, 1877-09-30

| Correspondence London Nec*.
RONE, Aug. U.-Last nights CaWtdie contains
| the following on the projected Notifications Of
| Rome,--a project which formed part Of the grand
| scheme for fortifyiug the whole Italian coast
| line, and was conceived by the Minghetti Ad-
n,infstration many months before the present
Government entered upon Office The specula-
tions Of those journals, therefore, which give
out that the fortitications in question are mo-
tire py danger anticipated from the present
war, and are especially devised to meet
4 probable invasion from France, are,
iii the literal sense OF tho word, preposterous:
the goodness to publish the followin. words: 'The
country does not live behind fortified castles: it
lives in The breasts q the citizens This beautiful
Deprctis sthc rrrme Min,stery and Mexzacappo
tthr War Minister in their ill-adrised design OF
foftifying Rome
;nundations, as Depretis will recollect having said
{and promised} in his StEadela proysamme). not
surrounded by trenches and Eamparts like those OF
Castle Saint Angelo, which are little better than
fever preserves.
The northern part OF the walls of Rome like
Castle Saint Angelo, is also hot pcs Of feyere 0n
Blk months. these walls are offensive 10 mind and
eye. and will be leSeleu. like those OF Civita Eee-
chin, when Italy has Government wh1ch ousies
itself about her well being.
Fortlfy Aomc, it II said, to save her from coup
de utalu OF an army which would disemba1k on Inc
shores of the fyrrhcne. Hut this army Is not gup:
10 squat u0Hn below The fortified Monte MaflO anu
hence the proper thing to do is this-beSinninF
with that mountain. to carry line OF forts round
the whole periphery at the Capit4l that IL, ronnd
Monte Mario. the Vatican the Janicusau the Atea-
tine, the Palatne, the Capitol, the EsQuillne. the
Plnci0. etc. ETC.. to say nothing Of the indspea~
bic outer encente OF rcdoubts.
What hne heap Of millions for Italy to tts'
bursc.
Italy, 50 enriched by her proyident Government
You remember what effective resistance the soFts
OF Paris made, and how the passaee Of the nanaoe
was prevented By the terrible forudcatious Of Sill
tria. Rustchuk4 Nicopoits, etc
England. second to no power In military ana Po~
liticaf importance, and the first power on lbe eeS
maintains With maternal ao1icjtude her proud aao
formidable navy. without givng herself the ttoao!7
OF fortlfying her coasts, which would be Labor oSI
She has comparatively few soldiers, but sno1aM aa
any stranger whatever attempt to invade hes. a.
volunteers. round whom wouid rally the enus7
population Of the island.
England never a1eamt OF the useless expenss -
fortifying London, and leaves sueh fights Of fetos
ness to French and Italian Governments; al"a1'
less in earnest aud less strong II
The coasts Of the Tysrhcne, OF the Adr,at1e. ~
OF the Italian Islands, with a seaboAru OF thoasau
Of miles. will always be. accessible to "hoesss
wishes to land on them. 1t is TO prevent the ens!s
once landed, from ''getting out again" tnat ~ M
ought to think: and We shall compass tnsL m. .at
nation mittar,ly organized, and Win nes'
worthy OF the country. G. GAR1hAi"1-
The General, may add, has just bad Vls.1
from his son Afenotti, who brings back reass1 "
ing accounts OF his fathers health The aftn'1.s
pains, Of which he had lately return, uas9
gone, and he is now able to more about alia ~
enjoy the companionship OF his friends ano LII
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