The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-13 00:00:00

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TURIN, MAY 13.

The Ga:etta di Torino of to-day announces that
Signor de Martino will leave on Thursday next for
Naples as Lieutenant-General of the King.

VIENNA, MONDAY, MAY 13.

A report is current, which, however, requires
confirmation, that the Polish and Czech members
will leave the Reichsrath on account of the discus-
sion on Saturday last on the Address in reply to
the Emperor's speech.
Another report asserts that Croatia has deter-
mined to send representatives to the Reichsrath.

VIENNA, MAY 12.

The Chamber of Deputies, in its sitting of yes
terday, voted the address in reply to the Emperor's
speech, after a most animated discussion of eight
hours.

The Czechs, Poles, and the aristocratic party of
great landed proprietors, proposed amendments in
favour of a federal system.

These amendments were rejected by a majority.

VIENNA, MAY 11.

Both Houses of the Reichsrath sat to. day.
Baron Schmerling, Minister of State, presented
14 bills, among which ware a new Press law, a
matrimonial law, and a law decreeing the inviola-
bility of the persons and the irresponsibility of
speech of the members of the Reichsrath and the
deputies to the Diet.

PESTH, MAY 12,

Negotiations have been commenced with Croatia
relative to the future position of the military fron-

tier.

TURIN, MAY 11.

The majority of the select committees in the
Chamber of Deputies are favourable to the pro-
jected loan.
Advices from Perugia state that a violent shock
of earthquake was felt in that territory on Wed-
nesday last. Several persons were killed.

BERNE, MAY 11.
The town of Glarus has, with the the exception
of a few houses been completely burnt down.

The members of the Government of Geneva
have tendered their resignation in a body, on ae-
count of the ill-treatment sustained by James Fazy,
chief of the Government of the Canton of Geneva,
not having been found by tho jury to constitute a
violation of his official dignity.

MADRID, MAY 11.
It is asserted here that England is about to send
a squadron to Gibraltar.
Solyman, the brother of the Emperor of
Morocco, with some Kabyle tribeF, are said to
oppose the payment of the war indemnity to Spain.
The Emperor, however, shows himself firmly
resolved to pay it.

MADRID, MAT 12.

It is likewise reported that the Moors have
humbly explained the difficulty they will have in
paying the portion of the indemnity due at the end
of May, and offer to pay as much as lies in their
power.

PARIS, MAY 12.

The Patric of this evening says :—" It is as-
serted that the Austrian Government has deter-
mined that, in the event of the adoption of the
address proposed by M. Deak, one last effort would
still be made by Austria for an arrangement with
Hungary. Should this attempt fail, the Austrian
Government would dissolve the Hungarian Diet."
In yesterday's sitting of the Senate a discussion
took place on a petition demanding the revision of
the maritime convention between England and
France.

The committee proposed to refer the petition to
the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Marine, and
Commette, which proposition was supported by
Admiral Cecile, and opposed by M. Michel Che-
valier and M. Baroche.

TllT WEST INDIA MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 13.
The Royal Mail steamship La Plata arrived here
at 9.15 a.m., with the above mails.

She brings 196 passengers, 423,230 dols, in specie,
and 1,800 packages of cargo.

By the earthquake at Mendoza 8,000 lives were
lost. Whole families were swept into eternity, and
those who escaped are left homeless and starving.

The catastrophe cast a gloom over the whole of
Chili, as many of the leading families of Santiago,
who had gone to reside at Mendoza for political
reasons, have perished.

The commercial community of Valparaiso will
suffer heavy losses, as a large trade was carried on
between the two places.

The commerce of Valparaiso is recovering from
the recent heavy failures, but confidence is far from
being restored.

The news from Bolivia is discouraging, the
country having been very unsettled since the de-
parture of Linarez.

Peru was in an exceedingly unsettled and dis-
organised state. A revolution was hourly expected
to break out.

Business was dull in Lima and Callao. The
difficulty of procuring exchange caused great
trouble to merchants. American gold was selling
at 30 per cent. premium, and drafts on England
were not to be had.

In Valparaiso her bar copper was quoted 18dols.
Exchange on London, 60 to 90 days, 44d.

Freights, 675. to 755.

The ship Marco Polo, honed from Australia to
England, with 200
passengers and 6,0000 z. of gold
dust, put into Valparaiso, on the 2d of April, in a
very badly damaged state. She was struck by an
iceberg, which dismasted her and caused other
damage.
At Jamaica, the Cotton Growing Company had
determined to plant several thousand acres imme-
diately, so that the crop might be in Manchester
before the close of the year.
The Legislature had been prorogued by pro-
clamation to the 28th of May.
Trade was exceedingly dull. Coffee was quoted
425. to 445. ; sugar, 133. to 20s. Exchange, 90, 60,
and 30 days' sight, Q, 1, and 1 per cent. prem.
At Demerara the weather wasrne for the crops.
The market remained much in the same state as at
the last mail.

The Clairmont and Red Riding Hood had arrived
from China with nearly 600 emigrants.
The weather atlarbadoes continued wet, retard-
ing the reaping of the old cane crop. The market
was well supplied with breadstuffs.

Exchange on London, 30 days' sight, 490 (lois.

AUSTRIA..

The, Sentinella Breeciana of the 7th describes the
strictness of the passport system along the frontier
of the Mincio as extremely inconvenient. The Aus-
trian authorities persist in not recognising the pass-
ports delivered in the name Of the King of Italy.
Travellers who are provided with them are subjected
to the minutest scrutiny, and treated with rudeness