The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-26 00:00:00

MILAN, Jul,- 21.
I am not greatly inclined to hero-worship, and
never went two steps out of my way to see the face
of any man living; but I have just now travelled
150 miles to press the hand of Garibaldi. I heard
he was at Tirano or Bormio, in the- Valtelline, and
left Milan on Saturday last by the evening train to
Camerlata, ,and Como. I embarked in the steam-
boat plying across the lake on Sunday morning,
and rode fro-m Colico along the broad valley of the
Adda as far as Sondrio. At Sondrio I was told that
Garibaldi's head-quarters were across the moun-
tains, at Lovere, in Val Canonica, on the Lake of
Iseo ; as for the General himself, he was described
as too restless a being ever to remain stationary in
any place. I therefore, pursued my journey up the
Valtelline, as far as Tramezza. From the latter
place I walked by moonlight over the Aprica Pass.
to Edolo ; from Edolo I again rode to Lovere,
where I found the General was ill in bed. 1 saw
him.

At every step during this romantic journey I fell
n with the Chaspeurs of the Alps, and both Gaii•
baldi's followers and the whole population had no
theme of conversation save only the adventurous
herb I was in quest of. At Como I found the depots
of the corps, a body of 2,000 or 3,000 men, which,
in spite of the armistice and peace, receive every
day new recruits. At Sondrio, and all along the
lower valley, the Cacciatori degli Appenini, now
united to their fellow-chasseurs of the Alps, were
echelonnes. At Tramezza we were only a few hours
from the Stelvio Pass, where the last shots in this
war have been exchanged between the Tyrolese
Jagers and the Italian sharpshooters. The road
across the Aprica Pass, from the valley of the Adda
to the valley of the Oglio, still bore traces of recent
conflicts. Barricades were thrown athwart the road
on the highest slopes, calculated to break the im-
petuosity of the assailants at the only point where
a rush could be made. At Edolo, in a deep gorge
jammed in by gigantic green mountains, we were at
the foot of the Tonale Pass, and there also the dread
rifles of the Tyrolese highlanders were levelled
against the bad muskets with which Garibaldi's
men have hitherto carried on the unequal conflict,
making up for the inferiority of their weapons by
undaunted courage and the lavish sacrifice of their
lives. All along the road, at the different minor
head-quarters, I conversed with Garibaldi's men and
officers. It is not rare to find in this singular corps
the common soldier abetter informed and educated
man than his epauletted commander. The charm
thrown by the hero of Montevideo over the whole
Italian population has enlisted young men, pro-
fessors, and scholars, in his ranks as mere privates.
Even the veteran Montanelli, once a ruler in Tus-
cany, and for many years an illustrious exile in
Paris, the author of "Camma," and other historical
and literary works, quitted his wife in Turin, and
followed his only son, who had embarked as a com-
mon soldier in this perilous venture. Among a
hundred Italians you find, perhaps, five or six ad-
venturers of all other countries, French, Swiss, and
Germans, Spaniards, Americans, of both continents,
and even a Chinese and an Englishman. The latter
I found at Turin, at the table d'hote de la Grande
Bretagne, where he announced to me his intention
to have some sport with the Alpine chasseurs, and
asked for direction as to Garibaldi's where-
abouts. He is a man of near 60, of a tall and
colossal frame, imperfectly acquainted with the
language, and ignorant of most Italian matters.
He professes, lam told, the utmost indifference to
the cause he serves. Between him and his fellow-
combatants there is hardly any intercourse. Gari-
baldi allowed him to follow his camp. He makes
war at his own expense, and encamps apart from
the carps. He receives no orders, asks for no
information as to the General's movements. He is
indefatigable in the match—intrepid in the fight.
Garibaldi numbers 50, or perhaps 100, of the best
marksmen in Europe, but the Englishman is the
deadliest shot. In the latest encounter on the
Stelvio the Tyrolese never succeeded in wing-
ing a single Garibaldino, while five of their
numbers dropped mortally wounded from the
ramparts, from which they scarcely ventured to
peep; two of the number fell under the unerring
aim of the Englishman. He is never wanting at
the hour of strife ; he takes his place in some
hidden nook, all alone, aloof from the rest, squatted
on the ground, calm and impassionate, taking
leisurely aim, like a sportsman awaiting the lion
or the wild boar at the brook. He has a double-
barrelled rifle, a sabre, but no bayonet, and
takes no part in the melee when the Garibaldini
come to close quarters. Some people told him he
must be very strongly devoted to the Italian cause
to come out in arms in its support at his time of
life. He answered, with a yawn, he was very fond
of shooting, and must take part either on one side
or the other. There was an eccentric Frenchman,
also an aged man, who joined Garibaldi at Cuneo
at the outset; but he had a fancy he could go to
war in his gig ; and somehow his gig broke
down on , the first brush with the Austrians at
Casale, and the French amateur was never again
heard of.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-Ali 25.

LAMBETiI.---OPEN-AIR PREACHING BY THE
NOTORIOUS BOATSWAIN SMITII.—The Rev. Mr.
Smith, alias Boatswain Smith, was charged, before
Mr. Burcham, with preaching near the Obelisk,
St. George's-road, the prisoner having been on
several occasions charged under similar circum-
stances. The prisoner, as is usual with him, was
accompanied by a child in a sailor's dress.
Police-constable 108 L said that about half-past
four o'clock the previous afternoon he was on duty
near the Obelisk, where he observed about 200
persons collected. The prisoner was in the midst,
and was preaching to them. Witness spoke to
him, and told him to leave, but he refused to do so.
When another constable came up he was again re-
quested to leav . off preaching, when, as he still
refused, he was taken into custody. On his wly
to the station-house he continued addressing the
crowd which followed him.

Most of Garibaldi's officers, especially the staff
and those who are nearest his person, are old, well-
tried triends, who have borne arms with him in
South America, or who have at least fought by his
side in Lombardy and Rome in 1848-9. Several
sea-captains, chiefly Genoese, who cruised with him,
follow his fortunes by land, as they did for years at
sea. I was for some time in doubt whether the
secret of this extraordinary man's sway was
grounded on love or fear, but no uncertainty re-
mains now in my mind on the subject. There was
a young captain, indeed, who told me he would
rather face a hundred Austrians than address even
the most necessary question to Garibaldi when he
appears among his men with the brim of his cap
pulled down on his brows i but, on a close inquiry,
I find that this terrible chieftain had as yet no occa-
sion to shoot a single man for insubordination.
Spies, indeed, he has caught and dealt with in a
very summary manner, but on none of his followers
has ever any punishment been inflicted, not even
that most severe punishment of all, expulsion
from the corps. It is the sun of his coun-
tenance and the music of his voice which ex-
ercise a magnetic ascendancy over these men.
He asks of them proofs of almost fabulous daring ;
but he is with them at the sorest need, always
foremost among them. The hero of a hundred
fights, always distinguishable for his tall stature,
lofty bearing, and somewhat fanciful costume,
Garibaldi was never wounded. His followers aver
that the Tyrolese no longer turn their rifles towards
him, as they are convinced that the man has made
his bargain with the devil, and sold his soul to
render his body bullet-proof. The example of the
chieftain has engendered a belief among his fol-
lowers. that the greatest safety lies in the utmost
daring, and Garibaldi never points to any impreg-
nable stronghold at which his chasseurs wily not
dash, whether it be in the power of human beings
to storm it or not. Sum up all the deeds of the

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The prisoner, in his address to the magistrate,
said that he was preaching the Gospel, and he be-
lieved that by law he was entitled to do so.
Mr. Burcham observed to the prisoner that he
had no right to preach in the open air so as to
cause an, obstruction in the public thoroughfare.
He inquired of the Inspector if preaching had not
been practised for some time near the Obelisk, and
that at one time four preachers had been seen ad-
dressing crowds, two of whom were preaching
socialism and infidelity.
Mr. Young said that in eonsequence of such ex-
hibitions Sir R. Mayne had directed constables to
be placed there, in order to prevent obstructions of
the thoroughfare.
Mr. Burcham—You know that pickpockets as-
semble on these occasions and collect a considerable
harvest. Three or four cases have been brought
before me where persons have been charged with
picking pockets at these meetings.
Mr. Young stated that shortly previous to the
'
prisoner's apprehension he found him preaching in
Lambeth, at a place where open-air preaching
which, in consequence of the collectionwas
followed, , of
" Thieves Chapel."
He told the prisoner to leave off preachinkg,
persons there, was called the
he declined to do so witness had him t and as
him, and thought
a -en to the
to preach where
station-house. He there spoke to
hen witness allowed
hh
ee had
caused
obstruction,
inoten , again
when
him to go away.
preach where prisoner a
st hlikelyto
to cause any obstruction, and that if he or any one
else were brought before him, and it was proved,
as in the present instance, he would deal with the
case as
was allowed by Act of Par-
severely
as he
liapheentp.risoner
was discharged.

---
WORSHIP-SZKEET.--FRIGHTFuL OUTRAGE.
—Morris Reece, a young man, formerly in the em-
ployment of a marine-store dealer named Hart, in
Dock-street, Whitechapel, was charged with being
concerned in stealing from the person of a gentle-

of recommending it to the contending pas ties. Be corps during this campaign ; remember the encoun-
so good at the same time "to express to Lord John ters at Casale, at Varese, Como, Montechiari, and
Russell (to Prince Gortchakoff) our hope and desire on the Tonalo and Stelvio ; consider that Garibaldi,
of uniting our action and influence with the action whatever exaggerations fae may have owed
and influence of the English (Russian) cabinet, in itself, never hand
more than 4,000 or 5,000a1l actual
order to hasten the resumption of negotiations by combatants at aly time under his orders ; add to
the belligerent powers ; be so kind also as not to
.this that he had to.contend with the deadly stutzer
allow any opportunity to escape of rendering quite of the renowned sharpshooters of the Tyrol and
clear the idea of a common mediation, on the form Styria, ti
whil hi men, with xcepon of 50
and full extent of which we await within tense in, Genoese and thes Englishman,the
weere armed with
terest the communications with the Government of muskets by the side of which old Brown Bess is her Majesty the Queen of England (his Majesty Enfield rifle, and an
you be able to
when
understand
the Emperor Alexander) will, we hope, be disposed what wonders enthusiasmwill will work when raised to
`o make to us.—Accept, &c, its highest pitch by a noble cause, and borne up•by
(Signed) " SCHLEINITZ." unlimited confidence in the leader.
The leader was ill in bed, as I said, when I went
to see him at Lovere, about noon on Monday last.
Garibaldi is never ill on a battle day,. and never
well during an armistice or a peace. He suffers
from rheumatic fever, I was told, which be can
only shake off by incessant exertion. I had a long
talk with the officers of the Staff in the . ante-
chamber, and was kept waiting for about half an
hour, as "there was a lady in the case." But,
upon having my name and errand conveyed to the
General, I was admitted into his sleeping apart-
ment. The General laymen his shirt-sleeves:on a
large bed, the lady—rather a young and good-
looking person--sitting in a chair at the foot of the
bed. She was, I believe,.a suitor for the release of
some one of the young Alpine huntsmen, her rela-
tive, who either had got tired of the game, or was
particularly wanted by his friends at home. ••
Garibaldi was born in 1807, and is therefore 52
years old. He has a bright, cheerful look ; the
colour of his skin and hair betoken a sanguine
temperament. There is not one of the busts, litho-
graphs, photographs, &c., which are sold by thou-
sands throughout Italy and Europe as Garibaldi's
portraits, that gives the slightest idea of the ex-
pression of that noble countenance. There is not
the least approach to fierceness or wildness about
the hero's countenance. He looks intelligent,
earnest, benevolent, and affable in the extreme. He
is somswhat narrow about the temples—round
headed, square visaged. He has a fine head, but
not very massive ; a large, but by no means a broad
face. Even his beard is absurdly exaggerated by
the men who have worked at his likeness, or else he
has lately been trimming it in the excessive heat.
The hair is brown-red, and has been rich and glossy.
The 4e struck me as light gray, but with a tint of
the lion-red in it. Her voice is clear, ringing,
silver-toned. Nothing' can equal the gentleness,
freedom, and ease of his address. He sat up in his
bed, without the least effort, to welcome me, and,
like one free from suffering, he held out hiS hand,
and said he was bidden by a common friend to take
me by the hand, and would be happy to do so. He
then leant on his elbow, and I puceeded with my
errand—which is no man's business. As I surveyed
that fine, bright face, that powerful yet elegant and
symmetrical frame, and beheld the fair, plump, Lom-
bard lady seated by his bedside, I could scarcely
attend to what I was saying., as my imagination
ran back to the scene in the " Talisman," and I
fancied I saw the lion-hearted King lying on ' his
lions' hides, and his lovely Queen a suppliant at his
feet for the life of the Scotch knight. Truly, Gari-
baldi is one of nature's own kings and leaders of
men. It was neither fair justice nor good taste to
represent him as a truculent bandit or as a thea-
trical hero. Loaded with stars and crosses by more
than one monarch, he never wears any decoration.
or distinction whatever. His costume is, or rather
was, picturesque, yet extremely simple, suited to
the climates where lay the scene. of his earliest
exploits, and common among the people who first
trusted him with the supreme- command. At rest
from immediate action he shuns the gaze of applaud-
ing multitudes and seeks humble employment in
quiet retirement. He is the master of a mer-
chant vessel or the owner of a plantation in some
solitary isle the moment he ceases to be a guerilla
chief or a general. He is a modest, gentle, inde-
pendent character. He is strongly devoted to King
Victor Emmanuel's interests, but I will venture to
say he will never appear at the Court of Turin nor
eat the bread of his well-earned General's pension.
The men of Garibaldi and his officers loudly and
bitterly complain of the conduct of the Piedmontese
War Ministry and of the military authorities of the
Sardinian Staff General towards their corps. They
were never fairly considered as a part of the Italian
army, or treated as such, though they bore the
brunt of the war at every stage of the campaign.
The supply of provisions has been scanty, imper-
fect, and irregular, and their weapons have been of
the vilest description ; the revolvers whiCh Gari-
baldi's own Lieutenant, Origoni, purchased in Eng-
land, and 40 English rifles which were sent to
Genoa as a present to the General by an Italian
patriot, never reached their destination. Garibaldi
is now contemplating a move from the Alps to the
Apennines, from Northern to Central Italy. There
will be a gathering of about 50,000 volunteers in
Romagna. Garibaldi's corps, joined to that of
Mezzocapo, will form an army capable of securing
the independence of Central Italy, at least against
any Roman or Neapolitan, any merely Italian
force.

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The injured officer, who was brought fr.6l4a . hfsa.
Iron police-owconnsiklltabaleß'itohnea, ImBolsHt- adtrivisii-,7-74;17
home in a cab, gave his" testimony in a very'feeble
tone, and manfestly while'suffering acute agony; .
164_
.he was accommodated with a chair, his right arm r
( 19,
suspended in a sling, and his uniform great-coat
ko
hung near him, exhibited an irregular,tear, 'down the left sleeve. He said—BetWeen 3.and .4 o'clock
on the afternoon of Saturday last, •I was on duty in •
Whitechapel, anti observed from one Bide of a hay
waggon the prisoner in company with another man
near George-yard. Knowing both of them, and
the prisoner in particular, as having been three
times convicted; twice from this court, I watched
and distinctly observed him abstract a' handker-
chief from the pocket of a,gentleman. An omnibus
passing :IS' I was about to catch him in the act,
prevented, me,' but I directly. afterwards ran
down George-yard after him, at the saniotime call-
ing to constable Pearce to follow-me. A load of straw half-way doWn the yard:brought prisoner.to
a full stop, and .1 went up to him. 'He asked,
" What do you-want with me ?" lanswered, " You
ought to know; for what you have just done." He
'
then said, " The other one has got it; not me."
And I told him 'that I should take him into custody. .
He instantly replied, " I you do, I'll have your -----
life." I 'put my left.hand on his neckerchief, his
right hand being next to me. Pearce came up and
also took .hold of him. Prisoner put his right hand
into his jacket pocket, and withdrawing it directly,
I saw this hook in his hand*at that moment, and
he made a blow at my bowels with it. The blow
was given round my left arm, and I felt a slight
cut on it; the hook had penetrated through the
over and under-coat, shirt, and flannel. I put my
foot behind the prisoner, and tripped him up. ' He
lay on his back.figliting desperately with the hook,
and made a lunge,. exclaiming, "I'll- tear your
lvirand, I:l4:indlt:anof ts--Ne hOo
entrails out." I avoided that by stepping quickly
e
backwards, and ti. ii. froing at him again, endea-
kbsatehnetetrducaktatthme ybarillghotf
the: thurnb. - Prisoner 'finding this, pulled, and the
thumb was torn to the very-point. I tried to get
my staff, and was obliged to release my hold of
him for that purpose. He twiStsd -away from the
other constable -and ran off. I foll Owed with my
brother officer, and found him in custody of a third
Officer in Osborn-street. As -I went up, he made a
blow with the hook at my throat, and then I struck
him with my staff on the head. I remember no-
thing more until experiencing excessive pain con-
sequent upon anoperation being performed. I have
lost about two quarts of blood. My arm is useless
at present; and the services of my thumb cannot be
restored. At the station, I' subsequently saw the
prisoner, who said, " This is _ only a. flea-bite ; I
wish it had been a knife, and I would hare ripped
li you Up ; should you get over this, I'll have your

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eourt_s
hoWgheanttieszati;sfphocaknedtkperchief was it I
• Bone
—A red one; and I believe that you
hould the gentleman read
this case he will probably come forward.
Pearce, 120 tI, corroborated in every particsular
the ebove evidence, and
Harris, 81 H, stated,•that be stopped the prisoner
with the hook in his hand, while running, at the top
of his speed, followed by the two policemen. Bone
became insensible, and was removed to a neighbour-
ing surgeon's. Prisoner,•on the wayto the station,
said, "Well, he has not got me for nothing. All I
wish is that I had got, hold of his -- throat with
it ; that is what I intended. I wanted to have done
for him outright." Subsequently he observed, "he
cannot give me more than three months for it."
Mr. John Cawley, surgeon. of Whitechapel, was
then sworn, and deposed—The officer Bone was
brought to Me insensible, and bleedinc, profusely
from a jaraed wound in the right hand,. the ,veins
of the thumb were drawn out at the centre of the
hand three inches, and I separated them. His suf-
ferings must have been agonising, and I consider
that his life is in imminent danger. It was against
my wish he attended here. Lockjaw may set in
at any moment, independent of other dangerous
symptoms. The, wound on the left arm was very
slight. I know him as a most respectable officer of
the district to which he is attached.
Mr. D'Eyncourt—l shall send you for trial, pri-
soner, for inflicting injury dangerous to life. If the
constable dies you will be hanged, as sure as you
stand at that bar; and even 'if he does not, the pun-
ishment :for the offence committed is that of death.
You will be lucky to escape. These outrages will
not cease until some of the thieves in that neigh-
bourhood are so dealt with. This officer ham truly
sorry for. He was a most active and efficient one.
You are remanded.
The hooriti question has two barbed points, such
as are used by packers.

GREENWICH. -- CONVICTION FOR SELLING
BEER ON BOARD THE GREAT EASTERN.—Francis
Wyiner appeared to a summons charging him with
sellinr, beer on board the hulk lying alongside the
Great Eastern steamship without a licence, whereby
he had incurred a penalty of £2O.
The defendant pleaded guilty.
Mr. Dwelley, solicitor to the Board of Excise,
stated that application had been made to the autho-
rities on behalf of the defendant, through Mr. Scott
Russell, for a license to sell beer, &c., on board the
hulk in question to the men employed on board the
Great Eastern. The board having no power to
grant a license for such a purpose, sent a reply to
that effect, at the same time stating that if the
trade was allowed to be carried on by any of the
licensed victuallers living on the side of the Thames
the board would not interfere. The defendant,
however, who held no license, had carried on the
trade, which was very considerable, there being
500 men employed on board the vessel, and great
complaints being made by the licensed victuallers.
Mr. Seeker inquired when the information was
laid.

Mr. Dwelley said on the 3d June, since which
the defendant had continued to sell as usual.
Mr. Seeker said the act empowered him to re-
duce the penalty to. £5, but he did not think he
ought to do so, because the defendant had not dis-
continued the selling after beieg warned. He would
therefore pay a fine of £lO, or be imprisoned one
month.

Le money was paid.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.---STAFFORD, July 25.

CROWN COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Byles.)
William Worsey, innkeeper, was indicted for the
wilful murder of his wife Sarah Ann Worsey, at
Wrest Bromwich, on the 11th June. The prisoner
was a man of respectable appearance, and the trial
excited the deepest interest.
AlStlr.coKeanned defendedaley-- the prisoner.conductedtlleprosecution, and
Mr.
The charge arose out of a quarrel between the
Prisoner an his wife about breakfast not being
ready, at the end of which the prisoner seized a
carving, knife, and either threw or plunged it into
the neck of his wife. The knife, a fearful looking
instrument, more than a foot in length, was pro-
duced in court and excited a universal shudder,
It hacl, passed e mnpletely through the throat of
Mrs. Worsey, severing the carotid artery and the
jugular vein.
The facts of the case having been proved by evi-
dence,
The learned Judge, in summing up, told the jury
that even supposing the prisoner had not intended
to take away the life of his wife, but had intended,
in throwing the knife (if they believed he threw it,
an
nodt
grievous si
ft a
ab
n hy e
bodilypr )e , ts oondhoi
an rherm , bodily harm, they
must find him guilty of the murder. If he intended
fta
tookeonlocidn awaydody;her
life, thatlfteyloonfya,
The jury, having committinguia
g beenwas mloucrkdeedr.huep w
for about half
an hour, returned into court, and the usual ques-
tion having been
put to them, whether they had
agreed on their verdict,
The Foreman said, that according to
of the learned judge they felt they wer the ruling
e boun find him guilty, but they strongly recommend ded to
him to mercy on the ground that there were strong
extenuating circumstances in the case. They be-
lieved that he did not intend to take his wife's life
away.

His lordship then put on the black cap, and ad-
dressing the prisoner, said the jury had found him
guilty of the crime of murder, and had recom-
mended him to the mercy of the court. Whether
that mercy would be extended to him he' could
not say, but he could give him no reason to
hope or expect it, and he must prepare himself to
undergo the last sentence of the law. The best
recommendation which he could give him. was to
'attend to those religious instructions.which would
now I'e imparted to him. Ho then passed sentence
of death in the usual farm.

The prisoner, who betrayed a respectful but
composed demeanour, was then remov,eid.

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