The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-11 00:00:00

Piedmont.

In 1854, 28 persons wero condemned without any
trial to 10, l& 20 years' imprisonment, and amongst
this number there was a lady, nam,d Fenardi, be.
longing to a highly respectable family. None of the
sentences were made known, nor any reason given
why these unhappy beings were condemned. Even
mention of the above is considered high treason. The
Austrian governor at Bologna orders the arrests,
makes out the case for the prosecution, superintends
the trials, signs the sentences ; in a word, he forms
the judge and jury,
__ and his soldiery take the part of
executioners. Many young men from the Romagna,
who suooeeded in escaping from the tyranny of
Austria, on landing at Marseilles were treated by the
French authorities in a manner which makes
humanity shudder. Without any motives, with-
out even any suspicions against them, they were,
arrested by the gens-d'armes, imprisoned, and when
there was a certain number, were conducted under'
escort, like felons, par correspondance, to the French
coast, in order to be shipped to England. This jour-
ney lasts from four to five months, and these unior.
tenets men reach Dover half starved, penniless,:
exhausted by fatigue and hardship, and without
knowing how to beg a piece of bread. The only
crime all these sufferers are guilty of is a great love
for their country. In this manner are treated the
Pope's subjects by the Emperors of Austria and
France; and this is what is tolerated by governments
who are supposed to represent civilised nation,.
As the Paris Congress is about to meet again, in
the name of humanity, in the name of the peace of
Europe, in the name of oppressed Italy, raise, sir,
your powerful voice, in order that an end be put to
each a disgraceful state of affairs.—l am, .to.,

PELICE ORSINI.
Hyde-park, Oet. 9.

Two new drama were underlined at Drury•lace,
bat it would appear that neither le likely to be produced.
That by Mr. Roboon will, we (Ardereceum) norliiretnad,
be withdrawn altogether. The tragedy by Mr.
Bore.. depeadent as it was en the matimaance
of Mn. Emma Walla's segagemeat, mut wow be
deferred, Mr. Dillow's promises are many,--airs
the Lyceum bills 'soothes as fortbooming The
Three Masketems"—a fise-act play, by Mr. Westland
Menton—and "Othello," In which the new manager will
ploy the great part. "Drell " is about to be served up in
dramatic form to the frequenten of the Surrey Theatre.
To lodge from the reports of drama la the provinces, it
als/word as if a Oath Pietro had bees added to the Um of
Nrisu emeedke to Mr. Tom Talloos "Still Waters "
shim that work appears be be la requesb7ead.aneserfel
Areywhere.

By the royal mail steamer Tyne we have adviou
om Lisbon of the 7th October.
Oar correspondent writes on that date:
The agitation for the approaching elections, which

are fixed for the flth of November, is, politically speak-
ing, the principal point of interest; but the govern-
ment party has hitherto displayed no exertion in
preparation for the coming struggle, no doubt from a
feeling of security in its result.
The crews of the Brunswick and Sanspareil
have been exercised with small arms and great guns.
Hitherto the men have been remarkably healthy,
but as yet have not been allowed liberty on shore.
Last Friday, the British ambassador and several
of the foreign ministers visited the ships, and were
greeted with the usual salute, and in the afternoon
Captain Broadhead and Captain Key, along with
several officers, were presented by Mr. Howard to
the King, at Neoessidades.
The Euxine returned from the south yesterday,
and, as I anticipated in my last letter, she was denied
Antique in Cadiz. Although she carried a clean bill of
health from this port she was not allowed to commu-
nicate either on her outward or her return voyage,
and her passengers were landed at Gibraltar. It
would seem that however absurd the sanitary laws
of the Lisbon board of health, they are altogether
outdone by the more scrupulous or rather un-
scrupulous regulations of Cadia.
The corn market is active, with a slightly upward
tendency. In exchanges there have been few trans•
actions since the Sultan ailed; the rate has betrayed
• downward tendency, although little money has
offered, but the Brszil paper brought by the Tyne
may send it upwards.
The Yasuo de Gams (a.) has sailed for Glasgow;
the Rattler (e.) has sailed for Liverpool.

FRENCH YISHERIES IN ICELAND.

COPENHAGEN, OK. 7.
As several incorrect statements have of late been
published respecting the cession of a part of behind
to France, it may be interesting to your readers to
learn the real state of the case.

For several years past the French have been ex-
tending their fisheries more and more northwards,
and of late found a favourable fishing ground on
the coast of Iceland. Their presence hu given rise
to a number of unpleasant conflicts between the
Ftench fishermen and the natives of that island, and
been the subject of repeated complaints on the part
of the latter to the Danish government, as they main-
tain that it interfere, with their principal means of
existence and almost sole article of export, and
threatens seriously to annihilate their little com-
merce. On the other hand, the French, wishing to
remove for the future &license of collisions with the
Icelanders, proposed to regulate the question by a
treaty on the subject with Denmark. The late visit
of Prince Napoleon—first to Iceland and then to this
city—has tended mach to accelerate the negotiations,
land a treaty between France and Denmark has been
already signed, and will be published as soon as the
ratificatious are exchanged. Denmark, however, has
not ceded the sovereignty of any part of Iceland to
France; the treaty simply grants to the French
fishermen certain privileges, and secures to them the
right of miring their fish on shore, which bad
hitherto been denied them by the local authorities
in Iceland.

THE ROYAL MAIL STEAMER TAY.

it that the New York mail

steamer Atlantic had brought news of the udety of the
royal mail steamer Tay has caused some excitement. The
Tay undoubtedly was missiog at liavannah on the 9th ult.,
and at Bt. Thomas on the 16th It., when she onghtto have
arrived at those places. On the 30th of August last she
ought to bare teen cff Cape Bozo, a dangerous place near
Tampico, and a mesaage was received this week by the
owners of the Tay in Licdon, prefeasedly from the captain
of that steamer, stating that she was totally wrecked cff
Cape Remo on the very dsy she ought to have been off
there, and giving circumstantial details of who and what was
lost end saved. Amongst the particulsrs it was stated that
two sailors named Jeffs and Mills were drowned. Now
there were two sailors named Jeffs and Mills on board the
Tay. The message must have been conveyed across the
Mexican Golf by some American ship, end from New
Orleans it was telegraphed to New York, and front thence
mint across the Atlantic by the mail packet. Thera we,
nothing in the news of the loss cf the Tay that warranted
the slightest doubt of its troth. By the next mail packet
(tom America, however, four days atter the termer one,
news is brought that a war steamer Tartar announced that
the Tay was at Tampico on the 6th nit., which was six dap
after the 30th of August, when it was stated she was
wrecked off Cape 8010. The two contradictory messages
are reconciled by supposing that the statement that the Tay
wee totally wrecked was owing to • mistake in conveying
the message, end that after she went ashore she was got off
and taken back to Tampico. There is some slight hope that
the Toy is not wholly lost.

SECOND SALE OP ROTAL BRI TISK BANK DEPOSITS.
61tuttleworth, of 31, Poultry, offered yesterday, at
the Auction Mart, the undt mentioned lots of dep'sit notes
and balances in the Royal British Book, whiA, after a
spirited competition, were knecked down at the following
biddiogs:—Lot 1, 301., at 9s. 64.; 2, 361., at 9..; 3, 191., at
9s. 6d. ; 4, 431, at 11s.; 6, 6001., at 124. ; 6, 711. 18s. 23., at
12a. ; 7, 3661, at 125.; 10, 401., at 9s. 63.; 11, 2001., at 165.;
12, 6W at 121. ; 13, 14W., at 13s. ; 14, 2001., at 10s.; 16,
6001., at 16e ; 16, 2001, at 125.; 17, 1561. 12•. 7d , at 110.;
18, 6001., at 13•. ; 19, 1851. 31. ltd., at 111. ; 20, 2031. 30..
at Ils. 6d.; 21, 665/., at 12s. 6d. Sold by private contract
before the sale ;—Lot 8, 611. 17s. 23., at 10s. 63.; 9, 661.
Is. 14., at 10s. 61. At toe conclusion of the sale the auc-
tioneer thanked the company for their attendance, and
hoped to meet them again on the following Friday. The
roam was very crowded.

VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND' PROMOTIONS
De THE CIVIL Szuvice.—The Royal Honeehold : The
office of oce of the Gentlemen of the Chapels 11 yea bet
become vacant by the death of Mr. Richard Clark. The
Admiralty : A vacancy in the Ship►' E4ablishment aed
Muster Breech Department, Somerset-house, has been
teased by the death of Mr. Alexander Abethell, third class
clerk. Customs: There is a clerkship vacant In the
Jemmies-Edict, owing to the superannuation of Mr. Brown.
Mr. William Browne has been appointed a clerk in the Lon-
don Docks. Mr. Geo. P. Baker has been appointed a clerk
in the East sad West India Decks. Mr. Charles Fonwell
has been 'pyre:LW a clerk in the tea department. Mr.
Edward Gee has been appointed a cletk tot general busi•
nese at Liverpool. Inland it Department, Statures
and Taxes Stanch : Mr. James B. Smith, surveyor of
tale., has been promoted from Beverley to Leicester. Mr.
Priddsy, surveyor of Toweester, h.s been promoted to
Beverley, vine Mr. J. B. Smith. Mr. Leech, surveyor of
Ricgton, has been promoted ere Toweester, vice Mr. Prid-
dey. Excise Branch : Mr. Thome, Peacock, Mr. Pnellip
T. Evans, Mr. Edward A. Crebb, and Mr. John P. hie--
hay, have been promoted to the rank of examiner. Mr. P.
H. Evens, Millbank First Division. ha. luso pront,ted to
be examiner, by baud's minute of the 3rd inst.—Cm/ Ser-
gio@ Gazette. .

LONDON AND PARIS JOINT STOCK BANK.—A
general meeting of the shareholders of this company was
held at the London T yesterday, pureuent to a provi-
sion io the charter, for the purpose of passing a resolution
for the dissolution of the company. Mr. S. A. Hamilton,
M.P., on taking the chair, said the meeting was called to
affirm a resolution pseud at a meeting of the 19th ult. In
order that their proceedings might be in conformity with
the charter it was requisite that the resolution which would
be propped should be assented to by two-third. of those
who voted in number and value, sod therefore the solicitor
would take the names of trots who v.ited, in order to asur.
lain that fact. He moved that the company be dissolved.
The question wan then put to a show of buds aid carried
unarunously, and the solicitor thereupon proceeded to take
the menses of the shareholders, but as the meeting uprersed
an opinion that that proceeding was not act nary, the
Chairman said be bad quite sufficient proxies to
carry the resolution, sad be declared it carried.
In answer to one or two questions, the Cpairmca said he
could not state what the met cast of winding up would be,
but the directors would keep it as low as possible. Share-
holders in the country might receive the amount to be paid
to them on giving a written order to an accredited person
is London.—Mr. Graham, who said he had come from
Scotland on purpose to attend the meeting, moved a rots of
Masks to the eha.rman and directors, for the straightforward
cud honourable rouse which they bad pursued.-11r. G. B.
Gatos secuded, and congratulated the directors and the
shareholders that they had come to the wise determination
of 'ivies; up the project —U. Laboesq, n French shareholder,
supported the metiers, bat said he approved of the project,
and If the director. should revise it he would subscribe
10,0001—The resoluVon was unanimously agreed to, and
the Oboemnae, having returned thanks, the proceediage
terminated.