The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-13 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, TUESDAY EVENINb.

It is rather curious that the.llle•iyar should say
nothing about the great annexationist fildt, which
is, however, decidedly to take place on he day
after tomorrow.:-Thursday, June 14—end not ou
the anniversary of the battle of Solferino, June 24,
as was announced by en evening journal yesterday.
There has never been • general gala day in Paris
at such a short notice. Many country folk who
would have come up by railway will know nothing
of it in time ; and yet the fete is to be altogether
one of the first class. The theatres are to be open
gratis ; the Bourse and public offices are to be
closed ; and there will, of course, be Ulund-
i nations, but these cannot be on the usual
scale of August 15, because there is no
time to prepare them. I may mention for the
information of English visitors who may be starting
for Paris to-morrow, that the Te Dom at Notre
Dame is to be at 10 and not at 2 o'clock,as has been
erroneously stated. The review by the Emperor
in the Champs de Mare commences at 1 o'clock,
and will be attended by the army of Paris as well
as the National Guard,

A pleasure train is to start from Chambery for
Paris to-morrow, to give the Savoyards an oppor•
tunity of participating in the joys of annexation in
their new metropolis.
There has been a further rise at the Bourse,
which is attributed to favourable anticipations
of the interview at Baden on Saturday. It is
remarked, however, that the great anxiety of
buyers is to assure a position which will enable them
to speculate for a fall before the end of the month.
The Bente rose 20c. both for cash and account,
cloning at 68fr. 60c. and 68fr. 55c. Mobilier rose
2fr. 50e. ; Credit noel& fell llfr. Railways were
not in much request ; Orleans rose 2fr. 50c., and
Northern and Western Ur. 25c. each, but the other
lines left off without change.

The Marquis de Vilette,who died last year, be-
queathed a large property to the Bishop of Moulins.
The will is disputed by the next of kin, on the
ground that the gift was clothed with a secret trust
not allowed by French law, the trust being more-
over—but this in a legal point of view is unim-
portant—in favour of the Count de Chambord.
The case will be heard next week at Clermont;
M. Berryer is counsel for the bishop, and M. Mane
for the family.

ITALY.

SARDINLL

(nom on °ITN consicrosunnr.).

TURIN, Ju. 9.

Yesterday began the debate in the Senate of the
kingdom, and in the presence of an auditory unu-
sually numerous, on the treaty for the cession of
Savoy and Nice to France, and the discussion will
probably be brought to a close this day. The chief
attraction after all was Alessandro Manzoni, our
great poet, whose presence drew all eyes upon him,
lie entered the hall accompanied by Count Gabrio
Caaati and Massimo d'Areglio. He was led by
them up to the president, Count Alfieri, who read
to him the oath of fealty, which Manzoni took in a
loud, clear voice, and we may be certain that he
did so with no mental reservation, for he loves his
country and the Mug, to whom he owes personally
much that his generous mind can never forget.
Although he is nearly 80 years of age, and was on
the brink of the grave last year, he has uow so hale
a look that we hope he may live long yet, and
enjoy the regenerated greatness of his native land.
Another venerable and celebrated man was in-
troduced on this occasion in a similar way, the new
senator Panizza, a professor at Pavia, well known
in his profession all over Europe for improvements
in surgery, especially for his artificial human ear.
The discussion was opened by another new
senator, the Count Giovanni Arrivabene, who foe
more than thirty years lived au exile in Belgium.
This noble old Mantuan and victim of
Austrian tyranny is now upwards of seventy,
and is devoted to the study of political
economy. To him we are indebted for the
first collection and publication of the lectures
of Mr. Senior, which have thus acquired a great
reputation on the continent. As for the debate it-
self, the main new argument adduced against the
treaty was, that Piedmont did not owe a debt of
gratitude to France for her assistance in the war of
last year ; or at all events, that Piedmont ought
not to pay France for that service rendered, be-
cause France had only repaid a debt due by her for
the assistance she herself had received in the Crimean
war. This debt France had not yet paid, until
by rendering aid against Austria she squared
the account ; that Piedmont, in proportion to her
size and streneh, had done no less for France than
France did isuequeutly for her. Now, the cession
of Savoy with Nice to France created for the latter
power a fresh debt, unless she wishes to be regarded
as a usurer by all the world. Piedmont ought not
to make such a sacrifice ; but, if she does, she has
a right to expect gratitude in ,return, and even
more, from France, who, it would seem, las an ex-
ceedingly short memory.
Whilst the senate was sitting Count Cavour re-
ceived letters and Palennitan newspapers from the
provisional government, which declares that it
governs in the name of Victor Emmanuel, King of
I Italy. Of course the newspaper made a rapid
tour of the hall, from hand to hand, and created
intense interest. The news that arrived simul-
taneously was in the form of a telegram, and as it
was sent to the whole of Europe, I need not
transcribe it. In a letter of the sth instant from
Naples I read :
The news from Sicily engages all our attention. Three
steamers have come in from Palermo, and more than 400
wounded moldier* were brought by each. These poor fel-
lows complain that the Kiug had sent then to the sibleis„.
and they are loud in praise of Garibaldi. The whole city
is possessed of their statement, but the government, too
late, has issued orders that they are to have commies-
' tam with no person from the city, whether a civilian or 4
soldier ; but I repeat, it is all too late.
The 311th regiment of the line has left Turin, and
its place is supplied by the 39th, which belongs to
Central Italy ; and a very fine regiment it is.
Three steamers have left our shores ; they convey
kW) volunteers as a reinforcement to Garibaldi.
More than 30,000 volunteers would be ready to
start, it there were only vessels to carry them. Such
enthusiasm as now prevails has rarely, if ever, been
witnessed. The Pope is obliged to pay 300 francs
a head, and more still, for his army ; whereas these
young patriots set out with the knowledgethat they
will be badly paid when they arrive, that they will
have no bounty, and that they, generally
speaking, will have to pay their own passage
money. But all classes are mingled together
fraternally iu these expeditions, and you may rely
upon it, that heroic Sicily will not be abandoned.
Giuseppe Witham has arrived there, haying left
this place with plenty of funds at the beginning of
the week. lie is • Sicilian, and in 1848 took part
in that revolution, the history of which he pub-
lished later. In Piedmont he acquired the esteem
of the public, and at the last election was returned
by no less than five electoral colleges. He will be
of great use to Garibaldi, who is himself of so open,
frank, loyal, and unsuspicious a nature, that he is
apt to be beguiled and made a tool of by persona
calling themselves his friends.

TREATY OF CESSION OF SAVOY AND
NICE.

The Meniteur of yesterday publishes the text of
the Treaty of Cession of Savoy and Nice to France,
preceded by the following report to the Emperor :
Sire,— I have the tumour to submit to your Maiests the
decree of promulgation of the treaty 'liked at Turin ow
March 24, la virtue of which his Majesty King Victor