The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-18 00:00:00

good people here most preposterous. No doubt, but
whenever poor Garibaldi is led to commit a silly
thing Bertani is supposed to be at the bottom of
it ; yet we should not believe that the influence of
the new-fangled General is very great upon his
heroic friend. Bertani may occasionally palm an
old crony like Cattaneo upon Garibaldi, but the
appointments of the Dictator generally evince suffi-
cient discretion and impartiality, The formation of
a Ministry took every man by surprise. It was ex-
pected that none but the Bertanians, the Committee
of Action, and other violent partisans, would get
into power. What was the universal surprise on
hearing that most of the Ministers were of the Mo-
derate party, and that two of them had actually
held their portfolios under King Francis 11.
towards the decline of his reign ! One of these,
however—Liberio Romano--seems to have become
aware of the false position in which he has placed
himself, and is hourly expected to retire.
(Fitom ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.)
NAPLES, SEPT. 9.

So far Garibaldi has pleased people much, by his
confining himself to Neapolitans in all the appoint-
ments which he has made. The following offices
have been given temporarily to these persons :
Public Works, to the Marchese d'Afftitto ;
Public Instruction, to Dr. Ciccone ; Finance, to
Scialoja ; Marine, to Captain Scrugli, under Admi-
ral Persano. Marchese Bella, Cavaliere Leopardi,
and Dr. Cataneo, are appointed Envoys Extraordi-
nary to France, Sardinia, and England respectively.
Several concessions have been made to the Mani-
nian i, as the directory of the Custom-house to Agresti;
and the ;ioverncrship of the Bank to Libertini, an
appointment which will inspire little confidence in
the public. All public officers are for the moment
retained in their old stations. The holding of seve-
ral offices by one and the same person is hencefor-
ward forbidden, and pluralists are to select within

five days which office they will retain.
All military men willing to serve are ordered to
present themselves at the nearest station, give in
their adhesion to the actual Government, and take
their certificate of it.

Those officers who present themselves with their
troops will be retained in their positions in full ac-
tivity ; those who present themselves alone will be
placed in the 2d class, and will be employed when
the army is reformed. Those who do not send in
their adhesion in 10 days will be excluded.
SEPTEMBER 9.
The Official Journal of Naples, as it is now called,
publishes a series of decrees this morning, of which
the following are the most important :—AII the acts
of public authority and of administration are to be
issued in the name of his Majesty Victor Emmanuel,
King of Italy, and all the seals of State, of public
administration, and of the public offices, are to bear
the arms of the Royal house of Savoy, with the
legend " Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy." The
public debt of the Neapolitan State is recognised;
the public banks are to continue their payments, as
also the Discount Bank, according to existing laws
and regulations. Passports for the United Italian
States are abolished ; those for foreign States and
Italian States not united are to be signed by the
Director of Police.
A series of despatches also are published from
Nola, Benevento, Aquila, and a host of other
places, expressive of the public joy at the arri-
♦al of the Dictator in the capital. In Arriano and
Avellino there has been a reactionary movement,
and from 50 to 80 persons have been sacrificed
among the Liberals. On Sunday afternoon the divi-
sion of Col. Turr, composed of 2,500 men, left in
that direction. Some disturbances, accompanied by
loss of life, have taken place also in Canosa. To-day
news has been received of a reactionary movement
in the Island of Ischia, and Albert Mario, on the
staff of Garibaldi, was sent off last night to quell it.
Here, in Naples, the castles have all capitulated,
and are in the hands of the National Guard. The
population is gradually settling down into its usual
sober state, which has recently been disturbed by the
madness of exultation, and before that by appre-
hension.

The funds have risen five points to-day, and com-
mercial confidence is evidently on the increase. The
energy of the man at the head of affairs makes itself
felt throughout the capital.
The only foreign Ministers who now remain in
Naples are the British, French, Sardinian, and
American, but all but the two former have no rela-
tions with the deposed Government. Mr. Chandler
is, indeed, so indisposed that ho could not leave,
and, moreover, no notice has been sent to the diplo-
matic body of the departure of the King.
SEPTEMBER 11.
Yesterday morning Garibaldi paid a visit to Ad-
miral Mundy, and was received with the honours
given to general officers. The Sardinian admiral
alone saluted. Mr. Elliot paid a visit at the same
time, and there was a strictly private conversation
between the three in the admiral's cabin. Some think
that an attempt was made to induce the Dictator to
annex directly, so as not to leave this country with-
out a government ; others say that an effort was
made to dissuade Garibaldi from attacking Rome,
as it is assumed his present object is. lam more in-
clined to think that ulterior movements were dis-
cussed. Ofeourse, what took place was perfectly un-
official. Both in landing and embarking the general
was received with the greatest enthusiasm. Soon
after Baron Brenier visited the Admiral. There is
an expectation that the Sardinian vessel will leave
here to-day, and that Victor Emmanuel will visit
Naples immediately. The authority on which I
received this rep art is very high. There is a great
desire on the part of the public to destroy that
great monument of domestic tyranny, the Castle of
St. Elmo, and yesterday morning several thousands
went up to the fort, but were kept back by the
National Guard, who said that the stores must first
be removed. They then dispersed, taking with
them the Royal Standard, which was burnt in front
of the Palace.

The following is an extract of a letter from Mr.
Edwin James to a friend :
" Naples, Saturday, Sept. 8.
" The long roll of the spirit-stirring drums, the
discordant noise of the Calabrese soldiers as they
were endeavouring to form their ranks, the dashing
in of carriages from Naples with their cargoes of
deputations to attend Garibaldi, roused me before 4
o'clock from my bed in a wretched albergo in Sa-
lerno, where I had been the prey of mosquitoes
since midnight. Garibaldi was astir as early as 4
o'clock ; he had seen members of the committee
from Naples, and was arranging his entree into the
city. At my interview with him yesterday at
Eboli, which was a hurried one, he had requested
me to see him in the evening; he was surrounded
by crowds of admirers, all anxious for a glimpse of
the great man, that I delayed my interview till
this morning. On entering the large rooms of the
Hotel de Ville, or Tntendenza, the throngs of people
and their agitation and excitement were most
striking.
" The National Guard of Salerno lined the ave-
nues—priests of every denomination crowded to
touch the hem of his garment. Officers of State of
the King were in earnest conversation with him,
urging his coming without delay into Naples.
Observing me enter, he came up to me and said—
Mr. Edwin James, let us speak together,' and we
retired into a private part of the saloon. I divulge
no confidence when I write to you that I had been
requested by some persons of consideration to make
a suggestion to Lim with respect to a subject of
some importance connected with his assumption of
power in Naples. said he, and a peculiar
lighting up of his countenance at once struck me,
' diplomatists doubt me. I shall be loyal to Victor
Emmanuel. I love him as my life. I have served
him without an oath. I shall immediately do all
in my power to procure annexation to the King of
Piedmont. But these things I must do in my own
manner.' I mentioned to him that anarchy might
prevail, at Naples, and that all the hopes which
England entertained of the regeneration of Italy
might be neutralized. ' Have no fear,' he said, of
that; immediately, if the people will support me,
I shall do all in my power to promote the annexa-
to Victor Emmanuel.' I told him, as he knew, that
England loved liberty and order too, and that upon
the overthrow of tyranny no time should be lost in
the formation of a constitutional Government. I
go,' said he, to Naples in half-an-hour,' and we hope
to meet again there. A special train of about 20