The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-14 00:00:00

THE ITALIAN QUESTION.

Another article has been published by the Ost
Deutsche Post, reiterating with unabated violence
the declaration that a congress is now impossible,
and affirming that guarantees are required from
France more than from Austria. The article con-
cludes thus :

" Thank God, Austria is not the Porte. Austria
possesses sufficient life and strength to defend her
rights without aid from others. A congress in
which all thn powers should tend alike to preserve
peace, and should seek nothing but what is right,
would be immediately accepted by Austria. But
wheie•she feels convinced that a snare is laid for
her, where she could not even find the most ordi-
nary proof of honourable intentions—namely, the
removal of armed revolution from her frontiers—
there it is her duty to remain apart, and to hold
her sword ready to be drawn at any moment from
the scabbard, so as not to permit herself to be
deceived, and still less to be taken by surprise."
We read in aVienna letter of the Bth as follows :
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The number of troops concentrated in Lombardo-
Venetia has been singularly exaggerated. Although
astonishing activity has been displayed here, and
such as can only be explained by the system of
concentration established in this country, it is not
the less true that we have not, as has been alleged,
200,000 men ready to enter on a campaign. From
information, the correctness of which I can guaran-
tee, the forces of which we at this moment can
dispose of in Lombardo-Venetia amount to from
125,000 to 130,000 men, and consist of 22 regiments
of infantry, of 4 battalions, forming an effective of
80,000 men ; 20 of riflemen and frontier regiments,
amounting together to 20,000 men ; 5 of cavalry
(3 of hussars, 2 lancers) of 8 squadrons, forming
an effective of 6,000 horses ; 200 guns, and a pro-
portional number of engineers and other special
corps. If we estimate at 60,000 men the number
required for the service of the garrisons and fortified
places of Venice, Trieste, Milan, Verona, Mantua,
Peschiera, Padua, Vicenza, &c., there will remain
about 70,000 men ready to enter on-the campaign. It
is true that the despatch of troops to Italy does not
discontinue, and that within the last few days a
pontoon company has been sent off.

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THE SPEAKER'S DINNER.—The Right Hon. the
Speaker gave his sessional dinner to the principal officers of
the House of Commons yesterday (Wednesday) evening.
Sir Denis Le Marchant,•Lord Charles Russell, Mr. Erskine
May, Mr. Herny.Ley, Captain Gossett, Rev. Henry Drury,
Hon. George Waldegrave, Colonel Forester, Mr. Samuel
Smith, Mr. Frere, Mr. Vardon, Mr. Arthur Jones, Mr.
Dyson, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Rowland, Mr. Howard, Mr.
Postlethwaite, Mr. J. B. Rose,' Mr. Pole, Mr. Gray; Mr.
Hodgkins. Mr. Rickards, Mr. Lefroy, and Mr. Gunnell
were prevented by domestic affliction from attending.
LIVERPOOL, Wednegclajr.—The Liverpool, New
York, and Philadelphia Company's screw. steamer City of
Washington sailed to-day with the North American and
United States mails and 68 cabin passengers. The Africa
leaves this port on Saturday:next-with-'the inails for New
York, Letters will be received at the post-office on that
day till A.m., with late fees till 8 a.m., and on the landing.
stage until 9 a.m. The additional fee at the landing-stage
is ls., whieh-muat be prepaid in stamps.
MR. BRIGHT'S SPEECH AT MANCHESTER.---. 111
the report of Mr. Bright's speech, which appeared in our
columns yesterday, and Which in other respects was tele-
graphed with more than usual accuracy, one passage was
erroneously rendered, so as apparently to impute dishonesty
where Mr. Bright's words had attributed sincerity. The
hon gentleman, speaking, of those who entertain "aristo-
cratic honest fears" of the people' said parenthetically,
"and there are many such," while thereport reads, "Are
there many such ?" seeming to iraplrii doubt where Mr.
Bright intended an assurance.