The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON FRIDAYL-EVENING, JUNh 29, 1860.

laid by various engineers under the consideration
of successive Governments. Every one of these
plans being, as a matter of course, costly—that, it
is manifest upon the face of it, however, must
remain to the last inevitable, from the mere mag-
nitude of the proposed undertaking. But, in addi-
tion to the costliness of these different schemes,
the schemes themselves were so diversified in
character as to bewilder the various committees
of inquiry that have already sat at diffe-
rent times to solve the problem involved
in these solemn and reiterated investigations. In-
somuch has this been the state of the case in regard
to the whole question, that the first Lord of the
Admiralty actually went the length yesterday of
declaring that the more the evidence of the matter
was scrutinised the more perplexing the whole
subject appeared to become ! Against the sweep-
ing objections raised by the Marquis of CLAN-
RICARDE against all harbours and breakwaters
built of solid masonry, the Duke of SOMERSET (and
with reason) protested as against an utter extrava-
gance. And assuredly, to recognise the utter ex-
travagance of these objections, it is only ne-
cessary to bear in recollection the wonders al-
ready effected, and others in course of being
effected, by harbours and breakwaters constructed
of solid masonry. The superior advantages
arising from the adoption of the substitute pro-
posed by Admiral TAYLOR and others, namely, the
substitute of floating breakwaters—have yet, to say
the least of it, to be demonstrated. But while we
are yet waiting for this demonstration, we cannot
possibly do other than acknowledge the reason-
ableness of the Duke of SOMERSET'S anticipatory
rejection of this vaunted substitute, when his
Grace remarked, that floating batteries were open
to this serious drawback, that in the event of any
casualty the consequence must be most disastrous to
any vessels riding in harbour under shelter of those
same floating breakwaters. Besides which there
was:actually that floating breakwater (of Admiral
TAYLOR'S own construction) off Brighton, that upon
the occasion of a severe gale coolly went ashore !
Remembering the liability of all floating break-
waters, to which disastrous kind of manceuv re we
can only desire to note the more and more rapid
advance towards completion of the noble har-
bours and breakwaters of solid masonry now
in course of construction; We are sanguine,
with the Duke of SOMERSET, that the objections
to the harbour at Dover will cease when the pier
there has been carried out a little further into the
channel. While we rest perfectly satisfied that the
giant structure now being built off the Isle of Port-
land under the guidance of the engineering genius
of Mr. COODE will, upon its completion, be num-
bered amongst the noblest achievements of the
present generation.

LATEST NE W S.

The following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Reuter's office :

VIENNA, JUNE 28.

The Marquis de Moustier remitted yesterday to
Count Rechberg a note from M. Thouvenel, dated
21st inst., and of which a copy has been simul-
taneously addressed to all the Powers who signed
the final Act of Vienna, in order to claim from
them the official recognition of the accomplished
annexation of Savoy and Nice to the French
empire.

Not only from this note, but from verbal ex-
planations added by the Marquis de Moustier, it
results that France maintains, without variation,
the programme arranged by her about two months
ago. She accepts a European conference, in order
to examine, in common, the modus of reconciling
Article 92 of the final Act of Vienna with the
Treaty of Turin. At the same time the Marquis
de Moustier stated that the French Government
would be opposed to any cession of territory of
Savoy.

NAPLES, JUNE 28.
The new Ministry is formed as follows :
Commander Spinelli..... President of the Council
Commander de Martino ..Foreign Affairs.
Signor Del Re lnterior.
Signor Manna
Prince Torello Ecclesiastical Affairs.
Signor Morella . . Public Works.
Signor Lestucci . War.
Admiral Garofalo . ...... Marine.

The tricolour flag has been hoisted at the Royal
Castle and by the Neapolitan men-of-war, and has
been saluted by the guns of the foreign men-of-war
in tho Bay.
An illumination took place in the evening.

NAPLES, JUNE 27 (EVENING).

On the occasion of the mission of the Com-
mander de Martino to France no interchange of
autograph letters took place between the King of
Naples and the Emperor of the French.
In order to give a motive for his mission, the
Commander de Martino was instructed to recall
that, when the Court of the Two Sicilies was, in
1852, the first to recognise the re-establishment of
the empire in France, Napoleon 111. declared that
he would never forget the friendly step of the
King of Naples.

In execution of the orders of the King, the con-
stitutional Neapolitan tricolour flag has been
hoisted at Fort St. Elmo, and was saluted by the
whole artillery of the forts.

PARIS, JUNE 28.

Despatches from Naples, dated yesterday, the
27th inst., state that deplorable events had occurred
there. The French Ambassador, Baron Brenicr,
while Passing through the Strada di Toledo, where
much agitation was prevailing, received several
blows on the head from a loaded cane. He fell
senseless, and was carried to the palace of the
Legation, where he received the necessary atten-
tion.

Baron Brenier having counselled liberal reforms,
the attempt on his life was attributed to the anti-
reform party. It was hoped that his wounds
would not prove serious.

spends whole hours alone with the King, or in con
ference with Sir James Hudson and the Frenel
Government.

The Neapolitan Government, convinced that the
capture of the two vessels was illegal, intimates its
disposition to restore them and their passengers
but, with characteristic dislike of performing an act
of justice, it is striving to turn the restoration to
its own profit, by making it conditional on its re-
ceiving some antirevolutionary aid from us. If I
am wellinformed the Sardinian Government has re-
plied that it is not concerned one way or the other
with the revolution that has broken out in Sicily,
and may break out at Naples; and if volunteers go
from our territory, they go also from Trieste and
from Naples itself to serve under De Merode and
Lamoriciere ; let there be equal liberty of going
and coming for all—only let maritime law be re-
spected. The Sardinian Government knows that
Austrian men-of-war have carried Austrian sub-
jects to Messina ; whereas no vessel belonging to
the Sardinian Government has carried volunteers
to Sicily, much less Sardinian soldiers. Therefore
the restitution of the captvcd vessels and their
passengers must not be made conditional on any
concession or equivalent on the part Gf the Sardi-
nian Government.

Contributions in aid of Garibaldi's enterprise are
pouring in on all sides. Of the generous help it
has received from England I need not speak;
France, Belgium, and Switzerland are sending
money and arms. A Swedish foundry has sent six
cannon, and America sends many more. In Italy
millions are being subscribed, and there are about
50,000 volunteers anxiousto join. I believe that in
a few days a regular line of steamers will run be-
tween Genoa and Sicily. The undertaking is pro-
jected- by a company consisting partly of French
and partly of Genoese.

Count Dann, one of the very few Hungarians
who have ranged themselves on the side of abso-
lutism, has just shot himself at Viterbo. He was
there organising a regiment of cavalry out of
Austrian soldiers who had been discharged or sent
there. The ridicule which has been thrown upon
these soldiers of the Pope, has already driven away
many officers ; others are on the point of taking
themselves off; and the few who remain through
punctilio or necessity are so constantly meeting
with annyances and disappointments, that they
lose heart and spirit ; so it is no wonder if one of
them has committed suicide. To serve the Pope
voluntarily is at this time of day a sort of moral
suicide, and that is only a step removed from ma-
terial suicide.

Garibaldi has issued two proclamations, one to his
cacciatori, urging them to prepare for fresh com-
bats, which may point equally to an attack on
Messina or a disembarkation on the mainland ; and
the other to the bands of Sicilian peasants, thank-
ing them, commending them, and setting them at
liberty to follow their ordinary pursuits. The fact
is, these bands are no longer of any use to him.
For this kind of extempore warfare, so to speak,
town volunteers are much better.

TUE

The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Vice-Admiral Hope John-
stone to be Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, vice
Admiral Harvey, whose period of service is about to
expire; Rear-Admiral Stopford to be Captain of
the Channel Fleet, vice Rear-Admiral G. Elliott,
who has resigned; Lieutenant F. W. Bennett to
command the Bulldog, commissioned ; Master
George H. Downing, confirmed in the Styx; Pay-
master Arthur Jones to be secretary to Vice-Ad-
miral Hope Johnstone ; Second Master Thomas W.
Webster to the Ariadne. Engineers—William L.
Robinson, first-class assistant-engineer, to the Asia,
for service in the Orion ; Henry G. Constantine,
second-class assistant-engineer, to the Asia, for
hospital treatment.