The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-30 00:00:00

THE FORTIFICATIONS OF

Ina note relative to the above fortifications, the
Momiteur of yesterday states that the Emperor
called the attention of the Oeneral•in-Chief to the

subject at the commencement of this year, bat the
rigour of the season and more pressing exigencies
did not permit of the great labour necessary. Very
soon, however, the works will be completed. " La-
miesch is from this time," says the Moniteur, " a
French port, the importance of which must increase
with the progress of the operations of the war in the
Crimea."

A correspondent of the Independance Beige asserts
that Kamiesch will be garrisoned by 20,000 men. Its
position is said to be so formidable as to resemble
another Gibraltar. Constantinople, according to this
authority, will have a garrison of 40,000 men. Varna,
Adrianople, and Gallipoli will be similarly occupied.
Masters, thus, of excellent positions, inimical to the
commerce of Russia. the Allies would be able to wait
tranquilly and without ism sacrifices, until Russia
consents to pesos." Ths latter remark will excite
some amusement.

PIEDMONT.

The law for abolishing religious corporations in
Piedmont, as amended by the Senate, was accepted
by the Chamber of Deputies on the 28th inst., by a
majority of 72.
A serious disturbance occurred at Vigevano, Pied-
mont, on the 20th, occasioned by a procession in
honour of the Immaculate Conception, which was re-
ceived with disapprobation by a large portion of the
population. To groans and hisses succeeded missiles
of the softer kind, whereupon the members of the
procession, who, it seems, bad been informed of
the intended demonstration, drew heavy bludgeons

Without falling into the fond error of underrating
a newly defeated adversary one may entertain the
conviction that after all that we have lately heard
of the efficiency of the Russian army is the Crimea,
and after months of downright strennowt exertion on
the part of the Czar and his generals, that army is in I
no better condition to encounter the battalion* of 1
France and England under the ordinary renditions of
warfare than when it first encountered them on the
Alma. Possibly the pro-Russian journals of Germany
may not exaggerate when they state that Prince
Gortchakoff disposes of 160,000 fighting men in the
Crimea, but the information which reaches us of tee
DELAY OF THE FRENCH MAILS.—The boisterous
date of feeling in the Russian ranks is of more im-
portance than the evidence of ten thouned human
weather in the Changer has prevented our receiving
mashes, more or less under the orders of the Rua-
*. appears by letters hem Sebastopol, the usual letter
from the Paris correspondekt of the
m
Daily News in time for insertion this evening. With
bus nuked Vienna, that the services of • h.. the same mail are letters from the Crimea and the
gift et which Prince Gortehakoff makes so much Overland Mail.
rlwt see not en unmixed advantage. The Ten DEPARTMENT Tartars, THE INDIAN IN THE PARIS EXHI-
OESSIRs and Greeks, who contrite to pass BITION.—The parties in charge of this interesting ponies
lbsgwasa the camps, tell others besides the of the erect industrial display have ennuivs-to gratify both
General of the abundance of our resources, the their English empleyis and the Petioles public. French
Ifacility of our provisionmest, the certain approach of attendants are employed is the Indian department on San-
reinforcements, and the calm confidence o our sot- asp, end the Eaglis., let at liberty tQ saltannise the day as
tilers. Three, thanks to Prince Gartaltskog are their conitiszces dictate.

from under their hooded robes, and set upon- the
assailants. The latter entrenched themselves in the
aafb Gioberti, but were dislodged, and all the furni-
ture of the coffee-house was destroyed. In the mean-
time a party of soldiers arrived ; some arrests were
made, and order restored. In the evening the anti-
processiouista attempted to revenge themselves by
breaking the windows of the bishop's palace sad
seminary, bat the public force was on the alert, sad
no further mischief occurred.