The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-08 00:00:00

appointed by the government ; of four councillors, all
adieoates, two of whom are to be supernumerary.
Balmy of vice-president, 16,000 reale ; of councillors,
12,000 rads.
These councils of government-general are instituted
to serve -as courts of appeal for most of thugs suits
which have been hitherto referred to the council-royal,
and in some of which the subject of contention does not
amount in value to more than 2,000 real (20/.) The
capital of • province being generally much nearer to
the capital of a government-general than to the me-
tropolis, trouble and expense will be spared to the
litigant ; while the council-royal will be relieved of
these troublesome and degrading duties.
The Heraldo is the only. parr which enters even
superficially into an examination of any of the details
of this decree ; for the Faro's remarks convey merely
• vague denunciation. The former paper observes
that the first effect ill be to create endless conten-
tion between the civil and military governors ; which
contention, by. the way, is, perhaps, not worse than
the latter having it all their own way, as at present.
Then the decree contradicts the principle of
centralisation, upon which the reforms of the go-
vernment have been boned during the last four years.
It creates new centres over which the supreme go-
vernment cannot maintain the control at present ex-
ercised over distant provinces. The suppression of
the intendeucies, the only beneficial arrangement con-
templated, has been put off, most probably for ever.
The vaunted savings of the new arrangement are ab-
surd, amounting only to two or three hundred thou-
sand reals. As to the governors-general appointed,
it is odd enough that, intent upon exalting the civil
career, the government should have chosen four oat,
of eleven from the army. Among these there is one
whose double civil and military character will pro-
duce a singular anomaly. Senor Gispert, in his mili-
tary capacity, it second commander of artillery, and,
consequently, under the orders of a first commander ;
but his civil rank is equal to that of captain-general.
The suppression of the district commissioners is right,
and the reform of the royal council judicious. The
suppression of the secretaries of sections, who
were useless, and of the auxiliaries, who were
anomalous, does Senor Eseosura credit Not
so the changes which have been introduced into
the provincial councils. The respectability of these
bodies is lowered by the appointment of the
secretaries of the civil government as vice-presi-
dents. Thus an official of an inferior class, who is
still further lowered by the smallness of his salary,
a young man perhaps, without either training or
experience, is sent to preside over a body composed of
enlightened persons of mature age. The object is
obviously to multiply the instruments which are to
serve the views of the government in the Cortes elec-
tions. The presence in the council of a provincial
deputy named by. the Queen from among those
elected by the province is the most absurd feature in
these decrees.

Such are the Herald 's criticisms. The Clamor
condemns altogether the principle of creating these
immense provincial civil governments, as an antidote
to the arbitrary sway of the captains-general ; and
says it would have been far better to do away with
these. For the rest, it adds, these ministers seem to
take the state for an anatomical subject, upon which
they may perform what experiments they please.
the Gazette of to-day contains the remainder of
Senor Escosura's group of decrees. The solemn in-
auguration of the new governors-general, and the
other new civil functionaries, is provided for, and the
duties of each rank are defined more clearly.
Another decree promulgated by Roe de Olano ap-
pears on the subject of the Boise (Exchange). The
government, although it deplores the abuses of time-
bargains, does not see the expediency of altogether'
abolishing the same. But it acknowledges the neces-
&ay of placing wholesome restrictions upon this sort
of gambling.
Therefore the decree enacts that-1. Operations of
this kind shall not be considered as binding in the
eyes of the law without effecting a deposit of the
stock. 2. The term shall not exceed 50 days.
3. The day of liquidation voluntary. 4. The stock-
brokers to be responsible as well in cash transactions
' as in time-bargains, when the deposit shall have been
effected. . . . . .

It will be remembered that the passion of Narvaez
for this sort of gambling was the cause of his down-
fall in March, 1846. For the Duke of Rianzares be-
ing equally addicted to play of the same kind, and
having lost immense ROMs, Christina became exceed-
ing wroth, procured the suppression of this abuse,
and notice was given to Narvaez to quit Madrid
within 24 hours, an order which he lost no time in

complying with.
This is the day appointed for the abolition of gate-
duties. Considerable inconvenience has arisen latterly
from the introduction of many sorts of supplies being
pot off on this account.
Concha has just displayed much liberality and
judgment in acceding to the request of a deputation
from Mayals, in the province of Lerida, that a
portion of the most respectable inhabitants of that
town might arm against the Collate, from whom
they had just received an application for money and
arms, which they stoutly reected, although not
allowed any effectual means of defence. The number
I enrolled is fifty.
DonJosk Manuel Arrizega has just set out for Paris,
charged with a commission by the government.
Narvaez was confined to his bed yesterday ; bat
his illness is said to be slight.
No operations whatever have taken place at the
Bolsa to-day.

AUSTRIA.—VIENNA, SErr. 28.—1 t ought perhaps
to be stated, in reference to the late financial affairs on the
Vienna exchange, that M. V. Kubeck, the President of
Finance, probably in obedience to higher orders, respecting
the stoppage of the buying in of th.) oonunercial shares (Ir.-
dustrie Actien) ham tendered hi. r• • to the Emperor.
His majesty has, however, n 4 socep it, and passed the
most flattering encomiums upon the Minister of Finance for
his able services.

GALICIA, SEPT. 25.—1 t is universally affirmed that
when the divisions of CLilicia into two parts shall have been
made, Archduke Albert will be appointed viceroy of
Gelicis, and take up his residence in the ancient royal city
of Cracow, with a numerous court. This, together with the
official announcement of the permanency of the celebrated
ancient university of Jagellon, at Cracow, has already in-
duced several Polish families to take up their abode there
this autumn.
Lramisio, Sur. 26.—The cholera has appeared at
Jesay, in Noldan. A sanitary cordon is to be formed along
the Austrian frontier.
PRUSSIA.—Bnainr, SEPT. 30.—The three per-
sons accused in the affair Milts Polish insurrection at Berlin,
who succeeded in making their escape from an hospital in
which they bad been confined, have reconstituted them-
selves ppriesnete. A man named Warms was lately con-
demned to death by the Royal Court of Berlin for having, at
the beginning el 1545, organised a conspiracy to overthrow
the and to kill all the priests and nobles; but
the y, end without solicitation, commuted
the seaMmetinto that of confinement for life in the fortress
Bpsaidma. This proceeding is considered a favourable one
he die other messed Poles against none of whom are the
charges so embus were those against Wurms.—The Kap
=radio slam that instructions have been seat to the
repreemlattves at the courts of Vienna, Turin,
RIM, Flowers, sad Naples to adhere in all eases to the
line of conduct penned be the Austrian government on the
subject of Italy, and to act accordingly.
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It is said that the King of Prussia has invited
Baron Amelia von RothechOdle a eoulmence at Silesia. It
is 'apposed that this interview lee reference to a loan for the
construable el the Premiss railways, and very_ oonsiderable
sums have bees pima at dim &aced of Berms Rothschild
by a noble wham efWmt Germany.
BAVARIA.—Monica, OCT. 3.—EXPLOSION OF A
POWDSH MILL. -On the 2nd instant, about eight
o'clock p.a., the powder mill of M. Hayder, near Ru.
senheim, exploded. The commotion was so intense ax to
be felt at Munich, that is to say, at a distance of about four
leagues, and to break the panes of glass in an immense
number of houses. In the vicinity of the powder mill the
damage eaused by the event was considerable; but, by a
most peculiar chance, the house belonging to M. Hayder,
and the one which served as a residence for his workmen,
though in the immediate vicinity of the mill, have scarcely
been damaged, and . warehouse containing 12 cert. of
powder has remained intact. One person was killed by this
explosion ; he is the only victim. This individual, whose
head, arms, and leg, were found dispersed, was, in all
probability, the author of the explosion. He was formerly
a workman at the mill, who had been discharged about a
month since, and who swore, on going away, that he would
be revenged in • most terrible manner.

RUSSIA.—ET. PETERSBURG, SEPT. 24.—A young
French aeronaut made an weed from Bt. Petersburg in a
balloon. Ride then he had not been heard of. His balloon
has been found oa the Lake of Ladoga by some fishermen.
The men seeing it moving a little above the lake put off in
their boats to the place where it seemed likely to fall. They
succeeded in dragging the balloon and the car into a boat.
The car was found to contain its ballad, but there was
neither the parachute, nor the great knife, nor the pistols,
which M. Ledet had taken with him. It is probable that
the aeronaut had tried to descend with the parachute, on
finding himself soar the lake, but nothing baying been heard
of him, it is feared that he ha perished.
The Emperor of Rusk has issued a decree order-
-1/18 all the Jew in the empire either to become members of