23 NOVEMBER 1867, Page 3

It is, we believe, certain that Italy is arming, two

reserves having been called out, the arsenals filled, and the works at Gaeta and Capus pushed on with vigour. On the other hand, French engineers are engaged in fortifying Rome, and the arrivals it Civita Vecchia from French ports are incessant. The Pope has formally blessed the Emperor of the French, but the French take the control of his States upon themselves even more completely than before. We art assured, upon authority seldom mistaken, that the Empress has been decidedly and honestly opposed to the expedition.