The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-07 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, FIIIRVARY.
The ninth corps of the army is ordered to hold
itself in nadiness to march towards the Turkish
frontiers.

ITALY.

ROME, JAN. 31.
The follies and pities of the Carnival commenced
on Saturday, with but moderate enthusiasm, the pro-
hibition of masks, the presence of foreign troops, and
the political condition of the country, acting as dead
weights upon the volatility customary amongst the
Romans at this season. Foreigners in general, and
the English especially, not having the same motives
for depression, are hard at work pelting each other
with bonbons and bouquets, or lime dust and flour,
or eggs, as the case may be, andare undoubtedly the
most vigorous actors on the Corso.
The presence of the Ring of Bavaria has given an
additional impetus to the balls and receptions of the
have ton. His Majesty danced last week at the
of the Duchess of Poli, daughter-in-law of
rMarino Torlonia, and M. de Boutenief, the Rus-
sian envoy, and yesterday evening honoured with his
resence the fancy ball in Louis X IV.oestumes, given by
his own ambassador, Count Spaur,who selectealunday
for his entertainment, in order, as is suspected, to
escape the infliction of two or three hundred Eng-
lish guests in his saloons. General Gemean's balls
have been likewise given on Sunday, probably from
the same benevolent motive. The general is likely
to have the pleasure of remaining in Rome for a
fortnight longer, his successor not being expected
until towards the middle of February.
The new director of police, Monsignor Manteucci,
has stated it to be his intention, if nothing sinister
happens during the carnival, to relax somewhat of the
rigour of the precetto, which now acts as a sort of ban
upon so many Romans, whose political opinions are ob-
noxious to the government. As an earnest of this
dawning clemency, some of the young men, who, by
the tenor of their precetto, are prohibited from being
out of their houses after sunset, have received per-
mission to attend the theatre, one at a time, and
upon evenings specified by the police authori-
ties, this treat being granted them by the
truly paternal government of his Holiness
much as an indulgent father relentingly affords
his naughty boys the rapture of a Christmas
.panto-
mime upon their promising to mind their Latin and
Greek in future. Not to hear Verdi'. new opera was,
perhaps, in the opinion of a music-loving race, a
chastisement too severe for even political delinquen-
cies. That successful composer has taken his leave
of the Roman public, after every possible demonstra-
tion of applause, showers of gold and laurel crowns
at the theatre, torches and bands to conduct him
home. His triumph, however, proved fatal to the
liberty of the bellfounder Lucenti, one of the many
persons subject to the precetto, who was summoned

to the theatre in order to tune the great bell, which
is introduced with such magic effect in the third
act. The bellfounder lived opposite the theatre, and
thought that, although after sunset, he might ven-
ture out upon so urgent an occasion I meanwhile,
however, as ill luck would have it, the police paid ,
him a domiciliary visit to see if he was all safe,
heard that he was out, arrested him in the midst of his
harmonious operations, and carried him off to prison.
Several Roman ladies have been recently sum-
moned before the assessor of police, Dandini, to
answer for the grave offence of having collected
money, wherewith to alleviate the sufferings of some
of the political prisoners, and to succour the desti-
tution of the wives and families of political exiles.
The assessor assured the ladies that it was the ex-
press command of his Holiness that they should de-
sist from such nefarious practices, and threatened them
with severe police penalties in case of disobedience.
No clue has yet been obtained whereby to discover
the poisoner of the Marquis Randini and his family,
who are all extremely ill from the effects of the
suidimate of mercury so unconsciously and re-
peatedly imbibed. The marchioness's maid and the
man-servant of her uncle are in prison upon suspi-
cion, but have confessed nothing. . .

The Eight Hon. Mr. Nichol, one of her Majesty's
privy councillors, and lste M.P. for Cardiff, died at
his residence in the Via Sistine, on the 27th instant,
and was interred in the Protestant burial ground,
near the Pyramid of Caius Cestus, on the morning
of the 29th. Many English residents, amongst
whom the deceased was much esteemed, attended
the funeral.
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Exchange on London, 4851. Roman Consols, 94.

TURIN, JAN. 30.
The King's pardon has, as I had anticipated, been
Frauted to Mr. Mazzinghi; and a circular has been
issued by the Minister of the Interior, directing the
various magistrates in the state to proceed in future
with less rfgour against dissenters from the Romish
church.

The matter has besides been laid before parliament
by the Deputy Brofferio. The galleries were crowded
with people. Mr. Brofferio exposed the atrocity of
both the prosecution and the sentence in so very im-
pressive and eloquent a manner, that his motion de-
manding " that government should without delay
abrogate the barbarous old penal code still in vigour,
and form a new one in accordance with our present
constitution," was carried unanimously, and amidst
universal approbation ; upon which the ministers
formally declared, that a law to that effect would be
brought forward the next session.
The family of Cereghino, mentioned in my last as
having been arrested and imprisoned on the 20th
inst. at Favale for reading the Bible by Diodati, are
still in prison. It is hoped they will be treated more
humanely upon the circular I have mentioned being
received by the local magistrates.
Count Cavour is recovering his health, although he
is still very weak, having been bled five times.