The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1859.

LOMBARI)Y.

(mom A COIMISPONDINT.)
MILAN, Luc. 9.

The Archduke Maximilian has left for Trieste, and
it is rumoured that he is not likely to return to Milan.
As you already know, General Oialay—who is the
very personification of stringent military rule—has got
the upper hand here, and there is great cause to fear
that we may see a state of siege proclaimed in the
Lombardo-Venetian kingdom. Official people, both
here and in Verona, are indignant with the Pied-
montese government, which they openly accuse of
being the first and most earnest instigator of that
wide-spread discontent which is bat too evi-
dent, even to a foreigner travelling through Northern
and Central Italy. Judging by my impression, and
without any interest in the question, lam bound to
say that, after having spent a few weeks in this
country, I am convinced that a more absurd and
groundless charge has never been made against a
government. It is doubtless true that a great sym-
pathy is felt for these populations on the other side
of the Ticino, but it would be madness to admit that
the hatred which the Lombardo-Venetians feel for
their Austrian rulers needs to be kept up by Sar-
dinian agents. This hatred has reached such a pitch
that even the most indifferent traveller cannot bat
notice it whenever he walks out in the street, or
enters into any place of amusement. A friend of
mine, who is very well acquainted with what is
going on both here and in Turin, assures me that
Count Cavour and his colleagues, having been lately
asked to what extent the Lombardo-Veuetians could
rely on the aid of Piedmont, have answered without
hesitation that their government could not par-
ticipate in any act which directly or indirectly
would cause a revolutionary movement in Italy.
Every Milanese patriot is convinced that this
is the only course which Count Cavour
ought to follow. Piedmont mast not compro-
mime itself, and can only prepare to meet
emergencies as an Italian power, not as a mere
political party. Meanwhile the news of Prince
Napoleon's marriage (or, as he is called here,
Nopolemseino) with the daughter of Victor
Emmanuel, has increased the hopes of the Italians.
It is a curious fact that, although the negotiations
of the marriage were kept so secret, some of the
Milanese noblemen were informed of it about a
week ago. I have been told by a person who is
extremely well informed, that the first news of its
conclusion was sent from Madrid by Count
Cesarino Visconti, an intimate friend of the
French Emperor, who was for a long time his
pest and companion at Arenberg. I need not
tell you what has been the influence of this news.
Everybody, from the nobleman down to the baraba
(a sort of popular bravo), is convinced that the
Austrisci will be compelled to leave the place in two
or three months. As a matter of course they rely
on the united action of France and Piedmont, now
that the cousin of the Emperor—who by-the-bye is
almost an Italian, not only by birth, bat by educa-
tion—has become the husband of the amiable jrtylia
d'lfalia, as the bride is called in Lombardy. You
may easily imagine the joy caused by so great a
piece of news.

A Milan letter in the Opinion* stabs that hole
of young men are leaving Lombardy to escape being
drawn for the Austrian army. Sixty desertions
have been reported to the commandant of Milan,
who has sent a regiment of Hulans to the Ticini to
stop the malcontents from getting away.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

BANK OF FRANCE.

CAT SDINAIIIIII AND 1111212 IDLNIMAPN.)

PARIS., FRIDAY WOILNINO.

The Mowiteur publishes the monthly returns of
the Bank of France to yesterday, lan. 13. We give
the most important items, with the corresponding
figures of last month en regard:

- Jas. Dec.
Coin and bullion. Paris 22.5,388,117 .... 262,890,488
Ditto ditto branch banks
Bills discounted, Paris 224,4.53,679 199,077,774
Ditto branch banks
Notes in circulation, Porto and

branches
Treasury deposits
Private deposits, Paris 183,637,884 .... 149,264,785
Ditto branch banks
Advanced ce public securities 44,486,000 .... 46,067,600
Ditto by branch banks
Advanced onrallway securities 76,608,100.... 63,100,000
Ditto by branch banks

This return exhibits some important changes,
which are partly occasioned by the commercial
movement at the turn of the year. The
coin and bullion have declined 1.140,0001.
standing now at 21,000,00 W. sterling. The dis-
counts have increased nearly a million and three
quarters sterling, the total being nearly 18} millions.
The notes in circulation present the important in-
crease of 2,100,0001.

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PARIS, Tura.Div ETININO.

The news is confirmed that Prince Napoleon will
leave Paris at 8 o'clock this evening. He is ex-
pected at Turin at noon on Saturday, and the cere-
mony of the betrothal will probably take place on
Monday or Tuesday. The prince is accompanied
by Colonel Franconmire, his principal aide-de-camp,
the Commandant Ferri-Pisani, Captain Weidner de
Frendenstein, Lieutenant Dubuisaon, of the navy,
one of his orderly officers, M. Hubaine, his private
secretary (late a redacteur of the Prase), and also
by the Emperor's aide-de-camp General Niel. I men-
tioned yesterday • report that General Niel was going
lon a special mission to Vienna. This may still be true.
although, if he is to wait at Turin for thefiancailles,
his business with the Austrian government cannot
be extremely pressing.
There is little other news of a positive character,
but the opinion that we are on the eve of a war is
almost universal. I have heard bankers, merchants,
and statesmen express an opinion that there can be
no doubt about it. As to the effect of a war
upon the internal clndition of France, opinions
differ widely. Some say that it would be after a
time so popular with the ignorant masses, that the
Emperor could afford to despise the opposition of
the three or four hundred thousand intelligent men
in the country. The masses read no newspaper but
the Mouiteur, which is placarded daily in every
parish. One of these days they will see a paragraph
stating that Austria has insulted France, and con-
taining something about the sun of Austerlitz. and
that will be enough to raise • war fever, which
will last a long time in spite of distress
and taxes. That is one opinion. On the
other hand, some people observe that France never
at any period had so many unsound industrial un-
dertakings on hand as now, and that the distress
when they are broken up will exceed all calcula-
tion. War, they say, means wide-spread bank-
ruptcy, 200,000 men out of work in the streets of
Paris, and a proportionate number in all other large
towns—men, moreover, who know how to handle
• musket, and who will be in a state of desperation.
A deputation of bankers saw the Emperor yesterday,
and endeagpartd to alarm him. I hear that several