POSTSCRIPT.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
The Prince of Wales continues his tour in the "United States with success, for no importance is due to the exceptional proceedings at Rich- mond, in Virginia ; they are only a sample of the vulgarity existing in all communities, and only tend to bring out into bold relief the unanimity which is to be noted .elsewhere. The reception at New York is more than an ample condonation of Richmond rowdyism. Never- theless the mail which arrived yesterday records a painful fact- " During tho procession through New York in honour of the Prince of Wales' a man stepped forward in the crowd and aimed a heavy blow at his Royal Highness, at the same time giving utterance to the most opprobrious epithets. The Prince escaped the blow directed against him. The ruffian, who is said to be an insane Englishman, was immediately arrested. The Prince of Wales' visit had otherwise proved a great success.
Whether the man were an insane Englishman or a lunatic of any other country we are sure that his act must have caused an outburst of in- dignation in the breasts of every American. It is one penalty of high station that it attracts the animus of scoundrels and the assaults of mad- men. Every American will rejoice that the assailant of their guest did not dishonour their country by success ; and every Englishman will feel a throb of pleasure at the escape of the eldest son of her whom they all love, and the strongest sympathy with her natural anxiety.
The Warsaw meeting has been more suddenly broken up than was at one time anticipated—" on account of the illness of the Empress Dowager of Russia," the potentates were to separate yesterday. Two telegrams of considerable interest have been received this morn- ing— " Paris, October 26.—Today Baron Hubner had a private audience of the l3nmeror at St. Cloud. Tomorrow he will proceed, with Count de Dour- quency, to Chantilly, on a visit to Lord Cowley. Baron Hubner will leave for Venice next week.
" Parie, October 26.—The Petrie says—' The news published by the Opinion Nationale relative to a Congress is not supported by any authentic information.' The Pays says—' rhe information of the Opinion Nationale is incorrect.'
"The Opinion Nationale pats forward another report—' We believe we are in a position to state that Austria had proposed to enter upon negotia- tions with the French Government in order to bring about a pacific solution of the Italian question, and that, in case of non-success, Austria would re- sort to arms with the countenance of the Sovereigns, her allies.' But it adds—' This news, however, greatly requires authentic confirmation.'" Some of the Russian papers express sentiments not exactly coincident with the rough language used by Prince Gortschakoff to the Court of Turin, nor in harmony with one of the supposed objects of the Warsaw -meeting. Thus the Invalid° Busse says— "The results of the entry of Victor Emmanuel into the Neapolitan States will soon be manifest. Capua and Gaeta will fall; Francis II. will retire to Seville ; universal suffrage at Naples and in Sicily will elect Victor Em- manuel for King, and Europe will accept the event as an accomplished fact. It may be that out of the present chaos a strong, prosperous' and well-orga- nized kingdom may arise. It will only be regrettable that, to obtain this end, force, which is in our opinion the saddest and most insecure of means, should have been employed."
The Abeille du sVord describes what in its opinion ought to be our "What ought reasonably to be the policy of England ? what its chief ob- ject ? The part it has to play seems to be henceforth that of propa- gating and guaranteeing new ideas, and its principal mission to appease in- ternational dissensions and reconcile nationalities. In this policy lies henceforth the secret of British power."
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