Death Of Cardinal Antonelli

INew York, IMov. 7. - A special dispatch from Rome relating the cirouuistauces attending the death ot' Cardinal Antonelli says that his death was peaoetul. About his bedside wcsre gathured dis relativas and many of his oollegues in the College of Cardiualg. His last inoments were comfortod by the apostolic bencdiotion and other religious services. The Cardinal was seizod ou Monday with a sudden attack of gout in the chest while in tbe presenoe of his JHoliness, giviug an account of the suma received from the Spanish pilgriuis. ïhe Pope was greatly affected by the suddenness of his ülustrious servan t's prostration, and his einiuenee was, by direction of the Pope, carried to an adjoiniug apartment. ïhe Pope sent tor his own physician, wko at once declared all hope gone. The sacred emblema were then cartaken of hv t,hn rtvintr Cardinal, and the Pope retired tor a short time to another part of the palace. His Holiness, however, again víbited the sufferer and remuined by his Bide for some time, giving his benediotion before retiring. Long after midnight Cardinal Antonelli sent a prelate to the Pope aHking for pardon for all involuntary offenses. He Hngered along, at times suffering intense agony, until daylight. Then the yital energies seemed wholly exhansted, and at seven o'olook Cardinal Antonolli was dead. In the cafes the Cardinal's death is the universal topio of couversation. The 8udden prostration of the Cardinal creates great consternation in the Vatican. The Cardinal's property and personal effects are bequeathed to his kindred. His large and valuable eabinet of bric-a-brac, paintings and cut and uncut precious stones are left to the museum of the Vatican. INSURANCE LOSSES Ilf CANADA. - There can be no doubt that if the insuranoe statistics for 1875 are unsatisfactory, those for 1876 will be still more so ; and insurers must see for themselves that if they hope to secure the amount of their policies when they suffer loss, they must be prepared to pay reasonable rates The premiums now exigible, as we have just mentioned, are in no way umcienc, ana tne turtüer persistence in them will result in not a few cotupanies going to the wall. Within a very brief period we have had the Kingston, the St. John's, and the Hyaointhe fire8. The loeses incurred at them alone, to say nothing of other placeB, will, in soine inBtances, aggregate more than the companies could stand on their eatire Canadian business ; and .what has oeourred at them is just as likely to take place elaewhere, or perhaps at half a aozen places. Compauies seem scarcely to talie into oonsideration, in their present oalculations, that extraordinary fives may occur ; they seem to work with the idea of a moderate average loss, and so calcúlate to do a risky business, traeting to luck. Besidea, after these heavy fires some companies cut their rates still fiuer, and to-day the state of affairs is that never were so many losses inourred, and never were insurance rates so low. But this sort of thing can only last for a time, and the result will be that good British and American companies will be oompelled to withdraw from the country, while some Canadian companies may be obliged to curtail their business very materially or olose their offices al together. This is exactly what we are ing