The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-24 00:00:00

ITALY.

A communication from Turin of 20th, says :
" I revert to the mention already made of sending
into the Neapolitan provinces the Genoese carbi-
neers. That measure has been countermanded, and
for this reason : the Genoese carbineers, who are in
fact only soldiers forming a part of the moveable
national guard, were formerly organised by Gari-
baldi, when master of the two Sicilies. The assist-
ance of these volunteers having become unnecessary
in consequence of the annexation, they were incor-
porated into the national guard ; the minister thus
thought that in that quality they might be made
use of in the suppression of brigandage. Bat some
susceptibilities having been manifested abroad as
well as in Italy, relative to a measure which seemed
to be a contradiction to the decree of the fusion of the
Italian and Southern armies, the Government has re-
solved to suspend the displacement of those troops
until the proceeding had been placed under its real
aspect. Turning to other incidents, I have to state
that as the Ministers will each in their turn proceed
to Naples during the stay of his Majesty, there is at
this moment an increase of labour in each of the
ministries. One of the most overwhelmed with
work is that of Finance. M. Sella is indefatigable ;
it was feared that from his inexperience in financial
matters matters he might be incapable of fulfilling
the duties of the important post which M. Ratani
had confided to him, but those fears have entirely
disappeared. The experiments of cotton cultivation
in the Neapolitan provinces have given excellent
results. The sample produced is equal to the long-
stapled cotton of America. Europe will, moreover,
have an opportunity of judging in a few days, for
the Italian Minister of Agriculture and Commerce
has sent specimens of it to the Universal Exhibition
in London."

The Novimento of Genoa publishes the following
letter, addressed to the Palermitans

" George Pallavicino, my bosom friend, is going
to Sicily as Governor of the island and I consider
this a favourable circumstance for that brave peo-
ple. In recommending the martyr of Spielberg, the
veteran of Italian liberty, to the city of the barri-
cades, I am but fulfilling an agreeable duty dictated
to me by my soul. Receive the affectionate greet-
ing of your friend until death,

"G. GARIBALDI."

AMERICA,

QUEENS TOWN, WEDNESDAY.
The Inman steamer Etna arrived this morning
from New York, with dates to the 12th inst.
In the Senate on the 9th the bill to increase the
efficiency of the medical department of the army
was taken up, amended, and passed. The bill to
abolish slavery in the district of Columbia came up
on its second reading, to which Mr. Vallandigham
objected. The question then recurred under the
rule, " Shall the bill be rejected ?" which was de-
cided in the negative, 45 against 93. The bill was
referred to the Committee of the Whole on the State
of the Union.

On the 10th, in the Senate, the resolutions of the
Massachusetts State Legislature, approving of the
joint resolution recommended by the President, in
favour of extending pecuniary aid to States de-
sirous of emancipating their slaves, were presented.
A resolution, that the Secretary of War report what
disposition has been made of the vessels captured
by General Burnside, was adopted. Notice was given
of a Bill amending the Fugitive Slave Law. The
consideration of the Bill confiscating rebel property
was then resumed. Mr. Willey, of Virginia, offered
an amendment, appropriating 5,000,000 dols. for the
colonisation of negroes made free by the bill. This
created a lively discussion, but no action was taken,
on the subject.
In the House of Representatives, the amendments
appropriating 13,000,000 dole. for iron-clad steam
vessels of war, and 788,000 dols. for the completion
of the Stevens floating battery, were agreed to. A
resolution that, if the Senate concur, Congress will
adjourn sine die on the third Monday in May, was
adopted.
In the Senate, on the 11th, Mr. Wilson, of Mas-
sachusetts, introduced a bill amending the Fugitive
Slave Law. The bill removing all disabilities for
colour in carrying the mails, was passed by a vote
of 24 to 11. The debate on the bill confiscating
rebel property was then resumed. And in the
the bill abolishing slavery in the District of Colum-
bia was passed by a vote of 93 to 39. The bill has
now passed both Houses by a two-thirds vote.
The latest despatches from the south-west state FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.,
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" There is no disguising the fact that the enemy's
position is, both by nature and art, very strong.
The York River is dammed so as to overflow what
was already a marsh. Whether the line be, as your
diagram indicates, a semicircle or not, is uncertain.
Every reconnoissance develops new batteries, and
residents with rebel tendencies say that an army
which should carry the first line would have to deal
with a second, still more formidable, beyond. An
inference as to the strength of the works held can
be drawn from that of those abandoned.
"The fortification at Ship Point, whither our sup-
plies are now brought, mounts but three guns, but
is constructed with admirable engineering skill, and
in many respects is more complete in its appoint-
ments than any of the works about Washington.
" The log huts in which the men were lodged, and
which are left untouched, as though the rebels ex-
pected to re-occupy them, are better habitations
than those on many a Western farm. They are
whitewashed, and have doors and glass windows.
The other works and entrenched camps which the
rebels occupied are characterised as of similar ex-
cellence; and it is believed that the works which
they occupy are even more formidable.

" A recent visitor at Manassas says that the
rebels have vastly improved their position over what
it was at that place.

" General Jo. Johnson arrived on Sunday and
took command on Monday. General Lee, reported
to be there by to-day's telegram from Fort Monroe,
had not been heard of at Ship Point."