The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-30 00:00:00

VENICE.

VENICE, MA: 26.
The Municipality of Woke has requested a reduc-
tion of the loan. The President and Vice-President
of the Chamber of Commerce have resigned their
official positions.
Yesterday &cannonade was directed from the Lida
Forts against the French squadron.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(now ors OWN coaxworoxolwr.)
PARIS, sUNDAT EVENINO.

The exploits of Garibaldi eclipse all other events
of the war. You will have received a long succes-
sion of telegrams recording the leading features of
his hardy and triumphant advance. His name la in
every mouth, and if the fortune of war should fa-
vour him but a little while longer, he will be looked
upon in Francs u the true Bonaparte of thin cam-
paign. The Moniteur at length speaks of him, and
announces his occupation of Causerlate. By later
despatches we learn that he has pursued the
Austrians, as far as Monza, a village situated only
seven or eight miles from Milan ! Prudent, as well
as audacious and fortunate, he has left a strong force
at Lecco on the eastern extremity of Lake Como :
thus keeping up his communications with the moun-
tainous districts. One cannot, however, but feel great
anxiety for his position in the heart of an enemy's
country, and at the head of only a handful of
volunteers. The Emperor, mays a Turin letter, is
continually writing to him to be prudent, and not to
expose himself rashly to personal danger, but be
nevertheless goes on tempting hairbreadth 'scapes,
and every day with increasing success. The stand-
ard of revolt against the Austrian yoke rises every-
where on his path as he goes along. People are
' actually contemplating the possibility of his getting
to Milan while the French and Austrian armies are
looking at each other across the Po. His despatches,
written in the true testi, tniti, rid style, are said to
run in this way :—" I have been attacked by the
Austrians ; I have beaten them ; I am pursuing
them; the populations rise and help me."
The family of Colonel Meric de Bellefonds, of the
91st Regiment, who was reported to have died from
his wounds received at Montebello, have received
the happy intelligence that he is still alive, and that
there are hopes of saving him. Colonel de Leesport,
one of the wounded, is to be made a general. The
brigade of the deceased General Benret is to be
given to Colonel Dien, a well-known officer.
The Indipeadente, of Turin, attributes the follow-
ing atrocious proclamation to the Austrian General
Z she!, commanding the 7th corps d'armee
If say Piedmontese or French detachments, or any
patrols, scouts, or agents of the two armies, whether
in uniform, or in disguise, shall appear, under any
pretext whatsoever, in any part of the territory occupied
by the imperial and royal troops, every commune and every
Individual inhabitant of every commune is required, under a
savers prinal.y, immediately to Inform the commandant of
the station, end if the particulsr district should not be
actually occupied by the imperial and royal troop., than the
chief of the nearest military post. Every commune within
which any detachment, er any tingle moldier belonging t the
Austrian army, may find any patrol or agent of the enemy,
will suffer without remission the severest penalties provided
by martial law. In every mach ems the commune will be
sentenced to pay a war contribution, under no lee. a penalty
than being delivered op to pillage; towns compromised will
be burnt, end individuals will be abut without mercy. The
commoner are ordered to cause this proclamation to be read
In all churches by the clergy from the pulpit, and to be male
public in every other possible manner.
The Commandant of the 7th Corps d'Arm
Mortars, May 24. ZOBEL.

M. Meironnier, the favourite painter, hu re-
ceived a commissiou from the Minister of State to
paint one or two pictures illustrative of the war in
Piedmont, the subject to be at the choice of the
artist, either portraits of the leaders of the allied
armies, or battle scenes. The Pays says that M.
Meissonnier will set out for Italy almost imme-
diately, and that M. Fould hu presented him with a
fee of 60,000 fr. for his remuneration. M. Meissen-
nier is the author of the " Mite," a painting pre.
tented by the Emperor to the Queen of England.

Almost all the arms and uniforms collected on the
field of battle of Montebello are to be brought to
Paris. Several of them aro destined for Horace
Vernet, who has already received the imperial com-
mands to paint the second battle of Montebello for
the galleries of Venallles.

There is no confirmation of the news given by the
Pays that the Austrians, to the number of 30,000, had
evacuated Piacenza. The statement is probably un•
true.

Tair.sre, MAT 24.—Tha Eaulianas (Austrian
barque) from Liverpool to tars put, is said to him boss
-*poured sod Ilk= into Tooke.

AMATSRDAM. MAY 26.—A000rdioq to an advice
from Antwerp of the 24th May, the Mohr& Kostrariike
(Austrian bug), Kandla, from Antwerp to Trirote. is slid
to have been captured In the Adriatic Bea by the French
Amt.

TILE BRITISH CONSULATE AT ROMIL—Mr. Free-
bnre, many years the British Cornul in Rome, died on the
23rd inst. The business of the Coast:data 1. conducted
temporarily by Mr. Break, who has been employed In the
oMos ewe 1831, and has &trend Mr. Freeborn in etsrmy
times when the British Consultte was able to render
important eervice to those who were compromieed by poli-
tica events.

M. KOSSUTE AND THE TIMES."—M. Keletinth
Yu written ale ter to the Timm emoplelning of the inter-
pretation put by that journal on his recent speech at Man-
ebeater as regards the qtsestion of England's neutrality.
In this letter be says The purport of my argument is
tide:—lf England abstain. frost taking a part in this war,
the war will remain restrict. d to the Austrian dominions
and to the !rattan peninsula; if, on the con'rery,
Eoglend interior's, tin war will become a general
European on-, became Gatuany will not ;dome
into the war if oil that she will sot be euppoeted by Rag-
land; end in Ws cies Runts, too, will rentals neutral; bet
if Eaglet(' shoed either directly support Austra or Aube
Germany in rappeeting her, then Ruesis, too, will step in.
bur cm lbs oppowils side—she will support Pratte. Si that
if the rms.& war alawrall general European proportions, it
will be entirely the work of England's ieterventioe. This is
jest ths male of what you pat is say mouth:"