The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-25 00:00:00

THE PRUSSIAN MEDIATION.

We pabliihed on Saturday, in the form in which
It wedged us, a televaphio dispatch from Berlin, that must
haw been little better than an enigma to many of our
readers. ♦ newspaper, published at lifayenoe, had pub-
Weed what porpoebed to be the text of the propositions of
asdYYeaerode bythe usutral powers. The heads of the pesos
were es follows : Italy to be given up to the
Italians; an alliance between all the Italian state;
Sardinis to be aggrandized by the addition of
Lombardy and the Duchies ; Ve one to be placed under an
Austrian Archduke ; Tummy to be given to the Durham of
Puma ; the Legations to be constituted a Viceroyalty; a
Congress to establiah the new organisation of Italy on these
basee, taking the desires of the people into account TheEin-
peror of Austria appear* to have believed that this was the
basis upon which Prussia was prepared to mediate, for be-
tides their appearanoe in the Jeered of lleyeace, they are
set forth in a circular of Coent &Alborg, and were alluded
to by the Emperor la the Lanitburg proclamation as being
the 't worse terms" whir& be would have been asked to
wept if he had not negotiated directly with his enemy.
Now, the object of the perplexing Berlin telegram
we to convey an authoritative contradiction to these
• diplomatic, and journalistic, miresmosptioes. The
official Pre/aims Gazette declares that as far as any media-
tion of Prasaia Is concerned, these statements are without
foundation. It is much more euy to believe that <widow,
tentative Prussia shack from proposing a bold and wise
solution of the Italian question, than to explain bow Funds
Joseph and his mit:dater could have given its etatesensu
credit for such a plan. It will be perceived by our Uie-
graphic news that the Austrian government has replied to
the ?rewires Gaulle. However, the explinatious to be
given by Lord John Rusiell at the end of the week will
set some of these quietists it rest.Xerawhile it say per

ably occur to Lori Etch° that the Moods of liberty an not
the only parties who were " horribly sold" at Villainess.

BANDl9l.4.—Loatliardy has a superficial of 8,638
square alas, mad a population of 2,800,000 souls. 8,
638
square hitherto been divided administratively Into aloe
sr delegations, viz., Milan, Pavia, Ladi-Crams,
4, Cacao, Mantua, Bondrio, Bramble, and Bergamo.
TM fortilled towns of Meatus and Ps savers form past of the
previses al Meatus. The forties* of Persighettone is me-
, =lB the movinoo of Cremona. Alter the acneznion ol
di to Piednrcil dim kingdom, the Island of
alma
tackled, wal contain a supra:l6es of 37,840
square miles, with a population of 7,900,000. As
regards territorial intent It will occupy • oath rand In
Brom eat will ootos immediately after the kingdom of the
W,
Two le ksod stands before Portugal and Bavaria. With
zospsot to population, Stadia* will stand to the ninth rank,
as s lent with Naples, sae will be shave Sweden and Nor-
way, Belghum, and Bawls. The following table will com-
plete the comparison as regards Italy:—
Area Population.
New Kingdom 37,640 eq. ro. 7,800,000
Venetia
Papal States 17,1118 2,900,000
Tummy 8.241 1,750050,000
Perms
Madras 2,090 410,000
Two Seabee

THE SARDINIAN MINISTRY.—The name of the
Moister of Finance in the new Bardintea goverement is
Opium, net Egtawa, aa it appeared in the telegraphic an-

nouocement.
M. LautoorMeseray, known in the literary world,
owl et one time Pndeet of Algiers, bee jag died at Ps*
@Sur e Wilful Mow.
Larrana To AFILICe.—Th. Afrimi Royal Mail
artsaalskip Cceepsey's mew steamer Attweni.n kft the
Mseerlon Sudsy morales with tbe male, lt,L, hr Madeira,
I Tamura, awd the WeaCoretel Akira.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, lIONDAT IM MO.
News hasarrivedfrem Berne thatthe federal autho-
rities have received official notice from the Swiss
ministers at Paris and Vienna of the approaching
meeting at Zurich. It is expected that the French
and Austrian plenipotentiaries will meet in the
Swim town next week, but it appears to be yet
doubtful whether or not Sardinia will take part in

their deliberations. It has been, as you are aware,
alleged that the Emperor of Austria positively re-
fuses to treat with the Bing of Sardinia, and that
all that he will be allowed to do is to adhere to the
treaty when definitively settled by the two principal
belligerents. Some people, on the other hand, pre-
tend that it is Sardinia herself who objects to send
a representative to Zurich. But the indipendente
of Turin, a journal supposed to reflect the opinions
of M. de Cavour, maintains that Piedmont ought
not to abstain, and argues, moreover, that the
Zurich conferences must necessarily be followed by
a European congress. The Pays also expresses an
opinion that, although Piedmont has not yet named
a plenipotentiary, it is difficult to believe that she
will not take part in the meeting.
A letter from Rome in the Debate says, in refer-
ence to the Pops's protest against the interference of
Piedmont in the Roman States :
After this proclamation was lamed M. de le Tour
d'Auvergue arrived from the oamp with a letter from the
Emperor to 11. de Gramma, the French ambassador. A
telegram had ordered the ambassador precious to the arrival
of the autograph letter to teU the Pepsi ems to suspend all
measures againat the Kies; of Sardinia until further expla-
nations could be given. In his letter the Emperor (if we are
rightly informed) charged the ambassador to explain the eon-
, duct of the King of Sardinia to the Pops, sad to urge upon the
Holy Father that he could not in jostles be offended with the
King, since he bad not accepted the dictatorship. Although
at a later period the King did accept a purely military dicta-
torship, his object in doing so was to direct the energies of the
forces elready collected in Romagna spinet Austria, the
common enemy, and to prevent the conflicts which were likely
to happen, particularly after the events of Perugia. The pre-
sence of the Bereaglieri and Piedmonts*e officers bad, It was
affirmed, no other object.
Preparations for the flies of August 15 are already
begun. The municipal commission has voted an un-
limited credit for them. The Emperor will rids
along the Boulevards on horseback at the bead of
the army of Italy, or, at least, of that part of it
which will make a triumphal entry into Paris on
that day. It is announced that immediately after
the fetes, and on the 16th or 17th of August, his
Majesty will leave Paris for the baths of Saint
Sauvenr in the Pyrenees, whence he will go to
Biarritz.
The Journal de Mayence gives the following as
the literal text of the draft treaty of peace signed
by the two Emperors at Villafranea :
Between his Majesty the Emperor of Austria and his
=the Emperor of the French it has been agreed as
:—The tan Sommers. will encourage the creation of
an Italia& Confederation. This Confederation shall be under
the honemry presidency of the Holy Father. The Emperor
of Austria cedes to the Emperor of the French his rights in
Lsmberdy, with the exception of the fortress, of
Mentos sad Peschtirs, so that the frontier of the
Austrian poreesslons will start from the serenity
of the fortress of Peschiera and extend in a straight
line along the Mlncio se far as Le °rule, theme
to Sum sobs sad Lusatia to the Po, and from that
point the present frontiers will continue to form the limits
of Austria. The Emperor of the French erill make over
the territory ceded to the King of Sardinia. Venetia
will form part of the Italian Confederation, bat
will neverthelees remain under the Emperor of
Austria's crown. The Grand Duke of Tuscany and the
Duke of Modena return to their states, they granting a mi-
ners! amnesty The two Emperors will call upon the Holy
Father to ietroduiss indispensable reforms into his stater'. A
full and entire amnesty is granted on both sides to persona
compromised on the occaaion of the late events in the territo-
ries of the belligerent parties.
Done at Villafrance„ July 11, 1869.

LOSS OF THE SHIP ALMA, AND TWENTY

LIVES.

Intelligence has been received at Liverpool of the
lose of the Alma, bound from Calcutta to London.
The news of this sad affair is dated from Calcutta,
June 14, and states briefly that the Alma had been
totally wrecked, and that the pilot (one of the oldest
on the river, who was jest going his last trip pre-
, vious to retirement), leadsmen, Captain Mune*, wife,
and child, and a lady passenger, together with
fourteen of the crew of the ill-feted vessel, perished.
The Alma was a fine vessel, and was owned by Mr.
Sinclair, of Liverpool.