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the Bourbons was not ere 4jtato.ol as
ready made to their hands, `theyei aken
it up and given it a character. 'Nrharever it was
at first, it is now political, and is widely extended.
I take up the official journal for last Saturday
evening only, and I find an official circular order-
ing the immediate organisation of corps francs in
not one or two, but iu all the provinces. Then.
I find notices of encounters, slight if you like, and
always to the advantage of the National troops, in
. the provinces of Terra di Lavoro, the Abruzzi, Bari,
(From the Correspondent of the Times.) Foggia, the Chritanata, Otranto, and the two
NAPLES, JULY 14.
Calabrias, a tolerably wide surface to be agitated.
The priests command the country, and whoever Then as to their political character, though they
can command or control the priests will do more to- rob and assassinate, they wear the likenesses
King, sing
wards the pacification of the country than if he were of the ex-Queen and Te Downs, and
to lead through it an army of 50,000 men. I speak shout" Viva Francesco !" What other evidence can
advisedly when I say so, and I believe most persons be desired to prove either the extent or the charac-
here wouldagree withme. But,thisbeing the case, let ter of the counter-revolution, for so it is, though I
me add that, as a body, they will never be conciliated have not the slightest faith in the possibility of its
or induced to rally to the support of the Government success ? Well, then, money circulates freely
at present in power, Othermeans than "smoothing among these' bands, and money coming from Rome ;
arms and uniforms are occasionally sequestrated in
down" must be adopted to compel them to act as
tion is still called a small affair, and nothing but
good and faithful subjects of Victor Emmanuel. great abundance, and, notwithstanding, the agita-
brigandage. " I have nothing but a cold," said
Not content with distilling disloyalty into the ear
of the country, they speak out boldly as well, and
land. " And what could you have worse ?" was
in many cases warn their parishioners against false an invalid to a once eminent medical man in Eng-
prophets, who introduce novelties. If therefore,
anything effectual is •to be done, it must be by the the answer. And so it is with brigandage, its moral
energetic action of the Government towards the are worse almost than its material effects. Hitherto
Church. Cialdini is however here, and all eyes Calabria has been represented to me by the authori-
are directed to him. "Is he to be a military Die- ties as being quiet, but the truth is out now, and I
tutor ?" "Will San Martino's resignation be find that there, as elsewhere, the same panic and
accepted ?" Such are the questions eagerly asked, disturbances exist.
and momentous results will depend on the manner In the city we hear continually of little and large
in which the Central Government will answer robberies ; of attempts to enrol men for the service
them. Personally San Martino is much liked any? .`.of .of Francis 11. ; of mad efforts to produce disorder,
regretted, even by the Bourbonites, and tlie' :, ov ad of the circulation of addresses from the Boar-
will say was a matter of course, for his action has bonists to the National Guard and others.
been lenient and conciliatory—too much so by far, It was not the Exmouth but the Neptune, Capt.
I think, under existing circumstances. Great as Hornby, which came in last Saturday morning.
as an administrator, he would have been just the The fact is she did not anchor, but remained a little
v._ but, . out,
le welt texpecteed back. She went over to
tiTitAl he impression was that it was the Ex-
man fora more .tranquil etat,o44tAtixtg
have now to contend ahnoWeitale.eileteriefir - ;$3
country is rent by party dissensions, property and -ti
Castellamare, where she is now lying, and will con-
life are menaced in every direction by the Bourbo-
tinue there so long as the family of Admiral Sir
nites, bandits, and all the scum of the country ; and Thomas Martin, who came with her, remain. The
I assure you that the scum lies very thick on the Doris, Sir Leopold M'Clintock, left Naples on
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surface. A strong hand is therefore needed as day afternoon for Castellamare, and on Monday
much as a sound head ; for until the elements of afternoon steamed out with the Admiral for Mes-
disorder are destroyed, combination and arrange- sine, whence the Liffey will take them on to Malta.
ment as yet are out of the question. I think that The Doris makes a short cruise and then returns to
they have been putting the cart before the horse. Naples. The Exmouth is expected hourly.
General Cialdini's presence here has created a In the Times of the 6th inst. Mr. Hind speaks
great sensation, and last night, on his driving of an illumination of the heavens on the night of
through the Riveira di Chiaja, there was a general the 30th, when the comet was first observed. I was
rush from the crowds in the Villa to get a glimpse walking with a friend a little way in the country, at
10 o'clock on that evening?and observed to him
of him. Oddly enough, he is lodged in the same
house, the Hotel d'Angleterre, which his quondam several times the remarkable light which was cast
political antagonist, Garibaldi, once occupied, but upon the earth. It might have been compared to
the same scenes are not enacted now as then ; nor that which would have been produced by the moon
would it be possible indeed ; the circumstances are in a mist. It was so striking that in several in-
altogether different. Great faith is placed in his
stances a light appeared to have been reflected upon
power to put down brigandage, and no doubt he the walls from some neighbouring house, and, in
will do as much as any man could do towards effect- noting it to my friend, I was surprised to find I had.
ing this, but I have told you where the root of the been deceived.
evil lies, and until that be attacked, though hun-
dreds may be shot, hundreds of others will be sup-
plied by the influence of an interested and unprin-
cipled priesthood acting on the carefully nurtured
ignorance and superstition of the masses.
I advert again to the affair of Avellino, for the cir-
cumstances attending it were unusual. The " Bri-
gands," to speak conventionally, stood well up in
the engagement with the Hungarian Legion and
National Guards, and though many of them were
killed, the rest of the band went off in the direction
of Altavilla ; finding, however, that the country was
in arms, and that about 400 of the National Guard
were concentrated there, a party pounced down on
Tufo and disarmed the National Guard in that place
while the rest threw themselves into the mountains
of Vitulano, apparently with the intention of enter-
ing the Matese. The latest news from Avellino are
—" tranquillity restored, the reaction put down
everywhere!" But time after time we have had the
same assuring intelligence from every point of the
country for the last eight months. For a month
past the Governor of the province, and through him
the authorities in Naples, have been :earned that in
the neighbouring fastnesses large bands were as-
sembled ; reinforcements and arms were demanded,
but a cry of " They are only a few brigands" pre-
vailed. Well, then, on Sunday last, 100 brigands
united with the same disbanded soldiers, and, with
the National Guard of Montefalcone, entered that
place amid cries of " Long live Francis II !" Many
applauded, some perhaps from fear, but the majority
I believe, sincerely ; a provisional Government was
formed ; muskets were hunted out and distributed
among the country people, who were armed with
hatchets. Some went to Montemiletto ; others to
Chiusano, were met by the priests, and a Te Deum
was sung in the church. Other bands went to
Lapio and Sorbio, where they sacked the houses of
the Liberals. In the meantime, no reinforcements I
were sent to Avellino, the municipality declared its
sittings permanent, and, instead of sending further
demands to Naples,telegraphod to Turin. Assistance
was promised, and the Hungarian Legion was sent.
A great number of National Guards having been
enrolled, parties were sent off to the neighbouring
places which were threatened the most. At Chiu-
sano, after a sharp engagement of an hour and a
half, the Government party remained victorious,
with some of their adherents wounded, while the
reactionists bad many killed. At Montemiletto the
events were very sad. Tarantini, who commanded
the National Guards at Chiusana, and the priest
Leone, took possession of the palace of Fierimonte,
who was killed last year in a reactionary affair, on
which occasion, too, the entire family of Leone was
murdered. The palace was surrounded by the
brigands in the morning, and the firing lasted till
the evening. By that time the Liberals had ex-
hausted their ammunition, and, the brigands setting
fire to the palace, a great number of persons were
burnt in it, and among them Tarantini and the bro-
thersßotondi. Leone, attempting to break through
them, threw himself out of window, but was cut in
pieces. The women of the place forgetting their
sex, acted like furies, and assisted in every excess
that was committed. Such is another lamentable
episode in the history of the Italian revolution,
and before it is concluded we shall have many others
of a similar kind, I fear. It is highly probable that
much that is taking place might have been pre-
vented by a more prudent system of government,
and that if there had been more real action and
fewer promises and decrees society would not be,
as it is, tumbling to pieces ; but let that rest, while
I point to barbarities which were only worthy of
savages or of men who had been reared under thy
priests and Bourbons,

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

The will of the Rev. Lawrence Ottley, M.A.,
Canon of the Cathedral Church of Ripon, Rural
Dean, Rector of Richmond, Yorkshire, and Chap-
lain to the Bishop of Ripon, was proved in the
London Court on the 11th inst., the executors
appointed being the relict, together with the tes-
tator's brother, Henry Ottley, Esq., of Liverpool ;
and his brother-in-law, the Venerable Edward
Bickersteth, M.A., Archdeacon of Buckingham,
and Vicar of Aylesbury, Bucks. The personalty
was sworn under £6,000. This respected clerical
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gentleman, who died in London, at Welbeck-street,
Cavendish-square, on the 11th ult., had executed
his will in September, 1859, which was attested by
T. P. Teale, of Leeds, and Richard Atkinson, of
Richmond, Yorkshire, was possessed of real and
personal property, which ho has bequeathed entirely
to his relict and family. To his widow the testator
has given his furniture, plate, jewellery, and other
effects, absolutely. The estate, real and personal,
Canon Ottley has left to trustees to transfer to Mrs.
Ottley, the relict, one-third thereof for her own use
absolutely, and the interest arising from the remain-
ing two-thirds to be paid to her for life, and on her
decease to be divided equally among their children.
The- Rev. Canon Ottley had held the rectory of
Richmond from 1850, being in the patronage of the
Lord Chancellor.
The will of the Hon. Richard Anthony O'Reilly,
one of the judges of her Majesty's Supreme Court
at the island of Jamaica, where he died on the 22d
of December last, was proved in the court of that
colony in the January following, by Edward Lucas,
Esq., of Kingston, one of the executors ; William
Thos. Marsh, Esq., of Spanish Town, being also an
executor, but not acting ; and Myles O'Reilly, Esq.,
of Knock Abbey, Louth, Ireland. The testator's
nephew and general executor proved the will in.
England so recently as the 15th of the present
month. The testamentary document, which bears
date the 17th December, 186 I,is very brief, and
the contents are equally so, oeing confined to a
very few directions. Mr. O'Reilly leaves all his
religious books to the vicar apostolic, J. E. Dupcy-
ron, and to his valet he bequeaths all his wearing
apparel. The remainder of his estate, effects, &c.,
he leaves to his nephew and general executor,
Myles O'Reilly, Esq., trusting that he will execute
a discretion with respect to the distribution of
certain sums in alms and works of charity.
The will of General :William Hallett Connolly-,
R.M., of King's-terrace, Southsea, was proved
in the principal registry on the Bth ult. by his
four sons—Lieutenant-Colonel Richard G. Con-
nolly, R.M., Captain Matthew Connolly_, R.N.,.
Captain Edward J. R. Connolly, R.M., and
d Capt am
L. Connolly,
power
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of the 3d
Artillery
relict,
who, together with the sons, are nominated exe-
cutore. Henry Volunteers, C
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The will of this general officer is entirely
a family one, and the bequests are consequently
confined to the general's relict and to his sons
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of his policy effected on his own life in the Sun
Assurance-office in 1839, together with the bonuses
and dividend arising therefrom ; and to his three
daughters, one of them being the widow of Major
Hall, he leaves the entire residue of his personal
estate, consisting of money in the funds, with all
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r general, who
to be divided equally amongst them.
1 The will bears date the sth February, 1859 ; and
great age of Bwoh
yoedairesd. on the 20th ult., attained the
Mr. Farmers Will—The pecuniary bequests left
to the testator's relict should have been stated as
being £l,OOO a year, and a legacy of £10,000.
Illustrated London News.

JULY 16.
The resignation of Count Ponza San Martino has
been finally accepted, and, according to my intelli-
gence, he is to leave to-day. General Cialdini takes
the place of Martino as Lieut.-General, and, at the
same time, as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces.
On Sunday last, on going out, he was received by
the Neapolitans with almost royal honours ; every
one took off his hat as he passed, and the bands
struck up the hymn of Victor Emmanuel. Cialdilnd
is a great name here, and the Neapolitans y
much to sound ; but, more than this, he has emainniedent
military qualities united with much enerugn y,
ncel.
have no doubt will do much to restoreetc
toti
o much
But brigandage has been suffered tdooug
bt it will be,
head, and if it be put down, as no
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Id never be forgotten, how-
by party feuds. It should hall find the country more than ever agitated
over again the times of
hired all the scoundrels of the
lev79er,,, twhhatenwreoyaarletyliving
country, that a French army was destroyed by mere
brigands, and that it required great efforts to root
them out. Such, I think, will be the case now.
Cialdini is, however, organising corps francs in
every district—or, in other words, is mobilising the
National Guards and increasing their numbers,
Their pay and their uniform are gazetted in the
journal of last Saturday night, and an address to
flu the governors of provinces is published by Signor
Spaventa, the Secretary-General of the Interior,
ordering them to co-operate in this great work. I
am much struck with the pertinacity which some
here show in denying the existence of extensive bri-
gandage and its political character. I dare say that
, all the rascality which is enrolled in the ranks of

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should act in unison with these officers, or record the rea-
sons for their dissent. The heads of all departments may,.
under circumstances of urgency, communicate directly with
the Secretary of State. The Accountant-General shall
have submitted to him, in the first instance, all questions
involving an excess of expenditure over the sums voted by
Parliament, in order that he may, as far as possible, antici-
pate exactly the pecuniary effect of the change proposed.
The departments of the Commissary-General, Purveyor-
General, Director of Stores and Clothing, Director of
Ordnance, Army Medical Department, and Chaplain-
General, will be under the Military Under Secretary ; while
the Accountant-General, Inspector of Fortifications, Di-
rector of Confracts, Topographical and Survey Department,
Precis Writer, and Chief Clerk are to be subordinate to the
Civilian Under Secretary. These, we understand, are some
of the principal features of the new organisation, which we
trust may effect the desired object of simplifying and faci-
litating the enormous business of the office,—Army awl
Na v y Gazette.
THE EASTERN FistiEßlEs.—The boats engaged
in the herring and mackerel fisheries at Great Yarmouth
have been "making up" during the past woe's—that is to
say, closing their operations for the season. Such an un-
productive voyage has not been known for rf iany years. A.
Lowestoft letter tells the same doleful si ,ory ; the writer
says :—" The average of the boats, some a which have been
at sea seven or eight weeks, with a crf ~:vi of 10 hands to
maintain, is only
£24. This terming .tion of voyages to
which we were looking for a little all es iation of the distr.,ss
among the fishermen is most disastrous. Many of 0", teen
have left, or are wishing to leave, f.or Scotland. 1,-, fish
l voy-
age, the
Scotch boats until the commence, ment of zz.e autarana
age, but know not where to obtain sue money for their
the r
: downs"