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i “EUROPE. MM. Ollivier the “Man of the Bay” in Fraace. Personal Appearance, Public Career and Cabinet Aids of the French Premier. ‘M. Rochefort’s Position and <Irrecon- cilable” Assaults. Gouncil Proceedings and Holiday Fetes in Rome. COUNT BISMARCK’S VISIT TO BONN. Our spectal written corrospondence from Europe 1s Gated to tno sth of January. The writers elaborate ‘the current history of events in the Uld World to that day im the following order of narration aka import ance, FRANCE. M. Emile Ollivier, the “Mau of the Day*— How tho Promicr Looks—His Perseual Peculiaridue—His Cabinet Aide—Politieal and Public Liie Antecedents. Panis, Jan. 8, 1870. You have had a sketeh of Baile Olivier, the man of the day par exceiience. The position he holds a 0 prominent in every poins of view that I add a dew more details couceruiug him, from @ friend's pen, whicu will ve read with interest, The new French rrune AMiaister ts not one of those men Who bear their high destioy writien op tueir faces. Tall and unusually slim, his pale complexton, small, black whiskers and glittering spectacies give him rather a mild, curate-iike aspect. He stoops very muck ip his galt, and havitualty woarsa black soull cap, Which is tne oniy point of resemblance between mim and his chief rival, M. Rouner. Inthe tribune hs voice is sot and clear; Lis speeches abound in metavhor and his language 1s remark- ably elegant. He had the reputation in the last Chamber of speaking better French than any otber member alter M. Berryer. Yet, unleas the past evidences of luis character belie him, M, Olivier 1s not a statesman Who cau sway an asscmbly as somo of his immediaie predecessors bavedone. He bas neither the pragmatic iaiperiousness of M. Billault, nor the rouring energy of M. Mouher, nor that really admirablo carnestness ia declaiming platitudes which distinguishes M. de Forcade. Keenly sensitive to attack, he allows his adversaries to soc when he is hurt, and will consegueully afford aure gamo te his old munister-baitiag trienda of the ‘left.’ M. Oliiyier 13 only forty-three, but his career has been uncommonly brilliant, Ia 1848, when euly two and twenty, he was Coumiseary General of the republic at Marseilies, aud aiterwards Prefect, He has beca three ines elected to the Legislative Body and was twice interdicted as barrister for plata speaking, ence for six months in 187%, and again for throe Months in 1859, 1 have told you enough of kmile Olivier to onsblo your readers to form s general Dotion of him. It is impossible to exaggerate his importance, for not only has he outstripped all bis competitors iu becoming the chief Minister of tio empire, but he enjoys the great distinction of weing the author of the great oivil revolution just occurred. There is ny doubt ‘the Empcror had made up bis mind to abandon te absolute power hitberto wielded and to admit the politicians of the day to divide witk him the govern- ment of the State; but Olivier has beon in close con- sultation with tho Busperer for over a year past, and must have had creat infaence in bringing about the Tesult we now Witness. Only a mouta ago it was thought impossible that the Emperor would ever allow any man to stiect his ministers without pre vious understanding; bu: he gave Oliivier carle Dianche to pick wis owa men, He has selected the leading chiefs of the so-caied Uberal party; but, sirange to relate, these gemiiemon are no longer the uniform oppouents ef Napolesn, but the devoted partisans, for the moat part, of tne Orleans family. Let us take @ oursory glance at thom. The mosi important post after Prime Minister is that of Foreiga adairs, Tats is ogoupied by Gount Darn, sixty-twe years old. Ho ia a son of & winisior of Napoloon I., aud begam life as a soldier. He eatered the Chamber of Peers in 1834; afterwards Gistunguished himself as a political economist. Alter the revolution ef 1843 he was cleetea a Member of tue Assembly, and was always in opposition to Nupoieom, then Presideat of the republic. The day after the coup autat ho ‘Was presiding over a body of the dispersed ropre- sentatives with a view to organize a resistance, bub he was arrested and sent to Vincenmes for a skort time. since thes he bas remaimed in private life pili May las:, when ne wos elected a Doputy in the present Chamber, and, on its organization, was made one of the vice presidents. Ho isa man of Dbigh cbaracter and large iortune. Tue strangest thing Of al ts that Count Dara has always been a potorious Urieauat, aud knowns as the itimate friend of M Taiers, tne chief of the Orieans cause in France. If suo veceraa ‘i'aiers had bees mado the Foreign Minister 1s eculd bardiy excite more si prise. It is certain (hat im taking Offee under Na- poieon tat Couut Varu does not mean to work for tue restoration of tie On the con- trary, it proves that Other partisuus of tue exiled family, Mave finally given up a'l hope of ever soeing @ prince of -Uricaus Ou the French throne, ‘This 18 the simple reason why Daru and some of iis colleagues known as Ur- Jeune have become Minisiers of the empire. This expiatus aiso why the Journal des Deva the chief organ of cile Orleans amily, bega three weeks ugo to praise the Kmperor, and it jus- tilies the rumors sui CUUiaulag bhab Tuters bimseif ‘Was thinking of jomiag Lic ompire, Enere 1s no dombt ® bargain bes voen stuck aud that Napoleoa kas couseuted to pu the OLieunist caleis in power on Condision of supporuing wis dynasty. These genties Inen propaviy see (sat (ue chances of geiting the Orleans priices back alter Napoleon are very GoubiiUl, Bud Nat vic VOsb Way Lo slave olf a revo. lution @n@ another ré UbLCan attempt was to come to terms With tie L%eperor, and to Induce all tae leaders 01 te Gid Mouareiical factions to give their gdhesion to Nopoicua's aynasty. Luis nas been doae tn the formation of tho present ministry, and this Js the striking feature uf al. So you see not ony has parilameutary goverament been restored, but a {fusion 01 parues has oven effected, which tor the rst cme renders tne succession of Napoleon’s sou quite certain, and to the same extent desiroys tlio Jast hope of the Urieans family, Another proof that Lam drawing just infereuces is the fact that the Journa de Paris, another urieaus organ, has sud- @enly ceased to appear (iis Week, and tne editor lina Deen made Under pecretary of one of the State de- Parimenits So tue cusnces of the Count do Paris are indediuitely pustyemed. Who will say toat Napo Teon LiL ts Wot a great potitioéi strategist. He Ras but one object wow, Ww bequeath his crown to his Bon, Bud Lills IM CHS secret or ms making his peace ‘Wiib the poliicians wad’ setting paruamentary gov- ernment on 114 i€gs Cuce more, ‘The vext linporiaut ministry is that of the Interier, which bus been given to a Deputy vy ihe name of Chevaudier de Vadrome. He is Known to be a good administrator, but has oly very lavely been proim- Rent 11 pollucal i166, The new aupiacer of Finance, M. Buffet, originally @ lawyer, bes been long prominent In pontical ‘airs, He was Mimster uuder Louis Napoleon when President. ‘Yhe Minister of Publio Bducation ts M. Segris, also originaily a lawyer, lie 18 considered one oi the vest Speakers of tne Chamoer, ‘M. Louvet, sinister vi Commerce, was formerly a banker and bas been long time a Deputy. The Aimister of #uvl'c Works 13 tbe Marquis de ‘Taihouet, of an old nobie family and of greac wealth. He i o partisan of the Bourvons, and his taking office under the empire siapiy indicates was the days of the “night aiviue” are pass. The other imporiant Ministers are those of War gud of tue Navy, but ae Emperor said tose were Not political peels aud should net be subject to the Vaciuauons of pariiauieutary government. This was promptly admivied, tor itis very essential that in @ Coutinental Biae like France, surrounded by great military Powers, her Ministers of War aad Ma- rine should ve professional men and able adminis trators. ‘Tle Bbove coustitute the principal posts of the government und ave ali ovcupied by Veputies, exce,t tne heads of the warand navy. Ollivier pre- ferred tue place of Minister of Jusitce, which 1s lower 1p @ig@aity than that of Foreign Aifairs and the Sererioey ‘Dat (were is less Work 1a Lhe one be cngse, and bis object was Lo reserve his energies jor tho Onamber, where as Prime Minister ue will have the talking to do, Ra ee ee oben u faters are now reaponsibie acts of the gov- and, consequently, the Kmperor must i ou NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. conse to be the target of the Be vi Di as he has 2ay Ritendy ex Rake berweek tne Oabdinet, tho new been for the last eighteen years. : Rochefor’s Parliamentary Position—How Napoleon Obeokmates tho “Irreconcil- ables’—The Radical Newspaper Assaults on the Empress—Baren Haussmann’s Resignation. r Paris, Jan. 8, 1870. Napoleon's system of reform under’Ollivier induces the query of weat will ¢ do, whose only notoriety has been abuse of the Bmperor? What ‘Wil the “irreeoncilabies” ond the revolutionary party do? The favorite topic of their vitaperations, ‘They must either abandon their guns as useless, or turn them on tho new Minsters. This, of course, they um do, 8 their trade la opposition, What a relief 1i must be to Napoleon to get from under the broadsides that have beem pouring in upon him for so many years. 1 13 certainly a great comfort to the Em- Presa to escape from the ungallant attacks of such coarse croatures as Rochefort; for hereafter their Majesties will claim the protection of she law of Libel Uf they are assailed without cause. ‘The very first act of power exercised by the new Munisters has made a great sensation. They called on the celebrated Haussmann, Prefect of the Seine and the recenstructor ef Paris, to resign. He has held hls splendid place stace Jane, 1863, and considered himself aa much part of the empire as the Bmperor himself, When he heard the awful summons to lay down his municipal sceptre and Ipave the streets in peace hereafter he almost belioved himself under the influence of some terrible nightmare, While doubt- ing his own senses, the cry was reiterated, ‘‘Re- sign, resiga.” Indignant and furious he rushed to the Tullerica and sought the shelter of the tmperial mantle, “Will yeu suffer an outrage like this?’ be cried in desperasion to his devoted friend and pre- tector, the Emperor. “What oan I de to save you?’ ejaculated tho new censtitutional sovereign. ‘i have gone my best, but your head has been respectfully demanded.” “Has iscome to this?” groaned the now doomed Pacha of the great metropol so splendidly Haussmaunized. “But, no,” he vucife- With sudden energy, ‘‘I will not resign. Let shem turn me out if they dare, The-very stones of Paris will rise in mutiny.” Sntrenched in bis glo- rioug castle at the Hotel de Vike, the gr stood at bi Twenty-lour hours passed dread summons was not repeated, Consctous of bis strength, he sat caimly down te breakiass on Wednesday morning, whea, lo! a horde of his tnankless retainers rushed iu with the ‘oficial jour- mai” in their hands, and he read, hesror stcuck, “The ron Haussmann, Prefect of the Seino, 18 deprived of his functions, M, Chevreau, Senator, ppoluted in his place.” The decree was signed ‘“‘Napoicoa.”” NO One denbdis Bow that parliamentary government has bogun, for the Emperor loves bis haussmanu, Toxetuer they Mave for years pulled dowa many a street and passed many @ pleasant hour in planning new ones, No more eruel sacrifice could have been demanded of Napoleon than to countersign the do- capiiation of his much loved oificer, Paris i amazed, but still breathes freer; fer no man ever Jeibguive sure while the tall Barow hetd sway that he could go to bed without danger that his house might not be pailed avout his cars before morning. The fate of the Baron has raised some outory, and among tae most lidignant ls the warmest par- ugau of the new Minisiers, Emile de Girardin, the journalist. Here 1s another surprise, Girardin iw the bosom friend of tue new Prime Minisier, wud yet he attacks vehemently tho very first act of his administation. Though itis admitted on all sides Wai Haussmana has done wonderful things, yet he has wanaged to ges the city of Paris frightfully inte debt, It was absoiucely necessary to stop building and to begin te equalize the manicipal budges. Haussmaun was anything but an economist, and therefore, the Ministry decided tnat lis day had come, a8 poor Lincolm said to Chase, This ts the vensom ho was removed in spite of ail his resistance, whiell surely was ratier undignified. He ought to have mp tho great Cusar in presence of tho conspiral and, ioiding his mantle about him, died decently, ‘There are ugly rumors afloat since along time whieh have damaged the Prefect’s popularity, to the eifect that im his vast demolitions of old I’aris he had siyly given opportunities to any number of his friends te enrt hemselves. Of course, I would not venture to uch improper things are likely. ‘Thero are ever some malicious people saying to-day that Girardin ts only crying over the dead lion because he has mace lots of money out of sales and purchase which he used to get bints to make, Now, even if this were trne, which, of course, some people believe, it proves that Girardin is grateful, and that ig mora tan can bo said of many spooulators. I am sorry to write so much about politios; but there is no Belp for in Financial Esect of the Imperial Policy—The Advauce on the Bourse—Parllamestary Gev- eramecat—Opinien of tho Publie and Com. ments of the Presa. Pants, Jar. 5, 1870, On the Sist of December, of the year 1869, the clos- ‘mg price of tho rentes on the Bourse of Paris was 726 806. Tho Parisian boursiers wemt home to enjoy thenrselves on tho New Year's Day, and peoplo ox- pressed surprise that the rente was so high, as but few believed there would be an immediate official aunouucoment ef a new Ministry. Wo!f had been cried too often. Im my last I tola you that the names of the new Cabinet would be pubiisked within a few honrs, although up to the 1ast moment there would be many changes. On Monday, the 3d inst., the Bourse opened 73f. 25e,, and the rentes closed at 73, $23¢0, The Journal Ofictet had at last broken silence. A new Ministry had been nominated, which gave goneral satisfaction. Tne delay of a few hours Jn ita formation was amply atoned for; a glance at the oMctal sheet obliterated all deubt as to the nobleneas of purpose ef the Bmperor and the recti- tade of M. Olitvier. Of the eleven Ministers elected eight are Depuites, so that the present,Cabinet may be justly considered & partamentary Ministry. Indeea, the recent nomt- natton of MM. de Tallouct, Chevanuder de Valdreme and Dara as vice presidents of the Gerps Légie latsf, is eafiictont proof of tho estimation tn which those gentiemom are beld by the Chamber. Every meraber of the new Cabines is noted for oratorical talent or imeontestabie capacity. Is is a subject for Oongratulation that the omimont mon selected did not adhore to their refusal to accept office, which had been the cause of muck patn to the public. Coe- siderable regret has been expressed that M. Magne has resigned tbe portfolio of Finance. Be appears to have done so, however, with the purest motive. To enablo M. Ollivier to avail himself of ali the strongth within his reach he renounced the satisfaction of accomplishing the reforms which he had prepared. M. Ollivier has obtained the co-operation of two eminent members of the centre gauehe and the most Influential members of tho contra dvoit, He has anticipated the desircs of tho public. The union of the centre droit and the centre gauche constitutes a majority independent of the gauche or droit, Tho reason for separating the Ministero of Beaux Arta and the Malson de i’Emps- reur was to find a seat fn the now Ministry for M. Maurice Richard, the friend, adviser aud stanch supporter of M. Oflivier. ‘The impre: mn produced on tho public by the new Ministry Is excellent. In Paris everyining is con- tested. As] have beforo told you there js a sad lack of confdence even in facts as clear ag noonday, On the present occasion everybody recognizes the cer ty aad voble, scrupuious loyalty of the Empetor with respect to the public press. The democratic jouraais the Siecle, Opinton Nationale, Avenir Na- ‘tonal, Revett and Rappel, which have attacked pre- ceding ministries In the name of hberty, now find fault with the Ollivicr Ministry 1 the cause of de mecracy. ‘bey must flad fault or their occupation ould be atan end. The National declares that the istry will bo under the baneful influence of M. ‘Thiers; that every member ja in favor of the clerical party, and demands ‘How a personnel thus devoted to ulbramoptane ideas can realize @ liberal pro- gramme tn direct opposition to those opinions which 14 is the mission of tue Con@ie to extol. The Revett, speaking of tho new Cabinet, says:— “7; is Orleanism which triumphs under the cloak of pariiamentarisin, and, without doubt, M. Ollivier will be forced to resagn to make room for M. Odillon Barrot. od We say that the new Cabinet is Orleanist fm its greats majority, and we do not believe we advance too much in saying that tho Siinister of War, for a long time the confidant and dispenser of the liberalities of the Duc d'Aumaile, wul not find himself more out of place in this assemblage than M. Rigault de Genouilly, who, ifwo mistake not, must be on good terms with the Prince de Joinville.” As for the Avenir National, it declares—‘‘The new Ministry does not represent the Legislative majort- ty, and consequently 1s from the commencement out of theruies and usages of parliamentary govern- mnenw.”” * * * “It represents hostility against democracy, and hostility the most dangerous, be- cause lt is among afew cleverly disguised.” The Parliamentary journals, on the other hand, are #atis- Hed. ‘the frangais, the Journal de Paris, the Montieur Univer sel and the Presse defend the new Ministry witnout reserve. Tue Pairie, the Paya, tho =pevats, the France and the Puvtic maintain) an attitude of reserve in the interest of the old majority. ‘The change of ministry has for sMoONLNs Absorbed tue public attention, to the exo.usion of olaer news, both foreign and domestic; for tuo state of France acts more forcibly than does ‘tuat of any otner country on tho political barometer oi Europe. Now thata new Cabinet hag been de- Santely formed aud ta ofice, the public awaits with impatience bie reopening of the Chambers. ‘Toas the Ollivier &duinistrauon wii have the ma- Jority in toe Chamber which 1 before stated there iu not the slightest doubt. Reiorms will be proposed With vigor aud carried through with rapidity, M. Onlivier, at sue Council of Minisiers, has proposed a speech explanatory of the poutics of the new gov- ernment, Which will cement the cordial underatand- jority and the country. — ROME, ‘The Ecumenical Council at Now Year—What Pio Nouo Desiree—Confasion of Tongues in & Defective Hall—First Opposition—The Pre- latical “Cauousing”—Bulls as They Were and Are=Newspaper Enterprise, Obtaining & Copy Beforeband—{nfalliblity—Philope. th. Be pp is shelesi Roms, Jan, 1, 1870. With the opening year it will be interestmg to take a glance at the condition and prospects of the Vatican Council. « mete eee a In the first place, the Pope is extremely destroas of proserving that denomination for it and of render- ing-the council hall in St. Poter’s suMiciently acoustic fox the goneral congregations to continue being hold there before transferring thelr sessions to the Quirl- nal, sas piesa ‘rhe architect, Coane Veaftzmani, has, for this pur- pose, thrown @ partition acroas the width of the mall, and placed within this restricted enclosure arm chairs for those bishops whose benches are shut out bythe new partition. The @ffectef this was tried on Friday, but, although hearing was rendered somewhat easier, I understand that several bishops on returning from the congregation complained that tuey bad hardiy undorsteod anything that was sald. Tue voice of Monsignor Strossmayer, Bishop of Boania, was a+ aby rate sudicienly powerful to Woak its way into most of the episcopal tympa nuns; and, as thos prelate is an excellent Latinist, he want off at such specd that the chief legate, Cardinal de Luca, found it imposaibie to stop him, whea he introduced somo objectionable observations about the Pope’s regulation bull iute hig speech on tao first tepica im the category of faitn presented for the discussion of the congregated fathers, I havo already stated that 1¢ is on this point the now celebrated bull “Multiplices Inter,” by which the Pope assumed and acted on the rignt ol establishing the modus agundi of the Counoll, that tho opposition has put forth its first strength, Mon- signors Dapanioup and Place are the energetic leaders ef the malcontents; and their memerial to the Pope, complaining of tho regulation, is the weapou which they brandish im tue first instance, The report that this document had bees presented to the Pope iast Sunday, and had not proved very acceptable vo bis Molipess, proves to be premature, Uf not imcorrect, It may appear singuiar that out of an op- poaition force, which is calculated at near ‘g00, but whica | ostimate ag considerab'y oclow tuat Agure whem the point of #iguing the imomoriay actually came, only fourteen bisaops put down thelr names as responsible for ils contents ‘Yh document, drawa up with extreme del- lcacy, 18 modestly entitied ‘Animadversiones.” ‘Yao bisuops reirata Irom contesting the Pope's right to frame @ regulation for tho Counc without consuilinmg tt, and that of naming the officers of the Council and the members of tne commission of postula ut peither do thoy ac- pd dg 7 such rights in him; they dweil upon tue use the Pope has wade of tueso rights, the umfavor- able Impression produced by 16 ou tie masa of the assembiy, and the desirability of dissipating such An Impression by submiting the Papai regulation and nominations to tite votes of the Council. ‘rhe Council,” say they, “will never piace itseif in oppo- sition to the Holy Father, especially now that tie Tegulation aud nominations are made ana publisied. But a8 to tho former, by & common silent accord, Perhaps, cortaim clauses might be allowed te fall out of use, Walic, as te the latter, certain less accept- able persons among those nominated might quieLiy resign,” The memorial concludes with protestations ol Gevotion and respect towards the Hoty Father. Such is all thoti think [ ean safely communicate te your readers respecting this jamous memerial. It has, perhaps, net a great practical importance in itself, but tne fact of ils existence, joined to tue ebservations of the iiberal Casholie prous aud the Officious journals of tue various Oatuolic gevern- Hienis, s6cms Calculated to prevent the Court of Kome trom making too free 9 use of the supromacy ns- Sumed at sh6 very outsesin the midst of tae Counci. Is Would bea good deal to have ebtuinea suck a result, and { think sha: we may alroady consider it as obtained. Amore serious dovolopmoent of the oppositienists’ energy Wiil have to bo looked for in the working of the preparatory meetings and congregations, for many liberal bishops who would shrimk from sign- ing 8 direct protest against anything emanati from the Pope will nos hesitate to Wage war agai Propositions suatained In committee by their ulira- moptane oppoucnis. avo iu preceding letters mentioned the Pope's bull “Cum Romanis Ponwicibus,”prepared for thi Possibility of his death during the Council, Tae Latin text of it ls pubiuebed in tne Civitta Cattolwa ef today. 1 cannot refrain now from alluding to 8 small piece of 1ncongruiby in tt, as Vius 1X. frst de Yotes a long paragraph to prokiviting any of his suc- cessors frova cvor abrogating this preseat bull, and then he very calmly iniorms the faithiul that hi thought fii to abrogate a bull of his predecess: Pope Alexahder I1l., entitled *Ltoet de Vitandis,” The premature publication of tue recent bull, “apostolicie Sedis," limiting the number of reserved ouscs of ecolesiastical censure by tae Unita Cantolicsa of ‘urim, has much inceused his Holiness, who las ordered a sirict inquiry to be made inte the mode m which Don Margotti, the editur, obtained a copy of that important document before its publication in Rome, where ambassadors and special correspond- ents strove in vaid to obtain it, Cardinai Antonelli has discovered that tne Onevalier Margotel, the editor's brecker, is in Rome, He confesses to aving @psained the copy from a bishop, but refuses to be- tray bs episcopal iniormer. Stricter precauhons are ordered agatns} any such unsmely revelations in future, Is is now pretty generally admitted tat the strongi& and attitude of opposition during the preliminary discussions and the general congroga- tons has proved suiticiont te remove any possiollity of the realization of the pian suggested seme mouths age by the Civilta Callotiog, te proceed to the defini- tion of the dogma of the Pope’s personal iuialll- buity at ence and without di iom by aeclaina- tion. Of course it would not do for such ag entbusiaatic mode ef ding t@ moot with a nucleus of dissenneats, and check irom a stro) tmerefore the project has been apparentiy abandoned ‘mn its orginally coacetved form, por has it been pre sented, 29 far as | havo boom able to asceriain, among tao eighteen svkernata canerum ad porte nentia, of which the discussien commenced in tne general congregations held om Toesday and Friday mornings, after the election of the twenty-iour mow- bers of Lhe commision cAarged with eucsiions con- cerning reigious orders. ‘Tne iathers then Commeneed she consideration of the canons directed agajnm the errors of indepoudent philosophy, and principally the systems got up by Catholic philosophers to recon reason with faith. Eleven orators have spoken hitherto, aud vhirveen others are insoribed for to-morrew. Bus, however familiar some preiatos may be with Latin, and tne Hnngariaus have certainly a Efses: udvantege tm this respect, the great wuss of ishopa find the obligation of speaking 1 a shackle on their eloquence, and the following and tuking part im the discussions # sciolastic tusk beyond twelr power. To return to the dogma of tne Pope's personal tn- falinbility, 16 is now pretty evident that the Court ort Rome itself will nos put forward tie proposiuvn, butlet tt arive, though a possulatum trom some bishop in an independent position with respect his own government, such as those of the United States, Great Britain or Ube Mast, who might lcad the wholo assembly in the same direction. It seems what tis piney ig not altogether realizable, for 1b 1s Low said that the partisans of the personal dogma Will take a more circuitous ronte to arrive at their object, This would consist in demanding, in a pos- du‘atum, that the Counell should expose the princi ples of the constitution of the Cathouo Church, The ‘ultra party would then try to introdice in this decia- rauion a féw words, expresdiag as Clearly a3 possibio an opinion that the deiluitions of the Pope, givenvez ca(hedra, are infallivie, even before the adlerence of tae episcopal bedy. In this manner the tumult of @ direct and formal discussion of the dogma would pe avoided, We sball sea whether it wil succeed. BHoetiday Sensen~The Council During the Keste~Papal AotualitiesOne Eye on Parie—The Binck Gown in Power—A Cold Shoulder for the World—Grand Te Deum at Gosu Church—Tho Crowd in tho Streot— A Cardinals Equipnge—The Procession— ‘The Faithful on Their Kneos Before His Holiness—Theatricale. Rome, Jan. 4 1870 The protracted bad weather and the numerous Jée days failing during the juncture of the eld ana mew year have beea so many Impodiments both in a sight-seeing and a business point of viow. The sétes had of course to be observed and celebrated by the assemblod dignitaries ef tne Cuurch, and in conse- quence active operations and discussions have boen a little staved off 1n the Council. For the rest delay matters mot, for here the maxim most followed is still the Horatian precept, festina lente. It is thoroughly beileved in on ali sides, no less in high places than by the wretched domestics who sweep out the 348 churches of the city and by the savchino who takes charge of anerrand. The commitices of the Council have merely organized and broached the outside of the topics upon which their wisdom is called to pronounce; whether there will eventually be much discussion of those topics, or whether they will accept the programme cut and dried which bas been long in wait ing at the Vatican palace, time will soon show. The saying here 1s that 360 days of the yoar are feste (holidays); perhaps that ta rather an exaggerated view to take evenin Rome, but certainty no other city inthe world soes all its places of amusement and business (if business is not a misnomer) so frequontiy closed as does this. Wheaa/esia occurs, tittle or nothing can be done; ono has t&gapo only; rue, there is plenty to gape at All eperations come to «# standstill; nos even the wreteied nows- Paper Giornale ai Roma or the Asservatore aro tesned; the post seals tts doors hermetically, aud no shops are allowed open except & fow tobacco bureaus, a monopoly run by the Papal government, and for the sake of the penuics they scrape up, og then the citizens like to promenade tho ssreots with cent weed botweon their teeth. Tho Italians will amoke any kind of tobacco; but even they complain of the cabbage lear oigurs issued by the Papal wana faoturers. ” Ber the lass want every day has boon 9 stand « festa, Imagine @ Of stygn, fone ") tho metropolis, And for the next week 1f8ia date, or until after the Bpipuany, on the olh inst, we shall HAVE tte same staddatill, On the ih tne Connell will again: ble in forni ut St Pover’s church; the Pope Will preside and che day Wit be marked by @notuer solomn sitéing of tne fameus body. After- wards, always putting aside the Josie, We ave pro hss wieanlipae Dapanl rty is strivipgs in the meantime joup pa hard for a shows! J have reagon Lo know thas the authority bere look With an unoasy oye upon some announced or expected change in the sjsiem of things at Paris, aid that the advont of Olivier to vue chiel siewardsbip under the Basporor—i it snould become an accomplished fact—will be re- garded 08 4 check, to say tke least, 0 hopes vaat are cherished by the Holy see, ‘ne ir day tue Emporor's letter to Vilvier arrived here by tele @clogk P.M. 1b was actnslly pul Xt @ay in ihe paper, and, very properly, tac date givea is smail Generally the dis- patches, like the pamepapers. from the Pest Uillce, are three or feur days old when published and dis- Uibuted. 1t woul ve dificult Ww any one at a cis sance [rem the scone to conceive of the great hetght at which cardiaai4, archbishops, bishops, price, “abpbow mudiiue” are hed ea sulla herasbouls; of the Uiymypian look they bestow on the rr wf the world. it is meediess to inquire as to tue meat upon which the new Uwsars foed, tor one bas only to give oo around Mimeeil here to perceive that Lae black ec white gown @f the priest meets in ome with some Compensation for the scowls, the jeers and toe mud which are cast Upom it im the rest of Italy a3 in some other countries. In iavt, Kome is their thins; thor go out of their way to make that fact knowa within these city limits, aud are just now acéiug Upoa that tack Lo the full extent ef the letter. ‘mey affect @ reserve, am indiffereace as to the opinions ef the worid, WIth @ condescenulag air and tone annoance tho smaliost iioms in regard to their doimgs as ii tho fare of buag on Rome and the Boumenicai Council, On December ai all Rome was agog to see his Holt- Ress pontificate the soluma fe Le or return of thanks Ww the Almighty for the “imaniiold biessings vouchsated to the Moy See during the year just passed.” ‘There was a goueral turd out of peaes- trians and equipages, and toe rush of the curious to ‘he Church os Gesu, where Lhe chants were to be pealed forth by cooirs and orgaas, commencod at an early hour. ‘I've ceremony was Oxed fur four P. Al.; by threo the cauloa was packed with chattering, resuess and impatient hu@an poings of all Gonai- tons, ages, celors sad nations. Altogotber the audience was & picturesque and curious sight, form- ing ay it did 4 motley throng, talking 1p a medley of languages. ‘The sacred buliding was as muce 9 place of comversazions for the time belag aa an Italian opera house usually 18 when pit, box and gallery have witnessed te plove jor ubirty nigkta hand rag- ning and pave begun to kuow by heart tee strains of sue orchestra and every motion of the ariists. ibe public ol Keme nas the Te Deurn on its fogers’ Guds, but ihey ge to heax is sung over and ever just as the Opera-guers still persist in bearing “Lucia” or “Ernaai’ from year’s cad to year’s end. Lhey are aiways assured of tures things in advance, good music, & hos of foreshert, or foreigners, aud au admiraole coup dieu. They ave a specwcular people and a show ef aay kind bas power todraw them, Frem gladiator hing 1D the celiseum to the frightiui fuueral processious of white rooed and hood-iasKed attendants of ine dead golng ciong the Corso Licre 1s some distance, yet both are shows, and when Komans caunot get tne first thoy take up With tue luster or auyciing else of a spectacular character offered them. A good Roman, bowides Knowing il tie saints in heaven aad carts, Knows all tue rules and requirements of the Churca, and can toll you With the Dicest exactitude on what day the least public ceremony wiil fail or is to be eeiebraicd during tno year. They know wea to attend and when attendance would not pay a farth- ing’s worth of interest. Peasants, monks, priests, soldiers, civilians, dressed in Loe cul aad siyle of Luo city, foreigners ia ail the lasest attive ef Paris er modern civilization, were all preseat on the ocea- siom, aud the contrasis presented among them wont we © up suck @ picture as can oniy bo s60 in tals land ol pictures. The Church of Govu 1a of all others adapwed to such 9 gathering; ibis a Monument of tie Jesuilicgi order and soavol, Its arcuitecwure ja a copy of the ancient style; but in all things cise 1t is one Leap of decoration and luxu- rious oruamentation, to catch the eye of the tem, Tary spectator. Ita painted domes, angels ta bas relief, its golden fringed piccurea, 18s tapesiried jars, aro siriking tor a skort time; while a mere pro- tracted observation would show them in their true light of 80 Many gewgaws, entirely eure! piace ina Teigious edifice, Novwitnstandiug theae drawoac! and the fact that the buliding was flooded with a1 bight, the oifeos produced was unanimously voted to ve Maguificent, whea the Maay iong Wax candies at tho the imaim allar, And Over it, at tue side ajlars, on the chanacliers and along the walls were set ou in a combined soit, yellowish biaze of lgat ‘The Swiss Guard ana the Pontificai Guard come tramping in, with their bright arws, fio dowa the \d form inte singie rank on either side eat space by wiich His Holiness, the Cardinals and attenuing bishops may proceed to the Jt 1s the signal iat the Pope is cuder way; and there are y outsiders, unabie te got the pri- vilege of the mosaic foor, off aad ou, who aro steadily waiting in te street to see him approaching the church. in the strects oue mearly gow rau ever by Bn AmbAGSAGOT’S OF earUinAl’s oarriage ‘ne latier equipage just Dow attracts a great deul of attontion. A cardiaas’s carriage is 4 peculiar lastitutien, which bas always eojoyed aud still enjoys in Kome the highest rigits and prerogatives thas ever carriage Was possessed of anywuero, If cam ovmpare with “tne locomotive tm tnis, thar if you don’’ keep of is track 1% will Tua over you, and without making any bones of the preceeding. Tuis kiad ef vohicle ia # aight in itself, ‘as it goes tearing about im the mMreets with nene to make it a(rald; every thing and body gives way to i. It 18a lumbering concern, on we plan of ola ttme coaches, or of a lord mayor's, od all over and shining a mile ef, with three iootmen jm th Taos ‘‘gorjus”’ livery and hats beniad; u river ‘Tae Whole coucera, as fs goes swing- tag by, looks like @ caruival twrnout, or a pasqui- Bade proceeding ef the years vofore steam; nover- ‘saeless, in pioturesqueness it helps to add somothing to tne scenes and scenery. Along the line of aristocratic vetire, drawn up in ‘the vicinity of the massive oid palace covupied by tne Austrian embassy, tuo procession is spied, his Holiness being at tne head im his closed carriage Af he passos on the route-the spectators fling them- selves on U knees in homage: even ladies in silk aad veiv ‘e 800n 0 SOMe Way to got aown 1m the dust and stones in some kind of @ Alagdaien atti- tude—and hew they manage to do it succeastully Without getting mucn Koman sh on their robes seems a mystery, Dus thoy doit. ‘the game perform- ance ls enacted Whenever his Holiness takes 4 walk or drive om the Pincian Mill, aa was the case three Gayssince, Jusi before ontering tue cuurch she organs begin operations; irst oue ever the dor éf entrance tones up and is responded to by ita vis-d-vis in t vpposite wing; then & third and a@ fourth take up the chime and the crowd protests thac ‘sue music 1s spendid.” During the music in waiks the Nmpress of Ausirla, én bourgeoise, followed by Francis, 6x- King of Naples, who ts @ Axiure in Rome aud a pet of tue Pope. He dwells im the most beautiful pal- ace of Rome, and hence tue famous gallery of pic- tures Which that fing piece of architecture contains Temaius shut out from visitors. Otber lesser per- sonages follow ia the wake of the two majcitios— princes, princesses, and ambassadors, and ali are shown w their allotted seats with all that obsequioas observance of etiquette wilich 18 enjoined on all the servants of tho Vatican. ‘The Pope euters and preceeding to the main altar, the 7¢ Deum is straigniway pontilicatea, and lice all the Te Deumns of Kome 1 is an npn 3 sightto be- hoid. ‘The royal personages make their exit in the sainé order of theirentry, aud tho same people in Waittng fall upon their Knecs as bis Holiness pro- ceeds back to the Vatican. ‘The component parts of the crowd break up highly pleased, go heme to din- ner and talk lor tho rest of the evening about the ceremony. ‘How did you like the Gesuy!’ becomes the question of quesuonms curing the rest of tue evening. Since the Christmas festivities began there have been two or tree representations (olergted by the @uthorities at the theatres. ‘There isa French com- edy troupe performing at one of the small theatres, and at ihe Apollo, the largest 0; house of the city, there has been an eflort to us @ Wearing of Donizetti's pieves and a ballet. pe ia known to be down on dancing girls in short under-gar- ments, and bence the public wae at first taken aback at the respoctabie dispiay of feminine legs allowed in the ballet of “Brahma”—a titie im liself rathor herotical ipr tius cilmate; but, then, to loobers on at toe Koumenical Council, so muck liperality was at- tributed, as it was concluded that something had been conceded by the vicariato to put the money in Roman covers to keep it trom straying off too fast to she right or left to those tempting centros, Florence or Naples, Neither the singers nor the dancers woula be accopted on any stage outside of this well- controlled city; but at Rome foreigners must put up with what is voucusaied to the Komans themselves, Tne Apollo is a fine theatre, thoug) perhaps rather hard aad cold looking for nuy snaguess of appear- ance. At every representation it has beea well filied with an audience, so rare has anything but churci music now become im these precincts. To-day there has been some visiting to and fro, but not more wine bibbing tuan usual. The new year’s entrance is goueraily voiwbrated by au exchange of cartes de uisile. Biswarck at Bonn—Governmont Ssatlstica— Distribution of Population. BeR.in, dan. 7, 1870. It will be recollected that Count Bismarck having received rather alarming accounts of his son's con- attion in consequence of @ wound received in a duo, repaired to Bonn; where he found the rector and other officials of the university so offteious in their Offers to give the case @ full investigation that it gausea him suck gefious inconvenience that be begged them not to treat the matter so seriously be- Cause tt was his son, well knowing that such duels were of gimost daily occurrence. Indeed, it is the custom atthe university that wnen no quarrels and Consequently no reasons for chatlonges exist, the Young students proceod at once to ballot to deter- mine combatanteand arrange proliminaries, Tne Woapon g ly Made use of is the sabre, and it is Soegenary eo obed tke uead and to desist on draw. ing trst bi ; Both these prudens conditions nave lately been dispensea wi a@t tue duel in question the dguiing ws contined uti! both com- tanta wad received seven or eight Wounds, young Bismarck commg off with a deep gash on nis boad. Is ts tho exreme of folly that young students, pee, © méss or Who are per! ange Hah Pi cen) a otuer, anu against . Regu bave been well if the Couns bad mot inter- Lo pre’ these investigations belng made ip oraer to aboilsh & onsiom beter Honored ih we ‘breaon than im the observanoe,’? ‘the “Gotha Almanac” for this year, just issued, Contains @ statistical aocount the distribution of population in tho aiferent countries of tae Cunu- Rent, distuguiaaing botwoew tho inbabitanis of towns and those ef tae 0; counwy. Communities of more than 2,600 tnbabitauts aro reckoned aa towns. Thus ts appears that im the Netherlands ighty per cont of ihe inkavisants itve in towns, in weden bus eleven per cont. Groat Britain bas thirty-six towns of mere than 50,000 inhabitants, reproseating over wwenty-five per cent of iia entire Population; Austria- Hungaria bus nino towns, repre- senting Only four per cent. In a statusiical tavle of creeds the Buiber of Protestants in France, beroto- Har aaa to be over 1,508,000, ls correctly given YACHTING. Important Challenge to the Yachtmen of Great Britain by Mr. William Douglas, Owner of the Amori- can Yacht Sappho. To Tax Epiron Ov THE LONDON TIMES:— Sin—Will you kindly insert in your colamns the letter to Mr. Asbury and the challenge which I now enclose? By so doing you will much oblige your ebodient servant, WILLIAM DOUGLAS, Panis, HOTSL DU PARLEMENT, Jan. 6, 1870 Letter frem Mr. Douglas to Mr. Ashbury, HOTEL DU PARLEMENT, No. 1 RUE DLA FeeMe DBS MATHURIN! Panis, Jan. 6, 1570. Daan Sre—Not haying boen favored by you with any correspondence siace the 27th of September, 1862, { wassomewhat asurprisod to find it siated, on the ist of January, that you had, om your rewurno from the Sue Canal, given me tho option of garing the three races proposed by you last summer, eivner immediately or during tae month of May next, In your letter of the ldth of December, addressed to Mr. Bennett, you allude to three important races to take place between the Cambria and Sapplo next spring a5 my request. If you will kindiy look over the correspondence which has takea place betweon us, I tink that you Will find that in every instance I havo objected to the course around the ot Wigat, My first communi- easton to you, on the 19th of January, 1509, was a ehalienge for an open race, free from the miluence of light land breezes, currents, Ao. You replied, accepting my challenge, but qualify- ing By naming tee three followiug Courses—viz., round the Isle of Wigtt, ddyatone and back, Cher- bourgand back. In answer to this I stated that such were not the courses coutempiatea oy me when Inamed an open course, and conciuded by olferiag to sail the Cambria either to the Azores and back or fifty miles out to sea and back from the west coast of ireland. I then received a letter from you sayimg that, although the same oo- jections that you bad made to tne Paunticss were applicable gto the Sappho, still at tae sane time it would give you much pleasure to sail the Sappho's longer race did your engagements pi mit you todo so. You wore going to Cork or Dadiin for racing purposes and had wo Ggoubt but thati Would sail to exiher of these places wiia you. When Lhad the pieasure of meeting you in Cowes | eu- deavored to explain both to yourself and to Sir Kingsten James that tie course around the Isle of Wigut was as unfair to an Auerican yackt as the course aroun® |.ong Island would oe to an Engusi yachs competing 1n our waters. I thought at the vine that you were convinced by what isaid. After this, wisnimg to bring the matter to some satisiac- nation, | aadressed a letter to you asking mo the first race In tho spring of 1870, ef Sepiemper yon repiied as foilows:— Merbourg snd back, Eduysioue and buck; and on my return ia December 1 sulall see you and du.y arrange to sive you tho races to meet yeur convénieace. Supposing that it was your final determination to give me no otter races thau these mentioned, and knowing that you were well acqualuted with my views oi she suvjoct, I let tne matter drop, consider- ing the whole business at an \. 1 cannot conceive why you suould not profess to be able to pit your vossel Against mine for ocean parp whea “you waive all considerations in re- ward to the Dauniless—a vy 1 Of equal Lonnage With the ypho—and agree to race usr from Cape Clear to Sandy Hook. T nave this day sent a communication to the Times, the Field, Bell's Life and the Tviegraph, containing & challenge to any scoooner yacks to sail across the Allantic Me hap Sea moath of July}-1870. T have also challenged any scoooner yacht to sail from the Nab Light to Cherbourg Breakwater and back during the ret week in June, and i beg of you to consider yourself especially 1acluded in thus onai- lenge. In thus offering to sail both am ocean and a Chan- nel race I truss that I may refute the insinuativa which you threw out in your answer to paragrapu two of Mr. Benpott’s letter, that Ameri yacht men are afraid to mees their Eugish competitors in auy Waters Where the purcentage is aot greatly in their Iaver. ‘The lele of Wight race [emphatically decline. In 80 doing ] am acting in ascordanuce with the advice or many English yachtmen whom I have consuited on the subject. 1 remain, deer sir, yours truly, WILLIAM DOUG Jamas AsaBUBY, Esq Henge of Mr. Douglas t#the Yaechtmon of Great Britain and Ireland. ‘The ocean race between the Cambria and Daunt- less having been satisfactorily arranged, aud being anxious that the Sappho should have some part in the international contest, I-nereby challenge any sohooner yacht in Great Britain or Ireland ve sail against the Sappho from Cape Clear to Sandy Hook. I should preter to siart on the 4th of July, tne day on whicn Mr. Ashbury and Mr. Bennett are to sail; but I am prepared to sail on any day during the = of July tue acceptor of my obailenge may choo: I propose that the race should be for a cup of the Value of fitty to 250 guineas, ‘The above Challenge 1 shall leave open for accept- ance for the period of one month from the date of its insertion. I am also willing to sail any schooner yacht in Great Britain or ireland trom the Nab Light to Cher- bourg Breakwater and back, any day during the firas week in June, for a cup of the value of filly guineas. Lam willing that tils contest should be decided either by one or thres races over the same course. I nave limited tie time for this raceto the first word in June, in view of the probable Rept tar of mm, challenge to crous the Atantic, 1m Which event should not wish to have any cugagement for two or three weoks prior to tne day of startiag. In view of no one taking up my challenge lor the ocean race, 1 shail extend the time througe the months of June and Juiy. Thirty days’ nouce, however, Must be given to enabie tue yachts to prepare. W1LLIAM DOUGLAS. Ty iz., round the The Atlantic Yacht Race of 1870. Po rms Epivos or Tua LONDON SULPPING AND MBRCANTILA GazerT This match being now finally arranged allow me to suggest, through your columus, that ali yachts- men, captains, sailing mastors or oshers feeling any interest in the forthcoming important race, and betug in a position, by exporience, to offer sugges- \ons as to preparation, or on the prevailing winds, ourrents, £0., at that period should address Mr. Ash- bury thereon, at Brighton, where ieters would douvtiess fod him. ‘luis gentleman mig then dis- cuss them with his captain aud sailing Waster. Personally | have overy cOmadenco that tae owner of ike Cambria wiil spare no trouble er expense to ipeure his vessel having @tair chance. At tue same me suggestions may be wade vy others, Which, under some Circumstances, niugus prove advante geous, AN AMATEUR NAUTIOAL MP. SUNDBRLAND, Jan, 7, 187 The Cambria. The Cambria arrived at, Cowes on the 3d of Janu- ary, ftom Gibraitar, aud reports haying bad a very rough passage across the Bay. THE YACHT WiTLOR. Partloulars of Her Loss—Romantic Banguet Scene on the Beach. [From the Milwaukee (Wis.) Sentinel, Jan, 18.) The lollowing extracts resyectiug tue loss oF the yacht Meteor are from a private letier from the Vnited States Consul at Tunis, Africa, dated Decem- ber 17, 1869:— I have written to you about tho yacht Meteor, owned and commanded by George 7. Lorillard, of New York. She came gere from Aigiers te 6th of November and saved te 2d inst. ior Malta, wuere he arrived in tourteeu hours; the distance 1s 220 miles, She sailed trom Maite on tue 10th inst., and on the 19th was cast ashore on Cape Bou, about ty iniles from here hy Wacer aud eiguly by laud. Loni % at 1ST st Aaptee oye. Mt lard sent me a messen; overinnd, who was f ours on the toads ‘aud 1 wonder he mot here at et the Country he nad wo cross. 1 note 10g the wreck, that bends wero saved, but that there waa of saving the Meteor, aud asking assistance, I {ihme- lately telegraphed to the Gaictia a amall ogiea steamer, then in port, ana By Mineo RMT was under weigh to mer for the sce 4 My wile and auother lady accom pied te, We had Sane down bay and round Cape Bon, the sea Was procs, luckily—tor at unis season we have generally bolsterous Weather—an as a bright moon was shining, we Rad a good view the bold head aud of Cape ing abruptly trom, ‘bho Bes LOO holt Of 1,070 fe Aiser rouuding ‘he Cape, passing almost within a stone’s throw of it, we SAW & Wiue reach of saudy beace, with low land it she background, ne severad rockets, aud buroing some blue lights, We were re- sponded to Irom the shore by bonfires, and ina few minutes we were lylag so near the wreck. It was now haif-past eight P. M. Tot into barge with Captain Kynas, of the Lancefield, the steamer I bad chartered, to see if landing through the surf without the lifebout was praciicavie, We got on shore with- Out ditieuty, and met Mr. Lorulard, bis friend Puillp Kodinson, of New York, with ail the oilvers ‘They were, ag you may imagine, do- lighted to’ see us. 1 seat Kymas back for the ladide and some otaer persona | had brougns with me. ‘The Meteor, | was surprised so Aud, was lying on the beach appareatiy uni! Soon alter she struck the s¢3 moderated and instead of her gol to pieces, a8 Lorillard feared ake would, she p: through the hammering of the waves unscathed. Her musta were standing, bus ali her sails, spars and work avout deck bad been brought on snore. They bad rigged tants with the saila and looked extromely comsortabie in every respect, parmoulariy about tn clock, when wesat round a tabio as well served ‘and as elegantly as in any gentleman's diuing room. ‘Taey had got ail thelr stores on skore, toxetior alley stove, &c,, and were about to laud & ano to lend harmony te te soene. ‘Tho tent was ighted up With Candelasra aud the tavle covered with snow white damask, a service Of solia silver and beautilul eut glass, Woe sat down to alt the dell- caoies of the season, Washed down with Moselle, Rinne wine, Burgundy, Bordeaux and champagne, atver which tho finest of cigars on & Wil sand beach on the coast of Afri ‘ith savage look- ing Beaouins peering around. 1 do not think that tuere ever Was a wreck made under circuinstandss go siDguiarly Contrasiing; certainly Dot in Airica. Lorillard maintained strict discipline, had sentt- nels posted and prevented siraxghiog. ‘The Arabs, he said, had bebaved well and had ofiered no moles- tation. I spoke to their chief and enjoiued him wo behave hunself and keep bis men im order, under pain of retribulion if 1 heard any complait. He premised iaijuluily te do ail in wis power to main- tam order. Lorillard made arrangements with Kynar to get the necessary ma‘oriais, implements and men to get the schooner off. and at hail-past twe A. M we were again on board aud on our way back to the Galetta, where we landed at haif-pass soven, and at balf-past nine were Lome, If tue Weatuer continues as it aas been for the last 8x or seven dnys, they may succeed in gedting the Meteor off, Butit may at any moment cuange, and if tue wind comes round to the eastward { icar that it will be all up with her. Tne presont weather la excepuonally aad | fear i sse, even now, as I write, signs of b: ing up. ‘The Meteor was lost, J think, through gross Carelessuess, for sho went @shore im line Weatuer, theugh misty, with a ighs wind from the southeast, and consequenuy lair Lorillard had changed his saiiag waster at Cerves, where be discharged the Amer.can and took ea Englishuan Who was quite uvacquainted wu Lhe Davigalioa Of the Mediverrangau. Cape Boa very dangerous and 13 caied by tne Arabs, Vaye ‘dreacuerous. Every winter there. are numerous Wrecks 0 it. ‘the Meteor is certainly the finest and most splen- did specimen of naval arebitectu‘e taat I have ever seen in a vessel of her class. [believe I have told youma tlormer jeiter of Loriulard’s challenge to the yachts of Enziaud to raco for any sum from £4,000 to a silver Cup ana tov any distauce from 3,000 to twenty miles aad against any yacut taucy chose tO bring against him, lie hopes ty get bis vessel to Malia and repatr her there aud still have lia race next spring. ‘the modeier aud builder of tie Meceor, Mr. Fish. is om board of per and will superintead the repaira. ‘The wreck of the yacht Meteor was blown up by order of her own owner subsequendy to the date of ike Cousul’s letter. BALASKY SPEAKS AT LAST. A Verbatim Statement by Georgo Balesky of the Circumstances Under Which He 48 Shot~—iie Accuses Annie Ray- mord of Malice — Impertant Facts from Baleshy’s Own Lips. and crow, There having appeared through tne columns of the varlous newspapers contradictory accounts re specting the skooting of Leo Balasky by Danie) Biddle on last Saturday evening, none of them agreeing in correct facts, a reporter of the HERALD having called at Belleyue fospital yesterday was through the courtesy and Kindness of Mr. Thomas 9, Brennan, the warden, permitted to enter Ward No. 4, where the unfortunate Balasky fs at present lo- cated. On ontering the suffering man eyod the re- porter with much curiosity, but being informed that he might freely make any statement to that indl- vidual, after some hesitation Mr. Balasky consented. Balasky was alone in the ward, with the exception of the lady mn black who sat by his bedside. The reporter obtained the subjoined statoment, whica is @ Verbatim account of wbat transpired and was written by Balesky’s own hand:— BALSSKY STATED. My name is Leo Balasky. lama native of Russia and thirty-five years of age. About eightecn months ago I bought out a book and stationery store at 25 Bleecker street and a snort while afterwards trane- ferred it to No.2 Amity street, After the United Staves Post Oftice ofleiuis had retused the public to have their letters aelivered to them at the several Post OMice stations I had many re. quests from my customers to grant them pen mission to have their letters directed to my store, Hence the establishment of the private post office as my place, I let out the boxes, received the mail and delivered the letters to the owners of the boxes. It was used as an accommodation to travellers and others who believed that lewers entrasted (o my care would be wore sale than if they were directed to their own homes, | have made this explanation to BLOW that tue post olice Is not such a Borrible (hiag asthe press of this ciy—through tguorance—make 1b & point, aud the only peine against my character. AND NOW FOR TA SHOOTING. Over a year ago I made the acquaintance of Mrs, nd ber sister, Who Was represented cousin, Aunie said she W.8 te widow of @ Bir. Taylor, a brotuer of a weil knowa merchant of this city. Tue latier gentieman—tie merchant—cume to see her occasionally, and helped her pecuniarily. Sue has o prow sione house in ‘Tweuty-flith sirect and yiev per mouth besies, wiich was leit wer child by 1s deceased father, Beiug a stranger in this city, and believing her to be a8 respecial.e a8 she represented herseil, 1 visited tHe house quite frequentiy. Promise of marriage 1 never made her, nor was I instrusseatal ip accone piishing ber ruim, a8 sue represented. About seven ImMONtLs Ago, alter @ sors Jourmey, She returned to this city, prociaimiuy wertel! married to one Jona Loot, of Uuca, N. Y. Wishing them we'!l I was, however, displeased to hear trom Kinma Ku'eker- bockes that Mr, biedie, aiter moving in their house aod acquiring infueuce over ber sister, made fre~ quent trouble between them, evideniy for the pur- poss OL driving tyem out o: the house, Finaily she Was PUl OUi OL LUG HONS? ANd Came to Me begging of me; allowing me pertiission to enter, she cried oul, “Here ue is, fre, fire.” Mr. Biddle thea rusned oué from tue fromt room to tho entrance qoor, ired ab me at adisiaNce of uboUutl seven fect, aud tnen ram down sigirs aud disappeared, | never vad any pre vious quarrel with Kiddie nor with Aanie Raymond, Lnever made threats to take Biddle’s life, and had no Weapon With me whhe im the house. Inelther struck Biddio nor spoke to kim, and vve murderous assault bius mace upea me ly, up to the prescut, @ periect mystery, Which, No @ouul, Will be fully ex- piamed and the facts reveled wien the trial comes eu. Aiter being Sot and brought into tho preseace of apumber of police oficers 1 thought 1 should aie mext worning; Consequently i charged Anme Ray moud wiih beiag my wurdecess, as undovbtedly sie idtended to have me murdered, 1 was not io the house more than ten minutes wiea I was shot, loousider mysel( a geutioman or respectability and trust, and as such 1 am kuown and respected oy many. LEU BALASKY. BELLEVUE Rosrirat, Jan. 19, 1579. 5 Uptoalate nour yestecuay evening the Injured man Was dung well, and appeared quite quiets aud cemposed, ‘Tlie surgeons in attendance ure Lewis A. Sayre, and Charies McBarney, M. D., and these eminens surgeons are paying every attention, aod Wil extract tue bail woen the Wound 1s in suck @ condition a3 Wo admit Of Mat operativd LELDg SUd> cessiully gone througu. The Mysterious Wilow Lady. The following letter from a resident of Middle town, N. ¥., corroborates tis report in yesterday’a Uchap ag to the idenuty of the mysterious ladys— MIDDLETOWN, , dav. 20, 1870. ‘To The Fprror or Tite H the mysterious witow Otendiag Baiesky 1s known rs. Fauny Coykenaail. ‘Thts ls reliable, as Youra, To Bx HANGEO.—Friday, the 23th of January, ts the gy appointed tor tue execuiiou of the negro David wWiord. who Was couvicled at the November term Of Judge Betta’ court, of rape upon @ iittie wuile girl, A pettion for the commutation of the sentence is now beiore Governor Waiker, with Wuat prospecc of belng granted we are quadvued.—Lunchourg News,