The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-31 00:00:00

shedding of Croat blood as the price of the freedom
of the baliEll nation, yet gives his blessing to those
who shed in torrette the blood of the people whom he
believes God has appointed him to protect and
govern ? Bologna, an unfortilled town, situated
so close to hilli that defence is almost impossible, and
without soldiers—for the greattr part had gone to as-
sist in the defence of Anemia—has bad poured into her
8,000 projectiles of ell sorts, while all around the
villu have been sacked and destroyed, and the
churches no lees. It is needless to add that within
the town many palaces and houses have been ruined ;
Palazzo Ferrari, Btecadelli, the church of San Belve-
dere, &c. ; the wonder only is that so many remain.
The first acts of the restored government of the
Pope proclaim a determination to IBS no conciliatory
measures, and no more Chtistian rule than brute
force; to owe lolling to reason or kindness, but
rather to insult and exasperate the nation.
In opposition to the earnest and reasonable desire I
of the people, high and low, that laymen and not ig-
norant monks should be appointed to secular places of
trust, priests are everywhere installed in office. At
Bologna paternal love is declared in a proclamation
to inspire all the acts of Monsignor Bedini, the Pope's
priestly governor ; while it is declared that the smal-
lest expression of opinion is forbidden, even the wear-
ing the tri-coloured ribbon. The national guard must
not appear in uniform, and every man found plates-
' sing arms is to be instantly shot. Death, also, is the
punishment for being out after 12 o'clock at night.
Medical men and priests must have a written per-
mission:

Such are the means employei to restore peace to a
people who have been guilty of the crime of desiring
to to governed as other men are.

HOLLAND.

THE HACKIE, MAY 29.—1 t is exported that cot only
the Minister for the Colonies, but the Minister for
Justice, M. Haulier Curtly. has given in his resigna-
tion to the King, which hes, however, not yet been
accepted by his Majesty. Several other changes in
the cabinet are spoken of in consequence of the con-
templated resignation of other ministers besides those
above s'ated. Both the chambers have now con-
cluded their sittings, but will be again convoked for
the 13th of Jane, since the discussion of the funda-
mental law is an object of too great importance to I
be long deferred. In its last day's sitting the First
Chamber adopted several important measures which
had been under deliberation for some days: they in-
cluded the annual expenditure of the government
colleges (27 votes against 9), indemnification and
travelling expenses, ,of the numbers (35 against
1), military pensions and engagements 133 against
1). The Emperor of Russia has presented
the N. therlands ambassador, M. Arriens, with
the insignia of the order of St. Anne of
the first class s*t in brillian•s. M. Hensch, the
deputy from Limboarg to the central power at Frank-
furt, has addresied a letter to the Linabourg Journal,
published at Maestricht, in which be informs his con-
stituents that he renounces his twc-fold election as
member of the States General of the Netherlands,
sec iog that his el:ction was nothing but a demonstra-
tion in favour of Germany. The districts of 2alt,
Bommel, and Sittard, will, therefore, be obliged to
proceed to new elections.