The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-27 00:00:00

Learned Judge, in deciding the question, I
acted in a manner which reflected the
highest honour on his head and heart. He
consulted the wishes and feelings of the child
itself, and finding that it manifested the greatest
anxiety to remain with Mrs. BROWNE, and that it
was extremely unwilling to return to its mother or
her family, he refused to interfere in any manner;
and it therefore remains with the person who pro-
' tected its helpless infancy, and the kindness of whose
treatment may be judged from the fact of the child's
affection for her. In this instance, therefore, we have
no reason to complain of the result, but we have seen
what might have been the case, and we desire
that such a law should be enacted as would prevent
any such possibility.

A letter from Constantinople, of January 10, says
—" The Pose's Nuncio, Mgr. FERRIRRI, has not
arrived at Constantinople. It was rumoured here
that the Tripoli steamer, on board of which he em-
barked at Civita Vecchia, had perished, but it has
been since ascertained that she took refuge, on the
23d alt , in the Gulph of Naples. The good feeling
of the SULTAN towards the two members of his
Cabinet who are furthest advanced in the paths
of reform has just been exhibited in a most
marked manner. The Grand Vizir ItEscueD
PAC VIA. has received a pension for life of
600,000 piastres (150,0000, and the Minister
of Foreign Affairs, ALY EFFENDI, has been
raised to the rank of muchir, or pacha of three
tails. The cholera remains almost stationary. After
having raged at Kouskoundjouk, on the Asiatic side,
it broke out at Arnaout•Keny, on the European side,
where it carried off from 20 to 25 persons. The
epidemic, which raged in the arsenal, has fallen off in
intensity ; the number of attacks is nearly stationary,
but the mortality has diminished."
By the Levant Mail we have letters from Con-
stantinople of the 7th instant, which informs us that
intelligence had been received of dangerous commo-
tions having broken out in Tripoli.

The Piedmontese Gazette of the 20th confirms the
news of the insurrection in Sicily, and gives the fol-
lowing details. Messina began the insurrection on
the 4th, eight days before the general rising, and had
organized a civic guard, and taken possession of the
fort of S. Salvadore. At Palermo, according to the
Piedinontese Gazette, at the first reports of cannon,
the Bagarioti, or country people, flocked in
arms to the capital, headed by the priests, with
crucifixes in their hands, haranguing the multi-
tude, and saying, that as CHRIST died for them,
they should die for their country. The cavalry at-
tacked the people, but were repulsed with a loss of 50
men ; the people only lost 20. Some persons were
seen pouring boiling oil on the soldiers from the
windows; and among the pieces of furniture that
esshiled their heads from above there was a piano!
The citadel of Messina still held out, but it was
believed it would shortly surrender.

A supplement of the Nouvelliste of Marseilles of
;he 22d contains the following :

"By the Sesostris, which left Naples on the 18th
;n the evening, we have received letters confirming
the account given of events at Palermo. The seve-
rity with which communications are intercepted pre-
vents us from knowing exactly what has taken place
at Catania, Syracuse, Reggio, Mellazz), and the
principal towns of the interior, but everything leads
us to believe that there, as at Palermo, the insurrec-
tion has been energetic. As to Messina, we can
affirm, in the most positive manner, that all the popu-
lation are in arms, and that the royal troops, too
weak to put down the general movement, have been
compelled to retire to the fort, where they were pre-
paring to bombard the town. At this movement,
however, a British frigate, the Thetis, commanded
by Captain Codrington, and which had quitted
Naples on the first news of this event, to
take under her protection the English resi-
dents at Messina, anchored under the fort.
The captain, in concert with the English and
French consuls, gave notice to the military governor
not to commence his fire until the subjects of the

two countries should be safely on board. But Capt.
Codrington, doubting the promise to this effect of the
Neapolitan governor, resorted to the following stra-
tagem :—He placed the Thetis as near as possible to
the fort, and in the direction of his guns, and placed
his sails in such a position, that a shot could not be
fired without touching one of them, which was by far
too serious a thing for the governor to attempt to do.
It is to be feared, however, that although Captain
Codrington would prolong this state of things as long
as possible, he would be unable to save Messina from
the horrors of a bombardment, as soon as the British
and French subjects should be on board his
ship. Our last accounts from Palermo were of
the 12th. Almost at the moment when the
insurrection broke out, the English squadron which
had been in the port-.for a fortnight set sail, leav-
ing only a frigate for the protection of the Eng-
lish residents. The squadron returned to Naples on
the 16th. The royal troops, which at the date of our
last correspondence occupied the foot of the Monte
Pellegrino, had returned to their barracks, where
they had to sustain the attack of the people, who
fought with fury. These engagements, although
very sanguinery, had been without decisive results.
The troops in the barracks and forts replied to the
fire of the assailants, but they were closely blockaded
up to the 16th, the date of our last news. The troops
fought with resignation, but it was easy to perceive
that they fluctuated between a sense of military
duty, and their feelings as citizens. The people had
formed a provisional government. We guarantee the
rigorous exactness of the general facts we have thus
recited ; but we consider it to be our duty to warn the
public against the circu nstantial or partial details
which may be circulated on these events. The greatest
enthusiasm and most perfect accord reign among
the people. Men, women, and children have all com-
bined in raising the barricades and cutting the
trenches. No excess tending to compromise the
patriotic cause has occurred to tarnish their proceed-
ings. The English Consul, whose arms were acci-
dentally thrown down in the attempts made by the
police to make their way into the residence of Count
Aceto, obtained immediate reparation. The troops
sent over into Sicily did not amount to more than
5,000 men, and were considered to be totally inade-
quate to stifle the rebellion. Count d'Aquila has
returned to Naples, to inform the Government of
the gravity of the state of things, and of the im-
potence of the reinforcement he had taken with
him into Sicily to effect any serious change.
Nothing positive is known about the state
of the provinces which are said to have risen.
The representatives of France and England are acting
in concert at Naples, as regards the Government. It
is well, to say, however, that they appear rather to be
waiting the issue of events than to be wearying
themselves with vain negotiations, which have so re-
peatedly turned out abortive. The attitude of the
Neapolitan has hitherto been calm, without any dis-
turbance of public order ; this, no doubt, is to be
attributed to the 35,000 troops at least stationed in
Naples and the environs. The dispatches from our
Consul in Sicily, which arrived at the moment the
Sesostris was getting under weigh, did not even pass
through the French embassy, but were at once carried
on board that vessel, so anxious was our representa-
tive to transmit them to his Government. The same
packet, on her arrival, received on board M. de La-
rochefoucault, the French Ambassador at Florence,
who last evening arrived in Marseilles."
When the Sesostris had left Naples for Marseilles,
Naples was tranquil, but in a great state of
anxiety as to the intentions of the Government.
Artillery had been placed in front of all the guard
houses, and patrols of 100 men each were constantly
in motion."
A letter from Palermo of the 12th says, " The
Italian flag floats over the public fountain of
the Fiera Vecchia-square. One of the brothers
Gallio, lately restored from prison, has been
borne in triumph. At this moment, seven o'clock
in the evening, the streets are defended by barricades,
the tocsin sounds from all the churches, and the
houses are illuminated."
A letter from Naples, of the 17th, says—" It is
rumoured that the infantry barricaded in the barracks
of the Four Winds were cut off from the Chateau
Royal, and were with difficulty defending them•
selves from the people. The Due DE MAGo and
General VIAL were shut up in the Chateau Royal.
From the forts some balls and shells had been
thrown, which had struck the houses. A provisional
Government had been formed, composed of the
Prince DE SCORDIA, the Due DE SERRA DI FALCO,
Admiral RUGGERI) SETTING, with two advocates and
a monk. Some infantry and artillery had been landed
on the mole of the fort, to the great succour of the
garrison. Thete had been numerous attacks by the
people, and great bloodshed. Naples was quiet, but,
nevertheless, incendiary placards had been posted

about." •
Another letter states, that the KING had gone on
to 11,11:t ..,-:,.)r.lference with the Count D'AquiLx.
The official journal drily announces an insurrectional
movement at Palermo, to put down which troops had