The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-06 00:00:00

ITALY.

In the sitting of the 2d of the Chamber of Depu-
ties at Turin, the report on the election of M.
Bottero by the first college of Nice, recommending
its approval, was read. M. Deviry, of the right,
proposed an inquiry into it on the ground that the
government had exercised undue influence over
the electors in favour of its candidate. The In-
tendant, he said, had told an elector that if he did
not vote for the government candidate. he might
do injury to his son's career in the financial
department. Count de Cavour emph,tically
denied that any such threat had been held out.
The sou was one of the ablest functionaries
of the finance, had been promoted three years
ago, and would be promoted in future according to
his merits, without any regard to electoral votes.
The Intendant, he added, had no power at all in
the matter. After some further discussion, the
motion for an inquiry was negatived by a majority
of 70 against 45. Next followed the report on the
election of Pancaheri, where General Lamarmora
had been ousted. The report recommended an in-
quiry on the strength of a protest signed by
the Syndic and the majority of the communal
councillors, in which it was stated that the
ballot-box had been left unotarded for some
time. There was, however, a counter pro-
test from the members of the electoral board.
Count de Cavour observed that this was the elec-
tion which had been most regretted by the Cabinet,
on acconnt of General de Lamaralora s ill-success,
but that he must oppose an inquiry, because such
measures ought not to be often resorted to. After
a debate of some length the inquiry was rejected
by a small majority, nearly half of the Right having
abstained from voting.

At Florence and in other large towns of Tußcany,
prayers have been offered up for the safe delivery
of the Hereditary Princess of that Duchy, who is
shortly expected to be confined.

In the Germanic Diet, on th,, 31st ult., the com-
mittee on military affairs presented a report setting
forth the federal fortress of Landau, but a vote on
the subject was postponed for a fortnight.

THE AFRICAN MAIL.

PLYMOUTH, TUESDAY EVENING.

The African Royal Mail st,aru ship Gindace,
Captain J. H. Bolt, arrived here this day. Her
homeward dates are Fernando Po, Nov. 26 ;
Carneroons, Nov. 28 ; Old Calabar, Nov. 30 ;
Bunny, Dec. 3; Lagos, Dec. 6 ; Accra, Dec. 10 ;
Cape Coast, Dec. 11 ' • Monrovia, Dec. 15 ; Sierra
Leone, Dec 20 ; Bathurst, 23 ; Goree, Dec.
24 ; eneriffe, Dec. 28 ; Madeira, Dec. 30.
She brings the usual mails, six cabin passengers,
and the captain and part of the crew of the barque
Countess of Durham, the wreck of which vessel has
been noticed previously.

Her cargo consists of 1,801 ounces of gold dust,
334 casks of palm oil, 902 billets camwood, 64
packages gum, 47 packages bees-wax, 81 tusks and
60 cases of ivory, and 40 packages of sundries.
At Fernando Po there were no ships of war. At
Lagos, the Vesuvius, Wirefly, Hecla, Brune, Con-
flict, and Bloodhound. At Siert a Leone, the Pluto
and Childers. At Teneriffe, the Spitfire, hound
for the, Coast of Africa, Heron, and the American
frigate Powhattan ; the screw steam ship Powerful
put in here leaky, making five inches per hour, ex-
pected to leave on the Ist of January.
Trade was quiet in the rivers.
The Niger exploring vessel Dayspring was lost
near Rabba, on a reef of rocks.
The publication of the New lira newspaper had
been suspended at Sierra Leone through the go-
vernor having refused to accept the sureties offered
under a colonial regulation. A m-nnorial has been
forwarded on the subject to the Secretary of State
for the Colonies, and the subscribers to the paper
await the result.