The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-08 00:00:00

BELGIUM.

The Moniteur Beige contains the following Royal
decree :

" Leopold, King of the Belgians, to all present and to
come, greeting: Seeing Article 71 of the Constitu-
tion, which says, The King has the right to dis-
solve the Chambers, either simultaneously or sepa-
rately. The Act of dissolution shall contain the con-
vocation of the electors in forty days, and of the
Chambers in two months: seeing also, clause 2 of
Article 55, thus conceived, In ease of dissolution,
the Senate is entirely renewed:' seeing Article 19 of
the law of the 3d March, 1831, modified by the law of
the 20th May, 1848, also Article 3 of the law of the 3,1
June, 1839: seeing the law of the Ist April, 1843; see-
ing the law of 31st March, 1847, increasing the number
of senators and representatives: seeing the law of the
Ist May, 1848, which unites the canton of Stavelot to
the arrondis.ement o, Vet-viers, for administrative rela-
tions:—on the report of our Minister of the Interior, and
by the Council of Ministers, we have decreed, and do
decree—
" Art 1. The Senate is dissolved.

"Art. 2. The electoral colleges of all the arrondisse-
ments of the kiegdom are convoked for the 27th of this
month, at nine o'clock in the morning, to elect each the
number of representatives in conformity with the pre-
viously quoted laws.
" Art. 3. The Chamber of Representatives and the
Senate are convoked for the 4th November.

"Art. 4. Our Minister of the Interior is charged with
the execu7ion of the present decree.
"Given et Brussels, 4th September.
" By the King., LEOPOLD.
_

" Cu. ROGIER, Minirter of the loterior,

ITALY.

The Piedmontese Gazette of the 3d officially an-
nounces that strict orders have been sent to the
frontiers of the kingdom not to admit any persons
with Tuscan or Pontifical passports not countersigned
by the Sardinian Enbassy ; it having been ascertained
that certain individuals, whose passports the Ambas-
sadors had refused to sign, have nevertheless pene-
trated into the country.
The Milan Gazette publishes a decree of the Im-
perial Lieutenant of Lombardy, COUnt STRASOLDO,
directing that henceforward no subject of Lom-
bardy should be allowed to cross the frontier with-
out regular passports, on pain of three months' im-
prisonment.
The Official Gazette of the Two Sicilies, of the 25th
ult., announces that no further shocks have been ex-
perienced in the province of Basilicata, but that a
violent storm broke on the 18th at Earle, threatening
to complete the ruin of that ill-fated place, had not
the Intendant of the province taken prompt and judi-
cious measures to turn the course of a torrent,
which would other wise have inundated the
town. The Neapolitan Government has given
directions for the prompt reconstruction of the
fallen houses, and advanced sums for the pur-
pose. The houses that are in a tottering condition,
but may still be saved, have been propped up; those
that threaten ruin are in course of demolition. The
nuns of the monastery of Attella, which threatened
ruin, have been removed. Hospitals have been or-
ganised fur the reception of the wounded, and physic
cians have been sent from Naples and other towns to
attend them. Barracks have been constructed for the
houseless population, and four Government engineers
are directtng the various labours now in progress for
repairing the immense damage done.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
The overflow to her Majesty's Theatre to witness
the performance of operas at play house prices, still
continues; on Saturday the rush wa3 terrific, and the
numbers wbo went away unable to obtain admittance
were quite as great as those who were so fortunat- as to
get places. In consequence, Mr. Lumley has deter-
mined to continue these performances at play-house
prices for five nights more.