The Express.
London, England, 1848-12-16 00:00:00

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.

The government has issued a notification of the
change to take pl ce in the ministerial departments of
justice and finance. The department of justice, under
ardenfietb, is subdivided Into three branches, each
under its respective superintendent. The department
of finance is subdivided into five branches, via.: let
Central control of finance (again subdivided into
eight compartments) ; 2nd. 'tolls, quarantine, Sound
and river dues ; 3rd. Post-office and Transport-office ;
4th. Central control of the colonies; and sth. The
Audit-offioe, and general revision of the financial
departments.
In the sitting of the National Assembly on the 9th,
the proposal was submitted to the minister of religion
and public instruction, that the episcopal sees should
be abrogated, and the funds applied to public educa-
tion. The minister replied that it was utterly impos-
sible to introduce any bill of that nature before the
settlement of the fundamentallaw, asit would strike at
the very roots of existing institutions, and be subver-
sive of all legal order : he would obtain the views of
the church on the subject.

MADRID, Dic. 8.

The government seem to have lately opined their
grealtoonliant inp?
are intentsted i theley'durattitne: of the reuse
or
there, and foment it with in the
cootabutions. Thin paradox
of a commercial interest lading ite; gain in civil war is ex-
plained by the Catalans being ambled to extort from the ter-
race of the government, during the draggle, a regard for
their exclusive privileges, whin a few years of quiet would
natmelly sweep away. Being satisfied that here lie the main
ides of the rebellion, the government are, I am informed
as good authority, preparing to aim a blow at that mono-
poly. It is their intention during the coming m-
an of the Cortes to introduce • liberal tariff,
or at leer each dune' as will open the ports to
the cotton trade. I believe their motive in Waging
forward this measure to be really a financial one:
for it is the only hope which offers of recruiting the beggared
exchequer. It will have, brides, the &therm of appear-
ing a mailiatory imams tows ieglead.
I observe in the Daily Now d the Utlaineted among
pragmatics of the imposing fell Of Norms, the Journey of
the Duchene of Vetoers- to Paris. I may be einem that
the departure of that lady with her maw was the molt of
her husband's noires of Mire. It was net the flitting of
Rut of the 116_6•8" _lfivrinthef to the dike'sremoval to
Farb, beta easejide elopshies frae:her home bon to her
country, Adak weare amertnemee eta three domestic ex-
plodes. The prefe Meat le the othdpithiliol gaper was
her shattered Width, the way plea whisk the pen deettese
put in Naar berg hemd to bard me a aims* during
the rigorous seam. For the rest, the *de Nara that
prevailed in this hombre% ie sutheleady ea known.
There are many redeem fir eappaint that Marron is not
so near his term at care el b fla. It b known that
his fall would be the alma bribe& revebitionary outbreaks,
whir are kept down by the mere tenor of his name, while
rglimes sad attendee to the coedition of the army is
the main sanity for he Oddity. Meanwhile it is not to be
dried that disemoloes daily ateldply among the greedy sad
'abider maThe ethwthe the moderado party. A feet
hr embed my komerfip whirr will di play the lever by
whisk the dialer =Mow Christina. The Queen's dis-
taste band her heed sinister is as well known SI her
palatally to the admit rt of her mother. It will
ray be that of
by the latter for
her atet ter what celled in the court slang sus-
taining the situation of the palace, is anything but moderate,
while the money 'difficulties of the government reciter such
dbbureements deeply painful. Hanes a base of frequent
*eatentioa berme Names and Cbriedea. The &t I
alluded to is this. When the French revolstios of February
tanned, the emormon loam of the Doke of Itionsares in
the Freon kerb moved the Queen in ounproks to lend
him five millions of nab. I believe this is one of the dis-
mantles which Norm has made through the
of his nature Vbtehernom in the Mb of the
don of the repel household, of whirr he boa lei* berme
intendant. The inetent Narvan was aware OM far, he
was down on Rimeres for the nosey. The Queen-mew
=r a reree fir raft the payment, the re of her
is the palate. /fertrefeea Ire dimmed moths
remarkable item. It sera that Minima cis eg his go.
nammet of the palm had been istreseed with 00,0001. I*
Meet for the Queen is an With Muse. When applied to
after hie expulsion from thine by the government for the
man, he said that he had depeethd the
meet is the hands of the Qum. iristabormesaMt=
big an sadism on this eabiset, her Moja* drew
from her pooket a little key, whisk die held up eel cheek
the bee of the feleethat of the palm,
deg .' es, I have the money; h under this key. Do my-
you
✓eit ? Bet yea an net gag to has it though."
flaresers is le be theirol la the widow al Falgodo the
Capter-Cleaseelef Madrid,whe weeldlied on May 7th. 'Tide
lady, the sister 'of Birmares, is poem, good-looking, and
risk. The Neat of Bea Luis is is leak: his Maltby
honours arm thick um him. The widows of Spain, by
the way, seem no aim than Om of ether Lath is room-
pledep ne teemed meming beim renewed 'albeit
I observed yeste pelled mi the wall at the Brinell
az= • huge bill, aderramieg the publication of a bulky
sfereset, on th
by sere e
&imam
et H .thelerranieet it
L. Mabee,
seems kr
ise moires the .
Buse, with that Lem Pavomos, limed in g whore
reeds