The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-21 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, FRB. 18.
Positive assurance has to-day been given that the
idea of placing Trieste, Istria, Dalmatia, the Lom-
bardo-Venetian kingdom, and the Southern Tyrol
under one and the smile Governor-General has
never been entertained either by the Emperor or his
Ministers. It is credibly related that the Archduke
Ferdinand Maximilian has expressed his resolvent
to accept the office of Governor-General of the Lom-
bardo-Venetian kingdom, unless the military as well
as the civil authorities of the coun try are placed under
hiscontrol, and the refusal of the Emperor to accept
the condition is supposed to have occasioned the
sudden departure of the Archduke froth Milan.
Authentic information has to-day been received
that an " extremely energetic" note was about a
week ago addressed by Count Buol to the Sardinian
Government. The Austrian Minister complained
bitterly of the excessive licence of the press, and
expressed his indignation that the Turin Govern-
ment should permit papers which openly recom-
mend regicide to appear in Sardinia. Many per-
sons fear that there will be a regular rupture
between the two Governments, but Austria has
no intention of going to war with Sardinia.
If the Turin Government does nob undertake to
keep the press within due bounds, Austria is likely
entirely to break oft her diplomatic relations with
Sardinia, but she will not endeavour to obtain
satisfaction by force of arms. A telegraphic de-
spatch, which has just arrivel from. Turin, an-
nounces that the Italia e Popolo, the most violent
of tha ultra-Radical papers published in Sardinia,
will cease to appear.
In its number of the 15th of February the Nord
avers that it is a matter of indifference to the Rus-
sian Government whether the Danubian Principa-
lities are united or not ; but the assertion obtains
no credit here.

ITALY.
TURIN, FEB. 17.
An investiture of the Order of the Bath was held
by Sir James Hudson, K.C.8., at the British Le-
gation here to-day, in virtue of powers delegated
to him by her Majesty, to confer the Order and
Insignia on the following officers, lately belonging
to the Sardinian Crimean EXpbdition :—Generals
John Durand() and Trotti, with that of Knight
Commander ; and Colonel Petitti, Lieut.-Colonel
de la Rovere, Major Govone, and aptain di Negro,
R.N., with that of Knight Companion. The cere-
mony took place at half-past 5 this afternoon, in the
Hall of the Legation, and was attended by the
Sardinian Ministers of State, the French Minister
at this Court, the Due deiGrammont ; Count Nigra,
Minister of the Royal House (Privy Purse); Count
Salasco, Prefect of the Palace ; the Hon. Edward
Erskine, Secretary of Legation ; and Lord Hubert
de Burgh, Attache.
Previous to the investiture Sir James Hudson
addressed the officers in Italian to this effect :

"Gentlemen,—My Sovereign being desirous of mark-
ing the sense she entertains for the ;brilliant qualities
which you showed in the field, in conjunction with her
troops and those of her ally, the Emperor of the French,
has asked the permission of the King, your Sovereign,
to bestow upon you the insignia of the Order of the
Bath, and his Majesty King Victor Emmanuel hav-
ing granted that permission, and her Majesty the
Queen, being prevented from having the satisfac-
tion of giving you these insignia herself, has caused a
Royal warrant to be addressed to me, her Minister at
the Court of the King your Sovereign, in order that the
investiture may be performed with all honour and dig-
nity,"
The ceremony of investiture then took place with
all due formality, after which Sir James continued
to address the newly-made knights, saying :
" Gentlemen,—l beg to be permitted to express to you
my sincere hope that you may live long to enjoy your
well-earned honours ; honours which could not shine on
more gallant breasts, and which are the proofs of that
happy alliance and friendship between our countries that
I feel assured it is our sincere wish to preserve unim-
paired."

To this speech General Della Marmora, Minister
of War, who wore the decoration of G. C. 8., re-
plied on the part of his officers, expressing their
sense of the honour conferred on them, an con-
cluding by a hope that the friendship commenced
on the field of battle might be cultivated and ma-
tured in times of peace.
After the ceremony was concluded Sir James
Hudson entertained all those present at dinner, and
after dinner Count Cavour proposed the health of
the Queen of England. Sir James Hudson then
gave the health of King Vi3tor Emnianuel, and
afterwards that of the Emperor of the French, upon
which the Duc de Grammont proposed the health
of the Allied Armies, for which General Della Mar-
mora returned thanks in a short and soldier-like
speech.

The Prussian Chamber of Deputies has rejected,
by a majority of 169 against 101, the bill reducing
the interval of 20 days to 10 between taking any
two votes for modifications in the Constitution. It
has also adopted a bill fixing the month of January
in each year for opening the legislative session.

Some students of the. University of Rome have
as their subscription towards the guns
cation of Alessandria, accompanied by
forsen tth2esofof. fortification
an address expressive of their patriotic feelings.

A Paris letter in the Brussels Independence states
that an interview of a very "animated " character has
taken place between Lord Cowley and Count Wale weld,
air ,pea of the statements connected with Mr. Disraeli's
"secret treaty.

DEFENCES FOR THE CLYDE.—The Secretary of State
In. War has directed that a committee shall be appointed
to assemble in North Britain to report upon the defences
for the Clyde and Aberdeen. The committee will be
composed of an officer of Royal Artillery, a Royal En-
gineer officer, and an officer of the Royal Navy, to meet
at Glasgow, for the Clyde, op the 18th instant, and at
Aberdeen on the 24th inst. Captain Westmacott, Royal
Engineers, has been appointed secretary to
.the corn-
mittee. —Edinburgh. Courant.
BRICIE-MAKING MACIIINERY.—Mr. Henry Clayton, of
the Atlas Works, London, has just completed 15 of his
highly-approved brick-making machines for the manu-
facture of bricks for the gigantic works of the Isthmus
of Suez Canal Company. . Mr. Clayton has also just
consigned 11 machines to Madras for the East
Company.
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election of president and other officers. The features of
interest were the president's speech and presentation of the
Wollaston medal to M. Jaochim Barrande, for his work
on GeSologie de Boheme. The fellows afterwards Ina in
the Freemasons -hall, and partook of an elegant ban-
quet ; President Cul. Portlozk in the chair, supported
right and left by Lord Panmure, Lord Talbot de Mala-
hide, Eail Ducie, Lieut.-General Sir C. Pasley, R.E.,
Sir R. Murchison, Sir C. Lyell, Hon. J. Howard, Pro-
fessor Owen, and many other distinguished gentlemen of
science.

THE MILBANK PENITENTIARY.—The sub-warder of
Milbank Prison, Yapp, who has been in custody for
grossly violating the prison regulations in tak ng money
from the relatives of inmates, i•as been discharged, it
being found impossible to proceed against the accused, as
the law required the offence to be prosecuted within ex
months of its commission. Yapp said he was sorry the
inquiry had terminated as it had, as he should liked to
have exposed the villany carried on by the higher officials
than himself.
GREAT BOON TO EXCISE OFFICERS.—ABOLITION OF
THE GENERAL REMOVES. —W e are happy to announce
that by a general order of the Board of Inland Revenue,
dated the 12th inst , the existing reguNtions in der which
Excise officers were obliged every four or s x years to
change their residence, have been rescinded, and the bys•
tern of periodical removal is virtually abolished. The
new chairman, Mr. Pressly, has thus inaugoratel Yrs
administration by a graceful co, oession, and relieveii the
officers of the surveying department of the Excise ser-
vice of a harassing, impoverishing, and unnecessary
routine.—Civi/ Service Gazette.
PRESENT TO THE I3EY OF TUNIS.—The directors of
the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
as a testimonial of their sense of the important and gene-
rous assistance rendered by his Highness the Bey of
Tunis to their ship Candia w hen lat,ly forced into the
and vessel Bay of Tunis in distress, are about to present him a
superb barge, constructed on the most approved lifeboat
principle. Messrs. White, of West CoweY, the con-
structors of the lifeboat Mary White, have been em•
oyed
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the Oriental style. It may be remembered that the
to buildthe
Candia, some weeks since
the Indian mails , when homeward bound with
soonpassees after lea
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encountered
Malta,
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machinery n storm
in the Mediterranean
machinery having given way she was compelled to put
into
only sect out steamers to the assistance of the
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Candia, but forwarded the ails and passengers to Mar.
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hisnottheaatmoecrcsa,sion his Highness the Bey
declining to receive any
remuneration for the service,