The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-16 00:00:00

THE REPUBLIC OF FRANCE.

PARIS, WZDNItSDAY, 11 A IC
The agitation and alarm excited by the menifeato
of M. Ledrultollin, which I signalised in my letters
of yesterday morning and evening, go. on augment-
ing. Among the most wealthy, influential, and
intelligent sections of the republican party the most
profound regret has attended the situation into which
they are thus thrown. The members of the
government itself, those upon whose moderation,
independence, and integrity, the intelligence and
property of the country place most reliance,
share this feeling. They would willingly shake off
the complicity with such proceedings, in which their
position involves them. But they cannot. To quit
their posts would be to surrender France to anarchy.
To remove the source of the mischief from the go-
vernment is for the moment impracticable. 1 gave you
yesterday the comments of the Constifutionnet on the
instructions of the Provisional Minister of the Interior
to his proconsuls in the departments. Those of the
Sircle this morning are in the same tone.
The report of the Bourse which 1 sent last evening
will have apprised you of the continuance of the
financial and commercial crisis. One of the most
prominent causes of the continuance of the general
decline in prices, which had already been supposed to
have fallen to the lowest conceivable limit, has been the
agitation and alarm produced by, the circular of M.
Ledru Rollin. The Threes have fallen to 48, and the
Fours at one moment to 71.50, the latter being equi-
valent to the rate of 7 per cent. interest. The shares
of the Bank of France fell to 1,400, being a decline
of 325 francs on the last quotation. This great fall
was ascribed to a large sale of these shares which was
made in consequence of the liquidation of the affairs
of an agent.de change recently deceased. The extra-
dinary tall in the Fives is ascribed to a fear on the
part of the holders that the interest on that stock will
be reduced. The fall on all descriptions of shares
was considerable. The Orleans Railway shares,
not long since quoted at upwards of 1,200, were
done at 725. The Northern were down to 335.
The Bank of France is extending much aid to the
restoration of confidence. The amount of its discounts
for the last fortnight has exceeded 100,000,000 f.,
being at the rate of more than 240,0001. per day. This
does not include the discounts made in the provincial
branches of the establishment.
It is announced that the Provisional Government is
about immediately to nominate a committee of finance
to consist of the most eminent financiers and capital-
ists, to consider and report upon the great questions
which now agitate the commerce of the country.
Last night a number of persois paraded in a
tumultuous manner the Rue St. Denis and its neigh-
bourhood, and tore down the tricolor Hags, shouting
in favour of Henry V.

The new ministry appointed at Tutin, reported as
forming a more liberal system of policy than the
former, is as follows :—Count C. Balbo, Foreign
Affairs and Presidency ; M. Lisi, War ; M. Lelopis,
Justice ; M. Guilin, Public Instruction ; M. Pareto,
Interior; M. Ricci, Public Works; and M. Cavour,
Finances.

We have advice* from Rome to the 6th instant.
The senate presented the following address to the
Pope, to intreat his holiness to expedite the procla-
mation of the constitution :
The events which have lately occurred in France are of a
nature to have a great influence throughout Europe, and
especially in Italy. The subjects of your holiness, your
friends and those of the throne, profoundly preoccupied with
these events, feel the necessity of laying before you their
fears and their hopes. In order to direct with prudence and
wisdom that movement of the political passions which can-
not but be manifest, d in present circumstances, your :sub-
ject, consider as indispensable, the early publication of a
constitution which may largely correspond with the inst
tions of the other parts of Italy. It is necessary that all the
forces of the country unite far the defence of internal order
and external independence. If the public had before de-
manded unanimously a homogeneous, compact ministry,
liberal and equal to the imminence of present events, this
necessity has now become of greater urgency than
ever. Any further delay would cause the most fatal
and irreparable consequences to enure—consequences
which your generous mind has always recoiled from.
Men capable of supporting ouch a weight, and who are
already invested with public confidence, are not wanting
among the laity of your states, and public opinion has
already pointed them out to your choice. You who, in be-
stowing your blessing upon Italy, have, in the face of the
world, associated her cause to that of religion, will compre-
hend that your temporal power is closely united to the des-
tinies of our common country. And that act which will
draw down the greatest honour upon your poatificste will
be to avert from Italy those evils which the tempest, now
preparing in Europe menace to inflict upon her, and to be
able at once to preserve public order, found our liberty, and
recover our independency.
The following is the answer of the Holy Father :
The events which succeed each other, or rather precipitate
each other, fully justify the demand you have addressed to
me. Every body inows that I actively labour to give to
the government that form which your lordships demand, and
which the people desire ; but everyone also comprehends the
diffi .ulty of such an undertaking. That which, in a secular
state, can be accomplished in one night, demands the most
minute examination in a pontifical state, as it is very difficult
to trace an exact line, to mark the limits of the two powers.
I, however, trust that, in a few days, my labours will he
completed, and the constitution published. May God bless
my desires and labours, and, should a result spring from
them which may prove useful to religion, I shall kneel down
before the crucifix to return thanks for those mum he has
allowed ; and, still more as the prince of the church than as
a temporal prince, I shall rejoice if those events tend to pro-
mote the greater glory of God.
M. Rossi, the French ambassador, refused to re-
ceive those who called, or to give any information.
Meanwhile enthusiastic manifestations were made at
the Academy of Fine Arts and at the French Club.
On the .sth, the populace, in immense numbers,
paraded the Corso and the principal streets, decorated
with tricolor coAcades, and bearing national banners.
They went to the Quirinal, where they assembled
under the windows, shouting in favour of the con-
stitution and the French Revolution. It was pro-
posed to go to the French embassy and tear down the
arms of the monarchy of July ; but they were dis-
suaded from this violence.
It is confidently reported, says the Pali-le, that Car-
dinal Ferretti, having left Rome to proceed as legate
to Ravenna (a post lately assigned him), has disap-
peared on the way. and has not been heard of far
several days. This strange event has given rise to a
variety of conjectures.

HOLLAND.
1,300 militia men left Amsterdam on the 13th inst.
by special train, in order to join their respective corps.
The garrison at Maestricht will shortly receive a re-
inforcement of 2,500 men. A battery of artillery and
a company of sappers and miners are also expected
there.
It appears by the Ilandelsblarl of the 14th that
the funds took on the previous day a sudden
turn for the better on the Amsterdam Bourse,
after having been gradually depressed during
more than a week. It adds that fortunately
it has no important (Many,- Ile) failures to announce,
that much business was done in the Dutch funds, and
that all the foreign funds were more in demand,
although not much business was transacted. On the
whole it is evident that affairs are looking up on the
Amsterdam 'Change.
From the Hague, under date March 12, we learn
that the government has ordered the purchase of a
large number of horses for the cavalry and artillery.
Duke Bernard of Saxe Weimar, lieutenant-general in
the service of the Netherlands, is expected at the
Hague. The Ilandelsblarl of this day (14th) says that
he is again to have the command of apart of the Dutch
army. The military preparations are going on with
much rapidity.

LOLA MONTHS AGAIN AT MUNICH.
Lola .lontes has again been playing one of her
bold tricks. She came unexpectedly to Munich, on
the evening of the 9th. The news spread like wild-
fire, and various were the stories afloat as to the time
and manner of her arrival. The truth soon became
known however,—Lola had been for a moment at
Munich, dressed in man's clothes, but had been ar-
rested by the gendarmerie by order of the king, and
carried away from the town. This time she passed
i through the chief streets under the charge of the
police, on her return to Linden. ; and, says the
i -lugxburg Gazette, it is to be hoped that this will bo
her last Bavarian adventure. In the evening, never
' was there such a Beene of enthusiasm as presented
itself in the theatre when the King appeared; the
cheering and acclamations conti",:. t I upward:, of
ten minutes.
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NovlcE.—lf the individual eallinz himaelf John
Smith, who kit a wig atthe Curio n Bku lan, at port,old
in
France, does not reclaim his property, the saute will he s
to pas czecnacs.—Pßsids,

GERMANY.

PROGRESS OF REFORM.
The Wiener Zeitung of the 10th of March, which
is the official orga's of the Austrian court, contains the
following article, which seems to be issued as a kind
of proclamation:
.1 he Emperor, in view of the weighty events which have
recently taken place, thinks it necessary to express himself,
on the subject or the present situation—on what has happened
and what may by the decrees of Providence yet take plate.
to kit
token
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place t doesn
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oneas
affecting the internal arrangement of very country. The
Emperor culla& re it his duty to protect within bisdoininions
the institutions and laws of the ream, and to promote the wele
fare of the people. This du'y he will kiwis how to fulfil in the
present state of Europe, and if, contrary to expectations,
the frontiers of our own states or those of the German con-
federation be threatened by the violation of existing treaties,
the Emperor would prevent such a breach of peace by sit
those means with which providence has furnished him. It is
the will of the Emperor, at this juunture, can fully
so that Austria may be strung within and fortified against all
attacks from without. But his Majesty will also watch that
no efferA may be made to overthrow order,"
The Allyemeine Zeilung, an Austrian semi-official
organ, says :
The Minister of Finance has given publicity to the budget
of the bank, in order to allay all fears ea to its ability to meet
its engagements. The Northern Railway ales has published
' its balance of last month, and of the same month in 1847,
end shows a natisfutory increase. The hank continue' to
pay every demand, and the savings banks the same, and we
do not hear of any stopmenta of payments. Id.de Itadowitzkus
enured here from Berlin to concert with our government re-
specting the measures to be adooted in the event of any hoe-
taints. They are wholly of a defensive character.
The following is an extract from a letter dated
Dresden the Bth :
In l'rague and Vienna the minds of the citizens are
greatly agitated, and neither the fascinations of the Elysium
or Strauss in the latter city, have now the power to turn the
thought from political events. A few days ago, a consider.
able number of the liberal or reform party amongst the no-
bles of Bohemia, held a private meeting in Prague, and
decided on • deputation to the Governor, Count Stadion, to
express their conviction of the dangers which threatened
their country ; as also their wish that the states should
be convulsed as speedily u possible. In this CM,
the deputation prowised that the liberal members
would do all in their power to keep up public cre-
dit, being willing to yield many of their privileges
of caste in favour of the middle classes. Now, notwith-
standing that only a few days before the Vienna bankers
had plainly told Prince Metternich that the y would not
advance the government a farthing without the guarantee
of ,he several states, Count Stadion treated the opi-
ni ns and wishes of the deputation with contempt
their fuze as idle. There have been, however, in Vienna,
serious deliberations lately se to mskine concessions to the
states, and attending to the wishes so strongly expressed last
year in the chambers of Austria Proper and Bohemia. Ka-
lowrath was in favour of libe sal measures, and 60 was the
Emperor himself, but they were in a minority, and Miner.
nich and the Archduke Louis declared '• they would sooner
see the monarchy tirter and tumble to pieces than yield a
jot." If this be true, as I have good reason to believe, the
doom of Austtia is sealed. Italy cannot be put down, and
Lombardy held. Fearful scenes of slaughter must be ex-
pected. The IitISS4OII are already on their much to the
frontiers of Galicia. The Austrian troops in that country
have quitted Cracow, and are now on their way to Italy.
Funds have been raised in the following manner : Rena
has given fifty millions of florins, Mode'a and Parma thirty
millions, and the imperial family one hundred millions by
way of loan. I had almost forgotten to add that a new court
dew ee has been published empowering the Governor of 80.
hernia en the meeting of the Chambers (Stands), whenever
this takes place, to impose silence on any speaker who pro-
poses aurthiog not previously announced to the government
and approved of. The aristocratic representatives of
We
the
land, with all their feudal privileges, are but s
are on the threshold of great events, violent changes, and pro-
bably of a total disruption of the bonds of society in the
Austrian dominions. My next communication shell con-
tain some sketches of the political and e,cial institutions in
these dominions, which will show that my conclusions us
not based, as the Germans eay, on vapour.
The only news from Prussia in the Universal
Prussian Journal, of the 13,h, is a review of ahistory
of the thirty years' war. 'lbis silence of the official
organ is somewhat significant. The Coloyne Go:etle,
however, supplies its place. On the 11th the muni-
cipal council of Berlin voted an address to the King,
demanding all the reforms which have been so often
-,eated as urged by the whole of the German

states.
The delegates of Breslau have had a personal in-
terview with the King, and have in the frankest
manner expressed rici race the wishes of their towns-
' men respecting the immediate convocation of the Diet,
I of
.onfit::::ralii Berlin
Germanico haazetetpeireosstfuoeithdtehtehle:rdsthtr,
liberty of the press, and the arming of citizens. Ths
polsTiceel:einagPuthtrhuseltaiieriees
orders to public-housekeepers not to allow any popular
meeting to be held on their premises.
i we pt:
iu a
ibt -
introduces the freedom of the press, and , oppresses the cen-
-1 lishes the following royal ordonnance :
sorship, but with certain guarantees against the abuse of this
liberty ; considering that the bases are thus given upon
which 1 long ago proposed to make • new law of the pros
for the Confederation, I should not hesitate to introduce into
my states the freedom of the press with the necessary guar-
antees, were I not restrained by the desire of attaining is
this, as well as in all other important mire, a general right;
consequently I have charged my. minister of state with
taking the necessary steps for baying my propositions ea-
amined by the Diet. If any unexpected obstacles arise at
delays take place, I will in the meantime make a gnat re-
form in the laws of the press setting aside the censorship,
1 referring to the ulterior advice of the state.. In consequence
I will make such preparations that, in else of need, a law is
accordance with my views may be promulgated.
According to the C'augne Gazette of the 14th inst.,
the Prince of Prussia had been appointed by his
royal brother Governor-General of the Rhine pro-
vince. lie will take up his residence at Cologne.
On the 11th, the deputies who bad been sent from
Ilauau to Cassel, to urge the King to grant those re-
forms which the people demanded, were about to
leave the capital on their return, having been unable
to obtain an affirmative answer from the Elector, but
their departure was prevented by the people of
Cassel. Excesses then took place 'before the palace
of the Elector, and it was then that he yielded
to the reiterated instances of the deputies
by granting all they required, and giving that de-
claration personally to the electors, adding that he
solemnly. engaged to perform what he promised. A
new ministry has been formed of more liberal men.
M. Schwedes has been named Minister of Finance;
M. Weiss, Minister of War; M. de Trott, Foreign
Affairs ; and M. Lot; Minister of the Interior.
A letter from Dresden, of the 11th, in the Leipaic
Deutsche An ger:eine Zeitung, says, " It is not with-
out good grounds that a rumour has spread of a con-
gress of German, states that is to meet in a few weeks,
in order to consider how the fraternal bonds which
unite Germany may be increased, and the German
' nationality strengthened. Many princes will take part
in the deliberations. Dresden has been chosenll in
reference as the place where this congress wibe
held." These facts are also stated in the Hamburg
Borsenhalle, with this addition, thet the deliberations
will be on the subject of external and internal affairs
of Germany, leaving aside all idea of aggression.
A letter from Frankfort, dated the 10th instant,
says :—. In the sitting of the 9th the Germanic Coarne
-
federacy have decided that black, red, and gold
henceforth to be the colours of the Confederacy, and
that the double-headed eagle was to figure on the
scuteheon of the Confederacy."
The King of Bavaria appeared on the 10th at the
theatre, for the first time since the events of February,
accompanied by the Queen; and their majesties were
received with great applause.
At Nuremberg, on March 9, a number of pease
had assembled, and made a demonstration, and un-
tended to have a second on the following day. At
Grafenlls and several other places the peasants are
discussing the speedy redress of their wrongs. From
Wurzburg we learn that the palace of the Prince
Von Hohenlolie, at Niederstetten has been burned by
a riotous mob, who also demolished the residence of
the councillor of state, who effected his escape through
the window. They have also reduced the residencere
of Count Clareberg to ashes. The tary we
sent from Heilbron, and the Prince and Pfilleeta
instantly left for Wurtzburg.
The Prussian Minister of Foreign Affsirs has in;
formed the local authorities of Stettin that severs,
hundred thousand Russian coins have liken forged l
i
England, and have been forwarded to Prussia and
across the Russian frontiers.
The H have come Hamlets/dads/dad states that the golernounts of
Hanover, Denmark, and Mecklenburg,
an agreement to reduce cor.siderably die Elbe dunes
or tolls. The reduction will take place oa the Ist 01
to
April next.

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BRUSSELc, 'MARCH ii.
It M not true, as stated
off in some Bel Asa journals,
boo
that a treaty of alliance,ivo anti defensive,
been entered into by this country and ifolland. Au
article in a recent number ot the servo ti dici.d journaen l
ot the
cva account of the very frieLdly terms etr.ployea.lo
Dutch government g9.ve rise' o e "tateest,
that article with reference to the relation. eskstultr,