The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-23 00:00:00

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LONDON, TVEDNESDAY, OCT. 23, 1867

Although all apprehension of immediate danger
is over, the attention of the public will be for some
time to come directed to the affairs of Italy, and

the various changes and complications that muse

perforce, take place there are sure to be eagerly

scanned and commented upon. It was well for a]

parties that the Italian Government had the sense

and the discernment to meet the French demands ha]

way, and the September Convention afforded every
opportunity for those who wished to come to terms
and maintain order with the legitimate object of its
drawing up. We do not for a moment think that

the Emperor NAPOLEON really desired to make an
attack upon Italy, or that the re-occupation of
Rome by his troops was the object of his wishes,
but he felt himself compelled by the force of cir-
cumstances to come forward, and take the place
which VICTOR EMIANUEL left vacant. The King
of ITALY must, for his part, have been re-
lieved to find a way presented to him out
of the dilemma in which he and his Govern-
ment found themselves, and thus a mutual
agreement was come to without the dreaded
alternative of war. The retirement of RATAZZI no
doubt conduced in a great measure to the satisfac-
tory solution of matters, but few can envy General
CIALDINI the task that has devolved upon him.
The Official Gazette of Florence states that the
Ministry resigned on Saturday, and that the KING
charged the General to undertake the formation of
a Cabinet. The latter endeavoured to contrive
matters so that the present Ministers might
preserve their portfolios, but finding his
efforts of no avail, he proceeded to con-
stitute a new Administration. Further on the
Gazette declares that matters are more hopeful, and
that the " serious difficulties " of the present will
disappear if the confidence that now exists can be
maintained. The Italian Government will, it is
affirmed,
." remain faithful to the traditions of
Italian policy, and no real and important interest of
the country will suffer injury." We may
expect shortly to receive intelligence of
the new Cabinet being formed, and then
in all probability the public mind will
become more reassured than it can possbly be at
present.

The course pursued by GAB IBILDI is one that
must cause disappointment to his admirers, and
there is no question that by his ill-judged conduct
he has precipitated matters and really retarded the
success of the cause he has so much at heart. Ac-
cording to accounts from Paris, it would seem that
he has landed at Leghorn, and then disappeared; it is
now believed that he is in the Papal territory. All the
French papers agree in declaring that a firm attitude
will be maintained in Italy, and that in the
event of any more movements among the dis-
affected party arising prompt and vigorous mea-
sures will be adopted. One journal asserts that
General CIALDINI would, in the event of disorders
arising, effect a coup d'etat. It is evident that the
insurgents have not met with the sympathy of
the French, for on all sides their attempts are
either pronounced useless or commented upon with
indignation. At the same time there is a gene-
ral feeling of satisfaction that war has been
averted, and that the unwelcome sight of a collision
between France and Italy has not been met with.
The Moniteur of yesterday gives a detailed account
of the leading incidents of the last few days, and
more especially explains the meaning of the Toalon
affair. The French Government was resolved to
send an expeditionary corps' to CevitaVecchia, and
was only deterred from so doing by the declaration of
the Italian Government to the effect that they had
taken all necessary precautions to prevent the invasion
of the Pontifical States, and to render the Con-
vention efficacious. Perhaps it may be said that the
difficulties of the Italian Government are augment-
ing, while those of the French Government are fast
disappearing. The appearance of GARIBALDI on
the scene cannot fail to complicate matters, and to
renew those efforts which have for the time being
been abandoned. Of the ultimate success of the
KING'S Government there is little cause
to doubt, but the difficulties that hedge
them round must not be misconceived or passed
over lightly. For all that occurs of a painful nature,
the responsibility will rest upon those infatuated
individuals who have rushed on to precipitate mat-
ters and plunge the country into confusion. The
CIALDINI Cabinet has its work before it, and that
work is rendered all the more difficult on
account of the uncertainty of affairs. It may
be that just when all seems apparently tran-
quil, fresh disturbances may arise and new
demands be made upon the resources and energies
of the Government, which had undertaken to deal
with the troublesome business and bring it to a safe
conclusion. Another danger arises from the vexa-
tion experienced by the Italians at tho interference
of France, which was, of course, an awkward thing
at the best, and scarcely require the jealousies and
susceptibilities of that excitable people to give it
fall weight. It is said that Lord STANLEy has
addtersed a dtsoatch to the French Government
declaring that England would view with regret a
renewed occupation of Rome by French troops.
This is very likely to be the case, for it would be
quite in accordance with his lordship's views on
the matter. At the same time it is well known that
this is a question in which we have no reason to
interfere, and that any advice on our part or
censure of the policy of either side of the dis-
putants would be as uncalled for as it would be
useless. The French EMPEROR might well reply in
a congenial spirit to the text referred to, because it
must have expressed his own convictions in the
fullest manner ; and the intelligence that the troops
of the EMPEROR were not to leave for Italy. uo