The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-31 00:00:00

Lands Adjoining the Suez Canal.

The Khedive has authorised the sale of lauds ad-
joining the Suez Maritime Canal, in com-
mon with other lands belonging to the
Egyptian Government, it being understood that
the proceeds derived from such sales shall
be divided between the Egyptian Government and
the Suez Canal Company. Mr. Lange, who sends
this information, says that the convention now con-
cluded is of the highest financial value to the Govern-
ment of Egypt and the Company. Previous conces-
sions of 85,400 square metres gave an immediate
return of £170,800. It is difficult, he adds. to tell
what the value of the whole will be, but it is
estimated at four millions sterling.

THE DISTURBANCES IN ITALY.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
ROME, May 21st.

Bands are still cropping up in every part of Italy, and
especially in the Marremma, Emilia, Ravenna, and the
Abruzzi. Ricciotti Garibaldi has returned to Caprera,
where three vessels of war have been sent4tq watch
the land, and prevent his escape. He has,
however, left a large body of picked and 'trained
men in Calabria, and they have dispersed into the moun-
tains to organise the population who arc friendly to any
project which promises to give them their autonom The
public and private information of every,
,party, save that
of the Ministry, accord in saying that the movement will
go on at intervals till the moment has arrived for serious
action in the great towns. The Zouaves sent -on patrol
duty on the Viterban frontier report all quiet, but numbers
of young men of the Tuscan side of the line are enrolling for
Garibaldi, and red shirts are being made in all the
villages. No leave of absence, however, to the Pontifical
officers will be given at present ; and the Legion of
Antibes is to be raised to 2,400. Its Colonel, M. Perreaux,
has, with the concurrence of the Pontifical War Office,
addressed a circular to the French Catholics asking for a
new and choice recruitment.

ROME, May 23.

What I said before regarding the increase and im-
portance of the party of action is more than confirmed by
the despatches received an hour ago at the Pontifical War
Office, from the outpost companies of Zouaves sent to re,
connoitre the frontier of Viterbo, and from the Italian
villages within the Tuscan boundaries. Another large
and well-armed band of Garibaldians has appeared
at Acquafredda in the Maremma, and others are announced
from Rieti and Reggio di Emilia.
Menotti Garibaldi has addressed the following letter to
the Gazettino Rosa, the most violent organ of the Mazzinian
party, which proves the complicity of the Calabrian
people with the insurrection :
" Daas BIZZANI,—I see by your valuable journal of
the 11th May, that you have noticed some words of
Lanza's regarding me ; as you may well imagine I do not
accept the praises of the ministerial gendarme.
" I gave my advice against the movement as soon as I
knew it was projected, because I did not think the
moment for action had yet arrived ; but I was
certainly incapable of offering my support to the most
disgusting of all governments the Italian Govern-
ment. I offered my arm to the Syndic of Catan-
zaro, when I saw the city seized with a panic at the idea
of the prisoners, seven hundred in number, and among
whom there were many brigands, being set at liberty, and
I am able to assure you that of the persons present at the
meeting, the Idea of supporting thb Government
WILD utterly rejected, and the Syndic merely said
a word or two advising the city to remain quiet and not
' pronounce ' till the great Italian cities had given the
example. All present, however, protested in favour of
their liberty of action in political matters.—Accept a
fraternal adieu from yours ever,

" MENOTTI GARIBALDI.

Catanzaro, May 14."
It is evident that nothing save fear of failure and of not
being in harmony and coincident with an exterior and
powerful movement in the cities of Upper Italy, prevents
the citizens of Catanzaro from proclaiming the Republic on
the spot,and this assertion of Menotti's perfectly coincides
with our owninformation from a source admirably versed in
political matters, in Southern Italy. It is also evident that
the pldbiscite was not considered a necessary element of
success. Had it turned in a republican direction, it would of
course have hastened matters, but the elements of discontent
in. Italy are sufficient to found a general movement on
without exterior causes. Had it been otherwise, the
guerilla bands would have been at once recalled by their
chiefs, instead of increasing daily in numbers, and
covering the country with a network of insur-
rectionary movements, which have the double
effect of alarming the population and paralysing
the action of Government, especially in the great towns.
To draw large bodies of troops from these to the country,
and so facilitate a general outbreak in the cities, is the
present object of the movement. The defection of large
numbers of the Italian troops is also relied
on, and not without reason, the food and
pay of the army being of the worst description,
and the conscription most repugnant to the ideas and
habits of the people of the Central and Southern pro-
vinces especially. The decisions of the Council will pro-
bably be considerably hastened by the movement in Italy.
The bishops are all anxious to return to their sees, and to
close the debates at latest by the festival of SS. Peter and
Paul.

The Minister of War, General Rausler, has taken dis-
positions in case of a sudden movement, and has divided
the city into four zones or military divisions, each com-
municating with St. Angelo as their centre of operations.
The recruitment of the Legion and of the Zouaves has
received fresh impetus, and a number of young men of
npble families are once more arriving for enlistment in
both corps as well as in the Artillery.

Menotti Garibaldi has pnblished a letter addressed
to a Bolognese journal in which he maintains that Lanza
told a falsehood when he represented him as the paladin
of Victor Emmanuel's Government, at the same time he
had him watched by the police and guards were stationed
round his house for three days. Menotti sags he has no
need to make his profession of Republicanism. He may
regret the excessive impatience of generous youth, but he
would never take up arms against them more especially
for that collection of robbers and canailles that is called
the Italian Government.

A Parliamentary return issued yesterday of fees
received in stamps and payments formerly charged on the
Fund account, Superior Courts of Common Law, states
that during the year ending 31st March, the receipts for
the Queen's Bench department were £30,392 35., Mug a
net decrease of £4,400 18s. 6d. as compared with the pre-
vious year ; for the Common Pleas, £26,157 125., shewing
a net decrease of £673 18s. Gd.; for the Exchequer,
£35,111 16s. 5d., shewing a net increase of £2,635
12s. 3d. The three courts jointly received £91,598
lls. sd. for the year, as against £94,097 16s. 2d. in the
previous year. _

SERIOUS CARRIAGE ACCIDENT. A carriage
accident occurred on Sunday night at Cardiff, the details
of which are of a remarkakly singular description. A
Mr. Cornwall, butcher, of James-street, was, in company
with his wife, driving down Bute-street in a light two
wheeled gig, going in the direction of the docks, when,
just asthey were passing the Fishguard Arms public-house,
the horse stumbled and fell, the unexpected collision of the
shafts with the pavement having the effect of throwingboth
Mr. and Mrs. Cornwall bodily into the road. The animal,
without any aid, then got up and dashed against the shop
shutters of Mr. James, druggist, at the corner of Whit-
more-lane, where it again came to the ground. Gaining
its feet a second time, lb galloped furiously along the
footpath on the west side of Bute-street. Several persons
had marvellous escapes. Two young men observing the
frightened animal close upon them, and conscious of their
imminent peril, cleared the railings at one bound, and
alighted in the middle of the road on their backs, sustain-
ing a severe shaking. Another person, a Mr. Thomas,
just as the mad creature came flying past backed into one
of the openings to the steps which lead from the raised
footway into the street, but a moment too late, and a
wheel of the vehicle passed over her foot. She was taken
home in cab. When the horse was near the Freemasons'
Hotelamanwhowas crossing was knocked down and run.
over. He was seriously injured. Turning down West Bute-
street the animal pursued its frantic course into Jesam-
street, whei.e, rushing against a canal wall, it was brought
to a stand-still having during its dangerous journey
received several fractures. It is said Mr. Cornwall is not
much the worse for the accident ; but that his wife had
her face kicked,— Weetera Mail.

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