The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-01 00:00:00

SARDINIA.

A letter from Turin of the 25th ult., in the
Univers, makes the following remarks on the affair
of the Cagliari :
" The question of the Cagliari, which in France is sup.
posed to be settled, enters, on the contrary, on a new
phase. The question is to know what the Sardinian
Government is about to do with regard to the indemnities
which she has naturally a right to claim, since England
has obtained them for herself. Ou the arrival of the
Cagliari and of the crow, there was no manifeets.tion on
the part of the public, and there was no cause for cele-
brating the triumph of Sardinia in the matter. Every
one well understood that the King of Naples has only
yielded to England, and things were s 3 evidenly con-
certed before hand with Austria that there was absolutely
nothing fortuitous in the whole affair. Everything was
prepared between Austria, Naples e and Englund.
The separation, however, which ha i been made in the
question of indemities allows a serious difficulty
to exiet, and may revive the discussion. It is
England who in principle has required this separa-
tion, and anint de Cevour was obliged to consent
to it out of consideration to that_ .powere Now be
has to decide whether he is to follow up his claims on
account of Piedmont. Yesterday the Government con-
yoked the diplomatic commission attached to the Minis-
try of Foreign Affairs, to ask its opinion on the question
as to whether it is to maintain the demand for indemnity,
and whether in consequence of its isolation it will be pro-
per to engage in fresh complications. The commission
postponed its decision for two days. It is thought that
it will declare in the affirmative, and in that case you
may readily
,forsee what will take place. A fresh
note will be Sent to Naples ; a haughty and nega•
tive reply will be given by the King ; a second simi-
lar note will probably be dispatched, and the question
will again remain in dispute. Nevertheless, if the Sar-
dMian Government persists in claiming the indemnity,
and the King of Naples replies by a refusal, Sardinia will
be under the necessity of proposing a mediation or of
having recourse to force. In the former case, England
would expose herself to be condemned after a decision has
been already come to, for if it estable lied by aroi-
tration that Piedmont bas no right to an indemnity, it
will apparently result that the indemnity accorded to
England was also undue. In the latter csm England,
having declared that a ruptur between the t Italia.,
States might light up a general war, could oct r preach
Sardinia with being the cause of it, for she would have
recognised beforehand the justice of that pa wei's
This is the state in which the matter now stands."

Dr. Lyon Piayfair, C. 8., was elected, last Monday,
by the town council of Edinburgh to the profe4soriihip
f chemistry in that university, renjercd vaeat,t by the
death of Dr. Gregory.
ELECTION OF A SCOTCH ItEPRESENTATI% E PEER.—The
vacancy among the representative peers of Scotiand,
caused by the death of the Earl of Morton, was.yesterday
filed up by the election of the Earl of Caithness. This
choice does credit to the Scotch .peers, were it only as
showing that they are inclined to depart from the custom
of electing representatives mainly on the ground of the
violence of their party spirit or the Obsoletenesa of their
political opinions. Lord Caithness, though not a strong
poitician, is an amiable and accomplished nobleman,
whose uprightness, candour, and natural tendencies,
while enabling him to do credit to his order, will pre-
vent him being forgetful of the people and of public
opinion.—Scotsnimi.