The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-17 00:00:00

rknE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER', 17, 1860.

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4S'OCLA

To 4 :XIII,' EDITOR OF THE St N.
sir,—l have the honour of transmitting to you
the aa. icti-er addressed by Lord Eicho, in
the name copy
of the
Cuuncii of the National Rifle Asso-
elation, to the lords-lieutenant of counties. As
this letter shows the steps which are being taken
by the association for the encouragement and pro-
motion of rifle shooting, I hope that you will kindly
give it a place In the columns of your valuable
paper.—Believe me to remain, sir, your most
obedient servant,
EDMOND H. ST. JOHN MILDMAY.
Sept. 14.

" 11, Pull-mall East, Aug. 16, 1860.

" The Council of the National Rifle Association
wishing to see the taste for rifle shooting widely-
diffused and thoroughly nationalised, and be-
lieving that nothing would tend more to this
than the establishment of county associations, ven-
ture to hope that you may be induced, as one of
our vice-presidents, to take an active interest in this
matter, and promote the establishment of such an
association in your county. Local associations of
this kind cannot fail to call forth a spirit of rivalry
and competition among the different corps or com-
panies in each county, and as the best shots from
the local meetings would subsequently have oppor-
tunities of competing against each other at the an-
nual prize meeting of the Central National Associa-
tion, a general feel;ng of emulation would be
aroused, which would unquestionably add to the
numbers and insure the permanence of the Volun-
teer force. These county associations should, we
think, be formed as far as practicable on the model
of the National Association, adopting the same rules
and system; and, in order to encourage their for-
mation and to establish a connexion with them, we
are prepared to render them all the assistance in our
power, by the loan of targets, mantelets, &c., should
these be required, and we have further resolved to
give to each properly constituted county association
a bronze medal to be competed for at the annual local
meeting held under its auspices. The Council, how-
evor, being anxious to discourage as far as possible
the unnecessary multiplication of prize medals,
hope that these National Association bronze medals
will supersede all local• medals, and that they will
be considered the highest honour open to the compe-
titors at the prize meetings of the county associations.
To those bronze medals we would gladly add a sum
of money if the state of our exchequer admitted of
it, but, in the meant:me, this might be done from
local funds if thought desirable. On the other hand,
the county associations might assist in support-
ing the National Association by establishing prizes
bearing the county name, to be shot for by all
corners at our annual prize meetings, a precedent
for this being already formed by the prize given by
the ladies of Northampton at the recent Wimbledon
meeting. Such, then, is a rough outline of the
system which the council are anxious to see estab-
lished, and for which we claim your favourable con-
sideration, in the belief that what has been found
to work so successfully in Switzerland, and to con-
tribute so much to the strength and security of that
country, will not be found ill adapted to our own
and.—l remain your obedient servant,
" acim."

L AT NEWS.

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

PARIS, MONDAY.
The Duchess of Alba died last night.

BOLOGNA, SEPT. 17.
General Cialdini has occupied very strong posi-
tions at Torre di Jesi, Orsino and Castelfidardo.
The town of Todi has risen in insurrection and
the Pontifical gendarmes have been driven away.
A provision al government was constituted, and
shouts of " Long live Victor Emmanuel."

ROME (via Marseilles) SEPT. 16.

The Papal Government will this evening commu-
nicate to the assembly of cardinals the reply which
has been made to Count Minerva, as well as a
diplomatic circular to be addressed to the foreign
Governments.

The tricoloured flag has been hoisted at Tivoli,
Genzano, and Sabiaco ; but it is said that the
people did not support the intended demonstration.
Numerous agents, however, are spreading agitation
in the country round Reme.
Mgr. Merode has returned from Frosinone.
Seven agitators have been arrested.
The alleged order of the day of General de Lamo-
riciere, ordering pillage in case of insurrection, has
been denied.

TURIN, MONDAY.
The Marquis d'Azeglio, Governor of Milan, has
tendered his resignation.
He has been replaced by Count Pasolini.
Mgr. Bella will go to Munich.
The tricolour flag has been hoisted at Foesgno,

TURIN, SEPT. 15.
General Fanti entered Perugia yesterday.
The town was taken after a hot fight, which was
continued in all the streets.

The troops of the enemy withdrew into the for-
tress, which surrendered towards evening,
Our troops made 1,600 prisoners, among whom
is General Schmidt.
Our losses are insignificant.

TURIN, SEPT. 15 (Evening).
The Italian journals express regret on account of
the recal of the French Ambassador from Turin.

The Diritto says .—" We must rally round the
King in order to assist him in overcoming the pre-
sent difficulties."

The other Turin journals publish articles of a

similar nature.

The Opinione says :—" Italy does not desire that
the responsibility:of France for her actions should be
her shield. Great liberty of action is necessary for
our Government. Those States who are in friendly
relations need not on that account be responsible
one for another. The policy followed by Sardinia
is imposed upon our Government by the state of
things in the interior of the peninsula."

MARSEILLES, SEPT. 15.

Letters from Naples to the 11th inst. state that
very ardent popular demonstrations were taking
place in that city. Many priests and monks were
fraternising with the people. A police regulation
prohibited the compelling of the inhabitants to
shout " Long live Garibaldi !"
Numerous desertions were taking place from
Gaeta, but the greater part of the soldiers and
sailors had taken advantage of the Dictator's
authorisation to return to their homes. Enlist-
ments of volunteers had been ordered.

Liberio will be pro-Dictator while Garibaldi is
attacking Lamoriciere.
Garibaldi had declared that he would soon pro-
claim the annexation of Naples to Piedmont, but
from the summit of the Quirinal, when all the
Italians will be united at one national banquet.
The Marquis of Bella had been sent on a special
mission to France. A sanguinary reactionary
movement had taken place at Ariano. A detach-
ment of Garibaldians were marching against that
place.

BOLOGNA, SEPT. 16.

From Perugia to Rome and the Neapolitan fron-
tier no Pontifical troops are to be found except the

gendarmes.

Sardinian troops occupy Orvieto.

Despatches received here state that the maritime
Roman province and the surrounding country have
risen in insurrection. Frosinone, the principal
town of the province, has also risen in insurrection
against the Papal Government.
Mgr. Merode has set out to endeavour to crush
the revolutionary movement.

TURIN, SEPT. 16.
The Sardinian Parliament has been convoked for
the 2d October.

TOULON, SEPT. 13 (By letter).
An individual fired a pistol at the Emperor dur-
his stay at Toulon.
The arm of the assassin was, however, struck by a
woman at the moment of his discharging the pistol,
and his aim was thus frustrated.
No person was wounded.
The assassin has been arrested.
It is said that he is insane.

VIENNA, SEPT. 16.

On the occasion of the discussion of the budget
in yesterday's sitting of the Reichsrath it was re-
solved that, after the expiration of its present pri-
vileges, the National Bank should be emancipated
from any connection with the Government, and
that special members should be appointed for this
reorganisation of the bank.
In the same sitting the proposal of the committee
of the public debt, for the conversion of the public
funds into bonds of 5 per cert., was rejected.

The proposal to increase the amount of direct
taxation was also declared inadmissible.

BEYROUT, SEPT. 9.

We learn by an express which has just arrived
here from Damascus that the ex-Muchir, Ahmed
Aga, the commanding officers at Hashbeya and
Deir-el-Kamar, Osman Bey, and Abdul Selam Bey,
as well as some other officers of inferior rank, have
been shot at Damascus.

Fuad Pasha is at Gebail, and to-morrow he will
enter Beyrout. His energetic conduct has pro.
duced the best effect.

A brilliant reception is prepared for him by the

lamentably violated by scenes of recent occurrence
in two ports on the Vaudese bank of the Lake of
Geneva. As Euch acts may at any time recur from
the same causes and from strictly analogous circum-
stances, the Council of State is bound to warn its
fellow-citizens of the grave consequences that may
ensue, and to order efficacious measures for prevent-
ing their repetition. While making every allow-
ance for circumstances, without overlooking, on the
one hand, how far the display of flags on their boats
and craft may be mere affectation on the part of our
neighbours on the other side of the Lake ; while
taking into account the irritation, real or factitious,
experienced by the national feeling, over-excited
in some persons by the reckless language of
certain journals or any other cause, none of these
circumstances, none of these reasons, can justify or
even palliate the attack made on a flag. Every-
body knows that any injurious manifestation
against the colours of a nation is an insult to that
nation which may become a cases belli, if suitable
reparation is not offered and accepted. It is, there-
fore, easy to conceive what disastrous consequences
might ensue for own country from rash or thought-
less conduct in this respect. You must be well
aware of the accusations of all sorts which evil-
disposed persons delight to invent for the sole pur-
pose of irritating the Government of a neighbour-
ing State against us. If the continuance of such
outrages on the flag of that country should be per-
mitted in our ports and elsewhere, and if the voice
of reason as well as of authority should be treated
with contempt, would not that give a kind of sanc-
tion to the spirit which dictated the accusations
above mentioned ? Let the authorities, therefore,
and all citizens animated with truly patriotic sen-
timents, keep a watchful eye over what passes
around them, and, in case of need, energetically
interpose, gto that for the future we may have to
deplore no acts that compromise the honour and
existence of the country. Such is the invitation
which the Council of State addresses to you, gentle-
men, with a request that you will communicate it
to the municipality and the citizens in your juris-
diction."