The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-03 00:00:00

ments of the Pontiff's subjects ? The whole affair is a
very tangled skein to unfavel, and it may possibly become
altogether inextricable by any other means than the
sword. We see it stated that a long conversation took
place, after the meeting of the Consistory, between Car-
dinal Antonelli and the Duke de Grammont, but we
know as little of what passed at this interview as we do
of what took place at the previous meeting of the Car-
dinals. All we are told is, " that the Pope will not
leave the city."

We refer to our telegraphic columns for a summary
of the reasons which have been put forward by the con-
stitutional government of Spain for supporting the
protest issued by Francis IL when retiring to Gaeta,
and for the conclusion at which that government has
arrived that is "its duty to maintain, in the most formal
manner, the rights of a member of the august family of
Spain, and to raise every opposition against the flagrant
violation of solemn engagements."
In another column will also be found a copy of the
original note some time ago transmitted by Lord John
Russell to our minister at Turin, which still merits
perusal and consideration, notwithstanding the great
change in circumstances which has occurred since the
document was penned. Parliament, happily for his
Lordship, is not sitting at present.

Since the foregoing was written, we have received by
telegram a brief account of the meeting yesterday of
the Sardinian Chambers at Turin. A project of law,
consisting of a single article, was presented and received
by the members with loud cheers, authorising the
Goverment of the King to accept and establish the
annexation to Sardinia of the provinces of Central
and Southern Italy, in which the population freely
manifest by direct and universal suffrage a wish
to form an integral part of the constitutional mon-
archy of Sardinia; after which the Chamber was
adjourned till Thursday. It will be observed that such
a measure, when passed, provides for the recognition of
the wish of the inhabitants of the city of Rome itself, as
well as for that of the population of the other portions
of the Pontifical territories. It is scarcely to be believed
that General de Goy on can have received any instruc-
tions from the Emperor to interfere with the operation
of the universal suffrage test.

In addition to other and later items of news
from Naples, we have also received by the same
late arrival of telegraphic intelligence, an account
of a most important order of the day, published
by Garibaldi, at Caserto, in which he announces to his
troops that the Sardinians are about to enter the Nea-
politan territory, and that very soon they will have the
pleasure of clasping their victorious hands. Thus ends
the difficulty of the "situation."
On Monday the new act to reduce into one act, and
to amend the Excise regulation relating to the distilling,
rectifying, and dealing in spirits, came into force. There
are as many as 203 sections, and several schedules,
which occupy 22 folio sheets. The provisions are founded
on a number of acts of parliament, and the law is now
consolidated into one act. By a clause in the new law,
armed persons opposing or violently rescuing offenders,
or assaulting officers or informers or witnesses, are, on
conviction, to be deemed guilty of felony, and liable to
seven years' penal servitude.
The accounts received from the Registration Courts
are highly encouraging to the Conservative cause, and
prove that the exertions made to purify the electoral
lists have by no means been thrown away. The result
to be anticipated is, that in many a borough where the
Whig-Radicals have hitherto been predominant, the
tables will be completely turned upon them in the event
of an election, and the monopoly of the representation
taken altogether out of their hands.
A terrible double murder has been committed at
Aldershott. A private soldier, apparently from motives
of revenge, discharged his rifle at a corporal, and the
ball went through his body and passed through the
body of another corporal, killing both on the spot.
The murderer is in custody.

On the return of the Prince Consort to Cobourg on
Monday, the Ist instant, from shooting, the horses of
his carriage ran away. His Royal Highness jumped
out, but has not been hurt beyond a scratch on his face
An inquest was held before Mr. Herford, the coroner
for the city of Manchester, on Monday, on the body of
Mrs. Hartley Butterfield, whose death resulted from the
collision at Helmshore, and took place at the Manches-
ter Infirmary. The chief witnesses examined were Mr.
Shaw, the traffic superintendent, and James Tomlinson,
the guard. Mr. Cobbett, solicitor, who appeared for the
deceased's relatives, agreed with the coroner that it was
not necessary to re-open the whole investigation, as
there was no charge of criminality, nor any dissatisfac-
tion with the verdict already given. The jury found a
verdict of " Accidental death."

A murder of a frightful character has been committed
at a cottage adjoining Urpeth Corn Mill, about seven
miles from Newcastle, a place very retired, being about
a quarter of a mile distant from any other dwelling, and
a thinly populated district. The person who committed
the murder is Milner Lockey, a man about 60 years of
age, and coarse featured, who, about three months ago,
was separated ttom his wife. Some short time ago,
Thomas Harrison was appointed bailiff over certain
crops lately belonging to a Mr. Bell, now bankrupt.
Harrison lodged in Mrs. Lockey's house. Lockey,
it appears, paid his wife a visit about a fortnight
ago ; and on Saturday evening, between eight and nine
o'clock, he again returned to the house, and on enter-
ing said to his wife, "How is thou ?" His wife became
afraid at the manner in which the words were addressed
to her, when Lockey said, " Thou'll not be long here :"
and so saying, he drew from his pocket a large sharp-
pointed lock-knife, opened it, and struck his wife a blow
on the chest. The bone in her stays, however,
caused the knife to glance off. He struck her again
with the same effect ; then, lowering his hand,
he aimed a blow at her bowels ; but the knife,
very fortunately, entered the thigh, causing a wound
an inch deep, and penetrating to the bone. Harri-
son, who was in bed during these murderous attempts,
raised himself up and begged Lockey not to kill his
wife. Lockey, thinking his last stroke had proved fate
to his wife, turned upon Harrison, and, with an oath,
plunged the same knife into his left breast, inflicting a
wound six inches in depth ; and whilst the knife was in
the wound he moved it in all directions. Harrison fell
back dead. The unfortunate deceased was well known,
and, in his sphere, highly respected in Newcastle. He
was a married man, his age being forty-six years ; and
his residence was in Blandford-street. As yet, no
satisfactory reason has been assigned for the shocking

crime.
The intelligence from the United States that the
opponents of Lincoln have failed in their attempted
fusion in New York, is decisive as to the vote of
that State in the Presidential contest. The Republi-
cans, compact and united in presence of three or four
" Oppositions," will no doubt. carry the State, and the
significance of the vote can hardly be over-rated. At
New York, with its commercial connections binding it
to the South, the Pro-Slavery party has always found
its strongest practical sympathies, and the disunionist
rant in Virginia and South Carolina has always found
an alarmist echo in Wall-street. The Southern threats
of secession in case Lincoln is elected have certainly
drawn the New York men into several attempts at
Democratic union, but all the attempts have
failed. The boasted union of the Bell and Douglas
party appears to be at a dead lock for want of an under-
standing between the rival committees ; and now we
learn that the attempted union of the Breckenridge
with the Douglas section has entirely fallen to the

ground.
The committee of the Tir National Francais have
issued a very cordial invitation to our riflemen to assist
at the contest which is open on the 7th, near the chateau
of Vincennes. Prizes to the amount of £2,000 will be
offered.

THE ABOLITION OF THE TEMPORAL
POWER OF THE POPE AND ITS CON_
SEQUENCES.

AMID the imposing ceremonies attending the
coronation of the Roman Pontiff, not the least
appropriate and significant is that of the smoking
flax " thrice displayed and thrice consumed, at
the end of a wand carried in the procession before
the enthroned Pontiff, with the loudly-chanted
admonition—Pater sancte f sic transit gloria
mundi
.r, Pope Pio NONO seems destined more
than any of his long line of predecessors in the
so-called chair of St. PETER to realise the truth
of these solemn words. The merely terrestrial
glory of the Popedom, if not yet wholly consumed,
seems like the smoking flax, about to be quenched
for ever. And why should not this form of