The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-07 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Pope, the restored of the defenders of the
rights of property, has ordered the confiscation of the
property of the whole of the deputies to the Roman
Constitute Assembly. His Holiness has, it appears,
no othes means of getting money for his notable
scheme of maintaining the Roman funds at a fictitious
price, but by prohibiting any broker from selling
under 96, has completely failed. The excellent car-
dinals flattered themselves that by this notable scheme
they would deceive the Rothschilds, who, of course,
at once saw through the trick, and refused to have any
thing further to do with the Roman loan.
Monsignor Franzoni, Archbishop of Turin, has
addressed the following letter to the examining judge
who has summoned him to appear before him :
"Signore,—After receiving the summons to appear this
day before you, I seriously considered whether I could
apply to myself the rules I presented to my clergy in the
circular of the 18th inst., in which I had declared that
they would be free from reproach in obeying the
summons, and answering the interrogatories addressed to
them. I have remarked, however, that not only in con-
formity with the Council of Trent (24th sitting, chap. 5)
bighops exclusively depend from the Holy See in crimi-
nal ca-es, but also that, in the circular of the Holy Con-
gregation of immunity obtained by his Majesty on the
14th of June, 1823, in which it is laid down that
ecclesiastics summoned to depose before courts of
justice are bound to present themselves, it is neverthe-
less expressly declared that when it shall be indispensa-
ble to interrogate an archbishop or a bishop, he shall
not, out of respect to his dignity, be summoned before
the place of judgment, but that his Holiness reserves to
himself the authorisation for that purpose, and requires
a special permission to be applied fur each time.
You, therefore, see that in the face of such clear
and formal enactments, I am in the absolute impossi-
bility of obeying your summons. Consequently
while professing the greatest submission to the laws of
the Government in whatever is not contrary to con-
science, finding myself exactly in the case specified, I
Leg to be allowed the necessary time to apply to the
Holy See for the authorization, this being indispensable;
and when I shall have obtained it, I shall consider it an
imperious duty to obey the prescriptions of the law.
While waiting for the notice to write immediately to
Rome, I am, &c.,

"k Louis, Archbishop of Turin."
Lieutenant-General Alberto della Marmora, Mili-
tary Commandant of the island of Sardinia, has
addressed an order of the day, dated Cagliari, 19th
ult., to the troops under his command, stating that
he has been informed that some refugees, who have
been received with hospitality in the island, have
spread infamous insinuations against the King and
his Government, and tried to persuade the soldiers
that there had been several acts of treachery in
the two last campaigns—thus attempting to sow dis-
cord among the ranks of the army, and to endanger
its discipline. In consequence of such criminal at-
tempts, the Commandant thinks it his duty to declare
to the army that all these alleged acts of treachery
are infamous inventions, propagated by the very men
who imposed General Ramorino upon the Go-
vernment.

A new Ministerial journal is to appear at Florence
under the title of II Conservatore Giornale Con-
stituzionale, it being intended thus to let the Tuscans
know that the Constitution is to be maintained.

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above-mentioned lady, at Charlton-terrace, Islington, for
the purpose of the various families being formed into groups.
Upwards of 200 persons were present. The Hon. Vernon
Smith, M.P., the Right lion. Sidney Herbert, M.P., and,
Mr. Sidney, severally addressed them as to the plan of fur-
nishing the means of emigrating, and explained at consider-
able length the duties incumbent on all those intending to
proceed to the colonies. 2,000/. has been already subscribed
by the working classes, as also the following donations :
Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P.,' 2001, and Lady Pembroke, 251.
At the termination of the proceedings it was annonnced that
in the course of the week the committee would meet to de-
cide as to the best means of raising the required capital, and
also to appoint trustees to receive subscriptions. The first
ship upon this plain will sail about June next.—Sunday 7'itnes.

PROFESSOR FARADAY'S LEC-
TURES ON DOMESTIC CHEMISTRY.
The sutject of Professor Faraday's second lecture
at the Royal Institution, on Saturday, was a "candle."
The materials of which candles are made, and the
processes of manufacture, were first noticed, though
briefly. The wax for candles comes principally from
Africa, in a dark brown mass, which is bleached and
purified till it becomes of the pale yellow colour of
wax candles. Spermaceti undergoes various changes
before it is fit for being made into candles. Its origi-
nal condition is a thick oleaginous matter mixed