The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-09-07 00:00:00

sti DEVOTION TO THE • CHURCH."

Cotica' PERsioNY:delivered himself the other day
of another special pleading, in behalf of reach
Imperial -Policy.- • On this occasion he tetillned.
himself to the Roman Questiort, as it has been .
called: -- This • he: did .At the •laYii.tri Of 'the first
stone of a church at Roatrie, declieited- to " Our
Lally of Victories." -At the very outset of his
t -soeeeh Ire--astinr-rd the.:charaCter. of " the:rep-ire:.
sentatite of the. EMperdr." The oration thus
1 acquires a degree of official's-ail authoritative
impertance;Whicl entities it to our notice.
The Cotit 'starts from the ,Position that " the.
L Gemrnment is the natural protector of religion-,
and its ministers," and 'that ." the devoted:foss
of the Emperor for the 'Chi-well" is something
unimpeachably sublitta. He thinks it proper,
however, "to say a few. words- upon the subject.
Re would not remind his audience that it was
the 'Emperor who re-established the Pope, at,
Rome, and who maintains him there with the
sword of France. But; of cantle, he 'cti",7 remind
them of these , facts, and the people, hailed the
negatiVe alktslot With .iOnd'acclamations. Who
cart tail tO appreciate such devoted piety on the
part of the EMperOr and such religidus enthusiasm
on the part of "M. le Cure and gentlemen P" No
one can for 'a moment doinbt that the Pope's
throne is maintained by the sword of France ;
hut toiv- far is this proof- of the Emperor's
devotedness to the Church, except in so far as he
makes :it ja tool for the accomplishment Or „his
, ..
own purposes ? Is the preseike of the French
soldiers at Rome, an act Of deption or of dicta--
ion Ivoilta,not Pius;.lX.. gladly dispense with
such devotedness ? .. In short, is not LOUIS NAPo-
LEON as Much the Pope's jailor as his protector ?..
.. 4 • •
Brit boil --'didt . tie Pope 21oSe the Romagnas ? '
In consequence, says Count PErtSIGNY, of the cic;
SertiBn of Austria. lii what sense' did Austria
tdesert the Papal territories P.. Vi;'as a a deliberate
and uncalled-for act of abandoning the field, :or
was Atli Unavoidable necessity ? The events are*
too freish-in'the memory' 6f all to require
.reca.pi-
tulation. Austria, unable to maintain het pasi,
tion before the Franco-Italian -.forces, found her-
self driven: baehtifras over. the Mincio, and little.
able either to maintain. an isolated position in the
Pam:lag-nes, or to spare the troops -Stationed there.
She had no alternative bo.tt(;4 succumb and retire
froth the. Pat.p.: ..kOvine.e, as well as from that of
Itinhardy.', .- Who. '• Compelled. her. tii. do so but
LOUIS NAPOLE9Iq Was it not quite as much a
part of, Imola- NAPOLEON'S' Mgra4lllle, td. expel'
the. Austrians from the Roman .t.fite'S',.
,4 froin.
any other part of 1tt_17,7 ''... lqii.rciiiier, who inter
dieted Atitia'ilvm -roturning: Wei;
.the -peace to'
assist..Pzus IX. in reconqueriug his lost province ?
Who interdicted France from doing the same ?
Count IVslc4iy
tells us. that, it,:mas " eArtircegl'
by-the nature -of cirepinstances, by the state-61-,
the public mink and by the ittt'ititae '6l' the Whole
of. Enroipie." ::.T.niVr, krin4ne:th-at it was so, how
can th.e,*blintiZSailaledi4ion'Anstlia.9..:-Whether
hail kniton 'a 447ranse..lth..-host active hand in
bringing. .abotit _tuch a stat-'9.;o1; matters P The
Pope . has ing lost ..his ,ierriPiry-i* aO. )361g i
hiiiiself -unable : :1.4 .7iegain:. it; .:..Ocild , tot,
Ottaiti• •
a'ssistanc 2,:._:-.it-=.lm6ink I .he-eaUS.e.. ..‘liejiciitolth all
ittterigtion in DAL w.@.g interdicted to Fiance
as well as ..lu,str.ta.i.',,:-;1111:.eja :.Francee:does not inter-.
vene in Italy !: 'Why-fh.q.COunt hid just told the
assembly that but: for' the' intervention of the

sword of France between the Holy Father, and
his subjects, his Holiness world, long ;ere now,
. •
have...been: driven ont:di Acme ! Is Apt this
vention if LOtii. NArOLEON. feels it his duty
to intervene so, far as. to keep down part of the
Pope's:unkiappy subjects, by What irrevocable
necessiiiiS:Tritiice interdicted from• performing
the 'eerie -Orliot-istask- --we beg pardoii-L-act of de-
votion, in the Romagna.? . Did "the irretrievable
fault oflAustria".so pa.falY'se the deVoted tm
peret that •he dared not interfere to fulfil the
mission he blades:Austria so taneh for having,
,abandoned ? If it 'was the sacred duty. of Ati-
tria •to sustain the ,Pope's power in the Ro-
magmas, could not France, in her devotion, have
extended to that province the intervening sword
which is wielded so. ,effectually. in, Rome But;
why need we beat about the bush to diScover the
truth so well4i.nown, to all the world, that the
rising-in the RoMagnas-was under the immediate
guidance of Lduxs NA'POLEON'S own agents, and
'that he had, from the first, decreed tle spoliation
of the Pope's territory; and the circumscription
of- his • dothinions to the municipality of Rome.
Of course the blame must rest on somebody, and
upon whom more conveniently than poor Austria ?
The truth is, as we all know, that Louis NAPO-
LEON 'determined 'te have Rome for himself,

'and the Pope for his pensioned lodger there. If
COunt PERSIGNY'S statements. truth in

them, we must believe that Austria is a.less faithful

. .
Catholic_ power than Piance! Cclild anythini,
0
be: more absurd than such a pretence ? Would
TA FitaAN. cfs Josii4 gladly show his obedience

and deN;otion to the Holy See in right earnest if
LoTs NAI;OLEC6;.;W. oUid. let him ? Could tiny_
thing, then, be, more hollow, canting, and hypocri-
tical than the French,iiiperial cuckoo song abou
deyotion to the:Chnrch and the Holy Father?"
Of enure there is nothing new in fal thi it is

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only the latest repetition of the stereotydrallacies
with which the Fretbh Emperor and his hench-
men-=in the shape. of `aniiihleteers'and statesmen-
-.orators and letter-writers--have deluged Europe
and endeavoured to cloak and distort the truth.
It is of some consequence, however, to note the
specious . and deceitful lsn taw of a statesman :
who -has :villitzt. tb.e 41igerOlaii tepsatatithi of being
aoh trio fried. of England as of rrante. if
.Cotint friendship for Engtand is equal
to that devotion to some of which he talks so
much, we say, save us from such' friendship and
detotion.

FOREIGN INTELtII3ENCE.

ITAh)t..
trkwt titrf. OWN toril•Eoil-r:,E;:ct.)
11:1I,Ac,,Sept..
The rapid progress, linportanee, in. interest of
events in Jicit• and. icarles, have precluded-my
giving y4u arty recent letters the details of the
arri:val ifi:iMilan.of the Wince of .Piedmont, and
his 'brother; the Duke Aorta, with their tutor,
General Rem, and suite. The princes,.
. after a tour in.).Swtherna, visited. the provinces
of Vattellta, Bergamo, and Brescia, where they
were received with. that warm and enthusiastic
loyalty for which the citizens of those towns are
so well knoWn. On the 18th of last moilth 'they
entered this city in "greitatat'e2lll.7.3. were received
by the ryor, 6'eneral Lamarmora, and his
efulf, as also the chief officers of the staff
of the national guard, who accompanied their
Royal Highnesses_to the Villa Reale, the national
guard occupying the whole' line from the 'railway
or station of the 'Ports Tosa to the Royal Palace.
All the houses of the Carta Porta, Tosa, Verzaro,
Durino, and Corso Orientale were tastefully
decorated With tri-coloured banners and tapestry
of almost every colour, the- blreoilleTtrelng Occu7
pied with elegantly-dressed ladies, who gave the
yo'ailiftil princes every. sign of sincere
the crowds in the street filling the air With. their
enthusiastic cheering, `Viva Vittorio Entinantlek,
Viva i 011,the'19th ultimo the,Pt:inces
reviewed the- National Guard of Milan aria the
Corp° Santi,as also several regithentS of infantry;
cavalry, bersaglieri, and artillery. The itiunber
of troops on the Piaza d'A.rmiweee not less than'
12,000 or 15,090.- theirinces7 by
their unaTeeted and affable Manners; have gained
the heartS of the 'Milanese, who'seem delighted,
_after so much expectation, to
,see their future
-King. The' princes have visited ail ',„te principal
churches,- institutionss l'rt.,4tals, and clUb-s—of
:'ari'd 'st‘ti_dii of the celebrated sculptors
'Magna and , Vela, . and' the painters Pagliano,
induno, and Bertini COnversinr, with all with the
greatest affability and kindness. The Duchess
of Genoa arrived here from Turin
.on, the 26th
ultimo, being accompp.nied by the Princess Marie
Pie, youngest daughter of Victor Emmanuel, and
the Prince Ferdinand and Prineess Marie Eliia-
beth, children of tie bu.eliegs of Genoa. The
tithe of the 'cristingniAlied,Visitori_ is passed in
•visitilig. all the principal objects of interest here,
.and occasional trips to the
„ever beanifulthike of
Como, and alternately residing at the Magncent
palace at Monza- and the Villa Reale of Milan.
As your readers may be anxiots to know some-
_thifig afiht the personal appearance _of the
pritiva, I give.you the following brief SI-setch :
The upper
.part of the face of the Prince of
Piedmont 'bears , a striking resemblance to his
father, but the lower part is unmistakeably
Austrian, his brother is a pale delicate-18oking
youth, and resembles his, late mother, a face more
Austrian than Italian, and the young Princess
Marie Pie the same ; but what they want in
personal beauty is made up by' their courteous
and unaffected manners. Now that I am upon
the subject, and as this' family is likely to
occupy a most important position iii Europe,
especially 'should th'e Italians succeed in uniting
the 1.1W6 SicilieS* to Piedmont (which I can
never, bring myself to 7believe), :its may not
be uninteresting to your readers to know the
number of the members that cordpose 'the Present
royal family of Sardinia, and their respeetive
ages, because if you were to ask- an Italian
of this city, the chances are ten, to one that he
Wthild not be.able to tell you. 'The present King
Victor Emmanuel was born on the 14th of March
1820, and consequently is iu. the prime of life,
although his Majesty has the appearance of a
man of forty-fiye or ffty years. The Kin—g-liis
tire Children, namely : Ist The Princess Clotilde
Marie Therese Louise, .:bornk2nd!March, 1843;
and married to Prince Napoleon 30th January,
180. 2nd, Humbert Reiner Charles Ernmanuel
Sean Frederie:s. Eugene, born 14th March,.
(the same day as his father) 1844, Prince of
Piedmont and Major of. the Ist regiMent Of
Grenadiers. 3rd, Amedee Ferdinand Marie, born
30th• May, 1845, Duke 'of AoSta and Capteiin of
the brigade AoSta, Othon Eugene Marie,
Dulteiof Monferrato, born Ilth July, '1846; this
young prince has the inisfortithe of being tie-
formed, sth,
.-Princess Marie Pie, born 16th
.October, 1847. . .

The brother of the Xing, Prince. I*.erclipaild
' -Marie Albert Aniege Vinceht,lte of 13 noa,
Was tooth on the 15th Novetnber,lB22, and died
on.the.loth February, 1855, leaving surviving his
duchess,. the Princess Marie Eliiabeth Maximili-
enne, Duchess of' Genoa, born '4th of February,
1830, daughter thelting- of Saiciny,- Married
the ileceaseci:buke on the 22nd of April; 1850, by
whom she had two children, namely, the Princess
'Marguerite "Marie Therese Jeanne, born, 20th
• November, "1851, and PrinCe Thomas Albert
Victor; Duke of Genoa, born 6th February, 1854.
The DuChes)3 of "Genoa, about.,.t7i'vp yw.§
o.arriecl a nOblernan, Which for.Bolllo
irne broke oft all relations betWeeri tierseii. anc
the King. The other members of the royal.family
are the Princess Marie Victiiire,Lciiifie Phaiberte;
born. *29th .Geptember; 1814, and sister to the
Prince Carignann,-niarried 15th May, 1837, to
Leopold, Prince of - the-Two *Hies, or more
cornmorily.kno*, as the Count di Siracnsa; uncle
of the "firE,qii Ring of Iti4ies. Eugene Ern-
Manuel Joseph- Marie Paul Francis Anthony,
Prince Carlinand, born 14th April, 1810, Admiral
• .
of the Royal Niory,

LOAVing, the afiove, I 'here send yen the most
It ft? 1)!.4:t99' evident that
recent political news..,
within the -last two
,days the qttestigh of Naples
Las tnitiertreile complete Ohaiige, and serious
apprehensions are entertained that :Austria will;
take .an active part in the present war, having,
within the lait forty-eight hours, concentrated an
immense: body. -of troops opposite Ferrara, and
along, the left. batik§ Of.the' 100. . This dernonstra-
dot has so alarmed Piedmont, that Cialdini,
whose head quarters were at Bologna, has com-
menced a Iltiovcine4t and concentration of his
troops along the.
..Via Emilia, to the extreme
•freltier of the state, nam.ely, Cattolica tb,kingup_
his head quarters at Forli. On Friday eventing
the ,most urgent orders were sent to` General".
Sounaz, to defipatch his entire corps by rail froli-
Alessandria to Piacoza, where these troops have
since arrived, and now occupy the' principal
points from Piacenza along the Via Emilia, in
ordei• to operate in conhinctiOn with 'General '
.tialdini's corps. On the same etening the
Piedmontese brigade,' composed of the ,!3red and
4th regiments, and the brigade Aosta, composed
of the 'sth and 6th regiments, were despatched
with the g-Atest haste to Genoa, and embarked
for Naples, where they will wait the result of the
present crisis. An order of the Minister of War
comniands the immediate levy of -the Conscripts_
of Lombirdy, 'who have scarcely completed their
twentieth_-year, and the mobilisation of forty
battalions of the National Guard._ It will be
seen fromthe above that Piedmont not only anti-
' Grates hostile movement on the part of Austria,
but is also determined to 'take an active part-in
the affairs of Naples; and Austria knowing this, .
will not permit Piedmont time to unite the Nea-
politan forces with her own, which would be
most fatal to the longer existence of Austria in
Italy.

September 1.
. ,At our Exchange, business has been rather dull
.during the last „eight days. Sardinian Five per
Gents: closed at 78 for cash ; for account to end
of December, i,-
794. Primes for October were
deinanded, but sellers-were not to be found. The
New Loan was qUoted at 70-4 and 79.,; to 'the end
of October. Lombardo-Venetian Railway Shires
for account to• end of October, 476.50.. Austrian
Loan, 1854, from 62, has fallen to 611. Bank
Shares rose from 1188 to 1202. Bills on France,
for three months, 994-. Bills on London, for three.
. months, 24.91. Bills on Frankfort, 'for three
months, 21-n. Bills on Vienna; for three months,;
190. Discount, 4 per cent. -

SILK MARKET.

Business at the far of pelegarao proved to,, be

FRANCE.

PAR:is, Sept. 6.

The Moniieur, of-to-day publishea .the
telegram, datett 6reridble, September. oth
"-Their. Najesties , have arrived here, and were
received with enthusiasm."

The Bishop, addreSsing
,tll*:.lgajcsties
%Grenoble, said---7" It is 4 gnat consolation to see
thatAireitVei tqi'e `e=jAstS et just, and holy cause
the banner of France is raised- to i 3 upport 'or
avenge it." The Bishop-further bid, that the
armies of the Emperor are serving the sacred
interests of Christian civilisation in the far East ;
that they maintain the chief of the Church on the
throne which- they have re-establiShed, and the
security of which is now so menaced; they also
avenge in, Syria the outrages against religion and
humanity: