The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-23 00:00:00

already ventured aa the desperate step of a dew-
den ew maee. Even a return to the treaties of
1915, that is, a recognition of the thorough ads-
peadenoe of the Italian States—even that little
amount of jades to the Italian people cannot be
ableined from Austria exoept by might of arms.
Indeed, she knows that such an arrangement could
only be preliminary to her total and final expulsion
from the Peninsula; and it is very probable that no
henna effort will induce her to lay down her arms
until the whole question is set at rust for ever. If
she found it so difficult for the lest ten years to hold
her own against Piedmont alone, what would it be
if the Duchies, the Legations, Tuscany, and even the
Two Sicilia, were to be constituted into u many
free States—as many Piedmonts arrayed against
her P

It behoves England and Prussia to see whether
the surest way of averting the horrors of war may
not be found in endeavouring by negotiation—viz.,
by putting on the screw to Austria, and threatening
her with the enmity of all Europe—to obtain that
much—or, I should say, that littia--jastios fres
bar.

(ram AN OCCASIONAL COIL lIPOIIDTXT.)
FLORENCE, Aran, 19.

The trasqaUlity which has hitherto reigned in
Tuscany, notwithstanding the fervour of the popu-
lation with regard to the war of independence and
the national feeling of the country, is seriously
menaced by the obstinacy and blindness of the go-
vernment. Yesterday, the 18th, two steamers left
Leghorn for Genoa with 800 Tswana, headed by the
young Malanchini, who, at his own expense, has
defrayed the expenses of the voyage. Every train
from Florence brings twenty or thirty lionsagooli,
paring through Timmy on their way to Leghorn,
whence they embark for Piedmont. In the mean-
while the government, which refuses the =sliest
eancession to the public feeling of Tuscany,
which has within the last few days done
away with the small remnant of liberty
of the press which had survived the suppression of
the constitution in 1848, which has arrested an
alter for accompanying a friend who was on his
wayto Piedmont, places no obstacle in the wayof the
departure of the volunteers, thinking thus to get rid
of them, and to render its own position more secure.
Emmy idea of legitimate authority is thus cancelled.
Ykames fir some days part has been in a state which
preelndes the hope of order being mach Wager main-
tained. The messier police has attempted to organise
two demonstmtime of contadini, who were incited
to attempt to destroy a portrait of Victor Emmanuel
which is in a print mho . This attempt was opposed
by the citizens, who • the peasants. The
sitisens are, however, Mee irritated than ever
against the government, sad patrol the streets in
large bodies. The most important news derived
from an authentis warm is this, that the British
minister, Mr. Scarlet, hoe offered to protect the
Orsad Duke in withdrawing from Tuecany should
the public tranquillity be seriously menaced, and to
ommy lint to the Island of Elbe, where, under the
protection of the neutral flag of England, he would
he in safety. What may be the views of the British
government it is impossible to divine, bat esrtainly
it would bemire in conformity with public opinion,
and more in accordance with an upright line of
policy, were the British minister to advise the
Prince to make some conosesions to public
feeling, and to show a desire of conciliating
the constitutional party, which would fur-
nish him a more solid and natural support than
an English frigate can do. Unhappily it became
more and more evident that the Prince is determined
to resist, in order that the irritation of the country
Ray explode, and to revenge the expiosion by let-
tang the country fall into the bands of GUOTTUZi
sad his partisans, and thus furnish another pretext
for Austrian intervention. Perhaps this calculation
may fail ; but it is unworthyJ of a British govms.
mot to lead a hand to its •