The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-27 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Paris Univers publishes a letter from Rome of
the 20th, which states that the French garrison in
that city its to be increased by 1,500 men more. It
adds that General GEmEatt having demanded, in con-
sequence of the Papal Government the occupation of
several military posts, the latter has granted some,
but refused others, among which the Collegio Ro-
mano and the Pontifical Palace of the Quirinal. The
writer expresses a hope that this refusal will lead to
no serious misunderstanding. The Austrians have
advanced to Otricoli.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The Queen has sig-
nified her gracious intention of visiting her Majesty's Theatre
in state on Saturday, July 5, when the general public will
have an opportunity of displaying their loyalty and enthu-
siasm, it being, according to custom, an extra night. The
arrangements for the reception of her Majesty will be on a
scale of unprecedented splendour and magnificence. Several
boxes wi l be taken to form one capacious state box for the
Queen, the great officers of state, and the Court retinue.
The evening is expected to be one of the most imposing re-
membered in the annals of her Majesty's Theatre.
HEAT OF THE WEATHER.—Yesterday, at the
Humane Society's Receiving-house, Hyde-park, the thermo-
meter at noon stood at 90 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade,
and at 102 Fahrenheit in the sun. The oppressive heat
proved very destructive to the omnibus cattle—in the course
of the day several dropped down from exhaustion, and had
to be killed. The Public Laths and Wash-houses were lite-
terally besieged, and numbers had to be refused from want
of room. It is calculated that at least 7,000 persons bathed
in the Serpentine last evening; and the Humana Society
had extra boats out to prevent accident.

THE lax n CENSUS.—Very gloomy reports are in
circulation respecting the fearful decline of the Irish people,
which will be made manifest by the forthcoming official re-
turns of the Census Commissioners. It is stated on an au-
thority which ought to be deemed competent, that these re-
turns will show that the population of Ireland in the year
1851 is about the same as it stood in 1821, just 30 years
back—a result scarcely credible, even making full allowance
for the recent ravages of famine and pestilence, and the pro-
digious tide of emigration which has been rolling on for the
last four or five years.

A MAN FOUND DROWNED, WITH HIS THROAT CUT
AND SKULL FRACTURED.—On the 18th instant the body of
a man was found in the river Thames, near the village of
Chertsey, with his throat fearfully cut and his skull frac-
tured. He appeared about forty-five years of age, five feet
ten inches high. Was dressed in a dark cloth jacket. grey
cloth waistcoat, dark ribbed cloth trousers, dark silk neck-
tie, coloured shirt. To his pocket was found a red and white
silk handkerchief marked " P.S." in red cotton, and a buck-
handled penknife. A surgeon, after au examiLation, gave
it as his opinion that the skull had been fractured after
death, and from the direction in which the throat was
cut he was led to believe that the man had first cut his own
throat, and afterwards precipitated himself into the river, ,
and a jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical
evidence.

THE LAW CHANGES IN SCOTLAND.—We learn that
Mr. George Deas is to succeed Mr. John Cowan as Solicitor-
General, and that the vacancy thereby created in the Sheriff-
ship of Ross and Cromarry, which Air. Deas has only held
for a short time, is to be ripplied by the appointment of Mr.
Thomas Itaelterzie.—Scotsman.