The Sun. — 1861-04-08 (London, England)

SHERIDAN.  Bellefield-house, Fulham, April 6. [We took the report ft;om the Daily News, a journal which is supposed to represent the opinions of the party to which Mr. Sheridan belongs.—Ed. limes.]  to send a deputation to the Emperor, to beg of him not to take any step " which could tend to remove the centre of gravity of the empire from Austria to Hungary, as the petitioners are of opinion that the fate of the empire ought not to be dependent on the last-mentioned country." Some of the local papers maintain that the Imperial ordinance relative to the reorganisation of Transylvania led to the Ministerial crisis, but it is positively known to me that the promise which the Emperor gave to Count Apponyi to sanction the newly-framed Hungarian civil and criminal laws was the immediate cause of the resignation of the seven Ministers,  The Servian National Congress was to have met at Carlovitz in the Voivodina on the 28th of March, but several of the members refused to attend, because General Philippovits, the Imperial Commissary, told them that- the sittings were not to be public. The deputies held private meetings, at which it was resolved that if the Imperial Government would not permit the affairs of the Servian inhabitants of the Voivodina to be discussed publicly, " the National Congress would_ enter into direct communication with the Hungarian Diet." Many persons from the Principality of Servia are now at Carlovitz, and the political agitation is so great that the Imperial Government may have cause to rue the day on which it determined to play off the Servian nationality against the Hungarians. The export of saltpetre to Turkey in Europe is strictly prohibited, but still considerable quantities are smuggled across the frontiers. A few days ago some sacks of flour were subjected at Basiasch to a closer inspection than usual, and they were found to contain no less than 4,0001 b. of saltpetre. About a week ago an attempt was made to smuggle gunpowder from Bukovina into Moldavia, but the whole consignment-58 cwt.—fell into the hands of the Austrian Custom-house officers. Moldavia is in a sadly disordered state, and a Jassy correspondent tells us that robbery and murder are by no means unfrequent occurrences in the streets of the city in which he resides. In one fortnight no fewer than 27 persons were murdered, but the authors of the crimes committed are rarely or never brought to punishment. From Zara we learn that the families of the officers in Dalmatia have received orders to quit that province and to go to the interior of the empire. The rate of exchange on London is 151.  men. They wished to create dissensions; they have undone the work of unification initiated by us ; they wished to divide two elements so precious and necessary in our present circumstances. But let us drop that subject; they are trifles not to be thought of. Above all our thoughts we must place Italy. " One thing more I must recommend to your Societies, and I could never do so with sufficient earnestness—that is, concord. lam no orator. I Say what comes uppermost in my heart. You know that our history is not equalled by that of any people upon earth. With Rome and with concord Italy will be great and powerful. Under the republics of the Middle Ages Italy achieved great things ; yet, as she was divided, she became the butt of foreign outrages. Whenever we are united we shall be feared ;we are so already. We have the sympathy of great nations. Let us only be unanimous, and Italy shall be." Under this speech the hiritto prints the following short note : " Sir,--A Turin paper states that I came to Turin called by Count Cavour.. This announcement is quite incorrect. " Turin, April 3."  " G.