The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-18 00:00:00

the 11th did not arrive in

Oar despatches from Berne, which come down to
the evening of Friday, the 12th, add nothing of im-
portance to the intelligence we gave yesterday.
A Berne journal of the 13th states that an Ameri-
can mercantile house has offered to lend three millions
of francs to the federal government on advantageous
terms to the borrowers.

By letters from Rome of the Bth we learn that con-
siderable excitement still prevailed there on the sub-
ject of the condition of the newspaper press since the
removal of M. Botti, the late censor. On the 6th,
the conductors of all the journals were called before
M. Sbarretti at the bureau of the Secretary of State,
from whom they learned the limits within which it
was expected the freedom of discussion should be ex-
ercised. The result of this interview only augmented
the general irritation. On the same day a deputation
of citizens waited on Cardinal Ferretti to obtain permis-
sion to hold a celebration on the 15th, the day =which
the provrscial deputies were to assemble. The car-
; secretary weeded meet readily to this request,
and seized the opportunity of referring to the pro-
ceedings of M. Sbarretti, in relation to the press, of
whose conduct he spoke in terms of disapprobation,
adding that the Pope had resolved to grant the
utmost practicable freedom to the press, and
with that view had named a commission, under
the presidency of M. Amici. He concluded
his observations by the following words :—" When I
shall see a good and liberal law upon the press
brought into operation,—when the council of state
shall have been organised,—when the municipality
shall Lave commenced its ftmetions,-1 shall then
return to the ranks of the people, and I will be in
relation to the Holy Father the interpreter of the
wishes and the supporter of the rights of his sab-
jects." These words were received with the most
lively malefaction.
e learn from Rome, of the Bth, that M. Antonelli
is president and M. Amici vice-president of the
Council of State.
Letters from Naples of the Bth mention an inutile
at Messina, and conflicts between the troops and the
populace. This was attributed to the despair and
rage of the people under the persecutions of the infa-
mous Delcarretto, the minister of police, the evil
genius of King Ferdinand.
A shock of an earthquake was felt at Florence on,
the night between the ith and Bth inst.
The interchanges of territory consequent on the
abdication of the Duke of Lucca seems likely to be
productive of serious resistance on the part of the
people. We have received the Patric of Rome of
the Rth, in which we find that the Modenese
arrested, without reason, a sergeant-major of
the Tuscan Carabineers. The people to-k his
part. The Modenese fired upon the people, killed
one and wounded several. Upon this, all the
citizens flew to arms, and a skirmish ensued, which
was going on at the departure of the courier, who, in
paring by Pietist Santa, found that town in arms,
and on the point of going to the rescue of their
brethren.

IkiERCHANTA AND FABXERB.—A dipte hiss arisen
between the farmers and corn.muchants e the Isle of Ely,
which has, in the meantime, produced a suspension of Mt-
einem, and which, se it may probably extend to other quu-
tors, deserves to be briefly explained. The merchants
gave notice, that on and after Thursday, the 4th inst., " all
grain and seeds purchased of the growers by them, must be
considered u sold subject to a charge of oat month's
discount, for the cash, payable at the same place the
following market day." On Thursday last, upwards
of one hundred farmers met at Ely, and entered
into a solemn lemons and covenant pledging them-
selves to resist, by every means in their power, this ruinous
innovation. Never did a penny create such a turmoil. The
Isla of Ely is in a state of excitement. In the good old
cathedral city trade is in a state of stagnation. This is the
more to be regretted, as a splendid new corn exchange bee
lately been erected in that city at no small expense; and,
owing to the vicinity of the railway, it seems to be rapidly
rising Sato a place of important*. But business cannot pro-
ceed when the merchants on the one hand, and the farlain
on the other, have deliberately entered into a covenant ant
to do business with each other, except en incompatible terms.
.-Beep act Norwich Pest.