New-York tribune., 1878-11-19

memberment of the Ottoman Empire, the
deaths of Victor Emanuel and Plus Nlnth'
the deyelopment OF revolutionary tendencies
in Germany and Russia, the triumph OF french
Republicauism and a radical transformation
of English policy. Old figures are disappear
inc and new forces are already at work; ana
vet here, in the very spirit OF the Mlddie
Age, is the cleaning of the assassln's steel Id
an Italian city.
The Italian pastry-cOok did not like kings;
neither did the Spanish cooper; yet is the
scene in Naples far more striking thah the
scene in Madrid. Each has bOastcd that he
was an Internationalist and had no accom-
pli,es but one represented rev DcSldes hih-
self. while the other, as the PROBABILITIES 20,
did what many of his cOuntrymen were anA-
ions to have some one do. There are latent
elements of discord and diSlOyalty III Northern
Snaip and i'm a few of the central cues,
Inf there are no indications that the lnterna-
,ionalist, have made any progress since 1873,
when branches of the society were organized III
Barcelona and Carthagena. Alfonso kept Ills
troth in spite of the opposition OF the queen
Mother and his Cabinet, and married Irih-
cess with whom he really seemed 10 nave
fallen in love and when she died rev moh1hs
after the wedding, his grief touched the hearts
of his subjects. 50 firm is his hold upon the
affections Of bis people that the MINISTRY
have already convinced themselves that Mon
casi tbe cooper. is almost his only enemy,
and have decided not to ask Tor any e1traor-
dinary legislation against the secret Junias
known to exist in Catalonia. But II there Is
one. and possibly only one dangerous KING
hater in Spain, there are many III italy,
Only q month ago the students OF Leg
horn established a political society which
took ITS name from the University as
sassin. Karl NObiling; and in the pro-
gramme Of the club its mission was pro-
claimed ito combat the three hideous super
stitions represented by the words authority
"'cauital and 'God.'n A group OF rcvolu-
tionary societies, moreover, have been formed
in various cities under the common name oi
pietro Barsanti clubs, and one of these asso-
ciotions WAS TO have been formally organ
lied in Naples on the very day of the entry
of the King and Queen i'll the course 01 thelr
royal progress through Southern Italy to Kome'
PietrO BaTsdnti was private soldier VINO uIl-
dcrtook to assassSiuate his commander and
the ayowed object of these revolutionary
clubs was the subvelsion of discipline iii the
Italian Army. While the secret police are
not only efficient but over Jealous, there
has been unboundcd license of speech
not only in respect to the liberation
of Trieste and the Trentino, but to all
the evils of the present administration. These
anarclica tendencies and proceedings have
been connivcd at and in some instances
fomcntrd by members of the Cabinet. GlO-
vanni Passanante may have had no confcde-
rates, but hc has carried to their logical re-
suits the teachings of many revolutionary
schools.
Bv strange coincidence the man who sat
in the carriage with the young King and who
was wounded in the thigh when he seized the
assassin, was Slgnor Carroll, the Prime Minis
ter. Radical of the Radicals. When the
present Cabinet was formed it was known
that its chief shared many of the Socialist
views of Garibaldi, but it was supposed
that official station would induce moderation
In a recent speech at Pavia he took pains to
announce that the Government would not
suppress any associations whatever might be
their tendency, and made some dcmaSogic
appeals in behalf Of the working classes and
the suffering poor. Alarmed by this speech
as well rs by the lax proceedings of the MIN
istcr of the Interior, three members of the
Cabinet rendered their rcoIgnatIOns; and 1t
was to face a Parliamentary crisis this week
that Sgnor Carroll was accompanying the
King from Naples TO Rome II may be
the pastry-cook has done the Prime Minister
good turn. The incident before the gates OF
the city may convince him that BIsmaTcks
method of dealing with Socialism is more
reasonable than Garibald'5. He may have a
Red Bogey before his eyes i'll future.