The national Republican., 1861-03-16

montese brigade would be sent to Rome early
in March, and it was asserted that the inhabit-
ants of Rome were secretly making prepara.
tons for the reception of King Victor Emanuel.
1t was stated that Francis III intends staying
at Rome as long as the French troops remain
there.
The Italian Senate, on the 26th ult passed
by vote of l29 to the project of law grant.
ing the title of King Of Italy to Victor Emanuel
and his descendants.
1urkey-A serious insurrection is reported
to have broken out at Sutorina. Mehemet
Pasha marched against the insurgents, but he
retreated, finding his force wholly insufficient
to cope with them. The insurgents were re.
ceiving reinforcements from all parts.
India and Chind.-Th Calcutta and India
mails, the news by which has probably been
anticipated by the Prince Albert, had reached
England, and the American portion is received
by the Etna.
A private letter from Hong Kong, written
just before the departure of the mail, states that
the rebels had taken possession Of Woosung,
and that an indiscriminate slaughter of the in.
habitants having commenced, the French au.
thorites landed to interfere on the score of hu;
manity, but would not medde with the politi.
cal movements of the insurgents.
STARTLING RuMoRs AT THE CITY Hail.
A singular rumor is in circulation at the City
Hall, which gains credence, and exctes the
liveliest interest.
1t is known that certain very important
contract, involving the expenditure of over a
million of dollars, was recently confirmed by
the Common Council, and signed by the Mayor
on the same night, notwithstanding the fact
that that officer, on coming into Office, an.
oo,,ooI -
until il had been published for three days, in
order to give persons having objections to any
measure an opportunity to make them known.
1t is said that a certain man put $36, 900 into
the hands Of certain other man, which $4,000
the certain other man was TO distribute among
certain other men as soon as O certain con-
tract should be confirmed.
1t is further said that the contract was con.
frmed, but that the man who was to disburse
the $780, 900 has, upon more mature delibera-
tion concluded to keep it himself that, in fact,
he utterly refuses to give it up, and says he
knows nothing about the matter.
If these rumors are all true, land people
about the City Hall seem to believe them with
astonishing readiness it is difficult to see how
the men who have been cheated will help them.
selves, or how the man who has played this
sharp game will be punished There is law
aSdiHot anu IL lS HOt nhtly lndt IL
member of the Common Council should sell
his vote for fifteen hundred or two thousand
dollars, and then get cheated out of his wages,
he would make the fact known for the sake of
exposing the person not more culpable, but
smarter, than himself-M y Epening Post
| SEIZURE OF THE SCHOONER REsTLEss.-The
first seizure at this port, growing out Of the res
| ignation Of United States collectors at South
ern ports, took place on Wednesday. On or
about the I'd OF January last, the schooner
Restless, Of Great Egg Harbor, N. j., sailed
from Philadelphia to Mobile under the usual
coasting license. 1t appears that this license
binds all vessels in this trade to abstain from
visiting foreign ports without proper register
and clearance from the port of departure.
The violation Of the rule amounts to o fraud on
the revenue. At Mobile the Restless got a
cargo for Havana. Her captain, as usual, sur
rendered his license, and applied to the collect
or at Mobile for a register. The collector
replied that he had ceased to be a United
States officer and that he could not furnish a
United States register. The captain entered
his protest, had it countersigned by the Spanish
consul at Mobile, and sailed for Havana, whence,
after discharging and reloading, he sailed for
this port, arriving here yesterday morning. On
his arrival, the schooner was instantly seized by
Mr.. Schell under the Sth section of the "Act
for enrolling and licensing ships" &C., dated
February 20, 1893 We believe that this is the
first case of the kind which has arisen at this
port since the secession of the Southern States.
The forfeiture may in this particular case be
remitted, as it appears that the master of the
vessel exercised all proper diligence to obtain a
clearance at Mobile without effect-N Y Her.