The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-01 00:00:00

THE SUNNY SOUTH.

While we in the far North arc sitting with open
wiiidow-s and extinguished fires, our friends who have
tal,:en, their annual winter flight from the dreaded
English whiter to the balmy and sunny South are
suffering the agonies of hard frosts and bitter blasts,
without any of the solaces which an English home
offers. A letter from Naples, written on Jan. 23, says:
"It has been snowing here nearly day. The
plants around the fountains are covered with thick-
ribbed ice, and the bitter east wind is as piercing as
I ever felt it in London. The inhabitants and the
visitors are alike bewildered ; the former declare that
they have never seen or felt similar weather, and the
latter wish themselves safe at home. At the hotels
great coats and sealskin cloaks are worn at the table
dhote, as things are come to such a pass that appear-
ances must be sacrificed to comfort. The streets are
almost deserted, and the few persons who venture out
of doors appear to be enduring agonies from the celd
to which they are so unused. The Neapolitans
attempt to console us by assuring us that this state of
things cannot last many days, and that an early
spring awaits us. We live in hope."

FOREIGN NOTES.

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The Times correspondent gives some particulars relative
to the murder at Burgos. The decree of the Minister of
Public Instruction was, as before mentioned, intended to
be secret, but it was impossible to prevent the contents
of a circular which was addressed to some hundreds of
persons from leaking out. The clerical papers were soon
able to raise the alarm, and inform their readers that
the secret object of the circular was " the spoliation
of the Church." At Burgos some rumours of that nature
were already in ciretilation among the people, and a certain
stir was perceptible in the most crowded quarters of the
city on Sunday. On the following morning, however, the
Governor went to the cathedral, and was admitted without
opposition. The door was closed after him, and a picket of
Civil Guards posted at the entrance. Soon after the voice of
the archbishop was heard to cry for help, and one of
the bells from the steeple sounded the alarm. The mob,
apparently at that signal, went round the building, and
forced a way both into the church and the cloister. The
cries of the multitude were, " Death to the Governor ! "
" Vice the United Church of Burgos ! " As the Governor
was issuing from the door of the church which led into the
cloister, he asked what the people wanted ; but these
closed upon him, and on the very steps of the threshold
pierced him with their daggers. He fell ;he was seen to strive
to rise, but was soon again overpowered and prostrated.
The murderers then tore his clothes from him, struggled
for the possession of those bloody tatters as trophies, and
cut even the limbs to pieces, " like famished wolves."
They then threw a red scarf round the mangled body,
dragged it down the steps, and through the cloister, to
the square before the cathedral, where they were fallen
upon by the public force which dispersed them.
The Papal Nuncio was at a friendly party at the
American Minister's when the news arrived at Madrid,
and great care had to be taken lest be should fall into the
hands of the populace. The entire diplomatic body at
Madrid has declared that if any harm befalls the Nuncio
they will leave Madrid.
The Etenciard has received information to the effect that
the candidature of the Duke of Aost3 is supported by
nearly two-thirds of the members of the Cortes.