The Sun. — 1837-08-21 (London, England)

AUG. Il.—Two montns, 12 16. BERLIN, Au-. 'l.—Three months, 6. 25%. —Hamburg Papers, Aug. 18.  The following deeply interesting extract from a letter from Messina, dated the 27th of July, has been forwarded to us from a highly respectable quarter. It informs us of the murder of the Governor of Syracuse in an insurrection of the populace of that city. The present state of the TWO Sicilies is truly alarming " The cholera being raging at Naples, Palermo, and Malta, we are shut out from all communications with these places ; it has now spread to Termini, Cifalsi, and Syracuse, and we may naturally expect it soon here. At Naples and Palervoo there have been many victims among the English and American merchants, all friends and acquaintances of ours. We have had a revolt here of the populace, which, however, was soon quelled without bloodshed, and we, together with the natives, have mounted guard, being formed into national guard for the protection of property and our lives ; and as most of the ringleaders have been arrested and imprisoned, all is now quiet. Another revolt was effected at. Syracuse, but far different from the one here—the Governor, a particular friend of ours, and seven other persons, being brutally massacred. The former had escaped to a grotto in the ancient catacombs, about five miles from the city, and was dragged out and carried to the gates, there pinioned, a rope placed round his neck, and dragged through the town at the tail of a horse to the square, stabbed, and finally tied to a stake and shot, his body cut into quarters, and his head carried on a pole. Greater barbarity was scarcely ever heard of. Two Commissioners of Police, the Attorney-General and Receiver-General were among the victims. At Palermo another revolt took place, but was quelled by the arrival of 9,000 troops from Naples, and we now hope all will be quiet.  We have letters and papers from Madrid to the 13th inst. ; but though they are full of details of the capture of Segovia, the mountain marches of MENDEz VIGO, the alertness of EsPARTERO, the enthusiasm of the National Guards, the intrepidity of the QUEEN, the noisiness of the Cortes, and the nonchalance of Ministers, they contain nothing to which we can give the name of important news. EsPARTERO at the head of four squadrons of cavalry, entered Madrid on the 12th ; but he only remained in the city a few hours before marching out to attack the enemy. MENDEZ VIGO and A LVAREz were both unpopular in Madrid, and it was even whispered that both could be easily reconciled to the idea of sceinj DON CARLOS master of the capital and kingdom. In the sitting of the 12th the Cortes voted the introduction of the project of law for raising a forced loan of five hundred millions of reals (five millions sterling) for defraying the expense of the civil war. That no time might be lost in reaping the fruits of so generous a vote, M. MENDIZABAL proceeded at once to the Lottery-office, and appropriated 25,000 dollars of the funds to meet the more immediate exigencies. This money is to be repaid out of the loan.  On the 11th, the Pretender, with four battalions, passed the Alhambra, and on ti7e day following Cella,