The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-20 00:00:00

demise. This false intelligence having been widely cir-
culated, we are authorised to contradict it. The state-
ment is unfounded. Fiverybndy, on the other hand,
knows that the persons confined in the prisons of the
Grand Duchy are treated with kindness humanity, and
philanthropy."
The Genoa Mercantile Corriere of the 15th con-
tains the following :
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" The Pontifical Government, at whose request the de-
cree expelling the emigrants from Tuscany was issued
has forwarded a list of them to the frontier authorities,
with orders to arrest them, should they attempt to enter
the Pontifical dominions. The circular was also sent
to the Government of San Marino. As respects the
latter, here is a less serious although curious fact. The
Marquis Guartavillani, of Bologna, honorary captain in
the army of the Most Serene Republic of San Marino,
preserved the hat of the brother of Napoleon 111., killed
at Forli, during the revolution of 1831. The Marquis
resolved to set out for Paris with that relic, but in order
to present himself to the Emperor with a more respect-
able character, he offered the Republic of San Marino
to go and recognise the new Monarch in its name. The
offer was accepted, and the Prince Regent of the Re-
public having written his letters of credence, M. Guar-
tavillani took his departure for Paris. The Grand Duke
of Tuscany has definitively declined to accede to the
Customs Union proposed by Austria. This course was
suggested to him by the bad effect the very mention of
the measure had produced in his dominions, and by
advice coming from abroad."
We read in. the Roman Journal of the 10th
J.
inst.

"Twelve Roman ladies have executed with their own
hands 12 carpets, intended to adorn the staircase leading
from the Basilicon of the Vatican alla Confessione. On
Christmas-day those carpets, which appeared for the first
time, were much admired. They were woven by the fol-
lowing ladies : Princess Mary Aldobrandini, born
d'Aremberg ; the Marchioness Claire Antici Mattei, born
Altieri ; Princess Adele Borghese, born De la Roche-
foucauld ; Princess Theresa Borghese, born De la
Rochefoucald ; Princess Josephina Lancelotti Ginetti,
born Massimo ; Princess Hyacinth Massimo, born Della
Porta Radiani ; Countess Amelia, born Ruspoli ; the
Duchess Theresa de Poli, born Chigi ; the Duchess
Arabella Salviati, born de Fitz-James ; the Marchioness
Virginia Spinola, born Patrizi; Princess Theresa Torlonia,
born Colonna ; the Duchess Frances de Zagarolo, born
De Nompere Campagny. The 12 carpets are of equal
dimensions. In the angles are the armorial bearings of
the lady who executed the work, and those of her hus-
band."

The Pope has conferred on the Bishop of Cahors
the title of Attendant on the Pontifical Throne,
and created him a Roman Count.

SPAIN.

The accounts from Madrid are to the 15th inst.

The Gazette publishes four Royal decrees, coun-
tersigned by Count d'Alcoy, depriving MM. Satur-
nino Calderon Collantes and Francisco de Paula
Orlando of their seats in the Royal Council, and
appointing to succeed them General Fermin Salcedo
and M. Ventura Diaz, late Governor of the Pro-
vince of Madrid.

M. Antonio Benavides, Minister of the Interior,
had named M. Francisco de Cardonas Under-Secre-
tary of State -of his department.
It was rumoured that M. Joaquin Maria Perez
was to be nominated Under-Secretary of State of
the Ministry of Finance, and M. Amblard Director
of Accounts in the same department.
Count de Mirasol was indisposed and had not been
able for some days to assist at the Cabinet Councils.
Queen Maria Christina had returned to Madrid
from her excursion to Tarancon.
Donna Maria of Braganza, Marchioness de Louie,
had left for Lisbon.

The 11 eraldo announces that the King of Bavaria
intended to visit Spain.
The Three per Cents. were done at 42# ; the New
Three per Cents. at 23 5-16 ; the Debt of the First
Class, at lot ; and that of the Second, at sg.