The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-07 00:00:00

SARDINIA.

TURIN, Pas. 6.

The Commander Desambrois having been recalled
at his own request, the Chevalier Constantin Negro
bamboos appointed chargé d'affsires at Paris. Coast
Ares will also leave for Paris.

M. Parini has arrived here. Baron Ricasoli is
also expected at Turin, to settle the question of the
new vote to be given by Central Italy.
The town of Como has offered to the Marquis de
Pepoli, from Bologna, to elect him as their repre-
sentative in the Sardinian Chambers.

The departure of the King for !Allan has been
fixed for the lath inst.

CENTRAL ITALY.

BERLIN, MONDAY.

The English government, in making to Austria,
with the consent of France, the proposal for the
settlement of the Italian question, announced in
yesterday's message, stated that in exchange for the
points to be agreed to by Austria it would be under-
stood that Sardinia will respect the Austrian do-
minion in Venetia.

Austria, in her reply, already mentioned, said that
she herself will know how to protect Venetia.

HANOVER.

HANOVER, MONDAY.

The English Government has offered to Hanover
a delay of three months, commencing with the 16th
February, for regulating the redemption of the
Stade dues by general conferences with all parties
Interested.

Hanover has refused to settle the question by
general contemner, and has proposed a special
agreement with England.

SPAIN AND MOROCCO.

MADRID, Faa. S.
The Queen has congratulated Marsha/ O'Donnell
and the Spanish army for the victory obtained on
the 4th instant. In all the provinces the news of
the victory has been received with enthusiasm.
Intelligence from the seat of war states that Ge-
neral Echague has entered the valley of Anghera,
where he destroyed 200 cottages and took one
cannon, a quantity of cattle, and munitions of war.
SOUTHAMPTON, To LIDA Y.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Ripon, Captain J. S. Field, has arrived. She brings
a small mail from Gibraltar and Malta only, 16
supernumerary and 18 distressed British seamen,
1,2001. in specie, and 1,000 packages of cargo.
The Ripon encountered terrific weather through-
out the peasage.
Gibraltar exchange as last quoted.
By this arrival news from Morocco is two days
later than that brought by the Ceylon.
The Spanish army before Tetuan was 30,000
strong.
The Moorish ace cunt of their losses in the battle
of this 23rd ult., gives 28 killed, the same number
wounded, and 6 prisoners.
The Moors captured a Spanish officer.
The Spanish army was occupied in the construc-
tion of works to weure its positions required for an
attack on Tetuan.

A star fort was also being constructed in ths
right front, and small steamers were waiting to
convey the artillery up this river.
Sickness had increased in the Spanish army since
its encampment in the plains of Tetuan. Marshal

O'Donnell was chitty occupied in intrenchiug the
position to secure the army spinet any disaster which
might seise from an interruption of the communica-
tion by sea. . . .

Every exertion was being need to complete the
tortifloation round the Custom-hostile. Private ac-

counts say that cholera continued its ravages. In
one day 200 men had been removed to Ceuta.
Complete silence reigns in and about Tetuan, and
there is no communication between the contending
pares•

NOVA SCOTIA.
HALIFAX, JAN. 26.
LZOISLATITI COUNCIL CHLNII3I, JAN. 26.

At half-put 2 o'clock, p.m., his Excellency the
Right Hon. the Earl of Malgrave, Lieutenant-
Governor, came in state to the Council Chamber,
and being seated, the Gentleman Usher of the Black
Rod received his Excellency's command to let the
House of Assembly know " it is his Excellency's
will and pleasure they attend him immediately in
this house," who being come, his Excellency was
pleased to direct that the house return to their
chamber and choose a Speaker. The representatives
retired accordingly, and, after a brief delay, re-entered
the Council Chamber, and presented Stewart Camp-
bell, Esq., as the Speaker pro test. His Excellency
approved of the choice, and opened the session with
a speech to both houses.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(71011 OUR OWN OONISSIPONDIXT.)
PARIS, MONDAY EVININO.

M. Peyrat, who has just returned from a tour in
Italy, has an article in the Press* expressing very
great anxiety about the present critical state of that
country. tie represents the all but unanimous
opinion of the inhabitants of Central Italy, including
that of the Tuscans, who were at one time lukewarm
on the subjee,, as being that their only chance of
salvation hes in annexation to Piedmont. But he
is greatly struck by, and he says that the Italians
are frilly alive to, the dangers which threaten them
on all sides. Austria, who, by the fact of the an-
nexation will consider herself freed from the engage-
meets of Zurich and Villafrancs, has 150,000 men
in Venetis, and she is arming her fortresses as
if she were on the eve of a new war.
The Bing of Naples has an army--not, as has been
said, a simple army of observation, but an army
ready to take the field—encamped in the Abruzzi',
the Marches, and on the banks of the Garigliano.l
Austrian agents are continually running backwards
and forwards between Vienna and Verona, enlisting
recruits who are sent to the Pope by way of
Trieste and Ancona, and these agents are in con-
stant communication with the dethroned dukes. A

struggle appears inevitable--the Italians regard
it as imminent--Piedmont is preparing for it. If
this struggle should come can Piedmont sustain
it unaided ? M. Peyrat's answer is, " Evidently
she cannot." But who is to help her? The
sympathies of England are not doubted. But for
divers reasons she will not send a single regiment to
Italy. Diplomatic support is all that can be expected
from England. If it be tree that Russia was
favourably disposed a year ago, her views are much
changed to-day; moreover, Russia is too far off, and
has enough to think of at home. It would be
puerile to reckon upon Prussia. There remains
France with her 60,000 men in Italy. But are the
Italians very sure that the French government
would be disposed to undertake another war on
their side of the Alps? Are they even sure that
the French government approves of the annexation
of Tuscany ? Not only is this far from certain, but
there is reason to believe that difficulties have
lately arisen between the two governments on the
subject of Savoy and the county of Nice. • • •
If Piedmont had an army of 200,000 men the situa-
tion would be greatly simplified. But she has at most
from 40,000 to 50,000. Nevertheless she must go
forward. "The forced situation which the pru-
dence of the Italians has hitherto successfully
contended with is the natural result of the
peace of Villafranca, that is to say, of the main-
tenance of Austria in Venetia. It is now clearly de-
monstrated that this sudden peace and the treaty of
Zurich excluded every practical and definitive solution
of the Italian question. The Emperor of the French
speedily perceived this, and was indeed already con-
vinced of it on the day when, calming the enthu-
siasm of the presidents of the Senate and Corps
Legislatif, he told them how much it pained him to
leave his programme incomplete."

The Bourse has been very heavy, owing partly to
the news of the Austrian armaments in Venetia, and
partly to the postponement of the budget in the
English parliament. The Rents fell 30c. for cash
and 200. for account, closing within a shade of the
lowest prices of the day, at 67fr. 55c. and 67fr. 60c.
Mobilier fell 10fr. The railways were doll, with
very little business doing. Orleans fell Bfr. 76c. ;
Northern, 7fr. 604. ; Ljons, 7fr. 30c. ; and Southern,
6fr. 26c. Eastern rose 2fr. 50c.; and Western,
I fr. 250.

A grand legitimist wedding was celebrated on
Saturday, at the new church of St. Clothilde, in the
Faubourg St. Germain. The Baron de Brandois, a
man whose ancestors were famous in Poitou during
the middle age., was married to the daughter of the
Marquis de Malet. The Bishop of Poitiers—he who
lately designated the Emperor as the False Prophet
mentioned in the Revelations—came to Paris ex-
pressly to perform the ceremony. An imposing
gathering of the fine )fear of the noble faubourg
thronged around the altar, among whom were
remarked the Dukes d'Uzes, de Cereate, de Ransom,
d'Avray, and de Lorge, the Count de Larochefon-
cult, the Count de Malet de Graville, General de
Larochejagnelin, Baron de Daman, Baron Stguier,
the Marquis de St. Animate, and the Marquis de
Talhouat.

The Conseitutionnel says In consequence of
the resolution of the government to reduce from
140,000 to 100,000 men the contingent of the class
of 1839 tor the army and navy, we are assured that
the soldiers of the clam of 1833, whose time of ser-
vios does not expire until December 31, 1860, are
about to be discharged."

The British government has just presented Capt.
Hormel, of the F. each vessel Lusireno, of Havre, with a te-
krone, for haring rescued the crew of the Birkenhead.

The French Senate will hold its sittings during
the coming erosion in the splendid t►rone-romm of the
Luxembourg Pekes. Workmen are now sugagel in making
the necessary arrangements for that purpose.

The Prince Regent of Prussia has not returned
any reply to the addresses on behalf of the Pope sent him by
the catholic bishops of the kingdom. The Holy Father,
►owever, has written to the Arehbiebop of Cologne, thanking
him end the other prelates for having urged the prices to
employ his influnios In the congress in support of the tem-
poral rights of the Holy Bee.

in Prussia the Minister of the Interior has just
ordered that the beetinedo. as an instrument of puolehment
for prisotiere, shall be abolished. The WOO minister bee de-
sided that certain public fnuctiousries who doting tte last
ten years have, for political or religions *!•noes committed
hi 1848 and 1849, been deprived of the sueosedve stamen-
tations of salary to which they had beenentitled, shall for the
raisin now%) the yearly amount.