The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-19 00:00:00

SI'AIN.

MADRID, JAN. 12.
The Oa:ette of to-day contains a decree on the
liberty of the pram Newspapers which publish
alarming news are to be subject to the penalties of
the 35th article of the decree of 11144. These penal.
ties are to extend to all periodicals or publications
which in censuring the official acts of the constituted
authorities, make use of words that imply disrespect
to the same. If within 12 hours after the seizure of
a newspaper the editor or responsible person should
solicit that the newspaper should not be prosecuted,l
it will not be prosecuted, but the number seized will
not he allowed to circulate. All newspapers or pub-
lications in which the dignity of the Xing or Queen,
or any of the royal family, be called in question, or
in which religion or the priesthood be uttnektsl, or
which offend public morals, or which, without the
permission of the party interested, publish facts rela-
tive to his or her private life, and which have no
bearing upon public affairs, are to he seized. When
any periodical has been condemned three times, the
'ster can suppress the said periodical, or suspend
it at the royal pleasure.
The government is preparing a law for the dimi-
nishing the number of deputies in the chamber, and
changing the mode of election.

MADRID, JAN. II
The new governor of Madrid is M. Melchior
Ordoncz, governor of the province of Cadiz.

SWITZERLAND.

A letter from Berno states that several German
refugees, who had neither furnished the necessary
security, nor quitted Switzerland, according to the
order of the Federal Council, have been living con-
cealed at Geneva, waiting for some convulsion in
France. After having been driven out of Geneva by
the police, they endeavoured to find an asylum in
other cantons, hut were discovered and taken to
licrne,where they were at first treated with a degree
of rigour, which was afterwards relaxed. If Louis
Napoleon will permit them to pasty through France,
they will have passports given them for Havre,
whence they will proceed to America.

I'l'A LY.

PIEDM )NT.

In its sitting of the 13th,--- Chamber of Deputies
of Turin adopted the budget of expenditure for artil-
lery. fortifications, and military constructions, which
amounted to ,5,128,071 fr., or a million and a half
more than was granted iu 1851. This increase is
partly attributable to the necessity of repairing for-
tifications, and providing gunpowder and other mili-
tary stores. Towards the end of the sitting, and on
the motion "that the budget for 1852 do pass,"
M. Cadona pmpowil the following addition : " The
sum mentioned in the first part of the budget of
Grace, Justice, and Worship, under the title of
Ecclesiastical Expenses, shall cease to be paid
'on and from the Ist of July, 1852;" and at
the some time proposed an order of the day recom-
mending ministers to expunge that item altogether
from the budgetof 185:3, and present bills to the
Chamber calculated to carry out that measure. The
debate on this motion was adjourned to the following
day, but the minister of finance was heard to say
that without intending for the present to pledge
himself to any particular course, he could not accept
such a measure for 1852.

Mr. W. Erskine, attache to the English Embassy
at Brussels, has been appointed Secretary of Lega-
tion at Turin.

NAPLES.
NAPLES, JAy. 7.
The news of Lord Palmerston 's retirement from
the cabinet arrived here a few days since, arid pro-
duced an immense sensation. To the court nothing
could have been more gratifying, to the people few
things more discouraging.
Now that the excitement occasioned by the news
from France has in some measure subsided, the court
party begin to speculate on the future of Louis Napo-
leon. Should he put aside the scarf of the I'resident
for the crown of an Emperor, it is remembered that
the title of " King of Italy " might be resumed. So
that whilst the Neapolitan cabinet is on the best
terms with the government of France it is an alliance
which will grow more feeble as the fortunes of Louis
Napoleon advance.
On New Year's Day. Sir W. Temple, M. Barret,
and all the other foreign ministers at the court of
Naples, went to Caserta, to pay their respects to his
Sicilian Majesty. Prince Casteicicala has arrived in
Naples. It is generally believed that the object of
his Excellency's visit is a personal explanation to the
king of the history of the events which led to his
recall from the court of St. James's.
The state trials still continue. I shall report pro-
ceedings at certain periods only, which will enable
me to furnish a clear narrative of the whole.
'fhe United States frigate Independence was
ordered home some days since; but owing to the
ews from France, Commodore Morgan has thought
proper not to leave the Mediterranean without a
ship of war. Her Majesty's steamer Firebrand has
left the Bay of Naples.