The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-30 00:00:00

ITALY A ND- HER GUARDIAN.

A !otter frpm Turin, dated April 23, says an in-
cident has jest taken place of which I can guaran-
tee the authenticity. The Prince Humbert is a
young man of 18 ; he is not handsome, but he is
very intelligent, lively, brave, fall of noble instincts,
and elevated tendencies. His education has been
very much cared for than that of his father, who
was strangely neglected by Charles Albert. Vic-
tor Emmanuel has given to his sons professors who,
if they be not very profound philosophers, are at
least honourable and moral mere, who impart to
their pupils good sentiments, mingled with scien-
tific teaching, not perhaps the newest one, wholly
free from a dash of superstition. It is especially
desired by the King that his sons shall bo made
good soldiers, according. to the traditions of the
House of Savoy—for it Toes not suffice to have won
Italy, or to have given her a single " Re Galantuo-
mo," it is necessary to be able to preserve and de-
fend her. To perfect the education of Prince
Humbert, who is the heir of the Crown, the King
lately decided that he should travel through Europe
and America, in order to see with his own eyes the
condition of men and society. The travels of the
Prince were to commence with England at the mo-
ment when modern civilisation displays there all
her wonders, and puts into action the grand practi-
cal drama of the Exhibition. All at once, there-
fore, the young prince should touch the summit of
the pyramid, and should behold in the English
people the power of freedom, and in the products of
industry gathered in London the magic of science
and progress. In order to visit England, Humbert
would have to pass through Paris. Accordingly the
Italian Government simply conveyed a brief an-
nouncement of the intended journey to M.Thouvenel,
in order that it might be communicated to the Em-
peror; while at the same time Chevalier Nigra, the
Italian Minister, made a direct notification to his
Majesty by order of the King himself, and
as an act of special courtesy. For Prince Hum-
bert merely intended to pass through the capital
of France in the first instance, reserving his official
visit to the Emperor for a more convenient moment.
Behold, however, the result—the Emperor has ex-
pressed to Victor Emmanuel his desire that Prince
Humbert should not visit England. This is per-
haps really the Emperor's object, but the explana-
tions under which that object has been dissembled
are these :—Prince Humbert, even in passing
through Paris, cannot dispense with paying a visit
to the Court. Now, in France the house of Savoy
is supposed to represent antagonism to the Papacy,
which certainly would not obtain for the young
prince the favour of the Catholic party, the highest
expression of which is embodied in the Empress.
Prince Humbert could not go to Court without see-
ing Eugenie, provided she was there to be seen.
Therefore one of two things would have happened
—either the Empress, to avoid meeting the son of
one excommunicated by the Pope, would have
quitted the Tuileries and set out for St. Cloud; or,
if she had to meet the Piedmontese prince, would
have received him with a coldness which could not
be misunderstood. Of course, all this could not fail
to offend deeply Victor Emmanuel, as well as to
exasperate the Emperor and cause some annoyance
to the Empress. Therefore, Napoleon 111. has
begged of the King of Italy to put off his son's
English tour to some more propitious season, and
thus to deliver his Imperial Majesty from a family
quarrel and from a petulant demonstration of petti-
coat politics. I do not know yet what answer
Victor Emmanuel has given, or how the thing will
be arranged. I can, however, pledge myself for the
authenticity of these preliminaries to the young
prince's journey—can also undertake to say that the
present Italian Government is not of a constitution
to ignore the prohibition and to send the prince by
Switzerland, the Rhine, and Holland. The journey,
therefore, will not take place at all unless some
mezzo terrine an be found. This, then, is one of
the consequences of the occupation of Rome. France
has replaced the Austrians in the guardianship of
Italy.

RAILWAY IN7ELLIGENCE.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST

3AILWAY.

A special general meeting of proprietors was
held yosterday, at the Bridge House Hotel, Lon-
don-bridge, for the consideration of the following
bills now pending in Parliament :

"A bill to enable the London, Brighton, and
South Coast Railway Company to enlarge their sta-
tions at London-bridge and the Bricklayers' Arms,
and to alter certain roads, streets, and bridges, and
for other purposes.
" A bill to authorise the London, Brighton, and
South Coast Railway Company to make certain new
lines of railway in the counties of Surrey and Sus-
sex, and for other purposes.
" A bill for making a railway from the Sutton
station of the Croydon and Epsom branch of the
London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway to
Banstead and Epsom Downs, in the county Surrey.
"A bill for enabling the Mid-Sussex and Mid-
hurst Junction Railway Company to extend the
time for completing their railway; to sell or lease
their undertaking to the London,Brighton,cmd South
Coast Railway Company, and for other purposes."

Mr. L, Schuster, chairman of the company, pre-
sided.

The CHAIRMAN explained that the first and se-
cond bills had already received the sanction of the
shareholders at the ordinary meeting of the com-
pany. For the enla'gement of the stations at Lon-
don-bridge and the Bricklayers' Arms, and also to
carry on their steam-boat traffic the company sought
powers to raise .£350,00). The object of the second
bill was to authorize a line to connect the Brighton
line with the Londm, Chatham, and Dover, by the
Barrington-road lunction at Brixton, and to con-
nect their system with thd whole of the north and
west of England by the West London Railway.
The bill also included power to construct a short
line at Newhaven. The other bills were submitted
because they contained clauses enabling the Brigh-
ton Company to enter into working and other ar-
rangements with the promoters, but the powers
were only permissive, and could not be exercised
without the future sanction of the shareholders,

Resolutions approving of the several bills were
proposed aid agreed to, and a bill authorising a line
from Rol sham and Dorking not being in a suffi-
ciently advanced Bute to be submitted to the share-
holders, a further resolution, adjourning the meet-
ing for a fortnight, was adopted.

The CHAIRMAN stated, at tho conclusion of the
meeting, that on Easter Monday the Brighton lino
carried 132,402 reople safely and conveniently, and
without interfering 4t all with the ordinary traffic.