The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-07 00:00:00

The following address to Genersi de Lamoricihre
boa been prepared by the inhabitants of Ancona :
On the 26th of March last, coining from Belgium, yon
landed, general, at ADOORM. Your appearance on the soil
of Italy was carefully veiled in mystery. At first we dis-
believed the rumour that the hero of Africa, he whew
glorious sword had been tried and proved on so many fields
of battle, was going like a conspirator to the Apostolic
Chanoallerie, to pet himself at the service and constitute
himself a defeader of the worst of governments—that of
Best ineredulity was no longer pomade. On the solemn
day of Easter, you, general, instead of praying, accepted •
sword from the hands of Cardinal Antonelli, and
from the palace of Monte Citorio yoti declared war
against the revolution. On the day when every
catholic approaches another for reconciliation, when all
men feel that they are brothers, you came and called
us Islamitea But why? Because, accustomed to gain
your glory on the soil and over the peoples of Africa, you
wished to persuade yourself and the world that you had not
come here to fight against civilisation and the wishes of a
renascent peo but against a people who by their nature
and passim are in no respect superior to the wild horse,
led on by Abd-el-Bader. Did you by this expect to find •
legitimate affinity between your past glory and that which
yogi propose to squire on Italian ground? But reflect, we
pray, that if Italy, supported by the arm of that generous
country which was your cradle, is endeavouring to recover
her independence, to join again her scattered limbs, to
acquire her freedom, she is not desirous of destroying reli-
gion, of overthrowing the altars, but on the contrary seeks
and finds in the Divine law the reason for her just wishes
and her future greatness.
Doubtless there was, at a period not very remote, a revo-
lution that proposed to imar the overthrow of all religion,
principle, substituting he ,it at best the Goddess Beason, as
conceivedby perverted minds. Such an overthrow might
justly be regarded as worse than the invasions of Islemites ;
but yet doctrines of this nature were the foundation on
which was built up the greatness of the Orleans and your
awn. Those doctrine*, repugnant to the good sense of the
Italians, were able to prevail at a period of bewilderment
in France, but they cannot take root with as, who, while
inflamed with love for our Italian country, are at the same
time devoted to the faith of our fathers, which imposes on
us the duty of loving and respecting him who as supreme
pontiffhies aloftits tandard upon the summit of the
Vatican.
What, then, is the true object you propose to yourself to
attain by combating what you are pleased to an the revo-
lution ? That of restoring Greece to Turkey, or Belgium to
Holland ! That of replacing Lombardy under the abomi-
nated dominion of Austria! Or is it against our happy
4te:hn, the Romagnolsthat you are directing • crusade,
aresecood Godfrey de Bouillon? Bat what have they
done, what are we doing, against you ? Where is their
heresy, where profanation of temples ; where are there
Calvinists, where Arhus ?
Come, general, be loyal, as you were formerly valiant. Can
you calf the sustained efforts of • people revolution—of a
le that is seeking by every possible means to regain its
? Do you call revolution this imperious desire
which impels ell the parties of a nation, too divided hitherto
to group, to constitute themselves into one homogeneous
whole, so that they may be enabled to call themselves the
Italian nation? This is the feeling, believe it, that mikes
every heart throb, that animates us, that will enable us to
trample under foot every obstacle opposing the accomplish-
ment of the peat work, to which every Italian of sense
and courage has devoted himself.
Ica word, do you come as our enemy? Well, be it so.
We accept your challenge, and when wanted shall be against
' you. Bat we indulge in the hope that the truth may enter
L your mind, that from the bad orpninition and discipline of
this Papal army, collected from the refuse of this and other
countries, you may have learnt to appreciate the tendencies
of our goveihmeat and the miseries of these populations,
who ardently desire the day of their redemption.
Should you still persist in regarding our present attitude
of silent expectation through the veil that blinds you the
din of Italian arms may perhaps convince you hereafter that
•yyeaaa are seeking in vain here the laurehyou once gathered in
barbsogis regions, laurels which are sullied and withered
since yon drew your sword for • cause entirely opposed to
your ancient principles and political faith.
Ancona, May 18, 1880.

THE COLUMBIA MISSION.

Divine service wan held, and a sermon was
preached by the Rev. Henry Mackenzie, yesterday, at St.
Martin's-in-the-Pields, in aid of this mission. The rev.
gentleman took for his text the 34th verse of the 19th
chapter of Bt. Luke : " Occupy till I come." Aftert
that the present Bishop of Columbia had been connected
with the church in which they then were, he proceeded to
observe that the colony of Columbia was one of those which
gave the higheet promise of future prosperity, and was
ant worthy of their exertions. In consequence of
the discovery of gold there had been an immense
increase in the population of the colony, the inhabitants of
which consisted of Europeans, Chimes, and 70,000 natives.
The great objects of the mission were to preach the gospel
to the miners, the Chinese, and the tiatives, and to educate
their children in the protestant faith. Only a short period
bad elapsed since protestant parents in the colony de hose
of educating their children were compelled to mind
their eons to the Roman catholic bishop, and their
daughters to the Roman catholic Sisters of Cha-
rity, there being no protestant school. The mission
had, however, now opened a school where protestant
children might receive a sound education without being in
danger of imbibing the errors of the catholic church. The
exertions of the district visitors, both male and female, had
been most successful. One of them was called " the
miners' friend," and another had nobly earned the title of
" the Evangelist of Chinamen." There were several per.
sons present who were about to proceed to Columbia for the
purpose of devoting their lives to the service of their Maker,
in teaching the ignorant, comforting the sick, and instriligg
the truths of the Gospel into the minds of therm who, up
to the present time, had had no opportunity of being en-
lightened.
Upon the conclusion of the service a collection was made,
which amounted to 28/. 9s.

SPANISH PILIBONERE AMONGST THE Moore.—The
Courtier de Bayonne publishes • statement of sixteen
Spanish primmer. who were brought back to Tetuan by
the Moon after the conclusion of peace. According to the
amount they give of their captivity, they were treated with
the most horrible cruelty, owing to the conduct of one
of them, named Carrangue, • volunteer in the Basque
battalion, who turned traitor to his country and his faith :
" This wretch," says the Courtier, ' was the most
bitter enemy of the other prisoner. It was he who
exerted the fanaticism and ferocity of the Moon against hie
countrymen and comrades. Ono of the horrible Innen
employed by the Moors to act on the feelings of the
prisoners was to throw in the midst of them the blood-
stained beads of other Christians, which they had
brought to Fez as trophies. These unfortunate soldiers
were at length set at liberty, and left Fes on the 4th of May ;
on leaving the city they each received a complete and rich
Moorish costume, the announcement of pence having sud-
denly changed the feelings of their captors. Among the
above prisoners was • Captain Rocamora, who lost his m-
oon during his captivity. The interview of this unfortunate
man with his mr herwho had gone from Spain to Tetuan
to meet him, was heart-rending, es not the slightest symp-
tom of recognition was visible on his part."
ALLEGED MURDER AND OUTRAGE ON A SERVANT.
—Yesterday. Mr. Bedford, the coroner, at the St. George's
Workhouse, Mount-street, Grosvenor-equare, brought to •
conclusion an inquiry into the circumstances attending the
death of Mahal* Howard, aged 18, • domestic servant in
the service of Mr. Poole, of 9, Devonshire-place, Wands-
worth-road, who was found dead in the river last Wednes-
day morning, near Cubitt's-pier, Pimlico, with marks of
violence on her person, which led to the belief that
the unfortunate young woman had been the subject of
an outrage immediately before her death. The discovery
sad identity of the body having been proved, Dr. Bier-
ham, of Dukeetreet, Grosvenor-square, deposed that he
had made • poet tureens examination, which showed
that the deceased had been in her eighth week of
pregnancy, and it was his opinion that she bad bad a mis-
camage. He had no doubt but that the deceased had been
the subject of a moat violent oiling* immediately before
her death, or within 24 hours at the utmost. There were
several discolmustions on the body, which might have
been the result of direct violence • and also four alight
bruises on the left side of the forehead, and a large bruise
en the left knee. The coroner, in summing up, mid the
evidence we. very iMaatidactory as to how the deceased
got into the river, but they had sufficient evidence to prove
that the unfortunate girl had been violated in a most cruel
and dreadful manner shortly before her death. The jury
returned a verdict to the following effect :—" That the de-
ceased was found drowned, with marks of violence."
Several of the jury expressed surprise that such an outrage
should have been committed almost in broad daylight.—
Times.
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