The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-31 00:00:00

The history of the civil war which has raga_
for the last three years is of course but vaguely
known by our readers. They will, however, pro-
bably recollect that the so-called Church party,
headed by the priests, has after a long struggle,
been defeated ; and that Juarez, said to be a full-
blooded Indian, is the Liberal President of the Mexi-
can Republic. The original cause of quarrel was the
attempt of the clergy to establish an ecclesiastical
domination over the State. As is well known, the
wealth of the ecclesiastical corporations was enor-
mouq.t Of the produce of the Mexican mines a
14rgd proportion was, in the old days of Spanish do-
mination, consecrated to the Church, and went to
build.and embellish those superb edifices which are
Abe wonder of travellers. Its real property also
was, qnd is, very large; and so great, accordingly,
,was the power bf the priests. that when the oppo-
site party threatened them with the sale of their
wpr6pertylthey were able to buy up the whole gar-
rison of the city of Meiico, to overthrow the Go-
vernment, and to set up a tool of their own' as Pre-
sident. The favour of France and the apathy of Eng-
landcaused Zuloaga to be recognised. It is whispered
that the, influence of the priests with an illustrious
peraonage in France was not without its effect in
determining the policy of the Emperor. The French
Ministerreceived instructions to side with the Church
,party, and probably those instructions have not yet
changed. The consequenee has been an overthrow
of social order and a demoralisation of the whole
people, which exceeds anything that is passing in
the kingdom of Naples itself. All that can be said in
favour of the present state of things is that the
priests have not been actually successful. When
Comonfort was &placed harez retreated to Gua-
flalaau and:,
took Cruz until last year his
refuge party
were triumphant. He has been appointed Presi-
dent, after the Church faction had committed every
kind of atrocity during their term of power. But
the Church party, though worsted, are not destroyed,
nor even totally discouraged. They are still
ravaging various districts of country, and per-
petrating deeds which excite horror even in that
land of blood. Two ruffians, named Marquez and
Galvez, are at the head of the Church rebellion, and
they have with them the feeble tool of their party,
Zuloaga. These men are described as insensible to
every emotion of mercy when their political oppo-
nents fall into their power. They are, in fact, gue-
rillas of the most savage class, far worse than the
worst who fought on the Carlist side during the
civil war in Spain. The horrors perpetrated during
the last few weeks are scarcely credible. One of
them may serve as a specimen. On the 2d of June
a certain Don Melchior Ocampo was taken prisoner
by Marquez, and Don Francisco Schiafino by Gal-
vez. Both these unfortunate men were well-known
citizens, and not much fear for their safety pre-
vailed ; for the Mexican desperadoes, like the
Klephts of Thessaly, were accustomed to release
their prisoners on the payment of ransom. In
fact, oars were received from the captor of
Schiafino to the effect that on the pay-
ment of 30,000 dols. and 300 rifles he would be
set at liberty. His fate was not known at the de-
parture of the mail, but it had been ascertained in
the city that Ocampo had been literally tortured to
death by the order of Zuloaga and Marquez. He
had been beaten and ill-used in various ways for two
days, had then been half-killed by shots, and at last
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General Valle, the commander of one of them,
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every
his officers but one, and many of his soldiers, were
shot or hanged in cold blood.
The feeble Government cannot put a stop to these
doings. It is absolutely without money, and has
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impossible to travel even a few miles without danger
highwaymen are the chief topics of discussion every-
where. Even in the streets of Mexico passengers
are knocked down and robbed almost with impunity.
The Government shoots and hangs promptly where
it can catch the offenders, who are very often priests,
but its efforts do mot seem perceptibly to diminish
the number. Indeed, it is plain that the whole
country is thoroughly demoralisedi and brought to
the brink of ruin; and unless friendly Powers in-
terfere to support the Government it is impossible
that civilisation can survive the trials to which it is
exposed.— Times. were
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and wild on the wing, three
THE RED SEA CABLE.—it is understood that
Government have decided on receiving a report on the
are this year, nor the young
con-
dition of the Red Sea cable, and the amount necessary to
effect the repairs, and that Sir Charles Bright and Mr.
Latimer Clark, the electricians, are now engaged in pre-
paring the same.—London and China Telegraph.
THE," TWELFTH."—SeveraI of the shepherds and
keepers on the Ochils state they have not often seen the
weeks before the ~ Twelfth." On Mr. Edmund's shooting-
quarters at Cairnie, perhaps among the best in Perthshire,
we are informed that 120 brace could be without difficulty
wells o
strong filled asa
ntdh they
healthy
bagged by three guns in two hours. On the neighbouring
Braco Moors, belonging to Mr. G.
bniersdths look so
Kellie MT
allum and
Cromlix, belonging to the Hon. Captain Drummond,' a bet-
ter stock of birds has not been seen for many
_years. In Glen-
eagles, the shooting quarters of the Earl of Camperdown,
excellent sport is expected
• Partridges are very
abundant here also, and fifteenyoung
birds in a covy are not rar and The eighteelz
..3 has
commenced to brood in thise. romanticcagTern likewise.
On Glendeven, Coul, 11
—uchall Coulshill, Rossie, and
Dunclub moors, all kinds of Yg'ame are very 'plentiful.
Grouse are seen in great abundance on the Balquahandy,
Invermay, and Condie runs, and there is every prospect
of excellent sports at these Places' In the various covers
on Strathearn, wocdcock, partridges, and pheasants
are more numerous than for several years, though the
partridges were much thinned last year, the late nests of
pheasants suffered from the heavy rains. Hares and roe-
deer are very plenty, and all game appear in excellent con-
dition.—Scotsman.
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