The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-26 00:00:00

VENICE.

The Concordia of Turin has the following :
" Venice is now defended by a force of 20,000 Men.
1,000 pieces of cannon, and seven ships. The cxl);_nci:
of this force exceeds 3,000,000 a month, and the wl'i9j
revenue of the city does not exceed 200,000 lirres. P
to this time the expense has been met by forced lonn
but these resources will bo all exhausted by the end of
.
this month. A deputation has left Venice to seek 55,„
sistance in Italy ; in return for money they propos° r
give coupons of the loan of 10,000,000 guarauteed
bj
Lombardy and Venice."

TUSCANY.
Tranquillity prevails in Leghorn and Lucca,which
are still in the hands of the people. The Tuscan
patriots have announced their determination to pre"
vent the re-occupation of Massa and Carrara by the
Duke of MODENA.

INSURRECTION IN CEYLON.
We have received the Overland Colombo Observer
of August 18th.
The cause of this insurrection, which is somewhat
vaguely given in the Colombo Observer, seems to hi've
originated in a petition of the natives for a reductioa
of various taxes.
"We have just learnt (says a letter dated Norneci
galle, 31st July) that Kornegalle was surrounded an
attacked by 4,000 Kandians. The party of Mee
resisted bravely—one had fallen and several we
wounded in defending the Cutchery. We hoPe to
,_
hear to-morrow that the reinforcement had reaeue`"
and that the rebels are dispersed. A party of
.001
subaltern, two sergeants, and 30 rank and file, had .1115 t
_
(5 r.ai.) marched for Ambepusse. Immediately after.
the engagement an express was sent to Kandy for r.ee
inforcement, whom we expect this afternoon ; tn.
whole country is in a revolution, still the people IV
pear to be determined for an attack."
On the same day the following proclamations were
issued :
(From the Government Gazette Extraordinary.)
Monday, 1845. r.
" His Excellency the Right Honourable July 31, e
the
Gorth,
nor is pleased to direct that the following letter froi.af°
Commandant at Kandy be published for general/11

J. EA7ElytshoisNETxcEeNlleNnEeyN.'sTe,ommand,
" Colonial Secretary's
"Kandy, 10, Pal 30th July, 1848.
61 my Lord,—l have the honour .t,o quaint you do;
the detachment of the Ceylon Rifles which I sent iron
Office, Colombo,Colo nJivally 53e1e,r1.8547.';
hence yesterday to protect Kornegalle, reached the to/n
just as the insurgents had entered, and were insten!LY
fired on by the mob. The detachment returned the fir
°
and killed eight or nine, and took several prisoners; the
wounded are reported to be numerous. It apPesri tbb:
much mischief had been committed in desnolishing
interior of some of the public buildings. The Civil rt.
soners confined in the gaol were released by the roc"
" Mr. Sims accompanied the detachment, and r ordered
much service. Lieutenant Annesley, who commanded,
reports the conduct of the men in the highest terms.
" I have the honour, &c.,
" (Signed) T. A. DROUGHT, Lieut-Col, commanding-
" His Excellency the Viscount Torrington,
and Commander-in-Chief."
ted
" In the name of her Majesty Victoria, of the Urn
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen Defender
of the Faith. _ GOTCrear

" PROCLAMATION.
" By his Excellency the Right Honourable Viscount
Torrington, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of
Ernestine of Saxony, Governor and Commander-in-
Chief in and over the British Settlements and Ter-
ritories in the Island of Ceylon, with the dependencies
thereof.

TORRINGTON.
"Whereas information has been received that a body
of disaffected Kandy ans, armed with guns, spears, and
other offensive weapons, have entered the town of Kor-
negalle, and have attacked her Majesty's troops, and
that they have proclaimed some person unknowa to us
to be King of Kandy, calling upon the people to obey
the orders of the said pretended king. And whereas
it is necessary that the said rebellion should be promptly
suppressed, and that the most energetic measures
should be resorted to for the protection of her Majesty's
loyal subjects, and the restoration of the public peace.
Now, therefore by virtue of the powers and authority
in us vested, we do hereby proclaim and declare the
district of Kornegalle to be in a disturbed state, and that
from and atter the publication therein of this our pro-
clamation, martial law shall be in force within the said
district until further orders. And we do hereby call
upon all her Majesty's loyal subjects to remain peaceably
in their respective homes, and on no account to join
themselves to the said rebels; but to aid and assist her.
Majesty's armed force in the suppression of the said
rebellion. And we do hereby further proclaim and make
known to all the well-disposed inhabitants of this
that we shall at all times be anxious to give the fullest
consideration to any representations made by them to„,
qu us in an orderly andquiet manner, for the redress of
any real or supposed grievance, and to make known to
her Majesty the wishes and feelings of her loyal subjects
in respect thereof.
" Given at the Queen's House at Colombo, this thirty-
first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and forty-
eight.

" By his Excellency's command•
" J. EMERSON TENNEY'',
" Colonial Secretary.

" God sve the Queen!"
IVe extracta the following letters from the Ceylon
papers:--
= " KANDY, JULY 29.—A report reached
day that Matelle had been taken by an armedThs
was
soon
all the respectable inhabitants bad fled.
.i
confirmed by the arrival of ten
About
liandmyoybe,satenrci
100 of the Rifles
sacking the town when he left.Va
night 100 of the 15th Regiment__ and tseanido,c theylclock
were
Motelle this morning by
marched out, and were to reach
a 'bwouhto
nd of Lillie. A report was
daybreak, under the command
and got between the troop
brought in this morning rshaant
dthKearnedbyel,sainiaddvim,eardeeccoimrciunigt
excitement.
in sharp; all Kandy was of course in the greatest possible
All who had horses were ordered off in
_
different directions to gain intelligence, and another party
of about thirty have been armed and marched up to the
Cutchery. Report has it that they have burnt, down
Leech's Store at Ballecadua, and that Waring 's boos
_
and the Matelle Rest House have been gutted,
they have visited most of the estates in that nog
libo
hood.
~The Superintendent from Hunnasgiria (Duncan) bats
been in this morning. He says a large party went there
last night, and after remaining some hours to cook, dte;
parted without doing any damage or offering viol
enco
'alsotuT
any one.
Matelle, noon. They have dispersed the rebels,, a
ins.
" FITE P.AL—Advice from Lillie is just receivedi,s,daatnuedi
taken forty prisoners, besides a great quantity t r .
says that
some woman named Baker has been ca
Matelle appears to have been sacked. Rrerpteodetoff
by
the
Kandians.
you learnta i
itnhea
with
i at
hn
express goes
" FO_ Mt, r.moff., Sir
annehro.u—r,lsoh_a"
the latest intelligence from The
the seat of war. The Matelle
insurgents app a
returning
the Rifles in possession of
have fledl sienrijabulblsltedirections.
id the latter made sad havoc amongst
t at them like tigers. Their new
thetst 15th
laccepei
o eT-nbde.wvesn
He had made the old War-
puaerters, and just got out of it as
our troops entered. lie has lied in the direction of
War-
our iii lenp gao 1 esh%stitoitrenahrisrohweaedscqa
Upper Dombera.
e Matters in Kornegalle were quiet last night, and the
detachment of rifles would get out there early this morn-
ing. Papers are being distributed to- day, proclaiming
the Kandian Province under martial law.
" Another account states that the people about Korne-
galle have all risen and have taken possession of the
town. About thirty Rifles under Lieutenant Henderson
were sent down yesterday to try what they could do.
All the planters were to bo sworn in as special con-
stables. It is said a number of them, together with some
European soldiers, are to be ordered to Kornegalle.
Just heard that some shots were fired in the Dombera
Valley. All on the ilewahette side quiet as yet.
" Numbers of armed natives are said to have collected
about five miles from Kaigalle.
" We understand that a meeting of the low country
Cingalese was to have taken place in the neighbourbOod
of Wellicate gaol this morning, for the purpose or under
the pretence of presenting another petition to the Queen„
The threatened demonstration, however, was not made'
—Examiner Extra, July 31.

= -
The royal squadron, under the command of Capt;
Lord Adolphus Eitzelarence, G.C.11., will leave Aber-
deen on the 25th inst. (yesterday), on the return of her
Majesty from Scotland, and the royal yacht is expected
to arrive at Cowes, where the squadron will proceed di-
rect on Thursday, the 28th inst.
DEATII FROM A FALL.—On Sunday evening,
about eight ;o'clock, while a girl about seventeen years
of age, named Margaret Sutherland, a servant at Cause-
wayside, was with some companions crossing Arthur
Seat upon the northern slope, she incautiously ventured
in the dark too near a precipice, and taking a false step,
fell over the rocks, 40 or 50 feet, by which she was so
severely injured that sho died subsequently in the goy-al
infirmary.—Edinburgh Post.