The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-17 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Duchess of Parma and her family returned
to the capital of that duchy on the 11th.
The Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian arrived at
Venice on the 10th from Trieste.

A fetter from Florence, complaining of thelieavy
'taxation existing in Tuscanyat the present moment,
says :—" 1n,1854 the land-tax produced 4,320,000 f. ;
it is now 5,000,000 f. The penston list is enormous,
because many persons in the full vigour of lif6 have
been removed from office on account of their politi-
cal tendencies. The tot al budget for 1856 amounts
to 31,217,760 f. for receipts, the expenses being
about the same. Of this sum the home department
absorbs 2,268,084 f. ; justice, 2,916,284 f. ; war,
6,838,534 f. ; foreign affairs, 206,304 f. ; public
instruction, ,708,960 f. ; finance, 11,061,596 f. In
1852, the public debt amounted to 61 millions of
francs—it is now 78 millions, and the sinking fund
has had to be made available to meet the increase
of interest. The total cost of the Austrian oc-
cupation from 1849 to its cessation was about
12,000,000 f."

A. letter from Rome of the 11th, in the Debats,
says :—" The Pope will hold a cousistory on the
18th. Cardinal Viale Prela, who was nominated
in the last cousistory, but who bas not yet received
the hat and the other insignia of his dignity, will
then be invested with them. A good deal has
been said in the foreign press about the departure
of the French troops, or of diminishing their num-
ber, which already scarcely attains 5,000. But on
reflecting all the signs that present themselves,
it is more probable that they will rather be
slightly augmented than diminished, and at all
events there is nothing to indicate that they are to
be shortly sent away. The Roman artillery has
for some time past guarded the coasts ; and lately
isolated posts have been reinforced, in ccnsequence
of suspicious vessels having been seen at sea—a
circumstance which has caused a landing of the
partisans of Mazzini to be feared."
A letter from. Naples of the Bth, in the Constitu-
tionnel, says :—" Baron de Hubner arrived here
two days ago. and was present yesterday at the
fete of Pie di Grotta. As a matter of course, his
arrival iiere has givt n rise to various comments.
His Excellency has not yet been received by the
King."
Together with the arrival of M. Hubner the order
for the renewal of the political trials, which have
been suspended during the summer, has been
issued.

There was a slight hearing of the Mignonna case
on Saturday last, two witnesses having been ex-
amined ; but the appointed day is Monday, the
15th.

. 'SP AI N.
The Madrid journals of the 12th contain no po-
litical news of importance ;. but the Occidente and
Parlament° contirni what was said yesterday as
to the Governm, nt having refused to allow Mar,
shal Narvaez to return to Spain. • The civil go,
vernor of Madrid had succeeded in arresting a
band engaged in : forging notes of the San Fer-
nando Batik, and h'ad' seized the plates and a vast
quantity sopaper they had provided. It is said
that-n:1116'00e notes had been put in circulation.

, Tlie"Kcen4isberg Gc6ette says : "A letter from
the con fines. of Russia informs us that the harvest
is now, going on everywhere in that country, and
is vety, satisfactory both with respect to quantity
and quality.. Flax is in particular unusually abun-
dant, and. that circumstance will give great activity
to trade. On the other hand the stocks of cattle,
have not increased this year in Russia." -

The Pa)ma Gazette of the 9th publishes a decree
already mentioned, raising the state of siege, and
referring the prosecutions still pending before the
Courts-martial to the ordinary tribunals.

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The Giornale di Roma of the Ist says :—" His
Excellency Mr. Cass, minister of the United States
to the hioly It3e, has made distributions of large
quantities of provisions to the poor, and to those
visited by fever from the excessive heat of the
season."

CRYSTAL PALACE.— ONE SHILLING DAY, Tuesuay,
Sept. 16..—AdmiRsions on payment 8.253; ditto, by
s a;on 'tickets, 521; total visitors, 8,774.
The 'Peninsular and 'Oriental Cornpany'g steamers
Ava. Aden; and Rajah will be despatched to India on
the 3Cith
VACATION MASTER IN THE EXCHEQUER.—The Va-
cation Master (.4 the Court of Exchequer will attend on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, until fur-
ther notice.

MADEMOISELLE ROSA BONIIEUR.—This celebrated ar-
ti3te was on the tryst, ground at Falkirk on Monday and
Tuesday, purchasing subjects of study. The talented
lady attracted a large share of attention.—Scotsman.