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LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 1.

Tim few words extorted from Lord CLutturnox
last night, with reference to the attire of Italy,
were emisently unsatisfactory. The English Govern-
ment is obviously dallying and trifling with the
Italian questioe, at the time when it is urgently re-
quired to speak with Bruner., and to eone a de-
termined attitude. Lord Cuastonote, if we may
judge by his language, regards the proceediegs at
Naples as of mon importance than what is in pro-
gress in Northern end Central Italy. This is a sad,
and, we fear, a wilful mistake. The political trials
at Naples appeal more directly to the feelings of men
than the chronic abases which pervade every
Italian State, except Piedmont; bat they are
merely a symptom of the universal diocese,
end incurable, except by a remedy of seine-
sal application. The Xing of NAPLES, like
the rulers of Rome, Tuscany, Parma, and Modena,
yersists in his misrule, because he is confident of the
sympathy and support of Austria. He will not check
his hand, or change his policy, until he is made to
feel that be is lett alone to reckon with his nbjects.
There will be no end to the Neapolitan atrocities
until Austria is persuaded or compelled to withdraw
into her own dominion', and desist from interference
in the domestic omen= of the other States of the
Italian Pettiest.. Remonstrances and negotiation,
with the King of NAPLES, so long am he sea count
upon the support of Austrian bayonets, are sheer
wage of time. The fate of the Two Staines must be
decided—by negotiation or otherwies—in the north
of Italy, sad lot at Naples. Bat ovum is the
aegotiations which our Goveromeat profanes
to be carrying on with the King of the
Two Sicumis, there is such an utter want of
atm and earaestame as must of assessity Indus
him to treat them with scorn and disregard. No
answer, said Lard CLARANDON, had been received
hem the Bing of NAPLES to the joint contrasnioatiess
of Ragland and France, because his Majesty was
absent from hie capital when they arrived. Tinurue
hat Capri, and France and England, like the wells
Roman Snots of eld, must wait wholly for the
kap. et gallows .pistols which he may there be W-
ilting. SCOTT, in his " Quentia Durward," has made
Louis IL laugh at the pertinacity of the Crest of
actwewur, who threatens to wait at the gate of him
palace, end address him when be comes out. The
modern tyrant will remain us coatentedly abroad ce
the ancient one proposed to do at home, if he can
thereby escape the awkward necessity of answering
eategoricialfy inconvenient question.
Bat we have said it is in the north that the fate
of Italy must be decided, and the words of Lord
CLutasuoit with reference to Northern and Central
Italy are even more neatlsfactory than his &Uter-
i/1M with regard to Naples. Lord CLARENDON de-
precates all discussion of the Italian question at pre-
sent, as likely to check the friendly oommuniaatione
which are now going on. But Lord CLAUNDON
prudently refrained from stating with whom these
'friendly communications" are being carried on.
• Friendly communications" with Austria and its
lawn., are precisely what the hums. of Italy
sad the interest and hoooar of England may require
to have Immediately brakes off ; and these, we have
hat too goad grounds for fearing, are the oommunica-
Sou to which Lord CLARENDON alludes. In the letter
of ow Roman ocersepondent, which we publish to-
day, will be found a proof of the contempt with
which the Bond. Court treats the representations
of England and Francs. The dilatory and equivocal
proceedings of English diplomacy, in Northern and
Central Italy, are compromising the honour of Bug-
hod, and risking an Italian—which, ere it ends, may
tome an European—Reeolatioa.

The manly language held by Count Cavoui at the
Confeeences in Parr, and the freak and cordial
meaner in which be was at the time supported by
Lord CLAWDOX and Count Waizersit, have
awakened hopes throaghout the Italian Nob=la
which it will be most perilous to disappoint. Shaft
that time no chugs ham taken place in the relations
of parties in the Italia° Peninsula. Now, as this,
Myths is the scum and stay of mammas and
tymeay; now, as then, Sardinia is the useless
of the great Italian pary. One sr the other
of them two must giro way. There is ao pos-
sibility of compromise. But Austria will not wil-
lingly give way. Austria keows right well
that the establishment of good government through.
est the rest of the Peninsula would necessarily en-
haste the discontent of her subjects in the Lombard
end Venetian territories, by foreleg on their node,
the admatages enjoyed by their countrymen sad
asighloore, arid soald prepare them hr revolt se
visa as summations broke out in soy ether land sob-
Jed to Matra—which may happen any day. Austria
is therefore taking time by the forelock. She is
Weems Bashed and France by sham negotiations,
%lei have soother object than to gain time, in the
laps that smoothing may occur to afford her an es-
ems for not withdrawing her troops from the Lep-
bees and the Duties. She is strengtheaing
sad victualling her forts, and increasing her
trey is the Lombard and Venetian
territo-
rim. She is resorting to every possible device to
Provoke Sardinia to take some step that may be Goa
"rued into an act of egression. Nor is this aIL
Amelia has in her pay a numerous host of arrests
limited from among the disappointed ambitions
red the venal renegades who once held, end still
Were, ultra democratic opinions. These are now
theernioated through *very country of Europe, to
movement the actual state of the Italian Penises*
to Wampum' Sardinia, and to palliate or to Itemise
the mediae' of Austria. Sardinia—the weaker
Power—is compelled to remain passive, whilst al
the.. batteries an brought to bear leant
le'; and Frames and England estrum this critical
foment to war cool in the ardent affection for
her which they permed in the Cesfenenees
et Pars. Of the equivocal pile new playing
by the Court of the Tuileries, not only in Italy.
bet in Spain and Belgium, we may have cassias to
'reek ere Wag. Oar present obyeet is to direst
Iltvetioa to the caudate of our own Government

with regard to Italy. Once and arin we have been
compelled to remonstrate against the unchecked and
unconcealed Austrian tendencies of our Minister at
Florence. Bat • few days ago we had to remon-
strate with Lord PALMERSTON on the Mrs Candour-
like fashion in which it pleased him on a late occa-
sion to throw out inuendoes about possible ambitious
designs entertained by the Sardinian Government.
We have since been informed, from a source to which
we cannot refuse credence, that LordPAIMIRSION
has actually passed the word to one of his organs
in the prise to desist from agitaing the Italian
question, and allow it to die a natural death. Con-
aidering these things, we cannot be otherwise than
seriously apprehensive that the creditable attitude
assumed by our Government at Paris with reference
to the Italian question is about to be abandoned. It
is, therefore, now the duty of the English people to
demand of their Government what it intends to do
with reference to the affairs of Italy. It will be a
national disgrace if the paltry policy by which Its
have been encouraged to assert their rights, and
then shamefully deserted by an BogliahOovernmeet,
twice in Sicily, once at Genoa, and again in 1848
throughout the whole Peninsula, is to be persisted
in now.

Is there no independent member of either House
of Parliament who will bring Ministers to book upon
this important question before the eserion ends?
Early in the main• Lord LTNDHUIST gave forth •
note of promise ; but his Lordship appears to have
been thrown into • state of political coma, as far as
Italy is concerned, by Nine skilful mesmeriser. The
antecedents of Lord Mrerro and Lord Jon* Russau.
are causing the eyes of the patriots of Italy and of the
Liberals of England to turn to them imploringly at
this critical moment. Will those noble lords re-
main unmoved by the appeal ?

Tin Revenue &bulls, for the year and quarter just
ended. show a singular steadinees in the amount of
national income. Of rather more than four millions
of net increase, in the twelve months ending an the
30th June, 1866, se compared with the preceding
twelve months, three millions and a half have been
yielded by the enhanced Income Tax. The Custom.
Returns show= inerseas of about 630,0001. an the
year, tbe Fissile a decrease of nearly 300,0001. Such
an entire absence of disturbance in the national re-
SOU rees at the close of a war is anpreoedented is the
history of any nation.