The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-07-06
Italy

The proposal of the italian Finance Minister to raise
the land tax from 139OOoOoO 2OOOOOOOO has produced
great alarm the of Lombady and Piedmont
era of the landowners in these provinces have already
compelled in consequence of the of this tax sell
their estates great Oss and expected that further
rise bring agriculture of Northern Italy to complete
standst The corn imported from France and the East IS al
ready lower price than that produced home and the
komere of land in Italy, where the development
of agriculture is hampered by want of capital and brgandage
is $40 francs while in France, which has such difficulties to
contend with, it is only $40 francs.
CLERICAL SELFDENIAL-A letter of the 3oth of Nav from
Rome says priests continued arrive They de-
ermined to be in good time for celebration which will
only of the very last days of this month great num-
Der of High Church dgnitares expected The Arch
bishop of Toosa has written to have prepared for
his and for that of eighty priests who are
compose his suite Such renue
denied In 1852 the Bishop of Mouns arrived in Rome with
train OF sxtyhve eccesastics The letter. which is from
good source says:
"For the centenary of ST. Rome will be full of priests
but is thought that few aymen will Meanwhile great
preparations making This morning the Municipal Council
decide what should be done celebrate the day.
voted 5OOOOf which will 90 very far The festival will
be almost exclusively ecclesiastical There be an extraor
binary Illumination of the basica of the Vatican 29
of the basica of ST. Paul for the 3Oth There are
enough ustres in all Rome and they have been
Naples and Florence you judge that it is intended
to do something magnificent in the of illumination those
many bishops arrive and get up fine procession with
long string of mtred heads He spends great DEAL and does
not know what economy is This prodgay does please
the Cardinals but who would dare tell the Pont that he
spend less? Plus TX only does like all other Popes
thinks the time present. and leaves his take
of the future Under his ponfcae the Roman Govern
has incurred five hundred millions of debt This pretty
well for small State But millions expected from the
bishops who to arrive; thought they will all come
with heavy chests of gold Such hopes very
gerated."
BRIGANDAGE ITALY.-Writng from Naples May 49, a
correspondent of the Times says Ny letters from Rome speak
of the great increase of bgandage the direction of Ver-
DO and of Cvta Veccha accompanied by most brutal
of murder There bands which completely armed
and which traverse the country saekng burning and murder
ing Among others who have suffered is the Russian Consul
at Ciya Veccha Sgnor ARABIA thousand sheep of his hav
ing been killed by these wholesale devstators Considerable
forces have been sent in pursuit. and hope entertained of
their being surrounded Coneto but the experience of
er years has shown that regular troops match for
fellows who intimately acquainted with every inch of the
ground they desoate and who of the natives
through their fears sympathes What hopes there be
therefore that mercenay troops strangers the land
threatened Case Porzana the residence the Duke razo
who received notice the other day that would be we'll
leave the Castle would be attacked In Rome the police
have lately arrested many young mensome hundred
after it is affirmed attending drill outside the walls under
Garibadan Inspector An exciting brigand affair has lately
taken place in the province of Chet where the chief Cou
a long of the scouges of the Abz has been captured
and killed In spite of premium of $500 lire which set
his head he has hitherto but the P@tor of ass
Smonet hearing that certain day he would be in the
house of certain priest called Cancarda accompanied by
National Guards and soldiers surrounded the place. Smo
nett and officer entered alone and found the brgand
and the priest seated face face. On being summoned
render Coaua who not at all Disconnected threw him.
self on the Pto with his dagger when the latter fired him
with double bareed gum though missing him. The officer
fearing to his gum lest he might wound his companion