The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-09 00:00:00

GARIBALDI AND THE "SA3INITES."

According to a Naples correspondent of the lade-
petulance Beige, an association of working men of
the province of Molise, or of Santitiens, as they are
taught by ancient history to call it, have lately sent
an address of sympathy to Garibaldi, expressed in
language of passionate devotion to the wounded
hero. The concluding sentence of their address is
a singular evidence of the tenacity with which these
modern Saninites cleave to the ancient traditions of
their race. "All the Samnitea," they write, "send
you greeting, and promise you that as their ances-
tors humbled (fil. made to pass under the Forks) the
Roman power, so at your summons on the held of
battle they will humble the eagles and birds of
prey, whether yellow or black, enemies or allies."

- To this characteristic address Garibaldi sent from
Pisa the following reply :

My dearßrothers,--I thank you for the manly and noble
words in which you bare addressed me. It was a great
consolation to me to know that, tormented as you are by
the brigands whom the Court of Rome sends out amongst
you, and ill-proteetedby a weak government unworthy of its
oaks, and more submissive to the foreigner than devoted to
the country, you still have faith in the advs.
tion of Italy. There are peat virtues in the working
men of Italy, and associations like yours tend to de-
velop them. We shall soon see oar oppressors pass
udder the Candine Forts before the free people of Italy. I
heartily salute you. G. GARIBALDI.

The correspondent of the Indipend awe mentions
as a fact worth notice that Garibaldi's secretary
had written " the foreigners who oppress us ." but
Garibaldi with his own hand struck out the phrase,
and substituted the words " our oppressors."

DiocinsE OF LONDON.—The Bishop of London
has appended to his charge, which he has just published,
lan elaborate statement in reference to the parochial du-
tricts under his episcopal jurisdiction, with the number of
clergy to each. He divides them into four classes. In all the
parishes of class A, each containing more than 30.000 people,
there is a population of 100,000 persons, with 11 clergymen,
or one to every 9,1(t) persona In this clan there are only
three parishes—namely, St. Peter's, Walworth; St. Dun-
stan's., Stepney ; and St. Mary's, Haggerstone. In ell the
parishes of chi= B, containing between 20,000 and 30,000
people, there is a population of 309,955. with 53 clergy, or
one to every 5,510 persons. In clans C, cootaining parishes
having between 15,000 and 20,000 people, there is a popula-
tion of 224,000, with 39 clergy, or one to every 5,760 per.
sons. In clans D, containing parishes with between 10,000
and 13,000 people, there is • population of 710,562, with
198 clergy, or one to every 3,590 persons. These are exclu-
sive of four country parishes (Perivale. Littleton, Cowley,
and Ickenham), havicg • population under 400, and of 31
cituarishes, with populations under 600.
FIRE IN THE ClTY.—This morning, shortly after
12 o'clock, a fire took place in a large clomp of buildings
lying behind the principal hoaxes of Widows in Little
Tower-stmt, City. The discovery was made by an
attendant upon one of the Royal Society's fire escapee,
who, on going to procure a light, noticed • dense
body of fire raging in the block of promises before alluded to,
which were let out to various pei eons, including Messrs.
Hemp, Carr and Cr.. merchants ; Mama. Bailey, tea mer-
chants ; Messrs. Padrnore, tea-dealers (wholesale) ; Messrs.
Fanning, wine merchants, and others. The premises in
question form three sides of a square ; the buildings on
either side being let out as offices, the names of the
occupiers, through the great confusion which prevailed at
the time, could not be ascertained. The conductor of the
escape, imagining that some persons were in the building,
entered the first floor by the window, when, before he had
time to enter the upper rooms, the flooring gave way, and
he with Mr. Foreman Bridges, of the Brigid', and Engineer
Withers, nearly fell thmneh into the room beneath.
METROPOLITAN ILAILWAY.—We understand that
the main canoe of delay in the opening of this railway arises
from the undue width of the carriages employed. The com-
pany propose to protect the passengers by putting bars
across the windows, bat this is objected to by the Govern.
meat Inspector.
A NEW DOCK FOR THE TIMBER CARRIERS AT
LlVERPOOL—Yesterday a new dock for the use of the
timber carriers of Liverpool war opened at the north end
of the town. The new dock, in addition to immense quay
spew, will have erected on its margin • large warehouse for
the storage-of general goods. The whole concern will he
under the management of the Bridgewater Trust.