The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-24 00:00:00

The FraiJfartc,. Post:Alum!, publishes a telegram
from Vienna dated to-day, which asserts that in
consequence of serious intelligence received from
Italy, a council of war of considerable duration was
held at Vienna on Saturday last, when it was de-
cided to despatch the Archduke Albrecht to Verona.
A telegram in the Neue Frani:furter Zeitting from
Verona asserts that large bodies of troops have been
concentrated at Bologna, and that Garibaldi had
left Caprera. Austria is about to place her Italian
army on a war footing, under the command of
Archduke Albrecht.

BERLIN, APRIL 23.

The Prussian answer to the Austrian note of the
18th of April was despatched on Saturday last to
Vienna. It says :—" The Prussian armaments
have been caused by the Austrian military move-
ments in the vicinity of the Prussian frontier. As
soon as Prussia receives authentic intelligence
that the Austrian armaments have been counter-
manded, in the same proportion as the Austrian
disarmament is proceeded with, will that of Prussia
take place."
Nothing is known of the journey of Count Bis-
marck to Ems. In reference to the arrest of Count
\Valdersee, the Vienna cabinet has sent a decla-
ration expressing disapproval of the step and ex-
culpating the Austrian government.

AUSTRIA AND ITALY.
VIENNA. APRIL 23.
The alarming war rumours which were telegraphed
yesterday continue to circulate this morning.
Military measures have been taken, as it is feared
that an attack will be made upon Venetia by the
Italians. . .

The Archduke Albrecht is to leave this city for
Verona either to-day or to-morrow.
It is rumoured that the summons of Count Blume
is connected with several important changes in
high diplomatic circles.
HAMBURG, APRIL 3.

Austrian securities were very fiat, in conse-
quence of news received here that Italy is making
preparations for war, and that the Austrian re-
serves have been called in.

VIENNA, APIUL 3.

The OedArr(ichische Zeitung of to-day confirms
the alarming reports of the concentration of Italian
tr.ipt at 144ologna, and says --" This has caused
the goveniment to take precautionary measures to
ensure the security of Venetia, and to meet every
emergency." An unconfirmed rumour has reached
this city from Venice, asserting that a band of
Italian volunteers have made an incursion into
Venetia. The Watulerer states that Count Arese
has arrived here on a secret mission.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, MONDAY EVENING!

The Pays, the twin government journal with the
nw.tl, contains an article, signed by that
obscure personage the secretairc dc la redaction,
which, in my deliberate opinion, bodes a general
war, unless in the case that the hopes and calcula-
tions of the French Emperor shall be at the last
moment unexpectedly thwarted by the heart of the
King of Prussia failing him at the moment of the
execution of a diabolical conspiracy against
Europe. Far from encouraging the hopes
founded upon recent telegrams, the Pays
opens by the aasertioa that the German question
is far from " approaching any solution whatever."
They who suppose that all will be over if Prussia
accept the Austrian proposal for a simultaneous dis-
armament, labour under a " strange delusion" as to
the real import of thatmeasure. It would only imply
theoountermarching of a few regiments, and that the
courts of Berlin and Vienna were once more nego-
tiating. Holstein is evidently not the cause, but
merely the occasion of the Austro-Prussian con-
flict. The notes exchanged prove that Prus-
sia has not renounced her design to make
herself preponderant in Germany, and that
Austria is equally determined to prevent
her from augmenting her influence in the Ger-
manic Confederation. This is the reason why
both the governments of Austria and Prussia have
made military preparations. They remonstrate
against each other, and strive to shift the initia-
tive of hostilities, but neither shows the least
symptom of yielding. " War "is the last word of
a French government journal on this 23rd day of
April, 1866 ; and war, I believe, the French
government, prompting M. de Bismarck, is resolved
upon.
The Emperor and Empress are going, as already
announced, to Auxerre for the " regional " agricul-
tural show of May 6 ; but they will only be absent
from Paris 24 hours, and this excursion will not, as

supposed, be the first stage of a progress through
the departments. It is possible that this progress
which has been talked of may be realised later in
the summer.

At the Bourse the Rente, after having risen to
68fr., closed at Saturday's quotation, 67fr. bsc.
There was a panic in Italian, which fell 70c. In
other securities there was little change, but the
tone of the market was very bad at the close.

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