The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-28 00:00:00

KING VICTOR EMMANUEL'S ADDRESS

TO HIS ARMY.

The following telegrams—the first of which we
give with the reserve already indicated—were re-
ceived early this morning at Mr. Renter's office:

BERNE, Aram 27.
During bud night the Austrian army, amounting
to 120,000 men, under the command-in-chief of

General Gyulai, passed the Ticino in three cops
d'armle, namely, one corps of 430,000, commanded
by General Decode& ; a second of 30,000, com-
manded by General Gyulai in parson ; and a third,
of 30,000, under General Zdbel. The bridge of
1 Ba ilors. has been blown up.

BERNE, Arai,. 27.

It is fully confirmed that the Austrians pawed the
Ticino last night over the bridge of Buffaloes, taking
the road towards Novara by Blategreaso, through
Vigevano and Mortars.

TURIN, Aran. 27.
A Royal Proclamation by the King of Sardinia to
the Army war published to-day at 5 o'clock p.m.

The following is a summery:

The King regards the demand to disarm u an
outrage on himself and the nation, and has, there-
fore, repelled the demand with disdain.

The king calls to mind Italy's cry of anguish, and
says : "I will be your captain ; I have proved your
valour ea the field of battle by the side of my illus-
trious father. This time you will have for your
eomrades the gallant French soldiers, your com-
panions on the Tchernays, whom the Emperor has
sent to defend and support our just and civilisieg
cause. Forward to victory! Let our banner an-
nounce to you that oar object, like our war-
cry, is ' Independence of Italy.'"
Up to noon the Austrians had made no offen-
sive movement.

BERLIN, APIIL 27.

The New Preussische Zeituag (Kreuz Zeitueg)
states that Denmark is said to have concluded
during the last few days a treaty, offensive and de-
fensive, with France.

BERNE, Arm 27.

The Federal Diet has just received the following
tekgram from the General of Division Bontemps,
dated Bellinzons, to-day :—" The Austrians crossed
the Ticino last night."

DRESDEN, Aran. 27.

Ths Dresden Journal announce* that Franco has
not given her consent to England's last proposal to
sot ne mediator.

THE MOVEMENT IN ITALY.

DECLARATION OF TUSCANY IN FAVOUR
OF PIEDMONT AND FRANCE►.

we have to-day received important intelligence
from Florence.

Yesterday morning nearly all the superior officers li
of the;Tuscan troops (16,000 men) presented them-
selves to the Grand Duke at Florence, and declared
to him that to prevent the revolt of his army there
we wily ea. way, via., to mats with Piwdrnont sad
to unfurl the tricolour flag of Italian independence.
The Grand Duke, by the advice of his Ministers,
immediately sent for the Marquis of Lajetico
(of the Corsini family, and one of the
bast known and wealthiest men of Tuscany), and

begged him to form a new administration with
a view of giving the reforms that were wanted.
The Marquis of Lujation: answered that he could not
undertake so important and difficult a task, or save
the dynasty except on two conditions. First,
the abdication of his Imperial Highness. Second,
a declaration of war against Austria, and an alliance
with France and Piedmont.

Tee Grand Duke refused to subscribe to them
eonditions, and declared he would quit Tuscany
immediately, and without making any provision for
a legal and regular goverament, leaving the Tuscans
to do what they pleased.

Accounts from Tuscany, received by Mr. Renter,
allege that certain superior officers of the Tuscan
army had endeavoured to prevail on the Grand Duke
Leopold either to conclude an alliance with Pied-
mont or to abdicate ; but it is further asserted that
the Grand Duke had preferred to quit Tuscany.
Additional news received at Turin yesterday
afternoon, reports that Victor Emanuel has been
proclaimed Dictator of Tuscany. Prince Carigan
has been appointed Lieutenant-General of Piedmont
daring the war.

At horenoe, Count Onaltier, having published a
letter in favour of Count de Cavan, bad been
ordered to quit Tuscany, but be refused to obey, and
took refuge at the hones of the Sardinian minister,
invoking his quality se chamberlain to the King. 1

THE ALLEGED ALLIANCE BETWEEN
RUSSIA AND FRANCE.

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PARIS, TRUPADLT MORNING.
I have good authority for stating that there is no
truth in the statement that an offensive and de-
fensive treaty of alliance has been contracted be-
tween Russia and France. All that has passed is
limited to a mere convention.

The Corsatitutionne/ (we learn by one of Mr.
Reuter's telegrams) also states that " the news of a
treaty offensive and defensive between France and
Russia is without foundation." The Times, how-
ever, does not admit any doubt upon the subject,
and adds:
We believe we may state from authority not likely to prove
incorrect that the provisions of the treaties just cowhide&
between France and Ruseia—for we understand there ere
two—en of this import:—By the first treaty Ruda hinds
herself, in the event of France being at war with Autarky
to sasiat Franca by the co-operation of her fleets in the
Baltic and the Mediterranean, and, moreover, to place
ea army of observation of not less than 60,000
men on the Austrian frontier. This is the first
treaty, and it Is obviously directed irnmeddataly against
England. France can bare nothing to fear from the navy
of Austria; if she seeks to strengthen herself at sea, I mus
be against some tiret-elass naval power; end what other is
then than England f This treaty is an agreement between
France and Raga to unite the fleets of the two empire,. in
order to keep the navy of England in cheek, while one
or both of the contracting parties may be engaged in
effecting some object hostile to the interests or the aeon-
Miss of Great Britain. It is plain that the parties to
this compact do not count upon the neutrality of England,
and the agleam of this precautionary treaty is in ►tself a
proof that the enterprises which are thus to be protected are
each as it would be impossible for England to allow to pass
unchallenged. The Reagan army of observation is no Is.
significant than the unity of the imperial navies. This
corps will, of cows., be employed to excite insurrection
among the Hungarian and &lave subjects of Austria, and tt
requires no great stretch of imagination to foresee how
quickly the flames would rise, and how far they would
spread. We cannot tell the character nor measure
the scope of the secret understanding which has prompted
this offeneive alliance. Perhaps the great design may rest
upon the Rhine on the one side, and may comprehend the
Principalities, or even hen won the Bosphorus on the
other. It le hard to believe that so small a matter as an
Italian war could have rendered necessary such gigantic
precautions against the navy of England, or such
manaceng demonstrations against the eastern pcOvinoes of
Austria. It may have been foreseen that the intentions
of the two allied despots most provoke the resistance
of all Germany, and render necessary the blockade
of the ports upon the Baltic; and it may have bean
considered that, however peaceable may be the intentions of
England, the contemplated impediments upon bee
Baltic commerce might roadie her absolute neutrality
scarcely possible. The second treaty seems to bare*
been suggested by some knowledge or suspicion
of the intended action of Ausb is, for ft provides
that, in ease Austria should invade BardWfa, Russia
shall declare war &gaited her within fifteen days of her vio-
lation of the nameable, sell. No union can be claw than
that which these treaties agate. In the event of Austria
Invading Sardinia the two fiesta will sail together in the
Baltic and in the Mediterranew, and the army of ()Werra-
lion will occupy Hungary.