The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-26 00:00:00

ITALY.

In the sitting of the 2011 of the Chamber of Depu-
ties at Turin, Signor Brofferio, the chief orator of the
'extreme Leif:, addressed the questions to the Minis-
ters wrdch he had given notice of the day before. But
in order to save time, it wee agreed that each question
should be separately diecue sod. Signor Brofferio first
attacked the Government on the nomination of Signor
Farini to the portfolio of Public Instruction, on the
ground that he was not.a Piedmohtese, and on the
late Papal brief ;against the writings of Professor
Nuytz. As to the first objection, Count Cavour took
the defence of his colleague who had occupied the post
of Under-Secretary of State at Rome, under the con-
stitutional regime introduced by the Pope in 1848,
and had moreover been sent as Envoy Extraordinary
to the camp of Charles Albert. Count Cavour spoke
highly of the literary productions of his colleague,
and vindicated the conduct of the Government in
making such a choice. Signor Farini then ascended
the tribune, and spoke with great moderation in de-
fence of certain measures he had taken with respect
to the Universities, and which had been attacked by
Brofferio. As to the matter of the Papal brief, Signor
Deforesta, Minister of Justice, declared that the Go-
vernment would oppose any discussion on the brief,
that being a document officielly unknown to the Go-
vernment, and having no legal existence in the king-
dom so long as it was not declared executory in the
kingdom. The remaining questions were adjourned
to the following sitting.
The Venice Gazette announces that one Angelo
Zambelli, of Venice, has been condemned to two
years' hard labour for having spread a report that re-
volutions had broken out in France and Russia ; that
one Roberri has been condemned to three years' de-
tention in a fortress for having bad revolutionary
pamphlets in his possession ; and one Fortunate
Bianchi to eight weeks' military imprisonment, for
having insulted the gendarmes in the exercise of their
functions.

THE LATE KING OF HANOVER.
The Hanover Gazette of the 20th has the following
official notification :—" The will of the late King of
Hanover contains a recommendation to his son
thus conceived Ido not object to my body
being exposed to the regards of my faithful sub-
jects, in order that they may cast their eyes on
me for the last time. I have never had any other
desire nor any other object than to contribute to their
happiness. I have never acted from interested views. I
have only wished to correct the abuses which were
introduced into the administration during a period of
150 years, in the absence of the Sovereign—the ex-
istence of which, consequently, can cause no surprise.'
In consequence his Majesty George V. has ordered
that the body of his royal father shall be exposed on
Friday and Saturday, the 21st and 223, at from ten
to twelve in the morning, and frcm one to four in the
afternoon, before the throne. Everybody will be ad-
mitted." Ile Government has ordered that the people
shall take mourning fur three weeks.

THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE MEDALS IN
PARIS TO THE FRENCH EXHIBITORS
AT THE GREAT EXHIBTION.
ROW IN THE LOUVRE.-THE DISTRIBUTION POSTPONED.
The distribution of medals by the President of
the French Republic to the successful French exhibi-
tors in the Great Exhibition was to have taken place
on Sunday, but owing to the bad management of the
authorities, tickets of admission were issued to a much
greater number of persons than the room in which
the distribution was to take place could possibly ac•
commodate, and the consequence was a row, ending
in the postponement of the distribution. Galignani's
Messenger gives the following description of the
scene :

" The presentation of medals by the President of
the Republic to the successful portion of the French
exhibitors at the Great Exhibition at London was to
have taken place yesterday at the Louvre. The
whole ceremony was, however, cut short by a scene
of the most extraordinary confusion. The salle ap-
pointed:for the preceedings was that generally known
by the designation of the Square Room,' but which
most persons will recellect Nettercontaining the
noble picture by Paul Veronese, Tne Marriage of
Cana in Galilee.' Lvelve o'clock was the hour
fixed for the commencement of the dis-
tribution, but by eleven the room in question
was already very nearly filled, and still the
holders of tick-ts of admi eion were pouring forward
in an uilbrekcei stream. The consequence was, that
long heore the time appointed fur the beginning of the
ceremony the cruel became tremendous. Not less
than 1,700 persons were in fact crowded together in
a Niece no calculated to hold more than 1,200 with
comfort. The matter became still worse when, as
twelve o'clock was on the point of striking, the
keepers of the Louvre began to establish a passage for
the exhibitors up to tho estrade on which the Presi-
dent's chair of state was placed. With great
difficulty, arid not without a considerable
amount of pushing on the one hand, and
of murmuring on the other, a narrow lane
was opened from the entrance to the estrade. The
estrade was exactly opposite the large pictures already
mentioned, and on it were placed a gilt chair of state
in the centre for the President of the Republic, and
two other seats at each side, probably for some of the
Ministers, the Archbishop of Paris, the Prefect of the
Seine, &c. Benches covered with crimson velvet
were pieced on the sides for the jury, the represen-
tatives of the people, and the President's household.
A little before twelve the estrade began to receive
its occupants through another entrance, specially
resrved ter the persons who were to fill the seats
cf honour. M. Lacrosse, the Minister of Public
Works, was amongst the first arrivals, and after
him Caine M. Berger, the Prefect of the Seine ;
Baron Charles Dupin, Count d'Argout, Regent of
the Bank of France; de Sillandrouze, General
Magnan, General-in-Chief of the army in Paris ;
General R quet, &c. A few minutes after twelve the
Archbishop of Paris entered, and had scarcely time to
speak a few words of salutation to M. Berger and the
other notabilities on the platform when a burst of
martial music from the grand staircase announced
the arrival of the President of the Republic. The
Prince entered the moment afterwards, accompanied
by M. Dupin, sen., the President of the Assembly ;
Cassabiance, the Minister of Commerce ; General
de St. Armand, the Minister of War; a number of
representatives, and a brilliant staff. The Pre-
Bluetit went over at once and spoke to the
Archbishop of Paris, and was in the act of saluting
the other gentlemen around him, when a dreadful
uproar arose from outside the door by which the
public entered. Every one mechanically turned to-
evards the point from which this indecorous interrup-
tion proceeded, but nothing could be seen save a sea
of heads, extending as far as the eye could reach
into the other room. Cries for silence arose from
the persons inside, but all to no purpose, the tumult
conneuing its roar outside, intermingled with cries
of We cannot get in !' ‘We can see nothing!'
The arrangements are shameful !' and other excla-
mations of a far Use respectful character against those
who had organized the ceremony. The President
appeared much annoyed at the contretemps, and seemed
to make some observation on the matter to, M. Dupin
who stood by his side. At last a loud voice outside'
was heard to exclaim, ' Distribute the medals in the
court below ! Ttie weather is most lovely 1' This was
responded to by cries of Yes, yes,' from outside, and
the gentlemen en the platform appeared to concert
amongst themselves on the propriety
.of adjourning to
some place where all the persons having tickets mild
be admitted: The effect of this short consultation
was soon, perceived, as the President and the other
gentlemen around him moved off towards the
long gallery, which is just beyond the room
.where
the Ceremony was appointed to take place.At,.the
same moment a file of gendarmes entered, with musket
on shoulder, from the grand staircase, and proceeded
towards the door, which the discontented crowd WAS
besieging. Having taken up their station there, the
noise,,gradually snbided, though not without many an
nheersvetioa beimx made against the utter want of ar-
rangeront which had characterised the preliminary
proceedings. Meanwhile the keepers and servants began
to remove thesemnandchairs from the platform into the
long gallery.. Ocasionally, as the door opened to admit
one of these officials; that portion of the public which
stecd, nearest contrived to slip in so that the crowd
in the outer room began by degrees to move forward.
At Let, when the greatest portion
of the matting on
the c-strado had been taken away, the door was Bud!
den'y thrown open, and a terrific rush took place,
the liberated mass of human beings pouring along in,
fall career towards. the other end of the gallery,
About two-thirds of the way down the chair of state
had been '
again placed with the other chairs at each
side as before; in front stood a few long seats, in-
tended apparently rather to mark the spot which was
to serve as the stopping-
place of the public, than to
afford sitting accommodation. Behind these teats
stood the President of the Republic and the other
gentlemen who had figured by his side in
the • other room. No doubt, had the plb-
entereci quietly, the noble gallery into which