The Sun. — 1860-06-29 (London, England)

PARIS, JUNE 28.  Despatches from Naples, dated yesterday, the 27th inst., state that deplorable events had occurred there. The French Ambassador, Baron Brenicr, while Passing through the Strada di Toledo, where much agitation was prevailing, received several blows on the head from a loaded cane. He fell senseless, and was carried to the palace of the Legation, where he received the necessary attention.  Baron Brenier having counselled liberal reforms, the attempt on his life was attributed to the antireform party. It was hoped that his wounds would not prove serious.  spends whole hours alone with the King, or in con ference with Sir James Hudson and the Frenel Government.  The Neapolitan Government, convinced that the capture of the two vessels was illegal, intimates its disposition to restore them and their passengers but, with characteristic dislike of performing an act of justice, it is striving to turn the restoration to its own profit, by making it conditional on its receiving some antirevolutionary aid from us. If I am wellinformed the Sardinian Government has replied that it is not concerned one way or the other with the revolution that has broken out in Sicily, and may break out at Naples; and if volunteers go from our territory, they go also from Trieste and from Naples itself to serve under De Merode and Lamoriciere ; let there be equal liberty of going and coming for all—only let maritime law be respected. The Sardinian Government knows that Austrian men-of-war have carried Austrian subjects to Messina ; whereas no vessel belonging to the Sardinian Government has carried volunteers to Sicily, much less Sardinian soldiers. Therefore the restitution of the captvcd vessels and their passengers must not be made conditional on any concession or equivalent on the part Gf the Sardinian Government.  Contributions in aid of Garibaldi's enterprise are pouring in on all sides. Of the generous help it has received from England I need not speak; France, Belgium, and Switzerland are sending money and arms. A Swedish foundry has sent six cannon, and America sends many more. In Italy millions are being subscribed, and there are about 50,000 volunteers anxiousto join. I believe that in a few days a regular line of steamers will run between Genoa and Sicily. The undertaking is projected- by a company consisting partly of French and partly of Genoese.  Count Dann, one of the very few Hungarians who have ranged themselves on the side of absolutism, has just shot himself at Viterbo. He was there organising a regiment of cavalry out of Austrian soldiers who had been discharged or sent there. The ridicule which has been thrown upon these soldiers of the Pope, has already driven away many officers ; others are on the point of taking themselves off; and the few who remain through punctilio or necessity are so constantly meeting with annyances and disappointments, that they lose heart and spirit ; so it is no wonder if one of them has committed suicide. To serve the Pope voluntarily is at this time of day a sort of moral suicide, and that is only a step removed from material suicide.  Garibaldi has issued two proclamations, one to his cacciatori, urging them to prepare for fresh combats, which may point equally to an attack on Messina or a disembarkation on the mainland ; and the other to the bands of Sicilian peasants, thanking them, commending them, and setting them at liberty to follow their ordinary pursuits. The fact is, these bands are no longer of any use to him. For this kind of extempore warfare, so to speak, town volunteers are much better.  TUE  The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Vice-Admiral Hope Johnstone to be Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, vice Admiral Harvey, whose period of service is about to expire; Rear-Admiral Stopford to be Captain of the Channel Fleet, vice Rear-Admiral G. Elliott, who has resigned; Lieutenant F. W. Bennett to command the Bulldog, commissioned ; Master George H. Downing, confirmed in the Styx; Paymaster Arthur Jones to be secretary to Vice-Admiral Hope Johnstone ; Second Master Thomas W. Webster to the Ariadne. Engineers—William L. Robinson, first-class assistant-engineer, to the Asia, for service in the Orion ; Henry G. Constantine, second-class assistant-engineer, to the Asia, for hospital treatment.