The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-04 00:00:00

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ITALY.

The Piedmontese Gazette contains -an article, in
reply to the Vienna Gazette, on the subject of call-
ing out the contingents of the army of Italy, and
represents that measure as a continuance of provo-
cative measures on the part of Austria. It at the
same time directs attention to the purely defensive
attitude of Piedmont, which has not yet recalled a
single soldier absent on furlough.
The Opinione of Turin, in a leading article on
the announcement that Cardinal Antonelli had re-
quested both the Austrian and French Governments
to withdraw their troops from the Papal States,
considers this step as resulting from a secret
arrangement between the Pope and the Cabinet of
Vienna, in order to lead to the departure of the
French troops from Rome. Should any disturbance
occur, it says, after the evacuation, the Austrian
troops might be marched to Rome at the shortest
notice, while the Pope would at the same time
decline the assistance of France. But the Opinione
adds that it cannot see how France can leave Rome
and Civita Vecchia until she has obtained positive
guarantees that Revolution will not raise its head
again as soon as General Goyon has left the capital
with his troops ; and these guarantees consist in
the reforms necessary to ensure public peace by
satisfying the legitimate demands of the people.
France is not disposed, it adds, after an eleven years'
occupation, to deliver up Rome either to Austria
or to the Revolution.

The Indipendente of Turin announces that the
Piedmontese Government has taken measures, in
concert with the authorities at New York, to have
Poerio and his companions provided with money
on their arrival there, and to place a steamer at
their disposal in order to convey them to Piedmont.

AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY,

The New York arrived off Cowes this morning,
with the New York mails to the 19th ult. She
brings £70,000 in specie, but only three small
packages of it are for England.
The Indian, Prince Albert, America, and Leba-
non, bad arrived out.
In the Senate, on the 15th, the Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation Bill was taken up, and a
debate ensued upon a motion to strike out the item
of 75,000 dollars to defray the expense of sending
the negroes captured on board the Echo back to
Africa. The motion was finally rejected by a vote
of 40 to 10.

Letters received from Cuba to the 10th ult. state
that the inhabitants were universally in favour of
a union with the United States.
The great event -of the season in the fashionable
world at Washington, the ball in honour of Lord
and Lady Napier, came off with great eclat on the
evening of the 17th ult. On the 18th ult. the Pre-
sident sent to the Senate one of the most important
special messages ever communicated to Congress.
:It calls upon Congress to confer upon him the
power to use the army and navy to protect American
citizens and their property on the Isthmus transit
routes. The message was debated, but -no action'
was taken in reference to it.

Therumour from England, by the Prince Albert,
that Brazil had offered to act as mediator between
the' United States and Paraguay, is regarded by
the Government as wholly destitute of truth.
The Utah mail, to the 2d ult., had arrived at
Atchison, but there ,was no news.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Cotton was firmer on the 18th, with sales of 2,600 bales,
about 1,500 of which were in transittc. Middling uplands
may now be quOted firm at 111 e. Flour and wheat firm.
Coffee and sugar steady. Freights also steady. Engage-
ments moderate and rates unchanged. Money is unchanged
in value.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 18.—Cotton unchanzed. Sales
to-day 9,500 bales. The Prince Albert's advices had no
effect on the market.

MOBILE, Feb. 18.—Sales to-day 7,500 bales at lOic. to
lk.

CHARLESTON', Feb. 18.—Sales, 3,700 bales at an advance
ofc.

TILE PEXLTS ULAR MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY NIGHT.
The Sultan steamer, Captain Cook, has arrived
with mails from Lisbon of the 27th ult., Oporto
and Vigo 28th. She brings 28 passengers, £825
in specie, and a cargo of fruit, wine, eggs, &c. On
the 27th, at 10.20 a.m., the Sultan passed a Dutch
steam squadron, steering for Lisbon, consisting of
two 20-gun frigates, two 12-gun corvettes, and one
8-gun corvette, all under steam. The Sultan left
the Bogot steamer at Lisbon, from Valparaiso and
Rio de Janeiro, with steam up, ready to start for
Liverpool. Dates from Rio are January 22, when
considerable sales of coffee had been made for the
States, and the exchange on London was at 26.
When the Sultan left Lisbon the deputies were
discussing an Opposition motion to rescind Sir
Morton Peto's Lisbon and Oporto Railway contract,
but the Ministers had declared their intention to
submit the contract in an effective form to the
Cortes on the 28th Feb., and there appeared little
doubt of it being ultimately approved. Lisbon ex-
changes, at three months, were quoted as follows :
London, 53i ; Paris, 530 to 532 ; Amsterdam, 421 ;
Hamburg; 48 ; Genoa, 528.
Operations on- London were limited, both money
and bills being scarce. Paris and Hamburg done
at quotations, and other places nominal., The stock
market was again dull, and prices had declined
The 3 per Cents., registered, being at 471 to 4;
Coupons, 461 to I : and Deferred, 31 to 311; Bank
of Portugal shares, 81 to a per cent. prem.; and
Oporto Bank shares, 21 to 22 per cent. prem.

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.