The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-07 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 7, 1852.

Here the defendant's counsel protested spintt that
letter being prodoesd in cook willt it was not proved
Qit lad e'er teen deestoksi to its address.
nett 3, on examinatioa, answered be did
*notirtilm whethe it had beert sent or net: but
that, it often hammed that diptcbes were written
under the meeNre of the &Enegees, and then
never sent off. To the decree directing that, instead
of Leopold 11., the provisional government should
be named in public acts or sentences, defendant stated
that that decree was mused by the magistrates
having abstained for two days from ',renouncing sen-
tences, not knowing in whose name to renounce
them, and added, that by so doing they indirectly
admitted the legitimacy of the provisional govern-
men:. The president of the court then rose, and
solemnly denied that the Tuscan magistracy had ever
acknowledged the provisional government as a legi-
timate one. The court adjourned to the follow-
ing day.

GERMANY.
ZOLLVEREIN.
BERLIN, Ocr. 3.
The representatives of the coalition governments
have quitted Berlin. They requested that a sitting
of the conference, fur the purpose of delivering the
Munich declaration, might be convoked on tho 30th
nit. This the Prussion government, after its circular
despatch of the 27th ult., was obliged to decline.
The coalitionists took their leave of tho Prussian
commissioner, remarking that the Munich de-
claration had, under existing circumstances,
become needless, whence I conclude that
they have not delivered it at all. The Berlin
conferences have thus irrevocably reached their end;
and, though the channel of diplomacy is to be kept
open for further negotiation, the Zullserein may be
regarded as irretrievably dissolved.
It seems that the customs union between Prussia
and Hanover is in great danger of not being
realised. Count Alvensleben has been sent on a
special mission to Hanover, to try to maintain the
September treaty. It is to be hoped that he is em-
powered to make the most liberal offers, not only in the
way of guaranteeing any amount of customs revenue
which the Hanoverian government may have resolved
on; but also in making whatever reductions of the
tariff may be necessary for reconciling the Hanove-
rian aristocracy and people to the union with
Prussia. But still it is a question whether Austrian
influence is not too strong with the court there.
Austria is intent on completely isolating Prussia.
And I need not say how much the influence of
Austria is encouraged in its attacks on progress and
free trade by the fact that a protectionist and retro-
grade ministry is in office in England. Were
there a liberal free trade cabinet in England, its in-
fluence, especially in Hanover, wouldicertainly deter
the government there from breaking the September
treaty, if Prussia offered free trade concessions as a
boon for keeping it. The Hanoverian ministry was
occupied last week in discussing whether it be ad-
visable to execute the September treaty or not. It
would, without much deliberation, have decided for
repudiation, but that it fears thereby to cause a split
in the Stenerverein, because the Grand Duke of
Oldenburg, a firm adherent to Prussia, has threat-
ened, if the treaty is broken, to break off his union
with Hanover. A few days must decide the affair.
Prussia, however, is prepared for all events, and con-
templates with equanimity the possibility of re-
maining alone with the Thuringian duchies. What
it loses in facility of intercourse, it gains in indepen-
dents, of action.

BERLIN, Oct. 4.
The Hanoverian government has recalled from
Berlin its commissioner at the Zollverein conferences,
M. Kleine, who conducted the negotiation of the Sep-
tember treaty. This evening, too, a telegraph de-
arch announces that the King of Hanover had ar-
rived at Darmstadt, on his way to Stuttgart and
Munich. There are very inauspicious symptoms, from
which one might augur the failure of Count Alvens-
leber's mission. The Kreuz Zeitung has been confis-
cated to-day, on account of an article repos:ling
the government with being unable to keep any ally,
or gain any party.

Vbe Court.
BALMORAL, Oar. 6.
Her Majesty and Prince Albeit, accompanied by
the Princess Hobenlohe Leagenbourg, the Prince et Wales,
cad Priam Alfred, drove yesterdsy afternoon to Inver-
amid, ea a visit to Mr. and Mn. Farqsharson.
The Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, sad the Priceese
Ilelena went yesterday to Birk Hell, the residence of Sir
Jame and Lady Clark.
The dinner party yesterday included the Dashes@ of
Kent and the Panels. Adelaide and Prince Herman& of
Hoheelohe Lengeaboing.
Sir John Pekoistou left Behmeral yesterday for England.
Sit Edwin Landes(' returned to Mar Lodge yesterday.

Mr. Secretary Walpole left town yesterday =mina for
Balmoral, to attend the Queen.
Sir James Emerson Tennent, Joint-Secretary to the
Board of Trade, attended yesterday for the first time, and
transacted business at the Board of Trade.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town yester-
day from his seat, Ilughenchnt Manor, High Wycombe,
Ducks. Bir John Trollopc had an interview with the right
hon. gentleman yesterday, at his oflicial residence in
Downing-street.
Lord John Manners is staying at Cadlands, near
the New Forest, the seat of A. R. Drummond, Le' q.