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      " Justice To Italy," Under This Head Mr....

      iT ^ iSin ^ Z ^ tT ^ i gmg ^ peace , uoixiu ^^ cu . sovran a perjured and ? ueiti ? e ° pSt f Quou ! quS tandem ? fearibaldi , at thf bSd *?? T united nation , ™ ll reply to these

      Roman words . _ « The King of Lombardy , by his position is > Protector and President of the Italian United States . The Emperor of the French , holding his power by the votes of the people , can hardly assume the right to deprive the Italians of the power to form their own system . This system is not a novel one , but one under which the nation in ancient times was virtuous and flourishing ; and in times more recent the better part of Italy was prosperous , while , under the despotism of kings and popes , her southern regions , once covered with potent cities , were depopulated .

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      Foreign Incidents.

      FOREIGN INCIDENTS .

      A Night Fete In Italy.— A Letter From Co...

      A Night Fete in Italy . — A letter from Como , describing the rejoicings in honour of Victor Emmanuel in his new kingdom , says . — " The general illumination of the lake of Como took place last night . It is not in my power worthily to describe the splendour of the scene , which was offered by the famous lake on that night . From the-harbour of Como to the Punta di Tramesso , and from that heavenly spot to the Pliniana , all the villas and Tillages which dot the two banks of the lake were a blaze of painted lights . A myriad of . coloured boHoons were covering hundreds of boats , which , running from one point of that splendid mirror of waters to another , made of it a sort of fantastic and vast ball-room , where thousands of instruments harmonies the

      ' _ r . - _ _ _ - , _ : * ^^ * A Tuscan Magnate . —The old Marquis Capponi , who was once styled by M . Thiefs " the first citizen in Europe , " came down to the Palazzo Vecehio the other day ( says a Florence letter ) , to give his vote for the downfall of the House of Lorraine . He is stone blind , and as he walked along 1 , leaning on the arm of his son-in-law , many members . of the Assembly were affected to tears ; It was remembered that this illustrious man said to the Grand Duke Leopold on the day when he revoked the statute : " Your highness , listen to the last counsels of a friend . Do not lean upon the house of Austria , for if you do you will surely fall -with it . "

      A Deaf and Dumb Congregation . — - An interesting philanthropic enterprise has . recently been started in New York . A church for deaf and dumb mutes has heen opened with appropriate services . It is the only edifice in the world set apart for the use of this unfortunate class . The congregation numbers 150 members . To make the enterprise selfrsustaining , the friends of the deaf mutes were permitted to take part in it ; and now the congregation considers itself strong enough to have a building of its own . The services are conducted in accordance with the Episcopalian forms , and are partly oral and partly in the sign language . When sermons are delivered by any one but the pastor , they are interpreted by him to the eyes of the congregation . ¦ . ' .-in the

      T 6 UJ . O * Galley-Slaves . — There are arsenal and yard 4 , 500 formats who do all the heavy work . The worst are attached in couples by heavy chains passing round the ankles and waists , and linked together . The better behaved are allowed to go singly , ironed in the same way , with the exception of the connecting chain . They are clothed in coarse canvas trousers and shirts , branded with their numbers , and a woollen jacket . Their faces , close shaven , brbnzed by exposure to the sun , and brutalised by crime , are fearful to behold , and their repulsive appearance is heightened by their hair being notched short in lines running round the head , in order to facilitate their recognition should they escape . At night they lie down on inclined lengths of planking , without mattress or covering , in . twenties or thirties , and an iron rod run through the leg chains of each , so that no one can move without the rest . Their food consists of brown bread not all wheaten flour ,

      soup , and haricots et feves beans . The greatest obstacle to reformation . is chaining the men in couples . Youths only sixteen may be seen chained to old men tainted with every vice . Waking or sleeping the compagnons do chaine are never separated until freedom or death removes one of them . There were lately among the / orcats Colonel de Cercy , who commanded a regiment at Marseilles in 1851 , who was charged with the execution of the coup d ' etat in this town , and who was subsequently convicted of escroauerie : Captain Doineau , chef d ' tin bureau murder

      Arab , convicted of having conspired to an Arab chief ; Lieutenant de Mercy , convicted of having unfairly and with premeditation slain another oflficer when tipsy in a duel ; the chief army accountant ( chef comptable ) , who was sent to the Crimea ; the two managers of the bank at Toulon , and six abbes ( and there are more who manage to keep their former calling secret ) . An eminent painter is chained to a distinguished member of the Paris bar , and between them they keep the accounts of one department of . the prison , while of lawyers , and notaries there is no end .

      were playing their celestial . Fancy whole of this fairy scene animated by the gaiety and heauty of Italian women ; fancy the harmony of their songs , the thrill and glow of their enthusiasm , and you will still form but a faint idea of what the Lake 6 f Como was on that entrancing night . The ladies were almost all clad in light dresses of white muslin , with their ebon hair uncovered , singing the tender songs of their country . The goddesses of those villas , the Martinis , the Xitta Bologninis , the Visconti Sanseverinbs , the Castebarcos , and hundreds of other fair Milanese ladies were in their rich and elegant boats , throwing flowers upon the rippling waters of the lake . It was a scene to be witnessed nowhere , except at Como ; it was the combination of art and nature carried to the utmost of

      human perfection . Chabivaki Pleas . vntiues . — The Charivari amuses itself with the ship railway project for the Isthmus of Suez , says it is a clever attempt to inter M . dc liesseps' scheme , and that as it is well known the English engineers possess extraordinary ability—as , indeed , the Times says they can do anything—it suggests that the machines to be employed should be made just a trifle stronger , and , instead of lifting the ships over the isthmus , the projectors should move India over to the Mediterranean coast . In the same lively journal there is a sketch ofa Zouave taking leave of his friends of the camp ; he tolls them that ho is going homo to get married , to which a chasseur roplios , "Ah ! you are tired of peace already , are you $ and going to war on your own account ? " Transatlantic Okiokbt . —Our American cousins are at length convinced of the wisdom of cultivating the athletic sports which contribute so much to the vigour of our own branch of the Anglo-Saxon race . A New York letter says i-r- Cricket ia absorbing an unusual amount of attention at present . This is owing in part to the expected arrival of the All England Eleven . The first match they engage in is to be played at Montreal , against tho

      Twentytwo of that city . Tho second , will be played at Hoboken , near this city , against twenty-two who are to bo selected by tho St . George ' s Club } tho third will be played against twenty < -two of the Philadelphia . Club 5 tho fourth will bo tho All England Eleven against eleven selected by the Montreal Club , and , eleven selected by the St . Geofrgote Club of this city . This match will ho played at Montreal . ' Some time during September a match will be played at Hamilton , C . W ., against twenty-two of Upper Canada .

      The Accounts Of The Olives In Portugal A...

      The accounts of the olives in Portugal arc very bad , and a very short crop is expected . Tlie vine disease is worse than ever , and the loss in money to tho farmers and to the country generally will be very great . TProm Oporto , letters in which every credence can be " placed describe the , state of the vineyards as most disastrous . The steam navigation on the Tig ris , organised by Englishmen , is in full activity . A new steamer , the Bagdad , has commenced plying , and has numerous passengers . "• A letter from Bologna , in tho Opinione of Turin , says tlint Slgnor Alberto Mario and his wife flato Miss Jessy M . White ) wore travelling under

      the name of Martinez when arrested . They have boon treated with respqet , and will bo sot at liberty on condition of their quitting tho country . The Brussels Independence reports that General Changarnier does not intend to avail himself of tho amnesty . Busts of Cicero aixd , Agrippina ana a statue of Apollo , all in bronze , were found a few days ago in removing some earth for a road near I ' ompoii , and were placed in the museum at Naples . The Milan Gazette etates , on the faith of some traveller , that upwards . of seventy poreona wore arrested at Venice on tho night of tho 13 th , suspected of political agitation .

      . . . ____ _ India, And Indian Progress.

      . . . ____ _ INDIA , AND INDIAN PROGRESS .

      North-West Provinces Of India. To The Ed...

      NORTH-WEST PROVINCES OF INDIA . TO THE EDITOR OF " THE LEADER . " July , 1859 . Sir , —Tour articles on " India and Indian Progress" are perused in these parts with much interest , and it is therefore believed that a few lines upon the same subject may not be unacceptable . You enumerate in your issue of 14 th May , only about eleven places as adapted for European settlement in all the Himalayan range , 1 , 500 miles long , and in the smaller mountain systems of Southern India . Of these six only belong to the Himalayas . In fact , the circumstance that we possess no adequate room for colonisation in the great mountain districts of India , seems never to be dwelt upon sufliciently by the press at home . We have barely 200 miles in extent out of all the 1 , 500 miles from Assam to Peshawur ; and it is believed to be the fitt ed purpose of the oflBcials in India to take no advantage of honest opportunities of augmenting this British portion . 1 , 300 miles belong to the disaffected Nepaulese , to Bootam , to Cashmere , and to some petty rajahs . You talk of Simla and Sabathoo as suited for European settlers . Where ? These stations—for they are nothing more—are like islands in a sea ; they have only the ground within , the limits jealously fixed and maintained by the native chiefs , in whose territories they are but specks . All around is a sea , so to speak , of hostility

      aud aversion ; Will Englishmen like to settle in native states ? Will they be able to do so ? I know , by long experience , that the civil service will not assist Englishmen who desire to lease or buy land within native states . Indeed , colonisation will make no progress whateverwhile the management ot the measure lies in the hands of the Indian service . They detest all Englishmen of the industrial type worse than ever . The old hatred anil jealousy of the interloper are exasperated by anger . _ at the success of our representations against their inefficiency . You may write what glowing articles you please about the fitness of the mountain ranges for Englishmen—and you cannot write too warmly for the facts' —but all will end in failure while the work

      is left to the local service . Send of colonisation , and then you will see India going ahead . Look at your railways . Had the local service been debarred from meddling with these , the grand trunk lines would have been finished long since . Now no progress can be reported . Squabbles with insolent and ignorant officials have delayed the works , and driven back to England the best of your railway engineers ; while the needy Government have been using the money paid up on Calls by shareholders ; Your colonies will get on like your railways . Send us out commissioners of colonisa .. tion and of railway construction , with independent powers , and India will soon sparkle as the brightest and most valuable jewel in the British crown .

      I have said that our local authorities do not desire to take advantage of honest opportunities of augmenting the British territory in the Himalayas . A glaringinstance of this wilful lache has just occurred The Rajah of Teeree or Gurwhal lately died , and as he left no legitimate heir , his property fell by treaty to the English Government . To preventitlua accession of territory suitable for ( he colonist , the offlcia s are quietly straining every nerve to seat an "' eg '"" mate son of the late Rajah in his father ' s place , and they will most probably succeed , unless a power greater than themselves at homo stop this terrible shock to British colonisation . The territory is upwards of 4 500 square railesin area ; it contains every variety of climate , from perpetual snow to tho sweltering tropic ; thousands of rivers rush along ' , with a force equal to all tho horse poVS-now employed in machinery throughout the w (? rld and every animal ami every vegetable on S irth ^ WJ ^ ably cultivated in one or other ^; MS 58 iffi * -id to bo about 100 000 ^ S ^ X ^^ & S ^ -r . « « ffffijg ^ J ^^^^ i ^ ^^ ^ ta MOtoJ ! *? enlargaon this shameful abuse of trust TEngland you IWn to nothing hut rebellion or mutiny . Your mismanagement brought about tho flopoy outbreak f it has brought about the European soldiers' mutiny , just subsiding j hovr will you look when you provoke a general OnrUtian ,

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 27, 1859, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_27081859/page/9/