The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-11 00:00:00

THE STATE OF NAPLES.

The following letter is is written by the special
Correspondent of the Memorial Dipimitative at
Naples:—

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"For a long time I have been convinced that the
National Guard of Naples is at least three-fourths
Bourbonist, and as for the remainder, that it is,
with scarcely one exception, anti-Piedinontist.
"Every one is weary of a ruinous state of things,
which does not afford even the least prospect of
amelioration. Everyone cries— Unity ! Fraternity !
And every one conspires to prevent this illusory
unity, of which the ardent adversaries are naturally
those who cry out the most loudly Unity for ever !
"The Neapolitans, whether from national indo-
lence, or from some other reason, want the power
of initiative; but let some event come to rouse them
from their torpor, you will see them all of a sudden,
as if moved by an electric shock, act with a violence
in proportion to the time they have remained inac-
tive and repressed, and now the Government, with
an inexplicable want of foresight, has put itself the
match to this mine, and given movement to the
masses hitherto inert.
" You have doubtless heard of the outbreak which
took place last month in Naples, near the Porta
Capuana, between the officers of the National Guard
the Camorristi—the agents of the police—and
finally some peasants, who took part in it as dilet-
tanti, and without party spirit. Many persons were
greviously wounded. Captain Diaz and Police
Inspector Santini have since died in consequence of
their wounds. A prudent Government would have
done all that was possible to lessen the importance of
such an event, and tried to make it pass for a scuttle of
thieves ;:but the consorteria, which has no satisfac-
tion greater than that of gratifying its hate against
the Bourbonists, urged the Government to make
arrests even among the officers of the National
Guard, of whom eight have been already impri-
soned. Most of the National Guards compromised
belong to the Bth Legion, and there is now to be
begun a legal inquiry, which cannot fail to make
noise enough.
" I do not suppose that this fact alone will suffice
to decide the National Guard to declare • itself
against the actual Government ; still it cannot fail
to provoke partial defections. The irritation,
already very lively, which it has excited, cannot
but become more envenomed ; and opposition, silent
and concealed to-day, finding itself echoed by public
opinion, will end by taking alarming proportions,
and the more so that the National Guard was the
sole support, in a moral sense I mean, which the
Government had here. Its material support was
never much considered.

" Moreover, the misunderstanding between the
principal agents of the Government is manifest.
The Prefect Affi,tto complains of General La Mar-
mora, whom he wished to render responsible for the
increase of brigandage, and accuses of wanting
energy. It is a reproach, which the Piedmontese,
and La Marmora in particular, scarcely deserve.
On the other hand, the General in his turn com •
Plains of Afflitto ; but I believe, with rather more
reason, that the bad management of the civil autho-
rities is the true cause of the evil. The Director of
the Police profits by this discordance to make him-
self as independent as possible, and to act towards
the Legitimists with as much cruelty as want of
foresight.
" No one can tell what may be the denouement of
a state of affairs, which becomes from day to day
more precarious, but every one is convinced that at
all events the statu quo cannot last any length of
time."

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE,

OXFORD, Nov. 10.

The name of George Edmund Walker, M.A,, of
St. Edmund Hall, having by mistake, without any
default on his part, and contrary to his wish, been
removed from the books of his house, and conse-
quently from the register of Convocation, in a Con-
vocation to be holden on Friday, the 13th inst., at
two o'clock, it will be proposed that the name of
the above-mentioned person be restored to the
register of Convocation, and that he be allowed to
enjoy any right and privilege to which ho would
otherwise have been entitled, provided he replace
his name on the books of some college or hall, and
discharge all academical dues incurred since his
name was removed.
In the Convocation to be holden on Friday next,
tha 13th inst., at two o'clock, the names of the fol-
lowing gentlemen, who have been nominated to the
office of Public Examiners for their respective
schools, will be submitted to the house :—Public
Examiners—W. F. Donkin, M.A., University, and
C. L. Dodgson, M.A., Christ Church, in Scienttis
illathematicis et Physics ; G. Rolleston, D.M., Pem-
broke, in Scientia Naturali ; S. Owen, M.A.,
Christ Church, in Jurisprudentia et Historia
Ifoderna. _ _ _

The Junior Proctor will receive the names of
candidates for the first public examination, at
Christ Church, on Saturday, November 14, from 1
till 2 o'clock ; on Monday, November 16, from 1
till 3 o'zlock.

The Accident to the Royal Mail Steamship

Africa.

An inquiry was opened yesterday in Liverpool
before Mr. Raffles, the stipendiary magistrate, and
Captains Harris and Baker, as nautical assessors, as
to the circumstances attending the accident which
happened to the British and North American Royal
Mail steamship Africa. The inquiry was at the
instance of the Board of Trade, which was repre-
sented by Mr. O'Dowd, solicitor to the Board. Mr.
Squorey was in attendance on the part of owners
and for Captain J. Stone; Mr. Charles M'lvor, the
managing partner of the steamship company, was
also present. From the statement of Mr. O'Dowd,
it appeared that the ship struck on a rock off Cape
Race, between nine and ten o'clock on the evening
of the 12th of October. The ship had been bailt
at Greenock in 1850, and was schooner rigged. Her
gross tonnage was 2,226 tons, and her registered
tonnage 1,216. She was a paddle steamer, and
was worked by two engines of the combined power
of 800 horses. She had a crew of 130 hands, all
told. Mr. O'Dowd said he was not in the habit of
paying compliments, but he considered it due to the
owners of the Africa to state that there was not any
better managed company in the kingdom, nor were
any ships better found in every respect than the
vessels of this line. The Africa was commanded
by Captain James Stone, who held a certificate of
competency. She left Liverpool on the 3d of
October, with the mails, a general cargo, and 125
passengers, and nothing of importance occurred till
she struck. The first,witnessealled was Henry Hard-
graves, first officer, who had been in the company's
service for eight years, and held a certificate of
competency as master. At about a quarter to 10
on the night of the accident the witness noticed
something white on the starboard bow, and at that,
instant one of the look-out men called out
" breakers." This was about two minutes after the
captain had left witness and gone to the saloon
deck. Immediately on hearing the announcement
of the breakers the witness ordered the engines to
be slowed. Almost immediately afterwards she
struck, but not with violence sufficient to produce
a shock. The engines were put on full speed, and
the vessel soon paid off and got into deep water. It
was found that the fore hold had a considerable
quantity of water in it. The ship got into St. John's
about 2.30 p.m. of the 13th ult. Thep assengers
did not leave the ship that day. After getting into
St. John's the ship was examined by divers, and it
was found that she was not materially damaged
The mails were sent forward on the 14th by her
Mrliesty's ship Vesuvius, and the passengers for
warded by one of the company s steamers on the
17th. The inquiry did not conclude yesterday.

COTTON' AT BERBICE.—The subject of cotton cul
Ovation is exciting more general interest than
hitherto. The successful experiments already made, and
the powerful argument of 60 cents. per lb, having been ob-
tained in the market for some sent from Demerara, has
convinced the most sceptical and faint-hearted that it is a
paying speculation, which is more than can be said of sugar
planting at present. The committee of Correspondence of
the Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society have an-
nounced that they have imported a supply of Sea Island
seed from the United States, which they will dispose of at
first cost. Last week four gins were landed for plantation
" Hope and Experiment," where a large cultivation of this
article is springing up. The villagers are al4o taking an
interest in the matter and bringing their produce to town
in small quantities,—.Berbice Gazette,