The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-28 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PAWS, TIVISDAY, 5.30. P.M.
Most important intellgeses has been received from
Rome up to the 20th ins". The papal commission had
at last published the long looked for edict of the Pope,
granting a council of state, with a consultative
voice, only • cobs-Ida for finances, pork cis'
councils, municipal institutioes, judicial reform, and an
amnesty. The whole thing is bet a mockery, a deln-
pion, and a mass. If this is all that France can get
after the millions it has spent, and the blood it has
spilled, then, indeed, is it fallen. Whether the go-
vernment will be satisfied we cannot now state, but
that policy which is represented by the Con,litu-
gimlet seems to think this amply sufficient reform to
be granted. Not so the people of Rune, who have
already shown their indloation by tearing up the
reamea:rti.e of the proclamation wherever they, were to
The pretended amnesty granted by the Pope is
esssidered by men of all shades here as the most
*luscious imposition, the exceptions being so nume-
rous as to render the act entirely nugatory. The presi-
dent of the French republic is, it appears, more than
ever determined to stick to the terms of his letter. The
municipal institutions, the consults, and the council of
state, will be taken only as an instalment of what the
I'ope must yield. Besides these, an administration com-
posed exclusively of laity must be obtained, and this
is a subject that has not been touched upon in the
Papal edict, au will be seen by reference to the docu-
ment itself, which .will be found under the bead
t•
The most ardent supporters of papal authority ad-
mit that l'ius has been as badly advised in this
matter serawas possible. But in time he must yield
to the just demands of the president of the F re-
public, who in this is supported by all the Ist
powers, except perhaps Naples and Spain, ready as
they are to give their sanction to everything liberal,
without riog so far however as to advocate for the
Roman States a representative government.
The Neale considers the mods propel* of the Pape
in the worst poeabte light, and considers that it will
not be calculated to satisfy the chamber when it

meet.:
Like may ether things keg apsonsd, thin smaihate is a
deception. We ars divided betimes • matimeat of Aimee-
test and of regret for the Pope. If, oa the one Masi. this is
all we ars to obtain, it is sot very sadehsMi kr elm dig-
alty ; if, o• the other head, it is all Withe Nye OM give
without fear of deeming himself, it no peat meet of
Mee or vitally. W• shall ham essaska to Meru to this
matter with more detail hereafter, contsstion ourselves with
=for the present that the whole is samisped in
oil& of restrietioas sad reserves. We asst, however,
kelp at coca Mewing to the antneety. It Int mean to
Snot a general manestil the rest peessets a Orals of ex.
=1 which 'slimly the lest part. If we Gould
with so serious a es a remiaisesses of a lighter
ehasester we siesuld my that this demo malls to our naiad a
misinted shosmeet la whisk dm libeatire,thr= lamed
everything te ha spokes of snoop , sad in
het overytbdwi which ENS disease. We masa say what
inimomim the aswejest resolved may ham prodneed oa the
Priest yomommeet. As le the east, preheat et &mei it
is emeswed by a double mesest eli Wisdom We knew that
Riaagefthe prosimeaders whisk were posted up Imre m-
essed Mgt mud, and ilea dews by the people. We repeat
Mat Ms sekstion, if it be ems, muses • deep regret ha. the
; ia preemies of the ashamed-a dilikulty I
wil=asitself hem metfor,
with in Madan these apple:asses of
mhos, we ask ourselves if it is really posible to put more,
mil if, after all, it does not better oomprehasd the are of its
puseration than those do who would ban to smiler it
mew liberal. If it cannot support more liberty, what can
we de le the matter ? We advise our government to reflect
ea
the poise.
Even the Constiltdionnel cannot help blaming the
Musty,
though it sere much to approve of in the
Mist of the edict. As we do not share in the admira-
tion elicited by the edict, we merely give the remarks
relative to the amnesty :
The edict of amnesty malaise too assay esterase of ex-
eeptioes. It is impessibis, fee lastases, that the bay father
can think of ceseleamise the members if the Constituent
Assembly who took part is the dallialidom sal who voted
against his &web& When sash ses are sot no-
minal, it is mush to be feared that they may be Gaveled too
fu in the application. The exesptine detersalsed, eves at
Naples and Main, I. the demos of unsay are nominaL
Let the holy father comsat his heart and the okaaaaay
his character, and he will give to his lamas of amnesty all
the nme which it ought to have. What at all meats is
certain Is, that the Pope, in obeying the Isspitetloen of his
touscience, has already given satidection to Yana cm neon
than one point, and thus changes the situation. The
cation of them documents explain+ how the Premit
tin at Rome have consented not to publish the letter of the
president of the republic, notwithstanding the desire ex-
pressed by the government. Tee terms employed by the
telegraphic despatch IM a certain latitude to General_
lad aid to the ropropestativos of our diplomacy.