Paute—The Pays and the Constitutionnel deny altogether that France needs
guarantees to induce her to approve a united Italy, and the Debats urges that, by remaining at Rome, the French Government really gives the Mazzinian party its opportunity. The Constitutionnel even affirms that in the event of Austria crossing the Po, or the Mineio, the duty of France would be to hurry to the aid of Italy, and the duty would be performed. At the latest Cabinet Council, how- ever, held on Thursday, no resolution had been arrived at with respect to Rome, except to let the situation protract itself. The Ambas- sadors of France in England, Vienna, Rome, and Constantinople, are all in Paris, and it is supposed will be instructed to pursue some dis- tinct line of action. They have been shifted about lately, M. de Lavalette being appointed to Rome, instead of the Due de Gram- recut, and M. Benedetti to Constantinople, vice M. de Lavalette. The Emperor has prohibited French officers from taking service with the United States, as he wishes to maintain an absolute neutrality. He is just tryinc, a new cannon in the most profound secrecy, and has authorized trying on the us; of the tele. graph in war.
An Imperial decree has opened the custom-house of Dieppe to yarn of the number 143 and upwards, and the custom-houses of Marseilles, Bordeaux, Nantes, Havre, Rouen, Lille, Mulhausen, and Lyons, to the direct importation of English tissues. At other places English tissues may be received, but only in transit to some one of these other places. M. de Montalembert has published a pamphlet, in which he advo- cates the cause of the Poles, while decrying that of the Italians. The Poles, he says, have stood firm against oppression, Panslavism, and material temptations. He argues that Russia can no longer maintain the situation, for the Russian youth sympathize with the hopes of the Poles. Austria would willingly give up Gallieia to an independent Poland, and it is only Prussia which seriously resists. The German democracy may, however, help Poland, and M. de Montalembert prophesies a future for the country, unless, indeed, she should follow the example of Italy, and admire Garibaldi. The explanatibn of all this is, that Poland is loyal to the Pope, and Italy is not.
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