, 1865-10-02

and the participation OF French horses in our
great races, such as that at Doncaster this
week, as merely the eject OF the
increased curioslty y Of the two peoples
TO see more Of each other. aud of the wonder
ful improvement in the means Of travelling.
With regard TO The French workmen who
hive come over In such Large numbers lately
It is quite remarkable that If they h1ye any
imperialism, It leaves them directly they set
foot on another shore. # our people, eager
10 be polite, begin to cry "Tfer Empert4r,' u
and to play the Bonapartlst hymn, the visitors
look glum and invariably respond by the
Marsel1aise. On one occasion lately . rcycr-
: end gentleman, at the Crystal Palace, offered
up prayer 4or< The Emperor, and a French
visitor, directly: that "amun'' had been pro-
nounced, jumped mp. amidst the euthusI.
asiic applause Of his eompatriots, and pro-
csted again st the prayer as POLITICAL The
Empire may last the Emperor's time, but
what Is to follow him?
The Queen Is severely scoldcd by the jour
nails for persisting In secluding herself from
the world Of Court balls and drawing rooms,
opera houses and public exhibitions People
are particularly nettled at this moment, by
hearing TINT at her late stay at Cobarg, she
went about In ha1f-mourning md participated
freely in tho Court life Of. the place. When
she left she rather inHted publicity for her
movements than otherwise, but waa careful
TO send On orders home that her dlscmbarka-
tion was 10 be "strietly private" And SO 1t
was Her Majesty hiding herself Ike one Of
Abd.cl Knder's consorta, and fastening of
from Windsor to the distant Highlands as
speedily as was practicable. The West End
iradesmcn are excessively angry, and there is
no subject Of the Crown 80 dlsloyal In hisla
guage as disappointed Court shopkccper;
and many other " Interest" " are seriously n
lected by the Royal retirement, SO TINT
r fully expect when Parliament meets
next February, the Government Will be
askcd to ascertain, once for ALL, whether tho
Queen intends TO adhere to this extraordinary
seclusion for the rest Of her life. She would
be as popular as ever If she came among the
people; but while she Is away they arc sav-
age, and much less Is said Of her virtues than
Of her eceentricity. Lord Palmerston Is III
az min with the gont, and panic always runs
through the whole administrative circle when
this Eout appears, for his lordship is eighty,
one years old, and the gout is worse than
torture at that age When the old man re-
tires, the sensation viii be as great as when
q sovereign dies; for the political history of
the country will then begin u new volume,
and no one can pretend to Eorctcll its cou-
tents.
The British Association for the Advance
ment OF Science has concluded successful
meeting at Birmingham. 2c7Sral of the pa-
pers read are published in the journals, and
public opinion On many subjects is influenced
In what Eas formerly considered an heretical
Erection. Next month the Social Science
Association hold sittings at Sheffield. This
is the great season for men and women having
pet theories for the regeneration of the tace,
and great deal OF nonsense may be looked
for, but the balance is unqucstionably for
good.
The Telegraph Construction and Mainte-
nance Company arc already st work upon the
new Atlantic Cable, and The Great Eastern Is
under repairs.
AS the mail is leaving London news arrives
from Dublin that the Government authorities
there have at last broken In upon the Feuian
brotherhood, and through summasily stopping
the itsue Of the organ of the body, the
Irisn People, and arresting Its conductors,
have completely thrown Of tho air
of indifference which they have 80
long maintained. During the week, articles
haEo appeared In nearly every London paper,
and IN most Of the Irish Journals, urging the
Government to Interfere, The liberal and
radical papers have been as ready with their
advice as the conservative press, the ground
being, that Us there Is not the slightest posi-.
bic chance Of success, the most mercliul policy
to adopt, Is to nip the thing in the bud. 1
dare say there are many in Chicago who SYM
pathlxe with the FenIans, and who, perhaps,
have assisted them. Know, that the only
Sign in the movement, which gives It
importance, is Its foreign connection.
The rich and the middle classes In
Ireland, and above all the priesthood, are
go opposed to 1t, that were II not for the
American aid, the agitation would be
q mere matter Of police. If an iron-clad
feet is on ita way TO the Irish
shores, With 10000 armed men, then there
Is something serious In the Fenian proceed
ings; but II II Is merely question Of money
and musket-smuggling, the thing will end In
the Imprisonment Of few impetuous spirits.
The horrible sPy-system, which has accom- pa
MED every insur7ectionary organization in
Ireland, is in active operation with FenIauism
The Government Is almost embarrassed with
The offers of information, md everything is
known- The miserable wretches who thus
sell their fellow-countrymcn, arc generally
[omentcrs of the plot. They live by the agi.
tation, md the ruIn Of others Is necessary 10
heir SUCCESS The profound dissatisfaction
with English rule increases the hatred Of the
'nc-sided land-laws and the iniq1ity OF
he Established Church Will not die with Fe-
,ianism. II this last protest against English
'ule is about TO be silenced, It is because the
oowcr Of England is so grcat-not because
he contcntment Of ireland Is so complete.
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