The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-03 00:00:00

ITALY.

ROMAN STATES.—We have received the fol-
lowing letter from our correspondent :
ROME,
Avo

What will be said in England to the extraordinary
honours paid to Generol Oudinot at the capital ? Con-
gratulatory speeches, medallic effigies, and lapidary
inscriptions must be considered to be rather under-
valued here since one individual is so overwhelmed
by them, and for such heroic exploits. That in-
dividual, however, it must be considered, is, according
to the complimentary address pronounced by
Prince Odescalchi, a worthy sacceisor and rival
of Alexander the Great, Julius Clear, Mar-
cus Areliuc, and other heroes of antiquity, whose
busts form an interesting series in the museum (a
series, by-tt:e-bye, which will icon b^ incroised, if rot
embellished, by the marble effigy of Oudinot himself).
The very affection with which the general is regarded
by the priestly party here has proved the signal of
his recall; it is some relief to think that the French
government is not yet so degraded as to .4 ge tte whole
hog" with the vindictive ecclesiastic'', and the recent
measuresadopted both in Paris and in Rome induce some
slight hope that a complete return to despotism (how-
ever near we may have approached that object) is not
the final destiny of the Roman state&
I have learned, from an excellent channel, the pre-
sent state of mind of the Pope and of his counciEora
' with respect to the occupation of Rome by the
French. A member of his household, recently ad-
mitted to the honour of kissing his holiness's foce,
expressed the warmest hopes that the capi•al would
not be much linger deprived of his sovereign pre-
sence, but the Popo replied that there were still ob-
'Melee. "The French still occupy the city (said he),
and we cannot drive them out, but they are mileaken
if they imagine that I am either to be intimilated or
dictated to. I have other supporters." This conver-
sation, upon the correctness of which I think you
may fully rely, is significant enough. The dis-
esteem growing up between the two
cyta4l7ll
is mutual, and the new commander-in-chief,
Rostolao, hat, to my certain knowledge, frankly
admitted that the majority, the vast majority
of the Romans, entertain a rooted hostility to the
papal dominion. The only step which can now re-
deem the French from the universal censure lately
heaped upon them with regard to the Roman gum
tion is to insist firmly on the concession of liberal in-
stitutions by the priests. Telleyrand used to say,
Cat un grand talent que de saroir attendre, and if
the Romans make nos of this talent just now, and
indeed it appears difficult for them to do otherwise,
they may find their assailants become finally in some
sort their protectors. Difficulties are evidently anti-
sipated, as the garrison is not to be diminished so
mesh u was at first proposed, three of four thousand
ass only are destined for Africa, and they will proba-
bly leave with Oudinot on Monday or Tuesday.
A rather ludicrous circumstance took place last
night, in which one of our countrymen was the prin-
ltdztor. He had been dining with a couple of
and had convened rather more freely than
usual with the jolly god, under whose influence he
repaired to the Caffe Veneziano, and invited a party
of French officers to take a glare of wine with him.
They declined the offer, and went to sit outside the
cafe, where they were again joined by the English-
man as be was coming away. Annoyed by a second
interruption, they spoke harshly to him, and he 1.•
plied in a staini in which the word Waterloo was the
meet intelligib!e and most offensive expression. Ned
the officers put his hand in his sword, the Boglislann
clenched his fist, and a battle royal appeared im
when a French patrol,from the neighbouring coal:et/I
Ban Marcell*, seised the offender and bore him off to
the corps de garde. All was not finished, however,
for the Prisoner stung with a sudden fit of indqrss-
tion at finding himself in durance vile, made a are.
meadow' attack on the officers and soldiers present,
rent off a gendarme's epaulettes and flung them in
his hoe, caught up a voltigeur by the irexpreasibles
and swung him out of the room, and shook a 'awhile'
of infantry till his tongue lolled out of hie mouth,
hll with incredible stwrwildows brae*
Weapons were fortunately kept oat of his math,
otherwise the affair might hare assumed a more

ttvie appearance. The Preach were very indelgeet,
and mead idly to appreciate the real state of the I
ease, the confinement only lasting a few boors.
The Countess ot Laedsfelt has left Rome for
Naples, after having given an incontestible proof of
her admiration for Garibaldi, by purchasing M.
Hausser's capital likeness of that hero.
The French generals and staff get more church
ceremonies jest now from their friends the rives
than they have been accustomed to for a long time in
France. Yesterday being the festival of St. Louis,
many officers, together with the corps diplomatique,
attended mass at the National Church ot St. Louis
des Francais, whirs a cardinal officiated, amidst dense
ranks of s
The proceedings against the Rev. Dr. Achilli are
still gotog on in secret, and it is to be feared that they
will be consummated, in spite of the strong efforts
now making in Lis favour. Several arrests have
taken pleat of individuals accused of having ccnceekd
weapons in their houses, and the efforts of the police,
under the direction of M. Eavelli, tend to the utter
extermination of the liberals.