The New York herald., 1867-02-11
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY. FEBRUARY H. 1867.


past As was natural with an impassoned, imagna
tive people, not vsrsed in facts or figures, gfs
with a phiosophic turn o. mind, they could not b
brought 10 anticipate the Italian government in an
other light than which 20 turn venetia into
perfect Arcadia and that too immediately, and withou
any effort their part. The state of tuteage unde
which they were held by the Ausirans rather tende
to encourage this idea everything with THAI government
being system OF rewards and punshments. The highe
classes being stimulated by ribbons titles and decora
lions: the government employees by pensions, and th
The Italian government Is not 80 lavish OF the nrs
seeking TO do away with the second and Of the third the
public see i.ile or nothng-which doubtless matter
part Of it. after s they had given themselves % expect
for so many years
II is matter Of surprise to them also. il not Of ia.
ward disgust to paper taking the place of the gold
and silver so dear TO the pour OF all
their honest labor This disgust times openly demon
strated when they lind themselves in POSSESSION OF
franc bill not convertible into copper sodo For that
branch OF industry, which consists giving quadratr
slips OF paper counterfeit resemblance 10 what they
are not, nouFshes here with vg0r worthy Of better
origin and moro thrvisg country Besides the counter
feits Intentionally put in circulation for the purpose OF
fraud, there arc Others equally prolific Of danger and
loss the ignorant These arc the Itlo complimentary
Circulars got up In imitation Of bank bill They
good for ve ten or twenty good wishes, signed gene.
Strange as may SEEM there is hardly day passes but
we hear OF one or more who have taken these
fiimsy limitations for genuine bills.
Notwithstanding this and similar drawbacks to per-
feet contentmeHt, there an underlying feeling OF de-
voionto the government and dynasty The Prince ANA
deus, who is domicied Venice, has become great
favorite with the public. He Is as active in moving
around and popnlarzng himself father brother and
uncle He tho Theatre San Beedeto last night
10 simple Borhese attire The orchestra after becom
ing cogniznt OF his presence played the Broero after
which the young Prince apurousiy cheered by the
audience Every visit lie pays to the old families in the
city, and every movement OF his outside, is duly and
solieitously chronced the journals IL thore any
pleasure In being popular favorite be should be very
happy young man.
But to tLrn again from prince 70 laborer The gov
ernmeht seems 70 be doing all that be reasonably
expected to diminish and recurrence of
scenes In front of the municipal palace as those
toned few liues back. Old churches and monuments
are being restored, improvements in the canals and
lagoon arc being made work is soon TO be resumed in
the arsenai but 10 do thus latter il has been found
necessary to limit that in other ports OF Italy Though
TINS may oe highly gratifying the drsendti OF Venice,
remains to be seen how those Of Naples Genoa
coma, Tarauto and Leghorn will submit the sight OF
the means whereby they live taking fight from them in
this manner
There is q little murmurng though not OF 30 loud and
demonstratve kind that OF the latter class.
among the ex-empoy6s Of the Austrian government
with Italian sentiment Those who have not retained
their posts under the Italians think themselves entitled
to pensions as they would have been under the Aus
TRANS had they retained the rens Of government or II
they had been employed under the Italians before the
war. This is knotty question for the government.
This pensionng Of Tom, Dick and the other is evil
cntaled upon them by all the petty and great govern
ments has superseded Ousted since beginning Of
is foundation and II is now trying TO either abolish
But-cone Sc fa!-the venetians must be honored
Meanwhile there are some here who beginning to be
imbucd with the idea that they should do something for
themselves There is meeting called this evening by
number OF them to together the steps,
under the present condition OF affairs for them to take
Tor their amelioraton Though this does promise
much immediate good, II shows a certain earnestness
and sincere desire to do something that encourages
the hope that they may in the end And get out
Of the wilderness of government dependence
In former letters have had occasion to speak OF the
various Italian lines Of steamers projected between here
and the Eas and TO Marselis besides that already
in operation TO and from Trieste Lhave similar
enterprise In miniature, to speak of-nohng less than
line Of steamers the Grand Canal from the public
garden TO the railway sta0n-makiug four stOppages
the way in distance Of about three miles, The pro.
ecor OF the schcme very sangne, and share
month over all expenses which he fixes TOO francs
This little line II II succeeds he Intends 10 follow up by
agne ali this who have exalted and poetic ideas or the
eternal htncss OF the canals lagooa and gondoas 10
each Other and the consequent mcongruous OF .
steamer or steamers any where about But If you
shocked at the dca~hich is naiural-think OF what
must bs the wrath Of the gondol,ers dorng
this present carnvai--the dnration OF which IS
fixed from the 7th of January 10 the 6tn Of
March at the sight Of ugly little tug with the Bur
chilli or poee in tow or that's the way they propose TO
do i'll destroying the placid character OF the Grand
canal and tossing the gOndoias about in which
only those who saw the performance Of the little steam
and kc!aircur, during the last autumn can imagine
However, Notwithstanding my doubts Of tn, o
Tue 'as sss horror Of the and
shares in 1t by the handful They had much better
lose their money in that way than buying louers
tickets-their usual plan
Tho ressiio dLotid, paper published in vereilIi,.
thriving little agricultural town OF eighteen thousand
inhabitants, has suddenly into general notice
Admiral Persano Perssno, nnt content with having
parturited pamphlet bearing his montl,s
ago, has now given to this jOurnai-the pcsai0-tor
publication synopsis OF his examination before the
cal commitieetne which is considered BY tile OF
the press and tue public generally rather undgni
fed proceednp as the examination had with closed
DOORS aud he the frs. Disclose the dread secrets
hitherto denied the pubic.
The commission evidently would like TO get the Count
Carlo Persano and the battle Of LISA well of their
hands, reeing towards him Dogberry OF old and his
conIreres regard .vag-om men, generally. It would
doubrIess be matter Of congrauation them II the
public would let them quietly dIamiss him with tho
mark that he is not the man they took him for.