The Express.
London, England, 1850-09-13 00:00:00

SEPTEMBER. 18, SSO.

ROMAN STATES.

A letter from :
K. Pining, envoy of the Court of Sardinia, hu been ad-
mitted to a private &odium by Cardinal Antonelli, sad by
his holiness. Nothing hu transpired as to the result of
these conversations, but it is difficult to foresee an early solu-
tion to the deplorable sollisien, so long as the cabinet of
Turin shall ant make concessions on its starting point. The
court of Bose ia offen led, both by the nature of the Pied.
tuneless reforms, sod the manner in which they hest been
effected. It is too prudent not to resign itself to a concordat
which would regularise such of thus, innovations which
vent to have become &necessity. But, oolong as an attempt
shall be made to impose the concords% as an approb ition of
all that has bora done, and of the mons' in which
it has been done, it i. to be feared that it will accord
nothing. Tie first battalion of cha‘sture-i-piod leaves to.
morrow for Africa. The sanitary state of the army is little
satisfactory. Bummer fevers are raging, but the mortality
• is almost null.

Another letter, of the same date, says:
Public attention has been for several weeks much excited
by numerous robberies which have bees e mmitte d here both
by day and night. One fact, which to pines on Monday
morning, has much increased the anxiety and alarm of the
poutlatien. Some robbers introduced themselves into the
office were silver goods are examined and stamped, and
carried off everytLing they found. The ort.cial journal
care* the amount of the loss at 6.000 crowns (about
96,000 fr.), but public rumour states the loss at • much
higher amount. In order to explain how property to a large
amount was in the office, I must state that the Seas dealers
in plata and watches, on arriving in Rome, down' their
stocks in this place, and have them stamped as they want
them. The same plan It adopted in almost every town in
Italy. By • very fortunate chance the amount and number
of articles deposited in the office were lees considerable than
usual, but, as it is, the fact raises a very serious question as
to whether the government is or is not bound to indemnify
the merchants for their losers. The latter maintain that the
Pontifical Treuury is reepensible, and, without entering
into the question of law, I think they will obtain the nth-
faction demanded.
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FLORENCE, Seri. 5.
A change of ministry, in a reactionary sense, is
talked of, together with important alterations of the
fundamental statute.
PARMA.

A decree of the Duke of Parma, of 31st ult., directs
that public establishments shell not henceforward
accept any donations from private indiridaills without
the permission of government

GERMANY.

PRUSSIA.

The following is the protocol of the ratifications of
the treaty of peace between Germany and Denmark,
exchanged on the 6th UAL at the residence of the
British minister in Berlin:

The undersigned, M. de Bulks, Chargé d'Affaires of his
Danish Majesty to the court of Prussia, and M. de Sydow,
Envoy Erraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the
King of Prussia to the Helvetic C infederation, charged by
their respective gov.rnmenta with the exchange of the acts
confirming the ratificat.on of the treaty of peace, concluded,
under the mediation of Great Britain, on the 2nd of July
lut, between hie Majesty the King of Denmark and his
Majesty the King of Prussia, In his name and in that of the
Germanic Confederation, met for this t urpose, at the invita-
tion of Mr. Howard, Charg6 d'Affaires of her Britannic
Majesty, at tha residence Cl the representative of the medi-
ating power.
The undersigned, having produced and read the instru-
ments et ratification—to wit, M. de Birlke 17 copies of the
act (signed by hie Majesty the King of Denmark), and M.
de Sydow the acts signed by hie Majesty the King of Prue-
' via; their Royal Higtineues the Grand Dukes of B &den, of
8 ixe.Weimar, and of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; their Dual
I Higluteruthe Dukes of Sax.-Meiningen, of Saxe-Altenburg,
of Ankalt-Dessau, and of Beniburgh ; their Serene High.
names the Princes of Schwarzburg Rudolstadt and Bonder-
binge* ; her Sereno Highness the Princess of Waldeck;
their Serene Highnessea the Pricees of I,.ppoDetnaold, of
Reuss (elder), and of Reuss (younger) ; the Senates of the
free towns of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburg.
The andenigned, haring found the instruments in good
and due form, proceeded to the exchange.
M. de Bieikei declared, on thus occasion, in the name of
his government, that in lending itself to the partial ex-
change at the recommendation of the mediating power, it
retained the hope that as the present act does not yet contain
all the &ates belonging to the Germanic Confederation, no
delay will occur in his reception of the complement neces-
sary to verify the ratfiestione of this treaty for the whole of
the states forming this Confederation. In faith, of which the
undersigned bare signed the present protocol, made in du-
plicate. er.d have edited thereto the seal of their arms.
Done at Berlin, the 6 h September, 1350.
(Signed)
VON SYDOW. HIRRY HOWARD.
BAVARIA.
From Bavaria accounts have been received of a
private circular secretly sent by the government to all
the heads of civil and military departments, forbid-
ding the empLtyfs to take part publicly in any local
committee formed for the purpose of collecting sub-
scriptions for Schleswig-Holstein, which is worded as
follows :

In the same of the Bing,—ln oonsequence of the general
formation of committee for collecting subscriptions tor the
Germans in the duchies of behleswig-Holstein, the question
has been raised in several places, whether servants of the
State are permitted to take pert in the said committaes. As
the government of Baverle has not at the present moment
ratified the pease concluded between Denmark and Prima'
in the name of Germany, .or on the other hind declined to
ratify it, but will in all probability express
Well to the effect that such ratification belongs to the ple-
num of the Band, and not to the individual states, as pointed
est by the federal law, all the petitions hitherto received
from civil sad military officers for lave of absence to take
part in the campaign going on in the duchies, have bin
re-
'used, and under the eircumstimore above alluded to it
appears especially desirable that, till the Jtficitive settle-
meat of the question of ratification, ne servant of the state
take any active part in the formation of committees or other
demonstration in favour of Schleswig-Holstein. In making
this confidential communie-ition to is head of the
department, the Civil Goy/roof of the Province relies with
confidence on the caution an I vigilance of the authorities to
prevent the inferior officials be their district from taking pub-
lie part in any show of popular sympathy with the duchies.
Should, however, contrary to expectation, any functionaries
be found transgrening in spite of the warning given, you
will be pleased to report them to the undersigned.

HESSE CASSEL.

We bare dates iroinbasselOf the 9th. The peace
of the country had not been disturbed, and no farther
unconstitutional step had as yet been taken by the
elector.

The eouncil of aldermen has published the follow-
log address to the citizens of Camel :

Fellow-citiarns' —A de Tea of yesterday's date has de.
Blared oar country to be in a state of war. Aslant this
decree we have entered a protest; for none, add least of all
the titian. of Cassel, have given imagoes for a decree
which stands in direct contradiction to justice and to law.
Fellow-citizens—We rely on your tried sense of order sad
of law. Proceed, as yin hitherto have done, on a legal
path, and this enthral and dangerous state of things comet,
we are sire, and will art be of long duration.
Signed by the inasabeis of the Stsdtrath of Carel.
Creel, Sept. 8.
The same coal:oil has entered the fallowing pro-
test spirit the ministerial decree:
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♦ dome of yesterday's date declares the Basal=
country sad the city of cuml to be Ina state of war. We are
flruly sonvineed that this decree not in law necessary, or
called for, and we consider it to be hostile to the canatita-
tion and the law. We think it out duty to declare as nosh
to the elector's cabinet; and we protest against the 1•1145111111
and its execution.

Cassa. Bert 8-
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN.
The Lardtag of the doohise was opened at Kiel on
the 9th. The tall number of deputies for both duchies
is 100. In consequence of the virtual occupation of
North Schleswig, after the armistica,of last year, by
the commission of government, in many districts the
'Leedom@ did not take place, sad only 80 were actually
returned; further, of these 80, only 88 have been nolo
to attend the sitting, the Danes having cat off all

communication between the no•th and 'moth. In
point of number, then f.ro, the Chamber is very im-
perfect.
Having taken their seats, they were addressed by
the staatnolder, Count It vent low, who distinctly
announced the intention of the government to con-
' Untie the war. lie stated that, notwithstanaing the
wish of the Staathaitersdhaft to continue at peace,
hostilities became inevitable, and that now they had
been commenced they could not think of entering into
any negoiations; as the qtr 'lion was now to be
d.citied by the sword, tm-y must deferd their
rights by all meatus in their power. Ho announced
that the government would lay but very few
special laws before the Chainher, the limo not
being favourable for the dis.mssi,u of any matters
but those of the moat urgent necessity. The govern-
ment proposition would, therefore, be confined to—.
The budget, in whici some votes of credit would be
taken, though Le explained that for the pt.( sent the
government had money enough in hated to meet the
cost both of tne army aid a-ministration ; a law or-
dering and regulatimr en issue of small mom),
(Seherdemarese) in coins; and • law changing some
of the provisions in the present regulations of the mi-
litary conscription.
The Chamber then proceeltd to the election of Its
president. M. Bargum was unanimously chosen; Dr.
Uhlich was elected vice-president.

HOW THE RtYSSIANSNIADE WAR IN

HUNGARY.

The following remarkeble account appears in the
official paper or the Austrian government in Perth,
the Magyar Ifirlap, Sept. 1, 1850 :

The let of August, 1049, st nine o'clock cm., some DO
Russians, coming from Nnisohl, enter. d L..sones, the chief
town of the county Nograd. They eze-mped is the maiket-
plate, ; their ,filters, ten in number, went to the tavern to
breakfast ; the privates dispened to buy yrovieines. Ralf
an hour later a Hungarian guerilla band of 140 men eta.
timed in the neighbourbeod surrounded the town and bud-
denfy attacked the &teeters. A part of as em dl Haegarian
body went to the tavern and summor.ed the Ituasion clue
to surrender; these defended themselves, bat ai•er three of
them had fallen in the fight the remainder gave up their
arms. Meanwhile the Russian privates io the teen at-
tempted issistaneee. Three of theta fell under the swords of
the guerillas ; otters w, re eaptund ; moat fled to !times-
soinba', leaving their bt.fgag- bi hind. Tee gucril.as left
the town with the pri.ocers and tee booty ; the inhahitants
of Lotouez buried thesis Gorgem together la the churchyard.
This wu tt e event which peoveised the vengeance of the
Rossiana, and led to UM sack of LOPOSCI. Tb. en. Spiel, of
the town spread the runicur that the iatiabitants bad taken
part in the fiche. Sty, rat Joys alter the sktreridt it was
heard that the Rossini general, Grab,. (a Livonian German
by b.rth), approached we,h an army of 30,000 en-n, aid that
he threatened to take a dreadful revenge, but tie ci•izi us of
Losoces deemed this rumour teartgereted. It ws% tei.ortrd
that the Rassian officer' ogeely said at Berke, at Rieuvaam-
bat, that Losoncz would be levelled and the chi:. on extir-
pated, PS everybody in Lemurs was a swill! ..• Tee ei i-
zena awaited their fate with anxiety. At lest the tidings
salved on the mordent el the 7.11 August, that the Ito elan
vanguard was at an boat's distant)., sad advanced rapidly.
live/ one fled who could find a carriage, but many thtrs
remained conscious of their iIISC,CDCc. They could not
make ttp their mind to make their recipe on toot. At tail
period the cholera ravaged the towel; many perons remained
because their relatives were stretched on b -de of sickness;
confusion and deaDair was beyond description.

The Russian vanguard of Coracks soon 'preyed. They
instantly cut off all retreat from the town, whipping back
these wto attempted to flea. A Rtiblisll MOT come to the
town-hall, and inquired after the mayor. He had escaped.
The major directly appoiated a utter from smo' st the then
preset citizens' and exacted the following controtrion ;
27,010 loaves of bread, 100 omen. 100 cwt. lard, 50 quarters
Ana, 100 cubic fathoms wood, 1,500 gen..= brandy, 1,500
gal!ons wine, 1,000 gallon: plum spirt, 1,000 cwt. hay, 100
quarter oats, 20 cwt. tobaccq.

The ransom could not be afforded by the tows, se but
shortly before the Hungarian army et Gomm and the Rus-
sian' under U•neral fizue, had marched through the town,
end had con 'limed all the provisi-ns. Nctliseithat.m.:ing
the Russian major exacted the contribution, with the threat
that if it wu not levied by the inha ,iten•te themselves
until the next morning at nine, the town sr uld be so ke
A part of the ransom was delivered to the Russians. The cid-
Mauna a deputation to G. n.Urabbe tu prove their innouLCP,
and to entreat grace. The Russian eiteA quar,en we re at the
village Apatfalva, the army encamped on the meado•s
between the town and the village. When the deputation
went through the cusp, .oldie rs stopped their way, attacked
them furiously, spit in their fame and threa•ened them wilt
immediate death. After pressing entreaties thy were led
to Colonel Nodule, who received them sullenly, but at last
granted to the it humble solicitations the promise to inter
eede for them. This promise, however, proved vain; the
Russian soldiers butte to pluneer the suburbs on the very
some evening. The officers assured the inhabitants that the
town would be but plundered, not burnt, the ravaging wi-
thers said the same. Night come on, excitement naturi.ly
banished rest. At ton at right a band of Cassaekt galll-ped
into the town; they caught hold of the inhabitants they met
in the streets, and commended them to show the way to the
grave of the buried Russians. Whipping the ;ample before
them they cantered to the church.yard ; artiv:d there,
commander of the C mucks order, d them to dig n ee the fosses ;
the citisins sought spade' and shovels, but a it 111.4i01l
officer wildly addressed then :—'t Dsgs, you mast de.
them up with your nails, you have murder. I th. m ;
all the people of Lou unto are murderers. The people
were forced to dig with their nails. Tne whet CUM'S at the
Russians, the clashing of the whip., and the moaning of rte
diggers, heightened the horrors GI the dock alias% A: last
the decaying corpses appeared; the Russians examined them
at the light of Rocket, and when they b: held llussisn
uniform!, they furiously yelled and began to heat prune.
cuously the diggers, and threatened to bury them alive in
the opened graves.
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After the citizens had washed the corpses, the deed pri-
vates were r. turned to the &rave, the dead officer, depo,ed
in the catholic church, and later burled with zavitari
honours.

The 9th, at dawn, the regular pillage began. The signal
was given with trumpets; the pleader was grants,' to (very
regime:la by turns. Alter a regiment had pluod. red, it nes
recalled and rah cad by another. The RW151111.1 no: •my
plundered but 11 ,g7ed the citizens Indiscrim'nately. The
lett r plundering regiments tore the boars from tee fret of
the inhabitant". stripped them of their clothe*, leaving tam
scarcely a shut. Toe last band, furious at tin ling
no more valuables, committed the m.st atr.icious cruelties;
they demanded money, and as the inha,itants had
no more to give, they wet, torured. The odi:ers plun-
dered with tie privates. The last regiments came armed
with bars and perches, aed destroyed everything which could
not be carried away. Not a chair, net a table not a door
remained unbroken; they cut the reather-beds, and flung
away the feathers; they carried sway In waggons the con-
tows of the premise* ; they bounced open the cellars, drank
so much as they could, and when they could no more they
broke the barrels, that the wine might run out. In their
intoxication they committed such beastly excesses that even
the Russian officers, unable to restrain them, lamented the
misfortune of the Ciiill.Llll. Tnere is no pen to describe the
dreadful fate of the women; no age was spared by the in-
tos'eated ruffians.

The plundering lasted the whole day; the town was
during this tine always surrounded by the Russian uney,
no imps granted to any one.
On the evening of the the arson began; the broken
furniture was heaped in the rooms and set on ilfe by
torches. The roofs were inoculated by rockets. At tho
tint burst of the flames the military music of the Russians
began to play ; ita sounds were eceoml &Died by the roars cf
the Rumens and the cracking of the roots. Stroeg patrols
went the rounds in the streets, beads' eeeee one who at-
tempted to extinguish the fin. In a short tine the town
became a flaming Sea; a heavy cloud of smoke darkened the
sky. The curses of the Russians, the bellowing of the
frightened cattle, the barking of the dogs following their
masters, filled the air. The hest became ustbearab:e. Then
alone it was permitted to the liaisons to leave the town, they
were driven to Apatfalva.
The next day the Russian camp broke up ; ever/ sarviring
inhabitant of Losoncs received four shillings for todcnnifi Na-
tion, and the officers distributing this money said to them in
derision, I have heel closely examined the case, the town
was not set on fire by the Russians, but by ;merino' in dis-
guise." The inhabitants of Losoncs returned to the ruins of
their houses; they found there the remnants of some citizens
burnt in their beds, as richness had prevented their veer,
and general corpses of women ill-treated tie death. No piece
of bread was to be found in the town, not a fa,. to protest
from the chill of night. The neighbourhood afforded ies.ist.
anew to the best of its means. During the substquent winter
the citiasna lived in the cellars of their former ab.dee and in
'Mumble huts.

liii;popurdiion of Losouca requested the Austrian go-
vernmont to appoint a commission for the isvestigation of
their case, and H their innocence should be proved, to grant
them a loan of 20,000 f. which might assist thstis to rebuild
their tows.

Th. 6"1."51,0a Wall granted, and the commlesionen n•
pored, " that the caisons of Lames hod not only not par-
ticipated In the attack on the &WWI!, but that they had
even entreated the suddenly appearing guerillas not to attack
the &miens, as the array of General Gribbe was in the
ne4kbonrhood and possibly might take a bloody revenge."
The indeanity, however, was not granted, and Mr.
Andrsonseky, the chairman of the Austrian cemmiselon, aP
pointed to investigate the case, now eask.s an appeal to
public charity to mast these unfortuaate sufferers.

• It was la Yank Ilia, that a tsarina band, under the command
of Moja Dadmity. *Ward about 70u Austrians in the same town.

THE BRAZILS.

By the Bonita, Captain Kelly, we have advica
from Pernambuco to the 9th nit.
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Sagar.—Wes hays nothing of Importance to resort, the
sales haring bean too trifling to merit atteatiqn. Cotton
Oar reseipts hays boon 898 bags, making 3,020 sines July 1.
Prior continue to role 6 dolt. 800 to 6 dole. 900 for re-
gular first qualitt; 7 doll. for floor sorts. The trite i• is
good demand.Hiclaa.—Purokuss have bean to a WWI el-
teat, and holders were firm on dentandiog 105 p r 113. Er.
.hangs, 27i to 27i. Freights.—Cotton from Meceio, i pet lb.