The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1847.

insarrestional tomtit...tit had broken out at Cadre Giovanni,
en Important town in the interior of the island.
The advice. from Leghorn give a moat animated
picture of the celebration which took place there on
the Bth:

Early in the morning the drum called under the banner
of each parish the inhabitant, who were to go and meet the
deputations of the towns and villages convoked for the 7's
Denim. They left at eleven o'clock. Every parish was pre-
ceded by its peculiar banner, adorned with banderolles of
the Italian tricolours. Ten thousand persons filed off, ex-
changing buzzes and lieu with the spectators, who
were waving handkerchiefs and flags at the win-
dows. Between the rows of men were placed ladies
crowned with leaves and flower., and cotiFee a la Henri
IV. They were adorned with triooloursd ribbons. The
vicars and clergy of the different parishes were divided in
groups, wearing the Italian colours as scarfs or round the
arm. Each deputation was preceded by a band of musicians.
The whole mass marched in a military step, in the greatest
order, under the direction of al chiefs. When by any
circumstance the march was arrested for an instant, the
groups, women, and even the clergy, marked the step u
soldiers under arms. Foreigners attended this ceremony,
divided into companies, according to their nation. The
French were remarked by their extreme good order.
The English were more turbulent. They bore small tri-
coloured flags adorned with inscriptions alluding to the liberty
of Italy, and endeavoured to obtain-the plaudits of the crowd.
After the Te Hewn and the sole= blessing, the procession
moved again. The effervescence was at its height, but want
of food dispersed these masses of people. About four, the
population was again called oat by the drum, to attend in
cohorts the ceremony of the inauguration of the statue of the
Grand Duke, which was saluted by an immense shout, when
the sculptor placed upon it a scarf of the national colours.
In the evening other scenes of rejoicing were going forward.
Soldiers who had fraternised with the people, priests, monks,
women, marched in rows, singing the Etyma of Pius IX.
Capuchins gave to the females the kiss of fraternity ; priests
excited with joy, men in rags, extended a fraternal band to
the passer-by. Vopular speakers, who had been overpowered
by fatigue and by heat during the day, now spoke to the
people about the love of their native land, and excited them
to stand up for the independence of Italy. Leghorn will
long treasure up the remembrance of this day.
Another letter, doted Leghorn, the 10th, says—

Crowds are still assembled in the streets. The clandestine
press has resumed all its activity, and preaches up the neces-
sity of a constitution. The news of the manifestation which
took place at Genoa on the Bth, when known at Leghorn,
gave • fresh impulse to the popular effervescence. The
arrival of the Prince de Canino from Rome, who, wearing
the uniform of the National Guard of Rome, has been the
object of a popular ovation, added not a little to keep up the
excitement. Much anxiety is felt on the subject of the
movement at Florence, which, as I mentioned yesterday, is
to take place on the 12th. It appears that the radical party
wishes to bring about another ministerial modification, and
to have a constitution proclaimed. In the meantime the
Grand Duke has ordered his troops to wear the Tuscan cock-
ade, and has adopted it himself, after giving up the colours
which he bore as Archduke of Austria. Tae people exprcsa
great satisfaction at this change.
Letters from Turin, of the 9th, say that M. Corboli
Bassi, envoy extraordinary of Pius IX., had arrived
there to negotiate an alliance offensive and defensive
between the Roman and Sardinian states. The letter
of King Charles Albert, which we mentioned yester-
day as having been circulated at Genoa on the Bth,
was, as it appears, authentic. It was written to M.
Castagneto on the occasion of the agricultural con-
gress held at Casale, where it was first read, and
afterwards printed. It concludes thus—" It seems,
then, that we are at war. If Austria does not give
satisfaction to the Pope, I will proclaim a war of
independence, which I trust will be successfuL" An
address was voted and signed by 400 members of the
congress. Speeches were delivered in which the de-
sire for political reforms, and the institution of the
national guard, was expressed.
The Alba, of Florence, says that Count Ferretti, the
brother of the cardinal, was arrested at Pavia, on his
arrival at that city.
The Augsburg Gazelle, under the date of Turin,
says, that
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Shortly after having received news that reinforcements
were about to be sent to the garrison of Ferrara, the Pope
had written a letter to King Charles Albert, praying him,
in case Austria should invade the Roman Staten, to give
his Holiness an asylum in Sardinia, end to place wale ve:aela
at his disposal, to enable him to withdraw to a port of Sar-
dinia. This shows that not only the lower, but even the
most elevated, classes in Rome, had conceived the moat erro-
neous ideas as to the intentions of Austria with respect to
Italy. The King of Sardinia sent a most friendly answer to
the Pope's letter, and has given him the assurance of his
most lively sympathy.
The same journal, under the date of Malta, Aug,
24, says:—
We are assured, from the very best authority, that a plot
has been discovered at Palermo, which had for its aim to
declare the independency of the island ; of the kingdom of
Naples; and to declare Prince Charles of Capua King of
tne Two Sicilia*. It is even stated that seine artillery
officers (Longo and Orsini) are implicated in this affair, and
have been arre.ted at Palermo. Is the Prince of apua
quite innocent in this affair? It has never been said he was
au object of particular affection to the kingdoms on either
side of the strait. But his refusal to be reconciled with his
brother must have another motive than the pride of Miss
Penelope Smith.

ROME, &err. 8.
This was a heavenly day in Rome. At 10 o'clock
this morning, Pins, with a host of cardinals. came down
from the Quirinal Palace to celebrate the birthday of
the Virgin in the church emphatically called our Lady
del Polo. I must tell you that this church is eo
called because, in the year 1099, a raven was observed
to roost in an old yew tree on this spot, and the
neighbours being agreed that the ghost of Nero
(whose grave was known to be thereabouts) tenanted
the carcase of the dark fowl, got alarmed accordingly.
Pope Pascal 11. exorcised the bird, cut down the tree,
and built an oratory, which became the favourite re-
sort of the people. When Luther visited Rome, in
1510, he resided in the Augustinian convent, of which
it forms part, and therein officiated. It is adorned by
the frescoes of Pintoricchio. _ . .

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The monks, of whom some are Irish, had splendidly
decorated the portico with silk hangings and
greenery After divine service, the monarch, sur-
rounded by his court and the diplomatic body, took
up his position on a splendid throne erected for the
nonce in the open air, at the west end of the grand
Piazza del Popolo, facing the Pincian.hill, and backed
by a row of tall Cypress trees. There eat Pius IX.,
to receive the homage of the newly-appointed officers
of the guard, who were all presented in succession.
The square (or rather lozenge) was densely crowded,
as were all the terraces which rise with their balus-
trades to the summit of the overimpending hill : a
solemn spectacle ! On this very spot wholesale
murder was to have been done two months ago. The
timber of the framework meant for pyrotechnic pur-
poses on that memorable occasion was sow converted
into the structure on which the father of the faithful
sat enthroned. A large awning, stretched out over
half the piazza, shielded the court from the mid-day
sun, and the bayonets of the nationals glistened be-
yond its shadow in thousands. All the regular troops
having marched to the northern frontier, we have no
force here but them and the cavalry dei nobili, whose
steel helmets danced in the solar beams.
Then up rose the pontiff to bless his people.
Which impressive act concluded, out burst the shout
long compressed in the general bosom. Hats waved
on the top of muskets ; the upper terraces on the
hill, garrisoned by fair dames, gesticulated their
enthusiasm; and, shortly after, the dense assemblage
dispersed, in the joyful consciousness of " happy
homes and altars free.'

Monsignor Corboli, who left for Florence some time
ago, has succeeded in his negotiation with Leopold
for the total abolition of frontier duties between
Rome and Tuscany ; and though this fact is not pub-
licly announced, you may rely on its accuracy. From
the banks of the Arno this clever diplomatist has
since genet() Turin, and has confirmed Carlo Alberto
in his anti-Austrian policy. We shall soon have an
Italian Zullverein on a most extensive scale. And
the King of Piedmont is reported to be pia Italiano
the mai. The King of Naples, like Pedemella, is the
creature of circumstances, and pulled by strings; his
wife Judy is an Austrian, but he himself is just sow
in a most miserable plight, surrounded by insurrec-
-1 tionary movements, and alarmed at the thought of
the Prince of Caput taking one of his two Sicilies
out of his management.
Letters from Ancona, in the Pallude of yesterday,
exult in the presence of the Rodney, Vanguard, and
Albion, riding at anchor in that noble harbour, and
dispatches front Civita Vecchia announce the arrival
in that port of the Antelope, French frigate, com-
manded by Cavalier D'Alteyrac, OD the stb, placed at
the order of Coact Rossi..

The notorious Gregorian reprobate Bertoni was
captured and brought into Rimini on the 3rd inst.
by the civic guard.—Bilaneia of the 'ith.
The municipal authorities at Ancona have pur-
chased 1,500 muskets for their nationals, to spare the
government resources.
Meantime, advices from Ferrara represent things in
stabs qun. The Austrians have not evacuated tho
city of Tease, and their hostile bearing towards the
citizens is described as insufferable. The crowned
heat, of Europe appear to look on much after the
fashion of the gods in Homer, who are described by