The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-15 00:00:00

GERMANY.

The Vienna correspondent of the Augsburg Gazette
states that the Austrian government has resolved to
abstain from the reprisals upon English travellers
threatened for the countenance given in England to
the refugees. The conciliating tone of the Earl of
Westmoreland and the accession of the Earl of Derby
to power, are the reasons assigned for this change.
The noble premier is said to be a statesman whose
character is altogether one to awaken confidence in
the Austrian court.

The Vienna Gazette of Tuesday contains the usual
weekly list of sentences by court martial. Among
them is that of a woman named Theresa Haller, sen-
tenced to three months' imprisonment for inciting a
soldier to desertion.

Accounts from Frankfort state that the Diet has
taken the part of the Senate of Bremen in its dispute
with the citizens, and has sent a commissioner—a
general, of course—to carry out its views with the
federal authority.
Count Appony, the soul of the consultative com-
mittee given to the Archduke Albert, when the
latter was sent to Peath, as Statthalter of Hungary,
has withdrawn from all farther participation is the
plans for reconstituting the kingdom, and has re-
paired to Dresden.
BERLIN, Meson 9.
A semi-official notice in the newspapers states that
the Zollverein conference is convoked for the 14th
of April, Prussia, it is said, aims at the prolonga-
tion of the Zollverein on the basis of the present
tariff. It will propose, however, a modification of
the manner of passing resolutions, which hitherto
required unanimity.
The First Chamber has passed a law for restoring
to the lords of the manor, who administer the police
in their domains, the right of sentencing to fine and
imprisonment for infractions of police regulations.
Ono of the reforms most urgently called for was, the
separation of the judicial from the executive functions
during the revolutionary period; therefore, it was
enacted that no police functionary should impose
penalties, but send even the pettiest cases, in which
transgression had been proved, before a court of law.
The practical inconvenience of this has led to a re-
turn to the former practice, in favour of which the
English system was held up.
The cavalier party in the first chamber, which
voted against the government on the question about
the reconstruction of the first chamber, sent, last
Sunday, a deputation to M. von Manteuffel with
assurances of their undiminished loyalty. They
were, of course, very graciously received.

BERLIN, Ktacit 12.
The First Chamber resolved to-day, by a majority
of 98 to 40, that the provisions of the new communal
law are not contrary to tho constitution. This is
worso than striking out or botching paragraphs, as
has been hitherto done; it is tantamount to declaring
that the provisions of the charter shall be capable of
arbitrary interpretation, and made to signify any-
thing or nothing, as shall please the majority of the
Chamber

BELGIUM.

La Nation. publishes in full the indictment to be
preferred against MM. Thomas and De Hammon-
ville.

TURKEY.

According to tho latest news received in Paris
from Constantinople, Mustafa Pasha, the new go-
vernor of Yemen, was on the point of embarking for
Alexandria in the Turkish steamer Medjidich. He
is charged with a mission to Abbas Pasha on his
way, and will endeavour to make the Viceroy adopt
the tansimaat and renounce the right of life and
death over his subjects.

POPULATION or SWITZERLAND.—Aemording to the I
last census in Switxerland, the population of that country
amounts to 2,302,740 individuals, of whom 71,670 are fo-
ridgners. Of the whole body, 1,417,786 are protestants,
881,809 Roman eatholics, and 3,146 Jews. Amongst the fo-
reigners are 1,085 travellers and 1,639 political refugees.
The canton of Berne contains 468,301 inhabitants, of whem
' 6,764 are foreigners.
THE WIST INDIA MAIL COMPANY'S STEAMER
Paamt•.—The Penns, the second of the gigantic West
India eteamers, arrived at Illeathempton on Saturday, from
Greene*. She was Oat at Southampton, and engined by
Caird, he the Clyde. She war brought round by Captain
Allan, wb• bleu& mead the Orinoco. The Parana left
Orem* at 7 a.m. ea the 11th; she was off the Clock
Light at 7.17 am., and the Onatbrae Light at 9.7 am., and
averaged knots an hew; •If Copeland Island on the
Irish mast et 1.40 p.m., averaging rather better than 12
knots. At LID p.m. the engines were slowed and stopped
until 6.30 a.m. es the 12th, on account of a dense fog. At
11.46 cm. on the 12th she was off the Smalls Lighthouse,
and the Longshipe at 8.50 p.m., averaging hotter than 11
knots. At 11.46 p.m. she was off the Lizard, and arrived
off the Netley Buoy, in Southampton Water, a distance
of one hundred and ninety-seven miles, notwithstand-
ing • strong easterly head wind and a heavy head sea
she e rieneed all up the Channel. The speed she has
realised has exceeded expectations. There were no heated 1
bearings, and her draught of water is not so great as that
of the unfortunate Amazon. The Parana will not be
ready to go to sea, it is expected, before the 17th of April.
Although the Parana is Captain Allan's ship, he will nut go
to sea in her for the present, as ho has been ordered to sec
to the Magdalene and Arabia, two other monster ships now
in proems of completion for the West India Company. The
Arabia has been bought of Cunard's Company, and is to be
rechristened La Plata. A magnificent iron ship is building
for the West India Company, which is to surpass the
monster Himalaya building for the Peninsular and
I Oriental Company. The West India Company's new iron
monster steamer is to be named the Atrata.

FIRE. AT LEICESTER.—OR Thursday night a most
destructive flee broke out on tho premises of Messrs. 1
Wheeler and Co., patent india rubber wcb manufacturers,
Southgato-street, Leicester. Owing to the large stock of
combustible materials on the premises the conflagration was
rapid and intense. Some damage was done to adjoining
houses, but the fire was got under on Friday. The loos i+
estimated at 16,0001., against which we aro informed the
parties are insured.