The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-04 00:00:00

THE UP,RIISik TUESDAY

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has deservedly become a scandal to Barsies. and
the French Government as the proisske at this
wretched system can hardly escape a partial re-
sponsibility for acts which the reason and con-
science of every civilized people unite to condemn.
In justice to the Imperial Government it must be
admitted that it has repeatedly remonstrated
with the Roman Court on its flagrant violations of
private rights and public justice, but for the most
part with little or no result. It is hardly to be
expected that say government or people having
any regard for its dignity and honour would long
consent to occupy such a false position. The
French Minister accordingly intimates that the
practical difficulties connected with the occupation
are too serious to justify its indefinite continuance.
" The consequence of this state of things is to
" place two distinct sovereignties face to face on
" the same territory, and to frequently give rise
"to serious difficulties. The equity of things is
" stronger than the will of man. Frequent
" changes have taken place in the chief command
"of the French army, and nevertheless the
" same discussions and the same conflicts of juris-
" diction have continually recurred. Other
" inconveniences result from different political
" points of view. Two Governments, not follow-
" ing the same inspirations, do not proceed on the
" same principles, and our conscience obliges us
" too often to give advice which too often the
" Court of Rome believes itself bound to decline.
" In witnessing acts at variance with our social
" condition and the maxims of our legislation, we
" escape with difficulty the responsibility of a
" policy which we cannot approve."
These are undoubtedly powerful reasons for
inducing a desire on the part of the French Go-
vernment to withdraw from Rome, but there are
others perhaps equally powerful which are less
prominently alluded to in the despatch. What-
ever may be the causes which have led the French
Government to decide on this important step, all
who are interested in the peace of Europe and the
welfare of Italy will rejoice in the result.

LATBST INTBIALIGINCX.

AIISTRLt.

"It appears now quite certain," says the Dfbata,
"that Count de Rechberg will abstain from express-
ing his opinion on the Franco-Italian Convention,
unless directly and personally incited to do so by
an official note from M. Drnuyn de Lhuya. We
have already given our readers to understand that
such would be the conduct of the cabinet of
Vienna ; what is the most convenient for it is, in
fact, not to come to any decision on an event the
signification of which, however clear it may be as
far as the Pope and Italy are concerned, remains
still doubtful with regard to Austria, and the more
so that to this obscurity of the Franco-Italian Con-
vention relative to Austria, is added the ambi-
guity of the intentions of Russia and Prussia.
Inertia sapientia—that motto is suitable for Austria
in the present conjuncture. Austria waits."

ROME.
THE FRANCO-ITALIAN CONVENTION.

A letter from Rome, 27th ult., in the Petrie,
says :

The awing before lest Pius IS. invited the members of
the Pared College to assemble at the Vatican, to deliberate
on the °Deduct which the Roman government should have
to follow under existing circumstances. That meeting was
owned by the official comranicatioe which Count de Par-
tiges bad made to the Cardinal Sscatery of State of the
Fraeoo•ltalian Caseation. All opinions were ex-
amined aad disused at length. A great ember of
cordials formally declared spina the Convention ;
they expremed their opinion that the withdrawal of the
French trooper from Rome must be considered as a benefit
to the Holy See, and that the answer to be given to the
Preach diplomatist ought to be that hi Holism placed all
his cen&lence in the other catholic powers, and still more
in the assistance of the Almighty. The discussion then
beams more animated, sod the latter proposition was
about to triumph, when Cardinale Autonelli and
9scconi spoke against it. Those two members ex-
ercised a very decisive influence on the meeting,
and their good sass views prevailed over all other counsels.
According to their advice a decision was come to that it
was proper sad useful that the proposed reply should be
postponed, and that it was better to wait for mute before
coming to any final resolution. That opinion prevailed, the
more seedily that temporisation is the old system of the
Roman court, for which it has frequently had reason to con-
gratulate itself. The news of the departure of the Premix
army from Ramat a more or Ism distant time has caused
great delight among the cosmopolitan sabers of the Papal
army. As that force is about to he increased, everyone
hopes for promotion.