The New York herald., 1868-05-11

on the, life Of the Duke q hamburg was only known
TINS m5nS ana mas sesve tse pagers 1
nis evening utterly fall to give adequate expression
While the public at large vie with the Engilsn ana
Amefican community In manifesting their horror If
th crime and their qualification at the Princes ort
Cte escape, the papers barely mention the ,nciden
without giving utterance to the feelings nlch das
tarjy outrage must create in every well resulated
mind. Here Is what the Pdtie say ION the subject
Dispatches from London recetsed in Paris during
In Australia against the life Of tAe Duke OF Edinburg
the second son Vi the Green OF England, now on
visit to the colony. The Prince was wounded by
SHOT fired, according to Colonial ONCE telegram,
by Fenian. While 0eploring so criminal an at
tempt, no one will hold the irish nation responsible
for IL.
The Pavs:-A Fanatic haa inst attempted to murder
one OF the sens Of the Qseen OF England. At the
very time when the Prince and Princess OF Wales
visiting Ireland and the cordial welcome OF the
England and ireland Fenian bullet was aimed
at the Duke Of Edinhtrg I'm Australia. II 1t were not
blssphemy to say that crime may sometimes serve
useful purpose itnight be remarked that 1t is useful
in showing the distance between demagOgy and
liberty. The Gasette de Fyasre-This news has
caused q painful sensation throughout England,
where the Duke OF Ednburg enieys the affection and
ism has just eishOnored itself by an attempt against
the life of one Of the queens None OF the other
| crime.
The Paris Futfe remarks that the defence and
prosperity OF French maritime towns, IN place OF
| possessing mere local value extend much further
and always involve question OF national interest,
and shat circumstance gives to bill now before the
| Legislative Body, for the Improvement Of Bdnkirk
| and Gravelines great Importance.
ia France argued that under existing circum-
stances when the whole OF Europe was bristling
with soldiers, when at the gates OF France trans
formation had just been effected which destroyed the
equilibrium of the great Powers, when SO many am
billions were still, If not menacing at least persist
4 ent, the best means OF maina tanning peace was to
raise the French ornaments to the level OF her
neghbors, and TO show herself strong enough to be
sure Of being respected The Ltbert6, the advocate
| of systematic disarmament, ridicules that view
! thus:-If you wish to be consistent with yourself
you ought to demand, in order better assure do.
mestic tranquility and harmony among citizens,
that every one should be obliged tonever 90 out un.
less armed from head to foot and that nobody should
be allowed to present himself In drawing room or
show himself ata theatre without a revolver in his
belt, rapier at his side and carbine his shOul-
| der 81 oas pacent, para oellnna.
The News from Abyssinia IN Paris.
Paris (Apri 27) correspondence of London Herald
The tidings of the discontinue of TheOdOrus, and
| the end of the Abyssnian war, elicit from
our excellent friends on this side OF the Chan
chief The opinion Nationale, which lever since the
expedition began has been broadly limiting that the
English army would, like that of Cambyses, be swal-
lowed up by the sands of the Desert connot conceal
its chagrn 1t ascribes the defeat Of TheOdOrus to
his imprudence in shutting himself up in Magdala,
and to the fact that by who esae deserton his army
OF 100000 men dwinded to 5000. 1t derives, how
ever, some consolation from the fact that, sat all
diers who remained sanch upheld, till all were shot
down, the national flag OF Abyssna." The Lioerte is
inspired Dy precisely tne same leeng DuC expresses
| 1t rather better:-'Theodorus has fallen sword in
hand, like Tlppoo Saib On the 10th Of April
| the English arrived before the Amba Of the
Negus at Magdaa. On the same day 1heOdorus at
| tackled them and his bands were dispersed by the
| AngloIndan army On the 1lth and 18th ne tried
to negotiate; he gave up the captives Sir Robert
Napier only accorded to the poor African Kinglet
| twenty-four hours to surrender. portion Of his
warriors disbanded and gave themselves up The re-
mainder stood by the Negus at Ma2dala, which was
taken by storm on the 18th. Theodorus was killed,
with most of his faithful adherenis. The losses Of
nrliC natp 11t fhnnE IN
| the primitive armament Of the Abyssnians. Poor
TheOdorus ~ In short, there Is Disgusting the fact
that the French papers, and indeed the French pub
lie, would have been delighted at being defeated
by mob OF savages. Ii is all very well to talk of
entente cO'didte and passions Of another epoch -
but these laments over the downfall or Theodorus,
this talk of the Irish nation this undsguised sympa-
thy with the Fenians, are significant symptoms
that the old anti-Engiish leaven is far from having
died out.