The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-05 00:00:00

ITALY.

LOMBARDY.—The Piedmontese Gazette of the
30th ult. publishes a bulletin from Somma Campagna,
of the 28th, announcing that Lieut. Field Marshal
Itath, commanding the fortress of Peschiera, had re-
fused the proffered capitulation, on the ground that no
breach had as yet been opened, and that his means of
defence were not yet exhausted. " The fire was
immediately refqfmed on the evening of the 28th, and
oetitieued the, whole of the following day. The troops
sent from Cioritz for the Frfoul are hastily retreating
upon Trieste, where an attack is feared, aided by an
insurrr.ctional movement. The Provisional Govern-
ment. of Milan issued a decree on the 28th, declaring
in',,he most formal manner that the liberty of the press,
tine right of association, and the institution of the
national guard shall be maintainer! in their present
form, till a constituent assembly, elected by universal
suffrage, shall regulate the cotaltion of the people. The
loss of the Austrutias 4t the last attack upon Vieenza
aPPeava to have oeen very great. Many prisoners
weto taken. The Neapolitan troops passed the Po on

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the 25th, at three different poit—it—s,
and Polessella. They are 12,000 strong,mrVit
tine their march towards Vicenza; 4,000 ~,,
expected at Bologna, The Austrians nosed'
defile of Tousle, in the ViJcamonica, on the
were repulsed. A flag of truce had arri kb,
Verona at Milan on the 28th, with despatcheZdr f
Minister of War. Their contents were not
The votes concerning the annexation of pNo
Piedmont were published at Parma on the 6t7
great pomp. The result was, that of 39,701
37,230 were in favour of Charles Albert, T,,
were variously distributed upon ChilesLek'.
Bourbon, ex-Duke of Parma, the Grand $a
Tuscany, the Pope, and the Republic, which
one vote. In the evening the town was illusaw.
The Gazette di Milan, of the 29th, cm,—
account of a manifestation math. in that -41.
30,000 national guards in favour of the
Government, in consequence of some •tunitiltZ.
semblages of the people that had takenplact " •
reference to the proposed union with p4:4
Cries of " Live the union," "Live concerd.L I
the
re defiling. g," were constantly uttered whast the tit
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Letters from Venice state that a popular
had taken place at Udine against the Asitea;"
neon, and that grape had been fired on t 11
from the castle.
The Provisional Government of Milan, in its boet
of the 29th May, announces that on the 27th it gageinent had taken place on the fronti, ro of
towards the Tyrol. The Austrians made .4e
against the lines of defence towards Ilan Mogul.,
Mondoal, but were repulsed.
ROME.—Advices from Rome, to the 25th
Nothing new has occurred here ; Rome is p,:
;(er.
tranquil. The elections of the capital and tie
vines as yet known are very satisfactory, Tat:,
basted Gioberti is here, and is everywhere ~14:1
The ex-ambassador of Austria, M. Lutrovr,t4 h
family embarked on board the British etcameancit
at Civita Vecchia, on the 22nd.

GERMANY.

We have received our Cologne correspooam,
despatches of the 2nd and 3rd June by the slats*
COLOGNE, Jess
The Berlin National Assembly is already divided it
three parties, the right, the left, and the centre—we
which are now, thanks to the parties existing in the Frtut
Chamber of Deputies, under the ex-dynasty, tolerably
understood. It es, however, scarcely pos&hle yet to forme.
very distinct idea of the various nuances of the three pani,
alluded to, the published debates not furnishing, te yd,
clue to them. _

According to a Berlin correspondence in the /%Plat Cc
mite, Russia has spoke n out against the occupstion
land, cad has even urged the eventual withdrawal of pn,
'jail troops from Schleswig. Ships capable of traespei*
from 10,000 to 15,000 troops are lying at Cronstadt ready
sail ; and it is expected that llusaian uniforms will be ahat,
seen at Kiel, and " even elsewhere" (ouch andersloj
Large sums have been expended on topographical loaf sof k
parts of Germany, on the part of the Ruunan goverment.
Mir later, have officially contradicted the report th t
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hallos of troops were concentrated in the neighbourhood
Berlin.

A SCIIOIIII collision occurred on the night of the 25th ins
et Konigsberg, between the civic guard and a greet teethe
of the working men, the gri at majority of whom are hum
able ,o the return of the Prince of Pruilia. The civic raw
were obliged to make tice of their fire-arms, and *evenly,
:hanks were wounded.

Tranquillity bas been restored at LeipOe, but atrial%
bands of beggars are levying black mail on the iatuoitasts:
the adjacent villages.
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According to the Deutsche Allyenseine Zeitung, thedtelik
has broken out again with great violence at Conttaatiaog
27 eases occurred in one day.

Jen l
The excitement which his prevailed in Berlin denude
last few days appears by the lattat accounts to be en then
crease. Thu accidental discovery that large quantified
new guns were sent away in boats and carts front the Bet
arsenal without any satisfactory account bring gives et tar
place of destination caused immense crowd. to assemble.
the 31st ult. in the vicinity of tkat edifice. A depute*
was appointed by the people to inspect the stores in it ;
it was then ascertained that there were five new emus
there with the necessary ammunition beside them. The*.
plc then demanded that the military should vacate *
arsenal, and that they should be replaced by the ma
guard, who subsequently took possession of all theme's*
Meantime the assembled crowds bad seized on twenty*
cases of new guns and several barrels ef shot, which aft
being shipped from the arsenal, and insisted :hat theater
which were placed in front of the artillery barracks shad
be conveyed to the former building, which was monk*
done amidst the triumphant shouts of the accompany*
thousands. In the sitting of the National Canner
Assembly, in Berlin, a question was addressed a
, the minister respecting these events. His reply in
to the effsct that it was true that 10,0,g1 guns had
been sent away from the Berlin arsenal; that pet
of them was intended for the civic guard in Luckeneald rod
other places, and the remainder were old guns sent to Baths
to be repaired. It may be remarked, however, here, the
there is no manufactory of fire-arms in the Pruwian capital,
and that heretofore old guns have always been repaired is
the respective bead-quarters of the various garrison'. The
impression amongst the public was, and is, that it had bees
resolved to " disarm" Berlin, and that plan may be ut don
to the credit of the retratradeyarty. In the same sitting the
election of the Prince of Prussia for the Winnr district sr
declared valid, and the assembly voted be a large majority*
favour of forwarding an address to the king in reply to the
speech from the throne ; ministers declaring that they mid
resign if the motion for an address was negatived. The
assembly then adjourned till Friday (yesterday).
In spite of all the benevolent efforts of the gas ernment sad
of the civic authorities of Berlin, numbers of the working
classes lack employment. On the 30th ult. the residence at
the minister of commerce and public works, 11. en an
Patow, was literally besieged and invaded by sturdy mai-
cants for occupation, who demanded somewhat imperiously
that all persons seeking employment should obtain it on the
following morning. The minister replied that Le could not
promise to give them work, but that if they were in distress
he would cheerfully
.share his purse with them. After two
hours' parley the civic guard arrived, and the crowd dis-
persed.
The president of the council of ministers has declared in
the strongest terms that the government entertain no ideas of
• reaction. _

- It is asserted in several German journals that the Baron
'Von Meyendorf, the Russian ambassador in Berlin, has de-
clind that he will be under the necessity of asking for his
passport, in ease the German trxips do not evacuate the
whoe Jutland.
According to the Aix-la-Chapelle Gazette, ministers hats
resolved to transfer the national assembly to Fichwedt, in ems
any attempt be made by the people of Berlin to intimidate
the membi rs.

POSEN.—Accounts from Stettin Mate that the
travellers who arrive with the steamers from St.
Petersburg show an extraordinary ignorance respect-
ingthe events that have taken place in central Europe.
Extraordinary diligence must have been used in sap-
pressing letters and newspapers, when a Prince Cot-
ganin could be ignorant of what had passed in Berlin.
POSES, Msx 26.—There can ne longer be any doubt of
the general impression left by recent events in Posen, united
with the project of dismembering the grand duchy, on the
minds of the inhabitants. Were the Russians, the French,
or the Scandinaviana,:to make' an serious demonstrstioa
against Prussia, they would call 200,000 men under arms to
support them. The Prussians seem to he aware of their
weakness on this side, and are putting the fortress of Posen
into a state of defence—against their own people.
The troops in the meantime scour the country,
and under the pretext of searching for arms ex-
ercise all kinds of tyranny and rapacity against the
inhabitants. The Polish nobles steadfastly refuse to take
any responsibility off the shoulders of the Berlin
government. Counts Kraszewski and Potworoaky have
both declined the office of governor. Row could
they undertake it, when the military, acting on secret orders,
sets the ministry at defiance ? General Willisen openly de-
nounced the proceedings of Colomb and the Bromberg
officials as an act of rebellion ; but neither he nor they have
been called to account. What respect a Polish governor
could hope to find from this disorganised Soldattska, may be
inferred from the fact of a party having broken into the
castle of Count Czapski, the largest landowner in Bromberg
circle, under pretence of seeking for arms, and finding none,
pillaged the cellars. The peasants fled before them into the
woods. The working classes put the government to shame.
A club has just been formed at Posen by German journey.
men, who have invited the Poles to fraternise with them.
Strong protestations have been published, at great personal
risk, by individuals, against the elections got up by the ma-
gistracy of Posen and other districts, at which deputies have
been elected by the German minority for the Diet at
Frankfort.

TRIESTE, MAY 28.—1 t appears that the Italia'
fleets which appeared off this harbour were in pur-
suit of a division of the Austrian fleet, which had
sailed on the 22nd, with an intention of offering battle
to the Neapolitans; but finding itself of inferior
strength took refuge here. On the 24th a consular
protest was presented to the Italian admiral, to which
all the consuls resident in Trieste adhered (with the
exception of the French), against the bombardment of
the town. The French consul transmitted a separates,
protest against bombardment, without previous no;ioe
sufficiently long to allow foreigners to witkdraw
themselves and property. On the 25th the. Italian
ships weighed anchor, and were soon out of sight.
On the 27th the Sardinian and VenetrAn ships re-
turned, but repeated the assurance that they contem-
plated no attack on Trieste. The Neapolitan ships
had sailed for Naples in consegu:lnce of the events
there.
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