The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-01 00:00:00

ITALIAN REVOLUTION.

The Piedinontesa Gazette of the 27th has come to
hand, containing dates from Somme Campagna of 25th,
from Milan of the 26th, and from Venice and Vicenza
up to the 24th. The siege of Peachier& was continued
with activity ; the fire of the outwork Sabi had been
silenced by the Piedraontese artillery, and its parapets
presented no further defence. Five hundred Pied-
montese of the Regiment Aneta had arrived at Milan,
on their way to Brescia. Other troops were expected
there, for the purpose of garrisoning the towns and
fortresses of Lomb irdy. The votes for Charles A lbort
are being registered ; those who are against him
refuse to vote at all. A rumour was current that
General Pepe had crossed the Po. No news
had arrived on the 26th, either from Peachiera
or Verona. The troops of Nugent had entered
Verona, though no date of the event is given.
An engagement htd taken place at the bridge of
Fontaniva, near Vicenza, between Durand()
and the Austrians, in which the former is
said to have had the upper hand. The ac-
counts from Vicenza, up to the 24th, contradicted the
statement that Nugent had entered Verona; it ap-
pears from these, that, harrassed in his rear, he had
been obliged to place his provisions and plunder in
security at Csldiero,nnd then to effect a retreat. News
had arrived from Ferrara, announcing that General
Stahel's, who showed an inclination to obey the
King of Naples' injunctions to return to Naples with
his troops, had been put under arrest, and that Gen.
Pepe, having entered the Venetian territory, had de-
clared that no Neapolitan soldier would return and
abandon the Italian cause. The attack upon Vicenza,
that began on the 23rd, at midnight, lasted till 9 a.m.
of the 21th. The Austrians bombarded the town
with little effect ; women and children were actively
engaged in putting out the fuses of the shells and
rockets, about GOO of which were thrown into the town.
`Not a single barricade had been abandoned. The
Patriotic Society of Brescia for the union of Italy, has
sent an address to the Provisional Gevernment at
Milan, stating that the annexation to Pi, dmont had
been agreed to in that provinc' by .3,778 votes.
The Piedniontase Gazette of the 27th May says :
" Roca d'Anfo is surrounded by 8,000 Austrians.
The Italian troops who defended it have been obliged,'
to retreat. Col. Aufossi, Commandment of the Regi-
ment of Death returns to-day to the Tyrol."
The 22 Marro says : " 5,000 muskets, made at
Toulon, and bought by the Provisional Goverment,
have arrived at Genoa, and are almost all distributed ;
11,000 more are expected."
The Alba quotes a letter of the 22nd, which says :
"A part of the army of Durand,' surp, ized the re at-
guard of the Austri ens, and took all their baggage."
BLOCKADF. OF TRTFsTE.—A Viehna letter of the
in th:: Bresfou Gov.tte,btatre t he la,. t, had le., ti
rt ctive d from Trieete,t hat at ten in the morniug of the
23d, 38Neapolitan vesselshad appearedoff the harbour
and declared that Trieste was in a state of blockade,
thereby causing great consternation among the inhabi-
tants. Sir Stratford Canning, the English ambassador
at Constantinopl e.w ho wee at Ti ieste,di reef ly eta rted off
and passed through the fleet. The military governor,
Count Guylay, has sent a flag of truce out to the fleet,
but the answer given was, that Naples, in the name of
Italy, had ordered a rigorous blockade, and would im-
mediately commence hostilities.
Firing was heard during the night in the heart of
Trieste itself, denoting, it was thought, an insurrec-
tionary movement in that town.

A SEVENTH POINT FOR THE CHARTER.—We
11 have to propose a measure of economy that will, we think,
effect an enormous saving to the Exchequer. It is well '
known that sores of members of parliament believe that
their only duty is to be continually moving fur committees
and returns. The Blue Books and other waste paper of
whiok there senators are the prolific parents, it is gro.vous
for everybody—trunkmakers and buttermen excepted—to
contemplate. —War Rive Tl:i propose a remedy—in fact, a
Seventh Point to the Charter. It is this " Paper-money
for members of parliament." We propose that every mem-1
tier of the House of Commons be allowed 1001. a year to find
his own printing. If he do not move for whet turns out al
Blue Book, or returns of any kind, why, the whole 1001. I
will go into his own pocket. If his motions for printing ex-
ceed the sum, such excess the member shall pay himself.
We think that we have thus hit upon a mode that will save
both public time and public money.—Pwwh.