The Express.
London, England, 1849-03-24 00:00:00

DISSOLUTION OF THE NEAPOLITAN
CHAMBERS.

NAPLES, NARcit 14.
be the Chamber of Deputies, on the Bth,
De Lucca gave notice of a question to the
minister as to whether the bill passed by both
chambers for the temporary collection of the taxes hod
been sanctioned by the Bing ; and if so, why it had
not been published? In the sitting of the 1011, a
denial was given to certain reports which have been
several days in circulstls that some of the deputies
were the authors of a proclamation to the Sicilians,
urging them to resist the conditions promised by the
King. On Monday, the 12th, the chamber met to occupy
itself with thenew electoral law. Savarese opened the
proeeedings in along speech, and moved that the provi-
sional electoral law of Feb. 29,1848, together with the
modifications contained in the articles of the decrees of
March 22 and May 24 of the same year, be adopted
by the chamber as the definitive electoral law—on
the votes being taken, in a house consisting of 104
members, 17 left before the division, 3 refused to
vote-77 voted for the motion, 7 against it. The bill
was, by order of the president, immediately sent up
to the 'Peers. The object of this move on the part of
the Deputies was, by fixing definitively the electoral
law before the dreaded dissolution, to place the
government in a false position—all to ni purpose.
The chambers were dissolved on Tuesday, March 13,
by royal decree, before the Peers could pots-
sibly have time to discuss or vote the bill.
Government has therefore triumphed for a time,
and the liberal party are prostrate. The mode in
which this act was carried into execntisn is as follows:
At three o'clock p.m., two ushers announced to the
people assembled in the tribune, that there would be
no public discussion that day. About the same time
the Minister of Agricul'ure and Commerce presented
himself in the Hall of Conference, and announced to
, the President that he had come to dissolve the Chem-
, ber. The President observed to him that it was not

parliamentary to read the decree for the dissolution
in the Chamber—upon which the minister retired,
taking it upon himself to send the decree through the
medium of the Minister of the Interior. One by one
the deputies then left the hall, and the people all re-
tired in perfect siknot. Thus, within twelve months
we have had two diasolu'ions, and I know not how
many prorogation. Ministers have not originated a
single measure, exce2t that for the temporary collec-
tion of the taxes, which was negatived; nor has his
Majesty given his assent to an one constitutional act.
Of course the address to the King now falls to the
ground—there are too° to pretent it. The act grant-
ing the taxes for four months only all ends in smoke;
the bill never received the royal assent. The parlia-
mentary comedy is at an end—his Majesty's tenants
have played their parts for the royal pleasure, and
are now dismissed, with the pleasing bit of intelli-
gence that their s rvices are now no longer wanted.
Right enough was the Tempo (the minis-
tonal paper) when it said a fewdays since," Talk on,
gentlemen dainties, as much as you will, we regard
not your impotent effotts." No! fur they well knew
what the fulness of time would bring forth. I have
seen several of the deputies since, and can give you
no idea of the sensation which the arbitrary act has
excited amongst them; then infuriated, so many
firebrands, as it were, will be sent back to the
provinces to increase the discontent which already
exists there. A more impolitic act (to my no-
thing mere) could not have been devised,—at
the moment, too, when conditions have been offered
to Sicily ; and common prudence counselled a line of
conduct such OA would inspire the Sicilians with con-
fidence in the K ng, and when the kingdom gene-
rally is in such an agitated state. To the arrests and
orders to leave Naples already stated, I might
add others; and, indeed, a military man informs me
that upwa•ds of 40 officers have been imprisoned. No
voice, however, seems to be listened to except that of
vengeance, which cannot forget the indignities offered
to royalty during the last year.
The following is the decree for the dissolution of
the chamber :
DECHEE.—On the report of our minister Secretary of
State for the Interior, having heard the counsel of our mi-
nist•rs Secretaries of State, in conformity with the 64th
article of the political statute of the monarchy of the 10th
Feb. of the last year, we have resolved to decree, and we
deere,, as follows ; Art. 1. The Chamber of Deputies is dis-
solved. Art. 2. We reserve to ourselves, by another decree,
is establish what Is necessary for the convocation of the elec.
torsi colleges, &c.—(Signed) Fiat:imam), Prince CABIATI,
CARRAOCOBA,Prince TOAILLA, Prince FELINTELLA,
NICOLA GIOLI, BOZZELLI, LONGOBARDI.

The ministerial address to his Majesty, on which
the decree for the dissolution of the chambers was
based, has been published.
The state of the city continues in its broad features,
as when 1 last wrote—military and cannon, cannon
and military, everywhere. Yet a variety of incidents
have presented themselves, indicating the existence
of an under-current of agitation, and some degree of
apprehension on the part of government. Numerous
arrests have been made; and I hear from one of the
royalist party that the prisons were never fuller than
at the present moment. Numerous orders have been
given also to persons to leave the city, amongst others
to the secretary of Marchese Ayala, the tutor of the
family of Prince San Teodore, and a man called Mar-
mocchi. Leaving the city, we shall besure to meet can-
non en route for the armament of the coast : indeed,
as I write, and all yesterday morning, heavy cannon
have been passing beneath my window en route to
Nisita. The let Hussars are under orders to leave on
the 14th. Arriving at the frontier, no Neapolitan, or
anything belonging to Naples, is permitted to pus.
One fact is sufficient to prove it. An Englishman,
Captain —, was a few days since compelled to dis-
miss his vetturino and his carrier at the frontier, and
take a Roman. Of any conflict I have not heard as
yet on good authority. In the direction of Salerno
groat discontent has been excited by the arbitrary dis-
solution of the national guard; and a few days since
a petition was presented to the deputies from the ma-
gistracy of Salerno, narrating the facts, and asking
for protection. Indeed it is a feature not to be passed
over that many petitions have been presented to the
deputies expremave of confidence and respect as well
as of admiration.
Amongst the shipping movements I may mention
the arrival of the Bulldog from Genoa and Leghorn,
on the 9th; the Jens is now in port, having come
over from Bake. Two pummelled; have come up
from Palermo, giving accounts of the Sicilians
being in a state of fury ; bat Ido not attach much
confidence to their statements. The Ville de Mar-
seille came in yesterday from the north, and was not
admitted to pratique on the ground of the bill of
health having been signed at Civits Vecchia by a re-
publicen consul, whereupon the captain declared that I
he would not send a letter on shore if pratique was
not granted, and that he would return to Marseilles.
Towards the evening, however, the difficulty was got
over, the authorities having yielded.
P. S. I believe the news is positive that the Sicili-
ans absolutely reject the conditions offered to them.
They will have nothing to do with the Bourbons. In
my next I will send you details as I expect letters
from Palermo.

ROME, MARCE 14.
Tke new republic goes on its way rejoicing; and
with a vigorous and united cabinet, the unanimous
support of the National Assembly, and the steady
adhesion of all the provincial towns, government holds
its onward course reckless of diplomacy.or foreign
intrigue, or pious calumny. It is now announced that
the knits of the late robbery committed on the poor
peaceful shopkeepers and faded gentry of Ferrara, fri
a horde of Transalpine freebooters, have ilirgusted
even the strong stomach of R 4446114 who hands over
the produce to Gaeta (as in the middle ages murder-

ere and usurers founded monsattrim); bat it is full
expected here that the delicacy of the Pontiff will
remit back the 200,000 dollars to the original owners:
if not, the Romans are folly prepared to clam the re-
ceiver in the same category with the thia
Though Mumarelli and Sterbini no longer at in
the cabinet, both have been appo'nted to subordinate
bat honourable fanctionL Toe former to the super-
vision of the various educational and academic instil:-
Vous, as well as the arrangement of the new forms of
jurisprudence, for both which purposes thirty years of
forensic and literary labours qualify him. The latter
is made cattesrvator of public monuments and galleries
of art. One of his earliest improvements will be to
correct, sneerer on the pediment of St. peter's, in the
centre of which the eye is shocked by the insolent
obtrusion if the name of a very /earthier' individual,
claiming as it were the honour of what the united
effort. of the Christian world spent a oentu'y to
accomplish. The words " Paulus Burphesius Ro-
moms" will be replaced by the true architect, "Urbis
Orbit Pietas," and the eelf-landation which a fawn-
ing and servile age tolerated, stand rebuked in the
hour of freedom.

Garibaldi, who, to the frantic, terror of Ferdinand,
is hovering over his frontier, has just put forth a pro-
clamation so violent as to cause the Roman executive
to leave tie responsibility of it to the great oondot-
dere and hold themselves unaccountable. He is
clamorousi to be allowed, with a detachment of 3,000
picked men, to raise a rebellion in the Abruzzi, which
is quite ripe for insurrection ; and talks of regulating
the terms of "intervention" at the gate of Naples. In
point of fact, the earthworks thrown up, and the hur-
ried barricades on all the roads leading northwards,
show that the Neapolitan Maim is more apprehen-
sive of an aggression, than intent on attack.
In the midst of all these manifestations of vigorous
resolve on the part of central Italy to keep its van-
tip ground, and spurn fore4n mtermeddlere, it is
worthy of remark that, though during the month of
Roesi's administration, hosed on utter defiance of public
opinion, there occurred either a murder or a robbery
every seoeud day in Rome, and is the legations the
roads were scarcely passable in broad dayaght, bat
one single crime of this nature has been committed
ince the establishment of a popular form of govern-
ment, and the laws u emanating from toemwlves
obtain respect from the poorest as well as the better
orders of society.
The large landed leviathans arc sorely visited by.
the enforcement of the income tax. Prince Barbaric
had tt e modesty to return his revenue as only 3,000
dinars, the commissioners simply put an additional
zero to the sum, and proceeded to levy. The latter
estimate i., in fast, below the trust.
Several hundred carpenters and masons are at work
improving the Corso, in consequence of a law against
the lumbering old doors which protruded out on the
footpaths, and which the householders are compelled
to abolish. The face of the street is now worthy of
I Rome.

HAMBURG, MARcs 20.
We are kept in a state of anxiety about the war
between Denmark and the Duchies. Yesterday, at
the cloth of Exchange, a rumour sprt ad that a courier
had arrived f oat Copenhagen! going to Loudon,
carrying the artic'es of Terme signed. At first this
was considered a stock-jobbing hoax, the accounts
from amulet* in the newsmen, as well as by
letters and travellc-s, telling quite a different story.
In the evening, however, it was ascertained that not
only one messenger had arrived, as stated, bat
another going in the opposite direction, and the ac-
count of the peaceable despatches, of which they were
the bearers, was traced to the British embassy. It is
to this source the Boraenhalle of last night, in its
article " Hamburg," is alluding ; but whether a pro-
longation of the armistice, or preliminaries of a treaty
of peace, did not transpire—nor anything about the
terms.

The Copenhagen mai, arrived to-day, brings the
(non-oflieial) account, that Mr. V. Pleasen returned
from Berlin by the Wismar steamer, had brought
with him the preliminaries of peace, signed by the
King of Prathia. The news made a very favourable
impression on 'Change, particularly on produce, of
which large quantities changed bands, orders from
the interior of the country having arrived at the same
time. In funds and railway shares there was a good
deal doing at higher rates than they were offered yes-
terday ; there were but a few sellers to day.
The Altenburg troops who are quartered at Al-
tone, and were to march off to the north of Schleswig
to-morrow, got counter.ordirs to-day. The Prussians,
who were exrcted to-day from B. rlin, had not
arrived yet : probably they were countermanded too.
This evening Brunswick artillery arrived by
steamer from Marburg at Aliens. At the former
place, Hanoverian infantry took up their quarters
to-day. We shall have troops to-morrow or next day
quartered upon us. The steamer Britannia arrived
at Bremerhaven from Liverpool, and the sailors re-
turned to England by Cuxhaven.

HOLLAND.

ARRIVAL OF HIS MAJESTY WILLIAM 111,

THE HAGUE, MARCII 21.—His Majesty Wm.
111. arrived this morning at 8 o'clock at Helvoeteluya,
on board the Cyclop steamer, from London. The
City of the Hague has been in a state of expectancy
fur the last two days; and this morning, when the in-
telligence of the arrival of his Majesty was made
known, the measures previously taken were immedi-
ately weed upon, to receive his Majesty with all due
military honours. A counter-order was, however, re-
ceived, as the King expressed his desire that every
public demonstration and ceremony might be dispensed
with. The King and Qheen arrived at the Hague at
two o'clock, is a plain travelling carriage. They
were immediately recognised, and were cheered by
the crowd till they alighted at the Palace of Plein.
An address of condolence was adopted by the Second
Chamber in its sitting of this day.

GERMAN PARLIAMENT.
ossAns oN Y. WELCIIIIOI morioN—KAaca 20.

N. Buss, M. Zittel, M. Frobel, M. Baden, and M. Simon,
having severally spoken,
HZINZICII TON 01110111.* M. and said, we have made a
promise to the nation which must be kept—a promise which I
at leant have never broken—and, therefore, I give my adhesion
ofthe report of the committee on the constitution I lay hold
*Pit, not as our lest anchor in a case of shipwreck, but be-
cause it will accomplish everything we can reasonably look
for in the actual position of affairs. If there be anything in
the measure recommended by the committee to which I
could object, it is that the wishes of the governments have
scarcely been sufficiently attended to; for I have always laid
much weight on preserving a good understanding with
the governments. The details, however, to which I
could object are not essential. But I must insist upon
this, that after our votes have been given, oar resolution
mast remain unaltered ant.) a new national amembly may be
called upon to revise it. The problem we were called upon
to solve war, in giving a head to the nation, to maintain the
self-government of individual state', as far u is compatible
with national unity. The nation has a right to receive a con-
stitution from us now. Impediments to the working of the
constituti in will, I fear, lbe felt, but not from the govern-
ments, provided the people will but see and deems that we
have bestowed upon them all that is possible in existing eir-
cuenstanote. When, however, I deny that I accept the pro.
posed constitution under any compulsion of fear of danger
for my country, I must not be understood to deny the ex-
istence of some danger. There is danger—not indeed of
our being °drove, or coerced by foreign power,. Among
civilised nations it has ever been impossible to prevent •
from modify:ng its institutions. There is some
truthpe in a reproach which has been jocularly addressed
to me, that I am not so perfect acquainted with the
temper of foreign states as my position renders desirable ;
for where I have found it impossible to send ambassadors
of the empire I have despised sending spies. (Applause.) The
I reprceeh, as understood it, referred more particularly to ay
*rawer respectir4 the Busdan note; in which, however, I
did hot mean to den that Mania ktd been znif:2"7:
sw ea.
Schleswig-Holstein I repeat what I then said,
that I have no dread of foreign interference even were it in a
hostile spirit, for we are a warlike people of 40 millions, all
of whom would forget provincial distinctions were they
threatened with a partition. (Vehement expnessi ice of agree-
ment with this sentiment.) A threat if war directed against
a great nation does not necessarily imply its destruction.
The only danger which can be regarded as a motive for
speedily completing the constitution is popular impatience at
home. I am rather glad than otherwise to hear
that we are reproached with turning bark to the starting
point of our revolution. I pride aspen in having
adhered firmly, and without vacillation, to what I have from
the first declared to be necessary for the good of the nation.
Austria can take no pert in any constitution o 10ermany in
which the people are really represented. When I &Mutated '
this opinion in the Assembly, I felt that I perilled any repu-
tation
I might . Now that the correctness of the opi-
aka is admi , you will seek in vain for any expression of
triumph in my countenance—it is not a matter for rejoicing. I
We mast not allow ourselves to speculate on the return of the 1
Austrians; the entertainment of each hopes might lead to
violations of our duty as citisens to our own federal state, as
member of an independent date te an independent neigh-
bour
Mate. 1 myself do not expect that Austria will at first
be connected with as by very intimate ties, but these ties I