The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-11 00:00:00

ROME AND ITALY.

PARIS, Jan. 9.
The Moniteur du Soir publishes the following
remarks upon the state of affairs in Rome :
" The condition of the Roman States continues to
be satisfactory. The population every where lives
upon good terms with the Pontifical garrisons, and
the Pope fulfils his duties of sovereign and head of
the Church with his habitual activity. During the
Christian holidays his Holiness received Signor
Tonello, and while displaying great good-will to the
King of Italy's envoy, Pius IX. spoke of the satis-
faction he should derive from an agreement in reli-
gious matters between the Courts of Rome and
Florence. The conciliatory disposition with which
both parties have entered into the negotiations must
secure their success. Treating of practical results,
rather than of differences in theory, and abstaining
from entering into the discussion of principles,
which, by provoking mutual susceptibilities, would
have uselessly envenomed debate, Cardinal Anto-
nelli and Signor Tonello have pursued no other
object than that of removing difficulties. An agree-
ment has already been arrived at upon the majo-
rity of the points in dispute, and nothing remains
to be settled save questions of form, upon which all
early understanding
may be hoped for. The es-
tablishment of good relations between Austria and
Italy is a4no less happy symptom. The Sovereigns
of the two Powers have set the example of an ap-
proximation which augurs well for the future.
King Victor Emmanuel, in a telegraphic despatch,
forwarded his congratulations for the New Year to
the Emperor Francis Joseph, and his Apostolic
Majesty hastened to reply by the same channel to
this friendly step of a monarch to whom the Haps-
burg dynasty is united by family ties."

FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES•

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The following is the proclamation establishing
reciprocal tonnage duties between France and the
United States, which was promulgated at Washing-
ton on the 28th ult.:--

" BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA—A PROCLAMATION.
"Whereas satisfactory evidence has been received by In°
from his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of France, through
the Marquis de Montholon, his Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary, that vessels belonging to citizens
of the United States, entering any port of France, or Of
its dependencies, o'i or after the Ist day of January, 1867,
will not be subjected to the payment of higher duties 00
tonnage than are levied upon vessels belonging to citizen°
of France entering the said ports.

" Now, therefore, I, Andrew Johnson, President of th 6
United States America, by virtue of the authority vested
in me by an Ac•t of Congress of the 7th day of January,
1824, entitled An Act concerning discriminating duties of
the 24th day of May, 1828, do hereby declare and proclaim
that on and after the said Ist day of January, 1867, so long
as vessels of the United States shall be admitted to French
ports, on -the terms aforesaid, French vessels entering port!
of the Urnited States will be subject to no higher rates of
duty on tonnage than aro levied upon vessels of the United
States in the ports thereof.
" in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
ca nsed the seal of the United States to be affixed.
" Done at the city of Washington this twenty-eighth
day of December, in the year of our Lord 1866, and of the
independence of the United States of America the ninety-
first. " By the President,
" ANDREW JOHNSON.
"W. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State."

OCEAN STEA3I NAVIGATION.—The steamsbiP
City of Boston, of the Inman line, which arrived at
Liverpool yesterday, has completed within the year Li°
less than ten voyags bawuvu England and New Yorict
being a distance of more than 60,000 nautical, or 70,000
statute miles—a performance never before equalled by tol
vessel.

A FEARFUL SCENE AT A WRECK.—During tile
recent gales at Penzance a fearful scene occurred. Vie
lifeboat named tho Richard Lewis, belonging to the
tinnal Lifeboat Institution, which had rendered good 0017,
vlce upon Saturday and Sunday in saving 17 shipwreck"
tnen, was again called out ou Monday and bravely hurrio,
to the rescue of a large West Indiaman, the John Gray, °',
Glasgow, which had gone ashore after having been Or
bayed all day iu sight of Penzance. Rocket lines were
skilfully thrown on board the ship, but this proffers"
aid was not made use of. When the lifeboat returned froo
her long and perilous trip thousands of watchers woe!,
told that though fifteen men had been brought away, foot
remained behind. Soon after the ship broke up, and tbeY
miserably perished. The cause of these four deaths was
common but most sad one. The master and second oistv
were drunk with rum, and not only would not touch Os
rocket lines or go aboard the lifeboat themselves, but with
threats and curses endeavoured to prevent the men frl
leaving the ship. The first mate, a teetotaller, attiNiWte„
to reason with his frenzied captain, but being unable!'
make any impression resolved to share his fate, and did 50
at the cost of his own life. A fourth man drowned Wito
held below deck, and could not move or be moved."'
Western Morning News.
a
DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE.—TWO boys, age 0
respectively 13 and 15, sons of Mr. Shonton, of t/3,
Manor Farm, Buriton, went out shooting on Thursdaf,
last. As they did not return a search was instituted'
which about midnight resulted in the discovery of 00,
bodies of the youths in the Pill Mead Pond. Thc
appeared to have gone to the locality of the pond in ri)oY
course of their shooting, and misled by the heavY 611°
had accidentally lalleu into the water_