The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-14 00:00:00

HANOVER.

The following is the text of the speech delivered
by Count de Kielmansegge, the Royal Commis-
sioner, at the opening of the Hanoverian
Chambers :

" His Majesty the King, our gracious lord, has ordered
me, in his rams, to open the Assembly of the States
now convoked. His Majesty is pleased to find, by the
result of the elections which have taken place for the
present meeting of the States, that the wish of a great
majority of the electoral body is that the keystone of
our constitutional edifice, the modification of which
bad become necessary in consequence of federal deci-
sions, should be secured by common accord by the
Crown and the States-General. The majority of the
Second Chamber, in the preceding Assembly of the
States, had, by its conduct, rendered impossible an un-
derstanding relative to financial matters, His Majesty
was thereby placed under the necessity of re-establish-
ing, by his ordinance of the 7th Sept, last, the chapter
of the constitution of 1840 relative to the finances. The
King, however, only ordered the partial execution of
the chapter in question, and established a provisional
state of things. Propositions will, therefore, be now
made to you for regulating i❑ a definitive manner the
organisation of the finances of the kingdom, and his
Majesty indulges in the hope that his Government, in
its efforts on the point, will find in yon, gentlemen, a
faithful and devoted co-operation. In addition to the
finances, you will have to occupy yourselves, gentlemen,
with other questions. On the 24th ult. his Majesty
concluded, on the subject of the c inage, a treaty with
almost All the German States. It will come into ope-
ration on the Ist May next, and is an important step
towards a system of unity i❑ the material interests of
Germany. The execution of this treaty' will render
necessary the remodelling of the law of the Bth
April, 1834, on the coinage, and a proposition will
be submttted to you on the subject. On the 7th of
November last a treaty was also concluded relative to a
common system of weights between the kingdom of
Hanover, the Grand Duchy of Oldenbourg, the Duchy
of Brims wick, the Principality of Lippe-Schanenbourg,
and the Senate of the Hanse towns of Bremen and Ham-
burg. A bill will be presented to you on the subject.
As an urgent necessity exists for modifying the present
laws relative to theft, swindling and other similar crimes,
a bill will also be presented to you for so doing."
The Hanover Gazette announces that in order
not to further delay the conclusion of the question
of the Sound Dues, the states interested have agreed
to postpone the question of the mode of payment
of the indemnity, which will be regulated by
separate negotiations between Denmark and the
other states. It was at first intended to specify
the amount and mode of payment in the general
convention ; but each state having particular in-
terests depending on its financial situation, it was
found that that plan would entail endless delays.

NAPLES.
The following address has been circulating among
the troops for several days :
"To THE TROOPS AND THE NEAPOLITAN ARMY.
"Brothers !—From your ranks bas come forth that
brave man who, in the name of Italy, sacrificed himself
to save the country. You have shown that tyranny can
place but little trust in your bayonets. The country is
grateful to you fur it. Mutius Scasvoh, who rushed on
Porsenna,was not greater than Agesilao Milano. The blow
failed in either case ; but Porsenna was a noble man,
and Ferdinand is a vile one. Porsenna granted Seesvola
his life, and liberated Rome from a siege ; Ferdinand, on
the contrary, erected a scaffold for Milano' mutilated
your ranks, and inundated the country with fresh grief.
Faithful history leaves it doubtful who was the greater
man, Porsenna or Scmvola, but uo one doubts that Fer
dinand Capet is a brutal tyrant. Soldiers I the warriors
of Rome were invincible when they sacrificed themselves
for their country. Imitate their examples. Soldiers
Milano has bequeathed to you a tremendous inherl-
tance—accept it ; offer a holocaust to his shade, and by
one blow liberate the country from so great a tyranny.
Italy will call you her beloved sons, and the whole
world will admire your acts.
(Signed)
. _ _

" THE ITALIAN-8
OFTHH Two SICILIES."

AMERICA.

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MORNING.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Madrid, Captain Tregean, artived in the docks
about half past 4 o'clock this morning, with the
Peninsular mails.

She left Gibraltar February sth, Cadiz 6th, Lis-
bon 9th, and Vigo 10th ; no communication with
Oporto. She had strong breezes from the north
and west, with heavy squalls of hail and rain.

There was a strong gale from the south-west in
Lisbon on the night of the Bth, with thunder,
lightning, and hail.
The Madrid brings 33 passengers, 20 packages of
specie (value 14,1931.), and a cargo of fruit, eggs,
wine, &c.
Passed the peninsular and Oriental steamer
Ripon off Cape Roca on the 9th.
At Gibraltar, ber Majesty's ship Curlew. At
Lisbon, her Majesty's ships Duke of Wellington,
James Watt, Sanspareil, Exmouth, and Princess
Royal, the French line-of-battle ship Austerlitz, and
the usual Portuguese fleet.
Her Majesty's ships Colossus, Conflict, and
Cesar left for England last week. The Sanspareil
and Exmouth were to leave in a day or two.
Gibraltar Exchanges, ou the 31st January :
London, 50/d.; Paris, sf. 32c.; Marseilles, H. 32c.;
Genoa, Of. 36c. ; Spanish pillared dollars in de-
mand, 91 to 10 per cent. premium. Lisbon Ex-
changes, for three months :—London, 531 ; Paris,
5.40 to 6.38 ; Amsterdam, 41( ; Hamburg, 47 ;
Genoa, 526 to 525. Rates were falling.
The debate on the reply to the King's speech still
occupied the Lisbon House of Deputies.
The British bark Angenoria was in collision with
the French schooner Elise on the 24th Jan., off
Cape De Gat, and the schooner sank with a boy on
board. The master of the Elise was also drowned in
endeavouring to make for the bark, but four of the
crew were saved and landed at Gibraltar.

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The French brig Matbilde was wrecked off the
Isle of Mahon on the night of the 17th ult. in a
t rrific storm. The ♦essel went to pieces ; cargo
lost ; only one sailor saved out of 11 persons on
board. _ _

The British brig Marion, laden with wheat, was
dashed to pieces on the night of the 21. st ult.
against the new mole of the port of St. Sebastian.

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER FEE 13.

spinners are again more difficult to deal with, in copse•
quence of cotton being dearer, and prices are against the
buyer. Good Orleans and Upland cotton are 4d. per lb.
dearer than this day week, and spinners are endeavouring
to get a proportionate advance. In finer yarns values have
advanced more considerably, and buyers whose orders bear
date only a few drys back have been disappointed, except
in cases where they have given a fair margin of discretion
to their agents. Theyarn market generally displays rather
more animation than fur gorse weeks past, but the aggre.
gate transactions have net been important in amount. The
spinners of coarse numbers art at great disadvantage in the
present state of the cotton market, and are resorting, in
many instances, to short time. in cloths there has been
rather more business in fabrics for the Levant, but with
this exception buyers have operated with great caution.