GARIBALDI'S AMOURS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 857, 7 August 1879, Page 3

GARIBALDI'S AMOURS.

The following extract from the correspondent of the Sydney Evening Journal at Rome throws light upon the telegram announcing that Garibaldi has commenced proceedings with the view to the annulment of his marriage. — "Rome, May 9. — Garibaldi came to Rome a few weeks ago and was received with extraordinary honour. The King paid him a visit and sat by his couch for 20 minutes. When Garibaldi went to return this visit at the Quirinal, he drove into the court-yard of the palace, and pretended to be unable to mount the stairs. Consequently King Humbert came down and . got into Garibaldi's carriage and conversed with him for some time. These extraordinary honours paid by Royalty to Garibaldi were ill requited. A few days after the visit to the King, Garibaldi presided at a democratic meeting m Via due Maccella, and was carried upstairs to the hall of assembly, and made a tolerably long speech, remaining at the meeting from half-past twelve till four m the afternoon. At this meeting, at Garibaldi s auggestieri, a most republican resolution ' was adopted, calling on all Italians to form a democratic league for the overthrow of jthe monarchy and establishment of universal suffrage, with an armed nation to redeem the Italian provinces still suffering under the tiyanny of the stranger. Garibaldi issued a manifesto a day or two afterwards, embodying these sentiments, and copies of this, manifesto were fixed to the walls of Rome and other cities. ' They were, however, taken down by order .of' the Government. Garibaldi is now completely under the influence/ of a woman named Francesca Armasino, who was once wet nurse to a child of Stefan a Canzio son-in-law to Garibaldi. She now lives with Garibaldi openly as his mistress (Garibaldi is separated from his lawful wife) and has borne him three children, of whom two, Manilio and Clelia Garibaldi are alive. Signora Francesca is anxious to get some of Garibaldi's pension settled on herself, as otherwise I she will be nearly penniless after Garibaldi's death. 'She is froni Antiguana, near Asti, and has built a country house m her native place, and also has filled Garibaldi House m Oaprera with servants from Antiguana. She is most extravagant and careless m expenditure. The Bank of Naples has just forgiven Garibrldi a debt of 300,000 francs due on a bill of exchange.