The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-11 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Official Gazette of Italy contains the follow-
ing decree :
Art. 1. In the Italian provinces, freed from the domi-
nation of Austria, all citizens are equal before the law
whatever religious opinions they may profess. They
likewise enjoy all civil and political rights.
Art. 2. All regulations as well as all other laws and
measures in force, whether political or civil, in the same
provinces, contrary to the civil code and procedure, are
abrogated.
Art. 3. No alteration is made in the arrangements
which regulate the exercise of worship by protestants
and Jews.

EUGENE DE SAVOIE CARIGNANO BOROATIL

Florence, August 4.
The Lombardia says that orders have been given
for the mobilisation of seven new battalions of
National Guards.
The Nosiest contains the following :

The speech of the Zing of Prussia has by no means
answered the general expectation. The toneof the Prussian
preu towards Italy is not satisfactory. It is strange enough
that the King of Prussia has scarcely deigned to speak of
an ally, who with 300,000 men in arms has kept in cheek
a large portion of the Austrian army.

NEUTIR'EI TILICiILiNB.)
THE ARMISTICE.

PARIS, Atrourr 11.

The Moniteur of this morning says :—" General
Lamarmora has been authorised to sign an armis-
tice upon the basis of the cession to Italy of the
Lombardo-Venetian frontier line. Similar instruc-
tions have been given to the Archduke Albrecht.
" The news received from Italy is unanimous in
expressing the desire for peace."

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, Atiourr 11.

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess will re-
turn hero to-day from Heringadort, and will pro-
ceed after a short stay the capital to Erdmanns-
doif.

RUSSIAN POLAND.
WARSAW, Auovar 11.

An imperial ordinance has been received here
from St. Petersburg, according to which the official
correspondence with the central authorities is in
future to be carried on in the Russian, and not in
the Polish language.

TURKISH FINANCE.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Avooirr 9.

An imperial decree has been promulgated order_
ing the immediate issue of the 3,000,0301.
forming the second portion of the reserve
bonds of the general debt in order to fulfil the
engagements of the government relative to the
interest payable on foreign loans, and to avoid any
fresh loan, onerous under present circumstances.
The surplus of the funds resulting from this issue
will be employed in completing the road from
Trebizonde to Erzeroum and the construction of a
port at Trebizonde.

SPAIN.

MADRID, Auovwr 10, Emma.

The Minister of Finance has addressed a circular
to the principal taxpayers, explaining in what
manner the government will employ the amount
yielded by the anticipatory payment of the taxes.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.
(Via Roche's Point.)
NEW YORK, JULY 31, Erwmco.

In consequence of the Mayor of Washington
preventing the Fenian from holding public meet-
ings in the government fair buildings, the Senate
has passed a resolution granting the use of the
building for Fenian meetings.
Stephens has issued a circular reiterating the
statement that fighting will commence on Irish soil
this year, and cautioning the Fenian against
alliance with American political parties.
Other items anticipated by Atlantic telegraph.

The following telegram has been received by
Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited), at 6.27,
a.m., on August 11, from Mr. R. A. Glass :

VALENTIA, Ammer 11.
NEWFOUNDLAND, Ammer 11, 1 A.m.
Heavy rain. Sea calm. No fog. Wind light.
The Gulf cable has not yet been repaired.
The Bloodhound has put back, the weather being
too stormy for cable operations.

Roan AND THE SEPTEMBIR CONVENTION.—The 1
Florence correspondent of the Debate, writing on the 7th,
says :—" It was recently mid that Signor Vegeszi had
gone to Rome again to negotiate with the Pope. This en.
mour appears to be unfounded. Little or nothing is said
about the Roman question, although the convention is to
be executed by the 31st December, and its execution by
France is certain. An arrangement, perhaps, of a very
unexpected character between Italy sad the Pope is not
at all impossible ; we may therefore look out for surprises.
The defeat of Austria has disconcerted the rabid clerical
party, accustomed to consider that power invincible. It
is easy to see by the language of its journals that that
party has completely lost its balance. It is precisely for
this reason that an arrangement between the Holy See
and the kingdom of Italy has become possible. But it will
be time enough hereafter to return to this subject, of
which at this moment no one speaks. Rome might be
supposed to have temporarily disappeared from the
world."

The riflemen of the Vosges having offered,
through the prefect of the department, the port of
honorary president of their society to the Prince
the Emperor has accepted it in the name of the prizes., and
has charged the prefect to inform the society that it will
be permitted in the month of November next, on the
return of the oourt to Paris, to offer to the prince the
uniform of a rifleman, which it desires to pnisent to him.

A melancholy incident occurred yesterday in the
Civil Tribunal of the Seine. A barrister, named Pijon,
was pleading, when his language suddenly became con-
fused, and he fell to the pound Insensible from an attack
of apoplexy. He was conveyed to his home, but according
to the latest accounts, although still living, he was in •
most dangerous state.
Camioucisit AND MI NEEDLE-GON.--A letter
from Rome, in the °Mira Natirek, says :—" The
roolle-gun had very nearly been adopted here. The suc-
corer el Mgr. de Woods, Grand Kaasler, had •
it, and the proposition appeared to be favouvUrtit
erred, when a cardinal remarked that the arm in crew
tico had not yet been used by any catholic army, sad
that it was not for Rome to show too much *wetness in
en investion with which the Lutherans bad been in-
spired by the Primo of Darkness."