The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-26 00:00:00

CENTRAL ITALY.

The following letter of Nov. 15 is given in the
Italian journals as having been addressed by Prince
de Carignan to M. Matteucei at Pisa :

" Signor Commendatore—l am at a loss for words to ex-
press to you my sincere gratitude for the letter you were
kind enough to write to me. The vote of the Assemblies
of Central Italy—a vote which I must rather attribute to
the affection of the Italians for the King than for me per-
sonally—was very agreeable to my feelings, although far
superior to my merits. You may be therefore certain that
the sacrifice which I make; in depriving myself of the plea-
sure of personally accomplishing the honourable mission
confided to me, is exceedingly great. I should have been
happy to prove to the Italians all the affection as well as
the sincere gratitude which I feel for them ; but in spite
of myself it could not be accomplished. I have the satis-
faction of thinking that, on the eve of the meeting of the
European Congress, this sacrifice may be more useful to
the Italians than my presence, since it is calculated to re
move all suspicion. I fully comprehend all the difficulty
of the situation of Central Italy, but we must not lose
courage. On the contrary, we must show redoubled energy,
be united and armed, while maintaining that perfect order
which does so much honour to the Italians in those diffi-
cult moments, and which, by exciting the admiration of all
nations, will doubtless be their most powerful support at
the Congress. My reply to Commander Minghetti and
M. Peruzzi must, I hope, have satisfied the Italians. I
have done all that I could do; you know my frankness and
good faith, and that I desire nothing more in the world than
to see Italy happy.—Accept, &c.,

"EUGENE DE SAVOIE."

The subjoined is the latest address of the Corn
mander-in-Chief of the Army of the Centra.
States :

" Head Quarters at Modena, Nov. 18.

" Soldiers,—When I arrived amongst you three months
ago, I quitted a noble command in the brave Sardinian
army, and separated myself with regret from my brava
comrades of the Crimea and of the last campaign. I was,
however, sustained in this trouble by the consoling thought
that I was rendering a great service to my country and to
the land of my birth, where I received the first rudiments
of the military art, and gained my first experience of war
upon the Secchia and the Marecchia.

" The difficulty of the undertaking did not stop me; for
I was anxious to see a strong and well equipped army
created, though when the enemy constantly menaced us
upon the Po and the Tavallo, I could count only upon a
handful of bravo soldiers for the independence of the
country. That which gave mo full confidence in success
was the facile enrolment and organisation of troops ; the
unanimous concurrence of these generous provinces, and
of the neighbouring provinces which still groan under the
yoke of the foreigner ; and the wisdom and sympathy of
the men who conduct the Government so well, and also of
all those officers who fought so gloriously in Piedmont and
Lombardy, as well as at Venice and Rome.

" This success has been realised, for to-day we have
numerous phalanxes of infantry, of cavalry, and of ar -
tillery, we possess field batteries and siege artillery ; arsenals
are being erected; munitions, ambulances, and transports
are being organised; fortifications are being erected at
Mirandola and at Rimini ; and Bologna, surrounded with
guns, will become at no distant period a centre which will
give us safety and protection in any eventuality.
" Nevertheless, these results must not unduly exalt us ;
the work to which we dedicate ourselves in the spirit of
self-denial, requires time. The hand of man does not create
with the rapidity of thought; discipline and instruction do
not proceed solely fram inclination—they are the fruit of
time, habit, and labour. Let us pursue, then, with patience
and constancy the work already sketched out, in order
make ourselves worthy of the destinies to which Provi-
dence and fortune have called us. With perseverance we
shall triumph over the enemy, who does not feel strong at
home, who reads his ruin in our attitude, and who will be
compelled either to ignominiously lay down his arms before
public reprobation, or to come despairingly to battle with
the certainty of defeat.
"Courage, then, my young soldiers. Honour and
loyalty I let those wards be our motto ; and let those who
attack us on the pretext of our excesses, find us strong and
united around the flag which we have saluted for ten years
upon the Berea, and which even alone, we will defend now
and for ever for honour and country.
"FANTI,

THE CAPE MAIL.

PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY.

The mail steamer Phoebe, Captain Hoffman,
arrived here this morning with the homeward
mails from the Cape of Good Hope. She brings a
full cargo and about 30 passengers, among whom
are the Rev. Mr. Henchman, the Rev. J. Glover,
Captain Akers, R.A. ; Lieutenant Squire, 2d Regi-
ment; Rev. Mr. Berry, Dr. Pitt, and the Rev. Mr.
Radford.

The Phoebe has had a splendid passage. ller
dates arc—Table Bay, Oct. 22 ; St. Helena, Oct.
31 ; and Ascension, Nov. 4.
The principal event of the month is the termina-
tion of the long drought, which had thinned the
flocks in many districts, and emptied the shops by
intercepting the supplies from the great stores at
the seaports. Droughts, equally severe are said to
have occurred in South Africa in every period of
eight or 10 years, or at least within 11 or 12 years
of each other, with less extensive or severe ones
every five or six years.
After the great drought came heavy gales from
the south-east, and numerous wrecks have again
given a bad name to Algoa Bay.
On the 3d October four vessels ran ashore, and
became total wrecks, viz., the brig Basileia
Natal trader), the French barque Chasseur, the
brigantine Witch of the Wave, and the condemned
hulk Surat.

On the 17th six vessels stranded, and became
total wrecks, viz., the Lyme Regis, Prince Woron-
zoff, Star of the West, Arabian, Governess, and
Wigram. The Star of the West was laden with a
valuable cargo of colonial produce for London.
The Rosebud, for Table Bay from East London,
it is feared, has foundered with several passengers.
The Cape Town and Wellington Railway works
are progressing favourably.
The Lord Raglan, immigrant vessel, had arrived
in 64 days from Southampton. The whole of her
passengers had met with employment.
The imports for the quarter ending June were
£559,803, being less by £43,000 than in correspond-
ing quarter of 1858. Exports for same quarter,
£483,993, being an increase of about £127,000.
Government has just completed the issue of
£O,OOO debentures. The total amount tendered
for was £186,000, or £106,000 beyond the sum re-
quired.
The mail ship Athens arrived on the 14th of
October from Plymouth.
All was quiet on the frontiers.

THE BOMBAY MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MORNING.

The Orissa steamer, Captain Christian, has ar-
rived She left Alexandria on the 12th ; Malta.
10th; Gibraltar, 21st.

She brings 28 passengers, a live hyena, 888 bales
of silk, 146 boxes shawls, and a general cargo. She
has no specie.
Off Lisbon, at eight p.m. on the 22d, passed a
steamer, hove to, supposed to be the Euxine.
The Ripon,hence on the 12th, arrived at Gibral-
tar on the 18th, having had very bad weather, and
proceeded to Malta the same day.
Her Majesty's ships, Doris, Scylla, and Cadmus
were at Tangier, the English fleet at Gibraltar, and
the French squadron off Algesiras.
The first expeditionary corps of the Spanish army
embarked at Alg esiras on the 18th, and were landed
at Ceuta. The Moorish General Zebdee had esta-
blished his head-quarters in Tangiers in the late
Spanish consular house, over which the Moorish
flag was hoisted.
Gibraltar exchanges, 51+ ; Paris, 51f. 31c.; Mas-
seilles, sf. 32c.; Genoa, sf. 37c.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will
honour the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough by a visit
to Blenheim Palace in the course of the ensuing week. The
duke and- duchess will give a grand ball in compliment to
his royal highness, to which the leading nobility and gentry
of the county are invited.

Their liighnesses the Prince and Princess de
aroy lvovo loft tho 12runowlok Zlotol, JorrayrA.-iatroot, for

Paris.

The Duke and Duchess of Manchester passed
through London yesterday, on their way to Kimbolton
Castle, from visiting her Majesty at Windsor Castle.

The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and the
Ladies Scott leave Belgrare-square to-day for Bowhill, the
family seat in Selkirkshire.

The Duke of Newcastle and Lady Susan Pelham
Clinton arrived in town yesterday from visiting her Ma-
jesty at Windsor Castle.
We hear that a marriage is arranged to take
place between Major-Gen. the Hon. Thomas Ashburnham,
brother of the Earl of Ashburnham, and the Hon. Miss
Foley, daughter of the Dowager Lady Foley, and sister of
Lord Foley.

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.—The public
will be delighted to know that Miss Louisa Pyne is quite
recovered from her late severe indisposition, and is an-
nounced to appear every evening next week. Among the
list of fashionable parties we have lately noticed the follow-
ing :—Viscount and Viscountess Barrington, Lord and Lady
Wodchouse, Baron and Baroness Brunnow, Lord and
Lady Chelmsford, Countess of Kinnoul, Lord Blomfield,
Lord Suffield, Lord Vane Tempest, Lord Monteagle, Lord
Bateman, Lord Maynard, Lieut.-Colonel Macdonald, Capt.
Darner, Colonel Pitzmaurice, General Moore, Col. Home
Purve, Lady Petre, Sir W. and Lady Clay, Sir William
do Bathe, Bart. ; Sir Edward Hoare, Sir John Rennie, Sir
George and Lady Armytage, Hon. Mrs. Bertram, Miss
Rowley, Lient.-Colonel Meyrick, General Morris, Colonel
Brownlow Knox, Colonel C. Baring, Colonel and Mrs.
Gordon, Lieut.-Colonel de Bathe, Hon. W. and Mrs. Bar-
rington, Captain Cave, Captain Mackenzie, Capt. Pitman,
A. C. Billings, Esq., Mr. Sartoris, Mr. Brooksbank, Mr.
Raikes, Mr. Mildmay, &c.
A considerable number of rifled cannon have,
during the last few days, passed through Lyons to be
shipped at Marseilles for the expedition to China.
The outgoing steamer with the Bombay mail on
Sunday will take £6,000 in gold for Alexandria, and £5,183
in gold and £78,760 in silver for BOmbay. The Govern-
ment make no remittance on this occasion.

TIIE ROYAL DOCKYARDS.—The Admiralty have
called for a return of the ages, pay, &c., of officers atd clerks
on civil salaries, with the view, we hear, of obtaining an
Order in Council making it compulsory on all salaried
men to retire at 65, instead of 70, as at present.—Civil Ser-
vice Gazette.

PENIN3ULAR AND ORIENTAL COMPANY.—The
annual report of the Peninsular and Orieutal Company will
recommend a dividend of 31 per cent., an additional pay-
ment of 11 per cent., and a further 2 percent. in connection
with the Willcox and Anderson fund, making in all 7 per
cent., which, with 4 per cent. paid in June, raises the dis-
tributiox for the year to 11 per cent.
THE LATE CRICKLADE ELECTION.—We hear
from good authority that Sir John Neeld, Bart., has taken
proceedings to tax one of his agent's hills, and that we may
look for some important disclosures during the ensuing
woek.—Steintlon Advertiser.

SMETHURST'S CASE.—LAW AND MEDICINE.—
The Home Secretary has recognised the duties of the
position in which inexorable logic has placed him in re-
ference to the case of Smethurst. A jury had declared
this man guilty of murder. The extra-judicial and very
keen analysis of the evidence had so shaken confidence in
the justice of the verdict, that Sir G. C. Lewis felt it to
be his duty to stay the execution of the convict. Having
gone so far, it became necessary to follow out his decision to
its consequences. He had, in the belief that the sentence
was unjust, arrested the course of the law ; he had rescued
the condemned man from the punishment decreed for the
crime of which he was declared guilty : how could he con-
sistently inflict another punishment.? A secondary punish-
ment could only be inflicted either for the crime of which,
by reprieving him, it was acknowledged that Smethurst was
innocent, or, at least, not proved to be guilty ; or for some
other crime for which he had not been tried. Sir G. C.
Lewis has fairly mot the difficulty. He has granted a free
pardon for the crime of murder, and has instituted a prose-
cution against Smethurst for the offence of bigamy. If
punishment is to be undergone, it shall be on fresh convic-
tion, after a special trial. By this course, it is to be hoped
that the action of our criminal code will be sufficiently re-
conciled to the dictates of reason.—Lancet.

MlNES.—There has been a good deal of fluctuation
and excitement in the Mining Share Market this week, but
scarcely an average amount of bona fide business transacted.
Speculating for the " account" in one or two of the mines
offering peculiar facilities for the operation, and which seem
to be worked up and down to suit certain " books," has,
since our last, been the prominent feature in the market.
Copper is advancing, and there seems a very general
impression that it will rise considerably, and we should
io,,k forward, therefore, to more business in good
dividend mines. South Caradon shares have still
been sought after by parties connected with the
locality, and they leave off at 255 to 265 ; we have not been
able to learn the truth otherwise of the report of a new lode
being cut, as ncticed last week. West Caradon have
slightly given way, and leave off at 155 to HO. Wheal
Trelawny have been in request, and have advanced to 29+,
3N. Mary Ann hay;,) risen to 35, 37%. Herodsfoot flatter,
at to 171, and very little business doing. Wheal Buller
more dealt in, at 110 to 1121. Devon Great Consols, 425
to 435 ; at the meeting, a dividend of £8 per share was do.
dared for the two months. Ilingston Down, after being flat
for some time, became in demand on Thursday, left off at 4.-} 1.
East Russell shares have been way fluctuating, and such a
strong feeling has been excited against the management at
the mine, that an investigation, we think, must take place
before public confidence, so much shaken by the jobbing
transactions in this company, can be in any way restored.
We hoar tne Stock Exchange men have declined to deal in
the mine again' and we do not wonder at it,—Mining
Journal, of this day.