The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-13 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1848.

assembly is to be convoked sou it may meet for the '
first time on the let of May. The commission annexes
a table showing the number of members to be elected
by each state, the total amount of which will, award-
ing to the census of 1842, amount to 605. Of these
Austria will send 190 ; Prussia, 159 ; Bavaria, 71 ;
Wurtemberg, 28 ; Hanover, 26 ; Saxony, 24 ; Baden,
20 ; Hesse Darmstadt, 12 ; Hesse Cassel, 11. The
remaining 64 are from the smaller states. The total
populations represented by these 605 members is
30,164,392. The report of the committee is followed
by the decree of the diet adopting it.
The committee of 50 at Frankfort has published
two proclamations to Germany, in which the reasons
for the assembling of the-preparatory assembly are
stated, as well as the heels which it has adopted
for its action. The last are—liberty of expressing
opinions freely, liberty of conscience and creed, right
of meeting, protection of individual liberty, indepen-
dence of tribunals, and institution of trial by
jury, protection for the working classes, just
repartition of taxes, independence of parish ad-
ministration. In order to ensure these, con-
tinues the proclamation, the assembly has decreed
the general armament of the people. We must also
be armed against the external enemy and be prepared
to repulse aggression. The assembly has admitted
Schleswig and Eastern and Western Prussia into the
Germanic Confederation. It hue abolished the scheme

;FtlTaivielotT;i7oreind: Whatever may be the
consequences of this, Germany is strong enough to
answer for the consequences. The proclamation then
calls on the German people to proceed to the work of
the elections, and not to rest until they have created
Germany united and free.

THE CHARTIST CONVENTION.

At the afternoon sitting Mr. Discs wished the Convention
tl2 down some distinct line of policy by which they pro-'
p 0,4
to carry the Charter. It was ridiculous to hear
ace delegate preaching the doctrine at 'sere force at
the public muting' to which he was sent, and another
declaring that there was nothing like the strong arm of
physical power. If it were to be a physical force agita-
tion, why let them all as so (hear); but it the Convention
agreed with him in that the Charter would be ob-
tained by moral agitation, why let them all agree in that
doctrine, and address the people accordingly. He believed
with Mr. O'Connor that much injury had been done to their
cause by the effusion of a great deal of rabid nonsense which
had been spouted in the metropolis during the last els weeks,
and which had been properly compared by Mr. O'Connor to
" the effervescence of pop bottle*? His opinion was, that
neither in this nor any other country Gould they organise a
physical organisation to overthrow the government. If such
a thing had to come at all it would come, bet they must
leave it to the chapter of accidents, and they only deferred
its coming by talking about it. (Hear.)
Mr. Hannay hoped that the motion would be withdrawn,
because a discussion upon it would only introduce division
into that room.
Mr. WHEISLIR said, there was • difference among the
delegates on the subject. It was madness to talk about
physical force at present, but the day might come when they
must not only talk about it bus use it. (Loud cheers.) Until
then, and until they were prepared for that moment, they
had better not discuss the subject. The motion was than
withdrawn.

Mr. LEECH moved a resolution, declaring that the con-
vention saw with pleamire the growing feeling among the
middle and higher classes in favour of the admissi.ds of the
working classes to a share in tke elective franchise.
Mr. Hauser had no objection to the motion, but he could
not forget that the government would not have dared to have
brought out their police and military on Monday as they did,
if they had not felt that they had the middle classes at their
backs. (Hear, hear.) A discussion took place upon the
motion, which was adjourned until to-morrow (this day).

MEETING TO PROMOTE EMIGRATION.

Yesterday a meeting wax held at the office Of the
Royal Society of Literwure, St. Martin'aplace Trafalgar-
square, to take measures for the formation of a soCiety.to pro-
mote emigration to Australia.
Sir F. Score, M.P. took the chair, and read the pros-
pectus of the peegmed society, of which the following to an
abstract:
The eivaateuestaalgration thellandition not merely
of the Yaws iemedgmelft ami els mei= 111•4
bu..= beet sm era dims et Se irisdibe
retina bis dipartore. totolliorßl a to =On
It is known that then eiodosea
from Oa posse of the mews balk =ISO gemes gnaw
able mamas to the Ansrallen Mega le big add en mei
the
bse' et gemorm= memmeree eft Ingpemei
a gemam
ibetheiles eglistie mil Me matelp et a
farther lan hob mV the the more It le signissid
that if, se boils= the Tanabe ewpN anis the Wang r.
tans, the sibillth to the colony, or Ulla einistry, will oa=
great, et se geilistos Mom wadi Wit bs oblideed milt a
wheals ogn ilefily with sum idea In Omit baan.
Tt. mho, ampaile= the inatalgisei ids*
men and mem= or meg eaplen, With a they mall pgmf~ et
children. lime me. hemmer, many ear themes who mil path
most eligible eolith" lend to whom sedgeolles is • Or mere set= I
vary buon, via., teethe 51 and other biers with families, who,
though eteedy embalm, are ineligible, amnia they have been an.
able to eupport tnesissiven end 'amities without parochial seeistance.
Labourers baling Smiths beyond the prescribed naleber, who are
alias to emigrate, and who are able and willing tr egg •pi of
their pwagthmoney. Those, again, who, unathe t emetranleeas,
tribute, might be audited by their landlorde, or tbar eml~sa em.
fraying part of the mare pleaded the remainder d !bomb thee
supplied from other Math Laetly, orphans of both mew lib gm
now crowding vaporise= and other charitable institution& thry
of Buse are debated by Soprano regulations. In order that the as
lonia! land NM may jusithbithapplicableto theernigretion ohm&
cleaves it is regulate ea One tends be aided by resources in this.
country. To acceeeipilobilithelmgethant übjectaiiii=ased to bria •
society, to be calla( onelineers' Belief Em talk
In order to render Searle mine effectual, it Mid dim gem=
meet will alba end relax soli agar et the
regulation. in sewstof as would admit el We pro=
plan being esreYlget • Mei peat= ot r zasbistive Council !
of New south Wier Ile ism et Oossiese Odes "thin there ie
at the prefab wawa Me ma nuns= en./ tter Mem In the
colony • that this dews= I lemeard moreteeming
than his been experieneed fag kir I\4 mhos •
due supply of immigrants be meet* lbe riot rang ems-
pioyers or labour must inevtts mash imi ttrpeeriworm deli
claws of the colonists be sonendy bataind. id Me elm pro.
smite the rocas of immediate...Meth settle.
meet during the emeifttivelee inenine the tweeiViemnd souls, in.
eluding women end !'elth`e
viasm.mies simd missnting
to 7,000,0001., them et bard te O&M the
burden created by amergai ramblig meet In
the former so •meanest, sisleati. In ibis, le emeaded ,
the whole *ow Me =ma isell es et gm.
=Mau such name= te retsina. I• Marisa ist Ile
burdens are equally en the Masse. The et the whole
empire going on in a alio 0101$ the population,
which augments at the rate d ems thousand eats
a day. In Same: the was MOO years ago
endertalen by a society lieralandkak bee ban with most
bersetteial rerfults, for in Petworth ra plesais have been
raised from 1,4001. to VAL per we= sadkoUsar paddies where
=liW bees essesessmed, the supply of labour Ws not ex.
tre demesd. Than It le tonfldently believed that en assisted
system et emigrates would materially call forth speathemes ex-
atlas. Very few emigrants have gone to Australia ins 1545 ; set
kw than aoo,ooo Biala subjects have within the mineOr matted
la the United elate, who would have formed it airelle eelmists
in Auetalle. Ma= of those who have ease= See =is amount
of their pee weal to the United tetatth gengligthither their
smell with led essothialve labour, woad iseidobery have gone
to Australis It the =poen al the some bed been elm'. An waisted
*Pala of elageollees vim= is germ le the Individual or the
parch would teeth same whitest Me amtgenet want to North Ame-
rico or to Anaemia, would have Me sails in favour of
our own colony, and would have aim% as Greet Britain
the advantages which have been ins Imesered on a foreign
country. One mode by which it is intaideil le abet this is, that
in cath where eligible emigres., able to pity the mint requisite to
convey them to North Orneriest= willing se gig down that or any
other sum to be tr.ublerred blag received by
the department presiding over ils migrant should be
curried to Australia free of all =sr feelber imtt, the deficiency be-
ing supplied from the colonial land hint applimhle to emigratiel
the wants of the colonic., and the eligibility of the Orailreente being
taken into consideration; and tame who are the !intern contributors
being preferred. Where the emigrant is assisted by landlords, pa-
ddle., clubs, or other societies, the amount should in like manner
be taken in part payment, contributors being entitled to name par-
ties for emigration in proportion to their coetributions, regard
being always had to the reason,e eligibility of the emigrant..
The latest edam, from New South Wales prove that the project for a
society embracing each objects a are aimed at hr the • labourers'
ltetiel Emigratiou Society," would receive much favour in But
alone. The existing rube of the emigration commissioners for the
selecrion of emigrant. are (as bas been shown) so stringent, este render
the colonial funds appdicable to emigration his available then they
might be, and they have the further di&rinuitage that they do not
suththently admit at the cooperation of parish* In Great Britain. It
Is hoped that the society will obtain the willing athoperstion of the
various branches of her Majesty's government in endecionms which are
intended and are calculated to assist throe departments which preside
ever the mar...gement of the poor and over emigration.
The CHAIRMAN said the legislature was that morning en-
gaged iu the discussion of a bill for the better protection of
the crown, which was rendered necessary by the existence of
disaffection throughout the country. This disaffection could
be rale ascribed to that vast increase in the population which
was becoming too great for the country to support ; and for
this evil the encouragement of emigration was the only efil,
dent remedy. The increasing population was fast exhausting
the resources of both this country and Ireland ; distress was
increasing on all .ides; the workhouses throughout the
country were filled to overflowing ; and it was important that
the most stringent endeavours should be made to prevent the
country from going to utter rain. The only difference be-
tween the present scheme and the others which had
been proposed was that it sought to gain its means from
different and various sources. The stream of emigration had
gone, not to our own colonies, but to foreign states—leaving
our owe colonies, and enriching and strengthening those of
other countries The great object the promoters of the so-
ciety had in view was to direct the stream into a channel
from which this country would derive benefit. The difference
of the coat of passage to Australia and to the United States
wan not so great so had been stated. The present cost of
carrying an emigrant to Australia was only IV. or 141, and
when there, there wax no chance, such was the demand for
labour, of his befog left in a state of destitution or exposed
to any expe asides to which emigrants to America
were too frequently subjected. The manner in which their
object should be carried out was by dividing the expense;
for it wan only just that while this country and her colonies
reaped equal benefit from emigration, that they should bear
an equal share of the burden. So far from the scheme being
a• attempt to take the matter out of the hands of the go-
vernment, it was only a means of assisting them in what
formed a part of their proper duties.
The Hon Mr. KINNAIRD moved the first resolution. He
said that no time ought to be lost in providing employment
and subsistence for our vast surplus population; and he con-
sidered that the evil would be removed, and great benefits
conferred on the colonies, by affording more encouragement
to emigration thereto. He thought that the circumstance
of the colony in question being a penal one, had operated
materially to its prejudice in the public mind; and this
prejudice it should be one of the main objects of the so-
ciety to remove, which he considered would be best effected
by a diffu-ion iu a popular form of publications, by which
the people might learn the real condition of the country,
and the adventages there held out to them. He moved :
That the A colonies, including New Zealand, offers large
and meet valuable field for emigration to the distressed and crowded
population of this country, and whose eaugretion to these colonies i
would be alike a bettering to themselves, and a boon to the colony
which receives them; and that to admit of this emigration being
carried out to the requisite extent, it is even' ial that • portion of its
expense should be contributed by unions, parishes, end other bodies,
together with landlords, or by emigrants %amnia&
Capt. Sevier seconded the resolution. An experience of
twenty•two years in Amaral& had left no doubt in his mind
of the superior advantages to emigrants contained in that
country over the Canada., to regard to climate, the absence
of those large woods and forests which were so great an in-
cumbrance to the land in the latter country, the greater
fertility of the land, te.—The resolution having been
adopted,
mt. CcriNINOBA.*
That in ordersothy eat Sip= setts= object, the tessig de
form itself into • wig. tea be gig Miestsbou~ last belime
tion Society," toe the piegme et sere if end ea
to those Istersisi now at • bow mot is the data
wed= magfellian gni= to ad guide them
in the siege seassery M Ira thmeiree d tbs thus pre-
sented.
There was only one thing wanted to make Australia almost
the greatest continent in the world—life to occupy it. If I
their objects were carried out, the country at home would be
supplied with commodities from which it would derive im-
mense advantages, and the benefits which would be obtained
by the colony itself would be no leas extensive. And in pro-
ducing these results he thought the formation of the society
would be a material element.
Mr. Born seconded the resolution.
Dr. LANG moved the formation of a committee to drew up
the rides of the society and arrange its formation. He
spoke of the great benefits which would result from a more
general system of emigration to Australia. In the article of
cotton alone this country would reap so great an advantage
that it would soon be enabled to undersell Brother Jonathan

and his Irmo. He entered into a desiniplien of the mise-
ries resaltin nor enemies pepalt, width wen merely
felt is many parts of Ireland end end comiderod
the only remedy for the evil was ssooaragewent to emigre.
tion.-11r. A. MILLS wended ths reeration, which was
adopted.
hafther resolution was air pr as the motion of Cap-
tors HAMILTON, INCOltdidau%Mt. JACKSON, to the effect
that the payment of IL sh entitle any person to become
a member of the society.
The usual complimentary cote to the chairman concluded
the proceedings.

DEPARTCRE Or TROOPS FROM LONDON.—The 2nd
battalion of the Grenadier Guards and the 2nd battalion of
the Coldstream Guards, which came to town on Saturday
evening last for the preservation of the peace, retain to
their respective quarters this day ; the first mentioned ;to
Chichester, and the other to Windsor.
WRECK OE AN EMIGRANT SHIP.—ORRAT LOW
or Lten.—The English emigrant ship, Omega, 1,277 tons
burden, belonging to Sumner, Mr. David Garrick,
commander, which sailed from Liverpool on the 16th of
January last, with 315 emigrants for New York, and also
the Barbara, of Nova Scotia, which went to the rescue of
the unfortunate creatures on board, have been wrecked.
Tr.e subjoined details have been received at Lloyds :—The
Omega besides the three hundred and fifteen emigrants on
board, had a crew of about thirty hands. During the
first two weeks of her voyage the weather was extremly fine,
but on the 4th of February the Omega encountered the
first of a succession of heavy gales, in which she lost her
spore and sails, and eventually her rudder; and for
another week she drifted about entirely at the mercy
of the waves. On the 17th of February she was
fallen in with by the barque Aurora, from Wales,
bound to St. John's, New Brunswick, and as she was in
ballast it was dam led that the passengers and crew of the
Omega should be put on board the Aurora and they suc-
ceeded in getting about one hundred and thirty of the pas-
sengers on board, but the weather became tempestuous, and
one of the boats of the Omega, containing the second mate
and four of the crew, was immediately swamped and all pe-
rished. The Aurora, owing to the increasing vioteace of the
gale, was compelled to make sail, and for several days the
Omega continued to be driven about until she was fallen in
with by the brig Barbara, of Nova Scotia, on her passage
to Cork from New York. The master eused part
of her cargo to be thrown overboard to make
room for the poor emigrants, of whom one hundred
and fifty were got on board, together with two cuts of
water. But this had hardly been accomplished when the
gale sprung up, and the Barbara, for her own safety, was
obliged to leave the Omega, with the master, mate, eight
seamen, and 25 passengers still on board. The Barbers was
soon lost sight of. Two days afterwards the barque High-
land Mary, from Liverpool, bore down upon the Omega, and
with considerable difficulty the remainder of the emigrants,
with the commander and his crew, were rescued. When
the Barbara met with the unfortunate Omega, the former
Ind but a few days' supply of water; and as they succeeded
in getting only two casks from the wreck, the large addition
to the number of her crew caused the want of it to be imme-
diately and severely telt, so much so, indeed, that many
were compelled to eat ice and drink salt water.
At this time, assert the master, a homeward bound steamer
hove in sight, when signals of dietress were made. The
steamer bore down to within ten or fifteen yards of the
Barton, when the master of the latter vessel acquainted the
steamer that they were out of water, and it was further
added, " there are 150 persons on board dying for want of
water," to which the reply from the steamer was, " There's
land; go there and get it;" and then pseud on without
showing any inclination to render them assistance, though
the wind was blowing off the land so strongly at the time
that it was impossible to make it. She then bore for the
small harbour of Hernia, but in the course of the
night, in wearing ship she lost two tuts. On the
weather somewhat moderating she succeeded in gaining the
harbour ; and the caotain, seeing several boats near, re-
quested them to obtain the assistance of some pilots in order
to place the vessel in safe anchorage. The boats went ashore,
and on their return announced the refusal of the pilots to
come off. The captain then attempted a course for St.
John's, and in doing so it is supposed mistook Heart's Point
(near Petty Harbour) for Cape Spear, where she became be-
calmed, and was carried by the current ashore. Twenty of
the passengers contrived to Rain the cliffs by crawling along
the bowsprit. The tide soon rising and the wind veering round
to the eastward, carried the vessel tardier up the coast,
and striking her heavily on the edge of a rock stove her
bottom in. Thirty more passengers managed to reach the
rocks in safety, but immediately afterwards the vessel fell
over on her side, and went down with one hundred and
fifteen men, women and children, all of whom were
drowned. Many of thou who succeeded in gaining the
shore before the vessel struck perished in the course of the
following night from exhaustion and exposure to an intense
frost. About 70 bodies hod been found up to the time of
this information being despatched. Respecting the Aurora,
wo learn that she arrived at Halifax about the 29th of
February: upwards of 70 of the emigrants had however
died from the dreadful privations they endured, and others
were so exhausted as to give little hope of recovery. The
Omega, previous to her departure from Liverpool, under-
went thorough examinations by the government emigration
agents. It is stated she is insured to the extent of 20,0001.

INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—SIIt CHARLES WM. KENT,
DART . OF THE IST LIFE GUARDB.—By Mr. G. 1. Mills, in
the officers' room of the ltegent's-psrk Barna*, Albany-
street on the body of Capt. Sir Charles William Kent, Dart.,
aged 29, of the lot Regt. of Life Guards.—Win. Gledhill de-
posed that he was valet to the deceased, who bad been ailing
for some time past, and complained of a pain in his left side.
—CoL Hall slid he was commanding officer of the mgt. On
Saturday morning, about 11 o'clock, he called at the quarters
of Sir Charles WM. Kent, to inquire after his health, and
was informed by the previous witness that he was much bet-
ter. Oa entering deceased's apartment he was alarmed at
seeing him in bed, and the bed clothes covered with blood.
He raised an alarm, and sent instantly for Dr, Campbell, the
regimental surgeon, who, on arrival, said deceased wan dead.
—Dr. Campb.li deposed that be had made a past mortem
examination, and found the came of death was a rupture of
the descending aorta into the tesophagus.—The deputy-
coroner explained to the jury the nature of the disease
under which deceased laboured, and remarked that it
was precisely that under which Dr. Liston, the emi-
nent surgeon, had died of.—The jury ultimately returned
a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony.—
EXTRAORDINARY St ICIDE.—By Mr. Wm. Payne, at the
Horse and Doreen, Bread-street hill, on the body of a man,
nsme unknown.—John Goose, City police-constable, paid
that, on Monday last, he wan sent to No. 4, Bradley's-build-
ings, by bin inspector. On arriving there he found the
window-shutters closed. Having opened the door, he found
lying in the middle of the room about 3 cwt. of horse-shoe
nails, and from 60 to 70 farriers' files. There was also a
turn-up bedstead, and, on looking behind the part turned
up, he saw the deceased lying almost horizontally, with a
rope tied round his neck, and quite dead. Apparently he
had been in that state fur several days. The room was in an
exceedingly dirty state, and deceased had his shirt and
trousers only on. The sum of 12s. 6d. was found in the
apartment.—Mr. Green, ward beadle, said that he lived op-
polite, and had known the deceased by sight for three
months. He did not know his name, nor any of his friends.
About three weeks since .te was sent for by some of the
neighbours, who told him they thought something was the
matter with deceased. Witness went, and found him lying
on the sacking of the bedstead with the mattress and bed
over him. He was greatly exhausted, and was evidently
trying to smother himself. He refused on that oecuion to
have any medical assistance, and said he should stop where
he was and die.—Mr. K. Beal, of 7, Little Trinity-lane, said
that he had known the deceased fur twelve or fourteen years.
lie did not, however, know his name. On Friday last he
told witness that he had got some business to transact in
France, and that he should be there in a few days. Witness
told him that he must be a madman to go there when the
government was driving all the English out. He however
said he was determined to go, and spoke about Bolling his
furniture to witness on the following day. When he went
round to the deceased's room the next day ke found' the
shutters closed, which made him think he had gone off to
Fence. The Coroner said if publicity was given to the
case by the press, in all probability some one connected with
the deceased would be found, and he adjourned the inquiry
for that purpose.

REMOVAL OF ALIENS.—THE NEW BILL.
The following is e copy of the bill intituled An Act
to authorise, during a limited time, the Removal of Aliens
from the Realm •
I. Whereas it is expedient that provision should be made
in certain cases, and for a time to be limited, respecting
aliens arriving or resident in this kingdom ; be it enacted
by the Queen's most excellent Majesty, by and with the
advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, I
and Commons, in this present parliament assembled,
and by the authority of the same, that when and
so often se one of her Majesty's principal secretaries
of state, or the lord.lieuterant or other chief governor or
governors of that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland,
by warrant under his or their hand or hands respectively,
be published in the London or Diddin,Gazette, as the cue
may be, shall direct that any alien or aliens who may be
within this realm, or who may hereafter arrive therein, shall
depart this realm, within a time limited in such warrant, and
any such alien shall knowingly and wilfully refuse or neglect
to pay due obedience to such warrant, or shall be found in
this realm, or any part thereof, contrary to such warrant,
it shall be lawful for any of her Majesty's principal secre-
taries of state, or the lord lieutenant or other chief gover-
nor or governors of Ireland, or his or their chief secretary, or
for any justice of the peace, or for the mayor or chief maes-
trate of any city or place, to cause every such alien to be ar-
rested, and to be committed to the common gaol of the
county or place where he or she shall be a arrested, there to
remain, without bail or =lariat, until he or she shall be
taken in charge for the purpose of being sent out of the
realm under the authority hereinafter even.
11. And be it enacted, that every such alien so knowingly
and wilfully refusing or neglecting to pay due obedience to
any such warrant as aforesaid, or being found in this realm
contrary to such warrant, shall be guilty of • misdemeanour,
and being convicted thereof shall at the discretion of the
court be adjudged to suffer imprisonment for any time not
exeeeding one month for the first offence, and not exceeding
12 months for the second and any subsequent offence.
111. And be it enacted, that it shall be lawful for any one
of her Majesty's principal secretaries of state, or the
lord-lieutessat, or chief governor or governors of Ireland,
in any cue in which he or they shall apprehend that any
alien will not pay immediate obedience to any such warrant
as aforesaid, or in an case where any alien shall have been
arrested or committed for refusal er neglect to obey any such
warrant, or shall have been convicted of ouch refusal or
neglect, and either before or situ such alien shall have

entered the punishment indicted for the same by warrant
under his hand and seal, to give such alien in Charge to nee
of her Majesty's messengers, or to any other perm
or persons. to whoa he shall thick proper to direct melt
warrant, in order to such slim being conveyed eat et
the kingdom ; and such alien shall be so conveyed
accordingly; provided always, that where rush alien
(not having been convicted as aforesaid) shat. allege any me-
i cum for not complying with such firmmentbeed warrant,
or any reason why the same should not be enforced, or why
further tune should be allowed him for complying therewith,
li it shall be lawful for any one of her hbjeety's principal seem-
' twice of state, or for the lord-lieutenant or other chief goys,-
nor or governors of Ireland, to judge of the sufficiency of
such excuse or reason, and to allow or disallow the same
either absolutely or on such condition m he or they shall
think fit; and where such alien shall be in custody
under such warrant of any of her Majesty's secre-
taries of state, or of the lord lieutenant or other
chief governor or governors of Ireland as afore-
said, the messenger or other person in whose custody he shall
be, forthwith upon its being signified to him that such ex-,
1
cum or reason is alleged by such alien, shall make known
the same to such secretary of state, or to the lord-lieutenant
or other chief governor or governors of Ireland ea the cam
may be, who, upon receiving such notification, or in any cam
in which be or they shall be informed that any such excuse
or reason is alleged by or on behalf of any alien to suit the
realm, shall forthwith suspend the execution of such warrant
until the matter can be inquired into and determined ; and
such alien, if in custody under any such warrant, shall
remain in such custody until the determination thereon
shall be made known, unless in the meantime such secretary
of state or the lord-lieutenant, or other chief governor ae
governors of Ireland shall make order for the release of such
alien either with or without security.
IV. Provided always and be it enacted that nothing in
this act contained shall affect any foreign ambassador or other
public minister duly authorised, nor any domestic servant of
any such foreign ambassador or public minister, registered as
such according to law, or tiling actually attendant upon such
ambassador or minister, nor any alien who shall have been
continually residing within this realm for seven yearn next
before the passing of this act.
V. And be it enacted, that this act shall continue in force
for one year from the passing thereof, and until the end of
the then n-st session of parliament.
VI. And be it enacted, that this act may bo repealed or
'minded in the present session of parliament.

ADDRESS OF THE PARIS PROGRESS SO-
CIETY TO THE PROGRESSIVE SOCIETIES OF
ENGLAND, IRELAND, AND SCOTLAND.
We, year countrymen, residing in Paris, being de-
votedly attached to the cause of political and social progress,
have formed ourselves into a society to ail in cultivating •
good understanding between the people of Great Britain and
the people of France : and more particularly between the
leading men and parties of the progressive movement in the
two countries ; and to aid in the cause of progress generally.
We are decided opponents of legislation by the few, and
for the few, to the injury of the many. We advocate uni-
' venal suffrage. We desire the social elevation of the people.
Wean friends of peace between all nations. In a word, we
adopt the great principles of Liberty, Equality, fraternity,
Our main obct, in the meantime, is to neutralise the
germs of war, which might impede tho peaceful transfot ma-
non of society in Europe, so suddenly end providentially
commenced in France. From the gross misrepreeentations
of some of the London journals, we feel convinced that the
British public is, in a great me.,sure, deprived of the means
of duly and calmly appreciating the great revolutionary
movement, now disorganising and reorganising the political
and social institutions of Europe.
Our special aim, as • society, shall be to form a link be-
tween progressists in all countries, and more especially be-
tween the people of France and England. We are already
in communication with the leading men and parties of the
progressive movement here; and to enable us to accomplish
our object fully, it is necessary that we should enter into
communication with the numerous societies in England,
Scotland, and Ireland, whose principles are thew of pro-
gress, pence, and universal brotherhood. We therefore
earnestly solicit their assistance, by every possible means, to
unite in a good understanding the people of France and the
people of England, whatever the policy of governments may
be with regard to war and blind resistance to progressive
movements. We desire to aid in connecting together all
parties who are determined to fight the moral battle of the
people, in all countries, against the force of armed privilege
and opprenive monopoly.
It will be easy, we hope, by means of the liberal press in
both countries, and by means of rersonal missions and com-
munications. to accomplish our aim. Our secretary, who
now conveys this address to England, will be enabled, on
our part, to communicate personally with the principal pro-
gressive leaders and societies of Great Britain, and explain
more fully our principles and objects, and, we hope, thus aid
in uniting us with them, in rendering us usefal to them and
the cause of progress in general. On behalf of the Paris
Progress Society,
(Signed) HVOIL DOHERTY, President.
.1. OSWALD MURRAY, Secretary,
Paris: 5, Rue des Beaux-Arts, April 7, 1848.