The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-25 00:00:00

nounced in the Moniteur of the 10th inst."

On Sunday last, the anniversary of the accept-
ance of the crown of Belgium by King Leopold the
First, the founder of the dynasty, a solemn Te

Deum was celebrated in the parochial church of St

Peter and St. Paul, at Ostend. King Leopold the

Second was represented by Count de Lannoy, Comp-
troller of the Queen's Household, and Baron de
Wyckersloot. King Leopold bas left Brussels for

the camp of Beverloo, where his Majesty will only

stay a few days previous to his departure for Liege,
where he goes to pay his complements to the Sultan
on his passage through Belgium on his way back to

Turkey.
In a recent letter I mentioned some facts which
foreshadowed coming troubles in Italy. Some

questions were put to M. Rattazzi in the Chamber
on Monday relative to certain enrolments which
have taken place in Italy, in answer to which the
Minister replied that the Italian Government was
firmly resolved to execute rigorously the convention
of September last, and to guarantee the PJutifical
territory against all aggression, direct or indirect.
According to the Corriere Italiano, Cardinal
Antonelli has put some questions to the four Catho-
lic Powers with the view of ascertaining what
would be the course adopted in the three following
cases If they were certain of the connivance of

the Italian Government, notwithstanding the en-
gagements contracted by it according to the terms
of the Convention ? 2. If the revolution were to
break out at the gates of Rome ? 3. If insurrec-
tion were to occur in the city of Rome itself ? The
answer given to these questions is not known, but,
according to report, the four Powers have offered to
give personal protection to the Pope and the Sacred
College in case of danger, reserving to themselves
the facility of replying to the questions when they
shall have received full instructions frizita their re-
spective Governments.

The Italian troops have dispersed some men in
arms who assembled on the frontiers of the Roman
States, and the French general Dumont has been
sent to Rome to make inquiries relative to 300 de-
sertions which have taken place from the Antibes
Legion. These are the facts which induced the
questions to M. Rattazzi above alluded to.
Italy, as was foreseen would be the case, is in a
very excited state. Mazzini has gone there, and
negotiations are in progress between him and Gari-

baldi respecting the National Roman Junta, which
was substituted for the two former Roman Commit-

tees. Garibaldi is said to be in the environs of Pisa,
where he has appointed the officers who are to com.
mand the insurrectional army which, it is believed
is about to invade the Pontifical States. The
Italian Government has reinforced the troops sta-
tioned on the Pontifical frontiers. It is a strong
force, about 40,000 men. Garibaldi's plan is said
to be to create an insurrection in Rome simultane-
ously with the invasion of the Pontifical States.
The France states that the Danish Government
persists in refusing the guarantees demanded by
Prussia previous to the cession of Schleswig, and ex-
presses its desire to have all the Danes in that
Duchy reunited to Denmark.
It is stated that Prince Waldeck has just ceded
his principality to Prussia by a formal treaty. The
principality of Waldeck is situated between West-
phalia and Electoral Hesse. Its extent is 20,000
square miles and its population 60,000. So much
for the disclaimer on the part of Prussia of any de-
sire for further annexation.
A man named Davrina, a returned convict, has
been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the
murder and mutilation which I recently narrated.
He was formerly a butcher, which may account for
the businesslike way in which the head and limbs of
the murdered man, Dugue, were severed before they
were thrown into the water.
During the discussion, in the Chamber, relative
to the Post Office, the director of that establishment,
M. Vandal, made some interesting statements show-
ing the great increase in Post Office communication.
For six years past there has been each year an in-
crease of 40 millions in the articles conveyed by the
Post Office, the total making an increase of 240
millions more than in 1861. The rural Post Office
service is performed by 16,500 agents, who only re-
ceive about £23 sterling a-year for their labour. The
distance traversed by them in the course of the year
is equal to a journey of ten times round the globe.
The revenue of the Post-office increased so much
that more persons could be employed and more faci-
lities could be given to the public. The increase in
the number of new Post Offices during the last six
years was to the extent of a seventh upon the total
number. By means of railways there was a great
increase in the localities through which letters were
sent. The amount of the increase in the Post Office
revenue would this year probably be four millions
of francs.

The weather has been stormy to-clay, but sultry,
awl with a good deal of rain from time to time,
succeeded by ardent sunshine. in the course of the
afternoon there was thunder. '
The Spaniards aro known to bo very supersti-