ITALY.

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ITALY.

XXX&JLJ X . Victor Emmanuel seems to be satisfied with the terms in which France has acknowledged the Italian kingdom. At the interview with the French Ambassador, the King returned a most favorable answer to the imperial message, and his Majesty added that Count Fleury's message would fill "all true friends of Italy with joy." All the letters from Southren Italy concur in stating that the country is in a very troubled condition, owing for the most part, to the prserice of the ex-Kiug of Naples at Rome, and the facility with which fre can communicate with his adherents and send them presents of money and arms. Even in 'the vicinity of Naples, "brigand's" ravage the country, and fearful reports are continually received of the brutalities committed by these bands ; though if it be true, as stated in the latest telegraphic advices, that Chiavone, the leading reactionist chieftain has been beaten, there are better hopes 'of pacification. The brigands are, however most daring; at the same time the irregular's) stem of warfare they have adopted can have no other effect than to harrass the country and exasperate all well-disposed people against them. General Cialdini is taking active measures for their suppression. He has ordered 15,000 volunteers from the National Guard to be enrolled for mobilization. Several Garibaldian officers have accepted commission from him. A great number of the brigands who were concentrated at

I Monteoilfon^ have been dispersed. The difficulty, however, is not to defeat and disperse such bands, but to cut off their re treat across the Pontificial frontier and to prevent the stream of fresh assassins from pouring in out of tho same source. It has been stated that the PapalGoyernment are n<*w serving out to the brigands a large quantity of muskets which were taken from the Neapolitan troops who sought refuge in the Poutifical territory, but some of the official journals of Paris deny this, report. The arms in question — some 30,000 muskets— were given they say, by General Goyan into the keeping of the Roman authorities, and are doposited in- the Castle of Saint Angelo, whence it would ' have been utterly impossible to withdraw them, without the knowledge of General Goyon. The Pope is again stated to be in ' "perfect health;" a change probably due to fresh assurances, which be is said to have received from France, concerning the stay of the French army." These assurances were accompanied, however, by a complaint made by the French Gov- ■ ernment against the Bishop of Poicties for styling the Emperor Napoleon " Herod III." On Tuesday his Holiness delivered a short allocution, in the course of whioh he declared himself grateful to France for her maintenance of the army of occupation in Rome, but at the same lime dwelt upon the abuse which those whom he designated as *' the enemies of order," will make of the course which France has pursued in recognising the Kingdom of Italy.