The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-28 00:00:00

was transmitted to the assembly. It is to the follow-
ing effect :
We, Frederick William, &c., with a view to preserve the
public peace, by advice of our ministers, and with the went
of the constituent arseuibly, decree as follows .-1. Popular
meetings in the open air can only be held 24 hours after in-
timation of the intention to hold them bee been given to the
police authorities of the place, with the name and residence
of the parties calling them, and indication of the localities
where they are to be held.-2. For public meetings and pro.
cessions in streets and squares the previous permission of the
police is necessary.-3. Tiie police is empowered to for-
bid any such meetin ra and proeessioris, if likely to dis-
turb the public peace.-4. Whoever takes part in
meetings or processions, not held in conformity with
these legal requisites, is liable to he punished with imprison.
meet for not leas than one nor mere than six months. Non-
compliance with the oidi.r of the .ompetent authorities to
leave an illegal asiienstily is to be punished with imprison-
ment for not fewer than ono nor more than eight days.-6.
Any person calling upon the people to meet in arms is to be
imprisoned for nut h so than six monks nor more than one
year. —6 Any person netlearing such armed assemblies mute
order of the police is to be imprisoned for not fewer than o e
nor more than eight days. 7. Any person attending them with
arms to be imprisoned for not leas than three ner more than
six months.—S. If an armed assembly refuses to disperse
seises' 1.4 its dispersal by drums or trumpets is to be given
sod repeated twice after bri f intervals. 9. If the signet is
not obeyed after the third repetition, arms may be used to
disperse the mob. 10. The existing law is to remain in
force wish respect to all public meetings and processions
which are not specially enumeraied in this edict.
To gild this rather bitter pill for the extreme demo-
crats, a semi official announcement has been made
that in the course of the present week an amnesty will
be declared for all parties who have been itnprisoned
since the revoluti3n for delicts of the press.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.

Dates from Kiel of the 24th state that eleven of
the principal places in the Duchies are fully gar-
risoned by the confederate troops, of which 41,000 to
50,000 occupy Schleswig alone, while the Schlt swig-
Holstein troops, 10,000 to 12,000 strong, occupy the

M. Dietz arrived at Rendeburg on the 23rd from
the Natioral Assembly at Frankfurt, and proceeded at
once to the German head-quarters. It is supposed that
he is authorised to conclude the negotiation respect-
ing the armistice.

:Mt Court.
OanORNE, SUNDAV.—The royal dinner party on
Friday included the Duchess of Kent, her Lady in Waiting,
and the Bareness de Speth.
Yesterday being the birthday of Prince Albert, •
took place in the grounds at 0 borne. Tippnn Saib's
"tent and several large marquees were erected upon the lawn,
opposite to the principal entrance ; and moat of the residents
in the neighbourhood, as well as some of the principal visitors
at Cowes and Hyde, were invited. The day was very un-
favourable ; a thick mist, accompanied by constant showers,
confining the company to the interior of the tents, and alto-
gether preluding visits to the gardens or grounds,
or ony out-of-doer amu tssemen. At tree o'clock her
Majesty and Prince Albert accomphanied by her
family and guests, entered the' marquee for dancing
The Duke and Duchess and Princess Mary of Cambridge
and the Prince of Hesse met the royal piety in the tent, and
dancing shortly atter commenced. Her Majesty, in the
course of the afternoon, dinced with the Prince of Hesse and
the Earl of Wilton. The three bands performed during the
doe, and glees were oc aisionally song by a party of
sailors from the royal yacht. A magnificent thjeuner was
laid out in Tippoo.Saib'e tent. At about six o'clock a country-
dance was formed, in which her Majesty danced with Prince
Albert, the royal children and most of those of the nobility
and gentry present joini' g in the dance ;_ and ehurtly
after its termination h.r Majes'.y and the royal
party retired, at a We before seven o'clock. The
following bad the honour of receiving invited ;
the Duke and Dueheee of Cambridge and Princess Mary, the
Prince of Hesse, the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, the
Marquis of Ang'esea and Lady A. Paget. the Marquis and
Marchioness of Aileetinay earl Lord C. Bruce, the Marquis
of Conyngliam and Lady J. Conyngham' the Marquis and
Marchioness of Blandford, Marquis of Granby, Earl and
Countess of Wilton and children (4), Earl and Countess of
Glengall, Earl and Countess of Sandwich, Earl of Cardigan,
Earl of Uxbridge, Lard and Lady A. Churchill, Lord and
Lady G. Lennox and aliases lanalax, Lady E. Pennefather,
Viscount and Viscountess Newport, Lord ant Lady Somer-
ville, Viscount and Viscountess Seaham, Lard Churchill,
Lord and Lady F. Fitzclarence and Miss Fazclarenee, teed
A. Fitzelarence, Lord and Lady Downes and Miss
Fleming, Lord and Lady Crofton and children (5), Lady
H. Paget and Mimes Paget, Major Paaet, Capt.
Paget, Lord and Lady Colville, the Earl of Lin-
coln, the Earl and Counties of Hardwicke and children,
(s),Talbot,
on., Viscountess Dillon, the Hon. G. ano
Mrs. Anson, the H Mrs Phipps and children (2). Ad
mind Sir C. Ogle, Admiral mail 1414. Prescott and Misses
Prescott, Capt. the Hon. R. Manilas, Col. and Mrs. B.
Drummond, Capt. Crispin, G. Ward, Esq., Rev. T. and Mrs.
Protheroe, Col. and Lady C. V. Harcourt, the Hon. D. and
Mrs Pelham, Sir R. Simeon Mr. and Mrs A. C. Holmes,
Mr. and Misses Sheddon, Mr.i and Mrs. Stoneatreet, Sir A.
and Lady Clifford and Miss Clifford, Mr. White, Lieut.
Sinclair (42nd Highlanders), Major and Mrs. Harvey, Mr.
and Lady F. Lambert, Lord and Lady F. G. Hallyburton.
Lady Templemore and Miss Cbicbester, Sir H. and Lady
Pakenham and the Misses Pakenham, the Han. Miss
Lyttelton.
The royal dinner party on Saturday included the
Duchess of Kent, the ift ince Victor of Hohenlohe, Lady
Anna Maria Dawson, and the 83/011088 de Speth.
The Earl of Leitrim hal en interview with Lord
' J. Russell on Saturday. Viscount Hardiuge had also an
interview on Saturday with the noble lord at his official re-
sidence in Downing-street
Despatches from the Governors of the Mauritius,
Ceylon, and Hong Kong, were received on Saturday at the
Culonial-office.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mary
Wood left town on Saturday on a visit to Mr. Harcourt and
Frances Countess of Waldegrave, at Nuneham Park.
The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President) left
town on Saturday for has seat, Bowood Park, Wilts.
A deputation from the National Association for
Excise Reform had an interview oa Frid sy with Sir G.
Grey, at the Home-office, en the subject of the Tippling Act
and the licensiog system in Sccelano.
Count Schimmelpenninck, the Netherlands minister,
left Blackwell on Saturday morning, by the General Steam
Navigation Company's steam-ship Ocean, for Rotterdam.
THE UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE FOR THE
BOMB DZIPARTIKENT, Mr.G.Cornewall Lewis, .P., and Mr.
Waddington, will both remain in town during the necessary
absence of Sir G. Grey in attendance upon her Majesty. The
Attorney-General will also be in readiness, in case his ser-
vices as chief legal adviser should be at any time necemary.
MR. WARD, chief secretary, has appointed Mr. T.
Janier, one of the third clean in the naval department of the
Admiralty, to act As his private secretor).
THE MINISTERIAL WHITEBAIT DINNER, in anti-
cipation of the termination of the parliamentary senion,
took place on Saturday, at the Trafalgar Hotel, Greenwich.
The company included Lord John Russell, Viscount Pal-
merston, Earl of Auckland, Earl Fortiacue, Earl of Steal
forth, Viscount Morpeth, Lord Marcus Hill, Viscount
Ebrington, Lord John Hay, Lord Foley, Mr. Beilew,
Colonel Boyle, Captain Berkeley, Mr. W. Cowper, Mr Gib-
son Craig, Admiral Dendas, Mr. Hayter, Mr. Labouchere,
Mr. W. Luce les, Sir John Romilly, Corn Shell,l
Sir W.
Somerville, Tuinell, Mr. Wyse, Mr. ewal L
Mr. James Wilson, Sir. R. W. Grey.

PROROGATION OP PARLIAMENT.—It is VOW &ppm-
her.dt d that it will be impossible to name an earlier day than
Tu.aday, the stk of September, for the prorogation. The
financial Pilitement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer +••
ill
be debated on bloi.day this day). On Tutsday, the Diplo-
mat le Rela•ions witk It ime Bill will be read a third time, and
it is feared not without a further debate and divi►ion. There
are also some Spirit Duties and other financial questi ins to
be considered, antr which the Reuse of Commons must wait
for the assent of the Louis to the bills neevoary for the wind-
ing-up of the session. The real business, however, is not ex-
t. t• d to ea•en4 in •1:e Douse of Commons b yen I Thurs-
day at xx.—Obsereer. The Queen is to proroeue the parlia-
ment in person ; immediately after which she will sail for
Aberdeen, en route for P' mu Albert's new ,hooting lodge
at Balmoral.

HORSHAM ELECTION COMMITTEE. SATURDAY.—
Rebutting evidence, on behalf of Mr. Fitzgerald, occupied
the sitting.
THE CHARTISTS AND EP EA LERS Y est* id ay
(Sunday) several meetings of chartist and confederate clubs
were held. Precaution) were taken by the police commis-
sioners to prevent disturbance at any of the gatherin T.
This
was thought the more necessary from the fact ofThomas
Powell, the person who gave evidence against the chartists,
having been searched after and threatened with assare
!ion. A few days back a person called upon Mrs. Lindley,
of 23, (il-uses er-row, Iloxton, and inquired whether Powell
lived there. The female answered in the negative (the house
Powell lived in being No. 13), when the mon replied that
" be was sorry for her," and added, " It would not be long
before ner house would be attacked by several men, and un-
less she got protection the house would be humid down, and
she and every °nein it would not be alive the following morn-
ing." The woman having mentioned what she had hean ard to
neighbour, she was recommended to give informatio to the
police, which she accordingly did, and men in plain clothes
have been placed on duty en the neighbourhood ever since
to protect the building in the event of the threat being at-
tempted to be carried into execution. The authorities,
knowing the feeling that would be excited against Powell,
had him and his family removed from Oloucester-row to
another part of the town, where he is placed under the
protection of the police. Mrs. Lindley dem:vibe' the person
who called as being shabbily dressed , and about 40 years ef age.
Yesterday a meeting specially took place in Webber•street,
Blackfriars road, for the purpose of adopting further
measures in aid of the chartist " victims" lately arrested. a
The
following resolution was unanimously adopted
committee, consisting of five members of the National
Charter Auociation, be immediately appointed for the pu-
rse of receiving money on behalf of the chartist victims."