The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-09 00:00:00

ITALY.

" Advices from Turin," says the Independance,
"have announced that King Victor Emmanuel has
signed the decree for reorganising the Neapolitan
magistracy, the composition of which, as bequeathed
to the Kingdom of Italy by the despotic and
corrupt Government of the Bourbons of Naples,
was far from offering to the country the guaran-
tees everywhere considered indispensable in per-
sons charged with judicial functions. The work
of weeding out the unworthy was so long, diffi-
cult, and delicate a task that no Ministry till the
present has been inclined to assume the respon-
sibility of it. This reorganisation will be pub-
lished with the signature of M. Ratazzi, Minister
of Justice par interim, and as this decree was the
sole motive which delayed the entrance of M.
Conforti into the Cabinet, it is highly probable
that he will now enter on office at once."

A Turin letter of the sth, in the Pram, says :
" The King will arrive at Naples preceded by a
flattering decree for the National Guard of that
place, who have been indefatigable since their for-
mation. The banners of the twelve battalions will
for the future bear the civil medal awarded for
courage and good conduct. A few days back a man
was arrested who attempted by force to obtain an
interview with Garibaldi. He pretended to be a
sailor, and stated that his intention was to obtain
from the General admission to the Italian navy, but
suspicion being excited he was searched and a pistol
being found upon him he was arrested. An enor-
mous volume has been published to-day, containing
the bill on stamps and registration dues already
voted by the Chamber of Deputies, and completely
modified and corrected by the Senate. The
remark has been made that latterly all the
bills of the Chamber of Deputies have been
modified by the Senate, and the rumour goes
that the bill on the tobacco duties will be
treated in the same manner. As to the bill on
postal reforms, I have the firm conviction that it
will not pass the Senate without important modifi-
cations. The numerous amendments voted by the
Lower Chamber have altered its spirit and rendered
it almost unintelligible. The proposed new postal
rate still remains fixed at 15c. for letters of 10
grammes. The present charge is 20c. The bill
brought in by M. Peruzzi proposed a uniform rate
of 10c., but on the observations of the Minister of
Finance the rate was fixed at 15c. It must be re-
membered that the postal service costs 20 millions
a-year, and only produces 16."
A Naples letter in the .Nord says :—" The Che-
valier d'Amico, captain in the navy, has just been
appointed private secretary to the Minister of
Marine. To great practical aptitude that officer
unites intelligence and great scientific knowledge.
He is the same who last year distinguished him-
self at Gaeta, when in command of the Garibaldi,
and who has just published a " Treatise on Naval
Tactics,' which in the opinion of the most intelli-
gent Italian officers, may be placed in the rank of
the best works of that kind published in France
and England. Everything gives reason to hope
that the Italian navy will be satisfied with the
choice of the Minister Persano. On the other
hand, some disappointment was felt on learning that
Captain Isola, of the navy, was to quit his post of
Chief of the Department of Naples. There is a
strong attachment in Naples to Vice-Admiral Baron
Tholosan, Rear-Admiral Provano, and Capt. Lola,
who for the last year have had the direction of the
naval department."

A CENTENARIAN.—There is now living near the
Bat and Ball, Sevenoaks, a man named William Weaver,
who attained his 101st yoar on the. 29th of December last.
He is in full possession of all his faculties. He was born
at Chipstead, but has lived in this parish fo7 the last 25
.yeard.--JfaicilOno MOW*

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