The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-02 00:00:00

- BELGIUM.

The Ind4petsdanc• of Brumels contradicts the as-
portion of the BniannPostios, that the French and
Belgian governments, oil the occasion of the literary
'convention, had agreed upon the principle of an ar-
rangement relative to trade marks. No stipulation
on the subject was adopted or even projected.
The Brussels journals publish the official returns
of the Imports and exports of Belgium during the
first seven months of the. present year. The Inde-
pendence has the following summary of their con-
tents:

The tabular ',tures of the commercial intercourse of
Belgium with foreign states during the first seven months
of the years 1852, 1851, and 1850 exhibit, aa far u the prin-
cipal articles of merchandise are concerned, a Mate of our
commerce more and more flourishing. The improvement
in the general progress of our affairs, far from abating, as.
*times every day greater proportions. Transacti,ns in
cereals continue to be very great, and still prices are to he
considered good. In imports we have to nonce a sustained
movemeut in all the leading articles of commerce without
exception. Compared with those of 1851 the in-ports during
the sure nt veer have increased in the following measure :
Coffees, 3,668 kilos.; cottons, 8,041,000 kilos.; rice, 1,817,000
kilos; salt, 2,841,000 kilos; raw sugar, 918,000 kilos; to-
bacco, unnianu(actured, 678 kilos. The imports of two of
these sulkies, namely, cotton and rice, during the first seven
months of the current year, exceed those of the twelve
month. of 1851. The export column shows several favour-
able results. The linen industry, taken in its entire extent,
has supplied exportsexceeding by far in value those which
it supplied in corresponding period of last year. Thus,
down to the 31st of July, the augmentation was, for
coarse goods, 2,754,000 kilos ; yarn, 238,000 kilos ; sad
cloths, 622,000 kilos. The exportation of cotton goods has
also augmented ; that of woollen, on the contrary, has dimi-
nished. Of pig iron there is an increased exportation,
amounting to 3,337 tons. Upon the whole, the year 1852
continues to show itself under the most favourable auspices,
and we may safely say that unless the menthol commerce
be arrested by extent) events its result at the easee of
the year will be most remarria ble.

GERMANY.

(IT ILICTILIC TILIGILAPIL)

BERLIN, AUGUST 31.
' In the sitting of the customs' congress held yes-
terday, Prussia made known her answer to the last
note of the coalition sham. In this answer Prussia
refers to her former declarations touching the treaty
of commerce with Austria.

She does not admit that there is need to establish
a discussion upon the bases of that treaty before the
re-constitution of the Zollverein.
Neither does she admit this re-constitution for a
duration of loss than 12 years.
She fixes the lst of October as the latest time for
receiving a definitive answer from the coalesced
states.

Hanover, Brunswick, Oldenburg, and the Thurin-
gian states, adhere to this declaration of Prussia.

According to the Frankfurter Pust•zeitung the
negotiations opened for regulating the affair of the
succession to the throne of Brunswick are nearly at
an end. The Duke Charles of Brunswick is, it is
said, ready to renounce formally his rights to the
throne, both for himself and his eventual descendants.
In a recent sitting of the Second Chamber of the
states of Electoral Hesse, N. Baumann, one of the
deputies, proposed that the equality of political rights
accorded some time ago to the Jews should be with-
drawn. The motion was referred to a committee, and
on the 27th ult. a report in favour of it wII presented.