The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-23 00:00:00

The Tjuke of Lucca has abandoned his dominions
and p•.oceeded to Milan, after protesting against the
cone elision wrung from him and naming a Regent.
'lice-Admiral Parker arrived at Malta on the 10th,
With his throt.
It is General I}aneism Marvaez who is arrived in
London, and not General Narvaeli, who is arrived in
Paris.
M. Colletti is dead.—Times.

The queen had returned fronstlistra and Matra, and
was once more established at the palace of Necessi-
duke. The political news is rather important, as
there has been manifested on the part of the cabinet
a disposition to advance the work of conciliation, or at
all events to conduct the administration of pub-
lic affairs. upon more legitimate principles than
those which influenced the late governments
of the country. As an earnest of their inten-
tions to promote administrative reforms in high
places, the government has published the following
decree, from which it would seem that the number of
public einpl‘iyis is to be reduced, and that henceforth
those only are to be selected, who, regardless of party
influences, are found best qualified for the offices in
which they are to be placed :
Senhwa! The s xperienee of fourteen years has made
evident the urgent necessity of, once for all, fixing the num-
ber of eisplsyis in all the departments of the state, reducing
them to the strictly indispensable number, suppressing some,
simplifying andconcentrating the service in others, and adopt-
ing means fir choosing the most capable public servants in
astute, of flung the salaries at an amount which will harmo-
nise with the means et the disposal of the treasury, and will
be, at the same time, sufficient to secure each indivi-
dual's independence ; and, finally, of establishing the
guarantees to be enjoyed by those who are legally
appointed. It is time to make known that public appoint-
ments are not to be the exclusive apanage of the chiefs
of the different political parties into which Portugal is
unhappily divided, and that they should cease; ones for all,
to be the recompenes of services rendered to those
political parties in despite of higher services rendered to the
throne and the country. It Is time to show to the nation
that merit and integrity are not vale words, but the most
essential qualities to obtain entrance into the service of the
state. It is time, fi sally, to guarantee to intelligent and
honest eseployLS the povession of their legally acquired poets,
where they have nerved with honour, and the hope of a
htare recompence both to them and to their families. To
obtain this. results we have the honour to submit this
decree. (Signed by all the Idinistera)
Taking into consideration the report of my ministens, I
hold for good to decree as follows Is each of the mini-
stries there shall be amilild=lloolllaiusioners to draw up
projects of law upon dr solisets —l. What de-
partments or tribunals eaa be engspremed without prejudice
to the public service ? 2. What mamba of ensployes hi ab-
solutely indispensable for the make service of each of the
maiaistries and departments depemlleat on them ? 3. What
tintald in each ease be the ansemat of pay, combining eco-
awl with the quality of the revise, sad the isd-pendence
of ths e ployll 4. What quidiamtana should be required
dean aiginat ? 5. How these iguakiektionit are to be as-
11110hied, so as to decide with impardal justice ? 6. What
should the employe enjoy ? 7. What should be
tuition of those enip4is whose services may be hence-
*gib liosed with _ THE Quart.
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In the foregoing decree there is no doubt that the
entire cabinet were agreed ; but upon another ques-
tion of much moment disunion is understood to prevail.
The dismissal of the Chartist volunteer battalions has
been in discussion between the government and the
representatives of the allied powers, Sir H:
Seymour and the Baron Varennea considering
that the dissolution of this force is requised
by the protocol, while the majority of dos
cabinet think otherwise, and are prepared to
7rather than submit. Upon this subject the
.truaea, a Cabraliat publication, says : " The
English minister requires that the battalions be dis-
solved. The Spanish minister will not, for the
present, sign the note. ' Sir Seymour' insists :
our government is divergent on the point. This
fate of the battalions, defenders of the Quest
and the charter, hangs on a thread, and with
it the triumph of the Patnlea. Chartists, alerta !
If they take their arms from you, within eight days
you will be assassinated. Enough of suffering nudge
the English yoke ! Be bold, and England will re-
spect us." Between the Cabraliets and the Mediae&
Chartist party there was no mitigation of hostility.
The moderate "third party" was making Isms
arand had been joined by several of Costs
ars'adherents. The Royalist party had decided
to vote independently throughout the kingdom, and
would neither pledge themselves to the Saldanhistia
on the one hand, nor the Septembrists on the other.
We have some further particulars of the cap-
ture of Count Bemfim, by Captain Dyke, of her
Majesty's ship Flying Fish, from which it would appear
that on the first arrival of the Flying Fish at MOMS..
medes, Captain Dyke was favourable to the escape of
Count Bomfim, and was disposed to allow one of his
officers to take charge of the schooner in which the
count and his party were, in order to navigate her to
St. Helena. Such is represented to have been the state
of Captain Dyke's feelings early on the morning altar
21st May, but, having submquently communicated
with the late governor of the settlement, hie intentions
became altered in the course of the same day, as we
collect from the following extract of a letter tram
Angola, which supplies particulars of what aglow
quently took place :
At about three o'cl ek, p.m., Capt. Dyke sent three of his
boats to the schooner and came up with his brig clam to her,
as If to seize her. The count, seeing this extraordinary pro-
ceeding, immediately went on board the brig, cud told Capt.
Dyke (who up to that time treated them very kindly), that
if his intentions were to take possession of the schooner,
both himself snil his companimui would consider them-
selves entitled to the protection of the British flag, and not
as prisoners, not being at war with England—ha nog besides
claimed his protection, on his arrival in that bay, that be
might save the lives and liberties of all those who were on
board the schooner, since, by its capture, they would all be
rived of the means of escaping from the hands of their ,
cal enemies. They were then posed to the English '
, Captain Dyke taking charge of the schooner by send-
ing sous of his seamen, and a midshipnnn, to take her to
Leann, as well as Lieut. Correa, one of the liberated officers.
Come Bointim then deemed it his duty to address him in
writing the following letter:
"Sir,—As you appear to have considered it to be your
duty to take possession of the Portuguese war-schooner
Consalbo, in which I was, together with my companions,
by which we all remained without the means of escaping
kettle persecutions of our political enemies, although not
having any desire to oppose your proceedings, as, if even
greater in fora, our intentions never were to fight wain
the British lisp, nor dose it now belong to us to decide the
Present question—l deem it, however, to be my duty to
claim from you, as I hereby do, the protection of bar Bri-
tannk Majesty's flag, that my life and liberty, as well as
those of my companions, may be guaranteed by you ; and
also that Oar baggage and private property on board the said
schooner be delivered over to tit —May 21, 1847.
(Signed) ' Count
" To Captain Dyke, of her Britannic Majesty'sßOX7lll.
ship Flying Fish."
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ditemenli win Captain Dyke on their right to be considered
ila sad not as prisoners. being under the pro-
lamin se British flag, as claimed by them, baring
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