The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-04 00:00:00

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499.] LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, ISO. [THREEPENCE.

France and estrange her from Englund during the
first Republic ? Is was the civil war, in • portion of
our territory, supported, subsidised, and assisted by Mr.
Pitt. It was the encouragement and the arms given to
Frenchmen, as heroical as yourselves, but Frenchmen
lighting against their fellow citizens. This was not
honourable warfare. It was a Royalist propagandism
waged with French blood against the Republic. This policy
is not yet, in spite of all our efforts, entirely effaced from
the memory of the nation. Well ! this cause of dimension
between Great Britain and us wo will never renew lep
taking any similar course. We accept with grata-
' tude expressions of friendship from the different nation-
alities included in the British Empire. We ardently wish
that justice may found and strengthen the frendship of
races ; that equality may become more and more its basis;
but while proclaiming with you, with her (England),
and with all, the holy dogma of fret, mite, we will perform
only act* of brotherhood, in conformity with our principles,
and our feelings towards the Irish nation." (Vivo i.e Re.
publique I Vivo le Clouvernement Provisuire I Vive La-
martins!)
Tsars, Loan. 3. Now Loan, • French Five per Cents.,
50 55; Do. (Ace.), • Four-and.IISIL ; Fours, . Threes,
35 13; Do. (Ace.), —. Bank of France, 1,145. Mean Fives, 1840,
; Do. 1842, ; Do. Threes, —; Do. Tea.ond-wilall, —;
Opantsh Threes, —. •+ es Remits, —. Roman Lean, —. Tres-
wiry Needs, —. itichanp on London. no transee.ione
Lottosys.—Carls and Orleans, 585 ; Paris and Mum 325 ;
Limn sad [lsere, 185;. Avignon and Msrseilies, 190 ; Otraatuarg
awl. Rik, 81 25: Centro \lemon, 210; Amiens and Boulogne,
Berisaux, 382_58; North, 215.

son to believe their artillery will remain in
the possession of the insurgents. At Milan, the
Provisional Government presses on the organisation of
the active army, which will be placed under the
orders of General Lachi, an old officer of the school
of Napoleon. The Provisional Government published
on this occasion a proclamation, in which they appeal
not only to the Milanese, but to the Poles, to the
Swiss, in short, to all men of heart who are now re-
indent at :Milan, to come and inscribe their names in
the lists of Milanese volunteers. This proclamation
concludes thus:
Brave men of every country, come, come! Ours is the
cause of every liberal man, of every man who nada tends
the true value of these two sacred words, "Country and
Liberty."
God is with us! Pius IX. foretold it, when he blessed all
Italy ; the people proclaim it, in the robust simplicity of
their language ; the wise, dazzled by the miracles of this
heroia work, confess it aloud ; God is with us !
" To arms ! to arms! Oue victory more, and we are vic-
torious for ever !

"Milan, March 25th."
Another proclamation engages the Milanese to
abandon their barricades, and to attack the bands of',
Austrians which pry about the vicinity of Milan.
On that same day, March 25th, the Provisional
Government issued several decrees, which organise
the new administration; the government council is
replaced by a state council. The former royal dele-
gations are suppressed, and their power made over
to the provincial deirgimiesa.
Mobile battalions are organised in the civic guard.
On the 26th March, 6,000 Piedmentese entered
Milan, amidst the acclamations of the population ;
on the 27th a second body, 6,000 strong also entered;
and it was presumed that the whole army of Pied-
mont could be entirely concentrated in that city
from the 28th to the 30th.

All the Austrian embassy have left Turin. The
ministers of Prussia andßussia are likewise on their
departure. It is reported that this common retreat
was agreed upon with the English ambassador, who,
however, remains with ua. The report that the
British ambassador had protested against the en-
trance of the Piedmontese army in Lombardy is un-
grounded. It is easy to conceive that England is
sorry to see Amelia weakened, as she was ever
her faithful ally on the Continent, during her wars
with France; but at present the question regards
neither war nor France. The nationality of Italy,
the independence of Italy, is the aim we tend at.
The Risorgimento of Turin, of the 30th ult., an-
nounces the arrival in that capital of Prince Eugene
of Savoy Carignan, geutenant-general of the king-
dom. A large body of Austrian troops having
stationed themselves between Lodi, Soresina, Arzi-
novi, kn., a few engineers left Milan on the 27th,
and cut the dykes of the Oglio, so that in less
than two hours the Austrians found eltemeelves
during the night knee-deep in water, and had to
surrender without striking a blow. The Austrian
arms of the embassy and consulate at Florence
and Leghorn were pulled down by the people on
receiving the news from Milan, and dragged about
the streets. Tuscan volunteers arc marching in great
numbers towards Lombardy, the towns are literally
deserted. Massa and Carrara, Fivizzano, Garfagnana,
Pontremoli, and Val di Zera, have all proclaimed the
Tuscan constitution.
The Lrya Italiana of Genoa, of the 29th ult., con-
tains decrees of the l'rovieional Government of
Milan, suppressing the Council of Govern-
ent, the Royal Provincial Delegations, and
the Tribunal of Appeal, which is re-organised with
other functionaries. The same lies been done with
the Tribunal of First Instance, the commercial, and
criminal tribunals. At Cremona, 6110 Butane, from
Piacenza, were attacked by the citizens, and surren-
dered on condition of giving up their horses and can-
non, and being escorted to the frontier. The Milanese
have published a Latin proclamation to the Hungarians,
declaring that their cause is the same as that of the
Italians; it concludes with the following passage
Hungarians!—What advantage do you derive from
fighting for the defence of Maria Theresa ? the gratitude
of Austria? derision and slavery ! Break the yoke andl
rise!" About forty Hungarians arrived at Ferrara on the
twenty-first, disarmed, and wearing the national
Italian cockade. They passed the night in frater-
nising with the people, and crying, " Long live Italy
and Pius IX."
The last accounts from Milan, of the 20th ult., an-
nounce that Radetzky was about a mile from
Brescia with 14,000 or 15,000 meu. Count Bolas is
ander prosecution at Milan, and the preliminary ex-
aminations have already revealed most impoitant facts,
which will be published shortly.
The atcetto di Roma publishes a decree by the
mi-
nister of war, directing that a corps of operation shall
be formed of four regiments of infantry, two of cavalry,
three batteries of field-artillery, a company of artificers,
detached from the corps of artillery, and two Cora-
-1 patties of engineers. Foreign troops in the service
l of his holiness are to be joined with the army of

We have letters from Naples to the 28th. On the
receipt of the intelligence of the proceeding.. at Milan,
on the 25th ult., the house of the Austrian ambas-
sador was surrounded by the mob, who took down
the arms, and carried them, admidst shouts of " Viva
I'io Nono," " Viva Itala," " Viva Is Liberta," to the
Largo Cappelli, where they burned them.
On the next day, the people assembled before the
palace, and a deputation represented to the king the
necessity of a demonstration in favour of Lombardy.
To this his majesty replied, promising that army and
steamers should be placed at their disposal,; and lists
were immediately opened to receive the names of
those anxious to serve as volunteers, who are to be
immediately equipped and forwarded to Leghorn, to
proceed thence to Upper Italy. On the 27th, con-
siderable excitement prevailed, and ministers re-
signed ; the following were mentioned as the persons
likely to succeed, viz : Carlo Troia, President of the
Council; Colonel Gabrieli, Pepe, War Depart-
ment; Capitelli, Grace and Justice; Sawed,
Finance ; Überti, Instruction. On the 28th arms
were delivered to the persons anxious to proceed to
Lombardy, and letters were written to the Grand
I)uke of `Tuscany, soliciting permission to the volun-
teers to land at Leghorn.
The following is the postscript of our correspond-
ent's letter :
MAUCH 28, 10 o'CLoce, 1./C—Oeneral William Pepe
arrived this morning. Mehemet Ali leaves this morning.
The Porcupine came in from Palermo this morning, and
front one of its officers I gather as follows:—The Sicilian
parliament met on Saturday, and chose a regent. The King
of Naples had written to the admiral, begging him, now that
negotiations were at an end, to withdraw the fleet, as its
presence only tended to keep up agitation. On Sunday,
the admiral and Lord Minto lett for Messina, as a lest
effort, to see what could be done to pacify and bring about
an arrangement ; the result of course is not known. They
went by the Gladiator.
It is said that 6,000 regular Nespolitan troops are to
march for Tuscany, and as many volunteers as choose to enrol
themselves by hall-past ten o'clock, am. The peers wanted
to choose a regent, which was overruled by the deputies,
and a president was chosen, in the person of Ruggero Set.
ticco. A. most splendid speech is said to have been delivered
by him. The Sicilian parliament had met twice, on
Saturday and Sunday, and were to meet again to decide
on the form of government ; every thing, however tends to a
ropuidie. you mreviepond upon this news I think. I have
it from an officer of the Porcupine and Mr. W., an English
banker, being a resident in Palermo.
New ministry named (though not yet accepted):
Taoos, President.
CAMIATI, Foreign. Affairs.
FERRIGNO, Interior.
ULtos, Director for the Interior.
PETE, War and Marine.
D. Lees, Public Instruction.
DEoLt ALPERT], Public Works.
Da Lirro, Finance.
CENTORTI, Ecclesiastical Affairs.
SALIATI, Grace and Justice.
13.4.noaccatist, Agriculture.