The Sun.
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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2, PM

hope and believe that with a loyal and an uncom-
plaining people, with a buoy ant revenue, with a
commerce, if affected by the events now occur-
ring, not altogether depressed, that we are des-
tined to appear during the present year under
better and happier auspices, let us be thankful to
PROVIDENCE for the great blessings which we have
hitherto enjoyed, and let us trust that in future
days we may be able to increase those benefits for
the advantage of the community at home, while our
revenae may enable us to do all that is necessary
for the safety, honour, and happiness of the country,
with a due regard to economy, and that, receiving
at the hands of Providence those great blessings
ourselves, we may be permitted to be an example to
other nations of unity with government, of indus-
try, and of peace."

If a spirited tone regarding public affairs in general,
a right comprehension of the position occupied by
the operatives in the North, and a sanguine view
of the future can render a member's address to his
constituents a successful one, Mr. CARDWELL has
every reason to hope that his oration of Thursday
in the classic town of Oxford has been a pleasing
one, and for many reasons it is a source of satis-
faction that English statesmen should speak out
boldly and to the purpose on the several subjects
that were touched upon in the course of the speech
referred to.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

ITALY.

TURIN, JAN. 1.

The Minister of Justice has addressed a circular
to the Royal Procurators in the Neapolitan pro-
vinces, urging them to recommend the dismissal of
the judges who do not show sufficient zeal in the
trials for brigandage. The same circular promises
rewards to the persons aiding in the suppression of

brigandage.
A circular has been addressed by the Minister of
the Interior to the Prefects, desiring them to open
a national subscription to repay to families losses
suffered through brigandage, and reward instances
of courage displayed against brigands.
The Minister says that brigandage is the result of
all the evils bequeathed to Neapolitan subjects by
the past Government, which obstructed the deve-
lopment of civilisation and education in the hope
of finding the means of restoration amid the dis-
orders accompanying every political revolution.
The Neapolitans, however, have deprived the
partisans of the former Government of all hope by
the support they have given to the present Admi-
nistration, but the entire nation owes to these people
testimony of the common solicitude. It is requisite
that all the Italian provinces should co-operate to
avert the misfortunes of the South.

Before, therefore, the course of law can be fully
re-established in these provinces the Government
appeals to the spontaneous concurrence of the
nation.

ROME, DEC. 31.
The Pope attended mass to-day at the Church o

Jesus.

A Te Deum was sung in celebration of the ap-

proaching new year.
Many carriages accompanied the Pope to the
church.

His Holiness was in good health.

JANUARY 1.
The Pope received the officers of the French
army of occupation to-day.

In a long speech his Holiness expressed his con-
viction that repentant Piedmont would fall at the
feet of the chair of St. Peter, as Jacob prostrated
himself before the angel after having wrestled with
him all night in ignorance of his origin.

PRUSSIA•

BERLIN, JAN. 1.

The Ministry having asked the Common Council-
men of the metropolis to communicate to them the
draught of their congratulatory new year's address
to the King, they have refused to
comply, and at
once sent in the address to be for warded to his
Majesty.
Among other things
the address says—

" We feel confident that your Majesty will suc-
ceed in dispelling the grave apprehensions of the
country, as the deplorable conflict between the Go-
vernment and the Chambers, which endangers the
basis of the Constitution, confuses the public mind,
and lowers the foreign estimate of Prussia, remains
unsolved. In the new
year may the King enter
upon a course leading to pease and reconciliation !"
The Municipality of Berlin has sent a special
address to his Majesty.

FRANCE.

PARIS, FRIDAY, JAN. 2.

The Moniteur publishes an account of the New
Year's reception by the Emperor at the Tuileries.
The Papal Nuncio presented the homage and con-
gratulations of the Diplomatic Body.
The Emperor thanked him, and added—" I am
happy to see around me the representatives of all
the Powers. They will be able to bear witness to
my desire to uphold those friendly relations so re-
quisite for present and future security."

PARIS, THURSDAY.

The mortal remains of Cardinal Morlot are at
present laid out in state, and the public were ad-
mitted, yesterday afternoon to the room. All the
ground floor of the Archbishop's Palace is hung
with black. The large salon hes been transformed
into a Chapelle ardente, where the body is placed.
The crosier and the archiepiscopal crucifix are
placed at the head of the deceased, and his Cardi-
nal's hat at his feet. He wears the mitre, the
pectoral cross, and the pallium. The features of
the prelate retain all their usual mild expression.
Two altars have been erected on either side of the
catafalque for the celebration of masses. From
nine o'clock in the morning until four in the
afternoon every day until Sunday next, the faithful
are admitted, and the arrangements made se-
cure a free circulation. A circular of the chapter
has been published. It confines itself to merely
announcing the death of the Archbishop, notifying
the nomination of the capitulary vicars, and to pre-
scribing prayers for the deceased.

Prince Alexander Stirbey has arrived in Paris.

A new journal, entitled the Nation, and with M.
rhanier de Cassagnac as chief editor, has just made

Its appearance.
A spler.did halo of various colours was seen
around the moon last night at Paris.

The year closed with unusually mild weather in
Paris, the thermometer marking yesterday after-
noon, at 3 o'clock, 7 above zero Centigrade (44 3-5
Fahrenheit).

conditionally accepted. M. von Pipitz, the Gover-
nor of the Bank, opened the sitting (between 80
and 90 persons being present) by addressing the
Grand Committee to the following effect :

"Never since the Austrian National Bank was established
have its lawful representatives had a more difficult task to
perform. On the 21st of December, 1862, the Minister of
Finance made known to us the resolutions taken by the
Reichsrath in respect to the charter of the Bank. At the
same time his Excellency observed that the Tmperial Go-
vernment hoped the relations between the State and the
Bank would speedily be settled, as it was of opinion that
a satisfactory arrangement would have a very beneficial
effect on the currency. It is not in the power of the Go-
vernment to modify the conditions made by the Reichsrath,
and the Minister of Finance trusts that the representatives
of the Bank will not lose sight of the fact. A few days
ago the Directors of the Bank officially informed M. Von
Planer that they intended to recommend the Grand Com-
mittee to reject that paragraph of the Convention in
which it is the question of a conditional interest' (bed-
ingte Zins-vergutung) on the loan of 80,000,0001 ; be-
cause its acceptance would imperil the independence of the
Bank. To this communication the Minister of Finance re-
plied that the Government neither wished nor intended to
exercise any greater control over the management of the
affairs of the Bank than it has hitherto done. As hereto-
fore, an Imperial commissary will take care that the sta-
tutes and regulations of the Bank are observed, but the
Commission for the control of the National Debt has
nothing more to do with the Bank than to see that it ful-
fils the condition of the new convention. When the
Reichsrath meets again the imperial Government will try
to induce that august assembly to alter that paragraph of
the convention in which it is the question of a conditional
interest of 1,000,0301 'if the National Bank should be
willing to accept .lower fixed rate of interest.'"

M. von Pipitz then stated that the direction of
the Bank, being satisfied with the explanations
given by the Minister of Finances, advised the
Grand Committee unconditionally to agree to the
proposed convention between the State and the
Bank, and to accept the statutes and regulations
drawn up by the Reichsrath. Sixty-six members
of the Grand Committee followed the counsel of
the directors, and unconditionally accepted the
Bank Act; sixteen members were opposed to
its acceptance, and four or five did not vote at
all. Shortly before the sitting was at an end it was
proposed to let the Minister of Finances know that
the Bank was willing to accept 800,00011, as the
annual interest on 80,000,000f1., but the motion
found no favour with the Assembly, as one of its
members observed that the matter ought to be left
to the new Grand Committee which will be formed
in the course of next month. The settlement of
the Bank question has led to a further decline of
one per cent. in the foreign exchanges. In the
Wiener Zeitung of this date it is announced that an
income-tax of 7 per cent. will be levied on the in-
terests of all kinds of Government Stock on and
after the 2d January, 1863. The official paper also
contains that law relative to the partial abolition
of feudal tenure of which mention was made in the
Imperial Speech.
The rate of exchange on London has fallen to
14.80.

THE BRAZILS MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 2.

The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship
Tyne, with the above mail, passed Hurst Castle at
9 a.m. to-day.

Trial Trip of a New Iron-Clad Battery.

(From the New York Times of Dee. 17.)

Yesterday morning, in compliance with orders from the
Navy Department, the United States iron-clad battery
Montauk started on her trial trip. In order that there
should be no doubt about the result of the important expe-
riments, Secretary Welles appointed a naval commission to
witness the trial trip and report upon it. The commission
consisted of the following officers, all gentlemen of the
bight professional reputation in the service :—Commo-

dore Stephen C. Rowan, commander of the iron-clad frigate
Roanoke; Captain Rogers, late of the Galena; and Captain
John Rogers, of the Ericsson battery Catskill. The follow-
ing distinguished officers were also on board :—Captain
Lacoffski, of the Imperial Navy of Russia; Captain Erzen-
leoff, naval constructor in the same service, and a Russian
colonel of ordnance, Commodore Gregory, Engineer Stimers,
Captain Worden, and others.

At ten o'clock all embarked on the Montauk at the Navy-
yard, and at half-past ten o'clock, amid a severe shower of
drizzling rain, the vessel shovcd off unaided, and headed up
the North River. Her engines were put in quick motion,
and with 27 pounds of steam on, gave fifty revolutions a

minute. This was the first report. The distance from tho
Navy-yard to the Battery was accomplished at the rate of
about 5j miles an hour. Soon after the speed was increased
to six, and she was ordered to be driven even faster, when
the boilers began to foam. As the revolutions can be put
up to 70, at least, with the remaining untested power of
steam, the speed of the Montauk will be almost exactly
that of the Passaic, seven miles an hjur. The tide was

against her yesterday, and also a very stiff breeze, but their
influence in retarding a craft so low down, and so " settled,"
was not very great. We stopped at the foot of Thirteenth-
street, to take on board Mr. Orr, one of Mr. Ericsson's
representatives, who came to see how things worked.
At twelve o'clock, ;off Thirty-fifth-street, 35 pounds of
steam only produced 48 revolutions, 27 pounds having
previously obtained 50, or two revolutions more, but the
foaming of the boilers had not commenced during the first
half hour. From Thirty-five-street up the river the pro-
gress was even and satisfactory. Six miles an hour was
easily ac3omplished, notwithstanding the newness of the
boilers. The trip of the Passaic did not seem to familiarise
steamboat travellers with iron-clads, for they evinced all the
characteristics of pristine curiosity as we passed. After a
cold sail we reached the Palisades at about one o'clock, and
made preparations to anchor; soundings were taken, and
15 fathoms of chain run out, which secured the vesssel.
The Naval Commission then adjourned to the turret, and
directed the initiatory movements for firing. Powder was
taken from a steam-tug, which brought it from Bedloe's
Island.

Al about half-past two or three o'clock firing commenced.
Three hollow shots, two solid ones, and two shells were
sent into the bosom of the Balisades. They actually shook
the entire ehore for hundreds of yards, and where the solid
shot fell rocks and gravel, for nearly a quarter of a mile,
rolled into the river. A gentleman came from shore and
stated that the shots tore up the earth fearfully. He also
informed parties on board that du. ing the Passaic's trial one
of ber shot struck a tremendous rock, and sent it in frag-
ments in the air. The commission intended firing 10 shots,
but only fired seven, as stated, it being rather dark to con-
tinue. The trial trip of the Passaic was made under the
auspices of Captain Ericsson, who did not object to a
minute report of it. The Montauk is in the hands of the
Government, and Captain Worden, its representativcaoes
not wish particulars printed. But the following statement
of the results of the experiment can give no comfort or in-
formation to the enemy :

First—The various principles involved in the experirnen
are proved practicable.

Second—That the turret port-hole need not be widened
is now established beyond all doubt.

Third—The Montauk, in her present shape, will go to
sea on active service this week. Commodore Rowan and
both Captains Rogers expressed themselves individually
highly satisfied with the general success of the experi-
ments. Not a bolt gave way during the entire trial. The
commission of course suggest improvements in various do-
tails, which can be effected in forty-eight hours.

THE CRIMINALS UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATEI.---
A further application was made yesterday to the
Home Secretary in the case of the old man Wm. Ockold,
who was convicted at the last assizes at Worcester of the
wilful murder of his wife at Oldbury, on the Bth of Novem-
ber last, with the view of inducing the right hon. gentle-
man to recommend the extension of the mercy of the crown;
but Sir George Grey, after a long and anxious considera-
tion of all the facts of the case, could not find sufficient
grounds to justify his interference with the due course of
the law, and its extreme penalty was therefore carried into
effect at Worcester Gaol at 8 o'clock this morning. In
the case of Thomas Edwards, who was convicted at the
Liverpool Assizes of the wilful murder of a woman named
Isabella Tongue, no application of any kind has been made
to Sir George Grey, notwithstanding the verdict of the
jury was accompanied by a recommendation to mercy. The
murderer will, therefore, be executed to-morrow at twelve
o'clock. In the case• of William Morgan, convicted at
Bristol of the murder of a police-constable, the Home
Secretary has respited the sentence of death, and commuted
it to penal servitude ]or life; and the same decision has
been come to in the case of the married woman Elizabeth
Boughey, who was convicted at Shrewsbury of the murder
of her illegitimate child in August last.

ANOTHER FRIGHTFUL DEATH THROUGH CRlNO-
LlNE.—Yesterday evening an inquiry Was held at
the London Hospital, by Mr. H. Raffles Walthew, the de-
puty coroner, respecting the death of Louisa IVlTartbn
aged four years, who lost her life on Saturday last through
her crinoline catching fire. It appeared that deceased's
father, who is a silk weaver, residing in Brick-lane, left her
and another girl alone in a room with a fire. Deceased put
some apples on a tray, and endeavoured to bake them over
the fire. Her dress, which was distended by a very capa-
cious crinoline, was thrust by it between the bars, and
blared up instantly. The poor child rushed out upon, the
landing, and nearly set the house on fire. She was ulti-
mately taken to the hospital, where she died in dreadful
agony. 4 verdict of 46 Accidental Death" Was rettixned.