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

6 4 EUROPE. The Italian Bridal Tour and Popularity of the “Queen of Rome.” Prince Humbert's Appearance in the Cities and Hopes and Feelings of the Citizens. The British Grumble Against Disraeli and the Queen. Social and Financial Progress in Austria. French Demand for Political Liber- ty With Free Trade. as late as the mail matter on board the Cunard steamship which sailed from Liverpool the same ay. ‘The managera and committee of organization of the Maritime Exhibition in the port of Havre offered ‘to Prince Napoleon the honorary presidentship of the General Consultative Commission, His Imperial Highness willingly agcepted this title, “being happy,” he writes, “to give an additional testimony of sympathy to the town of Havre.” M. Orémieux, the advocate, left Paris for Vienna and Bucharest on business connected with the perse- cations inflicted by tne Roumain government on the Jews, his coreligionists. The Russian Courier makes some advances toward France in saying:— Nobody will dispute that the all the advantage to one sid ties of 1856 gave be er of the first order, washed ‘ise that a Power cumstances she should make every effort to obtain a revision of those treaties. ice alone could sup- port her on the occasion and aid her to reconquer, if not her ancient domination, at least the lom of action in the Black Sea. ITALY. The Royal Bridal Party in Genoa—Popular- ity of the Bride—A First Look at Prince Humbert and Unfavorable Impressions— The “Queen of Italy”—A Genoese Regatta— Politics, Legislation and Trade—The Prince of Prussia’s Visit. FLORENCE, May 16, 1868. Prince Humbert and his fair bride, after their long Spell of festivity at Turin and Florence, are now being féted by the Genoese. And then there are Venice, Milan and Naples eagerly waiting for their turn to do honor to the young couple. There is some question of putting off the visit to Naples until autumn, whereat murmurs both loud aud deep arise from the sunny south. In fact, “somebody has blundered” in making such an arrangement of the royal tour. Naples, although nt the capital, is still the first city in Italy, and is precisely the place where ‘the light of the royal countenance is most needed to scare away darkly plotting conspirators, remove Jealousies and soothe the chafing susceptibility of the Neapolitans at the secondary position to which Italian unity reduced them. It would have been equally graceful and politic for the Prince and Prin- ceas to have gone to Naples straight from Florence. But Naples is the great stronghold of the Parliamentary opposition, and not, therefore, in good odor with the ruling powers. It is, besides, the centre of an extensive Bourbonist propaganda, and the fanatical adherents of the ancten régime might get up some hostile demonstrations against the royal pair. Chilling indifference would be scarcely less unpleasant to the Prince and Princess, and the Tadicals,I hear in some quarters, might have suf- ficient influence to induce such an attitude on the part of the Neapolitans. But for my own part I am inclined to believe the great majority of the Neapolitans would give bride and bridegroom a warm and cordial welcome. Bright, good looks and winning sweetness of man- ner have already endeared Princess Margherita to the people of Turin, Florence and Genoa. lier fame travels fast before her. The photographer had al- ready made her young, happy face familiar through the length and breadth of Italy, and now the pen of the journalist records the traits of character, of purity, gentieness and good sense, which will strengtion her hold upon the affections of the people. ‘This is no mere courtly praise, but the unanimous testimony of all who, with your correspondent, have had frequent opportunities of studying the demeanor of the Princess and hearing her converse. One fact alone has won her golden opinions from all sorts and conditions of men. This is the admirable manner in which a girl of eighteen, hitherto living in the strictest seclu- sion, has borne the bates | ordeal of suddenly finding herself before the world in her present jofty and brilliant position. The most determined pleasure bunter among the persons who may read this letter, and still more a young bride, would shrink from fif- teen days’ consecutive revelry. Yet the Princess has had to go through no less, and notwithstanding se- vere fatigue, still to accomplish the appointed rogramme and be ever ready with smiles both for ‘iends at home and the multitude abroad, It is interesting to note how her Pappy has in- creased since her first arrival in this city on the 30th April. On that occasion the general feeling seemed to be one of kindly curiosity. There were no evrivas and little hand clapping, the latter being the most common demonstration of popular content among Italians. But gradually, as the Florentines came to know her, they became more enthusiastic. Thus each successive appearange in public was for her a gerd triumph then the fast. On leaving Florence Genoa on Thursday evening the Prince and Princess received a popular ovation as unmistakably hearty and genuine as was ever accorded to Gari- baldi. He was the only personage who in my expe- rience ever elicited a good downright burst of cheer- ing from the cool, polished Florentines, until the Thursday evening in question. The crowd that then Milled the railway station and densely swarmed around it gave uninistakable proof of their sympathy with the Princess. Cheer after cheer arose as the royal carriage drove up to the entrance, nor did these reetings cease until the train had moved out of the station on its way to Genoa. Previous to last Thursday the Princess had em- ployed several days in visiting the hospitals and chart- establishments @f the city. These visits were made quite in the famous Haroun Al-Raschid fasiton. ‘The cess, accompanied only by one of her ladies of honor, left the Pitti palace at about eight o'clock in the morning and made for her destination on foot through Florence. Sometimes she was not recog. nized in the streets until yust upon returning, but on other occasions her incognito was gone before sie she had proceeded a dozen yards. The crowd | gathered as it went along, until the poor Princess | and her attendant became completely surrounded ‘and pursued their way in the midst of an inquisitive, admiring throng. Twice it happened, however, that king mob'’s homage became a little too pressing—in fact, there was no getting along with any comfort. JUNK 4, 1868.—TRIPLE SHEET. NEW: YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, i i Busph: hotter tone inte Sialian: const Wien-eaed peaks even the sober sol Gneatte aiticts 0 mech sn ct regain the although a man Fempeot im toi ila has titel me Batior may be omtaiy received he cannot be soci- hen sn'iededoahie cones for Nor can it be In the other evening the singular fact rogea and Import Rome, tho Borsa forte Sounvert almost py al Hp process thmimdfal of her furase® ques.” Av comanitiss eo | until wets Jew wha elt arent Roman ladies have to the Princess Mar- he couta Peter ne Foul confined gherita, in the name of their absent alaters, | in Prison, was by the of & magnon set of ornaments in exq' & he and that he wi it pearls B08: gent. The Roman - ‘The governor, & grants in Italy have Presented an address hours in which othe Ring, warmly songracannng im the had not decided auspicious of his son @ the ayetams expiration of Senrlarion thas ea Sina Sain saa constanen eee bread and water until he means of redeeming the rest of bay does Catholic religion ration of Hervant grandeur ater age of se eanrally dopied ought Tia pnd epeenanns. ‘The Princess will be \dayischools churches. im gems and gold. early ott Bex bragenta Care that form, and the great cities OF Healy, soees ta, AUSTRIA. She has or will soon have jewels enough to deck a inven with Precious fruit and tempt @ second Al: | wiry of an Austrian Archdachose—Imperial ‘The King, the Prince and Princess and the Duke | Hejeicing—Acts ef Doubtful Morality—The fd Demers of AOD SUriyen Ab ence Sn San Roem Financial Question—Army Reorganization in married pair was ee ie » Eenopecn of Pryor ay Hungary—Kossuth’s “Old Saddles” and Per- could possibly desire, One feature of the reception eonal Quarrels—Expedition for the East the mene ge fees quite @ nov ‘among, all nd eres one side of three ‘Vienna, May 12, 1868. The birth of Francis Joseph’s daughter, the infant in white, veils. were all more or less | archauchess, has afforded occasion for the renewal Bice fod ae melodious a hy were Dred. fro of an Old World folly, worthy only of the Middle & cantata composed in her honor by the master | Ages, The overflowing joy of the Emperor-King’s of the school to which they Delonged. ‘The coup @rtt | nears nas moved him to confer upon his subjects on Presented by this of sireng was striking and an the higitoat de and both sides of the Leitha the blessing of letting loose pesren. fo the ne pret. a number of criminals upon society, among whom, a ery en ee Gerais Pranee by the way, is a hero named Sandor, sometimes with Dougues which in magnificence and good called the Hungarian Robin Hood, and believed tobe taste excelled Seering 6, ns one of the most finished highwaymen and chivalrous Fen the hymn wad repeated & second dime, And ane | outthroats living. Another and better act of amnesty -| The ‘crowded to suffocation, were enlivened | is that which restores their pensions to those of the rain of flowers commenced upon the carriage confi the Prince and herself. From the bal- con! were 80 thicl cast upon them as to air. The Princess had CP peg and time looked up and shaded her eves with her hana, 8) iy, but still somewhat fearful that some bouquets might be thrown. But not fell but leaves and single flowers, and she reac! the Palace without having been Lnpesd too hard, Arrived atthe palace the King and son and daughter-in- law had to appear three times on tne balcony in order to satisfy the clamorous enthusiasm of the , closely packed crowd without. Various fétes are now going on at Genoa. The most striking will be a grand regatta and the illumi- nation of the port. The royal party will afterwards to Venice; where they are sure to have a recep- tion, excel perhaps all the rest in warmth and entht enice, too, at all times the most unique and picturesque city in the world, lends itself mae. nificently to a grand féte. The illumination of canals and gondolas produces an effect possible no- where but in Venice. The long lines of light reflected in the waters beneath the lofty white marble rising up like (epanh memorials of the past, and the sombre gondoias gliding noiselessly by form a dream- likepicture that indelibly impresses itself on the mem- ry. Perchance there may be the moon to throw a silver lustre over all and make the lamps glow like amber contrasted with her brilliant light. From Venice to Milan and then some weeks’ rest in @ villa at Monza is the programme of the royal couple. They will have well earned their rest and are doubtless anticipating it with keen pleasure. Naples, as I have already said, will thus come last; an unfortumate arrangement every way. In the autumn the tax will have come into operation. This tax is unpopular everywhere, but nowhere more so than at Naples. It will be abad avant courrier to send before the Prince and Princess. The King is even said to have hastened the marriage in order that the Turin and Florence sétes might take place while the ple were yet free from this burthen. Surely this consideration should apply with still greater force to Naplez. A Florence, since the close of the fétes, has relapsed into @ condition of utter dulness, and there is nothing to look forward to but the constitution festi- val on the 3d of June—the annual 1éte held in honor of the extension of the parliamentary constitution to united Italy. But this year we may expect to see the constitution féte come poorly off in consequence the extravagance of the municipality during the late marriage fétes. Upon these were spent between 700,000 and 800,000 francs, although there was but little to show for so large an amount of money. Taking a retrospective view of the whole I am in- clined fe accord the pale of excellence to the ball and féfe champétre at the palace of the Cascine. The spot itself possesses every natural beauty. Tasteful gardens, Ta meadows and lofty woods, bounded on one side by the rushing Arno, and encircled land- wards by the purple hills of the Apennine. The illu- minations on this occasion were perfect for brilliancy an taste, and the ball, as I have already de- scribed, went off with great spirit, For the rest, nothing can be said of good; decorations of the city, Meagre and inartistic; fireworks, a gigantic farce; regattas and horserac! contemptibie; and the tournament, or carousal, that was to be the crown- ing glory of all, was only redeemed from universal condemmation by the fresh, brilliant costumes of the cavaliers and their skill at the manége. Otherwise the arena was badly constructed and there was not room for a third of those who had bought tickets. In Parliament the grist tax still remains unvoted asawhole. It was resolved yesterday that the vote should take place cong sean rpeoe with that upon the Registry and Stamp Tax bill and the bill just in- troduced for unifying the system of taxation on government concessions and documents recording administrative acts. Generai Pallavicini is proving himself a very Her- cules in cleansing the Augean stable of brigandage in the south, and at his present rate of progress there will not be a Fra Diavolo left in all Naples with- in two months. The Prince of Prussia left us rather hurriedly. People empected him to visit Genoa and Venice with the Prince and Princess, but he returned to Germany post haste, summoned, it is said, by a telegraphic despatch from the King at Berlin. It is shrewdly suspected that he did not come here merely to ex- change wedding compliments. Novus verrons, and shail not have long to wait. France is deeply dis- satisfied with Italy, and events are brewing Rome- wards, in which the Emperor will sho not forgotten the cordiality displayed German end the marked coldness 0 Jeon’s reception at ‘Turin. ENGLAND. Prince Napo- Mr. Disraeli’s Party Difficulties — Single- Handed Battle of the Premicr—Queen Vice toria’s Retirement—American Impeachment— What Is Thought of Ben Butler—Govern. ment Religion for Irish Fenians, Lonpon, May 20, 1868, Politically, we are all waiting for to-morow night. As you know by telegraph, Mr. Disraeli is again in difficulties. He has been beaten upon two divisions on the Scotch Kefonm bill—one being in regard to the abolition of ten small and corrupt English boroughs and the other in regard to the abolition of rating in Scotiand. Both defeats were unnecessary and were caused by Mr. Disraeli’s unavoidable absence from the House during the debate. He committed the con- duct of the bill to the Attorney General and this is the resutt. The trath is that Mr. Disraeli is now fighting Parliament single-handed. He has nobody to help him and everybody against him in the House. But he ts sustained and encouraged by the personal sympathy of the Queen, and to please her he con- tinnes the unequal struggle. Undoubtedly he should have resigned or dissolved Parliament after his de- feat on the Irish Caurch question, and he would have done so but for the Queen's interference. Now this much misunderstood man has borne every sort of Parliamentary humiliation for her Majesty's sake, and you may be sure that when he loses the Premier- ship he will have his reward in another shape. Hut during this grave ministerial crisis, when evershody else is anxiously counting the moments vefore to-morrow evening, when Mr. Disraeli will declare the intentions of the government, the Queen 1as gone quietly off to Balmoral, as it no change ‘ainisters were possible, and the Prince of es is inangurating the Art Exhibition are certain to notice, (and [hope you will repub- lish) ere but deserved attack upon her Majesty ‘The two ladies then songht refawe in a cab, and thus e-caped the affectionate but inconvenicut demonstra- \s of the Florentine people. At the hospitals the lical staff were delighted with their royal visitor, 40 won the hearts of the poor patients by her auinner of receiving thelr petitions or grant- them some welcome indulgence, have sald nothing yet of Prince Humbert, and perhaps, indeed, | har be:ter remain silent, Nothing that | have seen of the Prince removes the unfavor- able impression conveyed by my first view of him at the royal entry on the sorh of April. Nature has deci- dedily cast the Prince's features in her sternest mould, It isa face not adapted for «miling, and on most occasions reminds ene of Schilier’s’ description of Philip Tl. when entering Mrussels with the Emperor, his father:-—“Philip’s eye alone remained dark" dark and rolling, too; for (he vrince has a curious, not to say alarining, Manner of making gros yeur every now and then, Whether this /arouche demeanor be natural or assumed f cannot say; but it damages the Prince with the people, who are apt to take offence at such matters. His Reyal Highness appears to be perfectly aware that the plaudits and ent! siasm of the erowd are not for him, and therefi never acknowledges anything, bat remains in th round, leaving the Princess fo do all the re. © bowing and smilin Let as hope that the e Wil not follow the example of most roya; nv of the modern Olympus. This marriage, if ne, Will restore to the dynasty that popn- and afiection whieh just before was waning. Neither barrack nor seragito is « model pon which @ court should be cou. rhe futare Queen of Italg will introduce 4 1 1 w ki n whieh ars editorially in this morning’s 7imes. ‘The artic le mkes Mr. Disraeli for permitting the Queen to lon at such a juncture; but that is simply t 'y manner of rebuking the een herse cle Was hot written without te Teason, and its tone hints at the knowledge of facts which | had the honor to communicate to the HigeaLy nearly «month ago. For her own sake, as well ag for the sake of the ministry, the Queen ought to have remained in London now at any Coe but her obstinate persistence in her own whims an wishes has again invoived Mr. Disraeli in aimuddle from which he is at present nnable to see clearly any way of escape. Next to their own political affairs the English copie are HOW Most interested in the affairs of the United States, and especially in the President's trial. The subject is almosi as much talked of here a America, and the motives of the impeachers a most as well tnderstood. The cabie telegram ai nouncing that the eleventh article of the indictment had been thrown out by the Senate was flaaly res ceived; but there is a suspicion that the Brosi jent will still be victed notwithstanding the moral and legal fat of the case against him. ‘The trial has, however, Ce gin! rained the republican party in the estimation of all persons not connected with the radical London Star, and Congress has sunk lower than ever t the conduct of the Impeach. ment Managers the Washburne-Donnelly squabble. The rumor that General Butler ts to be “abt over here as merican Minister im case of ben Wade's elevation t the Presidency haa already vecasioned an outburst of ft ation on the part of the more volatile portion of Bagtioh pros; vut fusion of flowers such as only ty can furnish at season. to the palace another pleasent surprise await the Leeds, leaving royalty unrepresented in London. | officers of the imperial army who lost their right to the same in consequence of their having fought on the popular or national Hungarian side in 1848 or 1849, In reply to the deputation from the Reichsrath topmost stories of the houses rose leaves | which waited om the Emperor-King to present their ‘ely juite en od m ec congratulations on the happy family event, the sovereign said:—‘‘Let us march forward, quickly and resolutely, on the road we have entered upon, that we may the sooner arrive at fruitful and bene- ficial results.” The solution of the West Austrian finance question has advanced a few steps during the last fortnight. The tlub of the cété gauche has been visited by Dr. Brestel and two of his colleagues, and interpellated as to their opinions concerning the ministerial pro- posals. About thirty members attended the meeting of the club, and the opinion that there ought to be no more incisive act of national bankruptcy than that already proposed by the ministry prevailed. The doctrines upheld in the sub-committee’s report were not approved by this portion of the deputies. Still no decision has yet been come to by this club in favor of the property tax, and it 1s known that the cété droit are unanimously opposed to it and that they will vote with the sub-committee. Thus the pros- pects of the property tax are as black as ever. On the other hand the wholesale repudiation doctrines of Deputy Skene find no favor. There is, ind a proposal to tax the interest on the public debt at the rate of twenty per cent instead of seventeen per cent as proposed by the , and this is re- geen as Ro eenge! No npapaniohd it, on the other and, @ su ute for the proposed property tax is now formally put forward t bya portion ig those op- posed to the property tax, and this substitute is a classified pal tax, graduated on the family income. Public opinion is making up its mind on these ques- tions, but it is as yet too early to do more than indi- cate the direction it is taking from the straws that are Sung up into the air, The other great question of the day, the leading one in Hungary, is that of the reo: ‘ization of the army. The members of the Im; il Ministry and Count Taafe, of the West Aust Ministry, have been for the last ten days at Pesth in consultation with the Hungarian Minigtry upon this subject. The Camerad, a well-informed military organ in this city, professes to give the outline of the scheme Poole) upon by the united ministries, but I think it best to postpone treating of this grave constitutional question which involves that of the unity or dualism of the imperial-royal army until it comes before the public in a full, authentic and oficial manner. The Kossuth-Perczel duel has provoked another shot. Daniel Iranyi, one of Kossuth’s adjutants, has replied to the charges of Perczel st Kossuth, in so far as they relate to the misappropriation of moneys contributed for Hungarian purposes to Kos- suth’s private necessities. The reply appears in the Magyar Ujsag, the organ of the extreme left. The reply admits that Kossuth received moneys for Hungarian national purposes on four different occasions, namely:—First, in 1352 in Amer- ica; second, during the Crimean war; third, in 1859; and fourth, in 1866. In America Kossuth con- fesses have received $84,000 and no more. These moneys, however, were expended in muskets ‘and war materiel in America “on the instigation of American friends.” The coup d'état of mber 2, 1851, it is alleged, crossed Kossuth’s plans, Other- wise he would have done wonders! ‘He left Amer- ica stripy of his last penny.” His accounts under this head have been audited by a Senate committee, bat what the Senate is ia not stated; probably some fictitious body which was created on paper by Kos- suth is meant. As to the moneys raised by the bank note issue in London, Iranyi refers Perczel to the treasurer, whose name is indicated only by initials. In 1866 Kossuth received from Italy, not five mil- lion francs, as stated by Perczel, but only one hundred thousand ditto, and for this trifle he has accounted to Secretary of State Cerrutti, who has written a letter expressive of his satisfaction. This is all that Kossuth’s adjutant has to say upon this delicate money question. M. Iraynt then at length falls foul of Perczel, and accuses him of insane arrogance and vanity. But as there is not any likelihood of Perczel’s ever becoming Dictator of Hun 4 over these recriminations. That Perczel is not overgifted with the sense of modesty is not disputed even by his friends. The projected naval expedition to be sent from Trieste-to the Chinese and Japanese waters has been delayed by the reluctance of the Hungarians to con- tribute the thirty per cent which is asked of them, The latest news from Pesth is favorable to the setting | on foot of this expedition. Hungary is ready to con- | tribute a round sum of 130,000 florins, and is to be allowed to appoint three out of the eight reporters, | The expedition is to consist of the two propellers— | viz: the frigate Donau and the corvetie Archduke Frederick—and they should set off by the end of June, It is to be commanded by Vice Admiral Petz. it may be interesting to observe how the German- Austrians take the King of Prussia’s speech on the assembling of the Zol! Parliament. After noting the pserve’’ which characterizes the royal speech, the Presse of to-day says:—"This reserve is dictated both by the particularist or State right attitude of the South German governments, as well as by the dia- trust which France exhibits towards the union of ermany. On these grounds the King gives only a prudent expression to the joy he doubtless it seeing around him the representatives of all the German States, Herein we find a new proof of the cleverness of the Prussian government. We are the more bound to make this acknowledgment to it, as such an attitude subserves our primary interest— that of the preservation of the peace of Europe. The King, moreover, giv pressive utterance to his hopes of the pi ion of peace, and proudly adds that Germa’ united it i by the offensive and defensive treaties be- tween North and South Germany, is of the surest buiwarks against the storm of invasion, On this ground we have never opposed the unity of Ger- many, in spite of the events of 1866, however much our German national fecling may have been hurt thereby. * * © Inthe speech from the throne the tatives of the whole nation are addressed, al to the treaty of Prague seems natural enough even to the German Austrians, as_ it comes from Prussian lips. However, King Wil- | am mentions Austria in a more sympathetic manner than he has for some years, He recom- | mends the treaty of commerce bet ween the Zollverein | and Austria with the remark thet Austria is a land | United to Germany by ties of race and by material in- terests, Hereby it is recognized that German Austria is related to the Germans in a national and the whole of Anstria related to the same in an eco- nomical pomt of view. The King has only expressed a commonplace truth, but his express recognition justifies the expectation that the petty jealousy of Prussia and its distrust of Austria is now at an end, | that that good understanding will come to pass which our mutaal inte demand and which is calcu- ntain the peace of Europe. number of the oficial commercial journal, The Austria, publishes the import and export re- turns for the year 1867, from which it will be seen to what extent lasi year was a favorable one in the an- nale of Austro-Hungarian foreign commerce. In the following figures allowance is made for the loss of Venetiy; 1864 £000,000 + 208,000,000 401,000,000 The customs re from %,500,000 florins in 1866 to 11,500,000 florins in 1867. ‘The details of the imports alone are given in the current number of The Austria; those of the exports ‘will be given when they have been made up. The ater constming power of the population is shown the increase in the articles of coffee and teas, ex- pressed in hundredweights:— Coffee The increased maui cou of chemicals and 4: used in mantfactures, Out of seven articles adduced and compared I will select for examples only the three last on the list before me:— 76 roduction of the roirrors itscif in the increased importation ring pi 1866, 1867. cuts, Cute, tna 19,030 14,100 Sulpha . oe ORM 168,862 zy veveeses CMOS 196,077 bee Ot es eR arere materion, and first of all cot- 1861 .. 1862 1863 7 Thus the of Taw cotton ta almost as great now as it was in 1861—the largest cotton year in his- tory. Now, to other raw i 4 BEE Fe abe g i E i however, adorn Vienna. tasted ‘bere 6 few aye" nae 87 a a Bildungsverein. watt tria, “an example the friends of m to perseverance in their 8 and heartens the enemies of the intellect and physical welfare of the people, in that they can no longer reckon on the aid of Austria.” On ey ways & crop. von Ebergenyi is much si pr ae Psoverity” of her sentence. Bie Dac ote ep. tee mina to four imprison- ment but not totwenty. She she is more Solicitous about “her Gustav” about herself. She feels the loss of her nobility more than the loss of her freed and was also curious to know if Gustav would lose his nobility, These details are known through her counsel, with whom she had aninterview on Monday. The sentence of twenty years is appealed against by the father of the con- victed. sti ‘The perpetrators of two murders committed three years ago at Baden, Lower Austria, have been re- cently covered, One of these perpetrators is a woman, and the other a commissioner of police. ‘The woman has confessed for herself and denounced the commissioner of police, who had confessed to er. I will now give two curious cases of double suicide, or attempts thereat. Last week two boys, aged thirteen and fourteen years Seer an Same themselves simultaneously into the Danul One rished, and the other was restored to life with ificulty. They had both been apprenticed to a watchmaker in this city,and had run away from their master. They soon found reason to repent their act, but rather than returneesolved upon com- mitting suicide together. The following case is reported from Hermannstaat, Transylvania:—Lieutenant Eckhardt, of the Thirty- first infantry regiment, on the night of the 23d of this month shot dead, first his billet hostess—a mar- ried woman—and then himself. The event took place in his room. ‘The shots were heard in the street, and when the people rushed into the room there was the wife, rec! on the sofa, with her bared bosom pitoet by a musket ball. No sign of resistance to the deed, on her was discoverable. ‘The lieutenant, after ‘he had killed the lady, had re- loaded his musket and pulled the trigger with his toe. The ball pierced stomach and back and _ buried itself in the wall of the room. He was found ina lpm t position with his head on the sofa near the col the lady. Death must have followed immediately in both cases. - That the act was the re- sult of a mutual understandt is rendered still more probable by the fact that the hostess had or- dered a nosegay from her milkwoman for that day, and had informed her that she would soon hear some startling news. FRANCE. Freedom of Opinion in Matters of Conscience, The French Senate held a sitting May 21, M. Trop- long in the chair. ‘ihe petitions against discussion on certain materialist doctrines being introduced ae lec- icine, was tures, and particularly at the School of Mc Tesumed. Cardinal. DoNNET, sap endal | of pireecy tang patiated on the danger of permitting suc! C | 4 as it could only have the effect of promoting infidel: ity among the rising generation. 'M. QUENTIN-BAUCHART observed that all the hon- orable Senators who had addressed the Senate had scarcely spoken a word of the petitions and their prayer; they had confined themselves to generalities, all excellent in their way, but applicable to ary other cases as well as the present. He maintain that the petitions were uncalled for, since every one in France might declare himself to be materialist, atheist, positivist or any other w mized ex- pression of belief, provided no public and illegal pro- vocation was atgthe same time made. The honorable Senator denied the exactitude of the statements made in the petitions, many being gross exaggerations; but, however that might be, no necessity existed for any interference on the part of government, and he therefore would any ght conclusions arrived at vcd the committee for the adoption of the order of the day. Cardinal de Bonnechose, Archbishop of Rowen, afterwards addressed the Chamber at great length on the propriety of checking materialist doctrines in the lectures delivered at the faculties, and pro- d to send the questton to the government for consideration. fs The Free Trade Debate—Speech of the Mine ister of State. In the session of the legislative body, debate on the commercial tre v1 newal was resumed. M. Rouli 4 in an able reply to the oppositi said:—Take our commerce in general as compared with that of Eng- land, The latter sends into the European markets sixteen hundred millions of her products; France sends twenty-three hundred million: In the East, indeed, we are shut out by the protect system, and England is our transport mt. M. E. Ollivier said two days back, Why not export to the two hundred miilions of customers which England has? The an- swer was, That is dificult; but I say our products are on a footing of _ perfect equality in the English colonies with those of England herself; and you could find markets there if you had the energy and the will. (Applause.) Timorous counsels, which enervate the heart and the mind, ought to be cast aside. No doubt our manufacturing industry ‘suffers under a crisis, but the same distress prevails everywhere, and it has arisen from special causes, chiefly the civil war in America, which disturbed ail European industry. But prosperity now again appears to be returning, and even during the course of this debate the manu- facturers have seen reason to resume a feeling of confidence. Now, what are we asked to do? To re- nounce the treaty. Weil, I answer frankly, no. (Hear, hear, and “bravos |’ repeated from a great many benches.) We shall discuss it if you wish, but to surrender it we shall not submit, (Fresh appro- —— We shall proceed moderately and pru- dently in the path of commercial liberty; we shall take no step without being previously fully en- lightened respecting its bearings on the interests of France. (Appiause.) No doubt for the Chief of the State to make a treaty of commerce implies the ex- ercise of an exceptional power. (Warm approba- tion.) It is a constitutional one, which we all pct, but our tendency is to have recourse in questions of tariff and customs to the Legisiature. (Loud applause.) But we must march forward in the h of progress; we cannot without danger lag ind; and these discussions we are now engaged in will be forgotten by our grandchildren as super- annuated—lost in the great and fraitful movement of a free commerce. (Hear, hear.) There will remain only the greatness of the country in the midst of that universal liberty of intercourse which will reign over the retations of every people. (Acclamations— Pproionged applause.) ‘The Minister of State, on resuming his seat, re- ceived the congratulations of his colleagues and of a great number of deputies. Severar Vorces—The close | the close! M. JuLes Smon—I shal! leave statisties aside and speak only of principles. For my friend and myseit we approve this treaty, because it is a step towards liberty of commerce, and we believe that all liberties are connected. (Approbation.) We have been told that branches of manufacture are a I pre- sume that they are, Without admitting it; but Row can any revolution be made and no indivi- dual sacrifices be involved? * * * T give my entire adhesion to the principles of liberty im manufacture and trade. (Hear, hear.) That is my first declaration. My second is, that I want political liberty, which is the indispensable complement of that of commerce. (Various move- raents,) Without it we have to compete with the English who possess it, and that is the car of our inferiority, (Adhesion from several benches.) When French industry was deprived of protection, peace ought to have been guaranteed to it; and here I must repeat the (od which has never been re- plied to, that the nation was never consuited in this matter in the persons of its legal representatives in this Chamber—(approbation from the same quar- ter)—as other nations are in such questions. Here is our inferiority openiy proclaimed in a solemn instrument—the sovereign stipulates in his name for the country without mentioning the consent of France, and the Queen of England under- takes, after receiving the assent of the Parliament, &c. (Noise.) [demand that such a humilation may in future be spared us, In order to guard our right, while still reserving our support of commercial lib- erty, we cannot accept the order of the day; we can- not surrender our primordial prerogative Birger | the taxes, (Loud applause from the opposition, and crtes of “Close, close!"’) After some discussion respecting the constitutional right of the Emperor to conclude treaties of com- merce, the discussion of the interpellations was de- clared to be closed and the order of the day pure and simple was pronounced by a great majority. of State, FINE ARTS GOSSIP. Kauibach’s masterly oartoon of ‘The Age of the Reformation” has attracted a large number of viatt- ors during the recent religious anniversaries in New York. Our artists, particulariy, are studious ad- mirers of this great work, which is on exhibition at the Somerville Art Gallery, corner of Fourteenth street and Fifth avenue. ‘Thompson's pleasing pictorial version of Wood- worth’s popular gong, “The Old Oaken Bucket,” to- gether with Benoke's admirable chromo of the paint- ing, likewise attracts many visitors to the Somerville Art Gallery, Pauwel’s “Emancipation, or the New Republic,” notwithstanding its Africanization of America to @ degree satisfactory only to extreme radicals, is a re- markably fine picture both in grouping and in color. ‘The portraits of the Ohinese Ambassadors at the Photographic galleries of Brady and at those of Gur- ney dispute in interest the attractions of the galle- ries of Knoedler, Schaus and Snedecor. The annual exhibition of the Schools of Art at the Coeper Institute was visited on a single evening last Week by no 1eas than three thousand persons. With but few exceptions the essays of the young pupils only offered encouraging evidence of a growing in- terest in art, and merited neither especial eulogy nor cruel criticism. The exhibition of the National Academy of Design is daily crowded. It will close in a few weeks. The only striking novelty of the week in the line of art is the first appearance of Mr. Frank Leslte as an artist. His early experience as a wood engraver had, however, prepared him to an encouraging ex- tent to enter the lists asapainter. His picture of “The Orater of Vesuvius,’ which was exhibited the other evening as his first painting, had, therefore, to begin with, the merit of good drawing, a merit still too rare in the work of more than oné older American artist. This picture is from a study made by Mr. Leslie on his visit to the summit of Ve- suvius in June of last year. The view was taken from the highest lip of the crater on the side nearest Pompeil,and although here given as a partially bird’s- eye view, yet the features of the great as well as the inner cone, or cone of eruption, are faithfully pre- served, The surrounding landscape is presented, ex- tending on the left to the Bay of Naples and on the right to the termination of the Appenine Mountains. As the recent eruption of Vesuvius is said to have completely changed the aspect of the mountain Mr, Lealie’s picture will possess, in addition to its artistic claims, a certain historical interest, as showing how the crater of Vesuvius looked in 1867. Mr. Gignoux is at work upon an Indian summer view of Lake George. Most of the New York artists are preparing for their usual summer trips, either to Europe and the East or to the lakes, rivers and woods of our own country. A considerable sale of oll paintings, including the collection of the well known American artist, Mr. L. R. Mignot, together with works by Tait; Inness, May, Nehlig, Cropsey, Lang, Colman, Richards, Sonntag and several foreign artists took place at the Leeds Art Galleries on the evenings of last Friday and Saturday. Modern French Art. The fecundity of modern French art is illustrated by the number of works at the present annual ex- hibition in the Palais de l’Industrie, at Paris. Includ- ing paintirigs, drawings, statuary, engravings and lithographs, there are 4,213 works, of which 2,587 are oll paintings. Of the latter one by Jean Louis Brown is particularly interesting to Americans. It was painted for A. T. Stewart, and represents “Washington and the Duke de Lauzun Before Yorktown.” It is described asa fine picture. Auguste Bonheur exhibits “A Group of Sheep near the Seashore,” which the Paris correspondent of the Home Journal says re- minds one in its conception of Landseer’s celebrated picture called “Peace,” so well known by the en graving. Bouguereau contributes ‘‘A Pastoral Scene” and “Children Asleep,” fully up to his pre- vious works and probably destined for America. The same correspondent whom we have mentioned writes from Paris:—“Strange as it may seem, neither Bouguereau nor Merle, as artists, are held in high esteem here. Parisian taste runs more in the dash- ing, brilliant style of colors, and the works of Rous- seau, Diaz, Dupré, Delacroix, Decamps and a few others bring, relatively speaking, enormous prices. In most of these pictures everything is sacrificed to color. Drawing, design and beauty of form are com- pletely set aside. Look at most of the French pictures and how little do they mean! How different the German. Avoiding these conven- tionalities, German pictures always aim to tell some- thing, and they never offend good taste. The reason for this is simple—a German thinks before he paints while the excitable Frenchman finishes first his pic- ture and is then quite puzzled how to baptize it.” Jules Breton sends to this exhibition “The Heliotrope’ and “The Potato Gatherers.”” Brion gives “Reading the Scriptures,” an interior of a Protestant house in Alsace. Desgoffes sends two marvels of mechanical skill in his unrivalled line of still-life pictures, fustave Doré gives a ‘‘Scene in a Monastery,” a great contrast to his last year’s picture, representing the demi monde gambling at Baden Baden. Dubufe exhibits a portrait of the young Prince Paul Demidoff. Duverger's “Empty Cradie;” “An Interior at Beyat” and “The Seam- stress,” by Edward Frere; “The Execution of Marshal Ney,” by Gérome; ‘Penelope’ and “Phryne,” by Charles Marchal; “The Finishing Touch” and “The Fast Day,’ by Toulmouche; “The First Drawing Lesson,” by Vautier, a Swiss artist; an oficial but unflattering portrait of the Empress Eugénie, by Niennot; a humorous picture, the only one of the kind in the collection, and that by a German named Saal, representing a grizziy bear that coolly overlooks an artist who is sketching among the mountains; and, finally, a remarkably good picture, ‘Heart's Sorrow,” by Emile Saintin, for many years a resident of New York, are among the most noticeable works at the present exhibition, which appears to be decidedly below the usual average. ‘Considering the large number of pictures, and the very few good ones, it must be admitted that artas well as literature has fearfully declined in France.” Perhaps the comparative inferiority of the exhibition is, however, but a result of the exhaus- tion occasioned by special efforts to make a grand display at the Universal Paris Exposition of last year. MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES, The delegation of singers from Germany who will take part in the Chicago Sangerfést will arrive shortly in this city, per steamship Germania. They will be received with all the honors by the Lieder- kranz society, whoge guests they will be during their visit. Ristori gave a farewell matinée of “Mary Stuart” at the Théatre Frangais yesterday. To-night the New Orleans opera company open with ‘“Orphée aux Enfers,”’ the charming Lambele being Eurydice. The brilliant season of concerts and oratorios at Steinway Hall will have a fitting finale on Sunday next, Madame Ristori will give on that evening a soirce of sacred, dramatic and declamatory readings and vocal musical illustrations for the benefit of the asylum for the children of Italian soldfers killed and wounded on the battle fleld, The programme in- cludes Borghi’s “To the Virgin,” ‘Meeting of the two Queens,” from Schiller’s “Marie Stuart,’ and “Les Adieux de Jeanne d’Are."* Carl Bergmann’s Terrace Garden concerts have started under favorable auspices, asthe programmes have been unexceptionable in point of merit and eg Auber, Strauss, Petrella, Nicolai, Mey- erbeer, Faust, Hamm, Fiotow, Verdi and Herzog were worthily represented last evening. Some changes have taken place in the brilliant career of the “ White Fawn.’’ Miss Bella Land takes the place of Miss Mena Montagne as the Princess Aika; Mra, Mark Smith that of Miss Mary Wells as the Queen, aud Miss Lillie Eldridge repiaces Miss Lucy Egerton as Prince Leander. “Love's Sacrifice’ was consummated at Wallack’s last night. Donizetti, Lanner, Verdi, Littoif, Mozart, Suppe. Schaber C, Were on Theodore Thomas’ pro- gramme at the beautifal Central Park Garden last evening. The audiences are still on the increase and oe Lo at length found a summer home in the me 8. W. H, Waliack, & monologue entertainment pur- veyor, is announced to appear next week in Irving Hall. He is ali the way from “Lunnon town,” has ie instantaneous changes of dress and forty songs and dances, What more is he The stockholders of the Academy are not yet de- cided about biacking their faces on occasion of the grand inauguration of that establishment, next Monday as a minatret tt From Verdl and Meyer: i u E fs Hi apne Tenieme et oductions in Paris Ohatelet and oe Porte St. financial disaster. benefié in evening OaNda or $76 was sum ~ $10 each for seats in the vody of the ‘Ohanfrau’s late trois was not Ys Into engagement at De! Mile. Schneider will Bppear at th St. James’ feesing, Tendon. of the of June, re, Offenbach’s ’ ata entaskamnclal cutee anit. iret the theatres are dull, the weather being se # & g F Bt iF RS at 5 ! a 5 3 i Be opprosaively warm. Buffalo papers com of a wretc! a formance of “Fra Diavolo”’ by the ‘urover Ge nes Opens, ‘Troupe, more a one, and his creditors must have been aw: that when their debts were contracting they were iuvar- ring additional risk."’ BROOKLYN CITY. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. ‘The Brooklyn Whiskey Frauds—Motion for a New Trial in the Enright Case. Before Judge Benedict. A motion for a new trial in the case of Richard 6. Enright, who was recently convicted in this court, ‘was argued yesterday afternoon. Mr. Hallis ap peared for Enright and argued the question of the insuffictency of the testimony produced by the prose- cution in the late trial, and also that in the matter of the bond of He Lewis it had not been proveé that the either made or signed the bond caused to be executed; that in order to make @ crime in regard to this bond it must be shown drat that it was one required by law, and also that it.was defraud the govera- notice ret be in the in it there was no evidence whatever to sustain them; that the verdict and the punishment for each count vary! it could not be sustained where there was no proot on such counts. Counsel argued to show that ted in allo case an error was commit to go to the jury if the crime cl had not been clearly set forth by the prosecution. The District Attorney, Mr. y, cont led that these objections were out of place; that the time to shew was on the Codey not on a motion for a new trial; that in nin cases out of twenty points could be raised on the ground that certain facta, which are ni assumed only in every case, are not proven; but that the verdict of the jury was conclusive as to the sufficiency of the evidence. The Judge reserved his decision in the matter. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. ROBBERY.—A young man named George St. Ormand was arrested yesterday afternoon on a charge of having robbed the money drawer of Mr. Cooper, in Fulton street. The accused entered’ the store in company with another you man, and while one engaged the attention of the clerk the other abstracted the money from the drawer. The theft was immediately discovered and the accused was overtaken after a short chase and taken im charge by detectives Corwin and Frost. His compan. ion succeeded in making his escape, THE BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY is making arrangements to enlarge the orchestra and otherwise promnte its present degree of popularity and success. B. Wyman was chosen president and Charles Congdon and H. K. Sheldon vice presidents of the society at a recent meeting. SNEAK RospBERY.—Yesterday morning a young man who gave his name as Ring called at the resi- dence of John E. White, 238 Hicks street, and asked to see that gentleman. On being informed that Mr. partul pocke was missing, which it is sup) was Seosals while the person who 0} the door absented her- self to ascertain whether Mr. White was at home. The young man failed to retu: Lost CHILDREN.—There were 242 lost children re- covered, wandering about the streets’ of Brooklyn, during the month of , and returned to their pa- outst lawful ards by the police of that city. FELONIOUS ASSAULT.—Two men, named Frederick Hennington and Henry Lohman, were committed to jail by Justice Cornwell yesterday for assaulting and infcting serious injuries on one Adam Mehl, nt We- rs wel Lafaye' avenue, 16 COM, ant 2 his assall hat tolen his also accuses lants with stolen Fee nd containing the gum of $1 i, are h held to await the result of the injuries inflicted. Tue RECENT BANK SWINDLE.—A preliminary ex- amination was held before Justice Cornwell yester- day afternoon in the case of Joseph Perez, Henry Varney, Alphonso Brett and William Delfor, charged with passing forged checks to the amount of $6,000 upon the: Brooklyn Central Bank Delfor was placed upon the stand as witness for the prosecu- tion. He testified to his having been acquainted with Perez since February ,last, since which time he had performed several services for him. At one time he went to Messrs. Fisk & Hatch, brokers, Nassau street, with @ government bond and received a check from the brokers for $102 65, which he returned to Perez, recel' $e for his trouble. On another occasion he took @ let- ter from Perez to Mr. Brett, one of the prisoners, at No. 83 Nassau street, and Brett handed him @ sealed letter, which he took from his pocket at the time, di- rected to Perez; met Perez in a lager beer saloon by appointment and saw him take a check from it on Erin Sp envelope. Witness met Perez a few days since when the latter stated that he was going to send his boy to the bank and desired him to watch him. Witness did so and followed the boy to the Central Bank in Brooklyn; when the boy came out of the bank he had a check book in his hand, and he watched him until he reached Perez’ office. On the day foliowing witness was sent by Perez to Brett with @ letter and returned with one in answer containing two checks signed ‘Fisk & Hatch,”” payable to the order of James Rodwell. Perez said that Brett had spoiled one by trying to make a ‘4"" out of a ‘6. This he gave to witness, who put it in his pocket book, Witness testified that he was de- sit to watch another boy who was going to the Central Bank to draw some money, and while on the Way met Henry Varney, whom he invited to go with him; watched’ the boy return again to Pine street, New York, and met Perez shortly after, who told him that it was all right, he had received his money, $1,400. Witness followed the boy to the bank on Friday, when he was arrested. The ee was next examined and testified as to hi ment with Perez and his going to the bank, which the case was adjourned until this afternoon. PROBABLE HoMicipe BY A Boy OF FOURTEEN.— Owen Dunn, fourteen years of age, was yesterday arrested by officer H. Guischard, of the Forty-tifth precinct, and arraigned before Justice Voorhies, at Williamsburg, to answer a charge of felonious assault. It appeared in evidence that the boy's mother and a wom: amed Ellen McAvoy were engaged in & quarrel at alate hour the previous night, at the residence of the form: North Seventh street, near Seventh, E. D., and that he went to her assistance and struck Mra, McAvo' upon the head with a bludgeon. The blow felled the woman to the 4 and she remained in a state of insensibility until the services of a physician were obtained. On examin- ing her head it was found that the skull had been fractured by the murderous blow, and her condition was deemed critical. She was removed to the Cit; Hospital. The boy was committed to the county jail to await the resuit of the injuries he inflicted. He te represented to be a wicked young rumMan, Lewp ConpUcT IN THE Pustic Strexrs.—John W. Johnson, a broker, and Catherine Garvey were yesterday sentenced to the Penitentiary for ninety days by Justice Voorhies, of Williamsburg, for act- ing in a lewd manner in one of the streets of the Rast- ern District. Johnson is twenty-one years of age and his frail companton forty. LONG ISLAND ITEMS. IN TRAINING.—Blankley, who is matched to fight in the e of three or four weeks, went into train- ing yesterday at Hunter's Point, His headquarters are at the National, on Jackson avenue, and he it under the supervision of Sheffield, the English pe- destrian and trainer. DESTRUCTION OF A FRAME BUILDING.—About four o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in asimall frame building located at the termination of Broad- way, Astoria, L. I. It was unoccupied at the time, which shows that it was the work of an incendiary. The lose is estimated at $700, upon which there was no insurance. It was the property of Charles Collins, Rescurp FROM DROWNING.~-A boy, the son of Contad Hertage, of Astoria, accidentally fell over- board yesterday morning in the East river, and would have been drowned had it not been for one of the hands on the sloop Mary Turner. When taken from the water he was in an insensible condition, but was soon restored to consciousness, Acctpest at HvNTsR’s Pornt.—A man named Heddieton was accidentaily ron over near Hunter's Point yesterday afternoon by a spirited horse at- tached to a waon, and which had taken fright and run away. is injuries are, however, not of @ sertous natare. ACCIDENT ON THR East River.—The schooner Hovey, while making up the Bast river yesterday afternoon, ran into ® small sailboat containing two men, carrying away one side of the small craft, and came very near prectpitating the two in the river. ‘They were, however, rescued by the handa on hoar& the veaacl and safely landed at Astoria.