The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-24 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Constitutionnel has
the following from
Rome :
" Our letters from Rome state that at the consistory
fixed for the 15th of March, the cardinals to be named
are Monsigneur Donnet, Aychbi6,*op
of Bordeaux;
Monsigneur Lucciardi, Archbishop of Sinigaglia; Mon-
signeur d'Audree, lately residing at Peruggia in quality
Minister of Finance. The commission named to
ofin indicate
etolimcael delegate;ansoi and
restoring Monseigneur Morichini, for-
merlyan equilibrium in the
budget has approved of a ministerial measure, which
consists in slightly augmenting the land-tax, already
very considerable, in re•establishing the ancient duty
on salt, and in imposing a new duty of from one
to two baioques a pound on coffee and sugar.
There were no other means to restore the mischief
done by the temporary rule of the Mazzini party.
Tho agents of the Anglo-French company . fur
the construction of certain railways in the Pontifical
States, have arrived at Rome, and deposited 200,000
crowns (above a million of francs) as caution money.
This company is not that represented by M. de Mon-
ciar, with which,
it i
.s said, it was disposed to come to
an understanding. If the Government accepted their
propositions they would at once set to work. There was
some rumour of lighting the principal quarters of Rome
with gas, b. y the company formed in 1847, and who had
then paid iu a sum of 10,000 crowns as caution money.
A commission of Christian Archre3logy has been named
by the Pope, and one of its first decisions has been that
the public aro to be admitted to see the Catacombs on
Sundays and fete days, in groups of eight persona only.
Permissions will be granted on application to the proper
quarter, and guides will be provided. The Republicans
attempted to celebrate on the 9th the anniversary of the
installation of their wretched system, and some boys who
were firing the '
little cannon used on days of rejoicing
were arrested."

The resignation of the Ministry has deprived the
Exchequer-bill reduction question of its importance, but,
after having pointed out that Sir Charles Wood erroneously
contradicted the estimate of the lose which his policy would
inflict upon the public, it may be well to correct also another
mistake upon which he grounded his defence. Sir Charles
is reported to have said that " the present was the lowest
rate at which Exchequer-bills had run, and that they had
never been below 11/2d." This, however, is wrong. In
1720 the rate was precisely the same as that to which it was
now urged it might be reduced—namely, a penny a day, and
bills of that description were in circulation among the public.
—Timis.

Lord and Lady Colborne have arrived in Hill-
street, from West Ilarling Ilall, Norfolk, for the season.
Mr. Under-Sheriff Millard and Mr. Under-Sheriff
lloopwood waited on Sir G. Grey at the Home-office, yes-
terday, to request the Right Hon. Baronet to present the
Sheriffs and themselves at the Levee on Thursday. Their
request was courteously acceded to.
LORD CLERMONT.-REJOICINGS AT FLURRY-
SitUDGE.—The following is an extract from a letter, dated
Tuesday night :—" Our hills were all in a blaze to-night.
The villages
Ravensdale, Flurrybridge, and Jonesho-
rough,L
ig with the houses of the neighbourhood, were all illu-
minated. Each person seemed to vie with his neighbour in
his efforts to render respect to the worthy ord of the soil
on his elevation to the title of Clermont. Along the shore
by Jenkinstown to Carlingferd looked well—the mountains,
to their highest tops, were lighted
with bonfires ; and,
dark though the night is, the vallies are still illuminated
therefrom ; and the cheers of the people were loud and
long. Lord and Lady Cleimont supplied the labourers and
tradespeople cf Ravensdale-park with good beef, bread,
and ale."
EXPORTS OF BRITISH PRODUCE AND MANUFAC-
TOEsS.—On Saturday was, printed the annual return of ex-
ports of British produce and manufactures. In the year end-
ing the sth ult. the declared value of such exports was
68,492,659/., showing a large increase on the preceding year,
when they amounted 10 0,735,4471.