The Express.
London, England, 1852-05-12 00:00:00

NAPLES.

NAPLES, MAT 4.
The official journal, during the last few days, con-
tains a variety of decrees more or less interesting.
Those relating to commerce are important. The trade
of the free port of Messina has been crippled for a
long time, owing to the vexatious regulations of the
custom-house, which even after the full restoration
of the freedomof the port of Messina.prohibited goods
to be freely circulated from that depot throughout the
kingdom of the Two Sicilies. A royal decree, bear-
ing date April 20 (Palermo), permits the exporta-
tion of foreign goods to all parts of the royal domi-
nisns. This is highly favourable to the interest of
merchants and British interests generally, as nearly
the whole of the trade of Sicily is in the hands of
Engli.h houses. Prince Satriano, the lord lieute-
nant, has insisted on these new arrangements, to
which the Neapolitan Minister of Finance was long
opposed. A wall is now constructing, which will
mark the limits of the free port.
Another royal decree empowers the house of
Rothschild. to pay the dividends on the now Sicilian
Fires in Naples. This stock has for a long time been
gradually rising, and has eventually reached 1001.
To throw the papers into circulation, the govern-
ment has offered for sale crown lands, which may
be paid for with the paper of the New Fives;
by this means, speculators who did not
care to hold the stock, owing to its illegal
creation, now buy more freely, as they can at any
time torn it into bona fide property. The Neapolitan
Fives have risen in proportion, and are now
advancing daily, although sales have been effected
at 107. It is reported that government is pushing them
up, with a view of reducing them to four-and-a-half
per cent. Should such an event take place, no doubt
augmented sums will be thrown into the Sicilian
funds, which is the great aim of the present Minister
of Finance. 'I he government, however, will take
oars that the National Bank shall offer advantages
over land and houses, which are subject to a tax of
20 per cent. The holders of Neapolitan stock are
quite in the dark, as no statement of the National
Bank meets the public eye.
Lord Napier left Naples yesterday for Malta,
being now appointed to her Majesty's embassy at
Berlin. Mr. Bingham is expected in Naples, to sup-
ply the post of his lordship, as secretary of legation.
M Thies is on his way to Naples.

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TUSCANY.
FLORENCE, MAT b.
The French fleet has continued its route towards
Naples, after outing anchor at Leghorn.
It is still said that the Leopold an laws will not be
repealed, in consequence of the intervention of
Joachim Murat, the French ambassador.

SPAIN.
The Madrid Gazette of the 6th publishes a retort
from the Junta of the public debt on the converses.
It appears from it that of the 5,400,000,000
reels to be converted there had been promoted
demands to the amount of 4,959,405.817 teals, viz.,
at Madrid, 1,384,708,854; London, 1,413,500,000
reale ; Paris, 784,865,340 reale ; Amsterdam,
1,376,831,160 teals. A Madrid letter of the 6th
mentions a report that M. Vigodet had refused the
post of Minister of Marine, and that General
veleta, the minister of war, intends to resign.
The rumour of an intended coup d'etat against the
constition was still current.

GERMANY.
VIENNA, Mat 8.
The meeting of the Emperors at Peran, whither
the Em of Austria had gone to meet the Russian
monarch, is stated by an eye-witness to have been of
the moat affectionate nature. "It was," says my
informant, "a solemn moment when these two
powerful monarchs embraced."
At the entrance to Vienna a numerous suite, a
crowd of generals, several archdukes, and the Grand
Duchess Alexandra, awaited the arrival of the two
monarchs. When they appeared an immense accla-
mation broke tom the assembled crowd. Soon
after his arrival the Emperor Nicholas visited
the avast relations of his Majesty, the Arch-Duke
Francis Charles and the Arch-Duchess Sophia. On
the 10th a grand military review of 30,000 men will
take place, in honour of the Czar. It is not known
how long the Huainan Emperor will remain among
vs ; some say four days.

The Emperor and Empress of Russia were met at
Camel on the 7th by the King of Prussia. After •
short stay the Emperor set out for Vienna,
where he arrived (as stated) at mid-day, on the
Bth ; and the Empress, accompanied by the
King of Prussia, proceeded to Breslau and
Berlin. The Empress and King reached Berlin
on the evening of the Ath. The minister and some
high state dignitaries were presented to her imperial
majesty, and she subsequently left for Potsdam, with
the King and Queen.

TURKEY.

A despatch from Trieste, quoted in the Vienna,
journals, state that Suliman Pucka. the Ottoman coca-
mimary, arrived at Tunis on the 26th ult., the beare r

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Viceroy. The Ayrant Casette states that Omar
Pasha has been recalled from Bosnia.

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DAY MORNING, 3.30.
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days' later advice,.
rest.
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dialactory condition.
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lessee prima wheat,
lbs.; Southern wheat,
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teal, 3 dole. c. to
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of Cambridge yesterday
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Marquis of Atiercorn,
Francis Seymour, and
'don, left Buckingham
o'clock yesterday after-
foundation stone of the
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the Westmiuster Trani-
cty. His Royal lligh-
lace at twenty minutes ,
ca Helena and Louisa
I an open carriage and $
'rincese Royal, and the cc
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ackingharn Palace. •
a& yesterday, attended
with the l'rince of
by Viscountess Jocelyn,
,swarth, Lord Charles
~ Gordon, honoured the
race last evening.
by Lady Anna Maria
1 Sir George Cowper,
with her presence last
am Gibson Craig, M.P.,
Cowan, M.P., had an
le Exchequer yesterday
street.
with the Earl of Derby
Downing-street.
mission had a meeting
the First Lord of the
sent: the Bishop of
wr Sedgwick, and the
rrview with Sir John ;.
I-office.
tiles, M.P. and Mr.
vith the Chancellor of
cial residence in Down-
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raday, 13th May, at two
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The Queen has been
Walter ()vendee, Esq.,
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her Majesty's Honour-
vice Junes Dunce Cur-
Kember returned to
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in the city of Dublin,
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sty's Manor of Hemp-
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