The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-06-15
Topics. Italian Afairs---
Derby Day..The Irish Exodus.

IS cooperating with the Sicilian insurgents,
forms with the Neapolitan States, the
Kingdom OF the Two Sicilies, over which
rules the son and, in the practices of despot.
ism and tyranny, the fit successor of the late
deceased BoMBA. The island is separated
from the main shore by the narrow strait of
Mcssina; it contains $500 square miles and
a population of over 100000. The con.
tinental portion of the kingdom contains
81 ,l2O square miles and 6,6l2,892 inhabit>
ants. Palermo is the chief city of the is
land; it had in 1857, 100000 inhabitants,
and Messina, the second city, 81 900. The
island is we'll adapted for the operations of
a partizan chief like GAR1BALDI. 1t is
essentially mountainous country, and por-
tions of it are covered with mighty forests of
oak, beech, ash and chestnut.
On the 18th of May, GARrBALDI, ac>
companied by 1900 men, each one armed
with revolver, cutass and rifle, landed at
Marsha, on the western extremity of the
island, about 20 miles from Palermo. He
left Genoa on the 9Th, in two steamers, at
night, and effected his landing in Sicily in
the face of the firing of three Neapolitan
war vessels, without the loss of man. He
brought with him large amount of fire
arms and ammunition, which were distributed
among The Siciians, who had been previ.
ously disarmed by order of the government.
Since the landing, GARIBALDI has organized
formidable army, and has beaten the Ne
apolitan troops at all points. Our latest
dates OF his movements are to the Goth of
May, announcing that he had defeated the
Neapolitan army near Palermo, and was
advancing on that city, which would doubt>
less prove an easy conquest, as an iusurrec>
ton had broken out among the populace.
A glorious future seems to be dawning
upon Italy. Naples and Sicily once free
relieved of the expressions and domination
| of their Bourbon rulers the tide of revolution
will next wrest Venetia from Austria and
deprive the Pope of the remnant of temporal
power which he exercises in those states of the
church forced to acknowledge the suprema>
cy Of his rule and the power of his Swiss
sodiery. Italy will then, indeed, be free
from the Alps to the Adriatic.
1t is curious to note how GARIBALDI is
regarded in Europe. By the enemies of
despotism he is every where hailed as the
friend of the people, and compared to TELL
and WASHINGTON. The Neapoltan King
in his proclamation denounces the gallant
chieftain as piratical adventurer, engaged
in "an audacious and criminal enterprise -
Success will be the standard of his greatness
The London Tines truly says:
Gsribaldi is hero or a brigand; all men of
| his stamp divide the world in admiration or
| eXecraton. If he should be tied to tree and
shot to death somewhere in the nelghborhood
| of Palermo, history will describe him as a rash
! adventurer, like a thousand nameess victims,
who had zeal without judgment and courage
WITHOUT CONDUCT. If he should drive the Nea-
| potans out of Sicily, and hold his own there
| until he has raised Naples and chased the
|
| Tell or the Washington of renovated Italy.
The great Derby race in England
came off on the 22d of May. Of course
Parliament adjourned, Lord PALMERsToN
having declared in speech in the House OF
Commons, that to adjourn over for the
Derby races was one Of the unwritten laws
Of England, and this is the feeling instied
into every Englishman. The Derby stakes
for which horses are entered, consists of
money which is raised by subscribers, each
person entering a colt having to pay fifty
sovereigns-$250. The present year there
were 224 subscribers; and the value of
the stakes was e6,425. Of course this
alone is nice little sum. But every
person entering horse generally hacks him
to large amount. For instance, Ten
Brock backed Umpire $1,000 against
100000, or one hundred to one This
was when he was first entered, but before
the day, Umpire became the favorite, and on
the morning Of the race the bets stood nine
to two on Umpire, and eleven to two on
Thormandy the successful horse. The
Herald correspondent gives the following
account of the race:
The fields look as only English fields can look
"a stretch of endless green, decorated and gilt.
tering with the golden cowslip and buttercup,
while the hawthorn hedges are perfect and
frame the landscape. But we are at EPSON at
| at last and here what scene is presented.
The whole country looks black with people and
! vehicles; the grand stand, with the flag of Eng
| land floating above it. is covered with galaxy
| of beauty. And SO for two hours we waited.
| BY every road the crowd of vehicles and car
| riages poured in; titled dukes and lords dashed
| in with all their magnificent retinues but every
| body was good humored-all was equality to-
| day. The Railroad increased the crowd by thou.
sands every hour. By three o'clock there must
have been nearly 10000 people, and at least
| 20, 900 vehicles of various descriptions on the
ground. Nearly all the nobility of England were
there, and so were all the pickpOckets. Gamb
ling in all its varied aspects was pursued, to the
| delight of the knowing ones and the sorrow of
the greenhorns, who are always fledged on such
day. But stop there is hurry and move
ment: the horses are sailing.
Your readers can thus form a notion
of the picturesque effect produced by thirty
horses, with their mounted riders, all waiting
eagerly for the start. Everything seems ready
every heart throbs with anxiety; there are
thousands who, in few minutes. will be left
almost beggared, while others will add thou