The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-28 00:00:00

been instantly arrested by the Austrians. Some
stated that, at the earnest protestations of the
English captain, the Austrians had set the sailors
at liberty, but others, who thought themselves
better informed? declare that the Austrians have
refused to release them, and that in consequence
the corvette had sailed to bring the English squad-
ron to support the honour of its flag.
A letter from Florence of the 19th, in the Medi-
terraneo of Genoa, states that the Tuscan Govern-
ment has concluded the loan for three millions of
francs of rente 3 per cent., with the house of
Rothschild, of Paris, at 61 per cent., with an
interest on the profits of the sale of the coupons,
which may raise the price to 63 or 64.
We read in the Giornale di Roma that the car-
nival has been very gay at Rome and in the pro-
vinces, and undisturbed by any political agitation.
The weather has been rainy, and there was a fall
of snow on the 18th, an event rarely witnessed at

Rome.
The Pope will, on the 4th of March, hold a Con-
sistory, at which eight cardinals will be nominated.
Among these would be M. Morlot, Archbishop of
Tours, M. Savelli, his Minister of the Interior, and
M. Viole, the Nuncio at Vienna.
The expulsion of the subjects of the canton of
Ticino is taking place, and a free ticket is handed
to those who have not the means of defraying their
travelling expenses by the railway. This extraor-
dinary resolution of the Imperial Government is
fraught with ruin to the trade and commerce of
Milan. The sudden expulsion of thousands entails
failures and bankruptcy; independent of which the
late blockade has dealt a fierce blow to all enter-
prise. Some idea may be formed of the extent
to which this state of siege tyranny is carried from
the following fact :—A gentleman at Turin was to
receive the sum of 3,000 f. from a correspon-
dent at Milan. This sum was confided to the
diligence in specie. All that reached Turin, how-
ever, was a receipt from the Milan police-office for
that amount, as the authorities are unwilling that
any money should leave the country just now—it
is to be presumed for the simple reason that the
new contributions are being levied. This is a pro-
pitious state of things for trade and commerce.
The property of Duke Borromeo, Duke Litta,
and Count Greppi, in Lombardy, has been seques-
trated by the Austrian Government. As regards
Count Borromeo, he has been a Piedmontese sub-
ject since 1849, being an exile from Lombardy, with
the permission of the Austrian Government. The
Borromese islands, in the Lago Maggiore, are also
the property of this nobleman, and fortunately
within the Sardinian dominions. Duke Litta is a
voluntary exile, and has taken service in the Sar-
dinian army. Count Greppi has likewise voluntarily
exiled himself from his native land, Lombardy.
The property of these noblemen is laid under
sequestration. This, however, is but another term for
confiscation, inasmuch as the rents are to be kept
back by the Austrian Government, on the plea of
indemnity for the expenses occasioned to the
army, in consequence of the late disturbances at
Milan. Other names are shortly expected to follow
on the list of confiscation. These acts need no
comment. •