Glasgow Courier. — 1858-01-28 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

FELICE ORSINI.  A writer, who signs himself ' An Italian Patriot, in one of the Yorkshire newspapers, says Felice Orsini is not an advocate nor a Count—we never have heard him called Count by any man in Italy. If he claims the title, it most be only according to the Italian custom by which every descendant to the latest generation of a count, a marquis, or other titled person, is called count, marquis, ike. By virtue of this bad custom tens of thousands of barons, counts, dukes, Ste., form the Italian aristocracy. Before 1848 Orsini had been imprisoned for belonging to the Carbonari Society, and at the beginning of the war of independence he entered as an ensign in Zambrecoti's regiment, in which he subsequently became a lieutenant, and still later a captain. Ito was elected by the votes of his battalion member of the National Assembly, where his sole acts were to record his vote according to Nivizzines directions, foCtliough Orsini is not wanting in intelltgenee, yet he is an ignorant and untaught man. In Rome he attached himself to Mazzini, who liked his resolute character and his manners. In fact, Orsini is the very type of a conspirator ; lie speaks rarely, end always in a mysterious way; he is reserved, little inclined to merriment, and no man can better than he appear calm in the most critical moments. In 1849 he was sent to Ancona, where a band of assassins, under the pretence of patriotism, afflicted the population of the town by committing daily murders. Orsini went there, took all his measures in secret, and in one night 27 of the persons designated as the perpetrators of the murders were arrested. After the fall of Rome Orsini emigrated to Tuscany ; being expelled from which State he went to Nice, and subsequently to London —called there, if we are well informed,  by Mazzini, who wanted to employ him in some secret expedition. After a short time he was sent as the chief of a handful of courageous young men who in !KA attempted a revolution in Massa Carrara, a province in Tuscany. Almost all his companions were captured by the Piedmontese gendarmerie before they had crossed the frontier. Orsini, however, escaped, and was accused by his companions of having acted the part of a coward end run away with all the money given to him for the expedition. We cannot any whether there was truth in this charge or not. Some months after we find thin man, by order of Mazzini, 01 before, attempting a revotution in P.irtna, in which territory, if we mistake not, he was arrested; he was subsequently imprisoned by the Austrians in Mantua. hence.he escaped, as is well known. Ile returned to England, and it seenrs that no other expedition being in store for him, he thought of writing an account of his own exploits. With this view he furnished materials, some true, some imaginary, but all embellished and exaggerated, to the well known Itliss .Meriton White; and by the aid of these statements Miss White composed the book which soon obtained great currency throughout the country. Having published this work, the lady thought Orsini might do good by going about lecturing, and it was agreed between her, Mazzini, and Orsini that half of the proceeds of the eels of the book and the lectures should he devoted to the Dalian cause. In virtue of these conditions Mazzini and  Miss White used their influence to get audiences for Orsini. It would appear, however, that when he saw that the harvest was rather abundant he refused to divide it with his associates, and decided on acting upon his own account. When he came to Leeds, however, he  was the man of the committee, end the produce of the - - - - - • •  lecture was sent to London. The refusal of Orsini to fulfil his engagement caused a rupture between him and Nlassini, which became so wide that all intercourse between them ceased.'