The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-01 00:00:00

SUICIDEOF PRINCE GREGORY GHIKA.

The Merrier de Paris contains details in refe-
rence to the suicide of Prince Gregory Ghika, ex-
Hospodar of Moldavia, from which it would appear
that he committed the rash act under the influence
of wounded feelings, at being charged with embez-
zlement and forgery. The following document►
were found in his room :

Chateau of Mee, Aug. 24, 1857.

I am the victim of an abominable plot, and cannot live,
innocent though I be. The truth will one day appear. I
await my enemies before the tribunal of God.
(Signed) G. GIIIILL
Chateau of Mee, Aug. 24, 1852.

Dearly beloved wife, whom I adore,—li;es in; little angels
for mo. You know what I have suffered during my reign ;
and, oven when I thought to live happily In the bosom of
my family, my enemies followed me, and would not let me
have peace. The congers would make me a forger and dia.
honourable ! God will some day unravel the vile plot, and
the wretches will be unmasked.

(Signed) Ci. GIIIKA.

These documents, which are written in a clear and
firm hand, on the same sheet of paper, evince great
presence of mind and calmness on the part of the
prince•

VISIT OF TILE EMPEROR ALEXANDER

TO GERMANY.

The Dresden Journal publishes a letter of the
26th instant, from Berlin, in which it is said :
We have rocalvad some details respecting the projected
journey of the Emperor Ale:ander 11., which may be relied
on m proceeding from so authentic source. The Emperor
of Russia win arrive here ow the 14th of September ; on the
16th he will proceed to Darmetalt, when his Majesty will
masks about ma days.
. . . . . . _

It la looked upon u nearly cert►in, that ►t Dermstadt the
Cur will hare an interview with the Emperor of the French.
From dila capital the Cur will go to Wrimar and return to
Berlin 44,1 Stuttgart. Prince Clortchakoff is to accompany
the Emperor.

ITALY.

(711,011 01;1 OWII COLILIPONDENT.)
TURIN, Auct 6T 25.

Our king is going, on the 30th instant, to inau-
gurate the great works of the Mont Genie tunnel
with a fitting solemnity, by his personal assistance.
It is also said that, as a token of friendly and neigh-
bourly regard, and in consideration of the utility to
Franco not lees than to Italy, of this bold and
hitherto unhoped-for attempt to establish a new
atinge through the Alps, the Emperor of the
'rent h will send Prince Napoleon to grace the
festival, and to present his compliments to our Victor
Emanuel. On that 'very day the Archduke Maxi-
milian will make his entry into Milan, with his
newly-wedded spouse; but this event will not p.ro-
duce any effect upon the Lombards, except obliging
them to spend their money for illuminations and
festive preparations, and to put on an aspect of re-
joicing when they feel but small disposition to
do so. It is to be remarked that Venice
already, upon this occasion, has maintained
her wonted dignity of demeanoar. I have
now before my eyes the poetical composition/ which
the police authorities caused to be printed, to cele-
brate the nuptials and arrival of the prince. And
they are such verses! The blessed Mown must have
had a fit of ill-temper when they were dictated. I
cannot refrajiLfrom one observation here, which is
not less trian it is important, in forming our
judgments about Italy and the much calumniated
Italians. For a century back you cannot find
one single literary man of any renown amongst us
who has paid hie personal homage or flattered in
his writings the foreigner who oppresses us, and the
wretched governments who upon the foreigner rely.
The few amongst our good writers who are in easy
circumstances have led a very obscure and retired
life, whilst the others have borne with indomitable
fortitude their honourable poverty, and in come
instances exile or imprisonment It is not that
there have been wanting, on the part of the foreigner
and of the governments, invitations, solicitations,
and arts of seduction, addressed to these men, but
they hare each and all preserved their pens, like
that of Alessandro Maneoni,

Virgin di servo armor
E dl codwas atomic..
But one lamentable, though solitary, exception to
this was made by the author of Beeville" and of
Aristodemo " and this assuredly was owing more
to timidity and an impulse of imaginative excite-
ment than to any real corruption of the heart. The
nation, indeed, has never forgiven him that (suit,
and after thirty years universal censure still weighs
upon his tomb.
But let us proceed. Pio None has now been for
some days in Tuscany. What can 1 tell you about
him except the old story? Triumphal arches, cos-
tumes and decorations, music and crowds of people,
especially from the rural districts, priests; and friars
most compactions of all. The liforatere Toscana,
however, has, I must say, made bat scanty use of
hyperbolical language upon this occasion; indeed it
confesses that acclamations have only been heard
once, and that was when the Pope stood in front of
the terrace of the Pitti Palaoe, to bestow his benedic-
tion on the populace there assembled. The Florentines
are the Athenians of Italy, but very degenerate
Athenians. They are fickle as the Clouds" of
Aristophanes, whilst they are pungent and sharp as
his " Wasps ; " they run, I do not say willingly, but
eon furore, to any kind of festival; they are reli-
gious enough, but it is impossible for them to bridle
their tongues, and they hit everything and every-
body with their light shafts of elegant and epigram-
matic wit. So it is that, whilst an immense crowd
throngs around the Pope quips and satirical expres-
sions are flying in all directions. These inuendoe
are so refined and so Florentine that it is impossible
to translate them; but I cannot refrain from giving
you at least one. You are perhaps aware that, in
order to attract a great multitude of the peasantry to
Florence, the parish priests have held out hopes
that, in addition to the promised indulgences and
other spiritual boons, they might see the Popo per-
form some grand miracle. Great curiosity was thus
excited, and the greater inasmuch as miracles are
now-a-days becoming somewhat rare. On this ac-
count a few of the country people, on return-
ing to their homes, began to banter each
other upon having expected to see what
could not poribly happen ; when one of
them replied, 'told your, tongues, unbelievers
sr Lutherans as you are ! Don't you think it
is a miracle that the Pope, after such toils
and penances as he has undergone, keeps himself as
fat and rosy as a pomegranate still?"
The Pope, however, at the present moment is not
without some tribulation of his own. Those addresses
from Romagna which I have forwarded to you
weigh much upon his mind, as is proved by the per-
tinacity with which the clerical journals deny their
existence, avail themselves of a cavil which
is worthy of the casuists, and would do credit to
Father Sanchez or Father Escobar. In the States
of the Church it is prohibited even to address collec-
tive petitions to the sovereign. The Bolognese and
the Romagnese however, willing to keep to legality
even to the extent of a scrupulous observance, had
recourse, when Cardinal Antonelli prevented the
convocation of the Communal Councils, to the expe-
dient of addressing their petitions to theionfolenieri,
or mayors, of their respective towns, giving
them an express commission to communicate
these addresses and comment upon them to
his Holiness. Now the clerical journals, including
the Univers, with an impudent equivocation, do not
hesitate to affirm that no petitions of any sort have
been addressed to the Holy Father. Here is a new
example of "mental reservation" to be added to
those which are recorded in the " Provincial
Letters." But the Pope himself is but too cognisant
of these petitions, and he knows moreover that
Napoleon 111. has it always in his head to execute
Ilia design of promoting many and extensive reforms
in the Roman State, as I have mere than once in-
formed you, and in which desire the Emperor per-
fectly agrees with your government. The recall
of Rayneral and sending Grammont in his place
have no other object in view. Antonelli is therefore ,
using his utmost efforts to secure the reception of '