The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-01 00:00:00

ENGLAND AND ITALY.

We published on Saturday the translation of an
important despatch from Lord John Russell to
Sir James Hudson, our minister at Turin. We are
now able to give the original text of that document :

Foreign-office, August 31, 1800.

Sir,— Although the note of Count °amour, of the 30th of
May, written in answer to one which you were instructed
to present to him, did not give so definite end precise a
declaration of intentions as Ler Majesty's government
Loped and expected, they have not thought it necessary to
continue the dioeuasion ; for they conceived that is sub.
stance that note disavowed any intention of attacking the
domains of the Emperor of Austria or the King of Naples,
and bound the Kam of Sardinia not to cede to France any
Italian territory, including of nouns the Island of Sardinia
itself, in that public engagemeut. I say public engagement,
because Count CIIVOUI referred you in his note to the speech
he made in the Chamber of Deputies on the Wth of May,
in the name of the Kiug's government.
But although Austria. France, and Great Britain have
abstained from any interference in Sicily or Naples, there
ezista at Paris, as well as at Vienne, en apprehension that
the union of the Neapolitan and Roman States under the
kingdom al Sardinia would be followed by en attack by
Italian forces on the Venetian provinces of the Emperor
Of Austria. It is obvious that no such attack could be made
by an army without the consent of the King of Sardinia.
It is also clear that in point of right the Kin of Sardinia
hes no comes for violating the Treaty of ZIA& en recently
signed and ratified. The King of Sardinia was free to refuse
the preliminaries of Villafranca sad the peace of Zurich ;
bat having declined to continue the war, and having given
hie myal word to maintain peace and friendship with Aus-
tria, he is not at liberty to set his obligations at defiance and
to make a wanton aggreorion nu a neighbouring sovereign.
It is evident also that motives of interest enincide in this
ere with dictates of duty ; en attack oa the Austrian army
period in straw fortreemee is not an enterprise in which
wooer could reasonably be expected. But such an attack,
V • unouccessful, would give Austria an opportunity, of
which perhaps she would not be sorry to avail herself, if
' restoring Romero to the Pope and Tuscany to the Grand
Dike. It is believed, on good grounds, that France would
sot consider either of these acts inconsistent with the
?vasty of Zurich. But they would obviously expose the
independence of Italy and Its future peace to the greatest
hseneds. Noe would the King of Sardinia, having acquired
Lentbardy, Parma, and Modena, but Laving lost Savoy,
Niel, Tuscany, mid Romagna, find himself in a situation to
I cope with Austria, fighting in a just cause to maintain her
violated territory, and restore her military honour. The
only chance which Sardinia could have in such a contest
would be the hope of bringing France into the field and
kindling a general war in Europe. But let not Count
Omar indulge in so pernicious a delusion. The Gnat
Powers of Europe are bent on mint/in:dog peace, and Great
Britain hes interest in the Adriatic which her Majesty's
government must watch with careful attention.
From such dangers the Ministers of the King of Sardinia
may preserve Europe by a strict adherence to the policy
Minuted in Count Covour's note of the :loth of May. Her
Majesty's government desire no more than a faithful ad-
homes to its promises. They are willing to make allow-
that for those feeling+ and demonstrations to which Count
Comm alludes u transvaluing the law of nations and evad-
ing the restraining powers of muniiiipal authority. Indeed,
this indulgent* on the part of that Britain has, in the
envision of many of the °nue. of Europe, been already air-
eked ten far. But, whatever may be the case as to expedi-
tious by sea setting out often at sight, and supplied by
boobs from villages on the coast, it is abundantly clear that
no army can violate the Austrian frontier without the ex-
press order of the King.
.• Moe onsidenaises appear to us to merit the serious
of the Sardinian Cabinet. You ore instructed to
nod sad give a copy of this despatch to Count Cavoao—l
I am, fic. (Signed) J. RUSSELL