been calling in old money to make a re-coinage. A large part
of the five millions from Sicily came from this source. Forbes,
59. Conv. Dolmage.

The total of the private subscriptions received by Bertani's
Committee amounts to 851,735 lire 28 cent. The subscription
list, including sums from 1·50 upwards, is given in full in Ber-
tani Reso. The Cavourian National Society and the Million
Rifles Fund probably drew subscriptions from richer classes
on the average, and were more patronised by the municipal-
ities voting rates to help Garibaldi. The National Society re-
ceived and spent over 1,000,000 lire. (See accounts given in
La F. (Biundi), ii. 527-529.) The Million Rifles Fund, besides
many thousands of rifles and muskets, supplied more than
2,000,000 lire ( Bertani Comp. p. 24). Of these two millions a
large part was furnished by subscription or out of municipal
rates, and another large part by the Royal Government ( Luzio,
Giorn. d' It. 5 May, 1907, Finzi's correspondence). The Royal
Government, through the agency of the National Society, itself
secretly paid for the arms brought to Garibaldi by Agnetta in
the Utile on its first voyage: since the Utile left Genoa on May
24 (see Appendix B) before the taking of Palermo, we have here
evidence that Cavour financially assisted Garibaldi's expedition
before its initial success was assured; Mr. Nelson Gay has
proved this from documents in his possession, in his article
in the Deutsche Revue, December, 1910, p. 313.

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