The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-15 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY SYENING, JANITAR 15, 1888.

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Tss ROMAN QUESTION.-DIPLOMATIC
• NEGOTIATIONS.
YAM JAZ 14.

Diplomatic documents have been published hare
to-day containing despatches exchanged between
M. Drouyn de Lhuys and the French ambassador
at Rome, relating to rsnresentations made by the
latter to the Pope and Cardinal Antonelli upon
the necessity of granting reforms.
Another despatch of M. Drouyn de Lhuye, dated
'Dec. 204 slates that England had proposed to the
Pope to withdraw to Malta, and mentions that,
in an interview with Monsignor Chigi, M. Drouyn
de Lhuys had expressed a bops that in the event,
which he trusted might never happen, of the Pope
being compelled to leave Italy, his Holiness would
retire to France in preference to England.
Farther despatches of M. Dontyr de Lbuye,
dated December 26 and January 1, point out cam.
plaint made by England of armaments going on at
Rome, as 600 Austrians and Bavarians bad been
sent from that city into the Neapolitan provinces
in uniforms much resembling those wen by
French troops.
A despatch of Prince Latotir-d'.4.nvergae states
that, having made inquiries, be believes himself
justified in denying the statement that tbese 600
Bavarians and Austrians had been sent from
Rome.

Drouyn de Lhuys in another despatch replies
to th 6 complaint made by England that the pre-
sence of the e:-Bing of Naples, Francis 11., es-
eouragea brigandage in Naples by expressing hisregret,
regret. that Francis 11. persisted in remaining at
Rome. He adds, that the French government has
not hesitated to express its opinion upon this
subject to the ex-King, bet the English Cabinet
will utiderstsnd that France cannot nee the
authority ',die possesses in Rome to bring about
the oompgisMy removal of the ex-King, which
she desires to effect by perstiasionektly.
A desmiteli of Prince Latour d'Auvergne„ of the
27th December, states that Mr. Odo Russell durum
the tjfiristinas Pr* renewed Lis proposal to the
Pope 'to leave Rome, expreming re tot that the
offer of England had not been accepted, audnading
that he had roamer to believe Lis Holiness would
very .shartiy find himself necessitated to profit
by it.
A drapirbeh of M: de Sartigte, the French Ambas-
sador at Turin, to M. Drouyn de Lhuys, upon the
25th December, states that be has bad an interview
with Signor Pasolini respecting the declaration of
the Opinions, that no agreement was possible be-
tween France denying Roane to the Italians, and
Italy unalterably bent upon requiring Rome.

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Signor Pisani replied that no /barna' "Sr
entitled to speak in the name of Italy, and observed
that for the present the question of Rome must'
be laid aside, although the new ministry partook
the opinion of the country that Rome was the
natural capital of Italy. The prognosis* d the
present cabinet only differed from that of its pre-
decessor in abstaining from making fresh overtures
to the French government, which believed itself
unable to negotiate upon the basis of Rome for the
Italians.
M. de Sartiges replied that such words were a
veritable non possum/4s.
Signor Pasolini thought this interpretation too
stringent, adding that when the ministers believed
it possible they would resume negotiations with the
government of the Emperor. Both he and Signor
Parini expressed their determination to go hand-in-
hand with the French government.
One fact may be considered as certain, that a
pause has been produced in the progress of the
Roman question.

OPENING OF THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBERS.
THE JUNG'S SPEECH.

BERLIN, J*s. 14.

The Prussian Chambers were opened to-day in
the name of the King by the President of the
Council, Herr von Bistuark-Schoubausen.
The speech from the throne commenced by ex-
pressing the desire of his Majesty that a durable
understanding may be arrived at in the questions
which had remained unsolved in the preceding
session. This understanding would be obtained as
soon as the constitution shall be taken as the basis
for the position of the representatives of the people,
and when the legislative authorities mutually
respect their constitutional rights.
The speech proceeded to state that the financial
condition of the country was perfectly aatiafactory,
the revenue having exceeded the estimated income
of the past year, and covering expenditures, even
including all extraordinary outlay.
The government will lay before the Chambers a
communication in reference to the revenue and
expenditure of 1862, and will ask for the sanction
of those expenses incurred without their previous
concurrence.
The government will also submit the modified
budget for 1863 and the budget for 1864, and will
further propose au alteration in the law on military
service of the 3rd of September, 1814. The minis-
ters are unanimous in abiding by the project of
reorganisation of the army, and desire that it
should be forthwith determined by the legal settle-
ment of the expenditure.
The speech then stated that on the anniversary
of the appeal made by the King of Prussia to the
people in 1813, a bill will be submitted to the
Chambers for granting assistance to such survivors
of that glorious period as are in need.

The government is firmly resolved not to post-
pone the advantages of the commercial treaty with
France longer than the continuance of the present
Zollverein treaties.

The speech also announced bills upon questions
of local interest and special legal reforms, cud then
continued :

" Our relations with foreign powers are gene- I
rally satisfactory. The expectation that a regular !
constitutional government should be established iu
Electoral Hesse has been only temporarily dis-
turbed. The proposals made in the Federal Diet,
in consequence of certain identical notes, owe their
bearing in point of principle upon the posi-
tion of Prussia in her relations to the
Federal Diet less to their actual oontente than to
their interpretation of Federal treaties. Prussia
is also convinced that the Federal constitution of
1815 no longer corresponds to the altered conditions
of the preeentday ; but the government of the King
is above all inspired with the duty of conscientiously
respecting existing treaties, and is determined to
make thorough reciprocity in the observance of the
obligation a preliminary condition for their con-
tiauanoe."