The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-14 00:00:00

intercourse of this country with the eutern
an extent never dreamt of by its first projectors.
The spread of railways, and the wondrous iteration
of the eleerio telegraph, must, while peace Lists on
the continent, always make what is celled the over-
laid r.,nte of great commercial and political import-
ance. Cost what it may, it must be kept up as long
as we retain our Eastern Empire. But even were
it relieved from the incubus of monopoly, it is only
for the more wealthy class of passengers, and for
thou to whom the passage of the desert is no pain-
ful exertion, that it can be available. The extension
of steam communication beyond the Cwe. to India
will be an inestimable boon to the great majority.
The effects of this new era of steam navigation on
our colonial possessions will be still more marked.
According to Mr. Luittio's evidence before the Com-
mittee of the Lords on the Slave Trade, it is cheaper to
sail a screw steamer than a common sailing chip of
the same capacity, on a given voyage. Now, as it is
ascertained that the average speed of the common
paddle-wheel steamer can be kept up by the screw
auxiliary in short voyages, it requires no great
amount of nautical experience to prophesy that where
the trade winds prevail, a steamer whore best point
is a stiff tows-, will make • better voyage than one
white element is calm. The voyage of the Boa,
phone is the first trial of the trade winds. The Cape
is half way to Australia; and there are half a million
of people there calling out for steam communication.
Will the CHANCELLOR of the EICHEQUEE inquire
whether be cannot carry the Australian mail by the
way of the Cape for the mere postage of the letters?
We fear there are too many M.P.s interested in the
matter to allow of bis doing so. Bat the Legislative
Council of New South Wales has resolved to award
the sum it voted towards the establishment of steam
communication to any person or company who shall
first establish it by private enterprise.

GERMANY.

Our Berlin correspondent writes u follows:
BERLIN. Dec. 11.

The king is understood to have signed the patents
appointing Mantc uffel President of the Connell and
Minister for Foreign Affair., and Von Reumor Min-
ister of Public Worship.
The free conferences do not meet until the 25th
instant. The form of invitation suggested by Austria
has arrived, and is approved of with a slight altera-
tion.
It is probable that the College of Princes will re-
main together until the termination of the free con-
ferences.
General Peucker, appointed Prussian commissary
in Hesse Cassel, has already arrived in Wilhelmabad,
where be hu presented himself to the Elector.
The Minister of Justice has issued a circular,
enjoining the Public Prosecutors to greater watchful-
ness over the press, and to legal proceedings wherever
they may be necessary.

A Berlin correspondent of the Cologne Gazette,
writing on Dec. 11, says Count Alvensleben has, we
hear, required instructions in a positive form. In the
event of the propositions he will have to make,
in &mordant)e with his instructions, not being ac-
cepted at Dresden, it is the determination of
the Count to withdraw front the conferences.
The antecedent career of Von Alvensleben has
been decidedly cor.servative. Bat he is reputed
to be a true Prussian, and to possess that firmness of
character with which it is necessary to meet foreign
pretensions. The Prussian demands will rest on the
basis of a duality—the change of the presidency, and
the attribution of the executive force to both powers :
these will resume the principal points.
The general in command of the second division of
the army, Lient -General von Groben, has been sum-
moned here by telegraph, and has had an aud'ence
with the Prince of Prussia. lie has been sent to St.
Petersburg on a special mission.

CAIILSEURE, Dec. 9.
The official journal of to-day announces the pro-
longation of the war establishment for four weeks.

HAMBURG, Deo 11.
Simile Edward Banks is to represent Hamburg at
the Dresden conferences! and if he hen not already
received hie inetractions be will have them shortly.
Sum May, 1849, Herr Banks has been constantly the
representative of Hamburg at Berlin.

EISENACH, D.c. 10.
The retreat of the Prussian army from Hesse Du
commenced. The 19th and 31st Regiments of In-
fantry and a cuirassier regiment have already passed
through this tows.
The Elector's Official Gazelle states that that
Prince will not return to Cassel.
Fulda will henceforth be the seat of government.

VIENNA, Exc. 10.

The necessary measures will be taken to-morrow
for the reduction of the Austrian army, which is to be
simultaneous with that of the Prussian. By this re-
duction both armies will be brought down to the
numerical strength they possessed before the last ar-
maments took place. The redaction in oar army
will amount to 76,000 men.

Beaux, Da°. 14.—Voluntary Loan, 101 ; New Loan,
Four-And-a-1141f per Cents., 981 ; National Debt, 831 ;
Commercial blaring Society's Premium, 1204; Beak
Bbsres.93l.
VIENNA, Dec.' 11.— Five per Cent. Metalline's, 96;
Fouventl-a-Halt per Crate., 83. Bank Shares, 1158.
lExchaoge on London, 12.35.

SECRET PACT OF EXTRADITION BETWEEN
THE PIEDMONTESE GOVERNMENT AND
AUSTRIA.

When the Piedmonteee government wished to have
its treaty of peace with Austria sanctioned by the
Chambers, one of the present ministers declared that
it contained no secret clauses. The following letters,
written by eye-witnesses, and the cirealar which
accompanies and serve, to explain them, give a formal
denial to this assertion, and at the same time furnish
an insight into the reel state of things :
Cattelletto, Sirdinian shore of the Lego Maggiore,
December 4, 1860.
Five Austrian sliirri have just gone on board our steam-
boat and have arrested a certain Carsbelli, a sailor, who bad
deserted from the Austrian fleet two years egg.
From the Frontier of Piedmont, Dec 3, 1860.
The conduct of the Piedmonteee government goes really
naiad every duty of humanity with regard to the poor
Hungarians who fall into their hands An eye witness of
the fast wrote me two der ago that last week an unfortunate
Hungarian, having run the ru'k of desertieg fr,na Pairs, had
hardly arrived at Gravelloni (a frontier spot of the Pied-
montese territory) when he was arrested by the carsbiniere
• of his Majesty Victor Emmanuel, and hsnded over to the
Austrians • few minutes afterwards to be shot If you
think at to publish this feet, do so without scruple, fee I an
, warrant the sincerity of the person who related it.
Branch circular of ministerial orders from the Intendant of
Novara to the authorities and police agents of the coofinee:
t No. 1866, Novara, Sept. 21, 1850.
From the ministerial orders I have just received, I buten
to bag V. 8. T. (your illustrious lordship) to take the news-
1, eery diepositiosa, so that, whenever as Austrian deserter is
ed, whoa* desertion is posterior to the last treaty of
) peace, he may be conducted to the frontier without other
• formality, and consigned over to the Austrian authorities
- see :rding to the forms agreed upon in the stapaletios estered
into for that purpose. Tne aforesaid dispositions will serve
to countermand those contained in my eireular of the 11th
September last (those orders left the fatuity of emorting de-
• meters to the Swiss frontier).

MANCHESTER, DSc. reigget to annOue..._
the Gibers of the erne fit Mao, Malthus. and Co.. of
Glaigow, a firm well knows as extensive iron founders.
Tree fallen is attributed to imprudent speculations in the
iron basineee. Another failure, that of Rankin, Smith, and
Co., of Glasgow and New York, has also taken place, said
to be caused by cotton speculations. A public meeting of
gentlemen interested in the operation of the potent lawn
was held yesterday arteremo, in the Town•hall, presided
over by Mr. William Feirbairn, C.E. A memorial to the
Board of Trade for a revision of the laws was ndopted.
TEE FLAX MOTEMENT.—An association has, 111111
understand, been recently formed at Bromyard, (or the pur-
pose of promotlag the growth of flat in that @lstria, 14-
wards of one hundred of the egriealtural members of ilOl
association have expressed their determinatioa to prepare a
portion of their land for flax (or the next year. In our re-
pert of the meeting of the fiocieir of Arts on Wedneelay
last, we stated that some samples of cm* velvets, 11114
velveteen., manufactured from ex were exhibited by Mr.
Peter Aug. Mohave been requested to state tinat In was
Mr. noisy, and not Mr. A•ley, who exhibited Os samplee
referred to.
ANOTHER Mumma lit Essenx.—This county has
grain been the scene of a very tragical affair. An inquest
was held on the 11th at Cola, Esping, respecting the death
of a man named John Hall. The following appears to be
the unpin facts attending the lamentable event. On Saturday,
the 16th alt., the deceased, with the accused, John Hall, and
four men, named Bartholomew, Bridge, Brewer, end Bilis,
wen wigged in planting turnips for seed at Earl's Caine.
They left off work shoat Ave o'clock. and both the deceased
and the prisoner had some words about the coat which the
latter had on. They then all went into a neighbouring
beershop, and had some beer. in the course of an hour they
left, and on reaching another beerrhop, where they had left
some boa on the previous day, Clarke said that he would
call for It. He went in sad brooght out a cat, which he
carried along the road a short way. Demand then pulled
it out of his hand and threw it into a pond, when Clarke
struck him in the foe a ith his flat. On proceeding alone
the road a short distance, the doomed struck Clarke, who
replied, " Ton may go on as feet as you like, you shall have
it presently." He then struck round at the unfortunate
fellow while he was standing with his back to him, who cried
out that he had been stabbed in the belly, and that he had
felt the knife peas into Dim twist Having placed his hand
over the wooed to prevent his boob protruding, his
companions laid him down on the ground, and, co-
vering a eoat over him, they sent for Mr. Taylor,
a neighbouring surgeon, who found a large =
of the intestines pre milinp Mr. Taylor havug
the poor fellow's immediate removal to the usenet
'otter, Clarke, who was promo, was asked how to came
to do it. He replied that 110 did it with • flint stone. Mr.
Taylor remarked that that was impossible' when the
wounded offerer mid—" No, air, he did it with a knife ; he
has the knife In his pocket" Hr. Taylor then asked the
rimer, Clarke, if he had a knife, and he then took one
from his pocket, bat no blood Gould be °loaned about it.
Clarke did net attempt to run away. Mr. Taylor having
described the result of the poor maim examination, and
that death had resulted from the inkiriee in the abdomen,
*Om: returned a verdiet of " Wilful murder Naiad
Wdliala Clarke."

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