19 OCTOBER 1861, Page 1

Ricasoli has reorganized the department of the Interior. Hitherto every

order throughout Italy has been countersigned by the Minister, and the burden of centralization became intolerable. The new decrees appoint 59 prefects, one to each province, who will de- ride all matters of local interest. On larger questions they will correspond with four Directors-General at Turin, who again will take their orders direct from the Minister responsible to Parliament. This decree completely upsets the " regional" system, which threatened to keep up the divisions among, the Italian States, and was extremely unpopular. It will probably be confirmed in all its essentials by Parliament.