The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-31 00:00:00

ITALY.

Accounts from Rome of the 21st inst. stale that
the English Protestant Church has been broken open
by the sbirri of the POPE and plundered of Bibles
and books of devotion, and that the domicile of Mr.
HAT, late Under-Secretary for Colonial Affairs, but
who is at present residing at Rome, has also been
violated, hii Bibles burned, and himself insulted. It
should be distinctly understood that the cause which
the reactionary journals of this country support is in
Italy the cause of the Bible burners and the In-
quisition.

Advices from Piedmont state that the Catholic
clergy—whose intimate relations with Austria are
well known—are endeavouring to excite the ignorant
peasantry to break out into insurrection. FRAN-
zom, Archbishop of Turin, has been the first to sat
the example of disobedience to the law.

MARRIAGE or GENERAL CABRERA.—This dis-
tinguished military commander, who for so many years gal-
antly supported the cause of Don Carlos in Spain, was mar-
ried on Wednesday to Miss Marianne Catherine Richards,
only child and heiress of the late Robert Vaughan Richards,
Esq. The ceremony was first performed at the Roman Ca-
tholic chapel in Spanish-place, Manchester-square, by the
Rev. Pierre Mailley ; and subsequently at St. George's,
Hanover-square, by the Rev. Temple Frere, canon of West-
minster. The fair bride was attended to the altar by a bevy
of young ladies, and given away by her uncle, Mr. William
P. Richards. At the Catholic ceremony the Gallant General
was supported by his Royal Highness the Infante Don Juan
of Spain (brother of the 'Conde de Montemolin). Lcrd John
Manners, M.P., officiated as the bridegroom's " best friend"
at St. George's Church. At the conclusion of the ceremony,
the bridal party partook of an elegant dejeureer at the resi-
dence of the Misses Richards, in Eaton-square, after which
the newly-wedded pair left town for Tonbridge Wells. The
bride, it is said, has a fortune of 25,0004 a year.
THE RUSSIAN FRIGATE AND ETIQUETTE OF SA-
LUTES.—The Russian steam-frigate Kamstchatka passed
through Spithead on Wednesday evening, at six o'clock, and
as she went through the anchorage she hoisted an English
white ensign, and fired a salute of twenty-one guns. The
Victory flag-ship seeing the white ensign hoisted (it ap-
peared that the Kamstchatka had not a red one on board),
imagined that the salute was a compliment to the Admiral's
flag, and she returned the salute with a similar number of
guns;: and the garrison likewise fired twenty-one guns. The
Commander of the Russian frigate, not comprehending why
a double return of his salute should be made. returned, an.
chored, and sent a Lieutenant to the Victory, to inquire
whether another salute was expected from his ship, when the
mistake was explained, the Kamschatka intending the salute
for the garrison. The Russian ships are, very properly,
punctilious on points'of national etiquette. The Kamstchatka
remained at Spithead till yesterday morning, when she went
down to Southampton. She is from Madeira (where she has
been attending on the Pallas frigate, with the Duke of
Leutchenburg on board, from which she parted company in
the Channel on Wednesday) bound to Cronfitadt. The
Pallas may be hourly expected at Spithead. The Kamst-
chatka is a remarkably fine, handsome-looking vessel, Ame-
rican-built, something similar to the Odin.
GRAND BANQUET TO LORD GOUGH AT THE
MANSION HousE.—The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress
yesterday gave a grand banquet at the Mansion House to
Lord Gough. The banquet was laid out in the Egyptian
Hall, and the festivities were on the grandest scale of mag-
nificence. There were present the Duke of Cambridge and
the elite of the Nobility, Sir Frederick Pollock, and several
of the Judges, Sir Robert Peel, and several members of Par-
liament; the Bishop cf Oxford, Sir Frederick Thesiger, the
Sheriffs, the Aldermen and members of the Council, and the
City authorities.

DIORAMA OF ITER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO IRELAND.
--His Grace the Duke of Wellington honoured a special ex-
hibition of this interesting diorama, on Wednesday. His
Grace was accompanied by the daughters of Admiral Hatton,
and expressed much gratification at the recognition of the
scenes of his youth. The following distinguished persons
also visited the diorama during the week :—Lord and Lady
and Mrs.
Sirch uWre.hTpuegalrse,eNaldrys. RanodthAsalls Munro,ys,La
and Hon. Miss Fraser.

EMIGRATION. The celebrated Indian traveller,
Mr. Catlin, has become the local superintendent in Texas of
the Universal Emigration and Colonization Company, and
is about proceeding to Northern Texas with the first body of
settlers—to be followed by others from time to time. This
company, is possessed of vast tracts of good land in the seve-
ral states of America. It is expected that 500 settlers will
proceed with Mr. Catlin, the pioneers of a system of emigra-
tion on the co-operating and other plans.

THE lONIAN BANS.—The annual meeting of the
lonian Bank proprietors was held this day, at which a satisfac-
tory report-was presented. The directors were able, after de-
ducting all bad debts and paving the usual dividend of 6 per
cent., to appropriate a sum to the liquidation of preliminary ex-
penses, and to carry to the reserve fund upwards of 1,000/.
fhe returns of the current year showed no falling off in the
business of the hank in spite of the recent occurrences in
Greece, and the directors had reason to believe that a great
improvement would take place. The accounts for the year
1849 exhibited a net profit of 10,062/. Bs. Bd. The amount
to the credit of profit and loss on the Ist of January, 1850,
was 13,5421. 16s. 11d. After the reading of the report a
friendly discussion took place, which ended in its being
adopted unanimously, when a cordial vote of thanks was
passed to the directors, and to Mr. Bettlewell, the secretary
of the convoy.