The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-11 00:00:00

Alleged Barbarity of the Italian Army.

The following correspondence has passed between
the Austrian General, Baron John, and General La
Marmora

" Juno 24.

44 Agreeably to a report made by a General in
command of the Imperial troops which took pos-
session of Santa Lucia, it would seem that a deed of
unheard-of barbarity has been committed against
three soldiers of the 21st Battalion of Chasseurs.
These, after being wounded, were, it is said, found
hanging. Help was fortunately at hand in time to
restore two of them to life, but the third had been
driven mad.

" Should there be, contrary to all expectation,
any recurrence of similar outrages, unworthy of a
civilised army, his Imperial Highness the Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Army would be, in spite of
himself, under the necessity to have recourse to re-
prisals, although we have given, even at the present
day, fresh evidence that we are proud to treat our
prisoners of war as we do our own soldiers.
"Accept, &c., (Signed) "Jour."

" June 25.

" The communication I received this morning
filled me with the greatest surprise. Were not the
event related by a General of the Imperial Army I
could not credit it, because our army with respect
to its treatment of prisoners of war, according to
the strictest rules of honour and humanity, has
always enjoyed as good a reputation as any other
army.

" I shall immeditely institute the most diligent
inquiry on this subject, in order to learn whether
anything has happened at all like alleged outrage,
and, had the case really occurred, I shall not hesi-
tate in giving an example. But I also trust that
the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial army will
endeavour to ascertain whether the report which
gave rise to his remonstrances may not spring from
vague and exaggerated rumours, as too often hap-
pens in accounts given during the first moments of
great excitement, the authenticity of which is too
readily admitted.
" Accept, General, &c.,

"LA MARMORA."

THE SHIPBUILDING TRADE ON THE CLYDE.—AII
is not peace yet in this trade. The non-society men have
resumed work—many society men also ; but in one large
building-yard—that of the London and Glasgow Engineer-
ing Company—the Trades' Union men are again discordant,
and a general lock-out of all rivetters, members of trades'
unions, is accordingly threatened by their employers. Since
the works were opened according to the employers' resolu-
tion, a number of rivetters have returned to work in the
yard of the London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company.
The Trades' Unions, however, not having pronounced the
strike to be at an end, refused to allow society men to
resume work till those men who began without their
sanction bad been discharged. On the 29th Juno last a
letter was addressed to the company by the rivetters
formerly in their employment, offering to come back if
they received 265. per week, and on the conditionthat five
men then in their employment would be discharged. On
wages paid being 265. per week, there was of course no dif-
ference on this point, and the whole question at issue there-
fore was the discharge of those men who had taken em-
ployment without the society's instructions. The letter
not being signed, the company did not know with whom to
communicate and reply. After some delay in ascertaining
where the letter came from, they found that because the
request had not been immediately complied with, the work-
men would not now resume work at 265. per week, but.
wished 275. per week.—North British Mail.
The Earl and Countess of Airlie will leave town
the latter end of the week for their teat in Scvtlancl,

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, July 10.

The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Louise
and Princess Beatrice, went out yesterday after-
noon, and walked in the grounds this morning.
Tier Majesty held a Council at half-past 1 o'clock
to-day, at which the Duke of Buckingham, the Earl
of Maltnesbury, and the Right Hon. Sir Stafford
Northcote were present.
The Duke of Marlborough, the Earl of Devon,
the Earl of Tankerville, Earl Cadogan, Lord Col-
ville, Lord Burghley, Viscount Royston, and Mr.
Cave were sworn in as members of the Privy Coun-
cil, and took their seats at the Board.
Previous to the Council the Earl of Bessborough,
Viscount Sydney, the Marquis of Ailesbury, Lord
Foley, the Earl of Ducie, the Earl of Cork, Vis-
count Castlerosse, Lord Otho Fitzgerald, and Lord
Proby delivered to her Majesty their wands of office,
which were conferred upon the Duke of Marl-
borough, the Earl of Bradford, the Duke of Beau-
fort, the Earl of Tankerville, Earl Cadogan, Lord
Colville, Lord Claude Hamilton, Lord Burghley,
and Viscount Royston.!
The Earl of Devon was sworn in as Chancellor of
the Duchy of Lancaster.
Mr. Helps was clerk of the Council.

Mr. Gooch was clerk of the Council of the
Duchy of Lancaster.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Grey,
inspected the brewery of Messrs. Truman, Han-
bury, Buxton, and Co. yesterday.
The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive, at-
tended by the Countess of Morton, in the after-
noon.

In the evening the Prince and Princess of 'Wales
went to a ball given by Lord and Lady Carrington
at their residence, 'Whitehall.

The Princess Helena.

The following list of presents made to her Royal
Highness the Princess Helena on her marriage is
supplied to us by the Court Newsman:—

From Her Majes y the Queon.—A cluster necklace of
diamonds and opals, a dress brooch of diamonds and opals,
a pair of diamond and opal earrings to match, a very largo
pendant composed of seven large handsome diamonds, with
a ruby in the centre, and a largo emerald drop ; the dia-
monds, ruby, and emerald taken out of India jewels pre-
sented to her Majesty in 1863 ; a tiara, necklace, brooch,
and earrings composed of turquoises set in diamonds ; four
diamond hair-pins in the form of flowers—these had be-
longed to her Royal Highness tho Duchess of Kent.
From his Royal Highness Prince Christian of Schleswig-
Holstein.--A gold chain bracelet, with a large gold centre
bearing the initial letters "C. H." and a crown in rubies,
sapphires, and diamonds; the initials surrounded with
diamonds containing the miniature of his Royal Highness
Prince Christian in uniform.

From the Queen Dowager of Denmark—A large gold
oval locket, with a star of diamonds in the centre, contain-
ing the hair and miniature of the Queen Doll ager.
From the Queen of Prussia.—An elastic gold band brace-
lot, with a heart locket affixed, composed of lapis lazuli and
diamonds.

From the Sisters of Prince Christian.—.A locket repre-
senting a shamrock leaf, composed of emeralds with a large
diamond ; each leaf containing at the back the miniature of
one of Prince Christian's sisters.

From their Majesties the King and Queen of the Bel-
gians.—A gold band bracelet with " Souvenir" in tur-
quoises, with a turquoise and diamond locket.
From their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales.—A handsome diamond bandeau for the head.
A very handsome ruby and diamond ring.
From his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh.—A
very large diamond star.
From their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Louise and
Beatrice and the Princes Arthur and Leopold.—'l wu vary
handsome diamond stars.

From her Royal Highness Princess Louis of Hesse
(Princess Alice of Great Britain and Ireland).—A large
crystal locket, in the shape of a heart, with the initials
" A. L." in diamonds and rubies in the centre.

From his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge.—A

gold bracelet, ornamented with pearls and emeralds.
From her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge.—
A gold bracelet, composed of amethysts and diamonds,
surrounded with pearls.

nu.) wi II shniace iLo Duchovo of AfprArlenburg.
—A circular gold locket, with " salve" in diamonds on a
blue enamel centre; a gold chain attached with lapis
lazuli beads.

From her Royal Highness Princess Mary of Teck.—A
crystal heart locket, ornamented with rubies and diamonds
a gold riband set in rubies and diamonds at the top.
From Princess Marguerite of Orleans.—An oxydised
silver bracelet, containing the miniature and hair of Prin-
cess Marguerite.

From the Comte de Paris and the Due de Chartres.—A
fan, painted in different compartments, and very richly
mounted in carved ivory, with the initial " H," which had
been given to the late Duchess of Orleans (godmother to
Princess Helena) in her Corbeil do Noces.

From Princess Amelie of Saxe-Coburg Gotha.--A fan,
with the portrait, surounded by flowers, of Princess Amelia
of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, painted by the Princess.
From the Prince and Princess of Leiningen.--A gold
bracelet.

From the Archduchess Clotilde.—An oval gold locket ,
with pearls and diamonds, containing the miniature and
hair of Princess Clotilde.

From the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh.—An elastic band
bracelet, ornamented with pearls and rubies, the centre
composed also of rubies and pearls, with a large ruby in
the middle.

From the Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh.—A gold
band bracelet, the centre composed of a large amethyst,
surrounded by an open-worked border of blue and white
enamel and pearls.
From Earl CT'ranville.—An oval gold locket, with horse-
shoe of diamonds and sapphires.

From the Bridesmaids (Lady Margaret Scott, Lady Caro-
line Gordon Lennox, Lady Laura Phipps, Lady Albertha
Hamilton, Lady Mary Pitzwilliam, Lady Alexandrina
Murray, Lady Muriel Campbell, and Lady Ernestine Edg-
cumbe).—A richly-coloured enamel Holbein locket with
pink, green, and straw-coloured brilliants, a large pearl
centre, and a large white pearl drop.

From the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Household.--
A Coromandel wood dressing-case, with silver gilt fittings,
richly cut glass dishes and trays, mounted-with engraved
silver, gilt tops, and the cypher and coronet in raised letters,
&c. A richly chased fivo light-silver candelabra in tho
Queen Anne style.

To his Royal Highness Prince Christian—from liar
Majesty the Queen.—A silver service for the dinner table,
comprising a large centre and two side pieces, the design
representing tall clumps of bull-rushes rising from clear
pools of water, on which are placed figures of swans, with
groups of water lilies and other aquatic plants ; six chased
silver table candlesticks; four small silver table candle-
sticks; four hand candlesticks.

Presents from the parents of his Royal Highness prince
Christian to Prince Christian and Princess Helena
richly traced silver oak tree centrepiece, surmounted by 11'
large silver gilt dish for fruit, with a chased vase in centre
of tho dish to hold flowers ; round the base are deer, $560.i
two ditto to match ; two smaller ditto.

The Duke of Leeds will leave town on Monday
for his seat in Cambridgeshire.
The Duchess of Wellington will have an assemblY,
at Apsley House this evening. •
Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury has issued cards
fora dinner and evening party on Saturday next, at her
residence in Hertford-street.
The Countess of Derby's assembly will take
place this evening at the family residence in St. James'e-
square.
The Earl and Countess of Sandwich entertained
a select circle at dinner last evening at their residence
Grosvenor-square.
Lord and Lady Egerton of Tatton entertained the
following company at dinner last evening at their residence
in St. James's-square :—The Earl and Countess of
the Countess Cowley and Lady Feodorowna Wellesl
Viscount and Viscountess Hohnesdale, Viscount and AM-
countess Ingestre, Lord and Lady Poltimoro, Captain the
Hon. Fredk. and Lady Constance Stanley, the Right ilo•
Sir David and Lady Dundas, Baron Moyer Rothschild, •
Mr. and Hon. Mrs. Hughes (of Kinmell), Mr. Ogilvy, 1°
Woodhouse, Mr. Clifford, &c.
DEATH OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP °F
DowN AND CONNOR.—Belfast, Tuesday Morning.—Th°
Most Rev. Dr. Denvir, Roman Catholic Bishop of Doisql
and Connor, died this morning. About five or six months
ago Dr. Dorrian took charge of the diocese, Dr. DWI°
having resigned the bishopric.
THE WILD FLOWER OF RAVENSWORTH.—BYth°
author of " John and I," " Dr. Jacob," &c. 3 vols. " °')°
Wild Flower of Ravensworth' is a beautiful tale, writteli
with deep feeling, and full of tender, impassioned romance;
It charms by its elegance and moves by its pathos. riljf
interest of the situations is marred by no infringement,°al
probability, and the varied characters are sketched v7l
truthfulness and manoeuvred with tact."—lllustrated
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