The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-03 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

The Oriental Company's steam-packet
Capt. Joy, arrived at Southampton yesterday, and
landed her mails under the charge of Lieut. John
Brown, K.Y. Her dates are ; Gibraltar, March 2.5;
Cadiz, 2Gth ; Lisbon, 29th; Vigo, 30th.
There is no intelligence of interest beyond that of a
commercial character. The budget presented to the
Chamber of Deputies is generally admitted to be a
complete failure, as the proposed economies, or reduc-
tions, in the state expenditure are unlikely to be oar
ried out ; while the estimate of possible squeezing' in
the amount of taxation for 1848 and 9 is a most ex-
aggerated one, impossible to be carried out.
The government are stated to be without either
vigour or credit. Upon the government proposing to
take upon themselves the responsibilities of the Lis-
bon (bankrupt) Bank, in so far as their notes were
concerned, the notes that were at about 40 per cent
discount only, fell at once to below 50.
Up to the latest moment the most complete quiet
reigned in Lisbon and the provinces, while the govern-
ment seemed occupied solely in organising a vast mili-
tary force.
Commercial news a blank beyond the Exchange:
these are pon England at 30 days, 52!, to
days, 521 ton. Lisbon bank notes of 4,800, are at

BELGIUM.—In the sitting of the Chamber on Ur
31st the minister was questioned by the Baron de Roger*
specting the engagement at Bionserar. The Minister of7o-
- Affairs announced to the assembly that represeatanses
had been made to the French government, and that a reply
had already been received, stating that the government est
wholly ignorant of these silly attempts, and fully moping
the right of our government to repel them by force of arm
M. d'Hoffschmit said that these declarations of M. Lamy-
tine appeared to be worthy of all confidence.— L' Observe*,
denies the report which is current in our city that ths
Prince de Ligne was exposed to acts of violence at Pariss/ff
the Franco-Belgian Legion, before it started for Belgian.
Mr. Vanden Seethe, attache of the legation, set out for Pa
on Thursday, charged with despatches for the Prince Is
Ligne. The announcement of the failure of the respectable
house of Messrs. Schaffhausen, at Cologne, has produced I
most unfavourable impression upon the Amsterdam Bonne.
MOLL AN D•— ANISTERDAM,MARCII 31.-I'he police,
assisted by the armed force, made several arrests te.day. The
authorities having been informed of the existence of a social-
ist club in this city, which was chiefly composed of foreign
workmen, succeeded in discovering the place of their meet-
ings. The greater part of the members of the club have
been arrested and numerous printed papers have been wawa
The streets where these arrests were made were guatdedW
the cavalry and infar.try. With the exception of these taro
the whole of Amsterdam enjoys the greatest tranquillity.
SWEDEN.—There have been serious riots at Stacks
holm, in Sweden. On the 16th ult. the King went to the
Opera, at which were present also the members of a reform
banquet. About nine it was rumoured that there wet
troubles ; the houses of the ministers and members of *
Diet were attacked, several detachments of the garrisonwere
wounded, and all . presaged serious events. The King all
his sons mounted on horseback, and went out and sddresesi
the people. Their efforts were completely successful, ani
by midnight all was over. The next day, however, rill
recommenced with additional violence, and it was not
out severe measures that they were put down. These
soldiers were killed, while three officers and twenty of*
people were wounded. The rioters had more than 20 lid*
and 30 wounded. On the 21st we hear that a rewards!
10,000 rix dollars was offered for the discovery of the ors
-,on of the riot.

CIIARTI:iT DEMONSTRATION ON KENNINGTON
COMMON,—Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, in consequenos
of an announcement extensively circulated throughout tbs
metropolis that a large gathering of the various trades sad
persons favourable to the principles of the Peoples Charter
would be held on Kennington Common, for the purport id
adopting resolutions calling upon the people generally la
sign the monster petition to the House of Common', a nit
concourse were at an early hour assembled. About 2 o'clotk
the number of persons assembled on the common did not sl•
teed 500, and of these the greater portion consisted of bon
but at half-past 2 the number had inereased to about Mg,
when the parUes who had been instrumental in Petting 14
the meeting made their appearance, and a Mr. Mow,'
working man, was voted to the chair. Resolutions were car-
tied with acclamation, calling upon the people to sign sad
adopt the petition for the establishment of the People"
Charter; and that a deputation be appointed to wait epos
the sitting members for Lambeth and Southwark to support
the prayer of the petition; after which a vote of thanks Wet
planed ta the chairman, and the meeting quietly dispersed.
OPTICAL REWARDS OP SCIENCE AND OF 1)0011,
nisarnas.—A correspondent of the Atheneum polo
from last year's estimates the various amounts received bi
certain officers connected with the different departments.re-
contrasting the salaries received by persons whose duties
quire no education with the pay of men of high attainmealn
Thus the door-keeper of the House of Commons releito
8741. per annum, while the Astronomer-Royal is pai a
d ,41.
year less ; the Hydrographer of the Navy and the Superia
as'
tendent of the Nautical Almanac havingy 5001. per
num each. The messengers and deliverers of the votes d
parliament get 3001, a year a piece, which is i
by
per annum thane paid to the professor of fortifications at
the Royal Military Academy ; more by 601. per annum than
is allowed to the senior assistant of the MS. deparWatt
British Museum • and more by 901. a year than the second
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