The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-01 00:00:00

The following official notice has also appeared :
Head-quarter. of Villarancs, July 24, 11 p.m.—This day
a battle Isis taken place between Castor.' and Somme Com-
panne. The King bad given General Bare the command of
several bodies, that have co-operated in the movement of
cutting off the retreat of the Austrians to Verona. The
latter had, on the preceding day, risked an attack upon the
positions at Rivoli, and advanced upon the Miceli), showing
an intention to cross it. Informed of the e projects, the
King yesterday concentrated at Villafnines several bodies of
troops, and attacked the enemy with oomplete success. The
Austrians have been obliged to abandon very strong positions
on the hills; notwithstanding an obstinate resistance, 600
prisoners and a standard have been taken. The loss of the
Austrians has been greater than that of the riedmontese.
But I am sorry to inform you that the enemy has succeeded
in throwing a bridge ever the Mincio, and crossing it at
Salons; his strength is net yet known. I hope this opera-
tion will be prejudicial to him. Our troops are animated by
the best spirit ; they are everywhere victorious, unb sa over-
powered by numbers. (Signed) SALASCO.
Advice, received from Venice report the raising of
the investment of that city by General Welden.
ROME.—Our despatches contain the following more
ample account concerning the important news from
Rome already given :—The discontent produced hy the
refusal of the Pope to sanction a declaration cf war
against Austria has broken oat in disorders which ap-
pear to have been modelled on the late popular mani-
festations in Paris. The minister, Mamiani, having first
extorted from the Pope a consent to a declaration of
war, communicated the intelligence to the chamber;
but on the following day his Holiness retracted. In
consequence of this the ministry, at midnight of the
19th, resigned, and the resignation was accepted. The
next day the Count Pasolini was summoned to the
Vatican and commanded to form a ministry.
He demanded, however, a previous authority
to declare war, which tho Pope refusing, his
mission was et an end, and the state left with-
out a government. On the circulation of these news
nqtbing could exceed the exasperation of the people.
On the 19th the greatest agitation reigned, and the
people made an attempt to take possession of the
cestle of St. Angelo which stands almost at the gates
of the Vatican ; they then proceeded to the Chamber
of Deputies demanding an immediate declaration of
war; they rushed into the chamber as occurred in
Paris on the 13th May. The president having sus-
pended the sitting remonstrated with the
populace, and prevailed on them to withdraw. This
scene determined the ministry to demand a declara-
tion of war, and led to the proceeding we have just
mentioned relating to Count Pasolini.
Since the reception of. this intelligence an extraor-
dinary express arrived in Paris with letters of the 22nd,
which announce that no ministry being found to ac-
cept office on the conditions imposed by the Pope of
maintaining a neutrality with regard to the war in
Lombardy, and the state being without a government,
the Chamber of Deputies and the people had ap-
pointed a Provisional Government. No further de-
tails, however, are given. •