The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-10 00:00:00

MOVEME#II3 OF PRUSSIAN AND'TTALIa

TROOPS.

A letter from Cracow, dated April 4, addressed
to the General Correspondence of Vienna, contains
the following :
A Prussian infantry regiment and a detachment of
Uhlans arrived on Monday from Briegg at Oppelu, whence,
after a short delay, they were sent on to Cosel. Ratibor,
Bauerwitz, Leobschutz, and Gnadenfeld swarm with troops,
which are to occupy the frontier from Neisse to Ratibor.
A telegram has been sent from Breslau ordering all the
fortresses on the Bohemian and Moravian frontier to be
put in a state of defence. In consequence of this order a
body of engineers arrived at Gists and Neisse to place those
fortresses on a war footing. Passengers arriving here from
Upper Silesia report that troops in large numbers are being
forwardedby. the Breslau and Glogau Railway. From Breslau,
which is the headquarters of the Prussian army in Silesia,
trains, filled with troops are sent off in one direction
towards Glatz and the Saxon frontier by Leignitz, and in
another towards Appeln, Ratibor, and the frontier of
Gallicia and Silesia. At the Prussian frontier station
of Myslowitz the utmost surveillance is exercised upon
strangers arriving by the trains from Cracow. Passports
are carefully examined and passengers are asked questions
as to the purport and direction of their journey, the
object no doubt being to prevent spies from learning any-
thing of the movements and positionof the Prussian troops.
A Florence letter of the 4th, in the Opinion
Nationale, says :
Sixty-five thousand Italian troops are now concentrated
upon the line between Bologna and Ferrara, and 3.5,000
are stationed at or near Piacenza. Large quanti-
ties of war material are being conveyed from Ales-
sandria to Bologna. The Piacensa Hussars have left
Caserta for Upper Italy, and the Monfernito cavalry will
shortly follow from Nola. The Guides are to proceed from
Naples direct to Caserta. These movements are stated to
have the object of preparing a second line in the two corps
now being concentrated under General Cialdini and General
Durand° ; the first on the right of the Po, at
Bologna, and the second to the left of Piacenza,
The field batteries have also received orders to
march from Naples and Caserta direct to the camp of
Bologna. Advice' from Venetia announce that orders
II have been given to prepare quarters for the officers of four
Croatian regiments now on their way from Germany,
and shortly expected at Venice. Information has
been requested by telegraph from the provincial
delegations respecting the localities available in
the different towns for military quarters, and for storing
provisions and war materials. The Austrian army occu•
pying Venetia at present consists of 75,000 men, this being
I the peace establishment. In fifteen or twenty days it is
stated that this force could be doubled by calling in the
s3ldiers on furlough.
The Epoca of Bologna says it has been positively
assured that 100 siege guns and six field batteries
are to arrive in Bologna from Turin. The Corriere
deft' Emilia admits that movements of troops are
taking place, and that unusual supplies have been
demanded from the army contractors.
The Italia says that in a conversation with some
distinguished persons at Milan, the King of
Italy made use of language which, without
being warlike, held out strong expectations of the
deliverance of Venetia. The impression produced
by the King's words was that some great combina-
tion was in view, out of which war or peace might
arise, but which in any event would lead to the
freedom of the Italian provinces still oppressed by
Austria.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, APRIL 10.

The Austrian despatch in reply to the Prussian
note is short, but moderate in its tone. It demands
that the Prussian armaments should be discon-
tinued, and declares that otherwise Austria will
call upon the Federal Diet to interfere.
The commission to settle the tariff of the Anglo-
Austrian treaty of commerce held a sitting here
this morning.

ITALIAN FINANCE.
FLORENCE, APRIL 10.

It is stated that the Minister of Finance and the
financial committee of the Chamber of Deputies
have come to an arrangement based upon mutual