The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-16 00:00:00

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MAILS ARAM en.—Dublin, 3 ; W..terford, 2; Donagba.
dee, 1 ; French 1 ; Flanders, 1.
LONDON, May 16.--Wind this day at noon, S S.W., light
plo mutt bre re, and fine clear weather.
EASTROURNE, May 10.—A vessel, foundered in shout 14
fathoms water, is lying about three miles S.W. from Basely
Read ; part of the stern, with the name " Lord Morpeth, of
Utale," pointed thereon, haa been picked up.
ligutoße, May 13.—A frigate under sail, with a Prus-
sian Ilea flying, was seen exulting off the Land's-End yes-
terday.
Sit (ELM M4y 15.—A large ship, steering north, supposed
to be • Danish man-of-war, was seen yesterday off
Tynt mouth.
NEWPORT, May 15.—Sailed : Essex, Cape of Good Hope;
Fanny, Bermuda.
BRISTOL, May 15.—Arrived: Pauline Houghton, Mau-
ritius.
Paoserow, May 14 —Arrived : Themes King: Callao.
FALMOUTH, May 14.—Arrived: Trifolium, Rio Janeiro,
for Hamburg.
SOUTHAMPTON, May 14.—Artived : Brilliant, West In-
dies ; Nem (et.), Genoa, leR Gibraltar on the 9th instant.
Sailed: 151 h, Cape Packet, St. Helena.
SEA VIEW, I. \V., May 14.—Arrived : Anna, Brazil, for
Hamburg.
PORTsMOUTH, May 15.—Sailed: Seringapatara, Matlru
Ind Calcutta.
Doveu, May 14.—Arrived: Sophie, Gambia, for Bremen.
Heat, May 11.—Arrived : Gertrude, Batavia, and tailed
fur Rotterdam ; Osmond. St. Domingo.
Itastsua.re, May 15.—Arrival: Canopus, Port•au-Prince,
for Bremen.

Accounts have arrived, dated Berlin, the 12th
instant, announcing that the ministerial address, and
the reply of the king, calling back the Prime of
Prussia, had created a great sees ition. Placards
covered the walls condemr.ing this measure. "The
king," says one of them, " has ree,lled the Prince of
Prussia. The ministers are responsible for this act.
Let those who disapprove of it abstain from to-mor-
row's parade. The people are alone entitled to decide
upon this matter."
Groups met to discuss this subjo t on the Linden—
one party defending, the other condemning, the mea-
sure ; and there was a strong muster and violent de-
clamation at the Tzelten. The democratic party
were violent, hut the tradesmen ano burghers gene-
rally approved of the king's repl.. It was remarked
that Count Konigsmark and another conlidentiul
aide-dc-camp of the prince had received other
appointments, and that Major Lane, an offi-
cer connected with the " burgeoisie," lead been
appointed in their place. The review intended
fur the next day had been postponed, in order to I
prevent popular demonstrations, which might produce
disturbances.
At eight o'clock in the evening an immense meeting
was going on at the 'f zelten. The president of the Club
Chapter declared the recall of the Prince of Prussia to
be unlawful and against the will of the people. (Loud
acclamation.) He further proposed a deputation of
the whole Assembly, some two or three thousand, to
march to the Minister Cumphauseo, and demand the
repeal of the King's order. The whole city was in a
state of great excitement, and for the present, at
lent, the Prince of Prussia's return was considered
hazardous to himself and the tranquillity of the city.

STATE 01P Till Poo& 111 LEEDS.—It appears from
a ststessent.whiek has laimi vorawaty published, that not-
with,.tanding the advancing season of the year, and the
im-
provement that line recently manifested itself in the woollen
trade, and the assistance afforded by the public soup kitchen
to the unemployed operatives of Leeds, there has been for
some time post an extraordinary, though proeressive, in-1
crew in the numb. rof applicants for relief. The number
of persons of all classes relieved last week is mote by 60 per
cent, than the number relieved during the first week of
November last: the number relieved in the week ending
Nov. 6, 1847, having been 5,630; and the number relieved
in the week ending May 6, 1848, being 8,495. The cost
of the out reliei in the first of those weeks was
410/. 14s. 7d., and at the second period it had increased to
5571. 18s. Bd. From the beginning of November, 1847, to
this middle of February, there was • progressive increase in
tbe number of persons relieved ; the number being, on the
12th February, 1848, 7,712. From that date there was a
grand decrease till March 11, about a fortnight after the
Free oh revolution was accomplished, when the numbers
again he an to increase from 7,222 to its present amount.
In the ease of abl.lsodied labourers there is • very striking
increase during the last six months. In the first
week of November, 1847, the number of persona
shove 16 years of age relieved was—males, 383 ;
' females, 1,085 : total, 1,468; and in the first week of
May, 1848, the number had increased to—males, 1,001;
females, 1,747 ; teta1,2,743 ; or nearly double the number.
This increase in the number and cost of persons relieved is
tin more striking when put in comparison with the state of
things during the last two or three years. In the first week
of goventher, 1845, only 1,224 cases or families (not persons,
as above stated) were relieved, ate cost of 2221. 45.8 d. ; in
the same week of November, 1846, the relief to 1,787 cases
was 3191. 2s. 24.; and, in the same week of November,
1847, as stated, 4101. 14s. 7d. ; was disbursed in 2,252 cases.
Again, in the first week of May, 1845, 1,215 cues were re-
lieved ai'h 2291. 12s. 2d.; in the same week of May, 184°,
1,8.'5 cases cost 3881. 45.; in the lame week of May, 1847,
2,844 cases east 4891 31.; and, in the first week of this in-
stant May, 1848,3,215 cases were relieved with 5571. 18e. Bd.,
thus showing • gradual increase during each of the last
three years.
MURDER IN SPITALFIELDS.—A poor, harmless Jew
hey, named Henry Lazarus, about eight years of age, who
lived with his parents, at No. 17, Tenter-street, was missed
from his home in the early part of last evening. The might
westing on, the distressed parents scoured the district,
but no tidings could be gleaned of him till this morning,
when a lad found, in a refuse hole in an adjacent house, the
dead body of the missing boy. A handkerchief was tight!,
seemed round his neck, and the only clothing he had on was
his shirt A surgeon attended, who pronounced the lad
to have been struigled. The police commenced an active
search, and about noon to-day an old woman was appre-
hended on suspicion of committing the murder.

IRELAND.

THE STATE TRIALS.

(By the Eketrie Telegraph Company's Tarns.)

DUBLIN, MAT 15, 7. 30, p. m.
The trial of Mr. S. O'Brien commenced this morn-
ing, in the Queen's Bench. The Attorney-General
having stated the case, and examined Mr. Hodges,
the government reporter, the prosecution closed. Mr.
Butt, Q.C., addressed the jury fur the traverser, and
Was loudly applauded. Mr. Serjeant Warren replied.
The Cntcf Justice, in his charge, said that men had
a right to assemble and speak in favour of repeal, and
even to express their opinions boldly, but th y were
not justified in soliciting foreign money or foreign
troops to carry out their principles. Men's words
were to be judged by thi it obvious tendency, and his
opinion was that Mr. O'Brien's speech was si ditious.
The jury upon returning into court, after an ab-
sence of forty minutes, said that there was not the
slightest chance of their agreeing upon a verdict.

MADILID, MAT 9.

The ministerial organs do their utmost to prove
that the government of Gen. Nirvana is immortal by the
people, drawing their main argument from the fact that the
unfortunate regiment which revolted was left to fight it out
single-handed, with the rest of the garrison. Such a sophism
may fling dust in the eyes of Spaniards and foreign, rs out of
Madrid ; but the signatures attached to the address congra-
tulating the government upon its victory afford an exact
means of gauging the support which Narver: really does re-
ceive front the people ; and hitherto none but known party
men, decided moderaricie, have appended their names to this
addreea. This is a distinct proof, it any were n. cried, on
which side the popular sympathies lie.
All Madrid went out 3 ester ay to look at the wall spinet
which the unfortunate thirteen were set to be despatched.
Every ten yards there is a horrible vestige of slaughter ; and
the frightful wall is splashed with the ruins of thirteen
heads. Women ere seen anatomising the disgusting mo'aic,
es if shocking spectacles had a feseination for them, end the
tears which they shed were the source of some strange plea-
sure. The govennnent, regarding such dismal tracts of
butchery as en honourable testimony of its energy, leaves
them uneflaced, to inspire terror.
Name: malls his appearance in the field about half-past
five. lie came on foot, at the head of a strong column of in.
I (entry, accompanied by Vistaherouna and Lersandi, through
the Calle de Athleticism, opposite the end of which street, as
it debouchee into the Calle Mayor, was the Plazuttia de la
Villa, where the revolted had planted a strong post. This
force opened a smart fire on the advancing party, but was,
after stout fighting and repeated charges of a squadron of
cuirassiers (whom they had before repulsed, end who now
returned, assailing their left flank), driven bade
towards the Plaza Mayor, through the Pietism..
In their retreat they took enssenion of the arcades, and some
houses in the Calle de Ciudad Rodrigo, and poured a tour-
derous fire from the windows and from behind the pillars
upon the advancing enemy. Names now ordered artillery
to be brought up, end established a battery in the Pletinia.
He also sent round a body of troops to penetrate into the
Plaza by the market of St. Miguel. Here, during a short
time they say, Narver: exposed himself a good deal, end
would iu all probability have been picked off by the enemy's
shot, had not Lereandi, like one of Homer's gods, snatched
away their Andalustan Achilles.
Every one attributes the tumour of the day to General
Lereandi, who rode into the Plaza towards a trumpeter of
of the revolted regiment, and dismounting, embrared him,
and besought him to blew the signal far stopping fi-e instead
of the blast fur oneleught, which he was then deliverirg.
The trumpeter complying, the general's aide-tle.eamp, Arca,
who had followed hue, waved a white handkerchief in token
of conciliation. The cessation of fire procured by this my,
Lineation was taken advantage of by the governme tit trnups
to make a general rash into the Plaza with their artillery.
Negotiations ensued—and the finale which I have described.
The government is determined, it seem*, to nab Seta-
mance, who has been hiding himself alternately at the Bel-
gian and Danish embassies. For this purpose they have
publicly threatened, in their organ, the Popular, to employ
force against those sacred diplomatic asylums if not per-
mitted to make a quiet search. I understand that this
morning parties of police went to the houses of the two mi-
nisters in question. They demanded that Salamanca should
be delivered if he were there, and in any case insisted on
hunting for him. The Belg:an minister (in whose reside nce
I hear the eaminirter was) laid his flag upon the ground
across the message. The police, not primed, it seem., to meet
this manoeuvre, sent a portion of their body to the political
chief to know what they were to do. Vistahermoss then
came in person, and after some remonstrances was suffered
to introduce his myrmidons. In the meantime the sty
refugee had escaped by the roof; so the hounds snuffed
about in vain.
The Popular says:—" We hear that a celebrated diplo-
matist, whose name is just now a good deal in the mouths of
the public, has Feet nted l,ieaself to the government to manifest
his adhesion and sincere correspondence. It is added that
the same minister has retest d to extend his protection to an
individual who fears, and with good grounds, the justice of
the goverment, If this be so, we think that the envoy in
question has acted with much sense, and as becomes the nr-
preeentative of a friendly nation, which respects itself."
The following latest intelligence was furnished as
by a Spaniard of excellent information —At one
o clock in the morning two companies of the regiment
of America and a few cavalry were ordered by they
government to start for Navalcarnero, a village five
leagues from Madrid, in ()limit of • small party of in-
surgeata oorapoaed of about eighty men of the regiment of
Espagna, that ran away on Sunday, and a few poisurios who
had been in that village yeast. rday afternoon. Rumours are
afloat that another insurrection of the army is to take place
this evening. The soldiers are greatly discontented ; and I
am told by the commander of one of the regiments that the
captain-general is going to review all the garrison in their
respective barracks this evening, in order to harangue them
and to recommend to them fidelity to their duty. This looks
as if something were apprehended.
On the morning of the 7th a party of soldiers burst into
e French bakery, near the Plaza Mayor, and butchered I,w
French workmen there, whom they accused of conspiring to
uraninite Narvees. This is important. Their rage erns
such that they bayonetted the oats of the house, and swore
they would any every hying thing they could find in it.

HOLLAND.— Vitt HAtive, MAT 13.—Tn the
sitting of the Second Chamber of the Statn this day. 01
president communicated a m•.ago from his Majes y • •
tifying tho resignation of Count Schimroelpennin k a.
President of the Council of Ministers, and Major-G.-nem'
Nefseen as Minister of War. His Majesty has accepted
thesis resignations.

FRENCH PLATS, ST. JAMES'S TllTATltn.—Another
novelty produced here yesterday evening, an &mul-
-1 ing vau called "La Vie en Pattie doubt..."
It hat, of course, been already " conveyed " by one
of our English dramatists—as, we remember, by the
contractor fi.o. translations at the Princess's under
the title, we think, of " The First Flour." The oory
is of a 'cuing fellow whom love directs to a pretty grisette,
and interest to a builder's daughter, to beth of whom he has
:engaged himself. The ladies live on the same floor of the
same house, their apartments being divided only by a thin
partition ; and the bustle of the piece, lively enough, consist
in the gallant's rushing from one mistress to the other, and
involving himself in sundry dilemmas from the jealousy of
each. Ultimately love triumphs over interest, and M. Tneo-
Ode marries the grisette, leaving the other damsel to eon-
tale herself with a musical cousin, who has been essaying. to
make himself agreeable to her. Achard was very amu•ing
as the hero, and he was most agreeably espported by Wile.
Nettie, who looked the most piquant of grisettea.