The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-12 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, JAN. G.
General Canedo is appointed Captain-General of
Madrid, in the place of General Pezucla resigned.
This evening there is a grand reception at Queen
Christina's palace. The municipality of Madrid has
voted funds for celebrating aide to begin on Feb.:,
and last three days, in honour of the birth of the
Princess Royal.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.

A letter dated Hamburg, January t, says :
Various letters receiied this day from Kid, an-
nounce that the Danish
.government has at length
signified its acquiescence in the latest propositions of
Austria and Prussia, with regard to the kind of ad-
ministration to be set up in the two duchies. Ac-
cording to this intelligence the differences between
Germany and Denmark arc to be considered as set-
tled by the diplomatic mission of M. de Bill° to
Berlin and Vienna. _

Ench of the provinces of Holstein and Schleswig
will have its provincial deliberating assembly, and a
special minister for the regulation of interior con-
cerns, responsible to the King of Denmark
only. The re-ors sociatis of the Schleswig'
Holstein equestrian order, and a variety of other
relations between the duchies, arc to be upheld, and
tho future possiblo incorporation of Schleswig with
Denmark is to be expressly guarded against. In
order to arrive at this solution of its differences with
Germany, the government of Denmark has had to
relinquish, as it will be seen, its favourite idea of
consolidating the monarchy; and as this is also a
popular system, much opposition to, if not the Noe-
tion of, the convention may bo expected in the
clambers.
The present administration of Holstein has just
given notice that, after the 30th iust., the 10 mark

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GERMANY.

The Inter Z dotty states that the labours of the
Catmints,. of the Hanoverian Chambers, to which
ales I,,igy for union with the Zollverein was referred,
sr, likely to have an unexpected termination. M.
Stuic, the firmer minister. is one of the commission,
vat ha. used go.at interest to have the merits of the
mat't' &soused in an vclusively political light.
ilt
6 k•arn that his siva* are decidedly anti-Prussa n,
e‘preted that he will prevail upon his col-
L..,„41., 4 to re, orotund the rejection of the treaty.
A little animation was infused into the proceedings
ct il.c Prussian legislature on ednesday. upon
kingia:t up in the First Chamber of the report
or. t},,, tot,i for regulating the proceedings to be
n against noti-jmlicial offending functionaries,
M. ll.n.esnaun nosed the postponement of the meo-
w.- until the itovriinient hail carried out the pro-
rim. of t!.t cutistoutinn. and had proposed a bill de-
*sir.; the responsilslitirs ot the Mailers of the
won. M. llamemann.s !peed! was very moderate.
Stahl justified the sinister, in omitting to bring
is lb.' bill in the pei sent state of Europe, when all
ea. tin.Lng to •ibsolutkii. Mini•ters were already
re.i.,,nsi:.!o to Ow King—what more was wanted?
w.,01,1 M. Ilan...mann have the cabinet answer-
al!: to thi when.? But these might be dissolved
any mieoent. and thin, the speaker supposed,
AsCre to be answerable to the clectons.
Mathis opts,* d the views of the previous speaker,
dirca,,l all ali•olute government. but refused to
Soma the motion, Lest it might seem es if the
eh-milers king. M. Gerlach. true to
kis tilse:uti4t n• tions. insisted that no obligation
re•tid ministri es to ilitnaluce inch a law ; besides,
ar. si.i. .s were already responsible to the King.
M. II i, norm's motion was rejected by a majority-
et s: 3.. f votes.

ITALY.

I:OMAN STATES.

A I.•ttir from !tame. of the alt., in the 3fes-
-04 ..! of Nislena, mentions a rumour that his Ho-
intends I. rtPrring the cardinal's hat upon two
pnlau• of the thumb of France, in the next con-
One of thtsc prelates. it is confidently
sosa•
f'etl. will be the .Irehhishop of Bordeaux. Father
Irancht. a Jcsnit. who has passed the greater part
of &slit.. in Syria. anion.; the 'Muses and Maronitcs
rf Man !Amen. las just been named aposto-
lic:l i;c:eg tie of .M:sopotamia. He is specially
isigmettil to confer with M. Ltvalette, the French
winker at Constantinople, in order to devise the
hi• an for flit, protection and defence of the Chris-
Wu,, of the Elsit. The same correspondent adds that
the pittite4s of the Count it of State arc soon to re-
comm. ate. roc of the measures to be discussed being
the n :id of the religious establishments, by freeing
ti.m from taxation. The booths and shops which
now di-figure the l'antlicon of Agrippa am, it is said,
b., It moored.

INDIA.

(1 V tLICTRIV

BOMBAY, Die. 17.
Phost M wa.s still living.
The sort ii-wvst frontiers were still in a threatening
state.

Sir C. Campbell's forces had not yet returned, and
•ere still without battle.

Our naval forces arrived at Rangoon on the 2;th
of October. 'the Commodore allows the Governor
a ddav of 35 days to obtain from Ara compliance
with hi, detnandl After which, ho will proceed to
enforce them.

11. c Sixam's debt to the English government was
not all paid yet, nor likely to be so.
Bombay has been quiet for the last three weeks.
Be the Directors' orders the greater part of Ali
M..arad's territory in Upper Seinde is to be occupied.
A division, under General Manson, aided by the
!Calton Brigade, will effect these orders. The Aden
ripirdition was abandoned.
3loncy abundant, for theseasoa. Company's Five
pir Cent. Loan, 104 ; Four per Cent. ditto, 110. Bills
of ixeliange, six months, 2s. 1;d. per rupee.
Margin of imports too full. Prices without remu-
uration. and lowering.
Exports, better appearance.
...ton abundant ; :1 to ts 7 per candy.
Freights.—For London, 21. 10s.; for Liverpool, 21.

THE "PRESERVED" MEATS AT

I'URTSMOUTIL

S:r.ee last Tuesday week, the Board of 111118148e111 op.
p.:t.ted by the Admiralty to diactuage the
taskdv
el r. ',Unit this foul fraud, have gone
:ad as each day as their physical erirgies
mrc.tted. The operation of forting open the tin OM tusk
p.At .11 a large empty sure of the Clarence Vielon=
yard. and it was simply this.—upon two
was paned a Lug boar-I, around which afoul wa-
it' re. and as the cover was raised each aid ell las -
etartesl back from the feazfal afiafa snideild
Mt they next a step farther; they et= the eta of its
pil e's's, sail failisa it to be thatit% stigma sr
atuu.,d, put it beck seals sad pined It Is the yawl Si
tic. r stood pettedly, arrayed is,long liars, of every WSW
trim I lb.. opt. aid which no parer-by may ap-
proach is safety.
Now, will not the public ask, how is it possible, that,
Beet suss Oa year 151.5, Goldner should have had the eons
trot, setwitlumasling the comprition and the many other
trades seat in ? what magic was it that he was always
Crtmate as to be declared the contractor I Had Green-
mch *Sip. or any tadivideal high is aka, tightest
there, say thing to do with it ?
The following explanation' of the digegoilissie midst
'tat prose reed meats were Mimed to INIFFIri Aim gad
Lacs., of the ramie which Mel ne the reseed imdeagalles
at two mists, which had bees eontracMd Its by tbe
Ad-
n.ralry at l'artamouth, appears in the Oleireir of yes-
today.

" The presenel meat is supplied in tin anthiers of a
certain thinearice and strength, hermetically SOOlaill. The
10p1,4 is obtained by contract, and eatiest se esessinetiss
—say cannier use, award, haa•mas
teretyfour limn—it is Burden /Mae& b paean
I riaister, but a certain gest MO 'sr sent
1,141 y npristd. la this Men be amsegbaksi
it tin ciaken actually whetbse Wimps, pans et
th, mualid lave beau i bet whin 111•=1" merge r meat in the whale is ism it must
LAPSts th.d on some occasions hrSaissisfae contenct in this
st spat via swap, odic', hen the tespenibility of easel-
amitterf eanidor. but this is not the esesionsesetthe nests
tutofiag un,. tvietablea. If the air has ,Ms the
mister, ar was not critically entirely or If there
wte a select ia the original curing, meet whM IS semi-
rutioa appi an pn rf,tly good and is prepped: peamd, woehl
corrupt mid hanowe unserviceable. reigned nest was
Ent issus-4 to the navy, as an article of cogalk•S kr the sick
lithe year 1413. It wan also supplied in • limlhd quantity
to Captain l'an7 on his Arctic voyage in 1919, nod &gait le
Clptain Trotter's Shim in the Niger Expedition in 1910.
Ti s o rorts ia these instances were favourable; SIM se U.S
anal., from its comparative scarcity and cost, sight only be
basoli red se oat of luxury, its general ma in the
eery um not then contemplated. In ItlO a post en
pre ',reed /scat was taken out by Mr. 60We/eh sad trews
tau time masolerable improvement was mad* lathe art of
teas 'torture, and in the cost at which it could be supplied;
'add. ronaNat nes of this the Hoard of Admiralty were in- !
dun d in Ps autlyirim the issue of preserved meat, *R-
P ran. ntilly, on • more extensive male. The trial thus
Pude 'plea:tog to he snecesoful, tke hoard et Aiairslty, •
by a eatalar of the 2lith of April, 1617, direend all pare
it noi meat should be introduced es sw sealed
in, the airy, and issued to ships cm Weiss stellees ens Asp
is each wiek, with preserved potatoes, is Ism et e ask beef
ration. About the end of 14 IN, or in the beshisteg el 1199,
WU reported to the Admiralty that, is addition to soh
oetsOon4 eondeoniatSon of presevered meat as are eammesa
solnd pros i.ions, parts of the animal not It for ups
ia a row instances, been found mixed with*. sesse.
sal inte,,dille steps were at once taken to rem*
the (14. to the following year (1M.50) paw ow
W 5, entered into with Mr. (Miami, sot In
:I, istreuvl quantities of preserved nest
required for the navy, a further contract was made b:l2
that gentleman for a large additional supply. It was in
the GO4re of examining the first deliveries Mader this NW
Intl Mat an improper substance was dimmest be ens ef
The ealuiters, and upon this the whole quaatity saner oto
amounting to 22,32-Mb., was at once rejected ; and
emPlaials at the same time reaching the Admiralty of the
out to
fatale *id quilt; of the preserved meat then bass wined
shiP s abroad, orders were iinamillogaly amt alba COILjnynItIS in.( on foreign stations to stop the Imo of
sad prosi‘ions, and to return the supply Into More. The
c.ottict with Mr, Goldner was then immediately cancelled ;
lad, Mord, r that the exact amount of penalty
to which ho
as coots:nor is liable may be ascertained, every canister in
,tbn as those returned from ships abroad, now
hair, 1.
wilivetwl to examination. In justice to the contras-
4ettlf blameable his conduct, we SIC bound to state

thee a very small proportion of the eanisters examined is ob-
es the ground that improper parts of the animal
ittirebeini emplieyed. The principal proportion of theme cos-
tieensii mg base b., ome unserviceable from the other
awn law gated. It appears, therefore, that the use of
peseenedl mat seserully was adopted after much experi-
enna—lbea, en the bra complaints, immediate measures
woe him he whomly a remedy ; and that this last exten-
sive imethealls• and rotolemitat• has been occasioned by
Me aellembealsu of the admiralty not to permit improper
sot so bed for the use of the navy. It is much to
this failure of the proper supply should
ben Sawn plus ; and issuing the proemed meat the
Asialfrohy wee mot swayed by any motive of economy,
bat wore denims of substituting a change for the silt meat
ration —a dime' wh.ch those only who have served long
at sea can suffiniently %slue. The supply was obtained
by contract—a mode which is generally preferred—but
each instances as the ono now under consideration show
sours a( the inconnuienees to which the system of contract
is liable."

DESTRUCTION OF THE
AMAZON.

On &harder, one of the survivors, who was
amongst this peuide saved by the Gertnaids, and taken into
Brest, arrived in Lonilon, and had an interview, in the
coupe of the day, with the directors of the West India
ldail Steam-pmeliet Company. Ile was unable to furni-h
ear informatics is addition to what the public are already
is possession of. He, however, expressed his Hens convic-
tion that there arc three or four boats, with part of the crew
and passengers, still at ..ea.
Soon after the &nisei of the Gertruida at Brest, a French
government steamer, culled the Soulflenr, was despatched
to the locality where the wreck occurred, in search of the
musing boats belonging to the Amason, some of which, it
was supposed, might have been still afloat at that time.
The Maritime l'refect of Brest has written the following
letter to the Minister of Marine, airing au official account
of the fruitless search of the Souffieur :

--
"Brest, Jan. 7, IS:s2.
"Monsieur le Ministre,—ln addition to my letter of the
,itb instant, I line, the honour to send you on account of
the return into the Brest reads of the steamer Suutltenr,
winch has passed twenty-four hours in seeking fur the ihip-
wrecked passengers of the English ship Amazon. It results
from tla, report addressed to me by the captain of the
Souffleur that after having set sail at live in the evening of
January 4, he coasted towards the north; that a thick fug
prevented him front seeing more than 200 metres round
lum As soon a. he had pawed the Isar of St. Mathieu he
pushed as far northward us the danger exiating front that
point to Ouessant would permit hint. At midnight he per-
ceased the lighthouse of that island, and took the oppor- '
bandy of rectifying his poeitiop; he afterwards made'
thirty miles towards the nerd', and established a tack I
from north to south, .7.cluing always a little towards the
west, and regulatin, the speed of the vessel at three or four
knots. This captain declares that up to two o'clock in the
morning the fog would not hare permitted him to see any-
thing tiny metres from the ship; the sea was all the time
very rough, and cunidantly washed over the ship on ac-
count of the slow rate at which it progressed and tho di-
' reetion which it took. At two o'clock the weather became
fino and clear, but the sea continued to be heavy. Lieute
nant Cabaret continued to cruise with more hope of meet-
ing the unfortunates whom they were sent to seek, but with
as little success. When it became daylight, perceiving se-
veral ships making fur the Channel, he ques-
tioned those within his reach without obtaining
any information about the unfortunates whom he would
so gladly hue succoured. Hoeing been able to find nothing
to the north of tin.,sant, be continued his researches to-
' wards the west and south with as little result. It must be
hoped that the buts may have been picked up by some
ship. Such are the results, unfortunately, negative of the
search that I ordered.—Accept, &c., LIBLANC, Vice Ad-
miral Maritime Prefect"

_ -
isle. Olesnie, one of the passengers by the Ammon who
were saved by the Ocertruid.,, and carried into Brest, and
who arrived to London late on Saturday night, has pub-
lished the following letter :
"Having only Just arrived in England, I have not at
present time to give a detailed account of that part of the
wreck of the Amazon which I witnessed ; but I feel it my
duty not to line a day in stating my impressions as to the
fate of some, at an events, of the paseengen and crew of the
ship yet unaccounted for.
" I win the last person, I should think, to arrive on deck.
At that time they were attempting to lower some of the star-
board boats, and some of tho larboard, I fancy, were
already in the water. I remained for some time look-
ing round, and, seeing boats lowered from both
sides in the greatest confusion. Presently I heard the
captain give an order to lower the larboard life-boat ;
but the answer was, ' She is on fire.' On going to see
whether this was the case, I found it was so. The captain
then ordered the starboard life-boat to be lowered. Again
the answer was, ' She is on tire." Just then I saw the only
remaining host, eseept the two life boats reported to be
burning, being lowered, and without waiting to ascertain
whether the second life-boat was really on fire, I heaved a
reps over and slid down by it, with the intention of dropping
into this boat as she cleared away from the vessel. I did
not succeed in this attempt, and fell into the water. Hap-
pily the neat wave brought her within reach of my arm, and
I got in. As the steamer at this time was proceeding be-
fore the wind very rapidly, we were immediately swept
behind. At the time I slipped down, the captain and mo-
ther man were at the wheel ; and I law Dir. Warbuelon,
with whom I was acquainted, but whom I had met per-
ceived before, completely dressed, end walking ipasit4
wards the starboard life-boat. In two or three mantes be
the time I reached the boat, I again looked et the we*.
I saw the captain and man still at the wheel;
and Mr. Warburton had returned and was sambaing bedlam
them. That was the last I saw of them. Mere were se-
veal other wows ea dusk at she sane time, an I thought
I dismin etas et the niters anterernee.s*ieg from Use
geld teest: ale esp. Just then, to make a
elopes, in order to am Miss swamped,
my
.atantise was Mon away wen the mesh, an whoa I
again saw it, whisk was perhaps in the mum et
more than ball ea bear, they. was aebakr aa drank, tM
WO Or three ease ea the bowsprit,. and thedesemen to
lase spend hewerel• stern. The ste=er et this time
was wireing broadside towards us, and mot have him to
windward, as the make same down upon us. We were
at ant appesheadve 111111 would run as dm, whoa sad-
_ *6 dem_ ged her worse ague% en we in
at km We then bops to -pull. mil seem ten
sight ef her ball, and were only sib diriegnisb
ism position by the strong light show and been
bac About three hours afterwards she Mew up.'
Ibum my own obiervadek end bee halematien OM
alleeted from those who WNW ark encase b Ow saw
Met with myself, it apposes bewail a dent that, bribe
Ile them beer ebony saved, other thew sae well of ilium
semi
the Their swan mews wield y est es we
did. We., >s Whew the wind ; bat they would nee
none that at Mien three sesisek in the inerabg the weed
pet town to the nor*. In this are the mid bens.ssetr
always be Ern the whid, would be driven to the
and, f not picked lig by some ewe* would, k proba-
bility, make the am* west et
" It she azrbiterine bat =gent sad othen loft*
deok woe men* ihr a raft, or bed
devised sane plea *sir the starboard
Hilobeet aft be ad ind=ll4llll. eigset In view, I
m mien
Onivenerressanagwevemr ams. same et the
11. settees aft.
eg had Pee- eine% "
Oar fienthamplenweempendient- ba night, mays:
Steady MI the mew et the Ameba swell in the beat
whisk was
and havt feel Vied ;.itadri=l. It is le
tenilledireeluithe
unkby interest with whisk boy we to nee re-
bate We awful amens an beard the haming alp, sad
the Mining du et *sir asses Is. the wan.
lambinn haw bf deseifel albw of be end ma
bribe whet asanadein bermes I mast 11011116111
Meet • eldp, he away en the lonely end raging en. I
limed eiearfy the bleb of the swelarre give their *a
nee as of the abstrephe, and hove had my attenen
*Weed the nee ,{mete mewl dm, as well as the
meet tetlf3fpnt. *wag* theme weed was Mr. James
Willimmen. of lienthamgeas, the hen newerd. He states
that fteptela Hymen eras suoiredmidy parlisalar about the
lights en beard)* alp. Rho knew eta pemenger having
a light after 11 Wasik et might, he *nil teak *him with
✓eel severity. Oa lisionly allkdr Ilea ad kW em 7
=gaslightpan was abeguished et II eels*. At
him Mr.
's s reg evade Awed
we light rater Wet peeledent the
he the pawpaw et Win the
eseenate me* out is =lees te get =et
oat sob
While this wee deiesir arse awe thew-
selves ea their Is. an the unseal *a wit *a
=sb mesa Ile tusk a de* babes and west Me
see that win thing wader bis Aug% auk as the
pleb, La, we e ,baneknbsleeswneagk. By
in lop ea slim evens sad tell him that. quarter et Mel
led Salsa down. Oa gang*, see to it he bon that two
=W ban. in An
dwas obliged to op the
and sear whimright. bo pee the hued*
Ndsonaate a glom er lital seek ma whin=
W eon it they went eft W bad. Them
abiumnauesse he reined te reisebee the time. He
• anident that *see
hdineidesteF nin ens boar
an a half, and thee It was bhe an
west te bed. Not the eligibia weal be was then dia-
=W. lie Winn *et he abut imediately
ei probswil Meow tree whisk he was away
amen the wine "Mika elm the hen" Re jwsped
es gibes; end daseeely mole bb 'siege ha sae of the
beats. He states that these in the bet wee* under the
anxiety that they should be wean dem ea the
ash asg wreck. He believes, from the tresesestme =mare
of the emaigratien. end from the rieseplete ender wont of
thiamin in dowse within 20 wino* altos bibit
that as Nein awl was ea beard et kr bob bet
Al thee bed ad bit hoe ma haw podia eal
Whim the mod* blew up the sight wee
nibent. Theemmis of stars and bleelighttPClLlZ
reek* and sign* us the latter exploded at their ester
aliens ; sail imbed el the stars and lights tepidly de-
emadieg wide& as they wend de is -erdi-
be a length-
= p net thee vitaweslMis pestabltaroes
ham rained state at the atmesphere eseademrd y the
newatebens as. of dee the hotly rip homed. Mr.
Winans* diabselly misdeed the Anima heel over and
wen in the mew _ _

Thoream a whey of reessees L thelbemples about
Captain Spouses aewillingeme teas to sea k Me Amason.
I have bah mho, to find out wbeher seek wee he seep,
and if se, he mew. It is an undoubted het that ha whit
much rather lemeherei at homo this beh edam esetemad
of the Amason. This desire ho expramed while dialog at
the Royal (Amp the hey before be salad. A friend like-