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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Third-day, November 19, 1867

The Roman Question.

ITALY'S ULTIMATUM TO FRANCE.

LONDON, Nov. 14.—The Times, in a leading editorial on the Italian situation, refers to the last note of Minister Menabrea, declaring the abolition of the Pope's temporal power essential to the preservation of peace, and calls it Italy's ultimatum to France.

THE POPE'S ADDRESS TO THE FRENCH OFFICERS.

PARIS, Nov. 14.—Previous to the departure of the French troops from Rome, the Holy Father received the staff officers in a body at the audience chamber of the Vatican, and addressed them in the most feeling manner. He expressed his happiness at having the soldiers of France around him once more, but never had his happiness been so great as now, because of the recent peril to which he had been exposed. He returned thanks to the officers, to France and to the Emperor Napoleon, for the deliverance of the Holy See. He was filled with grief to see that Italy had sent out as a vanguard against Rome, a horde of anarchists, upon whose flags were inscribed rapine and devastation. While the valor of the Pontifical troops had successfully defended the soil of the church, the army of France had come to crown the splendid defence. The Pope concluded by saying that in the midst of this trouble he had the consolation of receiving sincere expressions of Catholic sympathy from all parts of the world. His Holiness then terminated the interview by giving his apostolic blessing to the army, the people, and the Emperor of France.

BITTER FEELING OF THE ITALIAN PEOPLE AGAINST THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT.

LONDON, Nov. 14.—Evening. Late dispatches from Italy state that the feeling against the French on the part of the Italians has reached a perfect furore. The authorities have taken precautions to prevent another outbreak, which was imminent, and more French troops have been dispatched from Toulon for Civita Vecchia. King Victor Emanuel and the Prime Minister, Menabrea, are very unpopular with the people. Baron Rattazzi, former Prime Minister, has openly joined the Radical party. The King has called out the reserves of the Italian army, and ordered the formation of three large camps. General Garibaldi is still closely confined. The Florence Italia of this morning, however, scouts the fear of a coup d'etat by the insurgents. The same authority asserts that the National Diet will meet in a few days.