The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-16 00:00:00

amnesty, from which the chiefs of the revolt alone
would be ex, luded, and that no severe measures would
be taken ag tinst the insurgent districts. Letters,
however, of the same date, from Friburg, say, that
the actual p: oceedings of the government were not in
keeping wit't these magnificent promises. The grand
council had . ,ithorised the executive to adopt prompt
and certain measures t> smother the insurrection.
No amnesty wee spoken of. On the 9th, the preen-
retingeneml, Froelicher, and Dr. Schaller, were im-
prisoned. Oa the same day, fifteen prisoners from
the district cF Morat were led into Fnburg in fetters,
among whom were M. Couraint, who had formerly
served with distinction in the British army ; and M.
Cottier, an eminent merchant. Emigrations were
proceeding cn every side.

The Nladi id mails, bringing letters and journals of
the Bth inst., were received in Paris on Thursday.
Their contents are entin ly destitute of interest. The
Cortes con•inued engaged in the verification of
powers. I'l. Olozaga had arrived at Pampeluna,
where hew as still detained a close prisoner. A pri-
vate letter, addressed to the Courtier Francais, said
that he had declined accepting permission to return
to France, and demanded his unqualified liberation
from what he regarded an illegal imprisonment, but
this has pi oved incorrect. M. Cortina had arrived,
and taken his seat in the Cortes. It was expected
that the Chambers would be constituted the following
week. The Opposition journals continued to assert
that the ministerial crisis still subsisted, and M. De
Casa Irn;o, it was said, was entrusted with the
formation of a new ministry.
Private letters from Barcelona of the 10th an-
nounce that several hundred soldiers of the militia
who had t.tken refuge in the mountains of Catalonia,
to join the Carlist bands, had made their submission
to govern, lent, and obtained permission to return to
their hom s.

FRANCE.—BitEAn RIOTS IN FRANCE.—The high
price of corn has given rise to disturbances in different parts
of France. The anxiety of the populations seems to increase.
A severe sentence has been pronounced against the persons
arrested in the riot at Tours, and nevertheless a few days
aftereards the town of Haunts was the scene of similar dis-
turbances. The riot took a more serious turn even than at
Tours. It reread to the department of Ille-et-Vilaine, and
different districts rose against the authorities. The procurcur
du roi of Hennes received severe bruises; orders were given
to the troops to fire; one man was killed, and another
wounded. The I'rogn4 de Rennes gives the following
account:—Saturday evening a considerable crowd was formed
before the shop of one of the bakers of the town. The
mayor called out au armed force and soon dispersed the
crowd. But the crowd soon gathered again round a art-load
of corn, and some sacks were carried away. The night passed
quietly enough. On the following morning placards were posted
up, exciting the population to meet again ; at seven in
the morning some individuals, provided with sacks, pro-
ceeded to a barge laden with corn, and began to pillage it.
Their number soon increased, and then, only, the authorities
sent a dozen geudarmea and soldiers. The inefficiency of
this force only encouraged the riotors, and the pillage conti-
nued in presence of the police. It was only at hall-past 10 that
the authuritiee arrived with a more considerable force. The
populace received them with a shower of stones, and the pro-
curette du roi and one of the mayor's assistants were wounded.
Meanwhile, the pilleme of another barge had commenced.
About thirty eatks had been carried away when the troops
arrived. It was then evident that it was necessary to call out
• large body of troops to put a stop to the evil. Numerous
pickets of infantry and cavalry occupied the town, and order
was re-eateldished. his event," says the Peogri,s, "gave
evidence of a most deplorable fact : the entire falling off of
the national guard. Twice during the day the drums beat
t 1 arm.' and not more than 60 0.11 answered the call." It
was iu the commune of Amaulie that the man was shot in a
struggle with • body of artillerymen, who were compelled
to fire in their own defence. At Breal two waggon loads of
corn were also pillaged. At Ize a body of more than 300 men
compelled a corn dealer to sell his grain at a fixed price. Dis-
turbances also broke out at St. Servan. The Indeperaclaht
de I' °nest, a journal of La Mayenne, states that riots had
taken place at Laval. A collision between the people and
the military is said to hare taken place at that town.
EXTRADITION.—A case of extradition between
France and Artistica has just occurred in France Ger-
man, having good credit, established himself in Paris some
five or six months ago as a merchant, and profiting by the
good introductions he had procured, he gave orders for mer-
chandise of various descnptions to the amount of 150,000
francs. Shortly after the execution of the order the person
who had given it disappeared. An inquiry was set on foot
as to his whereabouts, and it was soon discovered that both
merchant and merchandise were .hipped on board a vested at
Havre, bound for New York. Before the necessary steps
could be taken for the arrest of the chevalier d'industrie, the
ship had sailed. An intimation of the circumstances glove
alluded to was &metaled to the French consulate in the
United States, cid the Liverpool steamer, which reached
New York before the Havre ship. In pursuance of instruc-
tions received by the French consul, the consular seal was
placed upon the goods on their arrival, and they will be
returned to Franco to the right owners, or sold for their
advantage in America. The ',arty who was guilty of this
grow fraud is permitted at present to go at large, but an
application has been made on the part of the French go-
vernment to have him given up under the Extradition Act.
SPAIN.—Senor :Martinez de la Rosa, Minister
Plenipotentiary from the Queen of Spain to the King of the
French, passed through Bayonne, Jan. 10, at 2 o'clock, p.m.,
en route to Madrid, and seemed very anxious to proceed as
fast as possible. A large amount of specie, amounting to no
less than 6,000,0001 in gold and silver, has been expedited
from Bayonne to different parts of Spain within the host ten
days.
TURKEY.—A letter from Constantinople of the
26th ult. states that the greatest anxiety still prevails, owing
to the incorporation of Cracow. It is hoped that France
and England will come to the aid of Turkey, the policy of
Austria beiug entirely swallowed up in that of Rusina. M.
de Bourqueney is very busy, but Russian diplomacy seeks to
obstruct all his steps. A Itussian agent, Waszenko, directs
from Adrianople all the movements of Bulgaria. A young
man, Minsyes, has been arrested in Servia, and papers
found in his possession set Russian connivance beyond a
doubt ; but the Divan, in its fear of Russia, has not as yet
dared to demand, the prisoner or his papers, and the Serena
government will not dare to make their contents public.
Letters received at Constantinople from Trebisonde istate,that
skirmishes had taken place daily on the shores of the Black
Sea, and deeceibe the position of the Russians in Daghestan
as being malt:critical. They deny that &deem= Effendi had
joined the Russians, and assert that he still fights by the side
of Schamyl.