The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-01 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Official Journal of the Two Sicilies publishes a
Ministerial decree, directing that a grand exhibition
of the produce of the manufactures of the kingdom
shall take place, and be opeced, on the 30th of May,
1853, in the edifice of Monteoliveto, at Naples. It is
to last a week, unless further prolonged by Royal
decree. Besides manufactured articles, raw materials
produced in the country, and all the implements used
in mining, agriculture, and other pursuits of the kind
will be admitted.
A letter from Rome of the 13th, in the Augsburg
Gazette, states that the POPE has pardoned one
BUSCHETTA, a friend of the well-known CICEHUAC-
CHIO, who took such an active part as a popular
leader in the events of 1848-49 at Rome. This
BUSCHETTA had been condemned to fifteen years'
hard labour for the part he took in the disturbances of
that time; but has obtained his pardon through the
instrumentality of his confessor, who has declared
him to be quite changed, and converted to the cause
of order.

We have already mentioned that his Holiness the
POPE had taken a pleasure trip to sea from Porto
d'Anzio. 'We 'find the following ridiculous motive
attributed to this little voyage in the o.fficial Savoy
Gazette of the 2 7th, and we give it, rather for the
entertainment of our readers, than as in the least
worthy of credit :
" According to a letter from Genoa, Pins IX. had
actually attempte d to make his escape from Porto
d'Anzio, and was only prevented from effecting his de-
sign by the impcis sibility of getting out of the reach of
Captain 011ivier's. steamer, which accompanied him
under the pretext of showing him respect. I will quote
the facts, leaving it to your readers to make the proper
deductions, and shall afterwards tell you what induces
me to give it some credence. On the 14th General
Cotte, the Marqujs de Turgot, and M. de Rayneval had
waited upon the Pope at Castel Gandolfo. According
to the letter in question, General Cotte, aided
by the two dii.lomatists, had then fulfilled a deli-
cate mission, thlit of persuading the Holy Father
to proceed to Paris in order to crown Prince
Louis Napoleon. The timid councillors of the Pope
at once advised him to take to flight, as he had done
in the winter of 1.848-49. They showed him, looming
in the future, an r onourable detention at Fontainebleau,
and the Roman Skates turned into an apanage for the
future King of Ri mie, the issue of the marriage of Na-
poleon III.; in sh ort, the repetition of what had hap-
pened under the Empire. With his usual weakness,
Pius IX. on the Ii alowing day directed his steps to Porto
d'Anzio, where a Pontifical steamer was in readiness to
convey him to Naples. This resolution had only been
taken in consequence of the difficulty of fleeing to
Bologna, under the protection of Austria; for Castel
Gandolfo is too ;far from Bologna; so that it was much
easier to go to Naples. But at Porto d'Anzio it ap-
peared that another steamer, which plies on the Tiber for
the service of the French division, and is commanded by
Capt. 011ivier, bad accompanied the Pontifical one. How
came this steamer:, which ought to have stayed at Fiumi-
cino, its usual stat ion, to be at Porto d'Anzio? It is sup-
posed that Count Rayneval had some misgivings as to the
Holy Father's ?Jill eggiatura at Castel Gandolfo, and taken
precautions in consequence. The Pope and his suite
embarked under pretence of taking a mere trip, but the
French steamer insisted upon accompanying the Holy
Father, as an esoort of honour. Hopes were entertained
that she might b e outstripped, so as to reach Gaeta or
Naples in safety,. but Captain 011ivier stuck close to the
Pontifical steamer, so that the idea of flight was given
up. The only thing which makes me give some
credence to this hale is the speech of the Prince Presi•
dent at Lyons on the erection of the statue of the Em-
peror. On this solemn occasion Prince Louis Napoleon
did not remain 'within the limits of mere official lan-
guage; his harangue is a masterpiece—it was evidently
meditated, and deeply too; there is nothing superfluous
in it—everything has its signification. Now, in this
noble speech the Prince assimilates his elevation as
much as possible 'to that of his uncle. He alludes to re-
ligious consecration by the chief of Christianity. It
may, therefore, very well be, that General Cotte had re-
ceived such a mission, and that the counsellors of the
Pope had advised him to take to flight."