The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-02 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 2, 1849.

SPAIN.

MADRID, Jess 24.
Yesterday's sittings in which a ponderous speech
of a Senor Alvaro had almost reduced the chamber
to sleep, became somewhat en.ivened when Illa
lialagner fulminated a furious invective agairst Eng-
land, which he diluted with the usual arguments of
the prohilitioniste.
Toe finance mini-ter then mado a short reply, and
after some more " last words" from that eternal Ills
Balaguer, the stcond clause of the bill passed without
opposition.
Oloz rga then rose to sr oak on an amendment that
Laserna, Olczaga, and ethe-s had signed, but La-
setae's name having been withdrawn, Olozaga was
naturally obliged to speak. The house, which a short
time before presented a beegarly account of empty
seats," nom fast filled, the talkers in the public gal-
leries were hushed into silence, and the Catalonian de-
pu'ation crowded into the private gallery, prepared
to heir the orator in whom they had put
their last hopes. They were soon undeceived.
Instead of a monopolist discourse, Olozaga
came out with one of the best free trade
epee ches that I ave been made this session.
While 01.. z gt was in the beginning of his speech,
\lon, the Einar ce le't the house, and the
Catecitian deputation left the private gallery, and
both the minister and the deputation returned to
their respective scats. In the interval of their ate
sem., an intrigue had taken place between them and
the minister. He core, nted that there should
be added to Oluzaga's amendment another
clause, which put it into the power of the
minite er to chen 4e the character of the
bill completely. This intrigue having been effec'ed,.he
deputy Barzarellana stated, in the name of the com-
mittee, that he accepted the amendment of Senor
Olnz rga, provie!ed that there be added certain worth.,
which words converted the motion into a protective.
one. A speechless silence seemed to overpower the
chamber for some momenta. A deputy d-manded that
an art'ele of tl e rah s of the Chamber should be read,
prohibiting the reading of amendments which were
not presented before the discussion of bills. Confu-
sion began to Wee piece, and the prohibitionists
thought they had triumphed in delaying the reform.
Olozaga rose again, and lead that as the affair was
turning against his prir cii.les, be would withdraw his
amendment. A general movement of applause followed
this action. The bill passed by 119 against 29. Time
the first step in the path of liberal commercial policy
has beta made, thanks to the progressieta party
support. Mon had already b gun to Wow het and
cold upon the Catalonian deputation, without under
standing what he conceded them, and had it not b. en
for the able mandate of Olozaga, the bill would have
been lost.

CONSTANTINOPLE,Juss 15.

The Turkish government decided upon esta-
blishing a bank here, with a capital of 25 millions of
pingtes (210,0001), under the direction of Mews.
J. Alleon and E. Italtazzi. It was much needed, and
will be of great benefit to the contrite roe of the cour.-
try. Ttc c.rn trade leis been rather brbker of late.
Some 3,000 qrs. of Indian evrn have been soil for
England at 13 piss. the kilo (about 20s. per qr.)
Hard wheat is up to 24 pins.; wilt is frelll 13 t) 17.
Freights to England 74. per qr. Kertch, for Eng-
!tend, 52+. t if ant on to Moll, Se. to 10s.
MOM