The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-22 00:00:00

THE SARDINIAN ARMY.

The following appointments have been confirmed
by the Minister of War respecting the expedition-
ary force :

General Commanding-in-Chief—Alphonso La-
Marmora.

Head-Quarters Staff—Colonels Petiti, Avet,
Rapallo ; Aides-de-Camp to Commander-in-Chief,
Captains Balbo, 2.

Generals Commanding Divisions-Ist, General
John Durando ; Chief of Staff, MajoZ CaßanoYa.
2d, General Alexander La Alarmera ; Chief of
Staff, Porrino.

Reserve—General James nurando.
Commandants of Brigades—Colonels Giustiniani,
Montevecchio, Mollard, Cialdini.

Commandant of Cavalry—Colonel Savoirons.

LORD STANLEY AND TB7 NEWSPAPER
STA.M.p.

Lord Stanley has addre-ssed a letter to the Northern
Whig. in reply to.sor"..e strictures in that journal on the
proposed chin es
the newspaper stamp la*. His lord-
ship says:—"`sg the question is about to be debated in Par-
liament,ea Mr. Gladstone has, in fact, conceded the
chief.
point in dispute, I shall not attempt a reply to your
C..gurnent. You are mistaken in supposing that there ie
any necessary connection between the repeal of the
stamp duty and, the grant of a copyright in news. The
latter question would probably, under any circum-
stances, have been mooted, and the removal of the
stamp can only a little hasten its consideration in Par-
liament. You appear also to think that the copy-
right suggested would be unlimited in point of time.
That has, I believe, never been proposed ; the limit
of time usually mentioned is 24 hours. If a
newspaper has gone to great expense in obtaining
information from exclusive sources, I confess I do not see
on what ground the right to derive an exclusive profit
from such information can be disputed. In defining and
limiting such right, difficulty may occur; but similar diffi-
culties may occur, and are overcome, in the case of copy-
rights in books, and still more in that of patents taken out
for inventions. This, however, is a question altogether
separate from that of the stamp. You assume an .ab-
solute identity of opinion between my views on the
subject of the newspaper press generally, and those of
other members of the Association for the Repeal of
Taxes on Knowledge.' Here again you are in error.
I have always objected to the use of the term tax'
as applied to the stamp, believing that charge,
though an unjust and unequal one, to be a postal charge,
and not a tax, in the usual sense of the word. The
distinction is carefully drawn in the pamphlet from which
you quote extracts. Neither have I, in the present state
of finance, pledged myself to the repeal of the paper
duty, which is one of the principal demands of the
Association. Ido not wish to make other members' of
that body responsible for my views, nor to become
responsible for theirs. I have thought that so
much notice of your comments was due in rei;
to your letter. In what manner yon consider i 7
the liberty of tae press endangered by the alleviation
an... 1 equalisation of a fiscal cha,nga now
pressing upon it,
you may, perhaps,oe able to explain. Without ex-
Dlenaiion, the connection between the two is not easy to
Understand, any more than your expressed fear lest trial
by jury, which is found sufficient to protect all other
classes and interests in the community, shculd prove an,
indequate defence of the interests of journalism. I have
not written this note for publication, but you may do
with it as you ,!case,
"I remain your obedient servant,
" London, Feb. 17, 1855." " STANLEY. I

A. letter from Florence, in the Piedmonte of Turin, of
the 14th, states that the cholera has again made its ap-
pearance in the environs of Florence.
TuRIN, FEB. 15.—Sig. Massimo d'Azeglio, a ci-devant
ministerial president, has published an article in the
P;edmonte3e Gazette, wher,in 1 o c2lnly,t4 thfi
ilinuie in the Papal ailocution of violated faith and Alis-
onourabl9 misrepresentation.