The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-31 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY St 1859.

fuses his official readiness to " thrash." England
gains neither strength, nor security, nor dignity by
this hollow and indecent blaster at bar public mt.
We can do all that is rcqairsd to make these shore*
unassailable, and hold our own hi ovary sea, without
letting performance evaporate in promise, and the
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" be lost in empty shouts of "shall."
For the rest, Sir JOHN PANINOTON can see neither
justice nor necessity in a war of independence. How
should he? Were it a war for the jut and necessary
object of restoring the betimes of power by re-
placing an abhorred dynasty on the throne of its an-
cestors, the Tory mind would be more amenable to
eenviction. But Sir JOHN is mightily distressed at
lira dreadful scenes which are being enacted at this
moment in Northern Italy. He assures us that war
is a horrible thing ; and his remark, if not original,
is true. But the darkening, deadening, corrupting
oppression of a people for years on years is, it mew,
• mere sentimental grievance.
We will not do bir JOHN injustice. We have no
doubt that if Italy had only consented to remain
oppressed, he would have been the first man, at some
philautbropic Congress or other, to pay a grace-
ful compliment to her miseries, and to express a
hope that she might one day be free and happy. Sir
JOHN, however, be it said to his credit, and his com-
peers, have a dangerous rival in neutrality in that
model Liberal and greatest of Great-Britielf Mem-
bers of Parliament, Mr. Rorattcx. "I dare not fight,"
mys the Tory Minister; "bat I wi,l wink, and
" hold out mine iron." Mr. RORBOCK, the
Radical fulcrum of an obliged Tory Lzvan, ex-
presses himself perfectly neutral towards both par-
tial in the Rome of Commons ; elected as a
Radical by a generous constituency, he does his
little worst to perpetuate the reign of the Tories at
home, and to glorify the Austrian cause abroad. If
this is what Sheffield expects and demands, well
and good. All we have to do is to take care that
this neutral Radical craft don't carry a contraband
Tory cargo into the new House of Commons.
As the turkeycock of Buncombe, Mr. Rox-
aucx's policy is purely and simply a spitfire policy.
When he open his mouth we know that
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Hashing fir; will follow;" but after all
said and done he has contributed about as muck
to the strength and honour of his country as the
Champion of England at a Lord Mayor's Show, or
the heroic actor who personates the Duke of Wu.-
' LINGTON in the Waterloo of A STLET'S. Mr. ROE-
BUCK'S later political career is nothing but
a succession of " terrific combats"— familiar
enough to playgoers on the Surrey side
of the water—with enemies who
his challenge. He was always a Tres maurais corn-
plinurnieur, , bat now he talks like one

de r y cockeye
Glet east *lois den ea Team as microscope :
Test see ghat elses
Toot eat pant to Mr. ROEBUCK—especiaily Rot-
BErc himself—the champion of England. It is his
fined belief that be invented England. Like the old
French Marquis in the play, bored to death by an
Insufferable Democrat who boasted that he was
salf-made man, and the his ancestors had earned
their livelihood with the sweat of their brows—" La
"mew to &war ! tonjon►a la awns! On dirait
veil emit inmate la :afar."

It will be obserell that our telegraphic intelli
genes coetains two reports respecting the movements
of Garibaldi, the same in origin and date, but in all
other respects perfectly contradictory. It would be
easy to avoid this incongraity by publishing only
the despatch which we believed contained the tenth;
bet we give both sa they have reached us. It will
be observed that that eta France, containing the
most favourable news, relates to the state of
things on Monday, whereas the defeat is alleged to
have taken place on Sunday. If Garibaldi had
taken refuge in the Swiss Canton of Twain he would
have been disarmed with his entire force, and could
not have a vanguard at Cants, which is on the road
to Milan. The sews of the insurrection at Sondrio,
and the disarming of Austrian gendarmes, given in
another telegram. is alio dated Berne, Monday, and
• despatch from Turin, which is in telegraphic com-
munication with Como, announces that Garibaldi has
received reinforcements there. On the whole, we
are satisfied that the general is not only in the field,
but successful.

IgDe gout.

The Qom and do Prince Comet, accompanied
by the Primers Fredric& William mi the Princess Mir,
Wt Buckingham raw et twenty-five strates belbre 10
o'clock yes erday morning for Windsor Clark. In attendsnos
were the Duchess of Athol], Counter Perpouther, Lord
Charles Fitzroy, end Lientenant-Colonel Ponaonby.

TM :royal piety returned at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
ER Majesty travelled to Windsor, and returned to London
by 'pedal tithe on the Sooth Western Railway.
The Primeness Helena and Louie ♦isitd the Duchess of
Kent yesterday rooming at Clarence Rouse, tit: James's.
The Queen sad Prince Consort, the Primes Frederick
William, and the Prisms Allot, visited the Donbas of
Kent in the afternoon. Her Majeety, attended by the
Equerries in Wailing, took a carriage drive. The Queen
paid a visit last evening to the Duchess of Kent, at Clarence
Rome.

Her Majesty and the Prince Consort, with the P in ONS
Frederick William aced Princess Alice, honoured the per-
furmsace at the Princess's Theatre lest evening with their
presence. The royal suite consisted of the Duchess of
Atholl. Count and Countess Perponcher, Lord Crofton,
Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Lieutenant• Colonel Ponsonby.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
in Downingotreet. The ministers present were the
Earl of Derby, the Right Hon. B. Diaaeli, the Lord
Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of
liardwicke, Mr. Secretary Sotheron Eatcourt, the
Earl of Malmesbury, General Peel, Lord Stanley, Sir
Joha Pakington, and Lord John Manners.

Deoyetches were received at the Colonial-am yesterday
hem the Governors of the North Americas provinces sad
Noligelead, and the Loa High Commissioner of the Icsiaa
1 laleads.

The arrangements for mooring the royal yseht
Victoria and Albert (tithe Teereee•prdena Pier, Gravesend,
baying Wm compiened, the vowel will take vp her position
and remain until TM:amity, for the embarkation of the
Prisceet of Prussia end suite. The corporation of Orme/sod
bee received sa odledal notice of the Intended embarkation,
mid although the same extensive amusements will not be
meads u on the embarkation of her Rcyal 'fishnets Mom -
diately Ales her =niers the pier will be tastefully deco-
rated on the occasion.

The Limerick Chronicle announese, ea what au-
thority is not art forth, that "the Claesa's vielt to lisinad is
certain. Mar Majesty will be at !Mersey next August."
We have reason to believe that a marriage is ar-
mpit shortly to take place betwers the Marais of Barb-
arities and Mir Vyrer, daughter of Mr. and Lady Msry
Vyner, and gradanghter of Bail de Grey.
General Sir George Brown has arrived in town
after • residesca of wawa months in Paris. The galkat
general bore as happy to learn, in excellent health.
The Earl and Countess of Verulam have arrived
at the Countess (dowager) of Ventlanee„ in Grosvenor-rum%
from Gorlasmbury, Herts. The noble earl goes In waiting
upon the Goer Way.
Lord and Lady Lindsay and family have arrived
la Berkeley-mum is, trews Haigh-hall, near Wigan, for the
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess
Mary, accompanied by Baron Knesebeek !arrived at Bt.
James's Palace yesterday, from Cambridge Cottage, Hew,
Lathe reason.
The Earl and Countess of Clarendon, and the Ladies
Villiers, return to tows to-day from visiting Mr. G. G. Mar-
enact end Frances Countess Waldegrave, at Strawberry-
hill. Twiskeobam.
The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury are new
residing at their seat, St. Odes-house, Wimbourne.
The Lady Bateman gave birth yesterday morning
M a son, at his lordship's evidence la Lower Brook-street.
Her ladyship sad her talent eon are progrerieg satie-
faetorily.
Lady Edith Abney Hastings was delivered of a
sr on Banda, last, at her residence in Grosvenor-square.
Bee ladyship and the infant are going on favourably.
We are requested to state that the Hon. Mrs.
Vivian's all, announced for this evening (Tuesday) at her
musics In Raton-square, will not take place, in core-
gramme of the auddes and very melancholy WWI of a family
`vrienessent. . .

Lady Emily Ileaketh gave a ball last evening at
the family residence in Portland-plum.
On Friday night his Orace the Lord High Com-
missioner, bled Mendeld, held a brilliant "reception" in
the Picture Gallery of Holyrood. The decor►tions were on
a seal. of ennead rosenineenee. _ .

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The Rev. J. H. R. Sumner, eon of the Archbishop
of Cantetbary, bee been appotneeti to the living of Biahors.
bowie, vacant by the death of the Hon. and Rev. W.
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The annual meeting of the subscribers to the
London Library wee held on Saturday, at the Library, In St.
Jameirequare, under the presidency of the Earl of Cla-
rendon, supported by the Bishop of °Lind, Earl Stanhope,
sad Lord Lytlelton.
A correspondent at Santander in Spain states
Mat on the birthday of the </men of England the following
Ewa WWII displayed in honour of the occarien at the differ-
ent smasher end vice-ccasulasse at the port—Great Britain,
Prance, Aisle* amnia, Pretoria, Portugal, Belgium,
Sardinia. sad Eonsdar. The Spanish leg was oleo hoisted
try **civil sad military authorities. " This ie the Brat
time," nye the writer, " that each a growth, compliment
bas been paid to bow Majesty in this port,"
A letter from Naples says:—" The English frigate
the Centurion, as also an American, the Wabash, now in the
roads, have their flap half-mast high, and are going guns
every half-hour, in condolence with the court. This has
pleased very mach, I hen, in high quieten. The court
mourning will last for ix months, the ladies to be dressed in
woollen stuffs at first, which will he Insuppoetabls daring
haat. The royal theatres are to be dosed for twelve asp,
sad this order is sadly grumblet at, as government accords
no indereni'y to the lessees of the various homes."
The Empress Eugenie visited the Cirque Theatre
on Saturday evening, sad was received with the greatest
enthnsimm. Bev Majesty, who appeared In excellent health
and Write, Was ectrompenied by the Duchies of Montebello 11
and other ladies of her household, end lost the greatest
Interest in the pefoneaste.
The Russian Princes Nicholas and Eugene de
Leuchtenberg were to leave Ostend on Sunday night he
Dover, scompanied by their governor, Colonel &binder,
and a numerous mite. It Is their intention to pas a law
weeks at Torqnay.
A letter from Cassel of the 23th says :—" As the
Elector of Hesse was this day welkin; in the town near the
palms, a man hunted acmes the street, and rudely miring
his royal highness, oriel How is the war going on f No
one can tell so well as your The elector male a Men to
some etldiere who happened to be near, and they arrested
the intruder. It turned out that the man's brain had become
unsettled by political excitement."
The Egyptian Prince, Mehemet Ali Pecha, after
having had the order of the El-plinet conferred on hirer at
Copenhagen, bee proceeded Is Stockholm, where the greatest
attention has been eh tens to him. From thence he ir ex-
pected to return by way of Berlin.
Mr. Morphy has been feted and feasted in frantic
fashion at New York.
Professor Olmsted, who died on the 13th, at the
age of sixty-eight, was one of the scientific lights of Ammeter,.
He had hell the whew nil chair of Natural Illetory and
Astronomy in Tele C. liege, New Haves, in the State of
Connecticut, thirty-three yams. Be was for moat years,
and when young, Frame°, of chemistry Ia the University
of North Cm. ..line. The first geological warm of a stale
was that of N. rtb Gamins, which was projected by Profes-
sor Olmsted. He wrote mucb, being a contributor to &Hi-
emir Journal, the first scientific periodical of the United
Staten,

THE WAR IN IT,

IY.

pas* ova owx

TURIN, MONDAY, 10.30. T.Y.

The following Withal deqatoh is just published :
" Hing Victor Emmanuel has passed the Sesia
at the head of his corps d'annee, after a sharp
conflict, near the village of Palestro, which the
enemy had fortified.

" A great many prisoners were taken from the
Austrians.

" The Emperor left today for Vercelli."

A telegram to the Moniteur, dated from Ales-
sandria, says ..--" The King ham paned the Seek
with his corps d'armte, and taken Paleetro after a
rather sharp fight. All the advantage remained on
the side of the Piedmontr3e." .

The Moniteur of to•dq also publishes the follow-
ing :—" Alexandria, May 30..—The imperial head-
quarters are about to be removed from Alexandria.
Before leaving Alexandria the Emperor visited the
wounded, giving to each one words of consolation
and encouragement."

The following official bulletin was published at
Turin yesterday :

"The Piedmontses army km panned the Basis in the
face of the enemy, who were fortified at Palomar°.
After a severe conflict our troops, under the com-
mand of the Xing, took the village from the enemy
and made many prisoners. The details of the
victory are still wanting. The Emperor has to-day
visited the soldiers wounded at the battle of Monte.
hello, who are now in the hospital of Alessandria.
He distributed money among them, and spoke words
of consolation. His Majesty subsequently departed
at 3 o'clock p.m. for Vercelli"

THE INdURRECTION IN THE VALTELINE.
BERNS. Nommt.
(Vik.Presos.)..

Au insurrection has broken out in the Veining..
The population is repairing in masses to Sondrio, the
oentre of the revolutionary movement. The Aus-
trian gendarmes who have retired into Switzerland
have been disarmed by the Swiss authorities,' and
sort into the interior of the country. The Federal
Cinncil has despatched troops to the frontiers of the
Orisons.

firing on this woolen, bet several firing field
days will be had shortly at the above early hoar.
The artillery prudes for the infantry, of which I
have already spoken, will take place occasions-11T.
Two guns have recently been sent to every infantry
barrack in Paris. The idea of making the infantry
learn to handle cannon was acted upon by Napoleon
I. after the Battle of Wagram, and the practice con-
tinned sa long as the empire lasted. The Emperor
recommended the system in his memoirs.
The Bourse was more animated than it has been
far some time. The Rents rose 160. for cash and
20c. for account, closing at 81fr. 80c. and 81fr. 860.
Mobilier roes 7fr. 60c. Railways were fully 6fr. to
10fr. higher.
Count de Persigny had a long interview with
Count Walewski this morning; he Warns to hie
post at London to-morrow.
Daring the Empress' stay at St. Cloud the minis-
terial council. will be held alternately there and at
the Elyse*. The latter palace having been rebuilt
at an enormous expense, is now habitable, and her
Majesty will frequently drive up from St. Cloud to
pees a few bouts there. Prince Jerome isatili at the
Palaii Royal; the announcement in the papers of
his having gone to Meudon for the summer season is
premature.
Many contradictory statements have recently been
made on the subject of the renewal of diplomatic re-
lations with Naples. I believe the truth to be this,
that the English government did instruct Sir James
Hudson to go to Naples on a mission to the new
king independently of France, but that in con-
sequence of representations from the French
government Sir James received counter orders.
Then came communicated notes in the Pays and

Patris, stating that as France and England broke
with Naples together it was " probable " that they
would renew diplomatic relations in concert. Thus
I believe the matter stands at present. Of course
it is not upon the cards that Lord Derby's govern-
ment will recommend Francis 11. to join the Franoo-
Sardinian alliance. Some of the French papers say,
and it is very probably tree, that France and Sar-
dinia will canvass the Xing of Naples to this end,
but others opine that they will be satisfied with his
neutrality, and recommend him to grant a constitu-
tion to his subjects. The whole truth has pro-
bably not yet come out.
The Minister of Marine has just given orders for
the shipment for Italy of the siege materiel accu-
mulated at Marseilles and Toulon. It will be put
on board forty vessels. The guns are all rifled, and
are 8 and 12 pounders; the field pieces are 4 and 8
pounders. The range of the small siege guns is from
4,000 to 8,000 yards.

ITALY.

SARDINIA.

MON 0011, SPICIAL

TURIN, IIAI 26.

I have jut arrived here from Vercelli, and have
found a piece of news which I have thought in-
teresting enough to send you by telegraph. Tester-
day morning two companies of Garibaldi's Csociatori
delle Alpi, led by a gallant young officer, Captain
Deeristoforie, defeated 300 Croats and 130 Üblane,
who with two field-pieces had come from Seat*
Calende to attack them at Varese. After two hours'
avers fighting the Austrian column was compelled
to retreat on Somme, leaving in our hands some pri-
soners and a great many wounded and dead. This
affair was the signal of a general insurrection

throughout the entire Varese and Trimmers pro-
vince. The courageous population of that hilly dis-
trict, which, as you know, is one of the richest and
finest of Lombardy, could not bat answer with a
general rising to the patriotic appeal of General
Garibaldi. The proclamation of this bold and active
Italian leader you will, I doubt not, have already
received. It has been promptly answered by the
whole of the Vareeotto population, and the volunteers
are pouring into the general camp. This patriotic
movement, which, while I am writing, may have
rapidly spread through the province of Como, gave
to Garibaldi the opportunity of farther attacking the
Austrians, which he did this morning at tour o'clock.
After three hours' hard fighting he routed a strong
body of the enemy's infantry and cavalry, and pur-
sued them in the direction of Somme. The bold attack
is, of course, not without danger, because it may
happen that the Austrians, who are posted at Como
and in the surrounding country, might send superior
folees to invest Uaribaldi's column, which is scarcely
3,000 strong, and without artillery. In this case he
will find a great support in the insurrection, which,
if powerless against an organised army, may retard
its movements by cutting roads, obstructing paths,
and oppose a hundred other obstacles. Although
the strategists of cafis and tabks•if hide are rather
anxious about the dangerous position of the Caccia-
tori dells Alpi, I have made inquiries in official
quarters, and =Wary men are quite tranquil about
it. Garibaldi, who has already fortified Varese, may
in any eventuality hold his ground for four or five
days, and a great many things may happen during
thdt time.

PRESENTING REVOLVERS TO GARIBALDL—M.
Planet de la Faye, orderly officer to the fleet Emperor
Napoleon, has written to the &eel* to say that he lately sent
111. presents revolvers to °aridaidi and other pems who
played a leading part In Italy In 1848 and 1849, "as a tes-
timony of his esteem for them, of bis wishes for the
triumph of the DAUM of independence, sad of his
regret at not being able personally to take part In It;'
and that Osoibaldi wrote him too following letter:—
" Turin, 23rd April —My dear sir—The admGabts revolvers
which you here bad the kindness to send ins, though I
have very little clam on your attention, really call for 411 my
gratitude. You mart be one of these who have merited the
name of brave throughout the whole world, as the really
brave have always a good heart. Tour pistols aeries at sn
excellent moment, and are to me of good augury. 0, my
deer friend, the day desired for so many years has at last
arrived At length we are g.ing to combat the eoemles--
theaue.sieo of my unto, tunete country; yid the blood we
shall shed in cutting doer these hordes of cannibals will real
the fraternity of two imitates, who were and will be ineepa-
relay airaters—Prance end Italy. I repeat my very sincere
thanks, and am, affectionately, your devoted friend, G.
GARIBALDI."
IMPORTANT SUMMONSES AGAINST TIER BRITISH
AND IDlzet MAONZTIC COMPANY. —The British and Irish
Napoli,: Cowpony's nee line of communication between
Menchesier and the Such of England has given rise to an
Important point, several owner • of property 1¢ the neighbour-
hood of Doncaster baring dieputed the cowpony's right to
pill down prate in the highway., without giving three days'
no, ice, according to their act of parliament; no lee than 66
summonesbaring been t ohms out 110011 l them, to answer
charges of obstructing and damaging a road called Springwell-
, lace, near Dancester, by putting down the poets necessary
for their hue. The summons.* in qaestion were made
turnable at the West Ruling Police Court, at Doncaster, on
Saturday teat, but, as the company had not bad sutileleat
tiros ro west the charges, the bearing was adjourned to
I Tuesday week, to enable them to prepare a defines, on the
excrete understanding that the work should not be proceeded
wtrhlr ofin/41.7.1.
FORTUNATE ESCAPE OF A PASSENGER TIAIN.—An
accident happened us Saturday afternoon Imo; et the leul
ceasing of the Sooth Seeicra Roadway, at Whitehall. near
this city. The fast paternity train arrived at Canterben7
at 4.5. A dung out laden with 300 bricks for the East
K. at Railway works res,hed the nrolaiog when the train
woe due. The driver openet both the gates, and crossed
the line, followed by the horse and cart. It would Perm
that the bores (an old ono) wee diamond, and the animal
stopped before the cart bad cleared the rails. The train
cams 'lathing on, earl the unripe struck the cart, and chat-
tered it to aplinters, scattering the bricks and the pieces ef
wood in all Creek no for several rode; but to the astoabh-
meat of all who witnessed the ocrurreace, the home was un-
injured, the body of the tort having parted from the shafts
and left the mime] with the latter and part of his hatless.—
Smith lectern oaxigts.