The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-24 00:00:00

THE FRANKFORT CONGRESS.

(nos on anciAL

FRANKFORT, AuGusr 21.

We learn from Baden that the King of Saxony
will return to Frankfort to-day, bringing the re-
fusal of the King of Prussia to participate in the
Conference of Princes. William 1., it is said,
hesitated for some time, as at Ganstein, but
eventually K Bismarck succeeded in preventing
him from undertaking the journey to Frankfort.
The King of Saxony, however the Newer Frank-
furkr &itung informs us' brings with him a
pmmise from the King of Prussia that the latter
will no longer hold back from the ministerial
conferences to take place Later, probably at Dres-
den, for the further discussion of the project of
reform.

I subjoin a copy of the collective missive of the
Princes :

" Most Serene and Potent Prince,—Tbe Gus. esn
Pi:aess and representatives of the free cities, assembled
here by invitation from the Emperor of Austria, for
deliberatiu upon • reform of the German Diet,
regret most painfully not to see your Majesty io
their midst. Marisa taken coy:dunce of the proposals
laid before us by hie Majesty the Emperor, we have
on all hands recogoised therein • fitting basis for our
deliberations, the result of which we should is any case
pia= before your Majesty with a view to obtain your assent
in accordance with the Constitution of the Diet. Bat we
entertain a lively desire that your Majesty, who is called
epos so eminently to participate in the success of our en-
deavours, would aisoltake part in our deliberations, in order
that the great work, the neoseslty for which your Majesty
has yourself acknowledged, may be the more readily and
ageorely accomplished, and we, therefore, addrees ourselves
to your Majesty, confiding in your long tried friendly see.
tinniest, towards our Confederation, with the urgent solicits.
tic. that your Majesty would still be pleased to appear in
the midst of us. The conjointly undersigned King of
Saxony has undertaken to hand you this missive is the
num of us all, and to support our wish by word of month.
" Receive the warmest expression of our faithful nen-
thrusts u Confederates.

" Fraaktort-os-ths-Bil sin, August 17, 1863."
Here follow the autograph signatures of all the
Princes of the Diet there and then assembled, and
also of the Mandataries of the free cities.

The Emperor of Austria was to-day on a visit to
Prince Metternich, at Johannisberg.

A POLDM LADY FLOGGED TO DEATH. —A letter
from Riga in the Ma9debuttry Gazette states that Iddile.
Slaniusoff, a yousg Polish lady twenty yeas of age, has
st died um Dubbeio, in oonastmeeoe of a flogging with the
ma
inflicted by the orders of lifouravieff because she
wore mourning. All the Poles sad Gincians staying at
Dubbeia attended the funeral of this unfortunate lady.

A QUASI-CONTEDISILATI Aoxyr.—During eight
or ten days past there has been sojourning at Quaenntowu
a rather young man, of seelarieg aspect, giving his name
as "Captain radier," who has succeeded in gulling the
knowing noes of the town to an extent that no person
powering an browledge of them would have given them
credit for. From the time of his arrival till the moment of
his departure he has played the pert of confidential agent
of the Confederate Government of South America, and
such has been the tact and ability with which he has worn
the mask, that seams one of those who held most familiar
wavers with his, had, up to the last moment, the slightest
suspicion of its reality. The local " authorities appear
to have fallen victims to the hoax played by " Captain
Fiera" as eompletely as the brat informed of those who
made his acquaintance. He was lionized by • large section
of the respectable townspeople, and hotel proprietors felt
themselves honoured byMin`` permitted to bold him their
debtor. " Captain Fable' also appears to have bad • sort
of prescriptive right to the use of everybody else's property,
be the erne aa overcoat, an opera gimes, a Malacca cane. or
a 10/, note,tt mattered not. Soddenly, however, " Captain
Fisher," 000ldential agent to the Confederate government,
withdrew his premier, in a meatier most unceremonious
from amoopt his large circle of Qneenstown acquaint-
awes and admirers—fortunately for himself, just iu time
to escape the ooesequences of the dO,onowerit which was
Impending. Os Saturday morning be left his hotel with
ow gentleman's coat on his back and another gentle-
man's valuable glue in his hand—merely to speak for a
asement with • captain on beakless, and leaviog
inetne-
tiow, should any one 'squire for him, that he
would be back at nine o'clock sharp. The terminus of
the Direct Railway, however, chanced to fall in his way
withis the hour stipulated, and "Captain Fisher" found it
more coevenieat to proceed to Cr* than to return to
meet the numerous friends wbo would, doubtless, be anxious
to say good morning to him at the hotel. The trawit tbeoce
to the terminus of the Great Southern sad Western Red.
way was euy arid natural, and so the gwen Coofederate
agent departe—whitbee no one knows—)saving, as a small
souvenir of his distinguished patronage. sundry little bills
the least emanating to 12L) due at the several hotels and
other establishments, white be bed frequented during his
stay. The oat now front the beg, arid some little
*airy results in the ' very that he has played a
✓inibr peas is Licurrool (whew hs was kaows as Captain
Gordon), Belfast, and other press with scarcely interior
swear —Cork !Jerold.