The New York herald., 1874-09-30

died pro testing against the dogma OF infalbllity,
he who had been the historian OF the monks OF the
West and had labored TO trace back to their
efforts the greatness OF the Anglo Saxon race.
Were the contests OF parties in France simply
case OF
MICHAEL VS.. SATAN.
there could be no doubt OF the result, but patriot
ism and faith, zeal and learning eloquence anu
poetry, are found on both sides. one thlng Is GER
tan-namely. that the discussion on nrst prihcl'
pies, that Is. on what moral laws mahhinu spa'i
be governed, has been carried on IN franoe ioi
nearly century without the shgh'es' piosie'S
being made; for no preacher IKE Lu'her VI 'o"A
Knox has appeared VINO coulu urNe HIS o"n
rouph.hew wn thoughts into the minds OF the people,
Proudhon and Lacordaire have been equaiiy un-
successfuI. The indispensable majority remains
IN no won to creed which shall In
n,rs i,s national life, Till 1t is won even
! s,asn,ng advocates and amable young princes
! rno nave passed credltabe examinations will
! md the task OF government grow more difncult
every day. ALI Frenchmen who think from phi
losophers 70 hotel waters, are to be ranged, for
practical purposes, into two camps OF mortal
enemies. The best
APOLOGY FOR THE sEPrESNATE
Is to be fouud In this fact, that France has not yet
made up her mind, and that therefore the best
thing that statesmen who may happen to be IN
verdict can be ascertained to have been given
under no disturbing influences. In 1871 the
country exhausted and sick at heart of republic
and empire, was ready to return TO the old
Bourbon rule. In 1878 the accident OF very
shrewd old man. who was governing extremely
well, calling himself republican. made thous-
ands-who wished chiefly tor a quiet lne-call
themselves also republican. In 1874 the disgust
inspired by the intrgues OF the Assembly Is turn.
lug the same men In the direction OF that imperial
ism which does not trouble itself about parliamen-
tary divisions
England is somnolent as usual. The Premier is
devotlng the recess to the pleasing occupation OF
VISITING TITLED WIDOWS
for the benefit OF his country. or other Minister'S
Mr.. Ward Hunt, If he has not reconstructed the
British Navy has at least gone to sea, and gazetted
the fact that he alone on the Admirafs ship
could eat breakfast after stormy night. Ill
natured Journalists-who are never satisfied
have the tiippancv to style the Minister for Naval
Affairs "a ponderOus person." and to write
under his portrait "the fat OF the land;"
but Englishmen don't dislike fat people, and Mr.
Ward Hunt has the great merit OF being fair
fighter. Nobody thinks much OF the Duke OF Rich
mond, but then His Grace thinks great deal of
himself II appeal to Your Loriships whether
am fooln he once plteously exclaimed IN the Up.
per House, in answer to pert remark which left
no mistake as to the opinion OF the Duke of st.
Adams on his brother peer. secretary Cross is
contemptuOusly voted an old woman neither bet
ter nor worse than Secretary Bruce or Secretary
Walpoe. He will be permitted for yet a few years
to worry John Bull in every conceivable fashion,
to tell him when he shall eat and drink, work or
pIay-the Factory and Licensing acts very nearly
amount to this-and then much enduring John
Bull VIII send him to the House OF Lords and trust
last To hot
Senate will shortly be elevated
MR. PERRY wATLINGToN.
presumably for not having written "Sartor Resar-
tusr or "Locksey Hail." or invented the electric
telegraph, or elaborated theory OF the origin OF
species. An eminently ''sale" man Is Mr.. Perry
Warrington, and the British fancy Just now that
they like SAFE men. Indeed, the famous English
constitution threatens to develop speedily into
government by bores. Even meu of genius cheer
fully acquiesce in the system which excludes them
from high offices OF honor and trust. And 1t is
well that they do, as Thackeray found out when
he was candidate for the representation of OK
lord City against Mr.. NOW Lord) Cardwell He
wrote in few days to Dickens, saying, "Pray
come here and tell them who am. NOBODY knows
me, and think about half dozen know YOU"
! Perhaps Italy would be all the better Tor few
statesmen of the stoud English type, whom no fine
spun theories would prevent from dealing with
the brgands Just as tue Sepoys were dealt with in
India.
Sicily,
THE IRELAND OF ITALY,
Is at present in a fearful condition. Brigands and
policemen are in open confederation, and the poor
Pope is. OF course, said TO be at the bottom OF 1t
all. The best proof that he has nothing to do
with the excuses OF the bandltt is furnished by
the circumstance that these gentlemen fastened
to enlist under Garibaidi when he landed
at Marsala in 1850. Francis H. then
represented aw Victor Emmanuel represents it
now. Robbers are naturally opposed to the one as
they to the other. This is the extent OF their
political sympathies. OF course some adherents OF
the Old dynasty who may have received assistance
from the Vatican are extremely poor and may
have taken to questionable courses, including
what they doubtless tried to believe was only
guerilla warfare against lawful enemy, but which
lawyers and soldiers are compelled to regard as
something much worse. Many of the Highland
supporters OF the Stuarts were little better than
GENTLEMEN ROBBERS,
and the gentlemany part or the business was
scarcely visible to the naked eye. The Duke Of
Cumberland saw that the only way TO secure last
ing peace for the country was simply to extlrpate
these noble savages, and though he got the nick
name OF the Butcher" it was ne who really pre-
vestei many butchery and turned Northern
Scotland into a new Switzerland. What Sicily
wants Is viceroy who Is not afraid to hang lew
brgands first and try them afterwards-in other
words, to deal vigorously with all persons fonnd
with weapons after dark. 1t Is also lndispen-
sable that trial by Jury should be suspended
in the island, there being precisely the
same difficulty in obtaining convictions Tor high
way robbery as there Is in Ireland In the case OF
agraran ou.rages.
Meanwhile Colonel Angus Croll, Chairman of the
Glona sulphur Company, has written letter to
Lord Derby, in behalf OF the English residents IN
Sicily, urging the Foreign Secretary to address a
| vigorous remonstrance to the Italian government
on the subject. Colonel Croll hints that the
Roman Cabinet would 1eel their hands strength
ened by being able TO point to external pressure
as a Justification for decisive measures This Is
probably true, and reveals the lame1tabe weak
a rulerS OF Italy when