The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-10 00:00:00

NEAPOLITAN MANI F ESTOES.

The following appeared in onr late,dition of Saturday
night :

NAPLES, Nov. 2.
During the last three days the following mani-
festoes •have been circulated widely here. The
longest proceeds from the most moderate party,
who, while they ask for the Constitution as their
right, still appeal to the King. The second pro-
ceeds from a more advq,uced party, who make no
allusion to the King, and stand upon their rights
alone :
"The fortunes of the Neapolitan people form the sub•
ject of grave considerations in the cunnsels of Europe.
The wretched condition of this people, who - for' eight
years have been abandoned to the power of a tyrannical
faction and of a low police, has awakened civilised na•
tions, who invoke in its favour the universal principles of
humanity and justice. If this people has abstained
hitherto from raising its voice, and from uniting its
strength to a generous diplomacy, it has not arisen from
any insensibility to its misfortunes or its right-, but it
has preferred waiting to see whether the good offices
initiated by the Governments of the West would result
in obtaining, without any disturbance, conditions more
acceptable far the progress of civilisation. Since this
hope has proved to be vain, the Neapolitan people,
though desirous to express their profound gratitude
to the Powera, who are guardians of civilisation, are
ignorant of their present resolutions; international
transactions are confined to a circle not always acces-
sible to the popular cry, and within which special
cases' of liberty are absoroed in vaster and more complex
cases of general interest. Our duty, however, is to ad-
dress ourselves to the Bead of our Government, and to
unfold to him_ openly and firmly our wishes and our
grievances. The country is deficient in everything ; the
social body suffers in all its organs and all its sentiments.
It is wanting in material prosperity and in flourishing
industry in consequence of a limited commerce and
the absence of roads ; it is wanting in intellectual
progress, because thought is chained, and the introduc•
tion of foreign works is
,impeded by an ignorant and
wretched censorship ; because intelligence and know-
ledge are held in suspicion and hatred by the autho-
rities ; because the humbler classes are without
primary instruction, and are purposely kept in a
state of barbarism and superstition,; the country is
deficient, especially in individual liberty, because the
power of the police in every part of the kingdom has
fallen into the hands of a licentious and dsspotic sect,
who multiply espionage, encourage the informer and the
calumniator, penetrate every house and every honour.
able retirement, investigate and impugn the slightest
acts of life, suspect and distort the most secret opinions,
make a profit of denouncing and of testimony, make a
protestation of political objects to cover private gains
. and private vengeance, enrol and arm with sticks and knives
lazzaroni and thieves, holding out to them the hope of
plunder, put forth their hand against the best citizens, im-
prison and exile for ao s not forbidden or not brought to
trial, make use of torture and blows, intrude continually
on the judicial power, and, assuming the toga of the ma-
gistrate, obtain their end by terror and false witnesses,
fabricate accusations, and afterwards, under the form of
a public requisitorict (demand for justice) and of a judicial
sentence gratify their vengeance and feed their fury and
malignity ; hence the infamy of those processes, the in-
famy of which, the scandal of which, has so much en-
gaged the attention of the civilised world. The coun-
try would be deficient in religion -and morality if the
Christian piety of this people did not. resist the corrup-
tions of is Government which sanctions every vice and
every infamy committed by the dominant sect. Finally,
it is offended in its dignity and reputation, because it
has become the laughing-stock of cultivated nations, an
example of slavery and baseness ; and the Neapolitan in
a foreign land was compelled to blush for his country
while he marked the sneer of those who were more for-
tunate than himself, even before the Congress of
Paris, by the most solemn diplomatic act accomplished
in our days, had placed the seal on this our shame.
What are the remedies for all these ills ? The mind
wanders and doubts the possibility of finding any ; yet
one possible remedy there is—rather let us say, neces-
sary and inevitable. We do not ask for new laws—we
propose no reforms ; essentially Conservative,. we desire
only the full and true enjoyment of the existing laws—
laws, however, neglected and despised—and, 'more thdr
those, one which recommends and contains all the
others, that is, the Fundamental Pact of February,
1848. The learning and the experience of mankind
have found no other mode than one for preventing the
resolute abuse of a bad political regimen, and that
is, the intervention of the people 'represented by
their deputies, in the formation of the laws and in the
guardianship of the various popular interests of the day.
Now such a system is not for us a simple desire or aspi-
ration, it is a-perfect institution, sanctioned and sworn
to, and recognised by civilised governments; it forms a
portion of the public right of Neapolitans, which by its
meads is complete and harmonious, but withoat it is an
absolute negation of every .principle of government, the
triumph of despotism and confusion. The suspension of
this Fundamental Pact is the cause of all the ills which
now afflict us, and had the Prince himself been able to fore-
see the recent facts, and the tremendous accusation which
has been matured by the public opinion of the world against
the acts of his Ministers, he would not have consented,
as soon as the tumult of an intemperate faction had
been subdued, that others should disturb the tranquil and
natural action of the franchises which had been conceded.
They were taken from us at the moment that we should

have begun to reap the beneficial f: tuts. Amid the strug-
gle of parties and the growth of unforeseen events, the
Parliament did not even advance so far as to vote the
oranic statutes, nor did it live long enough to show its
active zeal for the public good, and the civil wisdom
with which it was endowed. It ever there was a time
for. restoring such liberties, and for returning to a state
of legaity, it is this, when our rulers ought to be c'm-
vinced by clear indications of the impossibility of con
tintfng a❑ arbitrary system, which has been acted on
up to this day, in opposition to all classes, all opinions,
all interests, through the indescribable discord in which
it is placed with all the political powers and necessities
of the age. The re-establishment of constitutional lega-
lity is the only triumpkant silution of the existing diffi-
culties. Through this the people would be safe, the
pence of Europe as well as the honour of the Crown
maintained ; wo say the honour of the Crown, for if the
secret sense of an excessive sovereign pride prevents the
King from yielding to coercion, it cannot appear other-
wise than a laudable and magnanimous use of the Sove-
reign prerogative to condescend to the most legitimate
and most honourable appeals of an unarmed people,
united and agreed among themselves in one thought, of
which this specific meeting and this writing are the first
deliberate manifestation:.

"Neapolitans,--Europe has now pronounced its judg-
ment between you and your oppressors. She has seen
that you are neither a turbulent nor au Utopian people ;
that you aspire to nothing new or difficult ; that you are
worthy of repossessing that representative form of Go•
vernment which Europe herself recognised, was in active
existeece for two years, and which by violence was sup-
pressed without even the appearance of reason. It is now
time to show that if you have known how to suffer eight
years of pain and outrage, you know how, and are re-
solved to recover your legal state, with those solid gua-
rantees which can alone inspire confidence and excite a
zeal for the public good. With this acquisition, ydu will
have assisted the Italian cause much better than the impa-
tient may deem, and by means the holiness or justice of
which no one will doubt. Let this then be the common
object, and yours especially, soldiers, who, worthy of
better destinies, have suffered up to the present moment
inglorious sufferings. and moral outrages.
" Neapolitans !—Union and concord, and when you
shall see the constitutional banner raised aloft, symbol
of your aspirations and your rights, rally all of you
around it full of self-denial, united by a mutual rivalry
of affection with your fellow-citizens in Sicily, confident
in the justice of the common cause and in its triumph."

From the various manufacturing towns of the
neighbournood the intelligence received varies
little from that of last week. At Reditch the
the needle trade is very active, and at Coventry
few complaints are made either by the watch or
the riband manufacturers. The former branch of
local business has been in some degree slack in con-
sequence of the scarcity of American orders for
movements, but is again looking upwards. Pau-
perism is on the decrease.
NOTTINGHAM, Nev. 8.
Few buyers have visited this lace-market. A
good many orders, previously given, chiefly for the
lower qualities of plain nets, for the United States,
are in course of execution, and some of them must
for some time remain on hand. Coarse nets are
again higher, as also are other goods of the lower
qualities. This trade is in few hands, and existing
machinery being limited, prices amounting almost
to a premium have to be paid for the goods when
manufactured, and even then a smaller quantity of
nets is produced than could be sold.
Hosiers also report trade to be quiet. American
orders to a large extent are m course of comple-
tion, previous to the commencement of one-
rations for the spring. Goods are firm, and prices
have again been advanced.
Certain numeers of yarn are scarce, and all are
high in price. The open season greatly aids the
general employment of the people, and all classes
of operatives appear to be doing comfortably. A
number of large contracts in the course of execu-
tion take up all surplus hands.
LEICESTER, Nov. S.
The demand for regular hosiery is dull, and
manufacturers are operating cautiously,—a cir-
cumstance to be attributed to the present state of
the money-market. In the country district of
Hinckley, the hosiery trade is improving, orders
having been received for spring goods. Spinners
are working short time, having a disinclination to
increase stocks. The worsted yarn-market is firm,
although the article is heavy of sale.
LEEDS, NOT. 8.
The cloth trade teas been steady, but purchases
have been confined to small quantities for immedi-
ate use or to keep up stocks in the hands of retail
dealers. The wool sales in London having opened
on Thursday with buoyancy, and an advance of
price having been obtained, the markets for cloths,
in both the coloured and the white hall, were this
morning rather more animated. Buyers operated
with more spirit than of late and a good bulk of
cloth was sold, considering that this is usually a
rather dull period of the year, the principal winter
trade being over, and that for the spring not hav-
ing commenced. Both wool and indigo having
advanced, prices of cloth are firm. The better and
middle qualities of broadcloths have been sought
far to-day, and a good bulk of them changed

hands.
There is a little slackness in the woollen trade
about Dewsbury, but upon the whole the trade of
the district is in a satisfactory condition, and the
operatives aro enjoying a full average amount of
employment.
At Halifax market to-day yarns and pieces were
much the same, both as to price and demand, but
wool was somewhat firmer.

DUBLIN, Nov. 8.
The Customs' receipts for the week, to Thursday
nclusive, were 21,1381. against 24,2631. last week.
BELFASW, Nov. 7.
LINEN.—At Armagh goods sold more freely at
:ormer rates. In Lurgan low-priced birds eye
were scarce and dear ; finer sets not so much
wanted; damasks unchanged ; low lawns scarce ;
finer neglected. At ruled
Ballymena, the t
dull. oxic)

LINEN YARN continues in steady demand, at
former rates.. Tows in good request, at full prices.
FLAX.—The various country markets hare been
well supplied during the week. The demand con-
tinues active at prices rather in favour of the
buyer.

OorroN.—Yarns do not show any advanc e in
the raw material. Goods E ell at about the s awe
as last month. In the fancy trade improved prlces
rule the labour-market, a large advance haN ring
been found necessary to meet the demand for fine
qualities.

S7)I3STITUTE FOR POTATOES.--A good substitute for
p .ta,toes has been introduced in France, the Climrep 113,1-
tura bulboautn, yielding au abundance of tubers, of from
half-aii-ounce to an ounce eaci,, very whole:4ow,, and
with a delicate vanilla flavour, containing 21 per cult.
of starch. The Chmrophyllutn sativuw is also Eai dto be
an excellent salad,--Medical Times and Gazette.

Increase in one year 97,722
In the Legislature the Democrats have a ma-
jority of three on joint ballot.
A letter from Governor Geary, of Kansas, dated
10th October, announces the restoration of peace
in that territory. He says that for two weeks no
outrages have been reported, and that many of the
most notorious characters have left the country.
He adds that he will shortly proceed with a small
force in pursuit of a gang of thieves in the
Southern portion of the territory.
Another despatch received in Washington from
Governor Geary gives the particulars of the cap-
ture of a party of 240 Free States men, commanded
by General Pomroy, Colonels Eldridge and Perry,
and others.

More forged paper had been brought to light on
the examination of Huntington. The amountnow
reaches $546,119 49 cents.

The British arctic discovery ship Resolute is now
ready for sea, and will leave as soon as orders are
received from Washington for her sailing.
The New Orleans Delta, of the 18th ult., states
that the proposition of Commodore Vanderbilt to
the Opelousas Railway Company has been accepted
by the directors, and an efficient and regular line of
first-class steamers will soon commence running
from Berwick's Bay to Galveston and Matagorda,
in connection with the railroad, thus shortening
the distance 24 hours, or about one-half, between
New Orleans and Texas.

A. letter from St. Croix, dated the 19th ult.,
says that there is great excitement prevailing about
St. Domingo and Mexico. It was the opinion that
Spain would annex Hayti, and that Mexico would
become a vice-royalty.
The Nicaraguan news received privately by the
Niagara is partially confirmed in the advises to
hand. The following despatch from Harris, Mor-
gan, and Co., of New Orleans, to Charles organ
and Sons, of New York, seems to be more probable
than that first received :

" NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 22, 1856.—The stearnerTennes•
see has arrived. Walker had had two severe battles with
the enemy, in both of which he was successful. the enemy
being routed both at Granada and Managua, with loss,
killed and wounded, 700."
The New York journals publish two official docu-
ments connected with the affairs of Nicaragua—the
report of Father Vijilon the results of his diplomatic
mission to the United States, and the protest of the
Government of Peru against the recognitiiqn, of
Walker by the Government. The former xrefiorts
to Lis Government that the enthusiasm existing in
the United States for the cause of Walker is un-
bounded, and hints that it is in no small degree owing
to tae reported mineral wealth of Nicaragua. The
protest of 'Peru shows that that Government is
very mush alarmed at the new order of things in
Nicaragua, and fears that it is only the precursor
of an invasion of its own territory.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, OCT. 29.
The money market is gradually tightening, and an
of discount, equal to 1 per cent., is fully established.
Large amounts are required to meet the heavypayments
due early next month, and banks being unable to satisfy
their customers, the supply of paper in the street is in-
creasing. Very good paper,cf long dates, sold to-day at
12 per cent. per annum, and on call 8 per cent. is freely
paid.
COTTON.—The business during the week has been
small, not exceeding 1,000 bales per day. Prices have
declined gc., Midland Uplands being quoted 124 c.
to 12,1 c.
BREADSTUFF& —Ti3e. flour market was firm, with a
fair demand for export, without change of moment in
quotations.nd medium fair request
favouredfor export
commonbuyers,
was
sin ia
grades rather
while choice white lots were without ohange.
a . Wheat

ARRIVAL OF THE ERICSSON.
LIVERPOOL, SATURAY.
The United States mail steam-ship Ericsson, Capt.
Lowber, arrived in the Mersey, at six p.m. She
left New York on the 25th ult., and has brought
eight
passengers and 201,325 dollars in specie.
Her news is anticipated by the Persia.

A FREE-STATES MAN TIED UP AND WHIPPED.—A
most heartrending outrage was perpetrated upon an
American citizen by a captain in the United States' army.
A few days since, while .a company of dragoon were
on their way up to the Nebraska line, they net two
Free-state men on foot. These men were stopped by
order of Captain Anderson, and questioned as to the '
movement: and intentions of the expected party of emi-
grants. One of the men became frightened, and told all
he knew about them. The other refused to reply to any
of the questions put to him. Captain Anderson became
very much incensed in consequence of this man's refusal
to answer impertinent questions., and ordered him to be
ties:: up to a wheel and 50 'ashes given him upon his back.
This charge against Captain Anderson can be substan-
tiated by the best of testimony, and an inquiry into his
conduct should at once be made by the proper autho-
rtiee, and, if found guilty, the villain should to severely
punished for the infamous decd. Bat the victim was
only a -free-state man, and probably he deserveededtoh
thrashing, .end got it," and because he loves frw___ Ito
better than davery the outrage upon his personbe illg
irferpopmloacfr,hiladelphiae
unpunished.—Es. Correspondence of t Chicago
Tribune.
that a duel
a letter from Memphis,. of the 16th inst.,
the day duel
eras SINGULAR DUEI:.-- LADIES PRESENT._
W 0
fought in the vichnity of that
teiity. learn by'
emus. It seems that 011- eti,itewsoteoaful e ther
North S-ar from New Orleans ltaLeet,h
passengers, Col. Charles :i
9 friends, having both served
tieneering tour and were old and Major Siegler, of Bo':
a very warm diecuesion,
in the European armies, got ,
L'ili.,l4lwho had been on an elec
the one defending Democracy the other Republi-
-, language of a personal
canism, which resulted in offensive
In the presence c fII
1• B rgthae.
character against Co-
-1 l felt it incumbent en him to
the i Colonel .
many passengers
of the insultingenatter, which being
demand a rat ractatiot
'nd acceptance to fight were soon
denied a challenge a
yi ungarian officers, named S. Seeley
settled upon. Two
in the service of Walker at Ni-
Dernoco
and 1. Shultez, lately.g,,
ngere in the boat; volunteered as
caragua, who were pa -
is. . paces were the terms proposed;
seconds. Pistols and
be gees-oath., the master of the boat,
but strange to say, t
includin e many ladies,
opposed
and all the passengers, d
d 6
• • d con een e that the fight should be
the propositiee, eo .
-1., The H ungarians offered their sabres,
bad with swot( .
end the next day, on re aching Memphis, the parties
landed, and procuring the attendance of a Dr. Hill, also
a passenger on the boat, p. .oceecied to some ground ad-
joining the city, aucempani ',3 a by many of the lady and
gentlemen passengers. The duel was then fought with
great fierceness, and result ie din the defeat of Major
Siegler, who, by the suoerior• skill of his adversary,
and the
re-
ceived two terrible Cuts, :he ce ee' on his cheek
field.
other on the chin, causing hi
DI to drop on the
were
Returning to the boat, the ' nds of the Major _
wee effected.
dressed, and a reconciliation of t he
parties was
Feeoh to the
Col. Burgthae shortly afterwards madeefensding duelling
passengers, justifying his course, a nd e
rm 1
y received by
wa
on general principles, which was wounded gentles idi
those present. It is supposed that the led condition i f his
would have replied but for the diaab. ' ~t gallantry in the
chin. Both gentlemen disl/layed grey sek to the boat by
field, and were triumphantly-escorted b. ,t. a
L the Spectators.—St. Louis .Democrat, cot!

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ARRIVAL OF THE .;(I.„4l;'4Z.*'''"A
PERSIA.
[A summary of the following appeared !
journal of Saturday :]— " 4.4
LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. S
The Cunard royal mail steam-ship Persia, Capt.
C. H. E. Judkins, arrived in the Mersey at a
quarter-past seven o'clock last night from New
York, after a rapid passage of nine days and seven
hours, mean time, having left that port on the
morning of the 29th ult. In order that our readers
may form an idea of the speed of the Persia, we
publish the following digest of her log :
Oct. 29.—Fresb breezes and clear-7.10 a.m. set on
full speed, N.W.
30.—Strong' breezes and cloudy, lat. 41 16, lon. 66
33, N.W., 305 miles.
31.—Strong breezes and cloudy, lat. 43 38, lon. 50
57, S.W., 324 miles.
Nov. I.—Calm and cloudy, lat. 46 3, lon. 5341,N.W.,
303 miles.
2.—Fresh breezes and cloudy, lat. 48 48, lon. 46 40,
S. %V., 329 miles.
3. Fresh breezes and cloudy, lat. 50 42, lon. 33 13,
W., 350 miles.
4. Fresh breeze and clear, lat. 51 18, lon, 29 3, W
348 miles.
5. Strong gales, with heavy rain, lat. 51 27, lon. 20
33, S.W., 320 miles.
6. Strong gales, with heavy rain, 10.7 a.m. abreast
of Cape Clear, lat. 50 1, lon. 12 18, 284 miles.
7. Light breezes and fine, arrived at .Liverpool at 7.10
p.m., E.S.E.
The Persia brought 183 passengers and 1,490,000
dollars in specie. Amongst the passengers are
Madame Bodisco, the widow of the late Russia,
Ambassador to the United States, and family.
This lady was a Miss Williams, of Washington,
DC., and one of the most beautiful and accom.
plished belles of that city. She attracted the at-
tention of M. Bodisco, who, although many years
her senior, carried her off from a host of other
suitors. Madame Bodisco, in accordance with a
rule of the Russian Government, visits St. Peters.
burg once in every two years, and, on this occasion,
takes her children with her.
The Persia reports the arrival at Boston of the
royal mail steamer Arabia, from this port, and at
New York of the United States mail steam-ship
Hermann, from Bremen and Southampton, and the
screw-steamer Belgique, from Antwerp and South-
ampton.
Official returns from all the counties in Pennsyl-
vania have been received. They give a democratic
majority of 2,774 The following comparative
statement of the number of votes cast in that State
at the last and previous election is suggestive :
Total vote in 1856 422,998
Total vote in 1855 325,276