The Express.
London, England, 1852-11-19 00:00:00

BELGIUM.

The members of the Second Belgium Chamber as-
sembled in their several sections on the 16th, to con-
sider the proposed new law on the press and on the
redress to be affordod to foreign sovereigns complain-
ing of personal attacks by word or writing. In four
of tho six sections the law was approved, with the
exception of the clause which proposes to render
'Belgian subjects liable for discours,cris, ou menaces.
This was objected to in all the sections, and mini,ters
will most likely have to eliminate it from the bill.
One of the sections, instead of adopting the law,
voted in favour of restoring the law of 1816, subject
to the limitations im2osed on its operation by the
constitution.

ITALY.
TUSCANY.

The examination of witnesses in the case of Geer-
tarsi and others was continued in the sitting of the
royal court of the 3d. The facts sworn to by the
witnesses as yet only relate to the events of the 7th
and Bth February, 1849, from which it appears that
Nicolini was in the Palazzo Vecchio at the time,
and conferring with the ministers after the arrival
of Montanelli from Siena. There was some contra-
diction in the depositions of two witnesses on this
point, in consequence of which they were confronted
with one another. One of them confirmed his state-
ment that Montanelli arrived after the ministers had
already assembled; the other, who had stated that
tho ministers were only summoned to meet after
he had arrived, was unable to assert the fact posi-
tively. There was a further discrepancy between them
as to th.' hour of Montanell's arival ; ono of them
having stated that ho arrived after midnight, the
other that he arrived at three a.m. The latter

observed that, as the hour was after midnight
also, ho was not in contradiction with the other
witnesses; but the counsel fur the defence ti minded
the court that, in common parlance, after midnight
was understood to be before one n.m. The other
depositions were of no interest. 'file court adjourned
to tho 4th.

PIEDMONT.
It appears that Monsignor Franzoni, the agitating
and exiled Archbishop of Turin, has addressed
pastoral of a political nature to his late Hoek ; for the
Opiniune of Turin, of the 14th, addresses the follow.
ing advice to its readers ‘Ve recommend the in-
habitants of Turin to abstain from any demonstras
tiun whatever, on Sunday next, when the pastoral
of Monsignor Franzoni against the liberal papers of
Piedmont shall be read in all the churches of the
capital." The Vice delta Lils.rtn, M. Brofferio's
paper, also alludes to the above pastoral, and states
that it excommunicates all these who shall hence-
forth read liberal papers.
The Opinions of Turin mentions a printed prayer
that is now being widely circulated throughout Italy
for the conversion of England.
The Count de Samhuy has given in his resignation
as Sardinian minister to the see of Rome. Count
Pralormo is spoken of as his successor.
The Opinione of Turin quotes correlipondence front
Milan of the 13th, stating that political arrests con-
tinue to be made in consequence of the facts that
come to light in the trial now in prognss at
Mantua. M. Geri, the procurator fiscal of Milan.
has been dismissed the following circumstances: A
banker to whom the Austrian govern ince t owed a bill
of 5110,000 fr., which s had fallen due, ealhal upon
M. Geri to sign the order for paynient, Tlb
latter, believing that there wits not such a suet
is the treasury at the moment, and unwilling
to order a sale of paper money on account of the
heavy discount with which it is clogged, had the
banker that he must send to Vienna for instruction;
and that ho would do so immediately by dectrie
telegraph. lie did; but the banker wrote too to
one of his correspondents, who poblishul tine matter
upon 'Change, which led to a heavy tail. The
consequence was that the Minister of Finance
immediately sent orders to raise the moony at any
cost, and to suspend the unlucky oftieial. A few
hours after an order came to dismiss him from office,