The Express.
London, England, 1848-01-20 00:00:00

was necessary for this decision may be judged fives
the unanimity with which almost every person whose
rank brought or might
_bring him into contact with
the court opposed Lail Fowls. All the bishops,
all political leaders, almost all the nubility, supported
Prince ALBEIT; but theelercy, whose views he had ad-
vocated in the St. Asaph business, made great exertions
in his favour ; andthe younger and less eminent among
the laity were generally anxious to show their disap-
probation of the servility, which they attributed to
some of the University dignitaries. The minority
which supported Lord Fowls was more numerous
than the majority y previous ocession. We do
not now reflrit the on an
molt. The royal chancellor Las
shown a commendable interest in the studies of the
University ; and it is to be hoped that he will for
many years relieve his constituents from the neces-
sity of looking out for a successor. The contest, how-
ever, is one in which Lord Powis's family may rea-
sonably take a pride.
There will be little interest in the election for
North Shropshire in place of the present Earl of
Powts. The great proprietors of that district are,
for the most part, of similar politics, and their influence
is paramount in Shropshire. The Duke of CLEVE-
LAND, Lord HILL, Sir WATIIN WYNNE, and a few
other families, have the entire control of the district.
It is more likely that the change will be anti-liberal,
than the converse. The late member was, at least,
not a bigot in religious politics, and supported, we
believe, the Maynooth grant, when it was the great
test of intolerance or common sense. We should not
be surprised it Protestantism was to triumph in the
person of hie successor, over the lax principles which
could prefer Irish prosperity to English prtindice.
As, however, the candidate has not yet been an-
nounced, it is rather premature to discuss his probable
principles.

Our Paris despatches of yesterday noon bring no
news of general interest. The deputation of the
peers with the address were to have been received by
the King. The names of the deputies who intend
speaking on the project of the address were inscribed,
and ara---MM. Beeville, Darblay, Desmonaseux, de
Givry, and Duooe. M. Dnvergier d'Hauranne will
speak against the paragraph on the reform banquets.
The ministerial party have been highly gratified by
the accordance of some of the comments of the London
journals on the notes of Lord Palmerston to Sir Ed-
mund Lyons with the furious attack of Count
Montalembert on the British secretary, in his late
speech before the Chamber of Peers.
The Queen of the Belgians returned to Brussels on
Tuesday.
Government received on Tuesday evening, by an
extraordinary express, advice' from Madrid, that
Narvaez had, on the 13th, presented to congress a
project of law, to authorise the government to receive
the taxes, and declared that on its adoption would de-
pend the continuance of the cabinet in office.
The announcement of • pamphlet on Italy by
M. Cormenin (Timen) has excited much interest.
Some fragments of it were given in Le Commerce of
yesterday (Wednesday).

Letters from Rome announce that measures have I
been taken to give greater powers to the censorship.
The control over works on morals and religion is
limited exclusively to the bishops. Some of the
Italian journals complain of the proceedings adopted ,
for the suppression of the reoent movement at I
Leghorn SS being needlessly severe, and that the
importance of these tumults has been greatly exag-
gerated to the prejudice of the liberal cause. How-
ever, the disturbers, who have been arrested in
considerable numbers, have been merely handed over
to the civil power, and will be tried by the ordinary
tribunals. Pontremeli was surrendered to the Par-
miean authorities without disturbance on the Bth.
Other letters from Turin represent the movement
at Pavia as of a very serious nature. After a conflict
between the students of the university and the troops
on the Bth, the struggle was renewed on the 9th. It
is reported that ten were killed and forty wounded,
the principal of which were soldiers. The university
was closed, and many of the students had taken
refuge in the Swiss and Piedmontese territory.
At Turin a mass had been celebrated for the souls
of those who had been massacred at Milan on the
3rd. Numerous addresses had been presented to the
King, signed by persons of all classes, offering their
properties and persons in defence of the country should
itaindependence be attwoked.
The liereatutey Prince of Parma had been at
Turin, and had an interview with the King, after
which he departed for Parma, leaving his princess
It is announced that the Austrian troops have re-
tired from Parma.
A correspondent of La Presse' writing from Turin,
under the date of the 13th, affirms that a treaty
offensive and defensive has been concluded between
Austria, Modena, and Parma, of which one of the
conditions is the establishment of a customs union
similar to the Zollvertin. The same letter confirms
the report of the disturbances at Pavia, and adds that
Treviso, Bergamo, and Brescia,are in open insurrection.
Letters from Rome say that the ministry has been
completed, and is composed of fear cardinals and five
prelates, viz. :—Cardinal Ferretti, Foreign Affairs and
President of the Council (Prime Minister); Cardinal
Mezzafondi, Public Instruction ' • Cardinal Massimo,
Public Works; Cardinal Rissio, Commerce and Agri-
culture; M. Roberti, Orace and Justice; M. Mori-
chini, Finances; M. Arvid, Interior; M. Rusconi,
War; M. Savelli,Police.
The Prince of Sciarra-Colonna has been appointed
Syndic-General of the State, a new office.

The Esperanzn of Madrid, of the date of the 4th
and sth of January, says that preparations aresesping
forward with the greatest activity for the expedition
to the Zafarine islands, on the coast of the R' , at the
mouth of the Malonia. Campaign tents have been
constructed, and provisions of war and subsistence
have been embarked. A brigade of artillery has
arrived at Malaga on mules, and all announces a
serious enterprise.
The Captain General, Serrano, and the expedition
left for Melilla on the 4th, notwithstanding the un-
favourable state of the weather. The expedition is
composed of seven ships, war and trade steamers,
which convey two choice companies of the Regiment
of Africa, one brigade of artillery, ammunitions ani
victualling.
The correspondent of the Esperanza adds, that it
is thought by many that the Zafarino expedition is a
means of sending General Serrano away from Spain,
and preparipg him to repair, at a later period, to the
Philippine islands.

BELGIUM. —Batisnme, JAN. 18.—Some
ago, the Minister of the Interior forwarded a circular to the
leading manufacturers of East and West Flanders, in which
he promised the protection of the government for any new
kind of industry which might be Introduced therein. This
promise did not tail to evoke some claims ; among other,
one from M. Goettials, of Courtray, a somewhat extensive
manufacturer of silk thread for sewiog. This gentleman
offered to double very soon the number of his workmen, if
t would only consent to impose • duty of 5 or 6
=nkil. on imported articles of that kind. It may be
'WA laws that the present duty is only 84 centimes per
(not 10f. as unaccountably stated in a recent
=lMorthe Independence), and that during the last ten
Ears the maximum importation was 4,000 kilogrammes.
The last few words will suffice to show, at all events, that
the branch of industry carried on by M. Goethals can hardly
be set down as a new one. In principle the present
ministry are not only adverse to au increased rate of
Protection, but rather inclined to effect • seduction
in existing imposts. The chambers will re-assemble
this day, and it is probable that the question here
raised will be shortly discussed. Meantime the protectionists
are strongly exerting themselves in favour of the increased
duty which will act prejudicially on England alone. The
Zollverein, France and even Rolland being protected by
existing treaties. The late ministry had even introduced a
bill for imposing on the articles in question a duty of 6d. per
kilogramme.—ller Majesty the Queen of the Belgians re-
turnecnto Lucken on Monday night from Paris, where she
remained a few days.—lt appearsby the Prlcurseurd' A neer*
that the government intend to make some important altera-
tions in the law relating to„entrepilts—certain regulations
prating heavily on commerce. The minister of finance has
instructed one of the heads of his department to negotiate
the affair with the Antwerp Chamber of Commerce.
THE LATE TRIPLE MURDER TN BRUSSELS.—
CONFESSION OF ONII OP THU ASSABOINS.—The following
is the confession of Rossiel, as officially published in Brussels
on Monday last :—" It was I," said Rossiel," who, con-
jointly with Vandeoplas, committed the murders. According
to our agreement. we went to the Place St. Gery, towards
seven in the evening, on the 2nd of September last. I rang
first, and asked the servant who opened the door whether
Madams Evenepoel was at home, adding that I had come to
pay her the rent which I owed her for one of her houses
which I had occupied. The girl rejoined that I must know
very well that madame was long ago dead. I said I did not,
and asked her if Mdlle. Evenepoel was in the house. She re-
plied in the affirmative. I inquired whether she was alone,
and was informed that she was. I then told
the servant to announce me as M. Ronde], of the Rue
d'Anderslecht, who had called to pay the rent doe by him.
She then introduced me into a small front room on the
ground door and looking into the court-yard. I did not