The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-25 00:00:00

ITALY.

TURIN, JVL% 24.
The attention of government has been attracted to
the numerous military occupations which have been
ordered by Austria along the Po and the Tessin. The
object of Austria is to obtain from Piedmont similar
commercial advantages to those which have recently
been afforded to England. It is impossible to foresee
the issue of this demand on the part of Austria. The
Minister of Finance, Count de Cavour, will doubtless
act with extreme caution. His talent and judgment
command universal confidence.

The Piettmontese Gazette, of the 21st, publishes
the treaty of commerce concluded between Sardinia
and Switzerland. The most important article of this
treaty is the following :—" Art. 8. The federal go-
vernment, being convinced of the great advantages
which must accrue to Switzerland from the rapidity
of commercial intercourse, engages in the most so-
lemn manner to contribute, as far as possible, to-
wards the construction of a railroad, leading from
the Sardinian frontier, or from the most covenient
point of the Logo Maggiore, to some point of Ger-
many, in order to meet the railroads of the Zoll-
vervin." This treaty is to expire on the 30th of
June, 1861.

ROME, Juts- 15.
The Pope is still en!oying his °Hum coin diyudalc
at the suburban retreat of Castel Gandolfo, and there is a
report prevalent that he will not abandon the shade of
those venerable ilex groves, and the delicious shores of the
Alban lake, until the resolutions taken by him and his
royal Bourbonie ally are carried into effect by the fiat of
the catholic powers, and the submission of the French to
their will. Meanwhile, his Holiness is engaged in visiting
the environs of his palace, and examining the objects of
temporal and spiritual interest around him. Amongst
the former he has been pleased to visit the magnificent via-
duct in course of erection between Albano and Ariccia,
and testified his sovereign satisfaction both to the architect,
Chevalier Ilertolini, and the Minister of Public Works, the
chief promoter of the work. On the 10th his Holiness went to
dine at the monastery of Camaldolese monks, situated on
the hills that slope from the ancient Tusculum down to
Frascati. Cardinals Mattel and Ferretti were of the
party. The bodily vigour of Pio Nono may be appreciated
from the fact of his having walked from the Camaldolese
convent all the way to Frascati, where he visited the nuns
of St. Flavia, and subsequently repaired to the cathedral
to receive the blessing imparted with the Holy Sacrament.
His Holiness passed through Marino about nightfall, on his '
way back to Castel Gandolfo, and was greatly delighted at
finding not only the town illuminated, but also the groves,
which be had to traverse on his way to the palace.
The gratitude of King Ferdinand towards the French'
and Papal functionaries, who attended and escorted him
during his recent visit, has just been manifested by a grand
distribution of ribbons, crosses, and medals, to upwards of
thirty persons, chiefly prelates and military men. General
Gemeau, Monsignor Talbot, and sub-lieutenant Evangelisti
(brother to the lately assassinated Chancellor), were among
the number of deron:s. The mention of assassinations
reminds me to observe with regret that the use of the sti-
letto appears to be upon the increase.
Several Italian papers give out that the funds needful
for the Papal railways are all ready, and that the negotia-
tions may be considered as satisfactorily concluded; but I
have seen them all but agreed upon so often, and then
broken off again, that I shall wait for more positive intelli-
gence before mentioning the subject again.
A number of indirect government agents and Jesuitical
instruments have lately left Rome for London, both to act
as spies upon the conduct of those Reman subjects who have
got permission to visit the Crystal Palace, and to thwart as
much as possible the stringent measures which they fear
the parliament may finally adopt against Papal aggressison.
The official paper is silent on the subject of the division, and
fills that part of its columns which relates to English intel-
ligence with interminable accounts of the Great Exhibition.
Exchange on London, 481.

JULY 16.

The Pope returned from Castel Gandolfo on the

GERMANY.

BERLIN, JULY 22.
The example set by Austria—the most potent
state in Germany—in suppression of the existence of any
other than a servile press throughout the imperial domi-
nions, was meant to be followed; and to-day the papers
announce that one of the smallest German states has first
the honour of following this illustrious example. The'
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin has issued the fol-
lowing ordinance relative to the suppression of journals and
periodical publications throughout his little duchy :
"As the measures already adopted, especially our ordi-
nance of 26th June, 18-10, have not sufficed to prevent the
publication of periodicals which exercise the most perni-
„eious and dangerous influence on the welfare of the country,
and as we feel it our duty as sovereign no longer to tolerate
this evil, we order, after having constitutionally consulted
with the close committee of our faithful knights and landed
proprietors, as follows Oar whole ministry is autho-
rised, having first procured my consent, totally to suppress
any journal or periodical pint which may seem to them to
exercise any dangerous influence, either political, social, or
religious, and to take such measures as may be necessary to
accomplish this object. 2. This present ordinance has force
till the lit January, 1832.
(Signed) " Faun. FaANCIS.
" COrret BOLO.
EICHROTER.
" July 12." " Baoci.

Fwarscs, JULY 19.—The Grand Duke has re-
turned to Florence.

ALDERMAN SALOMONS AT GREENWICH.—A very
numerously attended meeting was held at the Lecture Hall,
Greenwich, yesterday evening, for the purpose of peti-
tioning the House of Commons to hear the electors by
counsel, at the bar of their house. J. Pontifex, Esq., in
the chair. Mr. Alderman Salomon', who was received with
lead cheering, addressed the westing for a considerable
time. He sad that having entered an the contest, he was
desermined to fight it eat for the eights and privileges of
his esestituents and the coastituassies of the empire. He
had set, spoke, and voted in the Haws of Commons, as be
premised he would do, and the debate showed that half
die lawyers were of opinion be bad dem so legally
sad the other half illplly. He bad been served with two
wider of sedan for ham voted, and he betted to use this
=tsettled by the rity of a court of law. He
at the SO weabees who voted for idea the other
night regeossabal use* awe milli= end les was
ocalidist their eswetitreiss would weda al mes
by them. The
has. nweaber proceeded te argue the ltapseekatig of the
Howe of COMMON paktias is thermseeintisa ef last
year, and concluded by rewiwarandiag ide eassdtuents
to pray the hoses he hear thew by counsel.—
W. Ling Esq., who Anted hintealf te have been a
" school ind kale film" el the bowearuble detenber,
meted the acieption ef a pales to the haw of Oemens
setting MX that tie shafts had hued with surprise that
their landealted esailitutiewel to sleet a sepressuto-
tire was toe be intwheed with, and paellas to be bard at
the Isar of the hoar. The meths was asessied by Mr.
Duval, sad carried by weiwesel audematien. )Reaefepism
wen eke pawed to the east that Mr. Mamma beistneos
in w=rtheft bast thanks be the *....seeing manner
im peesseded ; that Admiral Dories, as mem-
ber he the begzhisbet requested to support the prayer of
the punks the proceedings be advertised to
maruies poem After a vote of thanks to the chairman,
and then ling. three fte SWAMI" the meth' broke up.