The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-24 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid Oautte of the 17th contains a cir-
cular addressed by the Minister of Public Works to
the Directors General of his department, in which he
announces that the provisional concession of the
railway from Barcelona to Tarragona is to be consi-
dered valid; that that of the line from Martorell to
Valley Rens requires some docum, nti to be produced
and some formalities to be accomplished before it can
receive the royal manotion ; that of the line from
Xeres to Matagorda is declared valid, but that the
Cortes are to decide (as also with respect to the
other lines), whether materiel imported from abroad
is to be exempt from duty; that the concession of
the line from Mataro to Areno de Mot shall be put
in conformity with the laws in vigour; and that the
provisional concession of the lines from
Barcelona and Mataro, and from Barcelona
to Granollers are declared valid. The royal
resolution relative to the Northern Railway
is said to have afforded the greatest satisfaction in
the provinces through which the line is to pass. The
French Minister, the Marquis of Turgot, gave a
grand dinner, on the 15th, in honour of the fete of
the Emperor Napoleon. It was attended by 32 per-
sonages of distinction—eighteen of whom were
Spaniards—and the remainder belonged to the Corps
Diplomatique. The only Spanish Minister present was
General Lersundi, President of the Council ; the others
being in attendance on the Queen at La Granja. The
Duke de Montpeneier had left Seville for San Lucas.
A letter states that the Minister of Interior has di-
rected the prosecution commenced against the Nove-
dadee, the Epoca, the Clamor Publteo, and the Na-
cion to be abandoned ; but that against the Voice of
the People, a socialist journal, which had attacked
military discipline, is to be proceeded with.

ITALY.

ROMAN STATES.

Oar Roman correspondent, wrilizig on the 18th of
August, mentions the discovery of the republican
conspiracy, and the arrest of a number of indivi-
duals on the 14th, amongst whom is the advocate
Petroni, Mazzini's chief agent, with all his papers
and correspondence. The projected outbreak was
thus prevented, and the Emperor's fete passed off
quietly.

GERMANY.
AUSTRIA.

The Emperor of Austria will proceed to the camp
of Olmutz on the lath September, and remain there
for a week, immediately atter which the Federal Mi-
litary Commission will inspect the Austrian contin-
gent. The invitation given by the French govern-
ment to send Austrian officers to the camp of Satory
has been followed by a polite reply, accompanied by a
similar invitation for French officers to be present
at the camp of Olmatz.
Elizabeth Amelia Eugenia, Duchess of Bavaria.
who has been affianced to the Emperor of Austria,
was born on the 24th December, 1837. Her Royal
Highness is the second daughter of Maximilian
Joseph Duke of Bavaria and of Ludovics Wilhemira
Princess of Bavaria ; she has three brothers and tont
sisters. She is grand-daughter of the late King
Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria, cousin of the Em-
peror of Austria, and nearly related to the Queen of
Prussia.

NUPTIALS OF THE DUCHESS OF BRABANT.
The indisposition of the Duchess of Brabant caused
the celebration of the civil marriage ceremony to be
postponed till Monday, instead of a later hour on
Sunday, as at first announced. Her extreme pale-
ness, when she appeared in public on Monday, as
well as the postponement of the banquet announced
for that day, showed her iUness to be real nor is it
to be wondered at, that a tenderly brought up girl
of seventeen, after a rapid journey of many days,
and leaving all old familiar haunts and faces for new
and remote scenes and friends, should feel herself out
of order. There is, however, no apprehension of any
serious illness—nothing beyond the cure of time and
repose.
Precisely at half-past 10 a.m., the royal family,
with its new member, entered the grand ball of
the palace, where were already assembled the Burgo-
master of Brunel. (ready to discharge his functions);
the eight witnesses (four for the Austrian and four
for the Belgian court) of the ceremony; Colonel Sey-
mour, envoy extraordinary of Queen Victoria; and
Baron Lowenfels, marshal of the Court of Saxe-
Cobourg and Gotha; with a few Belgian notables.
Th. selection of the persons invited to be present
save the meeting the air of a family party.
The preliminary ceremonies at an end, the Burge-
mister of Brussels asked the Duke of Brabant the
seed question, " Do you agree to take for wife, &c.
His Royal Highness bowed to the King, as if asking
his consent, and then in a subdued though audible
tone answered, "Yes, Master Burgomaster." To the
similar question addressed to the Duchess, she replied,
with a slight blush crossing her pale countenance,
" Yes, Sir.
The worthy Burgomaster then addressed the newly
married pair as follows:
Measeignear—Madasas,—lt is custissasey with civil ah-
em of Vote to offer a filimeret to those whose
he celebrates. Your l Higlusesses wtY pN t ;steal=
to Mamie on this mama. si to wish asst jay ginning
beets the organ of the law es NOY • alma eddies es 160
present. It would be pessumplisa ea say pad eswdtil
your Royal Highnesses of the duties of year dads& Thu
virtues if princes Ulm the Bight of heaves Iladiesis di
the earth, beaming and rele sing Ussmasives ea the steels
of wady. I coulee taped Is disks the seise of err
people. This union, whisk Invelesee dem the ekes* w
bless sad consecrate, strengths= mei esesslidates our lads-
pendeace for ever. It will las confident, se happy
for yourselves as useful for a ass. at once attached to its
imdtutions sad deeded to its Kier-a nation which free
this soesseot regards the Duke lad Duchess of Brabant as
merged into one istsieet of its love.
The entry is the register and other formalities
having been completed, the King gave his arm to the
Duchess of itritbaat, who retired to take a few mo-
ments' repose ,before proceeding to the religious
ceremony.
The night had been stormy, bat at daybreak it
cleared up, and from that moment the crowds began
to gather in the streets of Brtunels. By 10 a.m. tke
peiseipal streets had become too crowded for foot
=lito force their way. About that time the EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF POISONING.—On Wed-
of September took up a place assigned to nesday of last, four boys, named Edward
14 yeaCartoey,
aged rs ; Cornelius Cartney, 12 ; James Leery, 11 ; them Dear the colonnade on the Place du Palau
riadtaaPaaatrgakaaLev,4), greathen the bead .
Austsiim and Belgian fiags waved in harmonious
hedge a wine bottle about threrystal e
wparts ful li7bta-
uatom in all quarters. Precisely at noon the royal
megr reached the grand entry of the cathedral. coloured liquid, and. supposing the contents to be gin, they
A temporary Gothic altar was erected in this mag- drank it off. In about an hour after all became so fright-
fully ill that they were obliged to lie on the grass, and here
siikent building, which was brilliantly illuminated,
tothelhe
smot have ve din edaithaard a poillicemas fortunately come
mimson and gold prie-dieus, &c., being placed for
writhing in the greatest "Ile age ofnoun
and
dthaetarforri laden-
the illustrious actors in the ceremony, and Belgian
end Austrian flags waving from every pillar. Places tibia. The oSoer promptly procarel sasistance, 'and re-
were reserved for the corps cliplomatelue, the Chain- moved the sufferers to Camberwell workhouse. By the
her of Representatives, &c. The ladies appeared in time the lads had reached the latter place they were quite
fall court dress, and all the public characters, civil insensible, and in apparently a dying state ; and
Mr. fimithers, the master of the workhouse, ob-
and military, en grandeknee. serving their very sericus condition, at oncesent for
The grand nave, from the threshold to the Mr. King, the parish surgeon, and that gentleman and his
transept, was kept open by a double row of grena- assistants promptly attended. On examnaing the sufferers,
the effects of some powerful poison, and lost no time
diers. The Cardinal Archbishop of Moline*, Primate Mr. King at ono. discyrored that they were labouring
of Belgium, presided over the clergy. On the under
arrival of the royal party, the deep voice of the administering equally strong antidotes • but so serious
4nas tteeect of the original poison, that •up to Saturday
organ gave them a solemn greeting, the clamour of not the slightest hopes were entertained of the recovery of
the bells chiming in. The Cardinal-Archbishop re- either of them. From that day, however, under the kind
ceived the royal party on the threshold ; his Emi- attention and judicious treatment of Mr. King, they began
repiadljetao improve, and were so far
nence preceded them, to point out to the young mar- recovered on Sunday
i whoe the Edward
P rind couple tile places they were to occupy. The t gblievenwuithp exception
toththeie
Shard's-
Duchess Was pale and excited, and walked with a square, Old Kent-road. The boys state that after drink-
tottering gait. As soon as she and her spouse had ing the contents of the bottle they smashed the bottle it-
placed themselves, the Cardinal pronounced the self, so that no opinion could be formed of the nature of
nuptial benediction. The organ then intoned the first the poison. It is conjectured, however, by Mr. King
otherssionidc that coaansiltioLe
notes of the marriage mass. At the elevation of thesomein juotleuirfill rreplirinal.;ine
Host, all the soldiers in the church presented arms. hedge where it hga'd been found by the boys who have so
The ceremony Ito liciehed by hilt-put 1; by 2 the narrowly escaped from its effect.,