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Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 205, 4 January 1872, Page 7

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( (From the "New York Herald") '

Advices from Lima states that the' Italian residents had made, great preparations to celebrate the anniversary of the occupation of Rome by the ■national : troops.—^The new President of Peru was induced by the clergy to forbid the demonstration. His order , caused great indignation. — The - students in the colleges resolved to get up a celebration on their own account, in spite of the prohibition. The Italian Minister at Lima Issued an address to his countrymen urging obedience to' the authorities, but the students and their friends persevered in their determination, and on the day of the amiiversary assembled in the public square. While the editor of the '• Naclonal" newspaper was delivering an oration troops rushed from the four | sides of the square and charged the crowd at the point of the bayonet. Although no resistance was made many persons were wounded and 500 were dragged to prison, among ' them the Bolivian Consul and the Secretary of of the Chilean Legation. Great excitement was caused by the outrage. There were fears of an outbreak, and the shops, and banks were closed. ' The Italian flag was ordered down everywhere, and mounted police patrolled the streets. Night came, however, without further disturbance. But it was feared the affair would not end in the acquiescence of the Italians, of whom there are 14,000 in Lima and Callao. . A_ counter demonstration was made by the clerical party on the next day. A procession passed through the streets carrying a life-sizd portrait of the Pope. When the procession halted in the square, a lar«je number of people gathered around the portrait to ffo through the ceremony of blessing the feet. It was then discovered that tha picture had been smeared with turpentine. The sacrilege had roused the indignation of the native Catholics, and the feeling was very bitter against the Italians. One of them was belioved to be the author of the outrage, and he would be killed if discovered.