The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-07 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Fan. s.—Several of the Roman Catholic
bishops have arrived in town to attend a meeting,
convened by the Primate, Archbishop Crolly, which
is to be held at the Presbytery, Marlborough. street,
on Tuesday next. The rescript from Rome will no
doubt be the first subject for consideration.
AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT Socum.—The
monthly meeting of this society was held on Thurs-
day, Lord Clarina presiding. A communication from
the Lord-Lieutenant was read, allocating the sum of
1,0001. for promoting the project of practical instruc-
tion, and eight more instructors were appointed,
making the entire number sixteen, the districts being
reduced in sire, to allow of more concentrated and
efficient exertion in the teaching of the peasantry.
The Secretary stated that since the last day of
meeting his Grace the Duke of Devonshire had in-
timated his intention of applying the premium of .501.
which he had gained for thorough-draining in Muns-
ter last year, to Lord Clarendon's fund for practical
instructors. The following additional contributions
have been also received :—The Earl of Essex (per
the Earl of Clarendon), 20/. ; Wm. Henry Curran,
101.; Hon. Charles J. Trench, V.; and Captain Wm.
Stuart, Royal Artillery, 51.
The thanks of the council were ordered to be con-
veyed to his Excellency, for his munificent contribu-
tion, and the confidence he still continues to repose in
the exertions of the society, and to assure his Excel-
lency that no effort will be spared by the council to
render the project of practical instructors for the
farming classes as effective as possible during the ap-
proaching season.
STATE OF THE COUNTRY.—There was a meeting
of the magistrates and landowners of Upper Ossory,
Queen's County, on Tuesday last, to consider the
state of the district, in consequence of the discovery
of a conspiracy to take away the life of Mr. J. R.
Price the agent of the Lansdowne and the Fitzpatrick
estates. The Right Hon. J. W. Fitzpatrick, M.P.,
presided. Resolutions Ware adopted, expressing
horror at the contemplated crime, attributing the
conspiracy to strangers who had come into the dis-
trict, and recommending the formation of local asso-
ciations for the preservation of tranquillity.
THE LATE SPECIAL COMMISSION IN TIPPERARY.
—The following is the rule of court at the Commis-
sion for Tipperary :
"To be Hanged—On Ist March, John Lonergan,
Henry and Philip Cody ; on the 4th of March, Te-
rence Corboy, John Daly-5.
"To be Transported for Ten Years—Thomas
Britt, John Cleary, Thomas Magrath, Thomas Brien,
and John Ityan. For Seven Years—Patrick Mul-
lampy, Patrick Ellard, George Hewitt, Patrick
Hickey, Timothy Hogan, Patrick Coonan, Michael
Whelan, and Denis O'Brien—.] 3.
i 4 To be Imprisoned for Twelve Months—James
Nolan. For Ten Months—John Gorman, Patrick
Rourke, Daniel Tierney, John
Smith Edw. Hogan,
and Thomas Sadlier. For a Fortuight—James
Kennedy-8.
" Total number of convictions--26:,
STATE 01' THE POOR. "The provincial journals of
the south and west contain further afflicting intelli-
gence of the spread of destitution and the progress of
the " clearance" system.
In Macroom union, county of Cork, the ratepayers
have sent an address to the guardians, declaring that
" hundreds of the poor must inevitably perish if not
assisted," and calling upon them to grant "out-door
relief to the aged and infirm and other helpless
classes."
The Ballrhannon (Donegal) herald states that
threatening letters have been sent to the poor-rate
collectors in that union.
THE MURDERS OF THE REV. MR. MAGUIRE'S RE-
LATIVES.—In the Gazette of last night a reward of
1001. is offered by Government for the apprehension,
&c., of the perpetrators of the homicide of Terence
Maguire and Anna, his wife, by administering poison
to them in January last, at Ardrum, county of
Leitritn.

The Anglo Celt, a Cavan paper, contains the fol-
lowing A col reepondent, upon whom we can
place implicit reliance, informs us that notwithstand-
ing all the denials to the contrary, the body of the
Rev. T. Maguire was exhumed last Tuesday
evening, and the stomach sent to Dublin for analyze-
tin,:. It appears by the evidence of Mr. Maguire's
confidential housekeeper, who was eighteen years in
his service, that the Rev. Gentleman stated several
times, immediately before his decease, that he was
poisoned by some pills which nad been administered
to him. The witness states that she considered the

NEW DANISH CONSTITUTION.
We give below a translation of a decree, dated
January 28, in which King Frederick VII, declares
his intention of granting a •.new constitution to his
subjects. His Majesty seems determined to meet at
once the difficulties which disturbed the reign of his
predecessor, and to leave the disaffected—if any there
be—in his kingdom no shadow of an excuse for com-
plaint. It will be seen, on examination of the docu-
ment, that unless the Schleswig-Holstein party are of
an Hibernian turn of mind, they can hardly help
being delighted with the King's decree. Though the
inhabitants of those provinces are in a vast minority
as compared with the Danish population of the
kingdom, still the number of their representatives in the
Council of Delegates, to whom the plan of the con-
stitution will be submitted, precisely equals that of
the delegates from Denmark Proper. This circum-
stance alone ought to convince that portion of King
Frederick's dominions that no unfair advantage will
be taken by him as regards his German subjects ; but
that he is resolved to place the component parts of his
kingdom, whether Danes or Germans, on exactly the
same footing in the eyes of the Crown :
" For the purpose of putting in execution the plans
projected by our beloved father Christian VIII., and
which we had ourselves advised, and in our desire
that this work shall co-operate in maintaining the
independence of the different parts of the kingdom,
as well as their union in a well-ordered whole, we
have resolved to take into consideration the introduc-
tion of such a constitution as will insure equally the
inalienable rights of our Crown, guarantee the rights
of our dear and faithful subjects in general, and secure
the interests and privileges of the inhabitants. For
these purposes we propose to establish Common States
for our kingdom of Denmark and our duchies of
Schleswig and Holstein, elected in equal number in
our kingdom and our duchies, to assemble regularly
at fixed periods, alternately in our kingdom and our
duchies. The rights which we intend attributing to
these states will consist in decisive votes for the
change of tames and for the administering of
the finances, as well as passing laws touching
the common affairs of the kingdom and the
duchies. We will also authorise the same
states to present propositions relating to objects
within their sphere of activity, immediately concerning
the common interests of the kingdom and the duchies
of our several provinces. By this constitution of the
states nothing is to be changed in the general ordi-
nances of the 28th of May, 1831, or the 15th of May,
1434, respecting the organization of the provincial
States in our kingdom of Denmark and our duchies
of Schleswig and Holstein, or in the present relations
of those duchies, or in those of our duchies of Hol-
stein and Lauenburg with the Germanic Confedera-
tion, or in the constitution of this latter duchy, or in
the organisation of the Althing of our island of Ice-
land. In fine, the law of the constitution will pro-
tect equally the Danish and German languages in
those districts of Schleswig where the languages co-
exist. Before giving to the new constitution the
force of law, we shall submit it to int( lligent and ex-
perienced men enjoying the confidence of their coin
trymen. In order to give our dear subjects a proof
of our great confidence in them, we shall leave the
choice of the majority of these delegates to the
different categories of the deputies sitting in the
lassemblies of the provincial States by right of elec-
tion, as well as to the clergy, prelates, and landed
nobility in the duchies of Holstein and Schleswig,
and to the consistories of the Universities of Copen-
hagen and Kiel.
" For this purpose, as far as regards our kingdom
of Denmark, the deputies of Copenhagen and of the
provincial towns, who are named members of our
faithful assembly of provincial States for the dioceses
of Zealand, Funen, Laaland, and Falster, shall choose
from amongst themselves three delegates; the depu-
ties of the great landowners, two; and the deputies
of the smaller landowners, two ; the deputies of the
provincial States of Northern Jutland for the towns,
two ; of the great landowners, two ; those of the
small landed proprietors, two ; the bishops and clergy
of the said dioceses, and of Als and ..Tsroe' two; the
bishops and clergy of Northern Jutland and the
parishes of the duchy of Schleswig which belong in
ecclesiastical relation to North Jutland, two; and the
University of Copenhagen, one.
" As to our duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, the
members of our faithful assembly of provincial States
of Schleswig belonging to the category of great
landed proprietors shall elect one delegate; the depu-
ties of the towns, two; those of the smaller landed
proprietors, two; and the same shall be the case for
their various classes in the duchy of Holstein,
except that the great landed proprietors shall elect
two delegates from their body. The great
body of the clergy in Schleswig and Holstein
shall also send two delegates, and the prelates
and landed nobility of those provinces, four.
" The elections for the choice of these delegates
will take place in March next, in various towns
which we shall name, as soon as each member of the
assemblies of the provincial States shall receive an
order by a royal rescript ; commissioners, appointed
by us, presiding over the proceedings. When the
elections shall have terminated, and the results have
been made known to us, we will nominate, to be
added to the delegates, eight persons from our king-
dom of Denmark, four from the duchy of Schleswig,
and four from that of Holstein. The whole number
of delegates to be appointed is, therefore, 52, 26 for
Denmark and 26 for the duchies of Schleswig and
Holstein. Two months afterwards, at the - latest,
these delegates shall assemble on a day fixed by us in
our palace of Copenhagen, under the presidency of
some of our highest functionaries, and shall commence
their labours, continuing them until we think fit to
cause them to cease. We reserve to ourselves,
however, independently of the special object
of their convocation, to submit to their ex-
amination certain matters relative to legis-
lation and administration, which at a later
period shall be laid before the provincial Statei when
assembled this year ; particularly the establishment
of a general militia, the regulation of the monetary
system, and the final dispositions touching the order
in which royal and private propositions shall be dis-
cussed in the provincial States. In the discussions
any member may employ, as he thinks fit, the two
languages of the country, and the minutes shall also
be drawn up in both tongues. The result of the
discussions shall afterwards be submitted to us, that
we may declare our royal will concerning them. If
we feel a lively joy in finishing the work commenced
by our deceased father, our satisfaction is doubled
by the thought, that we are enabled to publish this
decree on the anniversary of the birth of King Fre-
derick VI. of glorious memory, and thus unite the
remembrance of the founder of the institution of the
provincial States to the undertaking which he pre-
pared by that institution.
" STEMANN. HALM.
ORSTED. ALGREEN.
BEUTZEN. USSNIG.
" Jan. 28."

Letters corning direct from Palermo do not an-
nounce that the insurgents had made any further
progress. But we read in a letter of the 2Ath from
Naples that the intelligence had been received that,
after a bloody struggle, they 114 succeeded in pos-
sessing themselves of the Bank and the Royal Palace.
The battle lasted a whole day, and it was said had
led to the city being again bombarded. The Duke
de Majo had sought refuge in the c imp of General
de Sauget ; General Vial had embarked, and had
arrived at Naples at the date of the last letters. It is
said that the insurgents found in the Bank 2,000,000
ducats (about 0,000,000 francs) ; and it is added
that the number of soldiers they had made
pri3oners was very great. As always occurs in such
cases, the two parties addressed accusations and re-
criminations to each other. The insurgents reproached
the soldiers with having massacred Benedictine monks
without defence, and excused themselves for having
been guilty of cruelty towards the police Agents who
had fallen into their hands. The enthusiasm of the
people had not declined. The lists of subscriptions
increased rapidly, money pouring in in all directions
for the relief of the poor and wounded. The 'Jesuits
had subscribed for 1,200 f., and transformed one of
their houses into an hospital for the wounded. There
is no intelligence from other parts of Sicily ; but
letters from Messina of the 20th announce that every-
thing caused it to be feared that a bloody collision
would take place in that city.
As we have already said, the intelligence from
Naples had caused a profound impression. The first
concessions made by the Ling had not satisfied public
opinion, as they had appeared tardy and insufficient.
The people were, moreover, greatly surprised at not
seeing any change of Ministry under circumstances
so grave, and when public opinion was so manifestly
hostile to the Minister of Police. Clubs were organised
and those faces were seen in Naples which never show
themselves except on the eve of great popular move-
ments. Every one was expecting a movement, and
the least rumours, some cries uttered by accident,
caused a panic. The people seemed as it were to be
preparing themselves for an outbreak. In the mean-
while the Government seemed paralysed. Neverthe-
less, in compliance with the general wish, the King
had consented to separate himself from Monsignor
Code, his confessor, who retired to a convent at Be-
nevento. In the evening of the 26th M. del Carretto,
Minister of Police, received an order of departure.
He was conducted from the palace on board a steamer
prepared in advance. He was not allowed to take
leave of his family. We perceive, by the Official
Gazette of Turin, that this ex-Minister had arrived at
Genoa on the 29th, on board the Neptune.
On the 25th ult the chiefs of the moderate liberals
were in communication with the chiefs of the move-
ment, and it was determined, before nuking any po-
pular demonstration, that they should wait to ascer-
tain the effect of the petitions to the King, praying
for a constitution, which were being signed in all
directions. But the chiefs were not able to check
themassea. On the 26th a great crowd, about thirty
thousand persons, assembled in Toledo-street, which
is the principal one of Naples. This mass shouted
"Long live the King! Long live the Constitution !"
The icurious immediately assembled from all sides
and all the adjacent streets were encumbered. There-
upon [the military suthorittes, believing the move-
ment serious, executed the orders given for a case
of riot. The red flag was hoisted at the fort of
saint Elmo, and three guns were fired. The
fort of the Wife replied, and at this signal all the
trcops of the garrison issued forth, surrounded the
chateau, and went towards the street of Toledo. But
it was impossible to penetrate the compact crowd
which filled the gigantic street, continually shouting,
"Long live the hilig ! Long live the Constitution ! '
The windows were crowded with people. The women
waved handkerchiefs of the Italian colours. Some
dragoons, having attempted to make a charge, fell
with their horses, but they were immediately raised
by the people. The young nobles and citizens em-
braced the Lazzaroni, and the civic guards fraternized
with the people. General Slatella having succeeded in
forcing his way on horseback into the midst of the crowd,
called cat them to be orderly, and to cry " Long live the
King !" The people uttered the cry, and then called
upon the General to shout, " Long live the Constitu-
tion !" The General did not comply with the re-
quest, but it is asserted that he answered "L'avrele"
—" You shall have it !" The crowd subsequently
gradually dispersed, and two hours after order be-
came re-established. After some hesitation, the King
accepted the resignation of all his Ministers, andt
formed a new Cabinet. The decree, which is
daed
the 27th, nominates the Duke de Serra Capriole
(Ambassador at Paris), President of the Council and
Minister of Foreign Affairs ; Prince Dentrie!,Mi-
nister of Finance ; Den Gaetano Scovasso, Minister
of Commerce and Public Instruction ; Prince de
Torella, Minister of Public Works ;
_Don Cesido
) Bonanni, Minister of Justice
tainis
e and Ecclesiastical
Affair§ ; Don Carlo Canczulli, ter of the

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The town of Palermo has been divided into eight
military quarters, in each of which there are a
. chief
and two sub-chief.•, who are charged to organise all
able men into companies, one portion of wisish are to
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sroduce city against
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swords.
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reinforcements
quarter-
generaloo st
could be obtained. Recompenses in money and
honours were to be given to the men who distin-
guished themselves. The tricolour flag, surmounted
by an eagle, were to be confided to the bravest men
in each quarter, and at the quarter-general.
We have stated above that the junta was divided
into two sections—one of defence, the other of admi-
nistration. The section of defence consists of the Prince
de Pantelleria, M. Jacomo, M. Colona, M. La Masa, M.
I3ivona, M. Burgio•Villafiorita, M. Castiglia, and M.
Crispi, secretary. The following gentlemen farm the
section of administration :—Baron Iliso, President
M. Balsam), Chevalier Fardella, 31. Vergava, Prince
de Rammacca, Baron Porcefli, Marquis Pilo, Count
d'Aceto, 31. Napoli, M. Cianciolo, M. F. Napoli, M.
Zappulls, M. Caruso, M. Miloro, Cher. del Castillo,
M. Cascio, M. Ondes, Prince de Grammonte, M.
Palicaolo, and M. Minnelli, sec. ; M. Bentivegnu,
and M. Parinella, vice sec. In the proclamations
published by the junta, the names of several of the
insurgents who have must distinguished themselves
by their bravery are given, accompanied with some-
what enthusiastic laudation. Particular mention is
made of a lady of distinction named Maria Testa di
Lana, who had assumed male attire, taken the com-
mand of a detachment, and fought for the country. The
I'retor of Palermo had caused all the depots of corn
to be publicly sold. Ile previously disposed of his
own corn at a moderate rate, and Baron Tasca Mas-
trogiovanni had followed his example. The general
committee addressed an appeal to the clergy, to re-
open the churches, celebrate the usual offices of reli-
gion, and encourage the people to show their love for
the country. The Princess Scordia had offered to
attend on the wounded in the hospitals, and to dress
their wounds. The Duchesses de Monteleone and
Gualtieri had made similar offers, and it was not
doubted that all ladies of rank in the island would
imitate them.

To show the disinterestedness of the Sicilians, the
committee had published a letter from M. F 8140112,
in which he modestly disclaimed the honour which
had been erroneously ascribed to him, of having been
one of the young men who composed the provisional
committee of the 12th. He could not, he said, con-
sent to receive any share in an honour which belonged
wholly to others; but he hoped by his own actions to
attain distinction, and he was ready to sacrifice his
life for his country. The following correspondence
between the Duke de Majo and the general com-
mittee had been published for the information of the
people :

" TO THE PRETOR OF PALERMO.

" Most Excellent Marquis, I send to your Excel-
lency a distinguished officer, Major Ascensa Spada-
fora, who is charged to inform you of the events of
yesterday and the day before, in order that the
people may know how the troops have conducted
themselves towards the citizens, and vice versa. Be-
lieve me to feel towards you sentiments of esteem and
consideration.

" DUKE DE MAJO.

" Palermo, 23d January."
The reply was as follows :
" The general committee has read the note of your
Excellency, which Major Ascenso has remitted to
me. The committee charges me to inform you that,
when we shall have gloriously terminated our present
struggle, history will know what judgment to pass
on the conduct of both parties. Accept the assurance
of my most distinguished esteem.
" MARQUIS SPEDALOTTO,
" Preter of Palermo.

" Palermo, 231 January.

MARRIAGE IN HiGn Lirs.—On the sth instant,
at Whippingham Church, East Cowes, by the Rev.
Mr. Jolliffe, Fetherstone Stonestreet, Esq., L.L.D.,
Barrister-at-Law, son of G. S. Stonestreet, Esq., of
London, and nephew of Miss Agatha Shedden, of Slat-
woods, Cowes, and George Shedden. Esq., of Berkeley-
square, London, to the Baroness Marie Von Hammer-
stein, of Hanover, in the suite of her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Cambridge. The weather was very un-
propitious, or this would have been one of the grandest
affairs that has come off here for some time, prepara-
tions have been making for some weeks at Slatwoods
and Spring-hill. Major-General Thomas, and ad lartg
company of the friends of the parties were in
whole country round was laid under conethriibruittlons of
ldren were
flowers, evergreens, &e., and nymp
employed to spread them on the
past, but the church,
h-hhkeof the happy
couple. The rain fell in heavy showewr
as
filled by the
though two miles from
leh,eantod the inhabitants of the
friends of the young coup
surrounding country.
which is to
Tux Ishiw NOVEL,mbij:,s the author of "Emilia
Wyndham," "Two
called "Angela." We under-
standappear immediately, is
that it is a story of modern life, of a deeply inter-
esting character,
and, is likely still further to increase the
fame of this pops sir writer. The, ./41heliceuni has justly
observed, that
" the author of Emilia Wyndham' is
the most earnest of our tale-tellers. Best of all, when
the passion of the story rises, the power of the teller
rises therewith. The reader is hurried forward by the
interest she excites—made indignant or tearful by the
eloquence of her dialogue ; he is taken by her into the
. dark closet,' where her ' beings of the mind' are strug-
gling with Fate."
OLIVER CRQXWELL.—Mr. Lemon, deputy-keeper
of the State papers, pointed out to the narrator a re-
markable proof of Cromwell's suspicious accuracy in as-
certaining how far the particular members of his council
were to be held responsible for the acts of each sitting,
by causing their names to be inserted in the margin of
the council book in the order in which they arrived, and
not, as in all ordinary cases, by enumerating, in the com-
mencement, those in attendance, as aiiplying to the
whole of each several Sitting.—Poynder s Likrary Es-
tratts (New Scrim).