The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-31 00:00:00

ITALY.—The Pufrie, referring to an affair men-
tioned by us yesterday, say's: " The government line
received a detipatch, containing the important news
that the Austrian' corps (torao,e, commanded liy Gen.
Nugent, hail defeated, before Vicenza, the Italian di-
visions, under the orders of Generals Antonini and
Durando, and by this victory had been able to I ft:et
• junction with Marshal Itadetoky. Gen. Ant mini
had his right arm carried away by a caution bull, and
on the following day Gen. Nugent entered Verona
with 40,060 men."
The King of Sardinia has declared, in /mower to a
deputation of the provisional government of LOM-
lardy, that ho is to solved to prosecute the war against
the Austrians with vigour, without regard to the
strritices that way be necessary, far the liberation of
Italy.
The bombardment of Peschieracontinued the whole
of the 24th, the date of the last aceounta. The l'ied7
montese kept up a vigorous tire, but it is said to have
been chiefly intended to cover the nearer proach of
the beeiegin4 army. A decisive attack was expected
to take place on the 26th or 27th,
The Alan of Florence, of the 23rd, states that it is
certain that orders had been s nt from Naples by
telegraph to the Neapolitan troops sent to Li' hardy
to return immediately, and that the Neapolitan fleet
at Venice had received private orders from the King
to join the Austrian fleet.
'HOME. —The Semaphore, of Marseilles, gives intel-
telligence to the 19th. It says the ministry of
Mamiani maintains itself to the general satisfaction.

LATEST FROM PARIS,

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REFORM OF THE NATIONAL WORSI[OPS.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
PARIS, Testrusv, 6.30, e.t.a,
This day has passed over more tranquilly, and with
a considerably less display. of military force, whether
throughout the capital ur in the Palace of the itoriertl-
bly, than has been observed for mime time.
We have been at least for an afternoon free from
the eternal rappel and patrols. The Assembly has
proceeded with more activity and Oita than usual.
The decree for the dissolution of the ateliers at Mimes,
the dispersion of the departmental twirlers, and
tee substitution of tusk-work for day-work has been
adopted by the Assembly. This will have the speedy
effect of dispersing all those operatives whose claims
for employment are illueory, and who merely meek to
enjoy comparative idlenees at the national expense.
fhe measure for the compulsory dispossession of the
railway companies is virtually abandoned. A depu-
tation of the directors has had a conference with the
committee, from which it has become evident that the
sole object now is to put the railways on the most
advantageous footing for their completion and opera-
tion, without violating the existing rights of the
companies.
The Assembly resumed the discussion of the ques-
tion whether its own safeguard should be confided
without reserve to the Executive Commission, or the
power should still remain in the hands of the Presi-
dent. This discussion was proceeding when I left
the Chamber.
I am informed that the Executive Commission in-
tends to propose to the Assembly the project of a
Van of 400 millions, as I have already annouut ed in
the Bourse report of this morning.
hferviiamtre,rwtain.at
haradre
shtithhasertobeLcan p7didtehienvitghie-
peAreot
of
lance of the police.
M. Bertaglio, Commissary of Police of the Valais
Roy al, discovered that for several days Flotte had
been moving from one place of refuge to another, and
at last traced him to 266, in the Rue St. I lonwith his
orit, at a
grocer's, named Froment. The commissary,
assistant, went there last night, et ten o'cloc
he
k,
when Froment demanded by what right
attempted to invade the house of a peace-
able citizen. " I am the commissary of police
(re-plied M. Bertaglio), and I come here to arrest It lotte,
who is concealed in your house. You are but three
here, and there are four glasses ; the fourth glass is
Flotte' n." After a irearch, Flotte was found in a shed
in the court; he was immediately brought to the
remciergerie, and from thence has been transferred to
Vincennes.
The Committee on Finance yesterday interrogated
the syndic of the wens de change of Faris, on the
question of converting the Bons du Tritsor into recite.
The governor and deputy-governor of the Bank,
having to consult their board of directors, requested
not to appear before the committee until this
day. The Minister of Finance has just had
'several documents relating to the financial state
of the country distributed. It appears from them
the receipts for the first four menthe of the year, as com-
pared with the corresponding period of 1847, prest nt
a diminution of 33,333,000 f., of which tnio,ooor.
are for January, February,and Nlarch, and 17,023,000 f.
for April. The floating debt of the Treasury, from
February 24 to May 24, presents a diminution of
77,212,700 f. The balance of May 22 shows a
general account of 68,1130,6181., of which 29,101,70 a
are in specie, and 39,528,939 f. in securities in it
hand. Out of the specie 10,549,766 E are to the
account of the Treasury, and 18,552, to e
account of the Bank of France. The amount 944. of monethy
received for the extraordinary tax of 45c. up to May 10
was only. 31,558,9741• (The Minister has since an-
nounced in the Assembly 45,000,000 f. as
have having been
got in), whereas the suns that ought to been
I ceived' had all been paid, was 191,259,469 f. The suns
,in the savings banns on May 29, amounted to
3214,769,000 f., of which 70,296,000 f. were for Paris,
and 258,481,000 f. for the departments, the interest
capitalised up to May 1 being included. On Feb. 24,
the amount of the sums dedosited in the savings banks
was 356,203,000 f, of which 80,897,000 f. were for ,
Paris, and 275,306,0(10f. for the departments. Thus,,
1 in three months, the diminution has been 27,414,000 f.
, The average of the sums demandable from the sinking ,
fund up to June 30 is approximatively from 16 to 48 I
millions. The sub-committee, charged with the ex-
amination of the bill to authorise the state to take ,
pos.session of the railways, is to hear the Minister of
'Finance this day ; and after him, in succession, the
Minister of Public Works, the directors of the several
companies, and the persons who have principally
written on the subject. The
pubcmt it is said,
is favourable to the principe of the state taking
possession.
Cards, Mar 30.—New Loan, ; Three per Cents., —; Do
rice per Cents., —; VourAnd-[[alt, 59 ; lours. _Belgian
Fires, 1010, —; Do. 1512, GUI. Do. Threes, —• _ be. Tsro-and-a.
Half, 34 74 ; N.. pia Mentes, 70; Roman Lan, ndon 56 ; Treasury
sands, '504. Bank shares. 1305 ; k.schange on Lo. no trans
&won&
1411.WAVA.—Parin and Orleans, 565; Parts and Bourn. 406 25;
Rouen and Macre, 207 Mignon and Marseilles, 226 25 ; Stras-
bourg and Bale, mitre Vierson, 213 50; Annelle and Bou-
logne, ; Bordeaux, 393 75; forth, 355.
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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.—Tcormy.
The sitting opened at quarter-past one.
The order of the day was taken for the continuance of the
discussion on the relations of the Executive Govern
a nnment a
ced
nd
the Assembly, but the President g oun
that tho members of the Executive Commission were
at the moment in conference with the committee, some other
propositions were taken, amongst which was one of M.
Amable Dubois, as to defining the powers of the Executive
Commission with reference to the army and navy.
The Assembly decided that this proposition should be con-
sidered
M. DIDIER, brought forward a proposition to modify the
ordonnance relative to the right of expulsion of strangeel the
rs re-
sident in Algeria, and to deprive the governor-general
right of expulsion.
This was postponed till Saturday, as
were some other not
important propositions.
for the ateliers nationauz was
When the order of the day
about being called on,
The PRZSIDENTmust communicate to the Asses-
bly a petition which is extremely urgent, ani signed by a
great number of the ouvriers of the ateliers nationaux, who
brought it yesterday to the house of the Prebesideput to
nt, by
which they demand that some questions
the Minister of Public Works as to the disappearance
of M. Emile Thomas. On account of these questions baying
been put yesterday, the petition has now no object, and is
important only with reference to the number of persona who
have signed it.

up sun
)et that the ateliers are deserted,
men, to telnan lour and live francs per day arc
offered, prefer I. using prieote workseops to go to ateliers
natiouaux. In shirt, that there exists at Paris a sort of or-
ganised intimidation to prevent workmen engaging in
private workshops, (Atter reading the document.,th M.
Sevevtre cohtintlioi) it iv time to put an end to ese
abuses; the xecutive power must protect the numerous
honest works'', u.
tote : Unhappily, prospects have ben held out
to the noikrnen that can never lie remixed, and hope.
excited that were known to be chimerical. This is the real
evil. M. Uranilin then continued to bitterly lec:tve
the overall,: nt of keeping the azalea on the balance
between order and insurrection, and not to possess
necessary energy and honesty, and preceedtd to say that
energetic measures must be token by them, even at the
expense of their popular's,. (Very well ; bravo). Do not let
us forget the time ter balfemeasuies is peat. (True ! true
bravo.)
Tuntar (Minister of Public Works): Thrown into
contact with many uuvraers from my position, permit me to
coternunitatte to you some impressions which this intercourse
has made upon toe. I have seen many workmen, and I base
seen sufficient, during toy taut exp. rielice, to convince me
that the workmen, as a class, possess a large share of
good sense and vino., L have lawn themich wen
not t r huner
without consenting to accept any robe( whg he
legitimate profit of labour,
[Lot .peaking.]

ITALIAN REVOLUTION.
The Piedamaitete Gazette contaius the following
proclamation :
Chart,* Albert, King of &Weis, Cyprus, and .7
Duke of Say: y and Gino 1, N., Fence de•Pletlnerr:rjrZ
Arrive-don the banks of tie Arlie., ow regard and our thoughts
turn towards you, Venetian people, whom, at the commence-
meet of the war, we had in view, as well as the oth' r Italian
populatkne, in the MOM% which were dictated to us hr tne
condition of the prontg in which were ab tut to free them.
selves from f' reign oppre.ion. We collected Our forces V•
ensure the independents. of Italy, and 0.4 has Ideas d our
holy undertaking; hut
oatorder to aceon2plish it, a great con-
fidence is n coned, a g tinned. amongst those who take
part in it. As much os our intention to carry our emery..•
to any end is irrevreuttle, so much your confidence oug it to
he firm to second our at,. opts ; for am al. want only to de.
liver the country entirely from the foreign yoke! It is the
wish of all Italy, it is the necessity of the tune, it is the last
high duty which we have resolved to accomplish. Let your
contidenm respond to mine, and the cause for which we tight
will be crowned with success.
From our head quarters at Somma Campagne
ERT.
May 23, ISIS. CRA (MKS ALB
There is nothing in the Italian journals which ar-
rived this morning to confirm the news said to have
been received by the French government of the june
tion of Radetsky and Nug. nt, and the entry of the
latter into Verona; but, on the other hand, there is
nothing sufficiently positive to enable us to contradict
the account in question.
The rierlawatese Gazette, on tho authority of a
letter from Milan, says thatGeneralDurando had suc-
ceeded in preventing the Austrian carps trarat:e from
entering Verona, artu had defeated one of the flanks of
that army. As these uccounts from the scene °faction do
nut come down later that. the 2lst, it is quite possible
for later news of an unfavourable nature to the Italian
cause to have leached the French government. A
letter from Milan stab s that the Provisional Govern-
ment of Lombardy has sent a representative to the
Helvetic Diet to require the recal of the Swiss troops
%.44 arc still in the service of the Kin-4 of Naple,

On the news of the massacre at Naples reaching
Genoa a violent demonstration against the Swiss tops
place. The populace repaired to the Swiss consulate,
and were about to tear down the national insignia.
1 The consul, M. Notz, however, calmed the people
by promises that he would demand, in the name of
the Genoese people, the meal of the Swiss troops.
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News had been received at Turin of the combine 1
Sardinian, Neapolitan and Venetian squadrons having
sailed from Vi-nice for Trieste. At tnis time the
orders of the King of Naples to his chiefs to change
sides and join the Austrians (since reported) were
not known.
Advices from l'ischiom, of the 24th, have been
received. The siege continued without further in-
cident.
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