The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-04-26 00:00:00

Dorsetsbirc.

GAVAZZI ON ITALY.

On Monday evening Signor Carazzi, the well-
known Italian reformer, delivered an oration at the
Townhall on " Italy— Present and Future." The
eloquent Padre was chid in the habit iif a monk, but
the sentient WWI without the crosses which formerly
ornamented his left arm and breast. Ile, however,
wore what was, we presume, the insignia if some
order on his breast. Ills delivery was ,iccompanied
by the most picturesque and perfect pantomime, the
offion being well nigh as suggestive as the rich and
unfaltering flow of wonla if which he is toaster.
The Signor commenced his addrees whilst sitting in
meditative motel at a table, but he soon arose and
paced the platform, at times carrying assay his
audience by his swift and vehement denunciation,
or plaintive supplication, or convulsing them with
laughter by his finished mimicry. The room was
ll filled, all the reserve seats being occupied.
,f, P. Alilndge, Esq., presided, and briefly intro-
timed the orator.
Signor Gavazzt remarked that Italy first of all hail a
right to independence. The leading London prews had
often said that if Austria without giving up Isimbardy
occupied no other 'art of Italy it would Hot affect the
independence of Italy ; but this notion sounded as
strange to Italians AA it would to hear people say Great
Britain RSA really independent although there was an
Austrian army in England, • French in Scotland, and a
Russian in Ireland. Why WAS Britain independent?
Recluse Britain au for Britialimen Anil not fur foreign-
era And this was precisely the Italian notion—ltaly
for the Italians and mit for foreigners. Cif course, he
would nut exclude foreigners who should visit Italy to
view the many treasures of art *hid, she immersed,
and which were more open than the few artiatic beauties
England contained ; nor would lac exclude foreigners
who came to Italy to enjoy her clear sky, and revel in
the affluence with which Nature blessed her. No;
welcome to pacific foreignera. But for foreigners iiitend-
Mg to conquer Italy, to poises*, to retain Italy with their
standing armies, then, without any compliment, socially
speaking, curse Austria and foes like her. There were
Swim mercenaries in Rome and Naples, Austrian* in
three parts of Italy, the French in Rome and ()vita
Vecchia. As to the wrongs enacted by them-, of course,
as we were allied with France, we spoke but half the
truth relative to the Gallic artily. but France: not being
an ally of his Italy he could say they were the asskasins
of his country, and no less foreigners than the others.
(Applause.) "The cask cannot yield but the wine it
contains; if it give not sweet wine it gives sour
vinegar." Now Austria was a cask of very bad
vinegar, and Italians expected nothing sweet thence.
Of the French let him speak with "due respect"—the
great wistaria of the literature of Europe, the great safe-
guard of European civilization I (A laugh.) When
renchiorn fought for their own country they could
fight nobly, but when they rent to fight fur the Pope
they could not hut be covert ruffians. Every sensible
Italian hated the alliance with Piedmont ; Victor
E 11111 l anuel had been entrapped. No Italian wanted the
French to fight his battles of independence ; to have
every part of Italy occupied by Frenchmen would be a
robbery. No, no, no, lie said to their help ; if Mr.
Louis Napoleon could not give liberties to the French
people, he emld not give liberties to the Italian
(Cheers.) When the ROWER of old came to this country
the ancient Britons had a right to heat hack the lova-
den ; and Italy had the *ante right to fight against the
Austrians because they were invaders. But whilst
the Romans were not barbarians. the French and Au.,-
trims were such that if they pained Italy tomorrow
not a single Italian would eel. for them. Should Italy
expect civilization from Austria ? To be Sure Austria
was in very high esteem among our faahionible people,
especially fresh arrival.; but if .tudi la smelled
to English nostrils, not so to the Italians.
from those perpetual pipe, kers !—ltad civihivatiou,;
civilization fruin CAWlllc.eitters—grraey civilization !
Why Italy had been twice murdered, and twice hail she
given her own to all Europe. If she could
revive twice she could revive a third time, supposing her
dead, without Austral's civilintioru ; and he preferred to
be an Italian barbarian rather than a civilized Austrian.
Without exception the English papers had stated that
the Austrians were very savage in the Crimea; yet when
lie first arrived in this country in 1849 and spoke
against Austria he was declared to he a demagogue, a
chartist, •socialist, a communist. Happily the appetite
lions did not touch his skill, he lost neither appetite nor
rest. But if he was a disgusting chartist so was the
mock Jupiter of Printing Houle, Square when it iii'
veighed against Austria sonic time after, and so were
the fashionables who turned against that country: so
that, after all, he was in good company. The Times
when discoursing on British interests was the greatest
siewspaper in Europe, but when speaking of foreign
piney that jounial was the greatest liar. Five years ago
Lord John Russell declared it was time to teach Austna
a lesson of humanity towards her Italian provinces,
yet when plenipotentiary to ths Court of
Vienna, report averred that, his lordship Was highly
delighted with the imposing ceremonies of the Roman
catholic houses. Why every one was imposed on by
the imposing scenes of the mass-houses; and no wonder,
for the Church of Rome was a theatre, a worship of
ssusualiam, intended to please the menus by artistic dis-
plays. But if • Protestant visiting Remind' churches abroad
issoessed only a grain of common ataise there was no
danger of his being inole a Roman Catholic. The
Prince of Wales, if allowed to go everywhere,
would return a better Protestant than ever. As to per-
verts, being node in Rome, ladies and goitlemen who
declared theineelves in that city were already Trac-
tarians in this country. (A ppleuse.) He excused
Englialicurn visiting auao-houses &Mud •, 'out what
business had they to go to Kentish places of worship in
their own country ? Loud J. Russell, five years ago, was
a ticket-of-leave man —leditically, because he was out
of place, out of the ministerial prison, and then lie al,.
nounced in the House of Cumulous the inhumanity of
Austria. If then Austrians were inhuman, Italians had
a divine right to get rid of such monstrous, brutish
invaders. They had yet another good quality in addition
to being barbarians and inhuman —they were a set of
thieves ; they increased the taxation of the Lombardo
Venetians very greatly and took the money to them-
selves. Further. by an edict of the beardless Emperor,
dated 1851, the very language of Italy was not to be
taught after 1861/ in school Thanks to its glorious
writers that language could never be crushed out.
'beers.) Who gave Austria such rights? Italians?
Never. Who thin,? The treaty of Vienna ? Indeed !
The treaty of Vienna--the safeguard of European
peace, the foundation of European international law !
Why, it was • trap to catch little mice in to feed
fat cats. (Laughter and applauee.) Respect for treaties
Was the great cry at the ',resent time particularly
respect for the treaty of 1815. Oh, yes! The treaty
of %.ienna said that Cracow should be free—it now con-
tained an Austrian garrison ! It declared that no
/kinaparte iihould ascend the French throue -- now a
escudo Bonaparte ruled there! Was that respecting
treaties! Well, if it had been agreed to make • king-
doni of Turkey and a kingdom of -Belgium in spite cif
the Treaty of Vienna, so they should make a kingdom
of Italy in spite of the treaty of Vienna. ((heers.)
Ile had a hush truth to speak in these last lectures--
he called them last lectures because if • telegram arrived
to-morrow that war was declares!, goal byo to lectures
and platforms. However, let those ',resent shut their
ears, add let him soliloquize to hiumelf. If tiler: was
one nation that had to *peak the least about respect
for treaties it was the British nations. British men had
not to say they respected treaties' that was a political
white lie; Englishmen respected English interests. After
a little political farce, always agreeable to little iniuds,
Britain under the treaty of Vienna aciepted the pro-
tectorate of the lonian Isles, Under Queen Anne the
British took Gibraltar spite of all treaties, because it was
for their interest ; and if it was to their interest
to take the whole world goal bye to
treaties! As Italy bad not interfered with
Bntish interest. let England nut interfere
with Italian interests now, lie would define
the Treaty of Vienna as a Euroneau universal
&nomination. He meant no bloody But
what were they called who sat at Vienna, awl paro•Ilod
nut the countries as they liked ? They were " hist•rate
diplomatists." Oh. oh !—lt was a lie (cheerio—a " white
to genteel people. They Were asaassimi and barba-
rians; they should not consult how to make Italy free
—anus and blood plumb' make her free. (Applause.)
Still, Austria was not the greatest obstacle to Italian
freedous ; there was a man not *worded but pettiouated
Nee. Four centuries since it was written :
While Italy has a Pone she cannot have independence.
The Pope held a little Principality ; the ltoiivan States
could not be touchni without sacrilege, for they formed
the patrimony of St. Peter. Now, had St. Peter any
patninony to leave ? ;it. Peter might have left a few
sword fishes; but the patrimony ? It was got by poison,
rapine, intrigue. And Pius IX. could retain this by
caning assistance from any Catholic country. It was
the patrimony of the devil ! How could Italy be for
the Italians without foreigners when there was a prince
there who could invite foreigners into tbe country?
Italians were declared to be volcanic. Ile was glad to read
that from Sicily to Piedmont was one volcano—a thin
crud underlaid with all combustible matter. He pre-
ferred the volcano to cold dead water, for at its bottom
wa• a caldron many times greater than the classical
caldron of Shakspear. What should they put into it?
Quietly, quietly —all kinds of friar., and priests, and
Jesuits, sod num, and sisters of mercy, and prelates,
suet cardinals, and Pope, one after another. (Cheers.)
}babble caldron, bubble caldron, hubhie, bubble—oh,
the beautiful caldron ! Considering the fat stuff all
nrthing there the product would be • fine Irish stew !
(loud cheers.) Secak to him of gratitude to the Pope,
the originator of Italy's debuenrent and present alavery,
end he (the Signor) had his gratitude. It Was—curse to
the crown, the sceptre, the throne, the authonty, the
power of the Pope—curse for ever ! Only by help of
Italy, and Austrian areas could the Pope continue in
"41. But it was argued Italy meet retain the Pope
because he was necusary to European equilibrium. If
he left Italy Europe might yet have I and the equili-
k(u.n remain, for he was a great weight. (Laughter.)
When a boy he (Gavassi) WaStaught " Charity is not
',dune, butts expansive ;" he was now in a fit of expan-
sive charity—a fit of deliriums teetotal of expansive
clarity, he would give—the Pope with all his benefits to
(Applause.) Nobody liked the Pope near; Paris,
V
~'eata, thought him beneficial at • respectful distance.
..tite performed miracles in olden times, and the good
web then living being blind, could enifer such—now let
his Holiness pe'rfonn a miracle in hit own line. The
hilliest anthority told that—St. Denis had hie head cut
14, but with oriolneas worthy of the Iron link. in the
aeld of battle, looked down as his head lay on the
POW, smiled upon it, inclined over it gently, put hie
1,8-ad in his own fitment, ',aid making of it a lantern to
litt feet, went speedily straight forward half a mile •
after this wonderfully "cheap excursion," he put down
1.4 bead, eouipozod himself gently, sat down beside his
heod, and remained quiet •• a good saint on the spot
where the parish church of Paris stands, the Parisians'
tenon seine Stint worthy of the peoele, people
smithy of the sa.nt without • head. Now, he (Gavassi)
yodel like to sea this same miracle performed, and the
Pope telming off with ladylike step out of Italy, con". 1
NI his load, set off by Italian public opinion. And '
Italy would be happy to maintain linn, bemuse
lug be heed without head. (Laughter." Italy might
114,, t mkno my, apportioning to • Booaearte who
low ruled by amossination and massacre, bat their
sirjoet was to light, not to divide, but to unite Italy.
Itsnwo mukdpal jealousies would disappear, and do
*odd booorits, according to bar own proont, a United

Kingdom. Great Britain was • United Kingdom',
although there Will live strum 4 net oilities combined,
tln• Memel., the Cornish, the Wel di. the Iri•h. and the
English. ILO It id:" C 0,11,1 become united, notwithstanding
her ilitteretit province.. Italiana did not ask republican
liherties ; republican liberties and lite prestige of Mots-
alibi were gone tor ever. Ile Ittarazail asked first the
liberty of the Bible, a ithout religious liberty the grant.
jog of eivi! liberty was a mockery. Then all they asked
was what we in England enjoyed under our beloved and
dear Victoria, cion,titutional unity. a constitutional one
King. Let theist have their united Italy under Vietor •
Eininannel of Sardinia. (Applause.) Boit the Pope?
The Pope could net grant any liberty without perjury.
fur on ascending the isontifical chair he took oath to
transmit entire whetever he received ; and last June, on
receiving the Cardinals' congratulations on his assump-
tion of the Papal Crown, Pine thanked Gml that lie hail
lived long enough to receive again what he had granted
of liberty in 154744. If Catholics must have the Pope
let hint still live and go where lie liked ; let him go to
Pekin, to Coventry, to Jericho, to the dogs, if lie liked !
(laughter.) It bad been propo.ed that he should go to
Jerusalem, but leaniing • lesion from the dog in the
fable, the Pope would not drop his mouthful of flesh fur
a few drops of Jerusalem water. And yet the material
sensual ist ical church of the Antichrist had to be supported
by French bayonet. and Austrian guns. Now, what
Italy asked of England ua. sympathy. Not material
strength ; if, nest ~,,, nth Italy room to arma, let Eng-
land send inc word to France, to Kumla. Spain—don t
interfere. This would be enough, for Italians were not
men of cheese hut men of flesh. From what lie saw of
fighting hi 1+448, by the Volunteers, he hello:toted three
ulontlos would not elapse beforeevery Austrian was beaten.
Austria required three times the force Italy needed.
Austria fought for tithes, and glebes, and meat toeat,
while Italian volunteers fought fur their firesides, wives,
and children. (Cheers.) Why did lie advocate war?
Because lie was not a fool. Let fouls go to the Congress,
which was but humbug. War was inevitable; too
much material for war bad been collected to allow of
peace. War then, war to the knife, the sooner the
better. Italy's call would perforate all her children;
he would not remain one hour longer alter hearing the
war trumpet, but would march once more with the
noble band of volunteers, matching, he hoped. at their
bead, with a tricolour in his right and • Bible in his left
Last.!; not from Rome to Venice, a crusader for the Pope,
but from Venice to Rome • crusader against the Pope,
and Italy in spite of Jesuits and Popes, should become
again the land of freedom. The Padre thu• concluded.
Oh, Italy, Italy ! beautiful Italy ! Italy the gem. the
jewel, the pride of the creation ! Oh Italy, Oh Mother!
dear to all thy children—dearer to thy distant exited
children! Oh mother, let me see thee once inure before
I die! 0 Italy, Italy ! Italy for the Italians !
Away with foreigner.! Amen. (Loud cheers.)

Ti.. CtiaiguaN promised, and the Rey. C. W. BiNG•
HAM wounded, a vote of thanks to Signor theatei fur
his address ; but while both gentlemen eulogized the
wonderful intelleLtual treat afforded them, they said
they weld not endorse all the Signor's sentiments.
The assembly then Peparated.

IVEY -Shiptiweeked Marintre' Benero•
leme Sociely.—lnstances are constantly occuring an
this kicality of the benefits resulting froui the assist-
ance extended to shipwrecked seamen by the above
excellent aiciety, awl we have much gratification in
giving publicity to the following : —The barque
Beraildine, of Halifax, Nova Scotia. (Captain J.
Young), bound how Liverpool hi Halifax, when
four hundred miles west of Cape Clear, April 7th,
sprung a leak, which rendered at necessary to throw
the cargo overboard. The crew (13 in number)
were taken otl the wreck by the American ship
Anna (Schmidt) of New England, and were landed
in Weymouth on Friday by the Venlig, Cow's;
pilot boat, and boarded and lodged at the expense
of the Shipwrecked Mariners Society. whose agent,
Mr. It. Damon. forwarded them to their respective
homes hy the Great Western Ilailwa), the company
It their credit be it stated) being accustomed to
iithird free transit to all shipwrock.eil sailors and
others whose distressed circumstances bring thew
within the sphere of tins benevolent society.

AecIDENT. —The driver of the Bunton Hotel omni-
bus was thrown from his seat and rather seriously in.
jured on Tuesday evening last, lie was turning
somewhat quickly out of the yard contiguous to the
goods station, at the Railway terminus, when the
wheel of the omnibus grazed a stone, and the shock
threw bun to the ground between the 110.-ses. his
hands were much cut, and he received other bruises
in various parts of his body.

1 HISH Ciatitcu Miasioss.--Sermons in aid of this
csuse were preached at St. Mary's Church, on Sun•
day week, by the Rev. G. Robinson, deputation
from the parent society, and the Rev. A Washing.
ton. The collections illlollllttld to .C 23. The annual
meeting was held at the National School Room, on
Monday evening following. The chair was taken
by the Rev. H. .J. Lyon. 'The report stated
that during the past year 4:47 7s. lil.. had been col-
leetod by the Weymouth Auxiliary Branch. Earnest
appeals in favour of the missions were made by the
chairman, the Rev. G. Robinson, and the Rev. G.
Coghlan. The collection at the close of the meeting
realized .V 2 14s.
Poiecr., Tuesday.—Present : The Mayor (P. Dodson,
Esq.), and .1. Ayling. Esq. —Joseph Keeping, an ap-
prentice, Wag summoned for wilfully disobeying his
master, William Paul, who stated that defendant had
repeatedly refused to obey his orders, and More par.
ticularly on Friday last, when he declined to go to some
buildings where he was required to perforiu work ici
accordance with his indentures. Paul had been com-
pelled to bring him to the Court before, on a similar
charge, hut the matter was then compromised. [Sc
fen.lant ,aid the work about which his ineater sct hint
was not calculated to perfect him in his trade. fie had
refused to uhey his master, but had subsequently coin•
plied. The Mayor referred the defendant to his in.lcii•
tures wherein he had engaged to obey his master's
lawful commands, and if lie refused he was liable to be
unprisuned. lie had shown no justific.itiou fur his
misconduct. Complainant refused to make another
compromise, and wished to leave the matter in the
hands of the Magistrates, who indicted a sentence of
one nionth's imprisonment with hard labour.

CERN/Z.—Serums I %my. miaifixt a Surremor of
—On Wednesday, St,p/tes 111//ior,
farmer, of NI nterne, and surveyor of the highways for
that parish, was brought up in custody of Supt.
Blake, on a charge of embezzling monk.* collected
for the highway rate. Mr. Fear appeared for the
defence. It appeared from the production of the
books, that a rate bad been made of three halfpence
in the pound, but the evidence of Mr. James Spur-
geon, bailillof Lord Dishy, showed that on m ire than
one occasion, the prisoner had collevted double that
amount from his lordship. The rate collected in
Octobcr, he had altogether omitted to account for.
The prisoner when taxed with it., said it was a
mistake, and offered to refund the money. The pri•
sonar, under the advice of his attorney, roiereed late
defence, Awl was onninitted tor trial. but was on
the application of Mr. Fear, released on bail.
CORFIC CABTLE. —Bee:oration of (he Limed: for
Colle Cantle. The estimates were : —Meailus
(Poole) and Farwell (Swana4e), 4:1,902; Davis
(Fnsinie), £2,441; Wickham (Poole), .£2.300 ;
Mundey (Dorchester), £2,150 ; Marshall (Bland.
(oral), .C2,13l ; Eaton (Wituborne), £2,237. The
tender of Meade/ and Fare ell was taken, it being as
follows : —Church and claims!, £1,869 ; restoring
tower, 1'65 ; COlllllllllllOll and rails, I:10 ; prayer
desk, £10; writing commandments, £8 ; motoring
old oak, t 5 ; new stone pulpit and steps, £2O;
restoring font and new base, Z 5 ; total, £1,992;
deduct live tons of old lead at .f. 114 per ton, £9O ;
estimate 111xe1ttatl, £1,902. Total amount of monks
coital:tett. £1,661 Se.

Su rusisurry.— Several drinking fountains, &-
snood by W. flatten, Esq., have Weil erected iu
this town, uid 11111)1111Cd during the day with water
by tho kindueve of Lord Westannuiter, and we are
sorry to add that *ULU persons have, at various times,
wilfully wrenched off and taken away the cups, and
otherwise damaged the fountains' to the regret and
ai pules of the inhabitanta generally.
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M111:11l11701INE.—Polire, Tneeday.—An idiotic looking
young mail, named Julia White lock, of Sherburne, was
brought up in cust.sly, before J. F. Falwasser, Esq.,
charged with ouimuitting a capital oftenoe on the lienuni
of a little child named Lucy Hay. only six years of age,
on the 17th of March last. After the alleged cuiumis•
sion of time offence, the prisoner absconded; but on the
information of Mr. SupernAendent liammond, of :Rut-
moister (who apprehended him at that place), Mr.
Superintendent LOwis went there and took him into
custody. Several witnesses were examined, and animipt
them Mr. White, surgeon, who examined the child,
gave it NJ his opinion that the capital offence had not
been oominitted. The charge of assault with intent
was then entered into, and the prisoner was ultimately
bound over in tat, and two sureties of rx each, to be
of good behaviour for six months to come; in default,
to be imprisoned for two calendar months.

LYME liznia—A portion of this small constitu-
ency are dissatisfied with the conduct of their pre-
sent representative, and on Monday passed a vote of
censure upon Colonel Pinney fur voting " in favour
of the resolution brougbt forward by Lord John
Rowell against the Government Reform 13i11, where-
by the franchise of the aticieut borough of Lyme
Regis is placed in jeopardy."