The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-24 00:00:00

7IIE POPE AND THE JUNG OF ITALY,

The following is the text of the protest which the
Pope lately caused to be addressed to all the repre-
sentatives of foreign Powers at his Court against
assumed by Victor
Ethmemtiatnleueolf:_: King of Italy "

"Rome, April 15.
" A
cp iciing,forgetful of every religious
principle, contempt of all right, trampling under
foot all twhin ,olafter having by degrees despoiled the
august chief of the Catholic Church of the largest
and most flourishing part of his lawful possessions,
now takes the title of king of Italy. By this he
wishes to put the seal on the sacrilegious usurpa-
tions which he has already accomplished, and which
his Government has manifested the intention of
completing at the expense of the patrimony of the
Holy See. _

"Although the Holy Father had solemnly pro-
tested against each fresh enterprise by which his
sovereignty was attacked, he is not the less obliged
to make a fresh protest against the act by which a
title is assumed, the object of which is to legitima-
tise the iniquity of so many anterior ones.
" It would be superfluous io mention here the
sanctity of the possession of the patrimony of the
Church and the right of the Sovereign Pontiff
over that patrimony—a right incontestably re-
cognised at all times and by all Governments ;
and whence it follows that the Holy Father can
never admit the title of King of Italy, which the
King of Sardinia arrogates to himself, since that
title is opposed both to justice and to the sacred
property of the Church. Not only can he not re-
coimiso it, but still more he protests in the most
absolute and formal manner against such a
usurpation.
" The undersigned Cardinal Secretary of State
begs your Excellency to make known to your Go-
vernment this act made in the name of his Holi-
ness, feeling assured that it will admit the absolute
propriety of it, and that by joining in such a deter-
mination it will contribute by its influence to bring
about an end to that abnormal state of things which
has for so long a time desolated the unfortunate
Italian peninsula.
" It is with these feelings, Bze.,

"Cardinal ANTONELLI."

DECAY OF THE STONE WORK OF TIIE BANK 'OF
ENGLAND.—The stone employed in the building of the ex-
terior of the Bank of England has manifested evidence of a
rapid decay, of a similar character to that which has re-
cently become so apparent in the stone used in the erection
of the new Houses of Parliament. With a view to arrest
the insiduous progress of the decomposition, the coating of
a newly-invented composition is now, by way of experiment,
in course of being applied to the surface of that portion of
the building in Threadneedle-street fronting the. Royal Ex-
change, where the principal entrance is situated. The
buildings of the establishment of the Bank of England were
erected in 1732, enlarged is 1771, imprpyed 379;, tid
partly rcbtiilt ill 1824.

LATEST SEWS

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.
CHINA AND JAPAN.

SHANGHAI, MARCH 6.

The Yang-tse expedition arrived at Nankin on
Feb. 21. Everything, so far, had proceeded satis-
factorily.
The frost continues at Tien-tsin.
The French and the Hon. Mr. Bruce's despatches
have been sent to Europe via Chefoo.
A famine prevails at Pekin.
The insurgents are gaining ground.

Intelligence from Japan states that the English,
French, and Dutch Ministers had been invited and
had returned to Jeddo.

Business operations at Shanghai are restricted.

SINGAPORE, MARCH 23.

Advices from Saigon to the 14th inst. state that
since the affair of the 24th February there had
been no further hostilities.

The Siamese Government have determined to
send an Embassy to France.

THORN, APRIL 24.

Several arrests have taken place at Warsaw, in
consequence of the singing of patriotic songs in
the churches.

In the manufacturing town of Lodz the German
manufacturers broke into the houses of their
Jewish competitors on the night of the 21st inst.,
and entirely demolished their factories.

The peasants in the immediate neighbourhood
came to the assistance of the Jews, and a sanguinary
conflict ensued.

One person was killed, and many wounded.

TURIN, APRIL 23.

A letter from Garibaldi, in reply to that addressed
to him by General Cialdini, has been published to-
day. Garibaldi says :—" Strong in my conscience
as an Italian soldier and citizen, I will not descend
to justify myself against these accusations, as by
so doing I should fail in respect to the King and
tho army. I know nothing of the orders said to
have been given by me to Colonel Frapoli. I gave
orders that the Italian soldiers of the Northern
army should be received as brothers, although' I
knew that that army had come to put down the
revolution, which, according to the words addressed
by Signor Farini to Napoleon 111., was personified
in me. I believe that in my quality of Deputy I
have stated to the Chamber a few of the wrongs
which the Southern army has sustained at the
hands of the Ministry. I believe I had a right to
do so. The Italian army will find in its ranks one
soldier more when it has to fight against the
enemies of Italy. You are well aware of this.
All that others may have said of me is a calumny.
It is not true that when on the Volturno we were
in a bad condition. As far as I know, the army
has applauded the free and moderate words of the
soldiers' deputy, to whom the Italian honour has
been an object of worship all his life. If any one
is offended at me for speaking in my own name
only, I wait calmly for satisfaction to be demanded
for my words. I desire the establishment of a
national monarchy."

NAPLES (via Marseilles), APRIL 21.

The Naples journals publish articles requesting
that the Bourbon soldiers who have been dis-
banded should be confined to the Island of Sar-
dinia.

A democratic movement has taken place at
Cosenza, in Calabria. The municipality have been
expelled. The Prefect is suspected of sympathis-
ing with the reactionists.

The trial of those concerned in the lato onnsni-
racy at N aples will shortly take place. ne number
of persons to be tried is 186.

The municipality of Naples has contracted a
loan for carrying on public works.

TURIN, APRIL 23, ;EVENING.

The Turin Gazette of to-day publishes a letter
from General Sirtori, expressing regrets on account
of the publication of General Cialdini's letter, and
giving some explanations in reference to the words
which General Sirtori pronounced in Parliament,
and which were alluded to by General Cialdini.
In this letter General Sirtori also expresses his
desire for concord, and says that Italy is personi-
fied in the Parliament and in the King,'
There is no truth in the reports current, that
Garibaldi intends to leave Turin.

THE FRENCH ARMY IN SYRIA.
PARIS, APRIL 23.

The Pays of this evening says :—" Orders have
been transmitted to Toulon to complete the fitting
out of the transport vessels destined to bring back
to France the troops now in Syria."