The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-13 00:00:00

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ITALY.

LOMBARDY.

(MON 09111 OWN ODZILIPONENNT4
MILAN, Avocet 9.
This city hu for the last three days been keeping
high holiday in honour of the solemn entry of
Victor Emmanuel as King of Lombardy. He left
Turin the day before yesterday, at three in the after-
noon, having in his suite a great part of the parlia-
ment, who bad received his gracious invitation to at
tend. Along the whole line be was greeted with
shouts by the people. The national guards of the
various rural communes made a goodly display with
their new uniforms, which are of the cheapest and
simplest kind, such as each peasant had been able to
purchase at his own oat. By half-past six the King
reached the barrier of the Eastern gate, where a
magnificent pavilion had been erected. Here he
was welcomed by tke authorities, and the mayor
of Milan, Count Belgiojoso, read an address, which
was greatly applauded. The King replied in a few
touching words, after which he mounted his horse,
and the whole of his train mounted theirs, except
the senators and deputies, who rode in court carriages.
The Corso of Porta Run, otherwise called the
Eastern Oate, is one of the most beautiful streets
that any city of Europe can boast of. Conceive it
filled with an immense throng, and all the balconies
radiant with that beauty for which the Lombard
women are famed ; to complete the picture,
imagine an infinite number of banners and flags,
so dense that they seemed to form a tented
arcade. Along this enchanting scene rode the
King, between two rows of the National
Guard in their rich uniforms and perfect military
bearing • whilst a perfect rain of flowery, never
ceasing ler one instant, and rapturous cries of " Long
live the King ! " "Long live Italy!" poured down
upon him amid the peals of the church
bells. When the Kiog and the royal cortege
reached the famous cathedral—that mountain of

sculptured marble, as Michael Angelo called it—
they were welcomed under another pavilion by the
clergy. Having entered the church, and listened
to the Ambrosian hymn, the King, with his suite,
had not much further to go, for the royal pa-
lace is in the same square as the minder.
Both on entering and leaving the cathedral
the applause of the vast multitude was tremendous.
That very morning, just as the ornamenting of the
pavilion before the chief gate of the cathedral was
completed, the same multitude had commenced a riot,
accusing the =algid authorities of having hoisted
the same flags and that they had used when
greeting the Archduke imilian. They had spied
out some yellow and black striping, which you know
forms the Austrian cockade. Some Zouaves, having
been told what the row was about, joined the mal-
contents, and in a very short time the pavilion was
torn to shreds. Another canopy of some kind or
other had to be extemporised, and so, to suit the
humour of the people, it was composed of the tri-
coloured national flags alone. In the evening, the
King was expected at the theatre Della Scala, which
was splendidly illuminated in expectation of his pre-
sence, but his Majesty did not go. Yesterday
be received all the constituted bodies of the state,
and many deputations from the city and country.
Among the guests at the banquet was the celebrated
post, Alessandro Manson. It le said, the King, in
plain clothes and perfect inoogn'to, paid him a visit
previously, at his own dwelling. I hops this
rumour will turn out to be a tam, and that virtue
with genies combined has received this mark of

rever;nos from one of the best monarchs that adorn
this age. The city of Milan honoured yesterday
the members of parliament with a solemn *gnat,
and declared thereby that it interpreted norrsLy the
invitation given by the Xing that they should ae-
company him to Milan, in order to show the Lom-
bards that wherever Victor Emmanuel bends his
steps he is attended by his constant and inseparable
companion—Liberty. During the banquet the first
orators of the Chamber spoke the most patriotic
words, for the object of exhorting Italians not to
lose heart, but persevere in the laborious
path that leads to rational emancipation. To Signor
Prinetti, the deenrion of the city, replied General
Guaglia, the president by right of age, and the
deputy Mamiani.

The most vehement speech was delivered as usual
by deputy Brofferio. Last night there was a general
illumination, wonderfully got up. The King
traversed the city about 9 o'clock, and one continued
ovation marked his progress. He sets out to-day
for Bfeseilt. Bergamo, and the other principal places
of Lombardy.

h Milan there are still two divisions of the French
army. Talking of them, permit me to relate to you
an anecdote of much importance, the accuracy of
which lam able to guarantee to you. When the
news of the peace of Villafranca reached this place,
the consternation was profound and universal. This

feeling wan soon changed into one of fury, and the
aspect of the entire city became highly menacing.
The colonel of the Piedmontese carabineere, Amalfi,
made it known to the commandant of the French
garrison, who answered in a dry and cold manner,
that having under his orders 20,000 French bayonets
he laughed at all the ill-humour of the Milanese. A
few hours later the same commandant called upon
Colonel Arnulfi, and with some anxiety begged him
to state what the temper of the people was then, and
to keep him informed of it. It was not difficult to
detect the reason of the French commandant's sud-
den anxiety ; he bad been communicating with his
principal officer., who had assured him that they
could not rely with fall security on their men, as these
shared more than was to be wished the sentiments
of the Milanese. There the matter ended ; and the
people were calmed by some influential citizens, who
pointed out how fatal and nudes any tumult
would be.