The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-21 00:00:00

ME SUN, LONDON. INIO_NOAY EVLNLNG, OCTOBER, 21, 1867.

it is to be hoped that before long he will be
secured. SAUNDERS'S wounds are dangerous, but
hopes are entertained of his recovery. The
police, as we have said, suppose that the man was
connected with a gang of burglars, who were ope-
rating on some house in the neighbourhood, and
that he, fearing discovery and. apprehension, shut
SAusi)Ens in order to•etfect his escape. There al,

some features in the case, however, which are

little singular. It was not a very wise
.ilo.;;;.:ding
if he were playing the part of scout to remain in
one particular spot so long, since he was certain to
attract the notice of any passing constable. Also
he need not have proceeded to such violent extre-
mities immediately on being questioned, and the
fact of his carrying loaded firearms showed
that the attack was not the effect of a momentary
alarm, but that it was in a measure pre-determined.
As we have said, the popular explanation is of
course Fenianism, but this may prove inaccurate.
At any rate, whoever the offender may be, it is to
be hoped that the search for him may be prosecuted
rigorously and unremittingly until it is successful,
since the recurrence of such crimes in the thorough-
fares of London speaks very ill for the safety of
life and property under present arrangements.
Meanwhile the Feuians have been bestirring them-
selves at Chester. It will be remembered that some
months ago they formed a plan for seizing the Castle
and carrying off the arms, but it was happily frus•
trated before any mischief was done. Since the
Manchester attack the city authorities have been
well on their guard in protecting the Castle, and
consequently the Hibernian heroes have been forced
to try their prowess in another direction. An ex-
plosion was heard on the roof of the police station
late on Friday night, and it was discovered that a
bottle containing some substance resembling phos-
phorus had been thrown on the roof, which of
course took fire, and was with difficulty extin-
guished. Strict precautions were taken, and a care-
ful watch was kept. Later• on a sentinel at the
back of the Castle observed a group of men in the
field below, who made off, however, upon an alarm
being given to the garrison. It is therefore thought,
with some show of reason, that the attack on the
police station was made for the purpose of diverting
the attention, of the authorities to that part of the
town, with the view of making an attempt on the
Castle should some of the force stationed there be
withdrawn into the city. Special constables have
since been sworn in and vigorous precautions taken.
It was very fortunate that the whole affair wag so
soon detected, so that no real injury was done ; bu

it proves that in these suspected quarters the loca'
authorities cannot be too much on the qui vice until

the bubble of Fenianism has finally exploded.

The intelligence which reaches from Bombay is
chiefly interesting as concerning the Abyssinian
expedition. It is encouraging to find that the
general belief of the members of the expedition is
that everything has been well arranged, and that
they are starting full of confidence and satisfaction.
So popular, indeed, is the expedition in India,
possibly as a relief from the monotony of Anglo
Indian existence, that the Bengal and Madras
troops are much dissatisfied, because they are not to
take part in it. The date of the news from Bom-
bay is September 29, and the advance guard, con-
sisting of 1,400 troops, and 1,000 horses and mules,
was to sail on the sth of October, and was to be fol-
lowed a month later by the rest of the expeditionary
force. General ISIAPIER having protested against a
division of the expedition having been sent from
Bengal, only one mountain train, one mortar
battery, the 10th and 12th Regiments of Bengal
Cavalry, and the 23d Native Infantry, have been
supplied by that Presidency. The Bombay
Government has applied for free l as,,ages home by
the Indian transports for the wives of oflicers pro-
ceeding to Abyssinia. A private letter received
from an officer who accompanied the advance
party, and who has considerable experience of such
expeditions, declares that the force is everything
that can be required, and. could, if necessary, march
across Africa and defy all corners. THEODORE,
ho adds, had little notion what ho was
bringing on himself. It is to be hoped the lesson
which we have to teach him will serve to impress a
good many other semi-cvilised dignitaries who have,
at different times, mistaken our national dislike to
unnecessary war for timidity or incapacity. We
possess a great advantage in being able to transmit
acclimatised troops from India, a fact which did not
appear.to enter into King THEODORE'S calculations.
Possibly his misconduct may lead to beneficial
results, since it may, in the end, break the
yoke off his people, and, perhaps, open up his
dominions to the civilising influences of commerce.
We cannot as yet tell of what the country is ca-
pable, so that those persons who declare that we can
have nothing to gain in the present expedition are
short-sighted and hasty. Very certainly THEODORE
is not the man to develop° the resources of a
country, and the energies and the wealth of his
people have been hitherto exhausted in war. We
shall at any rate learn a good deal about the nation
and its inhabitants, and it will be hard if sooner or
later we cannot turn that information to profitable
account.

Amid the distracting incidents that are constantly
recurring in the continental nations just now it is
quite a relief to turn to a country that seemed last
year to come to nothing but grief, and was in fact
orercast by misfortune. Austria appears to realise
the wonders of olden time, and if the illustration of

the phoenix were permitted it might appropriately
be applied to her. At any rate it is satisfactory and
encouraging to find this great country should have
been rescued from the sad fate pronounced against
it by some, and that FRANCIS JOSEPH has had
the wisdom and the magnanimity to look in
the right direction, and to trust to a liberal
policy for his support and rehabilitation in the time
of extremity. An interesting ceremony took place
yesterday, when the EMPEROR and EMPRESS were
present at the unveiling of the monument of Prince
SCIIWARZICNBURG, and met with the most enthusi-
astic reception. The condition of the South Tyrol
is very encouraging, and the Austrian Govern-
ment have abolished all the laws of a
restrictive character that had force there, and this
will impart general satisfaction. The imperial
decree which announces this declares that fears are
no longer entertained of any disturbances arising
in consequence of bad feeling existing. The EM-
PEP.OR has sent a letter to the Minister of Justice,
stopping the prosecution of four Italian officers,
who were found making strategical plans
and illustrations, al.d they are to be at once
released. This demand will be sure to produce
the best effects. The EMPEROR starts to-day for
Paris, and will remain there until the end of the
month. His MAJESTY has certainly left affairs in a
far more prosperous state than might have been
at one time anticipated, and altogether the political
character of Austria just now promises well, which
happy result must be mainly attributed to the
adoption of wise and liberal measures, combined
with firmness and moderation.

We are authorised to contradict the rumour that
Mr. Stephen Cave intends to resign the representation of
Shoreham.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS

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(ERO3I 0011 OIVX CORRESPONDENT.)
• PARIS, Sunday Evening.
There was another Cabinet Council yesterday at
St. Cloud. The Empress was present. The
Emperor, as usual, Presided. The Council la.:=_ted
for several hol I.s.

A. ticspatch -11;0, Leon received fr,tu Rutile ui-

flouncing that aft,-.r an obstinate o,;fl,t,at Yerola had
Le 21.1 frUlll ti.e Gari:j4:,:, Lo Lad a
great many killed. This is really all the news
received to-day which can be relied upon, but
various versions of pretended successes on the part
of the insurgents abound. One account states that
' the Roman Legion, exclusively composed of emi-
grants, and commanded by Major Gliirelli, has
Liken possession of Orte, a town of 6,000 inhabi-
tants, situated ou the right bank of the Tiber, some
thirty miles to the east of Viterbo. Orte is one of
the important railway stations on the railway from
Pelouse to Rome. The insurgents say that
-Menotti Garibaldi fights like a lion. In spite of
this, however, he was compelled to aband)n his
position at Nerola, as above stated.
The Chamber of Deputies of the Grand Duchy
of Baden has adopted unanimously, with the
exception of one vote, the .treaty of alliance
between the Grand Duke and the King of Prussia,
which was concluded on the 17th of July, 1866.
The conferences between Bavaria and Wurtem -
berg, relative to the citadel of Ulm, have been
commenced. Count de Taube, Under-Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, and Lieut.-Col. Arlt, com-
mandant at Ulm, will represent Wurtemberg.
In consequence of the death of King Otho, who
left Greece in consequence of the events of 1862,
the Pope has recognised King George the First as
King of the Greeks, and renewed diplomatic rela-
tions with his Government.
M. Ferdinand Lingle, vice-president of the
Society of Dramatic Authors, has just died in Paris.
He was the author of a great number of dramatic
pieces, among others the " Sourd," "Maitre Pathe-
lin," " La Greve des Pothers," and the " Carmande
de Lit." M. L:lngld leaves two sons—M. Aylic
Langl6, chief of the bureau for newspapers at
the Ministry of the Interior, and M. Ferrand,
Langl6. Both these gentlemen are dramatic
authors of high repute. The funeral of Langl6,
sen., will take place to-morrow, and will no doubt
be attended by a vast concourse of actors and lite-
rary men.

An annual fair of a curious kind is held to-day at
Jargeau, in the Department of Loiret. The col-
lection of cats is generally a very large one, and
some realise high prices.
Among the various reports published by the
Italian papers respecting the state of Italy, it is said
that a band of insurgents has occupied Salvaterra
and proclaimed a Provisional Government. An-
other band of insurgents is reported to have pene-
trated into Ceccana at break of day, and it is added
that the garrison took flight. Various skirmishes
are spoken of, for instance, at Monte Rotondo and
Vallecorsa, in which there were some killed and
wounded. The telegraphic communication between
Rome and Velletri is again interrupted.
The varied features of the Exhibition are such
that time produces additional attraction. For in-
stance, the green-houses in the reserved garden are
now seen under a new and beautiful aspect. They
contain an immense and splendid collection of all
the fruit ripened by the autumnal sun. Since the
great Exhibition of 1855 never has there been seen
such quantities of " the kindly fruits of the earth"
massed together. The grapes arc particularly re-
markable, and comprise all the varieties from which
French wine of all kinds is made, including tho
celebrated chapelas of Fontainebleau and all the
varieties of rich Burgundy, and what is called claret.
France is justly proud of her wine, and French his-
torians have been eloquent in their eulogies of it
from the earliest days. In the fourth century
Eutnene wrote that the wines of the Cute d'Or were
the admiration of all foreigners. Two hundred
years later Gregory of Tours compared the produce
of that vintage to Faleruian wine, which Martial
called immortal nectar, and which I, yron speaks of
in glowing verse. The first Dukes of Bur-
gundy highly prized the produce of their es-
tates, and at that day the Voluay, Poniard,
and other varieties, i,were as much admired by
connoisseurs as they are in this goodly year of
1867. Erasmus, in his " Correspondence," attri-
butes the restoration of his health to the wine of
Burgundy,"Bal
e 1 says he, in a
522,
"who de-
servesletter Beaune.
tto r i
o a
furnishes them with such beautiful milk." After
be
the long illness of Louis XVI.
calledl 11
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the dated
a motherte
d
, his physician, Fagon,
prescribed to him the wines of Burgundy in pre-
ference to those of Champagne. In 1665 M.
Arbinet, a member of the Faculty of Medicine,
read a learned dissertation before the Academy, in
which he argued that the wine of Beauue was the
most agreeable and the most salubrious of all wino.
oluey was said to be the favourite wine of the
first Napoleon. Other great men have preferred
Cliambertin. This collection at the Exhibition,
besides the fruit of France, includes some splendid
specimens from Germany and Belgium. As to the
French pears and applc3, never before was such
fruit seen in the world.
One important feature of the Exhibition deserves
especial notice, the permanent medical service. In
case of acvident, or sudden illness, the best medical
assistance is instantly to be obtained. A remark-
able proof of the use and efficiency of the medical
department was afforded the other day. A young
woman, six months advanced in pregnancy, had an
attack of pulmonary and cerebral apoplexy, arising
from fatigue and indigestion. The pulse and beat-
ing of the heart had almost ceased. The medical
man on duty happened to have some oxygen gas,
which he used for experiments upon animals, and
made the patient inspire about 30 quarts of gas.
rho result was marvellous. The pulse and respi-
ration shortly returned, and after two or throe
hours the patient was able to walk home.
One horticulturist alone, M. Andre Leroy, of
Angers, sent no less than 1,078 varieties of fruit to
the above marvellous collection.
The Emperor paid a long visit to the Exhibition
on Friday, and selected several articles for purchase.

The continued interest in the Exhibition is
proved by the fact that the Paris papers continue
to devote long articles to descriptions of objects
not yet noticed, and it is a feature worthy of note
that they attach much importance to all the appre-
ciations of the English journals. Not a point seems
to escape the writers of these articles. Forinstance,
one of them, referring to the notice
given in The Sun
of the immense marvellous clock from the eminent
manufactory of M. Detou.3he, of the Rae St. Mar-
tin, says it is important to add that there is also a
stand of that manufacturer in the clock department
in the Galerie Mobilier, which contains some ad-
' tnirable clocks, and the most perfect mechanism
connected with them ever seen. This is true, and
as visitors cannot fail to take great interest in them,
it may be well to state that this department is
nearly at the top of the Galerie Mobilier on the
left hand side.
The useful invention of M. Kellner, by means of
which the door of a carriage may be opened with-
)ut opening the window, to which I alluded, has
attracted great attention, and is likely to be gene-
rally adopted. The magnificent carriage of that
,kilful manufacturer is always an objecc, of gr.:at
tclatirat ion, and several French papers agree id any.
estimate that it is a marvellous spechnen of ele-
gance, beauty, and manufacturing excellence.
Labrousse, a Republican of great note in former
days, and once a representative of the people, died
t few days ago in great indigence in the hospital of
St Jean, at BrusseLi.
Count Aehille Papoli, husband of the popular
singer Alboni, died a day or two ago at a maison de
saute. Madame Alboni, in pursuance of a custom
prevalent in Italy, was desirous that a number of
orphan children should follow the remains to the
cemetery, and accordingly 200 poor orphans walked
after the coffin. A London paper once called Grisi
a "singing woman," but in Paris it would be heresy
to adopt any phrase of a derisive tendency in re-
gard to such a singer as Alboni.
There wa3 a dense fog in the environs of Paris
this morning, but the sun dispersed it in the course
of the day, and the weather became warm, bright,
and agreeable.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE,

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

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THE ROMAN QUESTION.
TouLox, Oct. 20.
'Despatches from Florence state that the Italian

l;overtiment ha redouble,' its inewottes for guard-

Illy thv frontier

of this evening says that
according to despatches from Florence the Italian
troops have received orders to advance at once into
the Papal States.

No confirmation of this statement, however, has

been received.

The Aerie publishes a telegram from Lyons
stating that the number of soldiers sent from that
tow•n'to Toulon is 20,000, and that another corps
will operate in another direction.

The France says: —" We learn that General
Dumont's advanced guard embarked this morning
for Civita Vecchia. It is certain that France will,

in any ca§e, arrive at Rome before Italy. It is
stated that the Italian Government has declared
itself powerless to arrest the bands of insurgents or

effectually protect the Holy See."

FLORENCE, Oct. 19, 9 25 p.m.
Accredited rumours are current that there has
existed a Ministerial crisis since yesterday.
Signor Rattazzi is said to have tendered his resig-
nation, and General Menabrea has been summoned
to the Palace, and is generally designated as Signor
Rattazzi's successor in the event of a change of
Ministry.

Garibaldi is said to have escaped from Caprera
and to be now in Italy.
Letters from Rome of the 18th inst. state that
the garrison of that city had been reinforced. Two
Garibaldian officers had been arrested with 10,000 f.
in gold in their possession.

it is stated that Menotti Garibaldi having left
Nerola will occupy Palombara.
The French Minister at the Papal Court has
officially notified to the Pope, in the name of the
Emperor Napoleon, that, whatever may arise, the
aid of France will not fail him.

It is announced that Orte has been re-occupied
by the Pontifical troops.

The papers report excitement throughout the
country, owing to the threat of intervention by
France.

The Italian troops upon the frontier are con
stantly reciving reinforcements.

The Opinions of to-day says that the National
Bank of Italy has advanced the Government 100
millions of lire upon bonds which the Bank under-
takes to place. It is believed that the compulsory
circulation of bank-notes will continue until these
100 millions are repaid.

The Moniteur of yesterday (Sunday) publishes in
its bulletin the following paragraph :
"Despatches from Rome, dated the 19th, an-.
nounce that on the previous day the Garibaldians,
without awaiting the attack of the Pontifical troops,
evacuated Monte Libretti and the intrenched camp
which they had fortified near that town. They had
concentrated at Nerola, where they were assaulted
by the Roman troops on the evening of that day.
After a fierce contest, the Garibaldian bands were
driven out of Nerola and completely routed, aban-
doning many of their dead and wounded, and leaving
many prisoners. Details are yet wanting of this
brilliant feat of arms of the Pontifical troops. At
Rome, and in all parts of the territory of the Holy
See which have not had to endure the presen3e of
the invaders, tranquillity continues to prevail."

PARIS, Oct. 20.
The Moniteur publishes the following news from

Rome to the 19th evening. 140 Garibaldians were
captured by the Papal troops at Nerola. On their
arrival the Garibaldians evacuated Orte and Terra-
eine, and the result is at the present moment no
point of the Papal territory is occupied by the in-
surgents.

Perfect tranquillity continues to prevail at Rome,

ITALY.

FLORENCE, Oct. 20, 9.5 p.m.
The resignation of the Ministry has up to the
present not been accepted.

General Cialdiui has been summoned by telegraph

to Florence.
The Roman Legion effected a junction last nigh
with Menotti Garibaldi.

THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION.

BOMBAY, Sept. 29 (via Trieste).

The advance guard of the Abyssinian field force,
consisting of about 1,400 troops and 1,000 horses
and mules, sailed on the sth October, and will be
followed a month later by the rest of the expedi-
tionary force. General Napier having protested
against a division of the expedition being sent from
Bengal that Presidency only furnishes one mountain
train, one mortar battery, the 10th and 12th Regi-
ments of Bengal cavalry, and the 23d Native in-
fantry, all of which have been specially asked for
by the Commander-in-Chief.

The Bombay Government has applied to the
-Government of India, at the request of General
Napier, for free passages home by the Indian trans-
ports for the wives of officers proceeding to Abys-
sinia.

Much dissatisfaction is expressed at the announce-
ment that the Bengal and Madras troops are not to
take part in the Abyssinian expedition.

AMERICA.
(Arrival of the America.)

SO UTHAMPTON, Oct. 21.

The North German Lloyd steamer America from
New York arrived to-day with 49 passengers for
this port, llavre, and Bremen, 44 sacks of mails,
and $204,056 for London, $51,231 for France, and
$2,000 for Hamburg.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (Morning).
The Democrats on Tuesday carried the Penn-
sylvania elections by about 9,000 majority, electing
Sharwood Judge of the Supreme Court, and Mr.
Woodward as member to Congress, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Dennison.
Both parties claim a majority in the Legislature.
The Democrats have probably carried the Ohio
elections, electing Mr. Thurman governor, the en-

tire State ticket, and one member of Congress to fill
the vacancy also securing a majority in both
branches of the Legislature.
The negro suffrage amendment in Ohio has been
defeated by an overwhelming majority.
The Republicans hare carried lowa, electing a
Governor and other State officers by greatly reduced
majorities.

The ißepublicans have elected a majority of
County officers in ludiaua, but by reduced majori-

Great Democratic rejoicings are taking place
throughout the country.
The New York. 7 1171e8 says that President John-
son regards the elections as an endorsement of his
policy, and that he will now remodel the Cabinet.

A Est of two hundred jurors has been drawn by
military orders at Louisiana, only twenty of whom

are white.

A party of armed negroes are retaining forcible

possession of some lands near Norfolk, and have
resisted the Federal officers sent to dispossess them.
Mr. Ilunnicut, the Radical leader in Virginia, has
made an incendiary speech to the negroes at Rich-
mond.

A bill to permit negroes to bold office has been
introduced in the Tennessee Legislature:

11,41-I.TA ANI)

MALTA, Oct. 20.
The Tanjore leaves at G p.m. for Marseilles;
where she may be expected on the 23d inst.