The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-27 00:00:00

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A Grand Selects nn from Verdi's new opera, " Simon Boc-
c‘necr,ra" (now produced for the first time in this country), by
Mis.i Russell, Messrs. C. Greville, Tivoli, Greene, Morley,
and Herbert ; also from Verdi's " Macbeth " by Madame
Enderssohn and the entire Company. Full band and chorus.
Conductor, Mr. F. Jonzhmans. . Varied Comic entertain-
ments by Harvey and French (the Nerves), Wood and his
Son, E. Marshall. and W. Randall. Hall, Bd. ; Balcony
and Stalls, is. Private Boxes, 10s. 6th

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1' II P.', SUN.

We learn from Galignani that another pamphlet that which is at present in contemplation. That
has appeared in Paris—" Guarantees given by the plan is to take pretty secure " material guarantees"
King of Italy for the Independence of the Holy See." for the payment of all claims of the subjects of the
And certainly if what it recounts be correct, we three Powers. Several of the principal sea-
agree with the writer that the opposition to them ports, those at which Customs duties are
might be expected to arise rather from the Italian levied, will be taken possession of by
nation than from any one else. While almost all the allied squadrons. Their Consuls will receive
the Powers of Europe assume more or less of a kind the dues—half the amount will be handed over to
of secular Popedom, Victor EMMANUEL proposes to the Mexican Government to keep it going, the
leave the POPE the most entire control over religi- other half will be divided, as collected, rateably
ous matters, while yet the State is to pay ecclesias- amongst those who prove their claims on the Go-
tics, of course, as it pays them now, and even to pay vernment. The arrangement will continue till all
the POPE himself. But for a vulgar and coarse liabilities are discharged. Of course, it is assumed
ambition of which most ecclesiastics in all ages that there will be no war. Without a navy, and
have proved themselves the subjects, the dignified with a force bu,t small, in comparison with what
independence now offered would be seized with could be easily landed on the coast, the Mexi-
thankfUlness. cans, even if they were more united, couid not
Of the authority of this, as of other similar think of resisting. In their actual state there is
Paris pamphlets, it is impossible to speak. Our no chance of it. We have already twenty-six
readers, like us, must judge for themselves; all vessels of war, carrying five hundred guns, and
we can say is, that it reads like the statement of manned by 6,500 men, on the station. No more
one who knows what he writes, and there is nothing therefore will be needed by us. But even in the case
against it but the extreme generosity of the eon- of resistance by the Mexican authorities, we
cessions. Our Parisian contemporarysays:—" The should probably prefer the quiet method of
first and most important point is a free Church in blockade to needless bloodshed. It would merely
a free State, and interpreted in a manner as it has require a little longer time, and possibly not even
been nowhere else. Direct nomination of the that.
bishops by ecclesiastical authority, without the in- If we are to believe one of our contemporaries,
tervention of the State, the right of Synods and the Governments have been polite enough to ascer-
Councile, free correspondence with the POPE, and tain that Mr. PRESIDENT LINCOLN does not object.
complete latitude for the publication of Pontifical It seems, indeed, that United States subjects have
bulls and charges. The pamphlet explains as much to complain of as Europeans from the
that all these restrictions were made against Mexican Government. Be that as it may, we re-
the encroachments of a foreign Sovereign, pudiate altogether the slightest necessity for any
and fall away with the temporal power." regard to the impudent MUNROE doctrine. It was
It is not likely, in these days, that the POPE would as proper to ask the co-operation, active or moral,
be liable to any restrictions of a personal kind ; he of the United States, as of either of the other Go-
would be free enough, both from insult and coercion. vernments. That was but the courtesy due to an
He must, as things are, be at the mercy of some adjacent and an interested party. But the MUNROE
one's soldiers, and there is certainly no reason why doctrine of the interdiction of European Govern-
an Italian bishop should be guarded by French ments from such action as they may deem necessary
soldiers. Bad must the case of the bishop be, if he in America,even to the permanent occupation of terri-
v ere not safe in the hands of his own flock; we are tory, because they were Europeans we treat as apiece
told,
therefore, that The personal security of the of Republican brag. It is little likely that Eng-
POPE is intrusted to the filial loyalty of the King of land will ever wish to add to her possessions in the
ITALY, and the independence of the Holy See pl .ced New World, but we wish Americans to understand
under the guarantee of the Powers. The person of that, should wholly unforeseen events bring us into
'the POPE is inviolable as well as that of tho mem- actual collision with Mexico or any State in Cen-
hers of the conclave."
tral America, and should our policy lead us to de-
All the States of the Church, and all the so called mend a cession of territory there, we should no
patrimony of ST. PETER, will,
their populations mole think of asking th 3 leave of Mr. LINCOLN or
deeire it, unite with the rest of Italy, But the of any of his successors, than the Americans did of
oassed
natural capital of Italy will remain the seat of her asking ours in their nefarious' annexation of Texas,
The arrangements
well
natural,would
first Bishop.
and hardly more excusable annexation after the
seem to be far more pliant, as
Mexican war. We should laugh at any silly chatter
about " manifest destiny"--which than to have french soldiers gnawing, „
"—which indeed just now
it were, at the heart of Italy. "R°lne," sags the is not very " manifest"—and assuredly we should
remains the seat of the take nur own course.
v ter, " capital of Italy,
e.
Sovereign Pontiff. His Holiness will exercise the It is curious to see how the old story comes up
whfle conserving all the honours he has everywhere, of complications arising out of cl
Pontificati
enjoyed The Ambassadors, Ministers, &c., of the cal pretensions. One is tempted to think that the
Powers sent to tie Holy Father, as well as the business of Government would be expedited if
,
Ambassadors. S:c., of the POPE to the Foreign all priests could be ballooned off to the moon, leav-
Powers, will enjoy all the immunities and privi- inn sublunary folk to 'settle sublunary matters.
.leges of the Corps Liplonzatique. The POPE to In Mexico the two parties are the liberal and
the priest parties ;. and Spain, from bigotry and
conserve his propaganda, his penitentiary, and
hia archives. The landed property and palaces policy combined, France, from policy alone, lean
of the POPE, both in town and country,
will be to the priests. As there is no hope of the priests
Prempt from all taxes, jurisdiction, and domi- making the lunar voyage, the only thing England
enilrY visits. The Church of St. Peter and the can do is to let the two parties go on fighting it out
Piate,
baa lsa of the, Vatican, with all its dependencies, as best they may, and to require of the two priest-
tto the POPE and his successors." loving powers that they also should abstain from