The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-23 00:00:00

THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

ON THE WAR IN ITALY.

PARIS, MONDAY.

The Moniteur to-day publishes an account of the
yearly distribution of prizes to the pupils of the
Polytechnic and Philotechnic Associations.

The Minister of Public Instruction delivered the
usual address on the occasion. After giving good
advice to the young scholars, and recalling the glori-
ous event' of the Italian army, the minister con-
tinued as follows :

"In exchange for our blood and our aserifiees,
Italy will become French in her thankfulness (Italie
sera lrancaioe par la reconnaissance), owing to no
other nation the price of her freedom. I will not
speak of the complications created by the force
of unforeseen events, which may compel the
most loyal resolutions to be modified. We
will nowhere be promoters of anarchy and im-
piety ; we fear God and keep the faith of our fathers.
We are catholic., and sever ander any govern-
ment was religion surrounded with more respect
and protection ; but we are children of France, de-
voted to her interest., her dynasty, and her laws,
and we rat confident in the wisdom and loyalty of
the Emperor."

THE NEW COMMERCIAL PROGRAMME IN
FRANCE.
We read in the Memorial of Amiens :
" The deputations from Lille and Roubaix, after
having been received by the Minister of Commerce

and Public Works, have bad en interview with the
President of the Council of State. The following,
according to well-authenticated information, is the
beets on which this high functionary will found the
projects of customs reform :

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" ' The removal of the prohibitions will not be oom,
plated under two years, with the conditions of
protective rights already indicated. There will be
in the next two years five successive phases: 1.
The continuance of the present state of things foe
some months. 2. The lowering of the duties on raw
materials. 3. The reduction upon coal and iron.
4. The lowering of the duties upon machinery. 6.
The lowering of tke duties upon threads and tex-
tures.' "

SARDINIA.—THE NEW MINISTRY.
TURIN, SATURDAY.
The official Piedmont•se Gamete publishes the
following list of Ministerial appointment:

President of the Conseil of
Ministers' Minister for Count Cavoar.
Foreign Affeire, end, ad
interims, of the Interior....

War .... General Pala
Jostles .
Finance

Public Instruction . Signor MiMissii.
Public Works
The new ministers will take the oath in the course
of the di;.

The Presse observes that the new Minister of
Public Works, M. Jaelni, represents the Lom-
bard element in the Cavour cabinet, but that it
is doubtful whether the Milanese, who expected to
have three or four of their countrymen in the
ministry, will be satisfied. The Presse is, however, of
opinion that "these are secondary queetions, and that
the more or less well founded grievances of Lombardy
are effaced, in an Italian point of view, by the
significance of a Cavour ministry, and its first sots,
which seem to indicate prompt resolutions." A
Turin correspondent of the same journal, writing on
January 20, says that Jacini, who is the author of
" Coosiderations on the Situation of Landed Property
is Lombardy," had at that date refused to accept
the post offered to him, from which it was concluded
that M. Cavour did not feel able to accede to the
desire manifested at Milan, that he should reverse
the decision of his predecessor with regard to the
taxes. Opposition from. Lombardy on this point
was expected. The telegram announcing M.
Jacini's acceptaoce would imply that the important
&Scolds' alluded to had been got over.
The official Piedmantese Gazette contains a decree
dissolving the former Chamber of Deputies, and
ordering some now arrangements in the composition
of the electoral lists.

CENTRAL ITALY.
MODENA, evromlAT.

The governor, in a special decree, publishes the
Sardinian electoral law, fixes the number of depu-
ties to be elected by the /Emilien provinces, and
establishes the districts and assemblies for electoral
PurPo,4o-

The change in the Sardinian ministry hes been
reosived everywhere with manifestations of joy.

VIENNA, SUNDAY.
According to advice. received from Central Italy
the communal and provincial elections of the /Erni-
lien provinces will take place at the beginning of
February.
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VERONA, JAN. 21.
Verona, with the whole territory belonging to the
fortress, has been declared in a state of siege.

NAPLHB.

NAPLIO, J►N.
_lB (VIA Onro►).

The Sardinian ambassador, the Marquis de Villa-
marina, has arrived. The French ambassador, Baron
Brenier, and Signor Grapelle went to inset him.
Many Neapolitans have lett their cards at his house.
It is believed that the" misleterial crisis, brought
&boat by the resignations of Signor Petralla and