The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-21 00:00:00

THE SUIN, LON9ON, 113MSDAY E:VENING, OCTOBER `2l, 1862.

BOURBONS and re-distribute Italy into a weak
confederation to be played with by French strength.
In the first place, the Papal Imperial wrong will unite
the Italy which the POPE and his master desire to
break up. All the world over a common wrong will
unite those whom nothing else would persuade to
act together. The Italians would doubtless be far
more likely to split into factions if the French left
Rome, and the Austrians the Quadrilateral, than
while a dominating hatred thus pervades every
mind.

Then again, the Italians, according to their own
proverb, being nearest Rome, naturally respect it
least of all people. And when to the contempt for '
the Papacy which proximity always inspires, we
add the special provocation of the Papacy at the
present moment, we may conceive how every year
makes the Papacy more and more hateful. Indeed,
an Italian who intimately knows his country
assures us that nine out of ten Italians are anti-
Papal. On the same authority we learn that light
is extensively dawning on the Italian mind. They
think it a point of honour to stand by their Church
—they would think it cowbrdice to desert it—but
they are renouncing belief in Papal infallibility for
belief in the Bible. They would not like the name
of Protestants, he says, but they do like the name of
Evangelical Catholics. The demand for the Bible,
the most deadly danger to priestcraft, is becoming
quite general. He knew of the circulation of a
hundred thousand Bibles in the last year or two.
Now, all this is making the Italians really free—
free in thought and understanding from the fetters
of the Papacy and its priests, as wed as free politi-
cally from the decrees of the old petty despots. The
two must ever go together. Countries have the
spirit of freedom just in proportion as they free their
minds from debasing religious bondage to their
fallible fellow-mortals. In Europe opposition to
the Papacy and civil freedom have always gone
together. It will be so in Italy. The opposition
to the POPE and the EMPEROR will be the seal of
her liberties.

Again the telegram has sounded the alarm about
GARIBALDI. After all the couleur de rose accounts
furnished by the authorities, as to his improve-
ment in health generally and the gradual healing
of his wound—a brief intimation conies flashed to
us by telegraph abruptly announcing that his con-
dition is altogether very unsatisfactory. It is true
that in opposition to this announcement, almost in
direct contradiction of it, we learn that the Hero,
has recently addressed a cordial letter to
M. VICTOR HUGO, in which the General pro-
mises his friend that in two months time he
(GARIBALDI) will be in London to witness the first
representation of the dramatised version of the poet-
novelist's great work, Les Miserables. What an
attraction to the Lyceum ! that first night of Mr.
FECHTER'S appearance in the double character of
Actor and Manager, that first night of the
representation of the drama prohibited by
the Imperial Government at Paris, but destined,
no doubt, to delight the theatre-going people of Lon-
don during the chief part of this next year of grace,
1863. The recognition of General GARIBALDI and
M. VICTOR HUGO in a box at the Lyceum on that
first night, would surely bring " down" the house
with a thunder of acclamations. Unhappily, how-
ever, the hopes awakened by GARIBALDI'S cheerful
missive to the Great French Author are dashed to
the dust almost immediately they are recognised by
a Turin letter, dated the 14th inst., which appears
in a recent number of the Temps, and in which
we read, upon the' authority of the correspondent
—" I have j ust seen Dr. RIBOLI. He is greatly
cast down. The mere sight of GARIBALDI at once
dissipated in his mind all the illusions encouraged
by the optism of the daily bulletins. GARIBALDI
is pale, exhausted, attenuated. A fever, not intense,
but of daily recurrence, is slowly consuming
him. As to the wound, M. RIBOLI agrees
With M. PALASCIANO that the ball is in it. He
thinks it not safe to attempt the extraction at pre-
sent, and at the same time fears that delay may
bring with it the most serious complications. In
short, his impression is most discouraging." And
now comes to-day's brief but sinister telegram.
All we can do at this moment, however, is to hope
that in these latest tidings from Spezzia there
has been something of exaggeration.

THE END OF THE LONG VACATION.—On Friday
next the long vacation will terminate, when the several
common law offices will resume business in preparation for
the, coming Michaelmas Term, commencing on the 2d, or
rather Monday, the 3d proximo. The Chancery vacation
will not end for some days later. But for the Judges'
Chambers sitting two days in each week there would have
scarcely been any indication of life in the legal profession.
Proceedings in actions have slumbered for some time, but
arrangements must be made before the 24th instant, or
parties will ke entitled to costs for declarations, and after so
long a rest attorneys are not inclined to forego their privi-
leges. The arrears in Chancery and in the common law
courts are not considerable.

NATIONAL TEMPERANCE LEAGUE.--On Sunday
last 47 sermons were preached in connection with this asso-
ciation, and at some of the services collections were made in
behalf of the League's funds. Nine of the sermons were
delivered in London, three at Manchester, and the re-
mainder at Gloucester, Bristol, Swansea, Cardiff, Chester,
Worcester, Burstein, Walsall, Newcastle-on-Tyne, South
Shields, Spalding, Louth, Peterborough, Bedford, Luton,
St. Albans, and other places. Of the 47 preachers, 15 were
Churchmen, 16 Baptists, nine Independents, four Me-
thodists, and three Presbyterians.
GARIBALDI AND THE TRADES OF LONDON.—
General Garibaldi having in letters to friends in England
signified his intention of shortly visiting this country, to
thank them in person for the sympathy manifested in his
behalf, and for the interest taken in the cause of Italian
unity, preparations have already commenced for giving a
public welcome to the Italian hero on his visit to the me-
tropolis. A preliminary meeting has been convened of the
influential and leading men in the metropolitan trade so-
cieties, to consider the propriety of the trades, as a body,
joining in the proposed demonstration. Should this course
be decided upon, each trade will be at once called upon to
appoint its delegates to carry out the necessary arrange-
ments, and the friendly societies, such as the Foresters,
Oddfellows, Druids, Old Friends, &c., will be also invited
to take part in the proceedings.
LAND COMPENSATION.—An inquiry regarding a
claim for land compensation at Plymouth, which commenced
on Wednesday last, was concluded on Saturday. Mr.
Drake was assessor. Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Johnson appeared
for the applicant, and Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Han-
nen for the War Department, it being a question of fortifi-
cations. The residence, Brookland-house, and the land
have been many years in the family of Mr. Gennys. The
property is situated two or three miles north of Plymouth.
The amount claimed was £45,000. The Government in the
first place offered £20,000, and was, it is said, prepared to
compromise before going to a jury. The amount awarded
was—for the house and gardens, £4 000; compensation for
severing a piece of water, £2,000 ; for absolute purchase
and compensation for clearance rights, £25,158 100.; total,
£31,158 10s. The land absolutely taken is about 98 acres.
The clearance rights are exercised over 166 acres. Mr.
Gennys made a claim for increased value on account of
mining royalties, but it did not appear to have much
weight with the jury. One Plymouth architect valued the
building land at £3OO per acre; another at £275.
FATAL COLLISION ON THE RIVER.—About five
o'clock yesterday evening, the tide being at the time nearly
full, a collision took place in Northfleet Reach, between a
brig laden with corn from the Baltic, proceeding up the
river, and an empty collier running down. The violence of
the shock precipitated the helmsman of the collier into the
river, and he sank before assistance could be rendered. The
brig kept on her tack to the Gravesend side, and was
brought to shore at Northfleet, where she will undergo re-
pairs at low water to keep her free.
DISASTROUS COLLISION AT SEA.—Tbe Hamburg
steamer, running between Havre and Brest, came into vio-
lent collision with a French barque, called the Juanita,
from Monte Video, on Friday morning at about 5 o'clock.
when about six miles west of the port of Havre. A strong
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