The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WE DA E SDAY EVE NIN G, AUGL ST 7, 1861,

SP werl.N G INTELLIGENCE.

LEWES RACES.- TUESDAY.

The County Plate (handicap) of 50 sous ; for two-yr-olas

and upwards. Half a mile.

Mr. Hoof's Misfire, 2 yrs, 60 (J. Daley) 1
Mr. Hedworth's Whitewave, 4 yrs, 7st (H. Grimshaw) 2
Lord Westmoreland's Pupil, 2 yrs, 6st 4lb (Midgeley) 3

The following also ran :—Rosalind, Vancouver, Rufuß,
Brawn filly, Ethel filly, Licence filly, and Golden Grape.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Pupil, 4to 1 agst Whitewave, sto
1 agst Golden Grape, 8 to 1 agst Rufus, 10 to 1 agst Rosa-

A short delay at the post was caused by the jumping
about of Rufus, Rosalind, and Whitewave. When the
start took place, Pupil. Misfire, and Whitewave were the
first to show in front, and were never caught, Misfire win-
ning cleverly by half a length ; a length dividing Pupi;
from Whitewave; Vancouver was fourth ; Rosalind head-
ing the next lot ; the Ethel filly and the Licence filly
bringing up the rear.

The Lewes Handicap of 15 sous each, 10 ft, and 3if de-
clared, with 200 added ; winners extra; the second to
save his stake, and the winner to pay 25 sous towards
expenses. Two miles. 63 subs.
Sir W. Booth's Stampedo, 4 yrs, 7st llb (H. Grimshaw) 1
Mr. Hodgman's Balham, 3 yrs, Est 51b .. (W. Johnson) 2
Mr. G. Payne's Shipwreck, 3 yrs, sst 81b (car. sst 91b)
(Midgley) 3
Mr. J. Hughes's Physician, 5 yrs, Est 51b (Woodhouse) 4
The following also ran :—Artless, Newstead, Gridiron,
Dreadnought, Calpe, Seville, and Redpole.
Betting-7 to 2 agst Newstead, sto 1 agst Balham, 6to
1 agst Gridiron, 10 to 1 each gnat Dreadnought, Redpole,
Shipwreck, and Stampedo.
The lead was taken by Artless, who made the running,
closely followed by Gridiron, Physician, and Balham, Red-
pole, Seville, and Stampedo bringing up the rear. In the
order given above they reached the brow of the hill, where
Physician deprived Artless of the lead, and came down into
the dip with a good command. On rising from the hollow
Stamped() showed well up in front. Half way along the
straight both Balham and Stampedo passed Physician, and
soon afterwards Shipwreck took third place. At the dis-
tance Stampedo held a clear lead, and won easily by three
lengths, Shipwreck beaten by Balham for second place by
the same. Physician was eased at the half distance, and
cantered in fourth ; the favourite was fifth, Gridiron sixth,
Dreadnought, seventh, Seville eighth, Calpe ninth, Redpole
next, with Artless last.
The Railway Nursery Stakes of 10 soya each, with 50
added by the London and Brighton Railway Company
for 2-yr-olds ; winners extra. T.Y.C. 26 subs.

Mr. E. Monk's Beacby Head, 7st .... (W. Woodhouse) 1
Mr. J. Smith's Queen of Spain, 7st 21b (Clemi.nts) 2
Baron Niviere's Alba, 7st 21b (H. Grimshaw) 3
The following also ran :—Biondella, Otho, The Cutler,
The Tutor, Grey Milton, Breech-loader, and Lady Fanny.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Beachy Head, 4to 1 agst Alba, sto
1 agst Queen of Spain, 8 to 1 agst Breech-loader, 10 to 1
agst Tutor.

A long delay at the post was caused by the breaking
away of Tutor. When the flag fell Alba and Breech-
loader, laying close up, were the first off, closely followed
by The Cu ler, Ceachy Head, and Queen of Spain to the
top of the hill, where Queen of Spain took the lead. When
opposite the Stand, Beachy Head passed The Cutler and
Alba, and soon passing the Queen of Spain, won cleverly
by three parts of a length ; three lengths between the se-
cond and third. Breech-loader was fourth, Otho next,
The Cutler was sixth, Biondella next, with Tutor last.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sous each. Gentlemen riders ;
professionals 61b extra. Half a mile. 5 subs.

Mr. Hedworth's White Wave, 4 yrs, lOst 9lb (in.slb ex.)
(G. Fordham) 1
Lord Westmoreland's Confidence, 3 yrs, list 21b
(Mr. Edwards) 2
Mr. Cameron's Robinson Crusoe, 3 yrs, 9st 121b(Owner) 3

Betting-11 to Bon Confidence, 7to 4 agst White Wave,
and 10 to 1 agst Robinson Crusoe (off.)
The winner made all the running, and won cleverly by a
length. Robinson Crusoe was a bad third.

Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for three-yr-
olds and upwards ; mares and geldings allowed albs, with
maiden and selling allowances. The New Course, about

two miles and a half. 6 subs.
Mr. G. Payne's Auricula, 3 yrs (£100), Est llb
(G. Parsons) I
Mr. B. Land's Dartmoor, 3 yrs (£100), 6st 71b (J. Daley) 2
Baron Niviere's Shingle, 3 yrs (£200), 7st., (Grimshaw) 3

THE BOY AL YACHT SpUADRON
REGATTA.

The annual fete of this yachting club commenced at
Cowes yesterday with the contest for the Prince Consort's
Cup, for cutters of the squadron. The race was by time.
Vessels above 75 tons were to be classed as 7:5. Below that
tonnage three, quarters of a minuteper ton was to be allowed.
The competitors were to start from ihe loyal Yacht Squa-
dron Club-house, proce,al thence
,round the Warner Light
Vessel, return to the northward of the Brambles and Cal-
shot Light Vessel, round a mark vessel moored off Egypt,
and return to the starting point, twice r.mucl. The follow-
ing vessels entered and took up their stations :
No. 1. (next the Castle) Arrow, cutter, 102 tons, Mr.
Chamberlain.

" GA RIBA EDI S ENGLISHMAN."

The celebrated Col. Peard, so well known as
" Garibaldi's Englishman," was entertained at a
banquet at Tywardreath, in Cornwall, on Monday
evening. It was given in a marquee belonging to
the Boconnoc Cricket Club, the approaches to the
field in which the tent was erected and the streets
of the little town being gaily decorated with arches
and evergreens.

Mr. N. Kendall, M,P., took the chair, ISS per-
sons having sat down to dinner.
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the toast of the
day, said that perhaps it might seem strange that
after they had so enthusiastically drunk tl e healths
of the Queen , the Prince Consort, and the rest of
the Royal family, they should be assembled there
to do honour to a man who had done his utmost to
dethrone a monarch. (Laughter and cheers.) But
in order to rightly understand their position they
must look at the position of their own happy coun-
try—(cheers)—and the state of the country which
his excellent friend, his old friend and companion,
Colonel Peard—(loud cheers)—had tried to free.
Their neighbour, their brave neighbour, with others,
had been trying, and he (the chairman) hoped had
succeeded in making it free. (Applause.) In Eng-
land we had freedom of thought, freedom of action—.
Mr. SARGENT, of Bodmin (interrupting)--No!
(Confusion, and loud cries of " Order," " What do
you mean ?" " Silence.")
The CHAIRMAN—The gentleman who says " No"
(renewed confusion, and cries of " Who says no ?"
"Don't know what he says and means," " Bosh.")
Mr. KENDALL (continuing)—lf the hon. gentle.
man—(a laugh)--who had interrupted him had lived
as long as he had, and had seen as much as he had,
he would not only not have interrupted him, but
would also have learnt the value of t e wonderful
institutions which existed in this country. (Cheer-
ing.) But, perhaps, if he did differ from him, he
would be kind enough not to interrupt him, and he
would promise him that he wouldn't be long—(" Go
on, don't mind him")—for he wished them to hear
not him, but his old friend, Col. Peard, tell his own
story—(cheers)—of what he had seen and done.
(Hear.) He (the chairman) contended, because he
had seen it by comparisons, that they had got the
finest institution in the world. (Cheers.) They had
got a free press. (Cheers.) They had judges of the
land above suspicion. (Applause.) They had juries
who were impartial. (Hear, hear.) They had the
highest places in the land opened to men of the
lowest extraction. (dear.) They had the clergy of
the different denominations with religious liberty.
Their clergy were always ready to give them in-
struction, and not attempt to exercise any undue in-
fluence or power over them. (Cheers.) What had
they in Italy ? If the hon. gentleman who inter-
rupted him had been in Italy, he would have known,
as he (the chairman) did, that they had neither
the one thing nor the other there. (Hear.) Where
was their civil and religious liberty ? What were
their monarchs ? Why, they were in the hands of
the priesthood ; what the priesthood said they did.
Having made other remarks upon the condition of
Italy under the Bourbon rule, he said, I will ask
whether such a country as that has not our sym-
pathy ? (Loud cheers.) Perhaps they would say
that neither the people nor the climate had any-
thing to recommend Italy. He had been in
Italy, and- knew the climate, and had loved and
admired it ? He had been there again and again.
No man could recollect these sunny skies without
wishing that liberty reigned under those skies.
(Cheers.) Who had been there and had seen the
wonderful monuments of Italy, and knew that they
were raised by Italy's architects ; who had been
there, and had ever read their poetry—and he had
read their poetry, and knew and loved their poetry ;
who had been there, and had seen their paintings
—and he had seen the best in Italy ; who had been
there, and would not wish that the people who could
do such great things should not enjoy, as they did,
liberty ? (Cheers.) They had the Austrian rule,
backed by the priesthood. Who would not wish to
see them free ? (" Yes, yes," and cheers.) Well,
perhaps there might be a great difference of opinion
there—perhaps a,great difference of opinion here.
(A laugh.) Here they were men of all shades of
politics. He (the hon. chairman) had known Col.
Peard from his boyhood, and he would say one
thing without fear of contradiction, that a braver
boy, a more generous boy, or a cleverer boy he
didn't know. (Cheers.) If there was a row, and
there were ten against him, Peard would join for
the little one. (Bravo.) He always would fight
—(much laughter)—they could not keep him from
fighting. (Oh !) But he was always generous,
always true. He had an honest heart, and they
would forgive him all his faults. (Hear, hear.)
Some people would find fault with his having gone
to Italy for the purpose he did. If they asked an
old sobersides like himself—(oh!)—he might have
said, " Don't go." Perhaps he was wrong to go
—(no)—but when he was there who could watch
that man's career without feeling proud of him—
(cheers)—whin they heard people talking' about
" Garibaldi's Englishman ?'' He believed that no
man had a higher meed of praise than his gallant
friend. (Cheers) He came next to the very fact
of his being called " Garibaldi's Englishman:,
Next to their own hero Italians placed their hero,
Garibaldi was in the midst of the fight at all times.
There was the Englishman following his steps, and
so he got the name. Of that name he should bo
proud to the day of his death. He understood that
he (Col. Peard) was about to leave them again very
shortly. He hoped if he did get into any further
fight that he would get safely out again.

The toast was then drunk with much enthusiasm.

.001. PEARD, who on rising to respond was received
with renewed cheers, said that he could not express
to them, his brother Cornishmen, the honour which
he felt at being entertained by them that day.
Their worthy chairman had talked about his re-
ceiving praise and honour in a foreign lend, but
none, he could assure them, surpassed the honour
which he felt he now received when he considered
that he was a Cornishman. (Applause.) Since he
left England a great movement had taken place ;
he meant the Volunteer movement. (Cheers.) That,
they might be assured, was a movement they all,
as Englishmen, ought to lend a helping hand to, 1
and support with heart and soul. (Applause.)
After alluding to the personal bravery of English-
men, Col. Peard went on to say that Cornwall was
one of the best countries that could possibly be for
Volunteer defence. In it the Volunteers might defy
any army that could be brought against them.
They would defy any array to pass through such a
country. He did not care how strong they might be
in cavalry or artillery. Volunteer Rifles who knew
how to stand together in fours, sixes, tens, or dozens,
with the Artillery Volunteers occupying the passes,
would defy any army to go through that county.
(Cheers.) He had himself been a Volunteer with
Volunteers since 1859. At that date, as their
worthy chairman said, he went as a Volunteer with
Gen. Garibaldi in Italy. They had opposed to them
the oldest veterans of the Austrian army. They
(Gen: Garibaldi's Corps) crossed the Ticini with
3,600 men. They threw themselves across the
riverinto the enemy's country. In about two
days after they fell in with about 6,000 of
the enemy, with artillery and cavalry. Well,
what did they do ? (Cheers.) They went
at them. (Cheers.) They attacked their
artillery with their bayonets, and put them to flight.
They heard no more of them that day. Of the ca-
valry they saw but little. Of those men (Garibaldi's)
none had been enrolled two months, and some not
more than three weeks ! (Applause.) They shivered
these 6,000 foes. They pursued them mere than
four miles, and some of them retreated as far as 20
miles. The following day they fell in with 10,000
of the enemy, whom they likewise put to flight.
Why ? The volunteer was fighting for his home,
wife, child, mother, and sister. The others were the
paid soldiers of a tyrannous house. (Hear, hear.)

How would they, Englishmen, like to have this
country parcelled out, and foreign soldiers put in
possession ? How would they like to be tortured
and imprisoned—(indignant cries of "No")—not
• , only they themselves tortured, but those nearest and
dearest to them also. (Shame.) That was the case
with the Austrians in North Italy. But. there was
a certain excuse for them—they were foreigners,
and did not care what they did with the inhabi-
tants. They made the Italians pay for the sticks
with which they beat them ! After they had flogged
them they sent in the bill to the family. (Oh.) But
when they came to Southern Italy, under what was
called the Italian stock, the House of Bourbon, they
exercised the most abominable tyranny. With one
exception—the Pope's government of Rome—they
were the worst governors in the world. They would
be shocked if he were to tell them of the horrible
barbarities which they practised. At Palermo they
had iron caps and screws with which they tortured.
People were bound in iron chains and pans of heated
charcoal were put to, their feet ! (Expressions of
horror.) This was to extort confession. One act of
torture was specially savage. It was performed by
Maniscalchi, the head of the police at Palermo. He
wanted to get some information with regard to
the males of the family. He took the mother
and a child, put one on one side of the room and
the other on the other side of the room,
and then told the mother that if she would not
confess she should see the child die before
her eyes. (Oh.) Yet when Garibaldi got posses-
sion of Palermo this Maniscalchi actually came to
him and begged of him that he would protect. him.
He thought the General was too good a man. He
did protect his life. This Maniscalchi put on a red
shirt to screen him, and he was taken to the fortress.
He (Colonel Pcard) was no admirer of revolution,
though he had done his best to dethrone a monarch,
nay, he had done his best to dethrone more than
one. (A laugh.) But, said. the speaker, they were
such monarchs that he was proud to do his best to
dethrone them. He might be wrong. (No.) There
was a lawyer sitting by his side, and he would set
him right if be was. (A laugh.) He thought there
was a mutual compact between prince and people.
(Hear.) They had done the same thing in England.
Therefore they could not blame the Italians. They
(England) did it in 1688. What was the result?
(Cheers.) Why, they had a Government and a Queen
of whom they might justly be proud. They had their
laws duly administered, without favour and with-
out affection. The law was supreme. Therefore
they were free. (Cheers.) In Southern Italy, in
the greater part of Italy, in every part of Italy
except Sardinia, there was no law, there was no
freedom. What did they think the salaries of the
judges in Southern Italy were? (Hear.) The judges
of the second class—he did not know what they
would call them—got £36 a•year. (Great laughter.)
They only got £36 a-year. (Oh !) But it was paid
quarterly. He didn't know, it might be paid
monthly. (Great laughter.) Could they expect a
judge to support himself and his family as he ought?
(A laugh.) But. he (the judge) kept his carriage
and horses. (Oh !) He lived as a judge ought to do.
(Oh !) Could he do it out of £36 a-year ? No, he
did it by taking bribes from his clients. He went to
the district w here he was appointed. He called on
the butcher and said, " Very glad to see you. lam
come he.e as judge. (Oh !) He says, " Signor, I
am very happy to see you." " You may be engaged
in some quarrel with those who deal with you."
" Yes," says the butcher, " very probable, Signor
Judge." " Well," says Signor the Judge, " I shall
deal with you—(alaugh)—l shall have my meat of
you." (Laughter.) " A very high honour, Signor
Judge," replies the butcher. The judge walks away
and pays nothing for his meat, but he always gives
his decisions in favour of the butcher. So he (Signor
the Judge) goes through every department of trade.
Such was the effect of appointing such officials upon
such stipends. The Government wished to show
that they were carrying on the Government in a
very economical way. But they pocketed immense
sums. (Oh!) That was a sample of the Government
they had in Italy. There was no communication
throughout the country, with the exception of the
great posting roads. He would give them an in-
stance of how they made roads. In Sicily they com-
menced a road between Palermo and Messina. It
was to be 250 miles long, but of this 60 miles yet
remained to be completed. Yet they began it in
1822, and Government had drawn, in taxes, for
the purpose of making it, £18,000,000 sterling !
That was for making 250 miles, of which 60 were
still to be made, or at least over which wheels
could not go. That was one instance of the pa-
ternal Government of the late King of Naples
and his family. Colonel Peard then referred
to the brigandage which was being carried
on in Italy, and of which they saw so much in the
papers. These were not the regular brigands, re•
specting whom the speaker related some amusing
anecdotes, and into whose hands he believed a for-
mer M.P. for this county, Mr. Pendarves, once fell.
The present brigands were the miserable creatures
of Francisco. They were characterised as cowardly
assassins, equal to any cruel work. They were
guilty of every enormity, and pillaged and destroyed
what they could. But a finer, honester set of bri-
gands than those of Calabria could not exist! (A
laugh.) After further observations upon these
" honest briganda," Col. Peard proceeded to speak
of the King's Government. It had been stated that
it was unpopular. He said that it was no such
thing. He had not been out of Italy two months,
and he said that it was not at all unpopular except
the case of a few discontented men who had lost
their employment because they were dishonest.
These were the only men interested in keeping up
disturbances. He had only one observation to make
about the popularity of the late King of Naples,
Francis 11. Garibaldi came a distance of 150 miles
to Naples, and he was only accompanied by eight
followers. He had no soldiers within 100 miles of
him. The whole city rose as one man to receive
and welcome him. The troops of the fallen dynasty
were in the fortress, looking through the embra-
sures. He (Garibaldi) went through the city, under
the very guns of the fortress, but there was no
hostile shot. All that was heard was the cry of
e Liberty ! He thought that by means of trade
they would be able to cultivate the most intimate
relations and understanding with Italy. (Hear.)
There was a great nation---France—that went to
war for an " idea." But this idea was rather a
solid one. (A laugh.) Their idea was a couple of
nice provinces. He thought they (England) might
assist Italy with an " idea." They would take
their produce instead of their provinces. (Cheers.)
He didn't know any produce of Italy that
wouldn't be of use to us. (Hear.) Did they
want hemp for their cordage and sails for their
ships ? Italy would supply them with. it, and
that of finer quality than Russia. He had seen it
seven or eight feet high. After alum: They had
rating other
articles, he said, Did they want silk.
hundreds of square miles planted with the mul-
berry tree for the silkworm. Did they want cotton ?
In South Italy they might grow any amount they
wanted. At present there was quite a little family
quarrel going on on the other side of the Atlantic.
(Laughter, and hear, hear.) It might be found
rather unpleasant to us in getting our supply of
cotton. (Hear.) But if they turned to Italy he
thought that with three or four years' cultivation
they would get as much as they wanted. It was
said to be a short fibre cotton ; but that was no-
thing, as doubtless it could be improved as we
wanted it. (Hear.) Did we want timber for ship
building ? Well, we could not get finer oak any-
where. It was the oak which was most valued in
ship building. (Cheers.) Did they want corn ?
Under the beautiful sky of Italy the husbandman
could cultivate his fields, and depend upon the
weather. He could look forward to three months
fine weather, with the exception of an occasional
thunder shower or storm. They could get corn, oats,
barley. As to wines, the wines of Italy equalled,