The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-11 00:00:00

AN INFAL.L.

IF JVINTE.R!

Winter is coning and no mistake. It is even now
on our table ! Zadkiers Almanac for 1861, with its
prognostic horrors and predictions of the weather,
is freezing our very ink, and almost curdles our

brighter liquid, so that we breathe asthmatically.

What a cruel man must that Mr. Zadkiel be ! It

is only now the 11th of October, and yet we are
visited by the grim Astrologer with—his

" winter coming,
Sullen aad sad with all his rising train—

Vapors and clouds and storms ! "
What will become of us if thus he starts his game
so early in the season ! Then, as if these were not
enough, we are threatened with the Voice of the
'Stars, with, Ave hope, heavenly music, but then
here are " numerous useful tables; and a Hiero-
glyphic--terminating with The _Reign of Discord,
which promises a very sad catastrophe to our ex-
pected harmony ! "Well, there is nothing like doing
it well, with plenty of it, and filling up the cup of
horrors to overflowing. If it be not a windfall it
may turn out a snow-fall, and drift us off to King-
dom come before we are aware of the impending
avalanche. Wicked Zadkiel ! You have much to
I answer for. Now, let us put a very simple ques-
tion to one who promises more than he bargains
for. You say that " the new year begins milder
than the exit of the old one—(so far so good)—with
fog and thick weather, some snow; 2d, high winds ;
3d to sth, changes, rain and wind prevail," that is,
we suppose, one for each-3d, 4th, and sth—a fair
distribution, no doubt. But, then, "stormy air,
rain, mists and rain again, up to the 9th." Now,
as we have had quite enough of heavy wet for the
last two days, with storms to boot, we ask Mr.
Zadkiel which of these nine days will be the
right one in his prophetic second sight ? If he
tell us truly, we shall back him against all the
Wizards of the North, second-sight canny fellows,
and mountain-dew mistifiers included. The reve-
lation will be a nine days' wonder, indeed. No! no!
Mr. Zadkeil! You may be a clever astronomer,
and see the stars double, but we are not to be taken
in with moonshine nor the tail of a comet neither.
All may be very well when the weather is fine, but
not so when the prophecy is at fault rather more
often than seldom. The clerk of the weather took
it into his head once to suit Mr. Murphy with an
exact fit of weather, which, having proved all
right, turned poor Murphy's head. Murphy, proud
of his success, cast aside his old familiar coat, and
tried on a new one mat year, without having
consulted the weather clerk, or taken his measure,
andso the garment wouldn't suit anyhow. Murphy's
coat was so unlike Joseph's, of many colours, that it
was of no colour at all! The Clerk of the Weather
took it in high dudgeon, and would neither rain
nor snow, nor blow high nor low; in short, he would
not blow at all, so that poor Murphy was himself
at last completely blown up ! Thus it comes of
promises—they are much easier made than per-
formed, as we know to our cost. We hope
it may not turn out so to Mn Zadkiel, but
that his prophecies may "come off" all right,
Why does he not try his luck at Capel Court ?
there he might retrieve the fortunes of many a lame
duck, and possibly better his own.
Now, in justice to our far-seeing guide, philo-
sopher, and friend we shall give his
"VOICE OF THE STARS—JANUARY, 1861.

" AAN BALA NABUD KE AZ BALA BUD. That evil
which cometh from above is not evil,' saith the Persian
proverb, and the men of England will do well to remember
this. For the year 1861 opens with the violent Mars
entering the ruling sign of England, and squaring Mer-
cury at the same time, whence violence and tumult arouse
the land, and quarrels and mischief are the order of the day.
Much excitement exists ; public meetings are held, and I
hope they will not exceed prudent discussion : but men's
minds are sadly disturbed. In short, the British Lion is
aroused, and woe to those whose factious opposition to the
rights of the people endanger the peace of the realm. The
happy stay of Jupiter in the ruling sign of France, and
Italy will bring peace to those much vexed lands, and this,
in spite of the malicious approach of Saturn to the ascen-
dant of the Emperor. He will be troubled this month
about his finances, and be vexed by some clerical questions
at the very threshold of the year. Mars and Mercury will
trouble William 111., King of the Netherlands. He be-
comes very pugnacious, and he may suffer iu his head. In
the Ottoman empire, there are strange troubles reigning,
chiefly financial, and sudden changes therein connected
with religious matters."
And we finish with his prayer for December,
in which we cordially join.
" But I hope all these sinister symptoms will disappear
before the happy influences which will usher in the new
year 1861 And thus let us join in the prayer, never more
needed, that Heaven may teach our senators wisdom, and
give the people patience."

PLANS OF NAPOLEON 1. RESPECTING

THE PAPACY.

The following drafts of decrees, lately published
for the first time by the Chevalier Gennarelli, in
his work, " I Lutti dello Stato Romano," have just
appeared in the preface of the second edition of
Mr. Arthur's " Italy in Transition ;"

" N. 69 Pr. r.

" KINGDOM OP ITALY.-DRAFT OF DECREE.
" Registered N.
" Subject of the Decree.—First Roman Statute.

" Napoleon, by the grace of God, and by the constitu•
tions, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Protector o
the Confederation of the Kingdom.
" To all those to whom these presents shall come, greet.
ing—

" Wishing to restore to the Roman people that form of
government which in former times they enjoyed, we have
ordered and decreed, and do order and decree, as follows :
" Art. I. Rome is a free imperial city.
" Art. 11. The Palace of the Quirinal, with its depen-
dencies, is declared an imperial palace.
" Art. 111. The boundary between the Roman territory
is fixed by a line which, departing from Certeveri, passes by
Baccano, Palestrina, Marino, Albino, Monterotondo, Palom-
bara, Tivoli, and, following a distance of two miles from the
sea, again touches Certeveri.
"Art. IV. The territory of the villages (pacsi) inter-
sected by the beforenamed line constitutes the circumscrip-
tion of Rome, except all that which lies between the sea
and the line itself.

" Art. V. A senator and a magistracy of 40 conservators
form the government of the city and of its territory.
Art. VI. The execut:ve power is vested in the senator ;
the legislative in the magistracy of conservators. The
senator iniCates laws. The office of senator is for life;
that of conservator for four years.
"Art. IX. The senator is always appointed by ourselves
and our successors. For this present time we reserve also
the right to appoint the magistracy of conservators. Here-
after, when they must be replaced, the senator fills up
vacancies from a double list presented to him by the magis-
tracy."

RINGDONI OP ITALY.-DRAFT OF DECREE.
"Registered N.

" Subject of the Decree.—Annexation of the districts com-
posing the Roman States in the Kingdom of Italy.
"Napoleon, by the grace of God and by the constitu-
tions, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Protector of
the Confederation of the Kingdom.
" We have decreed and do decree as follows :

"Art. I. All the districts composing the Roman States,
with the exception of Rome and its territory, as described
in the first Roman statute, are irrevocably and in perpetuity
united to our kingdom of Italy.
" Art. 11. Possession will be formally taken of these
districts on - day, and the arms of the kingdom will be
setup.

" Art. 111. On the same day the Code Napoleon will be
published.
" Art. IV. The districts, as above annexed, shall form
four departments, ziz. :
" I. The department of Circeo ; capital, Velletri.
" 2. The department of Cimeno ; capital, Viterbo.
" 3. The department of Trasimeno; capital, Perugio.
" 4. The department of Clitunno ; capital, Spoleto.
" A third decree names the Prince Borghese senator,
and then follows :
" KINGDOM OF ITALY.--DRAFT OF DECREE.

" Registered N. F.
" Subject of tho Decree.--Measures with regard to his

Holiness.

" Napolon, by the grace of God and by the constitu-
tions, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Protector of
he Confederation of the Kingdom.

" Considering our first Roman statute, we have decreed,
and do decree as follows :

" Art, I. The church and square of St. Peter's, the
palace in the Vatican, and that of the Holy Office, with
their dependencies, freely belong to his Holiness.
" Art. 11. The chapter and the building of St. Peter's
have preserved to them all their property, under such an
administration as the Pope shall be pleased to appoint.
His Holiness shall receive an annual revenue of a million.
of Italian lire, and shall preserve all his honours which he
has enjoyed in the past.
" Given from our Imperial Palace of St. Cloud this —.—
day of September, 1808."

His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the
Countess Bernstortf have left Alnwiek Castle, where they
have been visiting the Duke and Duchess of Northumber-
land, for a tour of visits in Scotland.