aPprepriating their revenues to the general pur-
flrs of public instruction. The same decree dis-
_ ~!.!s the institutions of the Dames des Sacre Ceeurs
riedmont, but not in Savoy.

ROME.
Letters from Rome of the 22d ult. say that the Minis-
",ter ilf:Pornmerce being questioned in the Chamber re-
ing the evacuation of Bologna by the Austrians,
13 l'ed that the committee had presented itself at the
headquartersl of General WELDEN, demanding "the
"311 of the invasion of Bologna, and had solemnly
111.°1„te!!ted against that proceeding.
di."Fehal WELDEN replied that he would imme-
(
Whq. recal the greater part of his troop, and those
h
tie had passed the Po, out of deference to the Pon-
tifical envoys. He explained the motive which had
L to this occupation of territory, and expressed a
"18h that it should be communicated to the POPE.

TUSCANY.
2,1 e the sitting of the Florence Chambers of the
en ult., the Minister CAPPONI, President of the
I,n/311.1461, took an opportunity of explaining the
declared
which the Cabinet intended to follow. He
Italian
that they would, by every effort, defend
Pollarl!au nationality, promote the federation of the
n
States, and invite the succour of those
ir?ers that have hitherto shown a similitude of
iereats engaged in the Italian cause. The
.1111stry, he said, is therefore actively occu-
pied
in taking part in the negotiations now
14tluinr-. :
„ He then proceeded thus "If the voice
of "lie Government, which has for it the authority
b' Europe,
loyalty towards the other nations
b'x-,urope, will be listened to, the federation promoted
affirm it, gentlemen, shall take place ; nor
fr,will It be our fault if it is not concluded. And the
la "idly assistance of those two great states that have
fi,etadY promised their co-operation will be more ef-
fectual and honourable if we also take part in the de-
,oll?erations, if our voice be heard while others treat
jott}l us. This succour, which we need no longer
all'tet but which the Government accepts in so far
It may be useful and not contrary to the dignity of
IY--this succour and friendship of those two great
powers was but a few days ago confirmed to U 3 in the
ro
ost satisfactory way."
Phtu
The Minister's speech was received with loud ap-
se.

NAPLES.
have received dispatches to the 24th ult. from
th-lxes. A shower of projects were thrown before
;:s..
e Chambers by deputies whose impatience would
ii,` even allow them to wait for the Ministers to pro-
i,,le their measures. The reform of the courts of
"r1"co, new laws on the National Guard, municipal
eform, prison discipline, and a host of other projects,
vfere successively produced.
It was fully expected that Sicily would be obliged
: °.retarn to her allegiance, or be given to the second
,213 of FERDINAND. The bombardment of Messina
was continued. On the night of the 2d six grenades
th 801 and a bomb of large calibre, were thrown into
e town and set fire to a warehouse, but did no
further harm.
„,?1115 Messinese continued to fire on every Nea-
'tall vessel which passed the Faro. The Fernando
as fired on and disabled.

VENICE.
The Political Circle of Venice issued a proelama-
"°n to the Italians on the 19th ult.:—
"b The Italy of the 22d March," it says, " is on the
1:11111( of the abyss, but is not yet lost. A nation of
f millions of souls cannot perish unless it be by its own
aill!t• Forward, then! Let every man join the standard
go ,Ludependence, and rally round the heart of the penin-
-11114, round Venice, the vigilant guardian of Italian
orlour, an impregnable citadel, against which the rage
th the barbarians shall prove unavailable. Tuscans !
hie citizens of Curtalona and Montanara call for the
c:°(1 of the enemy, and not for womanly tears. Nea-
t"taos ! follow the example of your brethren, whom
`t'g Ferdinand has proclaimed rebels. People of the
Peninsula, rise like one man !"
1% ,The Provisional Government of Venice had pub-
n
Lied the following decree :
`` Considering the importace of preventing all com-
h,
Z4nication between the interior and exterior, at a mo-
mo-
ment particularly when the fate of Italy depends on
vat of Venice, and after consulting the Committee of
pgilance, the Provisional Government decrees-1.
,cr°lll this day Venice shall be surrounded with a cordon
armed barges, which shall exercise day and night, the
-"()St active vigilance. 2. No boat, whether public or
Private, and no matter what its destination, form, or ton-
may be, shall be allowed to enter or quit Venice
eolteout having being previously visited by the crew of
1:1° Of the barges of the cordon. 3. Each visit shall be
, Zeritioned in a certificate, which is to be presented to
e Prefecture, with the permit, by all individuals enter-
-obaVeniee. 4. Should a boat not reply to the third
gnllenge the sentinels are authorised to fire upon it. 5.
o.til.found without any permission in the lagunas are
iii4e immediately sequestered, and the owners, master,
every person on board shall be condemned to pay a
Itirt— e of 150 Italian livres. The boat sequestered shall
slyer for the payment of the fine, unless the Govern-
17prit think proper to convert the penalty into im-
tio'ooment, during a month in the House of Correc-
then* 6. The Committee of Vigilance of Venice and
deree Prefecture are charged with the execution of this
-.

(Signed) " MANIN.
" GRAZIANI.
"CAVEDALIS."
41;renice, August 18."

EGYPT.
A ITIE CHOLERA AT ALEXANDRIA.
iii.,:".eeording to the accounts received from Alexan-
-114 up to the 18th ult., the cholera still raged, and
pot„,Tacle great havoc, especially amongst the Arab
eati,"lation. One of the English medical men at
die-ci°)br. DAVISON, a young man of great promise,
led of the disease after only fifteen hours' illness.
Tu-e tereral Europeans have fallen victims to it. Mr.
had°,44-s BELL, one of the leading English merchants,
at ti;,,°lll' of his children suffering from the complaint
but irhsarne time, two of whom died in a few hours,
her, '",Q others are getting better. The mortality
seareei,,,s now reduced to about 120 cases daily ;
Bcourp,/ ;tny who are attacked escape. This awful
and musta now been raging nearly a month here,
have carried off at least 5,000 persons.

TURKEY.
f ff‘- letter from Persia, dated June 18th, contains the
inf°wmi,,ll./1,--" The Governor of Salinas has received
sur ---"" by a courier from Teheran that the in-
:11 g:ents of the Khorassan have cut the royal army
ertained
lalaPrmieces3, and that the capital was under the greatest
t -- -8-t Salmas, great fears of a famine were en-
o
devo n account of the locusts, which had already
rured one-half of the crops, and threatened to
avage the whole country."

Pao:

'ROGATION or PARLIAMENT.—The prorogation
of Parliament is definitively fixed for Tuesday next, the
Lord High Chamberlain having issued his orders for the
usual preparations to be made for the reception of her
Majesty on that day.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE ROYAL A RTILLBR Y
Beartecas, WooLwicn.—Yesterday, Mr. C. J. Carttar,
coroner for West Kent, held an inquest at the Marquis
of Anglesea, Woolwich, on the body of George Hop-
croft, aged twenty years, a gunner of the Royal Artil-
lery. It appeared from the
evidence that on Monday
morning last the deceased was leading a horse belonging
to the field battery, for inspection, in the presence of his
commanding officer, when, by some accident, he fell
down, and the horse trod on his chest. The deceased
wasct ticked up insensible, and died in a few hours. A ver-
Accidental death" was returned.
The Chairman of the Excise had interviews yesterday
with Earl Granville, at the office of the Board of Trade,
and also with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.