The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-15 00:00:00

marine painter, Stansfield. Another distingnished
. soldier artist, Elenterio Pagliano;,has, to use, the
phrase of 'a Milan journal, ten quadrestupendo—
a triaonifieent picture 7--" The Fight at Tre Ponti "
betiVeeri .the Garibaldians and the Austrians, near
Seriate, in' the province of Brescia: .The' truth-
' fill pencilling, splendid colouringg. correct design,
and wonderful animation pf the scene of strife,
renders this picture the most perfectly finished
and best of the exhibition..: This is the 'first
work of this kind that has been painted by this
accomplished artist, all his previous works being
historical subjects, and of equal merit, particnlarly
hie. celebrated Il primo Incontro di Petrarco e"'
Laura ("The First Meeting of Petrarch and
Laura,") and L' Origine della Compaynia della
Misericordia . ("The Origin of the Society of
Mercy,") which last year received the gold medal
at the Thrift This:.yobrig artist Was
Well able to transfer to hiS canvas what he him-
Self Witnessed, being the captain 'of one of the
companies of the Cacciatori della Alpi, which
defeated the Austrians at the desperate fight
of the thirteerth of June, 1859; at Seriate,
and where so many noble and courageous
Lombardian youths sacrificed their lives. Pag •
liano, now not more than thiirty-six years, is as
distinguished as a soldier for his undaunted
courage as he is celebrated as one of the best
artists of Italy, having, like Gerolorno Induno,
fought by the side of Garibaldi in every engage-
ment during the bloody campaigns of 180-49-59.
Independent of having received the gold medals
arid prizes of the Brera' and Turin exhibition for
his merit and talent as an artist; he has been de-
corated with the Sardinian medal of military"
valour, for his great bra Very at the defeat of the
Austrians at Tre Isonti ; the French medal for
the ep,mpaittii of 1859, and the military medal,
lately distributed by the government of Emilia
to those who distinguished themselves.during the
campaign of 1849. The King of Sardinia has
commissioned this artist to paint the Battle of
Splferino. It is most sincerely to be lamented
that this young man, unable to suffocate his desire
to be again among his old companions, has, within
a few days, despite several important and lucra-
tive commissions, left for Naples to take the com-
mand of a company of the revolutionary army.
These are the kind of Italians that are a pride
and honchir to Italy. De Albertes, Valentini; and
Fassanotti, 'three other herees of Garibaldi, and
distinguished landscape :painters, ,the last-named
being appointed professor of the &era; have pro-
duced this year three of thebest and most picturesqu to
landscapes that have been
.exhibited here for
Many years. Castoldi, Praga, Penutti, and Sala,
the last two portrait painters, have all exhibited
pictures of praiseworthy merit. Tennutte and
Sala are, with the exception of Pagliano, our best
portrait 'painters ; but instead of seeing the usual
number of twelve or fifteen commt.ions the num-
ber has dwindled -own
' to Atli-, which is pro
-,
babe
co be ,be. attributed to the late improve-
ments of the photographic likenesses. One of
Sala's ,works is. a full length ,portrait of Count
CaVour, in his official dress;,---he is in-Vested
with such a peculiar expression of eye and Mali-
cious diplbinatie stifle playing about the mouth,
that if I. did not know the likeness and any
person was to ask my opinion of the original,
I should say without the 'least, hesitation, that
man is either a great Jesuit or a most cunning'
diplomatist. ' . The best works 'exhibited by the
sculptors are those of Tantardini, a magnificent
colossal statue of Moses, which the artistic cfics
here pronounce to' be "no servile'imitatim of the
• works of the great Michael Angelo." Loren=
Vela's "La Vittima Inquisizione" is a new •
subject, and notwithstanding the truthful treat-
ment of the same bringing to' our mind .all the
priestly cruelties of Spain and Italy, the expres-
sion is perhaps too painfully sad: Puttinati's
" L'Ammirazipne" is another of those exquisite
poetic figures which mark all the works of this
clever artist. Pundiani's ." Infant Moses: tramp-
ling beneath his foot the Crown of Pharoah" is
evidently taken from the late lamented Cor-
nienti's magnificent picture on the same sub-
ject exhibited last year. Here, we have
another example of the disgraceful manner in
which many of the great .Lombardian -painters
are neglected and left .to pine- away in the
greatest poverty. This justly esteemed painter,
after bravely battling for years against the most
cruel poverty, often obliged to'sacrifice his best
pictures for a fifth of their real value to those
who call themselves the 'ltalian aristocracy, and
descend to the meanest subterfages rather than
go direct to the studio of the artist, and pay the
real value of the picture. This esteemed artist,
as I have just said, was, upon the change of
government, appointed professor of-historic paint-
ing at the Academy of Bologna, but alas, two
months after his appointment, having unfor- ,
tunately drunk too deeply of the cup of sorrow,
he died, regretted by many of his sincere friends.
arid:brother artists. Gaspare Gabazze; of Turin,
has a splendid full size statue of " David," which
is intended as an allusion to Piedmont against
Austria. The exquisite chiselling of this subject
is of the highest order of art ; the expreisiVe and
noble features of David are beautifully and cor,;
reetly treated without that savage expression of
the eye' and mouth, which but too often charac-
terise works of the same subject. There are
many other statues, statuettes, busts, and sepul-
chral monuments, many, of the subjects like the
sister art, being different episodes of the campaign
but which would render this letter too long
even to give you the names of the 'sculptors
and subjects. Taking this exhibitition altogether
I find the same defect as in the past years, that
with the exception of the above-mentioned names,
there are most striking proofs of not the slightest
improvement among the Italian painters' which,.
as I have stated at the beginning of this letter, I
attribute to the want of encouragement to the
artists. On the contrary, the grandest, most
sublime, and poetic of the three sister arts; has
been gradually making the most visible progress
and improvement, and which has been noticed by
the yearly travellers and visitors to the exhibitions
and studios of the Lombardian and Piedmontese
sculptors. In my next I will show to your
readers, as I have already done with music, the
great facilities that were offered by they late
Government, and of course will be continued by
the present for, the cultivation of painting and
sculpture.

THE RECONCILIATION BETWEEN GARI.:
BALDI AND COUNT CAVOUR. THE
REFERENCE TO THE POPE IN .THE
DEBATE IN THE SARDINIAN CETAAI-
,BERS. -PROJECTED DEPARTURE, OF'
HIS HOLINESS.'

A letter from Turin, dated the 9th October
says :
" You will, doubtless, •be well pleased to have
some retrospective and well-authenticated details
On the *subject of the difference between Garibaldi
and M. de Cavour and, the 'circumstances which
led tntheir reconciliation.
" Since the"‘Cession of Nice, M. Ratazzi has
yr ithdrawn his support from the Ministry and
held hiniselfialoof from Court, notwithstanding
the well-knothi friendship with which he was
honoured by the King. When Garibaldi demanded
the dismissal of M. de Cavour, M. Ratazzi sent ,a
message to the. King through one of his officers;
entreating his Majesty to remain firm and not
compromise the monarchical principle by any act
of weakness. M. de Cavour, on being informed
of this proceeding by. the King himself, warmly
thanked M. Ratazzi, and ever since these two
statesmen have been reconciled. I have already
observed to you that M Ratazzi took no part in
the present debate in the. Chamber, and that he
voted with the Ministry.
"This attitude of the former Minister of the,
Interior in all probability' decided the favourable
termination of this dangerous crisis. If Garibald
had found that he could rely upon stong parliai
mentary support, it would have been difficult for
the ministry to keep its ground. But M. Ratazzi
was thoroughly sensible of the important bearing
of the act which was exacted of the King, and he
sacrificed his personal enmities to the principles
of monarchy and conservatism.
" The Piedmontese army is, beyond all doubt, in
the Neapolitan States. The unification of Italy,
with the exception of Rome and Venice, ill
be, in five or. six days from this time, fait
accompli.
"In regard to Rome, every day there are
rumours of the departure of. the Pope. To-day it
is asserted that a portion of the Pontifical state
papers have already been pat on board ship. '
"Apropos of the. Pope, a very curious incident
occurred during the debate in the climbers.
M. Chiaves said, in the course of his speech, that
immediate 'annexation is necessary to guarantee
the security, the liberty, the prosperity of Southern
Italy, and the greatness of the entire country ; that
he did not, however, desire the departure of the
Pope, who was one of the glories and sources of
strength of Italy,; that he longed to see the Holy
Father returning to a better state of mind; and
that the day on which the Pontiff and Victor
Emmanuel, as King of Italy, made up their differ-
ences, and agreed to sit side by side in Rome,
would be the happiest, day in Italy's history.
These words were followed by a perfect explosion
of bravos."

The health of the Earl of Derby is still so precal
as to occasion some anxiety to his friends. He is much
better than he was, and is now able to leave his, bed,
but he is still confined to his room. The attack from
which he suffers has been much more severe than was
generally known, and the greatest care will be requisite
to insure his entire recovery. His lordship still expe-
riences acute pain, and is very weak.
LINE OF BA.TTLE, SHIP UPON A. NEW PRINCIPLE:--
There is now being exhibited, at the Exchange News-
room, an elaborate and beautifully-constructed model
of a screw line of battle ship, intended to be of leviathan
proportions, and capable,. not only of more rapid sailing,
but of carrying a heavier armament than the largest
of existing men-of-war. These advantages, it is be-
lieved, will be obtained by a new arrangement of lines
and proportions ; and the principles illustrated by the
model have been approved by some of the most eminent
and practical naval officers. The-immense superiority
of vessels of this class, under the improved system of
warfare now prevailing, is obvious, and we recommend
all who are interested .in suoh matters to inspect the
model, the construction of which has occupied the atten-
tion of a gentleman resident in. Liverpool for upwards
of two years,