The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-08 00:00:00

BANK OF ENGLAND.

An Account, pursuant to the Act, 7th and Bth Victoria
cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 6th day
of Aug., 1862:

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
otes issued ..—X31,785,310 Government Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities .. 3.631,..00
Gold Coin & Bullion 17,135,310
Silver Bullion ....

£31,785,310

£31,785,310
BANKING DEPARTMENT.
oprietors' Capi- Government Seen-
tal £14.553,000 rities (including
Rest
Public Deposits (in- nuity) £10,986.097
eluding Exche- Other Securities 19,079 200
quer, Savings' Notes
Banks, Commis- Gold and Silver 821,623
missioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-
counts) 6,157.358
Other Deposits 15,232,959
Seven Day and
other Bills 791,873

Coin

£40,085.715
W.

£40,n85,715
MILLER, Deputy Cashier.

Aug. 7, 1862.

GARIBALDI AND 7HE FRENCH PRESS.

Several of the Paris journals remark on the agitation ex-
cited by Gat ibaldi in Italy and on the proclamation of King
Victor Emmanuel. The Lebats, after analysing the lan-
guage of the ex-dictator and of the King, comes to the con-
clusion that " the conflict between the Italian Ministry and
Garibaldi rosy be looked on as near to commence, if it has
not already begun ;" the Press° confines itself to simply
registering the facts ; the Imps approves of the royal pro-
clamation, but adds, that " it beholds with regret a consti-
tutional sovereign intervening in the differences of parties."
The Opinion Nationale expatiates at some length on the
division which has manifested itself all at once so violently
in Italy, but does not come to any positive conclusion, fur-
ther than to recommend Garibaldi to bear in mind that

" there are other populations oppressed in Europe besides
those of Rome and Venice," and indicating to him " the
redemption of the Christians of the East, as worthy of his
serious attention." The Siecle declares that it will not attempt
to conceal its feeling of sadness at thR contemplation of the
incidents passing in the Italian kingdom, and suggests that
the best mode of putting an end to the present agitation is
for France to allow the Piedmontese to take possession of
ROM :

" France," it says, " on whom would fall the greatest
share of responsibility in the deplorable events which may
be apprehended at the present moment, and Prussia with
Russia who have just recognised the kingdom of Italy,
could not have considered such recognition as a mere
comedy. Those Powers certainly have never intended, in
the midst of actual dangers, to subject Italian unity to any
new trials after having gone through so many, and that to
which she might be submitted at pr,sent would be nothing
else'than the most deplorable, the most fatal of civil wars."
The moderate journals, however, agree in this one point
that Garibaldi, although impetuous and impulsive,
loves his country too well to undertake any enter-
prise that would comprise what has been already achieved
or lead to a sanguinary collision between Italians of diffe-
rent parties. The Paris journals which are opposed to the
new order of things in Italy represent a civil war in that
country as an inevitable event, the only point admitting of
doubt being, they declare, the period at which it should
take place, a litte sooner or a little later. The Gazette de
France expresses itself in these terms :
" Either the proclamation of Victor Emmanuel is se-
rious, really expressing the royal ideas, or it is only the
repetition of those denegations of former times of which
Count Cavour was so lavish, and which afterwards the
King translated by those words which have remained cele-
brated—' They were Italians, and I could not restrain them.'
In the former hypothesis it can only be the prelude to the
accession of M. Mazzini. In the latter, it is a simple ora-
torical precaution, having solely for object to deceive
Europe, and it conceals a concurrence under the appearance
of a dissent. With regard to the first hypothesis, the Cabi-
net of Turin or Europe must not labour under an illusion.
In the Southern provinces, if not throughout the whale of
Italy, a struggle has been formally established between the
Court of Turin and Garibaldi, and there can be no possible
doubt as to the success which would attend it. The revo-
lutionists there, alone, adore the hero of Marsala, but every
one is agreed in their abhorrence of the Piedmontese name,
and the famous vespers of which Garibaldi cirtantly spoke
in his late addresses, would, in the event of a struggle, im-
mediately sound there, not against France, but against
Piedmont and the Piedmontese. On that day, parties now
the most opposed to each other would act as one man, for-
ete++i,els is tuns.- o^=m,son hatred their
That is the serious aide of the Si 'nation I The Southern pro-
vinces of Italy, and perhaps Italy entire, are in a situation
precisely similar to that in which France was placed on
the eve of 1848. The official world, the world of upstarts
or of those who have attained their object, are in complete
dissent even in the camp of the revolution with the non-
official world, with the mein who have not yet succeeded in
their object, but who wish to do so. At the Chamber, M.
Ratazzi was applauded even by the Deputies of the Southern
provinces, when he spoke of Garibaldi. It was, however,
the Chamber and not the emurtry, even the revolutionary
country, that applauded."
The language of the Union is even more unequivocal in
the same sense. It says :—" For our part we persist more
than ever in repeating that the crisis, however formidable
it may be, was necessitated by the state of things, that
nothing could prevent it, and that nothing will stop it.
Garibaldi calls for Rome and Venice or death.- Victor Em-
manel also wishes for Rome and Venice, only he awaits
them from diplomacy, from time, and from circumstances,
Agreed as to the object, they only differ as to the means.
Evidently, according to the new law, logic is on the aid- of
Garibaldi. How is it possible to convince him that an ex-
pedition against the domain of t. Peter or against Venetia
is more culpable than the one against Sicily or against
Naples ? Has not Venice as much deserved emancipation?
,oes not Italy want her Capital ? To reproach with im-
patience, with imprudence, and with madness, those
impatient, those imprudent, and even if you like, those
senseless men who have given the half of the Italian
Peninsula to the cabinet of Tu-in, is to renew the incon-
sistency of the Gr cchi : Qais tulerit Gracchos destdittone
quo' entes ? It is that which constitutes the inconceivable
weakness of the Sardinian Ministry. Its friends are well
of this, and they are therefore hesitating as we see them.
It is a first chastisement, and it will not be the only one."
A Turin correspondent of the Presse writes as follows
under date of 3d inst :—" Two years ago I was at Palermo,
and freque.itly met Garibaldi, then dictator, and I remem-
ber that one of his favourite notions was that Sicily ought
to be the basis of operations for the revolutionary party.
He would often say to the crowd : -' The head of Italy is
in the Alps, but her feet are in Sicily, and Sicily must
march in the van.' About 700 volunteers, nearly all be-
longing to Sicily, are concentrated in the woods of Ficuzzi,
most of them without arms ; as for Garibaldi, he is at Cur-
leone, and not at their head ; so that as yet there is no po-
sitive insurrection against the Government. On my way
from Palermo to Girgenti I passed through Corleone and
Ficuzzi. The wood at this latter place is not properly a
wood, but an extensive jungle, containing a great number
of fig trees, diversified with marshes and green glades,form-
ing in reality an almost impregnable retreat. Yesterday
autograph letters from Garibaldi were handed about in
Turin, in which he dissuaded his friends from joining him
in Sicily. I therefore th nk that this movement is merely
a meet ng of young enthusiasts, all Sicilians, who, after a
few days of useless agitation, will return to their homes.
The altogether local and purely Sicilian chat acter
of this assemblage of volunteers, is proved by this passage
in the proclamation of Palermo Let those who have
been drawn into this movement, return promptly to their
families.' The intelligence from Sicily, being quite unex-
pected, caused extreme surprisl at Turin, and I know for
certain that Garibaldi's best friends were absolutely
astounded. When the order of the day was proposed, de-
claring that the Chamber adhered to the noble language of
the royal proclamation, M. Ratazzi stated that he accepted
it solely as approving of the Ministerial policy, at least so
far as concerned present circumstances. It was voted by
an immense majority, the extreme Left alone opposing it. I
observed that M. Petruccelli della Gattina voted with the
Right. I must not omit mentioning that the royal procla-
mation produced an excellent effect. Being a really wise
and courageous act, it seems destined to arrest Garibaldi's
advance in the fatal course on which he has entered. As
to the phantom of civil war evoked by M. Ferrari, it
frightens no one. Who has not heard speak of Garibaldi's
horror for fratricidal struggles ? Garibaldi has before
yielded, and will again on this occasion, for he has a reli-
gious horror of Italian blood shed by Italians."

2s. 6d,

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA.—COWES,
August 7.
—lt appears now to. be decided that there will Le
squadron this week, and
nt
that
arta
the
eundr
yeare the auspices
i s62t
sn
memorable
in
many r e
pects, will be
marked by a hiatus in the long list of contests for aquatic
fame which have taken place sinc,,. the establishment of the
Royal Yacht Squadron. It is understood. that the race
between the Sultana and the Albertme, brought to an un-
timely conclusion yesterday by the man falling
overboard
will be resumed es soon as the split foresail of the latter
vessel has been repeire I. There is a great: gale of Wind
hero to-day from W.S.W., and a strong sea is running in
the Solent, while outside the waves are strong enough to
smother any small craft that may be found there. No
yachts are in consequence under weigh, and the whole fleet
are lying at their moorings in the roads with topmasts
struck, and all made as snug as possible, while the "unlucky
folks on shore" are blessing their stars that they are not
exposed to the drenching showers which are fling at
internals.