The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-23 00:00:00

ITALY.

SARDINIA.—The National (Paris journal), of
Monday, quotes letters of Turin, which it says are
worthy of confidence, which throw a new light on the
affairs of Rome. The Sardinian fiavernment has en-
ergeticall7 pFotested against the intervention of the
court of bpain' alleging that it is to the Italian ca-
tholic princes that belongs to intervene in the Roman
question. The King of Sardinia proffers his pa-
cific mediation, and, if necessary, his armed media-
tion to take away from all non-Italian courts all
pretext of intervention. But the question is muck
embarrassed by the Pope, who, far from accepting
the
.proffered assistance of the King of Sardinia, not
having much confidence in the efficiency of Spanish
intervention, has demanded that of Austria. This
determination has called forth strong remonsti emcee
both from the Sardinian and French ambassadors.
There is a considerable movement of troops at

Alexandria. "
ROMAN STATES.—Char correspondent at Rome,
writing on the 14th inst., says that a decree had been
published by the members of the Provisional Govern-
ment, making it treason to impede the meeting of
electors for the purpose of the nominations to the
Constituent Assembly. General Zucchi had sent
orders of the day from Gaeta, calling on the soldiers
in the states to rise against the new Roman govern
ment. Orders have been sent from Rome to Gari-
baldi, at Fermo, to assemble a forceon the Neapolitan
borders, to make an attack on the enemy's gr;• uud, in
order to divert any attack that might be made on the
Roman frontiers on the side of Terracina. _

We read in the Oossanueraisee of Rome, of the
12th inst., that the Tuscan clubs having sent a depu-
tion to the Electoral Committee of Rome, for the pur-
pose of inviting them to induce the trovernment to
direct the electors to confer on the deputies the man-
date of making the Roman Constituent Assembly
form the nucleus of an Italian Constituent Assembly,
the committee have declared that it belonged only to
the absolute sovereignty of the Assembly to decide
that point.
NAPLES.—We have received despatches from our
correspondent at Naples, dated the 14th lost.
The state of Naples remained what it had been for
some time back, that of a capital in which the govern-
ment incessantly overawed the inhabitants by the
display of a formidable military force, end by artil-
lery planted at sit points, so as to sweep the thorough-
fares. An attempt was made to organise a system
of passive resistance, by reproducing the forced
abstinence from tobacco, which was so successfully
practised at Milan. Our correspondent, however,
thinks that the people will not be brought to acquiesce
in that project. Some inconvenience and occasional
collisions had, however, already arisen from it.
The anniversary of the birth of the king was not
celebrated with any of the usual rejoicings.
Mount Vesuvius had been more than usually active
since the 7th. On the 12th the mountain towards
Bosco Reale opened in two parts. The people in the
neighbourhood have all fled.
The Five per Cents., on the 10th, at Naples were
811; on the 13th, 811.
LOMBARDY.—The Piedniontese Gazette of the
17th iota., under date of Villa Francs, the 18tb,
says considerable transports of matiriel are arriving
at N'erona. The Austrians are being concentrated at
Piacenza, and it appears that they intend to furnish
the line of the Mincer with artillery. They also are
making a point d'appui of Castigli,ne delle Stiviere ;
MOO beds have been ordered.
The Comstitutionnel (Paris journal) states that
&Adria is desirous of compelling the nine provinces
composing the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom to name
deputies to the diet of Kremeier, bat that hitherto
the only electoral college which has obeyed the in.
junction of the general is Brescia. Here, however, M.
lialeri, who has been elected, has declined to act,
Banding his refusal on the reason that the elec-
toral college. of Brescia is incompetent to elect
a representative to the Austrian Diet of Kreenier.
The majority, relying on the same ground, and ap-
proving the refusal of M. Sakti, have declared that
they will make no election. Como, Milan, and Pavia
persist in the same abstention. On hearing this, the
old marshal is reported to have said, "Since they
will not name deputies, I must ; and I will take are
they shall attend the Diet, for they shall be con-
ducted from brigade to brigade until they arrive."
TUSCANY.—In the Tuscan Chamber of Deputies
of the 13th, the Deputy Vanin was elected president,
' and MM. Zannetti and Pannstorri vice-presidents.
M. Vanin is a conservative, and the vice-presidents
are both p a M. Zannetti has signified his
intention to linethe vice-presidency.
At Leghorn, on the 12th, a proclamation, from
which we seta; the following extract, was extensively
placarded : We, the people, king by the grace of
Ood, &c., have decreed and decree all the Popes,
commencing with Pius IX., are dethroned. In the
name of the people the right of excommunication is
henceforward annulled," B:c., &c.

FRANCE.—SILK THADE.—The silk manufacture,
like all others, has, it appears, suffered exceedingly from tke
effects of the revolution of February. A rev?' presented
by M. Frederic #s Boullenois, at the opening meetly('
of the Bocidtd Sdricicele, OM a very unfavourable
account of the state of this branch of business ; several
broaden of silkworms gam up all ides of miming any
daring the past year ; the cocoons were everywhere sold for
a more trifle, end the raw silk could not find a market ;
the utmost distress had bees the result in the departments
of the south, of which the silk•production constitutes the
principal sours, of subsistence. The rest of the report is
devoted to giving an mmennt of the various experiments,
which, notwithstanding the political events, were continued
by MK. enerin-Meneville, Camille Beauvais, and Dr.
Aaron:, to which last-named geu•leman is due a most cu-
rium Mem of anatomy, representing a silkworm 1,700 times
larger then the ordinary size.

UNION BANK OF AIISTRALIA.—The half-yearly
general issaing of the proprietors of this bank was held yes-
terdelit their eetablishaent, 38, Old Broad-street, Wil-
son, in the chair. The secretary read the following
report the affairs of the company, dated London, Dec. 31,
1848 :
Lusurras.
Bilis pa=
5eary........
Beam fowl (10-par eat.) £39,666 13 3
Met and lon 50,900 9 5
---- 110,467 310
man/hl 530,000 0 0

£53,927 5 8
8,199 14 7

0891,957 5 1
Aram
Bess* Aisteasts (14818a08) £01,4N 8 8
Mb Tueshatois 29,218 18 1
bwrimasts, 4•44ramsal No* mad kens as
asintty
Orli
Ismarmas mad Res 038144, to
II 3 1
6,314 1

MIMIC S 1
The statement of profits shows a au ot usdlvided
profit, up to 31st Deo„ 1848, of 50,8001. 9s. bd. Th• reserve