The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-06-19 00:00:00

" XIX.

" By what actions could the democrats satisfy Putt-
kammer, Bterensprung, and Post? We had arrived at
the 27th of March, /859. It was foreseen that the
Emperor of the French was about to make a generous
effort in favour of Italian independence. The bureau-
cratic triumvirate recommended the committee to take
precedence of bins. They wished that Mazziui
should hasten and get his country to rise before the
arrival of the French army. In order to content these
.three Prussian functionaries it was necessary that the
Italians should hoist the red flag before Napoleon had
interfered in the affairs of Italy.' For what interest
did they recommend such • criminal madness ? What
profit did they expect to derive from it for Italy, for
France, or even fro:Prussia ? No °He knows.
"On the 21st May they thanked the committee for
having sent them—guess what—the process for making
Orsini bombs. We shall not ask what use they would
make of them, and why they wished to have them sent.
We know that those gentlemen were not conspirators
but police officers. Doubtless their intentions were
pure ; as'snredly their only idea ,was to warn the
Emperor Napoleon of any danger, and it was in that
spirit that they added to their letter this postscript :
' Will not the French democrats soon make an attempt
against Napoleon ?'
"But if they felt so warm an interest in the Emperor
of the French, why did they say in the same postscript—
' We are much astonished that the revolutionary party
in Italy take the side of Napoleon.' The thing was not
'surprising; and in all the universe there was only this
trio who would feel this astonishment.
"When we carefully peruse this correspondence
we are tempted to believe that the authors entangle
themselves' in the meshes of their own nets, and
that German sincerity shows itself under the skin
of the fox. After Villafranca, for instance, when
every good German ought to have been satisfied
at peace being re-established, and Venice preserved,
Puttkammer, Beerensprung, and Post showed themselves
more Mazzinian than Mazzini. They predicted that
' revolution ;would break out in Italy, in Hungary, in
Germany, in Prussia, perhaps even in France, and as
far as in Poland. The treason of Napoleon has opened
the eyes of all the world, and there are no oppressed
nations but soon look for their deliverance.'
" We know not how to interpret such language; one
might think it sincere and in good faith. If it were
permitted to suspect Prussian bureaucracy, we should
say that the bureaucratic trio wished death to the Em-
peror Napoleon, and endeavoured to render him an
object of suspicion to oppressed nations, and to excite
the democrats against the empire.
" But if this hypothesis had a shadow of truth, we
should not dare to quote the following phrase, for it
would be a crime :

" What is going on in France ? Will there not be
a second Orsini ? Are not the republicans about to
attempt something to overthrow the tyrant ?'—August
20, 1859.

" XX.

" God forbid that we should carry up the responsi-
bility of those imprudences too far ! The police itself
has been more unskilful than guilty, for it has not been
able to conceal its most secret papers from the vigilance
of honest men. But the Prussian Government will do
wisely to direct their functionaries not to continue in
such tortuous paths, which are not without danger.
"Every one now knows that if Orsini had succeeded
in his criminal attempt, he would have assassinated the
future liberator of Italy, and done his country more
harm than good. It may also be said that if MM. De
Puttkammer, De Bcerensprung, and Post, without any
bad intention, and from unintelligent zeal, had raised up
a second Orsini, they would have deprived Prussia of a
very useful ally, who is perhaps called on to render,her
very great services, provided she lends herself to it."

The Dalian Chamber of Deputies, in its sitting on
the llth, passed the bill extending, the Sardinian law on
the press to Tuscany, by 203 votes against 3.
THE TREATY AND SCOTCH LINENS.—Mr. Cobden
has informed the Dundee Chamber of Commerce that,
on the Ist of June, 1861, the duties on British "linen
and hemp manufactures and yarn," imported into France
"will be placed on a level with those of Belgium." At
present the duties on linen fabrics made in Scotland are
165 per cent. higher than on Belgian fabrics.
LONDON DIOCESAN CHURCH BUILDING SOCIETY.—

The annual meeting of the London Diocesan Church
Building and Metropolis Churches Fund Society was
held on Friday, at Willis's Rooms ; the President, the
Lord Bishop of London, in the chair. Amongst the
gentlemen present were the Bishop of Lincoln, the Bi-
shop of Oxford, Lord Ebury, Earl Grosvenor, M.P., Mr.
Selwyn, M.P., Mr. Slaney, M.P., Hon. R. C. Winthrop,
Hon. Colonel Cast, and Vice Chancellor Sir W. Page
Wood, besides Archdeacon Sinclair,and many others of
the clergy. The Commitee stated, in their sixth year's
report, that the present situation of the society was a
favourable one. Its finances, though still far short of
what in this wealthy diocese they ought to be, showed
an increase upon last year of £BOO in donations and col-
lections in churches. The receipts for the past year, in-
cluding £2,510 landowners' subscriptions, and ,£573 re-
payments on account of loans, had amounted to £6,660,
of which £534 belonged to special funds. The expend-
iture had been, in grants, £7,609 ; in loans, £BOO ; sal-
aries, legal, printing, travelling, and other managing ex-
penses, £726. The balance of the general fund now
remaining available was £11,953, and £658 special fund.
The number of churches consecrated daring the year,
which had been built with the aid of this society, was
eleven, being the same as last year. Three temporary
churches had also been opened. The report, and various
resolutions promoting the objects of the society, were
agreed to.

ROBBERY OF £4OO WORTH OF WATCHES
AND JEWELLERY.

At an early hour on Saturday morning last some
thieves effected an entrance into the premises of Air.
Bray, pawnbroker, Rotherham, and succeeded in taking
away between £4OO and £5OO worth of gold and silver
watches and watch guards, rings, pins, and other erticles
of jewellery. With a crowbar they succeeded in forcing
the window opera, and without searching the place, at
once proceeded downstairs, into the pledge shop, and
Then into the sale shop. The latter place they
completely cleared of everything. in the shape of
jewellery, taken mostly from the window where it was
exposed for sale. Among other things were about
70 watches, nearly a score being gold ones, and some of
them extremely valuable ; about 40 silver guards, several
of them sterling metal ; 22 or 23 gold guards, snuff
boxes, seals, and a whole handful of gold rings. Break-
ing a fan-light over the door, the thieves threw the pro-
perty to their companions iu the street, and then de-
scending the ladder, effected their escape. When the
thieves were descending the ladder into the street, a Mr.
Jarvis, a neighbour, whose attention had been attracted
by the noise, got up to the window and saw them
making off. He cried out for the police, and two
young men coming up, at once ran to the station-
house, and gave the alarm. A short time
afterwards, traces of the thieves were found betweeia
Rotherham and Masbro', where they had dropped one
or two brooches, a number of prize tickets, and a gold
pin; and at half-past four o'clock—two hours after the
thieves were seen to decamp—Detective-officer Sills,
and office-keeper Laughton, apprehended three notorious
thieves at an early dram shop, who presented the
appearance of having arrived from the country. Their
names are Luke Thorpe, John Jackson, and William
Grist, and they have since been remanded. None of the
property was, however, found upon them, though there
is no doubt from remarks they were heard to make that
they are the guilty party.