The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-24 00:00:00

EVENING, FEBRUARY 'l4, 1860.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

FARINI AT RIMINL
(IT 111711MARINR AND DRITLIN TILDORANN.)
RIMINI, THURSDAY.

Gomm Parini arrived yesterday at Rimini,
after a stay at Ravenna. Hs has been received
everywhere with the greatest enthusiasm.

AUSTRIA AND ITALY.
00UNT RECHBERG'S DESPATCH.
VIENNA, FILIDAY.

The answer of the Austrian cabinet to the English
proposals, which has been remitted by Prince Met-
ternich to M. Thoavenel, bears date the 17th of
February.
The message of Count Rechberg commences by
expressing the high estimation attached by the
government of his Apostolic Majesty to the

communication from France. The Austrian
Minister is happy to discover in these friendly steps
an evident desire to maintain a cordial understanding
between the two courts. Passing to the examina-
tion of the four points proposed by England, Count
Rechberg points out, under the question of
non-intervention, two essential things—lst, The
principle of the right of intervention ;
and 2nd, The opportunity for its appli-
cation without prejudging the principle in
any way. The Austrian cabinet recognises that in
the present circumstances there is no opportunity
either for Austria and France to interfere in Central
Italy. The second point, as Count Rechberg ob-
serves, now applies to France alone, Austria having
withdrawn her troops from all parts of Italy not
under her domination. Referring to the third point,
which regards the interior organisation of Venetia,
Count Reohberg declares that, although this
question must remain quite extraneous to the nego-
tiations between the powers, the Emperor of
Austria loyally maintains all the promises of Villa-
franca as regards Venetia. If these promises have
not yet been realised, the fault can only be attri-
buted to the intrigues and continued provocations of
the Italian revolutionary party, which no longer
conceals its intention of turning these concessions
against Austria herself, in order to deprive her of
Venetia. As regards the fourth point, Count Rechberg
oonsiders it useless, at the present moment, to I
engage in a discussion of the principle of the proposed
combination for the settlement of the affairs of
Italy. Austria confines herself to the expression of
her own conviction that the re-establishment of,
the former dynasties and the realisation of the
project of an Italian confederacy would much better
guarantee the future of the peninsula. She will
leave it to time and the course of events to confirm
the justice of her judgment.

ROME.
ENGLISH SYMPATHISERS WITH THE
POPE.

The following account of the interview of a depu-
tation of English Roman catholic' with the Pope is
from one who wee present, and who gives it to a
correspondent of the Morning Post:
We had a most touching souse at the Vatican yesterday
(the 18th). We, in accordance with an intimation from the
English college, went to condole with eke Holy Father, and
express our sympathy with him. We were upwards of 200,
chiefly catholic. end all English. Cardinal Wisemac read
the address., which he, of course, had written also. It was
very beautiful ; but the Pope's reply surpassed everything I
ever heard for touching and dignified eloquence. He did
not reed, but spoke. He said, if it was the will of God
Chet this chastisement should be visited upon his church,
be, ea vicar of Christ, however unworthy, meat taste of
the chalice, and that as becomes all Christiana, knowing
that, although we cannot penetrate His motive., God in
Ills eriedtew yet twice seething without en ulterior view, which
view mutt be good. He requested us to kneel while he
prayed for the church, and implored the Divine bless-
ing upon us all and our children and relatives—for
England and all the English—England which, quoting from
St. Gregory, he called " The Land of the Saints, " saying, in
further allusion to the "non Aagli tad A ageli," that he trusted
that England would annum, to produce angels—angels of
virtue, angels of holiness, angels of perseverance in the ser-
vice of God. He gave us his b.nedietion, and cheerfully
exhorted us to look forward to the good time when justice
and mercy should meet and embrace each other. His voice
never faltered, though the tears streamed from his eyes;
and there was not one present whose heart was not deeply
touched, as was manifest from their emotion. Tee demon-
stration comprised children, as well as old and young men
and women. Amongst those present were the Roman ca-
tholic bishops cf Liverpool and New Zealand, and one or two
more; the rectors of the English and &etch colleges; the
prior of the Irish Dominicans, Fathers Howard and &rick-
land, and Mr. Cholineley, in the habit of private chamber-
lain to his Holiness. Monsignor Talbot was in attendenoe
upon the Pope.
Bid Holiness further stated that he received the addren
seen earnest and an GRIM of the friendly feeling of England
in his behalf; and that he trusted the country which had
always hitherto been noted he its strict seam of justice,
would not lad isomer or later to recognise the equity of his
demuide.

SPAIN AND MOROCCO.—THE PROPOSED
TERMS OF PEACE.
MADRID, FEB. 22.
The Correspondent...a sirtografa sums, in a cor-
respondence from Tetuan, dated the 16th inst., that
Marshal O'Donnell has remitted to the Moors the
following bases for the conclusion of peace, viz. :
The possession of all territory conquered, it,cluding
Tetuan.
An indemnity of 200,000,000 reale.
An engagement to respect the catholic religion, and
commercial stipulation. favourable to Spain.
A delay terminating on the 23rd is granted for •
reply, but it is doubted that the Moors will accept
these terms.

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OUTWARD BOMBAY AND AUSTRALIAN
MAILS.

MALTA.
The Pere arrived on the 20th, and sailed on the
21st inst.

The Alhambra, from Marseille., arrived here on the 23rd,
at 3 cm., and transferred her aerie to the Velette, the latter
vessel leaving for idesnodrla at 9 a.m.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

trams eel owx oolawiroxszter.)
PARIS, Tar BALMY Evans°.
The Patrie has a short threatening paragraph
addressed to Switzerland, who is recommended to
hold her tongue about the annexation of Savoy to
France, because it might be very easily proved that
great part of the canton of Geneva belongs, properly
speaking, to Savoy or to Italy. Is an extension of
French pretensions, coupled with a sop to Sardinia,
at the expense of Switzerland, in contemplation ?
The Boone opened with much animation, and the
Rente, which closed yesterday at 681 r. 25c., rose to
68fr. 40c. Several heavy sales in the after part of
the day produced a reaction, and the closing prices
were 68fr. 20c. for cash and 68fr. 15c. for account,
being a fall of 10c. in each case. Mobilier closed
without change. Railways left off rather lower.
It was rumoured that the Bank of France, having
very little discount businees at present, has con-
sented to make advances to railway companies on new
obligations. Tame companies which would have to
open subscriptions in April or May for obligations
amounting in the aggregate to 250 millions, would
thus be enabled to postpone the issue till July. i

The Council of the Order of Advocates have re-
w►ved to carry M. Emile 011ivier's ease to the Court
of Cessation.

The Steele directs attention to an address pub•
Belied by the Bishop of Autun and Chalons, from
which it would appear that the prelate, who must
know that the Emperor never forgets or forgives an
injury, is a candidate for martyrdom :

How as we be silent and slumber in (alai s•carity when
on all sides endeavours are being made to pervert paha*
opinion, and to turn aside the jest thernselver, if that
were possible, by perfidious utopian scheme. P We
plainly tell you, well-beloved brethren, mistrust those
sacrilegious pamphlets, the authors of which call them-
selves einem but independent catholice, sod yet com-
mence by trampling under foot the censures of the church
against the despoilers of the Holy See. Mistrust those
daily papers which spread in our towns and is our country
districts the poison of revolutionary doctrines with calumnies
invented by demagogues mallet the wise and paternal
government cf the Holy Father. Mistrust those men who
all themselves independent catholic ; eighteen centuries ago
the Saviour depicted them—dtteadar a Mai, prophstio. The
enthusiastic approbation of heresy and of the enemies of the
church tells loudly enough what ought to be thought of
their theotiee, which are as pesadious as they are @emulate.

CENTRAL ITALY.

THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S VISIT TO
FERRARA.
(FROM OCR SPICIAL COILIMPONDIXt.)

FEMUR* Phi. 18.

By the telegraphic message 1 sent you last night
you have been already informed of the enthusiastic
reception which the Governor-General of the
&when provinces has met with in this city. His
excellency, who arrived at Ferrara at half-put two,
was met at the gate of the town by Marquis Tanara,
the istetidents of the province, a young Bolognese
nobleman, who was one of the most active initiators
of the national movement in the Legations. The
National Guard, and a part of the Ferrara Brigade
which is now garrisoning this city, were drawn up
in two lines before the ducal palace, exactly opposite
the famous Lion's Tower, where, on the night of the
21st of May, 1407, the unfortunate Puisina and her
paramour Ugo, whose story is familisr in England
through Byron's poem, were beheaded. The arrival
in a dull provincial town—for Ferrara, which onoe
contained 100,000 souls, has now scarcely one-
third of that number—of a man so popular u
Farini is a great event for the inhabitants. More-
over Farini is a native of Rossi, a small village not
far from this city, and the Ferratese were anxious to
greet the man whom they looked on as their coun-
tryman. Illuminations, balls, and joy ful demon-
strations of every kind, were not wanting to wel-
come him.

Travellers who are tow visiting this part of the
peninsula cannot but wonder at the progress made
by the Italians on the arduous path of freedom.
Tnere is a striking difference noticeable between the
national movement of these days and that
of 1848. During the latter, which ended in a
distressing failure, personal ambition, and a
total ignorance of political science, were in the ascen-
dant. But ten years of suffering, and the moral in-
fluence exercised over the Italian people by Cavour
and Parini htve altogether changed the nation and
turned the Italians into practical men who know
both what they want and what they are about. The
greater _part of to-day has been spent by the Go-
vernor-Cleneral in visits to the hospitals, to the cha-
ritable institutions, and the monuments of the town.
Everywhere he was received with the same marks
of affection, and whilst I am writing a crowd
throngs the Strada Giuvccca, through which the
carriage of Farini is passing, and fins the air with
tremendous cheering in honour of him and the gal-
lant King whom he represents.
On the 6th of the mouth the first battalion of
Austrian volunteers organised at 'Macerate, arrived
at Ancona. It is composed of 600 men who were
quartered in the Lazzsretto. Before their leaving
Macerate these troops broke into a regular mutiny
because the pay was not so high as had been pro-
mised them when they were enlisted at Trieste. On
the morning of the &h a great many tri-coloured
flags were seen hanging from the windows and the
doors of Ancona to the astonishment of the papal
police, who could not discover the authors of this
new political demonstration. To arrest all the ene-
mies of the papal government would he an impossible
thing, for hatred of the priests has taken possession
of all classes of the community. The prisons are not
spacious enough to hold all the men, women, and
children at once, and this is the chief reason that
the police is condemned to comparative inaction.
In spite of this, however, the most influential citi-
gene of Ancona, Pesaro, and Urbino, have not been
'pared. and I am told that Palliano, Citta di Castello,
and other prisons of the state, are now crowded with
men whose only crime is that of desiring the Inds- I
pendence of their country.

A letter from Milan, of the 19th, says:—" As
soon as the entrance of Cev.,ur in the la tx at the Scala, the
night before hat, was remarked, • general cheering and
wavieg of handkerchiefs and hats f Mowed. All other
poor mortals immediately lost their attraltion, en I the only
idea in the heads of dominoes, Fiereitet, and eVbardners
seemed to be to approach the happy Prime Minister who bad
sat down in front of the box. The difficulty was only how.
One mask, bolder than her companions, began to
'goon.' the great man from one of the boxes just above the
one in which he was seated. Having attracted his attention
and finding encouragement on the part of Cevour, the weak
descended, entered Camper's box, end embraced him there,
amid the frantic applause of the public. Scarcely had the
other fem►le masks perceived the moms. of their bold com-
panion, when a regular hegira took place, everyone being
anxious for the same honour. It gave one almost a wish to
be prime minister for the time, f there wax no end to the
hugging and kissing of the happy little man."
Count Mamiani, Minister of Public Instruction at
Tnrio, bee accepted the caodidateship offered him by the
college of Bibbiana, in Tuscany.

The rebellious students of the Sapienza University
at Rome have been more indulgently treated than was at
first apprehended would hese been the ease. Some of the
most active p.r leipauva in the oulo da fe of the address
were summoued before the pollee, but exculpated themselves
on the ground that irritation had been felt at the forgery of
some 0 their signatures, and that this feeling had been pro-
ductive of oonsoptences not at first contemplated.

TEE DZI.MATI6; EQuirerlieN, AND MCCICAL

8101 PUND.

BPFACII OF MR. THACKBRAY.

The fourth annual festival of the Dramatic,
Equestrian, and Musical Sisk I, and was Laid at Willis's
Sauna CM Wednesday evening. Mr. Ts•c 22222 occupied
tha otudr.

After an excellent dinner and the usual toasts, the Coma.
MAN introduced the toast of the evening with the following
speech ..•—" I am rare It will sot require any special advocacy
for the cases upon which lam now attest to speak. The
toast which 1 have to propose you have all of you arranged
lin your hearts to accept, sad if I break down in my remarks,
as very likely I shall, you will cheer me all the same, in con-
sequ-hce of the excelketos of the cause upon which
I happen to be speaking to you at this moment.
I know you will drink with all your heath'
prosperity to the 'Dramatic, Equestrian, and Mitrel
Aka Final Association.' If all the world is a stage, se oe
know by the ancient adage, and all the men and women are
merely players, we know that the world is their stage, and
that the players are men sad women of rater own time. We
know that if Romeo and Mental° go to the Calf de l' Europe
after the play and imbibe prodigious quantities of punch after
their oyster'', it is pretty certain that those two gentlemen
of Verona' would have to suffer for it. If Macbeth should
not be • very prosperous Macbeth, but a very dressy
man, we will say, in his nature, and determined to have •
kilt and tartan from en expensive tailor, and be does
not pay that echneider for the goods he fends homer
Macbeth, however great his courage, however noble
his resolution, will feel a little faint as he turns
down Bond-street, and will have his fine mind • little
disturbed, and his serenity put out of order. If Ophelia has
• child at home ill and requiring a doctor, and all sorts of
attention which her means will not enable her to procure
when she comes to the play the next night her voice will fait
her—her part fails her—the applause fails her that she was
accustomed to obtain, and her engagement fails her when
she requires it on the next occasion. Oh deer'. what domes-
tic dramas—what thrilling dramas of domestic life, bare we
all heard of who know anything of these things! Every
one of ne can tell of dramas of this kind which take place
when the curtain is down and when the boxes are covered
up in brown holland, and the audience have gone to
their boons. I am trying at this moment to speak
imam jolly a manner as I can patently. We are met here
in mirth sad festivity. We per the cheering wine-cap
and we give the loyal toast, and, es the evening y asses, We
shall warm up and make speeches towards one another, in
which we shell endow each other with every possible virtue.
But along with this champagne and this froth we mean
beaked.. You mean that you have an excellent, honour-
able, and worthy purpose to_ pursue for the benefit of the
members of your pro:anion. You wish to say to them that
you wish to embrece them all in the kindly grasped Christian
Charity, and to see them all working for themselves, thriftily,
piudeptly, prosperously, and respectably. It has been
charged against our proteasion, that we are not careful enough
of our money. I hope that better times are coming for both
our crafts. I hope that that miserable, puling plea or excuse
made fur men of Imaginative temperament—of palliation for
men of genius and se forth—Nat humbug is, I hope, to be
done away with deify until it entirely disappears from among
Oa. If we wish to be respected, there is nothing for it
but to be respectable. Macbeth and Runlet must be so
as well as the individual who comes in to inform the
prince that the play ere are come, or the fellow that
goes oat and announces that the banner is hue(
open the outer wall. It is within the scope of
all minds; limos, when we talk of contribution. from
the wealthy, and the people called swells,' and so forth, well
and good. L t those gentlemen come forward and give out
of their purses end their hearts towards those who have once
amused them. Contributions from menage= come better
still. Let the captains of fortunate ships that have
passed through the hardship of the voyage, and
sold their cargoes prosperously, minister to the comfort of
the crews and the men whose good order, gallantry and per-
ieverance havecarried them through. Let than look forward
to the evil times that way possibly fell upon themselves,
Let Mesa think of the women and children, the mother. and
wives at home, and endeavour to gather up something
against the rainy day that might posintoy come. We can-
not all expect t.. do leading business in the drama of life,
gentlemen, and that is the only moral of the little pony I
have to tell you. Every WIN whether be be the Grave-
digger, or Rosenclardz, or Poloniur' or Layette, or Hamlet,
or (to come to the equestrian school) the eawduster in the
circus, the squire of the ring, or the Bohemian cavalcador
of twenty-four homers at one time—every one of those, from
the highest to the lowest—can have the aim to be an
honest man. We can all be good fathers and the friends of
our neighbours; arid, by God's help, we shoold all wish to
attain that position. If we tail in the moil, as the best of us
way, if we break down, we alma have to cheer us after our
deleat—not that pity which is akin to contempt, and from
which the Lord deliver us all !—but that hearty sympathy
and regard which an honest man will always give to other
honest end brave men in misfortune. That in the toast, and
I give it yin, I am sure, an advance only of the enthusiasm
with which you will drink the roast of the evening. 1 give
you. ' Prosperity to the Bromidic Benevolent Fund. "
The report of the moment; y showed that during the put
year the society has relieved 729 caeca, has given substantial
relief in 03 cases, and found money for 84 families to travel.
There is a Wailes at the bank of 1,0031. Its. The subscrip-
tion at the dinner amounted to 2211. be.

The Satut Public of Lyons states that an accident
occurred two night* angle at the Grand Thiltre of that city
which might have proved fatal to one of the actremea. The
performance was the ballot of the Ails du Ciel, in which the
last scene but one peewits a fountain with jetsofreal water.
while the upper basin is crowned with artificial dower,. All
at once the Genius of Firs appear*, and substitutes jets of
dame for the water; but the power of this demon soon ceases,
the dimes expire, and in their steed a water nymph rises out
of the fountain. A spark from the fireworks ignited a wreath
of flowers on her pugs dress, and instantly her whole ow.
tut:uses in a blase. Help, however, was at band, and the
burning dress wee torn off by one of the firemen on duty,
and the actress rescued from her danger. A large cloak
being thrown around her, she was carried off the stage. The
incident caused great emotion in the house.
THE "TIMES" EXCLUDED FROM ArsrvA.—lt
was but a few days since that P.pal Indignation drove oar
oorrespocdent from Rome; now we have en direr excommu-
nication to chronicle—the Testes bay been suppressed
throughout the Austrian empire. The copies which arrived
by post have been stoz;d, and is proclaimed that the erring
journal will no longer be suffered to seduce Austrian sub..
jams from their allegiance. We mention the event not
with the purpose of making any complaint. The copies of
this paper sold throughout the Austrian emtite are
probably not more then am taken by any populose
market town in England, and as far as our own
iotereets are concerned the prohibition will have not
the slightest effect. But this act of the tX/ICU.
UT, is of the must importance to ito. own character. It
will now appear 'bet Atestri e, worsted in her military
struggle with Frazee. aid worsted in her political struggle
with the Italian people, has omfressel her defeat by an act
of peevishness worthy only of • third-rate dukedom. The
limes is excluded Insaa the Ana'risn territory becinse it
be., in opposition to the imperial policy, advocated the
liberty of the helium to choose their own institutions;
because It has opened its columns to the grievances
Hungary; becalm) it has urged Europe to ewes. the Mao
statement of the Pure in the Roulettes by force of arms.
No other caws of corup.aint against us nista—Times,
THE BALLOT SOCIETT.—Tne weekly meeting of
he Executive Committee was held at the °Mies, 6, Guildhelf
Chamber', on Tuesday tart; Mr. Elt In the chair. Yr.
Whirehund, Mr. Byoenban Nodes, Mr. Dale, Mr. Dawes,
Mr. LeMatre, and other gentlemen were present. It was
announced that hen, x metropolitan mete ing will be held in
the Whittizignen Club, on Wedueeday, the 29th instantorben
Mr. lames White, late M.P. t r Plymoetb, sill take the
chair. Tbe subject of the Commutes on the Corrupt
Practices Prevention Act engaged the ate:lotion of the com-
mittee, sad ultimately they agreed toe resolution, "Tkat thin
committee beg leave to exerts., their surprise (a feeling *hick
they are sure will be shared by many electors of Merylebone)
that Mr. Edwin JIMSP, M.P., a imitated temperer of the
ballot, in nomiraiing a committee of the Hou.e of Commons
t t inquire whether any further measures are tecessary for the
prevention of oorrupt practieee at elections, should omit the
name of Mr. Henry Berke'ey. M P., the perliamentery
leader of the ballot patty, specially as in 18.57 Sir George
Grey, although an opponent of the ballot, is nominating
similar committee, voluntarily propnsed Mr. Berkeley as •
member of the committee. It was further agreed that Mr.
Doecombe, M.P., should be requeetod to mere that Mr.
Berkeley, M.P., be added to the committee. A petition
praying that society might he heard before the select come
mime by them.eanie, and witomese, to eeteblish the failure
of the act to prevent Corrupt Practilvs at Elections, and
germs of the ballot in Amoral's, wee alto adopted and
ordered to be presented.
A MISCREANT IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. --- It
is with very great regret we nod,e that the sethorities of
the British )111001111 connected sib the library, have felt it
Decemary to exhibit certain muuleiel bieke in the reeding.
room, with • note directing attention to the eircumstanoe
that portions hove been torn out by some pen=
OS persona who have visited the room. In cue
of these, Haydn's "Dictionary of Dotes,” several leaves
have been wilfully atotractel, and from an atlas • large
mep has been torn. The principal librarian, in. directing
attention to this now eltegracafed act, repreomes a hops, in
which we cordially join, that the reader,. will endeavour to
discover and puts stop to such f roceedings In future. We
are sore that no one, except tholes concerned in this infamous
act, can fail to regret this moot unpleasant oommenee, and
hope that the delinquent ur delinqnents will be brought to
justice. An offence such as this cannot be too severely
reprobated. Every reader boa an interest in discovering and
punishing the scoundrel.—Builikr.