The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-01 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR el Tin IMPRESS.

Eta,—Thu accompanying translation of an Italian
lstly's letter to me Is at your service. Noble by birth, his-
torical in name, connected with all that is great and high in
lineage and patriotism, of immense attainments hermit, cad
liberal views, her tastimony is invaluable in all ways—
I em, PH ILO-JUSTITIA.
August 30.

" Dear Friend,—ln the course of four months whet
memorable events have stmeeedeJ one another, alternated by
glories and hopes, shame and anxiety, and even by intrigues
end schemes of parties desirous of converting the war of
independence into the tyranny of dependence. From April
up to to-day (August 24) we have had a wise revolution, •
fervid war, a stormy armistice, s• ocitened peace, eca-
ferences, sod all at the expense of Italy.

.1 will not turn to the past, now old, though so recent; I
will only tell yon that Tuamny, although deprived of the
triumph of arms, kaaw hew b fight and conquer in other
fields.

" In the Greet H►ll of the Five Ilundred, where once re-
sounded the independent voice of Savona°la, the National
Assembly solemnly decreed a divoroe twin the House of
Lorraine and union with Piedmont. The elections pro-
ceeded with the dignity becoming a population which enthe-
liaotically stands up ter its rights, and the unanimity of the
votes legally pronounced will manifest to Europe the Brio
resolve of Tueeeay to be respected, together with Modena
and Parma. Europe may by vbilence eirratch off this geo-
graphical atom, but can name despise it.

'• Concord was and is scrupulously maintained, through the
perfect unison between the governing and the governed, is
spite of shades of party and certain people lurking about.
"I glory In having antoog the actors to this grand drama a
great number of relations and friends, de'enders of their
country, and should its action be prolonged I shall see enter
up .n the stage a very young grandson, who emulates his
reveals In their ardent national love. And now this feeling
is general, and will never be rooted out of the Italien heart.
You have shared in oar heart-throbs, in our hopes, and In
our misgivioge ; and now we confide in all tho speeches that
ems to us from the banks of the Thames.

"We are in a state of cruel anxiety. We will endeavour
Se save our blared tri-cdours, now happily made our
We hope that the mission of our Florentines will have a
elort.us success.
. . _

"Test me wh►t the English intentions are for the advan-
tage of Italy. If the love that you beer us could be trans-
ferred into your co-uationala we might proclslm ourselves
tree and happy. God gnat that we may all soon sing
' Walnut' ! ' "

TILE ITALIAN lIDSPITALS AND TRR LATE WAR.
--The medical report of the hospitals in Italy has just sp.
peered in Perim, and is very intrre.tinr. There were no less
than 43,000 wounded, including Austriso■ end Piedmonwee,
simit.ed into these establishments. The proportional <inan-
ity of dangerous wound. wee eaceedbgly greet. The our-
gems of the republic food oely isse is See ar sin, bat now
one oat of eery two manses that &specter. It is eeoeun•d
fur by the shape of the belle, which I. sow eyliadro iconic.
They teaveme th. sir with Innumse rapidity, enter the dealt
I with vest fume, sad book the hones; whereas the old oohed-
' eel ball turned to the right or It ft, oomotimer merely 'crazing the
skull or the ribs, which now seldom °cruet. Ot chloroform the
advantages are spoken it in the highest terms. Not only
bee It causei iheensibility daring operations, bat it has
soothed the dying moments of the.. who were irrecoverable
from the nature of their wounds. The new disinfecting agent
has been fourd of the utmost service. Applied to the most
diseased surfaces it has checked putrescence, and givra •
heal by character in • short time to the worst of wounds.
Carbonised lint has been introduced also with great names,
es • disinfecting agent, preventing the laid odour Chet ie .o
Mammies in military hospitals. Altogether it seems the'
modem cnilitwtiaa hoe rendered the Sold of battle more
dangerous than formerly, but suppikd It with means of