Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-04-24
FROM LONDON.
[roroign Correspondence of the 1ntellfgencor.l
JoxDoS 2lSt March 1860


LONDON, 3lst March, 1860.
"The Thunderbolt has fallen" All per-
sons who have given aid and melted to re-
belIion the people of Romhgna, are under
the ban of the Mother Church and the
special frown of His Holiness, the Pope of
Rome. Such swecpiny "Bull" as this
must include the two most especially
mcant-King Victor Emanuel, alnd his ad-
wiser, Count Cavour. But, thanks to the
Reformation and the spread of the gospel,
which crushes out both Despotism and
Superstition, those twin-Sisters of evil,
Bull of Accommodation in the 18th CEN
tury is destructive only to those who full
inmate it. Even good Catholics see
its powerlessness, and regret its pres
ent ill-advised use. The Pope can
not bring back his revolted subjects,
temporal or spiritual, and he might as
we'll dispense blessing rs cursing. Mean
time we hear no more of the thundcrs of
the Vatican being poured out on Louis
Napoleon's devoted head; whether it is
that the first statesman of Europe has con-
quered by diplomatic wilcs, or the strong
will of the Emperor has forced calm,
trow not. One thing is patent, Napoleon
III, is not communicated, and SdUOy IS
annexed, noEens, polens. Father Gavazza,
though in Italy and loyal to his King, is
not allowed to preach even in the city OF
his birth. 1t was beautiful to see the i'm
passioned orator and eN-prest at Willis
Rooms, St. James street, London, last May,
and quite safe too, but in Itaty yandno~, quite
another thing, assure you. Italy is vol
cauic in a literal sense, you are aware, and
the story is an old one, of the Neapolitan
guide pointing the American traveller to
Tesuvius, saying proudly y:-"Eou have not
that in your country" The truely char
acteristic reply-tNo, but we've got
NIaqdra to put it out, may have suggested
the feasibility of such an enterprise, for
we see in the papers an announcement
that company of English capitalists have
it under contemplation to bring, by sub
terrnnean passages, the waters OF the
Bayin upon the fires ut the bottom, and
by this means reclaim an immense extent
of land The value, commercially speak
ing, of the land to be reclaimed, is tentotd
the estimated expense of the undertaking.
To extinguisA Tesurius! who would have
thought of that twenty years ago? So
much for this continent.
In London We have had interesting de-
bates on home and foreign politics, inside
and outside of Parliament,-the Queens
Drawing Room on Saturday and Levee on
Wedncsday,-nnd the usual amount and
variety of amusements. At the Drawing
Room our country was presented in the
persons of Mr.. John Bigelow. Editor of
the EceRing Post, and lady, of New York.
Through the application of our artist
friend, to Mr.. Dallas, we had tickets of adj
mission to Buckingham Palace to witness
the departure of the Queen for st. James
Palace, where all the Court presentations
take place. This old Palace OF st. james
is very inferior, irregular, diugy looking
pile of brick work, and bears internally,
very few signs of royalty. The throne room,
dining room and the chapel are fine. hand
somerooms, with few large ehistorical pain
tings sornamenting the walls, aud as thescene
of many stirring and notable incidents in
England's history. the Palace is interesting
to visit. The royal marriages are all cele-
brated in the chapel, though small and in
convenient. We passed through it soon
after the marriage of the Princess Royal,
and saw the apartments, as decorated for
that occasion. Buckingham Palace, though
modern in style, and larger in. extent, is
only in its size attractive, and as the town
residence of the Queen. Many private