The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-03 00:00:00

ITALY.

NAPLES, MARCH 25.
A few days since, at Santa Maria, a batch of
political offenders were tried, after three years
of imprisonment. The proeureur-generab or crown-
prosecutor, asked from the judges slight correctional
punishment, such as a few months imprisonment,
whilst many were to be set at liberty altogether.
The bench nevertheless, in their zeal, actually con-
demned some twelve of the accused to various periods
at the galleys in irons. So that here we have the
unheard of example of the judges extending the
punishment demanded by the crown prosecutor. I
have heard of similar cases taking place in the Cala-
bria', the particulars of which I shalkibe able eventu-
ally to forward.
The court of Naples has lately resumed friendly
relations with that of
Spain. A minister plenipo-
tentiary is expected here in a few days :with full
credentials. Count Montemolin is still in Naples.

ROMAN STATES.
Our Roman correspondent, writing. on the 25th of
March, states that the Prince of Can= was still at
Civita Vecchia, the Roman government having posi-
tively refused hint leave to come to the capital. He
adds : " The authentic accounts I have received this
morning from Civita Vecchia enable me to state po-
sitively that the Prince of Canino must have come
with the consent and authorisation of the French
government, as he was the bearer of a letter from
the Minister of War to the colonel in command at
Civita Vecchia, and another to General Oemeau, in-
structing them to receive him with dee honours."

GERMANY.
HANOVER.

By desire of the King, the ministers Windthorst
and Baemeister resume the portfolios which they
have just resigned. This arrangement is regarded u
of a provisional character, the increasing influence of
the aristocratic party with the court making it cer-
tain that before long, when the opportunity of doing
so with safety shall have arrived, changes of a com-
prehensive nature will be made, not only in the
ministry, but also in the constitution.
The Ofnabruci Vollotblatt gives explanations on
the subject of the ministerial protest against the pre-
, tensions of the GermanieDiet to interfere in Hanover,
upon the complaint of the provincial knighthood.
According to this authority, an act has been attri-
buted to the Schele ministry which originated with
that of M. Munchausen. The protest was delivered
simultaneously to the then Hanoverian representa-
tive at Frankfort, M. Schele, and to the separate
governments. Just.. it arrived in Frankfort, however,
M. Schele had been recalled, and had confided the
representation of his government to the Saxon minis-
ter, who hesitated to present the protest to the Diet.
The Schele ministry now took office and declined to
adopt the document. It is, however, in the hands of
the representatives of the several governments, and
is by many of them highly approved.

CALAMITOUS OCCURRENCE AT A FlRE.—Yesterday
morning a very alarming fire broke out about three o'clock,
on the premises of Mr. Benjamin Oakey, of 14, Moor-street,
Seven-dials, which it is feared will be attended with serious
results to several persons. The inmates of the house had
gone to bed about half-past one o'clock yesterday morning,
end about throe they were all nearly suffocated in their
beds by a dense smoke, which came from below. Mr.
Oakey, with his wife and child, were in bed, and finding all
attempts at amps by the stairs useless, Mr. Oakey took the
child in his arms, and leaped from the second-floor window.
Mrs. Oakey followed him. One of the servants, named
Ellen Coghlan, and a Pole named Kasdegan, who lodged
in the house, did the same. Another servant followed him
in the frightful leap, and was not at all injured, but the
rest were taken to the Charing-ems Hospital, where it was
found that Mr. Oakey had a very severe scalp wound, be-
sides other injuries, which render his case a very dangerous
one. Ills wife had fractured one of the bones of her ancle ;
and Kasdegan had • comminuted fracture of the thigh,
with other mischief not yet ascertained. The child and
servant were but little injured, • most extraordinary fact,
when it is considered the dangerous escape that had been
made. It is not clearly ascertained how the lire originated,
bet no great damage was Elmo to the property.
COlollBB[ol4 MONIED BY TIIE Loin) LIEUTENANT
OF Till COUNTY OF STUILLINO.—Lient. Duncan Illsnck-
ley Shaw to be captain, vim Thomas Henry Burns, dec., in
the Stirlingshire Militia.