The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-04 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE STATE OF NAPLES.

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NAPLES, 8w T. 29.

There are two sources of protection on which the
King of Naples relies, and relying on which he will
resist all remonstrances—the Madonna and hi. army.
Throughout the summer we have had intermi-
nable series of fates in honour of the Queen of
Heaven and her attendant saints ; and on the 18th or
19th instant, when all were watching the movements
of M. Hubner,his Majesty mut engaged with the diplo-
twists of Heaven. On the evening of the 18th a friar
of St. Lucia, much venerated in royal circles us man
of God, was ushered into the royal preemies. On the
19th, too, there was summoned to the palace the
" 8•ova Bersflns," a woman reported to be a " basso
spirito." She had • long conversation with their
Majesties, and left the palace in one of the carriages
of the court. The counsels of these perso•ages may
prevail over the notes of all the cabinets of Europe.
Of course these anecdotes will be listened to in Rag-
land with incredulity, and yet they are trifles com-
pared with what I might narrate. The other point
cfoppui of his Majesty is his army, and my lot
letter spoke of military preparations. I have now
to add that, on the 24th inst., Cot. Agostici, at the
bead of a commission, went to visit the marine forts
The objects were to me if the " incnociamento" of
the tire was perfect, and if the condition of the
forts was good. It was found that the battery
" casamatata "of the Military Port had elisions is
the bens of the arches, whilst the vaults of Castel-
Novo were full of elisions. It was decided not to repair,
but to report that they were in bad condition, as no
one would take the reeponsibility of repairing what
might be wanted on the moment. As to the
battery of the Mole, it was decided to make Nome
slight alteration in the planting of the anima so as
to ensue a better erose-flre. As to the land force,
it is being concentrated more and more upon Gaeta,
where from 8,000 it has been increased to 10,000
within a abort time, and where also (and this is a
novelty) cavalry have been summoned.

A Rosman circular, sent by the imperial govern.
meat to all its foreign agents, arrived here on the
18th inst.

The ordinary correspondence of political prisoners
in Montererdao with their families is now much more
restricted, though the place is visited by the comman-
dant. Nevertheless, it transpires that the health of
Baron Poerio is veryweak, and awakens new fears. He
has lately had a surgical operation performed—whe•
titer slight or not I cannot tell—and by the last ad-
vice' was confined to his bed. Ton will remember
the can of poor Zeit% the consumptive patient—
the skeleton in chains. Well, he died there three
weeks since, his father not being permitted to close
his eye,. Died hoped to have sent more details,
and had, therefore, deferred my report.
The great news of the day is the confident and,
I think, well•grooaded expectation of the arrival of
the fleets, and the then consequent departure of oar
legations. The excitement and rejoicing which have
been thus created are universal, for all parties have
been long agreed that Nothing bat sock a stop
would ever produce any results in Naples. Ob-
stinate by nature and in principle, the
political system of King Ferdinand is a religion to
him. He neither can nor will abandon the faith and
practice of his life. Oa this account, thereon,
intervention becomes a necessity to save Italy from
revolution and Europe from war. For the reasons,
too, I have alleged above Ferdinand can never
burnout= with the new state of things. "Pat not
new wine into old skins" is a proverb two thousand
years old. Of a choice of evils. Francis
U. end the constitution is the least bat
a constitution guaranteed by the west, or
It will only come as so mach waste paper.
We have a very strict quarantine from Malts, on
the ground that the cholera exists in that Wend.
Oa Friday night, Signor Carats, Minister for Fa
reign Affairs, advised the British authorities that it
would be tarried oat with great severity. Hie Majesty
affects peat indifference to the gravity of hie position,
and occupies himself with the trifling details of go-
vernment. He has removed all that he has of value
to Gaeta; and if my authority can be depended on,
has ordered the city to be placed in a state of siege,
oa the arrival of the amts. M. Rainier left Naples
some days since for Leghorn and Florence, thus
changing his route. Mr. Lowther, who was to have
been here last week, dose not come for the
peesent—in feat, the French and British legations
are, I may say, on the eve of departure. Another
sots was presented last week, and without success.
Before the week is over the Bests are expected hon.