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 reuired 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 tbn powers should tend alike to preserve
peace, and should seek nothing but what is right,
would be immediately accepted by Austria. But
where 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 a Vienna letter of the Bth as follows :
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.

TAE 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. Henry Ley, Captain Gossett, Rev. Henry Drury,
Hon. George Waidegrave, Colonel Forester, Mr. Samuel
•
Smith, Mr. Frere, Mr. Pardon,
Mr. Arthur Jones, Mr.
Dyson, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Rowland, Mr. Howard, Mr.
Postlethwaite, Mr. J. B. Rose, Mr. Pole, Mr. Gray, Mr.
Hodgkins. Mr. Rickardil, Mr. Lefroy, and Mr. Gunnell
were prevented by domestic agliction from attending,
LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.—The Liverpool, New
York, and Philadelphia Company's so:kw steamer City of
Washington sailed to-day with the North American and
United States mails, and 68 cabin passengers.. The Africa
leaves tills port on Saturday next with the mails for ‘,Tew
York. Letters will be received at the post-vice on the
day till 7 a.m., .wi,th late fees till 8 a.m., and on t49laxling•
stage until 9 a.m. additional fee at the landing-stag
e
is ls., which rinist be prepf4 in stamps.
MR. BRIGHT' MANCHESTEB.—In
the report of MI,. Bright's speccl4, ,Nv4eh appeared in our
columns yesterday, ali.!l et' 2•4:9?,e0s was tele-
graphed with more than usi:.,l ttectitaßy, 0,16 pas age wiis
erroneously rendered, so as apparent.'; to illil3tite dishonesty
where Mr, Bright's words had attributed s;:rerity. The
hon. gentleman, speaking of those who entertain 64 aristo-
cratic honest ears" of
the people' said parenthetically,
" and there are many such," while the report reads, " Are
there many such ?" seeming to imply a doubt where Nr.
Bright intended an assurance,