The New York Herald Newspaper, May 4, 1868, Page 4

wilt EUROPE. American Visitors in Rome and Propa- gandism from the Holy City. _ The Commercial Relations of North and South Germany. ‘The Prince of Wales’ Speech en Justice to Ireland. Labor Strikes and Emigration from \ England. FASHIONABLE MARRIAGES IN FRANCE, TOM SAYERS’ WILL AND FAMILY. The German mail steamship Union, Captain von Santen, from Southampton April 21, arrived at this port yesterday morning, bringing a mail report in de- ‘tail of our cable despatches dated to her day of sail- ing from Eng!and. ROME, Preparrtions for Easter—Influx of Americans Pope Piusthe Ninth and His Holy Week Labors—Who Will Succeed Him ¢=Cardinal Bonaparie a “Little Saint”=Anny Move= ments. ‘ Rome, April 4, 1868, ‘The approaching Easter ceremonies are attracting crowds of visitors to Rome, among whom we may reckon about a thousand Americans; for, as Mr. Hooker has applied to the Pope’s new maestro dt camera, Monsigngr Ricct, for’ flve hundred ladics’ Uckete, we must fnfer that there are at least five hundred gentlemen to balance their fair compatriots. “The Pope commences his Holy Week labors to- morrow, being Palm Sunday, and the state of his éalth is sufficiently vigorous to allow of his going through the whole eight days’ work without fatigue. “But as gli Pontificates have a traditional terminus before completing twenty-five years, of which Pio Nono has already completed nearly twenty-two, Speculations are current as to who is to succeed the present Sovereign Pontiff at the termination of his legitimate period. Some French and English jour- nals—such as the Journal de Paris and the London Times—have alluded to the probable elevation of the recently created Cardinal Lucien Bonaparte to the Papal throne at the suggestion of Plo Nono himself, 80 a8 to insure to the Holy See the continuation of French protection against Italian aggression. Cardt- nal Bonaparte’s eptibilides having been awakened by these insinuations, he presented himself. tothe Pope on Saturday last to assure his Holiness that he tad no connivance whatever with the, aathors of any such schemes, and that rather than expose himself to the possibility of their realization he would willingly depose at the Pope's feet the Car- dinalitian hat so recently conferred upon him. The Pope, who looks on Cardinal Lonaparie as a santaretio, or littie saint, encouraged hls eminence to Tesistall despouding thougits and not to give way to prejudicial to his tis Holiness was | tions Was proved yester- where Cardinal Boniparte, attended, other mewbers of the Sacred C to the Pope by the cap i of Monte Santo. ‘The Cardin: o régime of fassing to which Lent, was ov mo by fatiyne hefore homily was concluded, and, falntin, to be carried out by tis att tresged at tiis oc the Cardinat’s con Chery, torclax thi ‘Un ‘the ity of his eminence’s diseip- ie. it is to be hoped that Father Claret, the Queen of | Spain confessor, is more indulgeut to her Cathotle bao tsaad in his requirements of her observance of ent. Among the recently created cardinals I sent you the nauie of Monsignor Capalti, brother of Professor Capalti, one of the most disiinguished painters of Rome, who died of apoplexy ou Saturday. His fu- neral on Mouday Was attended by most of the artistt- | cal corps, the bier being carried by his pupils and the pali sustained by tue most prominent artists of ry engineers are herrying for- fortifice at Olviia for ail (he materiais works are executed at the expense o1 the al government, they are completed the sections of avéilie gineers belonsiug to the Poitier brigade, Which re- cently returned io France, will embark aiso with General Dumont. It is expected that thts will be between the 20(h aod 2th of the present month, and that the remaining brigade will embark in May. In consequence of the diiutnution In the French force iu the proviuce of Viterbo their garrisons have been withdrawn irom the frontier towns of Vu lentano und Moateiascone, which, with Acquapev- dente, are once more occupied by Pontifical Zouaves and gendarmes, ‘The troops of his Holiness have just effected their Periodical change of garnsen, the principal positions along the Italiaa frontier line being now occupied by Zounves and Swiss carabiniers. ‘he indigenous troops are chiefly in and around the capital in spite of the request of the Ita lan military authorities, on the re-establistiment of the convention for the sup- ression of brigandage, that in order to prevent col- ‘ion the Poye’s torelen soe should be brought as little as possible in contact with the Italian fronticr detachments, It is urged on the other hand that for the health of the foreign soldiers in the Pope's service, who are unuccustomed to the climate of Rome, mountain alr 18 required during the summer montis. ‘The strength of the Pontiacal army continues to be about 16,00 inen, of whom nearly 7,000 are in tie capital, Kecructiments are going on merely to keep ‘up but not increase Uns effective force. Charch Inflacnce in Election Conteste=Re- ligious Progress in the United States and England—Gpinion of the Irish Church Ques. tlon—Palm Sandey ProcessionBrigands at the Very Gates—Death of an American Lady, Rome, April §, 1868, The suppression of the American Legation In Rome is likely to give confirmation to the trite old verse, “‘ilow great events from trifling causes spring,” for some hundrers of thousands of Catholic NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MAY 4, 1868—TRIPLE his Holiness as the ¢ tion of thelr lives qnd properties irom the depreda- to would be. ns of brigands woi It may appear incredible that with so many thon- sands of troops in and about the capital these Tuarauders range up and down the country almost bnmoiested, committing ravages in af directions, Signor Stefanini, of Bracciano, hys only Just been Teteased by a band of brigands, who held prisoner for several days, until a suin of 10,000 scudt was paid for his ransom, A Capuchin friar, who every Sunday to Prince Rospigiiosi’s estate at carese, on the sea coast, to say mass to the farming men, was returning last week to the station, on the Civita Vecchia line, to get back to Rome, when he was accosted by three well dressed and well armed bandits, who inquired whether the Prince or either of bis sons were at the old feudal mansion, The monk replied in the negative, which disappointed the brigauds, who doubtless wanted (o capture them for ransom. In @ skirmish between brigands and L eeoary) the other day, only four miles north of ‘ome, the latter Were worsted and had a man killed. One of the most distinguished American ladies visiting Rome this winter, Mrs. Turner Sargent, of Boston, died yesterday, to the great grief of her hus- band, Mr. and Mrs. ent had been some time in Rome, and had been among the few privileged American guests present at tue sumptuous festival given by Prince Doria on the marriave of his daugh- ter, They then proceeded to Naples, where Mra, Sar- gent was seized with the fever of Utat country, re- sembling typhus, but, apparently overing after tive days’ sickness, she and aer husband returned to ~ ome, Where the malady reappeared and soon proved fatal, GERMANY. Southern Elections to the Zollverein Parlin- ment — Anti-Prassian Majorities — ‘ Moral Unity” and Poiitical Independence. Sturrgart, April 9, 1868, Hesse has followed the example of Bavaria and Baden and sent to the Zoll Parliament an anti-Prus- sian majority, but Wurtemburg has eclipsed all three in this direction. Wurtemburg had seventeen depnutics to elect and in no one of these seventeen electoral districts has a national liberal candidate been able to obtain a scat; in not one has the principle that Wur- temburg should enter the North German Confedera- tion prevailed. Three parties were opposed to the Prussianizing party—namely (1), the ministerlalists, who are fora faithful execution of theexisting treaties, but who will not go a step further; (2) the particular. ists and ultramontanes, who would Nke to ando the work of 1866, and (3) the democrats, or people's party, with federalistic prociivities. The first party has secured six seats, the second six, and the last four, There is one seat for which there will be anow election for want of an absolute majority. In this “seventeenth district the people's candidate leads with 5,478 votes, while the national liberal candidate had 4,993 votes and the particularist candidate 4,889 votes. There is no doubt that on the second election the people's candidate will come out victorious, as the articularisis prefer democrat to @ Prussian- zing liberal. At this general election tn War- temberg 199,600 votes were polled iu round numbers, and of this number 44,653, or 23 per cent, were cast for the national Mberal candidates, ‘Thus more than three-fourths of the manhood of Wurtembarg have declared against a closer union with the North German Confederation, and the moral unity of the South Gérman States is compleie, ‘This is an iteportant event and the attention paid to it in Paris aud Vienna is a proof that Freneh and Austrian public opinion 1s alive to its significance. Pressia caunot annex us by force of arms, because Austria will have a word to say in the of any hostile crossing of the Main.” On the er hand, the people of the South German States have declared their aversion toa forther surrender hela Fifa large Held of horsces anced Prices and ‘for ai vote to be ‘nts and Siam amounts to £117,615, an increase of £16,632 over last year’s vote, About £15,000 is ex- pected to be repaid by the fees and receipts for rent at the Consular ay In China the Envoy recelves £6,000 @ year and his suite £3,800, and there are seventeen Consuls or Vice £16,450 being voted for them, besides £2,600 for spectal or tempo. rary allowances. The vote for interpreters and 23- sistant is £18,900, In Ji avoy receives sae ® year and his gi 400, and there are seven Consuls or Vice Consuls, for whom £5,800 Wlil be voted, and £4,200 for reters and assistants. The Oonsuiar list for J is Increased this year by the addition of a Consul at Hiogo and at Negata, aud 4 Vice Consu! at Yeddo and at Osaka, ‘he vote for [ay pot Court for China and Japan amounts to As announced by our cable telegrams from London the “Jamaica committee” continued its prosecu- tion of ex-Governor Eyre for acts ordered and executed during the late m rebeilion in the West Indian colony, At the Bow street police oflice, London, on appileation fora summons against Mr. Fyre, it wes stated that the charges pro) to be weferred against.him were, first, that of issuing an eget and oppressive proclamation; and secondly, for having continued to act upon that proclamation beyond the time when, ‘according to his own show- ing, there was not any necessity for it.” The sum- mons was granted, Tn London & prospectus was issued of the Indo- European Telegraph Company, “capital £490,000,” organized to carry out the projected line for which concessiond have been granted by th Prussian, Russian and Persian governments, so far as their territories are concerned. ‘The work {3 to be directed and under English nianagement throughout, so as to avoid the mis- takes which frequently render present messages via Torkey unintelligible. ‘There fs to be, it is aitirined, @ great reduction in the cost of messages. Gold ships Known to be at sea from Australia for England have £905,446 in specie on board. An additional statue has now been placed at the rincipl entrance to the members’ private arcade in New Palace, Yard, Westminster—viz,, one of King John, There are now three statues placed in front of this arcade--viz., Alfred the Great, William the Conqueror and King John, General Simpat @ distinguished Engitsh officer, died near Bury 8t. Edmunds, He took part in the Peninsular war from May, 1812, and was present at the defence of Cadiz and the attach on Seville. He fought in the campaign of 1815, receiving a severe wound at Quatre Bras. He afterwards served some time on the staff in Ireland, and subsequently held an important command in Mauritius. He served under Sir ©. Napier throughout the Indian campaign of 1845. During the Crimean war he was sent out to discharge the important duties of chief of tre staff, and was subsequently appointed, Much against his own inclination, Commander-in- Chief, as successor to Lord Raglan. Being very active, he did his best in that position; but after his of their autonomy into Prussian hands, so that there 1s no tr diate prospect of an extension of the North German Confederation by fair means. This manifestation of opinion has taken place not or in the three German States where the g umenis are avowedly particutartst, but also n, Where the Grand Duke is eager to gain yerman Confedera- lo! ity of the Legistature uct. ‘the Chamber of Deputies, however, in Baden its elected 1 wwe, Whereas manhood sui oe Lol Paritament. i rmany fare botter under a limited sutra; han with an unlimited one, Where the popular feeling against Prussian compul: sion and in favor of local seif-government finds fuil scope. ‘the North German Confederation ordered the pur- chave of a considerable qaautity of groand for the erection of marine barracks im ihe village of Bruns- Wick, wich is to be united to Kiel. i Strength of the Federal Army-~-Naval Precau- tions—A Parliamentary Dendiock. According to the federal compact, the army of the Northern Confederation Is fixed st one man per hun- dred inhabitants, and the cost at 225 thalera (3 Ir. Toc.) per head of the effective. According to the con- sus taken in December last the total population amounted to 20,992,557 souls, whilst the Federai iget, taking as its bast Aconfict bas arisen between the two Bavarian Chanibers. The lower one had resolved to tusert in the bill on civil marriage @ provision extending the beneiits of the usuré to the union of Catholics i Yatholics, to Which the Senate demurred, udiock” eusued between the two branches of the Legisiature. ENGLAND. Distress of the Working C! and EmigrationPolitica Religious Excitement, Forty thousand workingmen, chiefly colliers and fron workers, were ou ‘strike’ in England, Tho Lon- don Times speaking of this industrial crisis says:— Forty thousand men are “at play”—that is, on strike, doing nothing, or perhaps worse than nothing because they and their empleyers cannot agree as to the rate of Waces. Parliament reassembled in seaston April 20. Mr. Smolictt attacked the conduct of the government in refereuce to the Indlaa Irrigation Companies’ management, and elicited a reply from Sir Stafford Northcote. Mr. Watkin moved for a select commit mittee toinquire Lato the condition and government of Ceylon. ‘This question raised a brisk discussion; Mr. Watkin, Mr. Lusk, Mr. McLaren and some other jarlag tuat the condition of the island authoritative dental of @ statement tn the Edinburg Revtew, to the effect that, in compitance with a bor og formally made by the disvomiitted Protectionists in 1540, Mr. Disraeit undertook the Preeti tas) tea Agitation and voters in the United States will probably change sides at the hustiugs to show thelr disapprobation of that measure. Through ite well organized hierarchy all ovor the world the voice of Rome becomes voz Dei as well a8 vos popull, and exercises an unseen but powerful influence in the politics of every coun- try. I¢ will soon be required as a necessary support to Napoleon III, at the approaching elections, and that sagacious monarch is now courting the Sove- reign Pontiff’s assistance, though the French bishops and cures, for the return of deputies to the new legislative body of sound governinent principles, who may be relied on as supporters of imperial policy through thick and thin, Moral ald of this kind will be repaid of course Wy material aid, suth as was afforded at Mentana, in case of need, and the return home of the last French brigade will make no differ. ence in the safety of the Pope’s throne 80 long asa disposable force is kept at Voulon ready to re-embark for Civita Vecchia. ‘The Queen of Naples, who left Rome in the middie Of last month for Vienna to be present at the ac- couchement of hér sister, is reported to have been entrusted with a secret mission to her by his Holl- ness, the fruits of which are becoming evident in the refusal of the Emperor of Austin. sanction the new law for the avolition of the Papal concordat. Statistical extracts deinonstrate the pi yus ine crement of the Roman Catuollc Church in the Cnited States as chronicled by Kome Journals, and it is evi- dent that the most Satisfactory reenits are anticl pated here in consequence of the proposed abolition of the Established Protestant Church in Ireland, te+ specting which the Ossertutore Romano of last night has ticle concluding with the following re mal We may now conclude that the cause of Treland ts gure to arrive at its triumph. Ali the ef. forts of the ministry can retard it but litte, The Ministers and their opponents have alike recognized that the present position 18 not tenable, and this is suiictent to console us, The foundations are laid; the erection of the edifice can no longer be hin- dered.” The uaual Imposing ceremonies of Holy Wook com menced on Sunday with the distribution of pains by Holiness in St. Peter's and the subsequent gor. of ecclesiastical, military and dip. * bearing tue symbolical brancues vierred upon them, The attendance of foreign ‘ous, and his Holiness looker a lately in is ontrary ramé nost fatigning a smonies comp’ ng of the repr management of the sneering against Sir Robert Peel, aid tus from consenting to be the instrument be- came the ruler of his‘party, was published in one of the London conservative Jpapers. Protestant electors of East Kent, what do you think of Uus? is the heading of @ placard which was posted over the town of Sheerness, referring toghe Florence telegram containing the order to Dr. Manning to thank Mr. Gladst for his attack on the Irish church, the contenta of which Archbishop Manning had denied in the most solemm manner. April 19, 150 English emigrants sailed from the Thames for Quebec, These poor people, chiedy me- chanics, loft England from tnability to find employ. Ment, and were sent out “objects of puplic charity,” . the expense of the East Bud Emigration Commit An advertisement in a London High Church paper Promnises a pleasant evening thus:— MA. DISRARLI ON THR RITUALISTIO CONSPIRACY.— Proofs will be given of this conapiracy at the meeting on Monday evening next, in Lower Hall, Hanover *quare rooms. Any High Church ritualist will be heard in reply. Chair taken at eight o'clock, Ad- ilssion free by tickets at the door, ‘The ordinary business of the Parliament was in un- exampied arréar, The navy estimates were not in+ Foduced: little was done with the estimates youd the general statement of % of War on shbmitting them to the Commons; the Civil Service estimates were completely in the back- ground, and the budget was yet to be introduced, A bal) given for the benetit of the Engitsh poor in Paris was very a afl. Mra. General Dix and Mra. Munroe, the American lady patronesses, induced oe of thelr charwing country women to be A Parliamentary debate shows that In the eight between 1859 and 1867 upwards of 150 vessels Of all rates end classes wore sold out of the British avy for what they would fetch, Seven line-of-battle ships and #tx large frigates were marked for sale, ‘ane list includes Somme of the most historic names of re were the Cressy, the Collingwood, the Orion, the Colossus, the Majestic, the DrUnowiek, and the Sans Paret), all powerful men-of-war; while the tes were the Chesapeake, the Euryalus, the Impér euse, the Arrogant, the T¢rmagant and the Leander, April 17 Queen Victoria, with thotr royal Mighneases Princesses Loulse and Beatrice and Prince Leopold, left Windsor Castle en route for Osborne, ‘Ther Fay al Highnesses Princes Albert Victor and George and Princess Louise, the children of the Prince and Princess of Wales, with Prince Christian Victor, left | Windsor with their attendants in a syecial train in | alvanee of the Queen. | | wien (England) April horse tar, one of tha Moet tm rant in Yorksh re, was opened, ‘There vara large attendance of London and local he dealers, The show of horses could not bo excel | tor good breeding oF qualifivaiions for a!) gsofd pur . two unsuccessful assaults upon the fedan he was subjected to severe criticism. The Government Telegraphs Control Bill— A Telegraph Company in Argument Ageinst It. ‘The English newspapers by the Java contain many discussions on the subject of the Telegraphs Control bil proposed to Parliament by the Cabinet, embrac- 1z the arguments used against the measure by an incorporated telegraph Sree The London Times of the isth March, speaking on the subject, says:—A Parliamentary return furnishes the public with the facts and arguments on which the government have relied in tatroducing the bill now before the House of Commons for the acquisi- tion of the electric telegraphs by the Post Oflice, It cousists of two reports by Mr. Scudamore to the present and the late Postmaster General. The pamphlet, of which the title is also hap below, is an argument against the government bill, on behalf of the Electrie and International Telegraph Company. We ought tobe able, therefore, in these two repre- sentations to obtain asuficient view of the reasous for and againsi this important proposal. To a great ex- tent this advantage is obtained; but we musi confess tyere are points of consequence on which the con- Hicting statements leave us in considerable doubt, Unfortunately the answer of the coupany is wriitea without a suilicient Knowledge of the scheme of the government, The government retarn, indeed, dis- cusses several of the considerations adduced iu the compeny’s pamphiet; for Mr. Sciidamore had before him a memorandum by Mr. Grimston, the chairman of the company, whieh is in part incorporated with the pampiilet. But tue author of the pamphiet had no corresponding information respecting Mr. Scud: more’s proposais. We cannot but think it unfor- tunate that tue scheme of the goverument and the grounds on which it has been proposed suonld have been so turdily anaounced. The com- peny are in the first piace totally mistaken In supposing, as they do, that the scheme is a uov one and origina by Mr. Chadwick and Mi Scudano: ‘Ye ems to ha’ been tirst suggest. | M Avan in 1834. Two years ras ¢ of he Pos ee submitied a plan to the Lords of the T sury. In is6t haportant memorandum to the same effect iressed to the Chancellor of the Exchequ and by him forwarded to Sir A. Spearman and M Scudamore for consideration, "Circumstances pre. vented its receiving due attention, but it is for one reason particularly deserving of notice. It was writ ten by Mr, Ricardo, formeriy member for Stoke, and Mr. Burelell, of the broad Sanetary. Now, Mr. Kicardo was the founder of the Electric and Inter- national Company, aud its chairman for many years, if, therefore, tie present chairman is opposed to bls scheme, it should be remembered that his predeces+ sor, a man of great distinction, was decidedly in favor of ut, The subject was revived by the Ediaburg Chamber of Commerce in 1565, and in consequence or Lord Stanley, of Alderley, who’ was then Posts General, directed Mr. Scudamore to inquire into ‘The result was the drst report in this return, ‘7 change of werument delayed the quesiio’ under the ection of the Duke of Montrose Mr, Scudamore was again directed to the subject, wad preseuted a suppicmentary report Jast February. ‘The experhuental davt upon which the scuewe founded ere derived chiefly trom the Beigian aud Swiss systet and Mr. Scudamore commences boih his reports by an examination of these systems. Un- fortuvately his representaiions on this fundamental point are directly chalienged by the company, and it isnoteasy to decide between the two. it will, erhapa, be best to fohowing summary by r. Scudamore hidiseli of Che results of bis compari- son:— From the following tan! Fy le the year (86s Proportion 01 foe tatio territory aud population was creater (a Belgium aud Switzer- land thaa io thet nited Ilugdoms- da be In Suwitsers Inthe United There was atthe close of girs. land. Kingdom, $65 Miles of telegraphic line to every 100 #uare miles of territory 1K 137.10 113-10 Number of to every 100 13 99-10 5610 ‘There appears upposa that matters have im- proved daring 18% and 1867. 2. In the next place, while the facilities for hic com- munication were i extended, the tariff for land mvs- sages was higher fn the United Kingdom than in Belgium and Swital . In Switz d the charge for s message of twenty words bad been, uniformly and with- out regard to distau Boigium the charge for a like message was also uniformly I franc from December, 1863, untii December, 1865, when it waa reduced to balf franc; whtle .n the United Kingdom the charge fas from 1s, nocording to distance, the attempt which the United Kiogiom Telegraph Company made to catabliah « unlforna rato of Is. having bedu defeated by the too powerful compe. tition of thelr rivaty, aod the tariff of the London District ‘Velegraph Company—viz, 4d.-—being limited toe barrow the London District Relegraph area, Since the cloee of ¥ Company also have substituted o tari of Is, fora tarif of 6d.. while the otter companies have adhered to a tariff vary- ing with distance, but the Belgian ‘Swins mene have matotained feep their tarts of half a frane and oae france to th whea tue Swiss inland rate also was reuuiced to half « franc. & My report next pointed out that under the combined tnfla- greater faciiities ant «lower tari the development of tele graphic rorcepondence hid beow Proportwonalely greahey in Bele tans and Suvtzeriand than in the Un Kingio, la arriving at this clusion I argued uuility of a Wiegraphic mwossage might” be by the time gained by the telegraph over the fad that the ucores of ‘a teegraph frequently be ascertained hy ® comparison of Wusiness with the growth of the busigoss of the the same place or country. As by reason of the greater of the United Kingdom the t ‘aph bas a muct ee Vantage over the vost io the United Kingtom than Ia Belgium or Switzerland, while there ts no material difference in the Fates of postage yrevaillng in the three countries, ttveemed Feasonble to expect thai, even without taking tnt mcconnt the superior weulth anil greater commercial activity of the United Kingdom, tuland telegraphic mes: wo! . higher proportion to Moland Tatters tu it thao In Belgium oF Switzerland, The foliowiug table shows, however, ie proportion of invand teiex-ame to iniand letters has all along nm much lower Ingtead of ruek high the United Kin, dom than to Bolglura or Switgeriand ce ms veoronrt OF INLAND TRLEORAMS TO INLAND LETTERS. Begins Se teerland =U. Kigdin— Tear, Tel. Met. Tl. La. Te. Let, $80) to 218 1 to SM ie #4 122 1&@ to 1 wo 1 to iat lito @ 1 to 16 1 to & lwo mM 1 to 6 1 to Vt In other words, in Belgium, in the year i866 there were Othe the same ‘an inlanltelryrain to every pve perema and in Kee shold fer om tn the Cnital Kingtom, vie m oe ” proportionate tr _ eaporutenes 845 Iatand telegrams to eo on. There i Oy poly ingress to cory flee persons, unerver, but one telegram o/ ali kimls 0 every fire persone These are facts of which no one can doubt the alguificance. Tn short, Mr. Scudamore maintains, in the first lace, that, as compared with Relyium and Switzer dl, we are deficient tn facilities for telegraphic communication: secondly, that our tarkff is cor) tively high, and, thirdly, as a consequence of bese two disadvantages, that telegraphic cot hind has not develo) here so rapidly aa in two countries, Tt is # curtons Instance of the ambiguity of statis tics that, by another form of calculation, the com~ pany are able tw present resnits materially at lance with this conclusion. If we compare the telegrams, not with the number of let it with the area of the countries, it appears in the United Kingdom the number of mi to the square mile is fifty-one, whereas in Belgium it is only sixty-one, In Switzerland, however, the mes- to the sqnare mile are forty-four, Considerin; that the aren of the United Kingdom ts 129,000 squar miles, whereas Belginm contains only 11,000 square miles and Switzerland only 14,000, this comparison will appear by nO means unsatisfactory, Again, the number Messages sent in the United King- dom amount to one-fifth of the total mur ber of inhabita whereas in = Belgium they are only one-seventh and in Bwitzer- land one-fourth, The company, indeed, justiy observe that before the comparison between tele~ ms and letters can be depended on we must Know that the “letters” in eation are of a sirotiar char- acter, Now, as they sp ster has grown up in this country of distri) noans of the post, | sible, fa ap assem lage of kn’ ; millions upon miilions of tradesmen’s Rat fores, ony for charities” and the ty unknown, It is, therefore, bay the vely A “en! fallacious to base any calcnistions proportions of ‘letters’ ‘through the of from the English post all te cttlary samples and e Cl es are circulated through it, If this could done it is probable that the telegrams would be found to bear a much ion to ium or Swit then, doubtful as a matter of fact whether, “under the combined influence of greater facilities and a lower tariff, the development of tele- graphic correspondence has been pepparsoparny aren in Belgium and Switzerland in the ited Kingdom.” In the present situation of American Sclegrephy it ts quite interesting to our people to quote the fol- lowing interesting sketch by Mr. Scudamore of the meuns for telegraphic intercourse at the disposal of the Belgians as, published in London, He says:— In addition to the 807 oitices provided with the apparatus for the tra ion of telegrams there are certain offices which are not so provided, but at which the public may deposit and for their messages. e380 Offices are called offices of deposit. Every Post OMlce which is not a telegraphic ofice is an ofiice of deposit, and like oftces have been opened ata large number of railway stations, Ordinary messages, Which are said to form ninety- three per cent ofthe whole number of messages, are those which do not involve any complicated opera- tions, such as repetition to insure accuracy, payment for reply, the following the addresses from plac? to piace, the delivery of copies to more thaa one ad- dress, and so forth, Ordinary telegrams, moreover, must be paid for in stamps, .or, which comes to the same thing, must be written on stamped paper. For five pence, then, an ordinary message of twenty words muy be sent from any part to any other art of Belglun. The sender may either ake or send it the nearest teiegraphic ofice, or, if that be too distant from him, ‘may ‘deposit 16 at the nearest deposit oulice, from which it will be despatched free of charge to tue nearest telegraphic oitice, being despatenhed at once if the telegraphic office and the deposit oflce gre situated in the same locality, and when they are not ao situated being despatched by the first out- going cart or carrier. Even in these latter cases, snould the sender desire iinmediate despatch from the deposit oilice to the nearest telegraphic ottice, the deposit office will find the means of despatch if the sender will defray the expense. On the arrival of the message at the terminal Selogrephic oniice it is at once delivered free of charge if the addressee re- sides within the limits of the terminal office, but if he does not so reside it is sent to him free of charge by it. Even in these latter however, the ler, by ‘ing the expense of a special mes- senger, may have it so delivered. The locality served free of charge by a telegraph ofiice is defined as com- rising the whole of the town or village in which the elegraph oOftice is Situate, and the adjoin! places within a circle of two kilometres—i, e., mile and a quarter—from the telegraphic office. Lastly, it may be noced that eyen if a double trans- mission by Ee takes place—é. ¢., ® transmission by post from the sender to the telegraphic oilice of de- Spatch, and a transnilssion by post from the tele- phic oftice of receipt to the addressee, no addition made to the charge of half a franc. For the ex- traordinary telegri the old taritf of 10d. for twen- ty words, with an addition of 6d. for every addition of ten words or part of ten words has been retained. ‘The sender of such a telegram has the right, on pay. ment of a double charge—i. é.,on payment of for tweuty words—to require a record of its receipt. When he does this the receiving office transmits to him by telegraph an exact copy of his message, to- gether with a note of the hour at which his me: Was delivered, and of the name of the person whom it was delivered. The sender of an extra- ordinary tel m may soins it to be redirected by telegraph in the event of the addressee having gone from the delivery of the receiving office to the de- livery of some otier telegraphic office, and he may have copies thereof delivered to any number of per- sons residing within the delivery of the receiving oitice at a charge of 6d. per copy. ‘The Swiss system is much the same, but there is one important addition, namely—that iu Switzerland mandais de poste (money orders) Caen Uf the sender desires it, be sent by telegraph instead of by post. The London Times, in sumining up the arguments on both sides, observes:—Notwithstanding the repre- sentations of the company, it will, we think, be gene- rally feit that our telegraphic system ought not to be Jess extended than that of such countries as Belgium and Switzerland, and that we need ulso a more uni- form and ‘e moderate tari, Whether, however, tiese improvements Will best be obtained by placing Qa absolute monopoly of the telegraphs in the hands of the government should be carefully considered. ‘The companies coimpiain that up to the present mo- Inent toe Legislature has aiways eee. obstacles In the way of theiramalgamation, Migitnotthis policy be reversed, and migtit it not then be possible to deat with telegraphic companies as with gas and water companies, aiiordiug them privileges on the condition Of their affording tie public certain stipulated aad constant advantages 4 Tom Snyers? WillDomestic Relations and the Family of the Pugilist. In the Roiis Court, London, April 20, the following very curious case was heard relative to the family alfairs of the late Tom Sayers:—It was called as Sayers vs. Stent, a suit instituted to ascertain the force to be given to an indenture executed in favor of Tom Sayers in June, 1861, aud a will executed by him tn March, 1863, to carry out some provisions of the same. It appeared that after the fight between Heenan and Sayers a sum ot about £3,000 was sub- scribed for the benefit of the latter, aud settied to Sayers for life, then to his children, and, failing children, as le (Sayers) should by deed or willappotnt. Sayers died in 1865 and by his will appointed the fund to the benefit of two illegitimate ciildren, pamed Sarah and ‘Thomas, the will stating: that he lef no legitimate issue, Three chiidren, however, claiming to be the legitimate issne of Tom Sayers by Sarah, his wile, aud named respectively James Aldridge Sayers, Alfred Aidridge Sayers and Chartes Aldrkige Sayers, obtained leave to attend the proceedings and prove their right to the fund, to the exclusion of the two Megimate chil- dren named by Tom Sayers in his will. ‘The claim of the Aldridge Sayers wes resisted dn the ground that they were not Tom Sayer’s children at ali, either legitimate or tllegttimate, but the children of a man named Aldridge, with whom Mrs. ‘tom Sayers was alleged to have been unduly familiar after her sepa- ration from Tom Sayers. ‘This, of course, raised the whole question as to the completeness of the separa- tion between Sayers and bis wife during the time within wiiich the parentage of these children could be spread over, aud the question of such fact was directed to be tried by oral evidence be- fore the Master of the Kolis, as to whether there wes or were any and what child or children of Thomas Sayers, in the decree in this case mentioned, living at the date of the inden- ture of June, 1861, or born afterwards, and when such child or children, if any, was or were respec- tively born, and whether any or which of them bas or have since died, and when. It suould be men- tioned that the two tliegitimate children named by Sayers in his will were children born to him by the mother of the Aldridge Sayers claimants before he (fom Sayers) married her; the whole of the claim- ania, therefore, both legitimate and ee being children of one mother. The evidence ad- daced, Which was principally that of women, was ‘wo low and nasty to set forth in detail. His lordship, after having listened with every at- tenuon to the evidence adduced before him, heid that it was Insuficient to satisfy the court that the separation between Tom Sayers and Sarah his wife had been so complete as to prectude his being held the futher of the three Aldridge Sayers—James, Al- fred aud Charies, and that these three children must be heid entitied to take the faud in question ander the trust and provisions of the deed of June, 1861, ta favor of the clildrea of Tom Sayers. IRELAND. The Prince of Wale Visit—Grand Tnstallae tion Banquet iu Dubjin CastieSpecch of the Prince on Justice to roland. (Dublin (April 18, ~—_ .correapenaanse of London y After the installation of the Prince of Wales as a knight of St. Patrick the Lord Liontenant entertained the kaights, the royal visit and @ select com: numbering over one hundred and twenty in St. Patrick’s eee the even! at & grand ban- — All the knights wore their manties, his xcellency displayed on his breast the badge of the order. The banquet was given upon « scale of splen- dor befitting the occasion and the munificence of the Viceroy. 0 band of the Grenadier Guards was sta tioned In the gallery and played several [rish melo- dies during the evening. After the toast of “The Queen” been proposed and drunk with loyal cordtality, His Excellency the Lonp LirureNant? rose and satd:— Your ROYAL Hicnnesses, My Lorpe, LADIES AND CENTLEWEN—I have now to ask you to join with me in doing full justice to the toast which it is my great privilege and honor to propose—a toast, | may say, the most important and interesting that has been proposed in our generation in this hall, dedicated ay tt is to the stately ceretaonies of the Knightly Order of which #0 many distinguished representatives aro here to-cay—1 mean the health of our tlustrious uest and chief knight, who has honored us with ts presenco this evening—the Prince of Wales (Ap- lause.) My lords and gentlemen, I need not tat you hat the presence of thas illustrious Prince here ia of po ordinary significance and import atill less need I omer @ Welcome fo our fllustrions guest pehalf of Ireland that wolcomo hag alren been fully and Ran eg given by the Trish people themselves. (Hear, hear.) Tho shouta of acclamation that for four successive days have rang fn our ears, the thunders of applause and congratniation that have greeted tho tlustrious hett of these Kingdoms in tho strecta to-day, will have esbhown him, better than eh words of mine, tha Kindly nature of the Irish peopie and the attachment that may be awakened to their generons and cordial hearts, (Applanse.) They know and betleve that nm nasuming the mantle and collar gh the patron saint of Ireland onr fiustrions guoet has inaagurated no empty pageant, but rather the promise of an_era of increased and mutual attachment aod confidence between the people of thia country and his tUnstrion® house (bear, lear); a hope enhanéed, if | may be per- mitted to say #0 in his presence, by thé cordial bearing and great and tiniversal pi larity of hia Royal Hiness, (A my lors and genilemen, | al of chivalry were in 200 this occasion, | health of “The Prince and (A LUBE. | U ‘The toast was drunk with enthusiasm. His royal Highness the Paince oy WALES, in re- turning satd:— YourR EXcELLENoY, Youn Roya. HIGHNESSES, MY Loros, LAbigs AND GENTLEMEN—In the name of the Princess of Wales and myself, 1 beg to tender u my warmest thanks for the very kind and jattering manner ip which this-toast has been pro- |, and for the cordial way in which it has been re- ceived by the company ‘present here this evening. Un- der any circumstances I should feel it a great honor to have my health proposed by his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, but to-mght the circumstances under which it has bee popeent are pecullar, for Il appear here as a Knight of the illustrious Order of 5 Patrick. (Applause). I can assure you that I feel very proud to wear this evening for the first time the star and riband of this illustrions order; and I am very grateful to her Majesty the Queen fur having given it to me. On former occasions I have received the orders of Great Britain from her esty’s own hands; and, although I ut regret that on this occasion she has not been able to give this order to me_ herself, Btill tt was the Queen's wish that I should receive on Irish sou, from the hands of her Fepresentenre the Lord Lieutenant. Pocisuse) This order was first founded, aan mare aan sight Team Aa, ‘ed great-grandfather, King Goorge ILL., and was in- stlemved by him as a mark of his good will and friend- ship towards this country; and itis my hope that, as his great-grandson, having to-day received it on irish soil, 1 may aiso be instramental in evincing in this country, in the name of iny sovereign and my tiother, her good will and friendship towards Ireland. (apelanes) I feel also proud that I have been not only invested with the insignia of this order, but in- stalled in the magnificent Cathedral of St. Patrick, for the restoration of which we are indebted to muuniticence of a private gentleman of Ireland, whose name so well known that I necd not mention itto you, more particu. larly as [have the pleasure of seeing him at this table, (Applause.) My Lords and Gentlemen, I am very glad to have this opportunity of siating to you, on bebalf of the Princess and myself, how deenly grati- fled we are by the reception wien has been accorded to us in this country, net only as the Lord-Lieutenant has chesrved, by the higher cl: but by the sons of the soil as well. iF plause.) the sad times of the past year it might, perhaps, have been thought by some that our reception would not have been all that could have been wished. I myself felt confident that it would, and my hopes have indeed 1 beg, therefore, to oifér, not only to those ‘ticipated more unmediately in our reception, but to the whole Irish people, our thanks for cordiai, hearty, and fmendly welcome which we have received. (Applause.) will not weary i with more words, but thank you once more for @ honor you have done us in so heartily drinking our healths, His Royal Highness snoke with an unaffected earn mines which deepened the impression leit by his wor pS i FRANCE. A Peaceful AspectReport of the Labor Move= ment—The Prince Imperial at Brest—Art and Patronage of Art—The Political Situation. There was an absenee of all preparations for war at the various French dockyards. Advices from Paris report ghat the working classes in many parts of the Continent appeared in a state of profound discontent, The strike at Bologna against the grist tax rapidly developed itself into a strike against the Government itself, and cries of “Long live Mazzini 1” “ Long live Garibaldi! !” were raised, and the disturbances at Lisbon were caused by bodies ot huagry Workmen who entered the shops demanud- alma, hee Vidil, who was sentenced some six years ago t & period of imprisonment in London tor a sivange attack on lis own son one day that the pair were riding together near Twickenham, died in the Hospice Dubois, Paris. His assay\tupon his son was one of the great sensations and mysteries in London at the tire. ‘The Demidof Gallery was sold in Paris and pro- duced the sam of £55,000. The gallery contained but twenty-three pictures. One Ostade was purchased at £4,400, a Paul Potter, £4,400; a forest scene, Hob- bema, £4,400, and a Cuyp, £5,600. The Congress of Munster, Lerburg, was bought by M. Manuheim, for Baron Rothschild, for £7,250, The Prince Imperial met with a most enthnalastic reception at Brest, peas his sojourn no less than 1,400 petitions were handed to him, thrown into his carriage or delivered to him by the Post Olice, Prince Napoicon quit‘ed Marsellies April 19, for Sete having paid a visit en passant to M. Emile livier. Napoleon’s wedding gift to Prince Humbert, of Italy, ts @ gold-hilted sword, magnificently set with precious stones. Eugenie was sufferring from a severe attack of in- fuenza, Admiral Rigauit de Genouiily calied twice day at the Tuileries to convey to the Empress de- spatches from her son at Brest, ‘fhe National Garde Mobile has been organized, and the whole army armed with Chas 3. The fortresses on the eastern from have been put in a thorough state of repzlr; army camps are to be formed simultancously oa the line. Mintster Baroche’s speech on the situation pro- duced a very goo! effect and see lized the public mind. The Moniteur du Soir and Patrie dectare that complete harmony existed between all the Kuropean Powers. By financial people tn Paris the tssue of the new government loan was awaited with much impa- tience. They are convinced it will restore anmation to commerce and industry, of which they stand much in need. A Paris journal reporting the harvest prospect says:—With the exception of some precocious oat- elas the sowiogs of autumn have generally resisted the rigor of the winter which is at an end; but the vegetation is still too much retarded for any exact idea to be formed as to the future. ‘The Courrier du Gard wipe the neighborhood of Nimes the drought is doing great dam: ‘The wheat has not strength sufficient to rise as it ought to do, and the edges of the leaves are beginning to wither, respects ‘The hay SR. may be considered as lost. As the artificial meadows, they will yield inasmuch as the grass on them is ready er, although only a few centimeters in height; neither do the oats show much ‘. Important experiments in sending military tele- grams will be made this jyearjor the ‘tim camp at Chalons. bo ad Ill, was sixty years old on the 20th of April. The London Times, writing on the event of the recurrence of his birthday, nivei of the Emperor Ni ping now sixty years old, that epoch in man’s life in which mental and moral ener- ies may be said to have atisined their fuilest ma- urity, without as yet in mi instances exhibiting ge ae of = ine. ieee has foo ® checkered but, on whole, @ bus} life. Happen what may, he may be conil- dent that he will leave his mark in history; that, whatever ju ent after ages may pass upon him, the present generation ts tnseparably asso- cuted with his name. * © itis for his own ad- vaytage, and for that of his dynasty, that ia the forth- coming general election he should wish the choice of his ae -to spring from their unbiased suffrage, free from oMicial ‘dictation, The foundation of the Napoleon government is, in our opinion, as safe as ever—safe, at least, from outward attack. No one can guarantee it from the consequence of its own errors, One of the French law courts has had to decide a singular question. A nm left by will to a or needlewoman 4 r life soup and boiled becf for every day in the year. The point to be estab- lished was the sum which suoh a legacy represented. ‘The Tribunal Xxed it at If. 250. per day. Bridal Party at General Dix’s=Tollct of the Bride=Company Present. {From Gattgnant’s Messenger, Aprit 21.) ‘The marriage of Miss DIX to Mr. Thomas Walsh, New York, airead: the occasion of a dence of the United invitations were as make them in accot of lant wedding party at the rest- at the ‘States Minister at Paris. The as it was ce with the rather ee of the rooms. AS Persons as filled he grand salon were invited to the marriage cere- tony, which took at half- one, while a still greater number received invitations for the re- ception and wedding breakfast afterwards, from two to four, ‘The religious service was cosetreed by the Rev. Mr. son, of the American fy of Paris, There were no bridesmaids or bridesmen, In acircle near the bridal pair General Dix and his famtiy—! Dix, Colonel Dix, Mr. rd pd pao im te Blake and her two ladghters and other The bride looked charming I & dress composed of ® Skirt of puffed tulle, with tunic and long train of rich white faige, trimmed with two rows of point @’Alencon, looped in front with bonquets of oranye blossoms; corsage montant, with Alencon lace at thie throat and wrists; wreath of orange blossoms as a Coronal and long tulle veil; diamond earrings and diamond cross, Bhe also held 9 bouquet of natural orange flowers tn her Among the guests were Lord Lyona, the Right Noporabie Mr. finer Givson, the Turkish Ambassa- dor; Mr. Keon, Swiss Minister; the Minister frum the Argentine Fepublie, M. Michel Chevatier, Mf. Si- monin, £0; also the following members of American society in Paris:-Mr., Mrs. and Miss Morse, Mr. ond Mra, Dew jifornta), Mra, Winters (Ne- yeaa Mr., re Ca Misa Farnum = y Mrs. Mouiton, Mr. and Mra. J. Kerrick Riggs, Mr. Yan Zandt, Mr. and Mrs, Lesteur, Colonel and Mrs, Norton, Mra. Bouligny, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Nobie, Mra. ‘Taiboys, Mrs, Murray’ Smith, Mrs. Eckel, Mrs. Paran tevens, Miss Reld, General Ward, Mrs. and Miss Ward, Mrs. Ronaida, Dr. and Mra, Johnston, Mr. and Mrs Elisha Riggs, Mrs, Carr (St. Louls), Mrs, Thayer, Mr. and Mrs. Bronson, Mr, and Mrs. Raica, Dr. Sims, the Misacs Sins, Mra. and the Misses Gilbert, ‘Mr. and Mrs. Kemp, Rev., Dr. and Mra, Kldridge, Mr, Mrs, and Diss Lippincos Mie. de Beimont, Mrs, and Mias Newbold, Mrs. an Mike Rocbel, Mr. and Mra, Moore, Mra. and the Misses An English Wedding in High Life. Pro) Galienant Messenger, A tetler rom Ni ——— grand peti 21.) P! marri lace here three bey oe jutler, daughter of a we Hon. James Butler and pieco of Lord Dunbo, to H wealthy banker of Paria samt? wopen nel. Hag. he ia ceremony was performed at the Y of the Holy Trinity, by the Rey, Charles | ohuders, assisted by the Rev. Perceval Ward, recio; ton Valence, Dorsetshire. F of Comp: ‘The vride, who was dressed in white trimmed with point d’Atencon,and having on a and costly necklace of pearls with @ diamond wes attended by six bridesmaids—Miss Rosalinda Butior, her sister; Miss Scott Murray, the youthful Marquigg de Massengy, the Karoune Varinka de Bertuch, and the two Misses Lacroix, daughters of the Consul, dressed in white and pink, with and wreaths of apple blossoms, The , Linety in number, afterwards proceeded to. otel des Anglais, where they then partook of q sumptuous dejeuner, during which the military band of tho garrison played a selection of airs, The neaith of the bride and bridegroom was proposed by Prince Cometini, Among the guests were the Pi deg Alpes Maritimes and Madame Gavint, Prince § ex-Hospodar of Wallachia, and the Princess ‘3 Prince Altomonte, the Earl and Countess of Qpure town, the Ladivs Stopford, the Earl and Countess of LE cad and the Hon. Alexander and Mra, arlug. a AUSTRIA, The Jews’ Status Question—Imperial Diplo matic Conference Discontent of the Working Cinases~-The Property Tax Rejected. The Austrian goverament has sent instructions to the Austrian Consul Genera! at Bucharest to make an energetic protest against the bill concerning the Jews in the principalities emanating from some Roumain deputies, A conference has been held on the subject between Baron Buest and the representatives of the great Powers and with General iguatef, the Russtag representative to the Porte, who has not yet left Vienna, It is expected that the result of the con- ference will be common actioa on the part of the Powers in this matter, The New Free Press of Vienna alludes to the dis- content prevailing among the working classes of the Austrian capital. ‘ The Lower House of the Parliament approved the rejection of the tax on property. In Vienna on the occasion of the birthday of Queen Maria of Hanover (the 14th of April) the imperial family of Austria testified to the royal exiles the warm interest taken by the Court of Vienna in af that concerns them. ‘The treaty entered into between Austria and Italy, relative to the delimitation of their respeciivefrontiers will shortly be signed by the Euperor Franels Joseph. A difficulty of form retarded this sanction, for convention has been fully agreed to by bouy governments, ‘The presence of the Austrian Ministers at Pesth, with the Emperor is connected with the bill for the bia ee of the army, which is shorily to be laid before the Reichsrath at Vienna wad the Diet -of Hungary. RUSSIA. ‘The Eastern Question In an Imperial Point of View—Position, Policy and Interests of the . Christian Powers. {From the St. Petersburg Birjeviya Vedomosti, ‘April 16.) An opinion has lately arisea in Russian society that the present ia a most favorable moment fer solving the Eastern question in 2 way advantageous to ourselves. ‘Now or never” is the watchword that may be frequently heard. This confident belief 1s based on the consideration that Austria is too weak to offer us any scrious resistance, while Prussia is supposed to be litie interested ia the Lastern ques- tion, and ready to allow us full play in Turkey,-if only we do not prevent her unifying Germany. Of Napoleon it is assumed that, however eager to interferon in the East, his hands are ued by the German and Roman diiticulttes, Let him, it Is sald, meddle with Turkey and Prussia will cross the Main, while Itaty will no longer respect the Roman frontier. Thus ¢ led to divide his strength aad operate on three points at once, Napo- « leon would run the risk of being defeated on at. Should he, then, think this too venturesome and keep away from Turkoy altogether, England, it is furtuer argued, would scarcely take upon herself to interfere single-handed. Why, our sanguine friend winds up, Why not set to work without delay? Wouid it not be unpardonable to allow such an oppor- tunity to slip by unimproved? But is this reasoning well grounded? Is it true, for instance, that Pruasta haa no interest in the East; that she will not, directiy or indirectly, interfere, but will adopt a sirict and impartial neutrality? We doubt it. We doubt whether there is any Power wholly unartected by the staie of Eastern asfairs, and prepared to submit to Turkish rearrangements with erfect indifference. Europe has too litte fe left in her to afford to dispense with the new country of the Balkan peninsula, Ag regards Prousda more particuiarly, she now repre- seuts all Norchern Germany, and & endeavoring to devour Southern Germany also, 18 tt so very prob- able, then, that she wi!l permit the month of the Danube, that South-German Vo 0 fall into for- eign hands? Such a policy, at any rate, would not contribute to make her a favorite with the Southern- ers, ‘The eagerness, moreover, wiih which sho placed King Charies on the Roumaniaa throne proves very clearly that the qnesiion who is to rate on the Danube ts one that she has thourht of. Her neutra!- ity, a8 far as we are concerned, would be asham. If by keeping aloot she unties the hands of Kus-ia, she equally fiees Napoleon. For her to abstain m while war is rife Tarkey meand not to hinder Russia on ihe Danube nor herself to cross the Main. But by inactivity in the latter direction she would permit Napoleon to conceutrate ail his forces in the soutn- east. Would this be neutrality toward ourselves? Again, as tothe Roman question, Aust be strong erfough to hold Italy in che not France for that. The thing was most likely dix- cussed as far back a3 the Salzburg interview, since which Italy has Ree to strengthen the nadrilate ral. The inference to be drawn from all this ts that we onght to take up the Eastern question—not from any confidence in the weakness or disunion of oar antagonists, but only because we fee! strong enough to encounter the many dificuities in our way. If we feel so, then, and only then, ts our tine. There is no denying the {fact that as soon as wo e@pproach tus unfortunate aiair again Eurepe once more will be united against us. But it is urged, even if Bismark promise not to cross the Main, whi ile Na] m is el ged in the Nape- leon will not believe him, A‘l we can say In reply is that, in our opinion, he would be safe were he to believe him. unification of Germany is a mere question of time and wiil be completed, if not new, on some future occasion. Bismarck can afford to regard the date of this inevitable event as a maser of comparative indifference. 1t would certain! be much retarded were France to weaken he: by bloodshed tn the East. But is it so very certain that France will oppose German unity? Is it certain that France objects to the aggrandizement of Prussia if she is oifered an indemnity? Prussia and Italy hav- ing been elevated into considerabie Powers, nothing 1s more natural than that France should demand a fone ipo | increase of land and men. We im: depend upon it that Napoleon will be rewarded—r indeed, with the “est bank,” but with Belgium, Pied mont and a portion of Switzeriand, Such will be the consequences of Prussian neutrality. TURKEY. A Bourbon Visit—Condition of the Bank—The Czar to the Sultan. ‘The Count de Chambord and the young Duke of Parma arrived at Constantinople on a visit. ‘The imperial Ottoman Bank pubiished a statement of the receipts on account of the forcign loaus and general debt. From March 13 to April 18 the receipts ‘Were 165,000 lire. ‘the Sultan received an autograph letter from the Emperor of Russia. ¢ Servian journals entertain their readers with feports of the doings of the revolutionary committeca ‘which are active in different parts of ihe Ottoman empire. According to the Zustawa the committee Which is established in Bosnia is proceeding with vigor. It has drawn up a manifesto, which has med by ten thousand Bosnians, and in whick It declares, before entire Kurope, that it will not toleraie any foreign interference in tue affairs of tae country. AQUATICS? An English Bont Race for £109, {From the London Times, Aprtl 21.) Yesterday a boat race for the above amount came off, from Patney to Barnes, between Mark Addy, of Man chester, and John Pedgrift, of Surbiton, the Jat- ter receiving two lengths start Both are wet known from previons performances, and a large namber of persons assembled at Putney to witness ghe race, the more interest being taken in the affair from the fact that the men belonged to the two rival factions of the row- ing world—Ad being a pil of Kelley's, and Pedgrift Sadier’s, They started from boats moored, the sterns of the contending craft be- ing held by men In the aforesaid boats until the sig- nal was given. The arrangementa, however, were badly made, owing more to the boisterous wind than an; sapene neglect. Betting was2to 1 on Addy. Zohn Phelps was referee; the umpires being Joa } nm Sadler for Pedgrift, and H, Lang, of Manchester, for Addy, who gave seagrits the inside berth, and about a length and @ hall start, ‘What shotld have becn a race turned ont the hol- lowest affair pos ‘ible, for Addy caught his oe t after 600 yards had been rower, and maintalned | & easy lead a'! the +» Winning by four lengtia, | Tho Ume was the longest we remewer for years, Viei—w 38 min. 20800,