The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-18 00:00:00

ITALY.

ROMAN STATES.—Our correspondent writes as
follow. :

ROUE, JA. . 7. •

The French army in the Romau Stater, having
been recently reduced in strength by the troops re-
called to France and deepatched to Africa, is about to
be reorganieed in the following manner, which, al-
though not yet officially published, you may rely on
as corm'. : Of two divisions, into which the whole
force is to be divided, the first is to be commanded by
General Guesvillers, and consists of three brigacies—
the Ist brigade, under General Chaldesson, comprises
the let battalion of chasseurs-ii-pied, with the 16th
and 25th regiments of light infantry ; the 2nd bri-
gade, under General Charles de Vaillant, is composed
of the 13th, 17th, and 33rd regiments of the line; and
the 3rd, or cavalry brigade, under General Morris,
consists of the Ist regiment of chamfers d clued, and
the II th regiment of dragoons. The St cond division,
under the orders of General Jean Le Vaillant, is
formed of two brigade., tile first of which comprises
the 2nd battalion of eh aseuraqi pied, and the 13th
and 22nd regiments of light infantry, whilst the
second brigade, commanded by General Seuvan, is
composed of the 32nd, 36th, and 33rd regiments of
the line. A battery of field-artillery is to be attached
to each division. The army thus consists of twenty-
two battalioos, each of which may ho estimated at
about 700 men strong, although their nominal com-
pliment is 600 men ; so that with the two regiments of
cavalry, the field and siege artillery, the engineers, and
the baggage train, we may calculate the whole force
now remaining at about 18,000 men, exclusive
of the 68th regiment of the line, which, being under
orders for Africa, does not enter into the computation.
Of the Spanish army, two battalione of infantry still
occupy Velletri, the mums of transport being so in-
sufficient, that a considerable body of troops is at
Terracina likewise, waiting for the return of the
steam rs from Spain.
This clearing off naturally leads to the supposition
ithat a final arrangement hes really taken place be-
tween the French and papal governments, with
respect to the terms of his holiness's return ; but so
Ruh diffidence has arisen ,n all par:iea about the
mettle realisation of that important event, that they
are resolved not to believe in it until they tee it.
Dr. Achilli uniLrwent a second examination on the
4th, by the fiscal procaraiore cf the Inquisition, Dr.
Bainbozzi, who, accompanied by his secretary, De
Domenicis, visited him for that purpose in the Castle
of St. Angelo. Although the proceedings are secret,
I have reason to hope that they will not be pushed
to any great severity, and the fact of Dr. Achilli's not
having been removed to the dungeons of the Inquisi-
tion seems to justify the accuracy of some hints which
have been thrown out, of Enrich protection nut
proving utterly unavailing in his case.
I have received an account from Ancona of a colli-
sion between the crew of an English ship and that of
an Austrian brig of war in that port. The corres-
pondent who has favoured me with the particulars
says "On Christmas evening we had :ether a se-
rious riot among the English sailors on board a mer-
chantman. It required fifty Ausuian sailors from an
Au.,trian brig of war to put down the disturbance,
which the English captain was pleased to desig-
nate a mutiny. He called in the aid of the
Austrians, who acted most brutally in the
capture of seven drunken seamen. Bat, al-
though the Austrians fired repeatedly on the
eailore only one of the latter received a gun shot wound
through his arm. I suppose there never floated on
salt water an uglier or dirtier brig-of-war than the
Austrian (Pole) now in port, and as for the lubberly
look of the men it beggars all description.
"A few Croatian troops have arrived here to replace
the iandwehr regiments ordered home to be dis-
banded."

.VIENNA., Luc. 9.
The Minister of Justice haring effected a midges
of the penal code, and submitted the same to
deliberation in the council of ministers, by whom
it was approved, laid the ordinance before the
boy-Emperor for confirmation, which follows ordi-
narily as a mere formality and matter of course.
Bat what was the astonishment of Ritter von Behmer-
ling when his project was sent back without the im-
perial signature. In any constitutional state, the
minister who had received such a decided proof of
want of confidence from the crown would, without
hesitation, hare resigned. Harr von Bchmerling,
however, seems not to be troubled with much delicacy
in such concerns, and swallowed the affront quite
smoothly.

An occasional correspondent, writing from Vienna
on the 9th inst., says
The news from Transylvania is highly distressing.
Shou.d it really come to an open rebellion, it must
end with the =trier of all the Saxons, u the Rum-
anians, Wallachians, and Czech., have all united
against them, and will have nothing more to do with
the wart of Vienna, by whom they have been so
often betrayed.
The Serbs who are at present in Vienna have
ceased to attend the Greek church ; they now attend
the Russian, the sympathy with winch nation is
greatly on the increase among them.

HUNGARY.
From every side complaints pour in against the
new division of Hungary into several crown lands,
according to the supposed nationality of the districts.
It has been taken for granted that the Banat and the
county of Bais were Servian, and they have accord-
ingly been formed into a Berrien Woiwodina, whereas
the majority are of other nations, Magyars, Germans,
and Wallacks, and the wealth and intelligence almost
entirely among the Magyars and Germans. The
Figuelmezo, a conservative journal published in Pesth,
contains a leading article from the pen of M. Paul
do Somsich, in one of its latest numbers, on this
subject. M. de Somsich was one of the leaders of the
government or Austrian party, and his opinion there-
fore is free from all taint of revolutionary tendencies.
He doubts not (he says) that Hungary would be reinstated
in all h.r integrity and lu her independent position, as her
monarchs have so often sworn she should he maintained,
were the illustrious family whom providence hss placed on
the throne not surrounded by men who are not Ilungstians,
and are totaVy ignorant of aU that regards her history or
interests.
With what right (asks M. de Somsich) have these 600 Ger-
man square miles of country and their million and a hall of
inhabitants, been torn from Hungary ? Is it founded on
privileges granted by the kings of Hungary to the
Serviette, or on treaties entered in•o with them ?
Or can a Vienna ministry dispose thus cavalierly
of Hungary because, as the IVicrier Zeitung pretends, " a
slight retrospect at history will show that Hungary did nut
win back these provinces by her own exertions Out with the
help of Austria ? Or will they tell us that it is absurd to
appeal to treaties and rights for Hungary, for these have
been lost by the resolution, end Hungary is now a conquered
cow try."
M. de Somsich shows the absurdity of such reason- I
ing, and concludes with an argument that c in scarcely
fail of its weight with those uho believe the late re-
volution to have been a mere party movement.
"Lastly, the rights of Hungary csnnot b lost be-
cause of the revolution, for the rights of a whole na-
tion can never be annulled for the faults of indivi-
duals, or of a fraction only of that nation."
The rows received from the new Woiwodina contain
proofs in abun lance how little the inhabitants are likely
to be satisfied with this new state of things. The offi-
cers of the now administration are almost entirely &r-
-eign., whose gross partiality leaves the lives and pro-
perty of all other races without the slightest protec-
tion. The house of Mr. Latinnvich, formerly imperial
commissioner, was twice attacked, his servants most
brutally ill-treated, and ore murdered by band■
of armed Setvians. The towns of Theresiopel and
Zentha have received an older from the new Servian
commissioner, Nicolich, to furnish twelve hundred
thousand bundles of reeds, and tranepxt them on
their own waggons for the rebuilding of such Servian
villages as have been destroyed during the late war.
From this tax all Servian inhabitants of the two
towns are exempted. And this is called the system
of equal justice to all.
As another specimen of equal justice may be cited
the case of Baja, in the county of Baca, where the
German and Hungarian population amount to 9,000
and the Servian to 5,000; eight of the ten magistrates
were named from the Serviaus ; the two other inferior
places beirg magnanimously offered to the Magyars,
and of coarse refused.
In other cases German and Hungarian villages
have been forced to plough the fields of the &relate;
gratis when the village has been destroyed. Hun-
dreds of Hungariaa villages have been sacrificed by
the S:rvians, but we do not hear of any aid in
rebuilding them, or any gratis cultivation of their
lands.

FRANKFORT.—Numerous reports hint at an
amicable wide's:ending between Austria and Prussia, on a
tooting very favourable to the !enteral state. The only trot.
blisome elment for the moment is Bavaria; but it is con-
fidently expected that Bavaria will follow the example of its
more powerful nrigh.bour. and, though late, at last give in
its adhesion to the Three Kiogs' League.
HUNGARY.—Great excitement bas been created
in Pesth by the of the Bishop of Grosswardein, which
Lock pint: immediately after the publication of the cetroyed
constitution for the empire of Aus ria. Complaints are loud
throughout Hungary of the great increase in the number of
wild beasts, and the inability of the initabitants to destroy
them in consequence of their being deprived of their arms.
ST. PITER.9IIIIRO, JAN. 6.—The St. Petersburg
Journal of this day mentions the discovery of a conspiracy
by a number of persons, among whom were several officers,
to overthrow the government. Some of them were found to
be persons of had character, but others the deluded victims
of fallacious promises. By command of his Msjesty the
Emperor, a commission of inquiry wa inatituteJ. After
minute and careful investigation, which lasted five months, '
his Majesty Ilea granted complete amnesty to all thine who
joined the conspiracy by inadvertence or thoughtlessness.
The ringleaders, twenty•one in number, were tried
by court martial, and being convicted of an attempt
to overthrow the monarchy, to subvert religion, and to
aloilieh the existing state of things, wet* declared ti be
guilty, and were sentenced to be shot. The Emperor,
atter carefully reading the proceedings of the Court.
martial, commanded that the 21 ringleaders should have
their sentence read to them in presence of the whole body of
the troops, all the preliminary preparations for carrying out
the sentence of death being alto gone through, and they thi
should be informed that the Emperor granted them their
lives, and, instead of imflicting upon them the sentence of
death which they had merited, declared them to be deprived
of all their civil right'', and, in proportion to the extent et
their criminality, to be sentenced to hord labour in the
mines, to work at the fortifications, or to infer the various
rps and armies after a certain term of imprisonment.
Nearly all these persons are young men.

FLOGGING IN WEST KENT.—The Earl of Romney
is attempting to revive, at the West Kent Sessions, the
o !ions and revolting practice of ['melee grown men. Not a
session passes without Dome unhappy poisoners being con-
demned to be scourged. It is a melancho.) sight to witness
• poor miserable wretch who has, primp. under the gnaw-
ing agonies of famine and physieal suff- ring, stolen a meal's
victuals, standing face to lace with a noble earl who knows
privation oozy by name, and to whom the sense of hunger is
only known as a luxury, and heath., himself consign, d to
the most degrading punishment w, Ica one man can Mil ct
upon another. At the Waist Kent January Sessi ins lag
year, h;a lordship sentenced five men of ages varying from
24 to 30, to be flopped for stealing six loaves cf bread at
Dartford. At the .est a• seisms he sentenced two men, sgrd
21 and 33, to be flogeed for titealinz a gallon of potatoes from
a clamp. The e•vivel of this revolting punishment is almost
peculiar to West Kent. 14 tura no means of saving this
division of the cowry from the odium the brought up) it?
Are there no gentlemen on the Wee. K nt bench who have
the courage or humanity. to protest ageicst this no-English
stteemth °a*: ItltleniPuhlirnbr?engihtthtehree saurneeett, bietfoires realty qui
e as-
ture, either by petition or by memorial to 'be Home Sears-
tar y.—Maidstone Onsets.
THE BITERS BIT.—On Saturday Ise, a ennewhat
vel case of fraud was brought before the nuneistrates at
the county office at Canterbury, when the &finnan: parties,
threz in number, were thargid by the authorities of the
S ,uvh Eastern Railway Comp sny wish baying travelled in a
ascend class carriage from ;Canterbury to Grove Ferry with
third class tickets, with an intention of defrauding the coin
pany of the adddional amount of tare. By the wine rice it
appeared that Walker, a guar I on the lie, was pastimolown
t • 'intimate, off duty, on the night of Sunday, Dee. 30, by
the lest train, end on reaching Canterbury the d, Pendants
took their vat in the 001110 carrisee in which he w..s tried.
Eng. On Om road the three became overicommunicstive,
and they mutually exulted as to how easy it was to tcke one
class ticket. and trove lin soother. But Walk, r, having his
lantern with him, -hr. w a new light on the discussion by
showing hit companions wl.o he was. When the 'rain
reached Grove Ferry station the excess of fare was tendeted
by defendants, which the clerk refined to accept on hearing
Walker's statement and summoners for the frond nada oe
it ailway.General Ac' ware in conscqu)ne.e (Attained. The
C 384 having been c!eicly shown to the ntidtctinn of the
nor, Ike parties were convicted and mulcted in mitigated
penalties of 2.04 earls, which was immediately paid on its
baling understood by 1t.4 in that there was no isltei native be-
tween doing so nr committal to St. Au mstine's Home of
Correction for three months.—Keia Herald.

'etc Court.
WINDSOR, Jas. 17.
The Qom and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
drove to Frogman this morning. The Counties of Cherie-
most, the Hon. Miss Kerr, Colonel Hon. R. Boyle, Lord
Charles Fitzroy, and Colonel F. H Sesmour, were in
attendance span her Majesty and his Royal Highness.
His Royal Highness the Prime of Wales (attended by
Mr. Birch). the Prince Alfred, Prisms Royal, Princes.
Alias, sad Princess Helena, also went to Progitore.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, with the gentleness
la attendance, enjoyed the diversion of skating upon the
ornamental water n Frogman grounds.
The Hon. and Rev. Hairy anilLady A. H. Cast will have
the honour of joining the royal dinner party this evening.
The band of the let Lite Guards will attend during dinner,
her Majesty's private band attending sirtsrwards.
The Countess of Charlemont hes relieved the Marchioness
of Douro in her duties as lady is waiting to the Queen.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at
the Foreign Whs. The Ministers present were Lord John
Russell. the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lowdown',
Sir George Orey, Visciunt Palmerston, Bat Grey. the
Chancellor of the if:chequer' Sir Francis Baring, I"rd
Campbell, the Right lion. H. Laboachere, the Earl of Car-
lisle, and the Menai' of Clanricarde. The waned sat two
hours and a half. _ _ . . .

A deputation from the Light Dues Aesociation,l
consisting of Mr. Matthew Forst. r, M P., Mr. W. J.
Mall, Mr. Phillippe, Mr. Osiihy, and Mr. M rgan (secretary)
had an Interview with the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, cud
Earl Granville, yesterday, at the Mee of the Board of
Trade.

Mr. Gillespie had an interview with Lord John
Russell, yesterdsy, at his official residence in Dawning-
strait.

Mr. John Abel Smith, M.P., bad an interview with
Sir George Grey, yesterday. Mr. Henry Mayhew tad also
an int. resew, yesterday, with the right hon. baronet at the
Home-ales. _ . . .

Captain Henderson bad an interview with Earl
Grey, yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England Lad
a general mi eting yesterday.
Toe Earl of Carlisle arrived in town on \Wines-
day, from his sear, Castle Howard, York tire, and in the
evening joined the Cabinet Ministers assembled at Lord
John RUM li's residence in Chesham-place.
Lord John Russell gave a dinner lest evening to a
number of the foreign ambassadors and ministers at his
residence in Cheshaneplale.

REDUCTION IN TILE ARIIY.—The reduction con-
templated in the army this year will, it is understood,
exceed 4,000 tank and file, and will be effected thus a ours
bar of regiments, with and reserve battalioi.s, will be
reduced from 1,200 tank and file to 1.000, and the depots of
about 14 regiments of 1,000 rank end file wilt be slightly re
ducal. The reduction will no; however, decrease the num-
ber of commissioned officers, as the officers thus surplus to
the requisite number will, instead of being placed on the
permanent half-pay 114, remiin on the full pay, and, as she
senior lieutenant-colonels and majors retire or din the second
officers of that rank will replace the others in each regiment.
Such is understood to be the amount and mode of reduction
contemplated by the military atrborities. In a financ al
point of view the saving to be effected by this small redac•
tion will not amount to much more than 120,0001. for the
year.

DETENTION OF THE PACIFIC MAILS.—An electric I
telegraph communication was sent to Southampton yester-
day, ordering the West 'Lelia mail packet, Toy, which was
*pp dated to sail at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, to be de•
tinned 24 hours. The mails were, h , put on board at
the usual hour. The Tay is blued for Chap**, and Liss
the Pacific mails on board. The Chegres packet was de-
tained in November last, but not for in long api r iud. The
count of deteoti in then was to sand ii p 0 toot despatches to
Admiral liornby, Commander-in•Chie. in the Pacific.

AMENDMENT TO THE ADDRESS.—We are enabled
to announce that a meeting of the protectionist members of
parliament will assemble at Lord Stanley's residenat, in
St. Jamta'asguarit. at 12 o'clock on the 31st inst.—•ha day
on which parliament is summoned to meet—when the pro
ptiety of moving an amendment to the address will be taken
tato consideration.—Storming Herald.

Loris PitILIPPE.—A very general rumour pre-
vailed last evening to the effect that the es•K'ng of the
French had expired suddenly yesterday morning at Clare-
mont. In contradiction of the report, we are enabled to
state that Dr. O. de Nulty, who is the chief medical atten-
dant on the ex-K,ng, arrived at his renience in Berkeley-
square at noon yesterday from Claremont (where he had
p.ssed the previous night), having left Louis Pailippe in
perfect health, and that up to 9 o'clock last night no sotel-
ligeoce of the cx King's indisposition had reached Dr.
Noisy. There can, therefore, be little doubt that the na-
-1 moor is altcg they unkunded.

CIIEAP BIBLES.

Last evening the third public meeting, convened
" for the purpose of pointing out the serious evils entailed
upon the 'emotes employed in the production of the cheap
t ibles issued by the British and Foreign Bits Society, and
fur the purpose of deviainr means for the amelioration
thereof," took place at the London Mechenics' Institution,
Southamptue-buildings, Holborn.
Mr. FRANCIS BENNOCR took the chair, and in ex-
plaining the objects of the meeting stated that he wished
to be understood that he eves no partizan in the matter to be
discussed. lie had no connexion whatever with the Bible
Society ; snil considering the movement that society bad
recently made, he was thankful that he d:d not helocg
to it. Ile was here fcr the purpose of assisting in the
inquiry, and of gaining information upon this important
&abject. In the first place, he wished to state that ne was
strongly opposed to the practice of interference between the
employer aced the employed. le his opinion the workpeop:e
had suffered much more from the unjust interfere ec • of
government in these matters then from any other cause.
Bat in the present instance it would appcar that one public
body had combined together for the put pwe of pressing uoon
others, and when suck was the case. it was quite time that
those who were oppressed should combine together to defend
themselves. When they found a public society which had
been established for the diffusion of the Holy Scriptures so
conducting themselves that the Bibles which they dissemi-
sated became rather • curs* than • blessing, it was for them
to consider whether they would do more geed by supporting
that society or by letting it fall to the ground.
Mr. DUNNING, secretary to theellookiindere Society,
stated that since the last meeting • memorial had been ad.
dressedto the Sunday school teachers, which had led ton very
favourable result. They had also sent a letter to the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury upon the subject, stetiag that they
bad forwarded two memo riels to the committee of tho Waif
Society, but without effect, and they therefore prayed that
his grace would exert his influence in support of their cause.
The right reverend prelate had returned the fol-
lowing a ewer to the application :—" The Archbishop
of Canterbury acquaints Mr. Dunning, in reply to hie
letter and appeal, that he has never taken any part in the
details of management of the British and Foreign Bible
Society, or attended any committee meetings. Re cannot,
therefore, with propriety interfere now in the quertion
which has been so much agitated concerning wages, and on
which the committee, who have considered the matter from
the beginning, are alone able to judge correctly." Mr.llun-
niug proceeded to comment upon this letter, and stated that
it was • matter of deep regret that the Archbishop had not
thought proper to view the application in a manner more
favourable to their interests, lie had received seecrel let-
ters from clergymen expressing their regret and indignation
at the conduct of the Bible Society, and he was also informed
that a branch cf the institution had diosolved cewiexion
with the parent society.
Mr. 1.. J. IiANSLUD, Mr. !LORRY, Mr. It. J. Poeoex,
and several other gentlemen addressed the meeting in sup-
port of the objects in view, and the knowing resolutions
were adopted :
That the continued silence of the British and Fore ken
Bible Society, under the implication of circulating the holy
scriptures by mei.ns which its precepts e xpres,ly t irbid, is,
by being conclusive trldrlCO of the justice of such imputa-
tion, discreditable to that society, and calculated to iiejure
the cause of piety and true religion.
That the tact of pr.:curing cheapness of the scripture., by
reduction in the price of labour, is that for which this society
is bloat, responsible ; and the a.tempt of its committee to
throw the onus thereof on their corium:tress, is a subterfuge
unworthy the high poeitioa tney assume—their object ap-
pearing to be, to throw discredit upon the statements of the
workpeople ; while they car. fully avoid bringing such state-
ments to the proper ter', which they alone have the means of
ding, namely, by causiog the wages book ol their contrac-
tress to be impartially ex emaiued, as uigently requested in
memorials to them.
That this meeting regards with sorrow the Deter of the
Archi i.hop of C interbury, one of the vice.plesidents of the
medic', declining to interfere in causing ti e produotioa of
the wages' bode as requested; whereby this most plinth'
centroversy might be bieught to an iesue, by the truth of the
whole matter being made manifest.
Fuse this seeded vie is with grathade the effortsof thole
co: n.cted w..h the assuciotions and auxiliaries of the British
ano los eigie Bible Society, of the Sund.y.school teachers,
and the public prey, who have taken up the inquiry with a
view to eliel the truth ; auei also of those who have renderd
pecuniary did.
That this meeting pledges itself to bring the matter con-
tinualy eeih•re the public until the evils complained of ate
removed, believing them to he utterly inconsistent with the
holy preeepee of the Divide Authe r of our religion.
A v iee of thanks was then pursed to the chairman, and the
meeting separated.

A GOLDEVi DISCOVERT.—A short time ago Mr.
Jae ph Tunnel!, of H•wes, York•hire, wpm engaged in
opeeing out sn•me around on his term near that place, when
he o•uod what appenred te be a large oval ring, open at
one ride, such as might b put round t'te wti.r of a female.
A furthi r s^ rch d.srlosetl tire mare, of three different sizee,
and hAr;nc much the aiipearitne: of the letter G. Oil
being they w. re pronounced to be pure gold. The
wool. weigh nineteen °uncle. The Romin encampment at
C ado (on 8 ainni,xir), that at it ,ksby, and the
large one at Oatherlymo r, with its large Tumulus, might
all uti r I matter for met tellogists to investigate, mid all
• l'o'n :he wee• street Cr It maim road which cruises Stain-
Mir —Sunderland Herald.