The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-12
Items OF italian News.

L1ran.Lated from the Eco dItakidJ
While the rest of Europe marches either toward,
anarchy or the most odious absolutism, the King.
dom of Sardinia urges on various healthy reforms.
One of the new laws recently adopted bv The
Chambers abolishes an ancient privilege of eIemp.
tion from taxation which has been enjoyed for 40
many centuries by converts, monasteres, and
oiher religious bodies
In Lombardy, the baslinadings for conceaIinp
arms, eic still continue.
Lately in Bologna, there were thirty-three con.
demnations for opposition to the public authority
In Sinigaga, recently, six young men, convicted
OF having persuaded others not 10 smoke, received
the bastnade (ffty strokes). Another person there
died under the torture.
How sad ia now the condition of that beautiful
Italy, which has been ap,ly termed
I'm pezEs del Cislo caduto in tenai"
piece of Heaven fallen upon the earth. II we
look (passDg from the miseries of Naples) town nd.
Tuscany, the true Pantheon, where repose the
ashes of The greatest Italians of the last centuries
we find the Church of Santa Croce tinped with
the blood Of ForentIos, which has been poured
forth by the executiOners of the Grand Duke. and
by the mercenaries Of Austria. After hayioe v;o.
lated our women, sent our brothers to he galleys~
after having made us Italians drain the cup of our
sorrows to the dregs-after having deprived US Of
every free institution, and condemned us TO the
most abhorred slavery, our enemies insult our
dead. Ihey forbid us to render an annual homage
to their names, because they fell upon the field
fighting for Italian Independence. In this (rnetro.
politan) church, where repose the remains of the
greatest oracles of Italian science the gems darmes
of the Grand Duke fred upon peaceful multitude.
and the tombs of Calico, MachiavelIi. Michael
Angelo, Alfieri, and other eminent Italians were
Witnesses of the sacriegioIs assassination,
In Pstoia the authorities ia Prefettura) refused
permission to the citizens honor, with religions
rites, the memories of those who fell three wears
ago at the battles of Curatone and Montanara In
spite of this prohibition, however, the population
found means to express their patriotic emotions in
a public and solemn demonstration. An immense
crowd heard mass in the great Church of San
Frdncesco
The sufierings of the liberals in the Neapolit.n
prisons are truly frightful Many of these are
young maidens, of both high and humble birth
who have in some instances been torn away from
the arms of their parents, while in others they have
been accompanied by them.
On the 3lst of March, fifty six State prisoners
were marched through the principal streets of Ma
Piles, tied by ropes two and two. They wore pass
ing from one prison to those Of Santa Maria Appa
rente, on the heights above the city. All of these
prisoners were of gentle birth, and among then
were Old men of seventy and eighty years Of age
,.qualid, almost naked, weak and infirm, whose
legs could hardly sustain their weight Then ,hert
were beafdless youths-all condemned to the same
inamoua DOOM
Sentence of death was lately pronounced ir
Naples against the advocate, Antonio de Homenti
The official gazettes Of Milan and of Venic,
continue to publish the sentences of courts martial
In Rovigo, thirty four men and women have beer
condemned TO death for keeping arms in thei
houses The sentences of twenty. five of thes
have been commuted, by Col. Hoyos, to imprison
ment for twenty, eighteen and fifteen years, hill,
those of the nine Others have been confrmad
Arrests continue in Rome of those who affect ,
democrat costume. The domiciliary visits are KEEP
up for the sake of discovering concealed arms, o
writings dangerous to the public quiet.
Ronee, the famous German Reformer, will mar
ry at London rich English lady, after which b,
viii take up his abode at Rreslan