The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-25 00:00:00

TO TILE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS.

Protestant Association Office, 6, Serjeanes-inn,
Fleet-street, Oct. 22, 1852.
Sir,—Allow me to invite the attention of yourself and
your readers to the enclosed correspondence of the sub-
ject of diplomatic relations with the Court of Rome.
I have the honour to remain, Sir, your obedient
servant, JAMES LORD, Chairman.

The Right Hon. the Earl of Derby,
My Lord,—You were pleased to favour me with a
prompt reply to my former letter, dated Juno 26, and
to give an unqualified denial to a report to which I had
drawn your attention with reference to the alleged mis-
sion of some diplomatic agent to Rome to treat with
the Pope in certain important subjects then re-
ferred to. Since then a rumour has gone abroad
attended with some matters of so circumstantial a
kind as to give a probability to it,:and to have impressed
many with a belief of its truthfulness. The rumour
to which I now refer appeared in substance in the Debuts
and other papers. It is to the effect thit: Sir Henry
Bulwer had visited Rome, and when there bad an inter-
view with Cardinal Antonelli, on which occasion Sir
Henry is represented as having hinted that it would be
advisable for the British Government to accredit to
Rome an agent with a higher title than that of consul :
and that Cardinal Antonelli replied that it would be
time to discuss such a question when a papal vincio was
admitted to the Court of England.
May I then request of your lordship infornation on
the following points :
1. Whether Sir Henry Bulwer has been accredited
as ambassador or minister to the Court of Rome, or
to act there in any diplomatic relation on behalf of
the British Government ?
2. If any communication, official or otherwise, has
been made by him or others to her Majesty's Govern-
ment of any such interviews as is above referred tU ?
Your lordship's exalted position may place you above
noticing mere ordinary rumours, but I trust that in a
question of so much importance, and in which many feel
so strongly, and ono thus specially brought under sour
notice, a speedy and satisfactory reply will be afforded.
I have the honour to remain, my lord, your lordship's
obedient servant, JAMES LORD, Chairman.
Oct 18, 1852.

Downing. street, Oct. 20, 1852.
Sir,—l am directed by Lord Derby to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of the 18th inst., in which you
request to be informed whether Sir Henry Bulwer has
beecsaccredited as ambassador or minister to the Cour;
of Rome, or to act there iu any diplomatic relation on
behalf of the Briiish Government ; and also whether any
communication, official or otherwise, has been made by
him or others to her Majesty's Government of any in-
terview with Cardinal Antonelli; and I have, in reply
to your first question, to acquaint you that Sir Henry
Bulwer has not been in any way accredited to the
Court of Rome ; and with respect to your second ques-
tien, that it does net consist with Lord Derby's duty to
answer any inquiries as to private and unofficial com-
munications which may have passed in conversation be-
tween Sir Henry and Cardinal Antonelli, or any other
person at Rome.—l am, sir, your obedient servant,
James Lord, Esq, W. P. TALBOT.