The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-02 00:00:00

ITALY.

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TURIN, Pas. 24.
The downfall of Lord Palmerston, which not
many months ago would have occasioned great per-
turbation to the. Piedmontese Liberal", is regarded
here now, I must'plsinly say, with little or no dis-
pleasure. It seldom happens that statesmen can
satisfy the hopes conceived ofrthem ; buff rte, so
far as foreign policy is concerned, has ever ed so
inferior to the high expectations formed o him by
the peoples as Lod Palmerston. Greeks, Italians,
Hungarians, Poles, Moldavian and Wallachians, alit
the nations that aretrodden down and awaiting at
least a beginning of their redemption what
particle of benefit have they to ascribe to the
British Cabinet which has just been broken
up ? Moreover, the retirement of Lord Palmerston,
on account of the check he has experienced in
his Conspiracy Bill, Lis restored the courage of all
those—and their number is large—who feel much
aggrieved by the moral pressure which is at present
exerted by France upon the neighbouring govern-
ments., The project of law which Count Cymru
caused to be introduced a few days ago, and the
purport of which you already know, meets with the
strongest opposition, especially since the defeat ex-
perienced by Lord Palmerston.
Yesterday. the Parliamentary Commission of In-
quiry returned here, because, 'having now completed
one portion of its task, it intends to present a report
of it to the Chainbar. The Commissioners have
shared in the Carnival festivities of the town of Irma,
where upon that occasion all the people are accus-
tomed for three days in each year to cover their
heads with a Phrygian cap perfectly resembling
that one which was adopted by the French republic;
and this they do to commemorate an insurrection
which took tilam in that town, about the year 1300,
against its prince, by whom it was moat ernal
rated, and alter whose expulsion, Ivrea constitute
, itself a republic, and maintained itself thus for e
time. To comply with the local usage, and not die.
please the multitude, the gentlemen of the Commis-
sion also attired themselves in the red cap ; and as
two of them belong. to the Right, or Clerical and
bigotted party, the incident has been made a theme
for many satirical and diverting comments.
The statement in the letters from Naples, referred
to by the Daily News, according to which the Sardi.
than ehargi.d'araires had demanded the restitution of
the Cagliari, with a threat that, in ease of a refusal,
he would take down the Sardinian arms from his
hour and withdraw from Naples, was not correct.
The Sardinian government has, in a formal ma
official manner, demanded the restitution of the
Cagliari, and the liberation of the crew ; but as yet
it has not added any menace, or enjoined its chary&
Again. to suspend diplomatic relations and leave
Naples. It is not at all impossible that if the Train
take.yoar government in hand, we may see greeter
energy displayed by them in this matter, and a
more loyal and efficacious support given by them
to Count Cavour than he has found from Lord
Palmerston.
I make sure that the Austrian journals `wlll
relate with malignant exaggerations the fact riser
disorder having yesterday occurred in the Ro*
Milital7 Academy he, the result of which is Met
the Minister of War has been obliged to confine k
the citadel about a dozen of the students. The
Milan Gazette will perhaps discover in this
the fruits of a revolutionary principle, and
will assert that in Piedmont not emu
a shadow of military discipline continua
to exist. It is chuckling just now over the pone
and gaiety of the masquerades and balls, and pee-
ticularly of those given during what are called at
Milan and in Lombardy the daps of the Corners-
tone, lasting till after Lent has begun in every other
part of Italy. No doubt the Milanese have amused
themselves more than the condition of the times
might seem to allow; but let it not be supposed
that the public feeling is, therefore, changed or pee.
rerted. As a proof of this I will refer to what has
happened at Venice.
In the Fenioe Theatre, during the represea•
tation of a musical drama, entitled Conzliono IV.,
is which a chorus of conspirators had to repeat
over and over again the verse " Corriamo animosi
patria • salver," the police had taken the pre-
caution to have the word "patria" changed into
1" Giovanni," the name of one of the moons of
the dram's.; but this was in vain; he
the pit, having been informed of the alteration.
enthusiastically, applauded that passage night aftic
night ; and on the last evening, when the write
representations was about to close, a ay was raised
from every part of the theatre, " Non Giovanni, ma
patria;la viva la patria!" whilst the clamour and
plaudits were raised to their highest pitch, and a
police-officer, who made his appearance on the seers
warning the spectators to be quiet, was quite onside
to calm them. The uproar went on fast and furious,
and they enthusiastically chanted the significant
verse, Coruna°, eorriamo la patria • salvor At
last it was-found necessary to let the curtain drop,
and clear the theatre by main force. You see that
the saying of Alfieri still continues to be true of as:

Seed aims at, lea earl ognor fremeati.
A work has lately been published here, entitled
"Roma • Londra Confronti," by the priest Giovanni
Margotti. He is the editor-in-chief of the journal
L'atrononia, and has a seat in the parliament; but
his election is one of those into which the Chamber
has ordered an investigation. He is a bold apd
fanatical pion man, and greatly cherished by the
Clerical . The work ab,ve mentioned is tee*
of ores of the most fine-drawn quality, by
means of which he pretends to show that Ramis
very superior to London in the study of the seism%
en philanthropy, in popular education, and in &litho
forms and matitutions of civilisation. Ton soy
well understand how the author plays with subtle
ties and sophisms, but he does star the reetle's
curiosity; and you may be certain that the Usti*,
and the whole of the altramontane press will min
superlative eulogies upon him.
I have just been informed that the Minister d
War has superseded the General Commandant:M
the Military Academy, De Candies, and appointed
General retineogo, who appears likely to resters
good order and the usual obedience in that institution.
The elections which took place on the 18th all re-
sulted in foveae of the Liberals, except one, where
they were opposed
_in the person of Count Costa
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