The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-26 00:00:00

!BR MIPEROR AND EMPR2SS IN A STORM.

A letter, written on board the Aigle in the road-
stead of Port Vendres, under date the 21st says:—" The
Impress, unable to overcome her sorrow on hearing the
news of the sad state of the ,Duchess de Alba, caused the
departure to take place 24 hours sooner than had been in-
tended. Immediately on ooming on board the Aigle, her
Majesty retired to her cabin, and the leaving of Algiers
was as sad as the arrival was full of joy ;
nevertheless, the maisidpality caused • display
of fireworks to take plane on the shore, end the
effect from the as. wee very splendid. On leaving the
roadstead we encountered • violent tempest, and in come.
spume the Emperor was obliged to modify his itinerary.
Last evening, when we were in eight of the Balearic Islands,
the violence of the storm increased, and the whole night
was truly frightful—waves beating over the vessel with
such fury that there was constantly • depth of from 12 to
11 inches of w►ter on deck. At 3 o'clock this afternoon we
catered Port Vendres, after a passage of forty hours. The
Empress, on account of the state of her sister, obtained the
consent of the Emperor to leave immediately for Perpignan.
There was some difficulty in finding the means of convey-
ance in that little town, the equipages of their Majesties
having remained at Marseilles ; but at last five small vehicles
were procured, and in them the Emperor and Empress and
their suite set out."

Abd-el-Hader has addressed the following letter
to • Trench gentleman, who had written some verses in
praise of the heroic conduct of the Emir at Damascus
...I have received your kind letter, in which you eulogies
in for the protection which I was enabled I. afoul to the
pace Christians in this city. Your charming poetry which
you sent at the same time ha. also leached ma What I
have done has no greet merit, for I did it from three
great motives, which imposed it on use as • sacred
ditty—first, it was because God ordered me to act as I did ;
secondly, it was because humanity required it; and thirdly,
Masse Preece, which was so kind to me, is Christian—and
I thus had an opportunity of rendering all the assistance
in my power to her co-religionists. I am on the one hand
very happy et the little I was able to do on this °cession ;
and, on the other, very sorry at not having been able to
prevent all the horrors which unfortunately took place in
this city. God so willed it ; let His huly will be done.—
Accept, ice., AJWIL-KADZIL"

Lora CEILKIIZEZAI36I-01110E, SEPT. 22..—Omer.
for the Crirt's going into mourning on Thursday nest, the
27th Instant, for hi. late Royal Highness the Grand Duke
Mocklenburg Strait., via The ladies to wear black
silk, fringed or plain lines, white gloves, aockbool, and
earrings, black or white shoes, fans, and ti the gen-
tlemen to wear black fall-trimmed, or plain lines,
black ss ~n 1.6 and buckles. The court to change the mourn-
sag on Thursday, the 4th of October next, via :—The ladies
to wear bLak silk or velvet, coloured ribbons, fans sad tip-
or plash white, or white and gold, or white and silver
oftdro. with black ribbons ; the gentlemen to wear black
costa and Hack or plain white, or whir and gold, or white
and silver *tuff watetooata, full-trimmed, 001^orea
and buckle*. And on Sunday, the 7th of October next, the
court to gu out of mourning.— (Muria.
Ostacoase-novea, Sm. 20. —Thu day had
sabre, of her Majesty :—Monaieur Frederick von Vans
°road Vesely and Chamberlain of the Grand Duke of
Meckleuburg-dtrelits. to deliver • letter from his Royal
Mrshear, notifying tie dark of the late Grand Duke, and
kb ors rceision_ : to which audience he was introdred by
Verna Palaseneon, K.G., acting fur her Majesty. Prin•
cipal therstary of State for Poe, iota Aerairs,--onmere,
CRTITAL PALM". U.g S MILLING DAT.*
TV/OMAY, dervistan 25.—Adromdoo. or yavarat, 1,186;
ditto by eases lima* 733; total visitors. 2000.

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ITALY.

TURIN, WIDIMIDAY.
The following despatch has been received here,
dated
SIEGE OF ANCONA.
" Sinipclia, Sept. 23.
"The cannonade against the fortress of Ancona
and its approaches commenced at midnight. The
fleet participated at a later hour."

Another despatch b tate* that the firing continued,
but at intervals.
The Governolo has gone to Trieste.

RIMINI, flirt. 25.
(O(Bcial Despatch.)
After some hours' firing the garrison of the for-
tress of Santo Leo surrendered at discretion.

The Sardinian troops occupied the fortress yee-
terday at noon. Several officers and soldiers of the
Sardinian army distinguished themselves in the
attack.

The Hying columns commanded by Brignone
have made 500 other prisoners.

PERUGIA, 24, EvErma.
The column of General Massa Sin.
and the Chasseurs
of the Tiber have entered Civita Castellani, and
occupied the fortress. Sixty of the garrison were
made prisoners.
Captain Ducci has arrived at Toot:lanells. He
will occupy Cornett) this evening, the French hav-
ing left that town, and taken the road to Civita
Vecchia.

Great enthusiasm prevails among the population.

TURIN, TOZSDAT EVINDIG.
The Marquis de Pallavicini has been received by
the King in private audience, but has not yet left
Turin.
Cardinal Storm has been expelled from Naples
by order of tho dictatorial government

ROME, Si,. 23.
The Pope has sent to inquire the intentions of
the Emperor Napoleon in reference to the Roman
States.

The purport of the Emperor's reply is not known,
but his Majesty is said to have mentioned that
France had not allowed Spain to interfere in favour
of the Pope.
Some free corps have arrived within thirty-four
miles of Rome. Frascati and Albano have been
occupied by the French.
In the combat at Montefiascone seventy Ponti-
fical soldiers wore killed and wounded. Eight
Irishmen are among the dead.
Frosinone and Velletri are tranquil.
No news has been received from General
Lamoriciere.

Great consternation prevails at Rome.

ROME (rid MAisinusa), Hall. 22.
The Official Journal publishes the note of Cardi•
nal Anton*lli claiming the assistance of the catholic
Powers against Sardinia
The Pontifical troops are said to have re-occu-
pied Poneoono.
_ _

A despatch from Gaeta, dated the 22nd inst.
and published in Rome. asserts that the Neapoli-
tans had beaten the Garibaldians at Captm on the
19th and 21st inst.

General Goyon has sent a detachment to Cornet*.
Another will leave to-morrow for Albano, on the
Neapolitan frontier.

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, WZDNISDAT.
In yesterday's sitting of the Reichsrath M.
Lichtenfels spoke in defence of the proposition of
the minority. He principally opposed the re-
establishment of the former constitution of Hun-
gary, by which he said the unity a the empire
would be endangered. He also stated that the
adoption of the proposition of the majority would
lower Austria to the rank of a second-rate power.
Count Hartig was of opinion that both proposi-
tions were not sufficiently explicit. He agreed
with neither, and therefore read a programme drawn
up in twelve articles as an intermediate proposi-
tion.