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their parents (the real offenders) should be made
i liable for the expenses of their maintenance and
education. The Spartan theory, that the children
belonged exclusively to the State, might partially be
adopted ; whenever parents or friends took care of
the child, he should be suffered to remain under
their care, facilities for his education and the
due cultivation of his mind being afforded
from the national Eschequer whenever they
are not possessed of means sufficient to
provide it from their own resources ; but the in-
stant that child is criminally convicted, prima fade
evidence is afforded that they have neg'ected their
duties,ami unless that is satisfactorily rebutted,heshould
at once be, taken from their hands, and consigned to
thane national asylums where he may be brought up
to a sense of his position, a knowledge of the duties
he will be required to discharge in his future career,
and prepared by a judicious discipline for their due
performance.

The Commission apoiuted by the Swiss Diet to
floncert measures required by the hostile attitude
assumed by the Sonderbund assembled on the 31st
ult., and it was decided unanimously that coercion
is neceisary to repress the attempts of the League.
The Executive Council of Berne has instructed its
Deputies to the Diet to make a motion fur the
destruction of the fortifications which the Sonderbund
has undertaken to form without the authority of the
Federal As,embly. The addresses to the Diet from
the democratic societies all express the firm resolu-
tion of the people not to fetter the action of the Le-
gislature by illegitimate manifestations.

We read in a letter from Rome, of the 28th ult.—
" I have already spoken to you of the almost cordial
enteme between the Cabinets of Vienna and Paris on the
subject of the Pontifical States. Ric s, the most plausi-
ble conjectures, and public opint. m, au expressed in
several journals published at Rome, leave no doubt on
this subject. The Austrian Government offers its me-
diation to the Pope between his people and. himself in
the event of any disturbance, but it instructed its Nuncio
it Rome to iyat.. that it will intervene only if required
to do so by the Pontifical Government. This, however,
dill not prevent its sending, on the 16th, 1,500 men—
with artillery and matches lighted—into Ferrara; reckon-
ing, without doubt, that at that date the revolution was
consummated, and its intervention could not be retarded.
And what was the French Government doing at the same
time? It also offered, by a diplomatic note, the same
-ervices and the same intervention in the event of a re-
volution. The note, it is true, added that the French Go-
vernment would defend the independence of the Pope
against all, if any attempt should be made openly to
sh fickle the reforms of Pius IX —an act of astounding
anignani:uity, sa)s an Italian journal. when this inde•
oendenee is guaranteed by treaties, and when, on the
ether hand, it is impossible to suppose that any Govern-
:pent would openly oppose the administrative acts of an
odepetident sovereign. But it is well, in order to com-
plete the parallel, to add that at the same date—viz.,
the 16th ult., several French ves,ela showed themselves
Civita-Vecchia, and remained there two days, with
he intention, probably, of procuring for the Pontifical
Government the same protection as that presented by
the Austrian troops at Ferrara. The same idea of pro-
'-ction led to the manoeuvring, at the same time, of a
Neapolitan army on the frontier of the. Pontifical States.
rhiti is truly an affecting accord of protections."
" The celebrated Nardoni, who, from a simple gen-
larme, became colonel of the cariabineers, that is to
.ity, chief of the police under the old administration,
ho possessed the confidence of the ex• Governor,
Grasselini, has just been arrested in the environs of
Albano, after several days' minute researches. This ar-
rest is very important, for the man appears to be one
if the principal chiefs of the conspiracy which has just
:nenaced Rome. The Pope had several weeks ago
.rdered him to return to Naples, his native country ;
but whether he avoided the execution of this order, or
whether he returned for the execution of the plot, it is
certain that his presence was signalised at Albano from
aie 15th of this month, the day on which till. was dis-
,,overed. He endeavoured to hide himself, by flight,
rorn the active researches of 30 national guards, who
.pontaneously started to capture him, but he could not
-scape. Several other arrests, equally important, have
dso beeu effected, and will place in the hands of justice
1 the Ist ojt cts and all the agents of the plot."
A letter from Bologna of the 28th ult. says—
" Tne accounts which we receive from the different
provinces prove that the conspiracy has not been con-
'it:ed to the capital, for there have been disturbances in
ether parts. It is worthy of remark t hat these distui b
awes have coincided with the arrival of the Austrians at
Ferrara and the march of the Neapolitan troops towards
the frontier. It is said that several thousands sent from
Naples have arrived at Portent). Nothing is thought of
but how to organize a resistance to the Austrians, in
case they should attempt to invade the dominions of the
Pontificate. The Austrian General is arrived at Fer-
rara, and imperial troops are accumulating on the banks
of the Po. On Sunday the 25th, the anniversary of the
death of the brothers Bincleira and their com-
panions, the young rni:n of our town attended a mass '
celebrated at the Church of Saint James, in honour of
these unfortunate persons. The letters and journals
from Rome confirm the important news lately circulated.
The new Secretary of State has protested against the
entrance of the Austrians into Ferrara. Colonel Freddi
tnd Captain Oloi have been arrested near the frontier of
Naples, and further arrests have been made at Rome in
consequence of the disclosures by the papers which have
been seized."

We learn from Naples that the disturbances in
the Calabrias are not yet at an end, and that armed
bands continue to infest the mountains and forests.
The gendarmes of the kingdom, which form a corps
of 1,500 men, and the best part of the Neapoli-
tan army, almost exclusively furnish the detach-
ments sent in pursuit of the Calabrian brigands. A
certain number have been captured, and the Govern-
ment will, it is believed, send them to the Lipau
Islands, as they did last year, with the bandit chief
DALARICO. Attacks upon property are still made,
particularly upon the estates belonging to the great
feudal lords. Letters threatening pillage and Sre are
still disseminated.

The KING, on returning from his excursion,
landed at Paolo, in Calabria, with the view of
acquiring correct information as to passing events.
Immediately after the return of his MAJESTY to
Naples, on the 19th ult., a Council of Ministers was
called to deliberate upon the measures required for
pacifying and improving the condition of the southern
provinces and Sicily.

Madrid papers of the 29th and 30th ult. have
arrived.

The QUEEN has been slightly indisposed at La
Granja. Her MAJESTY, however, who is completely
recovered, is about to proceed for a few days to Biofrio.
The interior custom-houses of Spain are, it is said,
to be definitively suppressed.

General Pant arrived at Barcelona on the 21st,
en route for Marseilles.

There are several Carli3t bands in Catalonia and
Gerona.

The expeditionary army in Portugal had com-
menced its return. Ten battalions, however, are to
remain—four for a month, and six for an unlimited
ps•riod. It is said that serious di-sensions have broken
out between the KING-CONSORT of Portugal and
Count MENSDOREF, and that the Queen of PORTUGAL
has refued to comply with the requisitions of the
Allies.

MADRID BOLSA, JULY 30.—The Three per Cents.
264 fur cash ; the Five per Cents. 11. Exchange
un London, 49 40.

We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday.
A question put by Viscount FLAVIGNY in the
Chamber of Peers on Tuesday, elicited from M.
GUIZOT the following programme of the policy, which
he intends to pursue with regard to Switzerland and
Italy :--

The
Chamberta:ah
subjects with'ceoculd not bo surprised if he spoke
on these two
4. a
certain reserve. lee
11 r-
tunately, in neither case had the policy of France
anything to conceal. In what related to Switzer-
land. he wished first of
all to set aside two false
and irritatit g notions. It
intended meddling with tl'aes alleged that France
internal affairs of
that country—in fact, intervenin
was intsnded. Not that he edZt.ted at t;' ingof the sort
absolutee rule
on the subject. Non-intervention, like'- Pe, was
natural state ; but that did net say that there was
the
never
1 to be occasion for intervention, any more than that
legitimate cause for war might not arise. All that b:
din at present was to deny any idea of interve mien, at
the saute time that he reserved the rights of his coun-
try. The second idea which he rejected was that
France was opposed to a reform of the to der,l compact. ;
that idea was just as erroneous. France would con
fine herself to maintaining all that constituted interna-
tional right. The French Government honoured and
respected Switaerland, and considered her independence
and her constitution intimater' connected with the great
interests of Europe. Noboiy could deny that the neu-
trality of Switzerland was bound up with her constitu-
tion, and that, consequently, France hail a great interest
to maintain the confederation such as it was at present.
And in what name where the changes spoken of de-
manded ? In that of the most radical ideas—of ideas,
which wherever they prevailed, brought about the shame
and ruin of the country where they were in force. These
ideas, far trom being new, as was represented, were old
ones revived, and would destroy Switzerland, if she sm-
iered herselt te be guided by them. By what means,
toes, were they upheld ? By the m st violent and irre•
gnlar. Wats it possible nor
tiny one to sav that France
cool t remain 4er
unduerent when such titirgs were pas'iie ?
B,t what hmithe Is .' I 1 .-
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.. r. n,..i „, yenta , t „one . fla.l
it threatened, had it. 4 '
It employed torce ? Nor in the
slightest degree. had expressed its opinion, and re-
seived its right fin the future. The infra Geysers-