The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-08 00:00:00

THE RED SEA TELEGRAPH.

We have received the following from the Red Sea
Telegraph Company
IL. EVANS, ALIXANDkIA, TO C. L. Pau, Hsu.,

LONDON.

" Use from Kurraches to Mumeat laid with perfect no-
oses on the 17th of January.
" Newall started from Muscat (to lay the line to Aden) cm
the filet"

ITALY.

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SARDINIA.

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TURIN, Fee. 4.
You are aware that some demonstrations have
taken place in Savoy end Nice against the annexa-
tion of those provinces to Franoe. But much dis-
pleasure has been felt here at the allegation, in-
vented by the Parisian journals, that those demon-
strations were promoted by the King's government.
It may be that the newspapers of Paris were led into
this mistake by the clerical organs of Savoy, which
are, like the clerical organs everywhere else, the
sworn foes of truth. The King's government, faith-
ful to the principles of nationality and of the free
manifestation of opinion, allows everybody to ex-
press his own desires freely, so far as is consistent
with a due respect for the laws and for public order.
For the rest, if ever Savoy be destined to form
part of a new political combination, you may take it
for certain that Maurienne and the 'rarantaise will
remain to Piedmont, which will thus always retain
a strategic line of defence. It should, however, be
recollected that the French have but seldom de-
wended into Italy by way of Savoy, and that almost
all their battles have been fought in Piedmont : they
have thus succeeded in passing the Alps with but a
slight effort, and the real obstacles they have had
to encounter have been found below.

For some days past military preparations have
been hastened on here with great activity. Rifled
cannon are being cut, the fortresses are being
strengthened, and the soldiers are undergoing inces-
sant training.

Aooording to lettere from Bologna, Mdme. Mor-
tara is clangs/m.ly ill. It is known that her malady has
been ooraWoned by 'mow for the loss of beg child.

The Naptro of Turin relates the following ante-
dote :—" A few days ago Cardinal Pend, frightened at the
desertion of the Swiss at Perugia, sent for Colonel Samidt,
and said to him, ' I know there are several dMafiectet men
in your Corp., who do nothing but spoil the others. Do call
all your men under arme, and bid them who do not like the
service step forward and take their discharge in God's name.•
Colonel Schmidt replied at onoe—` Emigeme, I shall risk
being left alone on the parade ground: " _

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Undue importance is attacked to a version of the
commercial treaty which was eestorday transferred to our
oolumns from the Indej.inularice Beige, end to which Mr.
Fitzgerald made reference in the CC/U.llOOl last night. The
Belgian newspaper only pee the salaam:ice of what bee
already bees making its appearance in the kingbolt journals,
and which has, therefore, be, n rumoured is IW. oouetry
fur a long time. When the statement of Mr. Gladstone is
made, and the teat of the treaty is published, it will be
fouud that the Inchproda,dre Belo gives a very imperfect
amount of the conimati,l arrangements.

The French ('ustom-hours has just published the
statistics of the passenger traffic to and from this country at
the French Channel porta during the past year. The figures
for the Belgian ports are not included in this statement.
The following figures exhibit the number of passengers at
the venous port. in 1859, together with the oorrespondiag
numbers in 1859 : —Boulogne, 1869, 86,679; 1858, 87,40 p
Calais, 1859, 67,311; 114:8, 88,046; Dieppe, 1669. 36,131;
1858, 31,947; harm 1859, 14,467; 1858, ►6,446; Dankirk,
1869. 1,178; 1858, 1,878; 14e1, 1859, 206,466; 1868,
201,726. It will be resaked that the total alsount of the
pasesager Wattle has net vaned in any materiel degree, asd
that the isresews at Dieppe companiatee for the tttltlag
felling of which has taken place during the put year at
other porta.