The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-24 00:00:00

the victory of Palermo last year, and the defeat of the
King of Naples. Father Ventura officiated.
The ffiggueg of an English miler on board the Bull-
dog at Clefts Vecchia, has brought to discount in
Rome our character as a edvilised people.
P.B. 4 o'cLocx.—The least news is a decree lost
out, signed by all the members of the Provisional
Government, by which it is made a grievous act of
treason to the state to impede or in any way oppose
the meeting of electors or the working of the general
election of the Constituent Assembly. A commission
is formed in Rome and every large town, before whom
any person so offending is to be forthwith had up,
and, if convicted, instantly punished by floe, confisca-
tion, or imprisonment.
There is rumour of a lot of Spanish troops arrived
at Glaeta--some say three thousand ; I believe three
hundred. Garibaldi is at Fenno' not far from the
back confines of the Neapolitan territory. Orders
have been sent to him to assemble a force of several
thousand n.en from Ancona and the legations, and on
the first signal to make an inroad into the enemy's
country and raise an insurrection behind the Apen-
nines ; this to divert any attempt on our frontier on
the side of Terracing. The troops here and the civics
are quite anxious to have a brush with the Neapoli-
tans, whom they hold in atter contempt.

NAPLES, Jaw. 14.
The prosecution and suppression of the Indepea-
dente! and Tele/raft have given birth to another liberal
paper, La (homes Bain, of an equally piquant character, if
not still men so, showing that if government intends to carry
on war against the press it must be • protracted one. chi
judges of the criminal court have had courage and honesty
enough to decide that there wee no sufficient cause for pro-
ceeding against the Independents. The Tekgrafo is still
under trial, and I am inclined to believe that the decision
will be of a similar kind. Naples is apparently quiet, that
is to say. it is not in a state of insurrection. Friday, Jan.
12, the King's fits, passed off quietly, though some distutb.
anos was feared, and many of the more timid had laid in
their supplies the day before; some also closed their
shops. I went throunh the city at night and abound
that is many places not even the customary illumi-
nations were exhibited ; the public offing were all in
darkness, and his Majesty's initials I saw nowhere;
perhaps the fame universal darkness may be accounted for
by the fact of the King's being at Gaeta. Hi. Majesty is
expected on the 16th, when these is to be a grand reception
on occasion of the birtnday of the hereditary prince, the
Duke of Calabria, who is himself to preside. Parliament, it
is now generally believed, will be opened on Feb. 1, and, in
fact, preparations are being made. Amongst the arrivals in
Naples since I wrote are Cardinal Ferretti and Sig. Pleura,
charge d'affaires for Piedmont at this court. I see that fifty
of tae recruits engaged at Lucerne for the service of the
King of Naples have applied to their government for the
strict performance of the terms of the agreement. They re-
quire to be sent to Naples by way of Genoa, and not by way
of Trieste, as i. desired, and to b • guaranteed against serving
against the Swiss who are in the Roman service. The de-
parture of these recruits will, it is likely, therefore be de-
layed for some time.
I find it stated in a morning contemporary of the Ex-
press that Lord Napier lately went to Rome on a political
mission, and had an interview with Mamiani. Nothing is
so far from the truth. On the highest authority I beg to
state that Lord Napier went to Rome on entirely private
business; that he does not know Mamiani, and that, whilst
in Rome, had not the slightest communication with him,
either in person or by letter. There is much tekel of and
printed about a Russian fleet which is shortly to appear in
the Mediterranean; indeed, it is said that some English ves-
sels have been dispatched to watch the division of the fleet,
wh:ch is said to be coming by the Dardanelles. The go-
vernmentpapers are rejoicing in this hope, and intimate that
Nicholas is determined to support the King of Naples in
maintaining his perfect independence.
Letters arrived from Sicily to-day say that such is the
hatred of the Sicilians for Neapolitan rule, that should it
happen that the King should become muter of Sicilykigain,
many would expatriate themselves ; but the fact is, I be.
hive, that Palermo has so streogthened itself that the K og
has abandoned all thought of making any attack upon it,
else why not commence operations, when England and
France are said to have left him at perfect liberty to do se,
instead of waiting until Palermo becomes yet stronger and
i stronger ? By • decree of the 27th Dec., the Sicilian puha-
ment had raised the loan ordered by a decree of the 20th
Dec , 1848, from 500,000 01111C01 Le 1,000,000 ounces. Gen.
11 Antonini issued • proclamation to the Sicilians on his arrival,
It stated tnat his principles were democratical, and that he
firmly believed that Sicily would be able to form a close
fraternal compact with thy: net of liberal Italy. He recom-
mended the formation of a complete regular militia, the
procuring powerful financial means for the government, and,
• lastly, fraternity of action.
The Bellerophon came in on the 10th; the Vengeac.ce,
Prince Regent, and Terrible are expected daily. The
Friedland (French) comes here from Bade Abort's,.