The Express.
London, England, 1848-09-12 00:00:00

ITALY.

We read in the Csurrier of Marseilles of the Ell:
"At nine o'clock yesterday morning, the steamer of
her Britannic Majesty the Po:copine, Capt. Roberts,
entered our port. It had on board an envoy from
the nrovisional government of Sicily, who goes to
England to solicit the intervention of the English
government in the affairs of that country. We learn
by letters by this steamer, that from 10,000 to 12,000
Neapolitans disembarked at M4esina, from nine
steamers, had bad an encounter with the Sicilians,
in whisk the latter had the advantage. Oa
the slat instant, the steamer Merlin, Cap-
tain Wise, on its way from Malta for
Naples, touched at Meleina. He reports that that
city wan in a state of the greatest agitation, and that
all the English merchants had placed their most pre-
cious effects on board the Gladiator. The Merlin
ntered Naples the 4th, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
The Porcupine, which left Naples the Bth, at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon, is the bearer of despatches from Sir
William Parker for the English government. These
despatches have been :emitted to the English consul in
our city. It results from what precedes that the
French and English squidrons, which were in the
remitted of bles-ina, or in the vicinity, did not
oppose the passage of the Neapolitan troops, nor the
combat which visaed. The two squadrons main-
toined a perfect neutrality in the struggle between
the King of Naples and Sicily.'—The Semaphore,
of Marseiltes, has a different version of the in-
taligenoe respectinx the engagement between the
Neapolitans and the Sicilians. It says: "It appears
that the troops of King Ferdinand met with a check
uu disembarking, but it is added that they soon re-
. sumed the offensive, that they had °trained meccas
against the Sicilians, and that a portion of the Swims
regiments had possessed themselves of the citadel of
Messina."

Besides the above, we have received the following
from another quarter:
On the 3rd September the Neapolitans made a de-
scent on the southern part of the (out of Messina.
At the moment the French mail steamer passed, the
engagement between the troops (particularly the
Swiss) and the Sicilians was very obstinate, the Sici-
lians appearing to have the advantage. The pee le
had attacked the citadel and disabled a part of that
flare's, defended by forty pieces of cannon.
To carry • redoubt, the Sicilians entered the NO Op
to their waist. All Sicily is engaged as one man in
the defence of their national independence.
The Gasetta Piemontese, of the 7th, publishes •
proclamatiod of the minister of war, addressed to
the officers and soldiers of Lombardy, informing
them that they are to he organised on the same
footing as the Piedmontese, and that their service
shall last three years. Letters from Pontremoli state
that the four small towns— Odic., Palerone,
Mon'i, and Podensana— which refused to be an-
nexed to Tuscany, have constituted themselves into
a republic, after the departure of the Piedmontese
forces. The steamers Achilles and Columbus, which
.eft Leghorn on the Atli, have brought the intelligence
that the town is barricaded tad in the power of the
people, who have called to the government Corsini
and Guerraggi. The latter arrived on the 4th, and it
is said that he has seam ded in persuading the people
to return to ord.-r. On the other hand, it is said that
Ger eral Da Laugier was matching upon Leghorn, at
the head of a body of troop*, whom the people were
prepared to receive in a hestile manner. The follow-
ing proclamation has been issued by the Grand Duke:
Tuscans !—A horrible misfortune has lappened at Leg
horn, of which the eireurnstsnees are not known ; but
this we know, that a severe conflict has take n place, es
the ease when violent pea ions and perverse instigation
agitate the multitude. AA now Leghorn is under the
scourge of warmly. The Livorno's are my witnesses that
every means of pOTAL/4011 hes been eshaested, and that in
the necessity of recomposing that unfortunate town every
we has been taken, that the public authority that was re.
established might be the bearer of peace alone. Divine
Providsoce has reserved ow for this affliction; you, Tt.seasts,
for them dangers; you have known me fort less last twenty-
five years A suchivation that tends to make Tuscany tits
centre of an ovnthiow of Italy, menaces your i etttutioge,
tree quillite, order, and the future. In this moment, solemn
to. us all, the &gantry cells for your aid, fo- the assistance
and tho arms of every one. I have the uolidence that the
civic guard of all Tuscany, rallying ar and me, wi I hasten to
the common defences.—LlOPOLD, COWONl.—Florence, Sept.
3, 1818
The fortresses of I eghorn are in the hands of the
troops, and the communications between them and
the government arc free.
The RisoNimento of Turin adds, from Piss, that
many inhabitants of Leghorn have fled to Pisa and its
environs. A detachment of enrolled volunteers

arrived there on the 4th; at midnight, a vangu►rd of
230 civic guards of F.ovence arrived, and 2,000 more
were expeited, under the command of Major Fontini.
Other detachments were on their march from different
quarters. It is said the grand duke has determined
to take the command himself, and try in person,
before taking rigorous measures, what moderation
and clemency can do. General Torres directs the
insurrection.

BOLTON ELECTION.
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BOLTON (Tlll.l Dsl).—At the election to-day the
only grntlem in put in nomination was Stephen Blair,
Esq., who was returned without oppositiun.

LIBUTFNANT EDWARDS/I.—This young officer,
I whose skill and trallsntry in routing the army of the Moul-
ton Rijah with a handful of men have been for the last
forewent the subject of so much commendation it the
continental a. well es in the British pra se, is a native o
Frudesley, in Salop, where he wee bap.itied on the 17th of
January, 1820, so that hie laurels, of which the eldest gene-
ral in the army might he proud, have be. n won early indeed.
His father, the Rev. B. Etwarrie., brother to Sir Henry
I E 'nudes, of Ryton grove, Shrewsbury, was at the period,
end for mosey jeers, reeler of Frodesley, at en income ot
3702. per annum. After rectivng a preparatery eduevoin in
his satire • Uage, the sebjec ot this nonce was sent to liana'.
Co I. p, Enders, when. tenon this edmirable apperintendence
of the Rev. Dr. Lansdale, now Bishop of Lindell, hi. in-
n:wane wee completed. He we. one of Sufis cadets, there-
fore, who had not the uranium afforded him of aa education
in the lion. Beet India Compaq's autshlishroent at Addis-
maths. To a tortoni!, accident, therefore, the Compan7
se-
and the country owe t.e pornion of the young hero •
s. evicts. Through the instrumentality of his uncle, Sir
Henry B I wardee,was the yearn moo noninved to a cadet
ship by Sir Richard looking. 0.0 B , late M.P. for Shrews-
bury, many jean on the civil department in India. Ho was
passed and sw ra oa the 26th of August, 1840, sea direct
os.fet of infantry on the Bengal estahlishmena, and shortly
afterwards proceeded to the same of hi. future glorii.us
Caner. It m4y be added, for distinction nab', that the
num of 'be Miner is H rbert Benjamin lidwardes,as (several
daree:ors, from similarity of in to it own proteges,
have been hod into the invoke that the nomination of the
year officer was theirs. A pleasing i. eldest may be here
me itioned On Mr. Home rising is the boars • few ni. his
.0 cs. to i-quire as $n the nature of the reward Intended to be
waft reed on Lie..t. Bilwardes, lewd I ahn Russell somewhat
quickly interpo. 4, and addressing 81r lob. Hob mese and
Mr. Hunt.. said that eh- isatureof the reward would be male
known to the rear by a commanieation (rum the eon. r igo
h. rem Ir. A difficulty will vines to the promotion of Lieut.
E iwardes, owns, to the peculiar ro.til stions of the Com-
oany's warrior, he being but as set a junior lieutenant; but
it is generally thought th a in the present instance a special
cue will be made, and that he w U at once be promoted to
the ruk ot fie 4. flirt.
SANITARY PRECAUTlONe.—Yesterday ration were
stainively circulated in B quid-green sad Whiteekapri,
within( persons of the pinkies incurred by ki aping nes
near dwelling boo.. a Such ealisanore are very common
irs that locality. In the perish of St. Ann, Westminster. the
inhabits-its were WIWI, warmed net to cast refuse or offal
into toe pablie areet. At Lendealiall market notice was
issued that no raw or enthused lades would be silo aid to
, be brought into, or restais in the market before or after the
' =dm days.

MOWING MATCR BETWEEN ROYAL AND MILLS, AND
GOLTLAT AND .1. CONDIS.—The second match for 101.
aide between ties parties took piece yesterday afternoon.
They had a:wended about three weeks since, when, in coo-
...queues of the very squally state of the weather, Royal and
Mills were sti amped after perforating above half the dir
toter, and their i.pponents, who were slightly astern at the
lure, rowed the remainder of the noun in order to claim.
Toe distance in yesterday* race was the same ason the pre-
vious occasion, namely, from Vausholl-bridge up to a boat
moored off Lentill's, the Oh' Swan Battersea, and back to
Thames Bank. There was plenty of money laid out at even.
Royal and partner being selected for choice. Both boats
stetted the same instant, and after being scull and scull
for a few strokes, Royal and Mile began to lead, and off
tie Pimlico pier had gained three lengths. The ram was
a 'ever, one throughout, but, notwithstandirg the exortions
of Ooaiey and p.rtner, their opponents rounded the die.
tatumbuat at Battersea a hundred and thirty yards in W-
eenie. From this point back, Guilty and Combat began
to On upon their opponents, and so rapidly as they neared
the Red Rouse, that it appeared very questionable whether
they would not overhaul their opponents. Such, however,
was not the cage ; Royal and Mills contrived to retain the
lead, and won by upwards of half • length, after as gallant a
race as ev-r was witnessed.

THE OCEAN MONARCH.—The committee for dis-
pensing the contributions to the passengers of this ship have
lived as follows : In the first place, they have paid for the
I 'doings of the passengers, and, in the nest, they have
.urnished them, with clothing. They have also pad
their passages out, sad given orders in Boston to such
as mailed by the Sunbeam to revive a sum of money.
The committee have investigated Gerry noes separately,
gad meek their award according to eireurestanue. We
mar also add, that, as the contributions are larger than
they at first expected, they will increase the valise of their
orders for money by advice. to their agents per next packet.
On Friday the committers of the Brunswick Clab handed
over, through Mr. Whiteman, the treasarer, to Mr. D.
Nam, 1601_, the proceeds of the amateur peiformsnee at
the Thew re Royal, for the relief of the starviviag sufferers.
The chairman has since received the following letter from
the 'sayer :
Usurped, lot. le4L—Kr,—The comenittes he distributive the
emoribalione to the sunken ot the Ocean lament kg to acknow-
ledge with thanks, the Ina 1601., bang the est proceeds of an
amateur perforation at the Th !dreamt, by the members of the
Beemerick GuMI memin yours, he., Timm B. Hourat .. mayor,
mairman.—To Kr. John Bath, chairman of the Brunswide Club.
A subscription hae been raised at Knowsley for the mar-
giving sufferer'. The Burl of Derby heads with a donation
of 601.. and Lord Stanley with one cf 201., whilst every
person in the establishment has contrbated according to
I their shility ; the total sum realised being about 901.—Lecer-
pool Albion.
FRRILIIIRN'd LAND. —We understand that the
government has at length been induced to take up the
question of a general enactment for the regulation of the
memos strays and pastures belonging to freemen and bur-
dsClWS in the various cities and boroughs in the kingdom.
I A bill for this otjeet was pupae l% by Mr. Leeman, of York,
after comn unication with the authorities of other towns,
and was tome time ago submitted by him to the confiders-
tion of Lord Morpeth, on the part of the government. The
urgency, however, of other Dustman, has prevented the
provisions of the hill being considered so as to enable his
lordship to submit it to parliament during the session now
closed ; but it will be seen from the following letter, written
to Mr. Leman, that the ajar* is likely to be accomplished
seals the next series t
et weeds, be., Moat 11, NOL—Dier leis —The enema of
ether badman bestptethethe elythi dat stattios to the dada
at =thaw. raw of weerSTIMMY =al=
stenank bemenen hoe theagnme ewidsae e, have my sp-
moral ; and I Ash beet le be pewee be htheame a la la the
eat smith with we aelidentioes as I tagethea manammy.—
Tour hided esneektlessema.-0.
We tumitthlead that the bill, as p=l by Mr. Liman, is
intended ardeal to regulate the nesmegemeat and seething
of lands beleegleg to freemen, bat ansgrions extensive
powers of eubringe, lease, and sale, with pares °twelve*
on the part of the town mmHg of cities awl boroughs for
deo general benefit of the inhabitants ; end that the provi-
sions of the bill are not to be compulsorily brueglit Into elm-
ration, but to be exercised only In such towns as the freemen
and burgesses shall desire it. There will be abundant op-
portunity for discussing the details of the measures after the
bill shall be printed, and, therefore, we reserve any maarks
upon it for the present. Yorkshire Gantt*.
RAILWAY TRAIN ON FIRIL—A correspondent sends
us the following particulars: The express train to London
took fire on Mon&y evening, when about fifteen miles to the
south of Berwick. The passengers to the rear of the car-
riage on fire felt a smell of burning, which was quickly we-
ceeded by a brilliant glare of light. The alarm baring beet
immediately given by passengers in the different
shouting to the engineer, and waving their hats ctor re! :C
carriage windows, the train wan brought to a stand, and the
fire, shirts bad assumed a terrific appearance, extinguished
by water from the tender. The fire took place
in the roof of a first-class carriage, and was
caused, it is supposed, by a cinder from the engine, as
cinders were fi log vast the carriages in immense quantities
sli the way from Bernick to Neweeatle—the fin-box ap-
pearing to he insufficient. Ws balitee the. guard was on
the half-uncovered luggage van next the engine ; but at all
events such an accident as this shows the necessity for
passengers Laving some mode of communication with the
engineer. We need seareely may that the Verse of the pee-
tenun--sonse of them ladies—on the burning cerriage, was
Indescribable We underMnd that on the same evening
the =levee of one of the carriages in the train to Berwick
took fire, when shout a mile south of Moved'. The fire
was immediately disewered by the puled, and got under
before any serious damage was dom.—Edinburgh
_fibres*.
GUILDFORD, SURREY.—FA LLING-IN Or PART OF
• RAILWAY TUNNIL.-00 Friday afternoon last, ppuattt of the
tunnel running under St. Catherinses.hill, near to Guildford,
connected with the hunch of the South-Western Railway,
from Gana...lrd to Godalasing, gave way, falling in with a
fear al crash ; fortunately the men at work near to the place
observed a fissure opening, which gave them timely notice of
the danger they were in ; consequently, they all rushed
towwds the south of the tunnel, and got sufficiently away
Mae the ponderous mass tell in ; thus all were purl-
dentislly saved from inervitaVe death, not one man being
he least injured. The accident will delay the opening to
Oodalming for some time longer, as the great mass of chalk,
earth. de-. which has fallen in will occupy some days in