New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-04
OUR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.
FROM FLORENCE.

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!, Rome-PoiiticaI Agitations ut Florence
The Views OF Garibnldi -Progress
During Thirteen Years.
From Our Own Correspondent
| FLORENCE. July II. 1861.
mentioned fortnight ago that the rupture
of the negotiations between the Kingdom Of Italy and
the Pope may prove to be only temporary inter-
rupton and my surmiSe has already proved true After
the departure of Signor yegezz from Rome the Papal
Government had published article in the official
gazette about the negotiations and the rupture in a
spirit rather friendly Victor Emanuel La Marmora.
too gave publicity to his report submitted to the King
the question. regrctting the rupture. II was
evident that both parties anxious to renew the
broken diplomatic intercourse and the King took ad
vantage Of the friendly remonstrances Of the French
Government at Rome. and wrote autograph letter to
the Pope in order the negotiations In
the time the Italian Government sent word to the
absent bishops that though treaty was concluded
with the Pope they do not object 70 the return OF the
Church dignitaries to their Sees.
According to statistical Information 81 Bishops had
left their Sees in Italy retiring to Rome but out of
that number there were but 10 whom the Government,
had either rehoved threatened with legal proceed
ings The rest went away 20 spite Victor Emanuel.
There are beside some 80 and odd bshopries vacant
by death some Of them small TO form one parish
only TIE Pope himself befrends himself more and
more with Victor Enamel. Il is lost sheep" said
he lately to distinguished foreigner whose return IS
certain But the other one" he added is wolf" In
fact Pins TX rarely DISCUSSES his animos!ty against
Napoleon whom he firmly believes 10 be the only
cause Of the loss of the Legations Marshes and Umbra
The French garrison Rome is distastein 20 the
Cardinals as the French army in Mexico 70 Macmillan.
Some political agitation begins 20 show itself here at
Florence We the eve OF the muncipa. elections,
and the present town administration has fallen into
complete dsrepute For the last ten months 1t was
known that Florence is to be tho capital. and still
nothing has been done by the municipality Tor the nc
commodation Of those thousands OF Government OIL
cials and hangerson. who even now. when ihe Their
mometer reaches "a degrees centgradc in the shade
crowd the streets The question Of enareing the town
by pulling down the old medieval wall. and the more
important OF sufficient supply Of drink water. and
the erection Of markets remain still undecided The
municipal authorities treat the propositions Of four
peting glsh societies eager 10 build a Florence
and 10 supply II with water markets, lakes and parks
with the usual bureaucratic delays aad wogld prefer
contracting municipal loan Of sixty millions and make
big job Of it, BIT the energy for contracting
loan is wanting with the municipal authorities. They
failed to find the money everybody Is dissatisfied anl
1t Is most probable that Of the present Board
VIII be reelected. Still eectoneering il as yet in Ia.
nancy In Italy There here meetings
OF the electors. addresses no regular oanvassna
not even for the election Of members Of Parliament
who are to be returned in September Until now We
see only that there is split in the Opposition Mazzni
being anxious 10 have the Liberal constituencies con-
a IL 4 a
believes that such policy is suicidal; Tor instead OF In
PRODUCING the Republican element into Psrliama,, I,
will probably result in the defeat Of all the Oppo,ition
members opening the door to downright Ministerial
lists and Clercals II Is certain that these latter have
likewise resolved to give up that policy Of abstenton
i which was prescribed 10 them from Rome since the
Papal Government. confding in speedy restoration
did not their friends in Italy to take the oath of
allegiance TO Victor Emanuel. The grea. Opponent,
TO the Clericals here in italy the Free Masons in
fact the spreading Of Masonry in the Peninsula ia
mainly TO be attributed TO the desire Of neutrazng the
admirably organized Jesuitical Society OF ST. Vincen,
de Paoa which. under the pretext Of benecence tries
to extend the influence OF the priests II is under tbs
same preext that Masonry the field and often
succeeds in frustrating the presty intrgues.
II we remember that scarcely nearly 10 years have
elapsed since the Madiais imprisoned in Florence
and sentenced to hard labor for 10 years for having read
the Bible we enormous progress in Italy. Proes
tant churches and chapes built at Naples Florence
Parma and other towns; the Bible is sold everywhere,
ard the Free Masons carry effective agitation for
severng any tie between the State and the Church.
AS TO education. it is far from being satisfactory.
IL Calabra out Of 1000 inhabitants only 81 can read
and write and in Piedmont only one half Of the
population has got some ruidimcnts OF education STILL
even in that respect much less has been done within
the last three years. especially in Naples and Sicily.
where the lowest classes Of the population are
anxious to learn and TO have their children educated
could not say the Of the Tuscans; the Sunday
schools do not succeed here. People believe that
since they speak the purest italian dialect in fact the
language Of the educated classes they do not want any
further instruction. The army however has proved
an excellent educational institution and though il has
absorbed countless millions without achieving ANYTHING
for the accomplishment Of Italian unity since 1861 il
has at least given the habit Of cleanliness Of order and
discipline to the c)nsorpts, and ,augh them 10 read
} aud " write.