The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-22 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

THE CONVENTION WITH ITALY.

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PARIS, WEDNESDAY Evranwo.

The Mats returns this morning to an investiga-
tion of the principal question of the day—a question
which for the moment takes the wind out of the
sails of Austria and Prussia, and leaves those
powers and the secondary States, the Duchies
and Denmark, dipping under the horizon. It was
on the 18th that the journal the Italie announced
that King Victor Emmanuel had that morning
signed a decree convoking the parliament for the
4th October. The presence of Prince Humbert in
this capital,the absence of the PrincessAnnaMurat,
the meeting of the Marquis de Pepoli, General
Menabrea, and M. Nigra, all excited suspicion that
some change was about to be effected in the rela-
tions between France and Italy. This was only
natural. However, the Constituttonnel re-
mains enveloped in mystery, and has only
spoken of a treaty stipulating for the evacu-
ation of Rome, in broken, unmeaning sen-
tences worthy of a cabinet minister charged to
reply to a difficult question without giving any
information. The Maniteur, more dignified still,
says not a word, probably aware that its assertions
as to future events meet with little or no credence.
The Italie, on the clauses of the treaty,was far more
explicit a few days ago than it is now, acknow-
ledging that among the arrangements which had
been made between the two governments there are
several which for some time to come will not be
brought to light. These mysterious clauses have
as yet only been the object of a treaty in form.
What meets with general belief both here and at
Turin is that as soon as the parliament meets
the King will propose to transfer the seat
of government from Turin to Florence.
The Debate seems to regard the translation to
Florence as a step in the right direction. Two
courts hostile to each other will be drawn geogra-
phically nearer together, but diplomatically the dis-
tance will remain the same, and a guarantee given
at Turin will be as binding as one given at
Florence. Other persons regard the change of capital
as a serious matter in the history of a nation, but
surely as a nation Italy has no history, and the
*ankle of several cities are more famous than those
of Turin. But then, as the !Abate says, these are
matters of secondary importance, and what the
nation, and more than the nation, desires to know
is, what are the intentions of France 1 Until
the Moniteur shall have unsealed its lips,
continues the same paper, we must re-
gard this change of capital as a mere
strategic movement having no bearing on the'
Roman question. The King of Italy does, how-
ever, show some anxiety with regard to Austria
and Venice. Against an army marching from the
quadrilateral across the plains of Lombardy there is
no existing barrier. One battle lost to Italy, and
Turin would be in the hands of the enemy. The
cabinet of his Majesty have no doubt considered,
looking at the unsettled state of Europe, that the
sword of Damocles is suspended above the heads of
a pacific people, that at the commencement of any
military season the blade may fall, and that the
capital of a great kingdom should not remain within
the grasp of an angry and powerful nation. Flo-
rence, on the other band, is protected from any
such danger,by the line of the Po, by several strong
places, and by its greater distance from the Austrian
outposts.
These contemplated alterations in the in-
terior policy of Italy may have given rise to the
rumour that broader measures had been deter-
mined on. Another false hope will be a serious
embarrassment for the government of King Victor,
and already we see by a perusal of the evening
papers that the youths of Turin have made one of
those small manifestations which are often the pre-
lude to more dangerous exhibitions of ill feeling.

When it was considered there that the evacua-
tion of Rome was a certainty, one of the first
questions asked was—And what will Garibaldi
do 1 As long as the King of Italy could
persuade the party of action that he en-
tertained hopes of driving the Pope from the
natural capital of Italy, he could manage to keep
them quiet. But if he resigned all pretension of
gaining the goal for the attainment of which they
were prepared to make any sacrifice, if he con-
sented to protect what they hated and avoid what
they coveted, would he be any longer able to keep
his throne ! The party of action, directly France
receded, would be into Rome in spite of King
Victor, and would his Majesty enter into an
unequal struggle with his own people or recall
the French legions, acknowledge his own weakness,
and band himself over, bound hand and foot, to
his Gallic Protector 1 It is not considered at all
improbable that even the present measure will
set a torch to all that is combustible, anti-French,
and ultramontane, beyond the Alps.
The Pays has an article alluding to the state-
ments made by foreign papers with regard to the
evacuation of Rome. "We are quite ignorant
of the amount of truth contained in these
rumours." This article is signed by the secretary
to the redaction, which is a sort of notification
that it came from the office of the proper
minister.

German letters reaching here to-day announce a
new combination. Austria, England, and Russia
have agreed on a common policy, and intend, or
have already insisted on the Duchies being re-
attached to Denmark by a personal union. Berlin

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Mr. J. G. Shaw Lefevre, M.P., and Professor
Huxley, two of the oomminolopen appointed to {squire into
the condition of the sea Bakeries of the United Kingdom,
will visit the moat of Laseiehire towards the end of the
present month. They will hold courts for tie reception of
evidence on the subject,-.mend other pleas, at Barrow,
Morecambe, Fleetwood, and Liverpool.

Sir Stafford Northoote delivered an elaborate
addressee the question of raiddle-clam education at Leeds
yesterday, the occasion being the animal distribettion of the
prime awarded by the West Riding Educetiosal Board.
Referring to the inquiry shortly to he instituted into the
condition of the graaunar schools le Begland, the right, his.
baronet said that the number of these institutions
now hoesstly fnldUing the wpm sod intentioes of their
original beams was comparatively few. This bed mainly
arisen from a towslaviah adherence to the mere phraseology
of the origami bequests, whilst this spirit and object of
these bequests ought alone to be regarded. The cir-
cumstanoss of the time had cheesed, and all narrow
monopolies and restrictions in counexion with these schools
ought to he removed.

The Cheater Courant states that the joiners' strike
in that city is virtually at as end, end the question of the
half-holiday, which wee the came of the disruption, hes
bees set at met by the men giving six weeks' notice for the
desired half-holiday, and the masters wowing to great the
same at the expiranoc of that time.

On Saturday a bathing apparatus, equally
adapted to sea or river bathing, was tried between the Pont
Neuf and the Pont de la Comrade. A perms, by this
system, is in a recumbent position, with his bead above
water, as in an ordinary bath, while by the simplest
mechanical oontrivanoe he can mom about with more
safety and less fatigue than if he were is a low boat At
that mast charming bathing-plea, Arceolion, asar Bor-
deaux, a somewhat similar invention has been smosenfolly
tried this summer. It is called betas baignoire—hathinr
boat. In form it resembles the MOMS used by the country
people of that ooast. In the metre is a reservoir, in which
the sea water circulates. Above is a bat to shelter the
bather, not only from the gam of his Maeda, bat likewise
from the wind or sun. As there is a constant eirculatioe of
sea water in the bath, the bather is, at the same time,
immersed in the esa and yet is a boat, se the bath ma be
taken either when the bateau bairsoire is at &mita or
wailing through the water.

A deplorable accident occurred last week at the
theatre at Klaussoborg (Transylvania) during the perform-
ance of William Tell. The actor, who played the part of
the Swiss hero, being short sighted, mistook a rival, and
shot at Gaoler prematurely. The arrow entered the eye of
an inspector of the theatre who happened to he in the side
scenes. The unfortunate man fell insensible, and iodamena-
Ike of the brain having moon after supervened, little hope
is entertained of his recovery.

The Freemasons of Italy have not chosen any
grand-master since the resignation of Garibaldi, bat
have confined themselves to naming the Professor de Locus
regent.
A CLERICAL ILLVITILATION.—The Rev. J.
Keble, writing to the Times against the decision of the
Privy Council, in the case of "Brays and Reviews,"
soya:—" It is rimmed that the wrong doom by the sen-
tence' be it great or email, iv congaed to Dr. Williams' and
Mr. Wilson's parishes, and that others, therefore, seed
not be concerned ; which to those who count faith in the
Bible and in eternity to be more than a matter of life and
death is as if the guides of public opinion should say,
'lt is only Mr. Briggs and his friends who are damaged ;
why moth an outcry about bringing hie murderer to
Notice r"
THE TERCENTENARY AT STRATFORD-ON-AVON.
The unfavourable result of the terceoteoary celebration,
lately held at Stratford, has given 0001111kAl for an act of
rare liberality. The balance-sheet, as we have stated, showed
that a loss of above three thousand pounds had bees sus-
tained by the committee. From the public enthusiasm
having been completely exhausted, the prospect of
raising this large sum appeared to be exceedingly gloomy.
The family of Mr. Flower, the popular Mayor of Strat-
ford, have, however, come forward with an offer which at
once sweeps away a third part of the Mobility. The mayor
himself subscribes the handsome sum of 5001., while hi two
sons each contribute 2501. It is to be hoped that their
awn* will excite esonlation.—Worouter arosticte.