The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-21 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY E

,; LIT INTELLIGENCE.
WILY.
There appears to be great probability that Gari-
baldi has left Sicily, not for the. mainland of
Naples, but for the waters of Sardinia. He an-
nounced his departure in the following address to
the National Guard of Mamba, delivered from the,
balcony of his house :
I am summoned elsewhere by my duty, and must quit
you, 0 Sicilians ! It is now time for Sicily to think seriously
and vigorously of her own defence. Yes, you must hence-
forth defend yourselves alone against whoever may attack
you! I have done for you all that was possible for me to
do. At present Italy requires that I should go elsewhere.
Diplomacy has not been able to check me, and I will pool.
tartly not come to a compromise with it.

It was in the Washington that Garibaldi left,
having 1,000 men with him.

NAPLES (vu OzzoA), AUGUIST 19.

It is said that at Foggia two oompanies of
dragoons and several artillerymen have joined the
insurgents.

GENOA, Axiom 20.

Official &dykes received from Naples assert that
the Neapolitan troops on the Calabrian cossta fired
on the evening of the 14th Mat,. upon a brig coming
from Malta loaded with arms and ammunition.
The vessel stranded and was taken by the
Neapolitans.

THE POPE'S CLEMENCY.

The Opinion Nationale says :

WO TOCEIiTO from Rome numerous letters which all soros
in contradicting the news circulated by several laureate
that all the political prisoners belonging to the Itomagnas
hams hew released. The fact is that they all, without •
'bee eseeptke, remain in irons. Some few prisoners (the
Opinion gives their names) were set at liberty on June 24,
but none of them were from the Romagnaa. Of these very
few, almost all, had but a few weeks or days to remain in
prison before the term of their sentences would expire, and
the majority return to their families afflicted with incurable
diseases contracted daring their confinement. " What
metiers!" said the priest, "we have done our best
to save their souls!" A favourite device of the
Roman government when it wishes to gain credit for el*.
meney is to remit an illusory portion of a heavy 'entities,
particularly in cases where the recipient of the favour has
already suffered so much that he is not likely to live to
enjoy it. For example, four years have been struck off the
sentence of hard labour to which young Messopreti, of Tocli,
was condemned. But be is now nothing but a living
skeleton stretched upon a bed of suffering. He was once a
rich merchant. Since his imprisonment he has learned the
death of his father (who died of grief), of his two sons,
and the utter ruin of his house. His young and beauti-
ful wife has been obliged to go out to service to
provide for the sustenance of his only remaining
child. In most countries, when a criminal is thought
to deserve more than twenty years' imprisonment
he is sentenced for life, or sometimes, which is more
humane, to death. But here 40 years of the galleys is quite
a common thing. But this is not all ; political vengeance
inflicta a sentence of 15 or 20 years in irons even after
death. In these cases the skeleton of the prisoner, when
he dies, is kept unburied and in irons. When the Pope
thinks it desirable to show mercy, the number of years of
imprisonment remitted is deducted in the first instance
from those to be suffered after death, so that many whose
names are paraded es instances of his Holiness's clemency
have no hope but to die in the galleys, and have
no other ground for rejoicing than this—that the
fetters will be removed from their bones while
their rottenness is in • somewhat lees advanoed
state than they were originally led to anticipate. There is
no country in the world but Rome where these refinements
of cruelty are indulged in. To conclude with an individual
ease—Giovanni Lucentl, a Roman, now lies in prison, work-
ing out a sentence of 3ti years in irons. He was a pros-
perous tradesman and the father of a large family, whom
he brought up in the enjoyment of ease and comfort. The
Pope has just granted him • remission of 25 mouths oat of
his 36 years ! What • mockery! Lecenti,' since he ham
been in prison, has lost a leg and an eye, has become deaf
in one ear, has a tumour in his liver, a chronic disease of
the cheat, and • equarrose affection of the epigastrium. Is
not this killing by slow torture?

SARDINIA.
TURIN, Arouerr 20.
Signor Canofari has left for Paris.
Baron Winapeare has been appointed Neapolitan
minister at Turin.

The official Gazette of Turin publishes a circular
addressed by the Minister of the Interior to the
governors and intendants-general in reference to
the formation of volunteer corps to join the na-
tional guard.

AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, TUMMY.

The official Prussian Gazette designates the state-
ments of the Nord, in reference to the points de-
termined upon in the interview at Toeplitz. as pure
inventions.

HUNGARY.

VIENNA, Accurr

Despatches from Pesth state that, it being ne-
cessary to re-cast the monument of the Palatine,
the inauguration has been adjourned.
The national fete to-day was confined to a reli-
gious procession. General Benedek entrusted the
maintenance of order to the municipality, who
guaranteed perfect tranquillity.

PESTII, Arover 20.

The religious procession has taken place in per-
fect order. The Primate was cheered enthusiasti-
cally. No member of the police force was risible.

INDIA.

BOMBAY, JrLT Zl
The Chamber of Commerce has passed resolutions
against Mr. Wilson's currency scheme.
A telegram from Calcutta in the Bombay Times
states that the income tax bill has passed. The
first payment will be due on the let November.
The tax is retrospective.

The following telegram has been received at Mr. Reuter's
office from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company :

THE BOMBAY MAIL.
MARSEILLES, Arovarr 20.
The Alhambra, with the above mail, arrived at
1 p.m.
The mail left for London at 5 p.m.

The Delta, with the heavy portion of the above
mail, left Malta at 4 p.m. es the sth, and may therefore
be expected at Southampton about the 24th inst.
The China arrived at Suez from Bombay on the 10th of
August.