The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-04-05 00:00:00

ITALY.

Awarding to the Deify News. a journal generally well
Informed on Italian politic., Italy is still in an alarm-
ingly unquiet state, The annutinoement of a Congress,
which is there regarded as • combination against the
hopes and desires of the Italian people, has stimulated a
movement which all the prudence of Count Cavour may
not be able long to restrain, and which should that
patriotic statesman be weakened or overdirown, would
pas•into the hands of the republican and revolutionary
Party."
A political handbill has been extensively circulated at
Leghorn, in which it is stated that Piedmont desires the
liberty of Italy, but that she wishes her friends to abstain
from disturbance* which would only weaken her cause.—
Volunteers continue to be enrolled in Piedmont in great
numbers. Scores of noblemen and gentlemen have en-
listed under Victor Emmanuel's flag as private soldier..
—On the 2:1r4 ult. • funeral mass was celebrated in the
cathedral of Turin, for the Italians who fell at the bat-
tle of Novara. Crowds collected from all neighbouring
parts; the throng became so great that the Jpace within
the sacred edifice could not contain them ; and the open
space in front of the church was completely filled. All
the Ministers attended except the Minister of War. The
concourse of ladies attired in deep mourning was very
groat; these having assembled an hour before in the
square of San Carlo, followed in procession the national
guard, and they in turn were followed by the students
of the University, who carried their banner. General
I ;aribalili has taken the oath of fidelity to King Victor
Emmanuel. Ile commands a division that will be used
(if need be) in guerilla warfare.
Letter. from Piacenza announce that on the Zlrd,
24th. and nth ult., 1,2(t) Austrians, with fit) cannons,
LAP barrels of resin, and a great quantity of Congreve
rockets, arrived there. The church has been converted
into a flour magazine.
It appears that the story nf the Pope having recently
preferred a second and peremptory demand for the its
mediate evacuation of the Roman States by the French
and Austrian troops, was founded only upon a forma
repetition in writing of the original request, made war
belly on the 21st of February. Another story is that the
evacuation has been by common accord postponed to the
:Mit of December next.

Cogungss.—On the subject of the proposed
Congress to consider the Italian question, rumour has
been engaged in contradicting herself daily for more
than a week past. It does seem certain that the Con-
gress will be held at Itailen-Reolen, early in the month
of April ; and that there is a strong disposition to come
to a pacific settlement. There has been much debate as
to whether Piedmont should be admitted to the confer-
ence ; a point which France would, of course, favour.
and which the other Emperor, Prince Napoleon, is said
to have demanded. In the event of Piedmont being
included, as she will be, it seems, admission could not
be refused to Tuscany, the Papal Govermuent, and the
Duchy of Parma ; Naples and Modena being naturally
excluded—Naples on account of its interruption of in-
ternational relations, and Modena because it has never
recognised the Imperial Government. Austria made
certain conditions before she consented to the Congress,
as for instance, she will not take part in any discussion
which could possibly lead to a modification of the
treaties of 1815, and consequently there can be no
question of her relinquishing any part of the territory
which she now possesses in Italy, or her rights of
reversion in Tuscany and Itialena. Another condition
was, that Sardinia should quit the menancing attitude it
has lately taken up ; but it appears from a despatch of
Count eavour that Santini& is not at all inclined to do so
at present, though she promises not to attack Austria.