The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-24 00:00:00

ANOTHER VERSION OF THE PRUSSIAN

PROPOSITIONS.

The Brawls /wdlpendonce of yesterday evening
publishes another version of the propositions which
Prussia is said to have made for the re-establishment

of peace. According to this later information, which
we give solely on the authority of the Belgian jour-
nal, Prussia proposes that Lombardy be annexed to
Piedmont ; Parma, Modena, and Tuscany be restored
to their legitimate sovereigns $ the authority of the
Pope re-established in the legations; Venice become
independent, and the four famous fortresses of the
Mind° be annexed to the Germanic Confederation ;
"so preventing an aggressive return to Lombardy on
the part of Austria, and protecting Venice from the
aggrandisi rag projects of Piedmont."

COMMENCEMENT OF HOSTILITIES ON
THE MINCIO.
TURIN, Tin RBDLT, 3VNE 23.
The main body of the Austrian army is on the
left bank of the Miucio. The Piedmontese have
advanced towards ;Peschiera, and after a vigorous
encounter repulsed the out-posts of the enemy, who
lost several killed. The entire French force has
passed the Chine at Montechiaro, pushed a recon-
naissance as far as Gait*, and surprised the great
Austrian Guard (Grand Garde Autrichienne), which
lost nine prisoners and some killed.

The Nord says that in consequence of the con-
tinued retreat of the Austrians the order of battle is
now completely changed, and some days must elapse
before any general or decisive engagement can take
place. The allied troops have occupied the positions
at Lopata, Castiglione, and Montechiari, abandoned
by the Austrians, and the head-quarters of the
Emperor are at Cellivergo. The Prince Napoleon
was to have made his entry into Parma yesterday.

AUSTRIA.
VIBNNA, TUVUDAY.

The Austrian Government formally declares that
the cruelties attributed to General d'Urban in the
message of Count Cavour are entirely devoid of foun-
dation. " Details will be published shortly."

VIENNA, MI:TODAY.
Prince Esterhszy's visit to London is unaccompa-
nied by any official mission whatever.

VERONA, Jura 23.
_ (Vii Vienna).

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The hesd•gnartera of the Emperor of Austria
have been removed to Vallegio. The feeling of the
troops is excellent. At Antivari English as well as
French war•steamers are expected.

WEIMAR, THURSDAY NIGHT.

The Grand Duchess Dowager, mother of the
Princess of Prussia and aunt of the Emperor
Alexander, died this evening at 8 o'clock.

MARSEILLES, Tot IlqOk.T.
Advice. lure been received from Athena to the
lith.

The following are the new Ministers :—Spiromilioe,
War ; Condouriolos, Foreign Affairs; Zaimes, Public
Instruction; Palamides, Interior.
Advices have also been received from Constanti-
nople to the 14th. Said Pacha has been summoned
to send his contingent to Roumelia, but replied that
the indecisive policy of the Porte compromises
Egypt, and that he will therefore send no succours,
but will put his army on a war footing.
The Dervisch hsving again taken Klobuck from
the Montenegrins, the Porte has ordered him to con-
tinue hostilities. It is asserted that the regular
troops have already begun devastation.

Marshal Count Giulay, ex-commander-in-chief of
the Austrian army of Italy, has retired to his estates. In
paying through Vienna to take leave of his poliiioal and
military hiend., he subscribed 24,000 florins to the fund for
the expense@ of the war.

The Parma Gazette gives an account of the re-
joking. which took plats in that city on the 17th, on the
occasion of the installation of the Seedloiva government
there. The whole town .0 brilliantly Illuminated ; band. of
manic played on the public Kinard While the palace of the new
governor, and on the latter'• making his appearance on the
balcony he was received with loud cheers for Italy, the Em-
peror of the Praia, the King, the Union, ko. On the fol-
lowing day the members of the clergy, the Council et State,
the Chamber of Amounts, the Tribunals, the Academy of
PiseArta, &a. want to pay their respects to the governor.
. .

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The Archbishop of Vercelli has issued a pastoral,
roseemsarting his flock to thank Providence for having
delivered thy most fieuriebbag towns of the State, such as
Novara, Tortons Bobbie, Vogbera, sod especially Vercelli,
from the presence of the Austrians, and for having crowned
the arms of the allies with victory. In furtherance of tbot
objet, be enjoins all his clergy to sing the Ambrosian hjlllll
in their respective puialtes, and to comprise in their prayers
" the well•deserviag heroes who, with such abnegation sod
patriotism, have obtained the immortal glory of ao happy an
event at the cost of the precious holocaust of their liver."

By it decree, dated Brescia, Jane 19, Count de
yle nominated president of the Corp Legislatit A
second decree, of the mme date, appoints MM. Schneider
and }teen' rice-presidents of the came areembly.
The Grand Duke Creatantine of Russia and his
Grand Duchies have been sejoylng the hespirellry of the
Sultan, et the palace of Emirgbian. His kl.jesty gave a
grand dinner to their honour at the Imperial Theatre of
Dolma- Beklachi, at s hich t he diplomatic corps were present,
with the ex,aption of the Austrian Internuncio. On the same
day be 'miens, /lightest' the Grand Duchess was enter-
taised at a Turkish dieser by the saltanca On • sablequent
day their Lichneests were melted to lunch with hie Majeety at
lb. Sweet Watery of AA', and is the evening to a represett s-
ties at the Imperial Theatre of Dolma-Bak Loeb i. Their high.
tunes occupied the haperial rye l company with the Sultan,
who rim tefore end between, the performance* walked with
the Grand Duchess cm his arm through the different 'aortas
of the theatre. Their imperial highnesses left on the kith
'Waal foe Nicasiee Is lb. .team-packet
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We (Lerame Herald of the Ibth) have received,
ton late for publication this week, a letter from our &Be-
ton= oorrespoodeot reporting the occurrence of a moss
destructive earthquake live re on the monde, of the 2nd feat
The catastrophe, which principally consisted of one terrible
shack, lastiog some Ofteen socAnis, hid occasioned immense
loss of liras and property, wore than 1,500 human beings—
it was rowsbly calculated—an 1 nearly all she Larger build-
ings of the town having fallen a pr• y to the calamity.
Slight shocks continued to occur up WI the evening of the
led, but the principel damage had bean occasioned by the
only tmenWe convulsion of the previous rooming.