The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-14 00:00:00

THE ITALIAN PRIESTHOOD AND THE

POPE.

It was lately stated that Father Passaglia had
collected the signatures of 10,000 priests to an ad-
dress to the Pope, praying his Holiness to restore
peace to Italy and the Christian church.
The address is now published, and it bears the
names of 8,943 members of the Italian clergy, of
whom 76 are episcopal vicars ; 1,095 monsignors,
canons of cathedrals or collegiate churches ; 783
arch-priests, provosts, or parish rectors; 317 chap-
lains ; 861 parish vicars or curates ; 343 doctors,
preachers, or professors ; 167 schoolmasters in orders;
4,633 simple priests ; 767 monks or members of the
regular clergy. Other subscribers, whose names
are daily printed in Passaglia's journal, Il Media-
tore, will swell the list to the number of 10,000, as
formerly announced. Tne real spirit and aim of
the address is contained in these few words :
Behold, most blessed Father, from one end to the
other of this our Italy a unanimous voice resounds
—a voice of religion, of catholic piety—" Long
live the Pope !" but another voice is also heard, a
voice of patriotism and of national independence—
" Long live Rome, the metropolis of the new king-
dom!" If these two voices, instead of joining in
unison, are jarring and conflicting, there is no
spiritual or temporal evil that we may not fear, there
is no national and religious blessing that we may
reasonably hope for. Who, then, shall be the holy
man destined to bring these voices to harmonise, to
turn them into a beginning and source of so great
a happiness for the nation and for the papacy,
for society and for the church ? You alone can be
he, most blessed Father, as you alone can efficiently
repeat that voice which you inherited from the
Prince of Shepherds, and which, starting from the
Vatican, would fill heaven and earth with exulta-
tion. Let, then, this voice be heard from your lips,
O Pius! Let Italy, which looks upon you with
filial love and prays to you, hear this word—
" Peace !" Yes, Father, do you announce peace,
and we, in our own name and that of Italy, swear
to you immortal gratitude.

Father Passaglia describes the myriads of priests
who have countenanced the movement to which he
gave rise as belonging to the " second"or middle
order of the clergy.
J'he Arnzonia informs us that there are in the
Italian kingdom no less than 34 vacant sees, about
one-seventh of the whole number. Seven of the
Piedmontese prelates, six of those of the Island of
Sardini •, one in Liguria, two in Lombardy, one in
Parma, six in Tuscany, three in the Marches, two
in Umbria, three in Naples, three in Sicily—are
either dead or have been turned out of their dio-
ceses owing to their political misconduct. In the
event of any vacancy a consent of the Pope with the
King is necessary for the appointment of a new in
cumbent. So let the war between Pius ly
I and
Victor Emmanuel continue but a little longer, and
every Italian community wit!, be
brought to the
condition of Turin, w"th has beet Without its
archbishop for the last nine or tea years, and has
managed to thrive without Lim.

The ti reporary road in Hyde Park, which wah
opened for the purposes of the International Exhibition, be-
tween Queen's-gate, Kensington, and Victoria-gate, Bays-
water% will 1;),f;$ clopq4, v 4, tio 18th inst.

WES 7 INDIA AND PACIFIC HAILS.

-6,
SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY.

Tho Roynl Mail Company's steamship Seine,
Captain Bevett, with the West India and Pacific •
mails, in charge of Commander Bingham, RN.,
naval agent, arrived this afternoon. She brings 61
passengers, including 17 naval invalids, distressed
seamen, and private soldiers.
The Seine has on freight specie value dols.
720,791, of which amount dols. 155,021 is gold ;
bullion, dols. 15,233 ; gold coin, dols. 512,327 ;
silver bullion, dols. 32,160; silver coin and
pearls, doffs. 5,250. Her cargo comprises 239 serons
cochineal, 153 serons indigo, 49 packages india-
rubber, 18 bags coffee, 20 bales sarsaparilla, 72
packages silver ore, 1,223 bale-, bark, 25 packages
skins, 95 packages sundries.
Her Majesty's ship Topaze sailed from Panama
for Tobago on her way to Vancouver's Island on
the 22.1. The Chameleon was at Panama ; the Tar-
tar was expected at Panama with specie, from the
West Coast of Mexico ; the Jason was at Colon ;
Challenger, at St. Vincent; Aboukir, at Jamaica
the Orlando en route for Vera Cruz; Nereus, at
Valparaiso ; Tribune, at Callao ; the Bacchante,
en route for Valparaiso ; the Hecate, Forward, and.
Grappler, were at Vancouver.
The disturbances which had occurred at the
Island of St. Vincent were at an end.

The Demerara Court of Policy met on the 10tH,
13th, and 14th ult. The market was stocked with
all kinds of provisions, and sales difficult to make.
The weather continued favourable for the crops.
The Pacific Company's steamer Peru, from the
Pacific ports, arrived at Panama on the 21st ult.,
with dates from Valparaiso to 2d; Coquimbo, 3d;
Caidea, 4th; Cohija, 6th; Arica, 7th; Islay, Bth;
Isla de Chincha, 10th ; Pesco, 10th ; Callao, 13th ;
Paita, 16th ; and Guayaquil, 17th.

From Chile there is little news. Business had
been nearly at a standstill owing to the national
festivities in commemoration of the independence of
the republic.