The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-26 00:00:00

VENETIA.

A number of distinguished \reactions, some of
them members of the Republican Croy 'erment or the
Republican Assembly of 1848, have :sent to the re-
presentatives of the European povn 'rs a long ad-
dress, in the course of which they SO; y :
" Two hundred thousand soldiers are encamped
on the soil of Venetia; the condue t of the Aus-
trian Government has not changed since the con-
clusion of peace. To the manifestat 'ons of sorrow
of the citizens at an unexampled 4 isappointment

—manifestations which the most severe Govern-
ment ought to have considered excusable, and
which the enemy the least acquainted with
noble sentiments and with the intoxication of vic-
tories would have regarded as an additional
charm in unhoped for success—the functionaries of
Austria in Venice on the 17th July responded by
menaces which were at once puerile and cruel.
We mention another fact :—ln the prisons of
Josephstadt are inhabitants of Venetia, peaceable
men, dear to the nation by their talents and their
character, who have been arrested without trial, as
a simple measure of precaution, and with the official
remark that though it was true they had not dis-
turbed order it was possible that they would
trouble it, and that consequently their im-
prisonment was useful to themselves and desirable
to those who loved them. Was it not right to ex•
pect that after the peace of Villafranca these men
would be restored to their afflicted families ? But
they are still in prison !"
The address concludes as follows : _ _

" On the whole, Austria cannot govern Italy.
Even an Austrian prince, alone and without
foreigners around him, would be de trop, and his
presence would not only awake painful reminiscences
but would create dangers for the Austrian empire,
for the dignity of France, and for the tranquillity
of Europe. The hopes solemnly given to Venetia
ought not to be eluded. Was it then to see the
enfranchisement of Italy left incomplete that
200,000 French mothers lived during ten weeks in
agony, awaiting every moment the news that their
children had been torn to pieces by Austrian grape-
shot ? Was it to leave the enfranchisement of Italy
incomplete that Napoleon 111. placed in jeopardy
his destiny and his life—and what is dearer to him,
the life, the honour of France, and the heritage of
a great name, which weighs on him like a heavy,
though splendid, burden ? Let Europe, grateful
for the peace he has assured her, aid him to throw
off the yoke of such a burden ; by so doing she will
obtain from this land of noble ideas and great mis-
fortunes blessings which will be to her a favour-
able augury."

The following letter has been received from
Milan, dated 31st August :

" The league of the States of Central Italy is a
fact which may now be said to be accomplished.
A resolution was unanimously passed at Modena
yesterday, as it was at Florence a few days since)
declaring the forfeiture of their title by the houses
of Este and Lorraine. The greatest order prevailed
during the proceedings, which were conducted
with a dignity that would have done honour to the
oldest assembly in Europe. Italy has truly
made great progress within six years. The
progress consists in the quiet determina-
tion substituted for that imaginative impulse
which caused our destruction in 1848. In fact,
the firmness of the resolution might have been mis-
taken for indifference. It is a remarkable fact, that
during the late agitation there has been no disturb-
ance, nor none of those puerile demonstrations so
frequent in Italy. Strangers have paid no attention
to this fact, but history will record it as a great event.
It was well understood that the relations of the
European States with each other would prevent any
of them from interfering separately with force of
arms ; and it was said, if we can accomplish our
destiny without giving any of them a pretence to
impose their will on us in the name of order, they
will suffer us to accomplish what was done in
Belgium in 1830, or what France did since in call-
ing the Napoleonian dynasty to the throne. The
King of Naples served as an example to us. Eng-
land and France, Rot being able to come to an un-
derstanding with each other, caused him no fear by
their threats, because he comprehended that each
was strong enough to prevent the other from
adopting measures of coercion. He continued his
course, he permitted the Ministers of the great
Powers to withdraw without making any concession.
Central Italy has only to imitate King Ferdinand-
in order to leave Europe in suspense until a con
gress shall have become inevitable. France finds
herself in a delicate position, inasmuch as Napoleon
111. is aware that the Italian people were aban-
doned by their sovereigns who were either the
concealed or open enemies of Italy."

" We regret to announce," says the 2'Talta Times,
" that since the 15th the Corfu cable has been out
of working order, as no answers can bo obtained to
signals made from the office in Malta, and it is
feared that a rupture has taken place. With regard
to the Cagliari cable, we are informed that a tele-
gram was received on the 16th inst., at 4.45 p m.,
from Marsala, stating that the Malta end, which
was lost soon after it was picked up, had been again
recovered and carried to Marsala, and found to be
in excellent communication with Malta. The
Cagliari portion, as far as Marsala, is considered to
be irrecoverably lost."