The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-08 00:00:00

NAPLES.

THE ENGLISH PRISONERS AT SALERNO.
(Taos ova own coaasiromorr.)

NAPLES, Duo. I.

Mr. Parka left Naples for Genoa yesterday, to
resume his duties in the service of the Sardinian
government. Before leaving (that is last Sun-
day, the 29th November) he again visited his son.
He found him and the others more composed, and
asked a variety of questions, which I now proceed
to give. There wee present the same prisoner
whom I described as knowing a little English, and
as having been chosen by the rebels to command the
vessel. I said that some caution was used in speak-
ing before him. It is due, therefore, to that man to
say that young Parks declares he had been compelled
with them all to sat, and that he was not guilty of the
slightest voluntary complicity. The poor man begged
Parks to try to get permission for him to see his mi-
nister or his advocate. Parks asked who was to de-
fend them, for hitherto they had seen no counsel,
and was it true that no counsel would defend them?
In answer to a question as to the guilt of the cap-
tain, he declared that he was as innocent as that
boy, pointing to one of the crew who had wandered
in from the next room. " What makes you so
nervous, so subject to palpitation, and disposed to
faint ?" asked the father. " I believe it to be all
owing to what I have suffered," said Parke, "and
to my constant fear about Watt. He has made two
attempts on his life. He sleeps in the next bed to
mine, and lam compelled to watch over him. lam
in a constant state of apprehension." The son
said that "—, who was present in court at the
time, reported to him, that Baron Nicativa on
being requested to sign some papers which would
have compromised the crew, declared that he would
not, and that be would rather tear them. He
thought that this was much in their favour.
" Charles told me," said Parks, " that the *Homan
to the prisoners was four grains, or twopence allay,
and that, with these sums put together, the rations
were purchased." Inquiries made since my last con-
firm what I then said about the nature of the food.
" The soup stinks," said a Neapolitan capable of
forming a judgment ; and another, to whom I spoke
of the half-butt in the oorner for necessary pur-
poses, replied, "So it was with me when I was in
prison." I must not prolong this letter ; lees, however,
I could not say, though I never sit down to write
without feeling that the subject is as painful as it
is inexhaustible.
And now again everyj one opens his eyes with
wonder, and asks what will Lord:Clarendon do;
rather, let me ask, what will my Lord Clarendon
be compelled to do? for British subjects on the
Continent have been insulted with impunity during
the last few years, and it is time that public opinion
should be brought to bear upon the government.
Will no member of the House of Commons be found
to take up the me of the English prisoners in Sa-
lerno during the approaching section ?

Exchange on London,66o; Five per Cent., 114 t.

THE PANIC AT HAP.IBURCI.

C7lOll 01111 OWN

HAMBURG, Dsc. 6.

I have but little to communicate to-day, but that
little is of such vital importanos that I may be excused
for breaking in on the privileges of a Sunday to
writs to you. At the close of my yesterday', letter
the Btirgerschaft was still assembled in full oon-
dare, and remained sitting till pant eight o'clock in
the evening, during which time the discussions were
carried on with great animation and party spirit, a
large proportion of the assembly being totally op.
posed to the proposal of the Senate to create
paper money (bank notes) without making them a
legal tender, whilst others were found who eagerly
supported the plan. After various negotiations
with the Senate had signally failed, the two youngest
senators (Messrs. Teedorff and Iluebener) appeared
in the assembly to propose the appointment of a
joint commission to negotiate on the disputed point,
and to adjourn the Bargerachaft till this day
(Sunday). The proposal being accepted, the
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Senate appointed from their own body the
following gentlemen : Senators Haller, Gdfaktm,
Busch, and Lutteroth ; whilst the Assem-
bly nominated as their representatives, Messrs.
A. H. Brans, J. Ruperti, J. C. F. Refardt, Adolph
Godcffroy, A. J. Hertz, Johannes Amsink, Comm
Godeffroy, Adolph de Chapeaurouge, Augustus San-
ders, and H. S. Hertz.

Before the adjourned meeting took place to-day,
it transpired that the above-mentioned com-
mittee had not been able to bit on any
plan likely to meet the wishes of both parties,
and the meeting was opened with great excitement,
and with hostile feeling rankling in their hearts, each
party resolved not to give way—the Senate and
those members of the Bilrgenchaft that are pro-
prietors of houses being unwilling to favour the
mercantile classes by making the bank notes •
legal tender, whilst the merchants impetuously
demand it as the only way to escape certain de-
struction, and if termed, firmly resolved to
wait no longer than the day after to-morrow
(Tuesday), and then suspend payment altogether.
This is the awful alternative, and all the first
houses of this city—such as Merck., Godeffroys,
Nottebohms, Schroder., Echoes, as well as the great
Altana houses of J. H. and CI. F. Baur, and C. H.
Donner—arc mutually bound to follow this course.
As the assembly of the Biirgersehaft cannot fail
to be a stormy one, so there is also every reason to
expect that it will be protracted to a very late hour.
Although to-day is Sunday, the Exchange is as
crowded as on a week day, and the whole city is in
a state of excitement and fever of expectation,
certainly not in keeping with the usual
decorum and sanctity of the Sabbath, and,
fortunately, but seldom broken in upon in this
manner in any continental city. But everybody is
deeply alive to the fact that the very existence of
Hamburg is at stake, and that if the Senate remain
obstinate and refuse the demands of the merchant..
the commercial prestige and glory of Hamburg is
lost, and that she will topple down headlong from
her lofty pinnacle in the estimation of the commer-
cial world, and will lose, perhaps for ever, that high
position for solidity and well-earned credit which
she has hitherto proudly maintained.
Ilespatches from Hamburg, in the Brussels)
Independatsce, state that the Senate and the bur-
gesses had acme to an understanding. They hare
agreed to abandon the Woe of a paper money and
a forced circulation. A sum of 16,000,000 mares
banco (about 28,000,000 fr.), will be granted to the
bank of discount; and the Trusimry is this day
to deposit at the Bank en mount et 6,000,000 i