The Express.
London, England, 1852-05-27 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, MAT 21.
It appears that Senor Mon was sent for yesterday
by the Queen, and charged to form a now ministry.
He had a carte blanche given him as to his colleagues.
On his return to Madrid to confer with his poli-
tical friends, and set about organising his
cabinet, he received a communication from
tho husband of the Queen Mother contain-
ing a list of the conditions to which Mon was
required to agree. The latter, who had flattered
himself that for once he might form an unfettered,
unpledged cabinet, saw in this communication of the
Duke of Rieman* another of the many contradictions
so peculiar to the palaw,and which here render govern-
' meat so difilcult,tw up the eharge he had undertaken,
and there is not as yet any new combination talked
of. The Bravo Murillo cabinet, notwithstanding the
affectation of confidence manifested by its organs in
the daily press cannot possibly carry on the Queen's
government much longer, on account of tho just
alarm which it has excited in public opinion,
which accuses it of having given a death
blow to the press, deadened the springs of
the administration of justice, damaged trade
by stamp laws in which a mass of vexatious
details, such as regulating the number of words
and letters in each leaf of stamped paper, and
other pranks which would be scarcely believed if
they were not recorded in the official prints.

ITALY.

TURIN, MAT 22.
I hasten to inform you that the ministry, as modi-
fied by the late crisis, has been this day presented to
tho Chamber by the Chevalier d'Azeglio, the late and
present prime minister. MM. d'Azeglio, Paleocape, and
I Pernatilsave steamed their respective portfolios of Fo-
reign Alike, Public Works, and Interior ; M.
Boscempagni has accepted the department of Justice,
vacated by M. Galvagno ; and M. Cibrario has
been named Minister of Finance, in lieu of M.
Cavour. The Department of Public Instruction,
lately held by M. Farini, is provisionally entrusted
to M. Boncompagai. M. Lamarmora retains the
2rnt of- War, to which that of Marine is
eM. d'Azeglio declared to the Chamber tint
the late Dries was occasioned, not by any difference
between him and his late colleagues in matter of
principles, but only in the manner of applying
them—that all were devoted to the constitution and
meant to support it.
Thus disappears all immediate danger of a re-ac-
floury cabinet coating in ; and as it is known that
the Chevalier Cibrario is devoted to Count de Cavour,
lit ill hewed and believed that able minister will soon
MIMS his place in the cabinet with M. d'Azeglio.
The present ministerial crisis has brought into
secerescuipicnons notice than he had hitherto had, a
pear nobleman of as yet unappreciated, because
untried, abilities, bat who, it is more than probable,
will one day act a distinguished part in the affairs of
his country. Count Alfieri, only son and heir
of the Marquis Alfieri* ,o, who so deservedly
enjoys the highest sendlim. , both as a states-
man and on amenell et Na high character and posi-
tion, as heir to mime and title of the noble poet,
the bout et ends blip
In my last manniniation I called your attention
to seer einnafiable atlas signed by Count Alfieri,
lathe Ifiserphserito, width is now published under
Na iminenes and direction, and partisalsrly to that
elf Sunday, the 14th inst., in wide& he points out the
Impolicy of Count do Career's s=l M. Ratting
se President of the Climber of
Count Alfieri, with his eharacteristis indspen-
dense of mind, has thus adapted a lined polities in
to M. de Caves and his pare, though
silo
two of them, bed ends tirernllnerais
(Aiello, the Sardinian deter in to sad
Count de Caner, by his resent marriage. tis be-
lieved that his present entrance upon the scene of
pada by the pros is only preeoinary to his taking
1 fter a more prominent in public affairs,
1 and justifies the opinion of ' friends, who think
that, but for the law which excludes him till the age
el thirty from entering the legislature, he would
already have proved that opportunity only was
was to utilise his abilities; while his conduct
thus hews a striking contrast with that d the young
labile et this country, who in general eschew all
share awl even intend in politics, to devote their
biome ambrively to pleasures, with the exception
d sum Samba cultivate the fine arts, and a still
triadisr member to more serious studies.

In the sitting of the 42nd of the Chamber of De-
puties at Turin all the new ministers were in their
official places. M. d'Azeglio, the president of the
council, addressed the Chamber as follows :
It is my duty to give the Chamber some explanations on
the late ministerial crisis. Dimensions arms in the ca-
binet, not on questions of principle, but on questions of
useution. The cabinet resigned; his Majesty has
been pleased to entreat me with the formation of
a new cabinet. I ventured to remark on that
occasion that my labours, both of mind and body, during
the last few years, had greatly impaired my health, and
that I had nothing to offer the King bat my good
intentions. His Majesty declared that sufficient, and
added, that my acceptance of office would be highly
useful to himself and the country. I obeyed, be-
cause I confide in the aid of others. I confide in the
feeling parliament has evinced towards me
good feeling
the last three years. I confide still more in
that patriotic devotedness which has been our guide
through so many difficulties, and given us sufficient energy
to overcome them to our honour, and to save our liberties.
I confide in the support of our new as well as our old friends,
mil of my new and old colleagues. I, lastly, confide in that
pad faith which has shown itself proof against all tempts-
tics", and will ever be, as hitherto, the guide and support
of the state. The programme of the cabinet is the same as
before ; firmness in supporting constitutional institutions; the
continuation of the reforms we have commenced ; good faith
with respect to conventions at home, and good faith also in
our transactions with foreign nations ; our complete inde-
pendence at any price and for ever. On such foundations,
and with such support, the cabinet will commence its ca-
ner with confidence. Should its hopes not be realised, Clod,
who will not allow Piedmont to perish, will then confide
this country to abler hands.

ROME, MAT 20.
Although from the expressions of some of the
Paris journals, and the financial estimate of the next
year's expenses, it has been inferred that the French
government intends shortly to withdraw its army
from the occupation of the Roman States, circum-
stances are frequently occurring here which induce
the Romans themselves to form a contrary opinion.
I have already alluded to the expense which has
been incurred in fitting up the ex-post office as a club
house for the exclusive use of the French officers,
which would most probably not have been the case

if the departure of the troops had been considered
Ist proxlmats event. Last week, by a very irregu-
kr Wren* of authority, the municipality put forth a
,to the proprietors of land in the neigh-
Uiae of the capital, informing them that the
engineers wore about to draw up • plan of
environs of Rome, with the principal positions
111111 pied by the French army during the siege, and
laming them against offenng any hindrance or
Allntroying the temporary buildings which the engi-
seers might end necessary to erect on their land, un-
der pain of paying for any such damage, and order-
ing them finally to furnish lodging and means
of transport at the request of the French officers.
This has been already magnified into an intention,
on the part of the French, to fortify the neighbour-
hood of the city, and contributes therefore to the
belief that their departure is not to be looked for as
yet. The re-construction of the Papal army, the
condition of the French departure, proeeeds but
slowly, but the enlistment of foreign recruits, accord-
ing to Halbermatten's plan, which has been for some
time past suspended, is now resumed, and the French
and Pontifical governments have authorised the en-
rolment of a battalion of French volunteers for the
service of his Holiness. About seven hundred
foreigners are now quartered at Macerate, chiefly
Swiss, Bavarians, and Belgians, who may be consi-
dered as the nucleus of the heterogeneous and hire-
ling bands which are to uphold the temporal glories
of the Papal throne on the retreat of the French
and Austrians. M. Obersohn of Fribourg, has just
been appointed chaplain to this force, which is enti-
tled the " let Foreign Regiment in the service of
the Holy See." A battalion of Roman chasseurs is
being diligently instructed and exercised at Velletri
in the tactics of the Chasseurs de Vincennes, under
the inspection of some French officers of that
corps. The soldiers are armed with the redoubta-
ble Vincennes rifle. The cavalry of hie Holiness
amounts to six squadrons of dragoons, between 700
and 800 men, and the artillery consists of a regi-
ment of Swiss and Romans, the debris of the war,
under the orders of Colonel Ellger, a veteran Seise
of Sonderbund celebrity. The Roman infantry makes
but little progress numerically, and is very ill
instructed and disciplined ; many of the best men
have been drafted into the gendarmerie, which is the
sup most strengthened of late; so that, considering
the little sympathy at present prevailing between
the inhabitants and the government of the Roman
stater, we can hardly deem the withdrawal of the
armies of occupation as an event at all desirable for
the ecclesiastics until they aro a little stronger at
home.
The discontent produced by the newly-imposed
taxes throughout the country is already giving rise
to serious collisions, and will require all the strength
of the government to suppress it. I mentioned in
my lest that disturbances had taken place at
Velletri, where the inhabitants had preferred their
goods to bo seized rather than submit quietly to the
tax on trade and industry. The state of that town
is still such as to determine the government to send
a column of 200 gendarmes to assist the tax gatherer
in his operations.
M. Thiers is still here in inglorious exile,gradually
convincing himself, to his own no small surprise, of
the thorough hopelessness of engrafting any species
e political amelioration, in harmony with the ad-
vancement and civilisation of the present age, upon
the thoroughgoing and necessarily systematical des-
potism of clerical recyinie. He has already had an
interview with Cardinal Antonelli, and will probably
be admitted to the honour of kissing Pio Nono's foot,
before leaving the Eternal City for Naples, in conse-
quence of the exceptional privilege granted him by
King Ferdinand.
This being Aseension•day, the Pope repaired in the
morning with his customary state to the church of
St. John Lateran, from the balcony of which he an-
nually blesses the assembled crowd. The splendour
of the festival was spoiled in the present instance by
the badness of the weather, and his holiness im-
parted but a diluted blessing upon the few spec-
tators who ventured to brave the elements in his
behalf.
A sanguinary affray took place on the day before
yesterday at the Oabbione eating-house, near the
Fountain of Trevi, in consequence of two French
dragoons refusing to pay six beiocchi (3d.) for some
wine which they had called for, the price of which
had been explained to them beforehand. Words on
the subject led to blows, and the dragoons, drawing
their long swords, slashed at everybody and every-
thing that came in their way, and seemed especially
intent on the destruction of the fat and good-natured
host, Pasquale, thrusting him at the sword's point
into the inmost penetralia of the kitchen, until,
,unded by his night-capped myrmidons.
" Honour, despite, revenge, and shame,
At once into his stomach came,"

and, grasping a large frying-pan of boiling oil, he
threatened his assailants with instant destruction.
The dragoons were too wise to face the fat, and
therefore retreated under a shower of plates and
culinary missiles, inflicting some wounds in their
, and stabbing especially Pasquale's t son, a iloaylar twelve years old, twice in the groin. The
onslaught was finally put an end to by the appear-
ance of the French gendarmes, and the:boy, whose
wounds are very serious, was immediately consigned
to the hands of a surgeon.

GERMANY.
PRUSSIA.

According to the ibieg;eoacette the cabinet of
Berlin has within the last few days addressed a com-
munication to the Austrian government upon the
present commercial and customs relations of Ger-
many. After remarking that Prussia has never
ceased to direct its endeavours towards a union of all
German states in the province of material interests,
the writer proceeds to observe that to establish such
a union on a solid basis, it is necessary to advance
gradually, taking existing interests into account. Then
glancing at the actual situation, he declares that
Prussia will be prepared to enter upon negotiations for
the conclusion of a treaty with Austria, so soon as
the Zollverein shall be completely reconstructed.
The note is said to be conceived in the most cour-
teous and conciliatory terms, without containing any
expression to imply a surrender of the privileges
hitherto maintained in Berlin on the subject.
The Frankfurter states that all danger of a rup-
ture between Prussia and the Southern Zollverein
States may be considered as at an end; that Prussia
is ready at once to lay down the basis of a treaty
with Austria, and give positive assurances respecting
a future commercial union.