The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-27 00:00:00

THE LATEST NEWS FROM GERMANY

AND ITALY.

The Boersenkille states that the Archduke
Albert was to leave Vienna on the 23rd for
Verona, in order to command the army of the
Quadrilateral. It intimates that a resolution was
come to at the last ministerial council to make
military preparations on a more colossal scale than
Austria ever before attempted. The danger of
war would seem to be imminent since pre-
parations are being made to put in motion the
frontier regiments of Croatia and the famous red-
cloaked pandours.
It is also announced, in a correspondence from
Vienna, that Venetia is threatened with an attack
by Italy, and that overtures have been made by the
Italian government to Garibaldi It is stated that
Garibaldi refused both the command of a corps of
the regular army, and of a volunteer force subject
to the orders of the commander-in-chief, and that
he has been authorised to raise a corps of volun-
teers to be under his sole command, to be equipped
at the expense of the government, and to be con-
veyed in government vessels to such points as he
should designate.
The Presee of Vienna contains the following re-
marks on the last Prussian note

Prussia's reply of the 21st of April to the Austrian
despatch of the 18th confirms the worst suspicions of
which the tactics of the Berlin cabinet have been the
object. Prussia declines any obligation on her part to
disarm ; she requires Austria to take the first step in that
direction, and then the Prussian government will consider
what Prussia will do. This is sot the answer
which might be expected from those who enter-
tain peaceful sentiments, and who desire to tranquillise
the world. To us it seems impossible that Austria can
now relax her precautionary measures. The country
should expect the wont, and, while anxious for peace,
should collect all her forces and prepare for the battle.
The Italia of Naples report& that convoys of

guns and other war material continue to be des-
patched from Naples. On the 19th some were
forwarded by railway, and to day, the 21st, two
battalions of infantry, a company of field artillery,
and a cargo of gun-carriages, were embarked for
Genoa on board the Volturno.
The Lombardia, of Milan, says that General
Pozza, after having inspected the fortress of Pizzi-
ghettone, visited the positions of Formigars, Cava-
curta, &c. The whole of this line, it is said, will

be fortified. The companies of artillery in garri-
son within the fortress will be completed, and pre-
parations are made for placing the guns in position
and fortifying the small forts with batteries.

THE ATTEMPT UPON THE CZAR'S LIFE.
The St. Petersburg journals are full of details
respecting the recent attempt on the life of the
Emperor and the rejoicings of the people at his
escape. The Russian Gazette of St. Peterslntrg
mays that on the 6th instant the marshals and depu-
ties of the St. Petersburg nobles resolved
unanimously to present Ossip Ivanovitch Ku-
missarof, the peasant who foiled the assassin's
aim, with s holy image, and to open for
him a subscription, to which all the no-
bility of the district are invited to subscribe.
The permanent deputations of the nobles waited
upon him to obtain his consent to be enrolled in
the book of nobles. Komissarof gratefully ac-
cepted the offer, and in doing so gave the following
account of what took place :
I do not know myself what strange feeling possessed
me when I saw that man pressing through the crowd. I
was watching him, but when the Emperor came up he
went out of my mind. All at once I saw him draw
a pistol and aim at the Emperor. I bethought
myself that if I rushed upon him he would
kill some one else, or, perhaps, myself, and without
mom ado I struck up his arm. The pistol went off and
after that Ido not recollect anything. I was as it were
in the midst of a fog, and when I came to myself I saw a
general, who embraced me. I was taken to the palace,
but I was stunned, and it was an hour and a half before I
cpuld speak.
Apartments have been hired for him in the
Rouatzd house. His family name will be changed
into that of Komissarof Kostromskoi, in memory
of the province which has twice furnished saviours
to the Imperial house in a moment of danger.
He was obliged to show himself on the stage
of the Russian Theatre, and to relate what
happened. He was invited to a grand banquet at
the English Club. It is said that 600,000 fr. have
been subscribed for him in St. Peters-
burg alone, and that a proprietor of Kos-
troma has offered him a considerable quantity
of land for the purpose of enabling him to support
his new dignity. The Emperor himself, says a
correspondent of the Nord, asked General Todleben
as a personal favour to direct the education of
Komissarof.

(REUTER% TELEGRAMS.)
FRANCE AND ITALY.
PARIS, APRIL 27.

The Constifntiostnet of this morning publishes
the following :—" We are in a position to state
that Italy has neither made armaments or effected
concentrations of troops. The declarations of the
Italian government are precise in this respect, and
are confirmed by all private or official information.
The government of the Emperor Napoleon has not
two policies and does not encourage warlike
inclinations on one side or the other. It
desires the maintenance of peace in every
quarter, and does all in its power within
the measure of its rights and dignity to pre-
serve the blessings of peace to Europe." The Con-
, stitotionnel also says :—" Immediately after the
receipt of Prussia's reply, the Vienna cabinet
entered into communication with the Prussian
government, in order to settle the manner in which
mutual disarmament should be effected. We have
grounds to expect that these negotiations will be
I shortly attended with result."

THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES.
BERLIN, APRIL 27.

Prince Bratiano and the other members of the
Roumanian deputation left last night for Dussel-
dorf, in consequence of a telegram from Prince
Charles of Hohenzollern.