Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-28
Further Foreign News by the stesm-
ship NfaSuru


The celebrated piano forte manufactorv of
the Messrs. Broadwood, in London, which
was des troyed by fire on the llth inst, COW
cred two acres OF ground, and consisted of
i've distinct ranges Of buildings, three stories
high. Nearly one thousand pianos, in vari-
Gus stages OF construction, we've DESTROYED, to-
gether with valuable woods and other mater
ials, and the tools belonging to four hundred
and twenty workmen. The property DESTROY
ed is valued at ElOO, 600 to El5O, 600
IrALY.-Naples is represented as being in a
state OF excitement bordering on Instruction
and Sicily is said to be heaying and tossing
in the throes OF political agony. another Of
those temperate but bold proclamations which
smlte the Government with fear and inspirit
the people has been issued from the secret
printing press and circulated IN thousands,
almost under the noses Of the police. This
proclamation commends the Neapolitans for
their peaceabe and dignifed attitude in the
grave crisis of their country, glances at the
+ wrongs which they have endured during the
last years, and then exhorts them not to let
prudence and faith be mistaken for pusillani-
NIFTY AMI torpldity but to "agitate, agitate'
agitation being not exactly a revolution, but
its precursor
Something like constitutional demonstra.
ton appears to have taken place at Palermo.
but the facts are as yet only imperlectly
known. The Daily Neao8 CORRESPONDENT thinks
that the following statement approaches the
truth On Sunday, the 9th nit. it had
been received by the Palernitans to make
demonstration the site where the band
usually plays, and so well known was it that
arrangements were made to put down any
movement. Moth withstanding, at the time
appointed a crowd assembled, and cries were
uttered of "Viva la Constitution" DURING
the following night sixty arrests were made.
On Monday morning Gen. Qelissier arrived
with his staff, adding, of course, not little
fuel TO the fire. They were received with
great enthusiasms, and left after a visit of
twenty tour hours On the following night
forty arrests were made. One report adds to
the statement that on the Sunday some of the
lst regiment OF Swiss, trying to put down the
demonstration, were set upon by the people
and portion of Neapolitan regiment, and
that the Swiss were sadly maued, between
200 and 800 beng put A0r8 de combat.
HUNGARY IL English traveller has for.
warded to the Times an interesting letter on
the present condition of that country and its
treatment by the Austrians. The conduct of
the Emperor and of his Minister. Bach to.
wards unhappy Hungary is as bad as that of
hlng Ferdinand toward Naples Hungary is
treated as a conquered country, pillaeed and
nsulted, Soldiers are sent into the villages,
and are quartered on all the inhabitants, ex
eePt on the mobiles who are in the employment
of the Emperor
The ancient colors of Hungary are three
stripes Of green, red and white. The first has
been erased from their banners At this all
are furious, and even those in the employment
OF the crown barely conceal their indignation,
g. 49, =. P4o1au1y 80 l,yvi,loa ~ Iliauly at.
taehed 10 their country as the Hungarians.-
Inc hatred OF all classes to the Anstrians in
general, and especially to the Emperor, and
his Minister Bach, is as inveterate as it is in
Italy AM. scarcely any disguise their wish
that the Russians had kept possession of the
country and that they might never have gone
back under the hated rule of the treacherous
house OF Harsburg; but they are no republi
cans.