The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-24 00:00:00

BELGIUM.

The Indendante of Brussels states that M. Le-
bean, who bed been called on by the King to form a
cabinet, had declined, on the ground that he enter-
tains the same political opinions as the present mi-
nistry.

The Gazette of Fribourg publishes the text of a
citation issued against the Stain of Berne, for having,
in its report of the proceedings of May 24, libelled
the civic guards of the canton. The Suisse mays that
what apjeared to it incredible must therefore be true,
and the citation must exist, although it has never seen
it. Individuals pointed out as correspondents of the
Suisse have, however, been imprisoned and ill-treated
at Fribourg. " Such crimes cannot go unpunished.
The hour of justice mast soon strike."
The Council of the States, on the proposition of
M. James Fasy, have adopted the railway bill as
prepared by the national council, with the modifica-
tion that materials for railways are to be admitted
duty free.

ITALY.
PIEDMONT.
TURIN, Aril' 20.
The Gazette contains a formal contradiction of the
rumours that Sardinia was about to be sold to Eng-
land, and that Count Camillo Cavour had gone to
London to negotiate the affair. "We are sure,"
it adds, "that there no mad Cf good KUM who
can not merely believe, but even credit, the possibility
of such an absurd and ridiculous supposition.

ROMAN STATES.

ROME, JULY 18.
The Murray affair continues to drag its slow length
along, without making any perceptible progress to-
wer& a solution, nor, since the departure of Mr.
Freeborn from Rome, can it be said to have made a
single satisfactory step. It is not to be inferred from
this that Mr. Petro, who, although a Roman catholic,
and therefore naturally more submissive than a pro-
testant representative would be to tho influence of
the Roman government, is a man of honourable
principles and high gentlemanly feeling, does not do
all that is in his power to bring the matter to a con-
clusion, but rather that, when once a transaction gets
involved in the mazes of papal court intrigues it
requires a vigorous hand indeed to disentangle it. It
is to be hoped that Sir Henry Bulwer will display as
much energy in this u in the Mather affair, and
resist the effect of any soft sawdor which may be sent
him from ecclesiastical circles here. M. Berardi, the
under-secretary of state, obstinately refuses to grant
Mr. Moore a private interview with Murray,
adducing in favour of his denial the strictness with
which prison regulations are observed in other coun-
tries, especially in England, and the impossibility of
infringing the established law of the land at the
request of individuals, even in official situations. I
have already demonstrated that the required per-
mission does not depend on the laws so much as on the
will of the authorities ; but Monsignor Berardi affirms
that, after sentence has been passed, no such permis-
sion can be granted. If inclined to continue the ar-
gument, Mr. Moor might contend that the sentence
not being valid until it has received the sanction
of the sovereign, which has not es yet been the
case, the prisoner ought not as yet to be considered
a oonvict. But it is useless to argue for a point
which the authorities are pre-determined not to
concede. On the other hand, the above-named
prelate says that everything has been done in
Murray's favour, according to the wishes of the
British government, that was not inconsistent
with the papal laws ; and that the case now rests
uniquely with his Holiness, whose multifarious occu-
pations have doubtles hindered him from deciding
the matter more promptly, he having expressly re-
served to himself the perusal of the ristreek before
sanctioning the sentence, the tenor of which Mon-
signor Berardi, inconceivably enough, still peahen'
to
IV:frequently mentiomed to yea the ammo
with which the recruiting et hedge when are
the service of the Holy the ramie and the sow
signal calms which haw hem homed to sempeed
and nu mm the earehente is Franc% 'wits-
Wash ma Gummy. Thus delays and con-
traliethes are is s greet mama a:the
admidebethe department et the war bees,
when mambas are ammo is Ow
hedge he intim' troops, teems Avian all the
same pelts yea the prevhhas, supplies, mei con-
tracts of the far.ur that they have upon the latter,
so that they well prefer the foreign element to
water la the staellest possible proportion into the re-
esammitha el the army. Such effects have private
ends too frapeutly upon the destiny_ of nations.
The direst steamer from Civita Vecchia to Mar.
seines, by which mode of communication I
yea this letter, will have on board Princes Tor
mad MO/Nillkk thealpsal postnuister-general, and the
tammisehmers oh with examining and bringing
bash hem Englan the two steamers ordered there
by **Papal government, one to serve as a puarda
sesta, and the other for the traffic of the Tibet, con-
misting of Signors Garofolini of the finance depart-
moat, Cisidi of the navy, and Massocchi, director of
tibe armoury.
Exchange on London, 496.76. Roman Rye per
per Cents., 94.75.

PORTUGAL.

THE CHARTER.

The Oriental Company's steun•packet, Tagus, Capt.
Rummell, arrived at Southampton last night, and
landed her mails under the charge of Lieut. John
Brown, RN., admiralty agent. Her dates are :
Gibraltar, July 14; Codas, 15 ; Lisbon, 19; Oporto,
20; and Vigo, 20, at 4.40 rat. Among her cargo
are 3 bags specie, value 7501.
A grand review took place at Lisbon on the 17th,
to witnem the Queen of Portugal lay the foundation
stone for monument in commemoration of her father,
Don Pedro. Exchange on London, 54 Discount
of Lisbon bank notes, 2} per cent.
Our correspondent writes as follows:

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LISBON, JOLT 19.
The features of reform in the Charter are the fol-
low*:
" ADDITIONAL ACT TO THE CHARTER.
"Or TIC Costae.
" Art I. It below to the Cortes to selweerisge the
regent, to sleet • repasia ia the Cu. eat by Art. 93
of the Charter, sadisles his authority. This meads p. 2,
Art. 15, of the Charter.
careas;E
1 e Art. 2. Any deputy otter his eludes, shall accept
any honorary reward, est, or samision de-
pendent upon the vacates Ide 1.08, and be-
comes subject, as to Meinellen, to the diquilime which
regulate tba eligibility et pa ha; switieris, es preseribei by
Art. S. This ode= awl saylliss Mt IS albs OWN&
" Art. 3. la area the VIVO sessidty et gee public set,
ries requires it, sash of the two eltsesbees, st the request of
the guwwww=„tlelasbave the power to pals its w*om-
We-
bs= when is is the espital to mesh* it
lber wilb ibd* lUCties ilestlows. This ',berets AAR
SI of I 1 of as .

"Or ran Evictions.
" Art. 4. The election of deputies is direct.
" Art. 6. Every Portuguese, in the exercise of hie civil
and political rights, is an elector: 1. Who has a clear an-
anal income el 100 nailreie (between 221. and 231.) arising
them property, 01.11111111.01, industry, or employment 001-
.10116 bl ,e) • 2, and who has attained his legal majority.
These shall be ecoeidered of age who are 21 years of age,
and posses. the following qualifications :-1. Clergymen in
holy orders ; 2. Married ; 3. Officers in the army or navy ;
4. Possessing literary attainments, according to law. Those
in the latter circumstances are dispensed from the proofs of
qualification which are required from the others.
"Art. 6. These secluded from voting are:-1. Menial
'servants, but not book-keepers or clerks in commercial
iholues, servants at the palace (easeful) not wearing livery,
sad' managers of establishments, rural or manufacturing.
2. Those who are interdicted from the administration of
their own affairs, or in course of process under a bill of in-
dictment found or judged. 3. Freedmen.
" Art. 7. Those who have a right to vote can be elected
deputies without condition of domicile, residence, or birth.
Eacept-1. Naturalised foreigners ; 2. Those who have
not • clear annual income of 400 =dress (arising, as in Art.
6, s. 1), or qualified as in the said Art., e. 4.
"Art. 8. hose who have no right to vote at the election
of deputies cannot vote at the election for any other public
'lnert% 9. The electoral law shalldetermine-1. The prac-
tical method of elections, and the number of deputies in
proportion to the population of the kingdom. 2. The em-
ployments which are incompatible. 3. Thu cues in which
public functionaries are ineligible. 4. The manner and
form by which the proof of qualification must be made in
the different provinces of the continent of the kingdom, the
adjacent island and colonies. 6. The literary qualifications
which are supplementary to age, and which dispenses with
other proof. liy this mode Arts. 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 6J,
and 70, of the Charter are revoked and altered.

"OP THI EXICUTITI Powea.
"Art. 10. Every treaty, concordat, and convention which
the government shall celebrate with any foreign power,
shall be approved by the Cortes in a secret session, before it
is retitled. By this mode is reformed and amplified para-
graphs 8 end 14 of Art. 76 of the Charter.

"O► MUNICIPAL CHANNEBA.
"Art. 11. In every district a municipal chamber, elected
directly by the people, shall have the civil administration
'of the district, in conformity to the laws. By this mode is
revoked end enbetituted Arts. 133 and 134 of the Charter.