The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-02 00:00:00

AND ON TUE TIME AND PLACE 'WHERE THE CRIME MIGHT

BE MOST EASILY CONSUMMATED. A FEW DAYS LATER, AT

TILE SAME PLAGE, THE PLOT RECEIVED ITS DEFINITIVE
ORGANISATION. DONATI committed suicide in prison in
January, 1859, thus giving a sad guarantee of the sincerity
of his revelations,"

And, to conclude, or as the Procureur-Imperial him.
self expressed it a faw hours ago in one of the im-
perial courts of law at Paris—
" Lastly, in the late trial, M. MAZZ INI again appeared,
choosing among his confederates the conspirator whom he
considered possessed of most energy, giving him in May,
1E63, instructions to address his letters for London to
ROSSELLY, 58, Myddelton-square, the residence of tha
banker NA:rn.mg, drawing up with his own hand a detailed
note, which was, as it were, the vocabulary of the plot;
then, in September, 1863, resuming the enterprise after a
momentary suspension, giving again, in his own hand, the
new address, FLOWER, 35, Thurloe-square, which is the
residence of STANSEELD, directing the choice of the inti-
mates whom GRECO was to accept as accomplices ; sending
arms, and lastly, procuring, through the medium of
NATHAN whom you already know, the money which was
to facilitate the flight of the assassins after the attempt
Such are the facts which it is important that you and the
world should know."

All these statements are put very plainly indeed,
are put pointblank, without the smallest attempt
at insinuation merely, or circumlocution. It is
due to the House of Commons, it is due to the honour
of her MAJESTY'S Government, it is due to the
Nation and to the Sovereign, that they should be
at once disproved— that they should be at once
demonstrated to be untrue—or—Mr. JAMES STANS-
FELD ought at once, before the muting of Parlia-
ment, to send in his resignation.

The Financial Itcform Association is a very ex.
cellent institution, and its annual meeting, which
was held in Liverpool last Wednesday, suggests
some topics for reflection and comment. The
report of the Secretary declared that "very little
legislative progress had been made towards the
accomplishment of any one of its three objects—
economical government, just taxation, and real
freedom of trade." It is certainly cot because these
things are not needed, that they are not effected,
for a survey, however simple, of the aspect of our
public end political affairs will convince the ob-
server how much there is that ought to be done in
the way of retrenchment and drawing in. Needless
expenses are incurred, immense elms are wasted,

and yet notwithstanding all this oat:ay really
necessary things are neglected and passed by, and
the plea that they Cannot be afforded a more careful

revision and a more cautious disbursement of the

public funds would be of inestimable value, and

confer an important service on the community at

large. Just taxation, one of the main objects of
this Association, is especially demanded. Chan-
cellors of the Exchequer think only of increasing
the revenue to meet the demands of their extrava-
gance, or to enable them to gratify their own par-

titular fancies in taking off certain taxes ; and the
equalisation of the burden, so that it may not press
too heavily on any portion of the community, is
never attempted. When some far-sighted or well-
meaning individual, endeavours to adjust this
difficulty and do away with this anomaly, they are
met with grave reproof from the officials, and told
that they do not understand the case at all. It
will not do to have a sentimental legislation and
all that kind of thing. It is not to be wondered at
that after a while the efforts of these praiseworthy
individuals grow fainter, and their attempts
become few and far between, for nothing discou-
rages the ardour of a social reformer more than
the faint praise which he meets with from his
friends. It is, then, an acknowledged fact that
an association like this referred to is a great boon

to the country. It keeps up the recollection of the
grievance, it assigns it a place, and the uffair passes
from the position of a trivial effort and a transitory
excitement to assume a recognised place among the
debateable questions of the age we live in. Con-
sidering the desirable objects which are proposed
by this Reform Association, it is to be regretted
that a more hearty support is not vouchsafed to it,
and that so disheartening a record should be given
of its resources. Surely there ought to be found
plenty willing and able to come forward who might
promote its objects and farther its attempts. It is
a very wise and encouraging principle which is
enunciated in the course of the summary of the
state of the institution, Referring to the general
remark that has been made by many eminent men
regarding the desirability of the proposition put
forth by the members, but yet their utter impossibi-
lity of attainment, it is thus urged—" We cannot
admit the objection ; we have an abiding faith that
what is just and true, and admittedly beneficial to
all, is likewise practicable." Has not the firm
assurance of eventual success urged on thousands
i❑ the road of reform, and when the timid wavered
and the captious sneered, sustained and cheered
them, till at last the goal was won and the success
so long sought for crowned their efforts. An asso-
ciation like this must keep the subject in a vital
form before the attention of the public. It assumes
a dignity and importance which established forms
and recognised rights can alone impart. It is satis-
factory to hear that, wherever the objects of the

association have been broached, they have been
well received, and even the opposition that has
been encountered has been chiefly directed against
the feasibility of the proposals, and not against

their suitableness. The lectures that have been
given in various parts of the country have
also been well attended. A certain proof
of their popularity is afforded by the fact that
the number of members has augmented greatly.
There is no better way of propagating opinions than
by disseminating views through the medium of
lectures about the country. It is a sure and certain
manner of spreading information, and it necessarily

increases the number of those who understand the
rights of the question. Great stress was laid on the
need that existed for a further reduction in the
duties on tea and sugar. There is truth in the
arguments put forth for this claim, that it effects
greatly the comfort of the poor, and concerns some
momentous questions relating to the " promotion of
the health, comfort, and morals of the people." Also
it is said that the duty on coffee might be altogether
abolished, since it only yields about two hundred
and fifty thousand pounds. Of course these aro
matters of opinion, and one side is good until an.
other is heard; but if one class or section of the
community is to be considered before the other, it
ought certainly to be the poor who has the prefer-
ence. Unfortunately it is but lost labour to attempt
to impress upon Mr. GLADSTONE the claims of the
poor or the lower middle classes. He has shown
himself in this respect callous, indifferent, and even
supercilious. No man can be called a successful
statesman who acts like this, and neglects alto-
gether the vast claims upon his regard and atten-
tion. At any rate, the Financial Reform Associa-
tion are doing their best, and it behoves the com
patent to give a hearty support, and to encourage
their earnest and energetic efforts to the fullest
extent. There is no better check to the arrogance
of consequential statesmen ; no more powerful in-
centive to quicken the intelligence of unwilling
Ministers, than the perception that the people are
beginning to see and judge for themselves, and not
to trust any more to the second-hand information of
prejudiced partisanship. An association like this
ought to be regarded in the light of a great national
undertaking, and supported and encouraged in a
manner worthy of its mission.

LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE
ENSUING WEEK.—Monday—Entomoligical, at 8—
Architects, at B—Royal Institution, at 2, general monthly
meeting. Tuesday—Anthropological, at 3, " Universality
of Belief in a God,"—" Ilybridity," Rev. F. W. Farrar—
"Skulls from Annabom," Captain Burton and Mr. Blake
—Photographic, at B—Engineers, at 8, "Resistances to
Bodies passing through Water," Mr. Phipps—Royal In-
stitution, at 3, " Natural Law of Conservation of Energy,"
Professor Helmholtz. Wednesday—Society of Arts, at 8,
" Principles of Imitation as applied to the Decorative
Arts," Mr. Purdie. Thursday—Antiquaries, at B—Lin•
nean, at 8, "The Garcinia yielding Gamboge in Siam,"
Mr. Hanbury—Royal, at 81, "Functions of Cerebellum,"
Dr. Dickinson—" Train of 11 Sulphide-of. Carbon Prisms
for Spectrum Analysis," Mr. Gassiot. Friday—Royal
Institution, at 8, " Recent Improvements in Iron and
Steel," Dr. Percy. Saturday—Royal Institution, at 3--
"Metallic Elements," Professor Frankland.
NEWS OF DR. LIVINGSTONE.—Mr. Thompson,
of 150, Leadenhall-street, writes :—" By the mail
from Cape Town received here on the 25th of February,
bringing news from the colony to the 21st of the previous
month, a report reached this country that Dr. Livingstone
had met with an untimely end on his expedition up the
Zambesi. As this created great uneasiness among all those
interested in the welfare of that great philanthropist and
his expedition, it will, no doubt, be a satisfaction to the
public to learn that I have this morning received by the
Murray, ono of the Orient line of packets from Adelaide, a
letter from my son, now resident in Cape Town, dated the
29th of January, in which he says that news had been re-
ceived by her Majesty's ship Rapid that Dr. Livingstone
was all well,' "

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPLAINS IN MIDDLESEX
GAoLs.—Mr. Laurie has intimated that at the April meet-
ing of the Middlesex magistrates he will bring the provi-
sions of the Prison Ministers Bill before them with a view
to move that Roman Catholic chaplains be appointed to all
the prisons subject to the jurisdiction of the Middlesex
magistrates,

DIMPLES.—What does the phlegmatic Garman
call the dimple? Why, dos grubchen—the little
pit, or hole, or ditch. What does the gallant Frenchman
call it? Why, la fossele, the little ditch. Some people
will have it that la ride would do as well; Lui la ride means
the wrinkle. While the French call the dimple a little
ditch, the Italians do very much the same thing : they say
pozzetta, which I take it is much the same word as fossette.
Now it is not pleasant to think that she whom you worship
has little ditches in her cheeks, or her chin, or elsewhere.
So for that, if for no other reason, I should prefer the Eng-
Hilt word, of which I do not know the derivation, and
which certainly does not convoy to my mind the idea of
a ditch. It is not easy to find out what the elegant Greeks
and practical Romans of old called a dimple ; but so far
as one cm learn, the Greeks connected the word solely
with smiles or laughter ; and the Romans,
who, if
they
had teen left to themselves, would, I fancy, have taken an
.agricultural view of it, and called it suku‘to (a, little furrow).
—CoNrt ronick.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

AMERICA.
(Per the Nova Scotian, via Greencastle.)
NEW YORK, MARCH 19 (Afternoon).
(By Telegraph to Portland.)

It is reported that General Lee has broken up his
encampment on the Rapidan, and is moving in the
direction of the Shenandoah Valley.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Money easy. Gold 62 per cent. premium. Ex-
change on London bankers' bills, 177. Stocks
large ; speculative sales. New York Centrals, 1391 ;
Illinois Shares, 138 x; Erie, 126; 6 per Cents.
United States Bonds, 112. Cotton quiet. Middling
Upland, 73c. Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat
corn and provisions dull. Coffee quiet. Sugar
very firm. Molasses steady. Petroleum quiet and
unchanged.

(Per the Australian via Roche's Point.)
NEW YORK, MARCH 22 (Evening).

The royal mail steamship Australasian, from New
York on the 23d March, arrived at Queenstown on
the 2d April, with 55 passengers and 140.350 doll.
in specie. She landed 104*saeks of mails and 7 pas-
sengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at 4 15 a.m.
All well.

The Confederates have returned Dahlgren's body
:o his father.

General Grant has arrived in Washington, and
reported that he will command the army of the
Potomac in person. An early attack by Lee is
apprehended in the Army of the Potomac.
Stuart is reported as concentrating his cavalry at
Fredericksburg and Charlottesville, preparatory to
making a raid.

A heavy snow storm delays military operations

.11 Virginia.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Money easy. Gold opened on Monday at 61k,
advancing since under an active demand to 64}, and
closing to-day at 63t- to 61} ; Exchange on London,
176 1781; Exchange on Paris, 3 13-2- to 3 15: The
speculative inquiry in stocks continues, and large
sales have been made. New York Centrals 139;

Illinois, 1371; Erie, 125: ; 6 per cent. United
States Bonds, 112.

Cotton quiet. Middling Upland, 72 to 73;
Flour and wheat slightly firmer ; corn dull ; pro
visions quiet ; coffee inactive ; sugar and molasses
good inquiry ; petroleum quiet ; crude, 30 to 31 ;
refined, 49 to 51.

NEW YORK, MARCH 23, Noon.

Longstreet's forces are reported to be concen-
trated at Bull's Gap for a raid into Kentucky.
Other accounts represent him moving to join Lee.

The New York Irilhine asserts that an attack on
Norfolk by land and with ironclads from Richmond
is expected.
Porter's fleet and Sherman's forces have left
Vicksburg for Red River.
The negro colonists who left the United States for
Hayli have returned tin- ble to form a colony.
The gunboat Styx spoke the brig Howard on the
18th, which reported seeing on the 10th a vessel
reaembling the Re Galantuomo, running south with
her topmast gone, but showing no signals of dis-
tress. It is considered probable that the Re Galan-.
tuomo is safe.

The steamer Norman has been destroyed in
Suwannee River.
The decree of the United States District Court in
the case of the Saxon not only orders the ship and
cargo to be restored to the owners, but recommends
that Lieutenant DOnovan, who shot Mr. Grey,
should be tried by court-martial for the murder,
The questions of compensation to the widow and to
the owners of the vessel have been reserved.

According to a statement just issued by the
Provost Martial• General at Washington the total
deficiency of troops in ell the States under the
several calls of the President is 311,724. Illinois
is the only State which his completed its quota
New York is deficient by 59,230, and Pennsylvania
by 74,127.

.IE.I Inn.••••na

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Money easy. Gold 65 per cent. premium. Stocks
steady. New York Centrals, 139 i. Illinois, 137 f,,
Erie, 1251.

DISMISSAL OF OFFICIALS IN SCHLES WIG.
HAMBURG, APRIL 2.

Accordiug to news received here the Chief Pre•
sident Roosen and the whole municipality of Flens-
burg
,have been dismissed.
An extraordinary war tax has been imposed on
the town of Flensburg, and will most likely also be
levied upon some other places in Schleswig•

CLOSING OF THE NORWEGIAN
STORTHING.
CHRISTIANIA, APRIL 1.

The Storthing has been closed.
The Kir g in his speech said that Sweden, jointly
with other Powers, would endeavour to obtain
peace ; but that she must at the same time be pre-
pared to render assistance to Denmark against
overpowering force.

ITALY•

TURIN, APRIL 2.

130,000 bonds of the Leghorn Railway have been
delivered to Messrs. Rothschild Landau, Errera
Oppenheim, Reinach, Weillschott, and the Italian
Credit Mobilier.

THE BRAZILS.

BUENOS AYRES' FEBRUARY 27.

-
Exchange, 4Th. Ounces, 29• Wet salted ox
hides, 39. Dry American, 26 (36 ?) to 40. wool,
fine qualities, firm. Middling and defective, weaker.
Tallow, 14. Lumber 27 to 31, dell. Flour, firm.
Refined sugar, 18. Imports, dull.
MONTE VIDEO, FEB. 29.

The installation of the new President has passed
off quietly. Exchange, 521. Wet salted hides, 590.
Dry American, 490. Pry
German, 540.
Number of beasts slaughtered—Monte Video,
118,000 ; Uruguay, 54,000.
Wool scarce and unaltered. Tallow, 1,55. Im-
ports more animated.

BRAZIL AND ENGLAND,

ACCEPTANCE OF THE MEDIATION OF
PORTUGAL.
RIO JANEIRO, MARCU 10.

The Brazilian Government has accepted the
mediation of Portugal in the dispute with England.

LISBON, MARCH 31.
It is said that the Elitig of Portugal intends to

visit France.

BOMBAY AND DIA-CrRI ros MAILS,

ALEN-A.NDRIA, MARCIE 30.
The Valetta and the Syria with the above mails,
sailed at eight ,a.m.,,, this day.
The former may be expected at Marseilles on the
sth, and the latter at Southampton about the 12th
April.

FRANCE.

PARIS, APRIL I.

BOURSE, April I.—The market has been rather
lees firm than yesterday; anq the basinego done