The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-24 00:00:00

SAVOY.

The Sardinian Government proposed to accord de-
corations to several National Guards who distin-
guished themselves in resisting the late unfortunate
expedition of a band of natives of Savoy ; but they
respectfully declined to receive them, alleging that it
would be base in them to accept a reward for having
been obliged to shed the blood of their fellow-coun-
trymen.

MR. COCHRANE'S DEMOMSTRA-
TION.—(THIS DAY.)
About twelve o'clock our own reporter, going to
Leicester-square, found a posse of police, about one
hundred idlers, and an open carriage, with two horses
and a blue postillion, standing at the door of the soup
depot. A waggon, in which were four or five pictures,
copied in the most approved caravan style from a defunct
weekly work published under the auspices of Mr.
Cochrane. was paraded round and round the square anti
about the streets in the vicinity. There were twenty or
thirty men distributing little bits of paper, on
which the words "No Bastile" were printed.
At one o'clock Mr. Cochrane and two persons,
one of whom carried something like an address or a
petition under his arm, ascended the carriage, and started
at a slow pace with the caravan at its heels along Pan-
ton-street. The crowd, who with Mr. Cochrane's adhe-
rents, numbered about 80 or 100, seemed disposed, out
of curiosity, no doubt, or to make up for the paupers
who were absent, to follow the imposing cortege; but the
police stood across the road and effectually prevented
them. A slight skirmish took place, and one fellow
who stoutly resisted was wounded badly in the back of
his head, for we saw blood trickling through his hair,
and down his neck. But if all bad followed, adherents
and all, the procession would not have numbered 100
persons, and not 20 certainly had.the slightest approxi-
mation in their appearance towards that of paupers.
The carriage and the caravan passed down the Haymar-
ket, Cockspur-street, and thence round Trafalgar-square;
the rushing of the crowd, which, as the impos-
ing cortege moved along, vastly increased, for,
notwithstanding the inclement weather, Easter
Monday had brought a great number of
holiday folks into the streets, being shut off by the police
at the most prominent part
,of the route. Ihe entrance
of Mr. Cochrane into the carriage was the signal for
much applause from his adherents, who were well
fugled in their vocation, and hisses from several
respectably dressed persons who happened to be near.
Owing to one of the horses of the carriage having
become in some way entangled with the harness, when
opposite the National Gallery, it became necessary to
take them out of the carriage. While this proceeding
was going on Mr. Cochrane commenced addressing the
people, but his harangue was immediately stopped by a
body of the police charging the crowd, who ran in a
most precipitate manner in all directions. A gentleman,
standing by the carriage at the time, who, in addition to
his qualification as an elector of Westminster, possessed
also that of a special constable, produced his staff, and
addressing Mr. Cochrane, said, " What a consummate
ass you must be to get up this disturbance
for the Isake of obtaining a little notot iety.
You deserve to be well trounced or ducked in the
basins over there." This outburst excited considerable
laughter among the bystanders. at which Mr. Cochrane
seemed much annoyed. The horses having by this time
been properly secured, the carriage slowly proceeded
down the opposite side of the square, its front of Morley's
Hotel. A strong detachment of the police then formed
in line two deep across the road, immediately in front of
King Charles' statue, and having allowed the carriage to
pass through, immediately closed, thus preventing most
effectually any concourse of persons from following.
The carriage then proceeded towards the Home-office.
Mr. Cochrane then alighted at the Home•office, and
enquired of the hall. keeper whether Sir G. Grey was
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stairs, and in passing out Mr. Cochrane said, " Sir
George Grey is not up sttirs, he has deceived us." He
then stepped into his carriage, loudly cheered by the
few persons who, in spite of the efforts of the
police, surrounded the carriage, and proceeded at
once to his residence in Cavendish-square. The
caravan was not allowed to proceed with the car-
riage to the Home office, but parted company at Tra-
falgar- square, and proceeded up St. Martin's-lane to-
wards Leicester-square.
At the time of our going to press there was not the
slightest symptom of disturbance ; there were scarcely
any persons in Trafalgar-square, and a few idlers alone
remained in the neighbourhood of the soup-kitchen in
Leicester-square.

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to whose zeal and enterprise antiquarian
ancient history owe so much—is now living
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the greatest destitution at Brussels—No.isncifienee state a and
Waterloo, hors de la Porte Louise. She is an aged
woman ; she is also an English woman ; and yetinthe
whole of the last winter, which was unusually
inclementin Belgium, she had not the means once to procureobtain
her-
self a meal of animal food, and could scarcely
sufficient to sustain life upon the cheapest vegetable diet.
Some time since, Sir R Peel, when in power, allowed
her a pension of 100/. a year for three years, which she
piously, though perhaps not wisely, devoted to the re-
publication of her beloved husband's works. But that
source ceased, and year after year she has been sinking
deeper and deeper into distress and despair. Surely it is
only to mention these facts to induce the benevolent
people of England to relieve the destitution of one so
closely connected with him to whom literature and
learning are so deeply indebted. Surely, upon bring
made acquainted with the case her Majesty's Govern•
went will take it into their humane
consideration, with
a view to afford this amiable and exemplary lady some
ctive assistance.— Observer.
his Excellency Lord Howden, according to letters
from his Lordship from Rio Janeiro, is expected to
arrive from the Brazils on the 25th proximo.