The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-22 00:00:00

ITALY.

Accounts from Rome represent the financial
situation as deplorable—the Papal Government ha-
neither money nor crtdiP, and is on the verge of
bankruptcy.

CONVOCATION OF TILE CLERGT.-(11110 DAY)-
This morning having been appointed for the assembling o!
both houses of the convocation, for the purpose of
prorogation, his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, accom-
panied by F. Hart Dyke, Esq., her Majesty's Proctor arid
principal Registrar of the province of Canterbury, arrived at
the Jerusalem Chamber, Westm.nster Abbey, at half-past
ten o'clock. The convocation ordinarily assembles and pro-
rogues with Parliament, but this year the prorogationoc-
curs some time after the close of the Parliamentary session.
Particular interest was attached to to-day's proceedings, if:-
eunuch as it was anticipated that petitions emanating from
the Church Union, relating to the Gorham case, might be
presented, and also from the fact that numerous meetings of
the clergy throughout the country had been held, calling
upon his Grace the Primate to assemble the convocation, in
order that the present aspect of the affairs of the Church
might be fully and fairly discussed. Expectation upon this
head, however, was not realised. At half-past ten, the
Archbishop having taken his seat on the throne in the Upper
House, Air. F. Hart Dyke, by command of Lis Grace, read
her Majesty's writ for the prorogation, and the Lower
House having been formally summoned, end on appering
his Grace ordered the convocation to stand prorogued. The
customary writs and forms were the.i read, and the Arch-
bishop declared the preeeedirgs at an end.

THE WEST HIGHLANDS.—A letter, dated Oban,
Friday night, says :—" I Am sorry to say that at Ardrishaig.
And all that way to Oban, the potato crop is more than one-
third diseased. Indeed, at Oban, it is more than one-laalf;
I went over several fields, and had too clear a proot of the
rapid failure of This esculent. The corn crops are excellent,
and in many places getting ripe."— Glasgow Daily Mail.
BANK FOR DISCOUNTING FRENCH RAILWAY
SHAMS.—The Tours and Nantes Itailway Company are
about to submit for the consideration of their sharetulders a
proposal as to participation to be given by the company for
the formation of an auxiliary bank for- discounting railway

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales or Cotton at Liverpool yesterday w. re esti-
waved at 10,000 bales. of which 1,000 American were
taken for export and 3,000 on speculation, the buying
being more spiritd, and kf, advance was readily raid.
Prices of ord. and mid. American are Ifs. lower than on
Friday last. Surat and all other kinds are also iii.
lower.—Railway Shares were firm, with a fair business
doing.
The ss'es of Wheat in the provincial markets are in-
creasing. The efficial returns fur the lat:t 'seek give the
quantity at 97,969 quarters.
The wine trade have been amused, if not a little scan-
dalize 4, by some proceedings in which it has been
thought judicit us to invoke the name of the ex-King of
the French. There may be some want of taste on the
part of an individual who has brought the matter under
review, and there is an appearance of officiousness too,
but if some of the smaller wine imparters have been spe-
culating upon his Majesty's name for the purpose of Ft !ling
tra.b said to be his property, and which a Mr. G. Ridley
tells us, brought only ls. 4i. per gallon kr brandy, and
7s. 6'. ler dozen for Champagne, there may be a slight
ground for the interference of the latter gentleman
when the more important firm of Matthew Clark and
Suns announcei that they are deputed to hold a get uine
auction of royal property. With these preliminary re-
marks, and some distaste for the whole affair, as savour-
ing too strongly of tf e " tuff oblique," if not the " ruff
direct," we give fur what it may be worth, the con ea-
pondence that has passed
27, Crutched Friars; Londor, July 17, IESO.
" Monsieur le Comp e de Neuitly.
" A Monsit ur,—l, the undersigned, ain authorised by
several influential wine merchants of the city of Louden
most respectfully to put a question to your Majesty, re-
lative to a representation ut a sale by auction of 260
hogsheads of French wine, said to be the property of
your Majesty, as per frontispiece of the catalogue and
advertisements inserted in the London papers, which
I have respectfully enclosed for your Ma-
jesty', perusal. This plea of attracting at-
tention to property in connexion with your
Majesty is so completely novel in the wine market,
that the trade have reason te dutibt your Majesty is not
cognizant of the proceedit g. Your illustrious name, in
connexion with the celebrated bankers, Messrs. Coutta
and Co., seems quite unnecessary for the legitin ate
ject in disposing of merchandise, more particularly ca-
pricious property like wine; and the trade, believing
your Majesty-never intende • your name-ti, be bandied
about in the manner herein described, conjecture it is a
inactravre of some one in a less - dignified
position than your Majesty, and for pur-
poses at peseta inexplicable. Will your. Ma-
jesty therefore, fur the bake of justice and the honour
of your exalted position, deign to reply to my request,
on behalf of the wine trade, stating it is your property
as described, and published with your authority, as per
documents cncloseel. .

"Apologizing for intruding upon your Majesty, I
have the honour to be, Mons:eur le Cumpte de Neuilly,
your very bumble servant,
(Signed.) " GEORGE RIDLEY."
In coLsequence of this letter a gentleman called frt,m
Messrs. Coutta and Co. to express their surprise that
they had not teen applied to, and this gave rise to the
following: