The Express.
London, England, 1848-11-27 00:00:00

GERMANY.

PRUSSIA.—Our manes from Berlin are to the
24th. The two commissioners of the oentral power,
who have been charged not to quit Berlin until the
muffin between the crown and the Assembly shall
have ceased, had an official conference on' the 23d
with the members of the different fractions of the As-
sembly. An address to the King was agreed upon,
in which the majority promised that the discussion of
the constitution should be rapidly proceeded with,
and that the disinherit of the troops should not be
demanded ; but they at the same time expressed the
desire tha', order being established at Berlin, the
Assembly should not be transferred to Brandenburg.
The deputation from Coblents, Cologne, and Trivee
repaired to Potsdam with the hops of being admitted
to en audience with the King. This, however, was
refused ; a private audience to one individual of each
deputation was equally unsuccessful. They accord-
ingly presen.ed an address through the ministers,
urging the dismissal of the ministry and the appoint-
ment of men who possess the confidence of the people;
and begging of the King not to persevere in his in-
tention of transferring the National Assembly to
Brandenburg, but that, peen being restored at Berlin
and the personal liberty of the members enured, they
might be permitted to assemble in the capital as hereto-
fore. Ahern ceiving this address the Kin g communicated
through one of the officers of the court to the deputies,
that same evening, that, under present circumstances.
his M.jesty, knowing the object of their miuion, con-
sidered that he could not receive any of the deputies in
person. The deputies returned the same night to
Berlin, and waited upon the president of the National
Assembly, in order to express to him the desire felt
by all for the return of a good understanding between
the crown and the National Assembly.
Berlin remains perfectly tranquil. The National
Assembly in Berlin has received of late several adhe-
sions, so that the number of deputies is now 279.
Numerous arrests continue to be made in Berlin,
and bu.iness is all but at a stand still. The National
Assembly has already received 600 addresses, urging
it to remain firm in its opposition to the court party.
The judicial and the newly-established military autho-
rities of Berlin are still at variance—the former de-
cla ing that the military tribunals are illecal.
Several persons hare been arrested at Potsdam, on
the charge of hay ng damaged the railway. The
directors claim 1,200 thalers (1801.) compensation.
According to the Ikutwhe liVorm, the following
list of a new cabinet is in circulation :—Grabow,
Simeon, Wittgenstein, Harkort, Miller, and Stroths.
Nearly all those individulls were known as
b. fore the March revolution. Ilerr Hanemann has
arrived at Berlin.

The immediate cause of the declaring of DUsseldorf
in a state of siege was the invasiln of the post-/ffice
by a number of officers of the civic guard, with the
view of preventing the transmission of money to the
government—at least so say the authorities. The
civic guards, however, declare that they proceeded to
the above establishment merely in order to prevent
the assembled multitude from committing any
ez-
ceases. The citizens of Ihis-eldorf are resolved to imi-

fbe coup.

OSBORNE, SUNDAT.—The Qom sod Prises Albert
attended divine sinks this day, at Whipti haat e►veh.
The armies wee performed by the Rev. T. P

Mr. C. Leasardhad an interview with Earl Grey

&atairday, at the Coloaial adios.

APPOINTIIINTS.—J. deegory, Esq., who has been
twisty arms yaws is aotoell asplopments. is appointed
NOWTMOIP atlas Bahamas, is assonsios to Capt. Mathew.—
Dr. B. Blows In appointed colcodel seerataey Lae the Gold
Cart-06eireer. . .

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OPTIMAL bitailleite.—The committee of inquiry
into the erten, droartesen monists of gut Greedlie,
Vier-Predawn of the Board of Trade; Sir Alereader Spear.
nee, formerly Assistansfireretuy of the Treason ; mad O.
Entim Esq., M P., Judge•Advende-Cinerd, with T.
Pennies Oentesay, Esq., of the Tammy, for Starnery.
The MO. an Mid at the Casten loess, For greeter fasili-
des of eats Is deennsats. winsome, &e.—ne Inquiry it
nand fate the leowne, ex dime, Ea., eth thean, Ordence
t, to he by Lord Hara air W-
degenlesden nenGreassi, Ws Randolph South, ..d W.estit, Enil ,
el the Ord.. This is ate t.he an mind esesnittes at-
inniry.—An theseligerisa is then le be mode by ti. Tres-
wan, with the mistense of G. J. Pinniense, Esq., Aeditw
of Civil genies, late the distribution tithe Innen vend by
mailmen /a Plash rofusees.--Sir Norge Grey is sheet to
institute a enrehials inquiry into the expenditure of the
prisms din govereant °astral, ..d el the envies depart-
ment gesseally.—Observer.

Tin Imes or TIM NEW MMTROPOLITAN COMMIS-
SION or Snwess has, we believe, been delayed Annie-
Nona connected with sons of the old OCNWSIOR
which are to' be consolidated. These obstrnetions have now,
we believe, been overcome, and in the menu of the neat
week the issue of the new commission may be espetted. The
delay of the commission has not, however, been an entire
delay of preparations for the great works which hays been
kept forward and, at the best, to be efficient must require
time. Additions will ;be nude to the present members of
tbe apommissioss, ch;etly of parsons connected with the Wea-
rier) department of government, or of men of misses who
have paid special attention to gumlike's of science Involved
in the execution of new works. Thu, laaddition toSir H. do
la Bache, C. 8., the chief of the geolagical survey, there will be
in the new commiasion Sir J. Burgoyne, K.C.8., of the Board
of Public Works in Ireland, and now inspeetas-goneftl of forti-
Sections in Reiland; Capt. Vetch, Royal Reponeors,amember
of the Tidal Harbour Commission, who surveyed Leeds and
Windsor, and whose evidence on meuurts of sanitary im-
provement will be similar to that contained in Mr. Chad-
wick's report on the sanitary condition of the population:
Capt. Dawson, of the Royal Engineers, who has isoodisMod
the survey ; Prof. Airy, who is known to be specially mood
in questions of hydraulics; Mr. Cowie, the Principal of the
College of Civil Engineers, Putney; and Professor Bain,
who has misted the Metropolitan Sanitary Commission.
The new Consolidated Commission of Sewers will be required
to deal with extensive works of suburban land drainage and
the application of the refuse of the metropolis as manure.
Amongst the new members who have paid attention to the
subjects are Mr. Cuthbert Johnson, the author of • standard
work on manure', well known to agriculturists, and also Mr.
T. Bsnfteld, the author of the "Agricultural Tour on the
Rhine." One priwripsl object in view is certainly the
means of diminishing and Preventing the prllution of the
Thames. Mr. W. R. Drove, F.R.S., will also be on the
new irommissioty—Obarrrer.

REWARD.—Mr. T. Whitty, second-elan tide sur-
veyor of the ems ono at P. rtamouth, who risked his own lite
to save that c f a fellow-creators in the Role which occurred
on the last occasion of the return of the Court from Osborne
to London, has, by her hlsiesty's eomn.and, been promoted
to be chief tide surveyor of the port of Gloucester.

tau the example of the Berliners, and offer only a pas-
sive resistance. Some slight collisions, however,have
occurred between the military and the populace, and
two or three of the latter have been dangerously
wounded. The military commandant of Dusseldorf
(Lieut.-Onteral M. I)rigsloki) has issued a circular,
stating that so long as he is a resident of the above
town, he will subscribe yearly the sum of 1000 thalers
(about 1500 towards the maintenance of the poor—
the payments to be made monthly. The civic guards
of Coblentz have energetically protested against their
temporary removal from military duty. According
to the Rhein end 3Peel Zeitung there was a serious
dispute, on the night of the 22nd, in Coblentz, between
some 20 sub-officers and a number of civilian, in a
well-known tavern. The military were forcibly ex-
pelled, with the exception of two, who were retained
as hostages. The ejected sub officers shortly returned
with a reinforcement; but on 1r tag told that their
two comrades would be immediately killed if any fur-
' ther attack was made, they separated. Subeequently
the two sub-officers were set free.
In several districts of the Rhenish province the in-
habitants have resolved that, at the sale of goods
seized for non-payment of taxes, any persona (except
the owners) bidding higher than one flannels., (the
lowed copper coin) per article, be denounced as a
traitor to the people.
AUSTRIA.—A letter from Kremsier, dated N0v.19,

says:—"l27 deputies from the Austrian people to the;
Diet are already here. President Smolka arrived in
company with Pfister Liihner was one of the first
deputies who arrived here. About 36 members of the
Left are already here. They have resolved to vote
unanimously against adhesion to Germany, and to
testify no sympathy whatever for the Frankfort par-
liament. In another deliberation it was decided by
the members of the left to make no allusion whatever
o the events of October. The Hall of Assembly will
be completed by the 22nd inst. The decorations are
simple, but handsome. The ministers are received in
the archiepiscopal palace. The archbishop himself
has retained only five rooms.
" Two companies of the imperial regiments are in
garrison here; two companies are stationed in the
environs ; and one company of grenadiers will
arrive hero immediately. The landsturm is so orga-
nised in the Penn district, that, in case of an irrup-
tion from the Magyars, whose outposts are only seven
leagues from hence, it can be immediately stalled in."
FRANKFORL—On the 23rd inst. the national
assembly appointed a committee for making arrange-
ments for a solemn funereal service for the
late Robert Blum. On the 24th, ministers were
to answer some questions relating to the cruel-
ties of Windischgratz. It is asserted that the
Austrian government has resolved to recall the Aus-
trian consul-general from Saxony, in consequence of
the recent attack on his hone. in Leipsic, and to
transfer the archives of that consulate to the English
one in the above town. The two oommifsioners from
the Frankfort national assembly had arrived at
Olmiitz on the 18th Twit.

NAPLES, Nov. 11.
The unhappy state of Naples at the present MC"
mast has been exemplified by one of the most horrilie of the
many attacks of the soldiery on the citizens. Fnur or five
soldiers were passing a house near the theatre Sao Carlo,
when they were accosted by a youth from a window, who
sisen: some irritating language, whereupon the soldiers ran
up stain, and entering the room from whence they had been
addressed, met an old man, who prayed them not to be an-
noys I by anything the youth had said, since he was " a poor
idiot, his sou, whom he had lately brought from the country."
The men, however, were order the impression that them-
selves and their King had been insulted, and, irri•ated by
such feelings, they speedily made nee of their swords, and
horribly mangled the old man and the idiot boy.
The unfortunate old man was no len a personage than a
deputy of the Neapolitan Chambers, a gentleman of large
property, and highly respected. When this fart was ascer-
tained t e wee carried, with his son, in an expiring state, to
the
flat
what moon I know not. I have heard
Mese both are dead ; and if such is not the csse, from ,
the mien of their wounds there is hale hope of recovery.
linealane Is the name of the victims.
A similar unpardonable use of arms by the military took
plum a short time ago, whoa four or five citizens were cut
down in the room of a tavern ; end scarcely a day passes
without same uncalled-for use of the sword. I wystli saw
the arm of the Tuscan nt niater's coachman nearly severed
from his body. and at this moment Lord Napier is in caere-
apondeoce with the Neapolitan government for a similar
a,rocity, which placed in peril the life of a SrPish subject.
Nothing can exceed the insolence of the military. A abort
time ago the officers of the royal guard were in the habit
of parading Toledo (the priocipal street of Naples) in groups,
and insulting the inhabitants. They shut up the printing-
office of a papper which attacked their conduct, at the same
time dmpnytupg the types.
La Libertd lialiana, a paper which able supported the
right of the cdnatituticn sworn to by the King sad inlay,
which wee, a few days ago, suspended by the pole magi-
strate for baying printed (as the accusation Mat d) an article
calculated to disturb the public peace, has re-appeired with
the simple title of Z. 6 Liberec), and, es ix always the case
in Italy when any literary work is prohibLed, hes much
insromad is circulation.
All those events cocitiage to keep the city nod provinces
in a mate i agitation, end engender that fatal symptom,
wait of faith in the sincerity of the King's advisers. The
elections of the new members for the chambers will take
place on the 13th. It is generally supposed the liberals
will triumph liberals in this country meaning those
who are Legions to see the coostitution acted up to is
the tall genes of the law. The royalist party, on the other
head, are sack as would gee the imagination coatings as it
is, a rapid mortuwa of the noble gift of th. it

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 27, 1848.