The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-13 00:00:00

ITALY.

SARDINIA,

(71011 ova °lnt

TURIN, Nu 9.
The bulk of the Austrian force still occupies the
Lomelline, between the Ticino, the Po, and the Sesia;
and after destroying the bridge they had themselves
thrown across the Pq near Sevols, they have not left
a single soldier on the right bank of that river, as far
as the Sardinian territory is concerned. It is difficult
to comprehend how it is they do not fear a descent of
the Franco-Piedmontese army from the neighbour-
hood of Tortoni'; as if it would not throw some im-
pediments in their way, especially in cue of their
retreat in the direction of Piacenza. At pre-
sent they are decidedly not meditating any vigorous
moult of our line between Casale and Genoa;
the two arches of the Vale us bridge blown up by
them is a defensive and not an aggressive act. They
are strongly fortifying Vercelli and the passage of
the Sesia. They hard cut down every tree and
shrub about the town, including the noble avenue of
gigantic plane-trees, the favourite walk of the Ver-
cellese. In this devoted place they have established
their second headquarters, making it also a depot for
all their booty and the produce of their forced exac-
tions. But their chief object at this moment is to
march upon Turin and take it, supposing their ma-
uceuvres to be no feint with a view to induce the
main Piedmontese force to draw off from Casale and
Alesaandria. For my own part I really think they
mean to take Turin if they can, and will make any
sacrifice to carry out their project. They know very
well that sooner or later they will be compelled to
recrose the Ticino, and would regard their occupa-
tion of this metropolis as some compensation for the
mortification they are destined to undergo. They have
two roads that they may take to get here, either
the one that rune peat the fortifications on the Dore,
or the other, longer and es yet undefended, that leads
from the Serra d'lvrea along the Dora as far as
Chivuso. The bulletin of this morning seems to
hint that the Austrians mean to take this second
route. There is a certain excitement of feeling, I
cannot exactly say agitation, in Turin, on this ac-
count; but the usual calm predominates. The people
in general are ready to defend themselves and fight
foe their homes. Othen observe that the sacrificeof
the capital is no longer necessary for the happy ter-
mination of the war, seeing that the French and
Piedmontese combined are now quite as numerous
as the Austrians; but to decide this question we
ought to know the plan of those who role the move-
ments of the army. My conviction is that oar
chiefs will not allow the city to be taken
without a previous battle, in which both troops
and citizens will share. As soon u the Emperor
arrives I think the defensive will be abandoned, that
an attack will commence forthwith, and the Aus-
trians be compelled to accept a pitched battle. The
Counts Nigra and Areas—the latter a senator—have
been sent to receive the Emperor on his landing at
Genoa. The Count Alma has been an intimate
friend of Napoleon for many years, and his travelling
companion when in America. On coming to the
throne the Emperor retained for his friend the same
intimacy and affection as of old, and the Count him-
self, a Lombard nobleman, is a man of a mat de-
termined and energetic character.

TO THZ EDITOR OT TIP PIPIW.

Sir,—l take the liberty to enclose an extract from
the private oorreepondenoe of an English gentle-
man residing in Turin. You will, perhaps, think
this simple yet graphic description of the state of
things and feelings in that town from an eye-witness
not too devoid of interest to find a place in your
oolonms.—l am, &c, AN ENGLISHWOMAN.
Paris, May 11.

TURIN, MAT 9.

Yon remember Emilio Onglielmi, the handsome young
ROW= painter, who won two yam ago the three prize
crowns of art in the Capitol, and who, though young, bed
already so eucoesofally opened his earner as an artist in
Genoa, where hie uncle, Rubio, has so long established the
studio, which has been his nephew's school. Well, yester-
day, Ouglielmi came to see me here. The noble fellow has
thrown aside his brush and palette to take up a musket, and
It was in the uniform of a common soldier of the Queen's
mimest that he made hie appearance. Yon may well sup-
pose what a hasty welcome I gm him.
. .

And now, while I em writing, I can see Guglielmi in the
public walk under my window, going through the exercise
with the conscripts and other volunteers for the tamed or
third time this morning.

This wonderful and holy spirit which stirs the Relies
nation, and leads thousands of young men of all ranks to
sacrifice their career, their poaiticn in the every.
Utley, in order to undergo with magnanimous simplicity the
fatigues, the hardships, and the dangers of • =Mary life,
for which midis,' their habits nor e location bad prepared
them, forms a great and glorious epoch in the history not
only of Italy but of huma•lty. Since the times of the
Crusades nothing like it hes been seam, and the now of Italy
is far mare holy than was that 'of the conquest of • tomb.
Origlirlosl and his oompsnions will be sent to the abodes of
war in a fortnight. )by Clod protect and give speedy victory
to the noble cause for which they fight.

Till yeateeday, when the oualeriil of war began to arrival
the French !roots have continued mazy day to pass through
Twin. The reoeption given them is always the same; they
march along, mob musket beating man cessaitnt a nosegay.
•gift of welcome in the midst of ever repeated cries of" viva,'
poured forth with the same deep sal Maws enthusiasts
which overflows on all sides, and carries away the crowd
composed of all clause. On the Piazza Castello, in the mid-
dle dohs town, the clapping of hand* is to Le heard from
the railway hemline, sounding hke hail besting against
the windows. Flowers and cigars see showered down hoe
balootire, snd salutations given by the voice we the waving
of huidk,rclitiefe. If it happen to be night every window
lights up as before the purge of the consecrated host. Ten
times a day all this occurs, and even with the tame wales,
which, like en electric °career, rune through one's frame.
riming to the throat, and bringing at one sad the same time
teem to the eyes, with smiles and a cry of welcome" to the
bps.
Yeetaiday it was the turn of one of Garibaldi'e regiments,
The Frew& are wry much alive ti the welcome they re-
ceive, and are greatly torched by it. They say they come
full of cordial feeling for Italy, and are happy to be wider-
steed, and to be thus responded tr.
An officer camp to lodge in my apartment, where I had
offered beds. I did my beat to give him and Lis soldiers
good entertainment.

Turin is full of simurity, of life, of motion, Gad of maths.
Muni. E,. the old gasulsomm, my tanker, forgets he is a
blinker and a Swiss, to fed as an Italian and a mu. No
one would suppose that we orll within 50 kilometers of the
envoy. And what an tummy too I In a sortie from Comae
the other by (Antral Ciattlisi took from the enemy 470 head
of cattle, part of the enormous rsqui-itioss imposed by the
Austrians upon the protium, which they occupy.

WEATHER WISDOM. The late Marshal
Eugeand," says the Cesearqpntiote of Brussels, "when
only a oaptain, during the Spanish campaign under Napo-
leon 1., new read lea asanassim which by chance fell into
his hands, that from observatbna made In England and
Flame during a period of fifty learn, the following law
respecting the weather had been proved to held tree.
Ekren times out of twelve the weather reznaime the same
during the whole moos a it la on the fifth day, if it can-
tina a unchanged over the sixth day, and tine times
est of twelve like the fourth day, if the sixth Trembles
the fourth.' From 1815 to 1830, M. Bugesod eeroted his
etiolates to sgri,niture; and, guided by the law twit men-
stoned, avoided the loran is hay time and trintaue which
assay of hie neighbours experienced. When pvtroor of
AJgwre, he sever stared cm a campaign until aft. r the sixth
day of the mom His neighbours at Exciting mod his
bestessats is Algeria world often exclaim, How tacky be I
is the weather What they regarded A 4 mere chance wan
the resell el observatioe. la new int the fourth and aid/
days, he wee particular fa beghteing from the exact time of
new moon, and added them-quarters of en hour for each day
for the grater length of the lunar, acompared with the
molar day.'
Amos the articles forgotten in Belgian railway
carriages daring the ninth of April," ',spathe ImatteMetiers
of Bremela, "we settee • wig, • potlid, a small straw mat-
Was, a portrait us canvas, a corkscrew, a pips tube, end a
• bag full' / snipes. This last man certainly: be at premise
is a outdates mynah, immediate del tem."
The last fear at Nijni Novogorod has passed a
well. On more goods wen brought them is 1857 e
an i mot more than one.fourb entb remained unsold. The tole
talus amounted to 96 minims of roubles., of which 69
inillions were in Husain modem*, 10 millions European sad
roloalal, and the remainder cam, from I'm's, Chios, sad
other pens of Arta.
The vineyard, of S Ivey have DOTIr prevented a
flier appearance at this ammo of the year than at presage
7 he gardens and crohazds also promise atestiset mops.