The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-13 00:00:00

AUGUST 13, 1855.

with him. D'Heissin admits bask, seen strangen, bat
aye they seemly men to make plane of M. Lallier's home,
met pretends not to know their names. On Saturday, Aug.
26, Diron,alias Lesonste, arrived at Lille by the Belgian train,
sad lodged at the eestomhense the electric wires, which. in
musequeme of the requisite formalities, he could not retire
till the 28th. Oa the 4th of September following he oasis
entered Francis by the train front Tourney to Lille, ostoos-
ponied by another individual, who has not been identified.
On this occasion he brought with him the Bunsen battery
which he left at the Rabies' bureau, and called for the
neat day at Lille. On that day Devon and D'Hennin were
seen together at the Café de Pleoperatrice. The prisoner Des-
guises cams there to meet them, end took upon himself to
look for Cerdier. Cordier, on being produced, was asked
by D'Hennin to join the conspiracy, and pretended to con-
sent. Oa the following day D'Hennin, after eaplainiog the
affair to him, said, " Pay attention—it is a question of your
bead." Cordier being frightened, withdrew. Deaquiena
remained, and he received orders to be at twilight in the
Rue de la ?donnas. He came there, and was instructed to
take the planks, which he placed between the cemetery and
the railway. The gendarmerie subsequently found there
planks, and ascertained that they were abstracted
from the wood belonging to M. LaMar, and in
the cust.itly of D'Hennin. On Friday, September 8,
D'Hennin, who had not seen Cordier since the day when he
esid to him, " Take care of your hesd," met him by acci-
dent, and after loading him with reproaches said, " If you
say a word, look out for yourself." In the evening of that
day, D'Hennin, Dominions. and Duman, went to a place on
the railway, near the poet numbered 278-750, and there
pierced a b ile. On the 9th the amused met together fre-
quently. Oa the 10tb, towards five in the evening, Cord-
ier and %mart set out from Lille with tools, and towards
seven :o'clock arrived at the Porte St. Andri. :,Cordier
remained there with the touts. Dessert went to find Demo,'
who came with two packages of electric wire. Desquiene
shortly afterwards brought the infernal machine wrapped
up in paper. AU this things were concealed in the ditch
by the side of the railway. Deron then sent Dessert and
Cordier to tell Yandomme and D'Hennin to be between'
the bridges et the hour agreed upon. They promised to be
punctual. What took place between them afterwards Is
unknown, but the nest day the infernal machine was found
as described. The indictment than enters into long details,
tending to show that the originators of the plot were the
brothers Jacquin (seemed, but not in custody). These men,
of a superior ',titian in lire, are described as cherishing •
holy hatred against the Emperor. One of them, in a letter
to his mother at New York, expressed a hope that he might
live to see the Emperor shut up in an iron cage by the side
of jackals and hyenas.

The London mail with the evening papers and
second delivery of letters has not arrived to-day. It
is reported that the English packet ran into another
boat in the Channel and was compelled to put back to
Dover.

ITALY.

(MX OUR OWN COBN2SPONDEXT.)
ROME, Aocirisr 4.
It is to be regretted that whilst the rights and
pretensions of the church are vigorously defended
by the supreme Pontiff, the ecclesiastical decorum
which ought to accompany such pretensions is occa-
sionally transgressed in the most flagrant manner by
the prelates themselves, whose example ought to
shine before men. Much scandal has been produced
by the arrest of three magnates of the government,
to wit—Monsignor Matteucci, Vice-Camerlengo of
Holy Church and Director-General of Police;'
Monsignor Sagretti, Secretary of Police; and Mon-
signor Sibilio, President of the Sacred Consulta Tri-
bunal. These worthies have been attacked by the
Cardinal-Vicar for lewd intercourse with female pri-
soners, accompanied with such violence, on the part
of Monsignor Sibilio as to consitute a case of rape.
Of course great indulgence will be shown to the
frailties of these exemplary prelates, and their
arrest only amounts to detention in their
own houses ; but some people think that Monsignor
Matteucci will lose the cardinal's hat by it, although
others, who profess to know the Roman court better,
affirm that the regular course of preferment will not
►e interfered with for such a trifle.
The alarming pitch to which highway robberies
and burglaries have arrived has induced the govern-
ment to increase the severity of the penal code to-
wards that class of offenders. The use of the bas-
tioado is to be revived for the especial benefit of
pickpockets. A brigand belonging to Lazzarini's
celebrated band was shot the other day, Lear Lugo,
by a detachment of gendarmes, who received a grati-
fication of 100 scudi for their exploit.
A question arising out of the war in the East was
brought before the civil tribunal a few days ago.
Signors Settimio Carpi and Giuseppe Kronek had
laid a wager of 50 scudi—the former that a general
war would not break oat in 1854, the latter that it
would. The Judge de Sanais gave sentence
against Kronek, and ordered him to pay the
bet. There being no jockey club here debts
of honour are referable to toe civil tribunals.
I am happy to say that the cholera has almost left
Ancona, atter thinning the number of its inhabitants'
beyond the memorable year 1838. One of the last
victims was the newly arrived French consul, Count I,
de Challaye. About twelve thousand citizens fled
from the town, so that it appeared almost deserted.
These persons are beginning to return, but under
government regulations. Only a few are admitted
daily, lest by thronging they might give new aliment
to the epidemic, and before re-oceupving their abodes
a public process of fumigation is ordered. The dele-
gate, Monsignor Amici, has acted throughout with
great courage and devotion, but the greater part of
the chiefs of departments and their subalterns, with
the exception of the Goofaloniere, abandoned their
posts.
The Austrian garrison is in eau quo.