The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-10 00:00:00

ITALY.

RooTUAN, the general of the Jesuits, has arrived at
Rome. _ _

Austria has forbidden the granting of any of those
reforms which it is said Pro NONO is so anxious to
carry into effect, and the POPE has been forced to
submit to the behests of the Austrian agent, ANTO..
NELLI, and to abstain from giving those organic laws
which he had promised.
The French army will not evacuate Rome until
the Austrians shall have withdrawn from the Lega-
tions and the Marches.

GEE E.CE.
SUBMISSION OF KING OTHO.

Letters have been received from Athens of the
28th ult., which announce that negotiations between
Baron GRos and Mr. WYSE having been broken off,
coercive measures were immediately renewed by Ad-
miral PARKER, and, after a blockade of 48 hours, and
it is said, a menace to bombard the Pirmus, the Greek
Government struck and yielded on every point.
Further accounts from Athens announce that Mr.
WvsE had returned to that capital, and that the
country was tranquil. It was believed that the
British fleet would shortly depart.

THE SAILOR BOY'S GOSSIP.
(From Eliza Cook's Journal.)
You say, dear Mamma, it is good to be talking
With those who will kindly endeavour to teach,
And I think I have learnt something while I was walking
Along with the sailor boy down on the beach.
He told me of lands where he soon will be going,
Where humming-birds scarcely are bigger than bees,
Where the mace and the nutmeg together are growing,
And cinnamon formeth the bark of the trees.
He told me that islands far out in the ocean
Are mountains of coral that insects have made,
And I freely confess I had hardly a notion
That insects could work in the way that he said.
He spoke of wide deserts where sand-clouds are flying,
No shade for the brow, and no grass for the feet ;
Where camels and travellers often lie dying,
Gasping fur water and scorching with heat.
He told me of places away in the East,
Where topaz, and ruby, and sapphire are found;
Where you never are sate from the snake and the Least,
For the serpent, and tiger, and jackal abound. •
He declared he had gazed on a very high mountain,
Spurting out volumes of sulphur and smoke,
That burns day and night like a fiery fountain,
Pouring forth ashes that blacken and choke.
I thought our own Thames was a very great stream,
With its water so fresh and its current so strong ;
But how tiny our largest of rivers must seem
To those be has sailed on, three thousand miles long!
He spoke, dear Mamma, of so many strange places
With people who neither have cities nor kings,
Who wear skins on their shoulders and paint on their

faces,
And live on the spoils which their hunting field brings.
lie told me of waters, whose wonderful falling
Sends clouds of white foam and a thundering sound,
With a voice that for ever is loud and appalling,
And roars like a lion for many leagues round.
Oh! I long, dear Mamma, to learn more of these stories
From hocks ihi.t are written to please and to teach;
And I wish I could see half the curious glories
The sailor boy told me of down on the bench.
ELIZA CooK.

M. DE KONTSKI —This inimitable and renowned
violinist has arrived in town for the season. M. de Kontski
last performed at brussels, where he gave, at the Royal
Grand Theatre, four concerts (the last produced the enormous
sum of seven thousand francs), and created such a sensation,
and e'icited such enthusiasm, that, since the great master
Paganini, nothing can be compared to it. We have not the
space to give the details of that gentleman's performances as
they appear in all the Belgian journals, but they are quite
unanimous in their praises, and declare M. de Kontski
to be, without question, the greatest living violinist, equally
versed in the modern and brilliant style as in the classical.
The same immense success attended that most eminent artist
at the Grand Philharmonique Concert in Paris, and a tew
days ago at Leeds, York, Sheffield, and Shrewsbury, where
our contemporaries scarcely find words sufficiently strong to
express their delight.

We received our correspondent's letter from Paris,
and the evening papers of Wednesday, at 5 minutes after
6 A.M. yesterday, by special express, via Boulogne and
Folkestone. Several gentlemen left London at 4 A.M. on
Wednesday by that route, and arrived at Paris at 2.20 P.M.
The return party left at 8 P.m. with the mail, which was due
at London-bridge station at 10.30 A.M. Thy went with it
as far as Amiens, where they arrived at 11 P.M, and pro-
ceeded thence to Boulogne by special train. They reached
the Boulogne station at 1.10 A.M. and, from its being low
water, had to embark in a small boat to go to the steamer,
lying off in the roadstead. This was easily accomplished,
notwithstanding a fresh wind from W.N.W. blowing right
on shore. They had to disembark from the roadstead in a
boat at Folkestone likewise, and reached the station at 3.50
A.M., and London-bridge station at 5.55 A.m. This is pro-
bably the first instance of the journey from London to Paris
and back having been performed so rapidly. Deducting the
five hours and forty minutes spent there, the time occupied
in travelling the 560 miles there and back was only twenty
hours and a quarter; and the return journey was accom-
plished under ten hours, notwithstanding the contrary wind,
and the use of boats to embark and disembark on both sides.
—Times.

SUDDEN DEATH.—It is with regret we have to
announce the sudden death, under painful circumstances, of
Mr. W. Johnstone, well known as a scenic painter. He
had been busily engaged for some time past in preparing
the scenery for. Douglas Jerrold's new play, the Catspaw,
produced last night at the Haymarket. After witnessing
its performance, he was returning home with Mr. Sterling
Coyne, and when in Chandos-street, he was observed to
stagger and fall. Some friends had him conveyed to the
Wrekin Tavern, for the purpose of ascertaining his address.
The case being considered dangerous, Dr. Baxter promptly
attended, and applied the most skilful measures, but with-
out avail, Mr. Johnstone being beyond human aid, and he
breathed his last in a few minutes. Ihe cause of death is
supposed to be apoplexy. Mr. Garret, the landlord cf the
Wrekin, in the kindest manner, proffered every assistance in
his power.

THE COMMISSIONERS OF LUNACY.—Yesterday a
Parliamentary paper was printed, showing the expenditure of
13,747/. 16s. 7d. on account of the Lunacy Commissioners in
one year. They made nearly 100 visits in six months; they
saw about 40,000 patients, and travelled somewhere about
25,000 miles in the period. The salaries of the Commissioners
(six) were 9,0001., and the secretary 8001. The Commis-
sioners' travelling and personal expenses in the year were
2,355/. lls.lld.

KILBRICKEN MINING ComrANv.--Yesterday Mr.
Crockford and other contributories to the winding up of this
undertaking, attended before the Master in Chancery
(Richards), who had levied a call of 1/. 10s. per share on
1,300 shares, and contended that having paid more than 10/.
per share, the sum paid by the general body of shareholders,
they were entitled to credit for it to be deducted from the
call. Mr. Ilariss, for the estate, . contended that there was
no legal liability to pay more than 10/. per share, which was
the extent of each shareholder's liability, and beyond that
any payment was voluntary. His Honour took that view of
the case, disallowed the objections, and confirmed the call,
which is fixed for payment this day (Thursday).
LONDON HIBERNIAN SOCIETY.—The annual meet-
ing of this society, which has been established for the purpose
of aiding the Church Education Society in Ireland, was
held onVednesday in the Hanover-square Rooms, at twelve
o'clock ; the Marquis of Cholmondeley in the chair. Near
the Noble Marquis on the platform we observed the t ord
Bishop of Cashel, Lord Viscount Bernard, Lord Teignmoutb,
the Rev. Dr. O'Sullivan, Mr. J. Napier, M.P., &c. It ap-
peared from the report that the number of schools under
the patronage of the society amounted to 1,870, at
which children of all religious denominations were per-
mitted to attend. There were in all attending those
schcols 111,952 scholars, of whom 58,533 were chil-
dren of the members of the Church ; 15,562 the chil-
dren of Protestant Dissenters, and 37,657 the children of
Ilcman Catholics. The receipts of the society during the
past year exceeded those received during the preceding
year; and the committee congratulated the meeting that the
society was pursuing a career of usefulness and prosperity.
The report was unanimcusly adopted, and resolutions in
furtherance of the objects of the society agreed to, after
which the meeting separated.
YORE, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK RAILWAY.
The Committee of the House of Commons on this company's
Bill for making arrangements as to payment for the purchase
of the Great North of England Railway, have at length de-
cided on pasting the preamble for that purpoae.