The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-11 00:00:00

THE LAST FRENCH ANNEXATION.

A correspondent of the Brussels LukpendAotee
writes :

The Prince of Monaco appears well satisfied with the
treaty which he has concluded with France, and here in
official circles there is a similar feeling ; for if the sum,
four millions of franca, appears high, it should be remem-
bered that the prince has ceded several forests of
great value. The wood, which is now state
property, will be of the greatest service to our
navy, especially as important shipyards are to be estab-
lished in the little port of Villafranca, situated between
Nice and Monaco. It seerna that the arrondiesement of
Menton is not well pleased at being annexed to France,
and dislikes submitting to French laws, especially to the
conscription, which has been very badly received in the
newly-annexed provinces. Several families have left, and
will establish themselves at Monaco. At Nioe the same
difficulties exist in the relations of the new adminis-
trators to the inhabitants ; perhaps the severity of the tax
collectors has something to do with it,

(arum's rmsasms.)
ITALY.
TURIN, SUNDAY Emma.

The King will go to Milan to-morrow.
The Opinion gives a denial to the report that
Garibaldi had made a journey to Turin, in order to
confer with King Victor Emmanuel.

THE SIEGE OF GAETA.
ROME, Fzs. 10.
The following official telegram, dated Gaeta, 6th
Feb., has been received here :
Yesterday a gunpowder magazine exploded near
the Porta di ferra. The cause of the explosion is
not known. A general and fifty men were buried
in the ruins.

This explosion opened a breach at the extremity
of the fortifications facing the sea.
The Sardinians bombarded the city by land and
by sea with great violence until midnight. The
bombardment proved, however, a second failure.
The place suffered less damage from the fire of
the besiegers than on the 22nd Jan.
Many houses have been burnt.
The resolution of the King and the garrison to
continue the defence is still unshaken.

General Ferrari and Duke Sangro are dead.
A French priest has also been killed.
Count Averspare and Majors Sangro and Sanse-
verino have had their legs amputated.

GAETA, FRB. 9, Nounirc.

The armistice expires at 10 o'clock to-day.
Several persons remain buried in the ruins. M.
Jaoquemine, commander of a battery received from
Rome, has died suddenly.
A Sardinian steamer has conveyed 200 Neapoli-
tan wounded from Gaeta to Mola di Gaeta and
Naples.

NAPLES, Frs. 9, 3 r.w.

General Cie:Alai sent ice, leeches, and medicine
to Gaeta, but the Neapolitans having violated the
armistice by working at their batteries and repair-
ing the breaches caused by the bombardment, he
has declared that he must break off all communica-
tion with the garrison.
Hostilities will therefore be resumed, and the
Sardinians will in all probability succeed in widen-
ing the breach in the course of to-morrow.
Henceforth no flag of truce will be received
unless it should come to propose the capitulation
of the fortress.

TURIN, Fn. 9.
The Official Gazette publishes the following tele-
gram, dated Mola di Gaeta, Feb. 8 :
" The garrison of Gaeta having demanded a pro-
longation of the armistice for 12 hours, General
Cialdini granted it, and besides offered to take
charge of 400 sick and wounded Bourbon soldiers,
as the hospitals of Gaeta were overcrowded.
Two steamers were on the point of leaving to fetch
200 wounded when Cialdini learned that the breach
was being repaired. He immeliately broke off
all communication with the place, declaring that he
would make no more concessions, and that he
would recommence the bombardment on the follow-
ing day."

MARSEILLES, SATURDAY.
• Letters from Naples to the 6th inst. announce
that disturbances had taken place at Nota Ascoli
and Avellino.
Advices from Rome state that the Russian Mi-
nister, M. de Wolkouski, being detained in that
city by illness, another Russian diplomatic agent
was about to convey to Gaeta the Grand Cordon
of the order of the White Eagle, conferred on
Francis 11. and the Bourbon Princes by the Em-
peror of Russia.
ROME, Frs. 6 (vii Marseilles).
_

Strong columns of Piedinontese troope are march-
ing through Umbria towards Naples. A portion
has already arrived at Perugia.

The committee at Rome for annexation to Sar-
dinia has advised the citizens to participate in the
gaieties of the Carnival, as the aspect of affairs is
satisfactory.

CHINA.
TIEN.TSIII, Dec. 2 012)
There is no news of importance. The weather is
intensely cold, but the condition of the troops is
satisfactory.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 23.
Lord Elgin is still here. The rebels are quiet.
The second instalment of the indemnity has been
paid. Trade is generally very dull.
News from Japan announces that the state of
affairs was not satisfactory. The Prussian Envoy
to Japan had not attained the objects of Ms
mission.
CANTON, Dec. 31.
The revised tariff is now enforced. The man-
darins are levying heavy inland duties.

POINT DE GALLI; JAN. 18.
The Loyal Lily has been lost on the island of
Bintang.