The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-23 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS: WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER • 23, 1869.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE..

THE REGENCY OF CENTRAL ITALY.
DESPATCH OF THE SARDINIAN GOVERN-

MRNT.

The Sardinian government has addreseed the
following despatch, on the subject of the regency of
Central Italy, to it. diplomatic representatives at the
various courts :

.. M. is Ministre,

" TURIN, Noy. 15, 1859.

" The sssemblise of Central Italy, as you are
aware, have offered the Regency to his Royal
Highness the Prince de Savoie-Carign►n. Marked
by the calmness and order which characterised
the vote of annexation, their deliberations were as
spontaneous se they were unanimous.

" The King's ° government were completely
strangers to the resolution. It is solely and
simply the result of national tendencies which
the fear of a restoration has bat made
stronger and more vigorous ; it is a new
homage rendered to the monarchical principle ;
a new proof of the firm determination of those
countries to maintain order and authority, to
augment and shelter from all attack the prestige of
the supreme power. This resolution attests in fine,
to theardent desire of the populations of Central Italy
tense their union with the monarchy of Sardinia con-
summated—a settlement which can alone, in their
opinion, give solid guarantees of national liberty and
independence.

"In the presence of a vote so imposing, and
motives so powerful, the King our august
Sovereign thought that his first duty was
to obviate the perils of disorder and
anarchy, reasonably to be apprehended if the
offer of the assemblies was not received. Bet,
assured of the early meeting of a Congress called to
solve the questions raised by the situation of Italy,
his Majesty hastened to make an act of deference to
the councils of Europe by abstaining from any deci-
sion which might be regarded as of a nature to
interfere with their entire liberty of examination and
deliberation. Agreeably to his Majesty's intentions,
Monsigneur the Prince of Carignan, despite his
sincere sympathies for the deputations who came to
him to entrust him with the care of governing
them, did not judge it his duty to
accept the regency which they offered. At the
same time, it was impossible for his Majesty, as well
as the prince, not to seriously consider the motives li
which had dictated the offers of the assemblies of
Central Italy, and not to concur in the measure
suggested to them by high motives of expedi-
ency is guarantee from all agitation those
countries who have placed their confidence in the
House of Savoy. His royal highness has accord-
ingly believed himself able to appoint the Chevalier
Buoncompagni to take the regency of those province.,
until assembled Europe hes regularised their
position. This proof of friendly solicitude will,
the King's government believes, tranquil-
lise the public mind. Centred in one hand,
authority will be more vigorous and powerful-
It will keep in a respectful attitude the factions
which, profiting by the public impatience, might
attempt to incite the populations and the army to
inconsiderate and dangerous acts. In a word, it is a
pledge to the security of Italy, to the tranquillity of
Europe, while the Congress are deliberating upon the
questions unfolded before it.

" Bat —we cannot hide it this measure,
by its provisional character, will not completely re-
assure us, if it should be much prolonged. It is
urgent that the Congreas should meet as soon as pos-
sible, just as it is of vital necessity that the solution
it deems flt to adopt shall be such as, by satis-
fying the needs and wishes of the Italian populations,
shall put an end for ever to internal revolutions
oe foreign interventions. Long delays will be fatal.
A solution which did not guarantee the national in-
dependence of Italy would be bat a source of new
evils for the Italians—of agitation and of conflicts for
Europe.

.. f invite you, M. le Ministre, to bring the con-
tents of this despatch to the knowledge of the
government of -- while urging the speedy
meeting of the congress.—Receive, &c.,

" DABORMIDA."