26 AUGUST 1871, Page 3

General Bixio, the ablest of Garibaldi's Generals, except, per haps,

his own son Riociotti, has betaken himself to a now career. He has surrendered his rank in the Italian Army and his seat in the Senate, and returned to his old career as a merchant-ship cap- tain, and intends at 50 to commence a career in China and Japan. He takes a ship of his own, and we hope intends, under cover of a merchant enterprise, to commence a Rajah Brooke career. He is just the man for it, and with 200 brave Italians, six light field-pieces, and the support of Rome, if he succeeds, be ought to secure for Italy some Asiatic possession. Borneo would be the place if the Dutch were not so jealous, but as it is he, should try Formosa.