The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-25 00:00:00

masts.'. and, notwithstanding the presence of the
civic guell, and the friendly exhortations of the lat-
ter, broke oi!'en the house, threw all the furniture out
of the windows', piled it up, and subsequently set fire
to it in front of We premises. An attempt to fire the
house itself was prevoted by the timely appearance
of the military. It appcire• that the burgomaster had
given offence to numerous ortisans, and possibly to
a great number of his other toallsmin, by having had
all his furniture made iu Brussels, instead of giving
his orders hare. During the evening accounts reached
this place that the King had made all the concessions
set forth in the various petitions addressed to him.
Many persons immediately illuminated their houses,
but another rumour having gained ground that this was
wily a nianceuvre to pacify the people, the assembled
crowds commenced breakirg the windows of several
illumivated houses—a hint which was soon taken by
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the occupiers of premises in which a similar demon-
stration was made, for every house had almost instan-
taneously the appearance of being both internally and
externally in utter darkness. On my arrival here
yesterday morning from Liege I was surprised to find
the railway station ull but deserted, one solitary porter
and an equally solitary cab being alone in attend-
ance. On reaching the interior of the city I found
numerous groups at almost every corner reading
attentively two proclamations issued by the common
council—one stating that all persons applying at the
town-hall for employment would immediately receive
it or. producing certificates from their lormer em-
ploys ra, and the other referring to the disturbances
of the preceding evening, with an exhortation to re-
frain from such excesses. The latter proclamation
was drawn up in very mild terms. The following
paragraph attracted particular attention

For our part, we have proved that, so far as in us lies, we
are desirous of powsing municipal and political freedom ;
but we are, at the same time, desirous of upholding a state of
things which not only does not threaten property and per-
sonal freedom, but eminently tends to prat ct both.

Last night (Tuesday) a large crowd assembled on
the Friedrich Wilhelm 'quiz, opposite the large
hostelry ( IVirthshans), situate at one of the corners
of the square. About 7 p.m. the civic guard
some thousand strong, armed with muskets with fixed
bayonets, and wearing white bands round the left
arm. slowly patrolled the chief streets. On articing
on the Friedrich Wilhelm Platz, the crowd which had

increased to some three or four thousand, set
up the most diversified cries, and began hoot-
ing an& hissing. The civic guard, however, had the
good sense not to take any notice of such demonstra-
tione, but quietly proceeded on their rounds. Mean-
time• a large crowd had assembled in the Vorstadt, in
which the richest inhabitants reside. The windows
of microl houses end the gas-lamps were broken,
some pistol shots were heard from time to time, and
matters began to wear an alarming appearance, when
suddenly the civic guard debouched from one of the
bye streets. The rioters were then forced back into
the city proper, and the Vorstadt was occu-
pied by the military—the protection of the
city being left to the civic guard. About 9 p.m.,
however, the latter found that their force was insuffi-
cient to disperse the various assemblages, and strong
detachments of cavalry were immediately posted on
the Friedrich Wilhelm Plate, on the square opposite
one of the bides of the old cathedral (where repose the
remains—if there be any at this time of day—of
Charlemagne), and in various streets near the town-
hall. Other detachments traversed the principal
streets, and succeeded in separating the main body of
the rioters, not, however, before it had smashed all
the windows in the house of the governor (president)
of Aix-la-Chapelle, and similarly damaged numerous
other houses. Up to a late hour of the night isolated
bodies of rioters entered various taverns where
they acted in a menacing manner, until they were
supplied (without payment) with their favourite
schnaps. Herr Hansemann the 11.1'. (as we
should say) for this city, addressed the crowd
I several times on the first evening of the
disturbance, and was loudly cheered. The rioters
were exclusively composed of the lower classes, and
the excesses committed are regretted even by the
great masses of the operatives. The now certain in-
telligence that the King of Prussia has accorded or
promised to accord nearly all that his people demand
will probably prevent the recurrence of another out-
break, although apprehensions are still entertained
for this night. There will be a meeting .to-morrow at
Cologne of delegates from all the towns in Rhineland.
The town couucil of Aix-la-Chapelle has already
nominated a representative of this city. As I leave
this afternoon for Cologne, I shall probably be
able to forward to you to-morrow some account
of the proceedings at the meeting in question.
There have been serious riots at Elberfeld, at
Mulheim on the Rube and at Crefeld. On the 19th
all the houses in Dusseldorf were illuminated on the
arrival of the intelligence that the freedom of the
press had been conceded; that there was the prospect
of the convocation of a German parliament, and that
the new l'russian constitution would be based on the
representation of the people. The citizens of Cologne
have received permission to arm themselves, in order
to preserve or restore public tranquillity. The pea-
santry are " on the move" in the neighbourhood of
Munster, and they have already destroyed some
seignorial residences. Revolutionary circulars are
freely. distributed throughout Westphalia, and landed
proprietors are literally taking steps to " save their
bacon"—i.e. their hams.
AUSTRIA.—VIENNA, MARCII 19.—FUNERAL OF
TILE MEN WHO FELL ON THE 13TH AND 15TH.—
At 12 o'clock the whole of the national guard, includ-
ing the corps of students and the burgher militia,
assembled for the purpose of paying the last honours
to the heroes who fell on the 13th of March. All
Vienna displayed the most solemn sympathy. The
procession, which was immense, was closed by a
number of ladies, dressed in deep mourning. In the
midst of this innumerable throng, which proceeded
in profound silence, were eight funeral ears, contain-
ing 15 coffins, surrounded by the comrades, relations,
and friends of the deceased. Corps of the university
and the burghers attended the bodies to their last
home in the Sehraelzer Friedhof.
HUNGARY.—It is intimated from Presburg, of
date the 18th inst., that the deputation to Vienna had
returned the day before. The Archduke Palatine had
been nominated Viceroy with full powers ; and Count
Ludovic 13athyany had been charged as Premier
with the construction of a ministry. In the so called
circular session of the 18th the following resolutions
were adopted : 1. Every deputy for a county, town,
free district, or chapter, has a free personal vote. 2.
The circular session declares itself permanent till the
measures of reform rendered indispensable by the exi-
gencies of the time have been matured ; the Diet will
only, after that hasbeen accomplished, continue in see-
sion until the weightiest general questions are ar-
ranged, and then the representatives of the people will
be summoned to meet at Pesth to take council on the
details.

The 11 teller Zeiettiry of the 18th inst. contains an
account of the proceedings of the deputation while in
that capital. They arrived there on the 15th, and!
we-e admitted to the Emperor's presence on the
ltith, to present the representation adopted at the
aggregate sitting of the Hungarian estates on the
14th. The deputies proceeded on foot, in their na-
tional costume, to the palace, and their procession
excited a great sensation among the inhabitants of
Vienna. The representation is in substance as
follows :
It commences with stating that recent events had
compelled the Hungarian estates to examine narrowly
the condition and relations of their country. Refer-
ence to its history had convinced them that for three
centuries the natural development' of their political
constitution had been checked. The cause was " that
the imperial government obeyed no constitutional
laws, and that consequently our national independ-
ence and constitutional rights were violated." This
course, if persevered in, must occasion unspeakable'
evils. The Diet had been astembled to deliberate on
reforms, and this task it cou!cl only accomplish by
perfectly frank communications to government. The
representation then proceeds :
We have resolved to abolish the relations of the pnedial
population to the nobility, granting compensation to the
latter, in order to identify the interests of the people and the
aristocracy, and by thus increasing the prosperity of our
country, to establish your Majesty's throne. The reduction
of the expenditure for supporting and quartering troops is
one of our most anxious cares. The extension of political
and administrative equality to the crown boroughs end the
free districts is, we believe, oae of the most urgent reforms.
We believe the time has arrived to extend political privi-
leges to the great body of the people. The nitien reasonab➢y
expects that measures will be adopted to promote manufac-
tures, commerce, and agriculture. list our mord-
tutional existence requiter also representative institu-
tions ; uur moral and intellectual interests require
• support based upon liberty. Apo .'. curia"
must be impressed on our system of national defence, and a
complete remodelling to adapt it to the interests of all
clams. The security of rout Majesty's throne, quite as