The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-05 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BADEN, OCT. 4, EVENING.
The Empress of the French is staying at the resi-
dence of the Duchess of Hamilton.

PARIS, OCT. 5.

Delegates from France, Belgium, England, and
Holland have lately met in Paris to draw up a col-
lective convention relative to the sugar duties. They
have come to an understanding upon the general
nature of the arrangtments, which are to form the
subject of a diplomatic convention, to be carried out
within a month at latest.

The despatch of M. Drouyn de Lhnys on the
new phase of the Roman question is commented
on very generally by the Paris journals. The two
organs of public opinion which have strenuously
maintained that the new arrangements between the
Italian Government and the French Cabinet—
namely, the Constitutionnel and the France—are
the briefest of all in their observations. The former
journal merely says :—" Atter a perusal of the
document, there can no longer exist any doubts as,
to the feelings which have inspired the Convention
recently concluded with the Kingdom of Italy."
The France is not altogether so oracular,
but it assumes, as a matter of course, that the
bearing of the despatch must square with the
opinions which its own leading articles have
expressed. Its language runs thus :—" The
importance of this despatch does not require to be
pointed out. Being written three days befcre the
signing of the Convention of the 15th September,
it is the most authorised commentary on that com-
pact, and characterises with great clearness the
situation of France in presence of both Italy and
Rome. A point which is set forth with great per-
spicuity is, that if the occupation of Rome is
temporary, its object is to protect a permanent
interest. The exalted considerations developed by
the honourable Minister, and which bears the im-
press of so profound 'a respect for the Holy See,
whose sovereignty is to remain shielded from all
external pressure, will have been received, we have
no doubt, with the same feeling as that by which
they were dictated."
The Pays looks on all comment or panegyric
as quite unnecessary, since it cannot improve
what the despatch so eloquently expresses :
" The language of M. Drouyn de Lhuys," it
declares, " is so precise, so clear, and at the same
time so elevated that we see no necessity to make
any commentary on it, since to do so would weaken
its force, or any eulogium, as our readers are sure
to do that for themselves. To explain with greater
exactitude, and to justify with more authority
French policy in Italy and the conduct of the
French Government in Rome, would be impossible.
After having read the despatch there can be no
longer any doubt as to the unity of views and feel-
ings by which the Cabinet of the Tuileries has not
ceased to be inspired during the last 15 years on the
Roman question. ;that unity of views and feelings
is so evident, from the explanations given by M.
Drouyn de Lhuys, that we confine ourselves to re-
producing thew. We could say nothing more and
❑othing better."
The S:ecle commences by succinctly explaining
what it conceives the meaning of the document to
be:—

Three causes," it says, " rendered the evacua-
tion of Rome by the French troops inevitable within
a given time-1. The necessity of putting an end to
an act of intervention contrary to one of the funda-
mental principles of French public law, and i❑
flagrant opposition to the object of the Italian cam-
paign, which was undertaken to deliver Italy from
foreign interference; 2. The difficulty of inducieg
to live on good terms with each other, two dis-
tinct sovereignties, based upon different principles,
and, as a consequence, incessantly opposed to each
other in cJnflicts of jurisdiction to which nothing
has been able to put an end ; 3. The impossibi•
lity in which the French Government was placed
of continuing to give, by its presence, a sort of
sanction to acts not in accord with its social state,
and with the maxims of its legislation. "
The article then proceeds in these terms :
"The despatch does not essentially differ in its
developments and conclusions from the articles
already published by the Constitutionnel. The
document mentions many things that are already
known ; but there are many others which we should
like to know, but which are not mentioned. What,
for example, will be done if the Pope refuges the
reconciliation proposed at the present moment, and
if the Roman people give themselves over to Italy ?
The temporal power is not a free Pope in a free
Rome : but a Pope, God, and King in a city where
there are neither men nor citizens, but souls only ;
Rome is not a State, but a theocracy, Could France
impose on the Romans in revolt a government
which she has just condemned by withdrawing her
forces from it ? That is hardly possible. As to
Italy, for the reason that a capital is not solely
chosen for sentimental motives, the fact is evident

that the cry of Rome for capital !' has never sig-
nified for her anything else than ' Rome for Italy ;
that is, Rome joined to the great whole of the
national unity. This result must be attained, un-
less the Pope consents to transform himself into a
constitutional Prince, and to completely separate
the spiritual from the temporal power, and religion
from the government, in which case the revolution
and Italy will be necessarily obliged to declare
themselves satisfied."
A small boat, carrying five persons,was capsized in
the Seine, near Rouen, the day before yesterday.
Three of them, one of them a young woman, sank
to rise no more, but the other two clung to the keel
of the boat, and were rescued by the crew of the
steamer Union, which happened to be near.
BOURSE, Oct. 4.—Little change is to be noted in
the state of the market. Threes, for the Account,
are unvaried at 65f. 85c. 111obilier have improved
to 995 f. Railway Market quiet, but firm. The
market became rather weaker towards the close, and
left off as follows :

4i per Cents. 92 10
Do. end month
3 per Cents
Do. end month 65 80
Credit Mobilier 975
Do. end month 982 50
Bank Shares 3125
Credit Foncior l2lO
Roman —

Italian Loan 66 8
Do. end month 67 15
Ditto Threes —
New Mexican

Russian
Austrian
Spanish Threes —
Rome Debt
Deferred
rAirs.
Cash. Account.
Orleans 867 50 .. b 75
Northern ....
Lyons and Mediterranean 908 75 • • 915
Suuthern
Western
Eastern ....
Sardinian 315 .. 347 50
....
Austrian
..
Loabard .............. 525 .. 527 50
North of Spain
Saragossa 483 75 .. 98)
....
Litt° to Barcelona .... 200 .. 200 --

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