The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-30 00:00:00

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We have advice. from Berne to the 24th. On that
day the Diet held a secret sitting, at which it was un-
derstood that a vote was paned to organise imme-
diately on a war footing an army of 50,000 men.
The commiesiouers sent to the cantons of the league
had all returned, having received the same answer as
that which we have already reported in the case of
Lucerne. An immediate expedition to Friburg was
spoken of, in which the federal troops would be
warmly supported by the protestant population of
Morat, who are now objects of persecution on the:
part of the cantonal government of Friburg. The
report of the resignation of Oen. Dufour, commander-
in-chief of the federal troops, which was given by
the Animal des D.Fbate on Wednesday, is retracted
and contradicted by that journal on Thursday ; but it
gives a similar report of M. Am-Rhyn, the chancellor
of the federal government The Diet was to have
Lad a public session on Monday, at which the presi-
' dent was to present the report of the commissioners
deputed to the cantons of the Sonderbund. It was
also expected that a loan of 180,0001. would be pro-
posed to cover the expenses of the war.
The following is the apology sent to Mr. Peel by
the president of the diet:
The president and council of state of the Federal Directory
have hastened to bring to the knowledge of the government
of
Berns the complaint which Mr. Peel, the chargé d'affaires
of her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, addressed to
them on the 21st of this month, on the subject of the de-
plorable event which occurred to him on the preceding night,
and to invite that government to give it explanations on this
subject. The government of the canton of Berne immediately
ordered an investigation to be instituted, from which it re-
sults that the sentinel on duty at the gate of Mont, after
midnight of the 20th, when he saw a person approaching,
cried three times in the German language, " Who goes
there ?" prescribed by the military regulations, and ar-
rested the unknown person who desired to pass. The post
having taken arms caused the person, whom it pretends not
to have known, to enter the guard-house. But u soon
the guard perceived from the card, which the unknown per-
.= presented, that it might have to deal with a person
highly plaoed, it caused the gendarme attached to the poet to
be all and this individual recognised the chargé d'affaires
of Great Britain. From that moment Mr. Peel was no
longer prevented from returning to his hotel. The govern-
ment of the canton of Berne in transmitting this information
to the Federal Directory expresses its liveliest and most sin-
cere regret on the subject of this deplorable incident, and
the Federal Directory on Its part makes it its duty to repeat
these same sentiments to the chargé d'affaires of Great Bri-
tain, in expressing how much it is pained at the disagreeable
position in which Mr. Peel was placed. The president and
council of state of the Federal Directory have the honour to
renew to the chargé d'affaires of her Britannic Majesty the
assurance of their moat distinguished consideration. (Signed)
Gehaenbein, President.
A letter in the National, from Berne, dated the
evening of the 24th, gives the following account of
the circumstances which led to the sudden meeting of
the diet on that day :
This morning the president of the diet received from the
governments of Zurich and Saint Gall an official notice that
in the latter canton the partisans of the Sonderbund sought
to bring about a rising, and that they had induced a certain
number of the militia to disobey their chiefs ; whilst on the
other hand, the rebel troops of Schwit: had approached the
frontier of St. Gall, in order to make au irruption there, to
join the mutineers and march on St. Gall, with a view to
overthrow the liberal government, and substitute for it the
' ultra montane regime. Zurich, warned in time, had marched
I troops in order to support its confederate, St. Gall, and then
sent notice to the diet of the gravity. of the state of affairs,
and demanding that the most efficacious measures should be
adopted. St. Gall has made the tame demand. At the same
time other official communications were received at Berne,
pointing out other hostile seta on the part of the Leagee. In
consequence of these facts, the president immediately con-
voked the assembly for one o'clock at noon. The diet voted
an immediate levy of 00,000 of the federal troops. This levy
will be succeeded by another equally strong, should circum-
stances render it necessary.

The Alba, of Florence, announces that military
tioas were in progress in Modena. Brescello
EaMelt put in a state of complete defence. Three
pieces of cannon had been sent to Reggio, and it was
said that quarters were being prepared there for a
numerous corps of Austrians which was expected to
arrive.
The Putrid, another Florentine journal, of the 20th,
says that Pius IX., intending to pass some days at
Sabiaco, on the frontiers of the Abruzzi, has invited
the King of Naples to meet him at this abbey to hold
an interview with him. The King is in hesitation
whether to accede to the invitation or no.

The same journal publishes an article relative to
the affairs of the Two Siciliee, containing a meet hor-
rible picture of the atrocities committed in the Cala-
bria' by the police and military force.
It was at Reggio *specially, after the bombardment, that
the most dreadful barbarities took place. The custom-
house Miners who had at first joined the insurrection, and
who had to obliterate this fault, showed themselves most
cruel and dastardly. The gendarmes had to be messed
for having been disarmed without a blow, by the people, at
the first explosion. And they dealt their blows without
aerel,crineglti or wrong, upon
wan maell:tosLwobi,fell in their ijacy.4;they e
their hairs and cers Tearcle hair by hair. And what wee thus
done, in broad day, in the face of all, is nothing, it is said,
when compared with the deeds which mimed in the dark,
and in the silence of the prisons. Then, to extort °sone-
dons, they have had 11100e7111 to tortures which the
inquisition itself would disavow. The minister of
the polies, del Caretto, bad sent Cioffi to Reggio,
at once the most dreaded and the most ignoble
of his creatures, and the wretch appears to have
thought himself obliged to be equal to his odious fame. It
was only on the arrival of the Procarear-Enneral of criminal
justice at Libetta that a stop was put to these bloody
scenes, and that the victims began to breathe. It is said the
authorities of Messina have opened a letter of the English
consul, The latter immediately informed Admiral Pother,
commender of the squadron, now off Malta, of the fact.
The Pallas, a Roman journal, of the 16th, reports a
NAM of brutal violence., alleged to be committed by
the stunisit soldiery in Ferrara against the popula-
tion et that city. The following events are stated to
have taken place on the 14th :
tlesseekr two hours since, says our correepondent, the
Austrians en duty committed grave misdemeanors, sad
we simeld certainly have had to deplore the monad miller-
tam bad not Cardirl Cheehl hastened to exert his autho-
rity. • mason of the am* of Gierrawe Weesnoli eari=
liefitS, at abseil See steps Orem the Austrian
hisaer, whoa the latter dealt him a very shiest
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• crowd immediately milestesleellesaila=ont tostitying
trawaver the WA Motile inteetien, the Priest, addreehrif
theessemishaeolker,bompl blot Mare to ginner*
Minims orlon to his met. Tho tenser in reply, lambed
tho Oast ve German, sad brandished his sword at Ida.
At Pho some Want ow Minp.ii, a ;repenter, wb wee
owning from his workshop, mopped lobe the pees, non
impaind what was the MUM lens Meade Weeps
mai lin to relate what had takes pm, when the maw,
bed ea the leallensivo rasp. tortanntely without lelorlos
anieseelbr en wig Oho ad et dring,thop had
ell Sid in diforent dieestiens. The aim ea net sa-
ddled with this. said set his soldiers, nail 111.411. M them to
chow the people with their bayaeste. The aellortunate
=liwoe tales end conducted to the guerd.hisses, the
bolabsorin with the flat of their saber. There
the poor iima bosom the object of the wanton eruelty of
the ; they straek him with their swords and fists,
mat in Ids eel hung him up to a hook by e nail. The
semems et the of edemas wretch wore terrible; but
hh persenners soadened their barbarous treatment. Daring
this, the soldiers hod Sneed themselves
.in a square, end
minded their arms. Cardinal Cumin, informed of
thee deeds, sent kr Itingardi, on his own responsibility,
and bed him and the hospital of St. Anne. He was in
the INA dreeltal Mate ; hie heel wee revered with cuts, his
body with tenthos, and his wombats was extreme on account
I of the blood he had bat. Several persons were injured in
the affray ; a Swiss sheer en leave of absence, Lieutenant
Ghersviller, received a at in his left arm, a lady was trodden
under foot, and several preens very ill.treated by the soh
diem. The °Moen, apprehending what will never be dose
by the population of Ferrara without the consent of their
sovereign caused themselves to be escorted by patrols to
their lodgings. The posts are doubled ; nobody goes out of
1 doers.
t. The Roman correspondent of the Semaphore affirms
that the number of wounded was considerably greater
than is above estimated. Fears were entertained that
it would be impassible to maintain order in the
town.

We learn from Brussels that considerable dissension
prevails amongst the members of the Belgian cabinet,
and that threats of resignation have bees held out by
some of them. It is generally believed that the head
of the cabinet (M. Rower) has gone a step further
than some of his colleagues think prudent respecting