The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-15 00:00:00

THE WOUNDED AT VERCELLI.

TO THE EDITOR OP THS EXPRESS.

818,-1 inclose a short extract from the cone-
spondesce of my friend, en Englieh gentleman resident In
Turin.—l es, &0., AN ENGLISHWOMAN.
Perin June 12.

" Twin,, Jana 10.

" I went the day before yetterday to the hospital at Ver-
celli to visit my irked the volunteer artist-soldier, of whom
I have formerly written to you. Poor fellow I A ball had
shattered his leg just below the knee five minutes after he
came upon the ground with his regiment (the Queen's) at the
glorious battle of Pelona. I left Turin at 6in the morn-
ing; but the railroad being especially devoted to the military
service, I thought myself lucky to arrive at my destination in
spite of various impediments, and partly on foot, at two in
the afternoon. I found my friend in his bed, bearing his
suffixing' with admirable and joyous serenity. The spirit
which led him to devote himself to the noble canoe of Italtan
independence bee lost noes of it. pristine ardour, but in-
spires him now with pamive—more difficult than active--
courage, as with simple, modest, heroic, resignation. So
true la it that all noble and generous actions have is them-
selves • living source of fortitude and consolation. He
related to me the details of his short campaign—bow he was
wounded, and carried by two °Dorado, under the fire of
the enemy, to the ambulance. As I lay there,' said he, I
saw some amputated and some die--fmoremidoes sever to be
forgotten,' he added. I witnessed the dresaiog of
all the wounded in the ward. It was the Stet
time I had ever been present at such • thing,
end It was very vying; but I thought I ought not to he un-
able merely to look upon that which they were able actually
to beer. The courage of these heroic martyrs gives firmness
to toe bystanders.
"My friend told me that ill the wounded are taken care
of admirably. Indeed this was evident. Every thing Is
came, airy, neat, and even elegant. The Sisters of Charity,
the nurses, and attendant. Imo the sufferers with real de-
votion. The great and noble feelings which agitate the
whole of Italy penetrate everywhere, and are retorted in
essay Individual.
" I returned to Turin In the evening more rapidly than I
went in the morning, and arrived in time to see the illumina-
tion, which was more than splendid; it wee universal, with
the exception of some of the morel embassies. But thank
God the British embavy was brilliantly illuminated with
the Italian tricolour. The moment I was told dila I hastened
to ascertain the feet with toy own eyes; to my heartfelt
sallefaction, as an Englishmen, I found that it many was so.
Prtbe oaluxonion. hostility to the noble Italian mute
shows by the Derby ministry and its satellites has hitherto
rdiscied dishonour upon our country. A. T.

THE BANDS IN THE PARKB.—The rains of Sun-
day, which postponed the first performance of the
perk bend, visited the Victoria-perk so murk more lightly
that they were enahlsd to go through their performances to
ea audience of hem tea to twelve thousand pereme. The
Ragenee-park keepers were on lloodiry besieged by tundras
se to the beide playing on Sunday nest, while a 'Crag hal-
leg prevailed that the military band might have played to tee
thousands in the park on Whit Monday Instead of to helf-a-
dozen individuals on Thursday. The Regftt'e-park Sunday
bend plays from 511.17 30; 1. ietorla-perk, 6.30 till 8 o'clock,
THE BATH WORKING MEN AND ME. PHIEN.—
On ing a numerously-attended meeting of
the deemsworking wee held in the banqueting-room of the
O'Hara], ..to take into oonaideration the propriety of pre-
sentieg a testimonial to Thomas Philip, Esq., sa • mark of
their appreciation of hie hold,streightforwarrand unswervieg
advocacy of liberal principles, se especially manifested is his
late contest for the representation of this city." This move-
ment origieatel with and isentirely prorated by the working
ems. It is a gratifying proof of the grateful feelings with
which those who are /corned by the tories se unfit to pewees
the suffrage mord their true friend., sad of their eersent-
sae la WWI of their own pul heal regeneration. The
the resolutions were all working men ; and
= to
velem, if net showing classical polish, were marked
by sound comma eoense, earnestness of popes, and
warmth of feeling, that gave to them a force such se many
a practical speaker might envy. The ratting was made
fully aware that a spontaneous errand= of good opiera
towards him front the many would be more acceptable to
Mr. Phi= Hum any more pretentious movement to pre-
sent him with a substantial offering. But the widest het-
ins which pervaded all who took pert in the proceed!"
was, that whilst they were not guisg to eerier, for yeomen
select la the testimonial to be presented, it should be cute a
one as would sot °sly be konottrsble :to Mr. Pities, but
creditable to the working clues of Bitti.—lfelh Joirral.
THE VIOLIST DEATH Or A FEMALE IN Bunts,
At the Inquest on the body of the yoma, woman. agora
Parlor, who set her death in n quarrel between bared( and
prams= at Fenny Stratford, Bake, wader tlio dram-
stances reported in the Eyre* yesterday, several see.
IbleleS were anseiteed, and the Jury returnee as verdict of
manslaughter against the weasel. John leekt. He wee
accordingly oomatitted Poc Wel at the um Wapping:
maims.

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