The Express.
London, England, 1856-07-21 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, SUNDAY EVIININO.
Telegraphic communication with Madrid is still
interrupted, and we have no later news from that
capital than you published on Saturday. A great
variety of intelligence of older date has, however, now
been forwarded from Bayonne. The most important
is that Espartero, who it was reported had gone to
Logrono, is a prisoner in Madrid. The Messager
de Bayonne has received intelligence that he
'is garde d sue, that is, under arrest in the
house, to which, according to other intelligence, he
withdrew immediately on leaving his official resi-
dence, namely, the house of Madame Gums, the
mother of the general now commanding the consti-
tutional army at Saragossa. The Patrie, indeed, stye
that the Duke of Victory retired to the English
embassy the moment the erneute broke out, but I be-
lieve this news will tarn out to be incorrect. Direct in.
telligence has been received in Paris to-day from Sara.
gossa. The constitutional party is entirely dominant
in that city. It wee altogether untrue that the re-
gular troops had withdrawn to the heights and as-
sumed a neutral attitude, They have " pronounced"
against O'Donnell. General Falcon, who commands,
is president of a junta (under the circumstances a
provisional government) which hes been appointed.
General Gurrea, who is entirely agreed with Gene.
ral Falcon, commands the National Guard and the
people. Exciting patriotic proclamations have been
published. The Generals swear to tight to the
death in the cause of liberty.
A correspondence published in Paris, which never
circulates anything that in the judgment of the
managers may he likely to displease the French
government, makes light of the struggle in Madrid,
and says that the National Guard abandoned the
barricades at once. This correspondence represents
that Paoheta, the bull fighter, was the only man
who made a serious resistance. The Madrid Gazette
of the 16th, however, in announcing the dimwit'.
tion of the National Guard, admits that only two
battalions had remained faithful to the Queen. It
follows that all the rest made ouwurun cause with the
insurrection.

The Pairie of this evening says that the struggle
was " horrible," and that the hospitals are " crowded
with wounded." It also says that the National Guard,
to the number of 5,000, defended themselves with
" incredible obstinacy." The statement of the Pa.
risian correspondence above alluded to, that the loos
on both sides was only 200, is not credible.
It is said that lettere, dated Madrid, July 18, have
been received which state that all was tranquil and
that the disarming of the National Guard had been
completed on that day.
A despatch, dated Barcelona, the 19th, reports that
the insurrection there has been put down. General
Zepatero, an adherent of O'Donnell, was in command
in that city, and it is known that he had taken mea
sures beforehand to put down the rising which he
knew would occur.

The Aseenablee says there has been a pronancia-
mento at Jaco, a small fortified place on the French
frontier.

ITALY.

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THE STATES OF THE CHURCH.
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HOME, ivLy 12.

The assertion in parliament that the French and
Austrian governments are disposed to withdraw their
garrisons from the Roman States so soon u the
government of his Holiness is ready to maintain order
in the Papal dominions without their 'sentence,
derives some slight confirmation from a recent occur-
rence in the French medical department in this city.
The army surgeons being rather deficient in number
for the present requirement' of the garrison, applies-
tion was recently made by the heed of the medical
staff for an increase in their number, but the answer
obtained from the Minister of War was that it would
be unnecessary to send out more doctors from France,
and that the aid of Roman medicsl men could be
easily had for the next few months if required. October
is mentioned se the period fixed on for the French
evacuation, but as it is stated that the French and
Austrian governments have promised to strengthen
the Pope's foreign legion so much ea to leave hie throne
in perfect safety before withdrawing their own force%
it is doubtful whether the number of recruits neater.
eery for that purpose, even if already trained to mili-
tary service, can to so coon enrolled and organised
under the Papal banners.
The political tranquillity of the country just now
is but a fallacious appearance, and the recent assassi-
nation of the governor of Narni has caused the
government serious uneasiness, as displaying the
existence of a spirit of resistance unquelled by eon.
tinned severity. An assessination of so decidedly
political a character, the victim of which has occu-
pied so important a station, wt' not expected to take
place within fifty miles f tho capital. The late
governor is said not to be at all regretted, person-
ally speaking, es his desire to display zeal in the
discharge of his office had led him into many op-
pressive acts of political rereecution. The Sacred
Consults is about to take cognizance of the affair, as
coming under the category of murder from political
motives.

The Pope was invited by Mr. York to be present
at the railway inauguration on Monday, but declined
attending personally, although he gave his full sp•
probation to the cardinals' acceptation. Some
dissatisfaction was experienced at the Cardinal Seers-
, tary of State not konouring the amiably with his
presence at dinner, but it is admitted th►t the
brilliancy and hilarity of the meeting could hardly
have been increased even by the attendance of the
whole sacred college. Cardinal Altieres speech
caused some surprise and amusement to the guests, by
hie eminence's singular introduction of the expres-
sions " Roma—Patria—Progreseo," in connexion
with " Christ's vicar—religion—and true centre of

civilisation."
Private trains have been running every day thie
week for the pleasure of different influential meows,
amongst whom Cardinsl ltiario Sforza indulged in a
trip on Wednesday. The lino will be open to the
public on the 14:h.