The Express.
London, England, 1852-11-03 00:00:00

BELGIUM.

BRUSSELS, MONDAT EVENING.
The telegraphic despatch which I forwarded to
you last night has already made your readers ac-
quainted with the names of the members of the new
Latina. It now remains to be added that that
ministry is, on the whole, a moderate, or, as some
people term it, for the sake of a nice distinction, a
temperate one. It may, however, be justly set down
as one warmly devoted to the constitution of this
kingdom, as well as to the monarch and dynasty of
King Leopold. Two of the leading members, M.
Henry do Brouckere and M. Liedts, even took a very
active part in the labours of the National Congress,
the one that drew up the constitution, and M. Pier-
cot, the burgomaster of the important city of Liege,
has long been known and esteemed as one of the
staaebest liberals of the day. It is the opinion of
the chief political clubs of this capital that M. de
Brouckere may depend on having a working majority
in both Chambers. As matters stood a short time
ago—that is to say, at the time of the election of M.
Delfosse as President of the Chamber of Represents-
tives--M. de Brouckere was certain of possessing a
majority of five or six. I say, M. de Brouckcre,
for, although he was not installed in office,
but merely charged at the time with the
formation of a ministry, he was even then
looked upon as the future prime minister, in
the event of M. Dellosse being sticcessfuL But
here I must observe that, on one question at least,
and that a very important, if not an all-important
one, the liberal party will be, according to all appear-
ances,and to probable calculations, divided, via., that
of ratifying the literary convention with France.
That convention, you already know, proposes to put
an end to the re-printing in this kingdom of French
works, and to suppress what may be called, piratical
undertakings. Now much excitement prevails on
that point, and imposing meetings have been held
in all the large atria in order to petition the cham-
bers to reject the treaty. It is known that several
liberals, amongst whom may be mentioned even M.
Verhaegen, the late President of the Chamber of
Representatives, will support than petitions, and
the fair deduction is, consequently, that theirs::
vote against the literary convention haat
cm the other hand, insists on the ratification at that
tikaty, and it will not, we may rat assured,
to the dim proposed. commercial we without the
being signed in due form. Here, then, is the
t of a serious difficulty for the new cabinet
Moreover, the clerical party which, on the flat occa-
sion of M. de Broodier* being summoned to the
royal presence, promised to support him, cannot be
re lied upon. Strong objections are raised in that
pewter to M. Piercot on the ground that he is a
personification of M. Rogier's policy, and that be is
as much an ultra-liberal as M.-Frere-Orban, the late
Minister of Finance. One thing is eertain—the
clerical party will not long rest satisfied with even a
*temperate" liberal ministry, and you will soon
learn that that party will maks a desperate attempt
to get into power, from which it has been excluded
for some five or six years.
The Chambers will re-assemble the day after
to-morrow (Nov. 3), so that a full explanation of the
late ministerial crisis may be shortly expected.

ITALY.
The Kenna Gazette publishes the customs union
treaty between Austria, Modena, and Parma con-
' eluded in August last, and ratified on the 16th of
September. Its general character and most essential
stipulations we have already both stated and dis-
cussed. The customs frontiers hitherto dividing the
states are abolished; articles pn duced or completed
in either territory may without let or hindrance
into the other. The Duchies adopt the Austrian
tariff of 1861, with a number of commercial laws
specified in the document. In return for the ex-
tended commercial and political influence thus ac-
quired, the Austrian government guarantees a mi-
nimum revenue to its allies.

The treaty is signed on behalf of Austria by Count
Beet Schauenstein, for Modena by Signor Outellani
larabini, and for Parma by Baron Thomas Ward.
As we lately published some particulars of the career
of Baron Ward, whom we traced from his native
Yorkshire hills to the premiership of an Italian
State, we now present him to the contemplation of
his canntrymta u he appears in this treaty, with
the full investiture of his orders, offices, honours, and
decoistions. In the original text he is described as
" II Signor Barone 'l'ommuo Ward, Senator. Gran
Croce del S. A. I. Ordine Constantiniano di S.
Giorgio, Gran Croce dell' Online Dual° Parmigiano
di S. Lodovico, Cavaliers Gras Croce dell'Ordins del
Merito di Tuscans sotto it titolu di S. Giuseppe,
Cavaliers di sewn& Classe dell'Ordine Imperials
Austriaco della Corona di ferro, Consigliere di Btato
onorario di S. A. I. It. it Oran Duca di Toscana,
Grande di Corte e Ciambellano di 8. A. R. it Duca
di Parma, Suo Ministro di State e
dente presso la Corte Imperial. di Vienna."
A Milan letter of the 27th ult., in the Opinione of
Turin, states that numerous arrests have suddenly
been made by the Austrian police, causing great
alarm. Other arrests lime beeu made at Como and
Lodi.

PIEDMONT.
With respect to the ministerial crisis now pending
at Turin, the Opimione, of the 30th ult., states that
Count Balbo has not yet succeeded in forming a
cabinet. His advances to Count Revel and Baron
Manno are said not to have had the desired result.

THE lONIAN ISLANDS.
Sir H. Ward, Lord High Commissioner of the
lonian Isles. arrived at Cain on the 18th oh. from
Constantinople and the Pyrteus, on board the lonian
steamer lonia. The British fleet, under the com-
mand of Rear-Admiral Dundas, arrived on the 19th
from Salamis; it was to leave on the 26th for Malta.
The small-pox continues to rage at Corfu with great
virulence, and is rather on the increase. From the
14th to the 20th the number of new cases was 271,
and of deaths 41. The dismal has also made its
appearance at Paxo and Cephalonia.