The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-03-14
from Italy.

To The Editor Of the Nc,c York Sn. by
the steamer which carries this, you will lo,rn
that the event which all anticipated has fol-
lowed quickly upon the withdrawal Of tho
French fleet from before Gaeta the fortress
has at length capitulated, and the King Of NJ
pies is now In this city, q crowuless fugitive.
The run ors afoat here for several days fore
sbadowed this intelligence which yesterday 70.
ceivcd its final confirmation, on tho arrival OF
their Ex-Majcsties, the King and Queen, who
found no better welcome than tho shouts ct
the crowd gathered last evening In tho Via
di Corso, to rejoice over tho news OF Sardinias
victory. In pity, prrh.ps for fallen gro,tncss
file Of French soldiers were at length sent to
clear the street Of the excited multitude, and
they dispcrscd quietly to their homes, to
wait for the time whom the withdrawal Of tho
foreign troops shall give them tho opportunity
TO follow tho example set them at q ,cta. The
elements here are unqucstionabIy ripo for royo-
luton, AMI iinI tho opinion III r We are to have
general overturnin.; in tho spring much more
common in X. me than in Paris. Whether the
prcscncr Of French troops will not in any event
prov, Mt the storm from extending to tho Papd
dominlnnr is Il question, the answer To which
seems as diStart as ever. Certainly, nothing
else can DO 1t, nnG the wish is Expressed that
Austrian troops might take tho place Of
the F'cnch, to give the Romans some
show u a chance TO work out their own politi-
cal dcstiny.
To add To tho difficulties with which the
Gov, rnmc Mt has 10 C. intend tho unsattled con.
di,on OF The country Is preparing tho wav for
much di,,r,ss amcst tho l,boring classes, Of
~hicl 49, already have symptoms. Tho agri-
cultural labor, Of the spring are furnishing
cmpl mcnt to large numbers at present, but
th'r" is much less demand than ia usual at this
season for The tklllcd labor Of tho artists anl
ornamental woIkmen, who form 50 lars class
Of tb" Roman population. The disbanded sol
dicrs, wandering about without employment,
form also an exceedingly dangerous element In
the community, and life and property would
seem to bc growing daily moro insecure, if I
am to believe one half Of what hear. Stories
OF robbery are common and old residents who
never boforc have thought Of danger no longer
venture forth at night unarmod, and tho ro-
mantle visitor to tho coliseum by moonlight Is
likely TO return without other purse and watch,
II, in Iced, he met with no harsher trci'nent.
hear stories Of several American, having
bsen robbed ard Of soma Of thcm | have re-
ceived abundant information. One gentleman,
VINO hao TO choose botwecn yielding up his
property and trying the edge Of an ugly look
Ing knife thrust at his breast In one Of the bye
ways OF the city, came home minus watch
and one hundred dollars In money; and another
MIR. s'LvES, had narrow escape from tho
elbows who sprang upon him willis passing in
to lighted passage way In tho Via di Cr",
the other evening. That there Is real distress
at tho back OF these demonstrations is shown
by tho fact that bakers boys have on several
occasions been relieved o' the loives they were
carrying Tor tho morning meal Of some Gus
toners.
Yet IL Is difficult to understand how there
can lc anything Ike starvation in a city 50
richly provided with cndo~ments for the poor,
and where are to DO found convcn's anl like
establishments, ready to furnish food to all who
need it. 1t may lie that fear and Imagination
have somewhat exaggerated the dangers OF
midnight travel through the streets OF Rome
but 1t strikes stranger at once, that these dark
and narrow Street' can never he very inviting
to rodes'riahs after the sun h's gone do Hn, and
that II Is quit" as SAFE to trust 70 your own ca
Pa.ity Tor Selfproteetion as to tho police OF this
city.
The Carnival has closed, aud We have en-.
tered upon III" pn"t days of Lent. l arriY 'd
urt in season g. witness thJ CCf"InOric, of tho