The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 15, 1870.

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in exile. But when the Queen's turn to emigrate
arrived, her loving brother-in-law was free to return,
which he did, and set up as a Republican. On
Thursday the fatal epistle directed against the
Orleanist Prince was published in the _Epoca.
The choice vocabulary of Don Henry, en-
riched by long practice, was employed to the
utmost in this final production. The Duke of Mont-
pensier was "infamous and criminal ;" a "Jesuit," a
" conspirator," a " traitor," a" bloated French pastry
cook," a "coward," etc. The Duke, according to
Continental notions of honour, felt himself compelled
to act. A duel was arranged, and at the third ex-
change of shots the Bourbon Prince was struck in
the head and killed. It is needless to enlarge
upon the calamitous results of such an event.
It is a disgrace to Spain. Whatever may be its
political consequences, it is hardly probable that any
political benefit will accrue from it. Nor is it in the
least likely to diminish duelling, for, shocked as
right-minded people may be at this tragedy, the
mania will, in all probability, only gather
fresh strength from this endorsement of the practice.
The Duke in some sense' deserves sympathy. His
character, though often questioned in some parti-
culars, was never open to the charge of ferocity.
His disposition, indeed, was so mild that he was very
generally suspected of cowardice, and he may have
felt himself in a manner driven to this combat.
He acted under gross provocation, and though this is
no excuse, it must, according to law and justice, be
deemed a Palliation.

MrtiliNT

PROGRESS OF DR. LIVINGSTONE.

The Government of India has received certain news of
Dr. Livingstone. The latest date received from the great
explorer is July 9th, 1860. He reiterates his belief that
he has found the soirees of the Nile between latitude
10 deg. and 12 deg. south, that is to say nearly in
the position which Ptolemy assigned to them. The
waters of the northern slope of the elevated plains
which overlook the valley of Cazembe are conveyed by
a multitude of streams into the Chambeze. This river
flows into Lake Bangivelo, and under the name of
Luapala unites it with Lake Moero. Again it changes
its name after leaving this point, and becomes known
as the Lualaba, as it runs to Lake Ulenge. Into
Lake Ulenge also flows the Lufira, a large river coming
from the western side of the same great plain, the
northern slope of which is drained by the Chambeze.
The combined waters of the Lufira and the Chambeze are
said by some of Dr. Livingstone's native informants
to enter Lake Tanganyika, and thence, ender
the different name of the Loanda, pass on to Lake
Choambe, which he considers to be the same as
Sir Samuel Baker's Albert Nyanza ; others maintain
that the Lufira, finds its way by the west of
Tanganyika to Lake Choambe. These questions have
still to be settled ; and in this the interest of Dr.
Livingstone's onward movements centre. The lakes
which Dr. Livingstone has seen are of considerable size,
varying from five to ten days march in length, and are
overhung by high mountain slopes which open out in
bays and valleys, or leave great plains which during the
rainy season become so flooded that the•caravans travel for
days through water up to their knees, and with difficulty
find high ground as a resting-place for the night. There
are plenty of domestic cattle in the country,and an
abundance of large game. The climate is declared to be
healthy.