The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-25 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO THE

APPAIJII 07 ITALT.

The following is the letter of Lord John
Rumen to Sir James Hodson, which elicited the important
despatch of Coast Cavour, printed in the Daily New
of Saturday last:

" Foreign Offloe, Jam 21.

" Sir,—l Lave not taken any official notice of the decrees
you sent me, annexing, not to Sardinia, but to ' the Italian
state,' Naples, Sicily, Umbria, and the Marches. In fact,
the votes by universal suffrage which have taken place in
thee.) kingdoms and provinces appear to her Majesty's
government to have little validity. These votes are nothing
more than a formality following upon acts of popular is.
eurrection, or sariessful invasion, or upon treaties, and do
not in themselves imply any independent exercies of the
will of the nation in whose name they are given. Should,
however, the deliberate act of the representatives of the
several Italian states who are to meet on the 18th of Feb.
nary, constitute those states into one state, in the form of •
constitutional monarchy, • new question will arise. When
the formation of this state shall be anuouoced to her
Majesty, it is to be hoped that the government of the King
wr7l TM ready to show that the new monarchy has been
erected in pursues* ef the deliberate wishes d the people
of Italy ; and that it has all the attributes of • government
prepared to maintain order within, and the relations of peace
and amity without. The obligations of the various states
of Europe towards each other; the validity of the treaties
which fix the ,territorial circumscription of each state ; and
the duty of acting in a friendly manner towards all its.
neighbours with whom it is not at war—these are the
general ties which bind the satires of Europe together, and
which prevent the suspicious, annuli. and discord that
might otherwise deprive peace of all that makes it happy
and secure. It is not without • purpose that I have made
these general observations. My despatch of the 31st of
August last need not here be repeated ; but the sentiments
there expressed eootinue to animate hie Majetty's govern.
ment. After the trouble.; of the last few years Europe has
• right to expect that the Italian kingdom shall not be a
Dew source of dissension mod alarm. You may read this
despatch to Count Cavour, and if he wishes you may give
hint a copy of it.—l am, to.,
(Signed) "J. nuasett."

Mr. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. -- Par-
liamentary returns relating to the above board were Issued
this morning. The total of the salaries of the board staff,
Including all departments, amounts, it appears, to
23.3471. lA gd., of which the permanent salaries amount to
14,5741. its. Bd. The estimate of the sum required to be
raised by the board for the year 1861, is 125,68°1. 7s. 2d. An
approximate estimate of the amount which will be required
during the year for the execution of sewerage works, ex.
elusive of main drainage, and other special account works,
is 27,7401. The east of works and improvements in the
superintending architect's department during the year, is
estimated at 13,5001.

Between the let of April, 1860, and the 31st of
March kat, the total sum expended at Enfield factory wee
216,055/. 2a. it The number of guns delivered into store
during the lame date from Enfield, being musket. and Her
(pattern 1833) made by machinery oomplete, was 99,443.

The following notice to parliamentary agents is
printed with the orders of the day :—" The Speaker dine&
that all amendment* to private bills, which have When.,
bees brought to his secretary for the Speaker's sanetion,
*hall henceforward be submitted to the Speaker's etwsseL"