The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-28 00:00:00

SIR ROBERT PEEL might And a very pertinent an-
swer to the sneers of his adversaries, on the occasion
of his iteration of the question "What is a pound?"
by pointing to a nation of thirty millions of souls on
the other side of the channel who are nimble to reply
to him. A French workman, who went to bed on
Saturday night two months ago, possessed of his
week's wages, in the shape of a French " pound," might
have given an answer which would not have differed
very materially from that which be would have re_
turned to a similar question on Monday morning. But
times have altered. The "pound" of to-day differs as
much from the " pound" of yesterday as the dried
leaves from the golden sequins, which they represented
in the Arabian tale. The slippery " pound" is the only
entity which laughs at the sway of the potent
Provisional Government. Now we could almost ima-
gine that the contumacious behaviour of the said
pound is the cause, in some measure, of the hatred of
the members of the Provisional Government to the
science of political economy. This science, it is
known, professes not indeed to tell us what a pound
is, but to explain the vagaries of the said sum. It
explains the laws of the variations; it does not make
them. Louts BLANC and his friends are of course in-
dignant that they have not as yet been able to fulfil
the sublime aspirations of the philosophic re-
former, JACK CADE, that there shall be seven half-
penny leaves sold for a penny, and that the three-
hoop d pot shall have ten hoops; but they
are doubly indignant that there should be men bold
enough to proclaim the existence of a science which
asserts and proves the impossibility of these desi-
derata. We are sorry to find that there arc evidences
of these feelings in a quarter from whence we ex-
pected something better than the reveries of com-

impeachment of Torlonia for peculation on the trea-
sury, which Tiberis Paradisi set forth a few months
ago, has been quietly disposed of in the same cool way.
At the little town of Palo, half way between this
and Civita Vecchia, an Irish traveller of the name of 1
Fitzgerald, having kickrd the postboy for some at- 1
tempt at extortion and insolence, the latter stabbed 1
him with &stiletto in the abdomen, and he lies in a
slow and precarious state of recovery. Tho assassin
has been seized. A mare unbridled set of villains
does not exist than most of those connected with the
post-houses through the Roman states, and the con-
treat
presented on crossing the frontier, whether to
Tuscany or even Naples, is at once visible. I have
despaired of making Prince Massimo do his duty,
though by a strong pressure from without we hive I
just gained a delivery and exit of letters on Wedites-
days, which day hitherto had been a dies non at the
post-office, although its Latin name has always been
Dies Mercarii.
AU the leviathans of land in this territory have
been ordered to pay up six months in advance of the
tams &diva, or acreable ssment. Bank notes of
the Roman Bank are made compulsory on payments
and acceptance for the next half year, on the security
of church lands. Private bankers will not pay you
in dollars under two per cent. discount. Although
about Easter, Rome is supposed at its beet days, there
is an utter stagnation in trade. Eve foreigner is
going away. Commerce paralysed and Anr at the
last gasp.
Everyone's heart and thoughts arc beyond the Ap-
ennines with the Roman auxiliaries "in the high-
lands" and in upper Italy, and letters are handed
about from brothers and relatives gone to the wars.
I stopped at a oliormtker's stall at Foligno (writes one),
to have my sole put in order, and seeing an old and dirty
tricolor hanging over his workshop, I offered to save him
the disgrace of such penury and buy him a new onr. Dis-
grace ! God bless you, that is the flag I carried in 1031 as tar
as lticti, and when we retreated before the Vandals I hid it
behind a Madonna, and have kept a lamp burning before it
these seventeen years, in hopes of displaying it once again.
Have you room for me in your ranks ? and when I have
welt, d this leather for you I go along with you, though old
and infirm." Ile is with us now.
Many capuchins are enrolled, and have marched.
Recruits come in from all quarters.
Lord Minto went away yesterday, to TURIN, not to
London, as newspapers report.

HONDURAS —The following is an extract from
a letter dated Bells, March 6 .—" By last accounts the
Indians are close to liacular. They have burned several
towns in the neighbourhood, and have massacred the inha-
bitants. All who can are tlying across the Hondo, and
Belize is nearly full of the wealthier families of
Ltscalar. All the empty houses in the town have
been taken for these poor Spaniards, who are
really very much to be pitied. We may have the
Indians here, too, for there arc many thousands of them,
and they get guns and ammunition as they proceed." From
another letter dated Belize 11th March, the Indians have
burned the sugar works and all they could lay their hands
on in the mahogany works in the Lagoon ; and there seems
no doubt but that no mahogany, and very little Ingwood,
will come down Chick C,eek (the Hondo) this season.
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'Ube Court.
Prince Albert left Osborne
turdyesteay morning, and
proceeded in the Fairy steam-yacht pay a visit to her
Majesty the Q seen Dowager, oa board the Howe. His
Royal Highness after % ards returned to Osborne.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager arrived at Os-
borne at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, to pay a visit to
the Queen. lier Majesty was conveyed from the Howe in
the hairy steam-yacht to Osborne, and partook of a thje4tur
with her Majesty and Prince A'bert.
TIIE ENTITROMATION OP THE BISTIOP OF HERE-
FORD took place yesterday in the cathedral of that city, in
the presence of • vast number of the inhabitants and of
visitors from the adjacent districts. The mayor and corpo-
ration attended the ceremony. Amongst the canons present
were the Rev. W. P. Musgrave, the Dean of St. Asaph, the
Rev. J. Wetherell, the Hon. and Rev. H. Rodney, the Rev. 1
J. -11. Webb, the Hon. and Rev. 0. W. W. Forrester,
besides • great number of other clergymen. The prayers
on this occasion were read by the Rev. T. Oretton, one of
the minor canons, and the lessons by the Rev. J. Hoptnn,
vicar of Canon Frome. In the absence of the Dean. Dr.
4 Merewether, the Rev. Canon Musgrave presided over the
I
ceremony, at the conclusion of which the bishop the
nounced the blessing over the assembly.
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I
noted to know what leas the superior
~..awe of Harwich which entitlsd th
Sher airsmemrs as the electors ot
Wog,ag, there was Thetford, with 3,81
tw voters. Thetford, with its small po
awe number of
.members to parliament ar
097,000 inhabitants and 11,600 voters.
;attend anomalous state of thinga, and t
wogl.s,aite thnderetheettou of theofnrtiuenee large thee aarist,
, se
Aisweies, such as Manchester, liirmingt
Wow such were obviuu., and
machinery
tt
otte endedto, and the petitions wee,
. They should first then reform
ow
awry, so as to allow no number of men
ostry to return a greater number
ops than the same numher of menof
los) There were also Thetford and 1
owli be knew little, except th 11l
dam, their only manufacture wits u m 282,0
em
/at there was Liverpool, with
1000 elector., which also returned two
Chippenham, with 6,600 inhabita
warned two members ; while Manchtst
isbitants and 12,000 electors, returned
pane.) It would tyke 82 constituenei
oke up one equal to that of Liv.rpool
owned the samenumber of members to
.) Four English counties, having top
XOOO iuhabitanui,sent 51 member* to
Oland, with four times that number
63. Now what reason was there is
obitants were remarkable for the
may, and their morality, should, si
ow greater, return smer n
'gement them than those from all
countium
es
pcb an anomalous condition in the acs's
ma of the country should bho had e changed
Inds of thousands of those wnot
icisded within the e electoral con
st
When they saw th gigantic
triers countries in liberalihs aint the
g t.l
we not to be expeeed t
.sale of England would rent contents
,
d political rights. (Cher re.
ovulate the example which hail beer
wital states. There was no excuse
Upland. now possessed privilege,
M occasioned revolutions elsenhei
$ the community here eijoyi
i liberty than, ueder the old systen
ogian prince or nobleman. We hat
eeting, the went ot which had blow
; we had also trial by jury, and
hof which they had abroad
mesentative system, involving,
Sr control, which won as 4
:he could tell them, from what he
s Hype countries which had been the
Oral convulsions, the state of soviet
ielisation and to the century; n with
mire was not a prince no.di
volitive, whose life or propert,
gt. The people there were
be here called a pert
Babes' Corpus Act, and a dungt
weld beg
the puniehineut of the min
psoth aainst thy goverment. It ti
Ina Mai a system of tyranny, and to
Wee rights which Englishmen hail
smile l'iroad had risen against tt
Is need net say that be ho
w tyrants by whom the just de
wl been refused, and who were
ins in exile; on the contrary, 1
yes when the world was becoming f
str, than he found it. He rejoiced,
sea of a new agitation in this count'
le was anxious to give them, as Enid
seemocrats—(cheers) —a few a ords.
ad before them the experience of th
k political objects —that of Mr. O'Cor
men, that of Mr. Attwocd for pal
rely, that of Mr. Cobden for free
Yd succeeded for two reasons—lit
attended for were just; and secoi
them, and bringing them
(Hear, hear.)
resort to intimidat
and threats ; they do
alarm, but they went
eut the evil, and mac
is existence, and to combil
•to remove it. (Cheers.
agitation for emancipati
bublin. That number
who by united at
de such appeals to
.0 longer be resisted
, emancipation was w
Avernment in the
before them exam
ing carried by the p
a clam being set in host
ion of all classes. No
at the voice of tl
and if all clues
.t to maintain the
_Noe. (Hear.)
quoted—if they el
..termination to conciliate
end that ere long, wit
-• He would no
1 the social advents
it them expected w
he had no doubt t
mefits which regent
The resolution whi
fundamntal principle of
I shalel
be fully and ha
cent, thin meeting fe
the House of Com
most important and

GREEN (a chartist) comm,
good temper and good
both sides would mat
peaceful conclusion. The
been consulted on the
meeting, had, e
almost as large
resolved their
Mr. Hume ha,
douse of Cow
to the representation
would aid them
Hume and the
a proposing or sup
charter, they woult
ire to such messur
could now, then
the course t
A the resolution %
had called anent
greatest authorities
Ho would direct
were of very
of the coo
ere proceeded
in the reign
, and other rover/
overeign to heal t
of the crown v
le people ; that
by the uncontroll
.ale of full age had
and that the laws
from being enad
voice of the peopl

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aTinting Wel
hat ta, which all
, the principal guar'
.y, he found, shut out th
,stat all the legitimate Tig
weed to them. lie referred
*ideal revolutions had heel
that the people had been los
eslits had Seen acknowle
°thine, and the experience'
%at class legislation the 1
All these promises had failed
natter failure. (Bear.)
which the workiag china
man. Another great c
vithin the last few years
oat the working classes bad
!token were again used, 1
'.4.101," and ''Plenty c
Age how those mottoes hi
lie did not say these thin
my dissatisfaction is the
haldle cluses to understar
diverted by mottoes or pal
tight,. (Hear, hear.)
spinet the principles of I
*odd was his maxim-
ond those who bough
This sou sound chartist
been carried by a move=
'id by the long purses
daises. The middle clam
People, and he for one v
Snots Their long pi
People, and the two bodi
the ranks of clap leg
the repeal of the union
shade to the amnesia%
revenues of the church i
1400,0001. sterling. b
it the people succeeded i
the beuetit of it ? (lies
sse the separation of ct
the support and anis
ith respect to the ch
agitation with any ituei
fraternity, he believed I
sent favourable position
object with undeviatim
watchword, which wa
There was one erronel
respecting chartist dot
strenuous and ungualii
the chartists sought ft
asserted boldly that th
who would take from
(Rear, hear.) Th,.
they
dil ww"bortyked;novanula
wanted su'Airitc
They
observed that whenei
and sleek, very iiifferi
d 47. Why was it so

*aging them, and *taw.
*constitutional. (Hear,
rations did not resort to Ic
• soles and threats
at or alarm, but . the;
weed cut the evil, a
trove its existence, and
It attempt to removeit.
wad the agitation for em
emus in Dublin. That n
a millions, who by amt
• 'au and made such ap;
d could no longer be
smal means, emancipabor
mutest government it
Day had before them
motions being carried by
mho* one clams being set
Odic union of all 611514
Meth of time resist the vc
common object, and ifi
• long be able to mats
* elective franchise.
aples he had quoted—if
vidi a determination to co
me, and that ere lot
air object. He von
neld secure all the social
*tat amongst them ext
• • es, but he had no
•• moral benefits whicl
• • confer. The resolu
That the fundamental pril
• the people shall be htlls
• of Parliament, this m
conviction that the 'kiwis
me meet this most impa
Ir. GILLEN (a chartist
the good temper an
...ted on both sides we
• peaceful conclusion
been consulted
• • y that meeting,
body, almost as
of
hec House l of
it would std
- justified in propoain
people's charter, tin
to give to such
There could nov
as to the co
N mover of the MO
second had millet
the greatest aut
—Art. Ho would
tie which were
a part of tl
speaker here pr
•• tea passed in th
• 111., and othe
of the sovereign
prerogative of the
Rood of the people
chosen by the tat
• male of full ag
and that the
y force from bole
general voice of ti
• instead of advent
ng. Magna Chat ta,s,
ines, as the princip