The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-25 00:00:00

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S scene and the importance of.the'interests Arsta-
there; but it -has also a eernic-side; through the'
ridicule proclue-ccl by certain actors. We rust not
seek to criticise the mvstericas , Ordhiner of 'our.
destinies, if beinr, a good prince: Ivad liking some
times, to make usllrup;ll it pleases him to bestow a
part on
-;Messrs, Bright, Cobden, and otric other
persons of similar genius, in the events that change
the free of the world.

MANIFEST OOFOA RD L A XTO-

NELLI.

CIRCULAR OF THE PONTIFICAL GOVERNMENT TO ITS RE-
PRESEN TA TIVI:S AT FOREIGN COURTS.
PALACE OF TIIE VATICAN, July 12.
Amidst all the apprehensions and anxieties occa-
sioned by the present deplorable war, thelloly See
had reason to think that it would be:unmolested,
after the many assurances it had received-assur-
ances with which even the King of 'Piedmont had
associated himself, for on the adVice' of the Em-
peror of the French, his ally, he refused the dicta-
torship which was offered to him in" the revolted
provinces of .the Pontifical States. But it is'painful
to state things have turned out very differently,
and facts occur every day under the cyes of the
Holy See and its Government which show more nd
more how inexcusable is the conduct of the Sardi-
nian Cabinet towards ',he Iloly See-L-condut which
clearly proves that it is intended to strip the Holy
See of a part of its temporal dominions. ~
Since the revolt of Bologna, which his Holiness,
in his allocution of June 39,lias 'already taken
"casiqn to deplore, that city has become the
rendezvous of a multitude of Piedrnoiltese officers,
coming from Tuscany and Modena o;', the purpose
of preparing quarters' for the Picdmontese troops.
From these foreign, states thousands of muskets
have been brought, wherewith to arm insurgents
and volunteerS; cannons, also, have been imported
to aggravate tile..tEntbleilLthe rerojtekßroyit
and to encourage the autioeity..a thedistUrbers—or—
,
order.

Another fact, which renders the refusal of the
dictatorship completely illusory; and adds to a
flagrant violation of neutrality an active co-opera-
tion in the maintenance of the States of the Church,
is the-nomination of the/Marquis d'Azeglio as an
extraordinary commissioner in Romagna to direct
the movement of the legations during the war; this
step, under the specious pretext of- preventing the
national movement from leading to any disorder, is
a manifest usurpation of power which affects the
territorial sovereign of these, statgs.
Events have moved on so rapidly that the Pied-
montese troops have-already entered theTontifical
states, occupying Torte Urban() and Castelfr_anco, in
which places Piedmontese Beria.glieri, and a• art of
Real Nervi's brigade have arrived. The sole object
whichaonf h i smovementreensi isss:et
na
sent
It
co
teoj to
restoren tthhfe: rpelboenegifiii
met iaaloppositroops,ng
haveenergeticb.
in the rebellious provinces.
Finally, and
,to - complete the usurpation of the
legitimate sovereignty of the Pope, two officers of
engineers, one of whom is a Piedmontese, have been
sent to Ferrara to mine and destroy that fortress.
Such odioas proceedings, in the perpetration of
which a flagrant violet ion of the law of nations is
manifest, in more than one point-of view, cannot but
fill the soul of the Holy Father with bitterness, and
provoke in him, a lively and just indignation, which
is rendered more poignant still by the surprise with
which he seer, that such enormities proceed from the
government of a Catholic King who had accepted
the advice of hiS august ally to refuse the dictator.
ship offered to him.
. the measures taken with the view.of prevent-
ing or attenuating this series of evils having been in
vain, the Holy Father, not forgetful of the duties
incumbent upon him for the protection of his states
and for the preservation in its integrity of the tem-
poral domain of the Holy See, which is ess'ntially
connected with the free and independent exercise
of the supreme pontificate, protests against the
violations and usurpations, committed in
~spite of
the acceptance of neutrality, and desires that his
protestAnay be communicated to all the European
powers. Confident in the justice which distin-
guishes these powers, he feels assured that they
will support him ; they will not permit the success
of a manifest violation of the law of nations and the
rights of the Holy Father. He trusts that they
will not hesitate to co-operate in the vindication of
those rights, and to that end he invokes their assist-
ance and protection.
The. undersigned Cardinal Secretary of State,
conformably to pontifical custom, sends the, present
note to your Excellency, begging you to transmit
it to the court to-inliielfjciO are acefeditcd, and
takes this opportunity, &c.,

G. C. ANTONELLI.

7'HE FIRE KINGS.

At the Westminster police-court, a fortnight
since, Christiforo Buono Core, a fine handsome man,
the Italian Salamander and Fire King at Cre-
morne Gardens, was charged NC ith • attempting to
poison Francisco Filipponi, another Italian, styling
himself the " Emperor of Fire." The evidence of
the prosecutor went to show that the two partook
of straWberries, rum, and sugar, and that during
the time the prosecutor went out for cherries pri-
soner had done something to prosecutor's straw-
berries which altered the colour, and shoxtly after-
wards prosecutor felt ill. Upon this evidence pri-
soner was remanded upon bail, and on the second
hearing another Italian, named Davidi or Fabrini,
swore that the prisoner had told him prosecutor had
written such letters about him to Paris that he could
not enter France, adding, He is not fit to live ;
he must go," and had given him four bottles
containing poison (which were produced in court)
telling him to destroy Filipponi. Mr. Arnold then
considered the case so strong against Buono Core
that he remanded him again, peremptorily refusing
bail, but on the third examination the prosecutor
so contradicted what he had previously said, and
the evidence of the landlady of Buono Core so ma-
terially altered the features of the case, that Buono
Core was admitted to bail in a less amount than on
the first examination, Davidi, the. important wit-
ness, having disappeared. To-day the fourth hear-
ing took place, and Mr. Wontner, as before, ap-
professor of languages, acting
ap-
peared for the prisoner; Monsieur G. Guerine,
as interpreter.
supposed
The police having stated that the witness Davidppose.
could not be found, and that it was d
he had gone to Boulogne, Mr. Arnold said that
as the witness Davidi (the most important one, as
it was alleged prisoner had told him to poison pro-
secutor) was not present, that part of the case en-
tirely fell to the ground ; the evidence of Filipponi
did not show that poison had been administered, and
therefore Buono Core was discharged. The libera-
tion of the " Fire King" gave great satisfaction.
Filipponi was their immediately ordered into dock
and charged with perjury, and with conspiring
with another witness to make afalse charge against
Buono Core. For the assignment of perjury Mr.
Taylor, the chief clerk, read the evidence given by
Filipponi, which has already appeared in our paper.
The prisoner, while his own evidence was being
interpreted to him,
frequently by loud exclama-
tions declared lie had not said what had been taken
down as his testimony. Toth
the landlady,
Itandeyr
wasperjury c
llylresd.
Charlotte Ellen Russell,
—vidlenacme
talsn dbefgoraev.e
DCrhecriissetolyforotheßuosnamo eCocrlecarsaide
engaged at Cremornb-gardens to exhibit a pro-
cess I have invented of passing through the
fire. 'When I first exhibited at Cremorne, I in-
vented a suit of clothes prepared for the exhibition,
and engaged Filipponi to make them. I gave him
hoard, lodging, and ss. per day, and some of my
dresses, but not satisfying me I discharged him in
15 days, and took him again on the 14th of last
June. On the 6th of July last he dined at my
house, as he has frequently done before and since.
He bought strawberries and rum of his own accord,
and I gave part to the landlady. He and I ate
from the same dish and threw none into the cham-
ber utensil ; all were eaten ; Filipponi finishing.en
He then went out to get cherries, but of
his own
accord. Before he went out I put no straw-
berries into a glass. He went away about
half-past five, and sawafterwardslsHe said at
him again
at half-past seven at the
garden that day,
dinner he would not go to _ Gravesendedid.
I gave him
he would go the next; which h
Ss. in the street for the journeye on the 6th, and 2s.
,
not for the in the house for something to eat,
_
not go to bed on
straw-
berries, rum, or ehernes I
d riarel with him last year,
his leaving. I had a q
had no quarrel with..
when I sent him away.
him after the 6th, and on the 12th gavehint XL
and 16s. for his e, .g
lodoln . I never complained hq
had written to Paris about me ; he can scared' IT
write.—Mr. Wontner having said he was not y' ;t
prepared
to go into the case of conspiracy, state
he thought it due, in fairness to Buono Core, to st
that he was not taken upon the charge of attenp. A-
ing to poison Filipponi, but directly he heard F f,U eh
an accusation was out against him he went t.O t he
police station, gave himself up, and insistkld tb ,at
the matter should be thoroughly sifted.—The tt;)1 ice
having said such was the case, the prisoner vas
remanded till Friday, and Buono Core left 1 he
court with his friends.