The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-22 00:00:00

were killed on the spot. Next day a captain named
Fsbey was arrested on the charge of being concerned
in exciting the assembly referred to to acts of violence,
and all the inhabitants of the Rue dee Cheyennes, who
are supposed to have favoared the royal party, were
disarmed. The primary assemblies of the above Swiss
canton and ex-Prussian principality were to have been
convoked on Friday lest, in order to nominate the re-
presentatives of the people, who will be charged with
the mission of drawing up the constitution of the aeon.
The new journal, which is called the Republicain
Netifeluitelei, strongly urges the primary assemblies
to elect men who will vote for a purely democratic, in
contradistinction to an aristocratic, constitution, such
as prevails in too many cantons. The Provisional
Government has issued a proclamation stating that
efficient measures have been taken to secure perfect
freedom in the exercise of the elective franchise. All
men who are twenty years of age (the age fixed for
commencement of military service) are entitled to
vote (soldiers included) for the constituent assembly.
A magnificent banner has been presented by the
ladies of rheum-de-Fonds (the great rival of Geneva
in the watch trade) to the republicans of that place.
It was installed on the 12th inst., in the HUtel-de-
Ville, amidst enthusiastic cries of " Vive la Suisse !"
Vivo la Republique !"
Apropos of Neufchltel, it may be just worth while
to state here, that no canton of Switzerland has
perhaps passed through so many vicissitudes. It has
been successively the apinage of some twenty princes
of different races, and has passed from Germany to
France, from France to Prussia, back again to France,
then back again to Prussia, until the other day it
declared itself a republic, and a thorough, instead of
a half Swiss canton. The lii,publienin Noffeluitelois
publishes a secret communication to General Pfnel,
Prussian Governor of Nenfehitel, from Herr Dubois,
anlic councillor at Berlin, in which the armed inter-
vention of Austria, in favour of the Sonderbund, is
considered as a very probable event, and in which the
subdivision of the Helvetic Confederation is held out
as desirable. It is clear that the speedy defeat of the
Sonderbund and subsequent events have saved Swit-
zerland from foreign invasion.

ROME, MARCII 8.
The French held a meeting at the Cercle Francais,
Piazza Mignanelli, and gave their adhesion to the
republic. Count Rossi declared that he had served
to the beet of his power the government now fallen,
and was ready to serve the nest. They believed him
thoroughly. Some speaker having used the word
M. le Comte, Ambassadeur de France, " Citoyen
Ambassaileur," roared out a bearded artist, "II n'y
a plus en France de nobles, nusis Great
applause followed. In the evening they went to tear
down the arms of Louis Philippe and his " Charte de
1830" from the embassy entrance, but Rossi had
pulled it down, and substituted a tricolor flag, new
pattern.
The Prince of Canino, Buonaparte, stood his trial
two days ago at our assizes, for his riotous conduct
some months back, and was acquitted, owing to the
general good humour of the tribunal.
Soiruntur rim proceres Cu ruie,te, abibis.
Nothing is talked of but the French farce of King
Louis Philippe's disenthronement : and the only do-
mestic matter I can send you is the new song, which
is heard everywhere, in theatres, concerts, street
corners, with accompaniment of barrel-organ, and
chorus of all ages, sexes, and conditions, and which
is destined to live in the annals of regenerated Italy.

INNO DI GUERRA
ITALIAN°.
Guerra! Guerra!
Bull' lista terra
Di Vittoria
Grandes:Man Tadao.
IS del' angel
Di ?forte to egailin
Che ei data
All' insult., atranier.
Guerra! Guerra!
Per l'ltala terra,
Per la madre
Borgiamo o rediati.
Oh! nel pugao
DI libere genii
Ogni roma
E on acetaro gaerrier.

THE NEW ITALIAN

War! K'ar let the Wont
Rill' throughout
Itugth and breadth
Of this land that it hale's!
Our ff,lff, tour dark eagle
Shall Auut
And death and the devil,
Its At allies!
For the land of each Muse,
Art, and Song ;
For the Aka.

Bright aiMcle of the happy Nine
Wield the weapon !
Arms spring for the Arong
While an oak cudgel
Grows upon Appcnine!

Via le nee!
Fmti hale spose,
Fur' d'infamia tessute
E d'ultraggio.
Della terra the scoots
II servaggio
Degno term slla Donn.x
E ii Moiler !
Guerra! gnerra!
gull' Italy terra
DI vittoria
Grandeasia it rcailio.
E del' angel di morte ;
to maid°,
Che ci dealt
All' insult!) stranier.

Lease to far lands
The weaving of garlands.
Maid, and wives
Of the land they would trample;
For the bright Music brows
Of Raffle.% maiden and epouse
Freedom's heed•dreas
Is ornament ample!
But if net de be, ay, well met
That brow and a helmet!
Enlisted
With legions of freemen,
Palermo is won'.
But the deeds that were done
Tell the world
What's the worth of our women'.

To.
Pera! p.m!
Quell' pule etraniera!
eke di proili
bi Emma del eangue !
Il plorar ilel
Lombardo cbs langur,
Sia di mille I
Vendetta it lacier!
Guerra! guerra!
Per i'llala terra,
Per is madie
borglune 0 redenti,
Oh nel pugno,
Di littera genie ;
o,rni roue*
E un simian. gnarrier:

Foreign hordes! of your swords
And your swagger
Be our land, once for aye,
Irigencumbered!

Long aurae
Are atilt due to our dagger

Foe the tears
Of our brother the Lombard.
War! war! let the shout
Rout throughout
The expanse of the land
That is Italy's'
Our flog
Your dark eagle shall flout,
And death and the denl,
Its fit allies !
Amen.

MALTA, Mauna 6.
The hard-hearted judges have condemned the youth
Polacco to two months' imprisonment for " permitting
Baron Sant's daughter to run away with him." The young
lady still resides with Pelacco's friends, awaiting the happy
moment of her lover's release from the bonds of imprison.
ment to encircle him in those of Hymen, if a priest can be
found to perform the ceremony.
General Ellice wan determined that if the Maltese did
kick up a row, they should have it all amongst them-
selves, for he confined the soldiers to barracks during the
carnival. Notwithstanding this, and " the extremely pacific
disposition " of the people, the police from the country were
all brought into Valetta—the marine police, the custom-house
guards, the men of the civil engineer department, were all
on duty as constables, in total to the number of 200; rather
a significant number to keep " peaceful citizens " in order.
Owing to a heavy shower of rain the drumming, yelling,
singing, and shouting ceased oa the first night, Sunday,
about 11 o'clock, and the " peaceful " citisens retired to
their quiet homes, their ardour somewhat damped.
The second day of the carnival has just ended. The
governor gives a fancy dress ball to-night ; cards are out for
six hundred. tip to this moment, 9 p.m., the Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steamer Ripon has not arrived. She was
due on the Ist.

MARCH 13.

The Neapolitan steamer Nettano arrived here on
the 9th from Naples, having on board C. M. Cock. Arch-1
bishop of Pates., and late confessor to Ferdinand, King of
Naples. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Tiger left for Southampton on the 9th. As the Ripon did
not leave Malta tor Alexandria until the Bth, she cannot be
back, at the very earliest, until the 16th. Many are curious
here to ascertain if the French boat of the 14th will bring
on the mail, or whether, like in December last, they will be
detained for the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer.
A boat, which arrived from Sicily on the 10th, reported
that the fortress of St. Salvadore and the lighthouse battery
were taken b 2. the Messinese, oa the 7th, and the garrison
put to the sword. Also, that two officers, who hail deserted
from the lighthouse batted the previous day, had informed
the people that the Neapolitan general hod ordered all the
provisions and water therein to be poisoned, and warned the
people not to touch anything in that fortress or the citadel!

THE ADVICE OF THE ALLIED POWERS TO
THE COURT OF ROME.
On the 28th ult. the House of Commons addressed
her Majesty for a copy of the representation made to the
Homan government by the allied powers in the year 1831,
advising it to adopt certain reforms and improvements. The
Qasen has commanded this interesting state paper to be
presented to parliament. It appears that on the 21st of May,
1831, the representatives of the five "great" powers at the
Court of the Vatican came to the res,,lution at once to pre-
sent their proposition for the re-organisation of the adminis-
tration of the papal states, formally and explicitly, to the
Cardinal Secretary of State. This proposition was embodied
in the following memorandum," of which we subjoin
translation from the original French : "
MEMOIIANDUM.—I. It appears to the representatives of
the five powers that, u regards the state of the church,
there aro two fundamental points important in their bear-
ings upon the general interests of Europe :-1. That the
government of this state should be established on solid foun-
dations by the ameliorations meditated and annotated by
his Holiness himself at the commencement of his reign.
2. That these ameliorations, which, according to the ex-
premien of the edict of his eminence Cardinal Bernetti, will
found a new era for the 'abject, of his Holiness, should, by
an internal guarantee, be insured against the changes inhe-
rent in the nature of all representative government*.
" 11. For the attainment of this salutary end, which, on
account of the geographical and social position of the states
Of the church, is a subject of European interest, it appears
indispensable that the organic declaration of his Hamm
should set out from two vital principles :-1. From the ap-
plication of the ameliorations in question not only to the pro-
/men in which the revolution has broken out, but also to
' those which have remained faithful, and to the capital as
well. 2. From the general admissibility of laymen to admi-
nistrative and judicial functions.
" 111. The lame ameliorations ought (as it appears to the
Powers) to embrace, in the first instants, the judicial system