The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-10 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

COUNT CAVOUR'S FUNERAL

We find in the Italie of Turin, of Saturday, the
following account of the funeral of Count Cavour :
At • quarter past six the cortege left the house of
the deceased. It is impossible to describe the pro-
found emotion which the crowd experienced on see-
ins the coffin containing the inanimate body of the
great minister leaving the hoteL The hearse was drawn
by six black horses ; the pall was held by the Minister of
War, the Minister of Justice, the Vice-President
of the Senate, M. Ratazzi, President of the Chamber of
Deputies, General de Nunn:, and General Ciotti. The
hearse was surrounded by the royal servant.. On the coffin
were the insignia of the deceased, amongst which were ob-
served his hat as captain of engineers. Behind, the collar of the
supreme order of the Annunciade was carried upon • cushion
by a herald. Next came the chevaliers of the Order of
the Annunciade ; the aides-de-camp of the King and the
Princes, the ministers, the grand officers of state, the
Senate, and the Chamber of Deputies in • body. We
noticed Baron Ricasoli, in spite of his evident indisposition ;
the principal members of the opposition, amongst ahem
MM. Brofferio, Mauro-Macchi, Ricciardi, fr.c., the Coun-
cil of State, and the members of the Audit-office in black ;
the Court of Appeal in red robes ; the Municipal corps escorted
by the Municipal Guard, headed by the Syndic, and fol-
lowed by the servants of the city ; the University body to
their robes, followed by all the students with their flag;
the various corporations, lawyers, merchants, stock-
brokers, he. ; the Roman and Venetian refugees,
carrying flags with the colours of Rome and Venice ; and •
numerous detachment of Garibiddians, the majority of
whom wore their red shirt ; the venom workmen's aro-
dations, each with its flag. We observed also deputations
from various cities, one from Genoa, one from Omens,
Sm. ; the tenant, of Leri and of the other estate' of the
Caromr family, the domestic servants of that family, and of
its different branches. The procession closed with isottadroa
of Hussars of Piacenza on horseback. We saw mixed in
the ranks a great number of eminent persons not connected
with any corporation, several of whom were from the pro.
vine'. It may be said without exaggeration that the en-
tire population of Turin formed the funeral cortifor of Count
Cavour. At • quarter to 8 o'clock the guns announced the
entry of the body into the church of Notre Dam des Asps.

THE LAST HOURS OP COUNT CAVOUR.
(now ova owx coassorowomax.)
TURIN, FR/DAY.

After my letter was posted yesterday evening, I
communicated to you by the telegraph one or two
very interesting particulars of the last hours of
Count Cavonr. It is • fact, of which we should
be pleased to hear, that the friend who most con-
stantly attended him in the last two days and
nights of his illness, was that large-hearted and
accomplished English gentleman who represents
here officially the government of our Queen, and
virtually the public spirit of our country. It was
actually while supported in the arms of Sir James
Hudson, the British ambassador, that the Prime
Minister of Italy gave up his latest bresth ; it was
by the hands of that sincere and steady companion
who had watched him and encouraged him in his
public career, that the lifeless form was laid down
in the repose of all mortality, and the piUow was
smoothed for that once mighty head, relieved of
the cares of Italy and Europe, and racked no longer
with busy arguments of state.

The other circumstance of which I informed yon
was this :—Although, as stated in my letter, Cavour
had already sunk into mental unconsciousness at
10 o'clock in the evening, when the King and
Prince Eugene di Cariguano visited his bedside, he
had previously received the King at 5 o'clock,
whilst yet able to recognise and talk with him.
The moment Victor Emmanuel approached, Cavour
stretched out his hand to take that of his Majesty,
and raised himself a little, turning to kiss the
King's hand ; but Victor Emmanuel, whose cheeks
were bathed with tears, bent over the pillow, and
repeatedly kissed the face of his departing minister;
then a few words were exchanged between them—l
know not what—but they seemed to be words of
confidence and hope ; and the King, afflicted with
all his people by the loss of an incomparable guide
and servant, was forced to retire.
I have learnt, on the testimony of persons who
sat with Cavour in these last days, that during the
intervals of fever, though a slight cerebral conges-
tion had attacked him, it was so far relieved that
his intellect kept perfectly clear, and up to Wed-
nesday afternoon he was rather in a cheerful mood,
saying many sportive things to those around him.
Yet on the Tuesday evening, it is reported, he
said to his niece, "To-morrow it will be all over
with me." The Capuchin, for whom he sent on
Wednesday morning, several hours before the
medical advisers had declared him to be
imminent peril of death, was Fra Gia-
como, of the convent of Madonna degli
Angell, which is at the end of the street. This
Fra Giacomo, who had been intimately known to
Cavour for years past, is an upright, liberal man, as
I am told; one of thoroughly loyal and Italian senti-
ments, whose resolution and vigour of mind bad
been proved in a secret mission to Venice during
the late war. He hastened to assure the dying
patriot, whose thoughts and motives were familiar
to him from many previous interviews, that he
could at once and safely, without more ado, g.ant
the form of absolution. "Ah, to mi credi onest
'uomo, dunque ; n' e vero, Giacomo P [" Ah ! you
believe me then to be an upright man ; is it not
true, Giacomo 11 replied Cavour, with his old
smile of calm expansive satisfaction—that smile
perhaps which I saw upon his face last week in the
Chamber, when I saw him for the last time.

(azonall

TURIN, Jon 9.

The remains of Count Cavour have been trans-
ported to Villa Santana. It is believed that they
are only proviaionally deposited there.
A subscription has been ()pound among the
bankers of Genoa and Turin for erecting a monu-
ment to Count Cavour.

The municipality of Turin luta taken the initiative
in regard to the erection of another monument.

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It is asserted that Baron Iticasoli has accepted
the mission of reconstructing the ministry.

TURIN, Jams &

The Official Gazette of to-day confirms that the
King has ordered the remains of Count Cavour to
be interred in the Basilica of Superga.
The Neapolitan and Sicilian provinces are struck
with consternation at the death of Count Cavour.

At Palermo all the ahoy* were closed on receipt
of the mournful intelligence.

GENOA, ion 9.
The journal Mailmen& of to-day gives a marit
positive denial to the statement made by the
Natiosalslis that Garibaldi is iIL
ROME, Alm 8.
The health of the Pope is entirely re-established.