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. 4 EUROPE. Prospeets of the British Libe- ral Ministry. A Bourbon Address to the Span- | ' ish Government. AFFAIRS IN ROME. . The steamships City of New York, of the Inman line, Captain Tibbets, from Liverpool 30th via Queenstown 3ist ult., and the Ville de Paris, of the French ne, Captain Surmont, from Havre via Brest 2d inst,, arrived at this port yesterday after- noon, with detai:s of telegrams up to dates of leaving. The publication of a new weekly paper, called the Asiatic, is announced in London. The first snow o/ the winter fell in London on the morning of the “Oth ult. The fall was very slight, but the weather is much colder, The Eng!ish papers generally say that the reported loas of the Starry Banner is, in all probability, a hoax. ‘The firm’ attitude maintained by Turkey is sup- posed to be the frnits of many interviews that have taken place between Lord Stanley and Musuros Pacha. The government of Roumania continues its war- like preparations, and Prince Charles infers that he awaits en attack onthe part of Austria and Hun- gary. Serious fears are entertained that inandations will ccour in France, and the waters of the Loire, Rhone and Saone have already overflowed in several parts. Nantes and Lyons are already partially submerged. ‘The funeral of Sir Richard Mayne took place on the Sist ult. at Kensal Green Cemetery, London. The ceremony was strictly private and only accompanied by members of the police force and the defunct’s private frien‘ts. The Prince of Prnssta, on his road home from England, passed through Belgium. In avoiding France he ts said to have obeyed imperative instruc- tions from Bismarck. Tmmediateis aiter the adjournment of the House of Commons on the 29th uit,, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Omce, at which the whole of the Ministers were present. The Prince of Montenegro has defimtely left on a visit to the Czar at St. Petersburg. On passing through Vienna he had an audience with the Em- peror of Austria. + The government of Hungary ts actively preparing for war. One hundred mountain batteriea have been ordered for Trausylvania, and the engineering corps are busily employed m the formation of en- trenched camps on the frontiers of Moldo-Wal- lachia, ‘The principal commanders of the Austrian navy have been orderea to the naval station on the Adriatic, to prepare for immediate service if neces- sary. Vice Admiral Baron de Poeck has received very definite instructions to co-operate with the commander of the Frewth squadron. Accoun!s dated the 20th ult, state that the weather has been very severe in Ireland. The gale did not do much damage, but 1t was one of the heaviest experienced about Dublin for some time. The mountains visible from this city are covered with snow. Inthe provinces ail farming operations are stopped by the excessive rain. The King of Prussia has issued a royal order by which the theatres of Hanover, Cassel and Wies- baden are in future to be designated as ‘Royal Prus- sian.” Government functionaries will be appointed at Berlin to manage them, Numerons families of Greek emigrants have ar- rived at Galatz and Ismail, from Turkey. The Rou- main government accords them the protection of the laws of the country, but not that of the Greek con- sulate. All manifestations hostile to Turkey have been forbidden <hem, under pain of immediate ex- pulsion. ENGLAND. FROM OUR OWN COIRESPONDENT. The Irish Church—The Ballot in England= Mr. Bright on the Quai Vive—! larity of the Liberal Party—The New Ministry and the Alabama Claims. + Lonpon, Dec. 23, 1868, The Gladstone Ministry is now complete; but al- ready there are signs of coming disputes upon the pojitical horizon. All the liberals are agreed that the Irish Church mst be disestablished, but no two of them are of the same opinion as to the manner in which this is to oe done. As President Lincoin said of the recent war, “it isa big job.” The Times has one plan. The Telegraph thinks that the Times’ plan is absurd, and presents another pian. The Pall Mall Gazette laughs at both these schemes and propounds a third. The News follows with a fourth, the Star with a nfth, Mr. Bright with a sixtn, Mr. Lowe with a seventh, and so on for all the liberal organs and politicians. When these diverse views come to be discussed in Pariiament the result will be confusion worse confounded; but all concerned rely upon Lord Hatherly, the new Lord Chan- cellor, to put and keep them right, In the speeches of the various leaders delivered on the hustings this week other points of difference are evident. Mr. Gladstone has almost committed him- self to the bailot. He says that if secret voting shall appear to be necessary to protect the independence of voters he shall declare in favor of it. Every- body considers this a pledge that he will intro- duce a clause enacting the ballot, for the necessity of such @ measure can be very easily demonstrated from the incidents of the recent elections. Now, the radical wing of the liberal party is strongly for «the Dailot; but the whig wing of the same party is as strongly opposed to any om feo ag with * the old Engish custom of viva voce votit 4 consequence wiil be fogs of the part; it the and of public opin'on, aud declares that the nuisance of public nominations and of hustings speeches ought to be al It will be at leass ten vears reform can be carried; but Mr. ease to agitate for it, He also asserts that h> took office against hls own judgment and tn compiance with the wishes of his friends, and he excuses himself in advance if at any time he found voting with the rest of the Ministry against his own convictions of right. Th open adoption of “a hey of expediency has equally surprised Mr. i's Iriends and his ene- mies; but it at least ate his ftiuness for office, Which many people have heretoivre doubted. it is no loner & secret that the Queen herself, at Mr. Disraeit’s instance, heartily invited Mr, Bright to take @ Cabinet seat aa! dispensed with the forma: oath aud the kissing of hands out of respect to his Quaker prejudices, ‘The most remarkable point in Mr. Bright's speech, however, Was tuat in which he stated that there w: ‘no longer a radical wing of tae jiberal party because the party had quite come over to all the radical ideas, Tne /:mes of ths morning combats this po- sition and endeavors to show that Mr. Bright is be- ing left behind and has become more conservative since he tuousht of taking office. But events repyro- duce themseives, and it is easy to prove that the Times 8 wrow The liberal party in Eng- Jand have real iy adopted = the ical plat- form, just oan ine o. regeotesn party in the United States adop old abolition plat. form, Mr. Bright was Sones the Wendell Phillips of England; but he has not followed the exatnpie of Wendeil ‘Philips jo refusing ie scere the responsi- bilities of office, Li Mr. Pullips had taken his seat in Cougress, as he was asked to do by the republicans in is64, the peraliel would 0; tune have been complete. hy not complete it still? Mr. Phillips may have anotii¢r chance at the next election. ‘Yhe liberal party ta Bagiand 18 now as overwhelm ingly popular os the republican party In the United States. it has reiatively as decisive @ majority. {t holds the Prenierstip through Giadstone as the re- publicans bold the Presidency through Grant. Its pularity ts based, like that of the American repud- fiehns, upon the faith of the people in its leader and upon Past errors of ite opponents. But the democrats of the United States genre 4 no such leader a8 Mr. Disrach, no such organization in Con- as that of the tory pary ine Parlia- @onsequently they are unable to hold ome upon legisiation and the waeeis of the p: asionists. This is > point in which the parailel fails; bat m atmost all oher respects the course of current pollios in the tree countries is so very similar that at act as sien on both sides of the Atiantic wateh with pees the tenor of events, and find en- t or ip the varying fortunes of their This explains why more apace w now given W Aime@rioun affairs in all boglish NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1969.-TRIPLE SHEET, iournals, and why American events absorb so large of public attention. me tell you in advance of the assemblage of Parhament that Srery pombe sees will be made by the Gisdstone, min mi tle the Alabama gine at oes nme the terms terms vemtered by Lord uey.ace tna to the American government, Ay wt poy that ey will be uitimately Bocented. ae u pe. or Eng oo Both the 7imes aud Pal Malt it would be madness to go further than ina Seaway 3 has Og ie Tals ony, ows, however, reas is danger felding, Many the. liberal fitcians op fat try to give up anyining and 6 ant sverytnt a the romised rivate utterances e S almomt the sams [rion ting be tate therefore, is the time for the American government to stand to its Rng \ would (leal more retary of State t thing reins them if he will on! and say in plain terms what t Much of the liberal strength comes alliance with the American om nae aa and the liberals feel et an. must do something to. Justify sont prove alliance. The claims is ® trutap card in bow coustries if be well played. Let Secretary Seward be beld and straight forward aad he will win by honors. a h party waits are for the com lew Sostonb State while eac! sions of fn Rag Yi t sees tt, Shas can “rush lavares, in eee Dy thes in i paing 4 or and, by rad brib- ery, get “ret inwa pe passer, sanctioning any Sag? Be Lee Niolnt ath pent state of wings to have reovaiel im the second com capital of the woes and it is not aah better by the just winth of Americans at such revelations. New York, to cleat tea itself ae th wt of connivance, ought to have yes scandal like this is ee fo, os, indignant discourses Cg scale of these directorial enormities, acco’ ied by avowals of admiration for the “Napoleonic genius” they evince. The persons first respon- sible for the continuance of such doings are the shareholders of the Erie Railway themselves. It is hard to believe that the honest sharehoiders are not stilla majorly in the company. They,are the people who chiefly suffer by tricks of fidancing, and they ought to make it their business to con- vert themselves into a dominant majority. In the second place, the city and State of New York are answerable for acts which have turned their Stock Exchange into a common gaming house, and which have masie the impartiality of their courts more than suspected. If neither the body of Erie snareholders nor the New York public care to vindfcate thetr own reputation it may me & question whether the commercial bodies of Europe might not feel com- pelled, when a Sompany cannot or will not repudiate such conduct of fi pene to hold it equally guilty with them and to mark their sense of its un- trustworthiness by exciuding it from their stock exchanges, Serious Accident ina Mine Caused by Carless- ness. ‘The English papers of the 30th ult., contain the fol- jowing account of an accident of an alarming char- acter which occurred a few days ago in an tron- stone colliery in Shropshire, About a dozen men were employed, when the gasin the workings fired and ail of them were injured. It is hoped, however, they will recover. The We'lingtoa Journal says:— “The part of the mime where the ignition occurre! was & new opening. at ‘a consider- able distance and in an opposive direction from th» older. workings, in which, also, there were men em- Ployed at the same time. In the part where the ac- cident happened there were usually three men set to “holing:”” but in this instance, to expedite the work, there were ten men and a youth engaged at this spot. The company had with them a safety lamp, but we are not certain whether the lamp was burning at the time or not. It would scem there were candies in nse, Cercain it 1s th gas took fire with a terribie effect. The men employed some 590 to 600 yards off, in another part of the mine, felt the sudden motion and draw on the air around them; but the victims enveloped in the baraing element were sériously in- jnred, Six of them are married men. The eleven are all more or less injured, some o1 them seriously, Destructive Floods in the Provinces, News received in London on the 29th uli. states that great floods prevailed yesterday in some parts ofthe Fens, Retween Ely and Peterhorough man: thousands of acres were last night submerged. Nottingham paper of the 30th ult. states that the continued rains have caused the Trent to overfiow its banks toa serious extent, not only im the neighborhood of Nottingham but along the valley of the Trent generally. The water at the ‘Trent bridge was within eirht inches of 1864. The works at the new Trent bridge are ape by the flood. In the King’s Meadows there is water on each side of the Midland Railway. and there is much water out on all the low lying lands in the neighbor- hood, causing much inconvenience to the inhabi- tants. Between Nottingham and Ratcliffe there 1s a good deal of iand under water. The Honse met on the 29th ult. to enable Mr. Glyn to move the Issae of the second and last batch of writs. Many Ministers—among them Mr. Bright, Mr. Giadstone and Mr. Lowe—took their seats, The attendance was not a very large one and members were not in thé best of humors at being interrupted in the midst of the Christmas festivities. Their misery, indeed, goaded them to legislative ac- tion. Lord Bury, after bitterly calling attention to the hardsnip inflicted on the House by the much abused statute of Anne gave notice of hts intention to bring in a bill to repeal it. It 18 only tn one of the latest weekly papers that this js spoken of as a very Pleasant and feasible enterprise tor an independent Member. The recommendation has not been thrown away. After several other notices of motion the Honse adjourned to Tuesday, February 16. SPAIN. The Revolt in Cadiz—Hard Times and Ex- tortion—Exedus of the _Citizens—General Rhedas—Kind Offices of the American Con- sul—The Insurgents’ Arms are Delivered to Him—Government Troops Quartered on the People—Absence of Crime During the Strug- ele—Arrests of Prominent Men. Capiz, Dec. 14, 1868, On Thursday it was understood that General Rhodas was on his way with @ large force, consist. ing of infantry, artillery, cavalry and engi- neers, determined to take the city and put down the revolution or destroy the town. Both sides remained quiescent until Saturday, with @ tacit understanding that hostilities had finaliy ceased, so far as the people and forces within the city walls were concerned. During this time the sea gate was opened and many thousands of people rushed out and too< boats to the different towns on the bay. The wealthier classes fled first, and the boatmen, who are no better or worse than the craft elsewhere, reaped a rich harvest. The charges were fearfal in every way. One hundred dollars in gold were often demanded and paid for carrying @ family and a small quantity of baggage and some necessary furniture across the bay, which in ordinary times the salty scoundrels would not have dared to ask more than five dollars for. It was revolutionary times, and these wretches made the most of it, The women were made to suffer every extortion possible before the rascals would start Of from the mole. The scene at this point was amusing, and yet in many respects very paioful. You can imagine better than I can describe the appearance o: the oniy avente of escape from a great city, after three days’ fighting, with the prospects of as many days more, including @ general bombardment by sea and land. People were wild with ter. ror. They only wished to get away from the scene of carnage and unknown horrors, and they cared not where they went. Some were provided with a change of clothes, @ few had a littie baggage, bat the great bulk held what they seized up to carry away ina handkerchief, From Tuesday until Sun- day the hegira was going on, in storm, rain and cold. The bay was rough, the boats exposed to the wind and #ea, and the pemare tedious, un- comfortable, and, for many of ttle craft used for the a dangerous, Yet all the boats went fall lay and night. They were not steamboats, observe, but miserable fishing boat little sailing craft, that usually ply in harbors. Hea- ven only knows where these poor Hoople went to or how they fared after they got on jand peal, bat tueir suiferings must have been great before they finally found an asylum and food, ‘The population ot Cadiz will | remember the revolution of 1568, It has been a ing time for the most fortunate, Saturday, the 12th, General Rhodas appeared on the neck of jana near the city, and issued a proclamation to the people of Cadiz, which the telegrapi has doubtless conveyed to 4 In it he states had he pei aye had od echo on the Jae must put it ‘down; that It was painfal, and all all that; but Ld ir withia twenty-four hours ‘the arms were not delivered up he saoulé of necessity destroy the city. He told the people to rely on the well known ¢! cy of the government for pardon, and that had no terms t) over, a8 he had several thousand six ships of war to enforce his orders, The ‘mation was sent Min the ly. = pl AO the prominent piaces C was somehow or other diseovered that th o General had 14,000 men under his orders, ‘and that he was determined to carry out his orders. At the same time the squad- ron, reinforced by ships from the Mediterranean, had auchored off the city, Spring on their to open fire, Under these the absence of amu reluctantly Res obtainn and ht | Ete humanity he could not sofnee, Saree to communicate ith General Rhodas Si his beedquaniots At St. José, two miles from the ‘the chiefs of the revolution who came to othe late as nt that it Was @ grave respon- ay that he was asked to assume, but that on be- the innocent population that would suffer in diay’ (Sunday) at nook, that time _— should te givestunt concluded - Mr. Farrell was escorted tothe city, where he made Bis repo, which was ac- ne ‘Sunday at eleven o'clock Mr. Farrell received je arms. placed them pi turned them over by the officer detailed to ive them and retired herepresented: aud for aims it people Were ‘and for je ie people we = oer him and ready to The. chiefs told anything Koy him ‘that ifhe ehoutd adv! ee nein would hold the city tall the last man fell, him they had aes, every nm “7 o deloud i town against the troops in case he failed in hi efforts to obtain reasonable and honorable cope sions for the evolutionists. had prepared oil, water and infammable material to heat on ap house tops to throw down on the heads of the Pescrpedl ‘They were determined to sell their lives a3 dearly as possible, and it is quite possible that they would have been able to repulse the troops if they had attempted to penetrate into the centre of the city. However, all this was unnecessary. The militia gave up their arms, and after the entered, with six thousand troops, they were sent out in small detachments to enter and examine every house for arms. Quite a number were thus found, and Probably 2,000 muskets and smaller arms were obtained by the trooopa. There are yet a great quan- tity in the hands of the ogee (preci secreted, ani they cannot be reached by the government, ‘The surrender of the arms ended the revolution. The troops were billeted on the inhabitants, who are compelled to find and make comfortable all the soldiers they are unfortunate enough to have as- signed them, This is not a ful task for many. The rich and poor fare alike. None but foreigners fying their fags are exempt from this onerous and unpleasant duty. It is not only unpleasant, but ex- pensive. The soldiers have all sorts of wants, which Inust be administered to. They must have their wine aguadiente and their cigars or cigarettes, and the: want the best fare that the market atfords, All of which is expN and odious. Martial law prevails, and there no way of getting out of the scrape. ‘So the ee are by no means delighted with the presence of the troo| During the revolution the city was entirely free from criminal acts or from excesses of any kind, especia!ly when the revolutionists held positon. At ore barricade placards bearing the lezend _**Death bers”? were Ce ee ‘The order in that one ‘was perfect one wa3 insulted, harmed or ul-treated. Private property was secure and the domestic hearth was undisturbed. Iam sorry to say that this good example was not followed by the sot ders, The Cazadores of Madrid or some other ment were perfectly lawless, An entire block on ti Calle de Adnana was broken into and robbed. The pillage was general. Furniture and everything that could be jod away were stolen. The houses are perfect wrecks. One gentleman lost $150,000 in money, jewelry and p'ate. Since then robberies are frequent. It was only last night phat a honse of a wealthy gentleman was entered, if his absenve, by @ party of soldiers, who pills the estab'ish- ment and outraged nis wife dna laughter, Some of the Spanish regiments are made up of the worst ma- terial possible to be found, and the present time is a golden harvest for them, On the other hand, during the days of fighting the volunteers detected two of the released prisoners in a shop at their old tricks, They were seized, marched to a place behind the Cathedral and shot witlrin less than forty minutes afier their arrest. There was no more thieving on the people’s side thereafter, Since Sunday the people have begun to return to their houses. More than 20,000 had lef the city after the armistice began. They are now flocking back and shops are beginning to open again, though business seems to be very dull. Most of the barricades, of which there were over five hundred, have been taken down, and laborers are engaged in laying down the | ey again. The streets are filled with the In- abitants and soldjers and they really present te appearance usually observed on some religious holi- day. Workmen are engaged in repairing the City Hall, which has been greatly detaced by musket and cannon balls. Indeed, the entire square. called the Plaza Juan de })i03, shows a thousand indica- tions of the severity of the fight. The glass in all the windows 1s gone; the faces of the buildings are marked and pitted with shot, and here and there you may see the gaping wound made by a cannon ball On this ee. and on the alle de Aduana, leading the Custom House and the streets Seaman out, are the principal injuries, as the fighting was generally confined to this line. The damage done to the buildings will require a great expenditure to fally repair, and many of the marks will be seen for years ba come. The eo Swatara, Commander Blake. arrived ibraltar on Saturday to attend to American interests. Fortunately all had gone well, thanks to the mfuence and energy of Mr. Farrell, our Consul, who is really the person entitled to the honor ef set- tling the trouble and saving @ great many tives. ‘There were quite a number of American and English tourists here, whom he cared for and passed out to ships in the harbor, where they found a place of safety. The English parties united in ing @ very handsome acknowledgment of his val uable and timely services in placing them in @ safe retreat. On all sides the won golden opinions. The gene- n commanding and the chiefs of the revolu- are equally warm in their acknowledgments of his invaiuable services in bringing toa close the bloody combat. He has wal soracas his duty well, and is deserving of all Admiral Mendez ‘Nutiez, late commanding the Spanish Pacific squadron, returned to-day. Great preparations had heen made to give him a splendid reception, but the recent troubles prevented the authorities from carrying out the plan. The recep- tion, however, was ve very graiving to the Admiral, and I doubt not something more marked will be tendered him to-morrow. The telegraph lines are still down, and I have been unable to send any telegrams. I hope the wires will be in order to-morrow. Twenty-seven leaders of the revolution have been arrested and thrown Into prison. They will be tried by court martial and suffer banishment. ‘The Gen- eral-in-Chief promised that no lives should be taken if the arms were surrendered, and we may therefore reasonably hope that no executions will take place. All the editors and writers for La Republica Federat have been arrested and are in prison. The soldiers are searching for other leaders of the late movement, but many of them are in safe quarters and will es- cape. The American Consul is overrun with applica- tions from persons engaged in the revolution for an asylum, Of course “9 is compe!led to decline to ex- tend the required for reasons that will be obvi- ous to all, ere a five American vessels in port loading for the United States. A Bourbon Appeal to the Provisional Govern- ment—Salve for Montpenster. ‘The following letter from the Infante Don Hent of Bourbon, brother-in-law of Queen Isabella of Spain and brother of the King, i addressed to the proviatonai government of Madrid:— GRYTLRMEN When 1 obserre the feverish ambition Wich devours the Duke of Montpensier; when I itneen the explorion of jond hatched for many a year to. tal monarchical Sar !n nin. in, pate it honor Philly provi fal joatice mice rete tes booed eomeierl Inga—when everybody knows that be has no title and no right to our country, 80 2 of ite dignity, icy is than the hospitality which all elvilized people acon hone who take re'uge in it when driven rom 1! ir own Vachon T examine thie ranger, tg ince with- ont elevation of ebaracter and eo of vanit; and selfishness that he thinks everything due to him and th no one in the world should “yy him the di 7. Goa honor of berormin; bie pourtior when his supa a pon Bend F x. pd davore ‘of Isabel in rer] when, ‘al and traitorous, "von wth other re place of his benefactors who of Ina| by.On & dead bord: hae a fim at Lisbon watching for we feroratie: tenceion oth impos- Ing himeeif on Spainf and stent!) ai ie, hve smomeria fatale oy aye eng nv ness the ite sem oy yante of btw ‘deat ang ‘and comical a fashion, whieh unworthy to bear that honorab! L and anti-national name of thie str thie strani, pon meas | were the name o! when { tinder Toot the nakes of the, thartyre’ of CeecL tee rhe ee the flustrions members of the Spanish afny sbot by the treachery of the Madrid government, deliver ‘over to Philippe-—when T behold all this I cannot hel aan Ne he tallaman and what are the privileges of ? J. who count more than twenty-two 5 rs of ‘and poiltteal on, of soon "onte’ Pultope in- eam, th f Ta'Soning'and thove remat fot like Mont svar near them. Li 0 = SST cet Eaci ero’ very oh citizen who go whe io free Troms eines e Cr a time I demand from tee 1° pee val service, to which I belone, ‘The Duke being Tesoetiae| as Field Mi x4 ives of the party’ ich ‘cannot hesitate to resiore my sword Ra hse ie” Pe esd ee the (rlendly relations subsisting between im at tue time when he, like me, was ex- sir cemeanstie etre rr be’ tavorable opiaion Ihave merited. trou HENBI DE BOURBON. 7 AI, Dec. 21, 1868, Prince Henry was Vice Admiral in the Spanish fleet more than twenty years ago, THE EASTERN QUESTION. ‘Tho Settlement of the Eastern Dimculty Only Patchwork, {From the Daily News, Dec. 30, ‘The Ottoman rule in Europe has acalnst it nature, sentiment and visible © destiny; it bas on its side the convenience of the Western Powers, and it has no- of shock to pean peace survive no wise man would The best tl the Turk sould do, it’ be he iy kn Knew it, would be to go on quietiy as tong a8 , borrowing our money, sire his dominion’ with the a for some time yet ean ream paren under Eur pean ela, but its 80 that itcan exist at waaae te to war the Powel a were eet te Bat k @ restraint both the di i, and leave the question of ty of the~ Ouomss empire to be determined at some other ROME. ‘The Guillotine and the Last Condemnations— The Mentana Miracle and the Pope—Char- acter of the Pontifical Government—Reve-- lationary Circulare—Distinguished Visitors in Rome. Roms, Dec. 22, 1868. “To be or not to be’ guillotined is still the question with the condemned prisoners Ajani and Luzzi; but as they have appealed against thetr sentence, and the Consulta Tribunal will not give final judgment until after the Epiphany, there is time for diplomatic in- fluence to be brought to bear upon the more merciful propensities of the Supreme Pontiff in their behalf. I learn from the best sources that this time the sen- tence of death will not be Carried out, not from any increase of clemency on the part of the ecclesiastical government, which would have willingly dealt a second deathblo¥ at its enemies, sheltered as it is from all consequences behind the mgis of French protection, but because the French Ambassador has received instructions to interpose his veto, in order to avoid the tremendous uproar which such a san- guinary bravado would inevitably excite throughout the kingdom of Italy. In his examination Signor Ajant spoke out with the atoic firmness of a Fabricius, acknowledged that he had conspired against the priestly government, as his father and grandfather had done before him and his sons would do after him until ecclesiastical rule should be extinct. He declared that his accom- plices were numerous; but he declined mentioning their names, offering his 1ife as 9 willing sacrifice for the achievement of a glorious end. Both Ajani and Luzzi are Romans by birth, but the latter is a much older man than the former. On Friday evening the Pope received in private audience the distinguished author of the -Mentana miracle,” no less a personage than M. Chassepot himself, who, having beea sent to Italy by his gov- ernment to pay for th: rides orderea by Napoieon at Brescia, paid a burried visit to tue Eternal City, which was saved by his invention and French inter- vention from the hordes of Garibaldian invaders who threatened the Poutifical throne last aututan, It is superfuons to say that Pio Nono received the inventor most cordially, cracking (not a rifle bat) a Joke on the occasion. “Your name maxes quite a noise ia the world,” said his Holiness, ‘My rifle makes more noise than iny name, Holy Father,” re- tarned M. Chassepot readily. Itis impossible to foresee whether the French troops will have to face italian volunteers agai in defence of tae Papal frontiers, but itis to be hope! that the effervescence which prevails just now in the peninsu a, on account of tne recent executions in Kome, Will not lead to any such disastrous con- Mict. The French are evidently not thinking of leav- ing the Pope's dominions. Their cominissariat off- cers have renewed contracts for provisions and for- age for another year at Uivita Vecchia, and General Dumont returns to his'commana taere on the 10th of January. Ktalian ‘politicians ave anticipating a favorable moditication of French policy irom the nomination of the Marquis de ia Valette to the portfoho of For- eigu Alfairs. In 1862 this dipiomatist was Ambassa- dor at Kome and sent des atches to Paris by no means flattering to tae government ofshis Holiness, which de described as iotractabir id unamenable to reform. But our experience of Napoleontis policy teaches us that his Miuisters are mere puppets In his hands and, therejore, we aust look to what he in- tends rather than what they say or do, Among other signs of the irritation now existi In consequence of the much discussed execuuons oO} Monti and T LSet is the reappearance of the Roman Inaa ional Committee by means of a clan- destine circular, which I translate, as folit ROMANS—The unfortunate Mont! and Tognett! under the pricat’s knife. According to what results from their trial, they would hive been the least rexpo: least the most excusabie Why, therelore, kill them insuch an atrocious manner? Because the Poult thirsis for Bioed, and be who thirsts for Blovd cares not whence i ut this biood ace. It would have facitie wehed not been tates. by by surprise, and had some daye more time. | But never mind, vengeance will come, and soon, Wait a litt! THE INSURRECTION AL COMMITTEE OF ROME. Rome, 1868. Amore serious matter than clandestine circulars is the proposition of the Italian parliamentary com- mittee in discussing the budget to suspend her payment of the Pontificial dividends so recentiy ac- cepted by the Italian government, If carried into effect this measure may bring go @ hitch with France, who considers herself to be in duty bound to guarantee the Italian obligations established by the September Convention, aithough she does not fulfil hee own, viz., that of evacuating the Pontificial territory. rok mentioned in @ preceding letter the wholesale 'y effected in the lence of the Princess Whig vasteln.. ‘The police hi on Ot on the right scent ast, having arrested a Neapoiitan geutieman, well received in Roman portion.of the jewelry in ti ty, with a considerable possession, just as he was starting by rail for fae rd ‘The piot was formed at | ologna, whence the principal actors came. We have some distinguished men in different wa; “ just now in Rome. | place im the first rank Longfellow the poet, who arrived two days ago and erste mw passing the Winter here. To represent art have the accomplished American landscape painter, Mr. Church, of New York, who is estabiished in @ studio and {3 producing some - works. In music we have the popular composer, M. Gounod, author of “Faust.” And in recitation ation t may add that we have had some very enjoyable readings from English and American poets py M. W, Carr. FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. ‘The King of Prussia has conferred the Order of the Crown of the fourth class on M. Fernand Benedetti, late attaché at the French Embassy in Berlin. Prince Esterhazy has sold his magnificent property of Veghles, near Losonez, im Austria, to Count Almasy tor $800,000 in gold. MY Among facts the Paris Charirari represents two boys examining a chassepot rifle and a cannon. Learned boy—‘-These are for the great European concert; this is the tenor and that the bass.”* A telegram from Sycney He a that numerous ontrages have been committed in New Zealand by the Maoris, ‘and fi oe settlers and their families have been ki The Tagerdoken, renal states that Prince de Schwarzenberg was attacked by bt yy on his way from Frauenherg to Pisck, and had to give up his purse containing 16,000 florins, The Paris Charivari of the Sist ult. adie @ ghastly engraving of Death, monnted on a velocipede, goin, bis rounds, note book in hand, ina Sa ful! ol tombs and monuments one ie names of Roths- child, Rossini, Berryer, &c. ‘On the hundredth anni of the Introduction of vaccination into Prussia the government has offered a prize of 3,000 roubles ($2,000) for the best history on that treatment. The essays can be written in any modern European language. France has invited the Powers who signed the treaty #, Bas} viz. yy England, Russia, Prossia, Austria, Italy and Tarkey—to attend the Couterence, The inary subject is ekg oh ~ existing difference ‘een Turkey and Greece, wil out reference to other Eastern questions. Considerable arguments having arisen of tate re- specting the eee pronunciation of a Greek and Latin laoguages in of Cam. briage, writes an able arti in ‘he Phitvogivat Journal tain | athe adoption of the German stylo, as the moat The det Lario states that umber of coun! otes of ‘Kingdom. the. are in circula- terfeit n tion in ‘he ‘tation kingdo: lighter color than that ein benk; the ype one pty +) ala as well The total amount of earth to be excavated for the formation of the Suez canal amounts to 1,941 inti- Hons of cubic feet, From October 16 to November 15, of Ieee ir, the excavations figured uy to 73,717,000, ou! feet. At this rate boa work can be finished in less than ten tmuntha. 17, laborers are employed on tue earth, works sone. is of a a by" tho Notionat ground in a circle the words—Nei FEPORTANE RELIGIONS MOVEMENTS. THE UNION LEAGUE CLUR. - Special Convention of the Diozese of Coutral | Mepert of the Executive Committee—Tho [From the ica Fi Herald, Jan. 14) rey of the diocese of Central bred the representatives from the parishes of the mes in St. Paui's church, Syraci jeater> diocese, for the pur of electing a bisho} lorning prajer ras was atid at balf-past elgne o'ctock, Rev. He of Rome; wp We Clarke, of Syracnse, and Rev, A. B, Gonstios D., of Utica, oMoiating, At. area he Bo (on a ey by the i th ld Rb Kb the Lord's annointed. fev. xe, of We New ane are ar cease See ceca of the dio- Syracuse nei, cheat county, Séetpied has he 3 BISHOP LITTLEJOBN. actea OF by Rev, Dr, Little- re Pape Bec Stier ral he he ee 6 may tell it to object every ‘ing er. the strongest adversaries of Chris- Sealy, were, be formidable and the ceasing day wis to not iver i ge bot ‘Would fall before the light of Christ ‘ker found crear i fer, ano a, versies were fast ceas! and labors of the different sects. and that Christians the ntral int ‘and waging bel of eee more potent in tts yotis behalf for to the whole church and better designed ‘to effect its final unity. It was evident that the dermal ters Fanta oo hing ne of the Romish Church are 0 truth and giving way to the true worzhio of Christ. Nothing can eine the consummation of this work. A religion without a history, a Christ eobped of divinity and not ascended to heaven, may be presen’ but will not check ft. Dog- matic systems are every re decayii ant must go to ruin, The next generation fon wit hear Christ preached as he has not been preached since the days when the Apostles ‘fell on sleep.”” Fades and simplicity will characterize the preach' that time which has been unknown since their ae ‘The strength of Christianity was evidenced ble 18 fact that, in spite of fais erg changes, in spite of diversity in creeds, in spite of materialism and a else, faith in its essential prigciples ts strong as ever. The Epi a must recognize the fact that a change is taking plac which may be male to accrue to ita advantaze. and that they must be prepared for the work before them, e future was full of promise. The Church was gaining strength daily, and many were continu- ally turning into its fold. The unfortunate alliance of Church and State was soon to be severed, and the Church wasto enter upon @ new era of power. Fields of #triumph were before her, provided her cle! y; men and her members performed their, duty. Church a —e eine Lt to the times, and the warfare must The Church wants no idolatrous waren reat sacramental symbols, no Romanists, to proclaim the failure of all Cnristianity outside the Church of Rome, She wanted true men, who had a fall realization of the importance of the times, In concluding his discourse thanks were eS tended to the diocese for the honor conferred uj the reverend speaker in elect ng him Bighop at ti el first convention, The discourse was one of exceeding ability in thought and diction and must have convinced all present of the wisdom of the Utica Convention in chosing the distinguished preacher for their Kishop. After the sermon and the singing of the hymn O Spirit of the living God Bishop Coxe proceeded to the ordination to the priesthood of the Rev. D. Es'atng Jennings, Deacon, minister of St. Stephen’s church, New Hartford. tHe was presented by the Rev. Drs, Coxe and Goodric’, of Utica, who wth the Rev. Drs. Paret and Babcock, Joined with the Bishon in the laying on of hands, After the ordination ceremonies, which were most im- pressive, the Bishop, asaisted by several of the clerzy present, de tare 4 to administer the Holy Comma- nion, and a tal nomber of the clerry and laity participated. re delegation of the Onondaga !ndtans was present, and went forward at the close te par- take of the sacrament, The Bishop officiated tn the Lt _ of the services, and pronounced the enedicnior The Convention was then called to order, and after the calling of the roll and the presentation of the credentials of the lay deputies the Convention ad- Journed until half-past threo aiplonk, P.M. AFTERNOQ)N SESS!0: Convention Te-assembled at “hate past three o'clock and the roll of lay delegates was called. By resolution the rules of order of the last Con- vention were made rules of order for the present one. ‘The customary resolution inviting members of the Protestant Episcopal Charch not mem- bers of the Convention to honorary asittiags was then adopted. On motion Rev. Dr. Little john, Bishop elect of Long Is'and, was unanimously invited to occupy aseat at the right hand of the chair during the sessions of the Convention, and to furnish a copy of his discourse before the morning session for publication, A resolution having been adopted to proceed to the election of a bish , Bishop Voxe delivered the aldress destrnated to precede such elections, In the course of the ad- dress he aeplorel the action of the last Conven- tion entallin: me the diocese an inapproy aed name, and reject ing the muniticent proposition of the churchmen of Syracuse in offering to make pro- visions for a see house or residence for the Dishop. es He also called attention to the rules necessary to observed In the election of a bishop, and charged the members of the Convention with the solemnity of the work before thom, urging them to discharge their duty in making the result of the e'ection one which should conduce to the greatest good of the entire Church. Rev. Dr. Smith, of Cazenovia, and Mr. Cook, of beng were = yn ep tellers of tae clerical vote, and Rev. D of Syracuse, and Mr, Philo White, of Whitestown’ tellers of the lay vote. After the usual devotions, participated in by the entire Convention, the election was proceeded with, the roll being called by the secretary cayineen members oneae forward and depositing their ballots as called upon. ‘During. the absence of the tellers an appeal was made tothe Convention in benalf of the church at Camden, whose edifice was burned, and after- wards, while in process of rebulid.ng, blown down by a tornado. e erection of anew building was again undertak and carried to successful com- Pietion, It was for assistance in Len ya dy rh from monetary embarrassments that the parish made this appeal. " FIRST BALLOT. The result of the firs: bailot was then declared, as follows:— Clerical. Lay. Rev. F. D, Huntington, D. D 16 Rev, E. M, Van Deusen, D. D. Rev, W. F. Morgan, D. Rev, Theo. Babcock, D. D. Rev. Geo. Lees, D. D Rey. James DeKoven.. Rev. 3 rantt. Rey. Walter Mahan Rev. J. H. Mulcahey Rev, Mr. Hilis.. = ot Lemos! waned S ae eee er Rev, Dr. Runktns... Rey. Dr. Webster. y bee! to &@ choice, 20; by Tatty, 65—necessary toa choices, 3%. No election having been declared the Convention proceeded to a second ballut, with the following re- sult;— SROOND BALLOT. Rev. F. D, Huntington, D. D. Kev. FE. M. Van Deusen, D. Rev, George Leeds, D. 7 4 Rev, George Morgan he . D. 5 3 Rev. James De Koven, D. 4 2 Rev. Milo Mahan, D, D... 4 3 Rey. Win. P. Morgan, D, D.,.. 3 4 Several divines previously voted for received one vote each. Whole number of votes cast same as before. Rev, Dr. Huntington thus received a majority of the tay | votes, but the ol sitated anotuer having made no choice, neces- jot, a8 followa:— Baneeeee ) antl the di the ealed orth the ori in Bxcolain the entre con. rising to their feet and joming in Th Was then mi ee hove’ Pr ae Judge Sone tool Thy bishop, were appo mittee to fthe pane tect Grace onareh tule, dies inet a nat a and the res, try of his church, focese the bag Hata in cromeraig of Seba is » Moat not omit to mention the, beautiful man- ‘which the charch in which the yea the Osnrention was held Me es Four handsome arom were pi in roaoh ala alsio, fe had Wek tas! Finaerpe one and neaily ar ed ‘ea.oons adorned he wal Mavuervenente ut wees (weil oualited forthe duties ot the postion, mre Election Frauds in New York. The Executive Committee of the Union Leazue Club have submitted a report to the club of the ope- rations of that body during the past year, from which we learn that there are now on the roll 1,326 resident and non-resident members, and that the finances are in @ sound condition, the reserved fund, amounting to $14,000, remaining the same a8 at tho time of the last annual report, The amvunt of bonds issued by the club for furnishing thelr present house amounted to $49,000, of which $14,000 still jremain unpaid. The report, which is quite lengthy and exhaustive, after 2on- gratulating the country upon the election of General Grant to the Presidency, concludes as follows:— In tne election of the °d of November, amid the popniar maiorities for party of na ‘and a restored Union, the offictal re- ed Now York, by b4 Hered “~ “ evening, resolved int in th deliberate j eee vines ge maajorisy of and ie arenes of the _ x old. ad voted for hed. oid. 8. OS rted. hi Y fraud, ee a] to investigate me ar and take such measures as they expedient, The gentlemen en- Eo Re ‘the people, and cor pre unsel i i foo pecs, oe beyond question fact Torre 8 givantio conepirane te to carry the Cog u'ent manufacture, — and disteibat nm of pretended certificates naturalization, fons by fraudulent re ftarstion on ® - srele send fraudulent Te. eng for. pose. Pomme refusal f 0 olerien OF the courts, whose seal mone ene hy aay cee eee of their records Nee natural! tem and rary sg of the power of the. United fates Court in Pine matter, by the divided ontavon of the justices in the case of Rosen- who had been indicted for naturalization Gecided the committee to submit the mater he caren as the proper power to ting of such the prest- dent and atone Cannon, went to Washington and presented to that body an elaborate memo- rial on a He goin which, by_each house: was ordered to. be printed. In the Senate it was, upom motion of Senator Mi referred to the Com- se Ghia asleot comaitten: Of seven, WhO. Were ferre & select comm! y ordered to. ap ae a res es a alleced, with power sen ‘This_comi mites," eoastting ak: the Hon, f nian Lawrence, of Ohio, chairman, and Messrs. Dawes, Dickie, Hopkins, Blair, ‘Kerr fend Ross, came the next week to New York, where they have since been Lae The testimony already taken is in the hands of the ein a and the es mittee will probably spi make & the subject of the natu: ation Remade with show wT to action thereon b; mae aaa Congress. Acarefal memorial to Congress suggesting vari- ous changes 1n the existing naturalization code hag been prepared by @ special committee of the club. of which Mr. George B. Butler 13 Chatrman. and it has been gp a Lemeengion nooner yt oe bey nae tures by another special co! sierra eer ioe teal Ot desirable that 18 while the whole country is awake to ite teapoee tance, It is already evident that the significance of a full exposé of nef election frands 13 realized by those hy whom they were planned and executed and that no effort wili be spared to tntimidate the witnesses and, as far as they dare, to browbeat. toe committee, But the re; vablioan members of that body, tf firm in allowing no contempt, and patient in their investization, will develope an extent of political parrapHioa, that must astound the country and satisfy Congress that this ts, in fact, a national contest. betweon the uphoiders of law, order and constitutional govornment and the enemies of re- publican insuttations, who in the late election swayed by fraud the vote of this State, and who had achemed by similar frauds in other States to have secured a majority of electoral votes and then to have claimed the government of the Cine haa To the taxpavers and et citizens of New York the pending in ts of fonnd interest. If complete it wit ba the is not simply of @ national reform tn politics, butof a change in the municipal tyranny bom r§ oppresses alike all classes, robbing. the rich a grinding the faces of the poor by imposing eked taxes to awell their rents. Tgere ia reason to hope that tt will disclose the ulcer tn the body politic, which, corrupting the legislative and executive branches of . ne city government, has now a:tacked the judiciary if. ‘Tue Rxeoutive Committee bez to conclude thelr report by recommending the eK resolutios hereto appended, a, p vi AY e econumical wn hog cf ny Preatdent tect, atggesdng Abigher standard tn the ctv vice and retirAing to Congrea the thanks of the Cin for its re prompt compliance with itest of the Club for a Seiect mittee, Resolver, That this club, representing largely the commer cinl, manufuct win tnantial and indvstrin faterests of the national mi ig, hall with great sati(action the sent iat attributed to the Preat tents wot that ol anbaldiet to, a= vate corporations for works of local 1d bo suspended unt!! the revenues ofthe pation have reduced tee dabt and elevated, the credit of the country to a point com- mensurate with ite acknowledged position as @ trst class power, Resolved, That we regard as detrimental to the national character and the public interests the existing system of ap- ointments to oes by the national government: simply pon individual recommensiation, and with no proper guaranies of the peculiar fitness of the cand! tate for the apectal ‘ties of the ofloe he ie to til That we warmly re of the in troduction of competitive ex examination into the civil service as relieving he de.rading of por. patronage, as ope! enite wi wide the doors to Arnertenn elttsens—“urnieh Sn government caarantnes of the learning ry iy ~ noone ret and preventing the rah paar’ ‘of valuable ‘capers the thanks of the Ciub are ‘due to the Stato, for the soperat wat ets iva into the. frauds orm tod \ the recent election. And that thts reestataon Ye comumnantonies By toe ident of the olab tar, wilh the respectful expression of our tapon the comm tice any ditional power feat saay be found seoessary for the th performance of important work. MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES, Maggie Mitchel! is Fanchoning in Louisville. “Humpty Dumpty” is the attraction in Detroit, Mra. Lander is playing Marie Antoinette in Oin- cinnatt. Mrs. Scott-Siddons personated Jullet last night in Cincinnati, “Ixion” was produced last night at the National theatre, Washington. Miss M. S. Ponnoyer is doing the agreeable as Lady Alice, tn “Rosedale,” at De Bar's Opera House, St. Lous. A case for an injunction—The introduction of a “railway sensation" in opéra boufe, “Foul Play” by “Die on! Boseykolt,”’ is the fanny thing at present in San Francisco, Mias Susan Galton, who ts favoring the Philadel- phians with English opéra boufe, took a benefit in their city on Wedne sday evening. Lingard, after much coaxing, has consented to favor the Hubites with “Captain Jinks” for another week. Manager Benson, of the Louisville theatre, di tributes twenty-five dollars every evening among 4 patrons, The chance of drawing tive dollars at tracts larger audicnces than did the drama, “The Romance of a Poor Young Man" was the latest sensation at the Varieties theatre, New Or- jeans. Mr. W. E. Sheridan played the part of Manuel. Sam, alias Chanfrau, opened at the New Orleans Varieties on Monday for a three weeks’ stay, He goes thence to Galveston. Bateman’s onéra boufe company Is a tvertised to i atthe aig theatre on the sth of February. tre re 8 it NOW ‘Taine Cats,” the latest London comedy, was per- formed for the second time last evening at Selwyn’s, ton. California, it is ba is Vanden quite a Sig 4 “stamping ground” for theatrical companies. Sev. eral itinerant institutions of that nature are at [eg foraging through the interior of tre Goldea Mr. and Mrs. W, J. Flotence are playing In Trish characters oo houses at the Hoiliday the- atre, Baitimor: Pike's henceforth will be known as the “Grand Honse”—Gouild & Fisk, Wp mien Adolph Berg! id, manager; Charles Vail, treasurer. Mr, Bateman, having disposed of his bony opera bougfe comeeay. aot properties, & at advantageous terms he above tiem, witl doubtiess next turn nis atten- tion to the “legitimate” as a fruitful fleld for future operations. Last Tuesday evening was the first under the new régime at the Grand i House, but no change was apparent. All the old employes will probably be retained in their several positions, itis rumored thatthe new management has alread, effected another 4) engagement with the pr nel. 1 ng ba . Bateman’s company, dating frou nex ‘The" ak tno Opera House, witch opera tls proposed at jouse, opera ropos | etna > on p.1 Me: pee tint fg Att in concert to-morrow evenin: ‘at Columba: io ~ 4, Piliadepni toy the possession of ‘a cireus, magiclan opera troupe, “Onder the Gast it aa “Ater Dark Hap, py “Broadbrimal? ative Piitaburigere Kean Buchanan is going to do the jumate’? at the New York theatre. The Wi ren’ #0 soon a6 they wear oul the “Field of the Wer uaa SS are going starring through the W ‘The German papera mention & melancholy case ot sicide and filial devotion. A widow had two sons, the eldest of whom su) eens the family, He rex aay Mg ordered to join the yoangor ti having fallen Into the conscription. rother, feeling himself unable mother, shot him: self through the herooy liberating Irom military service On BcCOUDe of Wie haing @ Widow's only som.