The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-25 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

THE ROMAN QUESTION.

PARIS, SEPT. 25.
The Moniteur of this morning contains the fol-

lowing :

" The Roman question having become the subject
of a polemic, it is opportune to make known what
efforts have been made by the Emperor to bring
about a reconciliation between the Holy See and
Italy.

" On tho 20th of May, 1862, the Emperor ad-
dressed a letter to M. Thouvenel, maintaining the
necessity for a policy of conciliation, and proposing
a combination on the following basis :
" The Pope will lower the barriers which separate
the Pontifical territory from Italy, and Ital 3 will
give the necessary guarantees for the independence
of the Pope.

" A double end (continues the Emperor's letter)
will be attained by a combination maintaining the
Pope as' master in his own domain, and lowering
the barriers which at present separate the States
of the Church from the rest of Italy.
" In order that the Pope may be master he should
be independent, and his sway should be freely ac-
cepted by his subjects. We must hope that it will
be thus when Italy engages with France to recog-
nise the privileges of the States of the Church, and
when tke Pope, returning to ancient traditions,
shall recognise the privileges of the municipalities
and provinces so that they may govern them-
themselves.

"On the 30th of May M. Thouvenel addressed a
note to the Marquis de Lavalette, which says
" The words of tie Emperor have never held out
a hope to the Cabinet of Turin that Rome could
become the capital of the kingdom of Italy with the
consent of France.
" All the declarations of France announce a
firm determination to maintain the Pope in the pos-
session of his present territory. The only possible
arrangement would be the maintenance of the terri-
torial status quo. Italy would have to renounce her
pretensions to Rome, and engage with France to
respect the Papal territory and assume the greater
portion, if not the whole, of the Roman debt.
" Yon will communicate to Cardinal Antonelli
this project of conciliation, in which there is nothing
of a comminatory character. At the same time,
you will give him to understand that if the theory
of immobility continues to be put forward, the
Emperor's Government, although as much as pos-
sible protecting the interests of the Holy See, would
be compelled to quit a situation the prolongation
of which beyond a certain time would falsify its
policy and throw the public mind into the greatest
disorder.'

" The reply, dated 24th June, of the Marquis de
Lavalette to the note of M. Thouvenel, states that
he had communicated the project of conciliation to
Cardinal Antonelli, with whom he discussed it in
four successive interviews. He found the Cardinal
opposed to all idea of a transaction, and his Emi-
nence at length stated that the project could not be
received."

BERLIN, SEPT. 24.

The official Staatsanzeiger of this evening an-
nounces that Prince Hohenlohe has been relieved
from his functions as President of the Ministry, and
that Count Bismark-Schonhausen has been ap-
pointed Minister of State, being also provisionally
intrusted with the Presidency of the Ministry.

The semi•official Allgenzeine Preussisehe (Stern)
Zeitung states, in addition, that Herr von der
Heydt's resignation has been accepted.

The sitting of the Chamber of Deputies appointed
for to-morrow has been adjourned till Monday, at
the desire of the Ministry.

BRUSSELS, SEPT. 24.
The King arrived here at 2 p.m. to-day from
Lacken, and was received by the Communal Council
at the entrance of the city.
The whole of the Civic Guard were under arms.
The army was not present, by desire of the King.
The weather was magnificent.

The route taken by the King was thronged bj the
people, whose enthusiasm was indescribable. The
King and the Royal Family rode in the same
carriage.

On reaching the Palace the King received depu-
tations from the Chamber of Deputies and the
Senate.

MUNICH, SEPT. 24.
The official Baierische Zietung of to-day says:—
"The Bavarian Government despatched its reply
to the Prussian note of the 26th ult. yesterday.
"The Government therein adheres to its refusal
to accede to the treaty concluded between France
and Prussia, stating the reasons for its decision."

SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 25.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Massilia, with the heavy portion of the Bombay
mail, arrived off the Needles, at 10.50 a.m.

LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 25.

A telegram was received here this morning an-
nouncing the arrival of the North American off
Voel Nante, at 8.15 a.m. On inquiry, however,
the news was found to be incorrect. Another vessel,
the Cairo, from Alexandria, having been mistaken
for the Canadian mail steamer.
A dense fog prevails.