The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-17 00:00:00

FRANCE.

Several of the Paris journals advert to King
Victor Emmanuel's proclamation in terms of appro-
bation, and among them the Opinion Aationale,
the Presse, the Pays, and the Nouvelle. We sub-
join an extract or two from the latter journal :
" We do not find it ill that the Italians should do
for themselves what we have done for ourselves.
The pretensions of Austria to Venetia are, after
all, not more respectable than those which she
formerly put forward to Lorraine and the Nether-
lands. Made up of fragments of territories and of
races of other nations, it is the destiny of the empire
of Austria to see destroyed, from century to cen-
tury, an arbitrary aggregation which may have been
maintained for a certain time by princes of genius,
and by a despotic regime, but which at bottom is
contrary to the nature of things. As to the other
problem, that of the temporal sovereignty of the
Pope, it is, e confess, of a much more delicate
nature, and concerns the general interests of
Christendom. On this point we shall be reserved,
as in these great questions we do not separate
ourselves from the policy of the French Govern-
ment. We may, however, observe that, in the
Church itself, opinions are .greatly divided on the
principle of temporal sovereignty. We know fer-
vent Catholics who do not share on this point the
doctrines of the Gazette de France, the Monde, and
the .d mule la Religion. We believe, however, for
our part, that a centre, a government, and an
administration, would prove of great utility to the
development of Catholicism ; and let it be borne in
mind that we do not treat these questions as philo-
sophers or Volta!rians."
The apathy which The Pope and the persons about
him haT.s.q evinced in the critical conjuncture now
pending is spoken of in the following terms :
" It is to be regretted that the Church itself does
not aid Europe in ;:hese delicate circumstances.
The perils which surro:_lnd the Papacy ought to
inspire better those who pre
!end to serve it. Rome
is no longer tenable for the Ho: See with the pre
v
rogatives of temporal power. Toi
`mot by the force
of foreign bayonets, and to feel contu:nal detesta-
tion for those to whom one is under oh 2 igation s,
is not to live. There is no situation worse :Or the
Holy See than that in which the force of eves: is
and the obstinacy of its counsellors have placed it.
The protection of Austria brings on it the hatred
of Italy; the protection of France, we know too
well, is not in harmony with its tendencies and
its sympathies ; and the Vicariate of Victor Emma-
nxel is more odious to it than anything else. Is it
not time to quit this situation, and to adopt some
resolution ?'
We find the following in the Constitutionnel
" Certain journals, styling themselves royalist,
offer at this moment a very strange spectacle. To
attack a king they select their insults from the vo-
cabulary of the worst times of the revolution. For
instance, in the Ami de la 'Religion and the Gazette
de France we find the following epithets applied
to the King of Sardinia.—' Corporeal King,' Gari-
baldian King,' Crowned Brigand.' "The King of
Piedmont sinking the Royal dignity lower than he
had already done.' Such is the degree of shame-
less impudence which the Government of this Re
galantuomo has reached,' &c. Such are the odious
insults which royalist journals fling at a king!
We are not surprised at their blaming and attack-
ing the Piedmontese Government ; but to disgrace
their columns by such scurrilities,to have recourse,
in defence of the altar and the throne, to the pas-
sionate and outrageous language of Pere Duchesne
is a scandal, which we should not have expected
from writers who announce themselves as the de-
fenders of religion and monarchy."
BOURSE, Oct. 16.—The market has been more
buoyant, and a fair amount of business has been
done at improved quotations. Threes, for the
Account, which opened at 68f 95c., are now at
69f 121 c; Mobilier, 712 f 50c; Orleans, 1,372 f 50c;
Northern, 975 f; Mediterranean, 920 f; Austrian,
488 f 75c ; Lombard, 483 f 75c. The following are
the last quotations :

41 per per Cents ... 95 CO ' Credit Fonder - --
Do end month.... 95 75 Belgian 4± 6..r1 -
3 per Cents ...... 69 15 ! Piedmontese Fives 79 25
Do. end month.... 69 15; Roman
Bank Shares 2810 —; Austrian
Credit Mobilier.... 715 ! Spanish Threes..., 48 75
Do. Account 713 75 ; Home Debt