The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-08 00:00:00

was his freedom and independence. Any persons they
met with acquainted with these things, no matter to
what country they belonged, could not deny that if the
Austrian and French troops were withdrawn the autho-
rity of the Pope would be denied, and the people 'would
establish some sort of government more consistent with
justice, and admitting some degree of feeling opposite
to those odious means adopted by Ecclesiastical Go-
vernments. If that be the case, what prospect was
there, under the present system, that either the Em-
peror of Austria or the Emperor of France would con-
sider himself able to withdraw his troops from that
place. But, if they should continue there, it was not
only as he had said logically a contradiction to the theory
that the Pope, in order to be free and exercise due au-
thority over his Roman Catholic subjects, should have
an independent territory, but they were likely to cause
a disturbance in the balance of power in Europe ; and,
consequently, they could not carry on war againsthns-
sin, because she occupied her neighbour's territory,
whilst they permitted foreign troops in Rome. thereby
disturbing the balance of power in Europe. This, he
thought, was a subject which the British Government
ought to exert their power to prevent. Was it not, he
asked, possible for the English Government, in concert
with the French Government and with Austria, to
devise some system of government for those Roman
States consonant to the interests of the people, and have
in it the elements of justice. Had the war terminated
ks believed it would have been one of the first sub-
jects to which the King of Sardinia would have
directed the attention of our ally—to ask the
assistance of Austria in the task of devising some
valuable system of government for the Roman- States,
that would enable the Emperor of France and the Em-
peror of Austria to withdraw their foreign forces, and
that foreign power which now prevailed there. Unhap-
pily they bad no immediate prospects of peace, and
therefore it was he called the attention of the Govern-
or jut to this subject; and he was aware it would not be
a i unwilling attention, feeling certain that if his friend
at the head of the Government could perceive any mode
by which he could influence the Government for the
benefit of the people of Italy, and that would place
them more in accordance with the general interests of
Europe and their own happiness be would readily em-
brace it. He (Lord J. Russell) could not see any great
difficulty that ought to prevent the accomplisliurnt of
what he had alluded to, but of course he did not enter
into the question of the original occupation of Rome by
France, nor the title of Austria to the dominions he has
occupied. It might be said this was an old subject—
hat this beautiful and unhappy land had been subject to
oppression rof every kind, and bad never enjoyed that
freedom which people of so much genius, of so much in-
dustry, and of such capacity for the free enjoyment of
physical and intellectual pursuits possessed ; but he saw
no reason why, because this was an eld grievance it
should not be remedied, and he hoped they might all
live to see the end of this particular one. They had seen
in past years Spain, who bad not been oppressed by
foreign powers, make vigorous efforts to improve her
government, which she was still making, and he hoped
to God so successfully that they might see Spain in the
enjoyment of a representative government, which was at
present no doubt crushed in Italy by foreign influence.
He trusted the voice of England would be raised
for the improvement of the present system of Italian
government, at the same time checking and controlling
that wild spirit of liberty and enthusiasm which Ilazzini
and his followers loved to inculcate. After some further
general remarks his lordship said he did not consider he
should have discharged his duty had he allowed the
session to close without commending this subject to the
notice of the Government.