The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-21 00:00:00

ITALY.

SARDINIA.—A private letter from Turin of the
15th, says : " The Chamber of Deputies has held a se-
cret sitting, in whieh the conditions of peace were sub-
mitted by the ministry. The ministers had moved
the secret committee of their own accord, and ap-
pealed to the consciences of the representatives, be-
cause, they said, ' there are things one feels, but
which one cannot say.' Their motion was admitted
as urgent. The conditions of the peace are :
The restoration of the old frontiers ; an indemnity
of 75 millions, of which 40 are to be paid down,
and the rest within a period of twenty months ; and
the evacuation of the Piedmontese territory by the
Austrian troops in a fortnight after the ratification of
the treaty. The Piedmontese ministers, several times
and solemnly, declared that the treaty of peace con-
tains no secret article. They afterwards applici to
the Chamber for the sum necessary to defray the ex-
penses of the war, which the Chamber almost unani-
mously refused. The ministers insisted, observing
that they had only a delay of six days to aceept or
refuse the treaty. The chamber was to tit again in
secret committee this day, in order to come to a de-
termination."

In the sitting of the 14th of the Chamber of Deputies
of Turin, a rather important decision was come to ;
namely, that the address in answer to the king's
speech is not to be considered as having a political
bearing, and that the bureau of the presidency is
empowered to select one of the youngest members
of the majority to draw it up. Prince Doris
Pamphyli, Gioberti, and several other members
had sent in their resignations, which were
accepted. Deputy Ratazzi then communicated to
the Chamber the late Charles Albert's answer to
he deputation Ent to Oporto by the forayer Chanter
immediately after the accession of the present king.
It ism follows :
I cannot find exptemism M Mask the Chamber ; it coal
not have taken a step mars asseptable to my heart. This
step will be a souse el mmedatim to me till the end of my
life ; I have always sewskt alma d 1 the esteem end siltation
ot the nation, sad I base dose 'that I could for the triumph
Cate Italia& cause, without bah* Induced to it by any per-
sonal interest. Nang the MOW& years of my reign, I have
ecsatiatl bad do bapplasee dray people is view ; I kart.
iftlostisalissm, sal my may thought two been the

natioselity and independence el Italy . The war we have
sustained pest Austria was highly just, and the ended of
that power towards us would have waned to render ft such,
if the parliament and the whole eaten bad not completely
approved of the right of rsconqu:ring tie independence of the
nation. For my part, I have always been convinced of the
but
of our cause, and I soul use, that there have been
but too many who were not of our opinion on that subject.
It cannot be said that this war was imprudent, for if in the
second campaign all the so'diers had fought as some corps
did in the first, our arms would undoubtedly have been vie-
toiler.. After the fatal battle of Neves, where I sought
death in vain, my intention was to retire towards Alen's-
dria and Gene to continue the struggle, but our generals
told me that this plan was not to be nailed in the state in
which our army mu. Forced to treat with the enemy, I
preferred to abdicate rather than sign conditions which were
humiliating to my honour. Bat notwithstanding my nil-
cation, if war were to break out against Austria from what-
ever quarter it be, I wouLl go and fight as a common
soldier in the ranks of her enemies. I will not return
to Italy, in order not to create new complications, but I have
lift my son there who will do his duty. My mind is deeply
touched with the misfortunes that overwhelm Italy since the
diastase of Novars. I have I', lt the profoundest grid for the
sufferings of Breecia,Bergamo, for those of the Lombards and
Venetians. In the midst of the bitterness which Bab my
soul, I cannot think without pride of the bravery evinced by
many officers and corps in the last campaign, pardenlarly
that of the Piedmont's* and Lombard artillery ; and some-
thing whispers me that when the sentient of nationality
and ledependenee will be move spread among the masses, the
object which I have attempted will be obtained. This is the
wish I constantly harbour in my retreat in favour of my
unhappy country.

HAMBURG, Auoverr 17.—The commission to
govern the Duchies has dissolved itself. It seems that
the commissioners could not agree on the principles
to govern the country, and that both Count Rulen-
burg and Colonel Hodges protested against the in-
stalment of the Danish officials M. Von 'Misch had
brought with him. That gentleman hew returned to
Copenhagen. Colonel Hodges is expected here. The
Assembly has, after four days' debate, thrown out the
impeachmezt against the Minister of War, M.l
Jacobson. The Swed:sh troops are expected every
day in Flensburg. Accounts from G‘ttenburg say
that only 2,000 men would be sent on board of
Swe dish vessels.

To-day, et half-past 12 o'clock, 7,000 Prussian
troops have entered our town, and taken their quar-
ters in the different streets; some houses have re-
ceived es many u twenty soldier,. The senate an-
nounced last night that, on account of the lamentable
events of Monday lut, the P.ussian government
had ordered such troop to remain, and that it could
not be helped at present.