The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-09 00:00:00

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•It is AO ado" with the numerous societies of
rifleman to Switmirland, to assemble every year in
one of OM cant". for the purpose of exercise.
Recent clinometer:es give unusual importance
to the approsaidng gathering. A fact worthy of
notice is that the assemblage will meet at Berne—
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more than twenty-five years having elapsed since
this patriotic meeting has been held there. The
central committee charged with making the
necessary arrangements, and which is presided
over by Colonel Kurz, has just addressed a
circular to the societies of riflemen. The committee
insists much upon the importance of this year's
gathering. " The army, which for many years has
been but a cause of distraction," says the circular,
"bas recovered the rank which it held amongst our
ancestors. The man who is armed is free." We also
read:
Beaten, then, dear brothers, from far and wide, to join in
this solemnity. Doubtlem you will bring different political
views; but all will be welcome. The tho friend of
peace, who, to move surely attain his object, iaclines to yield
something of his rights, will not receive a less cordial recep-
tion then the breve patriot who will not hear of pesos be-
cause it has sot been conquered by war, but purchased by
coneeesions. All them discords harmonies in one ruling
thought—Nenkhatal is, sad must remain, eaclueively Swiss;
and when this cry retreads over oar mountains, is our
valleys, end outside our frontien, it Inds a universal echo:
all CUMMINS of opiates are Whoa, and all banners are
groped round our common banner—that of the Federation.

A Berlin letter of April asap In consequence
of the quantity of foreign bank notes which made
their appearance at the last Frankfort fair, the
Minister of Commerce has requested the ancients of
the corporation of Berlin to give their opinion upon
the government project for prohibiting the circulation
of all foreign bank notes in Prussia. This news has
produced great agitation at the Bourse.•

A letter from St. Petersburg, in the Nurd of
Brussels, says :—" The operation of raising the
vessels sunk in the port of Sebastopol has com-1
minced. There are upwards of eighty of them, and
sixteen have already been recovered, namely, the
Chereonese steamer (260 hone-power), four trans-
ports, one brig, two schooners, two tenders, and six
smaller craft. The four transports are already afloat
and are engaged in conveying provisions and equip-
ments. The Chersonese is under repair at Nicolaieff,
land will be launched again in spring. Besides these
I vessels, the government has six sailing transports
and some steamers of from 60 to 100 horse-power.
It has but lately bought five screw schooners, which
are to cruise along the eastern coasts of the Black
Sea."

ITALY.

PIEDMONT.

(nom sus SPECIAL

TURIN, Aram 4.
I have already made you aware of the very great
interest the people of Piedmont take in the English
elections. Nothing, however, has given them leo
much pleasure as the success of Lord John Russell
in the City. This is a very great change; for until
lately his name was never listened to with patience,
on amount of his speech, delivered some years ago,
la which he spoke of the humanity of the Austrian
nt and the impatience of the Italians under
=rsinrl:. However, his lordship on the hustings
hen SIM then redeemed himself in the eyes of the
haws, and he is now looked upon as the champion
at Italian liberty. h the last parliament Lord John
grembied to bring before the house the atrocities
semrdtted at Bologna under the cloak of the law;
but sow the Austrians use no subterfuge, but openly
try and condemn Italians not their subjects by Alla-
than comb-martial Depend upon it, the Italians
expect that Lord John won't forget his promise,
and I am sere he would not if he heard the expres-
sions of pleasure uttered by the Piedmontese when
they learned the manner the English people received
the announcement that intervention by England
would be justified if Austria attempted to attack
Sardinia.
The papers also refer to what was said on the West-
minater and Southwark hustings. Great regret is
expressed that Messrs. Cobden and Bright are not in
parliament, but nevertheless it is remae*ed that they
have brought it upon themselves by their peace-at-
any-pries speeches. The greatest dinippointment is
expressed at Mr. Layard not being returned ; and
fervent hopes are entertained that the Scotch won't
return Mr. Sarni° Cochrane, the patron of the King
of the Cap of Silence. Reports are rife that the
King of Naples is to receive from the Argentine
republic a certain sum per head for the men
he experts to America. Surely our cruisers are
entitled on the high seas to liberate these Nea-
politans, on the same principle as they liberate
the African negro. Although the Neapolitans are
not of so dark a colour, the King of Naples is about
to seU his subjects the same as say Atrium chief.
Isee that some of the papers allude te the erotism
of France and England to heal the Were between
the governmenta of Sardinia sad Airdrie. The
diplomatiets are now too late. Prance and England
in April, 1856, what is now in full vigour
7171867 ; and such a breach cannot be healed
an Austru gives to the Italiansin her pretended
dominions the same privileges and liberties as are
enjoyed by the Piedenentese. Nothing can be more
significant of the times than the robbery of ammu-
nition from the Austrian powder magazine in Venice.
I tell you frankly, the publication of Count Ray-
neval a confidential despatch has been next to a
death-blow to Italian faith in diplomacy. But
the Italians wish to " give the devil his due."
Some of the lower clergy, who suffer such tyranny
from the higher, say that Louie Napoleon is
in favour of Italy, and that the confidential de-
spatch is a concoction of Walewski and Rayneval,
and was kept secret from their imperial master.
How long is this Count Walewski to rule the desti-
nits of a great part of Europe? When one knows
his antecedents and thinks of them, hie position is
even more extraordinary than that of Napoleon 111.
Bat I am sceptical as to this clerical report, and put
faith in one which came yesterday from 1.4111-
FazteLtlwr.itattenthe French rdperor has, with owtn.
the Archduke ' cordial Maximilian, enewri beingryappoinerted
all governor of the Lombard and Venetian States.
Gerera fluky, the commander-in-chief of the
Austria army in these states, is a Frenchman.
While the government here are acting with calm-
ness and dignity in their foreign affairs, they are
by no means neglecting internal improvements.
Besides the modification of the penal wde (a great
blow to the other states in Italy), they have been
pissing some very liberal measures as to the Jews;
1 and Baran Rothschild, however mach he may be
I joined by his railways to Austria, should not forget
that government which has done so much for his
nation. The Chambers yesterday passed a bill for
three new professorships in the University of Turin
—for French Literature, General Statistics, and the
Philosophy of History. Here we have actual proof
of what an Italian State may become if blessed
with that style of government which Count Ray-
newel declares they are incapable at
or of understanding. The aptation onaViding:Let
ii very great at present in Bologna, and I
stand at Kee explanatory notes are sheet is be
published from that city which will make a tamale
el=et Oardinal Antanelli.
sigatbs sleet I write to you of the
grarn
szerileritiel Mitrians were making at Pole, um
Setirsidged theddriatie, the Abets et which will
be Wirt& Saws if the ward ei d
Sere laresseiei tame. They have triphd thsie
=nib. YR% girl they hays new on the docks
the gsenior of 90 pas and 800 horse-power, a