The Express.
London, England, 1848-02-29 00:00:00

rioters, affords some details not included in the above
account:
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TO ALL Till WaiteWWll".
Citizens, deplorable science were acted last Evora*. •
At eight o'clock the railway evoiiin WI the Rue Ver.. was attacked.
Datum conniderable enough endanger the live. of traveller. was
committed, and disorders o the most fearful a hander would, don't:- •
les., have ensued, bad not the poet of the National Guard—too weak
to it, fend all the points of that immense establiatiment—rcceired a ,
timely reinforcement.
The station of St. Serer as also menaced. and the National Gouda
were..d that point, assailed with atones and severely treated.
but the most culpable act mat the tiring of the wooden bridge (of
whivh the two arches near the left hank of she Seine were burnt b,-
fore it was peesible to stop the mischief) and of several buildings be-
longing to the railway.
The oannicitail eouLeil coil on citizens of every party to express in
the mast energetic terms du it 11.4-nation at ouch acts. It would be
doing a great itaiuslice to the friends of lilt republican government to
' suppose that there is one et three who would approve or even ex. toe
tech tiOrlWef.
True eliisen, respeetalic operative., the express their Joy by
p itreitie demonstrations, would deem l'imuselves for ever di,
thouiured were they to b• confounded with the wretches who profited
by the advent olden:Literacy to Irving, in at fILIIAL. vandalism.
The cot:lied, then, invite ail gist cif teens to the name of honour,
of patriotism, and of the iv gurerament, to scPssate Mem-
.Cive", from the authors of these vxcesesa, and not to expose them-
Alves to the settee measure of re presQion to which the public turce
mill be &dared to h ive recoup.° should they rieur.--O4nral by M.
the mayor, and twelve of the eouneil.—Evb. le4S.
This do. unseat was drawn up at two o'clock ou Saturday
rnornind, and, not long after, it was seen that the determine-
s non it expressed did riot imply mere paper threats, for 52 of
the rioters were sunned by the national guard. On many
of them mete found sums to money, tor thu possession of
which they could not readily accoun.; and on other, tow
dipped in spirits., matches, mid various inetndisry matcrials
wire discov, red.
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Liter on the same mornioz the provisional government
was formally accepted at Rotten.

THE REVOLUTION ON THE BEL-
GIAN FRONTIERS.

BRUSSELS, Fen. 27.
In yesterday's letter I stated tie t cxtra•erdinary
measures had been already taken to preserve order
in the Belgian territory. This morning the Munileur
Beige publishes the law (suddenly voted last evening
in the two chambers). authorising the government to
raise a sum equal to the 8-12ths of the land tax (con-
tribution lincterc) for the year 1845—in other words,
a forced loan. This " tax" fur the current year will
become due on the 10th of March next, but the sums
advanced will bear 5 per cent. interest till repaid.
The law received the royal signature late last night.
The greatest excitement still prevails. The Nu -
!lima: and the Itclorrne have arrived, but no letters.
The D,-bat Social asserts in the most positive manner
that the Belgian government has seized all the de-
spatches and letters from France. One thing is cer-
tain—no letters from the Pat is correspondents of the
leading Brussels new pipers have been received.
The statement, however, requires confirmation.
In tho cafes, the ester/inlets (public-houses), the
private clubs, and the offices of the leading news-
papers, the conversation very fie ely turns on the
probable influence of the French revolution on the
destinies of this country. The resolution of the Bel-
gian government to put the fortresses in a state of
defence, has given rise to a variety of opinions.
Many thick that the step is an imprudent one, inert-
much as, in the first place, it is, if not a direct, at
least an indirect, violation of the treaty of London,
which required the demolition of those fortresses; and
in the second place such a step is likely to give con-
siderable umbrage to the " authorities that be" in
France, and to be considered as an hostile demonstra-
tion. On the other hand, there are not wanting
numerous Belgians who approve of the measure,
looking upon it in the light of a defensive and nut an
offeueive act—in other words, as one taken in tile in-
tereet of the maintenance of the neutrality of Belgium,
and the preset 'ration of its territory from invasion.
The question howfar recent events will be approved
of by England is also a main topic of conversation in
political circles. The general conviction appears to
be that the British cabinet will acknowledge whatever
form of government may receive Vie sanction of the
French nation ; but that on the other hand, if the
French republicans should invade the Belgian terri-
tory, England will enerreically protest against that
step, und—s'aresere. It. must be stated, too, that the
question how far a republic would suit Belgium, also,
is far from being secretly discussed.
The King, Queen, and royal family have left
Lacken, and definitively taken up their residence in
Bru-sole. Cabinet councils are, it may be bait!, per-
manently held, day and night.
'fho two great political clubs of Brussels (one of
which is rather metre in its radical opinions) have re-
solved, after negotiation ato that effect had at first
failed, to form a provisional alliance or coalition. The
Minister of War is placed in rather a delicate posi-
tion. He is a Frenchman by birth, and is generally
looked upon as favourable to a French alliance. Seine
rumours of his resignation are current. The civic
guard have b •en assembled, and efficient measures
hare been taken to prevent any disturbances.
Non s in the &sigma papers details the state of the
frontier towns of France on the side of Belgium. The
population of Arras was in the greatest excitement on
the 26th. The trains were not allowed to proceed.
Crowds, bearing flags and promenading the streets,
were shouting and singing, and enlivening the time
by smashing windows and lamps. The railway sta-
tion had been plundered, and the electric telegraph
torn down.
At Douai the same scenes had been enacted, and
the bridge on the Schelde, near Anzio, burnt.
At Valencennes, on the 26(h, the most deplorable
excesses had taken place. The railway bridges there
had elect been burned, and the railway station had
been fired. A provisional administration bad been
nominated, which had issued proclamations requiring
the revolution to be conducted calmly and peaceably.
At Lille, on the same day, great crowds a,st d
in the streets, and set fire to the hotel of the prefec-
ture. Here, also, the railway station was burnt, and
the greatest excesses were committed.

SOUTHAMPTON, Moynky,

Prince Leopold, Count of Syracuse, hi:other of the
King of Naplce, and nephew of the Queen of the
French, landed this morning. Ho escaped in the dis-
guised' a labourer. 11.2 proceeded to London by the
nine o'clock train. 'l'ho Express will leave imme-
diately for Havre.
The Ilinsiostan and Madrid steamers are coaling,
and will proceed immediately to France. The Hin-
dostan will proceed to Cherbourg,. The Hibernia left
this morning for Cherbourg, and the Monarch for
I lure."

EXPECTED ARRIVAL OF LOUIS
PHILIPPE AT PORTSMOUTH.

Our Portsmouth corr.spondent, dating Portsmouth,
'Monday, 5 o'clock, informs us that the heat.-goverr or
hasju..t received a despatch from London, stet'
that the cx-King of the French may be expected
here this evening.

THE EX-ROYAL FAMILY OF FRANCE.-
ARRIVAL OF THE DCCRESS OF MONTPEN.

SICK.
Another day has parsed w;•hout any authentic in-
telhgenca hoeing been received at the French entbany as to
the retreat of L.Slie Pnilippe' and the most intense anxiety
naturally prevails as to the natty of the deposed King and
the members of his family. The following detail, commenc-
hit with the early part of Thurelay, has been derived from
an eye-witness of, and a participator in, the evraordinary
events it attempts to &scribe : and while the utmost reli-
ance may be peceini on the authenticity of the various facts
reLtel, the detail it will be foure, to explain in a great
measure the bitntrto almost inexplicable cireutnranca of the
separation of the vat leas members of the royal family.
On 'thus day morning, after the dismissal of the Oeizat
ministry, the King and Queen, with the Duke and Duchess
de Nemours the Duke and Duchess de Montpensier, and
the Duke and Ducaess Auguste of Saxe Coburg, remained
in the palace of the 'Tuileries. The King was surrounded
by a large number of his most intimate pensonel friends,
among whom were the Duke de Breglie and several other
membire of the Chumb:r of Peers. M. Thins and many
odi 'r leading deputies were alto present, all maxims to ad-
vi c with the King as to the le at .mode of proe.edirg under
cxi,ting circumstances. The Duke. de Nemoun at this' time
and the command of the troops in the emit-yard of the
p dace. T:te insurgents were fort gathering and advancing in
Jerre bodies in the directian of the Tuileries. The national
kord cave way before them, and on nearing the palace en-
treated that the artillery mizht not he used on the people.
The Duke de Nemours yielaed to their solicit-tion, and not
a shot was fired. As the mob rapid's incrcan d, however,
the King was suivisei to lease the palace, a step which his
Ile;esty at leno,th reluctantly consented to adopt. With the
Kii.g departed her Majesty the Queen, the Duchere de
Nemours and three of her children, the Dike and Duchess
Auguste of Saxe C•ibourg with their youthful family, and
the Duchess de Montpens;er. The Duke de Monvensier
left at the same time, in command of a small escort which
accompanied the royal faigiliv,s on their road to Drieux.
Alter the departure of the royal finally, the mob pressed
onwards in the direction of the Tuileries, and a sharp tiring
was commenced. Oa arriviag opposite the palace they com-
menced breaking the windows, and in a very short period
every pane of glass in the principal front Was delkeliftlWa•