Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-12 00:00:00

ITALY.

TURIN, April B.—On finding that neither his
promptly-despatched circular nor his quickly suc-
ceeding visit to Paris was likely to obtain him a
place in the coming Congress on the same footing
as the representatives of the great Powers, the
Sardinian Premier seems to have become disinclined
to attend in any way at the important conferences
respecting the Italian question, and it is now
generally believed that there is no probability of his
being present there.

It appears to be unhappily true that a most in-
flammatory order of the day has been published by
General Giulay to the Austrian troops under his
command. It was issued on the 6th, after a review
of two Hungarian regiments and a battalion of
Croats passed by that General. The following is the
text of this order of the day, which is vehement in
the extreme, and smells of gunpowder to the utter
extinction of pacific hopes :
" Soldiers : His Majesty the Emperor has called you to
join the standard, in order, for the third time, to hnmble
the presumption of Piedmont, and to cleanse the haunt of
fanatics and subverters of the general peace of Europe.
Soldiers of every rank ! march against an enemy whom
you have ever put to flight. Remember only Volta,
Somma-Campagna, Curtatoni, Montanara, Rivoti Santa
Lucia, and a year later, la Cava, Vigevano, Mortara, and,
finally, Novara, when you dispersed and annihilated him.
It is useless to recommend discipline and courage to you,
since, as regards the former, you are without your rival in
Europe , and as to the latter you are second to none. Let
your cry be, "The Emperor and our rights for ever !"
It is to be feared that Austria seeks war rather
than a pacific solution, since no commander in chief
would thus inflame the minds of his soldiers
unless ordered to do so by his government. As the
Emperor Napoleon is also eagar for a warlike
solution, and Victor Emmanuel rather outstrips him
in this respect, few hopes of the preservation of peace
can be entertained. Austria has made a gigantic
effort, which she could not renew later. Her troops
are in prime order, and warlike, and the prospect of
being assisted by Germany renders her most desi-
rous to humble, if possible, the overweaning pre-
sumptions of France. The force of Austria in
Lombardy amounts, I believe, to 150,000 men, of
which 30,000 would-be required to keep down the
population and to garrison the fortress. The 9th
corps darmee, 20,000 strong, is moreover on its
way.

Volunteers continue to pour into Sardinia, and
it is a pity they are not sound soldiers, for of
such are we in want. Seventy Lombards arrived
yesterday, led by the cure of Ostiglia, near Mantua.
The clerical fire-eater is named the Abbe Gusmeroli.
The depot of the volunteer corps, which rejoices in
the name of the "riflemen of the Alps," has taken
up its quarters at Fossana, in a building calculated
to hold a thousand men. The volunteer corps at
Cuneo have reeeived its uniform and arms, and
the corps at Savigliano is in daily expectation of
being properly fitted out. The men complain of
the severity of the drill, on which they had not cal-
culated ; they will fight, but they object to the dis-
cipline to which they are submitted.. It has been
decided that in the free corps, which Garibaldi is to
command, no Piedmontese shall be admitted; it will
be almost exclusively composed of Genoese and in-
habitants of the Ligurian coast. A number of
Genoese, who had joined the corps at Savigliano,
have been despatched back to their native city, in
order to form a nucleus for the free corps.
General Giustiniani, one of the veterans of the
army, and an able officer, was buried yesterday with
considerable pomp. Four major generals held the
pall, and a great number of officers followed the
hearse. The military element of the Royal household
also figured in the mournful procession.
A pamphlet has just appeared here, and is already
in its second edition, written by a Liberal member of
the Chamber, named Boggio. Its title is " Within
a Month." The anther argues that the status quo
cannot be maintained beyond the present month—that
war or bankruptcy must be expected. It gives the
choice between war or political reaction, which would
be at once followed by a revolution, and pronounces
himself for war, even single-handed. This pamphlet,
which exactly represents the ideas passing in the
public mind, has attracted much attention, and com-
pletely meets the views of the war party. The
Opinione, Count Cavour's organ, expresses the follow-
ing opinion on the said pamphlet :—" Deputy Boggio
has no faith in the Congress. All Italy is of his
opinion on this point. But what signifies within
a month ?' Why, that within four weeks we shall
be engaged in war. Certainly, if the Congress does
not solve the question, war alone can trench it."
The Bank of Savoy has hitherto enjoyed the privi-
lege of issuing bank notes of the small value of 50f.
Yesterday the Minister of Finance presented to the
Senate a bill, voted by the Chamber, which proposes
the issue of notes of 20f., or 16s. of your currency.
This is an approach to the Austrian financial system,
and in fact, thanks to the administration of the last
ten years, the two rival governments are in about
the same pecuniary position,
I acquainted you with a circular, issued by that
eminent character, the major domo of the Duchess
of Parma, having for object to prevent persons in
the employment of the Court, from rushing over the
frontier, and volunteering in the Sardinian service.
This officious gentleman, who drew up the document
on his own authority, has been dismissed, and re-
placed by Count d'Asta, who is reported to be of
Liberal opinions.