The Sun.
London, England, 1821-02-27 00:00:00

them at Laybach, in order to deliberate with them
upon the. situation, 'present and future, of his
kingdom. This imitation was supported by his
MAJESTY the King Of France.

According to au article of the Foreign Code,
which was to become that of the kingdom of the
Two Sicilies, the Monarch cannot pass the fron-
tiers of his States without the consent of the Par-
liament. The KING, looking upon the invitation
of the Sovereigns as a blessing of Providence,
submitted to this humiliating necessity. The
Parliament consented, but it attached to its con-
sent a condition, to the effect of which the insti-
gators of this measure could not be blind, and
which destroyed beforehand the prospects and
the hopes of moderate men.
The,Parliament, although completely acquaint-
ed with the principles of the Allied Cabinets,
imposed upon the KING the.command, to insist
upon the maintenance, without modification, of
the Constitution at present established at Naples
—and to put that condition forward as the sole
object—and only basis of his explanations with
the Allied Powers. It is under such auspices as
these, and having nothing to rely on but the jus-
tice and the wisdom of his august friends, that the
KING of NAPLES came to Laybach. From the
moment of his arrival in that place, his MAJESTY
had reason to feel convinced that it would be
vain to attempt to found any proposition upon a
basis irrevocably rejected by the Allied Sovereigns.
The SOVEREIGNS declared in effect to his MA-
JESTY, their firm. determination not to allow the
continuance of a system which had been forced
upon the kingdom of the Two Sicilies, by a fac-
tion without a name and without authority, and
by means the most criminal ; a system incom-
patible with the security of the neighbouring
States, and with the preservation of the peace of
Europe.
That if this state of things did not end, as
their MAJESTIES earnestly and sincerely hoped
it,might do, by a spontaneous disavowal on the
part of those who exercised the power at Naples,
it would be necessary to have recourse to arms ;
that as soon as by either of these means this great
obstacle to the peace of Naples and of Italy
should have disappeared, the Sovereigns would
look upon their task as accomplished. That it
would be then for the KING alone, enlightened
by the counsels of the most honest and able men
of his Kingdom, to provide for the strength and
stability of his GovernMent upon a just and wise
system, in conformity with the permanent inte-
rests of the two people united under his sceptre,
and which Government, from this very circum-
stance, should hold out to all the neighbouring
States a sufficient guarantee of their safety and
tranquillity.
After such precise declarations the King of
NAPLES could not dissemble to himself that as
every other question was irrevocably set aside, he
had, as the father and protector of his people,
but one task to fulfil—that of preserving the
loyal and well-meaning m4jority of his subjects
from the dangers and calamities of a war brought,
on by the blind obstinacy or the culpable ambi-
tion of certain individuals.
In this conviction it was that his MAJESTY
addressed' to his Son, the presumiitive Heir to
his Throne, a frank and paternal letter, for the
purpose of representing to him the impoitance of
the circumstances, and the necessity of employ-
ing, for the safety of the Kingdom, all the means
which might be at his command. The expression
of these pacific sentiments of the KING was ac-
companied by more explicit instructions, issued
by the Cabinets of Austria, Russia, and Prussia,
to their Diplomatic Agents at Naples ; and the
Plenipotentiaries of his MAJESTY the King of
France likewise sent instructions to the Charge
d'Affaires of their Sovereign. The effect of these
important measures must decide the impending
fate of the Kihgdom of the Two Sicilies.
In this state of things the army destined to
carry into effect the decisions taken at Laybach,
has received orders to cross the Po, and to march
towards the Neapolitan frontiers. It is repug-
nant to the feelings of his IMPERIAL MAJESTY
to suppose that this army can meet with any
serious resistance. None but the enemies of the
public welfare, the incurable partisans of a sys-
tem, leading at once to the xuin of the Sicilian
Monarchy, can mistake what, under the circum-
stances in which that Monarchy is now placed,
is owing by every loyal soldier, and every mas 4
attached to his country, to his SOVEREIGN, and`
to the safety of his fellow citizens.
The great' mass of the nation devoted to its
MONARCH, disgusted with an imaginary liberty
which has only produced the severest tyranny,
`and tired of a disturbed and precarious existence,
Conscious, likewise, for some time past, of the
just and benevolent intentions by which the
EMPEROR is animated, will receive with confi-
dence thbse, who, in the name of his IM-
PERIAL MAJESTY, and of his august Al-
lies, come to offer peace, friendship, and
protection. If y this just hope should not
be realized, the army will know how to sur-
mount the difficulties which may impede its
progress; and if contrary to kill calculations,
and contrary to the fondest hopes of the
Allied Monarchs, an enterprise formed with the
purest intention, and actuated by no hostile spi-
rit, should degenerate into actual war, or if the
resistance of an implacable faction should be
protracted for an indefinite titni,, his Majesty the
EMPEROR of All the Resssas, always faithful to
his principles, convinced of the necessity- of
struggling against` an evil so serious, and guided
by that noble and constant friendship, of which
she has lately bestowed so many precious tokens
on the EMPEROR, would lose no time in joining
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his force§ to those of Austria.

In theiwhole of the transactionsi which have
just taken place, the MoNAacio have only had
in view the safety of the Staitei'they are called
upon to govern, and the tranquillity of the
world.

This is the' secret of their policy ; no other
thought, no other interest, no otht3r, question,
has found a place in the deliberations of their
Cabinets.

The inviolability of all established rights, the
independence of all legitimate Governments, the
integrity of all their possessions, these are the