The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-14 00:00:00

JERUSALEM.

A letter from Jerusalem of the 15th ult. says :
"The Greeks are renewing their vexatious pro-
ceedings towards other Christian sects. The Copts
possess a small chapel built against the monument
which covets the sepulchre of Saviour, and, as
it Was recently damaged in the disturbances which
took place on the occasion of the Greek ceremony
of the sacred fire,' the Copts wished to repair it ;
but the Greeks demanded of the governor of Jeru-
salem to prevent them from doing so, on the pre -4
text that, in virtue of au ancient firman, they alone
had the right to make repairs in the Church of the
Holy Sepulchre, even in the portions possessed by
other communions. It was subsequently ascer-
tained, however, that the Latins possessed another '
firman of a more recent date, which annulled
wholly, or in pare, that of the Greeks, both as re-
gards themselves and other sects. The Greeks,
then abandoning their firman, declared that orders
from Constantinople gave them the right which
they claimed. The Copts represented that this
was not so, and that the proof of it was that other
communions bad with.n a year made repairs in
their chapels ; but the Greeks have appealed to
Constantinople and as they are rich, powerful, and
unscrupulous, it is feared they will obtain a deci-
sion in their kaTour, The Copts hays, lionyer, it

is said, appealed tl the protect'on of the British
consul at Jerusalem,"

SARDINIA.

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In the sitting of the 10th of the Chamber of
Deputies of Turin, M. Cassaretto complained that
the tri-colored flags of certain vessels had been
seized at Genoa, because they had not the azure
bend of the House of Savoy. He contended that
the tricolor was the only banner of Italy, and that
law ought to be passed fixing the national colours
at once. Gen. de Larearmora, Minister at War,
replied that it needed no new law, and quoted
the decree of April 15th, 1848, issued by Charles
Albert at Volta, and a circular of the Minister of
Marine in 1851, prescribing that the azure bend
should be added to the three colours. The seizure
of certain flags was owing to the obstinacy of some
sea captains in refusing to conform to the law'
Count de Cavour deprecated any discussion on
the national colours as highly inopportune at the
present moment, the question had be in settled
by the decree of Charles Albert, and the inten-
tion of that monarch had clearly been to give the
nation one single flag, and not two. The blue was
a colour to which many Piedmontese wei e sincerely
attached. " Say all !" here exclaimed M. Valero,
a member of the left. " The great hopes awakened
by the tri-colour must be associated with the glori-
ous and ancient traditions of the monarchy ei
Savoy !" These words were received with loud
cheers ; and after some further observations the
Chamber voted the order of the day.

A letter from Altona of the 10th, in the Cologne
Gazette, says :—" England has promised to pay her
part in the redemption of the Sound dues, as 30013
as Parliament shall have voted the necessary funds.
England has never ceased to use all her efforts to
bring the affair to a satisfactory conclusion. France
has acceded, and the signatures to the treaty will
be given by degrees, according as the different
powers come to an understanding as to the mode of
payment. I

The session of the Prussian Chambers is ar
proaching its turminaLion. The President of the
Second Chamber, at its last sitting, informed the
members that their labours Would probably termi-
nate before Easter.