The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-25 00:00:00

NORFOLK.

The weekly meeting of the Norfolk Cattle Plague
Association was held on Saturday, ➢lr. C. S. Read,
M.P., in the chair. It was stated that the amount
ordered to be paid in compensations during the past
week was £1,784, as compared with £1,119 in the
preceding week. Since the society commenced ope-
rations in September the whole amount . voted in
compensations has been £9,449, and the balance
remaining in hand is £4,717. Donations were re-
ceived during the past week to the amount of £75.
After considerable discussion, it was resolved to
levy another rate of 2d. in the pound ; but an
opinion was expressed that the time was coming
when petitions would have to be presented to the
Government praying for compensation out of the
national exchequer.
Mr. FORRESTER presented a supplementary re-
port on the homoeopathic treatment of cattle. It ap-
peared that out of 39 animals taken in hand by the
homoeopathists only seven were now alive.
Lord BURY stated that the homoeopathists would
persevere with experiments in other parts of the
country.

Lord and Lady Henry Scott arrived at the
Dowager Lady Wharncliffe's residence in Stratton-
street on Friday: from Bieuliou, Southampton.

The Right Hon. B. Disrali and Mrs. Disraeli
have left Hughendon Manor for Hatfield, on a visit to the
Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury.
The Right Hon. W. F. Cowper, M.P., and Mrs.

owper left town on Saturday to pass a few days at
St. Giles's, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of
Shaftesbury.

BRIGANDAGE IN ITALY.—The Earl of Clarendon,
her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has
received the following information from her Majesty's
Consul at Rome, dated November 28, 1865 :—" Various
bands of brigands have now descended from the Neapo-
litan territory into the Papal States in such numbers that
the small amount of Papal troops, in the absence of the
French, is evidently unable to contend successfully with
them. These organised bands now extend from Viterbo
to Frosinone, so that most of the frontier towns are with-
out protection, and three individuals are prisoners until
they can be ransomed."

THE QUARANTINE AT ROME.—The following letter
just received by His Excellency Mr. Bigelow, American
Minister at Paris, from the United States Consul at Flo-
rence, will be found to be of great importance to
Americans who are en route for Rome : —My dear Sir,
—As some misapprehension exists on the part of many
American travellers arriving here from Paris, en route
to Rome, respecting the quarantine regulations in force
in the Papal States, I write to your Excellency, for
the information of our countrymen, that, in order to avoid
quarantine, a sojourn of seven days is required by the
Roman Government in some one place immediately before
crossing its frontier. Practically, the seven days must be
passed either here or at Leghorn, as the certificates of
sojourn must be furnished, in case of foreigners, by their
respective representatives, and countersigned by the re-
presentatives of Spain —who now have charge of Roman
affairs in Italy residing in one or other of the above cities.
In the case of American citizens this certificate is fur-
ished, with the passport visa, either at this office or at the
United States Consulate at Leghorn, both the certificate
of sojourn and passport then requiring the Spanish visa.
The visa of the United States Consul and of the Papal
Nuncio at Paris, is therefore entirely necessary in case of
travellers proceeding to Rome via this kingdom, since all
passports are now required to be vised as above, at the
place of sojourn in Italy. In order to verify the time of
sojourn it is desirable that all Americans proceeding to
Rome via Florence should report their names at this office
as early as practicable after reaching this city. At the
present time both Northern Italy and the Roman States
are entirely free from cholera.—l remain, &c., T. BIGELOW
LAWRENCE.

Our readers will no doubt be glad to have the
opportunity of perusing the following list of
novelties which Mr. Chappuis, of 69, Fleet-street, has
prepared for Christmas presents, among which will be
found scientific toys and amusements for all ages, namely :
—New pocket magnesium lamp.) with wire, 6s. 6d. ; pris-
matic humming-top, 4s. Gd. ; magic lanterns and 12 slides,
guaranteed, 75., 10s., 155., or 255. ; a box of novelties in
harmless fireworks, for drawing-rooms and gardens, viz.,
Japanese pleiades, feu follet, surprise-matches, Bengal fires,
Pharaoh's serpents, magnesium wire and garden drops, for
6s. 6d. ; the novel patent bulliere, or bubble-amusement,
scientifically applied, complete, with geometric frames,
&c., Bs. 6d. ; polyoramas, with six artistic views and
novel effects, 95., 125., or 21s. ; an open stereoscope,
with 12 excellent slides assorted, 10s. 6d. ; ditto, superior,
with reflector and 12 slides, 19s. ; artistic sets-20 scraps,
photographic gems, from album size to 6 by 8 inches, 125.;
12 charming cartes for album, scenery, celebrated paint-
ings, for ss. 6d. ; 12 album celebrities, at choice, from life,
free 12s. 2d. ; useful articles for 6s.—one pair registered
whist-markers, one stampholder, and ono reading magni-
fying glass ; the leather whistmarker, 3s. Bd. ; 3 pretty ar-
ticles with scent; saucy China girl, a Pekin puzzle, and a
Sezame-purse, 65.; a pair of capital puzzles, with surprise,
ss. 6d. ; for 6s. 6d.—a basket of fragrant grapes, a savings'
bank, with scent and perfumery, also a surprise deviced
puzzle ; the tell-tale mirror, to see within apartments
passers-by in streets, complete, 21s. ; the reader's reflector,
for the bedridden in daytime, 325. ; the Dreadnought illu-
minator, for reading in bed at night without danger, 355.;
also a variety of useful articles connected with the reflec-
tion of light, and for amusing, scientific, and domestic
purposes. These prices include packing ready for rail,
&c. Early orders are solicited to insure execution before
Christmas. N-B. Remittances in stamps, &c., to accom-
pany order.
The Louisville Journal says :—" There is in our
city a rumour to which we confess that we attach some
importance, though it does not come to us from any source
authorised to give information. It is that a most tremen-
dous quantity of powder has accumulated, and is still ra-
pidly accumulating, at Cairo, and that commissary, quar-
termaster's, and medical stores are gathering there for a
hundred thousand men. The rumour we speak of says
that the stores have been ordered South, but that the
powder, so far as is known, remains for the present at
Cairo."