The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-16 00:00:00

EXCITEMENT IN AUSTRIA.

Recent news states that serious troubles are
apprehended in Vienna if the Emperor Francis
Joseph refuses his assent to a modification of the
concordat. Popular demonstrations have taken
place in front of the hotel of Cardinal Rauscher.
Police agents have entered all the large workshops
in the city and cautioned the masters not to allow
public meetings of the workmen to take place on
their premises. The municipality of Vienna has
demanded of the Emperor the re-establishment of
the National Guard, which shall maintain order in
the city in the place of the army. To add to these
complications the lower chamber of the Reichsrath
has resolved not to vote the bill embodying the
financial arrangement with Hungary in the absence
of a modification of the concordat. Herein lies
the chief difficultywith which his Apostolic Majesty
has to contend.

(131UTIIIt'S TILEG ILA LS.)

THE RISING IN THE PAPAL STATES.

FLORENCE, Oa.. 16.
The entire Italian press is unanimous in calling
for the occupation of the Papal territory.
The Opinkrne again urges the government to
take measures to prevent any intervention.

The provincial journals concur in censuring the
language of the French journals La France and
La Patric.

Tho Persererauza insists upon the immediate
occupation of the Pontifical States by the Italian
troops, declaring that every delay is dangerous
to the monarchy and to the institutions of the
country.

Advice from Rome announce that the insur-
gent bands are considerably increasing in number,
especially south of the capital. Yesterday several
unimportant encounters took place near Correse
and Torre Alfina. It was expected Viterbo would
be to-morrow declared in a state of siege in conse-
quence of the attitude of the population.

. .
The Riforma states that to-day an extraordinary
consistory is to be held at Rome, and that the Pope
has convoked the cardinals to deliberate upon
present events.

PARIS, Ocr. 16.

The Moniteur of this morning, referring to the
insurrectionary movement in the Papal States
says :—" Authentic and concurrent intelligence
from Rome and Florence enables us to give the
most circumstantial account of the affair of the
13th October, which is the last encounter that has
taken place for some days. Ninety Papal soldiers
I with rash impulse charged a body of 300 Garibal-
dians, cut their way through them and occupied
Monte Libretti. The invaders, however, having
received considerable reinforcements from the
neighbouring frontier, probably badly guarded
resumed the offensive to the number of 800.,
Before so superior a force the Pontifical detach-
ment effected a retreat in good order. During
the whole day they had 10 wounded, whom
they were able to remove, together with 15 Gari-
baldian prisoners. The losses of the enemy appear
to have been considerable, and it was affirmed at
Florence that Menotti Garibaldi was seriously
wounded. What is certain, however, is that the
invaders found it prudent to evacuate anew Monte
Libretti and even Folvaterra, and the Romans
have retaken possession of both those localities."

NORTH GERMANY.
BERLIN, Oct. IG.
In the Federal Council yesterday, Count Bis-
marck announced that the treaty of commerce and
navigation with Italy had been signed at Florence.