The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-01 00:00:00

BAVARIA.

Herr von der Pfordten, the Bavarian minister,
recently delivered an address to the Bavarian
Chamber. After referring to the peace with
Prussia, he concluded thus:

The movement which since 1848 was tending to the dis-
solution of the Confederation under its previous form, and
to the reorganisation of Germany has obtained a violent
solution in a negative sense ; the Confederation no longer
exists, but its reorganisation *till undecided and obscure.
May the good genius of our nation watch over Germany.
The government and people of Bavaria have confidence in
the future ; they engaged in the straggle in obedience to
the commands of honour and legality, and principally to
the bravery of the army is due the entrance of Bavaria
intact in the new era which is opening, and her ability to
cooperate in its development. Fully independent abroad,
and free and powerful at home by her ►ttachment to the
Xing and country and the benefits of a respected constitn-
tion, Bavaria will suffice for her own development ; but
she will never forget that she is and desires to remain a
German country and people, and that her atrength belongs
not only to herself but to all the Germanic community.

EVACUATION OF ROME.
The Silts& of to-day contains the following :

Two battalions of the Corps of Occupation is Rome are
about to return to Frew.. They will be replaced by the
Roman Legion under the command of Colonel d'Argy
who are to leave Antibes immediately for Civita
Vecchia. The Convention of Sept. Li. is therefore,
oa the point of being carried eat. A body
of troops in the pay et the Pentilisal govern-
ment will henceforth have to defend it, and France
will be freed from her responsibility—a malt which we
look forward to with impatience and which fro shall sin.
creel,' rejoice at. The French government has already done

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too much to sustain that temporal power of which ___„,,,*,
people ere weary, and the decrepitude and inanity of eiha
are made more and more apparent by the reconstraeteek if
Italy.

(mum Traumata.)

THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.' •
VIENNA,
The Pease of to-day says :—We learn that 11*,.
peace negotiations between Austria and Italy ess I
rapidly and satisfactorily progressing. The 02.6•
elusion of peace may be an asoomplishod fees
within 10 or 12 days, since it has boa
agreed to transfer to special oommissions,whiehme
to be assembled after the conclusion of peace, the
discussion of all the negotiations requiring a hem
time for consideration, and only to establish ke
the present the
e principleson these g
of araezons treaty.
The discussions
be
rw
served to the Commission by an article in the
treaty of peace.

THE CESSION OF VENETIA.
PARIS. Barr L
By virtue of a treaty signed on the 34th
August last, between Frame and Austria, for raga.
biting the cession of Venetia, the transfer of U.
fortresses and territory belonging to the kingdera
of Lombardo-Venetia will be effected by as
Austrian commissioner, who will hand then ewe
to a French eonunissiener, and the latter will
arrange with the Venetian authorities for giviag
up to them their right of possession. The pow
lotion will be called upon to choose themselves thsir
future destiny.
On the 11th August, the Emperor addressed, the
following letter to King Victor Emmanuel
have learnt with pleasure that your Majesty swan
to the armistice and peace preliminaries Irbil*
have been signed between their Majesties the King
of Prussia and the Emperor of Austria. It is
therefore probable that an era of tranquillity h
about to open up for Europe. Your Majesty
aware that I accepted the offer of Venetia M olds
to save that province from useless bloodshed.
My intention was always to restore it to itself, ht
order that Italy might be free from the Alps
to • the Adriatic, and mistress of her owes
destinies. Venetia will soon be able to e?preas --
her wishes by means of universal wiffrage.
Majesty will acknowledge that in these chow
stances the influence of France has been again ez•
ercised in favour of humanity and the inhales
of peoples."