The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-28 00:00:00

GARIBALDI'S NATAL DAY.

A letter from Naples, dated March 22, says :
Happily Garibaldi's natal day passed off tranquilly
notwithstanding certain apprehension that were
entertained by the authorities. Monster demon-
strations and processions had been projected, and
it was only on the previous day that the Comitato
of the Mercato could be dissuaded from getting up
a procession in which the statue of Massanielio was
to have been carried ! The powers that be, how-
ever, took so high a tone that all these intentions
came to naught. It is no disparagement of his
Majesty to say that the enthusiasm manifested on
San Giuseppe': day was far greater than on last
Friday. From the windows of the principal
streets floated thousands of flags, many of them
with the likeness or inscriptions commemorative
of the idol. In some places altars were erected,
and the statue of Garibaldi placed upon them like
a divinity, with candles burning around it, and in
several doorways and windows I observed his
colossal likeness in a transparency. The Theatre
of San Carlo, which was illuminated, was crowded
by an enthusiastic audience, who called for the
Hymn nine times, until the leader of the orchestra
was in despair with fatigue. At the rooms of the
Workmen's Association there was a large meeting,
and a ball at the Fardo, and, notwithstanding a
storm of wind and rain, the illuminations in the
streets were most brilliant. No one can doubt but
that Garibaldi is a power, the greatest perhaps in
Italy, and it is tranquillising to think that his in-
fluence for the present is exerted in moderating the
tone of the democratic party. Indeed, judging
from the expressions of the official journal of the
South and other indications, it is easy to see that
some understanding has been come to between Gari-
' baldi and Rataazi, involving mutual concessions;
and if reports long in circulation here, to which I
have alluded in former letters, be true, the present
position has been long foreseen, and planned with a
view to some not very distant action. The voce of
the speedy arrival of Garibaldi in Naples, which I
gave you in my last on the faith of a telegraphic
message, gains strength and consistency, and it is
added that he will accompany Prince Humbert,
thus identifying Royalty with the great popular
movement. Should he come, the liberator of the
South, the exile of Caprera, the hope of disappointed
and impatient thousands, will drive the people into
a frenzy such as I am persuaded has never been wit-
nessed here before. You in England, who can form
a juster and more philosophical judgment of the
man, can have no idea of the adoration with which
the great modern Lafayette is regarded by the
Neapolitans ; he is the god of the masses ; and
what the Madonna is to the crowds of ignorant wor-
shippers is Garibaldi to the multitudes who, for the
present at least, repose all their hope and trust in
him ! So long as ho can maintain this influence,
and will use it wisely, all will go well. But should
he lose it, and we have historical precedents of such
a disaster, what then ?
I alluded in my last letter to the dangers likely
to arise from the collision of religions parties, and,
while condemning the violence and the intrigue
of the priests and their friends, which,
after all, are
not unnatural in their present position, and though
as convinced as any person can be that the diminu-
tion or the subversion of a power which has been
the ruin of Italy is necessary to social dian l
progress, yet I cannot but deprecate asmpolitic
and ungenerous to the Government any movement
would creat?
.on the part a the Liberals whichr
pre-
mature and dangerous collisions o r.eligiou,s opinion
among the greatest embar-
rassmentstoeonlt is nut too much to say that Italy is still struggling
for existence, and that
Gmonviee.ronfmietnstz has to
and,
with which tih).3e,
tilT'ie, eirt:nitnei?iiiieinns friends. The relieloi
lend arcs
f,,Q mar; thin.,, , .
s it is doctrinal, may wcii I.,e'perl:
nestion re far a
q . ,
mitted to lie dormant for the present, while the
is occupied with such gigantic mea-
Government
sures as bringing the clergy
law, and in suppressing
Cons. Precipitancy within the limits of the
so many of their corpora-
'will only retard and blow into
a dangerous flame the passions of a very large body
of men in this distracted country. It is not without
certain information of the difficulties which are felt
by the local authorities that I write in this style.
They have been so great that a question has been
proposed of late as to whether the first article of

more, thn most recent of which was written tic iho
end of last month, In this despal:ch he reminds his
Excellency that " Naples had bben, always Cze
great nursery.of the Roman Catholic religion, and:
that it had successfully opposed the inf,-oduction of
the Inquisition. Lately, however, an infernal, pes-
tilential association had been formed by a diabolical
man Re protested againot such dia-
bolical attempts to ruin the souls of Nospo'titans,
and declares that if his Excellency does' not put
down such institutinns he will, with all the power
of his voice and thepress, do what he can t'o cau-
tion the sheep in his fold." The Vicar-Genera ,l was
legally wrong and the reformers are legally right
but the question occurs whether until Italy is con-
stituted at least, it would not b-,tnoro " convert ient"
to avoid questions which will only inct:l3t,e cm_
barrassments of the Government, and who,„thee t 21,3
objects which are aimed at by all libere,l-.liadad
Christians will not be better attained by concen-
trating their energies on the intellectual cultnic of
the people.
I now call your attention to official intelligenceof
brigandage, which must henceforward form an im-
portant feature in my correspondence. A sme,ll
band under Schiavone harasses the Capitanata.
always retreats before the troops. At Matera, izr
the Basilicata, there is a band of 160 men under
Crocco ; but it does not appear to find adherents in
the province, and the spirit of the people is re-
ported to be good. There is also another band
between Taranto and Otranto, which is probably
waiting for fresh disembarkations at Bari and
Otranto. The brigands take all the horses Ony can
lay hands on. On the nights of the 14th and' :15th
the bands on the Roman frontier attacked the' v3l
lage of Cese, but were repulsed. Despal es
been sent to the Prefects of Messina, Palermo,
Chieti, Teramo, Bari, Leece, Cosenza, and Catanzaro,
advising them that on the 14th inst. 130 men lea.
Trieste in four barques, boundjfor the coast of Cala-.
bria or Sicily. The strictest vigilance i 9 enjoined.
With regard to Major Fume!, whose name and
proclamation was brought :under discussion on, the
night of the 18th, the following are the rch'ults of
my inquiries:--The Major is a member of the Na-
tional Guard, not of the regular army, and has been
much employed by the Prefect of Cosenza in orga-
nising the National Guard and the Guardia Mobile.
Nothing was known here of the circumstances on
the 18th instant. Since then inquiries have been
made by telegraph, and the following is Ow
answer :
" The proclamation was not printed, nor written by the
Major, but the syndics were permitted to qfficher it in order
to (atterrire) frighten the populatiotis, It had not, however,
been carried out, and fearing nnpleagmt inquiries the Pre-
fect had directly sent information of it to Turin."

i EVE

.vvIY
confine mystlf as closely as possible to the
wording of the answer, without being too literal.
The whole affair is very confused, and .there is an
evident design to throw the responsibility from one
person to another. One thing is clear, that if the
civil authority can affix such proclamations within
the knowledge of the military power, or if a 'Major
in the National Guard can do so' of his own free
will, or again, if syndics can be permitted to trifle
with such weapons, there can be no responsible
Government, and there must be a number of local
despots. I make these remarks in the most friendly
spirit to the Government, who will better serve the
interests of Italy by measures of legality, justice,
and humanity, than by proceedings which must of
necessity alienate the masses.

REPRESENTATION OF PRESTON:

On Wednesday night a monster demonstration of
the Liberal party, in favour of Mr. George Melly,
of Liverpool, took place at the Theatre Royal,
Preston. Every available part of the building was
densely crowded. Mr. Alderman Smith presided,
and briefly introduced the Liberal candidate, who
was received with a perfect ovation, hats, sticks,
and handkerchiefs being enthusiastically waved in
his favour. He delivered a long speech, in the
course of which he gave an exposition of his politi-
cal creed, which met with the approval of the
meeting, which was expressed by a resolution to use
every effort to secure his return. An influential
deputation from the Preston Auxiliary of the United
Kingdom Alliance had interviews yesterday with.
the candidates at the Bull Hotel. Sir Thomas G.
Hesketh, in reply to the deputation, said that the
Permissive Bill in his opinion would be inconsistent
with the general constitution of the country, which
was on the principle of allowing the utmost free-
dom to the subject so long as no injury was inflicted
on his fellow-subjects, and that it would be unad.
visable and unjust to pass a law to permit two-thirds
of any one district to tyrannise over the minority.
He deplored the evils of drunkenness, but thought
the temperance and other suasive movements were
the best remedy. Mr. Melly informed the deputa-
tion that he had given his best attention to the slit).
ject ; and whilst he would support all ameliorative
movements cognate with that of temperance, yet he
would not vote for the introduction of the Permis-
sive Bill during this session. He admired the car.
nestness of the teetotal community, but would make
no servile promise to them in order to gain a few
votes. He had not yet come to the conclusion that
two-thirds of a population of ratepayers had a right
to veto the liquor traffic.
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strongly recommended to the temperance
use their influence and record their votes in favour
of Mr. G. Molly as the most fitting person to bc.
come the representative of PFeston.
A public meeting to receive the report of the de-
putation and to submit that resolution was to be
ht o,
held last (Thursday) night. The town in in astate
o doubt
of great excitement, and there will
very sharp contest.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—An inquiry was held yesten;
day at the London Hospital by Mr. John Humphreys, the
coroner, touching the death of John Glance, aged 37/
which occurred last Tuesday evening, under dreadful cir-
cumstances, It appeared from the evidence of the wife of
the deceased and other witnesses that the unfortunate,
man, who was a sailor, went out on the day in question
to look for a ship, and that upon his return hereto, ng
seven o'clock in the evening, ho proceeded upstairs.
Ou reaching, the lauding he fell back through.
the well of the staircase, there being no bannis.
tclz, and came to the ground with fearful force. L'pon
being taken up it was found that his back was broken, and
s
that he had besides received injuries in his head ando wu.
He was conveyed to the hospital, but he expired soon li
after
5,
per_
his admission. It was stated that the deceasedfectly sober at the time of the accident,
ir
been oecssionally subject to vertigo. The ;e c returned a,
verdict of accidental death.
Pil7s.—
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ate beyond
Comfort, Health, and Sail y.-1, no refl.ective
all price in money valuc—paT'nl Der pecuniary (Imam.
person will complain of hie posi
ed remedies can everywhere
stances. Holloway's far-faurst,
and with them at hand
be purchased at a trifling "adiateiy set right, and must
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yield with like faci•av to his
while internal complaintsfing alterative, tonic, and • t
Ymedicaments present to the aFs'ed and
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Pills, which ar©
Holloway's esteemed
relief from many of the
infirm the means . discomforts
which increase their own misery, and augment the kolieita*
lions of their friends.

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THEAT RE. ROYAL, HAYMARKET
Levee, Mr. J. B. ituoktotte.
THIS EVENING (88th. time) OUR AMERICAN COUSIN.
Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothern ; Asa Trcnchard, Mr. Buck-
stone.
Alter which, a Household Picture, under Two Lights
raffled THE WIFE'S PORTRAIT. Mr. Howe, Mr. W:
Farrel), Mrs. C. Youn!;,,, zze.
To conclude with FAMILY JARS.
Commeuce a 7

OYAL LYCEUM TIIEATILE.
l+taua;i. r- r. _Edmund Falconer.
ills i V ENING, 116th time of the new and original Drama
entitled, PEEP O'DAY ; or, Savourneen Deelisb. Messrs
Walter Lacy, Hermann Vezin, Charles Selby, Edmund Fal-
: Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Miss Clara Weston.
After which, a new and original 'Burlesque Extravaganza,
entitled LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD ; or, The Fairies of
the Rose, the Thistle, and the Shamrock. Principal charac-
ters by Mr. Chas. Selby, Mr. Warlow, Miss Cicely Nott, and
Miss Lydia Thompson.

Acting Manager—Mr. F. B. Chatterton.
Prices as usual. Doors open at half -past 6, to commence at
?. Box-office open daily from 11 tills.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr A. Harris.
THIS EVENING, CASH V. CUPID. Mr. Widdicomb,
Mr. Shcre, Miss Maria Harris, &c.
After which, RUY BLAS. Mr. Fechter.
To conclude with THE GARIBALDIANS.

NEW I'll FAIR, 14:- It( A ADELPHI.-
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING, A PRIVATE ENQUIRY. Mr. J. L.
T•001e, Mr. Billington, Mr. Sefton, Miss Kate Kelly, and
Miss K. Bland.
Followed by THE LIFE OF AN ACTRESS. Mr. and
Mrs. Dion Bouecault, Messrs, Emery,J. L. Toole, Billington,
Stuart, Eburne. Sefton, Powell. C. J. Smith ; Mrs. Billington,
Mrs. Harland, Mrs. H. Lewis, Miss Laidlaw.
To conclude with TIIE PRETTY HORSEBREAKER.
Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford ; Misses Woolgar, K. Kelly,
Laidlaw, Mrs. H. Marston.

Commence at 7

A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.-
'Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty.
In consequence of the great sensation created by the won-
drous feats of the colossal Asiatic Elephants on the stage,
and in the circle, their truly marvellous Performance will be
continued till further notice.
THIS EVENING, the Grand Eastern Spectacle of THE
RAJAH OF NAGPORE, with new and splendid dresses,
scenery, and decorations, introducing Mr. Bell's trained Ele-
phfir,ts, pronounced by the Press and the Public the cleverest
animals ever exhibited.
To be followed by brilliant Scenes in the Circle by the
unrivalled Troupe of Equestrians.
Concluding with a comic Ballet of Action, introduciner Mr.
Harry Croueste (the favourite Clown to the Ring), the Misses
Gunn's, and the whole of the Corps de Ballet.
Commence at 7—ConclStude at a quarter-past 11.
age Manager, Mr. W. Searle.

EW ROYALTY THEATRE,
Dean-street, Oxford-street.
THIS EVENING, THE LOTTERY TICKET.
After which, an entirely new Operetta, CHRISTINE.
Followed by DELICATE GROUND. Pauline, Miss Re-
pecca Powell.
After which, the succesful Opera Buffo, entitled LE MARI-
AGE AUX LANTERN ES. Mr. John Morgan, Mesdames
Stanley, Payne, and Mason.
To conclude with the Ballet Divertissement, HOMAGE
TO FLORA, in which the Misses Morgan will appear.
Commence at halt-past 7.

AND FINE

CI ANTERBU RY HALL
ARTS GALLERY.
VICTOR, JULIEN, "THE FLYING MAN,"
(Last Week) at half-past Nine, in new and extraordinary
feats.
tGrand Selections from "La Sonnambula," " Dinorah,
and " La Circassienne," by Mdlle. Negri, with Band and
full Chorus, conducted by Mr. Jonghmans.
The COMIC by Mr. Randall, Mr. J. G. Forde, Mr. Hol-
lingsworth, Messrs. Hildebrandt and Ormond, and Miss
Caroline Parkes.
On Friday, 28th, for the Benefit of Victor Julien.
Admission—Hall, ed. ; Stalls and Balcony, ls.

THE OXFORD, 6, OXFORD-STREET.-
ii EVERY EVENING.
HENRI and PFAU, in their intrepid Double Feats or the
Flying Trapeze.
Two Operatic Selections alternately from " Ernani,"
ifacbeth," "I 1 Trovatore," "La Traviata," "La Circas-
mienne," Szc., by Miss Russell, Madame Enderssohn, Messrs.
Morley, Greene, C. Greville, and Albert. Full Band and
Chorus—(Conductor—Mr. F. Jonghmans.) Violin
mtv,Viotti Collins, and other Vocal and Instrumental attrac-
aons. The Comic portion by Messrs. Sam Collins, Harvey
and French (the Nerves), E. Marshall, and W. Randall.
A Grand Morning Entertainment EVERY THURS-
DAY, at Two, HENRI and PFAU and the whole of the
Company, appear.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
This DAY.—Morning, 111 a. 43m.—Afternoon, lh. 7m
To-xoßnow.-Morning, lh. 28m.—Afternoon, lh. 45m