The Sun. — 1861-04-08 (London, England)

THE EDITOR OP THE TIMES.  Sir,—With reference to your comments in the imes of this day on my speech delivered at the Walsall Reform meeting, I hope that you will permit me to say a few words in explanation. Your right to criticise as severely as you please the political opinions of members of Parliament cannot, of course, be questioned; but it can as little be questioned that the premises upon which your argument is founded should be correct; and in my case you have been misled by inaccuracies in the reported speech, which inaccuracies I had taken steps to correct by writing to two papers the following letter the day before your article appeared :  to send a deputation to the Emperor, to beg of him not to take any step " vvhieh could tend to remove the centre of gravity of the empire from Austria to Hungary, as the petitioners are of opinion that the fate of the empire ought-not to be dependent on the last-mentioned country." Some of the local papers maintain that the Imperial ordinance relative to the reorganisation of Transylvania led to the Ministerial crisis, but it is positively known to me that the promitie which the Emperor gave to. Count Apponyi to sanction the newly-framed Hungarian civil and criminal laws was the immediate cause of the resignation of the seven Ministers, The Servia„n National Congress war to have met at Carlovitz in the Vojvodina on the 28th of March, but several of the members refused to attend, because General*Philippovits, the Imperial Commis.; sary, told them' that the sittings were not to be public. The deputies held private meetings, at which it was resolved- that, if the Imperial Government would not permit the affairs of the Servian inhabitants of the Vojvodina to be discussed publicly, " the National Congress would enter into direct communication with the Hungarian Diet." Many persons from the Principality of 'Servia are now at Carlovitz, and the 'political agitation is so great that the Imperial Government may have cause to ,rue' the day on which it determined to p:ay off the Servian nationality igainst the Hungarians. The export of saltpetre to Turkey in Europe is strictly prohibited, but "still considerable quantities are smuggled across the frontiers. A few days ago some sacks' of flour were subjected at Baiiasch to a closer inspection than usual, and they were found to, contain no less than 4,0001 b. of saltpetre. About a week ago an attempt was made to smuggle gun`powiler from Bukovina into Moldavia, but the whole consignment-58 cwt.—fell into the hands of the Austrian Custom-house officers. Moldavia is in a sadly disordered state, and a Sassy correspondent tells' us that, robbery and murder are by no means an frequent occurrerces in the streets of the city in which he resides. In one fortnight no fewer than 27 persons were murdered, but the authors of the crimes committed are rarely or never brought to punishment.  From Zara we learn that the families of the officers in DAnatia have received orders to quit that province and to go to the interior of the empire. The rate.of exchange on. London is 151. men. They wished to create dissensions; tkey have undone the work of unification initiated by us ; they wished to divide two elements so precious and necessary in our present circumstunces. But let us drop that subject; they are trifles not to be thought of. Above all our thoughts we must place Italy. " One thing more I must recommend to your societies, and I could never do so with sufficient earnestness—that is, concord. lam no orator. I say' what comes uppermost in my heart.. You; know that our history is not equalled by that of any people upon earth. With Rome and with concord Italy will be great and powerful. Under the republics of the Middle Ages Italy achieved great things ; yet, as she was divided, she became the butt of foreign outrages. Whenever we are united we shall be feared ;we are so already. We have the sympathy of great nations. Let us only be unanimous, and Italy shall be." Under this speech the Liritto prints the following short note : • " Sir,—A Turin paper state 3 that I came to Turin called by Count Cavour. This announcement is quite incorrect. " Turin, April 3." " G.