The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-18 00:00:00

ITALY.

A letter from Turin of the 13th says—" According
to the last accounts 142 nominations are known. Of
this number 92 belong to the Conservative party, 50
to the Opposition of the Left Centre and Left—the
latter possessing about 36. Allowing to the Opposi-
tion a clear half of all the returns that remain to be
ascertained the Government would yet have a consi-
derable majority, and which will in any case exceed
their most sanguine expectations."
The Paris Concstitutiound of yesterday publishes a
letter from Rome of the 10th inst , which says the
arrival of the Pope is announced for the 201 of this
month, in the most formal manner. All difficulties
are smoothed down. A loan of six millions of crowns
is, it is said, negotiated. Preparations for the entry
of his Holiness are already begun.
Our readers no doubt remember the unfunded
accusations brought against the Ministers of the Ro-
man Republic, of having been guilty of spollating the
museums of Rome, accusations which notwithstanding
the indignant denials and the proofs of innocence ten-
dered by the partied accused, certain coronetted
agents of the Continental reaction did not
' think it beneath their dignity to repeat it
in the British House of Lord.. When Rome
surrendered to General Oudinot, a Commission was
appointed to report on the losses occasioned by the
Republican Government, and by the French opera
tions to the monuments, public buildings, and
museums of Rome. The Commission has not
yet presented any report, and the reason is
that it has discovered that spoliations and thefts
have been committed, not by the Republicans, not by
the Constitutionalis's, but by the " friends of the
Cardinals and liegemen to the Pope," by
the very persons who by the mouths of their
lordly agents in the Engl6ll House of Peers raised
the cry of " Stop thief,' the better to enable them
to make off with the plunder. We extract the fol-
lowing from the letter of the Times correspondent, a
gentleman known to be at all events not inclined to
Republicanism, and whose conscientious belief in
Roman Catholicism, and known attachment to the

King of Naples and to Pio Nono, render his tes-
timony as against their protege unexceptionable.
The Times correspondent, writing from Rome on
the Bth, says—
" A great sensation has been caused here by the
discovery that no less than 137 valuable medals have
bet n sto!en out of the Museum of the Vatican. Some
of these medals were of great rarity, and their loss
is a public misfortune; but of the greater number
the dies still remain at the Mint, and nearly all those
connected with Papal history can be replaced. The
thief is now ascertained to be one of the young
men employed in that department ; and the scandal
given is the greater because he was recommended
by the Popo himself, with whom he was a special
favourite. I am now told that it was the know-

ledge of this fact that has hitheto prevented the
publication of the the two reports drawn up by
order of General Oudinot on the subject of the losses
occasioned by the Republican Government and the
French operations to the monuments, public build-
ings, and museums of the capital, as it was known
that guarrdians in the medal department had not been
changed, that none of the Republican party during the
reign of the Triumvirate had entering into that part of
the Vatican, and that consequently the robbery had
been effected by one of the Papal servants. However, a
matter like this could not always be concealed, and a
kind of triumph indulged in by the Republican party,
when it is seen that the spoliation of a museum was not
effected through their means, but by a special favourite of
the Pope. The young man is now in prison, and the
law is to have its course, but many persons hear with
regret that he counts upon being relieved by Pio None
from the effects of any punishment to which he may be
sentenced.

There has been an insurrection of the peasants at
Spolito. Troops were dispatched thither from Rome
on the Bth.

COURSE OF EXCHA
Amsterdam •.. 12 2U,
Ditto, at sight • • .... 12 0
liottcrdam .. .. 12 2%
Antwerp .. •••.• • • • 25 67%1
aamburgh • 21.8 13 13)4
Liton3.
Paris, 3 days'sight ...• 25 45
Ditto, 3 months .... 25 65
tlarseilles .......... • • 25 6714
Bourdeaux— . . 25 67)4
Frankfort on Mains.... 122
Petersburgh, Sil. Rble.. 367
Berlin.. • „
Vienna, efiec. d 0...". 11 30
Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 11 30
Madrid ............ .. 49%
Cadiz •••••••• • • • • •• •• 49%
Bilbao. • • • • • .• .• • • •• ••
Barcelona
Se-rUle•• •• •• •• •• ••

NGE.-(THIS DAY

iGibra1tar..............

'Leghorn ........ • ..... 31 b
Genoa •• •• ••••••• • •• •• 26 40
,Allan .. •• •• • • •• •• •• ••

Venice .. .. .. .. ........
Naples .. .... • • .... .. 407 i
Palermo, p0r0z........ 121 4
Messina ••••••• • • • • • • • 1214,
Lisbon.. • • .• .......... 5356
Oporto .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • b 35
Rio Janeiro .. .. .. •• ..
Buenos Ayres .. .. _..

New York, 21 dayesight
Philadelphia ......

micas os BULLION, PER oz.
Foreign Gold in bars.. X 3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
‘Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
New Dollars ...... 0 4 10
Silver lit bars ...... •• 0 4 11%

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From tho London New Price Current, Dec. 18.)
SUGAR.—Tc-day thero was greater activity in the
Raw Sugar market. In West India Muscovado opera-
tions were upon a large scale in both grocery and refining
sorts, whilst the rates paid exhibit an advance on those
of Friday of 6d per cwt. The purchases amount to
1,240 hhds, &c., including a public sale of 150 hhds 8
tres Barb does, which went briskly at a rise on last
Tuesday's terms of 63 per cwt; fine yellow fetched 41s
to 41s 6d, and middling to good 38s to 40s 63; the sorts
erom 38s 6d to 405 per cwt met with the greatest compe-
tition.
REFINED.—To-day Refined Sugar was in brisk de-
mand for home consumption, and prices exhibit a further
advance ; sales of brown lumps were made at 49s 6d to
50s, and fair grocery at 51s to 51s 6d per cwt. For
Bonded Crushed Sugar the market is firm at former
terms. To-day several parcels of Mauritius Sugar were
sold in the private market at 6d per owt advance.
There was no puhlic sale.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar was in
lively demand, and the parcels offered at public s de,
amounting to 4,733 bags, went at an advance on Fri-
day's rates of 6d. per cwt: good and fine strong yellow
fetched 426 6cl to 44s' low and middling 37s 6d to 405,
good and fine strong brown 35s 6d to 375, strong white
446 6d to 465, fine Benares 41s 6d to 438 6d, middling
to good 395 to 41s, ord to fine yellow, like Mauritius
35s to 395, nood and fine soft yellow 36s to 37s 6d, and
ord brown 29s 6d to 33; per cwt.
FOREIGN.—To-day a fair business was concluded in
bonded and duty paid parcels of foreign Sugar, whilst
rather higher rates were paid.
CCCOA.—West India continues to sell freely for home
trade purposes, and prices are still on advance for all
sorts. At public sale 200 bags Trinidad were sold at
44s 61 to 47s for good red, and at 40s to 42s 6d for ord
to good grey. Orders for Foreign are getting upon a
larger scale, and a further advance of prices is apparent;
sales aro made at 28s to 29s per cwt, and a less quantity
is on offer, whilst holders display much firmness.
MOLASSES.—There is a firm market for West India,
and a good demand exists for all sorts, whilst prices are
on the advance; about 300 puns have been sold, fine
Antigua at 185 Dominica 16s, and other sorts 15s to
lss 6d. Sales Of East India Treacle have been made at
14s to 14s 6d per cwt.
COFFEE.—This afternoon there was not much desire
evinced to operate in Plantation Ceylon Coffee. At
public sale 67 casks 640 bags went upon rather terms,
but all found buyers; low mid at 59s to 605 6d, fine fine
ord 573 to 58s 6d, gool and fine ord 525 to 563 6d, low
49s to 50s, triage 46s to 495, pea berry 611 to 645 6d,
damaged 50s to 565. Native met with little attention,
and 426 bags went 6d to is under former rates; good
ord at 51s to 525, real good ord 52s 6d, and damaged
483 to 503 63 per cwt. The Coffee Market closed with
a quiet aspect.
!'EA.—Black Tea i 3 offered rather under last week'a
terms, still town or country dealers are no. disposed to
extend their purchases. The value of low to
good ordinary Congou is 8d to Sid, medium kinds 9d to
Is Old, and better sorts ls Id to Is 9d. There are sel-
lers of green upon lower terms; still operations have been
small, especially in good and fine kinds. Scented Teas
ere not much wanted, and can be obtained at a reduc
tion. At public sale 11,700 packages of Tea have been
offered, tied the small proportion of only 3,000 found
buyers. Further public sales are declared.
SPIRITS —Leeward Island Rum has been purchased
with more readiness, and stiffer rates are paid, sales
having been made at Is Si to is 51d proof and there are
not free sellers. Purchases to a fair extent have been
made in East India at is 311. to Is 43 preof, ard on the part
of holders firmness is apparent. In Demerara a fair amount
of Lusiress has been concluded at 2s to 2s 4d for 30 to 40
per cent over proof, and there are not generally sellers
upon those terms. A further increase is apparent in
the transactions in Jamaica, whilst priices are firmer,