The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-06 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

The following letter is dated St. Petersburgh the
25th of March :

The entire attention of this country is directed towards
London, Paris, and Turin. The population appear to have
forgotten their dearest interests, to look for news from
Great Britain and France. Telegraphic despatches ro•
ceived from : these quarters are eagerly read both by will-

* St, Paul, Ep. ad Rom., c, xiii, v, 1, et 88ci.

of those acts themselves, as well as those who have been
their warranters, supporters, helpers, counsellors, followers,
as well as those who connived at executing the above-men-
tioned deeds under whatever pretence, and in whatever
manner, or who perpetrated them themselves, to have taken
on themselves the atonement of the major excommunica-
tion, and religious punishment as they are determined in
our apostolic constitution, and by the decrees of the general
councils, especially that of Trent (sess. 22, chapt. 11, on
reforms), and if necessary we excommunicate them again,
we anathemise them, further declaring that they are to lose
all privileges and graces and indulgence which they
enjoyed until now from the Papal predecessors, and
that titey cannot in any manner be released or absolved
of these censures by any one except ourselves, or the

Romish Pontiff then reigning, except at the moment
of death, but not in the event of their recovery',

when they are again subject to the above punishment, and
are unable to receive any absolution until they have re-
tracted, revoked, and annulled, and abolished in public all
they have committed, and have brought everything back
fully and effectively to its former state, and have given
complete satisfaction to the Papal power. Therefore, all
those who in the remotest manner have participated in
those deeds, and also the successors in their offices, gig
liable to such revocation, retraction, abrogation, and aboli-
tion of the above-mentioned sins, to do so personally, 511
reality, and in truth, and to give the full satisfaction the,'
owe to the Holy See, and under no pretence to be releases
and freed, but to always remain bound by it until they IV
worthy to obtain the benefit of absolution ; thus we declare
by the present letter.

"But in being obliged by sad necessity to fulfil this part
of our duty we do not forget that we represent Him on earth
who wishes not the death of a sinner, but rather that he
should be converted and live, for He came into the world
to seek and to save those who die.' Therefore, in fervent
prayer we implore and we ask unceasingly, in the meekness
of our heart, the mercy of the Almighty to enlighten by
the light of His holy grace, and by His Almighty virtue 0
lead back to the path of salvation all those against whom
we have been obliged to employ the severity of the religious
punishment. Herewith, by this letter and all its contents,
and all that has been said above, we order all who have par-
ticipated in any way or in any manner, of whatever rank,
dignity, or class they may be, or whether they are indivi-
dually mentioned or not, for whose sake the present letter
has been written, and who are not sufficiently designated, or
who for any reason or pretence whatever should doubt the
signature or the value of this letter, or who should be
brought before justice and should appeal against it, or who
should ask for grace, that this document is, and shall al-
ways remain and be considered valid, and shall be invari-
ably and incontestably observed by those to whom it referet
they shall be responsible before every judge or deputy,
also before the auditors (canditores) of the apostolic
palace, and before the cardinals of the Holy Roman Empire,
and before the id lators legatuni and nuncios of the See,

and before all who possess or will possess similar power

and they shall be deprived of all faculty and authority of
judging or interpreting, and that if they do, it shall be de'
dared invalid. As the present letter, as is well known►
cannot be safely published everywhere, and especially
such places where it would be most required, we will that
this letter, or copies of it, shall be posted on the doors of the
Lateran Church, on those of the Church of the Prince of
the Apostles (basilica Principis Apostolorunt), on those of
the apostolic chancery and general curia (curia generals),
in Monte Citatoris, and at the corner of the field of Flora
of the city, (in acie campi Flrce de urbe), as is usual, and
the so posted and published letters, and each of these letters
shall have the same power upon every one whom it co'
cerns as if they had been presented nonainatint and pe
sonaliter. We order that translations as well as copies of
the printed letters shall be signed by some public notarb
and sealed by some person who holds an ecclesiastic dignity;
their testimony shall be receivable in every place and in
every country, as well in courts of justice as in any other
place ; they shall be as valid as if they were presented 04
delivered personally.

" Dated at Saint Peter, Rome, under the ring of 02.
fishers, 26th day of March, 1860, in the 14th year of Or
popedom.

(L. S.) " PIUS P. P. IL
" In the year of Our Lord 1860, Indict. 111., the 29th
day of March, the 14th year of the popedom of our WO
Holy Lord and Father in Christ, Pius the Ninth, the Pre'
sent Apostolic Letter was published, and affixed to the
doors of the Lateran and Vatican Churches, the Apostolic)
Chancery, the Great Church of the Innocencia, and at the
top of the field of Flora, by me,

ALOYS SERAFIXO, Apostolical Curse.
" PHILIPPI'S OSSANI, Magister Cursor."

PROTEST OF THE GRAND DUKE Of

TUSCANY.

The protest of the Grand Duke of Tuscan/
against the annexation of his dominions to Sat'
dinia is published at length in the French papel*
Its sense is as follows :

As long as he hoped that respect for treaties and 006;
ments of justice might still prevail against intrigue I°,o
ambition, he had maintained 'silence, but recent event
tending to the destruction of this house and the happin7,
of his people, render it his duty to speak and appeal on "•"-
Italian sovereign to the justice and loyalty of the Eli
pean Powers.
When in the beginning of 1857 the dissensions betweell
France and Sardinia and Austria made war'seem imminent'
the Government of Tuscany hastened to announce its IleAll'
trality to the Powers of Europe. This proposition,, ogre:
to in Vienna, was about to be accepted by the other Poviel":,
when, in consequence of the events of the 27th of APT
diplomatic gave way to revolutionary action. The ronv.l
ment was long in preparation by the Pielmontese Goveri
ment, and its emissaries arrived at Florence on the 26tt;
and 27th, and at once took the direction of the insurrt
.tionary movement, and the command of the Grand
*fops.
The conduct of affairs was then entrusted to the Mar4nio
of Lajatico, but he, on repairing to the Sardinian Legat_vi°l3'
the headquarters of the insurrection, found that the IM;
cation of the Grand Duke was under discussion, and, befit:
unable to defend his authority, he himself presented '-
sovereign with the act of deposition.
In presence of this outrage the prince, whose genet°
intentions were so cruelly misunderstood, was forced to cv-i
suit his personal dignity, and refusing to submit to the
dication required, he protested against the violence to
he was subjected, and withdrew from the coup•
The war soon led to the armistice, and the preltryiraillaro
of Villafranca, which specially provided for the restore,
to their States of the Sovereigns exiled by the resrololij;
and for the formation of an Italian Confederation. At I
moment Leopold 11., wishing to remove all traces of suck
disagreements, abdicated the crown, and the Grand
Ferdinand was recognised by almost all Europe as the le
°
timate Sovereign of Tuscany.
The treaty of Zurich, signed by the King of Ss,- to
consecrated again the rights recognised at Villafranca'
a new event had intervened. The revolutionary authorti% "of
of Tuscany, docile slaves to the government to which teci
owed their existence, had convoked an assembly and 1,11
their annexation to Piedmont. Thus, by a disregard °t,oe
public law, a government, bound by the word and signitt
of its king to preserve a strict neutrality towards, if n°,of
support the Grand Duke, so far neglected its sacred ‘;,;
as to excite a factious manifestation against his authorP:o,
and while the Emperor of the French, faithful to his PO
Noises, was advising moderation, his ally, profiting byv of
presence of the French army, was pursuing the policy
invasion, the last phase of which is annexation. TO,
Before facts like these silence is no longer allovieu'
Grand Duke protests against acts, the very princiP'"„ of
which make them null and void, against the vielfiti°lor
treaties, against unworthy manoeuvres, against the elePopo.
went of these new means of usurpation of the votes of P„ to
lar assemblies. He appeals to the sovereigns of Eur°l3eoei
the justice of the Emperor of the French, and to the I°ool
themselves, who have enjoyed a prosperity of which ill,
were justly proud for more than a century under his fttde•
If they have been deceived into believing that their 100
pendence will be ensured by union with Sardinia, he
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on them to undeceive themselves. Italy has none but ;14
strength to defend her against powerful neighbours, bt of
uniting with a central state they are exciting the dist-11°013
parts of Italy and creating a dangerous antagonism;
dal
when the ambition which has succeeded in the centre 11'60
an attempt upon the south, Italy will be again torn by the
war. If the Italian Confederation had been forme po'
lead would have devolved upon Tuscany ; but as it ist_too
rence will be no more than the chief town of a PiedOwtio;
department. The Grand Duke concludes by 11°1'1 00
the reason of his people may not remain perverted.°
viotio
day may come when the injustice of which I an' reecti
shall have reached its end, and that day will find In
to devote to you all the power of my existence."
Founi°'
(Signed)
Dresden, March 24, 1860.
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