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      of ignorance lies their safety . They are themselves , with rare exceptions , ill-educated and extremely corrupt Ihe vices among the lower orders are really fom ented by the priesthood . This is beginning to be generally felt . The greater portion of the men are Atheists , and are so indignant at the influence exercised by the priests in their families , and by the alliance between despotism and religion , that I very much fear the next revolution , will be stained by a general massacre of the priests . I am disposed to believe that there is a good deal of agitation in Tuscany on political matters . They are reduced to that worst expedient of suffering peoples—jBecret societies—institutions which please the excitable and imaginative Italian character . They manage them , however ,

      with more discretion than elsewhere , and the police find the spy-system more difficult in Italy than elsewhere . I cannot bring myself to the popular notion in England of the degeneracy of the Italians as a people , and of the permanent decadence of Italy . With a fine climate , a fertile soil , and a race physically not degenerate , I cannot see any reason to despair of seeing Italy resume its prosperity , and occupy a worthy position among nations . I do not write to you concerning Rome , because I believe I may perhaps find some information worth sending you , as I shall be able to see some of the Liberal people here . The gossip of the day is a secret assassination society , got up by Mazzini , of which I believe nothing . It is very difficult to get at anything like true opinion

      concerning the late events in Rome , inasmuch as many disposed to Liberalism have become disgusted because of the inconveniences personal which they encountered during the Revolution ; others bring forward anecdotes of misdeeds committed by individuals , and think that in these they have discovered infallible arguments against a people oppressed and misgoverned for centuries throwing off the yoke . Our countrymen distinguish themselves by showing most princely disgust at the Democracy everywhere abroad , and look up to the oppressors very much as if they were Austrians or Russians des

      rather than Englishmen , who for themselves reject - potism . The question of an United Italy is a very difficult one . They are so many rival states , who would wish inequalities to remain . " Rome is to me infinitely more interesting than it would have been before the late revolution . The contrast between past greatness and present servitude no longer exists . It is true that every Church has its French sentinel . That there is less freedom of opinion and action in Rome than in an Eastern town ; but this is only temporary , and I am consoled with the idea that the people have shown themselves worthy of liberty , and that they will ere long regain it . not dis

      " Rome is , perhaps , the only place that does - appoint in any respect the traveller . Its wonderful buildings seen by its wonderful light are perfectly confusing at first ; and I have not yet settled into any thing like reasoned admiration of the beauties round me . The character of the churches is not religious . The buildings always give me the idea of gorgeous festivity rather than of religion . This especially with St . Peterwonderfully imposing and harmonious as it is . It does not suggest prayer . The Roman world is in much delight with the Campden , Feilding , and Co . conversions , and flutter with pleasure at the sight of the milordi Inglese kissing the Cardinal ' s rings with bended knees and all the fervour of conversion . "

      The Roman correspondent of the Times says that Cardinal Antonelli is drawing up a Papal manifesto for the purpose of justifying the late measures taken for establishing a Itoman Catholic hierarchy in England . Great pains are taken by the spiritual authorities there to show that no harm , was intended to Protestant England : — " But the only man , " says the Times correspondent , " that has spoken the plain truth has been an Irish Dominican friar , who preached a most eloquent , sermon a few days since in the church of St . Andrea do la Valle ,

      of which I have received the following report : — ' His chief topic was the triumph of the Roman Catholic Church over Paganism , and its present high and exalted position ; and he dwelt at some length on the special object which had been entrusted to him , and to the two other British divines who had preceded him in that pulpit on former days—namely , the collection of a sum of money for the building of a church in London for the special use of the numerous foreigners who annually flock there , and who complain of the present limited accommodation . He then alluded to the

      agitation which prevailed in . England on the subject of the late l ' apal measures , and , while he expressed his deep sorrow that they had caused so much irritation , admitted that the true and sacred object contemplated by them was the consolidation of the Roman church in London , and the conversion of Protestant England to its ancient faith . " Yes , " he added , " the conversion of England will be a great Rain to the interests of true religion—England , which by her power influences all the nations of the earth , and with her language encirclea the globe—Knglund . which by her

      commerce , her enterprise , and her industry , not only enriches Iwrself , but also the several regions of the earth with which she carries on her boundless aind extraordinary traffic—yes , the conversion of England would be a great gain . Let me beseech you all to pray with me for the completion of this holy object , and the speedy return of England to the bosom of the Catholic Church . This appeal , 1 am told , wan answered by the whole congregation kneeling down and joining in a common prayer , Lord Eeilding being remarked among the most devout .

      " The other sermon I allude to was preached by Monnignor Talbot , of Malahide , one of the late converts , who , I am told , Bcundulixed the English ladies a little , by comp laining that the evening dresses of many were what the French call trop dccolte ' s ; and , by another convertthe Abb 6 Hamilton—of wh' > se diocourso 1 have heard

      the highest praise from Protestant as well as Roman Catholic hearers . Mind , Sir , I was not present on any of these occasions ; and that if I do Monsignor Ta ^ ' injustice , or misquote the Dominican , Mr . Russell , I do eo on the authority of others . " Rome is very gay , and balls are nightly given at the principal native and foreign houses ; but the grand attair of the week has been the superb fete of the Prince and Princess Doria Pamphili , who produced something like ah Arabian night ' s entertainment . The Doria palace is , vou know , one of the finest in Rome , and you can easily imagine what a magnificent spectacle a fete given there must be when directed by the good taste of the Princess and the unbounded liberality of her husband . Even tne grand Altieri affair was outdone , and beyond that tne praise of the Court newsman cannot go . "

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      INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS IN IRELAND . We are glad to see from the Dublin papers that the establishment of industrial schools is rapidly extending throughout the provinces . The famine and the poor-law have been the main instruments in producing this improvement in the social circumstances of Ireland , from which the most salutary and important results may be anticipated . With the Central Manufacturing Society , which meets weekly in Dublin , numbers of the gentry and clergymen of the various religious denominations are in communication , obtaining from the central school qualified instructors for local schools , and the necessary information for practically carrying out the industrial system . Amongst the applications announced at the last meeting was one from Mr . Bolton , agent of the estates of Lord Stanley in Tipperary , for whose school a teacher has been provided , and work for 100 female children , as a commencement . A teacher , with working materials , was sent last week to Cork , for the central school in that city . The Earl of Courtown has also applied for the advice and cooperation of the Dublin Society , in the establishment of a school or manufactory for the plain embroidery of muslin , on his property near Govey , county of Wexford , for the instruction and employment of the daughters of the farmers and the better class of labourers . Some of the boards of guardians have also applied for advice and assistance , and last week a teacher , with materials to employ one hundred pauper girls , was sent down to the workhouse ofTullamore .

      In some districts , separate and independent industrial societies have been established ; for instance , in Dundalk , for the county of Louth . At a meeting of that society , on Wednesday week , the secretary ( Mr . Peter Russell ) announced that the subscription list already amounted to upwards of £ 300 . Mr . Russell stated that he had made enquiries in Belfast from the proprietors of the wholesale establishments , and ascertained that there is ample occupation for more than the very many unoccupied hands in Louth ; that , " although those houses gave employment to

      three hundred thousand girls throughout Ireland , still the demand was so great , that they had employment for any number of persons sufficiently skilled to undertake embroidering . The remuneration for this description of work varied from 2 s . 6 d . to 8 s ., and in some cases 10 s . per week , from the time that the girls had arrived at a degree of expertness sufficient to justify their being entrusted with work for the market . " It was also announced that employment was available for full grown adults in weaving , " at wages ranging from 3 s . to Gs ., and even 10 s . per week . "

      we rather fear that these statements as to embroiderers and handloom weavers earning " 10 s . per week " must be rather highly coloured . From what we know of the wages paid to needle-women and weavers in England and Scotland , we can hardly Buppose that wages are so much higher in Ireland , as the above statement would make them . Nevertheless it is encouraging to see the activity manifested to find work for the people , and also to teach them how they ought to work . It is high time for the gentry and middle classes to take up the matter . Unless they bestir themselves much more actively than they have ever yet done , Ireland will soon have too few inhabitants instead of too many .

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      CIIAN CE It Y REFORM . A public meeting , convened by the Chancery Reform Association , mid which was numerously attended , was held at the Hall of Commerce , Threadneedle-street , on Thursday , for the purpose of hearing statements as to the abuses of the Court of Chancery , and of adopting resolutions relative thereto . Lord Erskiue , the president of the association , was in the chair . Letters were rend from eoveral members of

      Parliament and other gentlemen , expressing their hearty concurrence in the movement . A letter was also read from Mr . S . Jlicks , of Until , stating that his father , tho late Mr . ( Jharles Hicks , an eminent surgeon , left upwards of £ 200 , 000 bcHidoH landed property . After the decease of his father tho estate was thrown into Chancery , and lie had not seen a shilling of it , although ten years had lapsed . It was a friendly suit ( latujMer)—o . i \ & the estnto had been thrown into Chancory only ou account of a liability amounting

      to £ 2600 a-year—the rent of a mine in Wales . That matter had been compromised since , and all that remained between the writer of the letter and the money was . the Master ' s report , which was overdue three years . The meeting was addressed by Mr . Challoner , of Leek ; Mr . J . Lord , barrister ; Mr . J . Houghton , of Broom-hall , Berkshire , and other gentlemen ; and resolutions : were passed , characterizing the Court of Chancery as " an instrument of intolerable oppression , " and stating that , although the association highly valued the assistance rendered by any member of the profession of the law , they did not believe that the necessary reform of Chancery would ever be effected by the legal profession alone . ^^ ^ ^ % # ^ ^ T ^ F ^ t m —_

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      APPREHENSION OF MRS . SLOANE . The active exertions of the detective force in pursuit of Mrs . Sloane have at last been rewarded with success . From the moment that Mrs . Sloane failed to appear to the summons issued by Alderman Humphery at Gruildhall Justice-room , these officers have been on the alert to watch the movements of Mr . Sloane , with the view of discovering the retreat of his wife , and no efforts were spared to effect her apprehension as soon as the warrant was granted . Indeed , so closely has h . e been watched , that he has more than once looked suspiciously round , and to his annoyance found a detective officer at his elbow ,

      and has on such occasions been heard to tell the officer that he might as well take him by the arm as watch him about so narrowly . Towards the latter part of last week , the Boulogne police communicated to the City officers their belief that a party answering the description of the Sloanes were in the town . The landlord of the house in which they were supposed to be located , admitted that there were three persons residing in his house , a lady and gentleman , and a stout young lady , and that they went by the name of Smith . They led a very secluded life , and that the lady only left the house at an advanced period of the night for a walk . As one of the officers was known to Mrs . Sloane , it was necessary for him to adopt some disguise , andhe accordingly adorned himself with rather a prominent pair of moustachios , and on Friday

      night , about eleven o ' clock , they placed themselves on watch for the Mrs . Smith , and she shortly appeared pursuing her usual nocturnal walk . As her face was closely concealed with a veil , the officers had some difficulty in seeing her features , but on passing by one of the street gas lamps , they contrived by some means , as if the result of accident , to raise her veil , and she was at once recognized to be Mrs . Sloane . She was allowed to return to her dwelling , and as the laws of France require a second witness to establish identity , an express wa 9 forwarded to London for one to come over . The party arrived on the Sunday , and on Monday morning the officers proceeded to the lodgings of Mrs . Sloane . On going into the second floor they found Mr . and Mrs . Sloane and Miss Devaux . The French authorities then

      demanded their passports , and it being discovered that they had assumed a name not their own , they were informed that they had rendered themselves liable to the operation of the French laws , and that they must quit Boulogne . Not being permitted to travel through France with a false passport , they had no alternative but to take their passage by the first steamer for Folkestone , and at five o ' clock they were escorted by the police of Boulogne to the quay side , where the steamer was moored . Although Mrs . Sloane's discovery was kept as secret as possible , the fact by some means got wind . Some hundreds of the principal inhabitants collected on the quay t o witness the departure of the Sloanes , but not a murmur or expression fell from them . Fortunately the

      passengers on board of the steamer were unconscious of their being on board , and they thus escaped observation . Mrs . Sloane was wretchedly dejected throughout the passage , and became muctx atfected , as did Miss Devaux , on leaving the steamer . Mrs . Sloane , as she landed on the pier , trembled very violently , and seemed as if she would fall at every step . She left Mr . Sloane and Miss Devaux in tho cabin , and was making her way up to the railway station , congratulating herself that she had passed unrecognized , when the officers presented themselves before her . She displayed much nervousness , nn « when addressed by her name , she became very much affected , and almost fainted away . With some dil" - culty she was conveyed to the railway station , when , she

      through the kindness of the station master , wan allowed to remain in a private waiting-room until tn < i departure of the express train , by which it had been arranged she should proceed to London , and thuH escaped the unpleasant and dangerous consequences of passing through tho streets , as the news had been sent by electric telegraph ; and the London station was , accordingly , crowded during the whole ot the early part of tho morning , in expectation ot ne arrival . As soon as possible , Mrs . Sloane was taken to Westminster , where Mr . Justice Erie was then presiding ; the warrant for her committal was signed , . 'in < although due notico had been given to her solicitors , Mrs . Sloano was not preparod with tho required bail , and sho was , therefore , committed to Newgate to await her trial , or find sufficient bail in tho interim .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 1, 1851, page 102, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1868/page/6/