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London, England, 1860-02-10 00:00:00

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THE STOLES MADONNA OF OUIDO.
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BOLOGNA, F. 4.
A rued religions proceesiou took place here on
1 Mirada'''. the causes and esti ettlents of which are
not a lit/. cartons. One tine night of Jaly, 1835,
two tbweee broke into the church of St. Barto-
Inmost:. the splendid building erected in 1653 from
the designs of Andrea da Forteigine, and stole the
famous '.ladonna, painted by Guido in 1632, and
beiil in no less renerution than that of Rimini,
which some years ago excited the admiration of M.
Vstrillot, of universal renown, by suddenly
moving to eyes,

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On the announcement of the theft, Pine IX.
ordered That • reward of 12,000 Roman ectidi should
be offered for informaticss which should lead to the
discovery of the thief. As always nectars in cases of
spenderg money, the Holy • Father had however
arranged matters SO that in CM! of discovery the
sum would have been really paid by the municipality
of Balu.o• and by the people of the province. By
the :me. this order had been formally issued by the
Papal government the two thieves with their
precious treasure had reached the safe banks
of the Thames. On their arriving in London
they cal: 4 upon some of their numerous country-
men in the neighbourhood of Leiceateraquare, and
made the acquaintance of two political refugees,
Bezzi sod Nlengni, whom they informed that they
had brought to England • valuable picture of
Guider. belseathed to them by a relative who had
jest died at Bologna. One tit the above-roestiosed
refugees. Signor Berri, being himself a sculptor of
some merit, hastened to the lodging of his two
countrymen, and having examined the picture, was
struck wi:h its beauty, no doubt being left in hi.
mind that the Isdonca was an original of Guido
Beni. To ascertain the geosineness of the picture,
however. both he and bignor Merighi asked
an Ranee peiater, Signor Ceocolt, a friend
of theirs, to look at it. This painter
is • native of Bologna, which he left in 1831 for
political reasons. In his youth he had often copied
the Madonna of St. Bartolomeo°, and be could
there tore speak most positively to the one which was
shown bum being the same. Suspicion was accord-
iogly rolled. and on a hint being given to the pommi-
es:ere of the Madonna they thought it better to bolt
without ant further explanations. Parr and igno-
rant as they were, the two rascals could not bear
emigration, and they returned to Bologna, where
they were arrested, tried, and sentenced to a long
imprisonment. Of the Madonna nothing was heard
out:. tue ioerthrow of the Papal goveru meat. As
soon as the Legations had been freed, Signors Benxi
and Merighi wrote a letter to the mayor of this city
infortnicg him that the Madonna of Guido was is
their po--eseloo, and that if they had sot written
about it before it was because they feared that the
priests would have made a miracle out of its die
covery. Now that a national government ruled
their native tows they haetesed to express their
readiness to hand over the masterpiece of Guido to
anybody authorised to receive it. The picture was
therefore safely delivered to Marquis d'Aasgllo is
London, and thence despatched to Bologna. The
proceseitin of Thursday last was performed for the
purp4 se of restoring the Madonna to its former root-
ing place, a ceremony which was gone through with
al. the pomp which generally accompanies them
pageantriea of the Roman catholic church.
Thr increasing armaments of them provinces have
almost exhausted the national treasury, Marquis
Pepoli has been therefore under the necessity of
contrasting • new loan of 10,00v,000f., • financial
operation which has been successfully accomplished
with the coscurrence of the Sardinian government.
The loam, at 5 per cent., was contracted for
the day before yesterday by Morn. Belie-
sagi, It /tali. and Adaini, three Italian bankers.
It is to he paid in five instalments, the last to be in
June not t. To facilitate the commercial transactions
of the provinces • national bank is going
to re tetabli•hed in this country on the principle of
the Bank of England. Financial opvratioas, arms-
Ofstita, and political qaesitorki do sot, however, pre- ,
vent hallo sad public anissements. Oa Thursday
sight Marquis Hessaxi, the intendeeste of Bologna,
gave a sp,endid bell at his official residence, the
Paletta N.s *sale. Amongst the foreigners of die-
Unction I mailed oar willowy ennemissioser to the
hardiness' Court. Colonel George Cadogan. From ali
conversa.isa which I had with him shout the condi-
two of the army of Ceatrel Italy 1 was greatly
pleased to fled that the gallant colonel is fully Wis.
fled with the organisation given to it by General
Fasti.

THR SAVOY QUEbIION.

We are requested to give insertion to the (*now-
ise paper, which is addressed "To the English
sauna"

(leathery, Feb. 7, 1860.
For the last Ma months a taw inhabitanta of this
Dnehr, who have not bees able to obtain twenty
known signatures to their pintoes, even by hawk-
iog them about everywbere, have plotted to deliver
coestithtional Savoy to the Imperial Government of
Infirm.

I tiring that paciod the Coarrier dee Alpe., their
pr..nerly and argeo, has uoorasiogly proclaimed the
imaiesae,us adavalvo of Savoy to the.. desires for