The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-15 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OF POWER-SOUTHERN
ITALY.

In reply to Mr. GRIFFITHS,
Lord J. RUSSELL said there was no ground for the state-
ment whichappeared in the Indepoulance Beige, to the effect
that the French Government had intimated to Lord Cowley
that, in the case of the occurrence of contingencies in refe-
rence to the present distribution of power in Southern Italy,
France would feel it her duty to claim further territorial
compensation.

THE PORTE.
Mr. J. LOCKE inquired whether her Majesty's Govern-
ment were in possession of any information to the effect
that Russia had concentrated a considerable army on the
Pruth, and that the Ottoman Government had assembled
a corps d'arinee at Weeden ; also whether her Majesty's
Government had been advised that Prince Gortchakoff
had assembled the representa ives of all the Powers
except Turkey, and had stated that the condition of Chris-
tians in the Turkish dominions was every day becoming
more insupportable, and that it was hoped by Government
to obtain the concurrence of other powers, and would make
a strollg remonstrance to Turkey on the subject.
LoreJ. RUSSELL said that no intelligence had been
received in reference to the first question. As regarded the
second matter a despatch had been received from the
British ambassador at Paris stating that M. Thouvenel had
announced it was the intention of the French Government
that the action in respect to tho question should be that
of the five great Powers of Europe.
ARMY ESTIMATES.

In reply to Mr. DISRAELI,
Lord PALMERSTON said that the army estimates
would not be brought forward on Thursday after 11 o'clock
at night.
TIIE DERBY DAY.

In reply to Mr. E. JAMES,
Lord PALMERSTON said that the Government woul I
not ask the house to depart from the usual practice in ad-
journing-on the Tuesday till after the Derby Day. It was
not proper for a private member to bring forward a motion
on that subject, and he would move the adjournment on
this day week.
(LEFT SITTING.)

LONDON GAZETTE-(THIS EVENING)

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MAY 12.

This day had audience of her Majesty, Senor Carlos
Gutierrez, Minister Plenipotentiary from the Republic of
Honduras, to deliver his credentials ; and the Count de Lu-
dolf, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
from the King of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, to deliver
his credentials; to which audiences they were respectively
introduced by the Right Hon. Lord John Russell, her
Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
and conducted by Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir Ed-
ward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Core-
MAIM

FOREIGN OFFICE, 111A.y 12.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Pon Juan

Miguel Winder as Consul, at Southampton, for the Re-
publ:e of Peru.

DOWNING-STREET, MAY 14.
The Quoin has been pleased to appoint Samuel Cock-
burn, Esq., to ba President and Senior Member of the
Council of the Island of Nevis, during the temporary ab-
sence of President Sir Carlo Arthur Henry Rumbold,
Baronet.

WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MAY 15.
Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Captain Frederick
Close to be Captain, vice 'William M. King, deceased ;
Lieutenant Robert Loftus Tottenham to be Second Cap-
tain, vice close. The promotion of the undermentioned
officers to be antedated to 9th April, 1860 :—Captain and
BrevetMajorW. J. Bolton and Second Capt. M. Tweedie.
Brevet-Major James Sinclair to be Captain, vice Frank-
lin, placed on the Supernumerary List ; Lieutenant
Richard O'Hara to be Second Captain, vice Sinclair.
Coast Brigade of Artillery—Second Captain John Sweeny
tq be Captain, vice Elliott, whose commission has been
cancelled; Lieutenant James MacGillivrav to be Second
Captain, vice Sweeny; Quartermaster-Sergeant John
McLernon to be Lieutenant, vice. MaeGillivray.
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BREVET.—Quartermaster William Elliott, having retired
upon half-pay Royal Artillery, to have the honorary
rank of Captain, under the Royal Warrant of 17th Dec.,
1855.

ADMIRALTY, MAY 14.
Retired Rear-Admiral John Ge. rge Aplin to have the
rank and title of Retired Vice-Admiral from the 2d inst.,
in pursuance of the Order in Council of May 7, 1858.