The Express.
London, England, 1848-11-21 00:00:00

fly is meal, be made a member of the supreme noun- fines at Breslau have taken possession of
present an address gy
2,010 sum
GIL Now this departure from the ordinary practice of arms (the property of a private contractor of ,i,
I 1010111 have deprived Sir CHARLES NAPIER of no less town) on the ground that they had rr,"`"
eleas 10,0001. a year. Under these circumstances the heed that those guns might be employed for p- u-epostarPrt"
Nisinedtaat,%Fhieeldiolawingrsbel
Mass "d of Lord Goma will, it is believed, be pro- hostile to the people,
legged; and the recommendation of the Hones The return to Breslau of the deputationappointed
Guards will not be acted on. Such, we are assured, by the civic authorities to
Pepecrwtinnsginthaettefodrma are
e-loTs
are the facts of the case. King, without their having been able to obt° 1-,
Other delicacies of Indian patronage have not audience, has increased the excitement there, tiyin -
/soaped notice. During the long vacation the seat- were obliged to send by the Potsdam post ;len%
tend Bar in its various retirements was startled with dress to toThishe Mdiffielcesuityti.esthrese
new ministryare not yet met, for not only Cput
n nee 01, tit
the announcement that a Mr. JACKSON was to be the King refusing to take charge of it.
new Advocate-General of Bengal, which is one AUSTRIA.—Our accounts from Vienn of fk.
of the best as well as the most important
Breda, but Helfert and Meyerl
appointments at the disposal of the court
Gwoveeirdneonr, ohfas
o JACKSON ? JACKSON ? Who the deuce is JACK-
LieThuta.-Genneewral
SON ? " was the universal inquiry. " Hour we know,
and RUSSELL we know ; but JACKSON, who in the
RIM of Coke upon Littleton is he t' And it really ad/s;
was with difficulty the information could be obtained. To the right minded and intelligent ih bi
At last it turned out that the lucky JACKSON thus ale- —An the consequences of the most fneeratultananar tant Vyiet".,
vated from obscurity to the head of the Indian bar was been experienced by you in their most terrible foralt.,- l'
a barrister, who having failed in our equity courts have carried discord even into the family circle. Thi„ '„.,7
had thankfully subsided into the secretary or clerk of of things must s
ust treedily terminate. The good old -e;
one of the supernumerary (and, as some people think,
tiftvitatesimhousehordaincan. adsuir:twoenlareri lost. 0,„,Z
1 unnecessary) Vice Chancellors. No great recommen- upon order and the law. The earthy '
itself,t lind't►--r,
dation this, it might be supposed, for the Advocate- ' has created in such perfect beauty, movesi
in -7.
Generalship of Bengal. Certainly not ; but the for- appointed course. Floppy should we be ii the pia,
1 tunate JACKSON, it appeared from further investiga- fut experience which.) on have
olitherto felt may nags
1 tion, had other and superior merits He was a kips- impressyourstotate.e d
ry r'aght.Mineada friathefrloaratatteileany 'Arta°
man of the WIGRANS; one of them is a director ; and the state hee h:: no protecting shelter. The. ob; 1 ,‘
their influence in the Court of Directors won this the wicked are evident—they are destruction, and the naiad
wonderful change in his fortunes. Thus it is that us all. Therefore, I offer you my hand to carry on this
.. some have greatness thrust upon them." wurk. Let us commence it speedily, ere a time of fink.,
Mr. JACKSON may doubtless prove worthy of the po- !`tion increases the desolation. net use not this p
nand. I consecrate all my energies to the high he -"ff
I sition he now occupies. And certainly it will be I have received. Confidence awasens confidence,tartzfutt,
difficult for him to fall much short of his two inns.- lam to meet you. You must understand me. I" amt
diate predecessors, both of whom owed their promo- goaded that you will recognise the voice of (AMMO lit;
tion merely to influence. The late Mr. Joule En- and of sympathy, and nut compel me to restore order tit;
WARDES LYALL wasthe son of a director, and Mr. thunder of artillery.
COLVILLE was a plant from the garden of Eden, a By another proclamation Baron Welden restera
proage of Lord AUCKLAND; neither, to say the least, the interrupted communication between the city am
was successful at the bar of India. And, while the suburbs.
mentioning Lord AUCKLAND, we cannot for- The Wiener Zeituay states that in consequence
bear congratulating the EDENS on the luck that at- of the lamentable events which took place in N mits
tends them all, and on their chief's devotion to their in the month of October, 1,600 persons had ben
' interest. 'f he other day, that best of relatives made arrested for taking part in the insurrection. Of the
ass Copt. EDEN superintendent of the Woolwich dock- number 996 have been set at liberty, and the investi.
yard • another Capt. EDEN immediately occupied his gation respecting those still in custody will be carried
privale secretaryship, thereby vacated; and a third OR with 841 possible despatch.
URN, they do say, is about to be presented to the The Silesian Gazette Bays that the fixed corps
I rectory of Bishopwearm Aith ; while a fourth is only ll'artnie under Baron Jellachich quitted \lama Is
waiting for a bishopric. Hungary on the 14th, and that Prince Wiconst.
By the death of Sir R. OLIVER the important poet Et atz would follow him in the course of a few dap.
of Superintendent of the Indian Navy recently be-
came vacant. On Wednesday last it was filled up by
the Court of Directors. And who was the lucky nomi-
nee ? Why, none other than the son of the chairman
of that court—Captain STEPHEN LUSHINGTON, R.N.! ,
Of course, he is a gallant, and a zealous, and an able
officer ; but, then, .just in the same way the late Mr.
LYALL and Mr. CotvitLE were, when appointed,
described to be learned and competent lawyers. Yet,
in spite of their alleged learning and competence, and
notwithstanding the influence to which entirely they
owed their appointments, they both turned out very
inefficient Advocates-General.
Heaven forbid that we should depreciate Captain
LUSIIINGTON'B qualifications, or allege that they are
not infinitely superior to those of his competitor, Sir
HENRY LEEKS! But had he not been a LUSHINGTON,
and son of the chairman, those qualifications would
have been of small service to him in ',cadential)
street.

FRANKFORT, Nov. It,
The death of Robert Blum will form an (pen is
our revolve•ion. Hobert Blum's career has probaky
terminated at the period most favourable for his repo.
tation. He was, beyond question, a superior man;
he was active, at once alert and tenacious of purpose,
His eloquence filled the ear and touched the seal.
mcnt ; but he was totally destitute of penetration and
grasp of intellect. He was a demagogue—not a steel.
man ; a rhetorician—not an orator. His good qualitie
and his faults contributed in nearly equal proportion'
to gain him a great influence during the five or siz
years which preceded the revolution of last Marc.
The time required men who could deal in innuendos
and impart to petty audacities the appearance of great
courage. He had acquired the knack of speaking
always in the tone most agreeable to hie audience Is
the time being, and his audience, ever changing, wee
always delighted with the orator who echoed they
own opinions. Robert Blum carried this tactic into
the assemblies created by the revolution—into the Cos.
parliament, the committee of filly, and the purl meet
Forthe first few weeks ofhis residence at Frankfort he
was indisputably the most effective speaker in the Vor.
parliament and the committee of fifty. Bat his
iz-
fluesce soon declined—in the first place because his
audience in the assemblies soon discovered Mathis
mind revolved in a veo-y narrow circle of ideas ; and
then because his out-of-doors audiences consieted of
men accustomed to more exaggerated language than
he was familiarised with. Blum, with his tart
detecting the tastes of those he addressed, and hi
recklessness in accommodating himself to them,
adopted two modes of speaking, one for the pulik
men; the other for public meetings. But we Gee
mane are still such novices in politics as to believe
such double-tongued oratory a violation of the good
faith required in political men. And hence it hop•
pened that Blum, for adapting his language tali
auditors, came to be accused of hypocrisy. His pea.
Lion in the constituent Assembly became the mat
critical, that he belonged to a party which ate
early period bean to attack the Frankfort parliament,
and that he, in his capacity of member, deemed
it expedient to keep on terms with his colleague
And so it came to pass that the party of 150 roes.
hers who at first rallied round him dwindled away to
some 40, and that even among this he was kept Mlle
leadership by a very narrow majority: His Journey
to Vienna gave rise to a new schism in the patty d
the Deutsches Haas (as Blum's followers called them-
selves), for one half of his adherents were of opinion
that he was wrong in deserting his post at Frankfort.
So you see that the influence of Robert Blum had,
ever since the month of March, been steal!

GERMANY.

PRUSSlA.7The.intelligenoe from Berlin, is to the

evening of the 17th inst.
Up to the last moment all was quiet at Berlin.
The process of demanding the delivery of arms was
continued on the 16th unt►l nightfall, end was being
completed on the 17th in the city and suburbs.
General Wrangel has caused guns to be placed on
the roof of the palace ; 11 have already been put

there.
It is said that the state of siege is soon to be raised,
and that ministers are already deliberating on the sub-
ject. A powerful party at court, which was in favour
of very energetic measures, is now desirous that con-
cessions should be made. Count Brandenburg and
M. Manteuffel are by no means agreed. Professor
Leo, General ltauch, and President Gerlack, are
looked upon as the persons at the helm who persi-t in
continuing their present course, and will not hear of

any concessions.
The various judges in the criminal courta have re-
solved not to take cognisance of any charges brought
against political prisoners, as all law is now at an
end. M. Pinder, president of the Silesian regency,
has tendered his resignation, in consequence of dis-
approving of ministerial =mares, but would con-
tinue in his functions until a successor be appointed.
It was said that the attorney-general of Berlin had
likewise resigned, prob- hip to avoid giving a decision
upon the points submitted to him by the National
Assembly.
The National Assembly did not sit on the 16th.
The deputies display much activity ; they seem
to be of opinion that by their refusal to grant the
taxes they have exhausted all the measures in their
power, and must leave the rest to the nation.
The following account is given of an interview be-
tween certain delegates from the Assembly and the
Prince of Prussia on the lath instant: the deputation
was introduced to the Prince, who had previously ob-
tained the King's permission to receive them. The
Prince read the address of the representatives, after
which he declared that he had most carefully con-
sulted several authorities on the question pending at
this moment between the crown and the people, and
that any arrangement with the fraction of
the National Assembly which bad continued to
sit was quite impossible. Professor Gueist, a member
of the deputation, then carefully explained to the
prince the right of the National Assembly in point of
law; after having premised that, in his quality of
member of the superior tribunal, he was accustomed
to adhere as rigorously to the law as to truth.
This view of the case produced an evident impression
on the prince, who. however, declared he was not
convinced by it. The Commissary of Justice, Mr.
Leuald, set aside the point of law, and desired that
the prince would effect a mediation. The prince re-
plied that several negotiations were already pending
relative to the formation of a new ministry, but that
M. Grabow himself was of opinion that there was no
other means of putting an end to the anarchy of
Berlin than by persisting in the course entered upon,
that the crown had fallen into a false position by its
condescension on the 17th March, and that, on the pre-
sent occasion, the line of conduct traced out must be
persevered in. Several members having given the
prince to understand that the very existence of the
crown might be involved in this, the prince replied :
" If the dynasty falls it will, at any rate, fall with
honour." He concluded by saying that none of the
concessions made would be revoked. A member
of the deputation having spoken of the danger which
the King incurred liable respect, the prince replied that
the piety of the King, and the firmness with which
he adhered to the words spoken, were sufficient gua-
rantees. The Princess of Prussia and the young
prince also spoke to the members of the deputation.
M. Lewald remarked that the view taken by ithe
Prince of Prussia still savoured of the ancient absolu-
tism,andthatthe words "obedient subjects—command
of the King, " constantly fell from his lips.
The Prussian ice.,"
Anzeiger contains a fresh pro-
, (damnation of General Von ;fhumen, exhorting the
inhabitants to give up the arms committed to their
ilaby the states. It also contains a list
°re
o[ forty addresses to the King and to the
minister of irate, acknowledging the right of his
Majesty to prorogue, or convene at another place, the
National Assembly without its own consent, and at
the same time express their approbation of the mea-
sures adopted by the government. Many of the de-
putations desired to present them to the King at an
audience, but the ministry of state took upon itself
thefullresponribility of all the ordinances issued bythe
crown, deeming it expedient that all the expressions
called forth by the political excitement of the mo-
ment should not be brought personally before his
Majesty. All the addresses, however, as well those
addressed to the King as to the ministry, are imme-
diately laid before the King.
The committee appointed to investigate the line ofl
demarcation between the German and Polish popu-
lations in Posen has terminated its labours, and is
about to proceed to the grand duchy, accompanied
by General Scherer, the Frankfort Commissary.
The committee will proceed to mark out the line on
the spot, and will leave the issue to be determined
hereafter.
The " permanent committee" of the civic audio-

declining.
But death has placed him higher than ever he stool
before. In the first place his courage had often been
called in question : now he appears in the light of I
man who tought bravely and died with calm dignity.
Again, his execution is a declaration of war spine
the Frankfort parliament, and the parliament
has taken up the gauntlet which Windischgrill
has thrown down to it. This very day the pull'.
meat has unanimously resolved—' That the
it
tional Assembly, solemnly protesting in the fare
of all Germany against the arrest and illegal emo-
tion of Robert Blum, calls upon the ministry of the
empire to take every necessary measure to enforce the
responsibility and punishment of all who are autism
or accessories of the crime." This is perfectly ex-
plicit. The parliament demands that Windischrits
and his council of war shall be punished. In Austri4
at the present moment, they will probably laugh It
this demand. But parliament has passed sentence:
the execution may not follow for a long time—every:
thing moves slowly in Germany—but the first step is
taken. Windischgratz and Jellachich have beyond
a doubt caused Robert Blum to be executed not
although, but because, he was a member of the Germ:.
parliament. The parliament understands this, and haste
plied to the defiance as it ought. Armies will be it
quired to put its sentence in execution. I fear the.
we shall see them march but too soon ; for with Wit
diachgritz and Jellachich at the head of affairs is
Austria, it is easy to foresee that existing difficultia
will constantly grow more complicated, till even Gee
man phlegm is exhausted. The energy evinced by
the Berlin Assembly has had a great effect in Frank.
fort. Hitherto anti-revolutionary talent and energy
have incontestably been in the ascendant at Frankfort,
bat the liberal energy of Berlin threatens to dearly.
the Frankfort Assembly of all influence. I shall be
much mistaken if this consideration does not rends
the Frankfort politicians more liberal, more bold,rame
patriotic, than they have ever hitherto been. All ap•
pearances seem to indicate that the recent events at
Vienna and Berlin will materially change the rill
of the majority in our parliament.

JAVA.—BATAVIA, SEPT. 28.—The all-absorbl
topics of the month have been the marriage of his Cl
•
lency the governor-general, and the contemplated na
edition of an expedition to Billy. His excellency Genial
Rochussen on the 2 September, led to the hymned
altar the accomplished Miss Vincent, an English lacy. The
ceremony took place in the palace at Ryswyk, acd the lappl
pair set out for Buitzorg, the magnificent seatof the rasa
general. The lady has since been attacked with liver tor
plaint, and remains in a moat precarious state.—Onlen sea
instructions having been received from Holland, another et
pedition will be undertaken against the island of 134
which is to be en the most extensive scale, and such as sce
retrieve the Dutch arms from the late ieg:orious retreat. TO
expedition will not leave until the favourable monsoon sea
in.—The governor-general has published, in the king's seta
the rules and regulations for opening the ports of bleeds
and Kerns, on the island of Celebes. Both ports are in feta
to be free : all amts of merchandise may be imported
exported, exported, under every flag, without paying any dues
duties on the shipping or the cargoes, and without the ne
cessity of undergoing say formality whatever. ForeillaS
will be allowed to reside at Menado and Hems. for Fa'
poses of trade, " until further orders," a somewhat 00,01
sort of freedom. The ports of Menado sad Kenn ars
Ward to be antagonistic to the new colony of Labutu.bli
ties traders invariably peter English to Dutch port,A
institutions. The porta of Menado and Kerns will te ferica
useful u places of resort for supplying English and Ame
whalers with provisions and stores at economical rates. DI
trade purposes Menado and Kerns are the most insignitkast
ports in the Celebes.
SIAM:BANGKOK, SEPT. I.—The king has cosi'
pletely recovered from his late fears of British invasion, b 0
another mishap has befallen his majesty. which tbrestal,
real mischisf,—a disease has broken out among the rola
elephants, and about thirteen were carried ott in shoal