, 1866-04-10
FROM EUROPE.
Our London Correspondence.

tthead Gentre,s Observation-Disclosures
Ing Troubles In GcsmAny-The Gov:
eFum<nt Reform B1ti-Let4er frs.m
, Kari Blind 10 Ihe Italian pemG cracy
-Mem"vxt oi aho UnIted State. Le.u.
ta"n in ondop-The Oxford and Cam
bridge RoAt RAce-Fraeas Between
the Pore and fsu.sIan Ambassador.
bale Of tho "4Shenandoah,, at LIVER
pN..l-CaAc Of Prlolean against the
United ksate<an slAe EnEltass ConrtA-
Dtd miller Murder Mr.. Bvi=:n1-A
French Railroad Scheme-Thc Pnrts
k1hibis1un Of 1SG7-Wondcrful Dis
coverE In Electric TeleEraphv.
From Our Own Correspondent
=, LosLpa. March Is. 1865
EscArE OF THE FSNIAN HEAD CENTRE.
Notwithstanding the persistent efforts Of
our Government to capture the "ITish E1ccu-
tive" thai remarkably shrewd Individual
has just managed to get clear away TO Paris
with comparatively little difficulty. a te1e-
gram from the French capital reached this city
last night, informing us that James Stephens
vas safely ensconecd beneath. the shadow Of
the Tuille4ies, and that Mrs. Stephens had
Joined him on Thursday evening. According
to this telegram, MIR. Stephens Is now on bis
way to the uni,ed States, where be proposes
to make only short stay he then returns to
Ireland. - e.. ~
Naturally enough, there arc all kinds Of ro-
mantle reports about this mysterious indivld-
ual, most of them improbable and some i'm
possible, Two letters appear In to-day's
Te'tgroph, signed by Colonel Thomas ].
Kelly, which seem to give a. correct descrip-
ton Of Stephens movements since leaving
Ireland, These misstycs are highly desczfp-
tive, and 1t would be difficult to condense
them further. lgiye them below entire, as
published by the Telegraph:
MI Dian: When parted from Jou on Tue4-
Gay nleh, yoa hadn't muea ides Of ne neav! task
ike dream. Although ,on Thought Mr.: stephens
had lest the couniEIs be M. ia Dublin until that
b. ieft hls iodCinsr On NJ ouIside c, got On posi
vessel in the Lae5, and sstled tor m English
porr.
licemen on lne Quayt, and wa1k deliberately On
boaru! We were three days in the channel. owing
TO bad Hsnas. W. ultimately .ssehsa =. po1s N
the mail sram next day from thesa 10 London-lept
IN Lont toE-snd In the morning 10 the heart Of the
ssE a 1shf L. ~ ~ h95s 3S
Palace Hotel etarted b The morning train IRON the
Vleic1tA station tor Dover.
about eleven O'Clock on Sunday, and starred for
Calals, which sns reached IN eslety. Wasn't my
mind happy when touched FIeAcn soil End saW
lion 10 lsncn at the bindy mad, ehild-like efforts
ct The BRUSH 70 capture him.
After III the searches Of shfps and steamers cut.
tide the fitah tnA6t, 70 well wtfe VIC Informed Of
their every moycn ent, that the affair Was cpn1par
atjyely easy. The NEXT nut that lanes stephens
touches lush tols be will shoN tho British hat tner
hsrparous treatment Of Irish patrota but added
fuel 10 the national dame already kiudled all over
The island, irstead Of stamping 1t out ~ they
propose 10 do. hu Hugh Rose will find when he
m uch a
thorc Of uh.Cb be va. guilty 10 1nda, that he has
not Sepoys to deal with. Lei them ordel his sol
old neu tas he threatens to do,} aud bo~ our >ol-
0lerb from The cAnnun's m0nth-let him daes cary
ont hi blacLhesrted inleL onr townrds the women
OF Ireland and there will be such fetribution not
alone IL Ireland, bat in ibe heart Of the Baltsh
Empire, = will not be psrale!ed IN history. The
enemy left no stone unturned to make rs night be-
@ ID, gut vi, as an !ss &c q fne
vi Of Mr.. Stephens in America, and yoa will .ee
speak correctly. All y well iot Ireland Jet. Next
Eh1ieimas hare confidence will dine with you 1s
irre znd independent citizen Of the 1reh Repnb-
tlc- Kind remembrance.
The windows Of the Palace Hotel look Into
those of Buckingham Palace, Mr.. Stephens
certaiEly evinced no small amount Of shrevd.
ness In taking mp his quarters At such IN es-
tablishmcnt, for It is about the last place
where the police would look for rebel with
great price On his head. The other letter Ia
Is follows:
DEAR Mns-. -: have been Ieniss IN not
writing to you befors this. Mr. stephens and my.
eclf a!ased he1r on sunday lat. Te we1e enabled
horribly stupid the enemy,s agents are, when w
| Werr enabled to tzavel m tho open day through
| Scotland aud England-to embark at eleven in the
day from the hHrbcf Of Dover.
quars In the THY Of Dublin; Mr. Stephens len his
lodgings on open CT, and. on NY honoT. ss.dis'
wtndf. We xerc driven to cal7iek5ergns ea.. BY
ttress Of weather, nd II was amusing to thiat how
! Whit distinguished Ruett he had. However, n
We dta naake call or lea.e our cards. FTne re-
"'n' Ton u :, ,e.g sss einss,sl;, K.1
! The escape. or - Mr.. Whlteside called it ir
week, "thesetirement" of Head Centre steph
the House OF Commons during the present
! CHS, will, fear, greatly assist the Feniar
| movement In Ireland. We have had many
cruisers lowering about the Irish COST fol
weeks past, mainly employed In looking to1
the "Head Ccntre;" English aud Scotch
| regiments have been constantly crossing tht
channel into what arc known as "the dis
turbed districta," and squads Of London and
other police have been doing duty In Dublin
Cork aud the rest Of the large cities ; yet tht
head and front Of the rebellion manages te
get OF to Paris in open day, and as II woulc
seem, without attempting any disguise. III.
escape has q strong element In it OF the 10
mantle; and With 50 fmpFessionable people
as the Irish II ia ]ikely'to bear untowazd fruit
AFFAIRS In GERMAST.
| Knowing something Of the Irish people, ,anf
4 Af71. 49, nfA
have no fear Of any real danger from the Ee
man chimera. Nevertheless there Is chance
Of trouble from combination Of causes, io'
political matters on the continent Of Europs
are beginning to wear very queslonabl.
hue, and England mar be becompromised in ths
general disruption. Tie relations now exist
ing between Austria and Prussia are OF til.
most unfricndly nature, and the political ant
business worlds are beginning to fear decla
ration OF hostiliies ut no very distant period
Thus fat the sympathIes OF this country ars
unanimously on the side Of Austria for II i
patent TO everybody TINT Prussia is merel.
following out the selfish policy Of absorbing
or t' aolsteIning" the lesser German powers
and agggrandizing herself 1t the expense Of he
rival Should war between the two nation
break ont, it Ia highly probable that Franc,
and Russia will side, morally, II not physical
II, with Pruss{a and, in such case, l do no
believe our Government will remain an indtf
fcrent spectator during the contest. Ear
Russelrs administration, If 1t continue Il
office, will endeayor to keep this country ab
eo1utely neutral; but with the unccasiuE
efforts of our asistocracy TO defeat the new
Reform Bill, and the prevailing insecurity o
our commercial affairs, the Government may
not be able to preserve Its present prepoader
ance In Parliament. With the Tories in office
We are morally certain to drift or be driver
into the VORTEX; for our uberty-hating aris
tocracy know full well that foreign war
the surest mode Of defeating any agitation OF
the question OF domestic reform.
TIE GOVERNMENT REFORM nILL.
We hare had sevetal test discussions, as
should call them, In the House Of Common
during the past week, the subject being th
terrible question Of extending the suffrage, OF
to put it at its real meaning, our upper-tel
thousand trying to find ont whether the Gov
ernmcnt Is really in earnest about the Reform
BILL. The Government has announced itsel
really in earnest, ,pledglng to stand or fall by III
measure. We hare had, likewise, several DE-
fections from the Liberal ranks, in addition +
such well known men as Messrs norsu1an and
Lowe; but do not think their treaeher
Will prove of nny real benefit to tho opponent
Of the bill. The most notable turncoat Of th
lot IL the eldest son of our richest noblemcg
Lord Grosvenor, whose estimable papa, th
Marquis of Westminster, is In receipt Of Ii
pleasant little annual income Of some ha
million of pounds sterling, and enjoys th
reputation besides ofbeing the meanest ski
flint in her Mnjesty's donainions A few moi
such betrayals, and the reform issue will
discussed on its real merits. Earl Russell, 4
the present timc, Is not as strong outside Pa
lament IS he might be; for + consfderab
portion Of the middle class and the great bul