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telligibla as to show what they were as works of
architecture. Another royal pile of shoat the runs
age, Huspton Court, has tmderpos what in Ww's
time was considered "an improvement." We need
not say with what result to the original architecture.
ral oo 7cons's Whitehall was an unembodied architeo-
phantom ; it did not perish by fire, but vanished
Smoke. Greenwich, began for a royal palace, and,
not unexceptionable in taste, more grandiose
end igh m`9edin character than any actual royal resi-
dence since attempted, was never occupied as such,
but converted into an hospital. Winchester, after
like fashion, designed by Wilms, remained un-
finished for many years; was first occupied by French
prisoners, and then converted into barracks. The
wheel of time brings about its revenges, with a cer-
tain ironical fitness. The trammels of state etiquette
are not inaptly represented by the fetters of the poor
Frenchman, and the monotonous routine of a court
by the unvarying drills and parades of a regiment.
Windsor itself will now be thrown into the shade by
Westminster, which, by the bye, is to be a palace but
in name only. Carlton-house, of which the portico alone
is to be regretted as an architectural loss, has disap-
peared, having been taken down as if it were no better
than a nuisance, absolutely not worth even giving
away, although its cost must have been enormous, if
we take into account all the sums expended upon it
from first to last. Then there was Kew Palace, built
from the foundation atone by GEORGE M., pulled down
by GEORGE IV., and never for a single hour inhabited
by either founder, destroyer, or any one else. A similar
fate awaits that pet architectural hobby of GEORGE
IV., the Brighton Pavilion, originally commenced as
a cottage ornee by the Prince's cook or confectioner,
and then converted into the Prince's country box, a
monument of more exaggerated and grotesque ab-
surdity than any of the royal "follies" of Europe.
Still we English pique ourselves on our economical
and clever management, though in the world's judg-
ment, like many other notable managers, we generally
contrive to pay double. Thus, though Carlton-house
was razed to the ground without the slightest com-
punction, Buckingham-house was to be preserved;
only a little altered, extended, and improved, so
as to render it a sufficiently commodious town resi-
dence for Royalty. No demand could be more
reasonable; and as to the taste to be shown, surely
the first gentleman in Europe arsa entitled to carte
blanche in that respect Accordingly GEORGE THE
FOURTH and NASH THE FIRST (unless BEAU NASH
makes him the second great man of the name) were
allowed to have it all their own way ; and having tried
their 'prentice hands in altering the old house, they
were so pleased with the employment that they took
to altering the new one.
No sooner was the new palace fledged, than it was
made to moult its first wings ; they being found very
dumpy, stumpy, and ridiculous ; an unpleasant dis-
covery, because it could not be kept secret. The
consolation was that if mach needless expense had
been incurred, there had been no such extravagance
as that of having a model of the intended structure
prepared on a satisfactory scale, in order that it might
be understood by a series of separate drawings,
In saving the expense of a model, there was the only
prudence ever exhibited by GEORGE the Fourth, that
of the penny-wise sort. There may also have been
discretion in not letting it be known beforehand
that the new palace would turn out of no higher
grade, in point of architectural quality, than the
Regent-street and Regent's-park fabrics of the
same artist, which are characterised by littleness,
meanness, and the most trivial and commonplace
details. There is not a single part of the whole ex-
terior of Buckingham Palace that seems to have
been maturely studied, or studied at all. The very
first ideas that presented themselves appear to have
been taken at once, without so much as a second
thought bestowed upon them. As to the south side
of the palace, it is the merest architectural hotch-
potch:; no pains having been taken to shape it even into
decent regularity. It was the last part built and the
first pulled down; and has since received additions
and adaptations, in order to meet the demands
for increased accommodation. The line of out-build-

" This resale gives amOher prod of the ettrueelt of the
Camonvera patty I. the new legidaitare—that
absolutely meter d the of UN% mid the
comet have any fartharari made( h. in ;Two 67
',the situation is dear, sod lobe a miter of
dos. Power has its like oaltlitty ; =1:1161.-trum-
gamily, the Consarnithe patty aught to prop dim it
knows how to turn Its strength to goad aceramat, and not
merely to weigh like an Mort mass Is the halanos of parties.
Its responsibuity increneur in proptetioa to its numerical
importance, and at the sod of each sissies the country will
more than ever have a right to say What have you lone
for my interests and my greatness ? ' From this moment the
Conservative party ought to prepare to reply to this question ;
there is no longer say pretext to dispense it from acting ; its
inaction can henceforward be imputable to itself alone. We
see with pleasure that personal predilections have this year
been altogether placed in the background. Assuredly, M.
flaunt is not the president that all the members of the majo-
rity would have preferred. His previous conduct, what-
ever men may s y, recommended him but little for that
office. Nevertheless, each silenced his own particular pre-
ferences, rather than call forth a schism amongst the
majority relative to proper names. Questions of things
alone merit to have sufficient importance attached to them,
to cause men not to give up their ideas and principles. We
augur well from the commencement of the new Chamber.
Not to spend its energy in petty struggles of self-love, is to
reserve it for serious affairs. The future, we trust, will
confirm the idea that the Chamber has given by its conduct
yesterday."

Great preparations are making at Bordeaux by the
Free-trade Society, to give a banquet to Mr. Cobden.

Our Madrid
,journals to the 26th ult. do not con-
tain one fact of interest.

FRANCE.-THE ENGLISH COLONY AT CANNES.-
A letter from Cannes of An,rust 22nd says:—" Lord
Brougham and Mr. Leader have just afforded us a spectacle
quite unusual in this country. It may be remembered that
three years back these gentlemen purchased the fine forest
of La Croix de Gerdy. The whole of it has been since sur-
rounded with a high wall in the English style, and yester-
day fourteen stags, as many does, and a number of young
fawns, arrived here from Sardinia, and are to be immediately
let loose in the forest. They were under the care of six
keepers in handsome liveries of marone-coloured velvet with
gilt buttons, bearing his lordship's erect. A pack of hounds
arrived here from England three months back, and every
thing for a hunting eatabllsbanent is to be sent
from Paris. It is said that a number of sporting men from
England are to arrive here this year. Indeed. this place is
becoming quite an English colony. On every side are
springing up handsome habitations built with English
money, combining British comfort and Italian elegance."

PUNISHMENTS IN ME PUNCH ARMY.—An official
report on punishments in the French army, during 1845,
contains the following :—Of 334,091 men, comprising the
municipal guard and the fire-brigade such being the
elf. cure torte of the army, 4,100 men had rendered them-
selves amenable to • eat, or a proportion of lin 84.
Of this number 2, were sentenced, which gives a propor-
tion of Ito 112. The number of condemnations to panes
afflictive. et infamantes, that is to say, death, imprison-
ment, hard labour, solitary confinement, was 420. Con-
demnations to pease* correetionnellee were 2,567. The
painu injamontes inflicted were as Ito 795. The pain**
earredionnelles, 1 in 130. Of 90 capital sentences, 85
were oommated by the royal mercy. Of the five
who suffered death, ore was for the insemination
of a Frenchman in France, one for the murder of
a Frenchman in Algeria, one for insubordination,
in Algeria, and two for acting as spies against the French in
Algeria. Ammg the volunteers the proportion is 1 accused
in 27, and 1 condemnation in 35. Among the recruits the
proportion is 1 accused in 103. and 1 condemned in 148.
Substitutes, I accused in 51, and 1 condemnation in 08. In
the cavalry 1 condemnation in 134 ; in the infantry, 1 in
108. Artillery, 'I in 101 • in the engineers lin 231 Among
the veterans lin 177. Among the staff and scholars from
military schools not a single cannot reprimand. In the fire-
brigade at Paris 4 condemnations in 653 men. The muni-
cipal guard only had 3 condemnations in an effective corp.
of 3,158 men. Among the gendarmerie, in 15,000 men
there was only one ease of reprimand and one condemnation.

HOVEN AND HAVRE RAILWAY.—EXPERIMENTAL
Tem.—The first experimental trip on the Rouen and
Havre Railway took, place on Sunday last, and proved
to be a remarkably succeuful one. The extent of the trip
was from the station at Havre to the magnificent viaduct at
Mereville, a distance of about eighteen English miles. The
train was under the special and personal direction of Mr.
Charles Laffitte himsalf, who was desirous of practically
exhibiting to the residents of Havre and its neighbourhood
the solidity and safety of the line as far as it has been
prepared. He was accompanied by the sous-pnfet of Havre,
the mayors of Havre, Ingonville, and Onville, (through
whose communes the line runs), the engineers of the Ponta
et Chansons resident at Havre, the principal editors of the
Ilene and Rouen journals, and many of the most eminent
merchants of Havre, who unanimously and unreservedly
expressed their approbation of the ease with which the train
performed it, work, and the solidity of the bed of the road,
which was declared, by competent judgee, to be equal to
that of any line in existence, either in England or }ranee.
The train ran at the rate of twenty miles an hour, stopping
at Harfieur, and at Etainhus, the first station on the line
from Havre. Arrived at Mirville the company alighted,
and partook, along with IL Laffitte, of a cold collation
laid out on the crown of the viaduct, after which they
made • cursory inspection of this truly magnificent
pile of brick end mortar. It has fifty-two arches,
stretching over one of the loveliest valleys in Nor-
mandy, where valleys are not "few nor far between ;"
and its appearance impressed every one present with a tho-
rough conviction of its great solidity. Whatever feeling of
distrust might have been entertained respecting this line
I since the fall of the Barentin viaduct, the experiment made
on Sunday last is calculated entirely to remove it. All pre-
sent acknowledged that the company had well profited by
that unfortunate accident to place the works on the line in
such a condition of solidity and security as to avoid any
possible recurrence of the like misfortunes. Even the local
journals, whose hostility towards the company and the con-
tractors had become almost proverbial, are at length con-
strained to give their unqualified praise to both. Every-
thing bids fair to Pee the line permanently opened, accord-
ing to the present intentions of the company, in the course
if the month of October. The great works, that is, the via-
ducts at Mereville, Barentin, and Malaunay, are on the eve of
completion. Indeed, the latter is entirely finished, and the
rumoars spread abroad of its defectiveness happily proved to
be unfounded. For several days back it has been subjected
to a very severe test; a dead weight, consisting of a quan•
tity of ballasting, estimated at several times the weight ofthe
heaviest train that will ever pass over it: this has been
laid on the top, and over it trains have been passed.
Hitherto no symptoms of sinking has been observed. It is
reported also that the interests of the Rouen and Havre and
Paris and Rouen lines will shortly be amalgamated. Those
persons who are interested in either of these lines will be
glad to learn that measures are about to be taken that must
secure to the Havre line nearly all the traffic between that
town and Paris. The Rouen people have succeeded at
length in obtaining a government grant for improving the
bed of the Seine, to enable them to compete with the nulway
in the carriage of merchandise. To contend against this
rival, the railway company have commenced erecting in the
vicinity of the Havre station, and parallel with the rails, an
immense pile of warehouses, which are intended to serve as a
grand entrepot for merchandise of every description, whether
going to or returning from Rouen or Paris. On the opposite
side of the rails, and adjoining the Bassin Vauban, a series
of dry docks will also bepaired, so that vessels with
wine, spirits, &c., may land_pre their cargoes into the railway
warehouses, where they will be ready for transmission into the
interior. We believe an association, in connection with the
railway company, is about to be formed for the purpose of
carrying out this object ; and, independent of the beneficial
consequences that are likely to result from it in Itt commercial
sense, it will meet with encouragement by the people of
Havre, from the fact that, it will be the means of conferring
a lasting benefit on the town, by removing to a distance the
danger of destructive fires. There are few if any sea ports
in Europe, so inconveniently and dangerously crowded, or
as it were, conglomerated together ; so much so, that should
• fire of any extent unhappily break out in the vicinity of
the docks, it would, In all probability, share the fate of
Hamburg.

ing for offices, which, besides being mean in itself, runs
most awkwardly askew against the west angle of the
palace, shows a degree of clumsy bungling that would
not be endured in the temporary accommodations far a
fete. Whether it is now intended to remove that very
unsightly excrescence, and also to give architectural
regularity to the whole of the south side of the
palace, is not revealed to us; but other, if not addi-
tional kitchen offices are, we are told, to be built,
and immediately o”er them a spacious ball as a ball
and banquetting-room. Such a room can hardly be
brought into that new line of building with which it
is proposed to connect the wings and enclose the
present open court on the park side ; because, in that
case, it would not be connected with the state apart-
ments and reception rooms. On studying the plan,
we see where a noble banquetting-room might be got
oat of the present building, with a splendid approach
to it, presenting a succession of architectural effects,
commencing from the present grand staircase ; but
the situation and arrangement which suggest them-
selves to us, can hardly be those contemplated, if the
additional hall is to be over the proposed new
kitchens. _

In the opinion of Mr. HUME and others the
advisable course is, instead of enlarging and improv-
ing the present building, to appropriate it to the pur-
pose of a National Gallery, and to erect a new palace.
There are, however, many objections to such a pro-
'ject, at least as regards the conversion into a Na-
tional Picture Gallery. As tie building was not
designed for any such purpose, it can be only the state-
apartments on the principal floor which are at allsuited
for it ; and even those would require a vast deal of
alteration ; such as stopping up the present windows,
and lighting the rooms through lanterns in their
ceilings. And as to the other rooms, chambers, and
offices, are they to be left empty and useless, or to be
laid several of them together, so as to form longer
and loftier rooms for pictures?
This would amount to little lees than entirely
reconstructing the greater part of the interior.
Besides which, by the time the new palace could be
completed, it will in all likelihood have been found
out that the Buckingham cannot after all be very
well spared for the public, as a separate residence will
then or soon after be required for the PRINCE OF
WALES. If, therefore, there is to be another royal
palace in the metropolis, the present one had perhaps
better be left in 'tofu quo, without the expenditure
of any money for alterations ; and in the interim,
while another structure is erecting, the inconveniences
endured with decent fortitude.

We have received our private correspondence and
the Paris journals of Monday.
The Moniteur de l'Armee publishes the promotion
of a major-general to the rank of lieutenant-general,
and of six colonels to the rank of majors-general.
Among the colonels promoted we remark M. Hera-
clitis de Polignac, who has occupied the rank of
coionel in the Russian army, and is a relation of
Prince Polignac, the late minister of Charles X.
it is said that Admiral Dupetit Tkouers will be
promoted to the rank of vioe-airal.
The Duke and Duchess of Nemours arrived at
Nenilly on Sunday. The Queen of Holland passed
through Strasburg on Saturday. The Duc de Mont-
penaier west immediately to pay his respects to her
Mej!ety,shor which he accompanied her and her suite
in his own carriages to visit the cathedral, and then
esoorted the Queen to the railway station.
The latest intelligence from Algeria declares the
whole colony to be in • state of tranquillity.Joseph Henri is still in the prison of the Luxem-
bourg, awaiting the result of his 'application to the
King for mercy.
The Chamber of Deputies had not yet nominated
its fourth Vice-President and Secretaries. The elec-
tion of M. Mazet was declared valid in its sitting-of
Monday. The Prone has the following article on
the election of the President and Vice-Prtstdents
Se the Chamber of Deputies :

SEDUCTION SUICIDE, AND REVENGE.—A young
lad named Edalie, aged 18, about two years ago, lost her
widowediiiother, and came to Paris on the invitation of an
aunt. She was presently offered a situation, and accepted
thr of superintendent at the house of one Barnage, a
of 45, who promised to be as a father to her.
13=was beautiful—Barnage soon manifested intentions
miiikarems anything but paternal ; he left untried no means
a lOW finally the young lady became his victim.
bi akw however, she bitterly repented her fault, at
semi declared to Barnage that nothing should induce her to
smatinne in a position so contrary. to the principles in which
the had been brought up, and that she would instantly
Warn to her aunt. The attempts of Barnage to iodate
bar to remain with him were unavailing, and it Imo
with a sort of savage spite that he witnessed her departs».
Baturning to her relative, the poor girl, saddened by the re-
thewithenee of her fault, applied herself diligently to the task
soodlowork, declining to partake of those pleasures and
ammosts so natural to her age. In this way did tw•
nnantha pm It happened that in the same house thole
disk a
_young man, a working jeweller. He had ohm
sauced Eulalie ; and struck with the modesty of her sp
pearance, as well as by her assidui, he asked her hand Is
marriage. His offer was accepted; and the wedding
was fixed. They looked forward to a life of happin.
but, alas ! who can command the future ? One mans-
ing the bridegroom received a letter, which informed
him that a Raison had his interest at heart weak' I
make certain
ssaltated to induce him to
pause ere he fulfilled kik of • to Eulalia.
pliusreeenletedtteLmseuwas from
his
hoot . _lnstantl eialyoutinzmaahad
occurred between hinteiff gel EOM , Waal boasted
that she adored him, aisd dsat to'coptirehl she had had
reconuee to every maeOf feesale:lmedtletloh; The lover de-
sired some proof of this, which the other being
supply, he, in a paroxysm of rage and in Mee
hisß:rnageivlouve,thht:ve threlaeangr("dtedy totruth.herlindinwilit hadallßeerecurrti:Zoitheaniu.rd°lljWitaaked?efi
&delis would not hi (salty ef a falsehood. Her afflicted
lover declare/ that the engagement between them was void.
TnlcipeTeisZiffpaTr Ililfgegtrtresolved upon suicide. She
'tilted ay= of char*al,.and after writiug to her lover these
simple and tosehisig wordt: fie prepared to die:—" I
ones lost your love pug your esteem. I have no

have

hope but in God, who sees into my ham; and by that will
he judge me. Adieu! Adieu! or, rather let us hope to
meat above." Fortunately, assistanie was at hand, and the
lib of the unhappy girl was saved. The young man
befote the correctional to police answer for the
ritrisreagave to Homage, and was scijudged to pay a fine of
16f., and the expenses.—Gaselts a4Tribtataisz.
GERMAIR.—A letter from Berlin states that in the
interview which is shortly to take place between the King of
Prussia and the Emperor of Russia at Konigsberg, the
question of the Polish provinces and of the succession of the
duchies will be discussed. It is also asserted that the ques-
tion of the new constitution, which William IV of Prussia
intends promulgating on the tsth of October next, not-
withstanding the pressing and lively objections of the Czar
will be dimmed between the two monarchs. The question
of the duchies is agitating Germany more and more, and
demands a speedy 131ution. It is affirmed that Austria and ,
Prussia have given orders to their ministers at the Diet, to
declare that not only are the relations of Holstein to the
German confederation to be maintained, but that, in future,
the word of command is to be given in German, instead of
in Danish, in the contingent of the duchy. As regards the
question of the independence of the duchies, Austria is said
to have formally expressed her opinion that it is to be
decided by the five powers.

BERLIN AUGII,T 21.—1 t is announced that the
King of Denmark has addressed a memorandum to the
different German governments, containing the dis-
cussion on the question of succession in the duchies, as
drawn up by the commission. The memorandum says that
in the ducky of Schleswig the succession is regulated by the
royal law. It contains an historical treatise on the question,
beginning " At a most ancient date the duchy of Schleswig
formed a part of the kingdom of Denmark ;" and documents
in support of the royal letters patent, the homage paid by
the Dukes of Glucksburg and Augustenburg. It is not so
explicit as regards Holstein. To prove that the house of
Souderbtwg have no claims on Schleswig, the guarantees of
France and England, and the renunciation of the Emperor
Paul on the 31st May, 1773, are quoted.

THE FATE OF CHACOW.—It is reported that the
three powers have come to an arrangement concerning the
isle of Cracow, which will be made public as soon as certain
marten pending with European powers hare been settled.

RUSSIA.—STATE OP THE BOOK TRADE.—It appears
front a report recently made by the Minister of Public In-
struction in Russia, on the state of the book trade during
1845, thatthe number of new works printed in the empire
in that year amounted to 861, of which 795 were original,
and 68 translations. Those works (among which periodical
publications are not included) are !generally on the medical
sciences, law, agriculture, arts and trades, history and
philology. During the same period 713,389 volumes
of foreign works were imported into Russia. At the
end of 1845 the Royal Library of St. Petersburg contained
444,335 printed volumes, 18,229 manuscripts, and 355 col.-
Motions of autographs. The reading-room of that library
was only frequented during 1845 by 828 persons, a number
very limited compared with the population. Although the
Imperial Library has existed for 34 years, it is only now that
• catalogue of the printed works is being prepared ; that of
the manuscripts was completed last year, and is composed of
28 volumes.

PRESENTS FROM THE CHINA SEAS.—The King of
Prussia bas received a letter from Ali,Rajah of Rionw,an island
in the China seas, lying north of Sumatra, under the follow-
ing circumstances: M. Roettger, • Protestant missionary,
whom functions called him to Rionw in 1834, on his return
to Prussia spoke with great praise and gratitude of the cor-
dial reception given by the Rajah to his colleagues and him-
self; and the humane treatment they had received during an
eight years' residence in the country. In acknowledgment
for this hospitable reception, the King, upon the recommenda-
tion of M. Roettger, sent some splendid presents to the
Rajah, consisting of chandeliers, girandoles, musical clocks,
a rich vase, and gold and silver tissues, accompanied with an
autograph letter from his Majesty. These presents were
carried over by M. Roettger, who took his departure in 1844
and presented by him in due course, with the King's letter,
to the Rajah. The latter, in return, has sent a letter of
thanks, accompanied by a dagger in a golden scabbard, and
some javelins with golden ornaments.

VIENNA, AUGUST 23.—1 t is reported that owing
to the mediation of an august personage, the sequestration
of the possesaions of Princess Adam Czartoriski in Galicia,
has been removed. Prince Czartoriski is, however, to sign
• written engagement to abstain from all interference in the
affairs of Poland. In case of non-compliance all his goods
are to be confiscated.

AUGUST 24.—The accounts from Galicia are
far from satisfactory. In some districts the peasants will
not listen to any species of corvee, and a largo body
armed with scythes and other weapons had refused to sub-
mit. "We learn from Tarnow that on the 16th the peasanto
of Wolga, near, Dembetza, to the number of 200, excited by
a Jewish emissary, assailed the chateau of that place, and
pillaged it. The owner of the chateau escaped with great
difliculty. On the receipt of this news, a detachment of
cavalry left Dembetza, and dispersed the band, taking 26
prisoners. The principal leader, however, escaped. The
event has caused so much alarm among the gentry that they
all left their country houses and sought refuge in the towns.
Tarnow is full of refugees. The reports which are in circu-
lation, that disturbances had taken place in the circle of
Lemberg, are without faundation."
AUGSBURG, AUGUST 25. —An address to the
Germans of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein is now
being signed in our town. Our deputy Baran de Schweler
is at the head of this patriotic movement, and the lively in-
terest universally felt for the cause of the German duchies
will no doubt be followed by numerous signatures.

PRAGUE, AUGUST 26.—0 n the 2nd of September a
camp of 23,000 men, and 3,700 cavalry, is to be held near
Prague. The manccuvres are to last till the 21st, under the
orders of Prince Windischgraltz. The head-quarters are to
be in the fortress of Theresienatadt.

ITALY.—A fact of the greatest importance if true,
and which was regarded so at Rome, is, that the King of
Sardinia is said to have written a moat complimentary letter
to the Pope, congratulating him en the amnesty and on the
institutions he has promised to his states. A good under-
standing between the Papal and Sardinian governments
would be a mortal blow to the retrogade party and to Aus-
trian influence. This step of the King of Sardinia is said to
have inspired new confidence in Cardinal Gizzi, who has
sent a notification to the King of Naples complaining of the
hostile intentions of the Neapolitan government towards the
court of Rome.

THE MURDER OP THE CHEVALIER STEWART.—A
letter from Ancona gives the following details of the murder
of the Chevalier Abbe Stewart, a brief account of which
appeared • short time since in the papers : " Mr.
Stewart put up at Casabrugiate for • few days, for the bene-
fit of sea-bathing, previous to visiting the fair of Sinigaglia.
On the morning of the 17th of July he bathed at a secluded
voclif the shore, when a peasant approached him and ten.
his services to hold an umbrella, which he accepted,
sad remunerated the man for his trouble, upon which the
peasant inquired if Mr. Stewart intended bathing again in
the evening? He replied he should, but would not require
his services. However, the peasant dodged him to the shore
between four and five o'clock in the afternoon, and waited
his opportunity for committing his premeditated crime,
having prepared, and partly manufactured, a long stiletto
since the morning. He took advantage of the moment that
Stewart was passing his shirt over his head, and inflicted
three Inaba, which Stewart received on his left arm, and at
once faced his murderer, without weapon or covering to his
body, and demanded his intentions. The wretch replied
" Plunder." Poor Stewart pointed to his clothes, watch,
ring, and money, and besought him to take everything and
decamp, and spare his life. The monster hesitated for a
moment, and then rushed again upon Stewart, and stabbed
him eight times more, two of which wounds extended to the
whole length of the stiletto. Stewart fell, and the murderer
made off with Lis things. Then poor Stewart rose to his feet,
wrapped himself in a sheet, and proceeded nearly half a mile
to the nearest cottage, falling twice before he could accom-
plish the distance. Medical aid from Monte Mercian° soon
reached him, but mortal aid was of no avail ; about an hour
after midnight he expired, praying fervently, and wonder-
fully composed to the last moment. Half an hour previous
to his last gasp, he took up a pen and wrote to his brother,
who, I believe, is his heir, " Dearest George,—l am dying.
T. Stewart." By poor Stewart's description, the assassin
was arrested within an hour of the bloody deed. Though
there is all necessary proof of the identity of the culprit, yet
I apprehend the extreme penalty of the law may not reach
him, being under age (19), according to the laws of this
country. I understand that, in cases of great atrocity, the
Pope can lend, as it is called here, a few years to the cri-
minal. The British Consul has represented this case to
Rome as one requiring the exertion of this power, and
awaits the decision. The Consul has had poor Stewart's
body embalmed, and placed in the church of Santa Maria,
preparatory to embarkation for England. Now comes the
extraordinary and almost incredible sequel to this most
melancholy and dreadful deed. The priests (I presume)
having learnt that the deceased belonged to a rich family,
began, as usual, to speculate upon what might turn up
most to their advantage. All at once a child, a cripple from
its birth, was cured by crawling over the coffin, and left his
crutches there. The fame of this miracle spread through-
out the town and ne.ghbourhood, and the lame and halt
flocked in from all sides. Numerous other miracles are
said to have been perfermed--offerings of wax began to
drop in to the church—scores of children were brought in
to be cured of all kinds of diseases. At length the crowds
of deluded beings reached such an extent that the
British Consul feared they would destroy the coffin, and
accordingly ordered it to be removed out of the body of
the church to a vault ; but this was an undertaking of some
difficulty, and be was obliged to call in the aid of the
gendarmes to close the chief entrance to the church, and get
the crowd out by a back way, and prevent the populace out-
side from rushing in. By half-past nine o'clock at night
they succeeded in clearing the church and removing the
coffin. Next morning the church was again beset by crowds,
who timed and adored the ground upon which the coffin had
been placed, and strewed it with flowers and garlands. It is
said, also, that the ground has wrought miracles. It is also
said that the priests will endeavour to oppose the Consul
when he claims the body for shipment, as they hope the
family will canonize their relative, and let them reap the
advantages attendant upon such ceremonies, leaving the body
with them."
SwITZEHLAND.—TIIE QUESTION OP THE JESUITS.
—The Swims Diet is reduced te that state of division which
announces a speedy downfall, and, op the different questions
lately brought before it, majority Mr net been obtained in
• single case. The question of the Jemits, after four sit-
tings, has not been decided. The following is the result
come to. Eight states were foe abandoning the question
altogether, ten were for declaring it a federal question ; nine
and • half cantons were for calling upon the others to banish
the Jesuits, but no majority was obtained. To carry a quo-