The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-10 00:00:00

SI'AIN.

The Madrid mails of the Ist and 2nd havo been
received. Another insurrection was expected to have
broken out on the evening of the 2nd. " No one," says
our correspondent, "makes any concealment apparently
about another insurrection being fixed for to-night. I
see covert allusions to such an outbreak even in the
papers. The Cbmine has in its gacetilla a paragraph
of the pieces to be played at the Conservatorio, which
it heads with " funcion dudosa," as doubting whether
the said concert will come off.
The 2nd being Sunday there was no Bourse.
MADRID, Arum 2.
There was much alarm the day before yesterday at night-
fall. All Madrid crowding to the balconies, abutting up
shops, and hurry-scurrying through the streets, so thrt
everybody thought the people wereup in arms again. There
had been a tremendous thunderstorm at five with hail, and
afterwards, at six, some •hots were heard. Thefiring can-
tinned at intervals till near nine, whea all was quiet. The
common account is that the peoale made an attempt to rescue
a waggon-full of prisoners that passed down the Toledo from
the town prison, to be conveyed to distant presidios. The
government wished to mystify the public as much as possi-
ble about this matter, ascribing, in its organs, the reports to
the thunder, and to petards, &c.
The first page of the Gazette is occupied by an address of
the ministers to the Queen, the point of which is to recom.
mend the insurgent prisoners to the royal mercy. About
the point they have managed to wind a long yarn puffing
their administration, and close with menaces of id augury if
the revolutionary attempt should he repeated.
The following resolution has been issued with reference to
the Spanish workmen turned off in France : " Ministry of
Foreign Alfairs,—The government of her Majesty having
been informed that, in consequence of the late events in
France, there have been dismissed from the ateliers and
public works of that country numerous Spanish emigrants
of all opinions who gained their subabcence on those works,
has resolved that through the consols of her Majesty pass-
ports should be delivered to such, and the means of returning
to Spain through the Basque provinces and Catalonia, where
employment will I provided for them on the public works,
or, it they prefer, they may be enlisted in two battalions of
chasseun which are going to be formed for the service of
the African province." This is accompanied by a royal
order, addressed through the Ministry of Public
Works to the director of the same, commanding
the officers of engineers of the districts of Burgos,
Saragossa, Barcelona, and Valencia—the four places, by the
way,which give most apprehension at the present moment—
to
admit on the public works all Spaniards coming from
abroad sent to them by superior civil or military authorities,
together with the details necessary for facilitating the attain-
ment of the desired object. A circular has been sent to the
captains-general of the frontier districts, referring to the
same object, and to the incorporation of the dismissed work-
men in the battalions above mentioned.
A further warlike provision is a royal decree ordering to
proceed forhwith to the formation of the 3rd battalions of
20 regiments.
The following intelligence in the Siglo's correspondence
from Catalonia is important:
Gerona, March 25.—Yesterday evening a party of 20
infantry and 6 hor-e, commanded by a captain, were sur-
prised on the high road by a gang of 50 rebels, who shot 4
privates, 2 municipal guards, et,-.1 the captain.—Valle, 25th :
The few troops, not amounting to 100 here, are turning out
to go in pursait of a party of 150 or 200 rebels some three
leagues off.—Villafranca, ?4th: The natives are at their
pranks again. The blunderbuss men under Caletras have
cattiest off the owner of a country house from San Laintin.
The troops were soon at their heels, and firing was heard.
Some have been wounded on both sides.
Segovia, 27th.—The marines increa-e prodigiously now the
'MOPS are withdrawn towards Barcelona. On the 17th they
defeated a party of soldiers at La Jancoaa, killing some and
making seven prisoners, with an officer among them. On
the 25th, a hand, which is said to amount to 500, defeated
another column near Llacana, and took 30 or 40 prisoners,
besides killing several. The military meanwhile stop up the
country houses and confine their inhabitants, causing their
utter ruin. The troops lay hold of all the provisions, giving
a receipt, which will never be paid. Such semi-sacking is
intolerable.
Vich, 25th.—Fifteen soldiers were besieged the night be-
fore last in their coca-fuerte by a large party of brigands,
who threatened to shoot them all, unless they surrendered.
They held out bravely, however, till the brigands, fearing
surprise, moved off. The same gang seized two or three
isolated soldiers with an officer at Vidra.—San Lorenzo
Saball, 25th.—This morning, as the excellent patriot Don F.
Run, formerly commandant of the national militia of this
town, was coming out of church after mass, five trabucaires
stood waiting for him at the door, three with their guns
healed. The other two tied him. Then they went up to
the belfry aril gave three clashes on the bell, which brought
to the spot some twenty of their comrades. They gave the
poor prisoner two hours for confession, and then barbarously
shot him.

COLON I AL.
BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.
CANAI)A.—The following is the composition of
the new ministry, as gazetted on the 11th of March
L. H. Leontaine, Attonsey.General, C. E. ; Hon. R. B.
Sullivan, Provincial Secretary; Hon. R. Baldwin, Attorney-
Geoersl* C. W. ; Hon. T. Hocks, Inspector-General of
Public Accounts; Hon. T. C. Aylwin, Solicitor-General,
C. E. lion. J. Leslie, President of the Executive Council ;
Bon. E. Caron, Speaker of the Legislative Council; Hon. J.
IL Plias, Commissioner of Crown Lands Hon. L. M. Viger,

Reeeiver•General ; Hon. E. P. niche, Chief Comraisaioner
of Public Works; Hon. M. Cameron, Ass:scant-Commis
aioner of Public Works. All these gentlemen are members
of the Executive Council. Considerable excitement appears
still to prevail in the province, and there is abun-
dance of personal abuse. No legislative measures have
as yet been proposed by the party now in office.
M. Papinean's attempt to steer a separate course in the
House of Assembly has been coldly received. His repeal po.
licy hes ohtained few if any adherents. M. Lafontaine has
elected to sit for Montreal. Excitement has been produced
in Canada by the discovery of some gold mines, near
Quebec, on the lordship of Mr. De Lery. The metal is said
to be of pure quality, and obtainable at very alight cost of
labour.

THE ACADIA, Captain Stone, nailed from Liver-
pool on Saturday fur Halifax and Boston.

'be Court.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, lett Buckingham
Palace in a carriage and four, at twenty minutes past ten
o'clock on Satitniay morning, for her Majesty's marine reel
deuce, Osborne, Isle of Wight. Four royal carriages and
four followed, conveying Prince Alfred. the Princess Alice, the
Princess Helena, and the infant Princess, and her Majesty's
suite. The august party was escorted from the palace by a
party of I.,ght Dragoons to the terminus of the London and
South Western Railway, at Nine Elms, and left by •
apt cis' train far (Report.
The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty and
Prince Albin at Buckingham Palace, previous to their de-
parture, on Saturday morning.

THE INFANT PRINCEBB.—The infant Princess will,
it is said, receive the name of " Louisa," in compliment to
her Majesty the Queen of the Belgian.

MEETING OF IRISH PEERS AND MEMBERS
OF PARLIAMENT.
On Saturday a numerous and influential meeting of no-
blemen, members of parliament, and other gentlemen con-
Elected with Ireland, was held in committee-room No. 2, at
the House of Commons, at 1 o'clock. The meeting was
called pursuant to a requisition signed by Lord Jocelyn,
Sir Robert Ferguson, Mr. Grew, M.P., and Mr.
Alexander Shalto Adair, M.P., who had been appointed at
a previous preliminary meeting to prepare the necessary
resolutions. The object in view wan, by a strong declaration,
emanating from those present, to give increased confidence
to the executive government of Ireland, and to discourage
the recent seditious proceedings in that country. At the
hour appointed the room was densely crowded. Amongst
those present were the Marquis of Downshire, the Marquis
of Abe rcort,, Lori Bessborough, the Earl of Charlemont,
Lord Devon, Lord Coursown, Lord Newry, Lord Jocelyn,
Lord Barnard, the Earl of Erne, Lord Castlereagh, Sir
Edward M'Naghten, Sir William Verner, Mr. George Alex-
ander Hamilton, Mr. Napier, Mr. Monet, Mr. Grogan, Mr.
Augustus St attest, Mr. Samuel Martin, Mr. William Keogh,
Mr. John O'Connell, Mr. John Reynolds, Col. Dunne, Mns
Richard Fox, the Hon. Mr. Maxwell, Mr. Pitratephen
French, Si, Percy Nugent, Mr. Nicholas Power, Si: Denham
Norms, Mr. Willis, and manyothers, whose names we were
unable to ascertain.
The chair wax taken by the Marquis of Don auttne, who
proposed the resolutions, which were as follows :
Whereas certain public arldrmex and declaration.. have been pot
forth In Ireland, inciting to the levying of war against the crown, by
particular and hill instructions to that end directed, and whereas such
&elm ataoostend to develop ant ettemiragelananarchical spirit, and one
destructive of the general objects of civil society, we, the undersigned,
being assembled, without distinction of religious creed or of wildcat
piety, fur the support of law :old right, do hereby feel bound to re-
peat the declaration of our unalterable allegiance to our sovereign and
attachment to the in.titutions of the empire; and do further declare
that we will, to the uttermost of our power, resist in our own per-
sons and by the ...en:is, of our influence all such traitorous attempts
to subvert the laws, and all outrages against life and property, as may
by soy parties be advised and encouretted. Aral we do, therefore,
place at the disposal of the crown our services, lobe so applied as may
be most conducive to the security, tranquillity, and advantage of
Ireland.
Mr. NAPIER, M.P., rose and said—My Lord Downshire
and gentlemen. I approve of the resolutions which have been
jest read as far ee they go, but I feel that a very important
omission is observable in them. I think we should go some-
thing farther with regard to the subject which has been
made a pretext for those seditious practices to which the re-
solutions refer, and the treasonable designs which have been
avowed to effect the destruction of the union of the king-
doms.
Mr. J. O'Coe ti ELL, M.P., interrupted the lion. and learned
gentleman, and protested against its being insinuated that
the agitation fur the rep( al of the union involved any want
of allegiance to the sovereign. He had come there for a spe-
cific purpose, of which he had notice. His object was to
promote unanimity of feeling, but he would notremain there
if any of the proceedings were calculated to interfere with
his politteal opinions
Mr. NAPIER, M.P , continued. He regretted the hen.
gentleman had not allowed him to conclude his observations.
He did not mean in the least to impute any concurrence in
seditious designs to the hon gentleman; on the contrary, he
believed that no one more discountenanced such projects than
he did; but he felt bound to submit the amendment which
he had proposed,
Lord BES,ROMOUGII rose to order. He deeply regretted
being obliged to interrupt the learned member for the uni-
versity of Dublin, but be understood that the meeting was
called to adopt the resolutions which were proposed, and not
to receive any new propositim s, or to encourage any discus-
sion. Those gentlemen who approved of the resolutions
would of course sign them ; those who did not approve of
them might decline doing so.
The amendment was then withdrawn.
Mr. J. O'Cosare: I. was extremely anxious that they
I should he unatimous, and, therefore, although there were
rs matte in the resolutions with which possibly at another
time he might be disposed to cavil, he should not now do
so. There was merelyons word in the main resolution which, if
altered, he could attach his signature to them. He meant
the word " institution.," He did not like being pledged to
an unalterable at,achment to the institutions of the empire—
to some of which he was opposed. For instance, Maynoeth
College was an institution of the empire of which he was
decidedly in favour, but to which otherswere conscientiously
opposed. In like manner the united parliament was an
institution of the empire which very many supported, but
which he most decidedly opposed. If the word " institu•
Lion " was converted into " constitution," all his objections
would be removed and his scruples at an end. He trusted,
as this was a slight alteration, the meeting would assent to it.
Lord JOCELYN and the noble Chairman expressed it as
their opinion that the desired alteration ought to be made to
meet the views of the hon. marcher.
Mr. J. REY tioLD., M.P., declared the alteration would
not satisfy him, for although he approved of the meeting
being called, he dissented altogether from the resolutions.
He thought it was very desirable that gentlemen of all
parties should occasMnally meet. He liked the friction of
opposite opinions, hut he felt convinced that the statements
in the resolutions were calculated to prejudice gentlemen who
would be on their trial in a few days in Dublin. He meant
Mr, Smith O'Brien, Mr. Meagher, mot of an hon. member of
the house, and Mr. Mitchell. He held that such resolutions,
affecting se they must the cases of those gentlemen, were un.
fair and unconstitutional. What would be the effect before
a jury of a declaration signed by so important a body as that
which he had the honour of addressing, declaring that those
gentlemen had been engaged in levying war against the
Queen? He suggested as an alteration the omission of that
paragraph.
Mr. HEOROE HAMILTON, M.P., rose to or ler. He said it
was quite manifest that the hon. gentleman was then dis-
cuutng the resolutions. Ile would ask the noble chairman
if that meeting was called to argue upon the question con-
tainer! in the resolutions, or merely to adopt and sign them.
If the latter, then the hon. member was clearly out of order.
(Loud cries of " Sign, sign.")
A desultory conversation, in which Mr. Grogan, Colonel
Dunne, Mr. Shalto Adair, and Mr. F. French joined, took

place.
Lord Dow!vanilla decided that the meeting was called to
adopt and sign the Yes dutions, upon which upwards of •
hundred signatures had in a few moments been attached.
He did not understand there was any dissentient but Mr.
Reynolds.
Thanks were then voted to the noble chairman, and the
meeting separated.

THE CHARTIST CONVENTION.
On Saturday the delegates of the " National Con-
vection " re-assembled for the despatch of business at John-
street, Fitzroy-square, and shortly after 9 o'clock the hall
was crowded to positive inconvenience, both to the delegates
themselves and those who had duties to discharge. Mi.
Bond Hughes, the government short-hand writer, and ano-
ther gentleman were again in attendance, and took copious
notes of the proceedings. As on the previous meetings of
the convention, Mr. M'Orath occupied the chair, and, in
he absence of Mr. C. Doyle, the duties of secretary were
discharged by Mr. William Dixon. The roll of delegates
having been called over,
Mr. FEARG t'S O'CONNOR, M.P., owned the pro-
ceedings of the day, by communicating to the convention the
proceedings which had taken place in the House of Commons
on the previous evening, and especially announced that
Lord John Russell bad conceded to him Friday next as
day on which he mi iht bring forward his motion on the ob-
jects of the people's charter. (Hear, hear.) if this conces-
sion had not been made by the noble lord, he (Mr. F. O'Con-
nor) would not have been able to bring forward the question
for at least a month. (Cheers.) He had been questioned as
to the course it was his intention to pursue in reference to
the proceedings on Monday (this day), and his reply in his
place in palliament had been, that, as he enjoyed the lion's
share of popularity, he we ready an prepared to take the
lion's share of responsibility and danger. Re had further de-
clared that the people were determined to hold the meeting,
and that he should himself most certainly join and take his
part in the procession. (Loud cheers.) Referring to the
course taken by Mr. Alderman Thompson on the preceding
night in the House of Commons, on reading the heads of a
speech said to h,ve been delivered by him (Mr. F. O'Connor)
at Cartwright's coffee house, in the City, the ban. gentle-
men complained of a wart, on the part of 'Mr. Ald.Thompson,
of that courtesy, which in parliament was usually extended
by one member to another. The whole speech and not mere
extracts ought to have been read ; but in reply to the impu-
taticn or charge raised against him, he (Mr. F. O'Connor)
had stated and now repeated be never had then, or at any
other time, recommended the abolition of titles, the destruc-
tion of the monarchy, or the establishment of a republic.
(Cheers.) If an inquiry was granted, as suggested by
Mr. Hume, and as he (Mr. F. O'Connor) hoped would be the
case, he should be able to prove by the evidence of gentle-
men present on the occasion in question, the truth of his as-
sertion. (Blear, hear.) The hon. member then entered at
considerable length into a denunciation ot the measure intro-
duced on Friday night by Sir G. Orey—a measure intended,
se he believed, for the further coercion of Ireland, but which