The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1861.

them to do it. The Austrian soldiers in the Alps
did not dread GARIBALDI more than Members
who vote against the Ballot dread the fearless, the
honest votes of the electors who have hitherto
returned them.

Yet hitherto these runaways have had the im-
pudence :to charge the man who asks for the
Ballot with cowardice !! The dependent elector
who asks for the shield of secrecy in his battle
with the man who can ruin him—he is the coward !
But the man who uses the shield of secrecy to
cover his bribery, or to veil the irresistible
influence he brings to bear on a tenant at will—he
dares to talk as if free from cowardice ! We retort
the charge. The member who fears the vote he can
neither purchase nor coerce—he 58 the coward. The
wealthy man who votes against the Ballot—not the
dependent man who asks for it—is the real coward.
He it is who is afraid of the battle on equal terms.
There is one great organ of Tory opinion very fond
of telling us that it never met a man who wanted the
ballot for himself; an experience precisely the re-
verse of our own, and of every canvasser for Liberal
votes where Tory gold was abundant, or Tory land-
lordism dominant. But we have certainly the
parallel in honourable members who vote against
the ballot—they do not vote against it for them-
selves ; Oh, dear no ! They would be returned
just the same by the admiring electors ! Indeed !

Well, then, try the electors. Give them one chance.
Pass a bill for the votes to be taken by ballot at
one election only, or at the bye elections and the
next general election ! Stand on your merits, gen-
tlemen, just for once ! No, it is all pretext. Those
who vote against the Ballot know that, with a few
honourable exceptions, they vote both for their
party and for themselves. They vote as cowards
before electoral independence.

Her Majesty the Queen has, we are informed,
been pleased to appoint the Duchess of Wellington to be
Mistress of the Robes, in succession to the Duchess
Dowager of Sutherland.
The report of the Royal Mail Company, prepara-
tory to their meeting on the 24th, recommends the usual
dividend of £2 per share, free of income tax.
THE LATE BUILDERS' STRIKE. —The workmen at
the country establishment of Messrs. Lucas Brothers, at
Lowestoft, are to be placed on the same footing as to their
hours of labour as their metropolitan brethren—that is to
say, they are to be paid by the hour, and to leave work on
Saturdays at 1 p.m., instead of 4 p.m. as heretofore. This
arrangement was announced to the men in the course of
last week by Mr. Thomas Lucas, who stated that all the
professional employers of his firm had shown the greatest
forbearance in the late strike, and had given them full per-
mission to stop their various buildings if the agitation con-
tinued.

SIIICIDE.—A suicide under singular circum-
stances occurred at Vienna a few nights back. A report
of firearms having been heard on the glacis of Josephstadt,
the guard went to ascertain the cause, when they found the
body of a young person in officer's uniform lying dead,
with the skull dreadfully shattered by a pistol-shot. The
deceased was at once removed to the military hospital, and
on examination proved to be a' young woman, about 16
years of age, whose name was afterwards ascertained to be
Frances K-. But nothing transpired to show why she
committed suicide, or what were her motives for assuming
a military unform.
At the execution of a murderer at Nantes, on
Monday last, the guillotine, generally so mathematically
exact, failed to do its duty completely, and a very horrible
scene was the consequence. When the knife fell it was
found that the head was not completely severed. The
lower part of the jaw, elongated by a convulsive backward
movement of the body, attached the head to the trunk, and
in order to effect the separation, one of the executioners
leant upon the knife while another dragged the body till
the flesh and ligaments gave way. The patient gave no
signs of life during the few seconds that this sad spectacle
lasted.

The steam frigate Eldorado, which has been for
the last six weeks waiting instructions at Toulon to start for
China, has just received orders to immediately embark a
number of officers and sailors for the squadron on that sta-
tion. The steam frigate transport Amazone has arrived
from Senegal, Cayenne, and the Antilles, bringing 477
civil and military passengers. M. Bompard, a surgeon in
the navy, died on the passage. The Ceres has received
orders to get ready to start for Cayenne with 580 convicts
and 200 passengers.
FATAL RESULT OF THE STABBING CASE AT
SALFORD.--Thomas Boyle, the man who was stabbed in
the quarrel at Salford on Tuesday morning, expired yes-
terday morning at his home in Watkin's-court, Manches-
ter, to which place he had been removed from the Salford
Dispensary. The inquest was opened yesterday afternoon
at the Royal Infirmary, before Mr. Herford, city coroner,
but as the jury expressed a wish that the prisoner Kane
should be present at the inquiry, it was adjourned untli
Tuesday afternoon, when it will be held at the Coroner's
Court.
THE ROYAL YACHT FAIRY.—As the Fairy was
proceeding down the Southampton Water on Friday even-
ing, between 7 and 8 o'clock, on her way to Osborne, with
the Prince Consort on board, on his return from London,
some portion of her machinery gave way, and the yacht was
broughtito a standstill. One of her boats was immediately
sent back to the Southampton Docks to obtain the assist-
ance of a steam tug, but meanwhile a revenue cruizer came
up, and the Prince and his attendants having entered the
state barge belonging to the Fairy the revenue vessel took
the barge in tow and proceeded to Osborne. The Fairy
was subsequently towed down by a steamer which was sent
after her.
EXPORT OF COAL.—France took of us no less than
1,352,962 tons of our coals, cinders, and culm in the year
1860, and, large as the quantity was, it was less than she
purchased in the preceding year. Our other chief cus-
tomers were :—Denmark, 418,356 tons ; Sweden, 214,729 ;
Norway, 141,163 ; Russia, 356,496 ; Prussia, 399,175; the
Hanseatic towns, 539,468 ; Holland, 315,931; Spain and
the Canaries, 452,479 ; Italy, 465.275 ; Turkey, 196,504 ;
India (including Singapore), 230,417; China (with Hong-
kong), 139,119 ; the United States, 309,869 ; Brazil,
169,568; British West Indies, 78,919; foreign West In-
dies, 175,597; British North America, 150,565 tons,
Mr. Myers, who is building Netley Hospital, has
obtained the Government contract for building a ninety gun
battery, a barracks, and a hospital at Portsdown-hill, near
Portsmouth. The contractor for supplying 10,000,000
bricks for the fortifications of Portsdown-hill will be selected
in a day or two. These fortifications, and their necessary
adjuncts, will cost between 7 and 8 millions; a million and
a half has been already voted.
THE CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES.—The estimates
for public works and buildings show a decrease as com-
pared with 1860-61 of £97,806. The sum to be voted for
the current year, £773,974, is thus distributed :—Royal
palaces, £38,214; public buildings, £85,470; furniture
of public offices, £22,400; royal parks and plea-
sure gardens, £98,298 ; new houses of Parliament, £54,692 ;
British embassy houses abroad, £3,035 ; British consulate,
Constantinople, £2,928 ; Westminster-bridge' approaches,
£53,000 ; new Westminster-bridge, £3,914; new Foreign-
ofßoo, P2(I,M); fronoral v.:T.40-0r bmiqP, Edinburet, £8,200 :
industrial museum, Edinburgh, £11,200; Aberdeen univer-
sity, £6,870; Glasgow cathedral (window), £800; main
drainage of the metropolis—expenses, £413 ; National
Gallery, Dublin, £3,000; harbours of refuge, £160,000;
Holyhead and Port Patrick harbours, and works at Spurn
Point, £46,702 ;" public buildings, Ireland, £64,556; Kings-
town harbour, £2,628; Sheriff-court houses, Scotland,
£5,000; lighthouses abroad, £32,600; highland roads, &c.,
commissioners, £5,000; rates for Government property,
£35,000.;

MORE FAILURES.—A telegram on Saturday
morning notified the suspension of Messrs. Gabriel Hava
and Co. and Messrs. Demetrius Baltazzi and Co., Levant
merchant and bankers at Marseilles. The liabilities of
Messrs. Hava are estimated at a large amount, about
£600,000 of which will fall in France, and about £BO,OOO
in England. Those of Messrs. Baltazzi are less, the total
in France being supposed to be £200,000 and in England
about £20,000. IR September last their respective commit-
raents were about four times their present amount, but
both firms have since been assisted by the Bank of France
while realising their resources—a proceeding which has
involved great sacrifices. This assistance has now been
suddenly stopped, and, according to the inferences of some
persons, political motives are at the bottom of the affair.
The refusal to continue further advances is alleged to have
been made at the order of the French Government, who
desire, as liquidaters of the estates, to obtain another hold
over Turkey, which is largely in debt to the two, houses.
These reports may be entirely unfounded, but they are re-
peated by persons well acquainted with much that has been
going on upon the subject; and, looking at eertain circum-
stances which transpired in connection with the recent
Turkish loan in Paris, together with the fact that there
can be no more sure way of realising the assertion that
Turkey is unable to maintain order in Syria than that of
utterly crippling her credit and resources, so as to leave
her no immediate means of paying her troops, it is not
surprising that such ideas should have found currency.
The Bank of France is said to have installed two clerks in
each of the houses at Marseilles with a view to have the
whole ramification of the business of the houses with the
Turkish Government clearly brought out. Mr. Have, of
London, it is understood, states that he is not in partner-
ship with his brother at Marseilles, and it is therefore I
hoped that his business will not be interrupted,

LATEST NE WS.

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

TURIN, APRIL 22.

Signor Ratazzi, the President of the Chamber of
Deputies, is indisposed. It is believed that he will
not preside for some days.

The Italia says:—" Garibaldi will not attend the
sittings of the Chamber of Deputies for some days,
as his health requires that he should remain quiet."
It is said that he will go to Trecchi, near Cre-
mona.

VIENNA, MONDAY.

The Official Wiener Zeitung of to-day publishes
a decree appointing the hereditary representatives
of the non-Hungarian Provinces in the Upper
House.

The decree reserves the appointment of the mem-
bers for Croatia, Hungary, Slavonia, and Transyl-
vania until the question as to what manner these
provinces should be represented has been settled.
Among the members appointed are the Protes-
tant Superintendent, the three poets—Francis
Grillpartzer, Anastasius Grun, Frederick Halm--
and Baron Rothschild.

POSEN, APRIL 22.

The Minister of Public Worship has strictly pro-
hibited national prayers in the churches of War-
saw, otherwise the military will interfere.
Two higher classes of the Radom School have
been closed.

THORN, APRIL 21.
At the present moment a large body of Russian
troops are concentrated at Warsaw.
The provinces are divested of soldiers.
The Cossacks set fire to the city of Chelm for the
purpose of plundering it. The fire was, however,
extinguished.

It is said that the Emperor himself will designate
the persons who are to be called to official functions.

TURIN, APRIL 20 (Evening).
The discussion on the organisation of the
Southern army was continued to-day in the
Chamber of Deputies. Signor Conforti supported
the order of the day proposed by Garibaldi.
Count Cavour defended General Fanti's project
of law, and declared that the Minister of War had
no intention of wounding the feelings of Garibal-
dian generals, whom the Ministry highly esteemed.
Their resignation would, he said, be productive of
regretable conseqiences. Count Cavour then de-
fended the decree of April ordering the formation
of three divisions of volunteers. He examined the
orders of the day proposed by Garibaldi and Baron
Ricasoli, and showed the difficulties in the way of
immediately placing the volunteers on active ser-
vice. Count Cavour continued as follows :
" If, after the speech of General Bixio, the Go-
vernment were to give him the command of the
volunteers, it would be a kind of declaration of
war. (Marks of disapprobation.)
"The Government has frequently declared to
Europe that the aim of the Italians is to complete
the kingdom of Italy by the annexation of Rome,
but that this will be done peacefully, and with the
consent of France.
"The Government has likewise declared that it
will not take the initiative in a war for the re-
covery of Venetia. A spark may set all Europe in
a blaze. England has positively declared that she
will be against those Who shall provoke such a con-
flagration. It is therefore necessary to listen to the
advice of friendly Governments in order to avoid a
conflict between Italy and another Power. The
Ministry cannot agree to the order of the day pro-
posed by Garibaldi."
Count Cavour admitted the possibility of follow-
ing a contrary policy, " but then (he said) it would
be necessary to declare it openly. In such a case
the members of the Cabinet, as Italians, would co-
operate by every possible means."
General Bixio gave explanations respecting the
resignation of the Garibaldian officers, which were
received with applause.
General Fanti also gave some satisfactory ex-
planations, and it Was then stated that the resigna-
tions would in consequence be withdrawn.
General Garibaldi declared loudly that he owed
nearly all his successes to his brave companions in
arms. He then put a question to Count Cavour
relative to the arming of the nation.
Count Cavour, in reply, said—" As far as the
regular army is concerned, we have made two
leviesrered in
in sh Centrale
Italy, and one levy has been
d
A levy in Sicily also is
of war material required is almost com-
000t
under the consideration of the Government. The
ty
pglueatnedti.We possess 100 batteries of artillery ; and,
thanks to the kindness of a friendly Power, we have
also a great quantity of rifles. With regard to the
volunteers, the Government will maintain their lists
( cadres) in order to make use of them at any op-
portune moment. In case of danger of war the
volunteers would be reorganised, and Garibald
would be requested to take the command.

Garibaldi said he was not satisfied with these
declarations, as all the news from the interior and
the exterior was alarming. He insisted, therefore,
on the organisation of the Southern army,
The Chamber then adopted the following order
of the day, proposed by Baron Ricasoli, by 197
against 77 votes :

" The Chamber, having heard the declarations of
the Ministry, and being convinced that the decree
for the formation of three divisions of volunteers
will be faithfully executed, and that the Govern-

went wail suitably provide for the brave Southern

army, and that the Government will know how to
increase and arrange our forces in an efficacious

manner, and, finally, being convinced that the
will actively occupy itself
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the defence of the country,
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passes to the order of the day."

NAPLES, APRIL 20.
The reactionary movements in the provinces have
suppressed.
beßeniocnoemgprole,temlyeifi,
Barile, and Vico, the last re-
treats of the insurgents, have been occupied by Pied-
montese troops.

The disturbances at Cosenza are over. The
having quitted his post, has been
depu
dismissed.ty-gverno deputy-governor,
The city of Naples is tranquil.

TURIN, APRIL 20.
The Opinione of to-day publishes letters stating
that fresh arrests have been made at Padua.
According to a letter from Rome, in the Nazione
of to day, the enrolment of Bourbon soldiers con-
tinues, and an insurrection in the-Neapolitan pro-
vinces is prepared for the 24th April.

CRACOW, APRIL 19.

The state of thinks at Warsaw remains unaltered.
The soldiers continue to offer violence and provoca-
tions to the people.

According to a secret report addressed to the Go-
vernment, the number of killed on the Bth of April
Was 240. Among the wounded were 80 who have

since died. The Government insists on the pay-
ment of the war contribution which had been levied
upon the city.

THORN, APRIL 2

A proclamation of the Governor, Prince Gorts-
chakoff, states that no assemblage of people for
political discussion will be tolerated, and that
order can only be maintained by the civil officers
of the State with the assistance of the military,
but nowhere by delegates of -the citizens. The
Government has decided on sending M, Platanoff
instead of M. Wielopolski to St. Petersburg, to
give an account to the Emperor of the state of
things in Poland.

The report, universally circulated, that the
Government had imposed a war contribution on
the city of Warsaw for the maintenance of the
troops is without any foundation.

VIENNA, APRIL 20.

The Austrian Provincial Diet elected its mem-
bers to the Council of the Empire to-day. All the
members elected belong to the Right or Conserva-
tive side of the-Diet.

The Vienna journals assert that out of 849
Venetian communes 431 have regularly taken part
in the elections. In the other communes, especially
in the provincial towns, the elections remained
without any result.

ZARA, APRIL 20,

The Diet of Zara has voted an address expressive
of loyalty to the Emperor, and has elected members
to the Council of the Empire.