The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-26 00:00:00

NEWS

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MURSDAY EVENritiO, JULY 26, i 866.

that the Sicilian fleet, which consists of the
Washington, the Lonzbardo, the Oriso, the Veloce,
the Duca-di-Calabria, and the Elba, intercepted
their passage, and compelled them to return. We
have just been informed that the authorities have
already received 4,200 applications from persons
desirous of being exempted from serving in the
National Guard."

The Official Constitutional Journal, of Naples,
deplores the events of the 15th, and adds that M.
Pianelli, the military commandant and several offi-
cers, interfered and put a stop to the violence of
the soldiers. The latest intelligence confirms the
nomination of M. Leborio Romano as Minister of
the Interior at Naples. M. Raphael Farina suc-
ceeds him in the Prefecture of Police.
A letter from Naples of the 18th says :—" After
the late attempt of the Royal Guard, the Ministers
assembled in council, and had an extremely agitated
discussion. Eventually they pronounced energeti-
cally for the removal front the city of the regiments
which committed the excesses ; for the dismissal of
the foreign battalions, the existence of which is
contrary to the spirit and letter of the constitution ;
and, finally, for the definitive sending away of the
most influential members of the ca.marilla. The King,
accompanied by Prince Ischitella, went yesterday
morning to the regiments and sharply reprimanded
them. I tell you,' said his Majesty, in a firm
voice, 'that any one who acts against the constitu-
tional regime which I have established of my own
free-will acts against me.' These words produced
a good effect. The Ministry, I am assured, is
anxious to hasten the opening of the Parliament,
and consequently the convocation of the electors.
It also desires to lower the property qualification
required for electors, and to enlarge the basis of ad-
mission to the National Guard, of which, up to the
present moment, only a few battalions have been
formed. Almost all the persons nominated to the
command of these battalions have refused, not so
much from hostility to the Government, as from
fear of the present and the future."
The King of the Two Sicilies has just addressed
the following proclamation, dated the 15th, to the
army and navy :
" By a free and spontaneous act of our free will,
we have conceded to the kingdom constitutional
and representative bodies in harmony with the
progress of civilisation and the wants of the people
whom Providence has confided to our care. You
will enter on this noble and glorious path, and
you will unite in the constitutional compact
which binds us together as one family ; you will
be the champions of justice, humanity, discipline,
and love of country ; you, the hope of your
fellow-citizens, will be the firm supports of the
Throne and of the new institutions, and the instru-
ment of national grandeur and prosperity. I re-
member with gratitude the fidelity and obedience
which you have hitherto shown me, and I give you
this testimony of my satisfaction. No one better
than your Sovereign can assign to your merits the
praise which is their due, a fact which even those
who are actuated by malignity or malevolence can-
not deny. It is now proper that you should do
honour to yourselves by your moderation and
your dignity, and make your arms the support
of the new order of things, and of the new, firm,
and conciliatory policy which must inspire con-
fidence in the people, and put an end to the appre-
hensions of the diplomacy which fears to see the
balance of power in Europe compromised. Your
past is a guarantee for the future. Soldiers ! Fresh
destinies call you to raise the dignity of our Italian
country ; be proud of the mandate. The people who
have twice revived European civilisation will not
fail in the difficult work of reconquering by its in-
dependence the high position which its geographical
situation, the force of arms, and historical associa-
tions accord to it. You constitute a great part of
this people, and you must henceforth support its
glory and its grandeur. " FRANCIS II."