The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-05 00:00:00

ITALY.

ROME, J vxt 2ft.
All Rome is just now interested in the struggle
between General Gemeau and the Paled authorities
with regard to the occupation of the localities de-
manded by the former and refused by the latter, and,
although force is on the side of the French, it is
generally believed that they will have to knuckle
wider to the ecclesiastics in this as well as in so
many other disputed points. 'the reply of President
Bonaparte, to whom the litigant parties forwarded
!despatches, requesting hint to arbitrate between
their claims, arrived here two or three days ago,
after having been ardently expected on both sides.
It appears that the French government, whilst pro-
testing its good-will towards the Holy See, and its
firm determination to uphold the cause of religion,
justifies the measures taken by General (lemma, and
explains the necessity and right of the Commander-
in-chief to insure the safety
i of his army by occupy-
ing positions of strategic importance; at the sonic
time, if I am rightly informed, the general has been
instructed not to push his claims so far
•as to take forcible possession of the Qui-
rinal palace, if not voluntarily yielded up by
his holiness. The independence of the sovereign
lis to be so far respected, that his apostolic rest-
! deuce is not to be actually invaded by his faith-
! ful allies. No doubt, whatever concessions arc made
by the French President to the court of Rome, at
the present juncture. must be mainly attributed to
his desire to conciliate the body of the clergy in
France, and to make sure of their support in the
approaching struggle for prolonged power on his
part. The most ample way for the Pope to save his
palace from General Gemeau's clutches would, of
course, be to remove into it himself; but, unfortu-
nately, he puts had a most desperate aversion for the
place ever since the memorable attack of the 16th of
November 18-14; besides which it would have rather
too barefaced au appearance of defiance, if ho were
to step into it just when the French have demanded
it, as if to say, "Now that I ant inside, turn me out
if you dare There is, however, another method of
arranging matters, which will save the decorum of
his Holiness, and
yet effect the purpose he has at
heart. I have heard it mentioned, as a scheme likely
to be realised, that, after the grand kstival of St.
Peter's, which takes place on the 29th, the Pope will
feel inclined kr a little trip into the country,and will
select his palm° ateastel Gandolfo for a few day's ril-
Ilgyittlurn, atter which he will return to Rome ; not,
however, to the Vatican, but to the Quirinal Palace,
for which change he will have an admirable pretext
in the more loftv situation and purer air of the hitter,
it being well known to those who have any expe-
rience in this climate that there is more danger in
going for a few days to the pure air of the hills, and
then returning into the sluggish atmosphere of the
lower parts of Rome, than in passing the summer
months entirely in the capital ; so that the Quirinal
would be considered as less different from the country
than the Vatican, which is in a low unhealthy posi-
tion. Preparations have been going on ut the
Quirinal Palace some time for the reception of his
Holiness.

All sorts of rumours arc prevalent with respect tol
the arrival of fresh troops, and two regiments arc
expected at Chita Vecchia, but up to the present
moment we have no news of any hating entered that
port. The 53rd of the line, whose officers objected
to acing French patrols headed by papal sbirri, is to
be sent either to Africa or Corsica.
A row took place two days ago near the Chiesa
Nuovo, which tailed fatally for a Roman, a knife-
grinder by trade, who was engaged in it. It WOW;
that he was disputing with another man, with whom!
he finally came to blows, when some French soldiers'
passing by endeavoured to arrest him, but heescapedl
from their hands, and, entering a neighboiring
house, got up to tho roof, and so passed over the
tiles to another house, where he took refuge with his
antorosa. The Frenchmen, baulked in their first at-
tempt, obtained a reinforcement, and laid siege to
the stronghold, and obliged the girl to give up the
offender. who made so tremendous a resistance that
the French officers in command ran him through
with his sword. Such, at least, is the report current.
The man is either dead, or mortally wounded.

RESIGNATION OF THE DANISH MINISTRY.

A telegraphic despatch final Hamburg, of the 3rd
inst., announces the receipt of intelligence from
Copenhagen. Tho Danish ministry• had given in
its re-ignution es Masse. The capital was much
agitated. It is supposed thus there will bo modifi-
cations in the constitution of 1818.

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