The Sun. — London, England, 1868-04-20 00:00:00

INS iLLATION OF T.g E Vara, OF WALES. - The gorgeous ceremonial which attended the Oinitallation of the Prince of Wales as a Knight of St. .Pate ,the on Saturday last, is vividly d escribed by Dr. Russ ell , special correspondent of the Times. The following , extracts give some idea of one of the grandest, opectao lea ever witnessed in the history of Ireland : THE STREETS. Although it was widely announced that the procession ,c,ould not leave the Castle for the Cathedral until about t h rt , e o'clock, the whole population of the city' ,began to pre pere for the grand event some hours before:, At one o ' c l oc k the contingents of military who had been told off for the moose began to line the streets, and the multi tude who co,uld not find accommodation within the houses along the route thronged the footways and extended to the depth of many files towards the centre of the thorough fares, until stopp ed by the close red rampart which pre sented an effectual barrier on each side. Each regiment had its band at its head, and throughout the day the sound o f merry music filled the air. All the gay festoon and brilliant flags which were displayed on Wednesday decorated the streets, and in some instances were retouched and rendered more attractive. Innumerable balconies were constructed along the line through which the pageant was to pass. Some of them were extemporised for the day ; others were more permanent structures, and were elaborately embellished with evergreens and flowers ; all were filled with specta tors, a rrayed in all the brilliant colours of the loom. Every window was crowded, and the roofs of the houses in com manding places were fringed with double lines of people, who were content to view the spectacle from that dizzy lieigkt. The scene in the vicinity of Ihe-Castle and along Drone-street and College-green was singular and exciting. Every available inch of ground was covered. The statue of King William 111. was surrounded with a clustering throng, who hung in strange positions from every limb of the clumsy horse, and threatened to force him into shape. The lamp-posts along the route bore groups of adventurous youth, who spewed by their gesticulations and their shouts that they entered heartily into the enjoyment of the scene. At half-past two o'clock all traffic between the lines of soldiers was intercepted, and no vehicle of any description was allowed to pass, save the royal and vice regal carriages and those furnished with " carriage passes" issued by the Installation Committee. After waiting patiently for more than two hours the spectators were at length rewarded for their endurance by seeing the head of the procession emerge from the Castle-gate. A load riuging cheer proclaimed the fact to those in the dis tance, and was gradually caught up and passed along the dense mass of- people. Every eye was- strained in flu direction of Castle-hill, and presently a detachment c:6 Lancers made its appearance, followed by an escort o) Carbineers, who were in attendance upori the Lord-Lieu ttnant. As soon as his Excellency was recognised the cheering was taken up vehemently. In the carriage with his Excellency were the Marchioness of Abercorn, Captain Stewart, and Sir H. Pelly. Next camethe state coach of the Prince of Wales, containing his Royal Highness and the Princess of Wales. The royal carriage was escorted by a detachment of the 10th (Prince of Wales's Own) russars. Other carriages followed. A detachment of the 12th Lancers brought up the rear of the procession. The Prince and the Princess of Wales were loudly and cordially cheered along the entire route. The ladies occupying the windows and platforms waved a loyal welcome. Her Royal Highness seemed to enjoy large measure of this favour, and returned the friendly salutations of the multitude with a kindly and unaffectee grace. The procession took the prescribed route to th, west door of the cathedral. The splendour of the royal equipages and the glittering uniforms of the cavalry, the -many-tinted costumes of the civic and military authorities and the fanciful dresses of the fair spectators—thrown into relief by the dark masses of the multitude—the music of the bands and the voices of the people, combined to give singular beauty and life to the pageant, as it moved on between the lines of soldiers, under waving festoons and arches decked with banners. As it approached the cathe dral, where it became more concentrated, and the impos ing structure, whose architectural outlines were fully revealed, added a new feature to the scene, 4 1 , (. highly picturesque. THE CATHEDRAL At 2.45 p.m. the Cathedral was nearly filled, and the spectators only awaited the arrival of the principals in the grand ceremony. The effect was exceedingly fine, for just what was wanting to relieve the coldness of the grey walls was lent by a brilliant crowd which glittered with lace and bright colours, with gold and sils7er and many-hued silks. The view down the aisle from the great west porch was singularly fine. The spectators are in their places, and on each side of the scarlet cloth, which tapers away to a mere riband in the distance of the choir, there was a broad belt of women in their best, at a time " when the spring fashions are in," and on a day when the sun shone and gave an insurance against treacherous rainfall, and of men the highest in the land, in all the splendour of official, military, judicial, or State uniform ; for the plain black coat which the Americans declare the new nation which is to conquer the world must wear was not in vogue. It was a long strip of brilliare flowers bordering a scarlet walk below the grey wal: Looking straight clown as well as might he through th, shifting colour, the eye was arrested rather abruptly b: two scarlet platforms on each side of the aisle below th( transept. These were filled with white-robed chorister! and gaily-dressed ladies, who would be angry, perhaps, it they were called choristeresses ; and up in the arches of the triforium were assembled still more of the singers who lent such a potent aid to the ceremonial. The effect woule have been better still, perhaps, if circumstances had not obliged the directors to put them up so high, for the supreme efforts of the singers wandered aloft, and were lost on the cold groinings of the roof, though there was much snatched by those below which was very effective and beautiful. Al the angle of the aisle with the transept on the left, looking towards the east, were placed the chairs of state of the Princess and the wife of the Lord-Lieutenant the Mar quis of Abercorn. Behind these were the chairs of the ladies of the Court, and then the transept to the left was filled by a crowd of illustrious personages. At the corre. sponding angle on the right were placed the judges, Beyond the transept on each side and under the choir balconies were the stalls of the knights, with their helmets and banners overhead, and then beyond the screen could be caught a glimpse of the beautiful little chapel, with its mauve and blue colouring, and the light from its painted windows falling on many faces. At a few minutes before four o'clock the heads of the procession appeared in the choir, and " God save the Queen " of many voices rose to the groined roof. Enter ing from the arched gate, the well-ordered crowd poured on, parti-robed and many-coloured, but there were only two bright points in the stream which attracted the eye of the multitude—the Prince and Princess ; and that is much to say, when there are so many bright particular stars. None ever bore statelier presence in any press of knights than the Grand Master of the Order, the Marquis of Abercorn. and surely no more gracious gentle lady ever stood by the side of princess or queen than the Marchioness of Abercorn. There were marvels of colour and effect everywhere as the flood poured on, and it was quite a comfort that the hasty preparations or the good taste of the knights prevented a general adoption of the prescribed uniform for the esquires, because the best uniforms of the British army in all their diversity of uniform happened to be represented. Knights and esquires moved on to the Chapter House, and the Princess, led by the Earl of Waterford—there are unused titles getting up in the world, for the people called the Princess "Countess of Malahide"—ascended to her throne, and by her side sat the Marchioness of Abercorn, on whose left stood the Prince Teck. The current as it ad vanced slowly filled up the space between the gay banks of flower-like spectators, and rippled against the firm-set lines outside their seats, gradually absorbing every creek and playing in eddies around the blocks of chairs. The Princess watched the proceedings of the ceremonial with the liveliest interest, and we may be sure the spec tators shared in her feelings. A better ordered multitude never was seen. There were no " hushings," no pressings forward, no standing on chairs or seats. The decorum was all the more commendable, because many persons were debarred from seeing the investiture by the form of the building and by the pillars intervening, and it may be doubted if even the Princess could fully command the interior of the Chapter Chapel, but all could see the pro cession, and, what was of most consequence, the Prince and Princess. Ills Excellency the Grand Master, his Royal highness the Prince of Wales, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge were received at the cathedral by the dean and chapter, and conducted to the chapter-room. As soon as the procession had passed into the cathedral her Royal highness the Princess of Wales and her Ex cellency the Marchioness of Abercorn, attended by their respective suites, were received by the Hereditary Great Seneschal of Ireland, the Earl of Waterford (the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot), and conducted up the middle aisle to the dais prepared for her Royal Highness and her Excel lency, and the prt,ces , ,ion went on to the chapter-room, on entering which the dean conducted his Excellency the Grand Master to his throne, and the installed knights took their seats, their esquires standing behind them. The knight to be installed, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, stood at his seat, the first at the table ; and his esquires deposited on the table his mantle and sword and fixed his banner. The dean retired to robe, and, returning to the chapter as Registrar of the Order, made his reverence to the Grand Master, read her Majesty's direction that the installation be held, and informed hie that there was no other business before the cbapter but to carry into effect the sovereign's commands by installing his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. His Excellency then rose and signified his pleasure that it be forthwith done, whereupon a procession from the chapter -room to the choir was formed. On entering the choir, the officers of the Order and others fell to the right and left, taking the places assigned to them, and the knights proceeded to their stalls, and re mained standing under their banners until the Grand Master reached his stall. His Excellency, then making his reverence, took his seat, and the senior installed knight, with due reverence, also took his seat ; and the same form was gone through by each of the other installed knights in succession. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in like manner, with due reverence, took his seat in front of his stall. The Prelate, Chancellor, Registrar, Secretary, Genes, logist, Usher, and " Ulster," with like reverences, seated themselves. Then was sting the anthem, and at its con clusion followed the Installation. " Ulster," the heralds, the pursuivants, and the esquires of his Royal Highness proceeded to the Chapter room for the insignia, and re-entered. When this proces sion arrived at the table in the choir, Ulster made his reverence, and delivered kneeling to the Grand Master the collar of the Order. The Usher, the Genealogist, and the Secretary then went to the front of the Prince's stall, and conducted his Royal Highness to the table. The Grand Master commanding the cwo senior knights to descend from their stalls, his Royal Highness was by them girt with the sword Ind robed with the mantle. At each ceremony of the girding with the sword and robing with the mantle the prelate read the prescribed admonition. The Prince then advanced to the stall of the Grand Master, and his Excel lency invested him with the collar, which being done the Prince was reconducted to his stall, making his reverence to the Grand Master, and standing with his hat on. Thereupon the senior esquire to his Royal Highness unfurled the Prince's banner, and " Ulster," with a flourish of trumpets, declared his Royal Highness's titles. At the conclusion of the proclamation all resumed their seats except the officers of arms and the esquires ; the principal esquire presented the offering in a purse to the registrar, and " Ulster" received the banner from the esquire and delivered it to the registrar, who deposited it within the rails, after which the esquires and officers of arms, with due reverences, returned to their places, and a grand anthem was performed. At its conclusion "Ulster" made three reverences to the Grand Master and waved his sceptre, whereupon the procession, marshalled as on entering the cathedral, moved down the middle aisle, the choir singing the Hallelujah Chorus, towards the great west entrance, whence the procession returned to the Castle. The ceremonial terminated at five o'clock. The Prince was belted with the same sword wdrn by George IV. All the knights were present except the following, prevented by illness and infirmity : —Lords Roden, Gough, Fingal, Londonderry, Wicklow, and Donegan. LAW AND POLICE. APPLICATION AGAINST A PUBLISHER. -At Vice- Chancellor Giffari's Court an application was made on behalf of Messrs. Hachette, of Paris and London, for an injunction to restrain Messrs. Moxon and Co., of Dover stteet, Piccadilly, from defacing the steel plates for the illiistration of " Guinevere " and " Vivien," from Gustave Dore's designs, and from rendering such plates unfit for the purposes of an agreement of August 1866, by which the defendants ceded to the plaintiffs the exclusive right of publishing for the French prose translation the steel engravings for the illustration of " Idylls of the King," which were then being prepared by Messrs. Moxon and Son. His Honour granted the injunction. APARTMENTS IN TOWN.—In the Court of Exchequer the case of Rayner v. Koehler was heard. It seemed that the action was brought to recover the sum of £7B for goods supplied and money paid for the use of the defendant. £6O was paid into court in satifaction of the claim. The plaintiff kept a lodging-house in Princes-street, Hanover square, and the defendant,a Polish doctor, with his family, occcupied apartments at a rental of £5 ss. per week, with 7s. per head per day for board, exclusive of wines. On the 31st of December defendant's daughter was married to an officer, and the wedding breakfast was given at the plaintiff's house. Mrs. Koehler instructed Mrs. Rayner to provide the breakfast " regardless of expense," and accordingly the guests sat down to a most recherché repast. :n the evening another party was held, and in the morning tome more guests arrived to " eat up the scraps," and ,fter that the remainder was sent off to some of the defen lant's family. The defendants were supplied by Gunter, ,nd the bon-bons and other sweets and wines by the plain- Iff, and she alleged that she had charged amoderate profit, and also obtained a little commission from the tradesmen she employed on the occasion. The plaintiff in her evidence said " the breakfast consisted of a turkey stuffed with truffles, s tongue, soups, &c., and, in fact, the greatest nobleman :n the land could not have had a better breakfast." There was dinner for twelve persons next day, and nine the same night to supper. In cross-examination, the witness said she had charged £1 2s. 6d. per week for coals. For the wedding breakfast she had charged a guinea per head ; £G 12s. for ices, pine-apples, grapes ; £8 Bs. 6d. for hire. £4 4s. for bride cake, £2 2s. for waitera 10s. board for ditto, five guineas for five carriages and pairs, £l5 15s. for three dozen of champagne, and £lO for wear and tear, trouble, &c. She had never undertaken to supply the breakfast at £1 a head.---The case is not com pleted. FORGERY.-At Bow-street, James Morris, a young man, was charged with forgery. It seemed that a youth, named Blakey, residing with the prisoner's parents, had occasion to go into the country, and on his return found that his ,ost-office savings-bank book had been stolen. An inquiry Ring instituted, it was ascertained that £lO had been withdrawn from the bank in the prisoner's name, and the nisoner having absconded, suspicion was at once attached ,o the circumstances, and he was apprehended and identi led as the person to whom the money had been paid. The accused was committed for trial. TURQUAND V. MARSHALL.—In this case Lord Romilly 'ave judgment in the Rolls Court. His lordship made declaration to the effect that the directors for the time Jeing and the estates of such directors as were dead were liable to make good such losses as had been sustained by the shareholders by reason of the directors not having summoned a special meeting of the company when, subse quently to 1846, the losses of the company had exhausted the whole of the surplus fund, and also one-fourth of the laid-up capital of the shareholders ; and also by reason of the advance by the directors of over £S,OOO to Mr. Higgin, who died insolvent. If is lordship ordered that an inquiry should take place in chambers, to ascertain the amount of the losses which the shareholders had thus sustained. EX-GOVERNOR EYRE.—A case is pending in the Court of Queen's Bench, at the instance of Alexander Phillips, a native of Jamaica, against Ex -Governor Eyre, for assault, false imprisonment, beating, and torturing, in October and November, 1805. The declaration was filed on the 23rd of December last, and was met by a plea of, inter alia, " Not guilty." A replication by plaintiff and rejoinder by defendant, and sur-rejoinder by plaintiff, joining issue, were subsequently filed, and an order obtained from Mr. Justice Willes for the examination of a witness who is shortly obliged to leave this country. The examination took place in Nicholl's Rooms, Westminster, before Mr. C. Hance, barrister. Mr. Quain, Q.C., and Mr. Horne Payne appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Pethram appeared for the defendant. Mr. George Phillipo, barrister, the witness referred to, formerly practising in Jamaica, but recently appointed Queen's Advocate-General for Sierra Leone, and at present on his way to that colony from Jamaica, gave evidence at great length regarding the system of law in force in Jamaica. On the conclusion of his examination the proceedings terminated. The plaintiff, who lays his damages at £lO,OOO, was present. RAILWAY COMPANIES AND THE SMALL PARCELS QUES TION.—A case—Sutton v. the Great Western Railway Company—was heard in the City of London Court on Saturday. It was an action to recover £lO damages sustained through the loss of two parcels from a hamper delivered to the defendants in January last for carriage to London. Plaintiff's agent said that on the 27th January last a hamper, containing nine parcels, was consigned from Gloucester to London by th e defendants' line. When the hamper was opened, it was found that two of the parcels, containing goods (partly silk) to the value of £lO, had been abstracted. His Honour said that Mr. Clark was entitled to put the plain tiff to a strict proof as to the contents of the parcel in the hamper. Mr. Clark said he should require a full proof of the contents of the parcels. Plaintiff's agent then claimed an adjournment, which was granted, upon payment of the usual costs. Professor Huxley. has definitively resigned his post as thinterian Professor at the Royal College of Surgeons, That the training of the solicitor's office is bene ficial to the pursuits of life there is abundant evidence in the career of many individuals who have attained emi nence. Judges and great politicians have established the axiom ; and the early career of the present Premier was passed in (not an obscure attorney's office as was once said) but the old and famous firm of Swain, Stevens, and Co., which, it is to be remarked , also gave training to o th er Inca of talent, including Mr. Digby Seymour, Q.C., an d other barristers ; Mr. Nash, the author of several wor k s and the successful prosecutor of the famous railway depre dators ; the late Dlr. Justice rattaion ; and others.—Law Times. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1868. ROMAN AFFAIRS. 'From the Roman Correspondent of the Westminster Gazette.) ROME, April 4. We have advanced so far towards the end of Lent, without any signs appearing of the disturbances which, it has been predicted, are to disturb it. vv It would be far from wise to argue, from our present security, however, that the spirit of revolution had been conquered. Like the fabled Hydra, it is a many-headed monster— so many blows and many searings are necessary to destroy its vitality. This truth is felt by even the most hopeful among us, and the man must be gullible indeed who allows him self for a moment to repose faith in the fancy that the Italianissimi have abandoned their ideas of " Roma, Capitale." The fact is becoming apparent that, even if it would, the Government of Victor Emmanuel is no longer able to arrest the current of revo lutionary violence which threatens even to overwhelm it; and France, which speaks only of maintaining the Pope's cause, has other interests of its own to which these are but secondary. With two such impending powers close to us, it is difficult not to suspect that matters may become serious at any moment. The plan of the Italianissimi seems to be now, first to revolutionize Florence, destroying, if they can, even the name of king ; and then to march upon Rome. In truth, the security in which they are allowed to enrol their mongrel cohorts, cannot but give their party assurance and courage. An eye-witness, lately returned from Foligno, tells me that " red-shirts " are walking about the streets there in considerable numbers, and with perfect impunity. The same also takes place at Orvieto, Rieti, Spoleto, and Terni. France, it is true, has given apparent cre dence to good faith in Italy, but, at the same moment that she has withdrawn one brigade, she has charged General Dumont, who still remains stationed at Civita Vecchia, to assure the Holy Father that on the first approach of danger to the Pontifical territory, not only these, but more too, will be in readiness to obey his call. _ _ The brigade, styled "De Poitiers," embarked for Toulon on Saturday the 28th ult., on board the war-transport Moselle, and only the Brigade Raoul now remains; but the very vessel which carried them away came freighted with four pieces of field artillery and a considerable quantity of war ammunition. Nor are other tokens of allegiance wanting to cheer the heart of the Sovereign Pontiff at this juncture. Prussia chiefly figures in these ; and whilst 4,000 signatures crown one Westphalian address, the same province under takes the maintenance of forty-four soldiers for the period of a year. In Portugal, again, the small town of Covilha has undertaken to support six Pontifical Zouaves, to represent its devotion to the Holy See, and the young men duly arrived and entered on their duties a few days back. In spite of reports to the contrary in a late French paper, the health of the Holy Father continues excellent. Yesterday he visited the Quirinal, taking exercise for some time in the gardens, and then paying a most welcome visit to the military convalescents, for whom his bounty has there provided a tempo rary hospital, now shortly to be closed. Princess Orsini, who happened to be there, pointed out to him the English Zouave who was wounded by his own pistol, on which the Holy Father observed that any one who made a toy of a revolver deserved to have his ears pulled, and playfully suited the action to the words. At the same time, however, he did not omit a merited tribute to the well-known gallantry of the young man in question. Within the last few days, also, he despatched an auto graph letter of condolence to the widow of the charitable and amiable Prince Andrea Corsini, who, after a protracted period of ill-health, expired at Florence (where he occasionally alternated his residence with Rome), on the fifth of last month. In the kingdom of Naples discontent is on the increase. Except among the visitors, who bring it with them, coin is rarely seen, even in the capital—so much so, that a few days ago I heard a complaint that it had not been possible to change a five-lire note in one of the chief streets. From Calabria accounts of the greatest distress continue to reach us, and at Soveria and Taverna, in spite of nights still cold, the inhabitants have been known to strip their roofs of the tiles, in order to obtain where with to satisfy the cravings of hunger. What wonder, then, that considering the private character of the life led by the young King of Naples and his family, addresses are daily being sent to him complaining of oppressions to which his subjects are a prey, and showing a fervent desire to return under his rule. The school of adversity in which he has now so long studied, and the rare opportunities—of which he has profited—of imbibing much of the prudence, wisdom, and piety of the Sove reign Pontiff; have been of great advantage to him ; and these, added to his own repu tation of irreproachable conduct, cannot but afford a most striking contrast to the charac ter, habits and pursuits of the monarch under whom his unhappy people at present have the misery of groaning. The temporary absence of his Queen, n ow on a v i s it t o th e E m p ress o f Austria, is a source of real regret to her hos pital patients. Honoured by the Holy Father himself on the occasion of her parting visit with the title of his chief Sister of Charity, she has not been unmindful of her mission, even in her absence having arranged for one of her ladies to visit in her stead at Santo Spirito, and for her own gardener to look after the shrubs and flowers planted by her care on the graves of victims of war buried in the Campo Varano. There are also, at the present moment, many of the sick removed for various reasons to private lodgings and supported there by her charity. At this moment, " Esereizii" or retreats, are the order of the day. We have them in various languages, and for various classes. Last week at the " Caravita," by Padre Car boni S.J. for Roman women of the middle class. This week, ending yesterday, with general Communion and Benediction, given by the new Cardinal Gonella, Bishop of Viterbo, for ladies of the nobility. At the Gesii, those for the " impiegati," under P. Franco, I mentioned last week, whilst the Carmelite Pere Hippolite draws crowds of ladies, English, French and Italian, to his daily instructions in the former tongue at S. Luigi. This, besides other appropriate services for civilians and military, and the usual " Cate chisma" or popular sermons every afternoon in all the parish churches, affords ample opportu nity for all to prepare themselves daily for their Easter duties. The usual grand procession in honour of the Madonna Addolorata took place on Passion Sunday, and attracted crowds of spectators, devout and curious, as it traced the line of the Corso, and wound its way round Piazza Colonna, with its accompanying band of Pom pieri, and enlivened by the bright and pic turesque draperies which flowed from every window on its passage. Cricket has been worked at again these last few days, and, though the great majority of English Zouaves are now out of Rome, they had a hand in a very good game which was fought on Saturday, but not finished before my packet went to post. It was English universities against the world ; the latter category, includ ing five Zouaves, coming off victorious. Another game was won by the hitherto always triumphant Zouaves this afternoon. Our week has also been enlivened by a first class concert—Rossini's Stabat Mater—fol lowed by pieces of less note, but also excel. lent. I feel that I am speaking for the thousands who were present on the occasion in the magnificent Aula Massima Capitolina on Wednesday night when I make this public acknowledgment of the talented and kind vocalists, both professional and amateur, who so freely and generoualy exerted tb.eraseivis on this occasion for the benefit of the widows and orphans of last year's cholera victims. The result, indeed, exceeded the most sanguine hopes of the promoters of the charity. The gathering of foreigners on this occa sion, as also on the following night, when the stately outlines of the Coliseum were lighted up with a new and tasteful variety of coloured illumination, under the auspices of Marazzi, show that the report is true that the hotels are filled to overflowing ; and to-day I have seen carriages and omnibuses laden to tho utmost of their power, presaging as full an Easter as ever we have known. It is said that M. Baude, formerly secretary to the French Embassy in Rome, who was staying some few days here, was charged with a secret mission to the Pope to endea vour to obtain his authorization to the French clergy to use their influence with the people in favour of the new Army Bill. In describing the funeral office of the late King Louis of Bavaria last week I forgot to mention that an oration in his praise was pronounced by Commendatore Visconti. No one could be better calculated for the office, as he had been his daily companion when in Rome. It may be supposed , therefore, in what feeling terms he spoke of him, but he treated only of his character as an archaeologist and an artist ; he left politics out of sight. And large was the gathering of artists assembled to listen to his praises ; the name of the old King was truly revered among them, and many are the stories afloat concerning him. So fond was he of the City of the Arts that when in Munich he often turned his horse in the direc tion of Rome, that he might fancy the breeze which met him came freighted with the per fume of the Holy City. When in Rome his modest villa on the Pincio was the resort of all men of science and cultivators of the arts. To his love of Rome may be ascribed the taste which has made Munich what it is. Ancient Rome taught him how posterity honours the man who benefits his country ; modern Rome, how religion should be surrounded with all that is grand and beautiful. His liberality showed itself in other ways besides his culture of the muses. His charities were unbounded and dispensed in the most unostentatious way —the recipient being always charged to keep silence in respect of the donor. Before closing I cannot forbear a passing allusion to the absurd translation some Eng lish papers give to the proposed meal tax in Italy, calling it the grinding tax. The taxes of Italy are grinding, indeed, but the translation in the peculiar relation in which it is applied here can afford no distinct idea to the English public, and had not even the merit of literal ness. Of course macinare is to g rind, but macinato is not the present participle and does not express " grinding," but the thing ground." It is simply the vernacular for flour or meal, and so ordinary an expression that one cannot understand any one who undertakes to translate for a paper being ignorant of it. The word grinding can only, therefore, be substituted to mystify the English reader and avert the odium of confessing that " Liberal Italy " is actually about to tax the people's staff of life. April 11. After the days of mourning of Lent succeed the joys of Easter, and just so after the tribu lations which the Revolution has imposed on the Holy Father there conies to him an instal ment of consolation from a quarter whence he might least have expected it, in the mede of tardy justice promised to the faithful in Ireland by the division of the 3rd. Although none will doubt the matter has been decided rather as a party question than on its merits, yet it is right also to trace some share in the softened feeling towards Rome to the influence of a personal acquaintance with her, which is now almost a part of the life of our people. When men have learnt to correct their judg ment and to measure their own littleness by the great memories of the past and the great realities of the present which crowd around them here, they are doubtless in a position to understand better than when they knew the Eternal City only from the garbled accounts of others, what are her claims to the loyalty of the world. In this spirit one of our most distinguished visitors of this season is reported to have observed as he took his leave of her, " I go back, though not converted to Catholi city, at least converted to Rome." On the other hand, Austria persists in her fatal career. Count Crivelli makes no secret of his indignation at the conduct of his Govern ment, and only continues to hold his present position in order to avert greater mischief. But the postponement of her representative's riceviniento is in itself a significant token that a rupture is imminent. The corps of Hungarian Hussars who would otherwise have been here before now, have..had obstacles thrown in their way by Baron von Beust. They were ready to start for Mar seilles when Austria overthrew their project. The French army of occupation continues to maintain its position in the province of Civita Vecchia, and gives no signs of departure ; yet no one who has watched Imperial policy would be surprised to hear of an order for recall at any moment. Meantime General Dumont does not fail in his assurances of devotion to the Holy See. The fortification of Rome and Civita Vecchia has been pushed forward vigorously, and we are now told we are in a position to withstand a body of 20,000 assailant s . And it is well, for the next time they attack us the Garibal dians will, doubtless, take care to be better reinforced by the regular army. The following incident will show they have not relinquished their pretensions : Two Capuchins applied lately, furnished with the proper pass, to be admitted to visit the Castle of St. Angelo. The Commanda nt Pifferi himself accompanied them. The close nature of their inspection excited suspicion, and their language was observed to be uncom monly soldier-like. Their manner did not escape the notice of an officer of the Zouaves who was present, and a few adroit questions having convinced him of their disguise, he ordered their arrest. They proved to be two Piedmontese officers. The conduct of Pifferi himself is not altogether free from suspicion ill admitting them, though he alleges he was de ceived. He has, I believe, been placed under surveillance. The Holy Father has assisted at the usual functions of this week in the Sixtine ; at the Lavanda, in St. Peter's, and the Thursday Benediction, with all his usual energy and alertness. One of the Zouaves who kept the line for him to pass to and fro m the Lavanda told me he fancied he looked g rave, and that he kept his eyes fixed as wi th some special solicitude on his devoted defen ders. Margotti, the editor of the Un Cattolica, is here from Turin. He brought to the Pope 49,762 lire, and numerous arti cles of jewellery, collected at the office of his j o urnal for the de fence of the Holy See ; making u p to 3,000,000 lire, the sums which have thus passed through his hands since 1860. On thi s occasion there were joined to his offering a whole volume of bonds of the forced Italian Treasury ; one of them happens also to draw a prize. The excavations are still proceeding at the Marmorata. There were in the first instance about forty-three blocks discovered. The num ber is now increased ten-fold. One-half are Ser pentine, Giallo antico 150 pieces, 5 of the rare Murrha, 3 of Rosso antico, 2 of porphyry, 6 of granito della sedia, &c. Great part of these have already been lodged in the Vatican, but the site where new discoveries are daily being made is well worthy of a visit ; and with his usual forethought the Pope h as g iven orders that the smaller pieces may . be distributed liberally among those who desire them as re cords of ancient and modern Rome. Curiously enough the grey marble hitherto known as " Bigio " by the vulgar, and by the more learned as " Masmor Batthium," bas brought t 9 light A new name for itoelf, or rather has revived an older appellation—a considerable mass of this quality bearing inscribed on its face, in antique characters—" Marmor Mile sium." Some months back, in a vigna near the tre Fontane, the private property of a gentleman named Rocco, among a mass of fragments of ruins which point clearly to the spot having been formerly the site of a temple of Bacchus, were discovered large and very choice pieces of a statue of the presiding deity—rather more than life-size—of Parian marble, and undoubted Greek workmanship of the very best period of art. These were entrusted to Signor Fabre Altini, who has restored the statue with an amount of skill which calls for the highest encomiums, and excites the just admiration of all who have visited it. It is matter of regret that being found on private property, the owner has the right of disposal, and it will probably be lost to Rome, being now offered to the public for £4,000. Another torso, which in some respects may be compared to that which has already given a name to one of the galleries of the Vatican, has also very lately been found in the Baths of Caracalla, where Cavaliere Guidi heads the operations. It is pronounced a Hercules, without a dis sentient voice—for though the head is want ing, and the arms and legs are more or less stumped—enough remains to indicate the very posture of the figure, the left arm bent to sup port the hide of the Neemean lion, and the right is in the act of holding the club. It is life-size, and the well conceived extension of the muscles indicate an amount of power which lovers of art cannot fail to appreciate. Near the same spot, amongst other interesting debris, are two enormous capitals—" Corinthian " as far as the acanthus leaf is concerned, but bear ing in addition the novel variety of four well sculptured cupids grouped amid the foliage. An amicable dispute has latelyarisen between the learned archeologists, Visconti and Hen gen, whether the site recently laid bare in the Trastevere be actually the " statio" or barracks of the 7th cohort of the Vigiles, or only their excubitorium or " corps de garde." The very moderate proportions of the chambers, and the rude legend " Genio Escubitorii" scratched on a door jamb, give weight to the opinion of the latter. Within these precincts a curious bronze standard torch has been dug up. It is about six feet high, the lower end pointed, for fixing into the ground ; the head is composed of four pieces of metal interlaced, through which two holes are pierced for the insertion of tallow or other grease to feed the flame. It has been designated at once as one of the " Sebaciariw," already known from the tracings on the walls of the " Excubitorium." The two w'ngs of the Vatican Loggie, first and second floor, entrusted by Pius IX. to the talented artist Alessandro Mantovani, have just received their finishing touch, and are awaiting the visit of the Holy Father. Those of our readers who had the good for tune to be in Rome for the great Centenary last year, doubtless remember the restorations by the same hand of that part of the first floor Loggie, which had been executed in 1518 b y Giovanni d'Udine, pupil of Raffaele, under Leo X. The colours were hardly dry upon them when they were brutally injured by the fierce bands of Connetable de Bourbon, and time, added to these first injuries, had so nearly obli terated the whole, that it was resolved in 1862 to set about their restoration, and the result shows how thoroughly the painter entered into the work committed to him. What we especially allude to now, however, are the decorations —original, but also in the style of Raffaele—in the two wings of that side of the palace on which is the Papal residence (Raffaele's composition and Udine's work from his designs being respectively on the first and second floors) ; and Mantovani has not only continued the idea of his immortal predecessor in art, by introducing vignettes drawn from sacred subjects (Raffaele's illustrating the Old Testament,Mantovani's the new), but has also carried Catholic sentiment even into the scroll work and other accessories which correspond to the exquisite arabesques of the other. The cricket match this afternoon has been prevented by the heavy rain. It is charming, however, again now, and w e have p romise of a bright day for to-morrow. Som© pre/ ara#inn er have been made in some houses for the annual 12th April illumination, but it is put off to the 16th to give place to the greater celebration of Easter. An ecclesiastic has an just been here on the mission of exhuming d carrying to France, where it is to be received with great pomp, and buried honourably at the expense of his diocese, the body of Lieutenant Guillemain, killed at Monte Libretti on the 13th October. It was found buried along with those of twenty two Garibaldians. It was recognized without much difficulty. Rl7 UALISM. The recent judgment in the St. Alban's case has been received with satisfaction by a large body of the clergy of the Establishment. Many who were known to sympathise with the ritualists, but who hesitated to join their ranks out of fear of breaking the law, have now boldly th row n in their lot with this school. The use of altar lights, which was thought to be illegal, having now the sanction of law, has become very prevalent, and the only im mediate visible effect of the prosecution of the incumbent of St. Alban's has been to demon strate that a large number of the clergy, a hitherto looked upon as soundl y evangelical, are tainted with the bugbe ar o f ritualism. Est The e Easter serv i ce s throughout the country on Sun d a y were of that highly ornate character which has never, on any previous occasion, been visible i n the Protestant Chur ch; and it i s significant of the feeling of the country that at all those churches where ritualistic displays have taken place large, highly attentive, and even devout congregations have been present. The services, according to the accounts in the organs of this body, were so surrounded with Catholic ecclesiastical symbolism that in read ing some of them a Catholic might be uncon sciously led to believe that he was perusin g the description of some office or ceremony in his own Church. The decorations of the churches appear to have been seasonable. At St. Paul's, Walworth, for instance, we read that " the sombre appearance of the church (on Good Friday), with its bare altar, veiled cross, and black-draped sanctuary, pre sented an appearance in keeping with the solemnity of the day." At All Saints, Lambeth, " The Easter ser vices were a marked contrast to those of Holy Week. In place of hangings of black and violet, a desolate sanctuary, a stripped altar, and a plaintive chant, were found the choicest flowers, clusters of wax tapers in standards and coronae, and banners of the B.V.M. and of the arms of the diocese. The Easter pro cessions were headed by crucifer in scarlet cassock and cotta, the banner-bearers having violet cassocks, and the chief acolytes appro priate vest-tires." "At St. Martin's, Liverpool, the Easter decorations this year far surpassed anything they have ever been before. The flowers on the altar (which was properly vested) were beautiful, and all round the sanctuary was filled with choice hothouse plants. Father Wray wore for the first time a very richly embroidered set of vestments. The procession was headed by a handsome processional brass cross, presented by a few Catholic friends ; another gift from a lady was a richly-worked altar carpet." This and much more of the same kind occupies the columns of the Church News of this week. It is a pity that the zeal of these well-intentioned persons should result in their acceptance of the base for the genuine metal. —Westminster Gazette. The Virginia city Enterprise says that Brigham Young has had occasion during the present winter to mourn the decease of five of his wives, who have died from pulmonic affections. Such are tho mournful consequeaces 91 being marriod toy much• ; MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. (From the Anglo-American Times.) PARTS, April 16. Paques, Paques, Paques, Paques Dien, as Louis the Eleventh used to say, nothing but Paques. triEufs de Paques, gingerbread de Paques, Jambons de Paques always, by the bye, underdone when brought to table, for it is a remarkable fact that, whilst excelling every nation on the face of the globe in refined cookery, the French are remark ably deficient in plain. Thus let a beefsteak be the last thing that the intelligent reader ventures upon at any hotel or restaurant in Paris, for the chances are a hundred to one that it will turn out a small piece of entirely lean meat, fried in butter, and if he requires it underdone, raw three-fourths through. The Corps Legislatif attx vacances, the ouvriers doing nothing, but creole experto,Who sit in our new office gazing wistfully at the pretty paper destined to decorate its interior, and at the as yet unpainted windows, which permit, through their lace curtains, all the world to stare at and distract the attention of your unhappy correspondent. The fairs, how ever, progress merrily, and I certainly never thought to see in Paris, the capital of the civilized world, those faded glories of antiquity, times of the defunct Richardson, so carefully reproduced and preserved, and that too in such manner as to beat Donnybrook and make Green wich grow pale. In a previous number I spoke of having witnessed an extraordinary specimen of puffing, extraordinary even for the present age, when you hardly dare to take up a newspaper and engage yourself iu details, the pathos of which Dickens might envy, for fear of landing in an ad vertisement of Warren's blacking, and of having to lay down the journal with a surreptitious glance to see who are looking at you ; circumstances which constitute the misery of a critic for the press, for he hardly dares venture an honest opinion for fear of the accusation of puffing. For instance, if I were to express my candid belief that our friend Blanchard and McKean are going to wake up the good folks of Paris and attract especial attention at the Havre Exhibition; if I were to say that I think my friend Mr. Charles Rudy, President of the International, Association of Professors, who trots about Paris with the newest doctrines of Confucius in his pocket, in the original Chinese, one of the cleverest men to be found therein ; if I were to say that me judice John Manby and Co. have got the best stock of English and Scotch goods possible to be met with ; if I were to express my gratitude to Roberts and Co. for mend ing instantaneously for me the other day a finger crushed in a door, by means of some ethereal es sence calculated to put life in a dead man, and evidently a variety of that celestial balsam spoken of occasionally in Homer, and of whom they have perhaps by intermarriage obtained the secret ; if, I say, I were honestly and simply to do or say all or any of this, I should fear to incur the suspicion of Puffing ; but what will the reader think of the fol lowing painting, decorating the perambulating esta blishment of a chiropodist, who dignifies himself with the title of Corn-cutter to the Emperor. The tableau represents the artiste engaged in operat ing upon the Empress, who holds in her hand a billet for 500 francs ; the Emperor, the Prince Imperial, and whole Court resplendently arrayed in costumes of I hardly know what century, stand around lost in silent admiration ; whilst Monseigneur, the Archbishop of Paris, with ex tended hand invokes a blessing upon the successful operator. However I think I have said enough upon this head, and albeit political news is very unimportant at the present moment I may not altogether pass it over. Some journals discuss their political opinions under dialogue, but I do not hesitate to make myself responsible personally for all I venture to say on that head ; nevertheless I feel bound to confess that I receive much illumina tion from a friend, who exercising his metier of cobbler in one of those niches so frequently found in Paris, and which resemble the niche of Medor in Paul Duval's romance of the "Bossa," better known in England and America by the title of the Duke's motto, does me the favour de temps en attire of discussing the political aspect of Europe gene rally. I call my friend a cobbler, because he is in reality such, and, although one of the best work men in Paris, would esteem himself to have lost caste if he undertook to make a nowpair. Once to oblige me he consented to do what is techni cally termed "new footing" a pair of decayed Welling tons, but time passed on, and, after no end of excuses, he one morning based his defence upon the ground that it would be more advisable and advan tageous for me to order a new pair. There was much priana facie reason in his argument. 1 looked at the boots ; we looked at each other ; that mutual glance was sufficient. But I perceived to-day the heel of one of my boots a little out of order, and I paid my friend a visit during the operation, for I invariably mount guard over my friend until it is finished. We spoke, as usual, of politics. " I see," said the cobbler, " that the Pope has employed the ex-Queen of Naples to terrify the Empress of Austria, who has in her turn terrified the Emperor Francis Joseph to such an extent that he has consulted M. Beust as to the probable effect that a retrogression in the present liberal po licy as regards the law of marriage would have upon the Austrian nation. " And what was the advice of his Excellency ?" said I. " That it would produce a refusal to pay the taxes and a revolution," replied my friend. "And in Italy," said I, " the tax on the grinding ?" " Bad," said the cobbler; " never touch the food of the people if you can help it." I nodded. " Have you seen about Ireland," said I, " and the probable separation of the Protes tant Church and State, a separation perhaps to be initiated in England ?" He nodded in return. " Well," said I, " supposing your religion had to be supported by voluntary contributions, what would you do ?" " There are many abuses in regard to religion, and religious matters," sa id my friend, oracularly ? " but I thi n k I s h o uld pay what I could afford." Rather a loose margin, thought I as I handed my friend a franc and left the shop. I should like to read all the various speeches that are likely to be made before this ques tion finishes ere I make up my opinion. Passing from political subjects, I observe that his Highness the Prince Imperial left the Western Station this morning, whither he was accompanied by his august parents, for an excursion into Bretagne. The Prince will, it is said, visit Cherbourg, from whence he will leave for Brest by the yacht the Reine Hortense, being accompanied by the entire squadron of armour-plated vessels, under the special orders of his Excellency M. Itigault de Genouilly, Ministre de la Mar'ine et des Colonies at Brest. The Prince will visit the Arsenal, the barracks, the educa tional and maritime establishments, preparatory in all possibility to a visit to Havro at the ap proaching Exposition. Active preparations are making at Brest in order, if possible, to launch the immense armour-plated vessel the Ocean during the Prince's visit. After a short stay at Brest the Prince will leave by rail for Rennes, in order to visit his relative the Princess Baciocchi, after which he will return to Paris. The races at Vesinet Bois de Boulogne came off on Sunday last under the most pleasant auspices. Of the six races the Prix du Cadran, 10,000 francs, and 300 francs entry, was won by Longchamps from the stables of the Count Lagrange, beating by a neck Fe rh rv,ae Prixcques, the winner of the 100, 000 francs prize. The de Guiche fell equally to the seeseaemn. In the e d stable,be r i a n e g e gained by Pompier, Mortimer for the Prix de Lutece, however, the celebrated tur fite was not so fortunate, inasmuch as, whilst Mor timer was endeavouring to make the running for Ouragan (the favourite) amtes)beotihn-fNevretreene con tinued by the Petit Corporal ; th its persecution in the race for the purse, in which Sarah was beaten by Mon Cousin, from the stables of Al. l)elatre. The Prix de Chantile was gained by dissolution o us,t i he wh p o ro se pe r r a ty cing of Major Fridolin, the dis lu partnership a short time agoastonishedDeiatre,a b every eeersyoenede! Turco, the property of M. The Prix de la Grotte was won in considerable style by Angeline beating La Mouche by a neck ; the whole field well up and together. The Handi cap was won by Queen of the Harvest beating Vio let and Melilla. In addition to re were the r o i r d d e ina w ryr e a go ces t two special handicaps for gentlemen up;one of which the Prix de Montesson, was gained by M. Wombwell, mounted upon his celebrated horse Doge ; the other by M. Flersheim riding Par thenia. I regret to say that the race for the Prix de Reclamer was characterised by a sad accident—viz., the fall of the horse Lady Donegal, ridden by M. Flersheim, which occasioned the fall also of another (Harriet Watts), one of the hoofs of the latter horse coming into contact with the head of M. Flersheim, which has, it is much feared, caused concussion of the brain. Much regret is evinced in sporting circles at the accident which has befallen one of the most persevering sportsmen of the French turf. It is said that orders will shortly be given for several brigades of the Imperial Guard to meet for exercise during a period of fifteen days in the plain of St. Maur. The exercise will be that appointed in the year 1866, and the troop officers, generals, and all will remain encamped under tents during that period. It is reported that the plans of a new mitrailleuse have been deposited with the Minister of war; the gun is supposed to be capable of throw ing 150 bullets per minute of from eight to ten inches in calibre. Detective Baker has sued the City of Washing ton for the 520,000 reward offered for the arrest of the assassins of President Lincoln, and summoned Secretary Stanton as a witness. The Pall Mall Gazette says :—" A member of the New York State Legislature has disgusted all his colleagues by publicly asserting that their votes on the Erie Railway Bill were bought. The informer, ➢lr. Glenn, states that he was offered 500 dollars for his vote, that 12,000 were offered to a fellow member, and 500 dollars to a third. These cases came within his own knowledge. His charges are not denied in any quarter, but several Re publican papers attack him for playing into the hands of the enemy, and one reminds him that 'it is a dirty bird which fouls its own nest.' Mr. Glenn is not likely to profit by his iudiscreet revelations, and it does not appear from the spirit in which they have been received that the cause of public morality is destined to be advanced by them." Two daughters of Captain Rame, the lighthouse keeper at Crown Point, New York, were drowned while attempting to cross Lake Champlain on the ice. William Oliver's house on the Catskill Moun tains, New York, was burned recently ; and Mr. Oliver, his wife and four children, being driven out of doors, were fatally frozen. Three brothers named Cullen were murdered by a travelling companion, fifty miles from Denver, and in Los Anemes County there is an organised band of thieves, which the sheriff is now devoting himself to break up. Mrs. Johanna Hill has applied for a divorce from her husband, Britton Hill, one of the most prominent lawyers of St. Louis. Mrs. Hill is well known in Europe, having lived for several years past at Frankfurt, Florence, Geneva, and Paris. The Times gives Mr. Goldwin Smith the benefit of the Easter holidays, when it has little else to talk about, to discuss him in a leading article two columns long. The Times seems to rejoice that Mr. Goldwin Smith is going to the United States, where it hopes he may make up his mind to settle, and be a means of drawing a good many of his countrymen. Dr. Crossley, of Lowell, Massachusetts, is manu facturing coffins of slato instead of wood. They may be sealed air-tight. Ex-Governor Seymour has indignantly refuted the falsehood of an Ohio newspaper, charging him with having been in confidential correspondence with Confede rate agents in Canada. Mr. Seward, he says, originally conceived the slander, adding, that " the public would be interested by a view of the system of informers and per jury in use (notably in use by Mr. Seward) during the past seven years." Thaddeus Stevens now raises his voice for Grant as President and Wade as Vice-President, the former being "honest, firm, and well indoctrinated in principles, without ostentation, and without pride ; the best selection that could be made. With Grant and Wade to guide and defend us, this nation in four years will have acquired a. prosperity which will he the wonder of the world." The .Naples and Florence Observer says seems to be generally believed that the Abyssinian cor respondent of the Times is Dr. Russell, of Crimean fame. This is not the case. The Times correspondent is Austin, once editor of the Madras Athenxum. The New York Ledger has added private O'Reilly ;o the list of its distinguished contributors. William Mestell, a prominent lawyer of Missis sippi, was assassinated on Monday night, the 23d of March. The Grand Jury of the United States' Circuit Court at Richmond has found a new indictment for trea son against Jefferson Davis, which covers 50 pages of foolscap, and details all the offences since the beginning of the civil war. The first indictment, which was about one-tenth the size of this, contained so many flaws that the Government law officers have always been afraid to at tempt Mr. Davis's trial. This present indictment is said to be a history of the war. The New Fork Citizen says—" Cornelius Vander- Lilt, the younger, once appealed to the liberal purse of Horace Greeley for that pecuniary aid of which he stood in need, but of. which his father's parsimony deprived him• To this appeal, without asking either security or interest, Mr. Greeley responded to the extent of over 615,000 ; and young Vanderbilt has since, we believe, taken the benefit of the Bankruptcy Act. Mr. Greeley is not rich. Cor noun Vanderbilt, senior, is worth many million dollars of ill-gotten treasure. Why does he not repay to Mr. Greeley the money borrowed by his spendthrift son? Surely, if any debt might be considered in the light of a sacred obli gation, this debt to a gentleman who loaned money merely from the natural goodness of his heart—asking no security and expecting no interest —might be so considered, even by such a veteran disrogarder of all obligations which he cannot be forced by law to perform, as Cornelius Vander bilt, the elder !" G. Ernest Goodrich, formerly of Pittsfield, is clerk to Chinese Minister Burlingame. A dinner was given on 'Tuesday evening, March 31, by Admiral Farragut, oa board his flagship tho Frank lin, to Admiral Provana, the naval commander-in-chief in Naples. A temporary dining-room had been erected on the lower deck leading out of the Admiral's cabin, which was dressed with the flags of different nations, and fes tooned with flowers. The following gentlemen had the honour of receiving invitations :—The Prefet of NapleS, the Marchese Rudini; Admiral Provana, Naval Comman der-in-Chief ; William Acton, Italian navy ; General rot tinengo, commander-in-chief of the military department of Naples ; the United States Consul in Naples, R. Rogers Esq. ; W. 11. Aspinwall, Esq., United States ; Captain Charles Wake H. B. M. S. Endyinion, the commander of 11.8.M.5. Arethusa ; the captain of the Swedish corvette Gefie ; Col. Do Sauget, Italian Royal St tff corps ; Captain Pennock, U.S.S. Franklin; Captain Wyman, U.S.S. Ticon deroga; Captain Strong, U.S.S. Canandaigua; three officerS belonging to the Staff of Admiral Farragut, and the Paymaster of the fleet, Colonel Bradford. There were no toasts given. During the dinner, which lasted about three hours, the band of the Franklin played with great taste and precision the national airs of all the countries represented. One thing which deserves spa' cial mention was the dessert—supplied by Ferrone, SO* Brigida. Amongst the delicacies was one particular dish named after the guest of the evening—Meringues a l' intiral Provana—which was pronounced excellent. Senator Ficrelli was prevented by indisposition from being present • On Thursday, April '2, the Admiral, in companY with Admiral Provana, paid a visit to the Royal establish ment at Pietrarsa. The party were conveyed there in d ' Government steamer. Afterwards a visit was paid to the foundry of Macry Heniy and Co. Admiral Farragut pressed himself much pleased with all he saw, and the visit of so distinguished a foreigner gave, we have heard , great pleasure to the proprietors and managers of both establishments. We are sorry to hear that both Admira l and Mrs. Farragut aro far from well, but there is nothing serious in their indisposition. Births. HOARE —On the 16th inst., at Tautly, the wife of Franey Hoare, Esq., of a son. LLOYD—On the 17th inst., at Aston Hall, Oswestry, LAI Frances Lloyd, of a son. OSBORN—On the 18th inst., at The Avenue, St.Margaret'S, Twickenham, the wife of E. B. Osborn, Esq., of a son• Marriages. COLLINGS —PINCHES—On the 17th inst., at Kew, Rober t G. J. T. Collings, Esq., of the Admiralty, eldest son 1:. Thomas Collings, Esq., of Stampton Wick, to Frances, youngest surviving daughter of the late W' Pinches, Esq., of Ealing. SUTTON— PAINTER—On the 18th inst., at S. Mark's, Albert" road, Regent's-park-road, Henry Sutton, Esq., to Euvu t ' , youngest daughter of the late Win. E. Painter, Esq. Deaths. CANNON—On the 17th inst., at Redcar, Yorkshire, Captai la ,. R. J. Cannon, Captain Royal Artillery, late _Adjutant is' N.R. Yorkshire Artillery Volunteers, aged 47. JONES—On the 9th inst., at 15, Moutpelier-row, Bl Eck_ heath. Robert Goddard Jones, of Church-court, Cls - and Lloyd's. REID—On the 17th inst., at Oakfield, Erin', Kent, Robert ILtid, aged 72. RANSOME—On the 17th inst., Catharine, the wife of J. Ransome, of Ipswich, aged 71. STEPHENSON—On the 18th inst., at 285, High-street, W -313 ping, Mr. Robert Stephenson, aged 78. ScoTT--On the 14th inst., at Barwhinnock, N. 8., Michael Hugh Scott, Esq., late of Bombay, aged 36. London : Printed and Published by WILLIAM ANDRE SO of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tun SUN °Mee, No 11.2'1 Strand, in the Precinct o f the Savoy, in the Qouiti ° Iticidlopes.—ltouday, April 20, 1868. This eelehl Prize Medal. 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