The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-22 00:00:00

THE PLEBISCITUM IN VENETIA.

FLORENCE, Oct. 22.

Intelligence received here from Venetia to yester-
day's date announces that the plebiscitum has taken
place amid the greatest possible enthusiasm.

The concourse of the inhabitants was very large.
At Venice, out of 30,000 electors, 26,180 took part
in the suffrage, almost all of whom voted affirma-
tively. _ _

In the city of Padua 8,000 votes were recorded.
In the country districts the peasants proceeded to
the ballot boxes with the cures at their head.
In the district of Polo 7,170 persons voted out of
a total of 7,700 electors.
At Udine the workmen's society opened the pro-
ceedings by the ceremony of the benediction of the
national flag. All the inhabitants of the city and
many priests flocked to the balloting urns, which
were placed in the public squares.
At Rovigo the Plebiscitum was inaugurated by the

bishop.
In all the rural districts there was a very large
concourse of the population at the voting places.

THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES.
BUCHAREST, OCt. 21.

All the foreign Consuls in this city have offered
their congratulations to Prince Charles upon his
official recognition by the Porte as Hospodar of the
Danubian Principalities.

FRANCE.
PARIS, Oct. 22.
The Emperor, Empress, and the Prince Imperial
arrived at St. Cloud last night.

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE MAIL.
PLYMOUTH, OCt. 22.

The Union Company's steamer Roman, with the
above mails, has arrived here. 11er dates are—
Table Bay, 19th September ; St. Helena, 27th ;
and Ascension, Ist October. She brings 58 pas-
sengers, including Sir Percy Douglas, Bart., Com-
mander-in-Chief at the Cape of Good Hope, and
the two Misses Douglas ; Lieut. Byng, 99th Regi-
ment, A.D.C. ; Lieut.-Colonel Montague, 10th
Regiment, from the Cape ; Capt. Hall, 13th Regi-
ment, from the Mauritius ; Capt. Beckford, R.N.,
Governor of Ascension, and family; and Capt.
Elliot, R.N., and Mrs. Elliot, from Ascension.
The cargo includes 5 boxes of pieces, 1,020 bales of
wool, 3 bales of Angola hair, 865 bags of rice, 112
bags of coffee, 1,948 bags of copper ore, 67 bales of
sheeps' skins, 1,349 bundles of ox hides, 6 cases of
ostrich feathers, 6 cases of old copper, 3 casks and
18 cases of wines, 10 packages of seal skins, 57
tusks of ivory, 835 bundles of coiryarn, and 9 cases
of sundries from Ceylon.
The Roman experienced light southerly winds and
calms to lat. 16 N., then a light northerly breeze to
Madeira, and crossing the Bay 'of Biscay light
northerly airs and a heavy westerly sea.
At the Cape cattle stealing continued rife, espe-
cially in the frontier districts. It was, however,
generally admitted that this crime was caused more
from want of employment in the present depressed
condition of the colony than in any actual fondness
for such thefts on the part of the natives. As
matters improved, generally, sheep and cattle steal-
ing will decline in proportion. The farmers, espe-
cially those in British Raffraria, were, however,
inclined to take strong measures to protect their
property independently of the Government and the
armed police.
In almost every division of the colony abundant
rain had continued to fall. The drought was en-
tirely broken up, and the colonists were looking
forward hopefully for a return of favourable seasons.
The settlement of the Free State frontiers was
being interfered with by the Basutos, and the land
commissioners were unable to mark out the new
farms without a considerable escort. They had
encountered threatenings and warnings on every
side. The Basutos were said to be starving, and a
renewal of the war was feared. The aspect of
frontier aflairs was otherwise pacific.
The third session of the third Colonial Parliament
was opened by Governor Wodehouse on September

16 New Government measures were announced in
the form of three bills for the establishment of a
new Government paper currency, for the revision
of the customs import tariff, and for the imposition
of an export duty. The harbour commissioners
will require £50,000 more to complete the break-
water and docks, which may be expected to be
ready for the reception of shipping by the end of
next year.

The mail steamer arrived out on Sept. 15, and
the Cambrian on Sept. 17.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Sunday.

Subjoined are the results at each of the polling
districts for the county Tipperary election, which
took place yesterday, and ended in the return of the
Liberal candidate, Captain White :

Clonmel—Close of Poll.
Waldron ••• ••• ... 640
White ... ••• ••• ••• 408
Majority for Waldron ... —232
Tipperary—Close of Poll.
White ... _ ... ••• ... 543

IValdron ... 472
Majority for White ... —7l
'Blurles—Close of Poll.
White ... ... 1027
Waldron 562
Majority for White ... —465
Nenagh—Close of Poll.
White ... 768
Waldron ... 723
Majority for White ... —l5
Cashel—Close of Poll.
White 662
Waldron ... 446
Majority for White ... —216
Gross Close of the Poll.
White ... 4155
Waldron ... 8468
Majority for White ... —687