The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-07 00:00:00

TUSCANY.

The Grand flake of Tuscany has sent to Count
Felix Swim-chi, orderly officer to Prince Louis
Napoleon, tho cross of commander of the Order of
St. Joseph.

MODENA.

The Messawere of Modena states that a new tele-
graphic line has been established, connecting the
imperial frontier town Luzara with Guastalla, Reggio,
and Modena.

GERMANY.

The Lloyd of Jan. 2nd asp :

Mr. lonbianque, the British consul at Belgrade, is oppo-
sition to the usual custom, did not alight from his carriage
to pay a visit of ceremony to the Russian ambassador on
the occasion of the birth-day of the Czar, but merely sent
up his card. The Russian representative sent back the
card by his servant, with a message that on this occasion,
being the anniversary of the Emperor, he would receive
none but personal visits. Mr. Foablanque, highly incensed,
tore up the card, and sent a note to the Russian represen-
tative demanding satisfaction.
BERLIN, JAN. 2.
M. von Manteuffel has sent a circular to the
governments belonging to the Zollverein, declaring
that, though he can have no intention of restricting
their freedom of taking part in the conference at
Vienna, nevertheless the Prussian government will
not negotiate on the renewalof the Zollverein with any
government which shall have entered into obligations
with third parties regarding its commercial policy.
The official Bavarian Gazette brings articles in
favour of adhesion to Prussia in the Zollverein ques-
tion. There is no doubt that the southern states, if
they find the Prussian government resolute in fol-
lowing its own course, will not dare to risk their free
commerce with the north, which commands the
ports and rivers. They would make demands if they
thought that Prussia feared to break with them ;
but as soon as Prussia flatly gave them the option
of following in its wake, or being turned adrift,
they would accept any terms offered rather than en-
danger the loss of the solid financial and industrial
advantages. which they have hitherto reaped from
their association with Prussia.

A story circulates about an altercation at the diet
between the plenipotentiaries of Austria and Prus-
sia, who grew so violent and loud that their voices
were heard by passers in the street.
Considerable attention has been attracted by an
article published in a Vienna paper, and reprinted by
the organ of the Frankfort Diet, plainly stating that
in case the shadow of an emperor should make its
appearance in France, a real emperor of Germany
would issue from Vienna, " for it is obvious that the
rightful heir of Charlemagne's occidental empire
is to be sought, not on the Seine or the Spree, but on
the I tanube ; and Austria cannot be expected
to protect Germany from a warlike French
emperor for the paltry reward of a contested
presidency in a cavilling diet." If we consider
the abject dependence of the Austrian press,
which dares not utter anything without permission
or order from above, there can be no doubt that the
article in question is expressly intended to inflate the
high-flying notions with which Prince Schwarzen-
berg draws off the attention of the Austrian public
from financial difficulties, and other disagreeable fea-
tures of their domestic condition.