The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-01 00:00:00

ITALY.

By a decree of the 14th, the Grand Duke of Tus-
cany has authorised Count Giovanni Pieri, Marquis
Bichi Haspoli, Signor Policarpo Bandini, and other
capitalists of Siena, to survey a railway line leading
from that town to the Pontifical frontier between
Citta della Pieve and the Trasimene lake, according
to the project of the late engineer Pianigiana. The
projectors are bound to deliver their plans to the
I minister of Public NVorks w.thin a year from the date
of the decree.

The Senate of Turin, in its sitting of the 25th,
passed the remaining article. of the bill on the new
house-tax, by a majority of 47 votes oat of 57. In
the same sitting the Minister of Foreign Affairs pre-
sented the bills on the two treaties with France
already passed by the Chamber of Deputies. The
*Lister of Orece and Justice presented the bill im-
posing a tax upon corporations and mortmain pro-
perty, also adopted by the deputise. In the Chamber
of Deputies Signor Dvspine presented his report on
the budget. The provisional collection of taxes, until
the approval of the budget, was afterwards voted by
• majority of 93 votes to 43.
A letter from Turin, of January 26, says :
The Chamber of Deputb s has voted the authorisation for
the government to collect the taxes until the definitive adop-
tion of the budget.
Our Roman correspondent, writing on the 21th of
January, states that the ahem of French politics at
Rome had been so great, that rumours had been cur-
rent of a treat flight of his Holiness. Uneasiness
Iprevailed in the papal cabinet with regard to the in-
tentions of Aastria in the legations. Oar correspon-
dent gives an account of the secession to Romanian
of Mr. Bagshaw. He mentions recent misdeeds of
the brigands and their conflicts with the military,
and the plunder of a Prussian carriage a abort way
outside the gates of Rome.
The ship under Portuguese colours, taken by the
French steamers on the coast, was laden with arms,
and conveyed armed men of the expedition said to be
directed by Mazzini against the pontifical states.
Our Naples correspondent, in his letter of the 24th,
states that placards of a violent character, threatening
" Death to the Tyrant," &c., were affixed to the walls
of Palermo on the 11th. Counter-placards were
issued by the government, with sentinels to guard
' them. 6everal arrests had taken place; and it was
' reported that two men were to be shot. The state
trials at Naples were to have terminated on the 24th,
, but the result was not known before the closing of the
' maiL Acquittal was expected. The court has re-
' tuned to Caserta. The king, durin his visit, had
shown himself frequently in the streets, but always
surrounded by a strong guard.
Fly, per Cents., 994. Exchange on London, 163.

WINDSOR CASTLE IMPROVEMENTS.—Orders have
at length been given to proceed forthwith to the coletion
of the improvements of the castle and town of Windsor
provided for in the act passed in the puliamentary make of
1848, and it la intended that they shall, if possible, be com-
pleted by the opening of the Great Eshibition, when it may
be expected that many foreign visitors will be anxious to ,
visit the first abode of British royalty. The state 'pertinent
an already perfect in all that concerns embellishment, while
the heating arrangements are so complete that the whole
snits of rooms occupied by her Majesty may be rendered fit
for occupation In • taw minutes, even in the severest
weather. Many of the pinnacles and carrels of the building ad-
joining the Chapel of Bt. Georgejthown ea Cardinal Wolosee
Chapel, having, by length of time, bemoan entirely decayed,
workmen have been employed by the Commileiesue of
Woods end Forests to carefully restore them, and to pat these
wines still remaining in proper repel:.