The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-26 00:00:00

We have letter and journals from various parts of
Italy.
The advices which arrive from Naples, proceeding
exclusively from private sources, continue to be ob-
scure, contradictory, and unsatisfactory. By collating
them there appears, however, to be reason for con-
cluding that among the advisers of the sovereign
there are some who entertain a lively conviction that
measures of political and administrative reform alone
can extricate the country from its present condition,
and who have not hesitated frankly and fully to ex-
press this opinion.
The Italia, a Roman journal, says that it can
assert with confidence that the Austrians were to
evacuate Ferrara on the Bth, and that Cardinal
Ciacchi had entreated the citizens, in the name of his
holiness, to abstain from any clamorous demonstra-
tion on the occasion.
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Letters from Milan of the 11th report a sanguinary
conflict, which took place on the night of the 7th, be-
tween the Italians and the Austrians composing the
corps which attacked the people on the Bth and 9th
of September. This quarrel, it is said, originated in
the mutual reproaches which they addressed to each
other, the Italians accusing the Austrians of wantonly
shedding the blood of their countrymen, and the
Austrians reproaching the Italians with conniving at
the proceedings of the populace. In this affair five
Austrians and sixteen Italians were wounded.

The &dykes from Berne are to the 22nd. The letters
and journals are filled with reports of the assembling
and marching of troops throughout the seven Catholic
cantons, and messages to a like effect were sent to the
Diet by the federal executive. On the night
of the 1 ith, Lucerne ordered its troops under
arms. The militia of that canton, of Schwytz, and
Zug, were summoned for the 19th, at noon. The
troops of the Valais had marched to reinforce those
of Uri ; an expedition from Obwald occupied the
Braniff, and preparations were made to in-
vade the Fretamt, a Catholic district of the
canton of Argau, in the expectation that
the population would rise and join the league.
In the face of these movements the canton of Zurich
demanded that the federal government. should con-
oert measures of defence and not leave the cantons to
isolated and independent action.
The cantonal government of Lucerne had refused to
receive the federal commissioner deputed by the diet
to attempt to effect an arrangement with the cantons
of the league. Nevertheless, the other commissioners
had departed for their respective cantons. M. J.
Fazy, who had been appointed commissioner to the
Valais, declined the mission, his presence at Geneva
being rendered necessary by the affairs of that canton.
Since the above was written, we have received a
full report of the proceedings of the cantonal govern-
ment of Berne, in relation to the recent measures of
the Diet. The executive council of the canton,

awaiting the arrival of the federal commissioners de: 1
puted by the Diet, has resolved: First,That they shall
be received by the Schultheis', in the name of the
government, who shall inform them that the depu-
ties of the canton have full instructions and
power to vote and act, in the name of
the canton, on all federal questions, and
that the commissioners cannot be permitted to
enter into direct communication with the cantonal

government on such matters, nor can the grand coun-
cil be convoked for that purpose ; that the circulation
of the proclamation is interdicted, and that all in-
habitants of the canton who may lend themselves to
such a purpose will be arrested and prosecuted. Se-
condly, that the commissioners shall be received with
all:Feet due to their office, and shall be attended
by a of honour and an officer of ordonnance.
Th. y, that these resolutions be published and com-
municated to the staff

BISHOP OF LONDON.—We are authorised to con-
tradict the statement respecting the Bishop of London's
illnem, which appeared in our paper of Saturday, in • para-
graph copied from the Morning Post. The facts of the ease
are these . The bishop's foot baying slipped on a polished
floor, he fell, and received a violent blow on his right tem-
ple, which has rendered it necessary for him to submit to
medical treatment, and to avoid unnecessary fatigue ; but
his general health is in no degree affected.
SPALDINO. BARBERS' CLUB. At the monthly
meeting, on the 19th inst., after an interesting discussion, in
which Mr. Aitkin, Mr. Millington, Mr. Owen, Mr. Cam-
pain, jun., Mr. Millie, and Mr. Holland, were the principal
, on the subject of " The wintering of stock," the7=i7g resolution was unanimously agreed to:—" That
with regard to feeding-sheep, it is highly desirable to give
them a change of food, widek will keep them in a more
healthy state than confining them to one sort of keeping.
With mixes to bouts, if not intended for grazing the en-
suing summer, they cannot be kept too warm, if attention is
at the same time paid to proper ventilation ; and that a va
fifty of food, such es swedes, mangold wurael, cake, and
clover, will be found most feeding : beasts intended for
grazing should not be housed or kept too warm." Mr.
Owen than proposed the subject for diacuasion at the next
meeting—" On the general grazing of stock," and the thanks
of the parties present were unanimously Total to the chair-
mm, Mr. Rolland, before they separated.