The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-30 00:00:00

The affairs of Switzerland occupy the Paris jour-
nals of Sunday, to the exclusion of almost every other
topic.

ROME, Nov. 15.
There are men living (for instance, that octogena-
rian reearppu dent of the Oentlemon's Mag!mitte,l
James Roche, J. P., of Cork) who saw Beejamin
Franklin in Paris, and witnessed the first meeting at
the National Assembly of France. But neither the
formation of as American congress, nor the establieb-
meet of a constitutional representation in the old
despotism of Gaul, presented such a graceful and,
withal solemn scene, as was to-day witnessed in the
capital of the Christian world. This morning the ma
shone out most gloriously to usher in the noble apse-
tacle. The whole population flocked to the Como,
and lined the route from the Quirinal hill to the
Vatican, in which palace one of the most lofty and
spacious halls has been set apart for the new delibe-
rative assembly. Never were the palaces and houses
that line the way bedecked so tastefully, and crowded
with such groups of proud citizens and beautiful
matrons exulting in the regeneration of their
native land. At nine o'clock the march I
began from the court of the Quirinal Palace, where
all the dignitaries bad early mustered. Four trum-
peters on horseback led the van, followed by dragoons,
grenadiers, and the flags of the 14 section of the city.
Then came the carriage of the SPEAKER, Cardinal
Antouelli, and next, in separate carriages, the three
members for Rome—viz., Prince Barberini, Prince
Odeschalchi, and lawyer Vannutelli. I need not tell
you that the two first are men of the highest cha-
racter and social position, and the third is one of the
' ablest and most independent members of the Roman
bar. A braes band, and the flag of the suburban dis-
trict, ushered in the member for Comarca, lawyer
Pietro Lunati, in Duke Salviati's carriage, followed
by a number of his constituents. Then came the
banner of Velletri,and in the carriage of Prince Lancel-
lotti eat its deputy, lawyer Luigi Santucci. A loud
burst of bronze instrumentation, and the famous ori-
fiamme plucked fromthe Capitol to grace the occasion,
I announced the members for Bologna, lawyer Silvani
and Marco Minghetti, a philosopher, and long a poli-
tical exile. He had been professor of jurisprudence
in the days of Byron, when the university was worthy
of its old fame. The carriage of Prince Piombino
bore them along. A deep sensation thrilled the spec-
tators when the next carriage, that of Prince Tor-
lonia, bearing the deputy and preceded by the banner
of FERRARA, slowly and as in mourning moved
through the Corso; Gaetano Recchi represents that
frontier town, now in possession of the Vandals. A
crowd of Ferrarese citizens followed, with downcast
aspect, and seemed to feel shame for the position of
their birthplace. A brass band trumpeted forth the
banner of Ravenna ; and in the equipage of Baron
Grazioli rode its member, Gioseppe Pasolini, a young
man who has travelled much and is highly intelligent,.
The well-known cream-coloured cattle of Prince 1
Rospigliosi conveyed the member for Forli, the rich
and munificent Marquis Paolucci. But the imps's- ,
sion was very perceptible when came in sight the de-
puty for Urbino and Pesaro, in Prince Chige.'s equipage,l
being no other than the young and promising nephew
of Pius IX., Count Luigi Muted. The province of
Macerate came next, represented by Lauro Lauri, an
agriculturist and scientific farmer. The flag of the
seaport of Ancona waved over the head of its deputy,
Annibal Simonetti; and in the (English built)
carriage of Prince Doria rode the member for Peru-
gia, Luigi Donini. A dramatic author and poet of
some local celebrity, Pompeo Cambello, rode in Prince
Ra'searriage, as representative of Spoleto. Under
the bamm• of Viterbo, and in Duke Cesarini's vehicle,
case the delegate of that thriving town. A geome-
trician of repute and a master of statistics, Michael
Adrlani, represented the territory of Fermo. A pro-
fessor of law in the Roman university, Paseirial
de Rossi, moved along in the carriage of Prince
Alfieri, under the banner of his native Fro-
'incite. Another barrister of eminence filled the state
coach of Prince Aldobrandini, as member for Rieti
and the Sabine territory. Large plumes of ostrich
feathers, tinged white and orange (the Ferretti co-
lours), nodding on the horses' heads, announced the
carriage of Prince Bolognatti Cenci, bearing the
member for Ascoli, Ottavio Scariglia. Another brass
band preceded the member for emit& Vecchia, lawyer
Benedetti, in the tasteful turn-out of Prince Borghese.
Duke Braschi lent his eqaipme to Peda, deputy of
Camerino ; and Prince Coraun accommodated Paces,
member for Benevento. Finally, the newly-married
(to a young Bonaparte) Marquis St. Gallo convoyed
the deputy of Orvieto, Ludovic Oualterio.
You have thus the names of the twenty-four gentle-
men who sit in the first deliberative assembly of
laymen that has for fourteen centuries been suffered
to meet for despatch of business in Rome. The
occupation of the cardinals, so far as secular'
affairs are concerned, was this morning sent to
limbo; and these reverend men must henceforth
apply themselves to their of-isms, and lift their eyes to'
heaven. The whole spectacle was felt by the Roman
people to be one of inestimable import, and a 'solemn
edllness, a deep felt consciousness of its significancy
pervaded the 100,000 spectators of the pageant, as it
pond an its way to take possession of the new
swats home in the very bosom of the Vatican palace.
The act of the late Grand Turk Soliman, when he got
rid of his janiesaries, was a mere brutal exertion of
pewee. But the moral effort of the great and glorious
rake of this land, in restoring lay business to the
bands of the laity, is the act of a highly gifted, pare
scaled, and strongly determined, honest man. The
whole of the university students marched in the rear ;
end never did I see so floe and manly a set of fellows
ea
ths new civic guard, about 2,000 of whom, with
filleembene and in their Roman helmets, marched in
this national procession.
Nov. 16.—1 sent you yesterday a minute account
of the appearance and individuality of the new mem-
bers of the Roman parliament as they passed under
.a. from the windows of my banker's in the
Warm. Before they left the Quirinal Palace,
Phi the Math addressed them in words which were
not wraltat k formal way, but were the sadden
and outpouring of the pontiff's heart'
I premise by telling you that the monarch had
Se'ed
boon wailed as by the French, Austrian, and
tan sokbasiodors, which persons had solemnly
bba sok.* the step he had taken, and in-
formed him, ea Mk port of their respective govern-
numb, that a revolt an was involved in the act of
ammabling a lay padiament in Rome.

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The deputies on their arrival at St. Peter's, and
after divine service in that majestic temple, proceeded
to takeesion of their hall in the Vatican, and
were solemnly sworn in.
A oommiarion was next formed to draw ap an ad-
dress in reply to the speech from the throne, and
after some other routine business had been trans:de&
the house formed itself into four sections. 1. The
committee of legal reform. 2. The finance com•
mittee. 3. Committee for internal ameliorations. 4.
A committee on prisons and public labour.
Is the evening the illumination of the city was
sidesdid beyond precedent. The crowd assembled
Is great force at the palaces of the Sardinian and
Tolman embassies, and cheered the only Italian
finks Cl Pius IX. But much more loud and
enthsrisstio were the people in front of Lord
Wfinto's residence, and they would not be satisfied
until his lordship appeared ; which he did at the
balcony of the *nolo Romano, and " Viva England
rent the sky. Shortly afterwards, at the Apollo
Theatre, the crowded auditory having discovered that
his lordship and his beautiful daughter were present.
rose in a body, and the same scene was reserved. lig
the hopes of the Romans from the government of

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