The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-15 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

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THE SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION.
PRANYFORT•ON•THE•YALIE. Du% 14.

In to-day's sitting of the Diet 17 million thalers
were voted for the expenses of Federal execution in
Holstein, and instructions were given to the civil
commissioners, who are to assume the provisional
government in that duchy in the name of the
Federal Diet.

The King of Hanover has appointed Privy Coun-
cillor Nielasen as his civil commissioner.

BERLIN, Dna 14.

Both the liberal fractious of the Chamber of
Deputies have resolved to vote an address to the
King, stating their motives for refusing the bill for
the loan of 12 million thalers asked by the govern-
ment.

The address will also clearly point out the pro-
gramme of policy the liberals think should be
followed by Prussia in the Schleswig-Holstein
question.

AUSTRIA AND THE OONORESS.
VIENNA, Dm M.

The Oa-Deutsche Pod of to-day says: "The
Austrian government forwarded a note to Paris a
few days Ego, definitively declining the invitation
to a Congress.

" The government expresses its regret at having
to refuse, since a congress at which England is not
represented will necessarily lead to no result. It
also considers the programme to be undefined and
insufficient. The questions stated by M. Dronyn
de Lhuys to be discussed have, moreover, already
found a solution, or cannot be solved at the Con-
gress."
The Prase of this evening says : "At the last
ministerial council at which the Emperor presided,
Count Rechberg is said to have pointed out the
want of a real representative of the ministry at the
Reicharath, since Archduke Rainer could not
appear as responsible minister before that body.
"The necessity of bringing about a final solution
of the Hungarian question was likewise dwelt
upon.,,
The same journal states that negotiations have
been entered into with Prince Charles Auersperg
to replace Archduke Rainer as President of the
Cabinet.

The Oesterreichische Zeitung of to-day denies the
statement of the Prase, that Herr von Schmerliug
ham tendered his resignation.

The Wanderer states that the s'n of Count An-
dreas Zamoyaki has beam sentenced to death by a
court-martial at Warsaw.

M. DROUYN DE LHUYS UPON THE
CONGRESS.
FRANKFORT, Dec. 14.

The Europe of to-day says :—" M. Drouyn de
Lhuys has addressed a circular to the French
diplomatic agents abroad relative to the Congress.
The circular does not trace out the programme to
be adopted, as has been asked by some govern-
ments, for such programme cannot be the work of
one government, or even of two or three. The
refusal of England has frustrated the combination
of an European Congress, but France is ready to
come to an understanding with the governments
who shall think it useful to debate pacifically among
themselves those questions which, if left to chance
circumstances, might conduct to the most fatal
complications.
"The Government of the Emperor would consider
it failed in its duty if it ►bstained from profiting
by the dispositions so cordially manifested. The
programme of the questions which a Congress
thus brought together should discuss is still consi-
derable enough to encourage the Cabinets in the
path marked out."
The Europe adds :—" The events which are
every day occurring justify this new appeal of the
Cabinet of the Tuileries, which would not think it
desirable to accept a discussion upon the general
affairsof Europe by correspondence or by telegraph,
The Powers would never come to any understand-
ing, much less arrive at any solutioe."
The Europe adds that several governments have
accorded a favourable reception to the proposition of
France.