The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-05 00:00:00

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(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

THE FRANCO-ITALIAN CONVENTION,
NOTE OF M. DROUYN DE LHUYS.
PARIS, Nov. 5.
M. Drouyn de Lhuys addressed a note to M. de
Malaret, the Feench Ambassador at Turin, on the
30th ult., of which the following is a summary :
The note of. Cavalier di Nigra, dated 15th Sep
tember, neither completely represents the aspect of
our negotiations, nor the sense which we attach,
and which Italy ought to attach, to the engage-
ments of the Convention.
The impression produced on both sides of the
Alps proves this.
The confusion arises from the ambiguity of some
vague expressions. In the words "National rights
and National aspirations," everybody reads what
he fears or desires. There is some difficulty in
explaining how Italian Royalty can one day be at
Rome, when it appears to have engaged itself not
to go there; for such anticipations do not naturally
result from an examination of the Convention.
Still these subtle problems none the less distract
the public mind. It is for events to resolve them.
Neither loyalty nor prudence permits a solution to
be prematurely ecught for in vain hypothesis.
I have therefore called forth proper explanations
in order to remove rash or injurious inductions.
These explanations may be summarised in the
following propositions : —ltaly undertakes to forego
the employment of the mar ce avres of revolutionary
agents upon Pontifical territory, as well as every
excitement tending to produce an insurrectionary
movement. The moral means which Italy reserves
to herself consist only in the force of civilisation
and :progress. The only aspirations which the
Court of Turin considers legitimate aro those whose
object is the reconciliation of Italy with the Papacy.
The transfer of the capital is a serious guarantee,
but neither a provincial expedient nor a halting
place. To suppress this pledge would be to destroy
the contract. France reserves to herself the liberty
of action in the event of a revolution at Rome.
The Turin Cabinet maintains the policy of
Cavonr, who declared that Rome could not be
united to Italy nor become the,,capital without the
consent of France. These are the different points
which I have treated with Cavalier di Nigro, and
upon which it appeared to me that we fully agreed.
We do not reproach M. di Nigra with not having
protested in his report against the nee of fraudulent
means,,nor with having mentioned the possibility
of the fall of the temporal power through an insur-
rection in the interior not provoked by foreign
agitation. We think with Cavalier di Nigra that
the dignity of the contracting parties, and a fee!.
ing of expediency do not admit of such eventualities
being mentioned in diplomatic documents. An ex-
cest of precaution becomes:in certain cases injurious.
Futon account of the suppositions entertained by the
extreme parties, we earnestly wish that this question
should become clearly understood by the debates
in the Dalian Parliament.
A second despatch of M. Drouyn de Lhuys, dated
2d Oct.., addressed to Baron do Malaret, says :
"I have been of opinion, in, common with Cavalier
di ',Tigre, that the best means of finally terminating
all divergences would be to exchange fresh expla-
nations on the subject in the presence of the. Em•
peror, which was accordingly done yesterday. The
Conference began by the reading of the report
which Cavalier di Nigra had sent to Turin.
"I thon communicated my own despatches, which
were approved of by the Emperor. Cavalier di
Nigra then read a letter addressed by him on the
3001 October to General La Marmara, which, in
stating the engagement of the Court of Turin, re-
plied at the same time to the observations which
his despatch of the 15th September had caused me
to make.

"I reverted to my previoas explanations, and then
resmaied the examination of the different points
summarised in my ee3patches of the 30th October,
which I now confirm, and to which I refer ycu.
On all these points we have concurred, and this
hes been stated in a telegram sent by Cavalier di
Nigra to Tarin.'s