The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-03 00:00:00

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TURW, Azov.? XX

It is lay duty to furnish you with a statimeut of
Or causes which have hitherto delayed the libels-
lion of Mile White—an Get which I had announced
Is you as imminent. The King's Attorney.Oeneral,
rl:.l here the Fiscal Advocate, had in fact formally
etpehed to the judges for the release of the lady, but
y, coot's,' to general expectation, refused to
rise their consent I believe the Fiscal Advocate
int& nds n al • wing his application, when he will bring
Ilbr wad edditional remons and considerations ; but
irald the tribunal persist in its refusal, the govern-
ment, as every one sees, will be powerless.
The Pope is continuing his progress through Tu-
mmy. but it is quite uneventful. The fear al • new
seenedtt seems to diminish, and the constitu-
tionalist. are beginning to regain confidence. Either
the d;scouragetnent at ant was too great, or the pre-
sent confidence is excessive.

The Sardinian Minister, not being in a position to
pay Lis court to the Yount& has left Florence. and
estarned hither to sojourii amongst his friends daring
Pie Mono's stay in Tuscany..
I can state to you positively that the Duke of
orammont is going to Rome on a special mission,
Ibet of demanding administrative reforms. I wrote to
re some two months ago that at the time the Pope
Mme to Bologna he would either have granted no-
Suz; or has e merely conceded specious and wholly
bridequitc 'crams, or lastly would not hare carried
sot any substantial reforms, even supposing him to
bare announced and promised such. I now repeat
the same opinion with respect to each reforms as
Shall be asked of him by the French ambassador, be-
muse Rome is incapable of true and permasest ne•
Ihineatioo. la prosperoes times it was characteristic
el the Roman court to samone pride and obstinacy;
is less aaspiekvae periods to bend a little, but only to
mover its upright posture by dogromand regain what
k had last. It appears that Pa Mono believes he
bee fallen upoo tame dillering little from times of
Inameent the Sixth, for he is constantly saying that he
bolds his temporal powerboat God, and that by the as-
sistance of God be will maintain it entire and inviolate.
Astor his aseartien that he holds his temporal power
!ass God, I kaiser may sincere and devout subs-
ide who think, on the contrary. that it is the gift of
Bateskeedceting as they do on the immense injury it
boo Waisted on religion, and the veneration of mom
kr the papacy itself. A yet stranger to
bear the Pontiff speak so proudly of his
Bence, when it is notorious that but for French bayonets
be would not reign a single day. In the mean time,
kith • view to relieve Ina people a little from their
lm acid *aim, he has arranged with Austria that
el* lean henceforth maintain her garrisons of An-
cona and Bologna at her own expense, ma France
baa always done since 1849. That will be a oaring
to the marches and the Romagna of four millions
and a belt of francs per annum.

PORTUGAL

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LISBON, AVOVIIT 29.
Sir S. M. Pets I believe has now settled
the definitive contract for the construction of
the proposed railway between Oporto and Lis-
bon. 1 uniliutaad that the contract is now
signed by Sir S. M. Peto and by Senhor Carlos Into,
Minister of Public Works, on the part of the Parts-
/neer government. There are some alterations mods
in the text of the provisional contract, sad away
explanations and collateral addenda ban bees
netted. Some delay sad difSeulty were experienced
in settling the point of the Oporto terminus, the
Portuguese party having understood that the Doan
was to be bridged and the line brought into the city,
and Sir S. Pete contending that each woe sot contem-
plated, and asking 1,000 contos of Ms to tarry oat
ihe week in this manner. As Senbor Avila bad in-
formed the Cortes that the bridge was in the *strews
be was in some measure compromised; bat Ism told
the difficulty has been solved, and Sir S. Peto wi l kith
the railway at Villanou, and establish a steam Isny
over the Douro. A further alteration has bees aide
in the provisional contract as to the terse apes
whisk the government is to poems itself of the rail-
way ; but the text will soon be published, whin
these mitten may be known with accuracy. Sir
8. Pete bad an interview yesterday with the King.
The line of electric telegraph from Lisboa to Lon-
don ria Madrid and Paris will, I believe, be °posed
throughout the entire length in a few days,