The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-20 00:00:00

"V. That he humbly asks forgiveness of the
Holy Father, and makes excuse to their Eminences,
his colleagues, and of all others whom he may in
any way have offended."

The Cardinal will shortly be restored by a Brief
to the dignities from which a Brief suspended him.
Herr Von Sigmund, the Bavarian Minister, had
the honour of an audience of His Holiness, and
presented his credentials on Monday.
There have been many irregularities in the in-
coming of the post :of late, caused by snows on
the land route and storms by sea. The weather,
though continuing milder, is damp and not at all
favourable for those who are not well protected
from it. The French troops at Civita Vecchia
are suffering terribly in this way ; febris castrensis
has broken out among them. The sick overflow
the hospital accommodation of the place, and
numbers have had to be sent to Toulon, and the
hospitals here are taxed to the utmost to provide
them with linen, &c. It is said that to stay the
inroads of sickness some have been transferred to
Viterbo, and a note of explanation for the neces-
sity of so doing has been transmitted to allay the
irritation the movement might produce in too-sen-
sitive Italy—the cause of all this suffering
The return to Rome of the greater part of the
division is still talked of, though less than pre-
viously. There is no doubt it is dull and uncom-
fortable work enongh at Civita Vecchia, and the
men have long been used to living in large cities.
.General de Failly, at his last visit to‘Cardinal An-
tonelli, explained the necessity of a theatre for a
body of men shut up in garrison with nothing
to do. " Well, General," replied his Eminence,
smiling, "I will endeavour to turn my hand to this
work next."

Whether their return hither be delayed or not,
there is no sort of thought of their moving France-
wards ; on the contrary, large quantities of winter
clothing, provisions, and war materiel, including
artillery, continue to:arrive in port.
And here, while the wards of the wounded are
gradually getting cleared, those of the sick in the
military part of S. Spirito are filling with slight
cases of fever, colds, and sore throats. The airy
sala of Pius VI. (with its polished floors, its fifty
scagliola columns, and bright, brass stoves, I can-
not call it a ward), has most of its 400 beds so
occupied. One of our smaller improvised hospitals,
that of S. Nicolo di Tolentino, has " shut up shop"
this week, having turned all its patients into con-
valescents in the most satisfactory way. Two are
gone to France to finish their recovery by help
of their native air, some are resting at Monte
Cavallo, some with private friends, and some have
already returned to barracks. Now, when the ex-
citement of novelty has passed, and crowds of
visitors who at first encumbered the various wards
have melted away, among those who remain on in
patient attendance on the lingering sick, reading
the newspapers to them, or performing any cheer-
ing office by their bedside, none is more constant
than the Queen of Naples. •On New Year's Day,
the men clubbed together to send her a splendid
bouquet to symbolize their gratitude and good
wishes.

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