The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-17 00:00:00

THE LATE H. BIONTALEMBERT.

We should not be surprised, says the Standard, if the
death of Montalembert should be looked back upon in
future times as the closing of an era. He typified a class
which, it seems to us, must pass away, if, indeed, it has
not passed with his decease. It is true that the Univers
appeared the day after the announcement of his dissolu-
tion with a mourning border, but this only, proves that
even such violent and vindictive controversialists as M.
Lopis Veuillot and his faithful army of matadores
are overcome by a sense of decency in the presence
of an open tomb. In a quarter of a century they
have wrought a transformation in theological Europe
such as the world has never before seen in such a trivial
space of time. They command the episcopacy, they have
indoctrinated the lower clergy, they have mesmerised the
laity. The Pope is their puppet, whilst he deems himself
their master, and it only remains for them either to subdue
the State or to break away from its control. Their ambi-
tion has reached its climax. As we say, they are closing
an era, and as history loves to associate its dates with noble
names, the time will come when men will look back and say
that in the grave of Montalembert was buried the last hope of
reconciling the worship of Rome with an honest passion for
liberty. It may by said of IVlontalembert that
to the last he feared, but to the last he hoped. He could
not surrender on his death-bed the pious delusion of a life.
" Never, thank Heaven ! "he had exclaimed a few days
before, " have I thought, said, or written anything in
favour of Papal Infallibility." Perhaps he is lucky to
have died before he was compelled either to believe it, or
to be logical at last. He was the dreamer of dreams,
born out of his-due time, whose constant effort it was to
set the crooked straight. If he failed he failed nobly ;
but he was essentially one of those of whom it has been
said that all must admire, but none had bet* in?itate
them.

The Rev. Brewin Grant 8.A., for many years a
Congregationalist minister at Sheffield, and well known
for the part he took last year in opposition to disestab-
lishment in Ireland, has decided on joining the Church of
England.

THE EASTER MONDAY REVIEW.—The metropo-
litan commanding officers have had a further interview
with the authorities of the Brighton Railway Company
and Mr. J. P. Knight, their general manager. The latter
have agreed to make the most liberal and convenient ar-
rangements with regard to the transit and accommodation
of the volunteers, and especially with regard to the tickets.
They are to be issued as early as the Ist of April, and
commanding officers are to be allowed till the 11th to
make their first return of the number of tickets sold ; a
second and similar return will be made on the 16th, the
remainder being left over till after the review. By this
arrangement greater facilities will be afforded than usual
for ascertaining befosehand the actual numbers of each
corps likely to be present at the review.

A robbery was committed about a week ago at
Hastings by a girl named Ellen Lusted, about 15 years of
age, under the following circumstances :—For some time
past an Italian band has been playing at Hastings, and
the girl became infatuated with one of the bandsmen. On
the band leaVing Hastings the girl resolved upon following
it to London, and, that she might provide herself with
means, she robbed her mistress of a quantity of wearinz
appayel, &c. §4.9140 kiwakckl4l9.9witsy viii,Fl,9l3aott4
t2.gAtipsei_d

PRINCE PIERRE BONAPARTE,
The Gazdois has heard from Tours about the stoppage Of
the works of the Palais de Justice, by order of the
Ministew of Justice. He very truly observed that
the occasion was not a joyous one, and that the
Prince was coming there as a French citizen about to
e I stand before a jury of his countrymen. Under these
eireuostances he deprecated the proposed display, and re'
quested that the authorities would confine themselve3,o
tho,-,-e preparations which.were absolutely necessary. .11-xle
governor of the Conciergerie will accompany the Prince
to Tours. Ths G'a:ctic des Tribuneaux refers in
a statement which . appears in the 111areeiddibe
concerning the manner- in which M. &Oats
the Juge d'lnStruetion has conducted the investigation,
and denies the imputations cast upon him in resPec4
his examination of witnesses at Auteuil. M. Fing°,/e"
the counsel. for the prosecution, has been studying the
tails of. the affair, of Prince . Pierre Bonaparte, in order
to prepare his brief. He was assisted in the task by the
solicitor Bernheim, and the investigation took place in one
of the chambers of the Court of Cessation.

MGR. DUPANLOUP AND THE .A C FIB'S 11 0 P

OF AIALINES.

Mgr. Dupanioup, Bishop of Orleans, has replied to the
Archbishop of Malines. His reply, which has been
printed at Naples, bears date Rome, March Ist. Ile con-
eludes in the following terms
"It is the honour of my life ' militant
to have been as much insulted as any Bishop
ever was by the adversaries of religion and. society
There was but one last sacrifice which I had not had the
honour of making, but it was offered to me, and I did no!
shrink from it. I laid myself open for what I thoug,h'
the good of the Church to the attacks of those wn°
formerly applauded me, and they have not spared rat
I have surrendered that popularity, such as it was, NvLic'T
I had not sought, and which is an idol to so many
was not ignorant what I was doing, but without hcsita.
tion I sacrificed it to that which I believed, and now es
then. to be aegreat duty. That duty I shalL fulfil to tio.
end."

RECRUITING FOR THE ARMY.—The Inspector°
General of Recruiting has issued a memorandum, giving
information of the changes that have resulted from the
introduction of the new system of 1867. The extra two-
pence a day has had the effect of improving the number
of recruits, and during. the depression of trade' in Louden
men of " clerical attainments" have been furnished. 0n
the whole, however, the class of men enlisting now is or
much superior to what it used to be. There is no dio"-
culty in keeping the cavalry complete. Recruiting has
been removed as much as possible from the public-houses,
and any recruit enlisted when drunk can claim immediate
release.

COUNT IIEUST'S NOTE TO ROME.—The Vienna
correspondent of the Eastern Budget says that the abstract
of Count Beust's note on the Syllabus which has already
been published, i 3 somewhat inaccurate. The most bit'
portant passage clearly states that Austria reserves to her-
self all freedom of action in respect of any resolution)
which might be arrival at in the sense of the 21 canons,
and that such resolutions will not only be invalid in
Austria, but that their publication in the empire will not
be permitted, Cardinal Antonelli made no reply to the
note, except to inform Count Frautsmandorif that ha
would accept it ad refer andum.
INTERESTING DISCOVEILY.—The Emperor Napo-
icon, as may be remembered, some time back purchases
the site on Mount Palatine formerly occupied by the
palace of Augustus Canar and his widow Livia. Excavu
tions in the ruins have been made by his Majesty's order!
and many interesting objects of antiquity have been
brought to light. A more important discovery just made
13 that of three underground rooms, which apparently
belonged to the batlis, and of which the walls are &dna-
rahly decorated with frescoes. Copietof these paintings
have been made by M. Layrand a French artist, and have
just arrived at the French Institute. The relics from the.
villa of Augustus will eventually occupy a room at-th@
museum in the palace of St. Germain,
DIE COUNT DE CIIAMBORD.-31. Adrien d$
Riancey has received a letter of condolence from the
Count de Chambord, bearing date Vienna, March 10-.
After expressing his sympathy in M. de Riancey's griefs
the Count exclaims, " How great is the loss for the
Church of which your excellent father was one
of the most devoted sons; For France who
loved him like ourselves with a filial love ; for the Cause of
right to which he had devoted his life, and for -me, who
mourns in him one of my best and most faithful friends.
. . . At least, he had the satisfaction at the end of
his life of receiving the benediction of the Holy Father, and
bf hearing from his lips words Of praise and encouragement-
which touched him deeply. His sons lam convinced will
be proud to follow in his steps, and I rely upon them as
relied upon him, Be to your mother who is so severely
tried, and to the fellow workers of your father who aided
him with so much zeal in the .useful work to which he
devoted himzelf,the interpreter of my sorrowful sympathy,

THE TURKISH SLAVE TRADE.—If we may fay
credit the paper read by Major Millinger before the An-
tlirepological Society, there is a field of female enterprise
in the East which has hitherto been happily cultivated
only by Oriental hands. All the ladies in Constantinople
are, it reams, slave dealers. Every woman who has anY
capital to invest becomes an importer of her own sex
from Cireassia. The business is safe and profit-
able, for white slaves are as much a necessity to the
Musa,.linah dynasty as meat is to the . London
market. •It is contrary to the statutes of the empire for
the Sultan or his family to marry any but slaves, and in
the Seraglio it is the Circassians who receive the best
treatment, and alone attain the highest honours. So inti-
mately is slavery bound up with the social and political
systems of Turkey that, in the opinion of Major Millin-
ger, the extinction of the former must imply the destruc-
tion of the latter. If these conclusions be correct We
must not be too sanguine as to the effect
is likely to be produced by the recent visits of the
Empress of the 1-4'rench and the Princess of Wales to 0.1
Sultan. which

BISHOPS, THE CROWN, AND PARLIAMENT 00
OLD.—The air, which has for some time past been raining
mitres, seems to be still surcharged with them. That
they should be at the disposal of the Prime Minister
for the time being is, we know, a dire offence
to some worthy people, who, perhaps, are
unaware of the dangers that in past times were
involved in a different system. In 1397 the Speaker
of the House demanded an interview with the Lord
Chancellor and other great officers of State to convey to
them the desire of the Commons that a law should be
passed " to check the extravagant expenses of the King's
household, and to forbid bishops and ladies who had ne
particular business there from frequenting the Court." It
rs generally supposed that the ladies were constant in
their attendance in order to influence the king ifk
his appointments to the bishoprics, and that the bishopEk
were present in order to counteract this female interfe-
relice with their order. Be this as it may, King Richard
was so incensed at the suggestion that he commanded the
Speaker to furnish him with the name of the proposer of
the bill. It turned out to be a clerical M.P.—one Thomas
Maxey—who, on his own confession, was convicted of
treason and sentenced to death by an ex post facto lain:
At the intercession of the prelates his life was spared, and
his example is recorded in the annals of the House to warn
captious members of the danger of meddliug with episcol*
anpointrnents.—Pall Mall Gazette.
.A. ;PROPITADLt BREwERy.-_f udgment in the appeal cago
Tennant v. Tennant " haa beeii given in the House of
-Lords. The appellant asked the House to reverse
decision of the Scotch - Court, Which had refused to set
aside a deed by which he renounced a share in a large brewer/
business in Glasgow. He declared that he signed it
under great pecuniary pressure, and was unduly influenced
by his father and brother. Also, that the consideration
for the deed was altogether inadequate. The profits of
the brewery, It was stated, are £60,000 a year Their
lordships held that at the time of signing the deed the ap-
pellant knew perfectly well the nature of its provisions,
and affirmed the judgment of the Scotch court.
THE WESTON V. WEST CHANCERY SUIT.—The Master of
of the Rolls has delivered judgment in the case of " Weston
v. Weston," which was a suit instituted by a wife to com-
pel her husband to pay_ll...r an allowance according to an
agreement. The defendant was a gentleman of fortune
in the country, and had been married to the plaintiff
some time. They had - three children. Whilst
a Mr. Quick Was staying with them in 1862, rumours
were circulated, the result of which was that an agree-
ment ',was entered into between the defendant and Mrs.
Weston, by which it was covenanted that they should
separate, he allowing her £3OO a year, so long as she did
notcommit adultery, or institute proceedings in the Divorce
Court. for a restitution of conjugal rights. In consequence
of Mr. quick afterwards 'visiting Mrs. Weston, the
husband withdrew the allowance and set a detective to
watch his wife. The Master of the Rolls said that if the
clgendant believed in his wife's misconduct he should
have applied for a dissolution of his marriage in the
Divorce Court. He decided that the defendant must paY
Mrs. Weston the amount of her arrears, and her annwth
as well as the costs of the suit.
MR- HUTLEY'S WILL.—An application has been made
to Vice-Chancellor Stuart for the appointment of a
receiver to the estate of the late Mr. Nutley, whose will
has been declared invalid. The ground of the application
was that the defendant in the lite suit was drawing
cheques for large amounts, and if this were allowed, 3
serious injustice might be done to persons entitled to the
estate. The motion stood over..

THE TOTTENHAM REGATTA.—Two men, named Ashton
and Godfrey, have been commitied for trial at the Marl-
borough-street Police-court for obtaining a subscription to
the " Tottenham Regatta " from Lord George Hamilton,
there being no such thinq in existence. The prisoners
forged the name of Lord Lnfield, M.P., and others, to a
subscription list.'

FRAUDULENT CONVERSION OF A LEA SE.--A large farmer
named Jeffries has been committed for trial at Colchester,
for having illegally converted to his own use, a lease b'3-
twcen himself and the Countess Waldegrave and others. The
lease was in the possession of a solicitor as security, but
he allowed Mr. Jeffries to have it for a few days. During
those few days Jeffries obtained a loan on it.
THREATENING ARSON AND AIURDER.—A young man
has been sentenced to eight months hard labour
at Lewes for sending a letter to Mr. Tullock a gentle-
man of property near, threatening to murder him and set
his house on fire. Mr. Tulloch had prosecuted one of tile
prisoner's relatives for trespass.

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It is stated that great efforts are'beipg made to
procure for the Orleanist princes the right of return to
France. •

The temperature in London, as noted by the
Meteorological Department, was 19 degrees higher this
porning than call/low:lay morning. Then was 28, to-dor
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