The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-18 00:00:00

SARDINIA.

(racy ore own CORIESPONDINT.
TURIN, Area 14.
In a few days a work of considerable interest is
to appear here. Hitherto the accounts of the last
Italian war have been either French or German.
No narrative, official or otherwise, by an Italian
has yet been published. Now a Modenese officer,
who has been for twelve years in the Piedmontese
army, and who served in the 14th during the late
war, and also as staff officer of the third division
commanded by General Molinari, has supplied this
desideratum. The title is, " History of the Third
Division of the Sardinian Army in the War of 1859,
by Cesare Rovighi." In this work is a particular
description of the battles of Vinzaglio and San
Martino, which formed a leading part of the great
battle which has taken the name of Solferino, the
central point of the French operations. As you
are aware, the Sardinian and French armies fought
that battle in a long unbroken line, but each had,
so to veal, its own separate battle, uninterfered
with by the other. If one find lost, the
other would have been conquered too, and
the inactivity of Canrubert very nearly
rendered useless the expenditure of all this
blood and valour. The work contains four plans,
the first of which indicates the position of the
armies, and the others the three different phases of
the battle of San Martino. In a few days, proba-
bly, will also appear an account of the services ren-
dered in this war by the little division commanded
by General Garibaldi, written by Francesco Car-
rano, a Neapolitan, one of Garibaldi's staff, and
now a deputy to the national parliament. Camino
was in the army of the King of Naples which was
seut into Lombardy under General Pope. When
the King of Naples betrayed the Italian cause,
by suddenly recalling the army, Carrauo was
one of those who refused to obey. The
valiant LA Halle committed suicide, distracted by
his duties as a citizen and as a soldier. Carrano,
however, followed General Pepe to Venetia, took
part in its glorious defence, and has since told the
story in a book, which in by far the best history of
the military events of that memorable year. I have
now a work of more than military interest to speak
of. Thu letters of the Pope and the King of Sar-
dinia on the subject of the annexation are about to
see the light. I have already sent you an authentic
copy of one of the letters, and hope to send you the
others before they are published. You know this
much by the unanimous vote of the parliament in
favour of the annexation, that the excommunication
has not frightened any one. Since the year 1447
the House of • Savoy has been accustomed to
despise these theatrical thunders. Yon re-
member that Pope Nicholas then released
the subjects of the House of •Savoy from their
obedience, and made a present of the state to the
King of France ; but that King laughed at the
gift, and the subjects of the House of Savoy did
not accept the immoral release from their duty of
obedience. They remained faithful then, and for
four centuries have remained faithful as their
princes have remained heroic. It may be added
that the Popes, too, have kept their old character,
and have been ambitious, avaricious, more zealous
in temporal than in spiritual matters, and con-
stant fomenters of war and discord in Ital)•.
France in welcome to the honour of furnishing the
Pope with one of her African generals, and of
upholding the barbsriam of a theocratical govern-
ment. It may be true, as we have heard, that the
Duke du Grammout has protested against the
mission of the pious Lanionciere ' • but either the
protest was insincere or the Pope laughs at the pro-
test of France. Neither supposition is very credit-
able to the great nation.

THE FRENCH COMMERCIAL TRRATV.—AII already
reported the manufacturers on the Tyne of articles of large
bulk, exported to France, and upon several of which anti.
des • duty below 30 per cent. is at present charged by the
French government, knowing that a tariff of 30 per cent.,
if applied to those article., would amount to a prohibition,
have taken active measures to bring their position under
the notice of the British and French governments. Mr.
chemical manufacturer, and Mr. Joseph Cowen,
the Cliairmati of the River Tyne commissioner., and a
large manufacturer, have been appointed by the Newcastle.
on.Tvne Chamber of Commerce to proceed to Paris as
niemliers of the Trade. Convention to assemble there neat
month. Mr. Allhumn, we are informed, had an interview
with Mr. Cobden in Loudon on liaturday last, at the office
of the Board of Trade, when Mr. Allhusers was matired by
Mr. Cobden that the treaty woubl he of a very satisfactory
character, and that there was every reamin to Iwhiece that
all the duties at present below 30 per cent. would nut be
raised.
Tan Annarr ORDER or FORlonreas. —The an-
nectednual di"weitrhifithaei'l of thelsnul, districtsWw
ofandthi?rPexhtean Fundnsiveemeict;
takes place today at the Freemasons' Tavern, under the
presidency of Mr. livng, M.P., supported by au influential
list of stewards. The committee anticipate a large muster
of the brothers and friends of the order, and a constspient
secession to their funds.