The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-02 00:00:00

PIEDMONT.

The Sardinian Minister, Count Villanterins, has
left Paris for Turin, having been sent for by theliing,
to accept the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs. •
The Piemonte of Turin, of the 27th April, gives the
following account of the incident in the Senate,
already announced by telegraph, which has led to
the suspension of the discussion on the Convents'
Suppression Bill, and the subsequent resignation of
the Piedmonteee Cabinet:
In the sitting of the Beads yesterday, the Bishop of
Canals, Mgr. Callabiana, doelared in the name of the whole
episcopal body, that it was willing to provide, oat of its own
rseourees, the sum of 900,000 fr. suppressed in the budget.
This offer, he added, was made with the Pope's consent,
in order to put an end to all dissension ; bat before dist**.
ing the eeeditions annexed to this offer, he would wait till
the ministerial conditions were known. The President of
the Council replied that he could sot give an immediate I
reply to a proposal of ouch impatiens's, and that he would
therefece move the adjournment of the discussion to the fol-
leniag day, that the Council of Ministers might deliberate
at the matter in the interval. H. added that it was with
pleasure that he saw a proof of the patriotism of the *pis-
"posy in the proposal of Senator Callabiana. The discus-
sion wee adjourned amordingly.
From the Opinsone we also learn that General
Durando, who had been entrusted with the forma-
tion of a new cabinet, had not yet succeeded in his
endeavours.

The Patna of Genoa says that, in order to prevent
any delay in the departure of the Piettmontese con-
tingent in consequence of the destruction of the
Crossus, the French government has sent orders to
the Crimea to furnish the Piedmont's' troops with
rations for 20 days; on their arrival at Balakkva.
The Corriere Mereantsie of Genoa states that the
Tripoli, Sardinian steam frigate, has been despatched
to San Fruttuoso, to save what is left of the cargo of
the Cronus. The prow of that vessel is stated to be
high out of the sea and the poop underwater. Tha.bis
of the Sardinian government in provisions and skees
is said to be 800,000 f. The insurance company will
I have to pay the proprietors three millions of franca.

01 yes DAILY MM.)
PARIS, TUUDAT Eviimuto.
I fear there was but little exaggeration in my
letter of Saturday in which, from private informs-
tion, I stated it to be probable that the siege et
Sebastopol would be raised. When the Montlexr
admits that the fire has ceased "io order not to ex-
haust the ammunition," a man mast be sanguine in-
deed to doubt the painful fact that the protracted
bombardment has been a failure. Reinforcements,
the same paragraph in the official journal states, are
waited for and are on the point of arriving. It is
well. The allied armies are, indeed, as I told you,
about to receive immense reinforcements, but for a
totally new plan oT carrying on the war. No reinforce-
ments that can arrive before Sebastopol will render the
honeycombed guns in our batteries serviceable. I
venture to predict with entire confidence that the

(PAM TEI

bombardment, said to be "momentarily" suspended,
will not be renewed for a very long time to come.
I have now to bring to your notice an unparalleled
achievement of the electric telegraph, which I know
tor certain was accomplished yesterday. A despatch'
from General Canrobert, dated Sebastopol, April 30,
3h.35m , reached Paris yesterday at 13h.35m. Thus, a
communication from the Crimea has been actually
received in three hours ! Of the contents of the
despatch I have no authentic information ; but I see no

reason for suppressing what 1 have heard said about
it, because the rumour, false though it may be, will
go through Europe. It is said that the Russians
have attacked the positions of the Allies near Bala-
klava ; that a great battle has been fought, in which
20,000 men on both sides were left hors de combat,
and that the victory was doubtful. On the other
hand, I am told, by a person likely to receive Rus-
sian news, that the Russian commander at Stbaato-
pol, fearing another Inkermann, did not intend to
attack the Allies in a general battle, but felt confi-
dent that with the approaching hot weather, pesti-
lence would be a powerful Russian auxiliary.
The Constitutionnel continues to publish letters
from Vienna, talking in hopeful language about the
moribund Vienna Conferences. It, however, makes
the admission to-day, in a few prefatory lines, that
the events in the Crimea had not taken a buffici-

ently decisive turn to abate the haughtiness
of the Muscovite, and that Sebastopol is
still the knot of the difficulty. The news,
however, it says, is good, the denouement is at hand,
and the sword of our soldiers will, without delay, be
thrown in the balance which will weigh down Huila.
The note in the Mon,teur is very unfortunate, both
for the arguments and confident anticipations of the
Constites'ionnel. The sword that will, doubtless,
weigh in due time, is " momentarily" in the scab-
bard, and instead of "had not," we must read that
Russian obstinacy " has not" been abated.
The intelligence which I sent last week of the re-
signation of M. Thouvenel is confirmed. The Em-
peror is very unwilling to accept the resignation, but
I understand the director of political affairs in the
ministry of the interior persists. He took leave last
night of all the personnel of the office. It is
rumoured that M. Dronyn de Lhuys may perhaps
retire with him. Private notes between M. Dronyn
de Lhuys and the Emperor were exchanged up to a
very late hour last night.
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The Bonne was affected considerably by the note
in the ifoniteur. The ltente, after going u
low as 67fr. 65c., closed at 67fr. 70c., with a fall of
45c. Railways were again from 2fr. 60c. to 51.
lower. Austrian fell Of.

The regicide, Oiovani Pianori, will probably be
tried at the a Cour d'Assizes" of the Seine, before the
middle of the month. It is said in the Halle doe Pas
Perdue, that M. Partarien Lafosse, the president in
rotation of the court for the first fortnight in May,
has appointed M. Paillet counsel for the prisoner.
Yesterday their Majesties took their usual airing
the Bois de Boulogne. The Emperor and Empresa
visited the Gymntufe Theatre last evening. A large
crowd assembled to witness the arrival of their
Majesties, and greeted them with the loudest
acclamations.

Galignani hu been requested to announce that it
is proposed to have a meeting of the British residents
in Paris at the British Embassy to-morrow, Wednes-
day, at three o'clock, and that the Earl of Denbigh
hu kindly consented to take the chair, for the pur-
pose of preparing an address to his Majesty the Em-
peror on his fortunate escape from the atrocious
attempt made upon his life.