The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-05 00:00:00

THE SARDINIAN PA'

The parliament opened on the 2nd of October, at
Turin. There were a great number of deputies
present, and the public tribunes were crowded
with spectators.

In tie ballot for members of the bureaux the
name of Admiral Persano was drawn and was
received with salvos of applause, both from the
deputies and tribunes. When M. de Cavour,
in reading the expose' des motifs of the bill for the
annexation of the new Italian provinces to Sardinia,
referred to the name of Garibaldi, the entire
assembly cheered, the members of the Centre
being especially remarkable for the energy of their
demonstration. The paragraph haling reference
to Venice was warmly received by the Centre, but
more than half the house remained silent. The
passage relating to Rome drew, forth no
applause, although on several benches marks
of adhesion were manifested. When M. de Cavour

spoke of Mazzinianism his voice became sharp sad
strong. The majority applauded, but some few
members remained silent, and crowed their arms
with disdain. M. de Cavour was loudly cheered
when he came to a conclusion.

The following is the text of the eoposi having
reference to Venice and Rome :
Italy is almost free. The only painful exception is Vene-
tia. What our thoughts are with respect to thisnoblest of all
the provinoee of the Peninsula is well known to the Cham-
ber ; and that thought has been clearly developed in &diplo-
matic document lately published. We think that war
should not be waged against Austria, against the almost
unanimous will of the European Powers. Such an impro-
vident enterprise would raise against us a formidable coali-
tion, and endanger not only Italy, but the cause of freedom
throughout the European continent. Such a rash attempt
would place us in hostility with those powers which do not
acknowledge the principles we uphold, and would deprive
us of the sympathy of those states which ground their
policy on hbend principles.
We view daily, and certainly not with indifference, the
sorrows of the Venetian people ; we do not forget their
cause, but we think we can best serve it by constituting a
strong Italy. For we hold firmly that no sooner shall we
have attained this object, the general opinion of nations and
cabinets, which is now opposed to • verdurous enterprise,
will show itself favourable to that only solution of the
Italian question which will for ever close the era of wars and
revolutions In the south of Europe.
We are equally convinced that supreme reasons lay upon
111 the obligation of respecting the city where the Supreme
Pontiff has hie MP. The question of Rome is none of those
which can be solved with the sword alone. It meets on its
way mord obstacles only to be overcome by moral forces ;
sad we are fully coofideut that sooner or later those forces
will burin into the gates of that glorious metropolis& change
oonsiatent with the wishes of its people, with the amid.
rations of all good Italians, with the true principles and the
hating interests of catholicism.
It is a wise and patriotic counsel to await so salutary •
change from the work of time, and from the great and in.
calculable infinence which regenerated Italy will exercise
on the opinions and judgments of the catholic world. But
rose were oar thought erroneous, the presence of the
Prima troops in Rome ought aloes to make us desist from
say design, however remote, to stand sword in band before
that city.
In our present circumstances, to confront those French
troops would be not merely unheard of folly; it would be •
grievous fault and guilt. There are generous &Ilia& which,
although they entail enormous sacrifices and sufferings, do
not bring with them the ruin of • nation ; but such a ruin
woad certainly befall Italy from soy intention to combat
the armies of France. So monstrous an ingratitude would
inflict on the brow of our country a stain which long cen-
turies of suffering would not efface.
The soldiers of France moulded Rome when other soldiers
of that nation, led by their generous Emperor, fought for us
at Magenta and Sollerino.
If their presence in that city was deemed altogether in.
compatible with the true interests of Italy, we ought
&either to auk nor to accept the aid of our powerful neigh-
bour to conquer oar freedom and Independence.. To tan
against her at the present day those very arms which her vim
lariat have pissed in the hands of so many Italians, would be
• deed Wish must seen, revolting to the mind of any of tia

wire my not be utterly redeeed and carried away
lryA estlreelem *OIL
' ilevaution sad constitutional government cannot long
co-exist in Italy without producing by their dualism an op-
position and a conflict which would only turn to the benefit
of the common enemy. _ .

These contingencies escaped the attention of that gene-
rous patriot who hitherto opposed the annexation of niplea

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and Sicily. Bat if he had good moons to follow that sys-
tem so long ea the limbo and Umbria pedal the mouth
homtheeentre eadseethai hePsataeaL,nowtopermnais
that qui= wealdlwre Feather sleet than to oppose unless
delays and hindrances to the national cause. There is In
the nature d evade a logic which triumphs over the stoutest
will, and against which the best intontious are powedese.
Let revolution be made permanent in Naples and Palermo,
and very shortly the authority and command will pace from
the glorious hands of him who wrote on his standard,
"Italy and Victor Emmanuel," into those of men who for
this practical formula substitute the dark and mystic
symbol of sectarianism, " God and the people." (Long and
loud applause.)

THE POPE'S ALLOCUTION.

PAR" Plumy.
itutionnet publishes the allocution pro-

nounoed by the Pope on the 28th ult., and accom-
panies it with the following remarks :--" What
strikes us in this document is, first, some unlooked-
for insinuations concerning the French policy, and
then the still more inexplicable silence re-
specting the protection with which we cover the
patrimony of St. Peter. But in our opinion that
which in some way compensates for this reticence
is the wise resolution which the Holy Father ap-
pars to have taken to remain in Rome under the
protection of that great catholic nation whose in-
tentions, bat not whose services, may be miscon-
strued."

TEITESDAY.

The following is a summary of the allocution do-
livered by the Pope in the Consiertory of Cardinals
held on the 28th ult. :

His Holiness detested and deplored the conduct
of Piedmont, and her guilty invasion of the Papal
States. He spoke with emotion of the bravo bol-
diers who died in his defence, and had the firm
hope that they have obtained eternal peace and
blessedness.

He reproved and condemned in every way the
detestable and sacrilegious attacks of the Ring and
the government of Piedmont. He declared their
aota to be null and of no effect. He protested, and
would not 0011116 to protest, in order to maintain
entire the civil power enjoyed by the Roman
Church.

The Pope further said that the support of
foreign assistance against criminal invasion was
still to be desired, and recalled the reiterated de-
clarations made by one of the most powerful
Princes of Europe.
His Holiness thus continued :

" Whilst, however, we have for a long time been
expecting such a result, we are most painfully
affected in seeing the authors and abettors of this
invasion advance as far as the walls of our capital,
as though they bad the assurance that no one would
oppose them.
"In presence of such a perilous position we see
ourselves forced, even against our will, to the sad
necessity of occupying ourselves with the measures
to be taken for the protection of our dignity."
The Pope then deplored the disastrous and per-
nicious policy of non-intervention, and, above all,
its detestable application to the Roman question.
He called upon all the princes of Europe to examine
seriously what great and innumerable evils are
comprised in the detestable event which be de-
plored, and said that if such an odious viola-
tion of international law were not entirely nulli-
fied there would no longer be left any
force and security to any legitimate right. " All
sovereigns (his Holiness said) should be con-
vinced that their cause is intimately bound up
with ours. In coming to our aid, they will pro-
vide equally for the preservation of their rights."
His Holiness concluded by saying chat he had
no doubt that the catholic princes and peoples
would come to the assistance of the father of the
faithful, who is attacked by the parricidal anus of
a degenerate son.

VENICE.

VENICE, TEIIIBSDAY.

The wives and families of the generale and officers
of the Austrian army in Venetia have received
orders to immediately quit the Venetian territory.

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