Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-03 00:00:00

GARIBALDI'S SUCCESSES.

At four o'clock on the morning of the 27th May,
Garibaldi was attacked by the Austrians at Varesa.
The first shock was terrible, but the combat did
not last long, as the volunteers of Garibaldi made
use of the bayonet as so many Zoua,ves would
have done. At two o'clock, the Austrians, 8,000 in
number, returned to the attack; they had cannon,
and the barricades in the streets could not long resist
their fire. Garibaldi, in consequence, had recourse to
the most vigorous measures—he ordered his volunteers
to attack, and after three hours' combat, the Austrians
beat a retreat, leaving three cannons and some
prisoners in the hands of the victors. The next day,
at four o'clock in the afternoon, a loud cannonade
was heard in the direction of Como ; and it turned
out that Garibaldi had met the Austrians at Borgo
Vico, and that a sharp combat was taking place
there. Whilst it was raging the tocsin was rung
everywhere, and the peasants hurried up from all
parts. The Austrians, seeing themselves every-
where menaced, fled precipitately, and only rallied
at Camerlata, the head of the railway to Milan,
where a new engagement took place. It was after
this combat, which was a sanguinary one, that
Garibaldi entered the town of Como, which was
illuminated in his honour.

•

THE STATE OF NAPLES.

NAPLES, May B.—l cannot urge too strongly the
necessity of England's being represented at the
Neapolitan Court at this critical moment. The inter-
nal security of the kingdom, as well as the in-

dependence. of Italy, appears to me to require the
establishment of British influence in the Two
Sicilies, and this cannot,be done except by the pre-
sence of a Minister with a thorough knowledge of
the position, and tact and resolution sufficient to
enable him to take advantage of all the favourable
points which present themselves. At present a
youthful and inexperienced sovereign, without any
fixed policy of his own, is in the hands of an Aus-
trian clique, whose • tendencies are to maintain
the status Quo, and with it all the corruptions and
abuses which belong to it, and disgrace it. Every
effort will be made to bias him, and the impressions
of the next few weeks may determine the policy of
a reign. Who, then, could be so desirable a coun-
sellor for the young King, whom the spirit of the
age would like to rank among the constitutional
Sovereigns of Europe, as a minister from eminently
the land of liberty ? You have been made aware by
former letters of your correspondent that negotia-
tions for a renewal of friendly relations between
England and Naples have been already entered into,
and this week, I have reason to believe, it has been
intimated to Signor Commendatore Carafa, at the
suggestion and wish of Lord Malmesbury, that if a
Constitution were given to the country a British
Minister would be sent. This is all well as far as it
goes. Still, it is to be desired that a new policy
should be urged in person, and the accession of a new
Sovereign to the throne appears to me to create
the opportunity which is wanted. Whether the
condition which has been insisted upon for the per-
mament renewal of relations be accepted or not, it is
impossible to say ; the circumstanies renders it
indelicate for any subject of the kind to be entered
upon at the present moment, and the reserve of the
young King is so great that it would be unfair
and premature to pronounce any opinion as to
what is likely to take place. Talk we have enough
and to spare, and that talk, I am sorry to say, is
of a most discouraging character. No one has
hope for the future, because no one has confidence
in any member of the dynasty, and if the
guarantees of England be spoken of, the suggestion
is received with scorn. How far we have merited
this distrust impartial history must tell ; but,
without going further back than 1848, every honest
Englishman must blush when he thinks of
the hot and cold, the fast and loose, policy of our
Government at each epoch in regard to the Two
Sicilies. " There is no nation in the world like
yours," said a diplomatist to me the other day,
" for blowing up a revolution, and then abandoning
those whom it has stirred up." The public expecta-
tion is very intense, and as soon as the funeral of
the King is over, every Neapolitan will be on the
stretch of curiosity to know what is to be done.
Much has been said of the disposition of the Count
of Syracuse, but of late I have heard but little of
him, and, in fact, if report speaks true, he has,
within the last few weeks, passed through the
several phases of constitutionalism with an English
alliance ; adhesion to Piedmont, with a rejection of
the first proposition; and, lastly, a change of minis-
ters with a partial amnesty. I am unwilling to do
his Royal Highness an injustice, for he has always
had the reputation of being the most liberal and
enlightened of his family. Still, conversations have
been repeated to me in the sense which I have
stated. Filangieri, Prince Satriani, who has been in
retirement at Sorrento, was sent for to the palace on
Wednesday, and again yesterday, and was some
time with the King. The inference is, that he will
be required to form a ministry ; but for a few days
I must abstain from the dangerous habit of speculat-
ing ; we know positively nothing— we have nothing
to guide us, for political antecedents the King has
none. Let me now allude to another subject
involved in much mystery, which has occupied
public attention. I mean the conspiracy alleged to
have been formed against the reigning Sovereign.
Without taking any notice of the various opinions
mentioned here—though the most common ,one is,
that the conspiracy is undeniable—l shall mention
the following facts, some apparently slight, others of
greater importance :—ln the Royal family the Here-
ditary Prince was always spoken of by the Queen-
Dowager as " Cieillo," a corruption of Francisco,
while her son was styled " Sua Altezza." It is a
trifle, you will say, and may raise a smile ; but, if true
it is not without some force. For one or two years
the Count of Trani, second son of his late Majesty,
had been made a member of the Council of State—
a fact altogether without precedent. It had been
often noted that the Hereditary Prince had never
been spoken of as such in the official journal, but
simply as the Duke of Calabria, and in his own
family the general impression is that he has been
kept as much as possible in the background. Some
short time before the death of Ferdinand 11. a
demonstration was made in Foggia and Leece, in
, the neighbourhood of which cities the Royal Family
had long lingered. Cries of " Viva it Figlio della
Regina Maria Teresa !" were raised. " Viva Luigi
Primo !" A demonstration was to have been made
in the capital, but it was discovered and prevented.
Meantime, arrests were made. Merenda, a com-
missary of police, notorious in the history of that
infamous body, was sent down to Sicily under arrest,
papers of importance having been found upon him
which compromised him most deeply. Some of
those who were arrested were liberated, but who or
how many cannot be known in a country like .this,
where everything is done in secret. From de-
spatches which have been received here it appears,
too, that a general officer, long stationed in the
Calabrias,l went over to Messina, and endeaveured
to tamper with the army, but the officer in
command ordered him off, and threatened him with
exposure. I believe that the above are facts which
cannot be disputed, and, if so, they form a
pretty strong mass of evidence to prove that a
plot existed to place the Count of Trani on the
throne of the Two Sicilies. The extent of that plot,
or with whom it originated, may be questions more

difficult to decide, though a Royal personage has not
hesitated to ascribe it to another distinguished per-
sonage. It is observed, and with great appearance
of truth, that such a conspiracy 'would have been a
suicidal act; and it is remarked, also, that the
Royal Family are all together at the Palace of Capo
di Monte ; still, the facts which I have pointed
out above remain, and have to be explained. There
is one other fact which I have omitted to mention,
and that is, that not more than twenty days since a
considerable number of Swiss officers have resolved
on retiring from the service. The reason was, that
they had fears that their fidelity would be tampered
with. Whether any further light will be thrown
on this dark and mysterious subject remains to be
seen, and, meantime, if the conspiracy did exist,
every possible method is adopted for hushing it up.
I have reason to believe that a British Minister-
Plenipotentiary will' arrive here directly to congra-
tulate the new. King on his accession't4 the throne ;
and letters speak of Sir Tames Hildson, though the
report requires confirmation. A French Minister,
too, it is expecetd will arrive ; and certainly a Sar-
dinian Commissioner, in the person of Count Glamour,
ex-Secretary of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In-
sinuations will then be made as to the line of policy
which Naples should adopt, and explanations asked
for, which will lead to some decisive results. Nor
is it improbable that the public spirit may assume
more courage in the presence of the Sardinian
Minister, and make some public expression of it.
Two vessels laden with sulphur have been over-
hauled this week ; the one, a Neapolitan vessel, was
leaving for Marseilles, and thus sequestrated ; the
other, an English vessel, was obliged to give
guarantees that it was bound for an English port.
I have to notice several arrests this week, and first
of all of an English lady, who was walking through
the streets of Naples, and conversing freely on
Neapolitan affairs with an Italian gentleman. A
person in plain clothes addressed her, and begged
her to accompany him to the Commissariat;
whereupon ensued a volley of questions as to the
why and the wherefore, and sundry objections.
As the plainly dressed gentleman still persisted, the
lady observed, " but what can I, an English lady,
have to do with you ?" " Oh, an. English lady,"
was the, reply, "I was not aware of it—that alters
the question ; ' and taking off his hat, he retired.
Her gallant escort had decamped at the first moment,
and no compromise -of his gallantry either, when the
sufferings of a Neapolitan prison are considered.
Two advocates also have been arrested—Signori
Catucci and Vescia.

TUSCANY.

The Tuscan Monitore publishes two circulars from
Baron Ricasoli, Minister of the Interior at Florence,
to the Prefects of the Provinces ; one directing them
to request of the authorities to take the necessary
measures for providing the French army with every
necessary on its line of- march, and the other
announcing that whenever the Government shall
receive any important piece of intelligence, it will
communicate it by telegraph to the Prefects, whose
duty it will be to publish it immediately. The same
paper also gives the text of the declaration by which
Tuscany announces that it has joined Piedmont in
the present war against Austria. Lastly, there is a
decree issued by the Minister of the Interior, direct-
ing that Chevalier Buoncompagni, Commissioner
Extraordinary to the King of Sardinia in Tuscany,
is to receive the military honours due to his official
position.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE KANGAROO.

• QUEENSTOWN, Thursday.—The Kangaroo, from
New York, on the 21st ult., arrived here at four
o'clock this morning, with 101 cabin and 196 steerage
passengers, and $720,029 in specie ; landed 65 pas-
sengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at 4.45.
The steamer City of Baltimore, hence, passed Cape
Race on the 19th.
The steamer Vigo, hence, arrived at New York on
the 20th.

The steamer Vanderbilt, from Southampton, ar-
rived at New York on the 21st.

News unimportant.
COMMERCIAL.

New York money market a little easier. Cotton has
been buoyant under the favourable important news, and
holders advanced prices pc. per lb. The advance has
checked business. Provisions unaltered. Breadstuffs
depressed. Coffee has been more active. Flour and meal :
The enquiry for Western Canal flour is very limited, with
fair arrivals, and with less favourable news from Europe ;
speculative holders disposed to realise, and, to do so, have
to submit to a decline of 20c. to 40c. per barrel. Grain :
The wheat market lower and inactive. Millers hold off ;
sales 2,000 bushels. Barley inactive and nominal at 67c. to
75c. Oats lower, and in limited demand. Rye dull.
Hemp : Manilla continues in active request ; steady prices.
Hides firm, and moderately active. Molasses continues in
active demand for immediate consumption ; and there is
also more enquiry for export, at very irregular rates.
Receipts are fair, but are not sufficient to meet the pressing
wants of the trade. Ashes unchanged.

SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.—The Ocean Queen has
arrived from New York, May 21.
The American fleet in the Mediterranean is to be
increased.
The California steamer was off New Orleans.
Business was dull at San Francisco. Mining was
favourable.

The first overland express from the Kanzas gold-
fields had arrived with a quantity of gold.
The Ocean Queen has brought upwards of two
hundred passengers, and specie to the value of two
million dollars, nearly nine hundred thousand of
which are for England, the rest for France.

INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning.--The India
steamer, Captain Field, has arrived with 147 passen-
gers, £1,330 in specie, 1,837 bales silk, seven boxes
valuables, and general cargo.
She left Alexandria May 19 ; Malta, 23rd ; and
Gibraltar, 28th.

Her Majesty's steam yacht Osborne was to leave
Gibraltar on the 28th, with the Prince of Wales, for
England, touching at Cadiz and Lisbon.
Captain Goodall, Royal Engineers, committed,
suicide, by taking poison, on the 23rd, at Gibraltar,
under temporary insanity.

The Sir William Peel arrived at Gibraltar on the
27th, with troops for Corfu, and left during the
night.
Exchange on London, 501 to 50Z.
The Ripon steamer, hence on the 20th, arrived at
Gibraltar on the 25th, and proceeded.
The screw-steamer Mauritius, hence for Marseilles,
arrived at Gibraltar on the 27th, and proceeded
without anchoring.
The steam transport Melbourne, with troops for
Corfu, arrived at Gibraltar, from Portsmouth, on the
night of the 24th, and went on.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-YESTERDAY

The House met at Two o'clock, and was occupied till
Four o'clock in swearing in members. This being
Ascension Day, the House of Lords did not meet.

THE BATTLE OF MONTEBELLO. -An English eye-
witness of the battle of Montebello, writing on the 24th
ult., says : " The Austrian forces amounted to 18,000 men.
Only three brigades were engaged. The French artillery
kept up a tremendous fire, but their practice was bad.
Nearly all the wounded received their injuries from musket
ball or bayonet. Great disgust has been created by the
death of Major Piers, an Irish officer in the Austrian
service, who, while lying wounded on the ground was
bayoneted by the French Chasseurs. These ruffians are
said to have performed this act when they recognised his
nationality to be British. No excesses have been com-
mitted, for the Austrian discipline is perfect. Their men
are on the best terms with the peasantry, with whom they
often share their rations. The Emperor of Austria is
daily expected."

NORTHERN TIMES OkFICE, FRIDAY, ,9 A.M

THE WAR IN ITALY.

The Titnes has received the following official
intelligence :
VERONA, Thursday.--General D'Urban, who ar-
rived on the Ist, at Varese, without meeting
resistance, has levied war _contributions on the city,
and reinstated the legal authorities.