The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-28 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Archbishop of SASSARI has been arrested by
the Sardinian authorities for exciting his priests to
disobey the law, both by precept and example.
M. DE WALEWSKEY, the French Envoy, has been
recalled from Tuscany.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

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We have received Cape papers to the 24th March,
but they are almost destitute of interest. Their co-
lumns are much occupied with the varied festivities
which had taken place commemorative of their late
deliverance from Earl Grey's obnoxious convict
scheme.
The Ada, Alice, Maud, Southampton, and Os-
borne, had arrived from England, within five days,
taking out 39 large mail boxes, which contained up-
wards of 13,000 letters and newspapers.
The following paragraphs from these Journals are
those only worth extracting :
(From the Graham's Town Journal.)
ORANGE RIVER DISTURBANCES.—Orders have been
issued at Graham's Town for two companies of the 91st
Regiment and a troop of the C. M. Rifles to hold them-
selves in marching order. This, it is supposed, origi-
nates in the message sent recently to the Griquas by the
proscribed Commandant Pretorius. It is not inferred
that there is any serious cause for apprehension; but
still it may be depended on, that whatever move may be
made inimical to the peace of the country, it will be met
promptly, and put down decisively, by her Majesty's
High Commissioner.
(From the Cape Town Mail.)
MEETING OF KAFIR CHIEFS.—The annual meeting for
distribution of presents to the Kafir Chiefs was held at
King William's Town on the 11th inst. There were about
4,000 Kafirs present, including all the principal Chiefs
of the Hlambio and Gaika districts. Colonel Mackinnon
addressed the chiefs, and gave them some wholesome
advice. He called upon the Commissioners of the
Hlambie and Gaika Kafirs for their reports, which they
then make, and which were highly favourable. The
chiefs wore then called upon to make any statement
they wished. They all expressed themselves well satis-
ged; Botman and Sandilli, of the Gaika Kafirs, how-
ever, stating, at the same time, that they wanted more
land,
ects, they did
not know why they should be confined within certain
and that, as they were British subj
boundaries. The articles distributed were of a very su-
perior character, consisting of-30 Chiefs' dresses, SO
female dresses and shawls, 100 dresses for counsellors of
chiefs and commissioners' messengers, 1,000 blankets,
750 spades, 750 hoes, 200 cooking pots, 200 basting
spoons, 100 sickles, and 200 axes.

The man who thinks laboriously will express him.
self concisely._Eliza Cook's Journal.

HORRIBLE DEATIL—PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.--A
deplorable accident happened on South-sea Common this
morning, whereby a private soldier of the 28th Regiment,
named William Bruton, a fine young man, lost his life. A
fatigue party from this regiment went out this morning from
their barracks in Portsmouth for the purpose of rolling the
exercise-ground and road. The roller was a large iron one,
and heavily loaded. The men were going fast with it, and
the unfortunate deceased had hold of the shaft. He is sup-
posed to have stumbled and let go his hold of the shaft, for
he fell, and the roller passed immediately over him, literally
crushing the body into the earth, and completely flattening
it. It is supposed that his death must have been instan-
taneous, for such was the pool of blood that it appeared that
every atom had been pressed from the body. The corpse
was immediately conveyed to the hospital by his distressed
comrades, where an inquest will be held this eveniag.