The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-05 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(11ZIITZle8 ITLIGIRAYS.)
REPORT OF THEULATE ITALIAN
MINISTRY.

TITE.IN, Oct 4.
A decree has been issued, convoking the Italian
parliament.

This decree is accompanied by a report, dated
19th Sept., addressed to the King by the late
Italian ministry, which says :
"At the moment,we assumed the reins of govern.
ment, the Roman question was in such a
condition, that it would have been unworthy and
useless to immediately commence fresh negotiations.
The government waited an opportunity, and has-
tened to take advantage of it when it considered
the general state of affairs in Europe to be favour-
able. After the deliberations of parliament which
were to guide the government, the Roman question
could only be solved by moral means. To obtain
the application of the principle of non-intervention
it was necessary to proceed in accord with France.
The Emperor of the French has always desired
to be able to withdraw his troops from Rome,
not only from this act being in conformity with
the principles and public rights whereon the Empire
and its policy are based, but also because the re-
surrection of Italy will be one of the principal
glories of his reign. But the Emperor considered
that he could not, by suddenly withdrawing his
troops in a body, abandon the power that he had
protected during fifteen years with his arms.
In order to reassure the catholic sentiment, the
Italian government could not but promise not to
attack the Pontifical territory, and to prevent any
attack being made by irregular bands from the
frontiers of the Italian kingdom. This promise
loyally given, and firmly kept, neither destroys nor
diminishes the rights or the aspirations of the
nation, but rather confirms the necessity of ope-
rating solely by moral force to obtain the triumph of
the national ideas. Nevertheless, whilst the govern-
ment was engaged with the Roman question
it did not forget the Venetian question. Austria
encamped in Venetia might become a menace under
circumstances to be foreseen. The principal idea
of the King was always the organisation of a system
of defence necessitating the treader of the seat of
government to a locality more favourably situated
than the present capital. Military coneideratioas
canoed Florence to be selected. This transfer, al-
though essentially a home question, is connected
with the Franco-Italian treaty—the conclusion of
which it has facilitated—from having been re-
garded by France as a guarantee that Italy had
renounced the use of violent measures towards the
Papacy."
The report then proceeds to speak of the sacrifices
made by Turin, and acknowledges its merits. In
conclusion, it expresses confidence that Turin will
follow the example of its King who has devoted
himself entirely to Italy.

PRAYERS ORDERED AT ROME.
ROME, OCT. 1.
_ _

The Pope has ordered public prayers and daily
processions in ♦low of the gravity of the present
state of things.
The persons arrested on the 29th bask have been
set at liberty.

THE VIENNA CONFERENCE.
FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAIN 11. Ocr. 4.

The Frankfurter Post Zeitung publishes a tele-
gram from Vienna stating that the Danish pleni-
potentiaries have received instructions from their
government, and will announce them at to-morrow's
witting of the conference. They are said to be 'Do
far acquiescent as to justify the hope that peace
will soon be concluded.

THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALE&
STOCKHOLM, Ocr. 4.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales left Stockholm at 10 o'clock this morn-
ing. They were accompanied to the railway station
by the Swedish royal family.
Prince Oscar proceeded with their Royal High-
nesses as far as Gothenburg.

THE EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH.
FRANKFORZON-THE,MAINE, Ocr. 4.
The New Frankfurter Zeitung of to-day states,
that yesterday afternoon the Empress of the French,
accompanied by her suite, unexpectedly left
Schwalbach for Ludwigshafen, by way of Mayence.
BADEN, Ocr. 4.
The Empress Euginie arrived here at one o'clock
to-day. The Grand Duke and Duchess of Baden
and the King of Prussia went to meet her Majesty.

ITALY.

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TURIN, Ocr. I.

The new ministers have officially spoken to the
nation. They accept the convention signed at Paris
on the 15th September, together with the condition
of transferring the capital of the kingdom to
another seat Everybody to whom I spoke this
morning agrees in one point at least, and it is that
of approving General Lamarmora's frank and
loyal declaration ; for everybody feels that to
tell the plain truth, however disagreeable it may be,
is always the best policy. Of course, there are still
some Piedmontese who are not satisfied with the
decision of their new name, but even these are now
prepared to discuss calmly the provisions of the
convention and its secret article, and leave it to
parliament —which will meet on the 24th
to decide the great question. I have the fol-
lowing as the text of the Secret Article from
a source which leads me to believe that my
version is strictly correct, to the letter.
" Secret article.—As a condition of the present
convention the government of his Majesty the
King of Italy binds itself to transfer definitively
the seat of the government and its central adminis-
tration to Florence within the term of six months.
It is agreed and understood that the period of two
years fixed for the evacuation of the Papal terri-
tory will commence from the day in which the royal
decree which establishes the transfer of the capital
to Florence shall have begun to receive its exe-
cution."

BOAILD OF THAD', WHITY.IIALL, OCTOBER 3.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade bare received, frem the Secretory of
State far Foreign Affairs, • copy of a despatch from her
Mejesty's Agent sod Consul-Gensra/ at Botha:eat, eaciaeing
the tranalatinn of • decree impnsiog customs duties ma
self:Asa exported from the United Principalities of Moldavia
sad Wallachia, which is published in !sat night's Gazette.
CILYITAL PALACI. OWN rintiLuto Day. ••••
TI:LbDAT, Ocr. 4.—Admisdoss on payment, 3,°263; date
MISINI ftebss., 975; WA 4,338.