The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-20 00:00:00

the arms of the Revolutionary Left. His alliance
with M. Crispi has no other object in his eyes than
to obtain consent to the law relative to ecclesiastical
property, and he thought he should have the power
to make all sorts of concessions to the most radical
enemies of the Holy See. Forgetting that he was
Minister when Garibaldi was wounded and ar-
rested at Aspromonte, he did not think that
his name could only excite hatred and rancour
among his new allies. The latter have displayed
extreme skill. They allowed M. Rattazzi to make
advances to them, and to compromise himself deeply.
The situation has now changed, however, and every
one appears in his true character, the dupe and the
duped. According to our information, the late sit-
tings of the Parliament were characterised by ex-
traordinary violence. The Conservative minority
united themselves into one link, and made a striking
effort in favour of ideas of conciliation and compro-
mise. The whole of the Left assumed an audacious
attitude towards the clergy, and said that the Roman
Question must be settled. This situation, a Iroitly
brought about by the Left has enabled Garibaldi
to come upon the scene. He went last Sunday to
Pistoria, where, gathering a considerable crowd about
him he indulged in the most odious declamations
against Pius the Ninth, declaring that the moment
was come to take action against the old man, the
tool of the priests. In consequence we must expect
that M. Crispi will soon be Minister. Garibaldi
will have friends in his camp, and in the presence of
these dangers the friends of Italian Royalty will not
know what course to adopt. Safety appears to be
impossible, even by a coup d'etat."

The weather is more like the time of the equinox
than that of genial July. The storm of wind and
rain last night was really terrific. At eleven this
morning the rain fell with an abunthnce and vio-
lence seldom witnessed, and there has been rain fre-
quently during the day, accompanied by strong
wind. The barometer still indicates unsettled
weather. As to the temperature, it varies conside-
rably between morning and evening. The time
allowed to summer is passing away, but in Paris we
have hardly had one real summer day this year.
The Itioniteur of this evening states that the
Italian Chamber of Deputies has agreed by 298
votes against 30, to the first article of the project
of law relative to the liquidation of ecclesiastical
patrimony. Two members abstainei from voting.
The official Gazette of Vienna announces that
the Emperor of Austria has received a great number
of letters expressive of the deepest sympathy for
the fate of the Emperor Maximilian. It is impos-
sible for his Majesty to reply to each of these letters,
but the proofs of the interest taken in his family arc
a source of real consolation to the grief of his
Majesty, an 1 he will ever have them in his recol-
lection.

THE REFORM BILL liV 7'HE HOUSE OF

LORDS.

THE AMENDMENT TO BE MOVED BY EARL

GREY.
The following is the resolution which Earl Grey
intends to move as an amendment on the motion for
the second reading of the Representation of the
People Bill in the House of Lords :
" That the bill to amend the laws relating to the repre-
sentation of the people in England and Wales, to which it
is asked to assent, does not appear to this house to be
calculated in its present shape to effect a permanent settle-
ment of this iinfortant question, or to promote the future
good government of the country ; but tho house recognis-
ing the urgent necessity for the passir.g of a bill to amend
the existing system of representation, will not refuse to
give a second reading to that which has been brought to
it from the Thus° of Commons, in the hope that in its
stages it may bo found possible to correct some of its faults,
and to render it better fitted to accomplish the proper ob-
jects of such a measure."