16 AUGUST 1851, Page 2

There is considerable activity among the military in Italy. The

Austrian garrisons and stations are strengthened along the whole e of frontier, especially towards Piedmont. Radetzky is under- Stood to have applied for reinforcements from Germany. Con- nected with these movements—perhaps arising out of them—are nu- merous but rather vague reports of plots and contemplated insur- rections. The Court of Saxony, long notorious for its zeal in propagating the Roman Catholic faith, has offered to mediate be- tween the King of Sardinia and the Pope. The intimate family relations which connect the Courts of Saxony and Turin have prompted this step : it appears to be contemplated not without alarm by the Italian Liberals.