The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-10 00:00:00

ITALY.

In the Chamber of Deputies of Turin, on the 3d,
the Minister of the Interior replied as follows to
interpellations on the insurrectionary movement at
Aosta :

" The events at Aosta are naturally explained by the
influence of a party which has the means of manifesting
its tendencies in forms,which escape the action of justice,
and also by the misfortune of the times, which requires
a temporary increase in the public charges. However,
there is no need to have recourse to etceptional laws.
The mass of the population has not taken part in
the culpable manifestations ; and if the local authori-
ties, without sufficient force to repress the disorders,
endeavoured By remonstrance to prevent the effusion
of blood, they do not deserve the severe blame which
has been too readily inflicted on them. The Ministry,
whilst recognising in no ope the right to permit the
violation of the law, must, however, take into serious
consideration the circumstances which may induce per-
sons to spare the blood of the citizens. An investiga,
tion has been commenced, and the Chamber may be
certain that the guilty will be punished. In conclusion,
I have to state that the Government will not cease to
seek for means of procuring work for the population."

DENMARK AND SWEDEN.
There is no doubt that some change must soon
be made in the Swedish quarantine system. A
motion to that effect has been introduced in the
House of Burgesses, and every speaker was in its
favour. A number of piquant facts were related,
showing the oxtravagancies, cruelties, and inju-
rious results of the present law.
On the 21st the secret committee of the Four
Chambers met his Majesty King Oscar, to receive
communications explanatory of the large demands
lately made for the defence of the kingdom.
Great complaints are made in both Sweden and
Norway over the want of snow, that indispensable
railway for communication in the winter. As a
consequence prices were daily advancing. In Swe-
den, especially, there was a real famine in many
districts, all the grain that could be got at, as well
as the potatoes, being thrown into the infernal
still.

Unfortunate Iceland has been nearly ruined by
the Danish system of trade monopoly. It is now
in danger of starvation for want of the free supply
ensured by a free commerce. So great is the want
of rye and other necessaries that a ship is about
being despatched from Copenhagen with a large
quantity for their relief.
Several hundreds of Mormons have again left
Copenhagen for America.
Reports are flying about of a new change in
the Ministry, of course in a still more despotic di-
rection.

A letter from Christiana, of the 23d December,
states that—

"Norway had decided on the fitting out of a squad-
ron composed of four frigates, five corvettes, and three
brigs. This measure has been adopted iu view of the
events which are in preparation. This country, although
united to Sweden, has, as is known, a constitution of
its own, a fleet of its own, and a national flag. Its in-
habitants, like the Swedes, are altogether opposed to
the Russian policy, of which they know the ambitious
intentions, and, in coosequence, they reckon on the
power of France and England to aid them, if neccesarh
to cause their neutrality to he respected. The Russian
officers sent on mission have been received with cour-
tesy and consideration ; but they must have convinced
themselves of the slight sympathy which the conduct of 4
their Government inspires in any class of society. At
the date of the last despatches they were in the province
of Scendejfeld, having just visited that. of Nordland-
Missions of this kind are common enough on the part
of Russia, who gives her officers of merit every oppor-
tunity to gain instruction."