The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-29 00:00:00

ENGLAND AND SARDINIA.

In the Itrusecls papers, Le .Void and L'ldips.n-
-dhow Attlge, we find a French velaiisi from the
Gerona tramalation of Lord John Runell's despatch
to Sir Jimatue winch low appin:ed in the
firiAser Zeitaing. The following re-tmuslatiun
Into English aua ouly therefore give a impend
o..tioni :ow of Ow :11.t: e
terns of expression ilitivent from thine of tin
utigittal teat.

Foreigia-office, Ati,lust 31.

Ilir,—Altheitsgh Count Caveat's .ow, in ens ewer to the
yl4l have been charged to present to lion, did not.
MOWS such a complete sad precise declaration at his in.
t. utious se her Mpsty's government might have desired
as..l espected, Devertheleee they did not deem it necessary
to otiose tine negotiations.
lice Majesty's government considered that note as one

elfeettuillysetting ;Ode any idea of making au at.ack upoo
the ,lon.itoons of the Emperor of Austria or ursn those of
the Kitig of Naplcs, lost at the stone time as one hietling the
King of tiardmia to forego the C0M46011 of any portiou what-
ever of Italian terntory, it being of course understood
t►at, in this public engagement, the island of :.Minis is
inelmiod. 1 cell it a "public engagement," because Count
Cal our, in his note, refers to the speech he made, in the
name of the King's government, at the sitting of tine Cham-
ber of Deputies on the 'pith of May.
Although, however, Austria, France, sod England have
a;etaited from any intervention in Sicily and Naples., appre-
'sessions are felt both at Paris and Vienna lest the
annnsa-
tiem of the Mona" and Neapolitan territories to the king-
dom 4 Ambits should lie followed by an attach male by
Italian fames upon the Venetia possessions of the Em-
peror of Austria. It is clear that such an attack, by an
allay. could not take place without the King of hanitnitia
consent. It ia also clear that, in a leol point of view, the
King of Sardinia would have 110 excuse for violating the
treaty of Zurich, recently conellektl mid signed by him.
The King of Sardinia was free out to accept the Prelimi-
naries 4 Villain's and the Treaty of Zurich ; but after
baring ransuneed the continuance of the war, and having
given his royal word to live in peace and friendship with
Austria, he is now no longer free to discard those obligations
and attempt to make a wanton attack upon a neighbouring
sovereign.

It is clear. morcover, that in the present instance,
motives of self.intereet are in anortbinoe with the dictates
of duty. An attack upon the Austrian army, covered uit
i. by hirniidable fortrawes, is not an enterprise the success
of which could commonality be expecnnt. But if such an
attack failed, it weight afford Auncin an opportunity, per.
hap. desired, for ►aetonnj the Lortinarna to the Pope and
Tuscany to the Grand

There are pounds for believing that neither of these acts
would he considered by France incompauble with the treaty
of Zurich. At any este, they would le certain to involve
the ,fretttest dangers to the independence of Italy and her
future peace. The King of Sardinia would indeed have
gained Lombardy, Parma, and 3loikna, but while lellud
lavoy, Nice, and Tuscany, he would no longer be in a con-
dition to resist Austria, who would 1w fighting fora good
cause, in defeuce of the integrity of her dominions, and to
recover bar military honour. The only chance that would
he left for Sardinia in such a conflict would be to draw
France again into the battlefield, and to kindle an European
war. Count (scour will not abandon himself to any such
dangerous illusions. The Great Powers are Lent upon
maintaining peace, and Great Britain has in the Adriatic
:tea interests which she watches over with the greatest
anxiety.

The ministers of the King of tiardinia may save Europe
from such • danger, by strictly observing the policy set
forth in Count Cavour's despatch, dated 30th May. Her
Majesty's ;:overnment ask for nothing more than the exact
performance of the promises contained in that note. The
British government is dispsoed to take into account the sen-
timents and ilemonstmtions alluded to by Count Caveur,
l,eing amongst throw mfrnctionsof international law which the
local authorities are often powerless to regtrain, although
in the eyes of different European courts the indulgence of
I treat Britain in this respect may seem already to have
been carried too far. At any rate, whatever may be the
iase with maritime enterprises, which might take place often
at night, and might le favoured by the Mil of vessels be-
longing to the villages limn; the coast, it is clear enough
that mu army can, without the King's express order, attack
tha Austrian frontier.

Thew olaerrations appear to us deserviog of the serious
attention of the itentinian government.

Yoe are iespiested to read this despatch to Count Covour,
mad leave bite a copy of it.—l am, Isc.,

(Sinned).
Sir James Hudaun, Turin.

.1. Rusert.L

NAPLES AND SICILY.

Tim mew pro-Dictator of Sicily, Signor Mordini,
has imatted a proclamation, dated the 18th Mat. :
is not my personal merit, but the confidence
pissed M me by the glorioas Dictator of Southern
which lea procured me the honour of governing you. Re
know. that no use is more sincerely attached to him than I
am ; he knows that his device, " Italy and Victor Emma-
nuel," is also mine ; he knows that I have taken the oath
of allegiance to Victor Emmanuel in my capacity of deputy
to the national parliament. I shall, therefore, be in Sicily
th executor of the Dictator's orders, the interpretor
of his national policy. You, Sicilians, by your good-
will, r your perseverance in magnanimous de-
sigont, will render nor task easy, and will give •
new proof of your filial affection for the great man who,
after breaking the chains of Southern Italy, in preparing to
sweep sway the remaining vestiges of foreign and priestly
tyranny in order to restore Italy to the Italian* His sole,
he. legitimate ambition, ia to constitute Italy, and to be
able one der to say, " Heroic racily, which opened is 1448
the series of greet European revolutions, confirmed in HMO
her sentiment. of national faith, and was the first to prove
her right to enter the free eoucert Italian maims.'
Sicilians, L seed hardly remind you that the period of rami-
fies* is not yet past Your history compels you to be noble.
It is equally unnecessary for roe to reoumniend order nest
obeli. me to the liras. We know our mutual duties. Unite,
then, your efforts to mine, en that, while your sons are
thrating on the continent for the unity of oar country, the
Wend, but Just escaped from slavery, may give to the
world the spectacle of a people that knows how to practise
true liberty.

ENtSLlcilf DLBTogn AND &lUTCM BANILRU PTClg4.
A pouit doom* importance to the mercantile world, in coll-
ection with the Scotch mid English bankruptcy question,
be. lees decided ill the Court of :;eosins. Edinhurgh. Cases
have tees very frequent of late in which English debtor.,
in cruise to escape as investigatiou into their affairs on the
part of their creditors, have gone to Soothed, ad after a
resilience for 40 days have caused themselves to he mole
bankrupts than, usually without oppoeition, which could
not be nude except at considerable trouble and sermon. In
the, rase wader notice, however, such an attempt no the
part of a debtor has been defeated, and the
honkruptcy annulled under the following circumstance.:—
Os the 19th April a debtor, whose earns it is not necessa77
to taristiou. applied foe and rat.aiecd sequeetratioa of his
estate under the Scotch Bankruptcy Acts. Shortly after-
want. one of his creiliairs applied by petition for rood of
he sequestration, upon the ground. that the debtor had pot
acquired a domicile in &alai d, and that he was male-
signed in the application for seuues.ration. The case star
t mot at chambers before Lord Mackenzie. The facts, as
admitted by he himself, abowed that he Ind
goo* to *Wend taken Wpm., ea the sth Meech_ His
ar,sliaasien gar sequestretion was ettled 19th Aped, a period
45 days Mar ; but in the interim he had gnus to Eng-
land fer 10 days, no that in reality he had only nailed te
Scotland ler 35 days prier to the sequestration, and that as
40days wee necessary to constitute domicile, be was not,
it wee Tedended ea IsehaM el the petitioner, subject to the
nriedictisa at the COCA Of Samioe when sequestration was
awarded. Yee the benkeept it was argued that while
absent in Beghed he led BO house or residence of any kind
is Begitail, and that his *pips remained in his lodgings in
131er whisk ware emenpied by him, and were his only
Istipi:w et troilism &deg the whole penal referred to.
Having Owe imiglfhp„cad Irvin hi. luggage there, it was
urged they most be held to have been hi. plea of renitence
or domicile. Lad Mackenzie said he could not hold this
view. The period at 40 days was nattoduord to remove on.
anoint). If the respoadeat's aritterint war good, then he
lie prepared to loth, length of holding that *bemire for
Wont of the 40days would ask be a her to moniring the do
'Riede. He thought it edger that sleeping out of Scotland
for a single eight of the 40 was suMeieut to prevent th
aequisition of the domicile, sad thermion he must recall th
sequeettatiou with expenses.
Canty, PALACIL o.a afITLLINO
FRIDAY, SPITZBRIER fit, AdlniilionS on payment.
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employed those emcnttals to perfect health oannot pi be
enjoyed. Men& the sissy maladies whkii &Mkthe t eta
clerk, and artisan. Let all so minoring try these purlf=
176.7 tlithillen the lanankt rtmlatirm, nowt
and Which AN sluggish. expel all vitiated bnmours. Improve the dlges tine. a.* as sallt aperients, and regulate the whole anbaal
woe way These pills persist want of exercise and to:morel& ex•
ertnn; ;leur deleterious ingessue over both Mud and body H.l* lowers Plus are admirably well adapted to ere all cans of
drepemis, hypocheastriema. and nervous dlsordm. which make
sien • EigteT haParitlen they meow mooed
bemllit and cliserfelems.

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OTTOMAN itAILWAY—SMYRNA TO AlbiN.

The ordinary hall-yearly n.nti:4 sliarehoklvrA
loofa place yestenlay, at the Leaden Las ens ; hie Y.
ereentneoe in the choir.
Mr. COUIL (the secretary) having read the report, whit
we have alrealy
The l,7tatas.ta desired, before proposing the adoption o
the mat and accottuts, to make Stew obaervations. tour
years bed elapsed since the granting of the concession. and
.a Jet hO poi Law ii the la.o was open. StLal tray the vor-
FICI eet llillailisetury state of the case. But the cause of
the delay was easily explained. The basis upon which the
board made their arrangeinvuts originally, and upon which
all the eugagenteute had been entered auto, was the under-
takuag by the Turkish government to subscribe for 15,000
shame in the matt' of the company. But the delay in the
payment of the calls an a large portion of thuasharer,which
were held by parties scattered over tee country in rarities
playas, had atturded a plea to some of the shareholders in
this country likewise to defer payment of their calls, the
consequence of which was that toe financial condition of the
company was crippad, unit they were unable to proceed with
that nspelity which was desirable. Rut corn paring the resulte in
the case ul the Ottoman Medway with those of other railways,
they were Out after all so unati.factory. The ran India
Railway Company was six years engaged in negotiations
and diaussioua before they commenced operations. The
Ottoman Railway concession was grouted only in 181%, it
was only in ItSiii that the directors were invited to take up
the eukeprise, end it was not until 1`45.4 that business ape-
nations deserving of the name were attempted. As to the
appasheatted confiscation of the line at the expiration of the
four years within which it was to have been made, it was
out ureamery now to discuss whether it could be legally
I.arrie.l into effect or not, fee a telegram had been received
setting that questiou at geat. ?or his own part he had
never entertained any doubt on the subject, because he
knew that, while the Turkish ministry was liable like other
persons to errors of judgineut, they were incapable of dim.
moody. The substance of the telegram was that the
Turkish government had complied with the request made
to them ou the part of the company, by giving permission
to issue the required debentures, and allowing an extension
of three yeses tor the completion of the works. With :e-
-gged to the debentures, the board considered that, after the
sanction which bad been given by the shareholders at the lest
nieettog,they wouldohavebeen justifioliu bathing them without
referee.* to the Turkish government ; still they thought it
advisable to have he sancta% sod bed therefore delayed
acting upon the resolution. That sanction having been re-
ceived, the debenture kinds would be tailed. The engineer's
report announced the errand of locomotives and engines at
the work.; that great pregreem bad been made with 27miler
of the line, awl that that portion would be ready for open-
ing in Noseinber. It further announced that the ilanoge
done by the tootle was is course of reparation, that the
branch line to Tireb was set out, but that the tunnels
were postponed until the hest route had been ascertained.
He thought that the contractor was entitled to every
credit fur the great exertions he had niade, especially when
all the circumistauces of the case were taken into account,
(Cheers.) Refernug to a circular which had been issued by
Mr. Cumuei.ioaer face, he described it as altogether false
in its premises and wrung in its cusclusions, and added that
the honied conimiesioner, who was a candidate for a meat in
the direction, proved hinuielf by that circular unqualified for
the °thee. Tue statements put forward were calculated
to introduce new elements of discord into the company, and
catatonia.' a ge,graplawal juwbie as to the two means of
passing the wouutniu chain by confounding the station of
Ephesus with the village of that name, which was intole-
rable iu one who sought the panties of a director. The
assertion iu the pamphlet, that the tutoiel had been &ban-
doted as a hopeless absurdity, was not tree, and to may, as
Mr. Peno did, that the oompeny could divert funds raised
for one specific purpose to auuther, showed the writer to be
ignorant of the law. Again, the statement that the Tires
branch had been lost sight of by the directors we. a gra-
tuitous assertiou, unfounded in fact. The arrangement with
the cootructors as to shares was such as would enable them
to carry on their operations without loam to the company,
and the alteration in the rate of interest would facilitate the
opening of the hoe at as early a period as possible. Refer-
euue
was also made to his (the chairman's) return from
Turaer. It was sufficient to may that he went out at great
inconvenience, but feeling that he should do good service
if he could induce the Turkish government to make
certain reasonable concessions for the benefit of
the company. Had he remained longer it would
have entailed expense, sod having obtained the object
he west out for lie returned. He would inly further say,
that whatever he once undertook be never abandoned, and
that having entered upon this undertaking, he would not
leave it until he vow it brought to a successful issue. He
begged, in conclusive, to move the adoption of the report.
Mr. DfliT secouiled the motion, winch, after considerable
discussion, was adopted.

WATERFORD AND KILKENNY AND KILKENNY

JUrnJTIoN RAILWAY

Yesterday a special meeting of this company was
held, by adjournment., at the London Tavern, to consider
the tenter of a proposed lease of the line to the tVaterford
and Limerick Company ; Mr. Jinx. occupied the chair.
The daserrtar of the compssy having read the terms of
the hum, the main features of which were that the Water-
ford and Limerick Company undertook, fur tire years front
15th August last, to work the line fur 43 per cent. of the
gross receipts, rents excepted, and not to charge more then
45 per cent. for working the junction line, to keep the per-
manent way in good order and the stations in incur, to take
the rolling stock at a valustioc, to be made good, leas wear
and tear, at the termination of t►e *outlast The working
of the line is to be under the direction of a joint committee,
the number of trains either way being reduced to three, if
approved of by the Kilkenny members of the committee,
and the legitimate traffic to be maintained inviolate.
Alderman DILAIIIYTT nursed that the lease be ap-
proved of.
H. NEwszaar seconded the motion. The lease
would be only for five years, and there would be a aiming
of at least six per cent. in the working expenses.
the Eyluh shareholders, from the extent of their holding,
to control the Irish directors, and get rid of them, if dis-
mtistied with their conduct. The present position of the
company was as bail as it could be, and the Waist; of the
lice was simply an experiment to better it.
The motion was adopted.