The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-02 00:00:00

ITALY.

SARDINIA.—Our correspondent writes:
"TURIN, MAACK 28.
"This unfortunate country is threatened with new
evils, in addition to those it is suffering under from
the defeat of its army and the presence in its terri-
tory of a hostile and victorious army. At tais mo-
ment the Chamber of Deputies is now debating
whether the armistice, by which alone the capital can
be saved from the presence of Radetski's army, and
the country freed from them, shall be accepted or
rejected. A stormy sitting of the deputies was held
yesterday evening, in which some of the most vlde.t
members of the ultra•democrats, and even some ore:-
earcited patriots, proposed not only to reject the
existing armistice, but demurred to acknowledge the
present king, under pretext, that the abdication of
Charles Albert did not take place with the necessary

PRUSSIA.—Our correspondent writes:—
"BERLIN, Mance 30.
" The King received to-day, in presence of the
ministers, the deputation of thirty members charged
to present the address of the Second Chamber. It was
read by President Grebow, who dwelt emphatically
upon the passage relating to German unity. His
Majesty answered pretty much in the same terms
which he used in replying to the address of the first
cl'amber, and then conversed a little with the deputies
singly. I must not omit to mention an incident which
verged on scandal. The chaplain. Schellenberg,
whether spontaneously or so commissioned, singled
oat a member of the lefr, whom he sharply reminded
of the text, Render unto God the things which are
God's, and unto Crew the things which are Cmsar's.'
Coosiderab'e sensation naturally followed, which was
not diminished when, after a pause, the court clergy-
man followed up his pointed precept by raking whe-
ther the deputy in question had any reply to make to
that. What the latter answered I have not heard.
Welcker arrived here last night.
"The rest of the deputation from Frankfort is ex•
prcted on Monday. Meantime the arrival of the
Nile of the central parliament in the p 'Wiest circles
here is looked forward to as a ward event, inspiring
all those who are only familiar with the names of
these notabilities with the greatest interest and
curiosity."

AUSTRIA.—We have Vienna pipers of the 2Rth
ult. Our correspondent, writing on that day, says :
" A great batt'e has been fought between the Aus-
trians, under Jellachich, and the Masiyars, at Keck-
skemet, the former being beaten. The Hungarian
advanced guard was, by latest accounts, at Weitzen,
ten German miles from Komori), twards which im-
portant fortress Micas supposed the Hungarian forces
seers being directed, in order to raise its siege by the
Austrians."

THE CHIEF OFFICER OF TILE. DEE came home
under arrest, having, in the exercise of his authority, cut
down two of the seamen with a cutlass.

Toe Hop DL'TY POSTPONED.—The Sussex Express
of Saturday says : " We have just received the important
intelligence from our indefatigable member. C. H. Frewen,
, that the government have resolved on postponing the
payment of the hop duty from May until after the next
hop-picking is ever. We are sure that our readers in the
Weald will rejoice at this announcement; and, we are con-
fident that, in their name, we may thank the hon. member
for his exertions in this aatterthroughout the struggle, and,
finally, for the promptitude, with which, though seriously
unwell, Mr. Peewee ha-tened to relieve the deep anxiety of
his constituents, by communicating this welcome intelligence."
Ma. HUDSON'S RAILWAY MANAGEMENT.—The
Yorkthiremau of Saturday says : " The members of the com-
mittee of investigation appointed to inquire into the facts
connected with the sale, by Mr. 'Julien, of the Great North
' of England Railway shares to the York, Newcastle, and
Berwick Company, have terminated their labours. The re-
port is drawn up. Mr. Clayton, we believe, was the only
dissentient, but he has now eiened the document. We can
state thus much, end we have it upon the molt undoubted
authority that the whole evidence given during this impor-
tant investigati .n is on the eve of being passed through the
preen in the shape of • pamphlet. The committee, we
think, act judicious' yin coming to this determination. The
railway world already owe tttera much, but the publieatien
of the evidence will add to the obligations under which the
shareholders labour under to them."

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