The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-09 00:00:00

ITALY.

A Tarin letter of the 4th contains the following :
—" Great attention,is directed towards the finances
of Italy at the present moment. People often
speak without reflection on that grave matter, and
It is well, in crder to remove all uncertainty on the
subket, to hear competent men express themselves
clearly and openly, us was done this evening by M.
Lanza, the president of the general commission on
the Budget. That gentleman said that the deficit
on the Budget for the current year would not be
less than 300,000,000 f., and the Minister of Finance
did not contest the exactitude of those figures.
However enormous that amount may be, it
would cause no uneasiness to the Italians and
the friends of Italy ; if for many years yet a
deficit of certainly not less than 200,000.000 f. was
not expected. Tne most immediato of the anxieties
and efforts of Count Cavour was the formation of a
numerous, powerful, and well-disciplined army.
We have several times heard him
say The
formation of a strong Italian army is the first step
towards the assimilation of the different elements
of the Italian family: Bat, however numerous
the Italian army may be, it is not yet in a position
to conquer Venetia. That was at least said a few
days back by the Minister of War in announcing that,
in spite of his 380,000 men, ' Italy was not yet in a
situation to do without allies. The fact must be stated
that savings are being made on Ow War Budget.
If Italy has not an army of 500,000 men to throw
on the other side of the Miccio, the reason is that the
Minister of Finance, alarmed at the deficit, does not
dare to increase the effective of the army. For a
long time past men of the Moderate party and the
journals most eevoted to the principle of authority
have said—' Either war or disarmament.' That is
perhaps an incorrect manner of putting the question.
The latter would be an act of cowardice, and an
abdication. What ought to be said is ' War and
disarmament.'"

A communication from Niples says
d'Afflitte, prefect of this city, who was thought by
many to be in disgrace, has just been named by a
motu proprio of the King, to the dignity of Grand
Cordon of the Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus.
The military tribunal has just condemned to 20yeara
imprisonment an officer who, being surrounded by
brigands, surrendered. The municipal councils of the
Neapolitan communes have all voted assistance for
the widows of the Poles and for the famishing
inhabitants of Hungary. In the meantime Neapo
litan celebrities, both living and dead, are thought
of—the philosopher Pietro Giannone, who will soon
have a monument in Naples, and the young
impro-
visator, Giannina Milli, in favour of whom the
ladies of Florence has raised a generous subscrip-
tion in order to avoid,' says M. Niccolo Tommeseo,
the too frequent repetition of those trials and ex-
ertions of the mind which are not less distressing to
witness than admirable in themselves. The fact is

that this poor young girl excited at the same time
applause and pity at the theatres and concert rooms
where, in order to obtain a living, she was con-
demned to periodical exhibitions of her intellectual
strength."

Count Minster has arrived at tho Hydo-pirk
Hotel from Hanover.

The Count and Countess d'Haussonville have
left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, an their return to
Paris.

Viscount and Viscountess Stratford de Redcliffe
entertained the Marquis of Sligo, Count Munster, Lady
Charlotte Denison, Lady Geary and Miss Geary, and a
select party, at dinner, on Tuesday, at their residence in
Grosvenor-elqare.