The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-10 00:00:00

RENEWED DISTURBANCES IN MUNICH.

A portion of the following appeared in last even-
ing's Express.
We have news from Munich to the evening of the
4th. It appears that on the 3rd the disturbances
which had broken out on the 2nd and continued
during the night, had extended over the whole of the
4th. On the 3rd great masses of the population had
assembled, and the drum beat to arms befote half-
past one. The perturbators were not dispersed,
however, but divided. They went about the town
in groups of from fifty to one hundred, making
a most dreadiul noise. The groups were pre-
ceded by white flags. Stories were thrown from
the court garden at the windows of the new palace.
Barricades were erected at every passage, to impede
the passage of the cuirassiers. The guard of the
principal pest arrested one of the pert urhators, but
he was immediately set free, upon menace that all
should be broken. The civic guard then met, and
sent strong patrols round the town. The cry of
" Long live the Republic" was heard on all sides, as
well as " Long live Germany:. The greater part of
the perturbatore appeared to be workmen.
On the 4th the inhabitants and the students pre-
sented to the king a petition, numerously signed,
demanding the abolition of the censorship ; the
publicity of the proceedings of the tribunals; trial
by jury ; the responsibility of ministers; electoral
reform; a German parliament; and, in fine, the
immediate convocation of the states for the realise-
tion of these objects. On the same day Prince Wal- I
lerstein repaired to the Hotel de Ville, and an-
nounced that the king, inconsequence of the above-
mentioned petition, had resolved to dissolve the
Chamber of Deputies, and to convoke a new chamber
for the 31st May. This communication was received'
with enthusiasm, and hopes were entertained that
the city would become immediately tranquillised.
But such was not the case. On the evening of the
4th, an insurrection on a fearful scale broke out
after the population had been kept in a
state of the greatest excitement during some
30 hours. The Deutsche Zeitung states that, on the
evening of the 4th the doors of the civic arsenal were
burst open by an infuriated crowd, who took posses-
sion of 4,000 muskets, 6,000 new swords, and a num-
ber of old weapons. The alarm bell was continually
ringing in St. Peter's church. All the military were
under arms, and were ranged in front of the palace.

Letters from Munich, under date March 5, state
that the King, in order to appease the armed multi-
tude which had assembled on the previous afternoon
in front of his palace, had acceded to their demand to
convoke the Diet on the 16th inst., instead of the 31st
of May next. After the King's brother, Prince Charles,
had assure d the crowd that that royal promise would
be kept, the latter gradually dispersed, and numbers
amonpt them brought back to the Town-Hall the
arms which they had taken from the arsenal, as
already related in this paper. The legislat.ve as-
sembly of Wurtemberg is convoked for the 13th.
According to accounts from Ilesse-Cassel, up to the
morning of the 6th inst., the Prince Elector had dis-
missed the obnoxious minister, Herr Scheffer. All
the prince's family have removed to Wilhelmshole. It
appmrs that, howe‘er, the Grand Duke is rather
obstinate in his opposition to the wishes of his
people. The greatest excitement prevails in Hanan
and Cassel.

A message to that effect was laid on the table by
the Laibags Commissar (the Minister of the In-
terior), and the sittings of the assembled committees
were then declared to be closed. This is a concession
on the part of the King of Prussia, but he has as yet
carefully abstained from naming the fixed periods at
which the diet is to meet.

According to the Rhine and 3filtelle gazette, five
estafettes left Cublentz a few days ago, bearing orders
in various directions of the ltherush provinces to call
out the war reserve.

The veer reserves of the 7th and Bth army corps
(Rhineland and Westphalia), and of the 4th (pro-
vince of Saxony), have been partly called out, and
the Posen reserves entirely so.

The Madyeburg Gazette asserts in positive terms
that the older for convoking the United Diet has
already received the royal signature. It adds that
the cabinet order for assembling the Diet will also
contain some satisfactory announcements respecting the
liberty of the press and other concessions. The greater
portionof the troops garrisoned in Wesel have received
orders to hold themselves in readiness to march, in
order, it is thought, to maintain tranquillity in the
large manufwAuting town of Crefeld. The town
council of Elberfeld has resolved to appoint a com-
mittee for the purpise of making arrangements with
employers, to give occupation to persons deprived of
it in that Prussian Manchester. The said (fennel)
has also taken the oppoitanity of petitioning the
King to convoke the Diet without delay. The con-
cessions required by the town council of Elberfeld are
liberty of ti,s press, freedom of speech, improvement
of the lectoral law, a " deciding" vote on the part of
the Diet, and the passing of laws by a simple ma-
jority; representation of the states amongst the
authorities of the German confederation; freedom of
religion, and the submitting of the penal code to the
United Diet. A considerable number of troops, in-
fantry, cavalry, and artillery, left Coblentz on the
6th inst. for 'frt ves and Saarlouis.

Letters from Dusseldorf, dated the .sth, say that on
that day a petition to the King, covered with 600
signatures, was sent to demanding—lst, A
faithful representation of the people, with a delibera-
tive voice in all questions concerning legislation and
taxation. 2nd, Unlimited liberty of the press. 3rd,
Institution of the jury for political misdemeanors.
4th, Individiril liberty. sth, A system of progressive
taxation. nth, A law for the working classes. ith,
The communication of the new penal code to the re-
presentatives of the people. Sth, Right of meeting.
9th, A German parliament.

The PI ince of Prussia has left Berlin for Cologne.
The Duchess of Orleans arrived on the 3rd inst. in
Berlin.

Saxony appears to hold out for the present against
the demands of the people, but it must yield in a short
time, otherwise the people of Leipsic, one of the most
advanced" cities of Gcrmiuy, will make further
and more energetic, if not more convincing, demon-
strations than they have just done. The answer of
the King has not yet appeared, and differences seem
to exist in the present cabinet. A letter from Dres-
den, dated March 3, states that Herr von Falkenstein,
Minister of the Interior, had given in his resignation.
The King at first refused, but afterwards accepted
the resignation, when Herr von Falkenstein insisted
that he would not be himself thepretext for any public
demonstration or breaking of the public peace.
Meetings have taken place in divers parts of
Saxony, in which addresses demanding reform have
been adopted and forwarded to the King.
In a speech of the rector of the University of

Leipsio to the students, he calls upon them to remain
true to the system of order, right, and legality, under
whatever circumstances they may be placed, and to
bear in mind the example of that greatest of European
nations, England.
A letter from Darmstadt of the 6th brings the
intelligence that the Hereditary Grand Duke of
Hesse Darmstadt had been proclaimed co-regent, and
that Baron H. de Gegen had been named minister
in the room of Herr von Thil, who has resigned. A
proclamation signed by both these new dignitaries
declares that all that appertains to the guarantees of
civil and political liberty will be granted to the
people. The liberty of the press has been granted,
as well as the general armament, the right of public
meeting and that of petitioning. As to the question
of a national representation, the Grand Duke has
declared that the federal act has not satisfied the just
demands of the German nation, but that he will try
and make the German princes share in the conviction
that a national representation would contribute
greatly to the consolidation of Germany.
Nothing can exceed the exultation at Frankfort at
the emancipation of the press. The following ap-
pears in the German Journal of Frankfort of
the 6th: _

And we also have the liberty of the press ! It was an-
nounced to the citizens yesterday evening by the Senate.
The odious censorship is abolished for ever. The press is
free ! That ignominy which has long galled Germany, dis-
appears at last. Darkness is dispelled ! No more censor-
ship! Who cannot but rejoice? Baden, Wurtemberg, the
Grand Duchy of Hesse, Naraau, have preceded us. Five
states of Central and Southern Germany new possess,
amongst other rights, that most important one, liberty of
the press! Other states of Germany will soon enjoy this
benefit. May they obtain it without bloodshed! We ex-
pect from our senate the fulfilment of the following desire,:
Abolition of all exceptional laws promulgated since 1819,
the jury, the general armament, equality of rights of the
citiren, without distinction of religious f►ith, liberty of assn.
elation, political amnesty, and reintegration in the full en-
joyment et civic rights : order and perseverance—such is our

motto.
Extraordinary military precautions were taken at
Frankfurt on the night of the sth inst., to prevent a
threatened insurrection. The troops of the line and
the civic guard were all under arms.
The elector of Hesse Cassel has granted nearly all
the demands made by the people.
Letters from Carlsruhe, dated the 6th, say that the
first chamber of the states has voted an address of
thanks to the Grand Duke, for having immediately
attended to the wishes of his people, in granting the
liberal institutions they demanded. The address was
presented to the Grand Duke by the President of the
klargravo Chamber William of Baden, accom-
panied by the two secretaries. The Grand Duke
gave a most affectionate reply. The second Chamber
of the States has received a petition signed by an
immense number of the citizens of Schopfeint, de-
manding the liberty of the press, trial by jury, and
the establishment of a German parliament.

By electric telegraph from Hull, we leant that the
steamer Queen arrived there from Hamburg last
evening. She left Hamburg on Tuesday morning,
the 7th inst. There had been repeated attempts to
create disturbance ; hut, up to the departure of the
steamer, the authorities had repressed such efforts,
and the town may be said to be quiet, although
beneath the surface there was deep dissatisfaction.