The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-11 00:00:00

Freestone, 3 yrs, sst 41b—Black-eyed Susan, 3 yrs,
sit 3113.

Handicap for the Two Yrs Old Stakes of 10 sous. each.
Bfoughto Bst 71)—Erbelbert, Bst 41b—Audnbo:,,
85t 4,b—Anteverts, 95t 31b—Little Swift, 85t 31b—IW-
vention, Bs. 31b—b fby Melbourne, cut of Gaiety, 85t
31b—St. Andrew, 7st 12i'o—Whalenone, 7st 1216—Game
Tommy, 7st 121b—Lady Vernon, 7st 10;b—Eaton, 7st
1016—llesdemena, 75t 71b—Polly, by Lanereost, 7st 21b
—Bell Tinker, 7st 211a—Miss Agnes, 6:1 131b—Ace of
Trumps, Est 121 b—b fby Venison, dam by the Saddler,
Est 111b—Valour, bit 91b—Ada, Est 91b—Jaquenetta,
6st 51b—ch c by Velocipede, out of Luxury, 6st 51b—
La Juive, bat 51b—Charity, 6st,
ARRIVALS ON FRIDAY EVENING -Sir C. Monck's
Vindex. 2 yrs—Sir C. Monek's Gaiety filly, 2 yrs—Mr.
Greville's Cariboo, 5 yrs—Mr. Payne's Hirsuta,3 yrs—
Mr. i'syne's Glenluce, 3 yrs—Mr. E. R. Clarke's c by
,'peon, out of Rebecca, 3 yrs—Mr. E. R. Clarke's Little
Swift, 2 yrs—Mr. Brown's Nancy, 4 yrs—Mr. Hessel-
tine's Lady of the Grove, 4 yrs—Mr. Wilkinson's Lord
Lieutenant, 2 y rs—M r. Pedley's Conrad—Mr. Cunning-
barn's View Halloo—Mr. H. Hill's Little Harry, 3 yrs.

WEYMOUTH RACES—(CONCLUDED).
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas, Two miles.
Mr. Parker's Joe Miller, 3 yrs, Bst 21b (Goatee) I
Mr. Parr's Selina, 6 yrs, 9st Ilib
Mr. T. Gallop's Maid of My Soul, aged, 9st 1110
Mr. J. H. C. Wyndham's Firebolt, 4 yrs, 9st 41b 4
Mr. St. Lee's Little Fontmell, 3 yrs d; s
The Portland Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 50 sovs. added,
for three year olds and upwards. Winner to be sold
for 300 sovs., &c. Heats, one mile and a dis.
Mr. Wy a dham's Firebolt (1000 7st II lb (Beuskin) 1 I
Mr. H. Smith's May Day (50 sovs.), Esc 13113 2 2
Mr. Hayter's Grand Duchess, 3 yrs (100/), 6st 71b 3 3
Mr. Miles's Phantom, 5 yrs (1000, Bst 310........, 0 4
Mr. T. Gallop's Maid of My Soul (80 80y5.),..,,, 0 dr
The Handicap of 2 soya. each, and 15 added, the se-
cond to save his stake, one mile, 4 Subs., was won in
two heats by Mr. Parr's Selina, 9st 41b (Owner), beating
Arlette, 7st 121 b; Teflis, 7st 71b; and May Day, Bst.
The Beaten Handicap of 1 soy. each and 5 added,
three-quarters of a mile, was won by Mr. H. Mills's
Phantom, 9st 41b, beating Arlette, 9st 410; Glendale,
Bst Glb; and Polly, Bst.
AIRDRIE RACES—THURSDAY.
The Trial Stakes of 2 sovs. each, and 15 added, for
three yrs old and upwards, one mile and a half, (8
Subs.), were won by Mr. Hendercon's Boa Maza, 5 yrs,
Bst 101 b (Halliwell), beating Miss Lawson, Bst 111 b;
Luxury, 9,3 t llb; Etona, gat 21b; Agnes Gobbo, ist; and
Woodland, 9st, easily.
The Burgh Members' Cup of 501., added to a sweepstakes
of 5 soya. each; for three yrs old and upwards. Heats.
One mile and a quarter. (4 Subs.)
Mr. Fitzwilliam na Mysticle, lOst 131 b ~.(Oates) 1 1
Mr. T. Anson's Brixy, 3 yrs, tsar 81t,
Mr. Jolly's Swaledale, 6 yrs, lost 131 b 9 2
Won in a canter.
The Airdrie House Plate of 20 soya., and a sweep-
stakes of 3 soya, each, for three yrs old and upwards, two
miles (2 Subs.), were won in three heats by Mr. Mel-
ford's Fate, 4 yrs, Bst 61b (Kingston), beating Mr. Tay-
lor's Miss Lawson, Bst 131 b.

BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
BIRMINGHAM, FRIDAY MORNING.—The concert
last evening was even more numerously attended
on Wednesday. The pieces selected were of the
usual miscellaneous character ; but the great attrac-
tion
of this concert was the performance of Beetho-
ven's grand choral symphony in D minor. During
this performance its beauties appeared as beautiful as
ever, and its obscurities somewhat less obscure, it
having been performed with admirable accuracy and
clearness. The instrumental portion (as has always
been the case) was the most successful in point of
execution ; the choral portion being written with so
little regard for the powers and capabilities of the
human voice that it is physically impossible to pro-
duce the effects intended by the composer. Never-
theless, it had a great effect, and made a strong im-
pression on the audience.
In the course of the performance of the selected
pieces, Herr Formes sang Mozart's beautiful air, "In
diesen heiligen Hallen," which affords full scope for
the mellow tones of his rich voice ; he gave it in his
invariable style of excellence. Mdlle. Anna Zerr,
whose brilliant execution has made her quite a
favourite here, got an encore in a pretty German
ballad, " A Striiussli Willi pflticke." Miss M. Wil-
liams was encored in one of Land's pretty ballads.
Madame Viardot Garcia sang very sweetly the "Ah
non credea" of the Sonnambula ; and Mr. Weiss gave
with great effect Macfarren's fine air, from Don
Quixote, " When Bacchus invented the bowl."
Madame Clara Novello and Signor Tamberlik sang
favourite airs, and a brilliantly executed solo by
Signor Bottesini on the double bass was one of the
gems of this the last evening concert of the Festival.
FRIDAY ETENlNG.—Handel's " Samson" was the
oratorio selected for performance this morning, and
certainly a better selection could not have been made.
As now presented, the oratorio is pruned of some of
its weakest parts, reduced to its proper dimensions,
and forms a dramatic poem (notwithstanding its
blemishes) of strong interest and surpassing power.
It is to Mr. Costa, the gifted conducter of this festival,
that we owe the form which Samson has now as-
sumed. He has taken Mozart for his model, and en-
riched the score with accompaniments, and his
scrupulous devotion to the text satisfy the most de-
voted of Handel's worshippers. The opening overture
was magnificently played, and the holiday recitative
of Samson rejoicing at the " solemn feast" was very
gracefully delivered by Mr. Sims Reeves. The
air of the Philistine woman, " Ye men of Gaza," was
sung by Madame Clara Novello ; this, to which Han-
del has only given a quartett of stringed instruments,
has been beautifully reinforced by the flutes, clarionets,
and bassoons, which it was evident from the perform-
ance to-day has greatly enhanced its expression as
well as its beauty. Mr. Reeves gave the beautifully
pathetic air, " Total eclipse," with great effect; in it
Handel accompanies only by the violins in unison and
basses. The grand air, " Why does the God of Is-
rael sleep ?" was also very effectively given by Mr.
Reeves, with the additional accompanying parts
viola, oboes, clarionets, and bassoons. The graq
chorus, " Then round about the starry throne,
which remains as Handel left it, was splen-
didly performed. The opening recitative and
air of Micah, in the second part—" Re-
turn, 0 God of Hosts 1"--Was sung with much feel-
ing by Miss Dolby, as indeed was the dialogue
throughout between Samson and Delila (Sims
Reeves and Madame Clara Novello) ; the suopli-
eating chorus of virgins was very happily given—
never, perhaps, with finer effect. The recitative of
llarapha, on entering with the Philistines, was very
finely given by Herr Formes, whose elocution was
good throughout. In the succeeding air—" Honour
and; Arms," which Handel has accompanied very
slightly, we have further evidence of Mr. Costa's
charming additions. These consist of flutes, horns,
clarionets, and bassoons, imparting to the original
a.,,wonderful degree of richness and beauty : this
is Mr. Costa's most masterly performance.
The entire of the highly dramatic and
intensely interesting portion of the second
part of the oratorio was well done throughout, the
effect being altogether of the most exciting character.
Mr. Weiss sustained his very arduous part very
effectively ; he sang with exquisite taste the air of
Manoab, " How willing my paternal love ;" the
opening strains of the melody especially with remark-
able pathos and beauty of expression. The recita-
tives after the entry of the Israelitish messenger were
delivered with great purity and good taste ; in fact,
nothing could have been better than his singing
throughout the oratorio. Madame Viardot Garcia
sang the fine air, "Ye sons of Israel, with
charming sweetness, the Noble President calling
for an encore; but before his Lordship's baton was
seen by the conductor, the solemn dirge of the
sa
t. Madame
cara if possible, a
m
Israelites was over, and the band had commenced
playing "the march; at its conclusion
Madarnee
Garciaore
thrilling enffgeethe producing,
Novello gave
the air "Let the bright seraphim"
effectively and
ar-
tistically. Lord Leigh again calledfor an encore,
and the audience gave a remarkable proof of their
pleasure in a very unusual manner at these festiva s
—they gave a hearty round of applause.
All the choruses were admirably
done, especially
the grand double one. The noble but simple final
chorus, "Let their celestial concerts all unite," has
been •strengthed by Mr. Costa, so as to embrace the
w bole power of the orchestra. The effect of this was
felt
in its increased grandeur as ;
performedhteo-da Y.
festval
With this oratorio the musical pert
otfhet National
terminated. By " particular desire,e
performance,
Anthem was given at the end of t.br ; Land then the
Madame Clara Novello singing ql_e table heartiest and
audience greeted Mr. Costa 'a
wit The receipts at last
most highly-deserved a PPla111:0e0.1/. 93., and at this
evening's concert
were
einciuding donations, 1,7251.
morning's performance,
18s. 4d. return of the entire proceeds of
The following's
rs
those of 1846 and 1849 :
this festival, as wel3dit
1849, 8,962/. ls. Id.; 1852,
1846, 10,170/. 9s. .;
10,751/. Os- 3.1 were amongst the company to-day :
The following
• h and party ; Earl and Countess of Ve-
-Lord Leigh
and la party , • Lord Calthorpe and party ; Henry
rum
Wbitn3ore,
M.P. and party; Lady Ward and party ;
Lord Ward and party ; Lord Wrottesley and party ;
flight lion. Sir J. Pakington, M.P., and party ; Mrs.
blilnes Gaskell and party ; Earl Bradford and Coun-
tess of Bradford and party ; Bishop of Worcester ;
Mrs. Pepys and party ; Mrs. Newdegate and party ;
Rev. B. Adderley and party ; Sir Thomas Winnington
and party ; Earl Powis and party ; the Rev. John
Claughton and Mrs. Claughton and party ; C. B. Ad-
derley, M.P., and party ; Earl of Dartmouth and
party ; Hon. F. Calthorpe and party ; Lord Sand,
s
and party ;Rev.Mr. Gooch and party; Rev. ___ Begot
and party ; Rev. W. Graham and party; 'w
• Hol-
beche, Esq., and party.

UNIVERSITY.—The Rev. J. F. Cons,
MofßTßrliDniGtyE
College Cambridge, has been presented by
the patron, Sir Francis y. Baring, 13 art., to the rectory of
Kingswortby, Hants, diocese
eeleof Winchester;
with residence. value 380/.,

PROGRESS OF EPIDEMICS.
(From the Medical Times.)
The persistence and progress hitherwards of
cholera, and the occurrence of peculiar epidemic
diseases in other parts of the world, entail on us the
necessity of reporting weekly the progress of epi-
pnloawguep—reva prevails
snd aotf endemic
portau.rrin gastritis,ce,
in Hayti,
; but we have not hitherto, among all our ex-
perience, to record the outbreak of so singular a
" the coloured people." It is described as continuing
to rage in that port, and the disorder is spoken of as
a " rotting of the stomach," which takes place in
we
ayti, presume—as
among
twenty-four hours, if not checked. The preliminary
and accompanying symptoms are not mentioned, not
the means of checking it, nor are the post-mortem
appearances detailed, although they may be guessed
at. The cholera has reached Konigsberg, two
fetal cases have occurred 013 the 26th; and con-
sequently, the committee of health has been re-
appointed, and has commenced proceedings for the re-
ception and attendance on those attacked. At
Dantzic it is making great progress, there being from
40 to 50 fresh cases daily. In the previous epidemic
the disease was exclusively confined to the Alstadt
and the Niederstadt, but it has now spread to other
par s of the town, end several persons of the higher
classes are among its victims. From the &et ap-
pearance of the disease to the 25 h there have .teen
308 cases, of which 145 euded fatally. The garris on
have suffered greatly. In Posen, on the 27th, these
were 70 new cases, 29 dying, 428 being under treat-
ment. In Miloslaw the disease was increasieg. In
Zerkow and Smilowo, and in Lissa, near Breslau,
cholera had broken out. At Pleschen its continued
prevalence has caused much gloom. The disease is
still spreading in Marienburg, particularly
Weichselwerder and Nogatwerder, and is also
increasing in severity. In the village of Nejau,
of 350 inhabitants, 95 were dead from epidemics.
in Tragheim, 43 deaths had occurred out of 250 in-
habitants ; in Tannsee, 40 ; in Gross-Montau, 39 ;
in Liessau, 91 ; in Schadwelde, 20; in Kundzendorf,
12. Reports to the 26th ult. show a considerable de-
crease in the cases of cholera in Warsaw ; on the 25th
there were 185 new cases, 119 fatal, 200 recovered,
800 still under treatment. On the 26th there were
153 new cases; 83 fatal, cured 131, 793 remained in
' the hospitals. A similar report of decrease of cases
comes from Landsberg, in Silesia; it is said that the
swallows, which had disappeared from the city on
the outbreak of the epidemic, are 'beginning to
return. From Posen, the returns are to the
27th ; 95 new cases, of which 53 died ; 351 re-
mained under treatment. In Ostrowa and Je-
roczyn, also, the disease has abated. The ifagde-
burg Correspondent contradicts the report that cho-
lera has appeared in that city. Some cases have
occurred in Konigsberg, and it is spreading in Ma-
rienburg. It rages with the greatest severity in
the lowland village of Griejau, which contains 350
inhabitants, of whom 95 have died, and 15 are still
under treatment. 185 deaths have been recorded in
the neighbouring villages. The population in many
of these places is said to be decimated. The disease
is supposed to have reached its climax about the 24th
ult. Some isolated cases of the epidemic have been
seen in Vienna. The small-pox continues to rage in
most parts of the island of Jamaica, and has carried
alsoaascc it
ia i
nmsa
ttoi hnoeng r eht.ha
off some of the higher classes in Kingston. The mor-
tality in other parts, except Portland, is not so great
It
beenrt
oiosp
very a
t Up
violentout
t most
t st Black
but, River,o since
vaccination and
e
v
A carried
report Parkcamp,
wa
has been less fatal.extensively,i ithat
the cholera had been introducedinto
gafloat,
thae'island
by the Carlotta, trader, Captain Romer, which
t hee orreag being
disease.
arrived from Carthagena on the
4th
ee Town,eas e
ult., se-
veral persons having died on board from th
DTheemyereallroaw,
bfuetveirt hisas
rdaitshaeprpea
disappeared from G
unhealthy,
great deal of sickness, especially among the seamen.
Fron Fron Dantzic the reports respecting the cholera are
very unfavourable; 60 fresh cases occur daily, and of
these one-half terminate fatally. Private accounts
from Warsaw state the visitation to have been much
more severe than the official reports would lead one to
suppose. Our Board of Health is at least beginning
to bestir itself. Two of the superintendent medical
inspectors, Dr. Sutherland and Mr. Grainger, have
been directed to watch the progress and threateninge
of the disease, as was done on the last occasion. Mr.
Grainger is en route to observe and report on its pro-
gress at Megdeburgh, and at other points in the
direction of Hamburgb, where it is said fatal cases
have occurred on board an English vessel, and also
at Elsineur. The latter vessel had arrived from
Dantzic, where the disease is very violent. The
victims were the master and one of the crew. From
Posen the accounts are very alarming-97 persons
were attacked on the let, 50 of whom died. In
Jaroczyn, out of a population of 2,130,210 had died
by the 30th ult. The disease has also shown itself in
Schrimin and Namslau, in Silesia. On the 29th there
were 79 new cases in Warsaw, 36 being fatal; 513
remained under treatment. Two pro'essore of the
University of Warsaw are among its victims. It is
supposed that more than 5,000 persons have died in
the hospitals since the outbreak of the epidemic. The
pest has raged with peculiar severity among the Jews
ar hose peculiar proceeding regarding interment aid
its spread, as every dead body must be washed,
watched, and interred separately, and that by
members of their race exclusively. In 15 days
1,662 Jews have been swept away by the dis-
ease. The plague, spoken of above as a kind of ma-
lignant gastritis, is said to be raging very fearfully at
Port-au-Prince, and a great number of foreign seamen,
as well as of the inhabitant, have perished. It is re-
ported that Mr. Wilson, the United States Consul,
has discovered a remedy for it, and has saved many
lives. At the Havannah yellow fever, cholera, and
small-pox prevail to a very great extent, and almost
every ship in the harbour has some cases of the fever
on board. Out of one company of 120 soldiers, 110
had died, and in a chain-gang of 109 convicts 100
had perished—a most fearful ratio of mortality. The
accounts respecting vegetation have greatly improved
in character of late, and thus one of the most influential
causes of a dreaded famine may be averted. The wheat
harvest in these countries and in France, except in
the department of the Loire, where it is of interior
quality, is beyond an average condition, and the
potato crop has greatly improved everywhere, even
in Ireland, so that at least one-half may be saved.
The vineyards, however, are as they were, and the
vintages will suffer greatly. The French •
wines will
be good, it is said, if this month be warm and dry,
which, considering the heavy storms it has been
ushered in with, is hardly probable. Wet weather
will greatly deteriorate the quality of the wines,
which, under the most favourable will
circumstances,
be much below the average The
quantity made.
accounts from the Beaujolais and the Mac oneais are
alarming. The disease which attached the vine
has
continues to make great pro ress, more especially
with the white grapes. Thusgthe two kingdoms of
Nature—the animal
and the vegetable—seem to be
universally labouring under disease, and that, too, of
a most fearful and deadly character, threatening
great and extended destruction.

REMARKABLE STATISTICS OF INSANITY
11V THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.
From the reports of the visiting justices of Hanwell
and
log facts have been obtained, and afford ample materials
darin the year 190 patients
Colney-hatch Lunatic Asylums some very interest-
for the consideration and contemplation of the philan-
thropist.
allummales and 102 females. The
causes of their disorders in the males being moral in 31
physical in 31 others, the rest being unascer-
' were received—vii.,
The moral causes in the males are thus
England,
etaaisiefes.de.nidFoo.r the females the moral causes were 5, and
enumerated`—Poverty, 3; domestic unhappiness, 2; dia.
leobtained :---
• ted affection, 3; grief, 3; dissipated habit, 1; over
appoin
lle s r
a,
al
eBand 32—fe-
males,the
d femaleof rel i i
side—disappointedous s u bje ct s, 3 ; an
affection,xie t3, , 2 ; politicalfright,
i t el -,
read,
went, I; remorse, 1; disappointed expectation,l.
educated,o
poverty, 2; grief, 1. They were mainly divided as to.
religious principles as follow :—Church of
males, 48—females, 68; Roman Catholic males, 4—fe-
males,
rweaglaersd,
s 4;
education not
th the
following m al males,
results 32— were
e emr ce
Inuses of disorders:—
mWell
,educated, d plainlyamnadlew,rilt—e,f'tnemalaelse,s,33l-B;fem l
s' 23 . AS'
males
43. 2—females,Atthe Iclo;inneoyt
hascertained,
mm4al
669m51
es
,m femaleshadoral,
s9b;e been
physical,received.
female braach
s of the males are thus
the9o;
pfohlylosiwcianl,gl3osn.lyThweemreora
ascertained:---Nforal causes,
Causes
6; reverse of fortune, loss of
enumerated:—Domestic grief, 7e• the
I caus
temperance of wife, 7; dread of
3; sudden shocks, frights, 8,,.,
, unfaithfulness or in-
property, &0.,
poverty, 7; want of em-
ployment,l2; loss of wife or children, 3; disappointed affection,
deser-
tion or ill-usage_ of , erroneous views in religion,
pride, 3; over anxiety, 2; sudden loss of several cows,
disappointed
ex-
citement at the '1; suicide of a brother, 1; over ex-
-29; jealousy, 3 ;
female
side Great Exhibition, 1. On this head the
stands thus:—Domestic misery from
chil-
dren,deser-
i emeiTt
parents
cacutylioonaio
advertisement
sdedr 0 e n
td
shock on information of
domestic greieaft,hpoovfertrye,lativce.,,lo6;.
husband, 13; loss of husbanit
seenduction and neglect, 6;
into a brothel, 1;
through reading the tr'ial of Manniegs, the murderers,
1; begu'l t.
, males, 171—
father's profligacy, 1; erroneous views of religion, 1;
despondency on quitting service of long duration, 2; ac-
cidental poisoning of a daughter, 1; omission in a bill,
1; fright, 14; loss of property, 3; over-indulgence of
females, 275; read only, mules, 63—females, 135 1:10
females, 183. Religion—Church
parents, 1. Education—Read and write
education, males, 79—
of England,
woos, 238—females, 414; Roman Catholic,
females, 74; dissenters,
males, 35 males, 96—fe Ima eel,
102; unknown, males, 32; females, 79.

GOLD Isom AnsruALlA.---The ship Vanguard'
arrived in the docks from Geelong and Melbourne, has
packages of gold dust, consigned to
order; and twenty-six
and the vessel Johnstone, arrived on the same day
from Sydney, has brought twenty-seven packages of gold
dust, consigned to sundry houses in the metropolis. The St.
vincent, arrived from Sydney, has brought one case and two
bozo of gold dogs oODAigned to order.
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[The following appeared in our Third Edition of
last night:--3
FRANCE.

Further experiments have been made as to the
,ailing and steaming qualities of the "crack" ship
of the line, Napoleon, which is 'fitted with a screw
propeller. On the 30th of last month the Napoleon
sailed from Toulon, her steam up, and having on
board the Marine Commission, with its President,
Admiral Delasseux. She proceeded as far as the
islands of the Hyeres, and returned to Toulon at a
speed of 11 knots 8-10ths the hour. After having
landed the Commissioners and made some alterations
in the machinery, Captain Lugeol directed his
course at full speed towards the harbour of Ajaccio.
The distance, 119 sea miles, was performed in
9 hours 48 minutes. The name of the Napoleon
procured for her an enthusiastic reception at
Ajaccio, and crowds of visitors flocked on board.
On her departure from Ajaccio the following day
she experienced a heavy sea and a light breeze
from the south-west. Her commander took advantage
of those circumstances, the most unfavourable for a
sailing vessel, to try her capabilities when deprived of
steam. He tacked several times and with the
lightest wind she came round in from six to seven
minutes without ever missing stays, thus establish-
ing her reputation of a first-rate sailer. This result
Was considered to be the more remarkable, as the
Napoleon is of unusual length, and it might have
been apprehended that her screw, although separated
from the machinery, would have impeded her
manoeuvres. She returned to Toulon having only
half her fires lighted, and burning only two tons of
coal an hour, at a speed of nine and a half knots the
hour. The Maritime Prefect of Toulon hastened to
submit those details to the Minister of Marine, and
to pray that the President of the Republic would
make his triumphal entry into Toulon on board the
Napoleon.
Letters received in Paris by the last Mexican mail
represent that a dissension had arisen between the
French Minister in Mexico and the Government of
that country. The circumstances, according to the
Trait d'Union, a French paper published in Mexico,
are these—A French workman, named Lafont, esta-
blished at Orizaba, wished to marry Madlle. Louise
Meyer, a young Frenchwoman living with her father.
in the same town. They applied to the ec_Ficesiltaise;
d
tieal authorities of the district, but some
having arisen about money, they determined_aw.ilad uThere to
he married according to the French I
being no Consul at Orizaba, they went to Vera Cruz,
and were duly married by the French Consul at
that place, with all the usual formalities. Shortly
after their return home, Lafont was arrested and
east into prison, in virtue of an order of the Bishop
of Puebla, transmitted through the Superior Tri-
'anal of Jalapa. They oung woman would have been
arrested also if she had not taken to flight, and she
nad to live in coaratealment during two months. After
a long detention, Lafont was taken before the
judge cif Orizaba, and condemned to four years' im-
prisonment. lie solicited the intervention of the
French Minister ; and on the Bth of June that
diplomatist demanded from the Mexican Govern-
ment his immediate release, that an indemnity
should be,granted to him, and that an inquiry should
be made into the conduct of the judge at Orizaba.
The Minister of Justice promised an investigation
into the case, but after several weeks' delay, no an-
swer was given. The French Minister thereupon
presented new and energetic demands, and in reply
to them the Mexican Government intimated that the
judgment of the Tribunal of Orizaba was maintained.
An article in the Pays, headed " A Sign of the
Times," discusses the Sixmile-bridge verdict, which
it regards as symptomatic of a general revival of re •
ligious discord, and of an aggressive movement on the
part of Roman Catholics throughout Europe. Of
the verdict itself the Pays says :
" Whatever may be the result of the trial at the
Ennis assizes, the historical fact will not the less remain
that a coroner's jury of 18 Irish Catholics has been foand,
in the axe in which we live, capable of accusing eight
soldiers of murder, kno wing them all the time to be innocent,
solely because they were Englishmen and Protestants.
Thus, in the eyes of Irish Catholics Protestants are not
`,lhristians, and Englishmen are not men. Neither
7quity or humanity is due to them. Everything is
egitimate against them. To send them to an unjust
death is to do God a service."
In thus admitting the barbarous and frightful in-
:ustice of a verdict dPlibn'ately given in the teeth of
all the evidence, the Pays 'cut echoes the opinions ex-
pressed by almost all the French press.