The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-26 00:00:00

CARDINAL ANTONELLPS CIRCULA.R.)

The following circular has been addressed by Cardinal
Antonelli to the Pontifical Nuncios :

" The Vatican, November 25, 1870

"The sequestration of those journals which were the
first in Florence, Turin, and Rome to publish the Ency-
clical of the Holy Father furnishes a further proof of the
loyalty with which the Government of Florence intends to
maintain the promises made and the assurances given to
the Catholic world when that Government deprived the
Holy Father of the rest of his dominions, and to show more
than ever what kind of independence and liberty is granted
to the Roman Pontiff in the exercise of his spiritual

Power.

"This unjustifiable and arbitrary proceeding affords
the most convincing proof that the Supreme Head of the
Church cannot be subject to any extraneous power, and
that the state of things brought about by the usurping
Government is intolerable, if itbe really desirable that the
voice of the Teacher of Nations should be diffused over the
world. And thus it is that the fears entertained when it
became necessary to proceed to the publication of this Pon-
tifical act, and the precauti*ns taken that it should evade
the vigilance of the Italian authorities until it should be in
the hands of the Episcopate, find a complete justification
in the action of the Government. From this also may be
judged what fate would be reserved for the Supreme
Pontiff if he should, finding himself in opposition to
the lay Powers, be compelled to condemn their acts•
Signor Visconti-Venosta boasted of having allowed
the publication of the Brief suspending the
meetings of the Council, a Brief then rendered
necessary by the politkal condition of Rome, and the
great wisdom of which has since been demonstrated. Let
Signor Venosta henceforth keep silence, and
spare the Catholics the necessity of reminding him that
the permission was given because the Pontifical act was
most welcome to his Government, which could ill tolerate
the reunion of the Bishops and the benefit that the Church
derived from it.

" Yesterday was the anniversary of the execution of
the infamous Monti and Tognetti, found guilty of having '
mined and blown up ;the oSerristori Barracks, in which
twenty-seven persons perished, victims of their ferocity.
It was by the special mercy of providence that an entire
battalion of Zouaves, who had gone out on duty in the
city, were not buried in the ruins. This deed, worthy of
a horde of savages, and which, as a homage to civilisa-
tion, it would be seemly to bury in oblivion, it was
desired, instead, to celebrate with public demonstrations.
" With this object the Circolo Popolare (People's Club)
issued and posted up in the streets a manifesto, in which
the people were invited to meet in force, and proceed to
the exhumation of the two corpses, and to transport them
Solemnly from San Giovanni Decollato to San Lorenzo al
Campo Vaccino, and an open subscription was announced
to collect the offerings destined to erect a monument in
their honour. It is owing only to the urgent remonstrances
of the Brethren of the Holy Confraternity of San Gio-
vanni, and of other respectable citizens, who invoked the
intervention of the troops, that a demonstration of this
shameful charactei was not made. It is sufficient to men-
tion these facts to shew the degree of moral civilisation
to which it is intended to lead the people. And we must
be permitted to ask those who dare to maintain that the
personal liberty of the Pontiff is in no way clogged
if the Supreme Teacher of the principles of justice, if the
Sovereign of this Rome, could with impartiality go about
among those who decree honours for and rejoice over and
laud to the skies all who have been, and all who still are,
his most rabid enemies.
" The French Revolution of the last century, its horrors

and its orgies, are only to be compared with what goes of
in this miserable city since the entrance of the Italiai
troops. " With expressions, &c.,
" G. ANTONELLI."

ICE ACCIDENTS IN LANG iSIIIRE.

At Chadderton, near Oldham, on Thursday, a number
boys ventured on to a sheet of ice. When two of them
id reached the middle of the pond the ice broke, and

they were both immersed. A Man, named William Wild,
a ropemaker, heard their shouts, and he made
strenuous efforts to save them. He brought one of the
lads to the bank, and he soon recovered ; but the other,
when brought to the side, was quite exhausted, and,
though medical aid was at once obtained, he died
in a few minutes. His name was James Wild,
amid he wits 9 years of age. On the same
day a boy, named William Bolton, aged 13, son
of a labourer, was returning from Messrs. Steiner
and Co.'s work, Church, near Accrington, along
with two other lads about the same age. On their
coming to a deep lodge connected with the works, the iads
" dared " each other as to which of them would go the
furthest on the thin ice. Bolton stepped forward, and the
ice broke, and he was drowned, his body not being
recovered until two hours afterwards.

THE PROCESSIONS IN ULSTER.
A great meeting was held in the Ulster Hall, Belfast,
on Friday to express sympathy with the Apprentice
Boys of Derry. William Johnstone, Esq., M.P., the
Rev. Hugh Hanna, and other leaders of the Orangemen,
were speakers. These are the resolutions submitted.
"That the city of Derry, from its great services and sacri-
fices rendered to the 'public good, is entitled to special
privileges; and the sentiments of those who represent its
gallant defenders ought to be indulgently considered by
a patriotic Government. " That animal celebrations
of • a great national deliverance obtained at Derry
are not only constitutional and legal, but have a bene-
ficent effect on public spirit and the loyal sentiments
of the country ; that the conduct of a certain section
of the local magistracy in efforts to suppress the cele-
brations has been arbitrary and illegal, and ought to
be condemned by every friend of constitutional freedom
that the Apprentice Boys are entitled to the sympathy
and support of all that is truly Protestant and loyal in
the empire; and the meeting expresses its indignation at
the outrage attempted on the Apprentice Boys• by a
section of the local magistracy. "That a memorial
embodying theSe sentiments, be forwarded to the govern-
ment."

We understand that Sir James Watts, Knight, of
Abney Hall, Cheadle, will be the High Sheriff of Lanca-
shire for the ensuing year.
ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER.—Five of the six men
accused of the wiiful murder of Alexander Macbeth,
groom to Mr. Wallis, of Swinton Park, near Manchester,
were ot Friday committedby Sir John Iles Mantelll, the
stipendiary magistrate of Salford, to take their trial at
the assizes on the charge of manslaughter. It will be re-
' membered that on Saturday night week, the prisoner
. created 'a disturbance at Irlams-o'the-Height, and the
deceased was called upon to assist the police. While
performing this duty he was so shockingly maltreated
that he died shortly afterwards.