The Express.
London, England, 1860-03-19 00:00:00

SAVOY AND NICE.

Baron Greffii, the president of the Savoyard
deputation, had a long interview with the
Emperor Napoleon on Saturday. His Majesty
asked a great many questions about Savoy.
Preparations for taking possession are said to be
going forward with the utmost activity. The
Minister at War has appointed a commission to
settle the mode in which the Savoy and Nice con-
, tangents are to be incorporated into the French
army, and to enable the inhabitants of the annexed
provinces to " enjoy the benefits" (sic) of the
French system of recruiting.
The Avenir of Nice publishes a scheme for a
reorganisation of the French departments adjacent
to the county of Nice. The city of Nioe is to be-
come the capital of a new department of the Var,
which will be divided into three arrondissements--
those of Nice, Graeae, and Castellane, and will
comprise 210,000 inhabitants. The present depart-
ment of the Var, enlarged by the arrondissement of
Digne as a compensation for Grasse, will take the name
of Est... Si-el or Verdon. The lest of the department of
the Upper and Lower Alps (with the exception of.
the arrondissement of Forcalquier incorporated

with Vanelnse) will become " the Department of the
Alps," with five arrondissements and 176,000 in-

THE NEUTRALITY OF

A despatch from Vienna announces that Austria
will pronounce herself against any violation of the
rights of Swiss neutrality guaranteed by treaties

THE LATE DISTURBANCE AT PESTH.

The Wiener Zeitung (official paper) gives the fol-
lowing account of a political demonstration which
was made at Perth on Thursday last :
According to advioes from Pestli about 200 students, who
bad in vain attempted to force their way into Normal
chwehee in the course of the morning of the 15th of Yank,
went to the cemetery in the Francenadadt. The crowd was
Endre& quietly to disperse, but, as no attention was paid to
Um official summons, the police, in order to prevent further
enemata, wee obliged to arrest several persona.
In consequence of this measure the crowd begin
is march towards the Kerepesch Cemetery, and as the
arployes of the police sought to prevent its effecting its
purpose the officer of police and his men were derided (ter-
/sant). This conduct rendered further arrests indispen-
sable, and the police wem et last obliged to make use of
their anus, as an attack was made on them with the intent
to liberate the prisoners. Unfortunately, some persons were
wounded.

The inhabitants of Peeth had nothing whatever to do
with the affair, and, as the peace of the city was in no other
way disturbed, the soldiers of the police were able completely
NW without other assistance to enforce the law. In the
evening the students tried to keep the public from entering
the national theatre, mid the interference of the authorities
and mounted police proving ineffectual, a "division" (two
companies) of regular troops was called out, which clearest
the place. The peace of the city was not again disturbed.

FRANCE AND AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, Yawn

The French ambaasador, the Marquis de Mons-
tier, informed the Austrian government a few days
ago of the approaching evacuation of Lombardy by
the French troops, and in the name of his govern-
ment expressed a wish that, after the departure of
the French troops, Austria, in accordance with the