, 1866-11-11
OUR ITALIAN LETTER.
United Italy-Thc 10Y Of the Vcnetians
-Nhnr Italy hnx Enlued-The Pieh1s~
cltc-Anhuencc of tho pFic>ts-The Pa~
pal Throne Totter1ng- Persano>s
TFInl-Per1onu1 liens.

-SShur Italy hn. Enlued-The PichI%~
cite-Anauet,cc OF tho Prlc>ts-The Pa~
pal Throne Tottes1n2- Persano's
TrInl-Per1onai Items.
From Our Own Correspondent.
MILAN, Ortobe= q, 1885,
Public attention Is chiefly absorbed By the
news from Ecne1iA, where the enthusiasm
evoked by the arrival Of the troops llas sur
passed all calculation. We here, more or less
dissnstcd at the frivolous and negligent nd
minIstratiun OF our rxs pu6tiets cannot quite
comprehend how It comes abont that Vene.
tiaps, Vcroncse, .Mantuans aud Udlnese can
bc so boyishly, boistcrously, tumultuonsly
glad over coming into partnership with us
In public grlets, burdens and dlsappoiut-
mcnts. We have shaken ourselves, pinehed
ourselves, and taken information Of our neigh
bers to ind out what 1t is all nbout-thls
pother across the AIncio. The result is IN
improved state OF feeling.
It is u big thing alter all to be italians.
The generous Ores Of patriotism are not
burned out In Us and Venice with her ban
ners, and nlusic, and riras recalls us to sober
estimate Of what We have gained since
1873. It Is only eighteen years. after all.
since Piedmontcse army was beaten at
Novnra and TINT King cr"wned whose good
spirit aud excellent loyalty have united all
lialy. So We begin to be gay. too, aud the
quicken our pulses and make CIR hearts beat
as they did ID day.
The plcbiscitc last Sunday was more unani-
anous th1n We hoped. True the votes are not
counted, but VIC cannot doubt that the ball
lots are correctly represented by the reports.
In that case 1t Is not one in hundred, as We
feared, but only one In ten thousand who has
voted no. The priests in many cases, le d
their hQcks to the polls and blessed them
while they voted union With the grand old
ia1nctsala. This was to be expected.
Apart IRON worldly wisdom, these country
pastors generally sympath'ze With their peo-
pie. 1t ia so to some extent IN the south Of
and by practice The clerical party Is headed
BY different men from these plain, good men
who love ease, quiet conscience and good
dinner as reward for Punishment to country
curacies. The nrchbi.hops, even, are often
intensely loyal. The cler,ca1 partr, 80 far as
high church faction oyer whom the Jesuits
have established an Influence similar to that
which ls turning the English Church upsldc
down at this moment. These men are never
heard Of on eny public occasion. Indeed, II
is the especial tactics Of Jesuistry. to seem lit.
whether this conduct of the Venetian clergy
will hhve good influence at Rome.
Those happy fellows the optinists, a1-
ready tell Us that these Jesuits had instruc-
tiops from Rome tn do what they have done,
and that It indicates the purpose Of Pho Mono
| to settle the Roman question out Of hand.
For me-, could hope so, but ! am bound to
say that there ia at the moment more likcli-
hood that the good old Priest-havtng Just
| gotten rid Of one crazy woman-lhe Empress
Of another maa one-the Queen Of Spain,
! That most unroyal Of royal ladies Is nnx,
| tous to do penance for a life which public
Tumor represents as more than usually sin.
full By taking care Of The Papal throne In one
what Napoleon has fai,ea to do: but here
again am bound to sny that no amount Of
| piety-hpWever perfect be its quaittr-can
save such throne as St. Peters In an ago
gune mad atout free presses public schools,
! aelenee. Besides, It Ia a fair matter Of doubt
whether the Queen Of Spain will not soou
| Join that innumerable thtonc Of fallen pom,
posities whom the mad age has consigned to
private life.
l have spoken of our disconteuts. The
Heysaao trial continues to attraet attention
md 10 command a good deal Of reproachfn1
criticism aud regretfi} comment. It Il 81
plain that this method OF trial Will not tel
Ls shat has become ofour money. nor by whai
secret influences our splendid efforts TO build
navy we're disappointed, and all this worm
wood md bitterness Infused into the admins
tzation Of Its Affairs. II will not-this high
court Of fjudicatnre-rcstore the brave dcat
Of Lissa, bind up 4 he wounded honor Of uaya
officers, or hnrsnonize The spirit Of the lin
officers. It will dispose Of without settling
ali the vexed and yexing questions that cen
t1e there. ...
So, too, of Palermo. Rtcasolt Is be1ut
. ruined By the men who profess ttalty to hi
I caNse. The men who went down iu tn
popular storms Of July and August, are o.
the surface agafu swimming as gatly \
ducks, without = sign Of the wettlne the
have bad to be seen upon their shiny backi
La 3larmora Is half pardoned by the put
lie, and already the life ofa vigorous clique
This winter will be lively one, md th
iron baron mas need OF all hts Wit to keep q
the head Of Affairs. .
The King will 60 to Venice the first snt
day In November. OF all the times, that wi
be the gayest, the widest, the happiest. A
hail united Italy. Here goes the cap an
after 1t the pen of 5our devoted sPERo.