The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-24 00:00:00

ITALY.

A letter from Rome, 14th inst., states that an
extraordinary congregation of 20 cardinals was
held five days before at the Vatican. Although it
was endeavoured to' keep the subject of discussion
a secret, it is generally thought that the question
under consideration was the cession of the Legation
of Benevento to the King of Naples for 8,000,000
ducats.

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lished its accounts, fromwhich it appears that it
has annulled old paper to the amount of 3,085,733
scudi (15,660,094 f.), and issued new paper to the
amount of 3,236,500 scudi (16,425,237 f.)
The Roman Journal of the 13th inst., states
that on the 12th King Maximilian of Bavaria, ac-
companied by Count de Spaur, his Minister to the
Pontifical Court, had repaired to the Vatican to pay
a visit to the Pope. His Majesty was received at
the foot of the staircase by Monsignor Medici d'Ot-
taiano,. major-domo of His Holiness, who treated
him with all the honours due to his rank. The
King, after.remaining an entire hour with the Pope,
was conducted back to his carriage with the same
cerem omal.. After his departure, the aides-de-camp
of his Majesty were presented to his Holiness by

Count de Spaur. The King was to remain ten days
at Rome, and to leave afterwards for Naples.

TURKEY.
Accounts from Constantinople to the Bth have
arrived by way of Vienna. Propositions had been
made for resuming the project for raising a loan,
with modifications as to the time of repayment, but
it was considered doubtful that the Government
would consent to them. The examination into
the accounts of the ex-farmer of the Customs,
Djezaerli, has been concluded, and the result is
said to be that his liabilities exceed his assets by
upwards of 20,000,000 piastres (between 4,000,000 f.
and 5,000,000 f.) This sum is due to the Treasury,
and he will be required to pay it—unless, indeed, as
some persons appeared to expect, the ex-minister of
Finance be rendered responsible for the whole or
part of it. A dreadful accident occurred in the port
on the 4th. A sloop was conveying 40 soldiers of
the guard to a steam-frigate about to leave for
Dalmatia, and it was driven byrthe violence of the
currents against a large vessel anchored near the
Seraglio. The shock was so violent that all the
men were thrown into the water ; and they, being
encumbered with their arms and baggage, were all
drowned, with the exception of four 'or five, who
were picked up by the boats of the English,
Russian, and French men-of-war.
A letter from Constantinople of the Bth inst., in
the Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort, says
" Abd-el-Kader arrived here yesterday, but he has not
been yet presented to the Sultan, on account, it is said, of
a difficulty which has arisen between M. de Lavalette and
Fuad Effendi on the form in which the presentation should
take place. It is said that the remonstrances addressed by
31. Ozeroff to the Ottoman Pork,e, relative to the holy
shrines, have received the full approbation of the Russian
Cabinet. The winding-up of the affairs of the bank may
be considered as tgrminated. The Government has made
arrangements wit E several bankers to procure the resources
which it requires. The number of the troops sent against
Montenegro is 34,000."