The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-12 00:00:00

out tl-,e,e reforns beinrx frar.kly executed, and withont
public tom, being e:,,tabliiitd, there would be everi,
r,asoi; to fear a renewal of ,edit ions, quickly followeu
ng the return of the Austrian army. such an eve
nt
w(,u;(I he the more deplorable, ina'much as the effects
would ,cern to condemn bel,rehand every attempt at
ioiprcvement. It is, therefore, only on the condition:
~bove enuneiated that we consider the cessation %-
foreign occupation possible which might be effect"
in this war.

" The Pontifical Government Las actually two regi:
ments of Swiss and two of natives, altogether shun'
8,000 men. These soldiers are sufficient to maintain order
at Home and in the provinces not comprehend in the
administrative division above mentioned. The new Ind.l'
geuous troops, organised by means of the conscrip:
tion in the secu!aris,d provinces, would assure trap'
quillity there. The French might leave Rome and the
Austrians the Legations. Nevertheless, the Frenoh
troops returning by land to their own country might,
in passing, halt temporarily in the detached provinces'
They should remain for a time previously agreed 1113°n'
and strictly necessary for the formation of the new IT!:
digenous troops which would be organised with then
assistance."

A letter from Constantinople of the 27th ult.
says :—" Several officers of the French staff al"
barked here to-day on board the Turkish steamer
Vacita-i-Trajeret for Trebisond. Their object 11
to make a scientific excursion in the eastern part °
Anatolia. They are accompanied by Rifaat
chef d'oscadron and professor at the
school." mihtol

AMERICA.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)

ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA'
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY:.
This day, at 1 p.m., the Royal Mail steam-WI
Africa, arrived in the Mersey, with the mails foul
the United States and British North America. 04
Her letters will be forwarded by this nigh'
mail for first delivery in London to morrow (Tuns'
day) morning.

BANDS IN THE PARKS ON SUNDAr'

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
Some apprehension has been excited from a report,
which as yet we cannot positively authenticate, to the
effect that the Archbishop of Canterbury is going of
stop the bands next Sunday. We hope, for the safe
that right rev. prelate, if such an insane phantasy shau.,l
have entered his mind, that be will proceed in Per 3
,1-f
to carry it into execution, attended by the Ear',
Shaftesbury and Lord Robert Grosvenor, who base
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yet to learn that the days of Cardinal Wolsey are PPaed ;
and that if the Queen's deputy, as head of the Protest°
Church, attempt to become Pope, that the sooner he
goes to Rome the better. A deputation to Lambeth,
then, has been led by the Earl of Shaftesbury, but "8
heartily trust the archbishop is not yet bitten by tb
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round heads. If he is, no time should be lost in °rg:
nising meetings, letting memorials pour in from the
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hundreds of thousands who are thus to be robbed °/
liberty of conscience and o: the enjoyment afforded t
autumn and this spring. Of course this will be "II:
first step to still further compelling a priest obeerva°,je
of the Sabbath, and every steam-boat, omnibus, a„
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cab will bs forbidden by Church interference with the
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State. What will become of Lambeth Sunday fairy
Perhaps the income derived from it may have huira'le
the archbishop to its existence under his very witid°ll:
If we are to become Jews, and if liberty of conseien,..-
under the Christian dispensation is to be annihilated 4
a buil from Lambeth, let it be comprehensive, and lic)1
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aimed only at those who are supposed to be below' ar,
preciating the loss of the refined pleasure which Psi
begun to take the place of drinking and mere antra
graification. We consider stopping the bands to he
criminal and immoral.