The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-14 00:00:00

THE DECREES OF THE PROVISIONAL

GOVERNMENT.
The official journal of the provisional govern-
ment of Sicily publishes the followinz decrees :

irAir AND VICTOR zawasur.t.
Joseph Garibaldi, commander-in-chief of the, national
forces in Sicily
In virtue of Vie powers conferred on him, decrees :
Art. 1. A committee of defence is instituted, which will
have actively to provide, as far as is necessary, for the
construction of regular barricades throughout the city, and
for putting it in a state of defence, independently of the
brave men that have come from other Italian provinces to
the help of Sicily.
Art. 2. The barricades constructed will be formed at
the distance of about a hundred paces from one another,
and in their constriction the paving-stones will be used,
also posts, stakes' bags of earth, and the works will be
placed under the direction of intelligent persons accustomed
to swill operations.
The articles required for the moveable barricades will be
prepared at such places as may be requisite, and especially
where our combatants have to advance protected against
the enemy's ire, and also for assaulting the quarters held
by the royalist& These barricades will be formed of baskets
filled with earth, with matters, straw-sacks, kc.
Art. 3. The committee will keep as large a supply as
possible of sacks, which it will have filled with earth
without delay.
Art 4. The barricades are to be defended by the most
c us persons to be found in the street where they are

Art 5. The doors and windows of the houses must be
left open day and night, for affording shelter to the persons
whom the committee may send for more effectually main-
taining the defence.
Art. 6. The committee will also organise a central corps-
de-garde, which, if possible, will establish itself near its
residence. Every street must have a secondary corps-de-
garde, which, by means of small patrols, will keep up com-
munications with the central corps, and whose duty it will
be to send a party every half-hour to inquire into the state
of the defence, and urge the inhabitants of every house to
oontribute to the said defence. _ _

Art. 7. The committee will keep round it a strong detach.
ment of armed men, in order to be able, if requisite, to send
reinforcements to the points most threatened.
Art. & It will see to the preparation of ammunition, and
espeakilly of the so-called "revolutionary powder."

ITALY AND VICTOR MADAM:EL.
Joseph Garibaldi, ooramander•in-chief of the national
farce in Sicily,
In virtue of the powers conferred on him, decrees :
Art. 1. Out of the lands of the acenmunal estates to be
divided, in conformity with the law, among the citizens of
the commune, every one, without drawing lots, shall have his
allotment who shall have fought for his country. In case
of the soldier's death, this privilege shall pass to his heir.
Art. 2 This allotment shall be equal to that which shall
be set apart by drawing lots for every head of a poor
family. Nevertheless, if the lands of a commune are
helm than the population wan, the soldiers or their
greater
teshallt wants,
obtain a share twice as great as the other persons
sharing.
Art. 3. If the communes have no land of their own, they
shall be supplied with land from the domains of the state
mot the crown.

Art. 4. The Secretary of State is charged with the execu-
tion of the present decree.
Palermo, June 2, 1860.
The Dictator, GARIBALDI.
The Secretary of State, FRANCESCO CRISCL

ITALY AND VECTOR RKIIIANDRL.
Joseph Garibaldi, commander-in-chief of the national
forces a Simly, &c., considering the decree of May 14, on
the dictatorship, decrees :
Art. 1. A governor is instituted for each of the twenty-
four districts of Sicily.
Art. 2. The governor will reside in the chief place of the
district, and wherever circumstances may require pre-
sence in the commune that shall be deemed by hii best
adapted for serving as a centre of his operations.
Art. 3. The governor will re-establish in every commune
the council and all the functionaries such as they wen,
before the Bourbonic occupation. He will replace by
other individuals inch as are deceased, or who from other
cameo may not appear.
Art. 4. The following will be excluded from the civic
council, and cannot be members of the corporation or com-
munal es or agents of the public administnition :
a. Alll such as shall favour directly ur indirectly the res-
toration of the Bourbons.