The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-04 00:00:00

WIIRTEMBURG.

The government of Wurtemburg, following the
example of Baden, has proposed a law relative to
the Roman catholic clergy, which is equivalent to
the abrogation of the Concordat with Rome. It
has also proposed a now law relative to the press, in
which it gives up the right of suppressing journals
without a trial.

BOMBARDMENT OF CIVITELLA DEL
TRONTO.
NAPLES, SATURDAY.
The bombardment of Civitella del Trento com-
menced on Thursday Lat.
On Prince Carignan's visit to Admiral Mundy
he was saluted by the guns of the English fleet..
Italian troops are expected at Messina.

The generale of the Italian army are examining
the different positions.

THE SIEGE OF MESSINA.
NAPLES, ILtacit 2, &50 r.r.

General Fergola has declared to General Cialtlini
that the works commenced against the citadel
constitute a violation of the convention concluded
between himself and Garibaldi, and that he would
bombard the city should they be carried on.
General Cialdiai replied that for every inhabi-
tant of the city who might be killed or wounded by
the bombardment he would order an officer of the
garrison of the citadel to be shot.
He has also notified to General Fergola that he
does not consider him as a general, but as a rebel
against Kiug Victor Emmanuel.

AUSTRIA AND VENICE.
VIENNA, SoirDAr Emma.

A deputation from Venice, with Count Bembo,
podeata of that city, at their head, is expected here,
to present petitions to the Emperor in the name of
Venice.

RUSSIA.
tiT. PETERSBURG, MARCH 2.

The sittings of the Council of the Empire in re-
ference to the question of the peasants are
approaching their termination.
It is said that the emancipation of the serfs will
be proclaimed during Lent (0.8.).

HOLLAND.
THE HAGUE, MANCH 2.
. . . . . .

The Minister of the Interior stated to-day that
the ministers have tendered their resignations to the
King, and have respectfully requested his 3fajrsty
to form a new cabinet.

The King replied that he would consider what
the interests a thu country demauded, and in the
meanwhile has provisionally prorogued thu
Chamber.

THE CONFERENCE ON SYRIA.

BERLIN Bu3roAr.

It is stated that Prussia will not aCquieace in
the French proposal in reference to Syria. It is,
however, expected that the Conference will in a few
days consent to the prolongation of the French
occupation for some months.

SPECIE FOR THE EAST.
SOUTHAMPTON, Msace 4.

The Peninsular and Oriental Compativ's steamer
Ceylon, sailing hence to-day for the least, takes
ont in sovereigns, 4,890!. ; bar silver, 136,248/. ;
dollars, 23,911/. ; gold coin, 2,371/. ; and jewellery,
2,4371. ; total, 169,9041.

UNITED STATES.
QUEENSTOWN, SUNDAY.
The Royal Mail steamer Arabia arrived here at
6 p.m. to-day, embarked the mails and passenprs, and pro.
eeeded at 7.30 p.m. for New York. All well.

A Paris correspondent writes :—" I have just
beard that the Emperor wrote this day to his cousin, Prince
Napoleon, congratulating him very warmly on the success
of his speech yesterday in the Senate. His Majesty said
that if he did not share an the opinions expressed in the
prince's speech, he approved highly the rester part of ' the
noble and patriotic ideas' it contained."

A letter from Milan states that a subscription
hal been opened throughout Italy in aid of the population
of Gaeta, which suffered so much during the bombard.
moot. His Royal Highness Prince Carignan, lieutenant of
the kingdom, has put his name at the head of the list for
a subscription of 10,000 fr.

At Vienna, in the evening of the 28th ult.,
great many houses were Illuminated, in honour of the see-
stitutional concessions of the Emperor of Austria.
The Swiss Federal Council ban naked leave to
send some officers of engineers to Antwerp to assist
in the construction of the fortifications. The request was
at once granted by the Belgian government.