The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-08 00:00:00

MONTANA.

The Parisian journals persist in asking the Moni-
tear to speak out, and to tell the world whether any
of the French troops took part in the battle of
Montana. The officious Pays and the Etendard
persist in affirming that they did ; but the official
Moniteur is obstinately silent. The Florence cor-
respondent of the Arenir National thus speaks of
the battle :
rAt Montana the struggle was most terrible, and lasted
five hours. The carnage was horrible. The ground was
strewn with dead bodies, and the number of the wounded
was considerable. General Garibaldi and his son Menotti
fought side by side, and both would have inev:tably
perished in the horrible melee if Colonel Missori, inspired
by noble ardour, had not advanced • ith 300 volunteers, who
were resolved to save the life of the general or perish in the
attempt. Protected by this unhoped-for succour, Gari-
baldi was able to fall back on Paso-Came, where he was
surrounded by 200 beraaglisri, who accompanied him to
Florence, where he arrived at 8 o'clock on Monday night.
After • delay of only half ►n hour he was conveyed to
Pisa, where he slept during the night,

It will be seen by the following extracts from the
French Roman catholic organs that the party they
represent, and in whose interest the expedition
was undertaken, think that nothing has been done
by the victory of Montana unless the unity of
Italy is broken up.
The Union says :

There is only one course to be adopted—to break up
Italian unity, which is a pelt for Italy, a menace for
France, a permanent peril for Europe, and an insult to
civilisation.

The Monde, another catholic organ, also thinks
that nothing has been gained if things are allowed
to remain as they a'e :
The French government (it says) believes in the possi-
bility of producing concord between the Italian revolution
and the church. It made wreck on this Utopia. It has
been struggling for the last 20 years for this object, and
yet things remain LB they were in 1848.

The Uni ners, which professes to represent par
excellence the cause of religion, charity, and catho-
licity, thus speaks of the defeat of Garibaldi :
Behold Garibaldi, in company with Messieurs his sons,
well licked ! When death appeared, the hero bethought
himself that the famous Spadofte a due' ganae—the
long two-legged sword—made part of his ►rmament.
He turned tail and ran for safety. We always believed
that God would not allow Garibaldi to die on the field of
battle. He II M die in the midst of potions and plasters,
muttering imbecile boasts and dictating idiotic impieties.
Let Italy pick him up and wrap him in flannel to absorb
the sweat of his defeat.

The Avenir National replies to all this by ob-
serving :

We have said before, and we repeat it, the Roman
question is not one that can be untied ; it must be cut.
In the actual state of Europe the Revolution alone can cut
it, and in spite of all the Pope's soldiers, in spite of the
victozy of Tivoli, it will cut it.

(RZUTER'S TELEGRAM 4.)
ITALY.
PARIS. Not•. 8, 4.48 A.m.

The Muni/cur announces that the news from
Italy is satisfactory. Tranquillity continued to
prevail at Florence and most of the cities.
At Milan and Pavia, where manifestations, or-
ganised by the Mazzinians, rendered the inter-
ference of the armed force necessary, the popula-
tion have not responded to the appeals of the
agitators, who chiefly obey the orders given by
the secret societies. Some arrests have taken
place, and order has been re-established at the
two cities.

FLORENCE, Nov. 8.
The Italian parliament will be convoked before
the end of November—probably on the 26th.
Duke d'Aosta has been charged by the King to
proceed to Venice to compliment their Hellenic
Majesties.
The Danish Minister, M. Brahe, has arrived at
Florence.