The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 1860.

L TEST NE NV

THE COMMERCIAL TREATY
WITH FRANCE.

PARIS, Nov. 16.

The Commercial Treaty between England and
France was this day completed, and received the
final signatures.-3/prning Post.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

NAPLES, Nov. 13 (via Marseilles).

M. Farini has energetically reprimanded the
leaders of the Lazzaroni. Crowds of the latter as-
sembled yesterday and shouted " Long live Gari-
baldi ! The Dictatorship for ever ! Down with
Farini !" They were dispersed by the regular
troops. The King has prohibited the demolition of
the forts of St. Elmo ; they are to be repaired and
armed. The troops of the line replace the National
Guard in the different posts in the city. The Nea-
politan Ministry has no portfolios for War, Marine,
and Foreign Affairs, These departments are pre-
served for the Central Government.

TURIN, Nov. 16.

The Sardinian prisoners of war have arrived at
Naples from Gaeta.
The Ministers Fanti and Cosmos are about to
leave for Naples.

MADRID, Nov. 16.
The Correspondencia Autografa states that the
Queen is enciente,

PARIS, Nov. 16.

It is asserted that the directors of the Bank of
France have adjourned till Monday next their
decision on the question of raising the rate of dis-

count.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 15.

After the sanction (which is immediately ex-
pected) of the loan of 400,000,000 francs, which has
been negotiated by the Porte at Paris, the pay-
ment of interest on former debts will be imme-
diately resumed.

M. Billault, Minister of the Interior, has addressed
the following circular to the prefects :

" Paris, Nov. 10

" Monsieur le Prefet,—The general law which
prescribes for printers the double formality of the
declaration, and depositing a copy of all publica-
tions, and in certain cases that of the stamp, has
received an exceptional repeal in favour of pastoi-al
letters. In a spirit of generous confidence in the
religious authority, the publication of acts ema-
nating from this authority has been in fact, by the
tolerance of the Administration, freed from the
surveillance implied by the deposit, and from the
expense attached to the stamp.
" But for some time many writings have been
published under the title of ' Mandements,' or pas-
toral letters, treating of questions most foreign to
spiritual interests—political pamphlets, in fact, in
which the events now being accomplished in
Europe are considered, in which the acts of the
Government are discussed, and sometimes attacked
with great vigour, thus usurping the exclusive im-
munities granted to the special acts of the episco-
pal jurisdiction.

" This abusive confusion has provoked the atten-
tion of the Government. To remedy this, the sim-
plest and easiest measure would, incontestably,
have been to withdraw the privilege granted, and,
without distinction, to submit all its affairs to the
common law. Sincerely desirous of not obstruct-
ing in any way the action of the ecclesiastical
authority in its legitimate sphere, the Government
has not considered it necessary at present to resort
to that radical measure. The Mandements ' and
Pastoral letters which do not depart from the
spiritual domain, and which are printed as placards
in order to be posted or read in the Churches, will
therefore continue free of the stamp and the deposit.
But those writings, whatever may be their title,
which taking the form of a pamphlet in order to
emerge from the sanctuary, too often mix themselves
up with temporal politics, cannot profit by a dispen-
sation which was not established for them. Such
writings, alhough enjoying entire liberty of publi-
cation, will be subject to the conditions of the com-
mon law.

" You will point, Monsieur le Prefet, this dis-
tinction to the printers in your department. It is
on them that are imposed the obligations of the
deposit and the stamp. It is they who will be
prosecuted if they do not submit to the same.

" In preserving a generous exemption to publi-
cations of a spiritual order, but in opposing as much
as possible the confounding of Mandements' with
pamphlets, religion with politics, and the:decisions
to which the Catholic owes obedience with opinions
which the citizen may contradict, the Government
is conscious of maintaining everything in its place,
without prejudicing either the rights or the liberty
of anybody.

" Receive, Monsieur le Prefet, the assurance of
my very distinguished consideration.
" BILLAULT,
Minister Secretary of State to the
Department of the Interior."