The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-29 00:00:00

TBE POPE'S BRIGADE.

The following letter from an officer in the Pope's
rish Brigade has been forwarded to us for publi-

cation :

" Recanati, Sept. 22.
"My dear Sir,—l wrote to you a week ago'
(the letter was not received) bidding you adieu
for ever, and a few hours afterwards we marched
off to meet the enemy, preceded by General de
Lamoriciere. We were of the brave Pimodan's
division. The battle commenced furiously, and
would have been much more severe but
for the cowardice and treachery of an Italian
regiment, who passed over to the enemy, and by
whose hands it is generally believed General Pimo-
dan fell mortally wounded ; the Swiss ran away,
and left me alone with only 30 men to fight against
a whole regiment of Sardinians. What could Ido
but retreat ?—which I effected by getting into
Loretto. After 24 hours' waiting in expectation of
assistance, I was compelled to capitulate, and we sur-
rendered prisoners of war. The Sardinians received
me and my gallant comrades with military respect,
such as dipping their colours, &c. When the
tight commenced we were only 5,000 strong ; there
were against us 32,000 men, with ten batteries of
English rifled cannon. The brave Lamoriciere was
forced to dash through the enemy amid a shower of
shell and grape, and succeeded in getting into
Ancona. The garrison of Spoleto contained only
300 men, and my gallant countrymen held out as
long as it was possible, and inflicted severe punish-
ment on the enemy. lam told that 600 Sardinians
fell, besides several officers. Be so good as to write
to my father at Boulogne, and tell him I am to
march immediately with my men to Genoa, and
thence proceed to France."

ENGLAND AND SARDINIA.

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In the Brussels papers Le Nord and L'indepen-
dance Beige we find a French version from the
German translation of Lord J. Russell's despatch to
Sir Jas. Hudson, which has appeared in the Kolner
Zeitung. The following retranslation into English
can only therefore give a general notion of the
tenor of the despatch, and may contain turns of
expression different from those of the original text :
Foreign-office, August 31.
Sir,—Although Count Cavour's note, in answer
to the one which you have been charged to present
to him, did not contain such a complete and precise
declaration of his intentions as her Majesty's Go-
vernment might have desired and expected, never-
theless they did not deem it necessary to continue
those negotiations.
Her Majesty's Government considered that note
as one effectually setting aside any idea of making
an attack upon the dominions of the Emperor of
Austria or upon those of the King of Naples, and
at the same time as one binding the King of Sar-
dinia to forego the cession of any portion whatever
of Italian territory, it being of course understood
that in this public engagement the island of Sardi-
nia is included. I call it a public enagement be-
cause Count Cavour in his
.note refers to a speech
he made, in the name of the King's Government, at
the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on May 2ff.
Although, however, Austria, France, and Eng-
land have abstained from any intervention in Sicily
and Naples, apprehensions are felt both at Paris
and Vienna lest the annexation of the Roman
and Neapolitan territories to the kingdom of
Sardinia should be followed by an attack made by
Italian forces upon the Venetian possessions of the
Emperor of Austria. It is clear that such an attack,
by an army, could not take place without the King
of Sardinia's consent. It is also clear that,in a legal
point of view, the King of Sardinia would have no
excuse for violating the treaty of Zurich, recently
concluded and signed by him. The King of Sar-
dinia was free not to accept the preliminaries of
Villafranca and the treaty of Zurich; but after hav-
ing renounced the continuance of the war, and
having given his royal word to live in peace and
friendship with Austria, he is now no longer free
to discard those obligations and attempt to make a.
wanton attack upon a neighbouring sovereign.
It is clear, moreover, that in the present instance,
motives of self-interest are in accordance with the
dictates of duty.
,An attack upon the Austrian
army, covered as it is by formidable fortresses, is
not an enterprise the success of which could reason-
ably be expected. But if such an attack failed, it
would afford Austria an opportunity, perhaps de-
sired, for restoring the Romagna to the Pope and
Tuscany to the Grand Duke.
There are grounds for believing that neither of
these acts would be considered by France incom-
patible with the treaty of Zurich. At any rate,
they would be certain to involve the greatest dan-
gers to the independence of Italy and her -future
peace. The King of Sardinia would indeed have
gained Lombardy, Parma, and Modena, but while
losing Savoy, Nice, and Tuscany, he would no
longer be in a condition to resist Austria, who would
be fighting for a good cause, in defence of the inte-
grity Of her dominions, and to recover her military
honour. The only chance that would be left for
Sardinia in such a conflict would be to draw France
again into the battle-field, and to kindle an Euro-
pean war. Count Cavour will not abandon himself
to any such dangerous illusions. The Great Powers
are bent upon maintaining peace, and Great Britain
has in the Adriatic Sea interests which she watches
over with the greatest anxiety.
The ministers of the King of Sardinia may save
Europe from such a danger, by strictly observing the
policy set forth in Count Cavour's despatch, dated
30th May. Her Majesty's Government ask for
nothing more than the exact performance of the
promises contained in that note. The British Go-
vernment is disposed to take into account the senti-
ments and demonstrations alluded to by Count
Cavour, as being amongst those infractions of inter-
national law which the local authorities are often.
powerless to restrain, although in the eyes of dif-
ferent European courts the indulgence of Great
Britain in this respect may seem already to have
been carried too far. At any rate, whatever may
he the case with maritime enterprises, which might
take place often at night, and might be favoured by
the aid of vessels belonging to the villages along the
coast, it is clear enough that no army can, without
the King's express order, attack the Austrian
frontier.
These observations appear to us deserving of the
serious attention of the Sardinian Government.
You are requested to read this despatch to Count
Cavour, and leave him a copy of it.—l am, &c.,
(Signed) J. RUSSELL.
Sir James Hudson, Turin.
FIRE AT WOOLWICH.—About one o'clock yes-
terday morning a fire broke out on the premises of Mr.
Key, a chemist, residing in Beresford-street, Woolwich.
The Royal Arsenal fire-engine, and a body of police, under
the direction of Mr. Inspector Baxter, were quickly on the
spot ; and, an ample supply of water being obtained, the
flames were confined to the shop, although considerable
damage resulted.
THE VICARAGE OF ST. PANCRAS.—Yesterday
afternoon the ceremony of inducting the Rev. Canon
Champneys, as vicar of St. Pancras, in the room of the
Rev. Canon Dale resigned, took place at St. Pancras New
Church, Euston-road, in the presence of a large number of
the clergy and laity of the parish.

MANaIIESTER UNITY FRIENDLY

SOCIETY OF ODD FELLOWS.

Yesterday the Metropolitan Districts Committee
of this society and their friends assembled at the
Crystal Palace, to hear the statement of the audit
of the late fete which was celebrated on the 7th ult.
Notwithstanding the unpropitious state of the
weather, a considerable number of members dined
together on the occasion. Mr. H. E. Jones, Pro-
vincial Grand Master, Pimlico district, occupied the
chair.
After the usual loyal and constitutional toasts,
Mr. HOLMES, in proposing "The Prosperity of
the Manchester Unity and Board of Directors,"
remarked that the Manchester Unity Friendly
Society had at the beginning of the present year
305,214 subscribing members, having 3,333 lodges
or meeting places apportioned to 441 districts, in
all parts of the kingdom and colonies. From the
published returns, it was found that the districts
possessed surplus money on the Sick and Funeral
Fund of £7 per member, which made for the
whole Unity about £2,136,498. The Widow and
Orphan and Distress Funds were entirely sepa-
rate, and as gifts were made from the discre-
tion of local committees, the members, in agreeing
to meet for a day's recreation, arranged at the same
time to realise a profit for the increase ,of those
funds. It being necessary to have proper offices at
headquarters, the first stone was laid in 1857, and
from a small levy upon the members, spread over
two years," the building was erected in Grosvenor..
street, Manchester, at a cost of £2,829. All ex-
penses of management of the society were raised
and paid by a separate fund. He believed the so-
ciety was as prosperous as any in the kingdom.
(Cheers.)
The toast having been drunk with all the honours
of the order,

Mr. ROE, a member of the board of directors, re-
sponded, and observed that whilst some of the
actuaries predicted in 1845 the speedy dissolution
of the society, the fact was that their capital was
now £1,000,000 more than it was then, and there-
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of the last fete at the Crystal Palace, from
which it appeared that after payment of all ex-
penses, w ich were considerable, £3OO had been
realised by the society. During former years it
was the custom to have two fete days, but this year
they had but one, and the result justified the change,
for the day excursion had been more profitable to
them than any two former ones. Although they
were not above the consideration of £ s. d., they
had higher considerations in view in promoting the
festival, for it cemented good feeling amongst the
members, and by giving the local societies an in-
terest in the result of future festivals, he believed
they would be still more successful in future years.
Mr. HARRIS proposed the toast of the Crystal
Palace directors and the officers of the company, to
which Mr. Thompson responded.
The other toasts of the evoning were the " Press,"
the " Metropolitan Districts," responded to by Mr.
(. the Secretaries of the Fete," and " the
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Chairman."

A NEW DISTRICT POST-OFFICE FOR THE WEST-
END.—In a few days a new district post-office will be opened
at the West-end, for the greater convenience of the inhabi-
tants at that part of the metropolis. The building, which
was formerly in the occupation of the Oriental Club, is
ettuated in Vere-street, Oxford-street, and extends in the
rear to Chafel-place, the latter place being for the accom-
me lation of the clerks, the sorters, and the general delivery
postmen. The old post-office, in New Cavendish-street,
h is been long complained of as being too contracted for the
business carried on there, when in consequence of a repre-
sentation having some time ago 1 een made to the Pustules-
, tir-General, an order was given by the Secretary of State
to erect the new building,