The Express.
London, England, 1848-02-26 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26. 1848.

earliest intelligence from Francs that can be obtained.
We shall publish subsequent editions u heretofore,
on the reception by electric telegraph, or by special
express, of any further intelligence of interest•

44th F.—T. O. Ferrara, gent, to be ens., by par., vim Parks, ap-
pointed to 61st Foot.
49th F.—J. A. Con° pat. to be ens., by pur„ vice de Mont-
=rawly, appointed to 24th Foot.
r 42nd r.—Apt. A. Blair, from 11... p. unat to be 'apt., via. 0. Mur-
ray, who each.; Lieut. R. 0. Coming to be opt, by pur., vice Blair,
Who ret. ; Eas. C. C. Itow,ito be Rest., by pur., vice Coming; C. A.
Bacon, gent., to be ens., by per., vies Ross.
60th F.—Lisat A. Mosley to be car., by par., vice Harwell, who
ret. ; See. Lieut. J. L. E. Rayon to be Mt heat, by pur., vioe Mosley ;
C. Jones, gent., to Were. bent., by par., vice Baynes.
filet IF.—Ella D. Reid to be lieut., by per.. vex Egan, who ret. ;
Ens. J. IL H. Parks, from 44th P., tobe ens., vice Reid.
shad K—Lleut. L. B. Tyler, to be cepa, without pur., vice Her-
bert, deemed; Lieut.. W. F. Dickson, to be cam., by pur.. vice
Tyler, whose promotion, by put., has been cancelled; FAS. H. W.
Sibley to be lieut.. without pur., vice Tyler, prom. ; Ens. W. H. Hop.
Wilson, from 41st F., to be ens., vioe Sibley.
77th F.—P.. P. Armstrong, gent., to be ens., by per., vice Inglis,
app. to 32nd P.
llat F. lieut-Gen. Sir T. Arbuthnot, K.C.8., from 9th P., to be
col., vice Lieut.-Gen. Sir T. Iteynell. Bart. and !C.C.S., decocted;
Ens. C. Wet*" from 8911 F., to be ens., vice brown, who each.
73rd P.—J. J. Vincent, gent., to be ens, wabost pur.
89th F.—Ens. L. Brown, from 71st F., to be ens., vice Watson, who
ecc
iltinree.:.Ens. R. D. Knight' to be beat, by pur., vice Fiend, who
ret.; Ens. C. W. SL Jahn, from 24th P., to be via., vice leDight ;
H. V. Stociehouse, gent., to en... by par., vice Pemberton, who ret.
96th V.—Quarteroug. Fed. W. Thompson, to be quarternusst., 'Me
8. Pox, who rut on
Umarracerio.—Lieut. L. H. 0. Maclean, from 49th F., to be capt.,
without bur.
B.:VV.—Major T. Hutton, of 32nd F., to be liotot..ool. in the army.
BL.ILVIVIS in the Casette of Fob. 11.-62nd F.—For Ens. W. Rud-
man, to be lieut., by pur., vice Tyler, prom.; real, eke Dickson.
prow.

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.
At 1 o'clock M. Sauget took the chair, in presence of
about 300 member,. Shortly afterwards it was stated that
the Duchess of Orleans had arrived at the Palace, with
her two sons. The princess soon appeared at the left d .or,
accompanied by the two princes and the Dukes de Nemours
and Moutpensier. The young Count de Paris entered first,
led by one of the members of the house. He penetrated
with difficulty as far as the semicircle, which was crowded
with officers and soldiers of the national guard. His presence
produced a lively impression on the assembly. Almost im-
mediately afterwards the ducheel entered, and seated her-
self in an arm chair between her two sons.
The hall was then forcibly eot.red by a multitude of
armed men of the lower orders end national guards. The
princess and her children then rained to one of the upper
benches of the centre, opposite the presidential chair.
The greatest agitation and uproar prevailed, and when
silence was restored, M. Dupin ruse and announced to the
assembly that the king had abdicated in favour of his grand-
son, and conferred the regency on the Duchess of Orleans.
A voice from the public gallery: " It is too late."
An indescribable scene of tumult ensued. A number of
deputies collected round the duchess and her children, and
the Dukes of Nemours end Montpensier. National guards
also rallied roand the royal family.
M. Marie then ascended the tribune without being able
to speak, his voice being drowned by deafening cries. When
silence was restored, M. Marie said that in the critical
situ Minn in which the capital was placed, it was urgently
necessary to adopt some mecaures calculated to calm the
population. Since morning the evil had made immense pro-
gress. Shall we proclaim the Duke de Nemours or the
Duchess of Orleans rigent? M Cremieux, who followed, was
of opinion to uphold the new government. M. Genoude
thought that an appeal ought to be addressed to the people.
M. Odillon A irrot next ascended the tribune, and advocated
the rights of the Duchess d'Orleans. M. Larochejaguelin
supported the appeal to the people. M. Lamartine and
M. Ledru Rollin insisted en the necessity of appointing a
provia.ional government. M filmset here put on hie hat,
and concluded the sitting. Tne princes retired, followed by
all members of the centre, those a the left alone remain-
ing in the hall. The insurgents then called, or rather
carried M. Dupont de I'Eure to the presidential chair. The
tribune and all the sects were occupied by the le ople and
national guards, and the names of the following members of
the provisional government were proclaimed, amidst a scene
which has not been witnessed since the convention :—Gamier
Flees, Arago, Marie, Ledru Rollin, Ltmartine Cremieux.
This list was received with cries of t‘ Vivo, la Republique,"
and the assembly then adjourned to the Hotel de Ville to
instal the provisional co,. rnment.
The news from Italy is important. Intelligence
from Palermo to the Bth has reached u'. It includes a
copy of acouvention concluded between the Sicilian gene.
ral committee and the Neapolitan government. After
stipulating for an exchange of the prisoners taken by
each party during the recent disturbances, the King
of Naples recognises Palermo as the capital of Sicily,
instead of Messina, as was suggested by him in the
constitution refused by the general committee. The
convention stipulates that intercourse between Sicily
and Naples shall be re-established on its former foot-
ing, and the commandant Vouch, who conveyed the
stipulations to Palermo, is charged to demand the ne-
cessary authorisations, and to make the necessary ar-
rangements for a regular commerce between the Sici-
lians and Neapolitans, reciprocal consent being given
for the entrance of the merchant vessels of each terri-
tory into the respective ports under the national
flag of each ; the aforesaid ships beating also a white
flag in token of neutrality.
On receiving the intelligence that the demands of
the general committee had been acceded to, the for-
tifications surrounding the royal palace at Palermo
were razed, and gardens are to he made in their
place. The batteries of the tbrt of Csstellatnarc are
also to be demolished. In the present state of Sicily,
and after the refic•al made by the Sicilians of accept-
ing the constitution given to them by King Ferdi-
nand, the convention of which we have just given a
sketch will regulate the conduct of both parties until
a constitution is granted to the Sicilians such as they
wish. With regard to Messina, it appears that the
royal troops are still in possession of the citadel. The
steamer Palermo had made many journeys from
Palermo to Melazzo, whither it had brought the ma-
terials necessary for the siege of the citadel of Mes-
sina. It is stated that the members of the provisional
government at Palermo have declared to the King of
Naples that, if he refused to grant them the constitu-
tion they require., they are resolved to elect a king of
their own, and form Sicily into a separate kingdom.
The Florence official journal publishes the new con-
stitution given by the Grand Duke of Tuscany to his
subjects. The constitution is more liberal than that
given by the King of Naples. There are to be two
chambers—the one to be called the senate, of which
the members are to be elected for life ; the other the
council general, of which the members are electve.
The sixth article has the following curious proviso :
" The liberty of commerce and industry shall be the
fundamental principle of the economical law of the
state." Another clause says; " The law of mortmain
is preserved and extended to the whole of the Grand
Duchy." All religions are tolerated.
Front Milan we learn that an attempt at assassi-
nation had been made on the person of Lieut.-Colonel
Count Than. Two Austrians had also been shot in
the streets. We have already stated that instructions
had been given to the Viceroy to proclaim martial
law. We learn from Padua that it had been pro-
claimed there. A letter from Vienna, dated the 15th
inst., states that the Austrian government has just
decided on creating a political senate for the Lom-
bardo-Venetian kingdom, which is to be composed of
six court councillors and five secretaries, who are to
assist the Viceroy. The first councillor is the former
chief of the Venice police, Call-Roeenburg ; the others
will be chosen amongst the provincial delegates.