The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-30 00:00:00

THE MARY LOWELL.

It is to be hoped that the seizure of the Mary Lowell bi
the Spaniards will give rise to no diplomatic imbroglic4
The dispute is rather curious, and involves the three
Governments of Spain, England, and the United
t,
States. The Mary Lowell is an American 811 V
and was seized off Ragged Island, one of t-e
Bahamas. The vessel was taken to Havannah, and thera°
condemned as a legal prize for carrying contra
of war. The Americans, nevertheless, demand het
surrender to them, alleging that she was
captured on the high seas six miles from Baggy
Island. On the other hand, the British authorial
require her surrender to them, as it has been prole
that the capture was effected within two miles of °1
small dependency, and therefore in British waters.
remains to be seen, therefore, whether our represent/1i
tions will produce any effect. But we want no o°i°
Tornado affair. It is a great pity that there existsL
international tribunal by which these small affairs can
settled without years of diplomatic haggling.

CUBA AND THE UNITED STATES.

A little while ago the belief was current in the trPritel
States that the Government, yielding to the pressti.e ;
popular opinion—or popular prejudice—would, in 6°4.
way or other, recognise the Cuban insurgent Governtaemi,
The Times Philadelphia correspondent, however, te:
graphs that General Grant's Cabinet will interfere ow'
for the protection of American interests. Intelligence b,l
been received that the insurrection cannot be maint3l-e
without foreign aid, and as recognition might inc°'De
America in a war, any idea of interference seems t°,6l
abandoned. It is satisfactory to learn that the ITI'"
States Government will hold aloof from this contensge
Unfortunately, it seems that self-interest, and not se-of
of justice and consistency, has been the ruling nlotro
this abstention. So at least the Times Philadelli'm
correspondent suggests—not that he is very friendly
American Government.

ITALIAN PROSPECTS.
The Times Florence correspondent has little that ._,4
hopeful to say of the Italian Budget. Seldom, indeed, P';
a nation been confronted with such a melancholy: estir'irif'ted
of financial prospects. Thirty millions sterling are nee ~c 1
before Italy can pay off her arrears and bring revena e'-ce
expenditure to an equilibrium. The Italian Fi°lll,B
Minister himself does not hope that this canoe
accomplished before 1874. But there is a bright sia the
the prospects of the Italian nation. In many respectellf
country is flourishing, and the lower classes are gelle,r:
well off, especially in the rural districts. The
subventions are now a very heavy charge, but these "A
be lessened by the completion of the Mont Cenis to
whilst the prosperity of the country must be augmented of
these facilities for communication. The constructiontii
mercantile shipping in Italian dockyards has gre°' of
increased, and has become an important source
prosperity. In short, with good harvests, and, a
tro°
all, peace, Italy may get out of her difficulties P!_it,l
distant date. The army has already been reduced. /761
not still further lessen it ? English people will be stn°;ell
to learn that it is the Italian Chamber of Deputies scwto,
stands in the way of economy in the military departnleo.
Besides wasting time in needless delays and by inatto.
tion to business, the deputies have committed the un'„
.'tri
donablc blunder of voting more money than the
demanded.

THE SULTAN AND HIS ARMY.
lle*
Letters from Constantinople, by way of Ala"e 101
contain a very odd piece of intelligence. " 5°1,0
Powers," it is said, have recommended the Su to
to
raise an army of half-a-million of men in or“.„e-igt)
be fully prepared for eventualities. The Turkish eovow-e0
replied that such a force was utterly beyond his res°tl/:
but that he had done all in his power by organising
reserve force. It appears, then, that his Sublin3"; d
anxious to realise the worst, and hasten the bankruPte'd
his State as much as possible. Whoever the "Besread
PoWers" may be they could not have given their fr'
the Sultan worse advice.

The Indian troopship Serapis, Capt. J. C. Sosc11:
at Portsmouth, yesterday embarked Lieut. 10b„1,100
son and 40 men of the Royal Engineers, also till
soldiers' wives and four children. To-day she
embark several military officers to join their ret,
ments, as well as a number of the discharged vOrt.4,
men from the different Government establishme°oo
who with their families are about to be sent :ocl
under the auspices of the Emigration Societi
and private resources. The Serapis will sail
morrow for Canada.
ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Pil!s and °inane- 0,
Determination of blood to the head, flushings, p
and shortness of breath are cured by these gland reb-ocl
tors of the heart's impulse. Under Holloway's gcro' e 9
specifics the current of blood throughout the body bee° the
steady and unchanged by the passing thought—L(3'3°oS
suffusion of the head and cheeks is avoided and ner'ove
embarrassment prevented. They in like manner remand
excessive sensibility, so often the opponent to ease wet
grace inherent in the healthful and strong-nerved fo 0
and eradicate the doubts of the nervous. In intellieetP
declining from intense study, free living, or over-3131
no equal remedy is attainable. Without exaggerll- tO
they give muscular energy to the paralysed and ev"'"
the pained.

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