The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-27 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 18,60

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
FRIDAY.

DARING GAROTTE ROBBERY AT
NEWAIARKEM.
7
NEWMARRET, FRIDAY, ll
A most daring garotte robbery has just been -perpetrated
here.
Nichols,by
three of
werjN Not tin "dhani, a large
book-maker,
and robbed of a
large amount of money, and his watt; -
William
t a c
and chain. In ad-
dition to this several of his ribs 'were broken. At present
was atk
Mr.
no clue has been obtained to the perpetrators of this daring
outrage.

The Audley-end Stakes of 30 sots each, 10 ft if declared,
&c. A.E.C. One mile 7 furlongs 56 yards. 4 subs,, one

of whom pays 10 ft.
Baron Niviere's Pretendant, by Faugh-a-Ballagh, 3 yrs,
Sst 71b
Mr. Jaques's Feodorowna, 3 yrs, 7st 31b....(Challoner)
Count Batthyany's Orlanda, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Wells) 3
Betting-6 to 4on Feodorowna, sto 2 agst Pretendant
4 to 1 agst Orlanda.

Feodorowna led slightly to within the rails, where a
tremendous race took place, Pretendant winning by three-
quarters of a length. A bad third.

SIR JIPAKINGTON ON THE ROUSE OF
COMMONS AND THE GOVERNMENT.

Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, for two-yr.

olds. Last half of Ab. M. 17 subs.

WORCESTER, FRIDAY.

Mr. T. Cliff's Nutbush, 7st 121 b (Grinashaw) 1
Lord Stamford's Little Lady, Bst 71b (French) 2
Lord Coventry's Mousetrap, 7st 91b (L. Snowden) 3

A " Conservative demonstration" was held here
last night, to celebrate the inauguration of a local
Conservative Aasociation. There was a public
dinner at the Guildhall, at which Sir E. A. H.
Lechmere, Bart., presided. Viscount Elmley,
M.P., Hon. F. Lygon, M.P., and the Right Hon.
Sir J. S. Pakington, Bait, were among the guests.
After several introductory toasts, the Chairman
having given " The House of Commons,"
Sir J. PAKINGTON replied to the toast at some
length, and particularly addressed his observations
to the late and present Government, and the obli-
gations of the House of Commons. He expressed
his conviction that the larger portion of members
of that house desired to do their duty to the coun-
try ; 'but the 'very first duty of the present House
of Commons had been, he need not remind them,
to give him and his colleagues notice to quit, or
rather, perhaps, he should say, they had served
them with a notice of ejectment. Now, they,
as men of the world, knew that tenant;,]
served in that manner always felt aggrie"ed.
He and his colleagues felt so. They felt that
they had managed the business of the house on
sound principles, and that they had left the pre-
mises in quite as good repair as they had found
them. (Laughter.) But his experience as a landlord
had taught him that tenants under most circum-
stances were not always the best judges of their
own case. He would ask what had been done in the
late session of Parliament ? Government had passed
one of the worst and most revolutionary financial
plans that had ever been submitted to the House of
Commons, and they had wasted a great deal of time.
He believed that the majority of the House of Com-
mons who had passed the objectionable financial
plan really disapproved of it as much as he did, and
although for party purposes they voted for it they
disapproved of it. As to the waste of time in the
last session, his honest opinion was that the House
of Commons had borne more blame than it deserved.
He had repeatedly said, and a few years ago he
took public action in the House of Commons founded
on his convictions, that his opinion was that the
enormous business of the country had outgrown the
forms of the House of Commons, and he believed it
was necessary to modify the existing rules and prac-
tices of that house. He trusted that next session
something would be done with that object. But
why the House of Commons had done so little last
session was that the Government had called upon it
to do more than was possible. They had been asked
to consider and adopt a commercial treaty with
France, to consider the details of the Budget, to re-
model the whole representative system of England,
to pass a Bankruptcy Bill of deep interest to the
commercial interests of the country, containing
500 clauses—(laughter)—and the members of the
Government must have well known that to get
through all these measures in one session was utterly
impracticable. No ordinarysession could be expected
to get through more than two of their great mea-
sures in addition to the ordinary business of the
country. (Hear, hear.) It was unreasonable
therefore to lay upon the House of Commons
the blame, because the last session of Parlia-
ment was not productive of much legislation.
The House of Commons deserved the grati-
tude of the country for the general disinclination
shown by moderate men on both sides of the house
to pass the Government Reform Bill. (Hear, hear.)
He and his colleagues had been turned out of office
because it was said their Reform Bill was not a
good one, and that the then Opposition would
bring in a better. But when they took their places
what did they do ,P They nrodueed a
whim taw h=ouse of Commons declined to pass al-
most unanimously, and the Government were
obliged to withdraw the bill. (Cheers.) His opi-
nion was that the subject which should inspire the
country with the most anxiety with regard to the,
House of Commons was the present state of politi-
cal parties in that house. Under our constitutional
system, exercising the power in the State which the
House of Commons did, he believed that the action
of party was essential and advantageous, but that
it could only be so when the organisation of parties
rested on the basis of honest concurrence of politi-
cal opinion and political principle. When parties
were based on mere watchwords and symbols irre-
spective of political opinion and principle, instead
of being advantageous they were dangerous and de-
lusive, and in his opinion the organisation known
as the great Liberal party was founded on watch-
words and symbols, and not on the concurrence of
political opinion. (Cheers.) That party consisted
of two portions, each more opposed to the other
than the more Conservative of the two was opposed
to the Conservative. - They had combined together
not to overthrow a principle, but to overthrow a
particular Government. He thought he could give
them the substance of what had been said by one
of the parties to the other when the alliance was
made. The substance of the proposition might
have been in these terms :—" It is true that we are
opposed to each other on almost every political
question of the day, and that we have been con-
stantly abusing each other, but unhappily it is
also true that we are all out of office. (Hear.) There-
fore, though we cannot think together, let us act to-
mether and we shall overthrow the Government.
(Cheers.) He believed this was the real character of the
overture that had been made; the bargain was
sealed, and the plan having succeeded, the late Go-
vernment was overthrown. (Hear.) Then, in
forming a new Government, common fairness de-
manded that those who had been parties to that
joint action should jointly reap the fruits of it, and
consequently both parties became members of the
Cabinet, and England was exposed to the novel
experiment of trying how long it might be possible
for men who differed from each other on almost
every subject to carry on the Government of the
country. As to the fruits of that alliance, they saw
in the different sections of that Cabinet men differ-
ing widely from each other on every subject. They
differed on the subject of the Commercial Treaty,
the Budget, the Reform Bill, and last, though not
least, on the course to be taken when the House of
Lords rejected the Paper Duty Repeal Bill. (Loud
cheers.) It was most dangerous for a country like
England to be governed in this manner ; and the
result of trying to govern the country on such prin-
ciples as these was, that the nominal leaders whom
they believed to be guiding public affairs were in
reality the tools of inferior and irresponsible men.
They were pushed on to support measures of which
they thoroughly disapproved, because, if they did
not, they would forfeit the places which they had
made such sacrifices to obtain. (Hear.) He would
illustrate his remarks by the mode in which the
Commercial Treaty had been dealt with. Who was
it that suggested that treaty ? Mr. Bright in July,
1859, first mooted it in the House of Commons.
That treaty was in fact the creation of Mr. Bright
and Mr. Cobden. Lord John Russell, when it was
first talked about, and Lord Palmerston gave ex-
pression to sentiments against any such treaty,
but Mr. Cobden went on, and without authority
commenced negotiations at Paris to the surprise of
our Minister there, who wrote home for informa-
tion on the subject. But the signal had been given
by the democratic section of this false alliance,
and Lord Palmerston and Lord John Russell re-
tracted in January all that they had said in July,
in obedience to the Radical section of the Cabinet.
(Hear, hear.) The budget afforded another illus-
tration of the working of this alliance. If any
Minister had ever been committed on any subject
of national importance, Mr. Gladstone had been
committed on the income tax. But the Radical
section of the Cabinet had determined to adopt a
new principle of finance, and the Government,
yielding to that section
pledged against the income tax yielded
democratic section, and
of their supporters, the man
sw
spressure d
bthuedget. And so with regard
twborheouthgwohatspfrseeerof
to the Reform Bill. When Lord John Russell
sketched his measure in the spring of last year,
Lord Palmerston entered his protest against it. But
the alliance had been efte.cted, and Lord Palmerston
was obliged to revoke his expression of dissent.
(Hear, hear.) Happily for England, however, the
good sense of the Howe of Commons prevented the
scheme being carried out, though there were no
thanks due to the Conservative part of the Cabinet
on that score ; they yielded to the pressure of the
Radical alliance. It would be wrong if, while
speaking on the subject, he did not allude to the
part which Lord Palmerston had taken on the
magi= of the rejectiott of the bill for the repeal of

The following also ran :LCaller Ou, Longshot, Somer-
sault, Isabella, Miss Fanny, Sage, Mantrap, Wing, Count
Horn, Conundrum, Amy, and Louise Leelercq.
Fordham weighed for Jingling Johnny, but did tot get
to the post in time to start.

Betting-4 to 1 agst Mousetrap, 11 to 2 agst Nutbush,
8 to 1 agst Longshot, 8 to 1 agst Caller Ou, 10 to 1 each
agst Miss Fanny and Wing.

Miss Fanny was very restive at the post, the Mantrap
twice broke away, once running the course and passing the
New Stand before he could be pulled up. Miss Fanny made
the running, with Caller Ou second ; Nutbush, Mousetrap,
and Little Lady next. At the bushes Miss Fanny was
beaten, and Nutbush, going to the front, won cleverly by a
length; two lengths between the second and third; Caller
Ou was fourth, about the same distance from Mousetrap ;
the others straggled in.

Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sous each, and only 5 ft if de-
clared, &c. (to go to the second) ; for 3-yr-olds and up-
wards. T.Y.C. Five furlongs 140 yards. 14 subs, sof
whom pay 5 sous each.

Mr. Bevill's Audrey, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (Custance) 1
Count F. de Legrange's Angelo, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Watkins) 2
Mr. Jackson's Horace, 3 yrs, Bst 51b (Bullock) 3
The following also ran :—Benbow, Curlew, Restes, Spar-
row Hawk, Nicholas, Enfield, and * Contadina.
(* Contadina was omitted from the card.)
Betting-7 to 4 agst Nicholas, 6to 1 each agst Audrey
and Angelo, Bto 1 each agst Curlew and Enfield. Enfield
was first off, followed by Angelo, Horace, and Audrey ;
Nicholas next. Nearing home, Audrey on the whip hand
came out and won by half a length; three lengths between
the second and third ; Nicholas was fourth.

Sweepstakes of 500 soya, 200 it ; for colts, Bst 71b ; fillies,
Bst 41b. T.Y.C. 5 furlongs 140 yards. 6 subs.
Mr. Merry's Sweet Hawthorn, Bst 41b ....... (Custance) 1
Mr. W. S. S. Crawfurd's Elborne, Bst 71b (Wells) 2
Lord Stamford's Imaus, Bst 71b (French) 3
Betting—Even on Imaus, 5 to 4 agst Elborus, 7 to 4 agst
Sweet Hawthorn.

Sweet Hawthorn made all the running and won by two
lengths, the same distance separating the second from the
third.

Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for 3 yr-olds, 7st 91b; 4 yr-
olds, Bst 31b; 5 yr-olds and upwards, Bst 81b. The win-
ner to be sold for 400 sovs if demanded. First half of
Ab. M. 3 furlongs 215 yards.

Mr. Merry's Lord of the Manor, 4 yrs, Bst 31b (Custance) 1
Mr. Hughes's Man Friday, aged, Bst 81b (Hughes) 2
Mr. Nelson's King of the Forest, 6 yrs, Bst 81b (Bundy) 3
The following also ran :—Tiara, Uncle Ned, and Restes.
Betting-9 to 4 each agst King of the Forest and Tiara,
5 to 1 agst Lord of the Manor, 7 to 1 agst Mau Friday.
King of the Forest made the running, followed by Man
Friday on the whip hand, and Restes on the near side, Lord
of the Manor going to the front on nearing the cords, and
winning by half a length. The same between the second
and third.

Free Handicap of 20 sous each, h ft. Winners extra.
_ _

D.M. 7 furlongs 210 yards. 7 nibs. _.
Mr. S. Jacob's Amsterdam, 5 yrs, 9st 31b (including 51b
extra)
Mr. Formby's The Speaker, 4 yrs, 7st 21b.. (Grimshavy) 2
Mr. Henry's Niger, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (carried 7st 61b
(G. Fordham) 3
Prelude and Miss Eleanor also ran.

Betting-7 tc 4 agst Prelude, 4to 1 agst Amsterdam and
The Speaker.

Miss Eleanor made play with Prelude and the Speaker,
Amsterdam next. About a quarter of a mile from home
Amsterdam and the Speaker came away, a most exciting
struggle ending in favour of the old horse by a head only,
three lengths separating the second from the third.

Thci Nnraary Stakc,, (Sesnnyul Class), n fa co lacmall.p

sovs each; for 2-yr-olds. D.M. 7 furlongs 210 yards, 16

subs.

Mr. Bevill's Henham Lass, 7st 111 b (L. Snowden) 1
Mr. A. Williams's Caricature f, 7st 31b (T. Adams) 2
Mr. H. Tones's Rapture, 7st 31t..... (Grimshaw) 3

The following also ran :—Malta, Knightsbridge, Ga-
brielle d'Estrees, Evenhand, Astarte, Ericthonius, Molly f,
Lady Evelyn c, Gabardine, Brilliant, and Rose.
Betting-2 to 1 agst the Caricature filly, 4to 1 agst lien-
ham Lass, 7 to 1 each agst Malta, Rapture, and the Lady
Evelyn colt, 10 to 1 each Brilliant and Rose, 100 to 7 Eric-
thonius, 15 to 1 Astarte.

The Caricrture filly made play for the first quarter of a
mile, followed by Rapture and Henham Lass, when it was
taken up by Rapture, who carried it on until descending
the hill, when Henham Lass went to the front, was never
afterwards headed, and won cleverly by half a length, a
length between the second and third, Gabrielle d'Estrees
was fourth, Astarte fifth, the nextlot were the Lady Evelyn
colt, the Molly filly, and Ericthonius, the last lot being
Malta, Evenhand, Gabardine, and Knightsbridge. Previ-
ous to the start Malta slipped upon her side, but was imme-
diately righted.
The Nursery Stakes (First Class);of 25 sovs each, for 2-yr-
olds. D.M. 7 furlongs 210 yards. 16 subs.

Count Batthyany's Prince Plausible, 7st 121 b (Norman) 1
Lord Stamford's Isthmian, Bst4lb (G. Fordham) 2
Mr. W. H. Thomas's Miss Dunstable, Bst 71b
(.1", Snowden) 3
The following also ran :—Tomyris, The Duchess, Wee
Polly, Snapshot, Hilarity, Sharpshooter, North Wold,
Shingle, Philip the Falconer, and Medusa.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Shingle, 6to 1 each agst Miss Dun-
stable and Isthmian, 10 to 1 (at first 5 to 2) agst Medusa.
Hilarity was first off, with Isthmian in close attendance,
Prince Plausible, Snapshot, and Miss Dunstable the next
three. At the cords Prince Plausible went to the front, and
won by a length ; two lengths between the second and
third. Shingle was fourth, Hilarity next.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for two-yr .olds, 7st, three-yr-
olds, Bst 71b. The winner to be sold for 300 soya, if de-

manded. First half of Ab.M. (3 fur. 245 yards.) 8 subs.
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Pomona, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (G. Fordham) 1
Mr. Jackson's Poyolbion, 2 yrs, 7st (Grimshaw) 2
Mr. J. Osborne's Lopcatcher, 2 yrs, 7st (Challoner) 3
The following also ran :—Lord Palmerston, Calpe,
Emily, Byways, and Cantab.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Pomona, 7to 2 agst Polyolbion, 5
to 1 agst Emily.
Polyolbion made running, followed by Pomona, Emily,
and Cantab, Pomona rushing to the front within 1 he cords,
and winning by a neck; half a length between the second
and third.

Optional Selling Plate of 50 sovs ; for two-yr-olds, 7st 71b,
and three-yr-olds. 9st 41b. Selling allowances, &c.
T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 140 yards.)
Mr. Searle's The Gentle, 3 yrs (L5O) Bst 31b .. (Norman) 1
Lord Chesterfield's Maybell filly, 2 yrs, (L5O), 6st 61b
(W. Bottom) 2
Capt. Coates's The Norman, 2 yrs, (L 100), Gst 111 b
(Sadler) 3
The following also ran :—Whitelegs, Weatherproof,
Black Diamond, Ladybird, Beiram colt, Parapet, Integrity
colt, Pedlar, Massa (late Negro), Phcebus, Heliopolis, and
Duke.

Betting-4 to 1 agst The Pedlar and Black Diamond, 7
to 1 agst Massa, The Gentle, and Weatherproof, 10 to 1
each agst Heliopolis and Ladybird.
Norman made running, followed on the whip hand by
the Integrity colt; The Gentle next. At the cords the latter
came out, and won by a length and a half; a head between
the second and third.
A Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sous each. 10ft, for three-
yr-olds and upwards. R.M. 11 subs.
Mr. Whittaker's First Lord, 3 yrs, 6st 91b (11. Grimshaw) 1
Colonel Towneley's Gladiolus, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (J. Snowden) 2
Mr. Hudson's Lady Trespass, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Challoner) 3
The following- also ran :—Nuncio, King of Diamonds,
Sherborne, Mr. Sykes, Ingestre, General Hesse, and Wild
Bird.

Betting-2 to 1 agst First Lord, 4to 1 agst General
Hesse, 5 to 1 agst Nuncio, 7 to 1 agst Lady Trespass.!
Sherborne made running, with Nuncio next; First Lord
on the whip hand, third. First Lord came out near home,
and won by three-quarters of a length; a length between
second and third.

Sweepstakes of 10 sous each ; for 3-yr-olds, Bst 71b ; fillies,
Bst 41b. The winner to be sold, &c. Bretley Stakes
Course. 5 subs.
Mr. Eastwood's Tommy Noble, Bst 71b ...(J Snowden) 1
Duke of 13caufort's Blue Ruin, Bst 71b (S. Rogers) 2
Mr. Saunders's Lady Bird, Bst 41b (Charlton) 3
Sneer filly and Amy Scott also ran.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Tommy Noble, sto 2 agst Blue
Ruin, 3 to 1 agst the Sneer filly.
Won by a length and a half, the same between the second
and third.

Handicap Plate of 100 sous ; for 3.yr-olds and upwards,

-- -
D.I. Entrance, 3 sow.

3 yrs, 6st 101 b .
2 (Philips) 1
Mr. (J. Snowden) 2
Mr.
Mr. J. Pilling's Mooreock, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b.. (J. Osborne) 3
H.
iSnadviellle's imannla,e3sa yrsn, , 7st 51b
The following also ran :—Faultless, Flash-in-the-Pan,
Mutineer, Man. at-Arms, Pitman, and Winkfield.
J3ettilag—a to 1 can apt raultloori and rannelau, 7 to

I sid
2 agst Pitman, a
length between,
to 1 agst Flash h-
and and third in-the-Pan. Won by six 1 thee paper by the HOW dutyof Lords. He con-
lengths, the .
that the Conservative party throughout
'land owed to Lord Palr ac rston a deep debt of
gratitude for that step. ( Mean) Since he--(Sir:
John Pakington) had had t h.(3 honour of taking a
part in public affairs, he had, 'never seen a man con-
duct a difficult state of affair 's -with more tact, more
ability, or more firmness than Lord Palmerston had
shown on that occasion. (C he ers.) The differences
in the Cabinet were extrem e. He (Sir J. Paking-
ton) being on the committee appointed at that time,
had an opportunity of acq,niring a knowledge of
them ; but notwithstanding tb e railing of Mr. Glad-
stone and the quieter oppos it ion of Lord J. Russell,
Lord Palmerston triumphs )d . (Cheers.) But al-
though successful, Lord P al merston succeeded at
the cost, as nearly as pc)stiible, of breaking up
his party and his Governr cent. What he should
insist upon was, that they shiould not rest satisfied
because Lord Palmerston, had been successful
in that one instance in resistii og the Radical influ-
ence in the Cabinet. He "Liad yielded on the com-
mercial treaty, on the illeft)rm Bill, and on the
budget, and they must not ti:ust to their having a
Conservative Premier, for s ix& he believed him to
be at that moment. They must not expect to find
security in that circumstance if he should be ham-
pered by Radical association; s. If they continued
the end of it must be that tit e Government would
be dragged dawn to the RadiJcal level, and be corn-
pelled to pass Radical measr Lres whether they ap-
proved of them or not. (Chu ors.)

GARD 3 AIDE Sr ARMY.

(From the Special Correspondent of the Times.)

CASERTA, OCT. 19.

There is a lull both in war and politics. In the
front, towards Capua, things ly,a ye never been more
quiet ; even the cannon shots; from the other side
of the river, so common befc ire , are now quite an
event. Two nights ago there was a little excite-
ment, but it proved quite al'atuitous. Several
telegrams were sent by the Pie dmontese officer in
command in St. Angelo to G aribaldi at Caserta,
informing him that the ene:n .y seemed to make
preparations to throw a bridge. across the Volturno,
between the Molini di Triflis co and Scafa di For-
micola. All the troops, both e I Santa Maria and
Caserta, were early under art as i in consequence,
and Garibaldi himself was off to St. Angelo before
dawn; but it turned out that 01, e alarm was owing
to the movement of several boats; on the river, which
common, almost every-day ma a oeuvre, was by the
patrols interpreted as come :.ng more serious
intentions.

But while our troops here hitt] l comparative rest
there was a collision between t 1: 3 Neapolitans and
the volunteers and National Gu,,t: rds of the Matese
mountains and of the prooinet of Molise. You
will recollect the expedition of 4 Colonel Csudafy,
with 300 men, in the direction of that range. One
of its objects was to serve as a nil cleus to an insur-
rectionary movement on the flank of the Neapoli-
tans. The smallness of the force it nd the vicinity of
large bodies of Neapolitans cowed down the people,
although the disposition of the bet a er classes in town
and in the country was good e- ough. Partly to
punish their good intentions, altll ough they never
had been carried into effect, but +hiefly to get rid
of the national and liberal eleme n .t on this dange-
rous point, by means of some of th e members of the
high aristocracy, aided by the ignt ►ranee of the po-
pulace, a reactionary movement 'as got up by the
Neapolitans. A look at the map+ will explain the
importance of this measure.

The province of Molise is the po3int of junction of
the roads from the Abruzzi, from 'Termini, and the
Capitanata, towards the Volturno :Ind Naples ; con-
sequently it is on the line of opera! dons of the Pied-
montese-troops, which are approa c hing from north
and east. The mountainous natui .e of the country
and its extensive forests increas( 3 the importance
given by the geographical positioi of this province,
affording, as they do, great facilii; ics to 'oppose the
advance of an army.

All these considerations mad( s it desirable for
the Neapolitans to clear the pro v ince of the many
elements which were adverse to t laem. They set to
work, distributed money, mat i e promises, and
armed the populace of the towns ;4 nd the peasantry
of the country, who, encouraged brss some of the re-
-.tummy /mil." began soon to suit and threaten
those who were known to possess ,something and to
be favourable to the new state of things. Both at
Isernia and at Campobasso, the cs ipital of the pro-
vince, the Liberals soon found 't hemselves under
the pressure of the mob and expos; ed to lose life and
property. The common danger fesrced them to self-
defence, and the National Guards. of several of the
chief places united to drive as vay these armed
bands. They were successful in several little skir-
mishes and forced the plundering' mob to retire.
In spite of this success, which, was gained last
week, it was easy to see that it ct Yuld be only tem-
porary, and that the Neapolitans would soon send
troops to take their revenge. Nor did the people of
Molise make themselves any ill:usion in this re-
spect, and with the news of this ; s access which was
sent to Garibaldi came likewi:;e! the request for
speedy help. It was difficult enough to accede to
this request in an efficient manner at the time. The
lines before Capua required all the, disposable force,
and a large body of men could scarcely be sent off
so far without the greatest inconv a mience, not to say.
danger. The point where the a ssistance was re-
quired, besides being far off, was es ntirely out of our
line of operations, If, on the c ontrary, a small
number of men was sent off it wou Id have been only
exposing them to the fate of those -who had been sent
over before in driblets. Under these circumstances
Garibaldi decided to send some of .his trusty officers
of Guides there to organize and lea d the local forces
of the National Guard, so as to enable them to
make some resistance until circumstances per-
mitted offensive operations in that direction. In
consequence, Captain Nullo, Lieu t enant Yazio, and
a dozen more of those bold young.: men who have
acquired so fine a name as Guribaldi's Guides,
were sent across to accomplish theix usual dangerons
work of forlorn hopes.
They started at the beginning of this week, and
reached their destination safely. Nor was it too
soon, for the Neapolitans were already at hand,
and the people considerably dispirited by the news
of their approach. Every one was awaiting an-
xiously the result of their mission. Yesterday
morning a messenger arrived bringing the news
that the national forces had been driven back by
the Neapolitans from the neighbourhood of Isernia.
No details are as yet known how the thing hap-
pened, although one can easily imagine that imper-
fectly armed National Guards without much orga-
nisation could not be a match for regular troops.
The defeat in itself signifies little enough, for
probably as is usually the case in such circumstances,
the resistance was not very desperate, and the
National Guards took care to cover their line of re-
treat, but the fate of those who have compromised
themselves and of their families is a more serious
consideration, and it was chiefly this which induced
Garibaldi to do something if possible to stay the
work of reaction in that province.
Accordingly, yesterday afternoon the Division
Medici, consisting of four weak brigades, in all per-
haps 3,500 men, received orders to start towards
Centorano, and, following the road skirting Monte
St. Michele to the north of Maddaloni, to descend
to the Pohte della Valle, the Caroline aqueduct
which carries the waters of Monte Taburno to the
Royal gardens of Caserta. Under this latter leads
the main road to the Colore, a feeder of the Vol-
turno, and across it to Campobasso and Isernia. In
the evening and during the night the boats which
had been prepared at St. Angelo for the passage of
the Volturno passed Caserta in great haste, and
went in the same direction. This movement, which
is the evident forerunner of an offensive operation
from our right flank, was, as I showed before, pro-
voked in the last instance by the check received by
the national forces in Molise ; but probably this
circumstance only accelerated what would have
been done a day or two later, perhaps, without it.
You are aware that the Piedmontese brigade
under General Sonnax, which has landed at Man-
fredonia, is advancing in the direction of Bone-
yenta and the river Calore, which passes close to
it. We don't know exactly where it is at present,ear
but, according to the last news, it must be near
enough to make a move towards it and unite with
it. As the main column of the Piedmontese is only
at Popoli—that is, quite forty miles from. the Vol-
turno—the isolated Sonnaz brigade might be placed
in awkward position by an advance in great force
of the Neapolitans from Campobasso, on its right
flank. The movement, therefore, of the Medici
division in the direction of the river Calore was
advisable, not only as an indirect assistance to the
national party in the province of Molise, but like-
wise as a strategical move to unite with the column
of General Sonnaz.
While we, on our side, have thus made an offen-
sive move, rumour does not cease to bring us news
of offensive intentions on the part of the Neapo-
litans. Yesterday the whole town of Naples was
full, I am told, of a great combined attack which is
to take' place to-morrow, and in consequence of
which Zing Francis IL is to make his entry into