The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-09 00:00:00

ITALY.

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ROMF,Jons 3.
This morning Monsignor Dupanloup, Bishop of
Orleans, one of the most conspicuous of the many
members of the church militant now here assem-
bled, preached a sermon in the church of St. An-
drew on behalf of the Christians of the East. Ten
cardinals and 120 bishops formed part of the con-
gregation. He lamented that the Turkish empire,
"the fall of which would be a great benefit for
civilisation," should be maintained for political
reasons. He spoke mysteriously of Paris as a city
whose "future destinies were uuknown." Alter
tho sermon the plates for the collection were held
by several bishops.
On Sunday Cardinal Wiseman harangued a
couple of hundred lads who were employed to sing
hymns to the bishops in front of the Alfieri palace,
and told them that, if noel were, they must re-
nounce song and take up the sword in defence of
the Holy See.
It is a part of the farce now enacting that the
Pope is supposed to know nothing about the ad-
, dress signed by the bishops in favour of the tem-
poral power. It is to be a delicate surprise for his
Holinees, who will stick to the theory that he
never called upon them to do anything more than
canonise the Japan martyrs.
Several princes and priests have solicited the
privilege of waiting at table at the grand dinner of
360 covers which the Pope is to give on the Bth.
His Holiness has made a speech to the bishops
in French, but he does not speak French well.
It is calculated that the aggregate amount of
St. Peter's pence money brought here by the
bishops comes to 100,0001. sterling.
The National Committee has published a pro-
clamation exhorting patriots to abstain from all
manifestations during these fates, and to rely upon
it that the French army will soon evacuate Rome.
This placard is torn down by the gendarmes.

STROLL OT ART-03111011 AT SOUSE I
BITIIINOTON.—The soansalled sardonyx ewer (attributed to
Cellist), to which we celled particular attendee, is the pro-
piety of Mr. Beresford Hope, not of Mr. H. T. Hope, as we
stated is our remit notice of this exhibitioe.
TAB FLOuD IN TES PZI4B.—LYNN, SUNDAY
Ntoirt.—From pommel nteerration made this at totems. I
awed hood oat any prospect of the completion of the coffee
dam foe at least another torten's". Some few of the panels
have berm dropped into their pbiocs between the piling, but
they have sot been driven more than four feet and a half
into the earth. That is hardly • sufficient depth to prevent
so strain a (torrent from scouring beneath them, mid it is
intended to make an effort to drive them Ain deeper.
When they are all put into their places, it is intended to
strengthen them by driving some sheet piling in front.
To-day, at suitable intervals of the tide, the divers
were down filling op the bottom of the dam with
sacks of earth, which were being laid with consi-
derable can to prevent the water from soaking through.
Oa Saturday the engieeer to the Magdalen Fen Ommein-
dopers (Mr. A. Hamden) called the attention of the Middle
Level Commissioners to the fact that another hole had bees
scoured about mesa feet through the cutting of the sego
bank, opposite tie first breech that was made in the wisdom
beak. Mr. Lytle, C.E., at mos proceeded to Wes pot
dieated, with Mr. flaaeders, and premised that immedlat•
steps should be takes to step*, wear and 1111 up the hole.
The whole of the east bank far several miles is still in •
very insecure state from the wont of puddling, as all ahoy,
the level of the laud tit bank is composed of •
spongy turfy soil, and whoa the tide la up the water is, per-
=nese feet above the level el the Fee land, mad emt•
acne ofYtir back' waters PariLby way Itof ilWistemdedell Creek!oaselnisses°sas
the @henna is stopped up by the compleitee of the &a

WARSAW, Jmnt 1.
The news of the appointment of the Grand Duke
I
Constantine as viceroy, with M. Wiellalu as
manager of the civil administration, and General
Luders as commander of the army of in
Poland, is circulating in Warsaw. But this news
seems to proceed more from rumours spread abroad
than from any local reliable source. It is not the
first time that rumours of this kind have been cir-
culated ; but previously the Grand Duke Michael,
or some German prinoe, was spoken of as a future
viceroy. The name of the Grand Duke Constan-
tine gives to this combination a most stringent
meaning, beeause, as far as the character of this ,
prince is known, he very probably would not
accept the post without a oertain latitude of action.
To pursue the present system and govern the
country by means of a permanent state of siege,
would be both derogatory to his elevated position,
and, most likely, not in accordance with his high i
intellect. As there is act any symptom of real l
concessions, and of a respite in the draconian rule
1
of the present authorities, this rumour arose very -
Iffiely out of the many projects which are daily 1
sleet:bed at lit, Pelpsbarg. and abigsiemel seen gi.'
afterwards, according as one or the other' eetut
party gets the upperissiod. 1
These two parties are the aspiring liberal Rua-
' sian' and the, ruling despotico-military Genasa one.
TheEmperotAlexander oscillates between these two
f=74. u ' and hence the continual talk about re-
001110M101111. and constitutions, whilst the
most tal and degrading system is in forme
The project of the Grand Duke Constantine's
vice-royalty has made here a very favourable
impression, as the people attach to it the hope of
a thorough change of system. Some sanguine per-
sons go even so far ea to predict the restoration of
the constitution of 1.1316 and the organisation of a
separate Polish army. But it is difficult to see cm
what grounds such hopes can be founded. The
position of the Russians and of the Poles is of such
• nature that neither the one nor the other would
enter frankly into such an arrangement, and keep
to it faithfully. The Poles cannot be satisfied
with concessions granted to the kingdom as long as
their fellow-countrymen in the other Polish pro-
vinces remain excluded from the national bond,
and the Russians very justly could not trust
them as long as they keep the other parts
in bondage. It is but the union of the other
Polish provinces with the kingdom under • sepa-
rate, national government, that could settle
the matter and attach tits Poles to the crown of
Russia. But as nothing of the kind an be ex- ,
petted from Russia, unless she is compelled to
yield, all these hopes of a fortunate turn in the
affairs of Poland will very likely not be realised.
Whilst awaiting the confirmation of the above
news, the people here are, as of late, a prey to the
vexistione, rapacity, and revengefulness of an un-
principled soldiery. Bad as it is in this respect in
the kingdom, the other Polish provinces annexed
to Russia are in a worse position. Hers the
authorities are at least restricted in their mischiev-
ous dealings by the fear of the public opinion in
Europe ; but the other provinces are so closely shut
up from the whole world, even from Russia Proper,
that very little transpires of the oppression they are
enduring.
The following occurrence may serves. an illustra-
tion of the manner in which the Russian satraps
are preparing the people for constitutional life. At
Kijew, the capital of Polish Ukraine, a funeral
service was celebrated on the 27th of Yebenary for
the victims of Warsaw. Several judges of the peace
were among those present. Prince Vorassilcst
the Governor-General, having learned it, suspended
them from office, and ordered a prosecution against
them. The tribunal, though a Russian one, found
them not guilty, and made them sign the verdict.
Upon this the justices of the peace applied to the
Lieutenant-Governor for their restoration to office.
Oa receiving the application, the Prime summoned
the magistrate into his presence, and asking him in a
furious tone how he dared to acquit notorious
rebels, ordered him to draw up in his presence
another verdict. In vain the magistrate repro-
seated the scandal of such • proceeding. To all hir
representations the Prince answered—'' So it must .
be, as it is my will" (Stoic byt', )a tak choizu). Of
course the verdict was altered and handed to the jus-
tices of the peace. They have appealed to St. Peters-
burg, but up to the present time no answer has
arrived, and, as is must in such oases, it will
probably not come before the Prince's removal to
some other post, which may not be for several
It is said that M. Wielopolski is ex here
to-night, in company with General Adlerberg.
These two names coupled together look rather
ominous.