The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-23 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid Gazette, of the 17th, contains a royal
decree, accepting the resignation of General de Ler-
sundi as Minister of War, and appointing General
E•pelets to be his successor. The Clamor Public*,
of the same date, announces that M. Ordonea has
accepted the appointment of political governor of
Madrid. The Rpm-a states that the Royal Council
has closed its deliberations on the subject of tho
qualifications for titles of nobility in Spain. It
is recommended that in future no person shall be
made a grandee of Spain who has not a net income
of 73,000 fr. per annum, and that to be a count or
baron there shall be a propertj qualification of
2, ,000 fr. per annum. By a decree of the Queen,
M. Martinez de la Rosa, and the Dukes of Villa
Hermosa and Rivas arc appointed members of the
Royal Academy of Beaux Arts of St. Ferdinand. A
Madrid letter, of the 17th, states that Queen
Christina had invited M. Isturitz to dine with her,
on the 18th, but had not invited the ministers. The
Herald° and Clamor Public* were again seized on
the 17th for some remarks upon the government.

The radials of the canton of Berne have at lut
come to an agreement to demand that the present
government, which is conservative, shall be dismissed,
and be replaced by a radical one. As the radicals are
in the majority, this demand is not contrary to the
constitution. The government was elected for four
years, only two of which have expired.

ITALY.

MODENA.

By a decree of the 12th, the Modenese govern-
ment has diminished the duties on goods introduced
into the state through the ports of the l)uchy of
Musa by half; and subjected leather of Modeneas
manufacture to a stamp duty previous to its ezpor-

NAPLES.

NAPLES, JAN. 14.
Now that the first flush of excitement, occasioned
by the late events of France, is over, the Neapolitan
government is trembling with fresh alarm—there
are worse things in the world than Lord Palmerston
and a French republic, viz., the restoration of the
' empire. Every poet brings a hint of coming events,
all of which point to Pizzo, the grave of Murat. The
ghost of that dashing soldier-king has still a party
m Naples. The name of Murat is cherished by many
with affection. The Bourbons have done little to in-
dace the Nmpolitass to forget the popular rule of
the Frenchman, although a long peace has been
Witty favourable to domestic prosperity.
hat is now called ".quiet " in the king-
dom of the Two Sicilian is nothing more than
handcuffed rebellion. No ono familiar with the
present state of the Italian Peninsula can
doubt for one moment the facility with which
a handful of French could march from the frontiers
of Piedmont to the toe of the boot, using their ever-
abused banner of Liberty as a blind. Who can my
, such a move may not be attempted? And in that
I case the Neapolitan Bourbons would again turn to
Austria and England for support. But surely the
people of England will never again pay for a long
war to put perjured despotism on the throne!
As far as I can learn, Lord Granville's appoint-
ment to the Foreign-office is, by'no means acceptable
to the court of Naples. His lordship has declared
that no change will take niece in our foreign policy,
and that we shall continue to cultivate the friendship
of France. What is wanted here is a government in
England which would violate our traditional hospi-
' tality and hunt the political refugees out of London ;
the confined despotism of Europe having closed
every country against them, they would.be obliged to
go to America.
The Neapolitan government seems to be never
I tired of answering Mr. Oladstone's "Two Letters."
A new pamphlet has appeared, without name or im-
print, entitled " Brevi nsposte elle Lettere di Sir W.
E. Gladstone indiritto al Conte Aberdeen." A short
ifreface tells the book is wntten by " A Neapoli-
an " I can find nothing worth translating, it is
I simply stupid and rambling.