The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-25 00:00:00

SPAIN.

THE MINISTERIAL PROGRAMME.
The new Spanish ministers have publiehed, their
me; " deeming it," as they say, "expedient
tP•Mrinn by frankly expressing their ideas on the
situation in which they have been called upon to
direct public affairs; and to present to the country a
clear :expose of principles promising advantageous
refits to the public weal. Such a statement is
indeed greatly needed, both in and out of Spain.
Letters ftom Madrid state that in that capital the
programme was regarded by some as a promise that the
constitution should not be disturbed, the words favour-
ing this view being those which declare the affection
of the people for " the political system inaugurated by
the fortunate accession of her Majesty to the throne.
Others believed this phrase to be a concealed jibe at
the nation, which has so long tolerated the grossest
perversion of the constitutional system, and farther
asked what " power" but that, of the crown was to be
"prudently developed" by the new cabinet. All
however were agreed that the prominence assigned
to material improvements and public works in the
programme was nearly connected with the large
interest of Christina and the Munos family in
railroads.

M. Balleateros has been appointed Director of the
Treasury, and M. Lopes Vasquez, Administrator of
the Direct Taxes. These gentlemen are friends of
M. Mon.

By royal decrees, published in the Gazette of the
19th, General Lars is appointed Oaptain-General of
New Castillo, and M. Benavidde Civil Governor of
Madrid. M. Benavides was a member of Roncali's
cabinet.

ITALY.

PIEDMONT.

On Ling the bill for a loan of 400,000 f. to
those Sard•nnian subjects whose property had been
put under sequestration by Austria (vide telegraphic
dispatch in last Thursday's Daily News), M. Carew
denounced the sequestration as "an act, which not
only violates the principles of international law that
all civilised nations look upon as sacred, but also the
conditions formally established by the treaties
latterly concluded -between Sardinia and Amble,
which consecrate the inviolability of property pow
seised by the subjects of either power on the territory
of the other." The bill was well received by the
Chamber. Its principal articles prescribe that the
amount of the sums lent shall be in proportion to the
property plumed by the Sardinian citizens in the
Lombardo-Venetian kingdom, and to the rank of their
families, and no loan can exceed 5,000(., nor the two-
thirds of the property under sequestration. The
loans are to be made without interest and on condi-
tion of their reimbursement in the course of a year, to

be reckoned from the day on which the boirowers
shall have acquired proper means of existence.
A telegraphic despatch dated Turin, April 22,
states that the Prince Royal has been almost unani-
mously elected Colonel of the National Guard of
Turin.

PORTUGAL.

SOUTHAMPTON. 81:1NDILT EVENING.
The Tagus hes arrived, having left Lisbon on the
19th. The Tagus broke down, and the chief engi-
neer bas been severely injured.
The Portuguese ministry is tottering.
The French Emperor has made a demand on the
Portuguese government for the payment of the
French subjects having claims arising out of the loan
to Don Miguel.
The Portuguese ministers are in the utmost alarm
at this demand, and have solicited the intervention
of the British ambassador.

Seidler Jervis is likely to retire from the ministry.
Exchange, 541; discount on Lisbon Bank notes,
24 per cent.