The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-31 00:00:00

ROME.

The following letter has been received in Paris
from Rome, dated the 24th inst. :
" If no untoward event occur, Cardinal Ante-
nelli will leave this city shortly for Paris, He
proposes to take with him the following three per-
sons :—The Advocate Massani, late a Councillor
of State, and at present the Director of the Mont
de Piete ; the commander Barluezi (minutente),
Under Secretary of State and the Abbe Arrighi,
attached to the congregation of religious ceremo-
nies. The Commander Barluezi enjoys the re-
putation of being the most distinguished member
of the Foreign-office. That department, how-
ever, it must be confessed, has lost much of
its ancient reputation. Cardinal Antonelli will
be accompanied likewise by his brother Angelo,
who generally passes some time in Paris every
year. It is presumed that Monsignor Sacconi, the
Pope's Nuncio in Paris, will be the second Plenipo-
tentiary. The Gironale di Boma announces that the
Holy Father has relieved Cardinal Savelli from the
direction of the Finance Committee in consequence,
according to that journal, of his delicate health.
The excuse may be charitable, but the truth is, it
was on account of a speech he made when he pre-
sented a report hostile to the Minister of Finance.
For the same reason the Pope wished to make an
example of -Monsignor Loschiaro, who was a mem-
ber of the Commission of Finance. It is to be re-
gretted that such an incident should have deprived
the commission of one of its most experienced and
talented members. IVonsignor Loschiaro is elevated
to a seat in the Council of State. All acquainted
with him desire that this title may not be merely
honorary. As to the Commission, its new presi-
dent is already orcrwhehned with the amount of
business imposedon hint. The Treasury was pro-
gressing prosperously, and the receipts and expen-
diture of the Zoman States were being equalised
when the instrrection in the Romagna opened a
wound, or rather an abyss, which is really fearful.
The Minister has not confined himself to an issue
of 2,000,00 f. Roman Consols ; he has sold an
amount eqcal to 5,000,000 f. Cardinal Tosti, who
was the least fortunate in the management of the
Finance Department, has likewise been removed
from th direction of the great hospital of St.
Michael, and appointed librarian to the Vatican,
This choice has astonished everybody, as it was be-
lieved the Cardinal was in disgrace. It was evi-
dently intended to diminish the humiliation of the
last removal; but the library of the Vatican
would have required a first-rate scholar—such as
Cardinals Grasellini, Santucci, and Gaude. Car-
dinal Viale, Archbishop of Bologna, has published
a circular addressed to his diocesans, to warn them
against the efforts of the Bible Societies,_ and
agsinst the distribution of immoral books. The
Archbishop of Florence has likewise written a letter
addressed to Baron Ricasoli, Prime Minister, com-
gaining of the circulation of irreligious and obscene
looks in Tuscany.'

AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY.

The United States' mail steamer Fulton, Captain
J. A. Wotton, which arrived off Cowes yesterday
morning, with mails of the 17th inst. from New
York, and brings 50,000 dols. for England and
331,584 dols. for France.

On the 18th, off Sandy Hook, the Fulton passed
the steamships Vanderbilt and Borussia, bound in,
both from this port:
The President's Message to Congress had not yet
been delivered, the House of Representatives not
having elected a Speaker.
In the Senate a special committee to investigate
the Harper's Ferry affair, consisting of three Demo-
crats and two Republicans, had been appointed. A
resolution was offered directing inquiry as to the
expediency of repealing the Act requiring the laws
passed by the Legislatures of New Mexico and Utah
to be submitted to Congress for approval or rejec-
tion. The Rev. Mr. Gurley was chosen chaplain,
and the Senate adjourned till the 19th inst,

In the House of Representatives several ballot-
ings for the Speakership had takeu place, one on
the 15th resulting as follows :
Sherman (Republican
Bocock (Democrat)
Gilmer (Southern Opposition)
Scattering
Sherman lacking only four votes of a majority. On
the 16th Messrs. Bonham, of South Carolina, and
Sims, of Kentucky, delivered speeches on the rela-
tions between the North and the South, signifying
their preference for a dissolution of the Union
rather than endure the continual aggressions of the
North upon the constitutional rights of the South.
These gentlemen having concluded their remarks,
the House again proceeded to ballot for Speaker,
with the following results :

Sherman •• •

Boclek
Gilmer . .
Scattering
No election. On this ballot 14 Republicans deserted
Sherman and voted for Gilmer, but the Democrats
declined to follow their example. Mr. Gilmer here
withdrew from the contest, and nominated Mr.
Boteler, of Virginia, a member of the Southern Op-
position, and representative of the Harper's Ferry
district. Another balloting was had, which re-
sulted as follows :
Sherman ..

Bocock

Boteler
Scattering

There being no debate the house adjourned. The
Democratic members held a caucus the same night,
and tacitly agreed to stand by their candidate until
some new combination can be effected. There
seemed to be little prospect of an organization
until after the holidays.
Lola Montez lectured to a very numerous au-
dience at Mozart-hall, New York, on the evening
of the 15th, on the subject of " John Bull at
Home." Some 3,000 people were present, and the
lecture was listened to with marked attention. She
was frequently applauded, especially in the allusion
which she made to the interference of States with
city rights, which she said was perfectly unknown
in Europe. Her pictures of English life were hmmo-
rous and amusing, but free, as a general thing, from
ill-nature and abuse. She showed the resemblance
between English and American peculiarities of
character, and traced the latter to an English origin.