The Express.
London, England, 1848-02-10 00:00:00

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system, thus to fumed in bringing to perfection as soon as
possible, the work which is to ensure the property of the
country. And. it ft appears to us, that a labour of such
importance may be better prepared by the accurate study of
few, than in too numerous colleges, we bare directed the
following persons to undertake the compilation of it ; Cs-
yeller Nicoolo Lami ; Marchese Gino Capponi ; Cavalier
Leonid, Landueci ; Professor Pietro Capei ; Advocate Leopold
Galeotti.

Tuscans ! the unanimous and spontaneous manifestation
of the sentiments of your municipalities, on the da=
our heart was grieved at the disturbance of Leghorn,
our consolation and our strength. Our confidence in you
was from that moment doubly increased, sad nothing can
shake it. Let us still more closely, if it be possible, unite in
reciprocal confidence, and may it enable us tranquilly to
complete our reforms, and to exclude those tumultuous ma-
nifestations, which, by endangering the pesos of the coun-
try, besides weakening us, would give rise to disorder, and
might possibly ruin the destinies of our common country.
Given on the 31st of January, 1848. LEOPOLD.

FURTHER EXPRESS FROM PARIS.
Our Paris letter of last evening says there is
no domestic news of any interest. The debate in the
Chamber on Tuesday, and the speech of M. Duchatel,
claiming for the government the legal right, at their
good will and pleasure, to prevent the reform meet-I
jags, had produced quite an explosion of indignatiestl
from every section of the opposition, and nothing was
I beard yesterday in Paris but the most indignant coat-
manta on this monstrous claim. It is even said that the
thing will be practically tested, for that twelve reform '
banquets will be held in all the twelve arrondisse-
ments of Paris on the lame day (in March), to set at
defiance the somewhat indiscreet threat of the minis-
ter. The extract which we subjoin from the National
will give some idea of the style in which the preten-
sion of M. Ducha!el is commented on in the cafes and
other places of public rceort. The National thus
apostrophises the French people:
Yes, noble people, you have turned the world
down, formed the foundation of new societies, spread
the universe the rays of your intelligesee, asenslirt
whole extent of Europe with your vietenoes imiroph.
have overturned the Bastille and visited the pyrensidsoalsad
your barricades and reconquered your Hag, in order to fall
to that point—so low, that your liberty will be forced to re- I
cognize as its sovereign that species of large tube in human
'hope into which 225 confiding deputies blow, and which.
set up ender that apparatus, mocks at, defies, and confiscates
your dearest rights. Restore to us the weighty crowns which I
had at least the prestige of history; teatore to us the despo-
tism of genius ; but to exchange that past for this sceptre of
vulgar mediocrity—against this cowardly egotism to submit
all the movements of citizens to the will of that man who
traffics in theatrical privileges, to that fortunate colleague of
a corrupt minister, who expiates his shame in a prison !
And, as if it was not enough to behold that power degraded
by unprecedented scandals, we must admit, forsooth, that the
police have a right to interdict political meetings—to prevent
citizens from concaving together to express their wishes, to
sign a p,tition, to publish their sentisavuts and thvir ideas
respecting their own affairs! But tilt y believe, then, that
they hare reduced Preece to a state of wretched degradation,
when they dare thin., in the name of their anger, to again
constituto an article fount en for the advantage of their
insolent pretensions ! These doctrines hail already excited
the indignation of the ',sit ; protests, murmurs, cries of sur-
prise and anger had interrupted the avowal of them ; the
ministry caused the tempest to burst forth, by declaring that
it would not pi. Id. Ti e whole opposition was in agitation ;
above, below, everywhere the deputies endeavoured to force
back the expremion on the puffy mouth from which it
had issued. " Such was the language of Charlts X. !"
cried M. Crimieux ; "there is blood in such language !"
• lded he, with an emotion width he did not attampt to
'nester. " (trier, eta, r," cried the Centres; and on the
minister resuming, in the midst of t.e tumult, Lessees
cried out in his turn, You are throning out a challenge .
and the 'tenter: of the Centre than began to cry out afresh,
" Order! order! " Tee President, docile to these loud inti-
mations, exclaimed: "M. I....sseps, I call you to order!"
Such was the cortege which paid honour to M. Due:bawl.*
fins speech. There is better to be done than to protest by
this first movement of a too legitimate indignation ; the ar-
rogant pretentions of this head of police are worth another
reply ; the opposition owes it to the rights of citizens, to all
who took part in the sr•gular and legal manifestations, ac-
complished without disturbance; to all who believe in
liberty ; to all who revolt against arbitary rule, it owes it
to its word, to its honour, to its dignity. That reply it
on Monday entered into an engagement to make, and it will
do 0.
We learn from Frankfort, says the Cologne Gazette
of the Bth, that it is considered quite certain that at
the commencement of the sittings of the German Diet
a new law on the press, applicable to all Germany, will
be adopted. Prussia and Saxony have notified that
they will be obliged to give a law to their respective
subjects, if the Diet does not adopt one applicable to
all Germany.
PAWS Fie. 9. New Lean, --; Three per Ceuta., 74 ;;0 ;
rives, 113 95 ; roar-and-half, —; OUIP, 99 75. Belgian Picea,
1040, 09 • do. ISO„ • Do. --. Naples Rent,,,
,
93 75. Raman Loan, 95. Treasury Bonds, 41. Bank Shares, 3155.
Exchange on London. meat, 95 51,
Itas 17•TS.—Paria sod Orleans, 1,180: park and Rouen, 812 30;
Rouen and Havre, 435; Avignon and Marseille., 333 73 ;
and Bile, 157 SO;Centre %%sewn, 510 ; Hourdesug, 475 ; 8rt1i,r..47221

The Madrid mails of the 3rd have arrived. The
Chamber of Deputies was to sit on the 9th. when
it was expected that the reports of several committees
would be read, and more particularly that upon the
regulation of the mines. It was said that the ques-
tion of salt would be one of those which would pro-
voke an animated debate. The senate was engaged
with the consideration of the demand of the govern-
ment for authorisation to receive the taxes. —1
ILtrowo,Fan. 7.—Tbree per Cents., 27 11-161 easb, lb at 50 days.
Four per Cents., 161 et 50 days; lee per Cent., 17 paper, 14 cash.
rases.. 4 Paper, 4 rah. Coupon., 12 paper. Bank of 6t. Fa.
dinand, 125 oaab. Exchange on London, 47 95.100

The Italian journals continue to report the enthu-
siasm excited throughout the Peninsula by the an-
nouncement of the Neapolitan and Sicilian revolution,
for as such it is everywhere regarded. The theatres
are the chief places where the popular effervescence
is observable. At the theatre of Piss, on the 31st,
the national flag was hung out, bearing upon it the
words, " Viva it Pope° delle Due Sicilie." Nothing
could exceed the burst of joy which the display of this
excited. Handkerchiefs and scarfs were waved, and
the national choruses were called for at all
the intervals in the representation. On leaving
the theatre, the audience paraded the town, chanting
the national hymns. All was intoxication and joy.
Letters from Turin, quoted by the journals of
Florence, say that the military preparations of the
Piedmontese government are prosecuted with ac-
tivity. Arms and ammunition are sent daily to the
fortresses, as well as provisions for troops, in case
they should be invested. Horses are collected and
bought up at home and abroad. Cabinet councils
are held daily.
The events of Naples and Sicily arc said to occupy
much of the attention of Charles Albert. If the
Austrians intervene at Naples, Piedmont will not
continue passive. The king is convinced of this ne
cessity of his position ; and the frequent councils of
ministers have for their object to provide against con-
tingencies, and to be ready for action at a moment's
notice, whatever may happen.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—THIS DAY.
SHERIFF'S COURT.
Before Mr. Undetaheriff Buret. and a special jury.
REDDRATE v. SHITH.—THE ACCIDENT TO THE CRICKET
STEAM-BOAT.—Thin was an inquiry to assess damages for
injuries sustained by tho plaintiff, who sued by his neat
friend, his father, occasioned by the bunting of the boiler
and blawing up of the Cricket steam-boat, on the river
Thames, on the '27th of August last. The defendant suffered
judgment to go by default.
Mr. Edwin James (with whom was Mr. Taprill) stated
the case : Plaintiff was a boy 13 years of age, the son of a
tailor. Defendant was proprietor of the above boat. He said
it was one different to the ordinary actions brought against
masters for negligen:e done by their servants, for it would
be shown by the evidence that the defendant had been
cautioned of the dangerous practice on board the hosts of
which defendant was sole owaer, but that he took no steps to
prevent it, although he was warned that there was continual
risk of anexplosion, whichultimately took place, when a great
many persons were erJunded,amengst whom was the plaintiff,
who was so severely injured that he would in all proba-
bility be lame for life ; and it was for that injury compen-
sation was now claimed. The learned counsel then called
witnesses, who proved the occurrence of the accident.
Mr. Warren, resident engineer at King's-cross Hospital,
proved that so far back as April last he had seen the valves
tied down, which had a highly dangerous tendency, as there
would be an undue accumulation of steam, sufficient to burst
the boiler, and he left the vessel in cons^quenee.
Edwards, the stoker, gave similar evidence to that given
by him at the inquest—that he had informed Mr. Smith of
the fact that Clarke, the engine-driver, was in the habit of
tying down the valves, to the danger of the lives of the pas.
singers; but that he was reprimanded for interfering.
Dr. Richardson, of Bedford-square, atd Mr. Hancock,
surgeon of Charing-moos Hospital, were called, and proved
that plaintiff's leg was still in an inflamed state, and was In
danger and pain, and his leg would unquestionably be al-
ways in a weak state, and subject to inflammation. Dr.
Itiehardson's bill for attendance was 11/.
Mr. Bramwell, on the part of the defendant, contended
that great part of the present injury to plaintiff arose
Entirely through carelessness on his own part, as he had not
remained so quiet as he ought to have done.
The Under-Sheriff summed up, and said that the cue
made out for the plaintiff was very strong, but the jury must
not, by their verdict, seek to punish defendant for his negli-
gence, but to give the plaintiff a fair compensation for the
injury he had sustained.
The jury gave a Te,•••