The Express. — 1858-02-22 (London, England)

ITALY.  PIEDMONT. (mom ova OWN 0011211  TURIN, Pm. 17. The relations at present existing between the Sardinian government and the French government are singular, and somewhat equivocal. Prince Latour d'Auvergnc has not delivered any note to Count Cavour upon the affair of the 14th of January. But whether by virtue of instruction' received, or through his own excess of seal, he continues, almost every day, urging the President of the Council of Ministers to proceed with increased vigour against the press and against the refugees. The solicitations have been augmented during the last few days, since the arrival from Paris of the first secretary of the French Legation here, Count Aimt d'Aquin, which has given rise to the belief that new and more pressing. instructions have come from the palms of the Tuileries. Bat it is certain that as well the ambassador as his secretary add to their instructions something of their own, perhaps in order to cause it to be fn rptten that the former comes from the ranks of the Legitimiets, and the latter owes his position entirely to the Home of Orleans. Besides this, the French Legation here has long been prejudiced against the liberal party, being connected by the ties of friendship with certain gentlemen of the old aristocracy, who find that all popular institutions stink in their nostrils, and I who are displeased by the indifference with which the public regards themselves. However, Count Cavour, feebly supported by England, and pressed upon by France, a few days ago did not hesitate loyally to lay before the King, Victor Emmanuel, a description of the very difficult situation of affairs ; showing that he, Count Cavour, could not recede a single step from the principles of enlarged liberty and national policy which he had loudly professed, but that the King might perhaps provide better for the urgency of the occasion by calling to the ministry persons who were more tractable, and lees compromised with the Liberal party. After a long and frank conversation, Count Cavour was earnestly requested by the King to go on in the same principles and policy that have been hitherto adapted, and not to invade the public liberties in any r ler to inflict any injury upon the destinies oiel= moat and the hors of Italy. This firmness on the pert of the King has given fresh courage te the Ministers and the country. Meantime, Victor Emmanuel, willing to believe that French demonstrations of friendship are sinosee, baps on bestowing the greatest marks of his favour upon the ambassador, and showing an unbounded confidence in him. It was noticed at the last courtbell that his Majesty entertained the Prince Latour d'Auvergne in conversation for nearly two hours. The clerical party, however, takes an ungenerous advantage of the annoyances to which the Sardinian government is exposed from foreign diplomacy, and is in hopes that the deplorable event of the Paris Opera Home will result in bringing about throughout Europe a general system of reaction and repression. The Civelki Cattolica has lately published an article of remarkable violence, in which it seeks to prove to Napoleon lIL that he is now only reaping what he had sown when he commended and proclaimed the principles of 1789. This morning, our Chamber, after • recess of more than twenty days, resumed its sittings, but without any incident worthy of notice. A.  speaks of Watt and Park as having been handcuffed on their landing in Naples. It was only en rout! to Salerno, and in their different tripe from the prison to the Procureur.Oeneral's house in Salerno that thg were handcuffed. The appeal made by the murderers of poor Blandford came before the court on Feb. 12, when the sentence was confirmed; all the previous time of their imprisonment counts for nothing. Some little talk ensued last week in consequence of a Swiss citizen called Pittet having received his passport, with an order to leave Naples. Pittet was the oonfidential servant during many years of the late Sir William Temple. It appears that he recently demanded payment of a debt from a countryman, who immediately denounced him to the police as one who was opposed to, and spoke against, the government. The consequence was as I have stated. Pittet leaves by the steamer of to-day for England via Marseilles.