The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-25 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Puis correspondent of the ladEpendance
of Brussels states that the Pope entertains the Idea
of reconstituting the order of Knights of Malta on
a military footing; there would be a regiment
called after each Catholic state, and composed of
subjects of that state. The writer adds that
though the project is certainly entertained there is
little chance of its being realised.
The Savoy Gazette of the 23rd statea that
General Dabormida had that day paned through
Chambery on his return to Turin.
The Tuscan Monitory publishes a decree of
the Provisional Government enacting that the
army and all other public bodice and establishments
shall hen,.sforth assume the title of B,yel, "as in
the other parts of the states of King Victor Em-
manuel." Also, by order of the minister of justice,
the bust of King Victor Emmanuel has been placed
in all the courts of justice. The same paper states
that the Tuscan envoys sent to the court of Berlin
have had au audience of Count Schleinitz, and declare
themselves satisfied with their reception ; the Count
having declared that Prussia, whose interests were
identical with those of Italy, could not but be favour-
able to the latter; that Prussia recognised the justice
of the principle of nationality, sad would be glad to
see a strong and independent Italy. Him excellency
in conclusion declared that Italy might rely on the
friendly feeling of Prussia. The Name envoys are
now about to proceed to Warsaw.
The Corriere Mirrcaarik of Genoa mentions a col-
lision said to have taken place on the 10th at Finazzo,
is the neighbourhood of Palermo, between some
gendarmes and the country people. It adds that
lettere from Palermo of the 15th, and from Messing of
the 17th, speak of an insurrectionary movement as
imminent.

A letter from Perugia, of the 18th, published in
the Norione of Florence, says :
The day belorOyestarday a number of Swiss left this place
kr Ascots, being part of the regiment which is to keep
gumbos them It is said that General Schmidt will take the
eanueand of the town and citadel. Meanwhile nmasrose
German and Neapolitan recruits have arrived here, who ars
to kom a taw battalion. But if fresh soldiers am collected,
dssertioffie ale) maim. Only three days back ths whole
Oast at the Ports Cone* took to flight. Serious quarrels
deem every day in the guard-boars, and wounded men Nee
Asa corded to the hospitals. Lest week two custom-hones

olliceesat La Touren., Angelo end Francesco Niemen, wore
'nested, sod the ant day a father and son named Palinari
all tour seemed et favouring desertion. In arresting the
Patted, the gesidstutes surpassed even Croats in brutality.
Bastinstnieg n the punishment inflicted on those who con.
dye at deemeties. Several persons have been punished In
this arms very recently, and mons thaw a poor old man
weed Zoppr/di.
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The Milan Gazette of the 20th advises the erection
of fortifications in the environs of that city. By
segmenting at the same time the fortifications of
Piacenza (without neglecting Lodi and Brescia),
the towns of Piacenza, Milo, Casale, and Alex-
andria might form, it sap, a quadrilateral to oppose
to that held by Austria.

ROME, Ocr. 22.
The Government has received intelligence that
the Bishop of Rimini aad other priests had been
imprisoned, and that the authorities at Pesaro had
seized letters from emivaries, exciting to rebellion
the provinces now held in sobinivaion by the Papal
troops.