The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-26 00:00:00

SARDINIA.

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TURIN, Joss 21.
The provisional government of Sicily has sent
Count Michele Amari, a Sicilian gentleman who
has resided for some years at Genoa, on an official
mission to Count Cavour. The new envoy, who
has been an exile for twelve years, must not be
confounded with Signor Michele Amari, who be-
longs to a different Sicilian family, and has been
in exile sixteen years for writing a history of the
Sicilian Vespers, which delighted everybody except
the Neapolitan government. This eminent writer
lived for a long time at Paris, where he had the
reputation of being one of the best Orientalists of our
day. lie is now a Professor of Arabic in Central
Italy.
Count Michele Amari is respected both for his
firmness and for his honesty. He has a daughter
of remarkable literary attainments, and a son who
is eminent as a criminal lawyer, and who now holds
the chair of jurisprudence here. On his arrival at
Turin, yesterday, Count Amari had an audience of
Count Cavour, but what passed has not transpired.
The position of the Sardinian government is a most
difficult one. It has to resist on the one side the
impatient patriots who would compromise it by
involving it in revolutionary movements, and on
the other those who would have it assist its ene-
mies, the despotic governments. For this reason it
is often ferociously attacked by the extreme parties.
More extraordinary still, it is sometimes ac-
cused by a section of the republicans with doing
nothing, at the same time that another
section of the same party accuses it (as Lainartiue
does, for instance) of disturbing Italy by its ambi-
tion. Recently it has been much complained of by
some Neapolitans, who have come here a second
time from Florence to urge it to assist in spreading
the Sicilian revolution to the continent. Count
Cavour replied that revolutions ought to be home-
made, not imported, and that their spontaneity is
their only justification. The Neapolitans know
that France and England have repeatedly and
almost threateningly urged better government on
the new King ; they have seen 11a poleon's and
Victor Emmanuel's proclamations to Italy ; they
I have heard of the great battles fought in the
name of Italian emancipation ; and now they
know that Sicily has freed herself. They
cannot have better counsels, or better examples,
if they really desire to be differently governed. If
the kingdom of Naples were in a state of revolution
the Sardinian government would know how to
and would act as the love it bears this national
cause and its duty as an Italian power would
dictate.

Colonel Comma, whom I have mentioned in re-
cent letters, and who, according to some journals,
has left with another expedition, is stilkat Turin.
Our Ministry of War is actively taking advan-
tage of this interval of peace to recruit and im-
prove the army, which is about double what it was
in 18a8. There will be eight regiments of artil-
lery. By the beginning of next mouth the infantry
will be provided with rifles. It is said that an
artillery officer has effected such au improvement
in powder as to make half the usual charge
sufficient. Our powder has hitherto been of a very
inferior quality.
The Savoyard officers and private soldiers who
have passed over to France are beginning to be
very discontented with the change. The men
thought they were going home, but instead of that
they are to go to Lyons. The other evening there
was a tight among them of so serious a character
that litany were wounded and three killed.
When they belonged to us they were
models of discipline, and everybody is asto-
nished at their present conduct. One cause of
soreness among the officers is this—during the last
few months, through the increase in our army, a
great many promotions have taken place, and in
these the Savoyards participated. Now it is said
that the French government will not recognise any
steps conferred since March 24. This seems to
them a sad contrast to the great advantages so
freely promised before the voting.
On the evidence of merchant vessels which were
present at the capture of the Utile and the Ameri-
can clipper by the Fulininatite, our government
and the American consul have come to the con-
clusion that it was an act altogether at variance
with the rtegulations of maritime law. The Fulmi-
nante ought to have followed those vessels till they
had passed beyond the mare fiberota, as the law-
yers call it, and had entered the Neapolitan
waters ; then she might have onlensl them to lay
to, and have seized them on finding their cargoes to
be irregular. Accordingly, if the Neapolitan govern-
ment refuses togive them upsome act of open hostility
may be looked for. On the subject of Sicily I may
add, before closing my letter, that now the
Sicilians have declared for annexation to the Sar-
dinian kingdom, Signor Depretis, the well-known
deputy of the parliamentary Left, formerly Gover-
nor of Brescia, will be sent to the island as royal
commissioner. Count Cavour invariably acts in a
conciliatory spirit, which his adversaries very often
do not reciprocate. We shall see how Signor
Depretis will vote about the loan. Last year he
voted against the loan required by the government
for carrying on the war. It was pretended by the
Left that they desired war more strongly than Count
Cavour ; but one part of them united with the
retrograde Right in refusing the government the
maws of carrying ou the war. These antecedents
and the partiality of certain extreme men for Signor
Depretia bring in question the wiatloni of selecting
him as royal commissioner. The sort of now wanted
for such a post is one who is superior to party
spirit, end who would have the courage on occasion
to °Name the extreme democratic party. Ido not
111.1e:111 to say, however, that the services of this poli-
tician should have been rejected, if he made a clear
declaration beforehand that in the interests of the
country, and on the evidence of facts that had hap-
pened contrary to his anticipations, he accepted,
and would loyally tarry out, Count Cavour's
policy.
Just as I am closing my letter I receive a letter
from Genoa, stating that news has arrived there
that the King of Naples, having taken the advice
of those learned in the law, is convinced that the
capture of the two vessels was illegal, and is in-
clined to yield to the protests, but that there is a
party in the court which counsels bini to resist, and
trust to the chapter of accidents.

We (Morming Chroiticte) have received a ilexpatch
from Naples, announcing the following most important
facts. The letter addressed by the Emperor Napoleon to
the King of Naples ass read on the 22nd to the King's
council. Fruncui H., being indisposed, woe not present.
After the content. of the Emperor's letter were wilts
known, the following resolutions were voted by the council:
-- 1. The adoption of II Clll.lstittltiOn ; 2. A general amnesty
to be granted ; 3. A total change of ministry ; 4. Indian
alliance with Piedmont ; 5. The deg, with the urns
of Naples, to be adopted. We are assured that these rem.
lutions were voted by a majority of nine aguinst three.
The Chronicle further says :—" By a *pedal
telegram, through the Submartne and British Telegraph
Company, we have received a desputch from Naples. COD.
veptig important intelligence. The King has aceeded to
the proposition. adsipted and reoommended by the majority
of the council. His Majesty was still seriously ill."

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