The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-04 00:00:00

ING, FEBRUARY 4, 1858.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE THREATENING ADDRESSES OF THE
FRENCH REGIMENTS.

The Coutilutionissl of yesterday, in the following
article, represents the publication of the threatening
military addresses in the Monitur as a retaliation
for Lord Palmerston's speech at the Mansion House :
" Several London journals take warm notice of the
energetic sentiments manifested by the army. They
are surprised that addresses from certain colonels and
generals should have been inserted in the Moniteur.
The' rude frankness' of this military language alarms
them ; their susoeptibility complains that among the
testimonials of devotion to the Emperor and the impe-
rial throne there are some protests very roundly ex-
pressed against the hospitality which shelters conspi-
rators and assassins. They are too susceptible and too
exigent. Were our officers and soldiers to shrink
from giving full utterance to their patriotism and
indignation for fear of displeasing the English
press ? Was it for them to restrain the first ardour
of their emotion by considerations which could only
arise after reflection? The French army thought
only of translating into natural language
its sentiment of absolute adherence to the
imperial government. The odious and cow-
ardly attempt against the persons of their
Majesties inspired our soldiers with warm,
spontaneous, and altogether military eloquence,
and it is this vigour of expression proceeding from
the heart which renders so precious in the eyes of
the Emperor and the nation these addresses, which
have unnecessarily canoed alarm on the other
side of the Channel. England, moreover, could
not with a good grain reproach our army for
having expressed itself with too much energy
after an event such as that of January 14.'
It should be remembered that in London a few
months ago a man who was not a soldier, but an
eminent statesman, pronounced a singularly intem-
perate speech. We, in France, were content to
smile at the harangue of the minister, and we think
that England has no right; to be astonished if
the columns of the Moniteur reproduce the manly
and heartfelt testimony of devotion to the Emperor
and the imperial dynasty so spontaneously offered
by the French army."

ITALY.

THE TWO TWO EICILIES.

(IRON 0171 OWN 0011281ONDWIT.)
NAPLES, JAN. 27.
The earth in Naples and the provinces is very far
from having subsided into a state of perfect tran-
quillity. The Giornale of last Saturday night an-
nounces, "The Intendente of Potenza by telegraphic
despatch informs us that last night, 22nd inst., at 20
minutes past 12 o'clock,an undulatory shock was felt,
followed by two other lighter ones. All three were
perfectly harmless."
Again, last night's Giornale says, that "ever mines
the night of the 16th of December undulatory and
perpendicular shocks of earthquake have been felt in
all parts of the provinces of Basilicata and Principato
Citer►ore, renewing the terror of the inhabitants for
some hours, but without doing any injury. They
were felt especially strong on the 19th and 20th in
Mater*, and on the 22nd in St. Angelo de Lombardi.
Both were felt of some strength and duration in
Peter= ; less so in Canon." In Naples that of the
22nd was felt by many, and prodnoed considerable
alarm amongst some persons. At Car di Monte
and Portici it was felt very sensibly ; indeed, we had
two shocks on that night at 8 o'clock and 20 minutes
past 12. The city is, however, so strongly built,
that our fears have much diminished.

At the meeting of the English subscribe?' to the
fund for relief of those who had suffered from the
earthquake, which was held in the vestry of the
church on Monday last, the Rev. Mr. Elliott, who,
together with Dr. Strange, had been chosen to dis-
tribute the money, read a report, of which I send you
the material facts. The statistics differ somewhat
from my own, but I still adhere in the main to my
former statements. In fact, no precise calculation of
amount of death, or of suffering, can be made • by
so many difficulties is the subject surrounded ; and as
to what I have said of the negligence or the inaction
of the government, I have not a syllable to recant.

The English having entered into a subscription for the
sufferers In the recent earthquake, two gentlemen were ap-
pointed to go down to the provinces to distribute the money.
They left Naples on the 13th, and proceeded by railway as
far as La Cava ; they then took a carriage, and reached a
plane called Zoppina the same right, passing on their route
Salerno, Mali, and some ruined houses at Scared. The only
accommodations they could find were a stable or kitchen,
where come other travellers were warming theinaelves by a
fire. However, after taking something to eat, two rooms on
the other aide of the road were found for them, and there
they stayed the night. The neat morning they left for Auletta,
which they reached at eight o'clock, and there the awful
destruction occasioned by the earthquake first presented
itself. Unspeakable misery and desolation reigned through
the place. Out of about 200 houses, not one was habit-
able. The people, about 2,000, were living in canvas tent@
and wooden barraas, erected by some marinas sent by the
government, who had ordered enough for 100 families.
They were, however, only in the course of construction—
not finished ; and, with 311 &teats sent by the government,
this was all the aid they bad reoeived. The gentlemen
placed 60 ducats in the hands of the parish priest and syndic
for distribution. They were informed thatiOpereone had been
killed. Near Auletta wen the rains of a house bel°
to the Marchese Bin Oessaro. At the time- iia3
the earthquake, an spot, • priest, and his two
nines and • nephew, were in it. None escaped but the
priest. The poor children was found under the ruins
looked in each ether's arms. At 10 o'clock the party left
Anima for Vietri. The road to it runs through some of the
finest scenery in Southern Italy—grand chains of mountains
interepereel with richly wooded valleys, every here and there
monasteries and castles crowning the heights. It is impoe-
able to imagine anything more picturesque than this un-
fortunate neighbourhood. 60 ducats were left with the parish
priest at Vietri. The town had suffered severely, like all
than situated on elevations. At one o'clock they stopped at
Marna, and warmed themselves in the one habitable room
in the place, and at five o'clock they reached Poison, the
capital of Basilicata. Having letters for the bishop and
Intendeate, they sought them at once. The latter, with
all his family, were found in a wooden barrack, mo they
went to find the bishop. The swatch to his home wee
impassable, ruins and prop filling the streets ; et last, how-
ever, the bishop was found in a deserted school-room, warm-
ing himself over a brasier with his priests. After receiving
their letters, he went out to see what he could do for his
guests. The result was, the offer of a school -room for the
night. Of eon= it was thankfully accepted, and 800 ducats
were placed bride hands for distribution, under the following
restrictions •.—lst. That it should be placed in the bands of
the turf and the syndic of the commune to be relieved, with
directions to make a list of the greatest miners ; one list to
be placed on the church door, another to be son to Naples to
the members of the deputation and a third to be retained by
the syndic. 2nd. That each family should receive a ducat.
Brd. That the money should be distributed within three days.
Two applications were made for asslatanos—one by a party
of nuns, but the money being destined only for the desti-
tute, no heed was taken of them. On the 16th the deputa-
tion took leave of the bishop and want to the Intentienta, who
received them In his wooden but. He was evidently dis-
pleased at their arrangements, and they parted with mutual
dissatisfaction. The intender= and a house attached to it
were rent from top to bottom, and many of the rooms bad
fallen in • it must be entirely rebuilt. At least thirty how=
were entirely destroyed ; 200 perinea were dead. The roof of
the cathedral had fallen In, and the bishop's house was unin-
habitable. Whole streets of houses were propped up, and =-
rate to live in.

The bishop advised the party to go to Tito and sleep at
Pima*, and, in order to expedite the distribution of
money, he clanged a bill and sent a priest with the money to
the core and syndic. They found Tito in • meat desolate
state : out of 3,600, 300 had perished. Every house had
fallen; some with the outer walls standing merely ; others
with the side walls broken down, and the shattered interiors
visible. Pigs were digging amongst the ruins for food. On
a height above the town perhaps six wooden buildings had
been erected by the government : one was used as a hospital.
Few had been wounded in any place, and they heard
of none requiring amputation. The syndic informed
the gentlemen that in one place 34 had been dug oat,
In another 17 locked is each other's arms. They saw a bona
the whole side of which had fallen ; seven persona were
thrown upon a wall beyond and escaped ; a woman was
buried by it, but dug up alive the next morning. In one
case, and the most harrowing they heard, seven mesons were
buried up to the waist by • house falling ; one escaped, but
before morning a Ere broke out and burnt the others. The
deputation had the opportunity in this place of distributing
money to the poor with their own hands. Near Pioerna
they met a deputation, with the syndic, judge, and others. A
short time before the Intendants had come to the gate of
the town ; but, seeing no ruins, bad gone .away, lay-
ing, "All is right.' The Inhabitants had all left,
being afraid to remelts, and were sleeping in the country.
The hest house, that of the Baron Devlin, was placed at
the dispomal of the English party. Every room but the
salon, which wee in the centre of the house, was injured. In
the town 260 bonsai were destroyed. The church was shat-
tered, and whole buildings bad fallen in in tome places. The
population was 4,700, and 2.41 had been killed. They saw a
house which had fallen entirely, leaving merely the balcony,
upon which a priest had taken refuge, and from which he
was released by a rope. Many poor assembled round their
house when the travellers returned from the inspection of the
ruine, and they relieved them before going to supper. The salon
had been turned into a comfortable bed room, but be fore retiring
to rest a letter of introduction was brought from the Intendants
of Potent.' to a gentleman at Bala, but as they were not on
too good terms with him, they thought it might be some-
thing connected with their passports ; they met with no inter-
ruption however, and on the following morning started at 5
o'clock, the people who had been sleeping in the country
coming to see them off. At Vietri and Lean they stopped on
their retorts; few deaths hint occurred, although many-houses
had fika—duire they left 60 educate. From Auletta. which
they reached at 10 am., they proceeded to Pertain,
reMok lies high upon the mountains. It is now
in rubs; 160 persons had been killed. and the tra-
, edits saw some wounded persons, big none need-
ng
serglesl aid : the population is about 5,000 or 6,000.
In this pines the landlord of a house dragged his wife out of
a window and saved her, but the tuba fell upon and killed
lit Milli wee. Five or sit huts have been erected hors
by ireeewsnt, but most of the people are living bedew
I cables built by themselves. The rivet Negro iron he
tie mountains about a mile front Patois, sad is lost in them
*gin some miles beyond, near Polls. From the road which
climb, the mountains near Perth= is first seen the valley of
Dieno, through which the river flows from eolith to north.
On the east side the road is formed by cutting away a rock
which protects one side, on the other Ws an artificial wall of
earth—the rock bad fallen to mason and the earth
slipped away, leaving a fissure. Further on you
pass 8. Pietro and San Arsenio di Polls, the suturb
of the town where most of the houses are destroyed.
Polls itself lies a mile further on, and is • rasa of ruins.
Twenty-seven prisoner perished in the prison. The tra-
vellers slept at Mena, which also is situated on a hill sad
nearly in ruins. Most of the people were iliac in straw
huts below the town. The cemetery lies on the aide of the
hill, and the lower wall had fallen, disclosing the bine of
the dead. The Arciprdte of Alma and his sisters were sitting
together In the same room on the night of the catastrophe,
and at the first shock one rushed to the archway of the toes
the other to the window. Wonderful to relate, the room fell
In between them, but both were saved by !odder,. On the
opposite side of the valley lie the large towns of 8. Pietro
and S. Arsenio in ruins. It was too late to deft theca. so
the party pushed on to Soda, which lies just above the road to
Calabria. They found all the rooms engaged at the chief
locanda ; and going to another, found the Wilton
taken out, and the walls rent in all directions. Proceeding
then to the auk they found hiss In dirt and misery, ibis(
over a brerier. He begged then to go away, saying there
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went to his wooden barrack, where he received them with
his wifeand two daughters, and offered them the one room
be peemssed. However, It was thankfully declined, and
they inally toned secommodation in • room where
there were bur beds, all taken by one traveller,
In order to he s. Outing the uight
shock of an earthquake, aocompsnied by a ruah wind,
awoke the party. In the morning (Sunday, Jan. 17), a
clergy
erIM otenT party reed
PT"egagedUlnatOtteelitel MD.
Before dinnerl they visited several Faeces in the neighbour.
hood. The first well Pada, which they reached by a
muddy road; it lies upon the mountain, sad, though greatly
dilepidated, has suffered lam than some other towns in the
neighbourhood. They were kindly received by the Cimo
Urbino. Below the hills lies the Monastery of Artoaa, the
richest In Italy. In it is a splendid marble staircase ; the
is mereely habitable, and all but four monk, have
gees other mostasterim. Here, too, is • Franciscan me-
weary, also in ruins, and the brethren had a narrow escape.
Proceeding to Diem they visited the Csixtular Vicar, nit,
was meting as bishop. This town is also on a hill, and lilac-
oessible to anises. They bad before,left 500 domes for it,
end seeing a wretched place in the mountains, • mass of
ruins, they left 60 ducats for Its relief. Its to Sala,
they partook of an excellent dinner at the Sott" Wendmte's,
finding good wines and cooking, and a warm reception. They
spin slept at the locanda, end resumed their journey In the
morning, paying a second visit to Partook Them they found
that the curd had given notice at the mate that the money
was to be distributed to the most distressed, and it was so
well done that 50 ducats more were given him for distribu-
tion. They then left for Eboli, whence they diverged to pay
the Archbishop of Campgna a vieit. On their return from
the archbishop their coachman had played them a trick, and
returned to &boll, so that they had to return to Ebel' in the
dark, and not by an overeat. road ; for only two nights
sine., said their guide, a man wee robbed and sessesinated.
Here the excursion of the deputation virtually terminated,
and after calling on the Abate of Trinita, in Corp* d Cava,
to leave some funds for distribution in his diocese, they re-
tuned to Naples.