The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-27 00:00:00

ITALY.

A letter from Milan, dated June 23, says :
Garibaldi's project for the national armament after
undergoing considerable modifications at the hands
of the parliamentary commission appointed to re-
port thereon, has once more appeared to the light,
and is now under discussion in the Chamber of
Deputies. The new form which this project has
assumed differs in many essential points from the
original draft. Garibaldi contemplated the for-
mation of a distinct army, having an independent
organisation, a separate staff, full complements
of artillery and of cavalry, and a " divisional"
distribution analogous to that which prevails in the
regular service. These democratic provisions
have been eliminated by the commission which
simply recommends the formation of 220 " mobile"
battalions of about GOO men each, at the rate of
one battalion for every 100,000 of the present
population of the kingdom. These battalions are,
however, capable of aggregation into larger bodies,
to be called legions, or divisions, should the Govern
meat hereafter see the advisability of such a mea-
sure. According to Garibaldi's scheme enrolment
into these mobile corps was to be rendered obliga-
tory on all citizens between the ages of 18 and
35 years of age. The new project limits the applica-

tion of the compulsory principle to individuals
already inscribed on the lists of the National Guard,
to which recourse will be had only in the case of the
requisite number of men not being attainable by
voluntary enlistment. The first appeal will therefore
be directed to young men who, not forming part of
the National Guard, have satisfied the exigencies of
the conscription law. These will be required to sign
an engagement for two years. The deficiency,
if any, will be filled up from the following
categories of the National Guard, each category
being exhausted in due rotation The unmar-
ried, including widowers without offspring. 2.
The married without offspring. 3. The married
with offspring. In each category the youngest
members will be taken first. The commission,
however, is confident that not only the entire
number of 130,000 men will be raised by volun-
tary signatures, but that a considerable margin
will be left for any future calls of the same
nature. It is presumed that a respectable quantity of
volunteers will be forthcoming from these provinces
on which the burdens of the conscription have
weighed least heavily. These are the Romagnas,
Umbria, and the Marches. The period of actual
service for the mobilised battalions will be, in time of
peace, 30 days, and in time of war three months. In
the event, however, of a war within the confines of
the kingdom, this latter period may be indefi-
nitely extended. Simple and inoffensive as this
project appears to be, it would probably never
have obtained the assent of the late Ministry.
Its adoption, however, by Ricasoli's Cabinet has
already given the signal for the disappearance
of the so-called "third party," by removing the
pedestal, as it were, on which were founded its pre-
tensions to a separate existence. The Monarchia
Nazionale, the chief organ of this party, headed, as
you are aware by Messrs. Rata zzi, Boncompagni, and
Pepoli, has formally passed over, " with arms and
baggage," to the service of the Ministry..
Some modifications may be introduced into the
scheme is the course of the discussion ; but it seems
likely that in all essential points it will receive the
sanction of the Chamber. This development of the
military resources of the country will necessarily be
followed by increased activity in thejarsenals and the
arm-foundries. A contract has been made by the
Government with a Breacian ex.mpany for a supply of
50,000 muskets in two years and a half. A manu-
facturer of arms in Lecco has signed an engagement
for the oupply of 10,000 muskets annually during
the space of four years. The Government establish-
ment of Pietrasa, in Naples, is in full work, being
also engaged in the construction of engines of 450
horse-power for a new frigate.
Garibaldi's daughter, Teresita, now Mme. Canzio,
is at present, with her husband, on a visit in our
city. The young couple are everywhere the object
of the most enthusiastic popular ovations.