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. ___ _ .... ... . B E N SON'S W A TCHES and Parma, and Modena, and the Romagna. Yet "Perfection of mechanism."—Morning Post. after all—the dream is even now far from realised. Gold Silver 2to 50 guineas. Northwards—has not Austria still possession of Send 2 stamps for Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet, descr:p -_ five of every construction of watch now made, with their V en etia and of the strong fortresses of the prices. Quadrilateral ? Southwards — is there not still Watches sent to all parts of the kingdom free by post, or to India and the Colonies for ss. extra. a sea of blood to be passed through • in that - -- 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, London, E.C. Established 1749. T HEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessiee, Mr. J. B. Buskstone. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE FAMILY SECRET. Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, W. Farren, Villiers, Buckstonc, dirs. B. White, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Mrs. Wilkins, and Miss Amy Sedgwick. Followed by SOMEBODY ELSE. Mr. C. Coghlan, Miss Ida Sumner, 111iss Brennan. After which, a new fairy romance, THE PILGRIM OF LOVE. RO YAL PRINCE S S'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, OTHELLO. Mr. Phelps. To conclude with the extravaganza of THE SYLPHIDE. Miss C. Leclercq, Miss Louise Keeley, Miss Helen Howard, Miss Rose Leclercq, Mr. Shore, Mr. Saker, and Mr. Frank Mi.tthews, Commence at 7. R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.- OPERA COMIQUE. Under the management of M. LAURENT, Sen. THIS EVENING, LA CORDS SENSIBLE; Mesdam. Dalis, Guerin ; M. Richard. To be followed by LE MARIAGE AUX LANTERNES Mesdames Dal* Guerin; M. Geoffroy. To conclude with LES DEUX DIVORCES. Commence at eight o'clock. A DELPHI, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. IZe-appearance of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wigan—Third week of the populae American Actress, Miss Julia Daly. THIS'EVENING (fourth time), ITS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD. Messrs. Alfred Wigan, L, Toole, Stuart, Billington, C. J. Smith, Ward, Mrs. A. Wigan, and Miss 11. Simms.. Atter which, OUR FEMALE AMERICAN COUSIN. Messrs. Stuart, C. Selby, Billington, Eburne, Miss Julia Daly, K. Kelly, Laidlaw, and Mrs. Chatterley. Box-office open from 10 till 5. Private boxes, £2 28. ; Family Boxes, £l. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Chile Stalls, as.; Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, is. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, Is ; Gallery, 6d. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. k ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter ton. Directress, Miss Wyndham. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and Westminster, the Park being open to carriages and toot passengers all hours of the night. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with a new and original comedy, entitled A FRIEND IN NEED. Y. Robinson, C. Young, &c. To be followed by DIDO. After which, A CHANGE OF SYSTEM. Reduced Prices—Gallery, 6d ; Pit, Is. The Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doofs open at half-past six; perform ance commences at 7. A STLE Y'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor, Mr. WM. BATTY. Manager, Mr. EDWIN HUGHES. The GREAT MILITARY SPECTACLE nightly increases In popularity and attraction. The brilliant and unequalled Scenes in the Arena, now rendered the most complete and ex traordinary ever witnessed, by the engagement of the cele brated " DELAVANTI TROUPE " and the wonder of the world " LITTLE MENONI," arc received with reiterated aprrobation and enthusiasm. On MONDAY, MAY 14, 1860, and during the Week, To commence with the Great Military Spectacle, in Four Acts, entitled "Tie HISTORY OF A I 4 LAG," splendid Scenery and Appointments, &c., &c. The Novelties in the Cirque introducing the following eminent Artistes—Mdlles. Maria, De Berg, Monet, Devereux, 3lessr. H. Williams, Fernando, Watson, Delavanti Troupe, and Little Menoni. The magnificent Chan.ieliers manufactured by Messrs. De• fries and Sons, Houndsditch. Doo: s open at half-past 6, performance commence at 7. Box -office open daily from 11 till 4. Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST. contest which has but just commenced between GARIBALDI'S forces and those of the Neapolitan Government ? And there, too, in central Italy— in the very heart of the Roman Peninsula—there, too, has not the French EMPEROR his little army under General GOYON, and the Papal Government its army, too, under General DE LAMORICIERE. From Venice to the Abruzzi, from the borders of Savoy to the coast of Sicily—all Italy is still like a cauldron seething. It is another crucible of the political alchemists. We will yet hope, and be- lieve, and pray, that out of it may still come in the fullness of time the auruin potabile of liberty. And in the meantime—while we are hoping, and believing, and praying—the tidings coming to us from (what is again in truth) the seat of war are still— " News of battle I News of battle I " as stirring in the mere echoes thrilling through the submarine wires of the electric telegraph as those chanted by the Tyrtman voice of WILLIAM AYToUN in his Lays of the Cavaliers. GARIBALDI—it is now known for the last day or two—has landed in Sicily at the head of his strongly-armed Expedition. C-ESAR burnt his ships when he landed on the shores of Britain. GARIBALDI has had the work of destruction done for him by the Neapolitans. There is conse quently before him but one immediate alterna tive—to "do or die !" BONAPARTE, when he had effected the disembarkation of his troops at Alexandria, had his fleet destroyed or captured off Aboukir by the thundering broadsides of NELSON'S men-of-war. There was no looking back for the Egyptian expedition. There is no looking back now for the little Sicilian expedition of GARIBALDI. With them the word of command is "forward"— and they are obeying it. As a matter of course, the intelligence as yet is somewhat confused, and occa sionally even contradictory. It is easy, however, to note that it receives a colouring from the medium through which it passes in coming to us. For ex ample, we hear from Naples simply—" GARIBALDI is in Sicily at the head of the Filibusters. The Royal troops are marching to meet them. No movement whatever has taken place in the provinces." All this (via Naples !) being couleur de rose—all full of confidence! But then we hear from France that the intelligence brought by telegraph (via Paris—it is the Patric that gives it publicity) is " grave;" it being added—" The expedition of GARIBALDI is said to have succeeded in raising Sicily, and the royal troops occupy the fortresses of Messina and Palermo only. An insurrection is said to have broken out in Calabria. A third insurrection in connexion with the two former is likewise said to have broken out in the Abruzzi." Very different this from the Neapolitan account of there being no rising . whatever in the pro vinces ! Again, while the first news (via Turin) was some forty-eight hours ago to the effect that four persons had been killed among GARIBALDI'S band at the time of their disembar kation, the statement now coming to hand (via Rome) says, " Many of GAItIBALDI'S volunteers were killed by the Royal troops." One while, too, we hear from Madrid (under date the 16th inst.), that, " A despatch has been received here from Naples, stating that, the state of affairs being preca rious, theKING has requested foreign intervention." While almost at the same moment we receive tid ings from Munich (also under date the 16th instant!) —tidings published in the Neue Munehener Zeitung, which says :—" Russia has remitted to Turin a decided protest against any attack on the kingdom of the Two Sicilies by the Piedmontese." And so the thunderclouds of war seem gathering from all parts of the political horizon. The neu trals evidencing here and there a disposition to break away at last from their policy of neutrality. And the advocates and the champions of the two great opposing parties in Italy itself, and now also in Sicily, being brought :distinctly face to face— armed and excited—led on by practised warriors. Great Captains known to fame—soldiers worthy of each other's steel—on the one side GARIBALDI—on the other LAMORICIERE. It is quite manifest at last to all—what was visible at first to some—that the struggle of last year was but preliminary. The meeting of the EMPERORS at Villafranca led to nothing more than a truce or armistice. Italy seemed to decide, at the period of the signing of the treaty at Zurich, upon adopting the wisest policy within her reach at the moment, the old astute policy whose motto is receuiller pour inieux sauter. And the hour pour nzieux sauter has now struck. The sound of its striking is but now passing with an electric thrill through Christendom. What we have to do here, hence forth, is simply to watch with profound emotion the course of the great events now again, and let us hope finally for the interests of Italy, be ginning to unfold themselves: and to record them faithfully. Lord SHAFTESBURY has a bill before the Lords on the "Sites and Ceremonies of the :'hunch of England and Ireland."—A subject which more cogently demands attention than even Lord EBURY'S one of Liturgical Revision. We can en- dare the too great length and repetitions of ser vices vet awhile, even as we have done. But, these new squabbles and brawls in which clergymen are, beyond doubt, the chief offenders, are not to be en- dured. One Saint Barnabas, and one St. George's in-the-East, are quite enough to bring discredit on the system of public worship peculiar to all the Established -Churches in the metropolis. The Bishop is powerless; the magistrate, Mr. SELFE, is powerless ; the Ecclesiastical Court is powerless, its victim becoming a popular martyr ; even Sir RICHARD MAYNE, and the police, and the Home Secretary himself are all powerless, and powerlefa before what—or whom ? Before the wilfulness of one or two parish clergymen about Rites and Cere• monies. That is at the root of all. Mr. BRYAN KING, and Mr. LIDDELL cannot pretend that their personal and their altar millinery, their intonations, their choirs are necessary to the soul's health of their flocks. And the pretence that it all ought to do them good, is met by the plain fact that it does them harm; that it rouses passions, which it is rather the object of Divine worship to quell than to kindle. That there is, therefore, a necessity for some en actment on the subject of Lord SHAFTESBURY'S Bill must be acknowlcged by all sober and common sense Englishmen. To nothing are we more averse than to anything bordering on theological discus. sion in a daily newspaper ; such discussions have their legitimate organs ;—but the general charac ter and length of 'the Liturgy which we hear read every Sunday has become a public qu.)s tion ; and much more so, has that of the infraction of the public peace—and, where it does not go so far as that, the annoyance of entire congregations by the whims of crotchety " clerks." What can be done P Lord SHAFTESBURY'S proposal is moderate enough. If the heads of the Church, for the time being, are not the proper persons to say what ought to be its rites and ceremonies, who are ? At least, on the assumption that our Church is to be a hierarchy, in which government, and not liberty, as in some Dissenting sects, is to be the principal feature. What is it which Lord SHAFTESKURY proposes to intrust to the discretion of the Archbishops of England and Ireland, as advisers of her MAJESTY— " Orders and regulations—regulating, prescribing, and limiting the ornaments, furniture, and fittings to be used in such churches; as well as ornaments, vestments, and habits, to be worn or allowed" by all clergymen when using the service of the Church of England ; " and also all the ceremonies and rites to be observed" by them. Now, we dare say, our ecclesiastical dandies will be distressed enough at the idea of sober and re sponsible persons making regulations in reference to their personal finery, and their articles of Eccle- siastical mediaeval vertu—but this is just the thing which we laymen want to have done. In their own houses let clergymen do as they please ; but, surely, if they accept the status and emoluments of the National Church, the nation has a right to require conformity to its wishes in its own places of worship. -Whether these gentry like it or not, they must either submit to national control, or quit the National Church. Dissenters and Catholics purchase their liberty, and at a heavy price too ; and no one would dream of proposing to "regulate, prescribe, or limit their ecclesiastical proceedings ," the injustice would be resented throughout the land. If our disturbers of their congregations want the liberty, let them, like Dissenters, honourably pay the price, and like Dissenters and Catholics they would have the sincere respect of those who differ from them. But to take all the privileges of a National Church, and then to drive into insurrection, or greatly annoy, the portion of the nation entrusted to their charge, is in truth no longer to be borne. It is, in plain English, dishonourable. Whether Lord SHAFTESBURY'S Bill proposes the best possible tribunal to decide on these questions, we are not prepared to say, but we are prepared to say this, that in the theory of our Episcopacy it aught to be so, The Archbishops ought at least to be the ultimate court of appeal. What are they Archbishops for And why does the Primate rank next to the Crown or Princes of the blood ? And why is the QUEEN supreme judge in all things Ecclesiastical as well as civil. The constitution of our Church clearly places lay authority at the head of all, but that authority is to be advised by the few High Eccesiastics, who are virtually constituted her Ecclesiastical Privy Council. Some of our High Churchmen seem to forget their origin —to forget that HENRY VIII., EDWARD VI., ELIZA BETH, JAMES 1., and CHARLES 11., made their Church what it is, most of them perhaps taking the consent of the states of the realm. But the de ciding authority was lay, not ecclesiastical authority. The Church of England and Ireland is historically, and as every educated person must well know, a Church which owes its present form and its very creeds too, to its lay element—to our king's and Parliaments. It should be noticed, moreover, that the subjects proposed to be placed at the discretion of the heads of the Church, and the Supreme Head both of Church and State, are just those on which laymen are the best judges. Indeed, the defect of the Bill, so far as it strikes us on a first consideration of it, is, that it does not recognise the lay rights of each congregation. On matters which do not belong to theology, and doctrine, and interpretation of Scrip ture,—matters of which the eye chiefly takes cog nisance, we should be inclined to refer to the wishes of individual parishes. To perfect our church• warden system, to give to the parish the choice of a majority of those officers, allowing the clergyman still to be represented by one, and then to authorise the churchwardens to carry out the wishes of the parish in vestry assembled, on all the matters re ferred to in this bill. The service is for the good of the parishioners, they form the real Church in each place, and with them ought to rest the power to get rid of what they find to be nuisances in their public worship. Even if the Archbishops and QUEEN were the ultimate appeal, we can see no reason why the parish should not take the initiative. Something, however, must be done. Lord SHAFTESBURY has done good service by breaking the ice on the subject. It will, we trust, be now honestly and fairly discussed, and not burked through the cunning of Romanising Bishops. If a better and more effectual plan can be devised let us have it. If not, let us have the plan now proposed Some plan —any plan—that will put down clerica disorders. CONCERTS, CANTERBURY HALL vv THIS EvEN ING. C. H. GOUNOD'S OPERA, FAUST. First Time in this Country. Faust Mr. Henry Herbert. Mephistopheles Mr. C. Bernard. Siobel Mrs. Anderson. Marguerite ovnraft Miss RusselL Conductor Mr. Jonghmans. And selections from Dinorah, Trovatore, Macbeth, and numerous other Entertainments. Balcony, ls, Hall. ed. Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come Man and Mimic), and W. T. Critchfleld. The AFRICAN OPERA TitOUPE, their first appearance since 1852, consisting of ELEVEN STAR PE RFOlt MERS, who will give the whole of their inimitable entertainment every evening. The gallery is opea from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. THE WEATHER.--Surr OFFICE, MAY 17, MO. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 61—highest since noon yesterday. 62—lowest this morning and during the night. 62—this day at noon. BARO3IETER-29.68. WlND—South-Westerly; fresh, with dull weather; rain in the night, and all this morning. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DiY.—Morning, llh. 44m.—Afternoon, 1 . Oh. Om. To-Moßlww.-Morning, 12h. 6m.—Afternoon,; 12h. 25m. N*) Nt, e i4 , - • 11 I ' Upn t ~~f_ C [~~_ '~+~ i THE SUN. LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1860. It is like a seething cauldron that poor Italy— and where we can little better get than— " Bubble, bubble, Toil and trouble. Fighting in Sicily. Fighting or an imminent certainty of fighting in the Abruzzi and Calabria. Preparations for attack and defence in the Eternal City and the Romagna. An abortive counter revolutionary movement once more in Tuscany— bard upon the completion of the late successful re volution. Sullen anguish for the time being in Venice herself and throughout the Venetian terri tories. Anguish, too, of another kind along the frontiers at the heart of the ancient kingdom of Savoy. Even King VICTOR EMMANUEL himself cannot in his heart be satisfied. Italy is still, at the best, but in a transition state. Her ambition has been baulked. The vision held out to her was one of absolute emancipation. The goal towards which the race was to be run was that, in one word, of Unity. Italy was to be for the Italians, and for none but Italians. No German Viceroy was thenceforth to rule south of the range of the Car pathians. The Roman peninsula was to be free from the base of that great range southwards to the ex tremest point of Cape Spartivento. Italy—to echo the famous pledge put forward in the EMPE ROR'S Milan proclamation —was to be free "from the Alps to the Adriatic." The world now knows how the promise was broken—how the halcyon vision proved illasory—how the dream was dissipated. It is long since—as the phrase runs—matter of his tory. The annalist who has to recount the progress of the war of Italian emancipation in 1859, after describing Montebello, and Magenta, and Solferino, will have to finish off with the anticlimax ot Villafranca. Therb were the fair and beautiful plains of Lombardy, it is true, emancipated then from Austrian rule; handed over by FRANCIS JOSEPH to NAPOiEON fr., and by NAPOLEON 111. handed again, with an air of Imperial magnani mity and magnificence, to VICTOR EMMANUEL. The consolatory cup was then put to the lips of the Soldier-King of PIEDMONT, and he quaffed from it with a sense at first of the delightful intoxica tion of victory, even though the victory was only partial. But he came at last to the dregs There was that lamentable quid pro quo of Savoy and its Secession! If Sardinia gained to the right she lost to the left ; and with that loss (in the face of Europe) suffered degradation, Since then, of course, there have come to King VICTOR EMMANUEL the graflual absorption southwards of province upon province, of principality upon principality. The boundaries of the new kingdom of Northern Italy have been expanding and expanding like circles in wa ter into which a pebble has been cast. The pebble that has done this was that worthless pro mise in the Milan proclamation—since the throw ing forth of which the frontiers of the dominions ruled by VICTOR EMMAN UEL have Widened gradually until they combine within them now Lombardy, TIE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1860. CURB FOR WIFE-BEATEM. (From a Correspondent.) First, we are going to say a few words for ourselves, and, secondly, we wish our readers to bear in mind that when a man comes out of the ranks to speak, it is, or ought to be, that other people may think for themselves. There are two points necessary to bear in mind while consi dering this question; first, avoiding to do evil that good may come; and, secondly, the homoeopathic system applied to words si India sintilibas curantur (like cures like), and how far it is likely to be successful in this case. Let us trans late the Latin into plain English on this question— Brutality cures brutality ! That is a striking way of put ting it; but it is not ono whit the less true on that account, any more than it is untrue that if this measure be carried it will in all probability increase assaults on the person fivefold. Do not let us wait for such a striking proof of the bad policy of immorality, of in troducing into the House of Commons the odious principle (?) that the end justifies the means when the object is a good one. " Oh! no," some ono will say, "it is only the lex talionis (law of tit for tat) but if a Latin quotation will do for an argument on one side of the question it will on the other—" Dot veniam corns, vexat censura columbas." The words are generally applied in mockery. There is no nega tive in the Latin. We put in the negative, and say what we mean : Do net mete out one measure to the crows, another to the dores. Moreover, the lex talionis is not, and cannot, be applied with perfect fairness by any man in a case of this kind, or indeed any othor. How is it possible for any one to dis cover the exact amount of mental and bodily suffering un dergone by the victim of an aggravated assault, and then decide whether it ought to be considered a provoked or un provoked one. And, lastly, how can any man breathing suppose for a moment that he can inflict exactly the same amount of torture of mind and body on the guilty party. It is utter nonsense—flat blasphemy—to suppose anything of the kind. Do not pursue the lex talionis argument, my readers ; if you can follow it logically, it will bring you to a dead lock sooner or later. It is immoral as well as absurd. God only can thoroughly understand the workings of the human mind—" Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord." Nay, it is not attempted in our laws. What would the lex talionis gentlemen have done with Redpath, the Bri tish Bank directors, or Paul, Strahan, and Co. ? The only ease in which it appears to bo attempted is in, the punishment of death for murder. To say it is attempted would be an insult to every judge and every legislator in the land. It is not necessary to remind you of the diffe rence between a protracted and yet unexpected death, which is often the lot of a murdered man, and, a swift, almost instantaneous one, after the preparation with the aid of a chaplain. . . . • In new countries something like it is practised, and called " Lynching "—hitt is lynching always lex fallout's? Not to waste time in mere talk, a man of common sense, after half an hour's deliberation, can tear the argument to shreds, and watch the blaze of the fragments while he smokes his pipe. Repton, Mfty 7, 1860. FUNERAL OF SIR CHARLES BARRY.--The Dean of Westminster, on the application of the President of the Royal Institute of British Architects, having been pleased to grant permission that the remains of the late Sir Charles Barry, R.A., be interred in Westminster Abbey, the funeral will take place in that sacred edifice on Tuesday next, at one o'clock precisely. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S INN-ROAD.— The number of patients relieved at this hospital, during the week ending May 12, is 2,599; of which 688 were new cases, lIER MAT, TB BALL. Her Majesty the Queen gave last evening a State Ball, to which a party of 1,811 were invited. The company began to arrive at Buckingham Palace soon after 9 o'clock. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and the Princess Mary arrived at 20 minutes beforelo o'clock, at tended by Lady G. Somerset and Colonel Home Purves. The Duke of Cambridge was attended by his Equerry in Waiting. Tho Queen and Prince Consort were conducted to the ball and concert room by Viscount Sydney, Lord Chamber lain, the Earl of St. Germans, Lord Steward, and other principal officers of the Royal Household. The Queen wore a dress of white crape over white silk, two flounces, the upper one looped up with bouquets of white lilacs and chrysanthemums ornamented with dia monds. Her Majesty's headdress was formed of a wreath of white lilacs and chrysanthemums ornamented with diamonds. The Princess Alice wore a white crape dress over rich glace silk, trimmed with bugles and white roses. Her Royal Highness wore a wreath of white roses to correspond. The Duchess of Cambridge wore a black glace silk dress, trimmed with black tulle, and an over skirt of deep black lace ; a stomacher, necklace, and earrings of pearls and diamonds. Her Royal Highness's head-dress was composed of a pearl tiara, black feathers, and black lappets. The Princess Mary of Cambridge wore a white tulle dress, festooned with large bows of mauve riband and fringe, and covered with a silver tulle veil, the body to correspond ; a stomacher of pearls and diamonds, necklace and earrings pearls and diamonds. Her Royal Highness wore as a head-dress a wreath of lilies of the valley and mauve velvet leaves, with diamond ornaments. The Princess of Leiningen wore a white taraltane dress over white silk, trimmed with wild eonvolvulus. Her Royal Highness wore in her hair a wreath of wild eonvolvulus entwined with diamonds. Weippert's band of thirty•sit musicians, conducted by Mr. John Weippert, was in attendance in the orchestra, and soon after the entrance of her Majesty and the distin guished company, commenced a valse, " Floriana* (Tin ney). LATEST NEW 6. GARIBALDI'S EXPEDITION, The Times' correspondent, under date of the 12th May, announces the arrival on that morning of her Majesty's steamer Intrepid from Marsala, with intelligence of the landing thereat on the 11th of a band of 2,000 Italians, under Garibaldi, who im mediately pushed on to Calata Fimi and Alcomo, where the insurgents are concentrated, and will, it is hoped, hold their ground. These Italians had no sooner landed than three Neapolitan steamers of war, and another private vessel chartered by Government, proceeded,without any previous notice or warning whatsoever, to bom bard the unarmed and defenceless town of Marsala, and when the Intrepid left to communicate the fact to the British Admiral at Malta, shot and shell were falling over the Baglios or wine factories of Messrs. Woodhouse, Ingham, and other British sub jects, to protect whom another English steamer of war (supposed to be the Scylla), had just arrived. On the Bth of May the Neapolitan gunboat Eolo arrived at Malta in 40 hours from Palermo, re ported to have been despatched to overtake and arrest some political fugitives, and to ascertain whether there be any truth in the reported fitting out of a private expedition at Malta against Sicily. After communication with her Consul she put to sea on the same night. The result, adds our correspondent, of this visit, will scarcely be worth the fuel consumed. Only two individuals, and these of no note, have recently left Malta with a view of joining the insurgents; whilst the only fugitive who has reached these shores is a lady, who landed clandestinely on the night of the 7th of May, from whom the Neapoli tan Government can scarcely have had much cause of alarm. Accounts from Palermo to the 6th, and from Mes sina to the Bth of May, report the insurgents as concentrating near Marsala. The Constitutionnel publishes the following de spatch from Malta, dated the 12th :—" Six hours after Garibaldi had landed at Marsala, 2,000 Ita lian volunteers, well armed and well organised, took possession of the town without resistance. The steamers which brought them were under the Sardinian flag, and were then abandoned, A Nea politan steamer and frigate opened fire upon the town, but without the least result." The following telegrams were receiTed at Mr. Reuter's office : MADRID, MAY 16, It is reported that a despatch has been received here from Naples stating that, the state of affairs being precarious, the King has requested foreign intervention. NAPLES, MAY 15, (Official.) Garibaldi is in Sicily at the head of the filibus ters. The royal troops are marching to meet thQm. No movement whatever has taken place in the "THE RING." "I have even heard, Sir, that THE LADIES ADMIRE TIIE RlNG."—Omnibus Chat. 'T is true the Ring the Ladies like, H ave champions at call ; E 'en they themselves, with beauty, strike : R egard they ? ' Not at all. I just would say one little thing—. N o doubt 'twill " fond remembrance" bring— G old is the metal of their ring. F. A. LEWIS. The Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh° and Lady Charlotte lanes Keir have arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, from Floors Castle, Kelso, N.B. The Marquis of Conyngham and Lady Cecilia Conyngham have arrived in town, from Ireland, for the season. The Marquis and Marchioness of Chandos arrived at the Euston Hotel yesterday from Wotton Court, Bucks. The marquis and marchioness attended the Queen's State ball last evening. The Countess Cowley and the Ladies Cowley have arrived at Lord Ebury's residence in Park•street, from Paris. Viscount and Viscountess Dungannon have arrived at their residence in Grafton-street, from Brynkin alt, Denbighshire, for the season. Lord and Lady Vernon are staying at the Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone. Viscount and Viscountess Torrington have arrived at the Queen's Hotel, tipper Norwood. On Thursday last his Excellency Henry Francis Howard and Miss Adela Howard, left the town resi dence, in Mansfield-street, of the Right Hon. Emma Lady Petre, for her Majesty's Legation at the Court of the King of Hanover. Among those present at her Majesty's last levee we observed the name of the High Sheriff of Cumberland, Mr. Philip H. Howard, of Corby Castle. In the case of Scully v. Ingram, M.P., the arbi tration, it is said, have awarded a verdict for Scully with £2,000 damages. DEATH OF SIR LAWRENCE PALK, BART.—We regret to announce the demise of this much respected baronet, who expired yesterday in his sixty-seventh year. This family is descended from Henry Palk, who was pos sessed of estates in Devonshire in the reign of Henry VII. The death of Sir Lawrence, who was third baronet, has spread a gloom over his neighbourhood and amongst a numerous circle of relatives and friends. Mr. Webster's great performance of "Richard Pride" more than deserves all that Douglas Jerrold has said of it. No description can do justice to it. Complete and perfect in every detail, it presents such a realisation of the career of the drunkard as has certainly never before been witnessed on the stage. From the early days of his d ful slavery, when the tender voice of his loving wife had power to move but not to change him, to the time when like a savage in the bush he drowns his best feelings in the cursed cup ; and still later, when unable to listen to the promptings of humanity, we see the but too well-known and truthful portraiture of a mind destroyed, there is a masterly evidence of artistic power in the great actor's every gesture and facial expression, which must indelibly impress the recollection of Mr. Webster's " Richard Pride" upon all who see it.—eVanchester _Examiner. It is no slight acknowledgment of merit to say that the drama of "Janet Pride" is in every way worthy of those eminent playwrights, Messrs. B. Webster and D. Bourcicsult, to whose joint authorship it owes its existence. After witnessing the fine performance on Monday evening, when " Janet ['ride" was produced at the Theatre Royal, it is impossible to disconnect the incidents of the story from the admirable acting of all conc erned. — Manchester Exa miser. CRYSTAL PALACE,—Mr. Vincent Wallace will give a popular concert at the Crystal Palace en Saturday next, the music of which will be selected from " Lurline" and his other operas. Mr. Sims Reeves, Madame Lemmans Sherrington, Mr. Weiss, Miss Poole, Mr. Santley, Mdllo. Parepa, Herr Becker (the violinist), and Miss Arabella Goddard, are among the principal performers—lNlr Manna and Mr. Vincent Wallace being the conductors. The concert will be given in the Centre Transept. ST. MARTIN'S HALL.—A new oratorio, entitled " John the Baptist," was perform e d l ast night, under the direction of Mr. John Hullah. The composer is announced as llerr Johannes Hager, of Vienna, an amateur. Miss Banks, Miss Palmer, Mr. Willey° Cooper, and Mr. Santley were the principal vocalists. Band, chorus, and principals all exerted themselves to the utmost to achieve a success, and Mr. Hullah never directed his forces with greater ability and zeal, but the music was too commonplace and spiritless to excite the most sensitive. The quartet in the second part, " Repent ye, 0 children of Israel," was the only piece encored. VOCAL A SSOCIATION.—The fifth subscription concert was given last evening, and Aldlle. Brunetti, Sig nors Mongini, Eyerardi, and S e b as ti an° Ronconi, from her Majesty's Theatre, appeared among the singers, by per mission of Mr. E. T. Smith. The lady introduced the grand scene from Der Freischutz, tl Before my eyes behold him," and acquitted himself with remarkable power and skill. Signor Mongini created aftwor in the aria, " Fra poco," from Lucia, and being vehemently encored gave " La donna e Mobile," whicl7, if possible, produced a greater im pression. The only instrumental performer was Mr. J. F. Barnett, who played two pieces on the pianoforte. Mr. Benedict codducted the whole of the music. There was a very full attendance. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, LIVERPOOL,—" Green Bushes" last night drew the largest audience of the en gagement. It was beautifully performed. "The Last Hope' will be represented to• night, and in this drama Madame Celeste, Mr. Rouse, and Mr. Johnstone challenge applause.—/e'veepeol Daily Post. SHIPWRECK AND Loss OF SEVEN LIVES.—At two o'clock on Friday morning, the brig George, belonging to Thomas Poake, Esq., of Stonehouso, from Pernambuco, went ashore stem oa in Whitsand Bay, just to the eastward of Sharraw, near the grotto. At five o'clock, unfortunately, the master and eight men, all the crew but one, left the ship in her boat, which shortly alter struck against the rocks and capeized, and all in her except the master and an able seaman, who clung to her keel, were d rowne d. Th ey got on a rock un d er the cliff, and were drawn up by some men belonging to the coastguard, and to the farms near. While being lifted the master was struck against a sharp point in the cliff, and received such injuries that it was ne cessary to put him in bed immediately at Tregantle Farm. The seaman left on board the George to cast off the painter, could not afterwards get into the boat. Two hours oubse quentiv the coastguardsmen fired a line from a rocket and hauled him ashore. The brig is on the sands apparently not much injured, but has been forced much nearer the shore by the tides since she was stranded, We understand that both the brig and her cargo are insured.—Plymouth, THE YORKSHIRE ASSIZES. The Lord-Lieu tenant of Yorkshire has received a communication from the Home Secretary, informing him that the Yorkshire Assize business is to be divided, and that the West Riding portion of the business is to be transacted in some town in the West Riding; and the Lord-Lieutenant has been directed to take the opinions of the West Riding magistracy as to which town in the riding is best adapted for the purpose. The Lord-Lieutenant has sent the communication to the deputy clerk of the peace at Wakefield, who will take the opinion of the magistrates individually by c i rcu l ar . W a k e fi eld and Leeds are the only towns that have entered the lists as com petitors for the honour of being the assize town, and the inhabitants of each are bestirring themselves to make their respective claims heard. Wakefield lays claim to the aq sizes cn the ground that it is the ancient capital of the West Riding, and that it possesses every requisite cexo: L ienee and Leeds bases it s c l a i m on t h e ground of its tieing the great commercial centre of the district. THE PUNISHMENT OF DEATH HANOVER.—A Royal order, recently issued, will effect achange in the mode of carrying the punishment of death into execution. The condemned is to be executed in an enclosed space, in the presence of two officers of the Crown, a registrar, who is to draw up a report of the details, a surgeon, and one or more ministers of the faith to which the criminal may belong. The Crown deputy is to take care that 12 inhabitants of the neighbourhood shall attend to witness the e ocution ; and the defender of the ri,ccused, as well as his nearer re lations, are to be permitted to be present. If the space will permit, the Crown deptity.can also grant admission to other discreet persons of the male sex, according to hisjudgment. The execution of the sentence is also to be made known in the journal of the place wherein the court which passed the sentence sat; and an mcccunt of the proceedings is to be publicly read by an official at some place in the neighbour hood as soon as possible aster the official decree 4ao been, Earned 410 effects provinces. NAPLES, (via Marseilles) MAY 12. The mere rumour of Garibaldi having attempted to raise the people in Calabria has caused a panic. It is even reported that the Court has packed up articles of value in order to be prepared for all contingen- cies. A steamer with 200 fugitives has arrived from Palermo. Ten of the police having killed and wounded six individuals on the occasion of the late manifestation at Palermo, four police agents were poignarded on the following day. The Neapolitan soldiers are discouraged, as for 38 days they have been fighting on the same ground. PARIS, MAY 16, The Paine of this evening says s— " The telegraph brings grave intelligence from Sicily. " The expedition of Garibaldi is said to have suc ceeded in raising Sicily, and the royal troops occupy the fortresses of Messina and Palermo only. An in surrection is said to have broken out in Calabria. A third insurrection in connection with the two former is likewise said to have broken out in the Abruzzi. A rumour is current in Paris that the French squadron (escadre d'evolutions) will leave for Naples to protect the French inhabitants in the kingdom of the Two Sicilies. The Opinione Nationale announces :—" In com pliance with the invitation of the Ministry of the Interior we suspend the publication of any state ments relative to the subscription opened for the benefit of the defenders of Italian independence." MARSEILLES, MAY 16. The Levant steamer has arrived. She touched at Messina on the 13th. The city was still quiet. The captain of the Syria, which arrived yesterday, has declared that on passing Marsala he noticed red flags on the town. He is not certain whether they were flags hoisted by the insurgents or by the inhabitants. The persons on board the steamer Syria, when coasting off Marsala on Sunday last, the 13th inst., observed red flags upon the town. News brought by the steamer Italia announces that after the receipt of a despatch from the Emilia, 500 men precipitately quitted Milan, and embarked yesterday at Genoa. A movement by General La moriciere is spoken of. The Levant steamer, with news from Sicily, is still expected. ROME, MAY 14. (Official.) The Neapolitan frigates have sunk the steamer Lombardo, off Marsala, and have captured the Piemonte. Many of Garibaldi's volunteers were killed by the royal troops. Rome is tranquil. MUNICH, MAY 16. The Xeue Munchener Zeitung says :—" Russia has remitted to Turin a decided protest against any attack on the kingdom of the Two Sicilies by the Pied : - mon tese." TURIN, MAY 16. The Sardinian fleet has received orders to con centrate itself so as to be prepared for all contin gencies. The rumour that new expeditions had set out for Sicily is unfounded., It is reported that the Piemonte has not been captured. The dispatch of troops from Naples still continues. The Corriere illereantik publishes the following proclamation to the Neapolitan army issued by " Foreign insolence reigns over Italian ground in consequence of Italian discord. But on the day that the sons of the Samnites and Martii, united with the brethren of Sicily, shall join the Italians of the North, on that day our nation, of which 3 ou are the finest part, slali re sumo its place, as in . former times, a mong the first: nations of E u rope. 1., an Italian soldier, only aspire to see you drawn up side by side with these soldiei w of 'Varese and San Martino, in order jointly to fight against the ene mies of Italy ! ' 6 G. GARIBALDI." The following is to the inhabitants of Naples : "It is time for you to imitate the magnanimous example of Sicily, by rising against the most im pious of tyrannies. To the perjured and blood thirsty race that has so long tortured and trampled upon you, let the free government succeed which eleven millions of Italians now enjoy ; and substi tute for the foul Bourbonic flag and glorious tri colour, the happy symbol of national independence and unity, without which true and durable liberty are impossible. Your brethren of the North desire nothing more than to see you join the Italian family. " G. GARIBALDI, G. RICCIARDI, Baron STOCCO." One to the Sicilians follows " Sicilians !—I have brought you a body of brave men, who have hastened to respond to the heroic cry of Sicily. We, the remains of the battles of Lombardy, are with you—all we ask is the freedom of our land. United, the work will be easy and short. To arms, then ! he who does not snatch up a weapon is a coward, or a traitor to his country. Want of arms is no excuse. We shall get muskets, but for the present any weapon will do in the hands of a brave man. The muni cipalities shall provide for the children, women, and old men deprived of their support. To arms, all of you! Sicily shall once more teach the world how a country can be freed from its oppressors by the powerful will of a united people. G. GARIBALDI." From the following one it would appear that it was Garibaldi's intention to have commenced operations in the Roman States, a plan which must have been frustrated by the vigilance of the Sardinian Go vernment : "April 30. " Romans !—To-morrow you will hear the priests of Lamoriciere say that some 211usulnzans have in vaded your territory. Well, these Illusulmans are the same who fought for Italy at Montevideo, at Rome, and in Lombardy !—the same whom you will mention to your children with pride when the day shall come which, by freeing you from the tyranny of the stranger and the priest, will leave you free to enjoy recollections. The same who for a moment yielded to the numerous and warlike sol diers of Bonaparte, but who yielded only with their brows turned towards the enemy, and pledging themselves to return to the fight, and not to leave their children any other legacy but that of hatred to oppressors. Yes, these companions of mine fought outside your walls, by the side of Manara, Melana, Masina, Mameli, Daverio, Peralla, Panizzi, Ramo rini, Danieli, Montaldi, and so many other brave Romans who now sleep near your catacombs, and whom you buried yourselves, because wounded in front. Our enemies are both astute and powerful, but we tread the land of the Secevolas, the boraces, and the Ferruccios : our cause is the cause of all Italians. Our war-cry is the same which was heard at Varese and Como—' Italy and Victor Emmanuel!' —and you know that with us, whether fallen or conquerors, Italian honour is safe ! " G. GARIBALDI, " General of the Romans, appointed by a Govern ment elected by Universal Suffrage." The Italian National Society has also issued from Turin a circular to its friends in foreign countries. The following is a translation : " Sicily has risen against her young tyrant, who, directed by the Jesuits, consents to massacre his subjects in the most atrocious manner, sparing neither women, nor children, nor old men. Th e Italian National Society would belie its past his tory if it did not endeavour by every possible means to aid the numerous victims of the Bourbon of Naples. It has, consequently, opened a sub scription in all its committees, and on the first day it succeeded in collecting a sum of fifty thousand francs ; but to enable the Sicilians to continue the struggle against a regular army, excited to car nage by all sorts of bribes, they must have arms, munitions, and provisions. With this object the society makes an appeal to the liberals of all coun tries; it begs them to found committees for soliciting and receiving subscriptions in favour of a people which has been driven to insurrection by the severest and most abject absolutism, and which desires to form part of a free and independent Italy. The faithful of the different States of Europe, at the instigation of their bishops, are sending money to Rome for the purpose of subduiag by caisnon and musket, and bringing again under the Papal yoke, the Legations, which have succeeded in freeing themselves. Liberals ought to imitate this example by coming to the aid of the Sicilian insurgents. The central committee at Turin undertakeg to con vey to them the succours thus obtained ; and the weekly paper of the society will record the names of the generous donors. A beginning has already been made at Glasgow ; but the liberals of France, of Belgium, of Germany, and of Sweden ought not to be behind those of England in work which highly concerns the liberty of all peoples, for the fall of the despotic Government of Sicily will involve that of many others ; and the Sicilians, when they have broken their own chains, will not fail to acquit them selves of their debt of gratitude, to the benefit of other peoples who may have risen in a cause similar to their own. " VEGEZZI ItUSC,ILLA." A letter from Naples, dated May 12, says :—We have no positive facts as yet from the provinces, but I believe that everything is arranged for an outbreak in more places than one, and that a word, the raising of a finger, would be sufficient to rouse them. Should Garibaldi land in Sicily, count it as certain that the provinces will be up. No boat came in from Palermo yesterday, though the Electrica was expected, and the weather was splendid. It is imagined, therefore, that some ob stacle has been thrown in the way f its departure by the Government. A strong demonstration is said to have taken place in Palermo this week, when the troops fired, and several people wer e shot. That the citizens are always on the alert, and never give the troops a moment's repose, is evident from the statement of General —, who, writing to his brother says, "I have not taken off my clothes for 22 days." In fact, it was impossible to restore order and tranquillity to Palermo ; and, though the state of siege was taken off and the cannon removed, and the shops were opened with policemen stationed by the doors, " I was in the city from half-past ten till half-past 2 of the sth," said a friend, " and I saw the shops again all closed and the cannon again in the street." During the week the increased activity in the arsenal has indicated alarm. On the nights of Sunday and Monday the Fulminante and Aquila, Government boats, were sent off hastily by direct order of the King. Other Government vessels were made ready, and furnished with horse stalls. Several commercial vessels also were put in requisition, and the Vesuvius, which has been pierced for cannon, received four six-pounders on board, stalls for horses, and a great quantity of water. She is still in the military port, so are the Tancredi, the Veloce (just repair e d), th e Teresa, the Saetta, the Vesuvio, and the Fieramosea, arrived from Toulon, all of which are kept in readi ness to leave, but what is their destination no one knows. The general supposition is that they are in tended to prevent some disembarcation, and certain is it for some days the Government has been in a state of great apprehension regarding the move ments of Garibaldi. The report which it gives out indeed is that the expedition is still at Spezzia, and that the chief is at Florence, and there must be some ground for it, as so many vessels would not otherwise be lying here on the alert. From Messina I have letters dated the 7th, which say that confidence was not returning, and that the public opinion was just the same; none of those who were imprisoned had been liberated, and unless ample concessions were made tranquillity could not be restored. Commerce was at a stand still. A steamer went over from Messina to Reggio three times a day with letters and telegrams. A Briti s h merchant steamer has, ii is understood, been searched this week on suspicion of having arms on board; but there was no ground for it. A Swiss tradesman, M. Comte, was arrested on the Ist of May on a charge of bringing ashore from a steamer four pistol. His assistant and the mate were arrested with him, and all three are in the Vivaria. The Saetta, Government steamer, came in from Palermo yesterday disabled by a shot, which she received from some vessel unknown to me. She brings intelligence that on the 9th there was a de monstration of the great mass of the population which the police were unable to put down. The military' were then called in, and fired, killing three and we - L . :ging eight. Ten persons were arrested. The letter I-I:laic:1i I quote is from a Gene ral Officer, end adds, " 1 :3;-t - ::111 to think that tl e revolution will have a more tragic termination than we imagined." • The ‘s . lecle publishes a second letter from M. Ric ciardi, dated Genoa, 13th, respecting Garibaldi's expedition. The following is an extract : " The Piemonte and Lombardo were compelled to put in at Talamona for water and provisions, as they had nothing on board but biscuit a n d cheese. A hundred o the most resolute men were landed, with a view - to take part in a powerful diver sion, of which you will soon hear. Six pieces of cannon were taken on board, which may be of great use either against the Neapolitan cruisers, or to cover the landing. The expedition left Talamona on the evening of the Bth, but stopped again on the Tuscan coast, probably to embark more ammunition and arms. Volunteers keep flocking to Genoa from all quarters, and if there were steamers and money at command, it would be easy to fiend legionl of determined 11101 to Some journals express astonishment that the Sar dinian Government did not prevent Garibaldi's attempt; but it could not do so without placing itself in direct opposition to public opinion; or, to speak more correctly, without exciting civil war." The 171oniteur de l'Artnee gives the following de tails respecting Sicily, which are of interest at the present moment : " Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean, is separated from the southern extremity of Italy by the Straits of Messina, and is surrounded by several groups of small islands. It is about 188 miles in the largest part, that is from east to wean ; varies from 31 to 109 miles in width ; is 344 miles round, and 16,875 square miles in super fices. The island contains a range of high moun tains, which is considered by geologists as a continuation of the Apennines. Mount Etna, also called Monte Gibello, is situated in the pro vince of Catana. This celebrated volcano, isolated like Vesuvius, is 3,608 yards above the level of the sea, and is from 81 to 88 miles round at the base. Towards the bottom of the mountain the vegetation is magnificent, and here and there are to be seen noble forests of oak, chestnut, fir, and beech. The plains at the foot, and particularly those of Mes sina, Melazzo, Palermo, Trapani, and Marsala., are fertile and well cultivated, producing grain, grapes, and fruits of a superior quality. Sicily► is divided into seven intendencies, or provinces —Palermo, Messina, Catana, Syracuse, Caltani setta, Girgenti, and Trapani. The first three, con sidered the most important in a military point of view, are united by a strategical road which runs along the northern coast to Girgenti, and which will one day be extended round the whole coast of the island; Palermo, the chief town. of the Intendency of that name, is the residence of the Governor-General of Sicily, and is the seat of the Government. It is a handsome town about five miles round, containing some fine monuments, and is protected by strong fortifications, among which are the forts of Castel Lucio and Castella mama. It is situated at the bottom of the gulf which bears its name, . and on the banks of the Oseto, its population being about 175,000 souls. Messina, situated in the gulf of the same name, possesses the best port in the Mediterranean. It is defended by formidable fortifications, among which are the Citadel, Fort San Salvatore, and the Bastion Real Alto, completely commanding the entrance of the port. On the heights at less than 1,000 yards from the citadel are the forts o f Gonzague, Castel Lucio, and Capucini. The Straits of Messina, separating Sicily from the kingdom o f Naples, are rather more than four miles across i a the widest part, and upwards of one mile in th narrowest. The entrance to them is defended b y a number of batteries well situated and we. 1.1 armed. The town of Messina is the most impor tant military position of Sicily, and, in fact, de cides the possession of the whole island. War like operations are difficult in Sicily. Cavalry and artillery cannot be easily moved, and a very strong force of infantry is required to attack the numerous fortified places. The fate of the coun try must be decided in the provinces of Palermo, Trapani, and Messina, especially the latter; it is there that the enemy must employ the grewtest efforts, and there that are the principal strategiical points. A disembarkation effected on other pea•ts of the coast would not produce any result; an. enemy might maintain himself for a long time in the south or in the interior of the island, 'hut would be wasted in detail without attaining • the object sought. In the wars and insurrections of which Sicily has been the theatre at different periods, entire bands, retired in the interior, have perished of hunger. Sicily cannot be attacked with success without the co-operation-of a navy, the command of the sea giving its defenders a 'vast advantage. The population of Sicily is about 2,000,000—a1l Roman Catholics. The Sicilians are intelligent, gay, and witty ; they possess bril liant imaginations, strong passions, and entertain' an ardent love of their country. They are very fond of religious spectacles, and much attached to their religion. Their patriotism makes them .con sider themselves as superior to other nations; am ong themselves, moreover, they are engaged in a con tinual conflict for pre-eminence ; and this con•lict is particularly strong between Messina and Palermo. In addition to its natural advantages, Sicily, by ita situation in the Mediterranean, is a military posi tion of the first order." A Vienna letter, in the Boersenhalle of Hamburg, says :—" We learn that Garibaldi's expedition has given rise to some very animated explanations be tween Count Rechberg and the Marquis de Mou slier, the French Ambassador at the Austrian. Court. The French representative expressed in, very warm terms the indignation felt by his Go vernment at the expedition." ST. PETERSBURG, WEDNESDAY. On the occasion of the communications made by Prince Gortschakoff to the diplomatic corps re specting the affairs of Turkey the English ambas sador, Sir John F. Crampton, immediately protested against the intentions declared by Russia. FRANKFORT, WEDNESDAY. The probabilities of the assembling of a Confe• rence have lately diminished, the German Powers being of opinion that it would not in any way influence French policy, nor arrange any real guarantee in,favour of Switzerland. The for.owing are their reasons : The annexation of Savoy to France having prac tically done away with the guarantee contained, in Article 92 of the final act of Vienna, that article could not form the basis of a Conference. The cession of the Littorals of the Lake of Geneva to Switzerland would not constitute any guarantee of military importance. It is not likely that at the Conference the oppo sition of the great powers to the annexation of Savoy would be unanimous. Even if it were, France having accomplished the annexation, not withstanding the opposition of public opinion in Europe, she would be also not influenced by the opinion of the Great Powers, more especially as they have resolved upon acting with moderation, and without coercion, towards France. VIENNA, MAY 17. The Presse publishes the following telegram, dated Pesth, 16th inst. : " An autograph letter cf the Emperor is to be published to-morrow, allowing the constituted superintendents to assemble in conventions in order to discuss the question of sending deputies to a general conference, and to make proposals for a synod. Free choice of superintendents and curates will bo granted. The trials pending against Pro testants have been suspended." HANOVER, WEDNESDAY. The Anglo. Hanoverian Treaty of July, 1844, respecting the Stade Dues, was prolonged the day before yesterday for a further period of six months. FRANCE. PARIS, MAY 16. The despatches received to-day from Italy have created a sort of bewilderment at the Bourse, which is almost a panic. No one knows what to believe, or whom to believe. The little confidence placedia official despatches is not remedied by the conflicting accounts that circulate out of doors. We gather, however, without vouching for the certainty, that Garibaldi, or Garibaldi's followers, are triumphant in Sicily, except in the two points of . Messina and Palermo, in one of which are 12,000 Neapolitan troops; in the other, 15,000. Others affirm that Garibaldi is not in Sicily, but in the Umbria, and that it is his name alone which has done wonders in the island, while he in person is revolutionizing the terra firma. The French Minister at Naples is said to have asked for four ships of war to protect his country men, and it is here feared, or hoped, as the ease may be, that by this the King of Naples is in a very critical position. Then, again, General Lamo riciere has made a movement, and is to be checked by 5,000 Piedmontese embarked at Genoa. The subscription for Garibaldi, announced in the Opinione Nationale, will go on, though the names of the subscribers be not published ; and the money will be sent to its destination. This Government is said to be much displeased with the movement in. Sicily, but on& because Garibaldi is at the head, and that it has been made prematurely. If Gari baldi revolutionises INTaples the chance of a, Muratist Gre Col( 79 on ] way all J Chu She seal Er Sa At Lo con Oth mic and Col Pe CrVI