The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-21 00:00:00

ITALY.

MINISTERIAL CIRCULAR UPON PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION.

TURIN', Sept. 17.

The Minister for Public Instruction has ad-
dressed the following circular to the Prefects re-
garding the execution of the decree relative to the
seminaries. The special Commissioner mentioned
in the Circular to whom the Minister has intrusted
the care of completing the work, with the aid of
the Prefect; is Cavaliere Edoardo Tusco, inspector
of secondary schools, who will set out for Naples on
his mission next Monday.

" Turin, Sept. 15, 1865.

" The desire of providing for youth suitable in-
struction adapted to the necessities of the present
day and to the spirit of our civil institutions, has
constantly urged the undersigned, as you are well
aware, to especially interest himself in the secondary
schools of the diocesan seminaries, and to acquaint
himself with their present condition. Laying claim
to privileges which the independence of the State
and the dignity of the Government could not allow
to be recognised, many of the above mentioned in-
stitutions refused to submit to the inspection of the
scholastic authorities, which necessitated their being
closed, in conformity with the law. Others, by
direction of their ordinaries, suspended the usual
courses of instruction for manyyears, against which,
as it was prejudicial to their interests, the popula-
tions repeatedly protested.
" In providing a remedy, as far as it lay in his
power, for such inconveniences, the undersigned, in
concert with his hon. colleague the Minister of
Public Worship, submitted to the royal sanction a
decree by virtue of which the Secondary Schools
in the seminaries closed either by their ordinaries or
in consequence of having refused to permit the Go-
vernment inspection, will be re-opened by this
Ministry.
" You will doubtless comprehend how important
it is, both in the interest of -the country and the
Government, that this decree should receive com-
plete and:careful execution, and how necessary it will
be to effect the active and efficient co-operation of
the local authorities. To them it belongs to remove
the difficulties that might delay the opening of the
schools in question, and to facilitate their regula-
tion. The Ministry will entrust to a special com-
missioner the care of accomplishing this work in
concert with, and assisted by, your Excellency.
Two-thirds of the revenues of each seminary will
be appropriated to the establishment of these schools
and to the opening of a commercial establishment
in the same place, where both may have formerly
existed.
" When the lay administration may not be able
to reckon upon many of those means which as-
sisted the ordinaries, and the funds for the institu-
tions in question be thus deficient, it will be neces-
sary to obtain the aid of the municipalities in
whose benefit they will be opened.
" You are aware of the cost of blinding a com-
munal establishment and a school, and will know
very nearly the amount of the two-thirds of the re-
venues of the seminaries to be reopened in your
province. Wherever, therefore, you may be con-
vinced that the revenues of the seminaries placed at
the disposal of the Ministry will not suffice, the
municipalities of the diocese, according to the re-
gulations established by the Royal decree, will be
invited to afford their support, placing in
their budgets the sum necessary to meet the
expense of organising the above-mentioned schools
and establishments. The undersigned is convinced
that none of the municipalities will withhold this
indispensable aid, in order that the work begun may
be accomplished. The Government has fulfilled its
duty, and will proceed with the same firmness and
alacrity, but it has need to be seconded by the good-
will the municipalities.
"The undersigned expects to learn from your.
Excellency the result of your labours in the present

matter, and, at the same time, what may be your
proposals and ideas upon the most efficacious mode
of attaining the object in view.
" The Minister, NATOLI."

The Fenian Movement in Ireland.

DUBLIN, Wednesday Night.

A telegram from Cork, in the Irish Times, states
that to-day a sergeant-major of the 99th Regiment
was shown by the colonel a roll-book taken from
one of the Fenians who was arrested, containing a
list of names certified as having passed his drill in-
structions. The sergeant-major at once acknow-
ledged his signature, and was taken into custody.
A private soldier of the same regiment was also
arrested.

This occurrence is said to have caused great ex-
citement, and a run on the Cork banks is reported.

Notwithstanding that Tuesday passed off with-
out any additional arrests having been made in
Dublin, we (Freeman's Journal) cannot say that
there is no news of interest or importance to re-
cord. The metropolis continues free from all ex-
citement, or the manifestation of any symptoms
calculated to create apprehension. The authorities
are, however, in various parts of the country, but
more particularly in the county Cork, and espe-
cially at Queenstown, acting with great vigour and
vigilance. On Monday a man named Crowley
was arrested near Kinsale on a charge of
high treason, and having undergone an examina-
tion, he was committed for trial. On the
same clay, on the arrival of the American steamer
the City of Limerick, we learn from the Cork
Reporter that a person named Robinson M'Rafferty,
who was a passenger, and is represented as a mili-
tary man, was arrested. When he was searched
documents, it is alleged, of a treasonable character,
were found on him. He was then taken before a
magistrate and formally committed, on what charge
our contemporary does not inform us. The luggage
of a number of passengers was also examined, and
we are told that a quantity of small fire arms was
found in it. It appears that the police have received
directions to search for such matters on the arrival
of each of the American vessels at Queenstown—a
precaution the prudence of which has been quickly
established. Yesterday evening it was generally
stated that Mr. James Murphy, the citizen of Boston
who was arrested on Friday last and charged at the
Head-office with the other prisoners with having
been engaged in a treasonable conspiracy, was yes-
terday discharged from custody. This, it was added,
was effected through the instrumentality of the
American consul here, Mr. Murphy being an Ameri-
can citizen, and we understand, engaged in the
War Department at Washington. How correct
this statement is we are unable to determine, but we
have heard it on such authority that we are inclined
to look on it as accurate. We perceive by the Cork
papers, received last night, that the asserted disaffec-
tion of the soldiers forming the Cork garrison is
strongly doubted, if not positively denied. The Gazette
of last evening contains proclamations in reference
to the disarming of the county and city of Cork. All
persons having any description of arms are called
upon to produce them at the appointed places on
Saturday, the 23d instant, and non-compliance
with the terms of the proclamation subjects the
offenders on conviction to a sentence -of twelve
months' imprisonment. The Gazette also publishes
the proclamation offering rewards for the apprehen-
sion of James Stephens and John J. Geary, of Cork.
With reference to the arrest at Queenstown, the
Cork Reporter of Tuesday says :—" Yesterday, im-
mediately after the arrival of the City of Limerick
from America, and as soon as the passengers had
disembarked and gone on board the steam tender
to be conveyed on shore, the tender was suddenly
boarded by several of the local police, and a search
instituted. In the possession of one of the passen-
gers, described as an American, who gave his name
as Robinson M‘Rafferty, a number of documents
said to be of a treasonable nature were found, and
which are also said to have special reference to the
plans and projects of the Fenians. The party
arrested was at once brought before the magistrates,
who decided upon holding a private investigation
into the accusation. This investigation was held.,
and the result was that the magistrates committed
the defendant for trial. In addition to this, small
firearms were taken out of the luggage of a number
of the other passengers. We give this information
exactly as we received it. In these days of rapid
movements and excitement an amount of exaggera-
tion often attends the communication of matters
such as we are now referring to."
The Cork Herald says :—" Queenstown is in a
state of great excitement, owing to the arrival of a
party of American officers, one of whom, an officer
in the Confederate army, has been arrested, with
treasonable documents. The prisoner brought with
him certificates accrediting him to the Fenian
organisation in Ireland. The town-hall is full of
marines. Further arrests are expected to take place
during the night."

The Cork Constitution says :—" An arrest was
made on Monday at Queenstown. On the arrival
of the steamship City of Limerick a party of con-
stabulary went out as usual in the tender, under the
command of Sub-inspector Graves, for the purpose
of overhauling the luggage of the passengers stop-
ping here. Nothing attracted their attention till
they came to a very fierce-looking Yankee, carrying
as an appendage to his luggage a large bag. This
seeming to be unnecessarily bulky, he was asked
respectfully by Acting-constable Courtenay, who
was, in attendance with another constable from the
city, to subject it to the common search. He replied
that he had nothing in it but his articles of clothing ;
but he was requested to open the bag, and on doing
so his clothes were subjected to a severe scrutiny.
From an inside pocket of a coat some papers were
seen protruding. These were at once seized, and on
examination they proved to be books and documents
of various descriptions, all relating to Fenianism.
The rules of the organisation in America were clearly
laid down in them. Many of those well-known
speeches that are.daily read as delivered at the pic-
nics of the society were found in the books, and of
which there is no doubt entertained that he was
the compiler. A further search was made, and
the drill books—one relating to infantry and the
other to cavalry—were found on his person. Two
very villanous looking revolvers were also got on
him. When interrogated he stated that his name
was Captain John M'Hafferty, and that he was
in the Confederate service; and had lately taken the
oath of allegiance to the Federal Government. He
was in Canada for some time, but for what purpose
he could not clearly define ; but as to his sentiments
there could be no doubt, for the papers found on
him showed anything but friendly feelings to the
British Government. lie was brought up before
Captain Seymour, Dr. Power, and Mr. Beamish,
and remanded for further examination."
On the arrival of each steamer from America at
Queenstown the police search the passengers' lug-
gage for arms or treasonable documents.
IVith reference to the state of the city of Cork,
the Examiner of Tuesday says The excitement
in the city consequent on the arrests made by the
police on Saturday morning last has not yet sub-
sided, but no breach of the peace has taken place,
nor does it appear that anything of the kind is
likely to occur. On Saturday night the police were
under arms all night. A large number of them were
drawn up outside Tuckey-street, but, as we stated
above, nothing occurred during the night to necessi-
tate their interference. There was no crowd in the
street except a couple of hundred persons, princi-
pally boys, who stood at both ends of Tuckey-
street, but whose only object in doing so appeared
to be mere idle curiosity. On last night also every-
thing was quiet, and there was no crowd in the
street. Mr. J. J. Geary has not yet been arrested,
although the police are searching for him in all
directions, and it is stated that a reward of £2OO
has been offered for his apprehension. On yester-
day proclamations were generally posted through
the city announcing that the Government had
under the Peace Preservation Act, proclaimed the
city and county of Cork. It is only right for the
information of those who may not see the procla-
mation, for us to state that the words " arms, &c.,"
are used ; the words in the act are " any gun or
gun, pistol or pistols, or other firearm or firearms,
or any part or parte of any gun, pistol, or 9tlaer

firearms, or any sword or swords, cutlass or cut-
lasses, pike or pikes, bayonet or bayonets, or any
bullets, gunpowder, or ammunition."
The Reporter states that the second battalion of
the Ist Royals arrived from the Curragh by train
on Monday, so that we have two regiments in our
garrison that, from their names at least, should
be right loyal—namely, the let Royals and the
2d Queen's.

Lord Fermoy has received the following reply to the
memorial adopted at the meeting of county magistrates on
Thursday :—" Viceregal Lodge, Sept. 16, 1865.—My dear
Lord Fermoy,—l beg leave to acknowledge your letter of
the 14th, transmitting the memorial adopted at the
meeting of magistrates of the county of Cork, representing
that the tranquillity of the county is endangered by the
Fenian conspiracy. You will have learned by this time
the steps which the Government has taken in Dublin and
Cork to repress the seditious movement. By a procla-
mation issued this day the county and city of Cork have
been placed under the provisions of the Peace Preserva-
tion Act, and the constabulary will be supported by such
a military force as may be necessary for the maintenance
of tranquillity. I trust that these measures will re-assure
the loyal and well-disposed inhabitants, and will prove
to the disaffected that the Government are fully deter-
mined to uphold the law.—Believe me, my dear Lord
Fermoy, faithfully yours, (Signed) WODEHOUSE.—Lord
Fermoy, dcc."
The constabulary of Ennis having received instructions
from headquarters to seize all copies of the Irish People
that were publicly exposed, for sale or otherwise, proceeded
to the railway station on Friday evening, at which time the
parcels of the Dublin weekly journals generally arrive ;
but, singular to say, they did not come in the customary
manner on this particular evening. Head-constable
M'Loughlin, with Constable Alexander and another mem-
ber of the force, again attended at the station next morn-
ing, and awaited the arrival of the 11.15 a.m. train, but on
its arrival the messenger.from the agent specially appointed
for the sale of it was told that the parcel had riot come.
The police then went away, but in a short time afterwards
the parcel was discovered along with others in the guard's
van, and was sent with other newspaper parcels to the
agent, Mr. P. Byrne, of Jail-street. The head-constable,
hearing that they had arrived in this manner, proceeded to
the agent's house, and finding a dozen of them exposed
for sale, at once laid hands on them and took them away.
He also proceeded to the establishment of Messrs. John
Considine and Sons, High-street, who carry on a very
extensive newspaper agency, and there found seven copies,
which were forwarded to them through the extensive and
respectable firm of Smith and Sons, newsagents, Dublin and
London, which the head-constable also seized. Those
effective seizures on the part of the efficient head constable
prevented the rebel politicians of our town from perusing
the pernicious columns of an organ which is now, happily,
defunct.— Clare Journal.

The authorities of the city of Waterford appear to be
adopting very wise and proper measures to suppress this
illegal and foolish band of young and inexperienced persons.
On Monday two large field pieces were transferred from the
Artillery barracks to the Infantry barracks, where the
major portion of the left wing of the 53d Regiment is sta-
tioned. A company of the regiment was despatched from
the city on Saturday, to garrison the Fort at Duncannon.
Another company was under orders to proceed to Temple-
more on Monday morning, but have been countermanded
on, we have heard, the representation of the city magi-
strates. It is also stated that a confidential representation
has been made by the magistrates, asking for an additional
number of military. Though there is no reason to expect
anything like a formidable demonstration in Waterford, it
is a step in the proper direction, to show that such would
be as futile as it would be absurd.— Waterford Mail.

FENIANISM IN LIVERPOOL.—The Fenian ex-
citement continues unabated in Liverpool. The
rnmours of the arrests that have been made of the
ringleaders in Ireland, and the knowledge that the
police are closely watching suspected persons, have
caused the greatest consternation amongst the
" centres " in Liverpool, the members of which
appear to be for the most part as cowardly as they are
clumsy in the work of conspiracy. It is also said that the
leaders are by no means unanimous in their councils as to
the best means to be adopted in the present crisis of the
movement ; that it has been whispered that there are some
of them likely to "make tracks" at no distant period, leav-
ing their duped countrymen in the lurch ; and that in con-
sequence of the ill-feeling that prevails among the principal
liberators, more than one truly Irish " ehindy " has taken
place. On Tuesday night, in the portions of the town
chiefly inhabited by the natives of the sister isle, groups of
excited labourers and.tirtisans might be seen congregated
together discussing matters relating to the Fenian move-
ment, or listening to the newspaper accounts of the arrests
that have been made in Ireland. It is only justice to say
that the Roman catholic clergy in the town are doing
everything in their power to prevent the members of their
congregations joining a movement which must be apparent
to every reflecting man as fraught with danger to all con-
cerned in it. This well-timed and judicious advice will no'
doubt be acted upon by the vast majority of the Catholic
community, and the movement will be mainly confined to
a few rash young men, and the scum of the Irish popula-
tion, who are always ready to endorse any scheme, how-
ever wild, which has for its object the humbling of the
Saxon.—Livelpeol Mercury.

Great Luxembourg Railway.

MEETING THIS DAY.

The half-yearly general meeting of this company was
held at the London Tavern to-day, the Hon. F. Scott,
chairman of the company, presiding.
The Report, which has appeared in The Sun, having
been taken as read,
The CHAIRMAN moved its adoption, and expressed a hope
that the shareholders were satisfied with its contents. Ho
trusted that next year still more satisfactory results would
be realised, as the prospects of the company were improv-
ing. He explained that the great increase in the coke and
mineral traffic not representing a corresponding increase
in the profits was owing to the company having been
compelled to reduce their rates. The consequence was,
that great expense had to be incurred, which would
have been much larger except for the policy of the
Government, which had reduced the duty on coke
and minerals, wisely believi ng;that an interchange between
the North and South of these commodities would be most
beneficial. Their traffic had accordingly received a great
stimulus, and they had not to encounter the same losses
they would have had to sustain under different circum-
stances. He adverted in dotal to the other items in the
report. •

The motion was agreed to, and the proceedings termi-
nated with a vote of thanks to the chairman and board of
directors.

MARKETS—This Day.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

The supply of beasts here to-day was moderate. Ge-
nerally speaking the quality of the stock was inferior, and
the trade ruled quiet, at about Monday's currency. The
few choice breeds on offer realised bs 4d per 81bs. The
supply of sheep on sale was tolerably large. For most
breeds there was a steady demand, at full quotations.
prime Downs and half-breds scld at 6s 8d per 81bs. The
veal trade was firm, at fully late rates. In pigs there was
a steady demand, at quite previous quotations.

Per 81b to sink the offal.

s de d
Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 4 4 0
Second quality do ..4 2 4 8
Prime large oxen ..4 10 5 0
Prime Scuts. i5tc....5 2 5 4
Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 6 5 0
Second quality do ..5 2 5 8

ds d
Pme ore-wool eheep.s 10 6 2
Prime S'thdown d 0.6 4 6 8
Large coarse calves 4 4 5 0
Prime small do 5 2 5 6
Large hugs ...4 4 4 10
Small porkers 5 0 5 4

Lambs....os Od-to 0 • Od.
Striding calves, 195 to 235; and quarter-old store pigs, 25s
to 305 each.
_ _ _

.
Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply:
Beasts 1,211i Beasts....
Cows. l3O Cows.
Sheep and lambs 8,140 Sheep and lambs
Calves 626 Ca ves .. 3l
rigs 470 Pigs