The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-21 00:00:00

I lANOV EIL

In its sitting of the 16th the chamber took into
consideration a motion by an opposition member
calling upon government to give to M. Bothmar. its
plenipotentiary to the Federal Diet, the most express
instructions upon the necessity of maintaining the
constitution of IslB and the Irovinet,tl organic las!.
This proceeding of the opposition owes its signifi-
cance to the fact that M. Bothmar is one of those who
with other members of the equestrian order, Signed
the petition to the Federal Diet impeaching the cow
otitution and the organic law as infringements upon
their rights. fhe minister Windthorst maintained
the prerogatives of thecrown in naming and instruct-
ing its representatives, hnt declared that the govern-
ment fully comprehended the necessity of upholding
the constitution, and would act accordingly. la
opposing the motion the ministry hail the supfft
of M. St ilve. The motion was, however, earned bya
majority of 38 to 31.

The Prosaian Gazette of the lffth inst. contains. a
semi-official notice on the decision of the Feder,tl
respecting the Germanic fleet, which has ceased to
be the property of the confederation since January
1832. 'Chose German states which desire to form 3
squadron fur the North Sea have taken Ikk4SC,4lOll of
the ships, vs Welt are commanded by six Belgian -;
officers; they will provide for the general current
expenses until some decision shall have been come to 11
upon the maintenance er dissolution of the fleet In
the latter case, the other German states which have
contributed to its formation will be iudemnitia

The Court of Assize at Cologne acquitted, on the
M. J. &hemmer, •member of the civic council,
who was prosecuted by the government for words
woken in that character upon the occasion of the
gimes last visit to the Rhine.
The Emperor of Ramis has conferred the Order of
St. Vladimir, third clam, r Baron Stieglits. the
beaker. in recompeose for has services in negotiating
The
oans.
The Interest of the Prussian public debt amounts
to 5.teM,000 dollars (about StIO,WOI.). Mr. Seydell,
arthitect at Stettin, and Mr. Ruthven, an
English engineer, have constructed a ship which is
impelksl neither to: wind, oars, nor steam, but by
ntroactive hydraulic power. The essay they have
'Lae is said to have entirely succeeded.
A letter dated Vienna, Jan. 18, mys:—" From the
siss,li recently addressed by the bank governor to
the ',sod of directors, wo gather that the sum of 30
aid tens of florins has been restored to the bank, in
putlustarot of the state debt, and that the govern-
ment piper in the bank coffers is about 22 millions
Ise than it was in 1830. Ten millions only of the
hi loos were taken by the bank. The hank receipts
foe the sear Is-i 1 were 7,32.1,161 florins, while the
reserved fund attained the height of 9/ millions."
(he a. Prussian Gazette, of Jan. 18, states that
Prince Stilivartzenberg, who had been indisposed
for 'ow days, was struck with apoplexy ou the 14th,
dud that serious consequences are apprehended. The
mute eorrtspondence adds that Count Apistmy is re-
called tn'm Turin to Vienna to occupy the ministry
of foreign affairs.
The oisblotioo, ffe Blatt aus 11.;huarti states that
the members of the London Missionary and Bible
Society. who have for many years resided in Pesth
and other Hungarian towns, had been ordered (it is
not Biel by whom) to leave the Austrian States, and
to &met their journey in obedience to a prescribed
route, being forbidden to visit the capital. It is
farther stated that these missionaries, most of whom
are family men, solicited vainly a short respite, for
the ropose of arranging and removing their house-
hold.. In reply to this request they were perempto-
tilt informed that they must proceed on their journey
on oc before the 13th inst.