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

N 0.446.1 LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEB. 2,1848. [3d.

body to me, and be assured that at that very histant all will
be over.

ANSWER OP THE PRETIIVE.
I this morning informed your excellency that my power,
as Preteur of Palermo, was insufficient to receive your pro-
posah of peace. I still seed you the same reply. All propo-
sals must be addressed to the committee general. If a spot
of common safety be necessary for an interview, we have an
English steamer ia;the herbour,'whither your repreeentetives
and those of the people can repair. That is the only possible
means of entering into any treaty whatever ; otherwise, all
is finished.
LETTER OF TEE LIWVTENANT.GENIZAL.
•

I am grieved to be unable to comply with your proposal,
for I can enter into communication with no authoritits

but those constituted by th;ilrOg. I should hivedesired,
that a deputation should be sent to Naples to make known
to the king the conditions of the town. I had prayed you
to come to me, or to send me tome person, in order to
combine means, of attaining this aim. Besides, I would
' have willingly written to his majesty dime, ,and have sent
him my letter with the deputation, even by a steamer.

This menage ;;n7.iti;elVitiio7;:tr... gnawer. Th. bad
faith of the governor is too well knows towards the depu-
ties who have been sent to him in similar circumstances.

BULLETINS POSTSD UP AT PALERMO.
PALIRXO, JAN. 17.—The valorous Poreelli, Giaciato,
Carrot la Masa, Jacona, Men*, Adele, Castiglio, to the
courage of whom we owe several pieces of cannon, Pasquale
Bruno, who distinguished himself yesterday the eegege-
meat at the Porte Macqueda and the other chiefs, combat
victoriously since the 12th. Their devotedness draws forth
tears of gratitude.—The President of the 4th Committee,
8.U001111.0 Same°.
Salvador Miceli, of Montereale, attacked and defeated the
cavalry at Palermo. He fought he troops at Montana],
he forced them to surrender, on granting them their lives.
and he has organized the stational guard for public RAY
He is sow amidst us, et the head of a hundred heave
who will ea a few boars be felbressei Ivy wawa. 1
Praises be to him and to the brave who combat in the de-
fence of their country ! RUGGEHO
The worthy Guiseppe Seoretato, after having disarmed
the troops at 13agheria, his coalmen', brought the prisoners,
arms, and one cannon to Palermo. He has now been three
days in this town town, fighting successfully. Yesterday
afternoon, the detachment under his command pat to flight
the troops occupying the square of the royal palace. Let him
and his receive the tribute of thanks which is due to them,
and let the enthusiasm of the people increase at their sic-
[OP,. RUOGEBO SITTIKO.
pROTF.STATIOX OP THE CONSULS.
The consular body, which went, on the 15th, to his ex-
cellency the lieutenant•generel to solicit, in favour of lb-
reign residents, a suspension of arms, and who was fortunate
enough to obtain a respite of four-and-twenty hours, struck
with the immense unanimity of the enthusiasm of the popu-
lation of Palermo, conceive they have still a more sacred
duty to fulfil.
The undersigned think that, in order to stop and prevent
the most incalculable disasters, and to avert one of the
greatest catastrophe which can stain the history of this
at is necessary that the bermes of a bombardment should las
averted, order any circumstances, trom a population et
200,000, in the ancient and vast city of Palermo.
If, nevertheless, the commander-in-chief of the royal
forces—which God avert!—should decide on this savage and
deplorable measure, the undersigned protest beforehand,
with all their force, in the name of their respective govern-
ments, against an act which must for ever excite the execra-
tion of the civilised world.
They protect now, with all possible energy, andlundee all
reservations, against that total absence of forms, notice, and
delay, which has taken place with respect to them, before
they were able, at the peril of their lives, to reach the pre-
sence of the authorities to atop the bombardment; whickeras
, commenced, of which revere' foreigners have been victim*
in their persons and in their properties.
Done at Palermo, Jan. 19, 1848.
(Signed by the Consuls et France, England, Russia, the
'United States, Hanover, Switzerland, Sardinia, Brazil,
and Russia.)
N.B. The other consul", who were absent at the moment,
afterwards sigiefied their adhesion.

Letters from Vanua of the 24th say that Marshal
Radetski, commander•in-chief of the Austrian forces
in Italy, has received from the imperial government
unlimited powers to act in such manner in Lombardy
as ciroomstanoes may appear to him to render ex-
pedient.

We learn from Rome that the Pope bas not yet
approved the standing orders of the Consulta. His
Holiness created Monsignor Carlo Vizzardelli a car-
dinal on the 19th ult. Count Pietro Ferretti has
been named Minister of Finance.
The Contemporaneo of Rome, of the 22nd ult.,
announces as official a general amnesty to be granted
by the King of Naples. The same journal states
that the whole province of Salerno is in open insur-
rection.

Since the foregoing was in type, our Paris de-
spatches of yesterday evening have' arrived. The
greatest solicitude prevailed in that city respecting the
next arrivals from southern Italy. In addition to the
narrative of facts we received in our correspondence
of yesterday noon, it was considered certain that the
army in Sicily was impotent against the revolt of an
entire people, men, women, and children, without
exception of individua's, much less of classes. The
troops sent into the province of Salerno and the Cala-
brim had retired before the insurgent population. It
was an this fact becoming known at Naples that the
expulsion of the Jesuits was wrung from the reluctant
Ferdinand. They were, it appears, orderedimmed defy
he leave the Neapolitan states. Neither this nor the
amnesty, however, satisfied the people, intoxicated
with the reports of the successes in Sicily, and
resolved to extend at once their demands in proportion
to the power they had acquired and to the impotence
of the government. With one voice they demanded
not only a large constitutional reform, but solid
guarantees for its faithful execution. It was reported
that even this would not satisfy the Calabrians,
15,000 of whom were marching on Naples to depose
the wretched monarch whose obstinacy in despotism
had thus brought his drown in peril.
NW, Yea. I. liere L. 524 —; nave per Cards,. 74 56 ;
Fires, 118 60; Four-and-Half, 104; Pours, W 30. Belgian Tem,
1840, 99 Da, 1842, 991 ; De. Foor-and.a-klalf, —; Naples Bents,
96 30 ; Roman Loss, 931; Treisw7 888368. 41 3. B•31k Sham
3183 3190. Esollasee on lesulese. sleet, 25 SO.

The Italian journals give the substance of the
diplomatic note alleged to have been sent to the
court of Turin by the cabinet of the Tuileries on the
subject of the warlike preparations late reported to
be in progress by the Sardinian government, and
which are known to have been provoked by the ap-
prehension of a military intervention on the part of
Austria. This note is represented as declaring that
Austria was eending forces into the Italian provinces
placed under her rule only with a view to
her proper safety ; that she occupied Mo-
dena and Parma to protect herself against
popular movements in these twe small states, consi-
dering that such movements would readily meet a
response in the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom:l ; but
that Austria had no intention of interfering with the
states of the Italian Union, where the reforms effected
by the sovereigns proceeded pacifically, with the con-
currence and approbation of the people. "If this
intelligence be exact," says the Patria, it is another
act of courtesy of M. floret towards the cabinet of
1 Vienna, of which he constitutes himself the Dra-
:n goman."

The Municipal Conference of Florence was to com-
mence its szssion in the Palace Riccardo, on the
25th, at eleven o'ckck, am. The municipality of
Lucca had passed a resolution to purchase 2,000
musketa for the civic guard.
La Bilancia, Roman frurnal, states that the
ministry of police in the ptlatifical states is to be
secularised.

The Madrid mails of the 26th have arrived. There
is little of general interest in their contents.
NADIRS JAN. 26.-111ras per Cents., 27 9-16 at SO devil, 271
paper. 6 paper. Five per Cents., 162 paper 9-16 4.
52 4 Coeatox paper. Bank of di. Ferdinand, TA
paper. Exchange on 47 15-1114 cash.

WHITEHALL, JAN. 31.—The Queen has granted.
unto the Rev. B. R. Grove, M.A., the place and dignity of
Canon of the cathedral church of Worcester, the mime Yeiei
void by the death of the Rev. W. Digby. •
CITY COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS.-- bcpaovre
GAS-BURlllNG.—Yesterday the esonsiwiceers of
sewers for the City of leaden essiabied in the Guildhall.—
Mr. Lawrence, after the mints of the preersOlp of the last
court had been read, called the aUssi of the wart to Kr.
Leslie's burners, which lel been hiseineed ht the Osten-
park and other parts of leaden. mai whisk had lnee.e/e-
-scribed as oonstatutigg • gremaatremect apt *a old
Plan elf lighting. 710 teen jig* et • yet',
moderate rate, and seam leedeenet had lellerdel
tendon to try it at their own hem ohne ithei beet WWI
oL It was his wish that the Nun of eresmesheelitet hr
behind-head In testing the diem, of Kr. Leftist phi ei eel
he moved, thoefore, that twelve of that deem% bass
skald be pee up fur trial scams la dos se ilsal
bsseffewl.—Xr. esosstied the teeden.—flembe
tisa fittlint but the eimadelee eleatueilly
ups. eloptiely Ks. Les/le's hat% lairs ands. sups
sated.

THE ARCHBISHOP OP CANTERBURY.—We feel
much pleasure in being enabled to state that the symptoms
of the disorder under which the venerable prelate is suffer-
ing have assumed a more favourable character. No bulletin
bad been issued at the hour of inquiry (11 o'clock), bat we
were informed that his grace had several hours' refreshing
sleep, and was rather better this morning.
INQUESTS, YESTEED.2.—NUMEROUS DEATHS BY
Ftki.—By Mr. Baker, at the London Hospital, on the
bodies of four children, who had died in the above institu-
tion from injuries they had received by their clothes catching
fire. The first inquest was on the body of Charles Griffiths,
aged 4, of No. 17, Elisabeth•gardens, Stratford. On Friday
morning last the deceased was left aloe by his mother while
she went for an errand, and, during her absence, he com-
menced playing with some Inciters. His clothes soon caught
fire, and he was immediately enveloped in flames. He was
seen running across the gardens by a female, who called
for *mistime, and the names were exfingaished. He was
burnt most severely, and expired on the following Sunday.
The second inquest was on the body of Ann Beguell, aged
3, of No. 6, Tyler-place, Daiston. On Friday last the
deceased was left in a room by her father, who had gone out
to procure food for his children, and when he returned he
found the deceased a mass of fire. The flames were put out,
bat the injuries were detach a serious nature that she expired
the same day. The next was on the body of Jane
Mama, aged ti, residing In Turner's-buildings, St. George's-
in-the-East. In this case the accident occurred during
the absence of her parents, and the only witnewi
that could give any evidence was a child aged 6 years, and
from what. she stated it appeared that the deceased
WW2& •gisee of paper, and her clothes caught fire. A
ledlPltarleat to her assistance and extinguished the flames.
Then were three other children in the room, one aged fi years,
await 2J can, and the third 11 months.—The last ease was
mew body of Michael Hawley, aged 2, No. 7, Green-bank,
The mother left the deceased. who went to the
and his Mother aught firs. He died from the
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so gab alike, and smut be onside-red the cause of there
beiv so many deaths from fire was in consequence of the
wine being so intensely cold during the past week. The
waits of the deceased were then called in, and severeb ad.
mamislsed for their negligence in leaving the children
aloes. Verdict, " accidental death " in each cue.--
Mr. William Carter, the coroner, sat on another case
at the Queen's Heal Tavern, Mortlake, Surrey, relative to
the death of Sarah Clark, aged 50. Sarah Sampson stated
that she resided next door to the deceased,who was a maiden
lady of fortune. On Thursday night last, shortly alter seven
o'clock, a little girl came to witness and said Mn. Clark's
house was on fire. They ran to the doorway and (nand a
Witness
body of smoke issuing from the deemed's sitting room.
Witness looked into the apartment, and could hear the
groaning of a female, but was unable to see anything but
fire and smoke. An alarm wee raised, and mural men came
in and dragged the deceased out into the passage. She was
burnt over the whole of her person. Mr. Philpnt,
surgeon, was sent for, when his assistant came
and rendered aid, but she died in two hours
afterwards. Deceased was subject to spasms, and
when no afflicted she lost all control over her- I
self. Witness was of opinion that the deceased bad been
sitting in front of the grete,when her clothes by some means
caught fire while she was in a state of insensibility. The
ry returned a verdict of " Accidental cliath."—
Deraill or VICILENCB.—By Mr. G. I. Mills, at the
Hope, John-street, Tottenham-court-road, on the body of
Joseph Edge Macdonald, piano-forte case maker, aged 34.
The deceased, !rho had been spending the evening of the 13th
ult, at the Hope, Francs-street, Bedford-square, left the
house about 2 o'clock the following morning, when, as he
was crossing Tottenham-court-road, opposite the chapel, he
was attacked by three men, who attempted to rob him; but
having resisted them one of the party felled him to the
ground with the blow of a bludgeon, which inflicted a dread-
ful wound on his head. The wound was dressed by Mr.
Parke, of the University College Hospital, and deceased was
attended at his residence, 78, John-street, by Mr. Weston,
until he died, on the 26th ult. Both these gentlemen stated
that death was the result of erysipelas, produced by the
injuries inflicted on the head. Verdict—'• Deceued died
from erysipelas, canoed by a wound on the bead; but bow
that wound was inflicted then was no evidence to prove."

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