The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-09 00:00:00

THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT.

In the Italian Chamber of Deputies on the 3d
inst., the President commenced the proceedings by
reading the following letter from General Gari-
baldi :

Turin, June 3.

Monsieur le President,—At the moment when the Cham.
ber is about to resume its labours, I feel myself under the
obligation of giving my colleagues some exp!anation of the
participation which I have taken in public events during
the last few Meeks.

I left Caprera at the summons of the Ricasoli Ministry,
which appeared disposed to ocsupy itself seriously with
the national armaments.
The New Min stry, which was constituted a short
time after my arrival upon the continent, maintained
the mandate which I had received to organise the rifle-
shooting practice ; it gave me in addition great hopes in
affirming that it was about to act in the most energetic
manner to arrive at a definite construction of our Italy, one
and indivisible, such as it has been solemnly proclaimed by
the votes of the Southern provinces. Those provinces were
about to have a commencement of execution by the creation
of two battalions of Genoese Carbineers, the command of
which was to be confided to an officer who enjoys my entire
confidence.

The news of this organisation was hardly spread abroad
when eager young men hastened from all parts of Italy to
enrol themselves at Genoa. The determination which had
been taken not having been carried into execution, the
greater part of those who were provided with sufficient
means returned to their homes. There remained, however,
some hundreds to whom it was repugnant to return, either
because they would not any longer submit to the idleness t
which they were condemned, or because, having abandoned
their occupations and places, they had no lunger any means
of livelihood.

I advised those fine young men to assemble at certain
places in peaceful Lombardy, where, supported by spon-
taneous contributions of patriotic citizens, they might be
trained to the use of arms, so as to be ready for future
events. The Government unfortunately made a mistake
relative to the object of those depots.

Tho young men, arrested without arms and without
having given the least cause to justify any suspicion of
disor
der are many of them at this momenti prison
awaiting trial, as is also Colonel Nullo, one of The most
deserving commanders of the Southern army. The journals
which pretend to represent the sentiments of the Govern-
ment have alleged as a pretext for those harsh measures a
projected invasion of the Tyrol, Nothing can be more un-
true. The idea of that expedition is an idle dream.
Those young men had no other mission than to learn the
use of arms, and the arms found were only those indispen-
sable for such exercises. My colleagues may conceive how
Painful have been the sad facts which followed those un-
just suspicions. It is for the Parliament to rectify those
fatal errors. Our cry has everywhere been, " Italy and
Victor Emmanuel 1" and now, whatever may be the risk or
the consequence, we repeat the same cry. Woe be to him
who would assail the liberating thought. . Woe to all
who would separate the King from the nation, the people
from the army I _ _

But to fructify the union of the King and the nation
for the common weal, to unify and render invincible the
strength of the army and of the people, it is necessary to
complete the armarneht so long desired. Switzerland and
Prussia ars able, in time of war, to assemble in arms 15
per cent. of their entire population. Give the free citizens
of Italy, closely united around their valiant monarch, an
organisation like that of Switzerland and Prussia, and you
will be certain of delivering both the Crown and the people
from all illegitimate influences ; and then, perhaps, without
further bloodshed, by the mere moral power of a king sup-
ported by the whole strength of the nation, we shall obtain
the fulfilment of our most ardent desire—ltaly one and
indivisible, under the constitutional sceptre of Victor Em-

manuel.
Italy cannot be tranquilised in any other way. It tends
towards unification, as all heavy bodies gravitate towards
the centre of the earth. A feverish and ever-increasing
agitation impels our youth to the accomplishment of this
great work. Inaction is not a remedy for the evil ; if is
the source of every imaginable disorder.
In a country animated by the spirit of nationality, the
true friends of order are those who devote their efforts to
the redemption of their country. Passive resistance can
never change into reaction. Whoever opposes of stacles to
this generous movement assumes the responkbility of all
the dangers which threaten us.
I request you, sir, as President of tho Chamber, to corn.
municate to it these observations which I submit for its
serious consideration. G. GARIBALDI.

THE LORD ADVOCATE.--A Dundee contemporary
Says :—" The Lord Advocate has met with an accident
which is likely to prevent his attending in his place in Par-
liament for some days." We understand that his lordship
has broken a sinew in the calla his leg, but that the injury
is so slight that he would have been in his place and "on
his legs" in the House on Thursday.—)scOevnan.