The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-19 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Riforma of Lucca, of the ith, has the follow-
ing from Parma :
" Madam Teresa Zavaroni Ferrari, of Reggio, bad
come to Parma with her husband, on private busi-
ness. This lady is very pretty ; and as she wore a
white beaver bonnet with a red ribband, several per-
sons followed her, upon which she was arrested by
the police. An officer of the Carabineers condemned
her to receive twenty-five strokes with a cane. Madam
Ferrari appealed to Colonel Meli, who is a townsman of
hers, and pleaded that at Baggio such hats were per-
mitted, and that they had no political signification. Not-
withstanding this, the gallant Colonel showed an inten-
tion of enforcing the sentence; but the screamed and
struggled so, that she was at last released, with an in-
junction to leave the town instantly. The obnoxious
bonnet was confiscated; the crowd cheered her loudly at
her departure."
We And the following in the Ordre :—" A private
letter from Rome gives a piece of news which is very
serious, and which we publish with all reserve. The
Pope, on hearing of the recal of M. de Corcelles, and of
his having been recalled by a general combining the
titles of Minister Plenipotentiary and General-in-Chief,
has indefinitely postponed his return to his states. It
is known that his Holiness had previously made ar-
rangements for his speedy return to Rome. The
letter, which gives this news without any comment,
comes from a very influential person. We will add
that certain reports relative to the recent decision of
the Pope, and which are in accordance with the re-
marks of the correspondent, were yesterday in cir-
culation at the Assembly."
The Constituzionale of Florence states from Naples,
28th ult., that AL Baracco, one of the richest men of
Naples, has been arrested. MM. Leopardi, Pica, Bar-
brsi, Spaventa, and others, have been shut up in Sant
Elmo. Students have been forbid to come to Naples;
their studies are henceforward to be continued in the
provincial lyceums. M. Amante, a learned mathe-
matician, and M. Sacchi, a geologist, are struck out
of the list of members of the Royal Academy of
Sciences.
The Riforma of Lucca, of the 9th, states that the
• King of Naples has offered M. de Fallon' a resi-
dence in one of his palaces during his convalescence.
The Piedmontese Gazette of the 12th instant pub-
lishes two royal decrees, the one replacing the army
on the footing on which it stood previous to the decree
of the 12th of October last, and the other re-organizing
the corps of riflemen, or I3ersag.lieri.
The Opinione has the following :
"In the sitting of the Senate on Thursday, General
Franzini said that this was not the moment to disarm,
when Austria maintained fifteen armies on the war foot-
ing. We applaud the judicious sentiments of the old
General, and add: Lose no time in arming. Re-organize
the army, and particularly the infantry. Fortify Alex-
andria; be watchful; the storm approaches. England
and Russia are on the eve of a rupture. We cannot re-
main neutral. If we join Austria our destruction is
certain. If we side with France we shall have a doubt-
ful ally. We have to choose between England and Russia.
The first promises most and can do more for us.
The information we have received demonstrates the
possibility of a proximate war. The corps stationed at