The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-10 00:00:00

ITALY.

A letter from Parma, of the 31st ult., in the
Corriere Mercantile, says :—" Yesterday the Cham-
ber of Accusations pronounced sentence in the case
of the political prisoners. Eleven were acquitted,
and fourteen retained for trial, including three who
have turned what is called Queen's evidence. Not-
withstanding the acquittal of the eleven, they have
all been retained in prison'and turned over to the
police department, to deal with them as it may
think fit. It is positively stated that the Austrians
are to quit in February, that most of the prisoners
sent to Mantua are to be pardoned, and the re-
mainder conveyed hither to undergo the rest of
their punishment."

PIEDMONT. .
We published on Thursday a telegraphic an-
nouncement of the King of Sardinia having opened
the session of the Chambers at Turin on the pre-
vious day, and it was then stated that the allusions
his Majesty made to the cause of Italian indepen-
dence was received with great enthusiasm ; that
with regard to the financial situation of the country
the revenue had been sufficient to cover the
expenditure ; and that important reforms were
contemplated in the internal administration. The
following despatch appears in the journals of
Paris :

the throne and the nation. They will secure t•
our country a glorious and prosperous future."
The Speech, of which this is a summary, waO
greeted with much enthusiasm.

NAPLES:

NAPLES, Jan. s.—The Police Commission con•
tinues its investigations into the state of the army
The marines have been overhauled. Two officers
have been removed, and some of the soldiers sent to
the islands. Arrests have been made in other corps.
The company to which Agesilao Milano belonged
has been broken up, and the captain, lieutenant,
and serjeants put under arrest. Thus a step has
been taken, the effect of which must be to mortify
and irritate the army beyond the power of reconci-
liation ; in fact, every step that has been taken are
pears to be ill-judged. During a part of the week the
Post-office box has been closed, and letters have
been by order consigned to the hands of an employe.
The reasons are variously stated. A very general
pression is that lucifer matches, with other inflarn•
mable materials, were thrown into the box ; again,
some add, that since the death of Milano, proclr
mations and letters to the Intendenti have been
thrown in, menacing them with being called t°
account by the country for their conduct ; and it
is even said that not only have other persons of die'
tinction been addressed, but that even to the King,
himself was sent a letter, enclosing a likeness 0'
Agesilao Milano, warning him that there were 70
others like Milano, and that, if his Majesty want'
ed any proof of their power, he was to order search
to be made for the body of Milano. During the
past week, indeed, it has been reported that the
body of Milano had been removed. I will not take
' upon myself to guarantee the truth of these reports.
Some are undoubtedly true, and the box of thc,
Post-office was closed, while a sentinel was place
before it. As another proof of the strong public,
sentiment in favour of Milano, it may be state°
that 100 ducats were paid a few days since by a lad/
for a mass in the church of Purgatorio and Arco I
the repose of the soul of that unfortunate mall;
The police had endeavoured to ascertain the nao3,
of the person who ordered the mass, but witholly
any avail.
Those in Naples who are well-informed on the,
subject say that the Government is very anxioe"
about the state of Sicily, and that the orders sre
still in force that the steamers and their ere"',
be ready at half-an-hour's notice for any service%
A paragraph in the French papers states tbr
Baron Bentivegna, the author of the late movf!;,
ment in Sicily, was shot near Palermo on the 20;
of December. He died courageously, after has"
taken a cup of coffee, and made his will, with e!'t
traordinary coolness. He appointed his mut%
and brothers to be his heirs and executors. Pe
begged not to have his eyes bandaged, but 1310
favour was refused him. Before his execution
declared that he was the sole chief of the insurrt
tion, and begged that his companions might
treated with clemency.

SPAIN.
MADRID, Jan. B.—ln consequence of a 100 s.
published against the authorities of Catalorit'
General Prim has been arrested and sent to Tolo.o,
Tranquillity has been re-established at Va
The collection of arms in the provinces, in Puir
suanco of the circular lately published, still
tinues.
The opening of the Portuguese Cortez has Oki
place.

The Patric says that, notwithstanding the Prro
bability of an approaching arrangement, the S/1.4,
Confederation continue their military preparatici;
The effective of the two first divisions of
Federal army which have been called to active 5
vice amounts to 35,000 men, and everywhere 111.?;
corps are being formed. A great number of reti
officers have sent their names in. Seventy-eight
pieces of artillery have been sent to Basle for "tc,
defence of the place. The staff is shortly to 1;0
ceed to Zurich, but General Dufour has not
gone there.