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      Ireland. Government Patkonaqe.—-The Appo...

      sion , and that the sums so found should be charged accordingly . Accidental Poisoning by Strychnine . —An inquest has been held at the workhouse of the Bailieborough Union , Cavan , on view of the body of a little boy , aged about eight years , who came by his death suddenly from the effects of strychnine , administered in a mixture of jalap , prescribed by Dr . Wright , who mistook a bottle containing strychnine for one containiog calomel , whilst acting as locum tenens for the medical officer of the workhouse . One of the medical men

      examined before the Coroner gave this fearful description of the child ' s symptoms : — " The extremities , upper and lower , -were straightened out at full length , and were perfectly rigid and extended . Deceased was trembling violently , and was one shaking mass in constant motion . The pupils of his eyes were dilated to their fullest extent . The eyeballs appeared to be protruding out of their sockets . " The jury returned a verdicf ^ f Accidental Death , adding that they were perfectly satisfied that Dr . Wright had no evil intention . Nevertheless , he was committed for trial , but released on

      bail . The Potato . —There seems to be no doubt that the potato disease has again shown itself . An Irish Judgment on Mr . Disraeli . —The Evening Mail , the old organ of Irish independent Conservatism , alluding to the rumoured retirement of Mr . Disraeli from the post of Opposition leader , remarks : —" To us it is not more clear that Mr . Disraeli is not and never was Pitt , than that the points he and his colleagues contended for or against , during the last three years , never did and never could be organized into a line of policy .

      Paltering with the war question , paltering with tlie Irish land question , paltering with the centralization question , paltering with the Lords' jurisdiction , paltering with national education , paltering with foreign policy—all in a double sense—has been manifestly the idea upon which the Derby-Disraeli Government and Opposition were formed . It is not wonderful that neither one nor the other grew from such a conception to be a fact . If Lord Derby and Mr . Disraeli had boldly declared antagonism to the Aberdeen Ministry , and accordance with the popular views respecting the war , they and not Lord Palmerston would have commanded the situation . "

      The Weather has been extremely cold , wet , and gloomy in Ireland , as well as in England , during the present week . Murder . —An old man , named Trokerry , has been murdered on the high road , near Castletown , Berehaven , by some persons who had an old grudge against him . The body was found most fearfully disfigured by the violence of the attack that had been made . All the while the murder was going on , the poor man ' s son was lying concealed in one of the furrows of an adjoining field , so terrified that he dared not make any effort to save his father . Had he done so , it is probable he would have been killed also , as the murderers appear to have been in force . The son shortly afterwards gave information to the police , and in two hours six persons were in custody .

      August 23, 1856.] The Leader. 797

      August 23 , 1856 . ] THE LEADER . 797

      The Neapolitan Note. The Cologne Gazette...

      THE NEAPOLITAN NOTE . The Cologne Gazette publishes the following as a correct synopsis of the note of the King of Naples in reply to the recent notes of England and France : — King Ferdinand formally declines all interference of the Western Powers in the internal affairs of his kingdom . He rejects it as contrary to all the rules of international law , as an attack upon the independence and dignity of his Crown . Relying upon the principles of eternal justice , which prescribe " that thou shalt not do unto thy neighbour what thou wouldst not have done unto thee , " ho puts the following questions to the London Cabinet , whose representations were made in much stronger language than those of France : — " What would

      Lord Palmerston say if the Neapolitan Government was to presume to describe the management of the English Cabinet , and to propose a modification in its internal policy or the adoption of more liberal views towards Ireland , or to recommend more humane conduct towards its Indian subjects ? What would lie say—what would he reply—to the representatives of that Power which interfered in such wise with the Government of her Majesty ? Ho would reply , aa the Court of Naples now replies , that he docs not recognize in any one the right or the power to dictate a lino of conduct or to address reproaches . Or rather ho would not do this—Lord Palraeruton would not even trivc himself the trouble to

      reply at all ; ho would most probably send the meddling representative hi . s passports . And lias not tho King of Naples , as well as Groat Britain , the right to look after his own honour and that of his people ? He may , as a proof of hit ) good will , listen to conununicationH made with a view to tho consolidation of public order in Europe ; but then auch communications must bo mado with the moderation and deference which are duo to a froo and independent Sovereign ; and he alone must be allowed to form his judgment upon tho propriety of tho proposed measures and of the moment for carrying them out . No one except tho King hiinuolf can form a correct judgment upon what ciroumetunces may require . It is

      asserted that the present state of things requires certain alterations and improvements . It is stated that the armed attacks of the revolution against the Government of -the Two Sicilies have ceased . This is prirnA fade evidence that the system opposed to them , and which is the object of such violent attacks , is not so useless or so baneful as some persons wish it to be believed . But , it is added , the necessity for such a system no longer exists . The King is not of this opinion , and his will cannot be opposed unless the exercise of superior force can be asserted as a right . But what will then become of the principle of Royal authority ; and what value ¦ wil l be attached to the acts of a Government which have emanated under the pressure of a foreign Power ?

      Under such circumstances , any concession , however justifiable , would lose all effect . His Majesty King Ferdinand , therefore , regards himself as perfectly justified in maintaining his prerogative , and of notifying his intention to decide himself alone upon what ought to be done , and the proper time for doing it . He ardently desires tha"t that time may speedily be at hand ; but it cannot be denied that the violent and systematical attacks of the English press and the demands thundered forth in the English Parliament are of a nature to adjourn that time for the present . Is it supposed that such means are calculated to calm the evil passions in a country still a prey to the revolutionary doctrines of 1848 ? It cannot surely have been already forgotten that the CentralCommittee of Italy only

      recently established the principle " that political assassination is not a crime , especially when its object is to get rid of a powerful enemj ' , " and that this same committee put a price upon the head of the King of Naples , and promised a reward of 100 , 000 ducats " to the man who should rid Italy of this monster . " Considering such recent facts , it is not only the right , but it is the duty , of his Majesty the King of the Two Sicilies , to act with the greatest caution , and not to relinquish carelessly a system of government which he thought fit to adopt , as much in the interest of his subjects as for his own safety . It has been asserted , and attempts have been made to establish the assertion , that the Constitution of 1848 , under which

      the above execrable principles were openly promulgated , is the fundamental law of the kingdom of Naples . But it is overlooked that when that Constitution was proposed to the Sicilian Parliament they rejected it with contempt , and asked for the Constitution of 1812 . The concessions then made by King Ferdinand II . had no other effect than to increase the demands of the revolutionary faction throughout the whole of Italy , and the risings which took place at Naples and at Palermo were the signal for risings in Sardinia , Rome , and Lombarcly . Is it desired to see a renewal of those dreadful crimes and catastrophes of which unhappy Italy was then the theatre ? The Constitution of 1848 would be wonderfully adapted to bring forward a repetition of them .

      But , on mature reflection , that cannot be the idea of the Cabinets of London and Paris , whose object must be the maintenance of the peace of Europe , so dearly bought . Especially it cannot be the view of the French Cabinet . After having taken such energetic measures at home to put down revolution , France surely cannot seek to create it in Italy . This would be in direct opposition to that wise and clever policy which has been so successfully carried out . Fiance and England should also remember that the war in the East was undertaken precisely to prevent a foreign Power from interfering in the affairs of Turkey . Any similar interference in the kingdom of tho Two Sicilies would be a curious anomaly , not to give it a more precise qualification . King Ferdinand

      cannot , and will not , believe in anything of the sort . lie places full confidence in the acknowledged principle so gloriously established by the Courts of Paris and London , according to which every independent State , although much weaker than the Power which wishes to force its counsels upon it , has the incontestable right to reject those counsels if they contain a menace or an attack upon its independence . The King is firmly resolved to adhere to what lie has said . If , however ,- an attempt should be made—which is scarcely possible—to go further ( passer outre ) , his Majesty , relying on the justice of his cause , would appeal to the patriotism of his people , and , trusting to liis brave and faithful army , would repel force by force . "

      The Fate Of Ciceiiuacciiio. Tug Subjoine...

      THE FATE OF CICEIIUACCIIIO . Tug subjoined letter from Signor Garibaldi to si friend ( the main facts contained in which wo stated last week ) has been transmitted to us lor publication . It is impossible adequately to express the horror and indignation which its details excite in the mind of any man of the most ordinary humanity , whatever may be his shade of polilicn . A bloody reckoning must , sooner or later , be demanded of a Power which exists by the perpetnttion of auch deliberate murders . The communication rims thus : — " My dear Friend , —I have just learned from Colonel Succhi ( one of tho aixty-threo patriots who wailed with mo from Montevideo to Italy in 18-lrt ) the sad fa to of Ciceruacchio and bin two sons . They followed me in my retreat from Koine in 1811 ) , and on tho JJrd of August , embarked at Coaenatioo with my wife and Ugo Bassi , in one of the thirteen fishing-boats , in which it wns » our

      intention to land at "Venice . But , when I reached Ravenna with my dj'ing wife , I insisted on all my followers dispersing , the Austrians having issued a proclamation that whoever should guide or give us fire , food , or shelter , should be put to death . " Of the fate of many of those brave ones I am still in ignorance . Ugo Bassi , after having had the skin stripped from his fingers and the crown of his head , was shot at Bologna . I flattered myself that Ciceruacchio arid his children bad gained the Apennines , and had been sheltered by the mountaineers . But Sacchi tells me that , while commanding a steamer on the river Po , he landed at one of the towns on the banks of this r iver ,

      and that there the peasants gave him the names of seven individuals shot at Contarina by the Austrians , under the orders of an officer belonging to the imperial family . Among them was a Roman , Angelo Brunetti ( ' Ciceruacchio' was the name given to him bj r the Romans ) , his two sons , one aged nineteen , the other thirteen , a youth named Stefano Ramorino , Lorenzo ParodL captain of the Italian Legion in Montevideo , and two others , whose names I do not know . After the first volley was discharged , Ciceruacchio ' s youngest son , and the boy Ramorino , struggled so long , that their murderers had great difficulty to despatch them with kicks , and with the buttend of their guns . Hence the peasants of the district venerate their memories as saints .

      " Colonel Sacchi has made every effort to establish , bej-ond a doubt , these fact ? , which Austria and the priests have been at so much pains to conceal . Observe also that Ciceruacchio , his young son , and Rainorino , although they accompanied me in the retreat , never carried arms . " Entreat the English press , my dear friend , from me , to use their influence in bringing Austria and the priests to account for these atrocities . I have written myself to the leading Italian papers , and also to the United States . " Giuseppe Garibaldi . " Italv , August 15 , 1850 . "

      Continental, Notes. Frajsce. Socr.Vtes A...

      CONTINENTAL , NOTES . FRAJSCE . Socr . vtes a Lunatic . —Some sensation has been created this week by an ostentatious article occupying three columns of the first page of the Constitulionnel , and bearing the notorious signature of Granier de Cassagnac , Depute au Corps Legislatif , on the subject of Socrates and his Dtemon . The Deputy to the Legislative Corps professes to refute a recent work by Doctor Lelut , also a Deputy to the Legislative Corps , in which the Doctor had undertaken to demonstrate professionally

      that Socrates was a lunatic , cr at all events the victim of hallucination . M . Granier de Cassagnac insists that hallucination does not necessarily imply insanity , and cites aa instances of hallucination accompanied with perfect sanity —Moses , Abraham , and St . Paul ! The effect of this solemn buffoonery upon the public in Paris is curiously significant . It was whispered that the Emperor ' s brain was affected , that he had become subject to hallucinations , and that the article in the Constitutionnel was a quasi-official apology for the Imperial cerebellum . When the Emperor left Paris for Biarritz , the funds fell . So much for personal government .

      Three Marshals of the Second Empire . — In 1811 ( writes the Paris correspondent of the Belgian National ) , Marshals Pelissier , Bosquet , and Randon were all serving in Algeria , under the command of General Lavnoriciore , now an exile at Brussels , and at that time commanding the division of Oran , with the rank of Mare * chal de Camp . Lieutenant-Colonel Pelissier was the chief of his staff ; M . Bosquet , a captain of artillery , was his qffkier d ' onlonhance . M . Randon was colonel of a cavalry regiment , the 2 nd Chasseurs . The Duke op Malakoff . —It appears that the delay in conferring this title on Marshal Pelissier was caused by a reference to St . Petersburg to obtain the consent of the Emperor of Russia . There is a curious passage in the published works of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte , in which the liberal and somewhat sentimental prisoner of Ham ridicules the creation of " dukes without

      duchies . " TitK Suhlimk of Impijdenck . —/>« Pays , Journal < le VRmpire , commenting upon the appointment of M . Rouland to tho Ministry of Public Instruction , volunteers tho assurance that tho new Minister will carry out tho maxim of tho Imperial ri ' . gime , "Ncminem Itedcrt , jus statin caique tribucre . " "To injure no man , to give to each his rights . " Some surprise has been created by the suddon conver-. sion of M . Beclard , the French agent at Bucharest , from a warm adherent of the Into Ho . spodar Stiiboy to an advocatti of tho union of Walluchia and Moldavia , which

      Stirbey always opposed . JU . Ucolard now declares himself a vehement unionist , ami states that he has been authorized , and even ordored , by his Government to support tho fusion of the two Principalities . Tho English agent at Buchnru . it , Mr . Colquhoun , is very reserved on tho subject , and has lost caste in consequence . It is beliovod that England ia averse to tho union , as being a breach of good faith with Turkey , whom wo are bound not to weaken . Franco , Russia , Prussia , and Sardinia , it in anticipated , will support the amalgamation : Austria will probably join Turkey in opposing it . A native of China , named Laurent Ouang Tchinglao ,

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 23, 1856, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_23081856/page/5/