The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-29 00:00:00

ITALY.

SARDINIA.—/1 Nasione,of the24th insk,says the
king left this morning, at 8 o'clock, for Alexandria.
Re is accompanied by the Minister of War.
The decree by which the government of Rome wo-
claims the Roman Constituante the nook= of an
Italian Conalitaante, has brought a new *learnt of
trouble int* Piedmont and Tuscany. The statutes of
these states have no: instituted universal suffrage, and
great agitation prevails in both, having for its objects
the adoption of universal suffrage and the decimation
of the Italian Comatitaante.

'PIER DELEGATE, ASIMIIISIADat FILLERVOin
from all North Germany and ener trading towns have 's-
pumes/Ltd that the hightet average duty for the Zollverein
should not tamed ten per ant. on maineflictund article,,
and that all raw materials should be free.
COUNT CoLLOREDO is, it is mid, to COMO to Eng-
land m ambassador from Austria.
THE ORLEANS Frauti.v.— The whole of the ex-
it' family of France, who have bees staying for several
aths at the ar and Garter Hotel Riettmoad, have taken
sir departare from Richmond and nursed to Claremont,
with the intestim of perennially taking up their abode at
that royal residence. Toe Counties de Neal% hes eoni-
Affably improved in health since her sojourn at Richmond,
sad tha ex-Sing himself sad the net of the family are in
good health.
There is no foundation whatever for the:report,
copied from the Corsaire, to the effect that some communi-
cation had taken place between the ex• Ring LotricPhi:ippe
and the President of the French Republie, with reapeet to
the conditional Muni of the rx•ro) al family to France.
BADUCTION IN THE ARYT.—Ths following are, we
brim, the particulars of the matemplated reductions
sheeny noticed in oar paper :—Three regiments, of 1,000
men each, who, haviog been sent to India, will no longer
a charge upon the lititish establishment-3,000; Seven
regiments, of 1,000 mess each, to be reduced to 780-1,760;
Thirty-id: regiaseab, of 800 men each, to be reduced to 760-
1,500; Foarteen depot., of 460 men each, se be reduced to
00-3,220 ; depot, of 400 men, to be reduced ,to 170
—230 ;—total, 10,000.

BAIL COURT.—(Tate DAT.)
Before Mr. Janda Erb.
ATTLICATION 1011 AN ATTACHNSITT AGAINST Ms. WAN,
LIT IN TUN CAST OF TIIS Quinn.. DGOOZT.
Mr. Ballentine. upon bring called oa to renew his appd-
estion in the above cause, said he had Irma informed that
Mr. Lush had e motion to make ea the *abject, which pro-
bably bad better be heard Int.—Mr. Lath said that he hid
beeninstructed ti show came why the deposition' taken in
the eme should not be returned, or leash for a rale to chow
came why the writ of certiorari ahead not be quashed. A
rule had been &Mated en Wednesday to return the deposi-
does into court ; the defendant Drwuet had been found, by a
con% We jury, guilty of mansleaglitar, and he was to enter
into kb own ressenitancee and tour sureties, to surrender
and take his trial for felonioady killing and slaying tour
children oat of a mother ; bat as he had not yet been
taken into cutedy, the coroner was of opiaioa he could not
be discharged oat ot custody until he had been taken. It
was upon public grounds dose that the coroner had refused
Is return the deposition • the jury had, after a full and
mature deliberation, SessfAS their derision, end ever since
the warrant was issued die defendant had studiously kept
eat of the way ; meaadato be came to this court and applied
to be relieved from the dilemma of being Wien into custody,
so that, if the application was glinted, he might altogether
temps The martens therefore of opinion that the writ of
eMferat eight to be gawked, se the dethadant had never
been in onstody.—aw. Justin' illi• said that be wen bound to
abide be the established practice of the *Dun ; as
the writ was heel, why were sot the depositions returned ?
It would then be for Ineyourt se say whether the applieatioa
might to be granted or not,.—Mr. Lank said he was directed
to show mum upon the two points.—Mr. Salentine wished
le know whether Me. Whaley had mot the depositions into
1 iloart.-11,r. bulk believed they were not sent.—Mr. Justice
Irk remarked that it was the constant practice for a person
who Maul Mewl( mellowed to apply for a writ of certiorari
to have the deposition returned, sou to see whether he was
eat ded to be Waled or not. That the defendant in his we
wee entitled to the same privileges, sad it he felt aggrieved
by that mot being dome, he could at any time more for an
attachment sgeiast the party refusing.—Yr. Itillaatine said
be was new isetnieted to move for en attaehmeat against
Mr. Wakley.—Mr. Justice Erie: You had better wait •
little, and it the depositions should sot be sent, then you can
hare the attachment.—Mr. Ballantlise : Very well. my lord.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—(This DAT.)
The February session of the Centel Criminal Court com-
menced this morning at the Old Bailey, the Recorder, the
Lard Mayor, and several other civic functioassies being
present.
Alter the grand jury had been sworn, the Recorder de-
livered ti chit body the usual chugs. The calendar, he
mid, contained the sumo of 171 prisoners for trial, and that
nember, taking into consideration tie time that bad elapsed
slate the termination of the last session, was, he was glad to
observe, below the average. After some observations upon
the general features of ohs caleadoar, and some comments upon
• statistical return of the prisoners who had been committed
to Renate in the dourer of the last year, the Lumen Record.,
proceeded to say that he would jut allude to a case, which
he had no doubt the grand jury had heard of by common
report and =MOW (the cue of Mr. Drnuet)—a cue
in which • coroner's jury had returned a verdict
of einuoslaiebter. lie had expected that the depo-
tions taken by the coroner would have been sent to
I he court, and, had that been the use, he should have been
a position to have rendered them some assistance, pro-
bab
ty, as to the more material points to which their consider-
ation should be directed ; but as the party against whom
that v vdict had been returned by the inquest was not so.
tnall 't custody, and as the coroner had not transmitted
the irep,), itlans to the court, he (the recorder) should for-
bear maki. a, say further observations upon the matter.
The grant. jury the• retired.