The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-30 00:00:00

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ITALY.

By accounts from Milan, it seems that the re-
turn of Count Gyulai, or the apprehension of that
of Mazzini, or a mixture of both these evils, has
been the signal for the most unprecedented precau-
tions against anything like surprise—such indeed
as are only taken by troops in an enemy's country,
and not always then. Guards are placed in parts
of the town where no guards ever were before ; the
numbers at the different posts are doubled. The
soldiers so employed are secured from being over-
powered by any sudden onslaught of a mob by
stout stockades ; even in the theatre the officers of
the garrison have a pen so railed off for them to
protect them from the animosity of the multitude,
and a private entrance assigned them ; and to
render security doubly . sure, civilians are not
allowed to enter the theatre without showing their
passport, or carta di sicurezza, at the door.
The illness of the young Duo de Chablais will
prevent his Majesty from making his projected
visit to Genoa on the occasion of the opening of the
remaining portion of the Turin and Genoa Rail-
way, which is expected to take place about the
middle of next month, but the Exhibition of Na-
tional Industry, which was intended to have been
held at Genoa at the same time, has been post-
poned in consequence of the King's inability to at-
tend until the end of January. The experiments
already made on the incline at Gioni have been
most satisfactory. With two locomotives attached
together, drawing a train of six carriages loaded
with sand, which weighed altogether about 56
tons, and each locomotive weighing about 22
tons, including the coal and water which is
carried on the engine itself, a speed of 19
English miles an hour was easily accomplished,
although, from the length of the tunnels, and the
dampness of the atmosphere, the rails were exces-
sively greasy and slippery. The engines used were
built by Messrs. Stephenson, after plans sent by
the Piedmontese engineers, and as this is at present
the steepest ascent on any railway in Europe the
result reflects the highest praise on all concerned,
particularly considering the signal failure of the
former engine "la Bavaria," for which the Aus-
trian Government paid so highly for crossing the
Semmering, and which can hardly force its own
crushing weight of 60 tons up an incline of 1 in 40.
When this last piece of railway is open between
Turin and Genoa, and the Susa Railway finished to
the foot of the Mount Cenis pass, which it will be
:In a few months, it may be expected that this will
become the high road to Italy for our migratory
compatriots. On the other side of the Alps a rail-
way has already been commenced bet'N een Cham-
bery and Lanslebourg, and Mr. Henfrey, the engi-
neer of the Susa line, has submitted a plan to the
Piedmontese Government for laying a horse rail-
way alongside of the common road over the pass,
with carriages so constructed that they may be
run either on the rails or ordinary road ; and
this has been favourably received and is sup-
posed will be undertaken in the spring. In conse-
quence of the increasing trade of Turin, the Town
Council have proposed building large warehouses
for storing goods in bond, so that merchandize
may be sent from the free port of Genoa under
seal and remain in bond here, without paying duty
until taken out for sale, which is likely to be a
great convenience to the tradesmen of Turin.