The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-03 00:00:00

NAPLES, Doc. 25.
As nothing worthy of remark is likely to oceur
at the Piedmontese camp for ten days to come, I
thought it as well to leave Mole di Gaeta and come
here to see how matters are going on in the capital
of the newly annexed provinces. Christmas-eve,
which, as you know, is a great day, or rather
evening for the Italians, tempted me the more be-
cause I had often heard of the peculiar features of
each a solemnity in this city. At every season of
the year, indeed, Naples is the most noisy
city of Europe, and perhaps of the world ;
but as Christmas-eve approaches the lungs
of the Neapolitans seem to acquire such
power, and their voices such strength, that one
must have good ears and a great amount d patience
to bear the infernal noise which the half million of
people who throng the wide street of Toledo and
the narrow lanes of Santa Lucia and Piuo tacos/
inahe durfeg the whole of the blessed night. Of
course, lungs and voices are kept in goad condition
' by copious Ebadons to help the dimstiosof a heavy
llappw, in which the traditional cyclone, a !ergo
eel caught in the sea about here, plays a prominent
Peret.

- After cappermen and women start for thrnearest
chinch to hear midnight mass. As you follow
them you may bear merry corazoni sung will that
sweet voice which seems to be theexclinfre privilege
of this spleadid country of Vesuvius arid an ever-
smiling sky. Parties aye going about the streets or
entering the coffee houses of the city till midnight,
and then they enter the church. Here, of course,
the setae changes, but it is still marked by some
features peculiarly Neapolitan. ft is not a congre-
gation of Christians qinetfy listening to the-sermon
of a clergyman, but a set of people who, to-
the more sober-minded spectator hum the North,
appear as if they were theilimater of a mad-house.
Some are kneeling on the pavement beating their
breasts; some are making crosses willi•dieir tongues
on the marble staircase of the altar Here is a,
woman, who, lifting up her arms, bud* invokes.
all the saints in Heaven ; there is a man who kisses,
, the feet of a wooden, crucifix as maw times as he
can during the half hour that the maas lbsts. lb is
the most curious scene that a. Arangercian see, and •
lof itself even worth the journey to Naples. On •
witnessing a Christmas midnight mass in this-
country one can fatly understand Paganism.
When the mass is over the dimes derly noise is re—
sumed in the streets, sad a number of petards are
fired from all parts, making the passage of the
streets anything but pleasant or safe. The pecu-
liarity of last evening was increased thin year by
the concourse of the Giribaldiass who—Bdo not
know whether from religious feeling or for the sake
of amusement—were present at the, midnight per-
formance in the cathedral. To-day the apotieraries
of the city are busy, capitone being a very indi-
gestible and heavy affair.
The King will leave this city for Minn on Thurs-
day morning, after having been present at the/great
ball which the national guard of Naples is
to give to the regular many. A battalion of
this civic militia the other day gave a great
dinner to a company of the Brescia na-
tional guard, which having been 'mobilised, hag
beeu sent here for garrison purposes. After dinner
the party proceeded to the Roil Palace, and gave
Victor Emmanuel a most hearty and enthusiastic
cheer. You see, therefore, that the new King is po-
pular in this country ; and that if there exist symp-
toms of discontent, they are not to be attributed
to any want of affection on the part of the Neapo-
Mena towards the dynasty of Savoy. Even the
nobility, who till now have carefully kept aloof,
have boldly faced and accepted the new rigime. The
moot illustrious representatives of the ancient
nobility were presented to Victor Emmanuel
on Sunday morning, and some of them dined with
his Majesty in the evening. Your aristocracy and
navy were also represented on that occasion.
Amongst the moat distinguished English guests
were the Marquis of Downahire, Indy Ely, and
some officers of the Hannibal and of the Renown.

(MOM ONE OWN COI

TURIN, Dec. 30.

The King returned to Turin last night at 7 o'clock.
The journey lasted 72 hours, a wonderfully short
one considering the wretched roads in the Neapoli-
tan provinces and the Roniagnas, especially so after
heavy rains. The Ministers Fanti and Cassini&
accompanied him. The former was knocked up,
and keeps +his bed to-day. The other ministers
went as far as Alessandiia to meet the King, not
even excepting Cavour, who being still an invalid
was not authorised by his physician to venture out.
The King is in perfect health, and crowds were
waiting for his arrival ; the city was illuminated ;
the students and operatives escorted him
with torches and banners to the palate,
where the people collected in such masses
and cheered with such a will that the King ap-
frpeared a window to allow them how gratified he
al their demonstration of devotedness and
affection. This arrival at that particular hour was
injurious to your countryman, Mr. Lumley, who
has brought an operatic company here to the little
theatre of Angennes, at which, by the way, the
prices of entrance are quite disproportionate to our
resources. They are necessary for him, however,
as the edifice is on so snail a scale. The prima
donna, Titiens, who played Lucrezia Borgia, is
overpowering in so confined a space, and the bass
voice of Vialetti finds no room for its volume of
sound.

The King imparted to-day to Rattarsi the
wish of the government to send him and General
La Marmora to Naples in order to assist Prime
Carignan in his viceregal government of those pro-
vinces until the Parliament shall have discussed the
measunn necessary for effecting administrative unity,
in gofer as this can be done without detriment to the
freedom and interests of one and aIL Rattazzi has
taken time to consider. His more turbulent
friends prefer that he should remain here and hoist
the flag of opposition. We hope he will look at
things in another light, and be persuaded to benefit
the King and the national cause instead of joining
the ranks of the maloontenta.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon the ministers went to
receive the Duchess of Genoa, to whom they will
present the compliments of the season. On Tues-
day morning there will be a reception at court.
The King dispenses the representatives of the clergy
from making their accustomed speeches, and thus
frees himself from the tiresome annoyance, not to
I say danger, of making replies, which if they were
given would be sure to be criticised in a hostile
spirit. Will the Emperor Napoleon say a few words
this year to shadow forth the programme or to be
the incubus of the new year, 1861 1 This is the
question which every one here is asking, and to
which the telegraph will surely have replied by the
time I indite to you my first letter of the coming
year. Meanwhile permit me, and indeed all
Italians, to wish you and your country milk, annoy
et takes.

Commander R. Williams, KN. hay beeen "ap-
pointed isaval mail agent on the Southampton sham.
Commander Keeney, 1t..N., naval mail agent on the South-
ampton station' has boon promoted to the rank of post
captain, and has retired from the naval mail service.
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