The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-17 00:00:00

THE ALLIANCE BETWEEN DENMARK

AND BWKDKN.

COPENIL&GEN, Oar. 16.

The Swedish Minister has received within the
last few days fall powers to sign the treaty of
alliance between Denmark and Sweden.

The Berlingske Tidende of to-day, alluding to the
statement of the Indepndance Beige, that England,
France, and Russia bad agreed upon a peaceful
solution of the conflict between Denmark and Ger-
many, declares that the Danish government has
received no proposal relative to mediation.

ITALY.

(ntox OUR ORY ougiutaim zwr.)

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, TURIN. OS% 12.

After presiding at a Council of Ministers yes-
terday the King received several members of the
diplomatic corps, foremost among them being the,
Hon. Mr. Elliot, who prevented the letters by
which he is accredited envoy extraordinary. and
minister plenipotentiary from the Queen of Eng-
land to the King of Italy. This evening the
Mexican envoys left for Paria, where they are to
have a private audience with the Emperor to-mor-
row. The head of this embassy is General
Woll. Having served under Napoleon 1.,
be is ultra-Napoleonic, like all the sur-
vivors of the grande armie# and not
at all Mexican ; this has not prevented him from
coming to Europe as a representative of the country
which suffers thus for its divisions and its civil
anarchy.

For the last two days statements in confidential
letters from Paris have given rise to the ruction/-
that M. de Sartigesis to be recalled. His departure,
I need scarcely say, would not occasion quite as
much regret as that of Sir James Hudson. Ido
not think this change will take place at once, but
it will probably occur before the end of the present
year. Foreign diplomacy continually Sounds the;
Italian ministry, with the view of ascertaining its
intentions and the part it means to play. France,
therefore, cannot wish to labour under the disad-
vantage of possessing a represent►tive who, with or
without reason, is so little liked that she frequently
has to employ unrecognised agents' here.
Prince Humbert will leave Genoa this evening
for Naples, hi company with the • Minister of
Marine. He pays a visit to Sicily, bat during the
greater part of his three maths' absence from this
city wiU stay in Naples with the new rank of oom-
mender of the brigade of Lombardy orenediera
This is an act of sourtesy towards Lombardy, that
he now quits OW a Mar thaw•atjahwort two'
years, during which he pined so much esteem and
affection that his departure was a source of regret to
the Milanese, who are not the easiest people to
please.

A company of English capitalists has concluded a
contract with the municipality of Turin for the
construction of seven large mansions that are to be
erected upon the Piazza della Statute, a new piazza
that will complete the splendid Via di Dora. In
the majority of the government works now being
executed in Italy I meet with Englishmen. This
was not so formerly. England herself has, there-
fore, gained by Italian liberty, although she gave
no assistance to it beyond that of her moral sup-
Port-
The tenth congress of Italian workmen met at
Parma three days ago, but with more dissension
and less advantage than the ninth. The object of
these congresses ought to be mutual assistance, but
sundry political intriguers who do not shine in
parliament mix themselves up with the operatives,
talk politics to them, make them lose their time,
and bring the institution itself into discredit. Ac-
cordingly a large number of the Societies of Mutual
♦ssistance refused this year to send representatives
to Parma. The congress nevertheless got through a
fair amount of uproar, if not of discussion.
Prince Amadeus, the Duke of Aosta, and Prince
di Carignano, arrived safely at Lisbon yesterday.
In a previous letter I said they would reach it on
Sunday, but I did not imagine it would be at ten
in the morning. The passage from Gibraltar to
Lisbon was made with great rapidity—a proof this
of the excellence of the ships by which the princes
were conveyed.
A commission composed of the Syndic, the
Marquis di Rora, Count Regis, and the Commen-
datory Vegezzi left Turin to-day for Savona in order
to examine the works of the Turin and Savona
railway, for which the municipality of this city have
disbursed some few millions. This line is of
strategical importance, and even commer-
cially it will not be wanting in utility,
bringing as it will many places in the inte-
rior of Piedmont into communication with the sea
to a far greater extent than the Genoa line, which
moreover has so much traffic that it is not sufficient
for present needs. The Serous Railway is also in
the bands of English contractors, like the Cavour
Canal, which is proceeding rapidly, and which
promises a result equal perhaps to that originally
estimated—rather a rare thing this, as everybody
will admit.