Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-08-23
LETTER FROM NEW YORK
Correspondence Of the Richmond Enquirer
NEw YORK, Aug. goth, 1903.

The news received at this port by the Asia
on the 18th inst, was destitute oil startling no.
veltv. nevertheless it presented MANY points Of
;n,erest Confidence in favor Of the re-establish-
ment of peace, for o time at least, seemed to be
o,;n;no Ground. The scene of most dissatis-
faction at the proposed arrangements, continued
to be manifested Il in Italy, and especially in the
Dutchics. The Pope, or rather we should say
the arch tyrant Antonclli, is quite savage
against all the arrangements which do not Ic-
c0guize in the fullest and most absolute extent
the secular power Of the Pontiff within the
States of the Church. He virtually demands
that things shall be put back to where they
were in Italy before the war commenced, ere
his Holiness can consent to listen TO the new
proposals, regarding his honorary Presidency.
He asks what States are to form the COntcdc-
ration, and who is to be the real President,
while he is assigned the post Of its honorary
Ruler? These are plain and suggestive ques-
tons, and bold withal, considering that his
present secular power rests on the support Of
French bayonets.
Antonelli is a t%yranical and blood thirsty
man. lie has had eight or nine prominent citi.
zens, including lawyers and land owncrS, tried
for rebellion against the Pontilical government
by a Court Martial, the penalty for which was
death. And it is probable that ere this, the
unfortunate men have been shot. II 1t was 4
crime deserving death to declare in favor of
Piedmont, then half the Italians in Italy i'll
Cured a similar penalty. If these men have
been shot, their blood lies at the door of France
and Piedmont. For it was the war commenced
by them which aroused Italian enthusiasm
1890. .,I ., &. SCI, flat rho rlSinU nj
Italians in the North, in their behalf, which was
considered mcritorlous, should be considered III
the papal States Il crime punishable with death.
The truth is, that Antonelli, whatever may be
the true character Of the Pope, is a blood thirsty
despot. worthy of the worst days OF the All
cient CITY whose seven hills arc dishonorcd by
the presence Of such a tyrant in the 18th cen
tury. If ANYBODY should be court inartialcd
and shot on account Of the Pcruyian massacre,
il should be the leaders Of the brutal soldiers
who shot down private citizens, including wo-
men and children and afterwards plundered
their houses.
You will see that the contractors have com
pleted the Great Eastern Steamship, and were
to have delivered her to the company on the
18th, Thursday LAST Her passage across the
Atlantic will mark III era in the present centu-
ry.
Money had become active in London at two
and n half a three per cent. There was a good
demand for the United States Government and
State bonds. Virginia skies of 1856 were in
GOOD demand al StasG ex-dividend, and iives of
isss were quoted at the same figures and Tea
ncssee skies were selling at SlaS3. The better
class of rail road bonds were also in fair re-
oucst. On the 9TH Of August about 81 900, 900
in gold and silver, the former chiefly from Aus
tralia, had arrived in England. The absorption
of silver by China and British India, was en-
citing attention. 1t is continually drawn from
France for the East, While she again attempts
to make up losses 10y drawing it from England
and other sources. 1t appears BY recent re-
turns of the Custom House that during the
first six months of the present year the exports
amounted to S51,714,000 against So, $3.50 600
for the SAINT period last year. A good part Of
the exports no doubt went to supply the cxI-
ccncies of the war in Italy but 4 large amount
no doubt also found its way TO India.
Havre is the chief commercial port of France,
and the principal centre OF American trade.
The war and other causes, 1t would seem, lave
seriously reduced its IN BY the re-
turns made last month, 1t appears That the Gus.
toni receipts for July were i,G1j,pji
francs, showing a falling off when compared with
the receipts for the same month last year Of
49, 900 francs. Wal may add military glory
to France, but it fails To augment her indus.
trial and commercial interest.
You will see that the British Parliament has
voted $500, 600 for the purpose of changing
their copper currency into bronze-thuS, in
some degree, following our example. We
changed our copper currency, or rather added
to it, new cents made chiefly of copper and
nickel, which reduces the size and improves the
color without reducing their value. Bronze
metal is composed of copper with about S per
cent of tin. together with small quantities Of
other metal. This compound, it strikes us, would
give the pennies too bulky n size, and, withal,
an unsceinly color. 1t is probable that, in
stead Of changing the present huge pennies
into those Of bronze, they mean to follow our
plan by using an alloy which will reduce their
size and retain their value. They make ano-
ther improvement, by adopting a decimal cur
rency, something after the fashion Of the United
States.
The meeting oftle representatives o' France
and Austria 1T Zurich, to consummatc the
terms Of peace already agreed upon, continued
to excite much attention in Europe. The
town of Zurich is the capital OF the canton Of
the same name, situated on the river Liiuinat,
at its efilrx from the Lake Of the same name,
at its northwestern extremity, and contains
between 10000 and $1,000 inhabitants. The
canton in which it is situated, ranks first in the
Swiss confederation. 1t has nm area Of GS5
square miles, and a population Of 100000,
nearly all of whom are ProtestanS. Education
is compulsory, as far As reading and writing is
concerned. Agriculture and manufactures
have been brought to Il high state of perfection.
It contributes about 1000 men to the army,
and about 80, 900 or 1000, 600 francs to the
Swiss Confederation annually, Of which it was
one of the earliest and most powerful men,
bers.
The town of Zurich is beautifully situated
on both sides Of the Limmat, which here di-
vidcs into two parts, forming n large Island in
the centre. Zurich was the theatre of the re-
formation in 1919, under the preaching Of Zu-
ingliuS, who held forth in the cathedral, which
is still standing, against the abuses Of the
Church of Rome. The Gcsners, Zimmerman,
Lavater, Bodmer, and Pcstalozi were natives of
Zurich. The river is crossed by several stone
bridges. No theatre is allowed in the
place, and even permission has to he OBJ
tained from the authorities before a ball or a
dance can take place. They have good cduca-
tional institutions, Libraries, rcading-rooms,
and museums, and publish two or three news
papers. The Enjoys meeting there, from the
gay cities of Paris and Vienna, will be likely
to have a dull time of it. The Zurichcrs are a
good deal like Americans, and especially Of the
New England States. men Of all work and no
play. Yet their taxes are trifiing, their poor
rates It 6agatelle, and crimes rare.
We find in our statement regarding the me-
gro population in the British West Indies, at
the period of emancipation, several small
Islands were inadvertently omitted. These,
however, if added, will not relieve the blum
6ers of the Tribune and Lord ~Brougham.-
Writers differ materially regarding the total
number Of blacks on those Islands in lSS4.-
Il j. hnlinvnd ~ the nlanterS wore maid ner