The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-16 00:00:00

ITAL Y.

We read in the Risorgimento of Turin the following
letter, addressed by thg members of the Municipal
Co,_►ncil of Florence to Sig. Peruzzi, who has been
dismissed from his post of Gontaloniere, on account
of his having proposed the address we mentioned a few
days ago, praying for the re-establishment of the Con-
stitution

" Florence, Oct. 1, 1850.

" Very illustrious Sir,—Oa the occasion of your
resigning the office of Cronfaluniere, we wish to
express to you, Sir, the sorrow with which the
decree which deprives you of
.1 our post has
filled our hearts and those of our fellow-ci:iz2w.
Whatever may have been the opini ,n entertained by
otherA, it a?pared to U 3 in the municipal sitting, of
the 27th Septetnber last, and it appears to us still,
that the respec fat petition you were directed by the
Council to present to his Highness, far from being an
illegal act, was, on the one laud the fu!tilment of our
duty towards our constituents, and on the other a proof
of our confidence in the benevolent intentions of our
Sivereign. To repel the accuiations which had been
mv.de upon the country was a sacred duty of the Mu-
nicipality, as well as a right of every conscientious
eitivn. Our praying for the re-establishment of the
Statute, in the respectful form in which it was done,
was a proof of the confidence we feel in the intentions
which the Government has always declared, and the
Sovereign recently confirmed. The Florentine Mu-
nicipality, which had assumed so great a responsi-
bility, in the restoration of the 124k0f April, could
not, and ought not, to have been Bile& on so serious
and solemn an occasion. We have the honour to de-
clare ourselves,
" Your friends and colleagues, &c."

Among the signatures to this letter we find the
names of CAppori, Ridolfi, Don Nezi Corsini, and
other eminent men of Tuscany.

THE LATEQUEEN of the BELGIANS.
The Inclepenthince of Brussels has the following
under date of Ostend, the 12th :--" The mortal re-
mains of the Queen were deposited lest night in the
Chambre Ardente. Tne cure of the church of Ostend,
the Countess cie Merode, Lsdy of Honour, the Coun-
tess Vilain XtV , end the Countess Mist, Lady of
Honour to Queen Merle Amelie, passed the night in
prayer near the royal remains. At seven o'clock in the
morning a mass was said in the chapel, at which Queen
Amelia and the Princesses were present. At nine o'clock
the whele of the R )yel Family again assembled round
the body. At this mass, which WAS performed hy the
cure of Ostend, the King of the Belgians, the Duke
de Brabant-, the Count de Flandre, and the Princess
Charlotte; Q teen Marie Amelie, the Duchess of
Orleans, the Princess Clementine, Prince de Join-
vitle, and the Duke n'Aumele were present. The
Duk de Nernniiis was not able to be pre-
sent. In addition to his previous indisposition, he
met with an accident while hastening to be pre-
sent at the last moments of his deceased sister.
The streets being so badly lighted, he struck his
knee against the side of a flight of steps which pro-
jected across the foot pavement. The blow was
very violent, but in the agitation of the moment he
paid no attention to it ; a violent infl unmation has
since come on, and the knee is much swollen. The
body of the Queen wi.!l not be removed to Brussels
until Tuesday, and it is nut yet known when the
King and his fernily will leave Ostend. It i 3 now
said that the Orleans family will accompany his Ma-
jesty to Lecken. The Duke de Nemeurs will•per -
haps be prevented from doing so by the indisposition,
which now compels him to keep his bed. The
Duchess of Orleans will proceed to England." An-
other letter says :—" The Clyipel Ardente, which had
been hastily prepared in the Palace, is extremely
simple. A saloon adjoining the bedroom in which
the Queen expired was hung with black, on which
the royal initials were embroidered in silver. A
state bed was placed in the middle of the room,
on which the body was laid ; opposite it was an
altar covered with black. Yellow wax-lights
were placed round the room and round the funeral
couch. The Queen was dressed as in the last days
cf her illness. Iler calm and mild physiognomy
evidenced the serenity of her mind, and her eyes
were open as though she still lived ; her hands were
clasped on her breast in the attitude of prayer. An
artist of Ostend, M. Van Cuyck, has this morning
drawa the portrait of our beloved Queen.
Queen Maria Amelie, accompanied by the
Princess Clementine, went again this morning
to the hotel Fontaine to visit the Duke de
Nemours. The countenance of the august widow of
Louis Philippe bears the marks of profound grief, but
greatest
courage her walk and attitude she displays the
courage and resignation. The Princess Clementine is
pale and careworn : the Prince de. Juinville can
seleely see; the grief he has lately experienced has
added ten years to the age of the gallant young
Admiral. The Princes display the greatest affability.
They stipulated as a candition of their remaining at
the hotel that they should be treated as private
individuals. The King came on foot some time after
the Queen Amelie to visit the Duke de NEthoars.
It is impossible to depict the impression which is left
on his countenance by the terrible event which
has just fallen on his tenderest affections. The
Countess Mollien, who made part of the suite of
Queen ce.ie, left at one o'clock for Paris. There
floe,- ene-ine with the Queen the Duchess Marmier
end tilz. Countess d'Hulst. If the weather is favour-
able, the Duchess of Orleans will leave to-morrow at
high water for Dover. It is now fixed that the
mortal remains of her Majesty will leave Ostend on
Monday."
• -Two •national subscriptions hare been opened at
Brussels and In other parts of tSelgium fur the eac-