The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-01 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

By the United States mail steamer Amigo, which
armed off Cowes yesterday, on hark' way to Havre,
we have advicee from New York to the i.Sth ult.
The Arago brought 104,000 dollars id specie for
Southampton, and carries 770,000 dollars !pecie to
Havre. Ot her paaaengers, 190 were for France and
17 for England.
On the 18th ult., at 4 p.m., 20 miles cut of Sandy
Hook, the Arago exchanged signals with one of the
New York and Liverpool packet ships, showing a
black ball in a red signal and a black ball in her tore-
topsail. On 23rd of Oct., at 3 p.m., lat. 47.45 lon.
48.10, she exchanged signals with the New York
wail steamer Atlantic.

Ms United States mail steamer Ericsson, from
Live pool on the let Oct., arrived at New Yin:: on
the 17th. Her advices had been anticipated by the
Penis, which had taken ost three days later news.
From the New York papers it would seem that
there is still room for doubt as to the actual results
of the Penneylvania election. The Arte York Time
of the 17th publishes farther returns, which reduce
the democratic majority to 675, remarking on them
—" The election in the Keystone State has again
assumed a different phase. The contest has been an
exceedingly close one, and at the present time it is
impossible to say with any degree of certainty which
party has triumphed. It will require official returns
to decide the result." Nothing else was talked of in
New York.

A great Fremont demonstration took place on the
16th ult. at Poughkeepsie, at which, it is said,
16,000 persons were present. The procession was
headed by about 1,000 horsemen, consisting mostly
of farmers from the neighbouring counties. The
horses and their riders were decked with Fremont
flags. Some of the latter also bore banners with
suitable inscriptions. One had a long rifle, labelled
"For Bally Brooks." Following these were delega-
tions on foot from all the neighbouring towns, each
provided with suitable banners. There were several
thousands of these. Behind them came about 100
waggons, some of very large dimensions, tilled with
ladies. Oa one of these was the following inscrip.
tion : "No bachelors for us. Jessie. Free hearts
and free homes." On another, which was garlanded
with flowers, was the following: "We are of the
tribe of Jessie; for equal rights and free discussion."
Au old lady dressed in black carried a banner draped
in mourning, emblematic of Kansas, with the in-
scription—" Will you not admit us." The delegation
from Poughkeepsie itself was headed by a large buck's
head borne aloft, labelled "The pathfinder's game."
Another banner was as follows: "For President,
John C Fremont, the civil engineer. May he level
up freedom, and level down slavery."
The delegation from New York was very large.
It was headed by a brass band, following which was
the whole of the Fremont and Dayton Artillery
Company, with its two brass guns. Then came the
banners and membens of various clubs. The dele-
gation from Albany and the neighbouring counties
WAS also very large. From Hudson and from Co.
lumbia County generally the delegations poured in
with many banners and devices. From many other
places all along the river from New York to Troy,
came delegations with their banners. The guests
having been received, the procession reformed and
marched through Main, Market, and other principal
streets. The meeting was held on Forbes'-hill, a
green elope leading from the town on its western side
to the river side. A large stand was erected on the
summit, which commands a magnificent view of the
prospect for many milts along the Hudson.
The Hon. Charles Sumer bad been invited to
attend, but was still under medical interdict.
Mr. Brooks, the assailant of Mr. Sumner, had re-
' ceived a testimonial from Charleston in the shape of
a pair of reale: In the letter acknowledging the
gift Brooks says:—" May God deliver me from the
necessity of using them against any fellow-being;
but should the necessity devolve upon me, I trait
that He will enable me to use them with honour."

At Portsmouth, Virginia, great excitement had
prevailed, occasioned by the raising of a Fremont
pole and banner. The twittery were called out to
preserve the peace, and the mayor convened the
council, who paned an order to cut down the pole,
which was forthwith done. The raising of the pole
is said to have been done in burlesque.

THE ITALIAN NATIONAL SUBSCRIPTION.

(COMMUNICATED.)

As the Genoese Committee of the National Sub-
scription " for the 10,000 muskets to be given to the
first Italian province that shall rise against the corn-
moa foe" have appealed to the liberal minded of
every country to assist their efforts, a eit9tch of the
origin and progress of the musket fund may be tate.
resting to English readers.
The proposition appeared on the 19th of August
io the Italia e Popolo, a liberal paper, published in
Genoa. Assuming that Italy ought to rise, " which
duty is no longer discussed but acknowledged;" "that
Daly can rise and triumph;" "that the province which
takes the initiative is entitled to the support of all
the other provinces," the editor suggests that as the
provinces most oppressed and consequently the most
likely to ries first, are Lure, owing to the vigilance of
their tyrants, to be entirely deprived of arms, those
Italians who are tree should strive in some measure
to supply this want, and exhorting every donor to
say out boldly, "It is I who give" (Son io the lo do),
he promises to publish the lists of subscribers in him
paper.
The first list of the 21st contained 22 names, chiefly
workmen. The Ga:zeita del Popolo, a clever,
liberal, constitutional paper, published at Turin, the
same that set on foot the subscription for the 100
cannons of Alessandria, pronounced the effort
" good," adding that " guns and cannons are the only
memorandum with which the Italians can hope to
drive out the foreigner and his satellites; and until
the actual forces of the nation unite for this purpose,
the nation must remain enslaved." The Diritto, an
association paper, called radical, but always consti-
tutional, supported the ides di lotto (wore, and offers
its columns to the committee. The Vessillo della
Liberia, the Lerume, the Corriere Mercantile, L'Av-
visalore Alessandrinu, L'Osservatore Tortonese. the
Unteme, and a Dumber of other journals of more or
lees importance, applauded the effort.
A rumour that the government intended to sup-
press the subscription was indignantly contra-
dicted by the constitutional papers. Even the
Catiolico, the ally of Austria and the Pope,
" candidly conferees" that such an act would be
imprudent, that perhaps the Sardinian cabinet
aspires to the monopoly of revolts and National sub-
scriptions, but that having permitted the subscription
for the 100 cannons, it could not suppress that
for the 10,000 muskets without being illogical.
So the 11,a is e Popo'o continued to publish the lists
of subecribers. lite second contain, d6O names., the
third iO, the fourth 90 (29 from Turin), the fifth 110
(21 from Turin), the eighth 160. On the 30th of
August, at the head of the ninth list containing 280
names, the editor of the /Guru e Popolo naively re-
marks, "Yesterday the paper was confiscated by order
of the censorship ; we have yet to learn the reason."
And on the following day he announces that the con-
fiscation having taken place three times in ten days
he shall publish the "Lists" apart for the future,
adding Long live the liberty of the press." Evi-
dently he had " learned the reason" of the confisca-
tion, as had the other Piedmontese journals, who
were loudly indignant at the " want of logic" shown
by the government.
Nevertheless, in the /idle e Popolo of the lit
September, appear the names of the committee:
"Medici, colonel; Masto, merchant; Mangini, shop.
keeper; °item, private gentleman; Cesareto, work-
man"—men chosen from among the subscribers (as
specified in the programme), to regulate the ad,
ministration of the funds.

So far from the confiscation haring deterred the
Italians from enrolling their names, the 10th list,
published "separately," contains 364) names, headed by
General Garibaldi, and closed by General Allemand,
with the following letter to the editor of the Italia
e Pepolo :

Bale, SOW*. Sept. I.
Deer Sir,— Of ell the so•alled motional subsuiptions put
forth to PirCmont, core tee claim that title .0 justly as
yours;for the acquisition of 10,000 muskets to be given to
the first Italian irreines that shall ties against the country's
Les. Buenas I sienna., this, end betimes I feel that Italy
oeslit rot and upset look Oct of heterlf foe Natation. and

Vt. therefore, every tree haw cilium ought to ski lie'

blondes to arm tbemselves satinet the censuses tansy, I
mak you to inscribe .y name sa your list, go 'minced,
astiosal, fora Swiss tide, value 61., which I will tains"
ant .ppormaity to send to the esmsaittee.
Aumwswat, Omer.
Among the 500 names inscribed on the 11th list
app. ar those of Joseph Maszioi, Colossal Turn sad
Aurelio Sea. From Marioi's letter to the editors
co the 10th &Future, accompanied by his nbscrip-
tam. we hems space bat for one extract. Speaking of
the Fand as one raised above every idea of private
interest, selfishness, or local defence, above every
psrtc spirit or pony banner, whether mosarchical or
republican, unitariao or federalistic, a Fund " na-
tionally Italian," he says:
It calls apes every man •he "onside, himself a patriot
to declare told y—lke blood that circulate@ thrush my
veins is !tabu blood ; I.sly is my estiony, my fa*tb, al
goal, my war. bests r. Whatever may be my awry r to
the denlopmest that On Italian dogibt will takes, I beano
in that development, and mut bend all my sans to give
it fall sup" Between myself, • freuess, sad my Inithrea,
slurs to this boar of e..rsiszi end druidic tyrsats, there
ants.. laiUssolable bond of rights end of datlie sousoa
ga both ; the °sly possible di/hullos betwees as 'eaglets is
the pester facility of the ons to falai their dense fa the
.nqued of I:slian rights_
. . _

On the 11th September the Minister of the Inte-
rior gave out that if the subscription merely went on in
private no notice would be takes of it, but that if
carried on publicly, the subscription lists would he
contscated, and the promoters denounced to the •
censorship, which, as I heard it remarked In an open
shop in Genoa, was saying simply, like the baron's
servant to the brigand, Pease:, Monsieur, mats quo
js ne eons vole pea." As sight be expected, no
attention has been paid to the csutioc. I myself
saw the lists presented to the paelengers on board
one of the large steamers running between Civita
Vecchia and Marseilles, and in the last list that has
reached us, containing more than five hundred names.
the following letter is published from the well known
advocate, Angelo Brcff rio, member of the Sardinian
Chamber of Deputies, to the editor of the /ratio e
Pupolq :

D. ar Sir,—Prsy @wet subeaiptlea of twisty Uri to
the Ten Theeeeed Musket Peed. I slay retuned bees
the ecustry tkY sereieg, sad I lutes to MU this awed
duty. now reedited doubly sacred Maio the proseatties eon-
wind by the gemootent.

And if during the prosecution you will accept my heiabl
at f ?ICI e is advocate, I shall be happy to join with lay eel
leapt,' in the defence of sojast and noble a saw.
I have the honour to remain cordially your servant,
Aa onto Baorizzio.
The prosecution is still pending, and the subscrip-
tion lista are filling and multiplying, as they cannot
bat do if we watch the deepening growth of the
national feeling among the Italians. Certainly no
one can rail any sobeettption sectarian in which Man-
cini, Garibaldi, Med:ei, and two members of the Sar-
dinian Chamber of Deputies take common ground.