The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-06

May The King know that the game
nov desperate one His crown was at stake He re.
sisted portion Of the population Of Naples toOk sides
with the army. 10 also did the National Guard when the
Was overtoIoSn With 1t fell the constitution. Between
the radicals ana the the constitutional party
was crushed ; on the radicals strove % carry he nsur
that the nickname Of "Bomba applied 10 tho King
rbe radicals appalled, 70 ell Italy against Ferdinand, TO
he had ordered the troops TO bomoard the city. That
epithet, abbreviated into Bonba y has been gene
rally used TO designate him. Tho General Central Com
mtiee Of haly ADDRESS toe Doth December,
lSls, off ring reward for his head, a. folioSs:-
..d hey IN. ponsiss sosissas crime
q powsrui resources. and who render, s5san
people, s a.s s
teresa enemy Of italian Independents and Of liberty
ss n ~ ps:.ss nsss: 'S IN he s1O1
Them that WI denver Italy from above nsmsd yr.ns
mo 90 here Presen. IN ,be treasury Of the comoiss bu
will be raised by subscription
proclsmsnen ,he Neapolitan army was at the came
time issued by the Central Committee, and circulated
by tnouss nds 10 the Kingdom OF Naples 1t commenced
by treating The NeapohtS soldiers the braves (brap
msodett Of all Iyranu. To chow their fidelity the
Nero of the Nneteepth century and consolidate his
abhorred sceptre heap Of sAin they had rendered
their name more obvious than the Of Croas. There
was, however, still q means Of purifying themselves of
the blood shed BY shem and Of becoming incompatible
ci,zsns and that by tuning against tuis
other Radesry and pargmg the earth Of Of
inquiry.
But yetthe King seemed DESTROYS of evncng his res.
The Chamber Of Deputies had dissolved on the 18th
May but the fundamental las Of February Il renamed
force new Chamber was coDvoked for the ist OF July
following. The peasants and bourgeoe showed lyte
gard for the parliamentary regme the radicals OBJ.
peerages ana King j, on the 5ta september
Then there was new monsfchia demonstration, 10 the
cries Of toe V Ro down with The constitution" The
King made third effort IN February l849, with
success than the tao preceding ones me Chamber
spoke Of refusing TO the budget and dissolved
in March, 1S49 Since then the of Naples
remained indefinitely suspended but th,s the radicals
pei hsps to be blamed than the late King
With all these revolutionary troubles, ana notwithstanding
the cruel character imputed " Ferdinand, It remark
sbie fact and which should not al 70 DO mentioned
that nei her in Sicily In Naples did any political
with rms IN their hands spared. The King LAID
down the prnple and had II observed, thai not drop
Of biaod Shouts be sheo outside Of the field Of battle
But if Re spared their hves here other mercy
shown 10 them Those who we're condemned Tor political
offences thrown into nolsome dungeons the islands
Of the Bay Of Naples, and were there subjected 70 the
most cruel treatment, under which great numbers died
One Of the charges formulated by Lord Clarendon
against the Ncspoltan government in 1867 vas the.
it employs ed in the Prisons the famous " cap Of
silence" This cap-.he inventor Of which is
taid to have been kngh.ed by the KiDg-wss SO
arranged with cords and screws 70 produce c0nstric
ton Of the head ana 80 prevent the miserable wearer
from uteriBg cry when heated tortured The Nea-
iy denied the Of such mode TORTURE &C.
caIed tina. the story pure fabrication Of It's
mics Let Ferdlnnnd, that the closed
him. have the oenef. Of this denial.
10 unoeDabe, however, that the harshest treatment
used towards the unfortunate people who for their
political acts or OPINIONS crowded the dungeons Of Naples
An English statesman has denounced the Of
King Ferdinand the negation Of Goa erected unto
syeIem of government According TO the cacunEions
maze by M Gladstone in 1857 there were then on the
most moderate estimate, $4,000 political prisoners
immured in dungeons IN tina. far land With these death
busy but the places OF those relieved by death
kept hed with arrests II 10 but few months since
come hundreds Of nem Of whom Poero perhaps the
only however be eypa,rated Their story 10 familiar
They transported CadZ and there placed board
to this when they wa1o = sea- and AZ soon
they had parted company with the Nespoitn manof var
winch had scored them 80 far the Italians protested
their own consent, and forced the captain to
steer for the Brush mlanos. They landed at the
the livehest sympathy. Public we're hal
in their honor and generous suoscrpaon opened
their benefit Their presence in Eogand under such
cunstances must strong popular effect In favor OF
the Of Italian Independence
1t was not from his subjects alone that the late
king had trouble On the 25sh Of june 1857 attempt
q. revolution made the island Of PoDza by small
band of twenty men under the leaderehp OF for
Der engineer officer, named Charles Psacane, Duke o.
Ban Giovanni The force recruited the island and
the revoiuonss again embarked the CsghAr 70 the
number Of 1923, and resumed their voyage, intend
ing 20 make another descen. at place called Sapri
On the way thither they began 70 cool down,
back TO sardna or Genoa the captain refused because
he had not coal enough, and insisted running the
Eearest por-thai of Naples. The revolutonsts had
choice but 70 pursue their rash enterprise They landed
The coast, with cries Of pAaie Viue Ia Ruq,e;
but the people did not choose to JOIN them They fed
the mountains, were pursued by the government troops,
most of them killed. and others taken prisoners Among
the latter Psacane but he died Of his wounds
Some managed get back board the Cagiar and that
vessel, having been seized by two irigates, was
conhscated. The Sandman government protested
against this act, on the ground that the Gag
GeIoa and Tuus, and that her captain or owners
not cognzant Of the object Of the revoutionsts
by partisabs Of the Murat family led TO rupture Of
diplomatic negotiations 6Ist with Sardinia and eventually
with France and England The Ministers Of these three
Powers were withdrawn from Naples ard q portion Of
the allied fleet sent into the bay King
not only in regard to this affair, but 10 him
form the abuses of his government The demonstration
had partial effect. The Cagari affair settled Some
political prisoners were discharged. Bet diplomatic re-
latioDs we're rot renewed with King Bombs.
For most Of this time he was stretched upon bed of
sickness, suffering excrucatiDg tormepts BE described
in OF the English papers ss having been cursed With
the doom OF Herod. ScrofulR which tans the blood Of
all the Bourbons manifested itself ulcers and absces-
recent Paris letter thus described his condition
What We have just learned from Naples the following
soesses which him mos. horrible suffering Never
s T % % sss
Is ss 70 me
palace ,RS rec; no one but The Queen
..I s'5 - e.
Of b. Nss. and !. ne
presided over By the prince BY the eldest Of
into the apsIns Of The King and without seeing him.
the hand which he extends from the closed curtains OF his bed
newspaper then that ha Nses.y
., the ministerial council
ar. 90 aas s KD what Naples
Thus you thA. q he of the present
diplomatic crisis lies IN the mpossibiy the participation Of
the kespohan government In Tho settlement OF the Italian
question.
For weeks before his death he said 10 have been one
horrd purifying Tho brain alone retained its
vigor His physicians held out 70 him hope Of life,
but he beeoed them not. The Pope sent 70 hm-proba
bly, in acknowledgment Of his hoepitable reception at
Gaea in 1S4S-some relics and piece OF blessed Shirt
which were supposed to have miraculous gifts The mo-
ribund KING clupg TO these drowning will grasp
straw and would not believe that these relics
by him, and with the masses tba: hourly offered up
for his recovery the King Of Terrors could seize him for
his own. Vain deluson That pale death which
with equal tead steps to the door Of the palace
and Of the cottage, came and summoned from his
RumpuouP palace the secoDd Of the Neapoan Ferdinands
and at that summons, who can stayp
His wife, Queen Maria TbeTese, never absen. from
his COUCH despite the loatbsomc character osease
that was slowly eating him up II not alone sense
her husband couaent IN