The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-31 00:00:00

THE CESSION OF SAVOY.

The Swiss Federal Council has just drawn up a
circular despatch, in which it expresses alarm at the
possibility of the annexation of the county of Nice
and of Savoy to France. According to an analysis
of the document which has been sent to us by a cor-
respondent, the Federal Council remarks to the
Powers that the part of Switzerland in Europe is to
represent the principle of neutrality in all
the wars in which France may find herself
engaged. That neutrality, which is for the in-
terest of European order, would, in the opinion
of the Federal Council, be compromised, if France,
taking possession of Elavoy, wee consequently to
enclose a part of Switzerland within her frontiers.
In support of that opinion, • the despatch alludes to
the events of the First Empire, and the difficulty
which Switzerland had to secure her independence.
The Federal Council, after dwelling at some length
on these considerations, thinks them convincing
enough to authorise Switzerland to demand from
Europe the cession of the provinces of the Chablais
and the Fsucigny in the event of the annexation of
Savoy.

CHLMBERY, MONDAY.
Yesterday the party hostile to a cession of Savoy
to France made a demonstration. Nearly 260 per-

sons assembled from all parts of Savoy, at the
request of the residents of Chambery, and asked in-
formation from the Governor as to whether it was
the intention of the King of Sardinia to cede Savoy
to France. The Governor replied that the King
would not willingly cede the province. This state-
ment was received with some cries of " Viva le
Roi !" A large number of republicans are known
to be acting in the matter, actuated by hatred of
France and the Imperial dynuty.
The population were complete strangers to the
demonstration which took place in the stroet. At
the theatre in the evening not one lady was present.
Judging by the results of the demonstration, it
appears that the feeling of the populace at Chambery
was conservative and sympathetic with France.
The municipal elections have just taken place at
Chambiry.
The ministerial journal of Chambery presented a
list of candidates opposed to the annexation of
Savoy to France. It held on the eve of the elections
the following language :
Reflect well, electors I

Do you wish to give an irresistible weapon for the mangling
of Savoy? Then vote for the list of the separatist journal,
the trier of the Alpe.
Do you wish to maintain Savoy in its unity, name, liberdes,
end small nationality ? Do you wish to come and help the
government to resist, secure its triumph? Then vote for
the list of the liberal constitutional committee.

To-morrow for the destinies Si our little country. Let each
man do his duty.

The Courier of tde Alps, a conservative paper,
favourable to the annexation to France, proposed
another list of candidates.

This list has prevailed, and obtained two-thirds of
the vote..

BERLIN, JAN. 30.
It is asserted that the arrangement between
France and Sardinia, respecting the cession of
Savoy, was agreed npos previous to the war in Italy,
and was to be executed in case Austria should
entirely evacuate Italy.
It was also agreed that Chablais, Fancigny, and
Geneva should be ceded to Switzerland.

NAPLES.

NAPLES, lAN. 27.
its.

General Pianelli hu demanded
It is stated that the troops on the frontiers are to be
increased. A popular manifestation, with shouts
of" Viva la Constituzione," has taken place.

ROME.

A letter from Rome of the 25th says :

On the receipt of the news of the change of ministry at
Turin, the chiefs of the liberal party resolved to get up •
demonstration as an answer to those recently organised by
the clerical party; and, accordingly, in the evening of the
20th a crowd assembled is the Please Colons, where the
manias retreat for the French garrison is sounded. After
the first roll of the drums, about forty men raised the cry of
"Viva Napoleons." Borne French gendarmes, who bad
been ordered to prevent all demonstration, if pmeible,
but sot to arrest anyone, told the leader of the
bead to be silent; but the man answered, "I

Dried 'Long live Napoleon!' and I cry again,
' Long live Napoleon " The drummers end trum-
peters having as usual commenced their marsh towards the
residence of the French general, the crowd roamed repeating
the same cry. On reaching the Corso, well-dresesd people
came in numbers from the different streets, and joined the
crowd in crying main and again "Viva Napoleon!'
"Viva la Franck I" "Viva ritaliat" "Viva Vitten
Emmanuelle l" A French military bend, which had been
playing in the Pima Colonna, wee made to marsh rapidly
through the crowd, in the hope of diapering it, but the
multitude followed it to a considerable distance raising the
saute mien. After which a large number of persons re-
sesembled In the Corso, and remained for some time ap-
plauding the French Emperor and France.
An attempt made by some courageous Papelino in the
crowd, to bring in the name of Pio Nono for some share in
the cheers was met by ominous counter-cries of " Death to
Antolini."

DENMARK.

FLENSBURG, MONDAY.

In the sitting of the Diet of to-day, M. }Lumen
brought before the Chamber, on behalf of the repre-
sentatives of Central Schleswig, his motion with
reference to the language to be used in official docu.
meets. The Royal Commissary thereupon read the
decision of the Bing, th►t the said proposal of the
members of the Diet was not to be taken into con-
sideration. M. Hansen, however, declared that he
would not withdraw his motion. Count Baudissin
then moved, that as the question was of an urgent
and serious character, it be referred to a select com-
mittee of 11 members. This motion was agreed to
by 27 to 14 votes.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, MONDAY EvianNo.
When, at the beginning of the month, the
Univers, in disobedience of orders from the Minister
of the Interior, published the Pope's speech against
the Emperor, I told you that it had made up its
mind to brave suppression. The blow has now
oome ; and it is evidently struck at the Pope him-
self, the occasion chosen for the suppression of the
Cfnivers being the publication by that journal of his
Holiness's encyclical letter of Jan. 19. The Comti-
tutionmel, whose present editor, M. Grandguillot,
delights to keep up the fiction that he acts upon his
own independent judgment, gives out that it " asked
itself " whether it was legally authorised to publish
the letter, and resolved the question of its own
accord in the negative, on account of Article 1 of
the concordat. The Press., however, tells the
truth, which is that M. Billault's interdiction
against the publication was accompanied by a refe-
rence to this article, which runs thus :—" No bull,
brief, rescript, decree, mandate, provision, signature
serving as a provision, or other expeditions from the
court of Rome, even although only concerning private
individuals, shall be received, published, printed, or
otherwise carried into execution, without the authori-
sation of the government." This very strongly worded
clause has been a dead letter ever since the restore.
Lion, and is even now no further acted upon than
just for the purpose of establishing the right. The
Constitutionswl, tells us that the " moderation and
tolerance " of the administration has not thought fit

to insist upon such an absolute interdiction, and that
yesterday evening it and all its contemporaries were
informed that they might reproduce the pontifical
letter.

The Siak reserves its remarks on the Pope's
letter, but qualifies it already as a call to a holy war,
The suppression of the UnioerB reminds the Press*
that Lin 1332 the Univers atone, of all the Paris
journals, hailed with enthusiastic approbation the
enactment of Art. 32 of the organic decree of
February 17, by which Louis Napoleon armed him-
self with the power to extinguish any journal what-
ever at his will and pleasure. "Thus," says the
Freese," the arms which the Univers approved of
are now turned against itself. God forbid that we
should rejoice in a catastrophe which, while it
weighs heavily upon writers of talent, reminds us
but too forcibly of the fragility of our own existence.
The lesson which we would inculcate is this—that
all writers, no matter what their ideas may
be, must inevitably go wrong when they attempt
to separate their interests from those of liberty.
Generally speaking, the suppression of a journal in-
volves the throwing out of bread of dozens of families
who live by it. But in the present case I cannot
suppose that any such distressing occurrences will
have to be deplored. The foreign power for whom
M. Louis VeMilot and those under him worked
will no doubt indemnify his servants and subjects
against any pecuniary loss. The Peter's pence
subscribed by deluded Irish peasants will come in for
this purpose. As to M. Veuillot himself, he will
probably retire to Rome, and it is by no means
impossible that he may shortly be made &cardinal.

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Iclosing, in both oases, at 67fr. 60c., which was within
a shade of the lowest price of the day. Mobilier
fell 20fr. The Orleans railway fell 131 r. 75c.;
Northern, 18fr. 75c.; Eastern, 10fr. ; Lyons,
12fr. 50c.; and Western, 12fr. 50c. Southern
closed without change. Some people attributed the
great depression to the language of foreign journals
touching the annexation of Savoy; but I am more
inclined to think it is owing to the breach between
the Emperor and the Pope, and the probability of
war in Italy.
M. Granier de Cassagnac, whose articles since he
has bad no mission to speak on behalf of the
government are singularly pale and unmeaning,
has one to-night in the Pays, which is, in the main,
nothing bat a weak apology for and a weak remon-
strance with the Pope, bat it concludes with the
following Gallic bounce :
" Speaking absolutely, God has no need of any-
body; bat for the last fourteen centuries he has
always thought it useful to employ France for the
acoomplishment of his designs."
A number of the principal merchants of Bordeaux
assembled three days ago at the house of M. Soma-
zeuilh, one of their body, to form a committee to be
charged with the duty of defending the economic
principles set forth in the Emperor's letter. This
committee, which is composed of eighteen members,
immediately proceeded to elect its bureau, when M.
Lopis-Donec, ex-Deputy, was chosen as president-
The bureau has since been received by the prefect,
who granted his authorisation for this day holding a
general meeting of the commercial community of
Bordeaux to declare their views on the subject.

LORD SHAFTESBURY ON RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION
Ile RXri(QARY.—Mr. Robert WTser having transmitted a
circular to the Earl of Shaftesbury, containing a copy of
the resolutions paned at the meeting in the Religious
Institution Rooms, en Thursday, hie lordship has sent the
following reply Brighton, Jan. 27, 1880.—Sir, In reply
to the letter I have had the honour of receiving from yon, I
have simply to state that I cannot understand how any Bri-
tish subject, having a regard fur civil and religious liberty,
any sews of Pieties for the unquestioned and twiner
Rouble rightsof the Rangarians to constitutional govern-
ment, Of mayors, of the benedts and blessings he has enjoyed
under his own, can hesitate to express the most heartfelt
sympathy with that people in thsir present movement. Rost
fervently do I exposit myself, and I greatly rejoice to see
that Seotetunen have taken it op with their characteristic,
aml and vigoer.—l am, /our obedient servant (signed)
Baarrzoncat,—Robert M'Tear, Beg., Olugow,"