The Sun. — London, England, 1869-02-23 00:00:00

TIIE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVEMNG, FEBRUARY 23, 1869. asked if the tin sheet bad been put in, and found that it had been forgotten in the carriage. Peppe started in chase, but did not succeed in catching it. It then became necesssary to provide a substitute, and fresh lengths of tow. The first was supplied by a long tile, of which a quantity were lying about, and a fresh piece of tin tack being prepared, Monti prepared for the last desperate act. He became aware then, for the first time, that the same four unknown men, carefully disguised, had taken up their places at the chemist's shop on the Piazza, and were evidently sent to spy his movements and avenge his weakness. This decided him, and he started for the bar racks, which lie close behind the Piazza. He entered the magazine, closed the door behind him, spread the powder, and by the pale light of a single lucifer match, groped his, way to the place where the barrels had been laid, attached the linstock, weighting it with a stone that it might not be blown away by the wind. He dragged the ammunition stores into close proximity with the barrels, and then ap plied a light to the linstock and fired the train, rushing from the building, and closing the door after him. On reaching the Piazza Scosscavalli he paid each of the men ten scudi, and, walking on by himself, he had only reached the Borgo Vecchio when the awful explosion took place. He looked at his watch, and it was exactly seven, the train having taken five minutes before reaching the powder. He went back to Ansiglioni, but could not find him, and went to seek him at his other house in the Rotonda, but no one could give any account of him. About half-past two Ansiglioni returned, pale and frightened, and asked for wine. On being asked how matters were going, he said, " Very well," but without specifying how, and he went to bed, and slept soundly. In the morning he called for Monti, and gave him ten scudi (k 2), at which ridiculously small reward he complained bitterly. A number of young Genoese, who had been engaged in con flicts with the military, began to arrive, and at a quarter past ten Barzelli came in, and taking off his hat in a marked and formal manner, addressed Ansiglioni, saying that the General Francesco Cucchi desired him in his name to present his compliments on the happy results of the Serristori enterprise to him who had directed it, and him who had executed it. Ansiglioni, on being asked who had been the principal actor, replied that it was Monti, on which Barzelli replied, "Bravo, Peppe ! you will have a great reward for this !" Monti answered by shewing the ten scudi Ansiglioni had given him, at which Barzelli made a gesture of surprise and annoyance, and Ansiglioni interposed, saying he would come to an understanding with Cucchi as to the price, but that for the moment he was short of money. About half an hour after the house was filled with strangers, all unknown to Monti, and belonging to all countries—French, English, German, Italian, and American—who succeeded each other in rapid interviews with Ansiglioni the whole morning. Monti dined with Ansiglioni, who told him he had seen Cucchi, and that lie (Monti) had prepared a happy future for himself, that he would never need to work, but might " live like a gentlemen, and want for nothing." He then said that Cucchi had directed the movement of the previous even ing pressed on by Garibaldi, but that the details of the mines had originated with himself, and that the object was to destroy, if possible, the foreign troops, and above all the Zouaves, no idea of mining the barracks occupied by the Italian troops existing. He said that if the revolt succeeded, a Provisional Government would be proclaimed until the arrival of the Royal troops, in order that Rome might become the capital of Italy. The expenses of the movement, Ansiglioni said, were furnished by Cucchi, the Italian Government having, moreover, spent three millions and a half of francs for the purpose of exciting an internal revolt. Monti was arrested on the 24th, and finding himself betrayed and abandoned by the men who had caused his ruin, confessed the entire affair, as did also Bassi. Their evidence was amply confirmed by the numerous witnesses and by the papers which were found a few days after in the house of Ajani, in Trastemere, which after the dis covery of the conspiracy in Trebia Crescenzi became the headquarters of Cucchi, and hence, on the attack of the Pontifical tr oo p s , h e succeeded in escaping with Silvestri, Perfetti, and Ansiglioni. Twenty-seven lives were sacrificed in the explosion. Of these by far the greater number were Romans belonging to the hand of the Zouaves. But for the numbers on their uniforms they could not have been in most cases identified, so terribly were they crushed and mutilated. Ten others, most of whom died a few days after, were rescuedalive, and carried to the hospital of St. Spirito, and besides them a father, mother, and child were cr us h e d b enea th the ruins, the w oman a l one surviving to tell the tale. The condemnation of Monti and Tognetti to death, of the rest of their accomplices to the galleys for life and lengthened periods, and the executions of the former are incidents fresh in the memory of all. The originators of the attempt have succeeded in evading justice, and Cucchi still sits as deputy for Bergamo in the Italian Par liament. 1 1 11SCEL rANEOUS IVEIVS. THE SERRISTORI CONSPIRACY. The _Times, after considering Mr. tiosehen's exposilloi of his new Assessment Bill, arrives at the conclusion that the growth of the nation has been much slower in politica intelligence than in material wealth. The " muddled' condition of our local government appears in frightfu' contrast with the simplicity and perfection of the adminie tration of our forefathers. The framers of the parochia,. system were in reality persons of great politica: capacity, and the best testimony to the value of their work is, that our legislators, when they try reform, are constantly working on the same basis. As far as the new measure is concerned, we may certainly congratulate Mr. Goschen on the attain ment of a high degree of simplicity, though his plans would be still more simple if the Central Board were dropped out of them altogether. For all the good they promise to do they might be spared the trouble of coming into existence. If the scale of deductions is to be inserted in the bill, why not the common basis also? The assessor is the dominant person of the scheme, and, indeed, we already feel some little awe of him. What power is great enough to delegate such vast authority to him The Lord Mayor, according to the most exaggerated conception of foreign fancy, is nothing by his aide. He will be able to say with command to this union, " You are too low," or to that, " You are too unreasonable," and they must obey him. We do not find that Mr. Goschen explained how this omnipotent creature is to be created. Perhaps he will be named in the bill, and provision made that on any future vacancy Parliament shall be called together to name his successor. It might be just possible to give the sovereign a right of making a provisional nomination. Or perhaps Parlia ment, in its wisdom, may hesitate to call such a Frankenstein into existence ; and the President of the Poor-law Board may be asked to devise some other mode of appeal of one Union Assessment Committee against another. ELECTION PETITIONS, The Post thinks that the discussion raised in the House of Commons by Lord Elcho on the subject of the viaduct from Hungerford Bridge to Wellington -street was oppor tune in several respects. Mr. Layard described, almost pathetically, how he had contemplated the erection of a public building on part of the very site of this objection able viaduct, which could not be carried out if the road way were made. The particular part of the Embankment he alluded to is that on the west side of Waterloo Bridge corresponding to Somerset House on the east, and there can be no question about such a building being esthetically desirable, balanc ing Somerset House, as it would if rightly designed, and combining with it and with 'Waterloo Bridge to form an ensemble not easily to be matched. But this need in no way interfere with laying out the Embank ment between Waterloo and Hungerford Bridges with a sufficiency of gardens and open spaces. Some people seem to desire to occupy the newly-formed site with con tinuous, or nearly continuous, rows of stately buildings along its whole length. Others appear to wish for nothing but gardens and promenades. But the juste milieu, the combination of detached buildings with intermediate gardens, while probably satisfying both parties sufficiently, and ensuring a good artistic effect, would prevent the Strand site from being deprived to a considerable extent of light and air. There can be little doubt that Parliament, now that its attention has been drawn to the matter, will take care that the - - viaduct is not constructed. It should, however, also make THE AIERCHANT'S COMPANY.—The nearing of the first arrangements calculated to prevent the occurrence of charge against some of the directors of the Merchants' similar muddles to those a l rea d y create d i n respect of the Company was resumed on Monday at the Mansion House, Thames Embankment. Divided authority, and anomalous when Mr. Richard Stuart Lane, Mr. Horace Edward arrangements, are at the bottom of contretemps of the Chapman, and Mr. Frederick Helbert Helbert were kind in question ; and happily the tendency of public feel- accused of conspiring to defraud the shareholders by lag is at present entirely favourable to the abolition of issuing a prospectus well knowing it to be false in certain these sources of infinite mischief, material particulars. The case is quite distinct from that The Standard says that the Government intends to let heard on Friday, and in which Mr. Lane and Mr. Childs the bulk of the Fenian prisoners loose. Of eighty-one were committed for trial. Mr. Cape, the official liqu:s persons at present under sentence of penal servitude for lator, was recalled and examined, and the case was again treason-felony or kindred crimes, forty-nine are to be at adjourned until Saturday next. once and unconditionally discharged. We need not say DARING HOTEL ROBBERY.—A French medical student, that we should have nothing to urge against the exercise lamed Henry Antoine Lavalley, was charged with of the Royal clemency in favour of any particular Fenian robbing a Russian merchant of napoleons and roubles to prisoner for whose release any fair grounds could be shewn. the value of about 8124. The prisoner, who had But it is quite evident from Mr. Fortescue's own statement card printed " Marquis Henri de la Vallette, Paris," that the Government did not look at the question from net the prosecutor at Ostend, and traveled with this standpoint. The primd facie case in its judgment was him to London. They stayed together at Salter's in favour of a remission of sentence which might serve hotel, when the Frenchman took an opportunity of steal its party interests, and only those convicts have been ng the money from his fellow-traveller's portmanteau. refused pardon, as Mr. Fortescue, with much sim- When detected, he declared that it was all a bad joke. plicity, explained, whom it would have been absolutely The prosecutor strongly recommended the prisoner to suicidal to let loose. Everybody for whom any mercy, because he belonged to a good family, and was possible excuse could be found, no matter the character of I .sighly educated. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was his crime, has been released. It is an ungracious task to sentenced to six months' imprisonment, with hard suggest doubts as to the expediency of exercising the 'abour. power of pardon which the Constitution vests in the BELL-RINGING AT CAMBRIDGE.—A good deal of interest Crown, but we must frankly say that we cannot conceive has been excited in Cambridge by an undergraduate of a stronger encouragement to treason—and this treason 'it. John's College being brought up at the Guildhall, includes murder and half a score of other crimes—than 'barged with mischievously ringing the door-bell of Dr. the release en masse, after a few months' imprisonment, of Ransom. It seems that for several terms a mania for men whom juries of their countrymen, anxious ! , if pos..iiLle, bell ringing has prcyailed ninong the undergraduates, and to acquit them, have been compelled to find guihy of the De. Ransom's hell is the special object of the crusade. charges brought against them, and to whom the judges of When the first offender was apprehended Pr. Ransom, in the land have awarded the sentences which such offences the opinion of his coll( a ;ues in mischief, was unduly called for. If the prerogative of mercy is to remain, as anxious for his punishment, so that they have heretofore, one of the brightest and most beneficent attri- revenged themselves by ringing his night-bell at butes of the Crown, it must not be prostituted by the all sorts of Lours, without any reason. The advisers of the sovereign for the promotion of their own ntlprits have not always escaped detection, for some party purposes. half-a-dozen of them have been fi n ed at different The Telegraph is surprised that such systematic and times for ringing this particular bell, and the bench flagrant unfairness is tolerated in these days as is shewn 'ntimated on the last occasion that they would send the in our present system of rating. We are quite in the next offender to prison. Those who had crowded the u t e he dark as to the exact w e i g ht of local b ur th ens . :ourt in the e x p ec t a tion of seeing an At present, to a great extent, we are forc e d t o graduate snatched off to prison, were,however, go by guess work. That the East is scandal ous ly l oa d e d iisappointed. Th e d e f en d an t, w ho is a Creole, declared in comparison with the West, is only too manifest ; but that being a freshman, he did not know that it was Dr. how much the burden of the one district exceeds that of Ransom's bell which he was ringing, and he called in evi the other, we cannot tell. As Mr. Locke pointed out the dence the dean of his college and his tutor, who bo th g ave other evening, no measure can be c o mpl e t e so l ong as the him an exce ll ent character for steadiness. Under these rating of the metropolis is not equalised. On Saturday circumstances the bench contented themselves with we exposed the extraordinary difference between the rates inflicting a fine of 405., which was at once paid. per pound paid in various parts of London ; and the sub ject is so fertile that on Monday it seemed about to provoke a long and animated debate. As a member for the City, Mr. Lawrence complained that the Temple, which is a parish by itself, pays no poor rates at all. No doubt it supports its own poor; but that is an easy task, since the laundresses and other servants who wait upon the inmates live beyond the sacred boundaries of the legal sanctuary, and hence, even if they become destitute, they impose no charge on the Temple. The same blessed freedom from -poor rates seems to he enjoyed by Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn. Had London a Government worthy of the 'the name, such an anomaly would not be allowed to exist for a day. Even Mr. Chambers—who, as the member for lightly-rated Marylebone, might be expected to champion the present system of inequality—did not argue that, in itself, such a system was defensible. He was con tent to plead that, before reforming it, we must ascertain, by means of Mr. Goschen's bill, the real incidence of rating. No doubt we must. But as the President of the Poor-law Board frankly admitted, the present measure is only a step towards that larger reform which, making East and 'West contribute in equal proportions, shall destroy a 'system that, while light to the rich, is oppressive to the poor. ther your wishes regarding him. " I am, dear sir, yours faithfully, " D. Kilcullin, Esq., Sligo." " L. E. KNox. The Herald declares that modern society has a certain degree of impatience, which forbids that anybody or any thing should have more than a tolerable degree, of atten tion. The public have heard more than enough of the 'Gulf Stream. Not a breeze could flow, not a shower Could fall, it could not be hot, and it could net be cold, but there followed the inevitable explanation that the Gulf Stream did it all. We are tired of the Gulf Stream, and we are deeply indebted to Mr. Findlay, of the Royal Geographical Society, for trying to get rid of this trouble some creature. Mr. Findlay undertakes to shew that it is physically impossible for the Gulf Stream to do all that is said of it. The mouth of the Gulf of Mexico is altogether too steal' for the exit of such a monster current as would cover the ocean from Portugal to Greenland. The Florida Channel has a minimum breadth of 45 miles, and at that spot is only 325 fathoms deep, of which depth c ,saYB Mr. Findlay, on the authority of the United States ' 3 urvey—the Gulf Stream occupies little More than half, with icy cold water beneath it. The velocity and magni tude of the stream, as shewn at the outset of its career, are considered by Mr. Findlay utterly incommensurate with the notion that it is the great modifier of climate in the north-east Atlantic. So far from travelling an inde pendent course of 3,500 or 4,000 miles, the stream, accord ing to M r . Fi n d lay ' s conclusions, gets into, trouble o ff Cape Cod and is soon a ft erwar d s so knocked about by the Arctic currents that it becomes utterly demolished off the banks of Newfoundland. • The Daily News refers to Henrich Christian's maxims on the use of money, and quotes his conclusion after all his e xperience:----" In clothing live up to your means ; in food below your means • in dwelling above your mean-." The first recommendation reminds one of Polonius and his "costly thy habit as thy purse can buy "—in which, of course, the modern system of tailors' • bills and " unlimited credit " was not taken into account. With regard to the second dogma of the economical creed we are considering, " In food live below Your means," we have no doubt whatever. It is as sounda piece of advice as could be given, and is terribly needed, we are bound to add, by Englishmen, and particularly Englishmen of the present generation. We presume, however, that in this particular Bunsen would have absolved theirs. " In dwelling live above your means." And on the whole'we arrive at this conclusion, that whatever is calculated to preserve s man's own self-respect, and likewise to uphold his esti mation amongst, his neighbours, should be appreached and treated with liberality. Thus, his home and his attire Should never wounn his dignity or invite malicious compassion. Thit in nll that . serv vs 3,,,,, , ' " 1_ be to .) him ,7eit and ; nothing far as the individual IS concerned, as a rooftree, and ecru clothes last a co ns id era bl e time. Whilst thes4 two du last ye a man a solid .vantage-grour.,l from which to encounter the stings and arrows of out rageous fortune ; but the costly banquet - excites only to depress, and too often lards him in what Mr. Disraeli has so admirably described as "the ignoble melancholy which springs from pecuniary eulbaraosuient." transit(Tl , I vigilant watch - The Irish election petitions are still occupying a large (Front a Correspondent.) share of public attention. In English news we have the ROME, FEB. 15. abandonment of the Hull petition, and the commencement The recent controversy respecting the execution of of the Bodn..in inquiry. Monti and Tognetti will have revived in the memories of your readers that memorable . incident of the Garibaldian r p n em nf b e t r h e e d '3 l) At Youghal oral and documentary evidence was offered to skew profuse expenditure on the part of the respondent. invasion , erir stor the It w i li v l i s n e g re n o a n t ti i fi n c t l e lr a rr tte a r ck day a s t Captain Weguelin, who acted as expense agent, deposed of October 1867 Monti was hired by some of the Roman that he disbursed in all £2,198. Mr. Weguelin paid £7O conspirators in league with the Garibaldians to blow up tashseistSaenrereisotcria man n a n c a k in s e l d sy T a mine, h and that, svith t i l i i i e s for four months' rent of the house in which he stopped. The accounts which were given in evidence shewed that task. Several Zouaves were accomplished isfi l le e c t i t a l 'nd e wou Monti the respondent's friends took great care of the wants of and Tognetti were tried, and, after twelve months' p i f n aue t i e tsA r i v c a aa l tr , ieon w no e o ri thh p eef ut re to mpe death a for the crime. The the poor, and at the same time did not forget what legalproceedings lle o c f tel e fl i m in , a b n y c t o h n e . as " Please give Ellen and Margaret Moloney two nice sulta, and they are too remarkable not to merit a brief dresses, and charge to C. W.'s account." Poor persons recapitulation. In presenting your readers with an r i t a i t e e s d fr n o a in rra w l i v ie e fi l ti t le hi f n a k t it better d to give r: them the te received petticoats, boots, and bonnets. On the Bth of August the hungry populace were fed with bread to the sworn aabutbllco' depositions of the vari n ou s s ar s e vit r n a e w ss n es call e e y d are on the amount of £l2. John O'Shea, an elector, who was a trial. Several other details are furnished by the docu ments published by th e It a li an G overnment it se lf a ft er woollen and fancy merchant, had a bill for £9B 18s. , Mentana, in justifi ca ti on o f i ts zea l i n th e na ti ona l At the Devonshire Arms Hotel the expenses from the cause. 24th of July to the 17th of August were £l5O 2s. 6d., ' The revolutionary party at Florence having waived its and from the 17th of August to the 12th of Sep- differences with the Italian Government, came in the tember, £256 11s. 3d. The items consisted chiefly ip la o t n t t az h z ?f as A t u o gu ti lt e , 1867,. to a full understanding with was settled to be mad m e an inVe s ta t t i e n m n 'ber Th l e B6 i P of dinners, bottles of champagne—which one wit- , a i. l ,4a a r t t ersi i t ness, whose credit was not impeached in this respect, taking the field, in the first instance, with his volunteers pronounced very bad—bottles of brandy and sherry, and, and a considerable number of troops of the Royal army, travestied ac Gharib ere ald, aushg as far a s s the i wall as a natural consequence, dozens of sodawater. Mr. Butt rfav renewed the application made on the first day to have the , rection should break t ' out nd p onn arr e g ined 22n t r'e t of an Oct n or i e r r. - petition dismissed, on the ground that the petitioner had The choice of Garibaldi and Rattazzi fell on Francesco given and received bribes. The court declined to do so, Cucchi, of Bergamo, then and now a deputy of the Italian Parliament, and a major of the Garibaldian Volunteers. but reserved the point. The supreme direction of the internal insurrection was At Sligo the chief witness to sustain the allegation of confided to him, while Luigi Castelazzo, of Pavia, Tito bribery was a man named Neilan, who swore that he went Navona, Giuseppe Castagnola, Giuseppe Ansiglioni, a royal cn Roman a e l Ti n grant, and Giulio Silvestri, an officer of the Cucchi immediately aartlyw to Major Knox to ask the respondent to do something for him, as he was heavily pressed, and that he received twomstaarpgr appointed It ) h m is e su a b n a d lte e r n n t s e . red it letters, one of which directed him to call on a Mr. Pollock. by means of a false passport. The communications with He did so, and was offered £lO, but he said it would not Florence were maintained through the Royal Delegate do, and finally got £2O in £5 notes. That was in February toifle a3 i T •ibaldi ste a Police m a a tCarrese, Signor Buglielli, who acted as rn, sandaaz commissioner, ttz and go-between 1868. He admitted that it was not in any way suggested the a, i. Hiddeinhe of most that he was to vote for the respondent. He voted out-of-the-way quarters of Rome, living under a false for Captain Flanagan, alai he told " certain persons " name, and known only to a few of his most trusted that he wished to have the £2O repaid. He was pressed to part of Septembere uhi remained ln October in organising mdur t tg in th sn e r f e r e e t te n r tell the names of the persons, and at first declined to do so, Cucchi's plan was simply this : In order to create confu but Judge Keogh having insisted upon his telling, he sion, spread disorder and consternation among the Papal stated that it was Father Hanly and Bishop Gillooly. No troops, anda o y f ou t E e an internal rising, he gave orders to one, however, on the Liberal side ever protnised to pay 1 minepa 1 t several roop s, and especially prnipa by a t r i r e acLs tia o v c e c e u . pied fi l i a e the of any part of the money. Mrs. Dunleavy, the wife of a Serristori and Cimmorra were decided on, as the other straw-plaiter, and voter, swore that Major Knox came . : barracks were occupied by Italian Pontifical troops, whom into her shop in, company with Mr. Pollock and another mo s t e erroneously) hl iils also succeededcalculated on ag en friends etrat rather h in Su a c n chi enemies. ( gentleman, and handed her a £lO n o t e , whi c h he took disguise into Fort St. Angelo, and had corrupted p several sut of his pocket. She promised to use her influence 'of the non-commissioned officers and privates of artillery with her husband to get him to vote for the respondent. on guard, and induced them to promise to blow up the Her husband gave corroborative evidence. Dominic iiPowderer theirmagazineLa r o. e at s e t i given t the same anti nttaspike the ee officers,cn on Kilcullin, an elector, swore that Brenner, who had been and scattering Orsini bombs, introduced for that purpose acting for the respondent, offered to get him money for his into Rome, among the Zouaves and Legionaires. vote The f and that the respondent would procure employment explosion of Serristori was fully decided on, and it _ , , became necessary to find a man capable of executing the 'or his son. He received the following letter : coup. Such a one was Monti, the mason, born of respect " 53, Fitzwilliarrasquare, Dublin, Jan. 25, 1868. / able parents, who had come to seek work at Rome, but who fell into the society of the Garibaldians. The plot "Dear Sir,—Would you kindly let me know what ap- pointment your son would wish to hav e , an d I w ill d o my ' vlaj opeed to Monti, who states that he at first recoiled in horror, n but by threats of death and promises was ulti best to obtain it for him? It will afford me pleasure to fur- mately persuaded. He was taken in a carriage to Serristori through the Borgo St. Spirito, and getting down at the adjacent Palazzo Marone, part of which was occupied as a stable, the master of which it would be necessary to take into their confidence. This was the more safely accomplished, as he was an old Garibaldian, and an agree ment was made by which Monti was to lay a train and two barrels of powder in the vaults under the barrack, by means of the stable adjoining it, and a grate which had been left to go to decay. Monti was therefore lowered by a rope into the vault, and reported the matter as practicable, a side door in the cellar conducting to that beneath the barrack. Two days passed, and he took measures with a locksmith, named • Gaetano Tognetti, a young man of 23 years of age, but high in the confidence of Bassi and Cucchi, to obtain the ' keys necessary for opening the door without giving rise to suspicion. On the 20th of October the stableman suddenly disap peared, writing froiat Turin that he had been sent for by his mother, who was ill. It appears certain, however, that he had given information to the police, for the next • day a number of arrests v aas made, and deposits of ' hatchets and Orsini bombs seizeSl, and the alarm having having been given at Castle St. Arlatelo, the officers con trived to separate the men they suspetsted from the rest, and to empty the powder-magazine, se aaout, however, giving any reason or communicating their f'ars to the regiment at large. Bossi Anziglioni, Cucchi, anci Perfetti changed their residence first to the Tor Dei Specchi and afterwards to the Via Lei Crescenzi, No. 50, where the meetings were then held. Monti was summoned to their presence on Tuesday, the 22nd, and found them in arivate conversation with four unknown persons, ' whom by their accent be knew to be Genoese. On leaving the house he met Barzelli, who asked him where he was going, and on Monti replying that he was going to dine, said, " Have not the gentlemen received any orders yet ?" Monti replied that be did not know, and Barzelli said, "'There is no time to waste. We are to rise to-day ; the order has come." "By day ?" said Monti. "By day or by night, as it may happen," replied Barzelli. " Towards three or four o'clock probably. Go back at once and warn them. You will see they have received the order." He wrung Monti's hand and left him. Monti went back immediately to find Ansiglioni and the rest, and found them dining, and discovered that they were perfectly ignorant that the revolution was to break out that day, and when he told them what he had heard from Barzelli, they broke into a howl, saying that it could not be, for nothing was prepared. In the midst of this conversation Cucchi eutiited, and callin g A ns i g li on i , Si lvestro. and Per fettii o the inner room, r ema i ne d i n consu l tat i on w i th them. Ammanniti was called in, and despatch e d on some errand, and th en Angelo Tognetti, after which Cucchi left the house. Monti was told to get into in a . carriage and go with AmmannTwhom l 1 he would find it, to the Via Sellegrini, and there i ask for a uniform, which he was to carry to 2, Piazza della Rotondo. and • • was to to four indi viduals who were waiting for it w hich'l , t he accordingly did, taking the carriage back to le house. Perfetti and Ansiglioni and Silvestigot in, telling Monti to wait for them. After an hour's absen n c'e Pe • Ansiglioni Perfetti and returned, the latter in a great state of agitation, saying, "Angelo Angelo Tognetti is notyetEveryone ' will ' fulfil this duty to-night arrived. save myself ! No end of money has been spent, and nothing done. What will Nicotera say ? and what a figure I shall make." At length, out of patience, he turned to Monti, saying, " Go at once to the Borgo. Find Angelo. 'Tell' him t get 1 •people ready. o his Get the key from Serristori and bring it hack to me directly." Having met and Tognetti, he assured 'Monti that all was ready, and that Gaetano To g netti had th e k eys and the' address of the fouyoung man aetano Tognetti, he gave who was to nd G accompany him. Having They had b een ma d e to open the magazine of the Papal l engineers, adjoining Terristori, and whose vaults ran Mr. Ralph Barnes, Secretary to the B'shop of ruensoivrectl ie on bairek itself—a measure which had been t o ile . flight of the stable-man closed ,:xeter, died suddenly on Monday afternoon, in his 00th the other means w rear. He was in practice as a solicitor in Exeter for sixty- Ansiglioni and progress,reporteirress.Halviing . returned to e said to Monti, "Listen, Pepp what seven years.e, exactly to the must do. Go directly to the B argo , and brin . Several assaults were committed in Sheffield on know of, and the boy, as I wisligtmo instrentewtotisieomldier?rrenu zaiturday night. An Irishman was half murdered, three take a cab and go to Bauchi N uov i to the little tinman's English men were injured, and a man, in the employment s s ia n n p ." Send on th t e cis2aalrifccsifkaeefip ve-franc note as a counter oitubehjnd the Nic o l o d e ll a , f a t o b accon i st, was knocked down in his van, an d an Campanella. They will open attempt made t o rib hi m o f hi s monster's money. Sheffield and will give you two barrels ofYpowadeo r. or i . in ut t i l t ia i t nzo tre tt t 4 has become notorious for its disturbances of late, and the wii carriage, oen and t i ie d g o o or st a r n ai d g t t t t o wo S s e o rr d s i tori. The locksmith sentences which have been passed on the offenders do not in and stand sentry while you do wells:n.1111 the barrels appear to have produced any salutary effect. will take the two barrels and place theme e zoi. You that the h and connect them THE Ne w T iNFANTRY SllAKO.—Although the ;lniopue.thsontotucis, h you will sprea dal ittle with od this tin e attern for the new shako for infantry officers Las not yet they will give you, loose, and you will firep wtheeriZihnicaht been sealed, it is so far decided on as to enable us to say twenty n . iinutes t i o c _seven by means of the tow attached that it wilt be a great improvement upon the one now in s t a o v t e h y e o p t ge elf. h w At hsetwenill the e iv in e i Lou wi t l w twenty minutes to wear. It will have a smarter appearance, being somewhat explosion is to be the signal for the revolut?ownlT'baegn'l the taller, and will be hound ronn•l at top and bottom with Monti listened without offering a word of reply till two or three rows o fAnsiglioni had finished, when he flatly refused to accept gold g i m p chain or braid,and the p such a task, and said that those who had planned it peak will be similarly ornamented.— United Service ought to carry it out themselves. On this Perfetti flew Gazette. into a violent rage, and taking up a revolver, held it to A meeting of the Gloucestershire Chamber of his head, a,t threatening t o e n r ili f g he to re bl e o a w te s c iut is his f brains if he did Agriculture was held at Gloucester on Saturday, when the , i t i l n ia t t g t o he present evening was not onere f u o s r ah ok lle added a sanitary regulations of the home cattle trade,and the be was perfectly serious, and that Monti, if he joking, establishment of safety markets for • d animals, / would be massacred first of all, whereas if he consented, were discussed. Resolutions were passed recommending edin he advantageouswoulgebirewtiaierdniedost iextdayby Garib' ff aldi. Ansiglioni further legislation respecting the foreignintroduction of ' oaulstntmo made drat when he had ne his o ewor k rs,a and f l o o i n n e t e o d f cattle, and Government inspection, to secure animals all of them would be exempt from fighting, and would go veyed by rail or steamboats from needless suffering. It c quietly home. Between threats and promises Monti said that in former days, when cattle were driven ' slowly n e :st ed n' a li nA df f; 4 „m b rill it'a jou a 7 f gu )' irVe * p d p * Ja m i; ' i c iZ ' s along the roads, and well supplied with water,many soldiers' of the line in red trousers and arey capotes diseases now decimating our herds were(corporal andprivate) waiting. They got into the cab and . scarcely known. drove back to Via Crescenzi, where Ansiglioni and Per- SCIENTIFIC FARMING AMUSEMENTS. F them their final instructions, Ansiglioni asked or catch- fetti gave ing rats in a cheap and effective manner Monti if he had a watch, and on his replying in the nega the following :—C over a common barre withwe stiff stout tive gave him his own, and thirty ecudi to divide between recommend e pe and the two soldiers, Perfetti warning Monti as he paper, tying the edge around the barrel; that the rats may have easy access to place board so 1 a eftt that his steps were watched, and that woe be to him if the top • cheese parings or other "feed" for the rats on the ' several days, until they begin to believe that sprinkle , paper for he failed the cause. The four companions then mounted the cab, and drove to Nicola Campanella, where Monti left the cab, right to their daily rations from this source ; then place the bottom of the barrel a piece of rock, abouthave l a fin. high, filling with water until only enough of it pro- the soldiers, and Peppoe, the d shoptinturni indtofoutnhl Gin,pace in Ranodpuen,Niinotvi,darsiicrenata no one there sa a ve n a little boy, who told him his master had gone out, but jects above the water for one rat to lodge upon, would be back directly. He therefore lighted a cigar and . isw waited a few minutes,when four unknown individuals, replace , replace the paper, first cutting a cross in the middl e , aad all wrapped in cloaks and hoods, passed by, and one, the first rat that comes on the barrel-top goes through , detaching hi mse lf f rom th e group,' called Monti by his into the water, and climbs on the rock. The paper comes ; naanee aa , and asked him what he , seei was doing he , and why isa he nt had to Serristori? Monting of back to the place, and the second rat follows the fir s t. ; I tt affair answered that the master shopfrom wh om Then r of the Then begins a fight for the possession of the dry place on ' he was to'et :: 1- ie powder w as absent. s The stranger turned to the stone, the noise of which attracts the rest, who share the little boy ant, ' , seised him where was so-and-so, and, as could the same fate.—Scientific Farmer. lie not answer' he sent him away to buy a light and a halfpennyworth .4 Jucifers. The boy went and A CURIOUS STORY.— A serval. t girl, lately in ii;ertounr the unknown lighted the waxlig,ht, toolc the ems - loy of Miss Hopkies, an old maiden lady, residing through nt a o no tl t i l e ie s r hop, and into a taiss,k `""t for which opened in Stout-bridge, was last week charged with a very eat en . lime, mortar, asc. I TFe tn ea i lie t A ) alouta, "` r ig ie j: T , ? , T s m on aci s , o a o n ls d sive robbery from the house of her late m i s t ress . The tern, victioicineaanzwiered from out the darkness '' I ate here ! " in valeaed robbery , was singular in respect cf the iniscel- tern, he 71 o accent, and, turning the slide os .7- duals lan. PPeared before them. mucous character of the articles said to have been stolen. On being asked for thebarrels,he shewed them all ready, For instance, amongst them was a bed, an article ( B )!) . sera i lr l i e g n t i tt one was full and the other only a ,;narter entirely out of the category of those which are open a side door, '°xvi l i vh t li i c e l li l l e ir ti e l n ro e u d oi t i he old man, made 11:" 1 generally found to tempt the cupidity of domestics unto the Nicol° della Campanella, exactly ceoxuareVyndAceorrerictlior afflicted with kleptomania. But a matter cropped up, the eb barrels standing. The soldiers were called at once, ant} almost incidentally, in the course of the case, which is suffi• the gyreeris tie placed rw or i . j e e l i ns t a i l l e e the n i cab and the other beside cent to make th e m o st credulous stare. The prosecutrix pounds of loose powder in a lianmarer%Megeatvoe spread Aion i ori three tiie stated that she had been locked up by the prisoner in her sheet of tin Ansiglioni had given him, and.left. bedroom for five days and five nights, and that during the . stoTsin'e in f , o t n i r ic, c c o a i l n i p o a n n f T u n , s p t .t hen drove towards Serristori, whole of that time she was without food. The girl alleged a , a i dias 7 i, from' !lie earr ' imae zz a a nl` ' o.7 a : ati'mae"(iirsis,vleierreaMentii that the prosecutrix looked herself I mp, and re fused to in piyint.rif, tellioc him to drive the Oilers as close as se p l o i Ca l iconse out. It wou ld ta ns app ear th a t she had been in the sii)la to the barrack door. which lie dal' vary unwillingly, a s he appears . to have suspected mischief. Peppe, edrooni for that length of time, whether with her own key - the locksmith. opened time doer, with the will or against it ;but was she without food, the whole ' fur nished by Gaetano Tognetti, false with great time? Would it be possible for an Id e erly woman to sun and dexterity, and the pretended soldiers carried the viva that length of time without eatin and dri k" , I i barrels in at once, without exciting the slightest ,suspicion, n ing . she'lid, won]. I I le not come out a r g. and the carriage drove off. They then called MO-iti, who avmg na,piac!—Bir• , waswaitin,g on the Piazza Scossacavalli, and toldli im all triihfighant GazeVe. I was ready,and that the rest remained for him to do. lie LAW AND POLICE PRINCE LEOPOLD. It is stated that Prince Leopold is suffering from ;t extravasation of blood," which has settled in one of his kne es . Hi s Royal Highness, it is known, has been greatly troubled since his birth by reason of the extreme thinness, amounting almost to entire absence, of cuticle. Consequently he is constantly subject to violent attacks of hemorrhage, which are brought on by the most trifling accident. Seven years ago he had to be sent to the south of France for his health. and it was while he was there that he underwent in the course of a few hours the bereavement first of his governor and then of his father. The Prince will be 10 years old on April 7. He is now under the care of Sir William Jenner. THE PRINCE OF WALES. The report that the Prince of Wales finds his allowance insufficient, and will ask Parliament for an increase, scarcely seems to be well founded. Not only is lie making a costly tour abroad, but he has rented for three years the 1)ul:e of Devonshire's beautiful viitt at Chiswick, and is about to rent or buy a scat in Irel:lnd. THE CAD !NET. All fifteen members of the Cabinet were presen at Saturday's Council. The Marquis of Hartington found himself in the peculiar position of being a member of that distinguished political body, and yet unable to take a seat in either House of the Legislature. The Marquis of Hartington seems to be vieing with his colleagues in economy. He is overhauling all the mail contracts with the railway companies. The South-Eastern has been the first to come under this scrutinising influence. The company carries the continental mails, the Post Office paying so much per mile for the carriage of the mail-bags. Up to a very recent period the road from London to D over was by way of Redhill and Reigate, but latterly the com pany have opened the new Tunbridge route, by which the distance is shortened thirteen miles, and the time occupied is proportionately reduced. The Post Office insists upon the mails being conveyed by the shortest and quickest route, and has cut do wn the allowance as well as the time for doing the work. The company has had to submit. vAnNOIL ELECTION. - On Thursday we shall kno w if t h e only member of Mr. Gladstone' s Government who has had to undergo a contest on re-election will be victor or vanquished. Mr. Phillips, a local Conservative, has declared his intention of going to the poll against the Marquis of llartington. The Marquis has issued a very short address, in which he says that Mr. Gl a d s t one ' s Government intends " the establishment of complete religious equality in Ireland," a phrase which of course reveals nothing as to the way in which that equality is to be obtained. • ELECTION PETITIONS. The tide is turning. After a long run of ill-luck, the Conservatives are getting the better of their opponents in the election petitions. The victories, however, are only qualified ones. Mr. Smith, M.P. for 'Westminster, escaped with th e s ki n o f hi s tee th, and will have to p a y a portion of the costs. Messrs. Eaton and Hill are declared duly elected for Coventry, but the judge declared that the petition was " most reasonably presented and prosecuted." At Cashel, Mr. O'Beirne, who describes himself as an " independent Liberal," has been unseated for bribery; but his opponent, Mr. Munster, has also been convicted of the same offence, and it is likely enough that this borough, with its less than 150 electors, albeit it is called the " City of the Kings," will be disfranchised. Mr. O'Beirne is the nibb m.r. dvaivrea guilty of bribery personally, and will therefore be the first to undergo the penalty of exclusion from the House of Commons for seven years. It would seem that the cost of election petitions is likely to be very large, in spite of the fact that they are tried on the spot. The Law Times says that the cost of the Norwich trial will be £5,000, although it lasted only four days. What it will be in other and much more protracted cases we scarcely like to think, but our contemporary sa ys it will be " ruinous." In this respect, therefore, the new measure will greatly disappoint its promoters. The Law Times states that prompt action is to be taken with theboroughs reported upon by the election judges as having been guilty of corrupt practices. The House has ordered that the evidence in the cases of all the boroughs in which the members have been unseated be laid before the House, and the writs w ill be suspended until the House shall have determined what course, whether of total or partial disfranchisement, it will pursue in respect of them. The immediate penalty will be the loss of their full representation for a lengthened period ; certainly for the present session, probably for the present Parliament ; with the prospect of a commission of inquiry. THE IRISH CHURCH. Real Parliamentary business will hardly commence until the Ist of March. There will be very little thorough work done until Mr. Gladstone rises to propose that the Speaker leave the chair, in order the House may resolve itself into a committee to cons::"ler the Irish Church question. Up to that date measurt7 will be proposed, many of them important, but nu 'e of them exciting, and we are likely to have a weei i sleepy dead-alive debates. Meanwhile pamphleteers are very energetically giving to th e wor ld t h e i r o pinions on the "great question." Two works a re attracting particular attlition just now. O ne , written by Colonel Adair, is notable in that it is the production of a member . of thelrish Church Commission. Ile advo cates disestablish ment mea ning by that term the withdrawal o f the bishops from the House of Lords and from the Irish Privy Council. He would set the Church entirely free, giving her power to govern herself. He would, instead of giving to each occupant " the usufruct of hi s li fe i nteres t." capitalize all the 0 life intetesfs," and hand theni over in trust for tne Church. The Freeman's Journal of Dublin criti cising his plan, looks upon it as " a repetition in another form of the great blunders of the rent charge system." Another tractate to which some attention is called contains selections from the speeches made during the general election by the Rev. J. Congreve, rector of Tooting Graveney. It is the production of a clergyman who does not see ally injustice in Mr. Gladstone's policy. Explaining his position as opposed to the great body of his brethren, he says : " You will not expect me to speak otherwise than tenderly of my own order. I have too much esprit de corps for that; but I must candidly confess that history tells us the clergy, as a body, have too often opposed progress, and have ranged themselves on the side of a retrogressive, stationary, or obstructive policy. And yet it ought not to be so. According to my reading of Christianity, every minister of Christ should be a man of liberal opinions. His calling is to further everything that is for the advancement, the progress, and the reformation of the human race. Without presuming to judge others, I feel, for m y own part, that a Christian Minister should be on the Liberal side, and that when he is so he is in his natural and true position." 7he doctrine thus laid down by Mr. Congre , , e, if logically followed to its end, leads to the conclusion that every man, minister or not, who is not on the Liberal side is in an unna tural position, which begs the question in rather too obvious a manner. The Royal Commissioners on the Irish Church estimated the property of that Church at £010,840. Colonel Adair, one of the commissioners, seems to have thought his colleagues' estimate too low, and in his pamphlet he sets down the value as £839,045, a difference of about 35 per cent. PREFERMENT FOR DR. MILLER. It is stated that Mr. Gladstone has conferred the rectory of St. Mary, Newington, upon his staunch political supporter, Dr. Miller, the vicar of Greenwich. It will be remembered that this preferment became vacant on the day that the new Bishop of London took the oaths ; but that owing to the formal docu ments relating to his instalment not having been completed, this rich piece of patronage, which would otherwise have been at his bestowal, passed into the gift of the Crown, in other words of the Premier. No one can find fault with Mr. Gladstone's selection. Independently of the valuable help which he gave the Premier during the elections, Dr. Miller is one of the ablest men in the Church, and will, in all probability, rise to a bishopric. The fact that the Bishop of Salisbury is recovering has probably led Mr. Gladstone to confer this rich living of between £3,000 and £4,000 a year upon the vicar of Green wich. That vicarage which now becomes vacant, and is in the Premier's gift, is set down as worth 4018 a year. It is to be hoped that it will be con ferred upon the Rev. Alfred Cay, who has for many years done all the work in the parish of St. Mary Newington. TIIR ADMIRALTY SCANDAL. The discovery of the Admiralty scanlal, in which Messrs. Rumble and Gambier are involved, will, it is believed, bring about the resignation of the Store keeper-in-Chief, the Hon. Mr. Dundas, brother of Lord Melville. He was originally a diplomatist and amongst other employments he was sent tp i.ussia as secretary to tue iong-rentemuereci embassy of the late Duke of Devonshire on the coronation of Czar Nicholas. "Of late years,', says the Manchester Guardian," he has been growing apathetic and inert in the discharge of duties that required the wakeful intelligence of a man in the prime of life. When the Duke of Somerset presided at the Board of Admiralty, it was suggested that some one of more energy was required at the head of the storekeeping sub-department ; but his Grace could not bring himself to disturb a man so well-born and well-bred, and Mr. Dundas has accordingly continued to potter on until one of the rotten planks has given way beneath him. Two days ago ( on Thursday) it is said that he was politely requested to resign, and it is probable that we shall speedily hear of some more vigorous hand being substituted for his." RITUALISM IN LONDON. The Morning Star describes the communion ser vice at St. Matthias's Church, Stoke Newington. It seems to be performed in the same manner as before the recent judgment. Incense, lights, and the mixed chalice are used, and in addition " gospel lights " are held round the deacon at the reading of the gospel. M St. Mary Magdalene's, Paddington, the judgment has been complied with, and the Rev. R. T. West has issued an address to the congregation, in which he states that he has yielded obedience at the request of his bishop ; and he calls upon the congregation to rest not in their efforts for obtaining the abolition of the present Court of Final Appeal, which he condemns in strong terms. SUNDAY EVENINGS FOE, THE PEOPLE. In consequence of the recent decision at West minster in favour of the legality of the recent Sunday evening lecture-concerts at St. Martin's Hall, they have been resumed. St. Martin's llall, indeed, has become converted into the Queen's Theatre, and so the " Religious Recreationists " betook themseJves to the Freemasons - Tavern, butlately resounding evict the fervid protests of angry Ritualists. A Mr. Slaa gave a lecture on " the relations of physical science to national progress," and there was a selection of music from Haydn's " Creation," Costa's " Naaman," and from works by Gounod and another composer. The papers say that the discourse was listened to with profound attention, and although, in deference probably to the semi-religious character of the meet ing, there was no applause, its close was accom panied by a murmur or hum of approval and satis faction. THE BISHOP OF CAPETOWN AND THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM. The letter written by the Bishop of Capetown to Archdeacon Fearne, which we alluded to several days ago, is now published in full. Bishop Gray explains how it is that Mr. Macrorie was not con secrated before he left England. The Bishop had fully counted upon this, for the Duke of Bucking ham had informed him that he had invited the Archbishop of Canterbury to apply for a mandate. After this some time was spent in discussing several legal formalities, and before these were settled the session was over, and "all London emptied. Query, was it necessary that Parliament should be sitting and London be full in order that Mr. Macrorie might be made a bishop ?) During the vacation Bishop Gray wrote several times to the Duke of Buckingham, praying that there might be no longer d e l a y ; severa l of these letters miscarried, and the rest remained un answex ed. At last the Bishop was obliged to leave for his diocese, and he took his passage, thinking that the delay could not last much longer. The Bishop adds, "In this I was deceived. Still obtaining no reply, I sought an interview with Mr. Disraeli, though only on the day before I left London, and formally com plained to him of the conduct of the Duke of Buckingham. Nothing could be more frank or courteous than the way in which he received my I complaint, regretting only that I had not appealed to him sooner. He said that the matter was not before the Cabinet ; that he would make no secret of his general sympathy with me and my proceedings ; that it would be impossible, at th a t l a t e momen t , t o d o an ything before I left, but that in a day or two an answer should be sent to anyone whom I could name to act for me." Bishop G ray goes on t o sa y th a t his alight allusion in the parting services to the Colonial Secretary's conduct roused the Duke of Buckingham to the necessity of coming to some conclusion, and at the very moment of embarking at Plymouth the Bishop received a l e tt er f rom th e Duke, promising to communicate with the Premier. Here the matter cAca who. tlin Bishop wrote his letter. He con cludes by saying that it is clear there is no substan tial legal difficulty in the way, for if there had been any the Duke would have stated it. MR. PEABODY'S GIFTS. The trustees of Mr. Peabody's munificent gifts to the poor of London have prepared a statement of the receipts and expenditure for the past year. The original fund of £150,000 has been increased by rents and interest to the extent of £23,313. During last year Peabody-square, in Victoria-street, Westminster, has been completed. It contains 235 rooms, fully occupied by 380 persons. The trus tees have secured two other sites at Chelsea and Bermondsey, to be built on in the same way. The total population of all the completed buildings is 1,971, consisting of working men and their families, the average wages being under 218. a week. The sanitary report is most encou raging, and the number of applications ex ceed the vacancies. Good ventilation and cleanli ness are characteristic of the dwellings, and there is an unlimited supply of fresh water free to e7ery .tenant. The other two funds, each of £lOO,OOO, are not yet available for the objects of the trust, but will be applied in like manner. The total cost of the management for the year was £271 10s. 6d. The trustees complain of the heavy burden of the rates which amounted in the year to £744105. 3d., and are still increasing. A SPE3IING PARADOX. London is increasing at the rate of 100,000 inhabi tants a year. The population of London has fallen off th e laat +, , , n year , abort 25114-1- ermf.. Thi s % Reammg paradox is explained by the tact tnat the word London is used in different senses. In the first sense, it includes the whole vast province of houses called the metropolis, which extends from Ilighgate to Dulwich, from Stratford to Acton. In the other case the City proper is meant. The ancient City of London is, in fact, fast becoming a city of offices and shops by day ; as busy as a beehive by night ; as empty as that same hive when the bees have swarmed. This is well. It is good to change one's air and one's scene, to have one's home apart from one's work, to breath something like country air in the evening if city air must be breathed at morning and noon. May this depopulation go on and Increase. unq now moon longer will the City be entitled to its exclusive privilege of returning f our members to Parliament ? At present it is ancient custom and the modern worship of wealth which confer that privilege. If we ever come to apply the test of population strictly the City will have to yield this privilege. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. THE COTTON TRADE. What is called a "wages crisis" is predicted in the cotton trade of Lancashire. The men are most dis satisfied at the recent reductions of time and wages. The masters are taking steps for their own security by joining the Free Labour League of Manchester; and, to better their position, the men propose to amalgamate all trades into " one grand union." Should they do as is proposed, the very first dispute between masters and men, in whatever trade, may be expected to be the signal for such a conflict between capital and labour as has never been seen in this country. So say those who watch the " signs of the times." That the workpeople are really in earnest may be gathered from the fact that the female operatives are proposing to throw off their woollen under-clothing, and to wear only calico and calico prints. This, if it had any effect on the Lan cashire trade, would cause a serious depression in the woollen trade of Yorkshire. OUR MERCANTILE MARINE. A correspondent of the Star declares that tht: Navigation Laws have not ruined our shipowners, but that these have gained by the change. Ile is opposed to the " capitation grant for boys in training ships," and thinks it will b e a d angerous precedent. He is also against the plan recently pro posed, that a Government inspector of shipping, resident at each of the principal ports of the kingdom, should inspect all vessels . before they proceed to sea. He considers the pre caution to be quite unnecessary, and declares that all classed ships are now inspected by men quite as capable as any Government officer can be. Too many inspectors would be required to perform the task of supervision, and if they did discover the defects they might wink at them. In conclusion, the writer complains that the adoption of such a course would relieve the shipowner from wholesome responsibility. TO AMUSE THE PUBLIC. Our contemporary the Daily Telegraph has so often surprised us by its love of trivialities, that we were prepared for almost any reasonable freak in which it might take it into its head to indulge. But Its tast enort or genius" so surpasses anything we have previously seen, that we cannot refrain from remarking it. During the progress of the Saurin case, the Solicitor-General quoted the nursery rhyme —" The Queen was in the pantry, eating bread and honey." He received a correction from the learned judge, who would have it that the Queen was "in the parlour." Yesterday our contemporary pub lished a column and a half of short letters on the subject, the correspondents contending for parlour, arbour, liitchen, pantry, drawing-room, &e. Upon these letters—genuine or otherwise—the Telegraph founds a leader, discussing the various expressions, and gravely concludes that the Lord Chief Justice was right. The upshot of the tedious Saurin case is a drivelling. discussion on a nursery rhyme. FOREIGN NOTES. AMERICA. The Mormons are represented as much alarmed at Mr. Ashley's bill for the division of Utah, and well they may be. If Congress pass the measure there is an end of Brigham Young's empire founding. The bill does not propose to divide Utah amongst the neighbouring States, cutting off the uninhabited portions, and leaving the Mormon community a compact whole. The community itself is to be broken up. Wyoming will be increased in area, and quadrupled in popu lation by the addition of Mormons. Nevada gets 22,000 square miles from Utah and 10,000 Mor mons. Colorado is likewise augmented. The prophets and saints are spending a most uncomfortable quarter of an hour. It was on the 6th of April, 1830, that six persons founded the settlement which now numbers 250,000. If Mr. Ashley's bill passes, two-score years will see the end of Mormonism as a political mwer. and probably also as a religion. The Suffrage Amendment has now passed both Houses, though not without a struggle. On February and and 9 the Senate had a sitting of 16i hours' duration. It began at seven in the evening, and lasted until eleven the next day. This is hard business, but it must not be overrated. One senator addressed an enthusiastic audience of two members and one drowsy messenger ; but though the de bate was so near collapsing, it still lived through the night. Some grave considerations are connected with this amend ment. It is all very well to give the suffrage to negroes, but the consideration that "no distinction of race or colour" would bring in the Chinaman, proved very awk ward to some Republicans. And the negro and the Chinaman are not the only coloured races in the vast terri tory of the States. TURKEY AND GREECE. Both the lately-disputant States have expressed their readiness to reestablish diplomatic relations in conform ity with the decision of the Conference. But it appears that several weeks must elapse before the respective Am bassadors can take their places. This delay is " owing to the necessity of accrediting another Minister at each capital." It is rather strange that a change of Ambassa dors should require such a delay in the case of twn neigh bouring States. SPAIN. It is reported tnat an attempt has been made on General Prim's life. Some of the members of the Government visited a royal possession near Madrid a few days ago, and, whilst walking in the woods alone, Prim was attacked by a man with a dagger. Prim seized the fellow by both wrists, overpowered, and held him until assistance came. Such an attempt is by no means an unlikely event, but the story, nevertheless, needs confirmation GERMANY. The Second Chamber of the Bavarian Diet has just terminated an interesting debate. No less than five pro. Pos itions for an electoral reform, all of them b ase d on the pr i nc iple of universal suffrage, have been su b m i tted to a co mmission, which has recommended the rejection of all. The Government approves of this decision. Strange to sa y, one of these propositions wa s b rought forward by the clerical party. The Mini s t er of the In terior said that the Cabinet was very desirous of arriving at a sincere expression of public opinion, but they feared that universal suffrage would not lead to this consummation. The influence of the clerical p ar ty was so great, and was exerted so systematically, that universal suffrage would be merely a tool in its hands. It is certainly a new thing for the priestly element to make such a proposition, and it is equally new to find such an argument brought against it. At present the franchise in in Bavaria is enjoyed only by citizens of 25 years of age, who are rated at not less than 168. Bd. a year. INDIA. The cause of the disastrous railway accident on the Gnat Indian Peninsula Railway is as yet shrouded in mystery, but the calamity appears to have been the result of the hasty construction and imperfect appliances common to most railways in newly -opened countries. The train was going down a very steep and dangerous incline. A very powerful engine, and four break-vans were attached, but this force proved insufficient to control the speed of the train. On the most dangerous part of the line the pace accelerated every moment, defying the exertion of driver, guard, and brakemen combined. These men foresaw the danger that was unavoidable, unless the speed of the train was arrested, and that instantly it must dash over the embankment at the end of the revers ing station. The driver, therefore, reversed his engine, but to no purpose. Seeing that nothing they could further do would be of any avail, the driver and guard jumped off, and the ill-fated train flew into and over the embankment at the rate, it is said, of sixty miles an hour. Sixteen passengers, all native; were killed, and many dreadfully mangled. The jury decided that the accident was owing to the dew, which had rendered the rails unusually slippery, but the Times of India says that nobody is satisfied with this verdict. At all events, heavy dews are of constant occurrence on the Ghaut3, and if the accident is to be attributed to this cause, it may be repeated any day. All the resources of Affghanistan are now in Shere Ali's hands. The reputation he enjoys as an able administrator will now be put, to the test. English money has ccrntri hilted not a little to place him in his present position, and there is no doubt that what has been gained will not be lost for the want of a little more. The Indian Government seems determined to lose no time in consolidatine: its in fluence in this - Important quarter. The treaty' %moll was to have been signed between Shere Ali and Sir John Lawrence will at once be taken up by Lord Mayo. The new Viceroy contirues to be the hardest workeF. man in India. His mornings are spent in inquiring into the,gaols, charitable institutions, and industries of Calcutta; his afternoon in receiving ceaseless deputations, and, of course, in "getting up " for them. If uneasy lies the head that wears a crown, doubly uneasy must be the lot of him who Lao to " learn the business " as he proceeds. The -Deccan Herald states that Lord Napier of Magdala will go to England in April. In that case Major General Gordon will succeed to the command of the Indian army. NEIV ZEALAND. The statement that a detachment was to leave India for New Zealand was made in ignorance of the successes which have followed the dismal tragedy at Poverty Bay. As the Queen's Speech hinted that the colonists must rely upon themselves, and as the colonists are now shewing that they can do so, it is not probable that any assistance will be sent. The colony is retrieving its disasters and its dia. grace, and if the lesson has been dreadfully costly it may Also be a inOulte value. THE CHINLSE-IIIISS1V: (From the Anglo-American Times.) It is rich to hear from China the same ell, about Mr. B ur li ngame ' s enthusiastic after d i n eel , speeches in Ameri ca as comes from the U t nte , States about M r . R ever d y Johnson's after dinne r speeches in Engl an d. A m i ss i onary eontradle 5 this assertion of th e A m b assador. " China i n vite the unfurli ng o f th e g l orious banner of the cress o every hill -top and in every valley of the empirc which le aves t h e i mpression that the Chinese t' vernment favours Ch r i st i an m i ss i ons and uPl3°his tha t those engaged i n th em. T he missionary says t'n/ so far is thi s f rom b e i ng true, that the Goverunl e , officers take e very opportunity to persecute Christ tians, and he gi ves th ree recent instances of Want ort At outrages upon missionaries and their converts. et Formosa violent per secu ti on o f C hr i stians has bees going on f or th ree years, in disregard of all tre.3 t engagements, and no remonstrances on the sa b i e o t obtain notice. The missionary adds--" We d oll of believe that China is calling for Christianity , bil l does she welcome the erection of the cross on herb tops, or in her valleys ; at least we have yet to le', it. We would be glad to have a healthy and int o , is gent interest created in America in regard to the die sionary work in China. But we deprecate an i s terest founded on sensational, after-dinner spee 3be ti l t which, in fact, have no real foundation to rest o P st ° o as far as the acts of the Chinese Government le a concerned. It is to be hoped that the unfoun u ao , impression as to the intention of the Chinese 6 84 vernment in regard to Christian missions, 015 ,„ by these sensational reports, will not react to the jury of the cause, when the facts become know°. le America, but will be overruled for good." If til k is o all the missi onary h as to complain of he might °to kept his contradiction to himself, as it ananun t° , little or nothi ng . Th ere i s a good article in Blaet wood of this month, taking a very genial vied eti Mr. Bu r li ngame ' s work. The writer thus sketePhio that gentl eman, w h o, it says Prince Kung hit ono default of a Chi nese statesman possessing t il t requisite qualifi ca ti ons, as one he rightly theta, would be agree a bl e b ot h to the people an d vernment of the United States, and not non e . ' come to those o f G reat Britain and Fr3neeot, Mr. Burlingame is a gentleman of Scottish deg e tes , and proud of hi s ancestry, as most American sts rsi men are. Ele ven years ago he sat in the Fedeof House of Representatives as one of the members Boston. He was an earnest and eloquent member of the Anti-Sl avery party, at a time when it re• quired considerable courage to avow such unli be lar opinions. Next to Mr. Sumner, he was tic i most noted Abolitionist in Congress ; and s ee . ° /i ,/ to few, either in or out of the House, for the ah l . ei and fearlessness with which he advocated a P °ll t ° of negro emancipation, which he justly considere tl O be a question of even more vital importance te , poor white-bor n s l ave h o ldi ng people of the South 0'; it was to the negroes. On the unexpected trial of his party he was one of the first offered place. 3 A ' rL•I Lincoln, on the recommendation of Mr. Sew" , tendering to hi m t h e E m b assy to Austrii. r Burlingame accep t e d t h e appointment, anddull arrived at Paris, en route for his post. Very ul le pectedly the Emperor of Austria intimated tha r, is he would not b a rece i ve d at Vienna, as M r . Bu rs lingame had ma d e hi mself conspicuous anDng the countrymen in his symp a th y f or Kossuth whertor Hungarian patriot was ma ki ng a triump h a l tv, ta through America. His speeches on H un garian of dependence were not pleasant to the Empere f te j his advisers, and o n thi s occas i on they requesoo, the Governm en t o f t h e U n i ted States to credit instead, some gentleman not so unebi r , tionably associ a t e d w i t h the rebellion. Mr. B u ore lingame wa s th ere f ore nominated to the 111 o; important if l ess comfortable mission to C111P„eot and the sa nc ti on b y the Senate being Mr. Burlingame proceeded to Peking, where 6 spent the period of the great party strife, as wel l b it strife in arm s , w hi c h f o ll owed his departure, P3,,eci v native country. I n consequence, when he an' e , lately at the head o f th e Chi nese m i ssion, he had ,ej enemies in Ame r i ca , f or hi s a b sence had prevented his taking the a c ti ve part h e otherwise would, t`to/ exciting anim os i ty t h ere b y. The writer argues io Europeans have been as wrong as the Chines the treatment e ac h h as accorde 1 the other, an d thinks we ought not to forget that whatever 111 , now b 3 the re l t ti ve position, we were barharl6l ' 2,000 y ears ago and they were not. " it expecting too m uc h as the immediate result of o f Burlingame's mission, or sharing the lively fa lt ,e9, the Plymouth Brethren or other missiolti o o whether Prot es t ant or R oman Catholic, that 1 ). Poo is speedily o r ever to be converted to the ChriPthe faith ; without believing it probable that 4 itil Chinese will l oo k upon C hr i stian churches be more ; favour th an E ng li shmen would look e.lithout erection of Buddhi s t temples in England w1"4011 even expecting th a t th e men of this generation'ed be able if they wished to traverse China frorli.„aeli to end as cheaply, as comfortable, as exped v i tl : ro pe as they can travel for similar distances in P.- fel ° and America, may we yet expect an increase ° ,,itbt world's happiness, as well as of the world's w e t ' o re from the new relations that the East and wes t the about to assume to each other. It is alike it glory and the reward of well-doing, that true wise dom is always more fruitful of good than the, XOO men men know or can possibly calculate. The nl ti r with which Prince Kung has entrusted Air• ght lingame and his colleagues is a noble one, and not only to secure for the Chinese Prince a R i i t i , place in contempor ar y hi s t ory, b ut for Mr. 13u r oi• game and hi s t wo man d arins respectful r , e , eeti s re tion, and a hearty welcome from all Europe. th at wholly agree with Old Ebony, and only regret A clo so powerful a periolical was not earlier in the with these telling remarks. 1 LADVERTISEMENT.I—HoIIoway's Oi n t men t an d Pi lS <T t be- Hereditary diseases are never more likely to develops the existence and to displ a y th e i r intensity than duo t he autumn months. It should therefore be known th a o t to tendency to particular ailments transmitted from Pa r re:, child exercises a wid e i n fl uence i n producing dise— Or' mediable by these preparations. Few persons nre t 0 0 4 from heredita r y p re di spos i t i ons; consumption, go ut ' o ' an d scrofulous disorders are fr om thi s cause ever presenii j o t' yearly rob us o f our d earest treasures. B.olloWaY' , blo o" moot and pills have the power of removing from tlif er edi; the morbid qualiti es i n w hi c h l i e the essence of all "d tary diseases, and n o t on l y d o they cleanse the bloo , purify every living tissue throughout the frame. h ie o'4 [AD VERTISEMENT.]—Henceforth no one w i ll dou bt the c i.,11) A 31 properties of Du B arry ' s health-restoring Revalenta 4 Invalids' and Infa n t s ' F ood, since to the thousands of ... 11 ` e80 it has already rece i ved from Invalids whose position aa o d deemed hopeless, we ma y now add that of his Holiness r 9 c whose health has been perfectly restored by it after thirty Y cr tte da unsuccessful medical treatme n t. W e quote from t h e " Midi," July 25th:—" Rome, July 21, 1866. 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