The Express.
London, England, 1848-12-27 00:00:00

rli matitue I kern, from • member of the diplo-
tame, body at °Arta, one who wishes to remota
iiMemmy batsmen Pope and people, that the mow.
d that piece is altogether reor:inimaire, and
the pontiff Mors nothing round Um but
projects
a rein and retrograde v.:4~w ; thatno
many late ot or patristic 'Avian. is within his
*am; and that the worst co.isequences are likely to
malt from his being at tb• mercy of folks interested
is embroiling Italy still further. Count de Bpaur
boo revealed himself in his real capacity as =las-
ode: of Radetaki and Austria (not of Bavaria) ; and
Harcourt is playing a game of his own quite at
retirees with the peace and welfare of 'he Romans.
Martinez della Ream is a well.known intriguer ; and
Autenelli, who has the ear of the Pope, is one of the
worst school of the kte Pope Gregory. God help the
Pontiff in such bands !
r.Ths greatest efforts are being made by the diplo-
macy of England iu Naples, to persuade the sove-
reign to revisit his own peso anions, no matter on
what frontier, provided he act on Roman ground arid
for Homan objces. Every hour spent in the Neapo-
litan territory is Lamagiog bid cause with his subjects
sore and more.
ultra ?triune's caricature of yesterday represents
tbss Pope as a Pope daises in a cage, with Ferdinand
as harlequin grinding a barrel organ, and exclaiming
eat Ais prime already sings in tune with him.
The town of Perugia bac asked, and got leave from
fibs War Minister, to demolish a citadel which, with-
out protecting the inhabitants from invasion, effec-
tually commanded the place, and was erected by
PO9O Paul in 1340 'ad nonprimentlang Permianoram
amlriam: It has been outlay dismantled amid
general rejoicing.
Parliament continues to meet, and Prince Odes-
chalcki to preside over the upper chamber. lard
Napier is still here. Cabinet couriers continue to
arrive from England. The mast perfect order pre-
vails through the city, and a .uotinuance of unpre-
cedented sunshine has enlivened the whole month
since the revolution of the 16,h ult.

NAPLES, Dic. 17.

The Kitty, the Qu.m, end royal family bare again
Aft ;460. s for Oast& The Paseo of Salerno and the Cuuut
Aquila onlv eem.in. Oit the 16th the diplomatic b sly,
salon, and Alniiral Parker (the last be the Oberon), also
left fee G seta, whence the admiral was elpicted to return
en the 1 h. The visit of the adaisters, especially,
given rim to moth rumour, and there are malty who do not
`estate to say that their oliject is to preeent their resigns-
tua s a Neasie,—not yet, say ahem, but the time is ap-
peraetiag• The 'reedy itemise of the present adminulw
ikon it. thertfure, an event generally expected, an l a. 1 have
al eady told you, their successors are aimed by the public
voice. Intended treachery to the mmatination is assigned as
the ha lug cause of each a change.
Macy arrest■ for politicil disaffection IPAre taken place.
er foe the suspicion of it, whilst trials there an none. At
present Saliba enjoys a perfect calm The army is still
being neruite•d crass ass u.e
Sicily is in state quo. The expedition against it depends,
my sat, 011 the will of the futriguer, especially the B glib
A Neapolitan Mensal, of royalist tendenei.s, speaks of the
teaks at Sicily as beim; Arnow at, but as waiting tor the re-
union of the three powers to ratify them .` Fee this roe
son." so. the journal, the rep at gains strength that the
chums. no will ogee oh the dad of January, that is a ,oath
earlier than the time to which they were pror.•gatd." 1
stud you this passage without attaching any impu, mum twit

FiLkNCE. —ELecroLu. itrettnici.—The num-
ber of french efeisens latiog a right to inaription en the
electoral f•-to is not ki.own, but statistics enable us to sail",
at In atprt antateesoisputatioa. It is known that of every
lOU persona Tatar more titan furty.nbie die before attaining
as age if %weapons years. We nay thecelote
ealtaate that out of a little Ism than eighteen
'OIL= of ran* belonging to the male act there an
awe milli as haring the ate Noshed for 'beton. If we
elided 'um thia mamba about 31/0,000 she, at tram France,
tra lars, in** prisonerr, sad excluded, were will react
11.,:00.0110 teeters Now it is known by Vie return made to
the coo-mission that na.irly 7,:laXtooo aa.,, voted.
If we add to this atwitter the s it't tors of the colonii a wbo
were not aspired to Tot, and %host of ALienis, whose
setts sae n..t known, it may be inferred that the
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aanher .•i French cit,sens who have not ezereisultheir right
of • 4ina is ab-ut (4te miWon. We qucstivn if ever uni.
Mein author 11:is been more generally taken advantage of
a any country. In addition to this, it may he stated tha,
via nt a;•watils of r:vn =Woos of votes delivered, only
42,tiOtt went annulled fnin 'Leg city or informality, being in
the proportion at shoat 1 is GOO.