The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-11 00:00:00

BELGIUM.

The Belgian Minister of War, General Broten,
has just addressed the following circular to colonels
of regiments :
" have the honour to beg of you to give orders
that such of the officers of the army as may desire to
,x,,reise their civic rights in the coming elections of the
Chamber of Representatives shall not be prevented from
so doing under any pretext. I also beg of you to inform
the (Aileen; that, in conformity with a decision of roy
predecessor, they are authorised to present themselves in
plain clothes in their respective sections, Art. 22 of the
electoral law formally forbidding them to appear in
arms."

ITALY.
ROME, Dec. 5.—A1l Rowe is talking about the
arrest of the Marquis Campana, director of the
Monte di Pieta, which unexpected event took place
at that establishment on Saturday morning soon
after the marquis had arrived from his palace in
the Via del Babuino for the usual transaction of
business. The Procurator° Fiscale and some
subordinate officials having gone through the
ceremony of verifying the amount of funds in the
chests of the establishment, and having found a deficit
in cash of several hundred thousand scudi, in place of
which were receipts and acknowledgments signed by
the marquis, handed him to the custody of a squad of
sbirri, who were waiting in the piazza below, and
who conveyed him forthwith to the guardhouse at
Monte Citorio, and thence to the prison of San
Michele. The news having spread like wildfire
amongst the poor people in the quarter around the
Monte di Pieta, to whom the marquis, both in his
private character and as a director of that establish-
ment, has been for years a patron and benefactor,
such signs of populardissatisfaction were manifested
as to induce the Government to give orders for the
troops to be detained in their barracks, the French
general giving similar orders to his own forces, so
as to be ready to act in any emergency or attempt
to release the prisoner.
The merits of this case which are already being ac-
tively discussed before the tribunal of public opinion,
which appear to be far more favourable to the
marquis than the criminal tribunal, before which
his trial for " abuse of power" is to take place, will
probably show itself.
The Marchesa Campana, on hearing of her hus-
band's arrest, immediately waited upon Cardinal
Antouelli and the French Ambassador, and made
every other exertion in his behalf. It is even
asserted that she telegraphed the news to the
Emperor Napoleon, upon whose gratitude she
has a continual claim, for having, when Mies
Bowles, romantically assisted him to escape from
confinement in the Casale of Ham.
Cardinal Tosti, director of the college and hospital
of San Michele, was shocked at his friend the mar:
quis being brought to the adjoining pawns, and
offered him the use of his own apartment, if allowed
by the Government.
Yesterday evening the medical man in attend. -
ante on the marquis (M. Orison) was placed 111
arrest.

SPAIN.
The Madrid journals of the 6th say that Mgr'
the Pope's nuncio, whose arrival
Barilli, in that
city has been announced by telegraph, made his entry
in a carriage and four, escorted by a detachment
of lancers, and followed by another carriage, con-
taining his principal attendants, drawn by six mules.
He took up his residence in a house prepared for
him near the Puerta Cerrada. M. A. Conte, sub-.
director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has be
appointed first secretary of the Spanish Legati▪
on
at London. The Novedades and Iberia had been
seized. From the birth of the prince who subse-
quently became Ferdinand VII., which took place
72 years ago, no male heir of the Spanish throne
had been born up to that of the Prince of Asturia• s.
It has been stated that the birth of this prince de-
prives his sister, now aged five years, of the title of
Princess of the Asturias, which was conferred on
her. When the Marquisa de 11/lalpica, governess of
the princess, by command of the Queen, informed
her Royal Highness of the change in her pigbition,
the little infanta, with dignity remarkable in one
so young, said, " I knew that when I should have
a brother I should cease to be the heiress of the
crown ; but I care not, since it makes my mother
happier I Besides, I shall always have the same
rank as my Aunt Montpensier, and. I
,will endea.
your to make myself beloved as she is 1'