The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-09 00:00:00

LOAD NUM= AND THE ITALIANS.

The following correspondence has been published:
(Translation.)
To TER RIGIT HON. TUN EARL RUNBELL, $O.
May it please your Excellency,—A philanthropic member
of the British parliament, Mr. Arthur 'Unwind (who, at
the commeimeineut of Italy's regeneration, travelled with
one of his colleagues through our peninsula, with the view
of giving, as they did through the press, an impartial narra-
tive of their journey, after carefully studying its political
coudition, expressing at the same time an opinion most
favourable to the rights of the Italian people), told some of
his friends when he was at Milan that your excellency was,
from among the members of the English cabinet, one of the
foremost in defending the unity of Italy, and that therefore
the Italian patriots might rely upon you with the utmost
confidence. This aillitirinee on the part of your aohle fallow-
citizen was subsequently confirmed must fully by au authen-
tic public document. We allude to the note addressed by
your excellency to the representative of your governineat
in Turin, air James Hudson, beanng date the 27th of Octo-
ber. 1860. the last day of the conferences at Warsaw. The
noble frankness with which your excellency disapproved the
reprosoh oast by the other great powers of Europe co the
ante of our government, when seeking to achieve with effec-
tual determination the independence and liberty of Italy, so
happily initiated by.Fraimo-ltalian skill and valour; more-
over, the entire approbatiou given by you, in the Diane of
your government (despite the diplomatic ambiguities of the
other leading slates of Europe), to the mode In which the
people and the King of Italy, with remarkable cosoord, are
striving to Mt:divote the right which each nation has to
belong entirely to itself, —these things have awakened is
every Italian heart feelings of the most lively gratitude.
Tele undersigned, therefore, constituting themselves the
interpreters of the gratitude thui deservedly entertained by
Italy fur your illustrious support of her cause before the
European Areopagus, undertook to promote among their
fellow-countrymen • voluntary subscription in order to be
able to offer your excellency, as token of national gra-
titude, a statue of Carrara marble, the work of an eminent
Milanese sculptor, Carlo Romano, Professor of Moulding in
the Royal Deaf and Dumb Institute of Milan, which was in
the Exhibition at Florence.
The subject chosen by the artist appears to them very
suitable to the occasion, inasmuch as it expresses in marble
the predominant idea of your valuable note, symbolically
representing the unity of Italy by an elegant young female
figure seated on a rock wearing on her right arm a bracelet
ou which is engraved the moth, " Italia utia," and having
her eyes fixed upon a diadem hold fast in her two bands, cm
which is exhibited in relief various armorial ensigns appro-
priate to the different states of Italy.
At the request of the promoters of this patriotic tribute
the sculptor granted to them the possession of this work of
his as a mark of his country's gratitude, at the name time
offering gratuitously • portion of the work of his hands. The
undersigned, thaw supported by the earnest and voluntary
co-operation of numbers of their fellow-countrymen, are
sincerely rejoiced at being permitted to accomplish success-
fully this their unanimous wish by offering to your exoel-
leocy a spontaneous tribute of grateful Italians—a tribute
which they hope you may kindly value the more from its
being presented to you by your noble fellow-citizen, Mr.
Arthur Kinnaird, who, as he was for us the guarantee of
your most powerful patronage, will be also to you the wit-
ness of their Dever-failiag gratitude.
(Signed)
Cavaliers LUIGI SCOBA, President of the Chamber of
Commerce and Chief Comnussioner.
Professor Anent FRANCASCO I{ I GON ATI.
Rev. Professor Luini Idnatai.
Piano PIRTLIELANTA, Director of an Eduoational
Institute.
Dr. PIETRO LABAT, Director of the Agrarian Connal
of Milan.
Advocate Lula Kum.
Advocate LUIGI 80IINAR00/L
GIOVANNI LOGARNO. Painter.
FRAGIONRRE VIRGINIO Com:.
Milan, July, 1862.
(Copy of Earl Russell's reply.)
Foreign-office, Oct. 1.
Gentlemen,—lt is with feelings of deep gratitude that I
accept your gift of a statue, the work of the exeeßent
sculptor. Carla Itornano, and representing "La Conviazione
dell Unita d'ltalia.'.

It has been always my persuasion that Italy herself was
the fittest judge of the mode best adapted to secure her free-
dom, her happiness, and her independence.
The only merit I can claim, in conjunction with my
colleagues in the government. is that of having expressed
openly, constantly, and successfully the opinion that Italy
should not be interfered with in the great task which, to the
immortal glory of her sone, she undertook.
It has been her good fortune that in the commencement
of this work she wes aided by the powerful armies of the
Emperor of the French. Her own fortitude, her own mo-
deration. and her own patience have heed conducive to her
further progress, and her constancy will, I trust, complete
the edifice of which the genius of her people laid the broad
foundation&

I have to thank my friend. Mr. Arthur Kinnaird, for
being the faithful interpreter of my sentiments in reference
to the independence of Italy. Ruestm..

FEARFUL FATAL STEAMBOAT COLLISION.

SHIELDS, TUESDAY NIGHT.

A most fearful collision has occurred on the Tyne
to-night, and it is feared with great sacrifice of human life.
The Tynemouth packet steamer, belonging to the Tyoe Ge-
neral Ferry Company, was coming down from Newcastle to
Shields with passengers, and was a little below Bill Point,
about nightfall, when she met the Forrester, passenger
steamer, belonging to the Percy line of packets, coming up
from Shields, also with passengers, and with a number of
working men on board, employed in the factories and iron
shipbuilding yards on the Tyne, which she had taken up at
the landing-stages. From some cause that hu not been
explained, the Tynemouth ran into the Forrester with fear-
ful violence, cutting her down neirly to the water's edge,
The Tynemouth backed into mid channel, and dragged the
Forrester with her. They parted then, and the Forrester
began to sink, and went down within about three minute*
after the collision. Her me w and passengers were left strug-
gling in the inter, and what boats were near put to their as-
sistance, and picked up all they could find. But from the feet
of the passengers on board the Tynemouth observing so many
persons floating about in the water, and from the know-
ledge that there were also a cousiderable number of people
in the cabin of the Forrester at the time of the oollisioe,
and those who were saved from the Forrester stating that
they would have no time to escape, there is great reason to
fear that there has been a sacrifice of human life. An im.
mediate attempt will be made to lift the Forrester. The
Tynemouth herself was so badly injured that she had to
be run ashore. A foreign seaman has lost his chest and
hammock, and 401., which were taken down in the For-
rester. One of the passenger, belonging to the Forrester,
who was rescued from the water, states that he left three
men, and a woman and a child, in the after cabin, and
he fears that they would not be able to escape.
Ou Tuesday night, about halfiast nine o'clock, Captain
Hall, secretary to the Percy Mutual Insurance Company,
accompanied by the committee of the company, set out from
amidst the little knot of anxious gazers on the Newcastle
Quay to seek for themselves some explanations of the dis-
aster, and to make farther iuquiry as to its consequences.
The Laurel was chosen for the conveyance of the party ;
and io the bright moonlight a rapid mail brought up the
steamer alongside of the sow partially revealed hull of the
Forrester. alongside
quickly and very energetically those on
board the boat set about their work, and in little more
than half an hour two bodies were brought up from the
cabin skylight. The first recovered was that of a man
apparently about 23 years of age and about 5 feet 10 inches
lei stature ; he was dressed in dark tweed troweers, and
his Coat and waistcoat were of a dark grey cloth. lo
' his pockets were found a silver Geneva watch with silver
Albert chain, two or three song-books, 94. 6,1. in silver, sad
2jd. in copper, a tailor's thimble, a sort of needle, a porte-
monnaie, and some more trillieg articles. The following
note, found in his possession, may, however, lead to hie
identification :—" Low Walker. Oct. 7. 1/162.—T0 Marra.
Bainbridge and Co. Please to supply J. Wimem, Richard-
son, and Co.' with ilb. of strong white thread, ilb. do. black,
41b. of black cotton wadding, 2jab, do. middling.— S. O. A."
The other body recovered was that of an elderly mat,
apparently an Irish labourer, habited in moleskin jackei
and trowsers and wearing a blue checked shirt. It is
believed that he was employed at the pier works. The
rising tide now precluded further research ; but it was
stated by some of those employed that they believed
other bodies were within the cabin. On the shore was a
woman in hysterics, mewled by the loss of her son, a boy
nine years of age, who bad been swept from her side whilst
on the deck by the rising waters.
The bodies were brought to Newcastle Quay in the
Laurel, and were then conveyed to the dead-house. The
Forrester, which belongs to Mr. Dote•m, has been sunk
coos before during the past 12 months, and it is only a day
or two that, new painted and thoroughly renovated at
considerable expense, she was again placed on the station.
She is insured to two-thirds of her value.

The Lord Mayor Elect will distribute the prizes
and certificates gained by the students of the City of London
College at the recent examinations, this evening (Thursday),
at 8 p.m., at Busse: Hall, Liadenball•street.
Swum:unto! Feu, TUZIWAY. —This was the
hone fair day. There was a vary good demand for fini-
al' het ebe supply was limited. There was en
*verge, supply of strong, useful horses for general purposes.
Several buyers are bere for the military, and a Dumber for
the arereablder7. Horace have been sold at 2001.. at 1501,
and 1001. &Wiest hunters have been disposed al at Iran
601. to 401., and wider.

THE RIGHT HON. B. DISRAELI AT SALTHILL•

BALTHILL, WantraraT.
The annual meeting of the Royal South
ackhaghanoltite Agricultural Amocitika took pleas at

&Mill to-day. -
In the afternoon the members a the association dined
togeiher sa usual, Colonel HOWAID Yule presiding. There
ware also present the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, IL P., the
Hoe. W. G. Cavendials, M.P., Mr. C. G. Geese, ALP!,
General A. P. Hood, Admiral Clowns, Major Bent, Captain
Lee. Ise.

The usual lo and constitutional toasts hiving been
duly honoured,
Mr. TIONTIM proposed " The Health of the Members for
the County," which was drunk with peat cheering.
Mr. Doran, M.P., as senior member, first responded.
Having alluded to the absence of political excitement 1
during the put session, he said he believed that the House
of Commons, notwithstanding all its shortcomings and
fallings. had really been a good echo and cede: of the anti-
meats of the people s.f the country generally. 1f in these
days the House of Commas did not advance rapidly is
; what were termed progressive measures, if, on the comics'',
they turned • deaf ear to organic changes of any
exciting description, it was because the country at
large preferred sound and moderate, well-oon.sidared, and
useful' legislation. (Uhsers.) And the saute might he said
with regard to our foreign policy. Though we might deeply
rya pahlse in the struggle for Inll :dance into winok '
• Italy bad entered, and though we in t regard with
inlerro•OleseemOorbin Arena% ill one Portion I'4
States was allaying to throw off the yoke te which it had
been subjected, and in which peat valour and skill had un-
doubtedly bees displayed, still he thought the feeling of
this country had been re-echoed by the House of Commons
when they support a the government in the policy of non.
intervention. (Hear.) The true policy of this country wadi
to keep herself clear of ell entanglement in the American
war, and not allow British energies and British capital to be
wasted in to unprofitable a wicket. (Cheers.)
Mr. Dtsakem, M.P., who on rising was resolved with
peat cheering, said—lt gives me real pleasure to find myself
among those to whose confidence I am indebted for the
position I occupy and whose pursuits I hooour. Mr. Tram-
per has referred to some remarks which I made in another
part of the county as to the proceedinp of this emaciation.
What I said there I said in a spirit of justice and with a
desire of exciting emulation in other parts of the county on
point, in which you excel. If I felt it my duty to criticise
any course which you are pureeing, and which I thought
disadvantageous to your fortunes, I should, with a frankness
which I am sure you would not misapprehend, venture, in
this room, to express that opinion. (Hear, hear.) So far
as these agricultural associations are concerned, my opinion
upon them has been long well known to you, sod the expe-
rience of every year has convinced me that the opinions I
have expressed, and In which you all share, are just. I
think it quite unmanlier, any longer to vindicate their con-
stitution or general practice. Public opinion and the voice
of society have decided that they an highly beneficial to
the country, and have fulfilled the great objects they pro-
posed to thennelvea. and have really, practically, and com-
pletely brought all cleaves of the agricultural world
together much for the advantage of each of those cleats.
(Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, I milli* allowed to say that
what hat been been in the pion field to-day was of a
very satisfactory character. I this the field was one of
which South Buckinghamshire may be proud. There were
52 ploughs at work, and the farrows, whether straight or
curving, could not be well matched is any parted Ragland.
Certainly, they could not be excelled. (Chest..) Another
part of the proceedings of the day, which I viewed with
great satisfaction, was the produce of the cottage garden,
which obtained e first pries. I was not surprised that it
was obtained by an inhabitaat d Beaconsfield, because I
have observed for a long time that the allotment gardens
there are managed on principles sounder and agitated
by discipline more accurate than prevail in any
other part of the county. Any person who
observed the remarkable produce exhibited to-day
by the possesaors of cottage gardens meet have felt
that it was an exhibition that would have excited
attention even in Covent-garden. It shows that the people
of Beaconsfield, in the management of cottage pans, lave
discovered that important truth that a cottage garden
should not be • bad potato field. (" Hear, hear." end
cheers.) Until those who have cottage gardens in other
parts realise that tguth, they will not he able to beat the
people of Beaconsfield. (Cheers.) Although Ido not
intend to address you at any length, there is one point con-
nected with theca associations on which I wish to make a
remark. These associations are very popular in England,
sad particularly popular in the county of Buckingham.
There may be many in this room who are aware of the coo-
siderable number of those agricultural societies now in
existence. They are, is fact, fast cropping up. Almost
every year witnesses the institution and establishment of
• new one. Well, gentlemen, that is very satisfactory on
the surface but it is of the greatest importance
that in establishing these societies they should not be
so numerous that the area of competition may be dangerously
diminished. That is a point which should not be absent
from our consideration. So far as I can observe, and yo far
as I can hear, no ill oonsequeooris of that character have yet
appeared. The local spirit. is so great, the immediate ad-
vantages in the reward and encouragement of the labourer
in every district, however limited, are ao obvious and so
considerable, that I may fairly say that hitherto the ad-
vantages have greatly counterbalanced any possible died-
vantage that may hereafter occur. (Hear, hear.) But this
we must not forget—that if the spirit of competition in •
district does not really exist, it is impossible in the long
run to keep the amsociation alive. Therefore, I would re-
commeod you to look with anxiety and 30m• jealousy when
you find prizes for which there are very few entries, or
where you see constantly the same names, or only • limited
number of manses, obtaining the earns prime year after year.
I repeat that, generally speaking, I believe that all ill con-
sequeseas lave been averted because the local spirit has
sustained these associations • but I am of opinionmyself
that it is of great importance that periodically—at least
every five or six years—the various agricultural association
of this county should meet at some central point, and
enter into general competition. (" Hear, bear." and
cheers.) I am sure that it would stimulate the skill and
develop the merit of the county generally, and by meeting
together in that way, the champion ploughmen of different
dott;cta would encounter their match, and would return,
not abashed and beaten to their locality, but with a deter-
mination of increasing their skill and leaking renewed exer-
tions to arrive at that excellence which they ought always
to have before them. I hope that this suggestion may oh.
tain some countenance and encouragement from those
present,. I have mentioned it on more than one
occasion privately, sod even once publicly, and it
appears to me that the most judicious opinion are in fa-
vour of it. lam quite metal(' that, if developed, it will
have • beneficial effect upon the character of this county,
and will help to maintaiu that reputaise for agricultural
skill which Buckinghamshire may now lay a very just claim
to, and that general spirit among the people which it is of
as much importance to maintain as agricultural skill.
(" Hear, hear," and cheers.) Gentlenno. I will not detain
you further, except to thank you most cordially for the
mentor in which you have received my health. It gives
me always the greatest pleasure to find myself among you.
Among you are many of my earliest friends, and I am proud
that I have received the support of men who, in their call-
ing, an second to none in this country. (Cheery.) To be
your representative is my highest honour, and I can assure
you that it will always be to me a source of the greatest
pride. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. CAVIIIIDUM, M.P., also responded, and several other
tc .sts, principally of • local character, were subsequently
drunk.